On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 25 1968
Born on This Day
Angelo Musi🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player (1918–2009) · 1918–2009
Days lived
33,324
August Rodenberg🇺🇸
deceasedathlete · 1873–1933
Days lived
21,810
August Victor Paul Blüthgen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entomologist (1880-1967) · 1880–1967
Days lived
31,814
Carl Miele
deceasedGerman entrepreneur (1869-1938) · 1869–1938
Days lived
25,353
DaVarryl Williamson🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Earl Gillespie🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sportscaster (1922-2003) · 1922–2003
Days lived
29,725
Felix Philipp Ingold🇨🇭
Swiss translator · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
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Gavrilo Princip
deceasedNotable Trials · 1894–1918
Days lived
8,677
Gergana Branzova🇧🇬
basketball player · b. 1976
Gustav Konstantin von Alvensleben🇨🇦
deceasedentrepreneur · 1879–1965
Days lived
31,500
Hasan Piker
Streamer/Commentator · b. 1991
Heinz Malangré🇩🇪
deceasedGerman manager and writer (1930-2017) · 1930–2017
Days lived
31,826
Hew Fraser🇬🇧
deceasedScottish field hockey player (1877-1938) · 1877–1938
Days lived
22,296
Ina Müller🇩🇪
German television presenter and author; recording artist · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Jaafar Jackson🇺🇸
Singer, actor, model · b. 1996
Jason Marin
Actor · b. 1974
Javier Culson🇺🇸
Puerto Rican athlete and Olympiad bronze medalist hurdler · b. 1984
José Bautista🇩🇴
film director · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Jürgen Trittin🇩🇪
politician · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Matt LeBlanc🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1967
Days alive
366
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Otto Kraemer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman mechanical engineer and artist (1900–1986) · 1900–1986
Days lived
31,257
Peter Armbruster🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1931–2024
Days lived
33,940
Rosalind Franklin🇬🇧
deceasedBritish chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958) · 1920–1958
Days lived
13,779
Tadeusz Pacuła🇵🇱
deceasedPolish basketball player (1932–1984) · 1932–1984
Days lived
18,923
Tomasz Jankowski🇵🇱
basketball player · b. 1972
Toni Duggan🇬🇧
football player · b. 1991
Wilhelm Haller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman businessman (1935-2004) · 1935–2004
Days lived
25,211
Wolff Schoemaker
deceasedDutch architect (1882-1949), active in Bandung, Indonesia (1882–1949) · 1882–1949
Days lived
24,407
Zulfiya Chinshanlo🇨🇳
Kazakh weightlifter · b. 1993
Died on This Day
Bill Oddie🇬🇧
deceasedComedian · 1941–2026
Days lived
31,064
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Elisabeth Langgässer🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1899–1950
Days lived
18,779
Elisabeth Volkmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1936–2006) · 1936–2006
Days lived
25,698
Engelbert Dollfuss🇦🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1892–1934
Days lived
15,268
Eric Pohlmann🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor (1913–1979) · 1913–1979
Days lived
24,113
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Flor Isava-Fonseca🇻🇪
deceasedVenezuelan sportswoman and writer · 1921–2020
Days lived
36,226
Gustav Embden🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1874–1933
Days lived
21,441
Guy Victor Molinari🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1928–2018
Days lived
32,751
Heinrich Unverhau🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1911–1983
Days lived
26,358
Irma von Cube🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1899–1977
Days lived
28,335
Jānis Akuraters🇱🇻
deceasedpolitician · 1876–1937
Days lived
22,473
John Schlesinger🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish film and stage director (1926–2003) · 1926–2003
Days lived
28,283
Johnny Lujack🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1925-2023) · 1925–2023
Days lived
35,996
Judith Barsi🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1978–1988
Days lived
3,702
León Ferrari🇦🇷
deceasedArgentine artist (1920-2013) · 1920–2013
Days lived
33,928
Lotte Betke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1905-2008) · 1905–2008
Days lived
37,518
Nestor Makhno🇫🇷
deceasedUkrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934) · 1888–1934
Days lived
16,695
Phoolan Devi
deceasedNotable Trials · 1963–2001
Days lived
13,864
Rudi Faßnacht🇩🇪
deceasedGerman football manager (1934-2000) · 1934–2000
Days lived
23,951
Rudi Thomaes🇧🇪
deceasedbusinessman (1952-2018) · 1952–2018
Days lived
24,079
Tom Chadbon🇬🇧
deceasedActor · 1946–2026
Days lived
29,368
Vincente Minnelli🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican stage and film director (1903-1986) · 1903–1986
Days lived
30,463
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Vladimir Vysotsky🇷🇺
deceasedactor · 1938–1980
Days lived
15,522
Werner Hamel🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1911–1987) · 1911–1987
Days lived
27,925
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
42,208
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
E. M. Forster🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970
Days lived
33,394
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003
Adolf Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973
Days lived
34,163
Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪
deceasedIrish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
Paul Hausser🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,677
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
Hans Reiter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,413
Rudolf Pannwitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and philosopher (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,076
Hans Kelsen🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian lawyer (1881–1973) · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,427
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,879
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Digit🇷🇼
deceasedMountain gorilla · 1967–1977
Days lived
4,017
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,052
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,749
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,322
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,764
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,730
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,364
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,808
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,460
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,259
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,773
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,791
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,460
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,812
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,355
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,265
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,242
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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