On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 6 1968
Born on This Day
Alexander Fleming🇬🇧
deceasedScottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955) · 1881–1955
Days lived
26,879
Allan Holdsworth🇬🇧
deceasedBritish musician (1946–2017) · 1946–2017
Days lived
25,820
Anatoly Bykov🇷🇺
Olympic wrestler · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
André Moritz🇧🇷
Brazilian footballer and manager · b. 1986
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Andy Warhol🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1928–1987
Days lived
21,384
Arnold Mathew🇫🇷
deceasedbishop of the Old Catholic Church (1852-1919) · 1852–1919
Days lived
24,606
Atsuya Furuta🇯🇵
film director · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Bafétimbi Gomis🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Bob Loubser🇿🇦
deceasedSouth African rugby union player · 1884–1962
Days lived
28,611
Carl Schuchhardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1859–1943) · 1859–1943
Days lived
30,803
Charlie Haden🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician and educator (1937–2014) · 1937–2014
Days lived
28,098
Charlie Whitehurst🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1982
Christoph Biemann🇩🇪
German writer; television director and producer · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
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David Robinson🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Elliott Smith🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1969–2003
Days lived
12,494
Emmanuelle Rol🇨🇭
athlete · b. 1986
Frank Tuttle🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director (1892–1963) · 1892–1963
Days lived
25,719
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Geri Horner🇬🇧
actor · b. 1972
Hannah Chaplin🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish stage and musical actress (1866–1928) · 1865–1928
Days lived
23,032
Helen Jacobs🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1908–1997) · 1908–1997
Days lived
32,442
Helmut Pfleger🇩🇪
German chess player and author · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
Ian Cheshire🇬🇧
businessperson · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
Jenő Ambrózi🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian weightlifter (1918-1985) · 1918–1985
Days lived
24,505
Josef Heinrich Darchinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1925–2013) · 1925–2013
Days lived
32,133
Justin Germano🇺🇸
film director · b. 1982
Ken Phelps🇺🇸
film director · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Kevin Mitnick🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican hacker (1963–2023) · 1963–2023
Days lived
21,894
Lucille Ball🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1911–1989) · 1911–1989
Days lived
28,388
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M. Night Shyamalan🇺🇸
actor · b. 1970
Marcus Thuram
association football player · b. 1997
Maria Ney🇩🇪
deceasedGerman cabaret artist (1890-1959) · 1890–1959
Days lived
25,080
Martin Schlaff🇦🇹
entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
Michael Hilgers🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Mukul Choudhary🇮🇳
Cricketer · b. 2004
Otto Wolff von Amerongen🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1918–2007
Days lived
32,356
Paolo Bacigalupi🇺🇸
American science fiction and fantasy writer · b. 1972
Pauline Betz🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1919–2011) · 1919–2011
Days lived
33,536
Peter Obresa🇩🇪
film director · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Pham Gia Khiem🇻🇳
Vietnamese politician; Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam · b. 1944
Days alive
8,766
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Robert Mitchum🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1917–1997
Days lived
29,184
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Robin van Persie🇳🇱
football player · b. 1983
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Stanislav Komárek🇨🇿
scientist · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Stella Maessen
singer · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
Todd Blanche🇺🇸
Lawyer · b. 1974
Travis Kalanick
Founder · b. 1976
Vom Ritchie🇬🇧
British musician · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Yasutomo Kubo🇯🇵
film director · b. 1980
Yu Wenxia🇨🇳
Chinese beauty queen · b. 1989
Yuki Kajiura🇯🇵
Japanese composer and music producer · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Yung Filly🇬🇧
YouTuber · b. 1995
Died on This Day
Alfred Wilm
deceasedchemist · 1869–1937
Days lived
24,878
Domenico Modugno🇮🇹
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1928–1994
Days lived
24,316
Dominikus Böhm🇩🇪
deceasedarchitect (1880-1955) · 1880–1955
Days lived
27,314
Edsger W. Dijkstra🇳🇱
deceasedDutch computer scientist (1930–2002) · 1930–2002
Days lived
26,385
Ellen Axson Wilson🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1860–1914
Days lived
19,805
Fulgencio Batista🇨🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,500
George McGrath🇬🇧
deceasedBritish field hockey player (1885-1956) · 1885–1956
Days lived
25,888
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Jürgen Kuczynski🇩🇪
deceasedGerman economist and economic historian (1904-1997) · 1904–1997
Days lived
33,926
Kay Sabban🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1952-1992) · 1952–1992
Days lived
14,621
Rick James
deceasedNotable Trials · 1948–2004
Days lived
20,641
Tony Lazzeri🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1903–1946
Days lived
15,584
Warner Oland🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1879–1938
Days lived
21,491
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
42,220
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
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
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
49,891
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
48,064
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,761
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,334
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,776
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,742
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,376
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,820
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,472
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,271
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,785
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,803
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,472
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,824
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,367
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,277
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,254
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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