On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 10 1968
Born on This Day
Achim Glückler🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Alfred Döblin🇵🇱
deceasedYouTube personality · 1878–1957
Days lived
28,807
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Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková🇨🇿
Czech tennis player · b. 1986
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Antonio Banderas🇪🇸
Spanish actor · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
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Anwar Ibrahim
politician · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
Betsey Johnson🇺🇸
American fashion designer (born 1942) · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
Brian Drummond🇨🇦
actor · b. 1969
Bruno Hiriart🇫🇷
French rugby union player · b. 1983
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Carl Junker🇦🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1864–1928
Days lived
23,241
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Devon Aoki🇺🇸
artist · b. 1982
Diane Venora🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Dunia Susi🇬🇧
football player · b. 1987
Emanuel Sakel🇮🇱
Israeli general · b. 1940
Days alive
10,227
Fakir Musafar🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican body piercer, photographer and BDSM figure · 1930–2018
Days lived
32,133
Georg Falck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1878–1947) · 1878–1947
Days lived
25,121
Giorgos Tzavellas🇬🇷
deceasedGreek film director (1916-1976) · 1916–1976
Days lived
21,984
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Hansi Kürsch🇩🇪
German heavy metal singer · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Herbert Hoover🇺🇸
deceasedpresident of the United States from 1929 to 1933 · 1874–1964
Days lived
32,943
Hugo Eckener🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1868–1954
Days lived
31,414
Ian Anderson🇬🇧
Scottish musician, leader of Jethro Tull · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
Jean-François Lyotard🇫🇷
deceasedFrench philosopher (1924–1998) · 1924–1998
Days lived
26,917
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Juan Manuel Santos🇨🇴
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Karl Geiler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist, politician (1878-1953) · 1878–1953
Days lived
27,428
Karl Helling
deceasedGerman chess player · 1904–1937
Days lived
12,058
Kristen Mann🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1983
Kylie Jenner
Entrepreneur · b. 1997
Lisa Raymond🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1973
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Luciana Aymar🇦🇷
Argentinian field hockey player · b. 1977
Marcus Ziegler🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1973
Marina Berlusconi🇮🇹
Italian businesswoman · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman duke (1897-1970) · 1897–1970
Days lived
26,533
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Norma Shearer🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian-American actress (1902-1983) · 1902–1983
Days lived
29,526
Oliver Petszokat🇩🇪
German singer and actor · b. 1978
Philip Levine🇺🇸
deceasedRussian-American hematologist · 1900–1987
Days lived
31,845
Phoolan Devi
deceasedNotable Trials · 1963–2001
Days lived
13,864
Pieter Helbert Damsté
deceasedDutch classical scholar (1860-1943) · 1860–1943
Days lived
30,128
Praggnanandhaa
chess player · b. 2005
Roland Kirstein🇩🇪
scientist · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Rudolf Hilferding🇦🇹
deceasedwriter · 1877–1941
Days lived
23,195
Sandra Keller🇩🇪
actor · b. 1973
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Shaun Murphy🇬🇧
Snooker player · b. 1982
Tim Seyfi
Turkish actor (born 1971) · b. 1971
Tyler Steelman🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1990
Uwe Wolf🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1967
Days alive
366
Venky Atluri🇮🇳
Screenwriter · b. 1988
Died on This Day
Aribert Heim
deceasedNotable Trials · 1914–1992
Days lived
28,533
Carmen Hermosillo🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1940–2008
Days lived
25,059
Dana Dawson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress, singer (1974-2010) · 1974–2010
Days lived
13,152
Emmy Hennings🇩🇪
deceasedGerman poet, editor (1885–1948) · 1885–1948
Days lived
23,215
Ernst Gronau
deceasedactor · 1887–1938
Days lived
18,616
Eydie Gormé🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress (1928-2013) · 1928–2013
Days lived
31,040
Frank Lloyd🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1886–1960
Days lived
27,217
Frei Tito🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian theologian (1945–1974) · 1945–1974
Days lived
10,557
Galina Zybina🇷🇺
deceasedRussian shot-putter, javelin thrower, and coach (1931–2024) · 1931–2024
Days lived
34,169
Irene Sharaff🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican costume designer for stage and screen (1910-1993) · 1910–1993
Days lived
30,515
Isaac Hayes🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1942–2008
Days lived
24,097
J. Neil Schulman🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1953–2019
Days lived
24,222
Jeffrey Epstein🇺🇸
deceasedFinancier, Convicted Sex Offender · 1953–2019
Days lived
24,308
Kristen Nygaard🇳🇴
deceasedComputer scientist, Mathematician (1926-2002) · 1926–2002
Days lived
27,742
Leo Pinto🇮🇳
deceasedIndian Field hockey player (1914–2010) · 1914–2010
Days lived
35,185
Markus Liebherr🇨🇭
deceasedentrepreneur · 1948–2010
Days lived
22,778
Maurice Zundel🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss theologian (1897-1975) · 1897–1975
Days lived
28,689
Oldřich Machač🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1946–2011
Days lived
23,855
Peter de Mendelssohn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-British writer, historian and essayist (1908–1982) · 1908–1982
Days lived
27,098
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Piero Tosi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian costume designer (1927—2019) · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,725
Ruth Pfau🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-Pakistani physician and member of a religious order (1929-2017) · 1929–2017
Days lived
32,112
Ton Richter
deceasedfield hockey player (1919–2009) · 1919–2009
Days lived
32,775
Walter Gerlach🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1889–1979
Days lived
32,880
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
42,224
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
49,895
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
48,068
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,765
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,338
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,780
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,746
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,380
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,824
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,476
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,275
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,789
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,807
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,476
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,828
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,371
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,281
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,258
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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