On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 31 1968
Born on This Day
Andreas Kreuzer🇩🇪
athlete · b. 1990
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Carl von Opel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entrepreneur (1869–1927) · 1869–1927
Days lived
20,987
Dror Feiler🇸🇪
Swedish-Israeli musician (born 1951) · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Earnie Shavers🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxer (1944–2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,490
Edgar Sampson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist (1907–1973) · 1907–1973
Days lived
23,880
Elizabeth Marincola
CEO, Society for Science and the Public and Publisher, Science News · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
Erik August Bolinder🇸🇪
deceasedchief executive officer · 1863–1930
Days lived
24,229
Félix-Antoine Savard🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian poet · 1896–1982
Days lived
31,403
Frank Robinson🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1935–2019
Days lived
30,476
Fredric March
deceasedOscar Winners · 1897–1975
Days lived
28,349
Friedrich Adolf Paneth🇦🇹
deceasedchemist · 1887–1958
Days lived
25,949
George Digby🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball scout and executive (1917-2014) · 1917–2014
Days lived
35,308
Georges Lagrange🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1928–2004
Days lived
27,636
Hans-Adolf Prützmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1901-1945) · 1901–1945
Days lived
15,969
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Hassan Nasrallah🇱🇧
deceasedUlema · 1960–2024
Days lived
23,403
Herbert Reul🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Hideo Nomo🇯🇵
film director · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Hilario Cuenú🇨🇴
football player · b. 1975
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Jalen Brunson🇺🇸
Basketball player · b. 1996
James Coburn🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1928–2002
Days lived
27,107
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Jared Fogle
Notable Trials · b. 1977
Jeff Hardy🇺🇸
musician · b. 1977
Jörg Blech🇩🇪
German science writer · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Kirsten Walther🇩🇰
deceasedDanish actress (1933-1987) · 1933–1987
Days lived
19,530
Kris Carr🇺🇸
actor · b. 1971
Lily Laskine🇫🇷
deceasedFrench harpist (1893–1988) · 1893–1988
Days lived
34,458
Lucas Daniel Wilchez🇦🇷
Argentinian footballer · b. 1981
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Maria Montessori🇮🇹
deceasedItalian pedagogue and physician (1870-1952) · 1870–1952
Days lived
29,833
Marijan Kovačević🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1973
Mona Marshall🇺🇸
American voice actress · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
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Nikola Gruevski
Notable Trials · b. 1970
Pepe Reina🇪🇸
Spanish association football player · b. 1982
Ramaz Paliani
athlete · b. 1973
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Ray Berres🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1907-2007) · 1907–2007
Days lived
36,314
Reb Beach🇺🇸
American guitarist · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Reggie Geary🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1973
Richard Gere🇺🇸
actor · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
Rituparno Ghosh🇮🇳
deceasedactor · 1963–2013
Days lived
18,170
S. Subramaniam🇹🇼
Malaysian professional footballer · b. 1985
Sara Ramirez🇺🇸
singer · b. 1975
Suzanne Roquette🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1942–2020
Days lived
28,395
Tessa Andonegi🇪🇸
Basque actress · b. 1968
Days alive
0
William Saroyan🇺🇸
deceasedWriter · 1908–1981
Days lived
26,558
Wolfgang Hilbig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman novelist (1941–2007) · 1941–2007
Days lived
24,016
Wonyoung (Jang Won-young)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (IVE) · b. 2004
Died on This Day
Albert Sing🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1917–2008) · 1917–2008
Days lived
33,384
Barry Flanagan🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1941–2009
Days lived
25,069
Diana, Princess of Wales🇬🇧
deceasedPrincess and humanitarian · 1961–1997
Days lived
13,210
Georges Braque🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1882–1963
Days lived
29,694
Gil Brandt🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football executive (1932-2023) · 1932–2023
Days lived
33,417
Haldun Boysan🇹🇷
deceasedTurkish actor (1958–2020) · 1958–2020
Days lived
22,702
Henry Moore🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1898–1986
Days lived
32,173
John Ford🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director (1894–1973) · 1894–1973
Days lived
29,065
Jorge Alessandri🇨🇱
deceasedentrepreneur · 1896–1986
Days lived
32,975
Kasimir Edschmid🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1890–1966) · 1890–1966
Days lived
27,723
Lin Jaldati🇳🇱
deceasedDutch-German singer and actor (1912-1988) · 1912–1988
Days lived
27,655
Nathaniel Clifton🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1922–1990
Days lived
24,794
Pranab Mukherjee🇮🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1935–2020
Days lived
30,945
Rosel Zech🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1940–2011) · 1940–2011
Days lived
25,987
Shōzō Watanabe🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1933–1998
Days lived
23,927
Tom Seaver🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1944–2020
Days lived
27,681
Wilhelm Bölsche🇩🇪
deceasedGerman author and editor (1861–1939) · 1861–1939
Days lived
28,729
Will Hare
deceasedActor · 1919–1997
Days lived
28,644
Will White🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player, pitcher, manager (1854–1911) · 1854–1911
Days lived
20,777
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
42,245
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
49,916
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
48,089
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,786
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,359
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,801
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,767
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,401
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,845
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,497
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,296
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,810
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,828
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,497
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,849
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,392
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,302
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,279
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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