On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 8 1968
Born on This Day
Aimee Mann🇺🇸
Singer-songwriter · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Akiyoshi Yoshida🇯🇵
Japanese association football player · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Alexander Parvus🇩🇪
deceasedGerman political activist (1867–1924) · 1867–1924
Days lived
20,914
Alfred Jarry🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1873–1907
Days lived
12,471
Alicia Rhodes🇬🇧
actor · b. 1978
Artur Esche
deceasedGerman politician and judge (1857-1940) · 1857–1940
Days lived
30,405
Asha Bhosle🇮🇳
actor · b. 1933
Days alive
12,784
Avicii🇸🇪
deceasedRecord producer · 1989–2018
Days lived
10,451
Carsten Keller🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1939
Days alive
10,593
Christiane Krüger🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401
Christoph Eichhorn🇩🇪
actor · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
Denis de Rougemont🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer (1906-1985) · 1906–1985
Days lived
28,944
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Diego Benaglio🇨🇭
Swiss footballer · b. 1983
Eden Ben Basat🇮🇱
football player · b. 1986
Ellie Dylan🇺🇸
executive · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Ewa Grabowska🇵🇱
Olympic alpine skier · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
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Fernanda Abreu🇧🇷
singer · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
Franz Klein🇩🇪
deceasedGerman tax academic and president of the federal fiscal court (1929–2004) · 1929–2004
Days lived
27,290
Friedrich Baumbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player · 1935–2025
Days lived
32,736
Gaten Matarazzo
actor · b. 2002
Geno Espineli🇺🇸
Filipino-American baseball pitcher · b. 1982
Georg Michaelis
deceasedpolitician · 1857–1936
Days lived
28,808
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Graham Mourie🇳🇿
New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Hans Bjerrum
deceasedDanish field hockey player · 1899–1979
Days lived
29,098
Hans Kehrl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Nazi economic functionary and convicted war criminal (1900-1984) · 1900–1984
Days lived
30,546
Harrie Kwinten🇳🇱
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
Heinrich Kreutz
deceasedGerman astronomer (1854–1907) · 1854–1907
Days lived
19,290
Helga Hahnemann🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1937–1991
Days lived
19,796
Irmfried Eberl🇦🇹
deceasedSS officer, first commandant of Treblinka extermination camp (1910–1948) · 1910–1948
Days lived
13,675
Jens Woehrmann🇩🇪
tennis player · b. 1967
Days alive
366
Johnnie Lee Higgins🇺🇸
American football player, wide receiver, return specialist · b. 1983
Les Wexner🇺🇸
Billionaire, Retail Executive · b. 1937
Days alive
11,323
Maciej Kozłowski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish actor (1957-2010) · 1957–2010
Days lived
19,238
Mario Adorf🇩🇪
German actor (born 1930) · b. 1930
Days alive
13,880
Max Kramer🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1903–1986
Days lived
30,217
Mojtaba Khamenei🇮🇷
Cleric · b. 1969
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Nikolaus Newerkla🇦🇹
musician · b. 1974
Peter Sellers🇬🇧
deceasedBritish actor and comedian (1925–1980) · 1925–1980
Days lived
20,043
Pink🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1979
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Rasul Gamzatov🇷🇺
deceasedprobably the most famous poet writing in the Avar language (1923-2003) · 1923–2003
Days lived
29,276
Roop Singh🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player · 1910–1977
Days lived
24,571
Rosearik Rikki Simons🇺🇸
American voice actor, writer, graphic novelist, and artist · b. 1970
Sabyasachi Chakraborty🇮🇳
actor · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
Vasily Illarionov🇷🇺
Russian scientist · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036
Wibke Bruhns🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and news presenter (1938–2019) · 1938–2019
Days lived
29,505
Willie Williams🇬🇧
British stage and lighting designer · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
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Yassine Benzia🇫🇷
football player · b. 1994
Died on This Day
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Alexander Maslyakov🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet and Russian television presenter (1941–2024) · 1941–2024
Days lived
30,239
Ana Mendieta🇺🇸
deceasedathlete · 1948–1985
Days lived
13,443
Andrey Ignatyev🇷🇺
deceasedBulgarian scientist · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,360
Anton Pointner🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1884–1949
Days lived
23,649
Art Metrano🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1936–2021) · 1936–2021
Days lived
31,032
Chris Witchhunter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician (1965-2008) · 1966–2008
Days lived
15,591
Friedrich Mandl🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1900–1977
Days lived
28,335
Govind Sawant🇮🇳
deceasedIndian field hockey player (1935–2001) · 1935–2001
Days lived
24,026
Hermann Staudinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chemist, winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1881–1965) · 1881–1965
Days lived
30,849
Inge Brück🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,473
Jenő Ambrózi🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian weightlifter (1918-1985) · 1918–1985
Days lived
24,505
Josef Wirmer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime (1901-1944) · 1901–1944
Days lived
15,879
Karl Heinz Ruppel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman theater and literary critic (1900–1980) · 1900–1980
Days lived
29,223
Leni Riefenstahl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman filmmaker (1902–2003) · 1902–2003
Days lived
36,907
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Lilli Henoch
deceasedGerman track and field athlete (1899–1942) · 1899–1942
Days lived
15,657
Maurice Genevoix🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1890–1980
Days lived
32,790
Moondog🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican composer (1916–1999) · 1916–1999
Days lived
30,420
Paco Campos🇪🇸
deceasedfootball player · 1916–1995
Days lived
29,038
Paul Metz🇩🇰
deceasedDanish field hockey player (1892–1975) · 1892–1975
Days lived
30,244
Peter Hussing🇩🇪
deceasedboxer (1948-2012) · 1948–2012
Days lived
23,492
Queen Elizabeth II🇬🇧
deceasedQueen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,204
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Rainer Troppa🇩🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1958–2023
Days lived
23,778
Ray Barrett🇦🇺
deceasedsinger · 1927–2009
Days lived
30,080
Richard Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1864–1949
Days lived
31,134
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Stone Johnson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sprinter and football player (1940-1963) · 1940–1963
Days lived
8,535
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Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld🇩🇰
deceasedmilitary person · 1902–1944
Days lived
15,237
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Victor Horta🇧🇪
deceasedBelgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947) · 1861–1947
Days lived
31,655
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
42,253
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
49,924
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
48,097
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,794
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,367
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,809
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,775
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,409
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,853
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,505
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,304
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,818
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,836
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,505
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,857
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,400
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,310
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,287
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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