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March 8 1969

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Andreas Becker
German field hockey player · b. 1970
🇩🇪Andreas Maurer
German tennis player · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
🇦🇹Anselm Kiefer
artist · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
🇩🇪Arno Arthur Wachmann
deceased
German astronomer (1902–1990) · 1902–1990
Days lived
32,280
🇪🇸Asier Illarramendi
Spanish association football player · b. 1990
🇺🇸Benny Blanco
Record producer · b. 1988
🇩🇪Carl Mannich
deceased
chemist · 1877–1947
Days lived
25,500
🇺🇸Cyd Charisse
deceased
Actor · 1921–2008
Days lived
31,877
🇧🇷Danton Jobim
deceased
writer · 1906–1978
Days lived
26,288
🇺🇸David Cryer
American actor · b. 1936
Days alive
12,053
🇳🇱David Wilcock
deceased
Writer · 1973–2026
Days lived
19,401
🇺🇸Drew Allar
American football player · b. 2004
🇮🇪Eddie Kelliher
deceased
Irish Olympic sailor · 1920–2017
Days lived
35,514
🇷🇺Elena Baturina
Russian businesswoman · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇵🇹Fátima Lopes
Portuguese fashion designer (born 1965) · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇺🇸Freddie Prinze Jr.
Actor · b. 1976
🇩🇪Georg Lindemann
deceased
German general (1884–1963) · 1884–1963
Days lived
29,054
🇨🇳Guyi Shen
businessperson · b. 1979
🇧🇷Hebe Camargo
deceased
singer · 1929–2012
Days lived
30,521
🇩🇪Herbert Otto Gille
deceased
military person · 1897–1966
Days lived
25,494
🇦🇹Hermann Mückler
Anthropologist from Austria · b. 1964
Days alive
1,826
🇺🇸Hines Ward
film director · b. 1976
🇺🇸Jaime Levy
American interface designer and user experience strategists · b. 1966
Days alive
1,096
🇦🇺Johnny Ruffo
deceased
singer · 1988–2023
Days lived
13,030
🇺🇸Joyce K. Reynolds
deceased
American computer scientist (1952 – 2015) · 1952–2015
Days lived
23,305
🇬🇧Kit Connor
Film actor · b. 2004
🇩🇪Klaus Perwas
basketball player · b. 1971
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
28,123
🇩🇪Laura Osswald
actor · b. 1982
🇬🇧Laura Unsworth
British field hockey player · b. 1988
🇳🇱Marieke Veenhoven-Mattheussens
field hockey player · b. 1984
🇳🇱Mariska Hulscher
Dutch presenter and columnist · b. 1964
Days alive
1,826
🇧🇷Marjorie Estiano
Actor · b. 1982
🇮🇳Marloes Horst
writer · b. 1989
🇺🇦Max Barskih
Ukrainian singer-songwriter · b. 1990
🇺🇸Michael S. Hart
deceased
writer · 1947–2011
Days lived
23,558
🇪🇸Paco Campos
deceased
football player · 1916–1995
Days lived
29,038
🇬🇧Paul Lytton
British musician · b. 1947
Days alive
8,036
Quincy Detenamo
Nauruan weightlifter · b. 1979
🇺🇸Ralph H. Baer
deceased
entrepreneur · 1922–2014
Days lived
33,876
🇺🇸Ryan Freel
deceased
American baseball player (1976–2012) · 1976–2012
Days lived
13,438
Sif Eddine
businessperson · b. 1947
Days alive
8,036
🇬🇧Simon Webster
Scottish rugby union player · b. 1981
Warren Zaïre-Emery
association football player · b. 2006
🇳🇱Win Remmerswaal
deceased
baseball player (1954–2022) · 1954–2022
Days lived
24,975
🇨🇳Zhou Peishun
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Alfred Keller
deceased
Austrian painter and architect (1875-1945) · 1875–1945
Days lived
25,466
🇩🇪Anton Räderscheidt
deceased
German artist (1892-1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,271

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
42,434
🇬🇧Bertrand Russell
deceased
YouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
50,105

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,278
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,975

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,485
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,999

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,928
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,350

Born on March 8 Died on March 8 On This Day Day Lookup

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🇩🇪Brigitte Mira

deceased

German actress and singer (1910–2005) · 1910–2005

Days lived

34,656

Dick Esser

field hockey player (1918-1979) · 1918–1979

Days lived

22,157

Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski

Notable Trials · 1899–1972

Days lived

26,670

🇩🇪Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin

German resistance member (1922–2013) · 1922–2013

Days lived

33,114

🇺🇸Francis Wolff

American record producer · 1907–1971

Days lived

23,347

🇬🇧George Martin

English record producer (1926–2016) · 1926–2016

Days lived

32,937

🇺🇸George Stevens

American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer (1904–1975) · 1904–1975

Days lived

25,647

🇦🇹Hans Müller-Einigen

Austrian author (1882–1950) · 1882–1950

Days lived

24,605

🇺🇸Harold Lloyd

American actor and comedian (1893–1971) · 1893–1971

Days lived

28,445

🇺🇸Jack Lummus

United States Marine Corps officer (1915-1945) · 1915–1945

Days lived

10,730

🇨🇺José Ignacio Rivero

Cuban journalist (1920–2011) · 1920–2011

Days lived

33,003

🇪🇸José Ignacio Tellechea Idígoras

Spanish theologian (1928-2008) · 1928–2008

Days lived

29,184

🇩🇪Justus Pfaue

actor · 1942–2014

Days lived

26,097

🇦🇹Karl Harbacher

actor · 1879–1943

Days lived

23,136

🇬🇧Ken Johnson

British jazz band-leader and dancer (1914–1941) · 1914–1941

Days lived

9,676

Lyudmila Frolova

Soviet field hockey player · 1953–2013

Days lived

21,772

🇺🇸Max Gerson

German physician, originator of Gerson Therapy (1881-1959) · 1881–1959

Days lived

28,264

🇩🇪Otto Wolff von Amerongen

entrepreneur · 1918–2007

Days lived

32,356

🇧🇪Paul Hymans

Belgian politician (1865–1941) · 1865–1941

Days lived

27,743

🇦🇹Sergei Mandreko

Russian footballer (1971–2022) · 1971–2022

Days lived

18,482

🇦🇹Walter Kolm-Veltée

actor · 1910–1999

Days lived

32,213

🇺🇸William Howard Taft

president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 · 1857–1930

Days lived

26,471

🇩🇪Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

deceased

politician · 1873–1969

Days lived

34,997

🇬🇧Charles Foulkes

British general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969

Days lived

34,427

🇩🇪Gertrud von Le Fort

writer · 1876–1971

Days lived

34,718

🇺🇸Natalie Clifford Barney

American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972

Days lived

34,791

🇺🇸Lillian Moller Gilbreth

American psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972

Days lived

34,190

🇬🇧E. M. Forster

English novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970

Days lived

33,394

🇺🇸Margarete Bieber

German-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978

Days lived

36,003

🇩🇪Adolf Strauss

German Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973

Days lived

34,163

🇮🇪Kenneth Edgeworth

Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,829

🇺🇸Emma P. Carr

scientist · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,404

🇩🇪Paul Hausser

military person · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,677

🇩🇪Fritz Achterberg

German actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971

Days lived

33,215

🇵🇪Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra

politician · 1880–1976

Days lived

34,807

🇨🇳Wang Zi-Ping

athlete · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,602

🇩🇪Hans Reiter

German Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969

Days lived

32,413

🇩🇪Rudolf Pannwitz

German writer and philosopher (1881–1969) · 1881–1969

Days lived

32,076

Hans Kelsen

🇺🇸Hans Kelsen

Austrian lawyer (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,427

🇪🇸Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,402

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,467

🇺🇸Ham

Chimpanzee · 1957–1983

Days lived

9,333

🇺🇸Shamu

Orca · 1962–1971

Days lived

3,521

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

🇷🇼Digit

Mountain gorilla · 1967–1977

Days lived

4,017

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

47,548

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

37,990

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

36,956

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,590

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,034

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,686

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,017

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,686

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,038

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,581

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,491

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,468