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May 8 1969

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸6ix9ine
Rapper, songwriter · b. 1996
🇯🇵Akebono Tarō
deceased
athlete · 1969–2024
Days lived
20,052
Aloysius Stepinac
deceased
Notable Trials · 1898–1960
Days lived
22,557
🇦🇹Bernd Krauss
Austrian footballer and manager · b. 1957
Days alive
4,383
Bill de Blasio
politician · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
🇺🇸Bob Guiney
American television personality, singer, football player, and insurance carrier · b. 1971
🇬🇧David Attenborough
Biologist · b. 1926
Days alive
15,706
🇩🇪David Hurst
deceased
German actor (1926-2019) · 1926–2019
Days lived
34,098
🇩🇪Dieter Vieweger
German archaeologist · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
🇺🇸Don Rickles
deceased
Stand-up comedian · 1926–2017
Days lived
33,206
🇺🇸Doug Atkins
deceased
player of American football (1930-2015) · 1930–2015
Days lived
31,282
🇪🇸Enrique Iglesias
singer-songwriter · b. 1975
🇩🇪Erik Bettermann
German journalist · b. 1944
Days alive
9,131
🇫🇷Fernandel
deceased
French actor and singer (1903-1971) · 1903–1971
Days lived
24,766
🇺🇸Frank Gardner
deceased
Politician · 1872–1937
Days lived
23,644
🇺🇸Fulton J. Sheen
deceased
Television presenter · 1895–1979
Days lived
30,895
🇺🇸Harry S. Truman
deceased
politician · 1884–1972
Days lived
32,373
🇩🇪Hertha Thiele
deceased
German actress (1908-1984) · 1908–1984
Days lived
27,848
🇯🇵Hiromu Arakawa
artist · b. 1973
🇺🇸Jack Bogle
deceased
Investor & Vanguard Founder · 1929–2019
Days lived
32,760
🇺🇸James Traficant
deceased
American politician (1941–2014) · 1941–2014
Days lived
26,805
🇰🇷Jin Kab-yong
film director · b. 1974
🇺🇸John Michael Talbot
singer · b. 1954
Days alive
5,479
🇬🇧Katy B
singer-songwriter · b. 1989
🇺🇸Kemba Walker
basketball player · b. 1990
🇸🇪Lars Renström
Swedish industrialist · b. 1951
Days alive
6,575
🇪🇸Luis Enrique
Association football player · b. 1970
🇩🇪Manfred Gerlach
deceased
politician · 1928–2011
Days lived
30,477
🇺🇸Micah Sloat
musician · b. 1981
🇫🇷Michel Gondry
French film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1963) · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇩🇪Nora Nova
deceased
Bulgarian singer (1928–2022) · 1928–2022
Days lived
34,245
🇬🇧Pat Barker
British writer · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497
🇫🇷Pierre Claverie
deceased
Algerian bishop (1938–1996) · 1938–1996
Days lived
21,270
🇺🇸Robert Johnson
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1911–1938
Days lived
9,962
🇮🇹Roberto Rossellini
deceased
Italian film director (1906–1977) · 1906–1977
Days lived
25,959
Sandro Tonali
Notable Trials · b. 2000
🇩🇪Simon Ungers
deceased
German architect (1957–2006) · 1957–2006
Days lived
17,834
🇺🇸Sonny Liston
deceased
American boxer (c. 1930–1970) · 1932–1970
Days lived
14,115
🇺🇸Thomas Pynchon
YouTube personality · b. 1937
Days alive
11,688
🇵🇱Tola Mankiewiczówna
deceased
Polish singer and actress (1900–1985) · 1900–1985
Days lived
31,218
🇬🇧Vicky McClure
Actor · b. 1983

Died on This Day

🇭🇺Andor Lilienthal
deceased
Hungarian chess player (1911–2010) · 1911–2010
Days lived
36,163
🇲🇽Antonio Salazar
deceased
football player · 1989–2022
Days lived
12,143

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
42,495
🇬🇧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
50,166

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,339
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,036

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,546
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,060

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
10,989
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,411

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🇺🇸Avery Brundage

deceased

basketball player · 1887–1975

Days lived

31,998

🇨🇦Beatrice Helen Worsley

first female computer scientist in Canada (1922-1972) · 1921–1972

Days lived

18,465

🇩🇪Bernhard Rust

German Holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945) · 1883–1945

Days lived

22,500

🇺🇸Betty Broderick

Notable Person · 1947–2026

Days lived

28,672

🇩🇪Emil Kübler

musician · 1909–1981

Days lived

26,320

🇩🇪Erna Lendvai-Dircksen

German photographer (1883-1962) · 1883–1962

Days lived

28,831

🇩🇪Fritz Schenk

German journalist (1930-2006) · 1930–2006

Days lived

27,818

Georg Groscurth

German physician (1904-1944) · 1904–1944

Days lived

14,377

🇩🇪Gustl Berauer

athlete · 1912–1986

Days lived

26,847

🇦🇹Hans Zehetmayer

Austrian boxer (1909–2000) · 1909–1945

Days lived

13,159

🇺🇸Helmut Jahn

German architect (1940-2021) · 1940–2021

Days lived

29,710

🇩🇪Horst Grund

German cinematographer and photographer (1915-2001) · 1915–2001

Days lived

31,330

🇮🇹Josef Marchet

model · 1902–1966

Days lived

23,300

🇩🇪Kai-Uwe von Hassel

German politician (1913–1997) · 1913–1997

Days lived

30,698

🇰🇷Kim Chi-ha

South Korean writer (1941-2022) · 1941–2022

Days lived

29,678

🇺🇸Maurice Sendak

American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012) · 1928–2012

Days lived

30,648

🇩🇪Oswald Spengler

philosopher · 1880–1936

Days lived

20,432

🇩🇪Paul Strähle

German flying ace and photographer (1893-1985) · 1893–1985

Days lived

33,590

🇩🇪Peer Schmidt

German actor and voice actor (1926–2010) · 1926–2010

Days lived

30,739

🇺🇸Robert A. Heinlein

American author and aeronautical engineer (1907–1988) · 1907–1988

Days lived

29,526

🇩🇪Roider Jackl

singer · 1906–1975

Days lived

25,162

Rudolf von Sebottendorf

German antisemite, freemason and founder of the Thule Society (1875-1945) · 1875–1945

Days lived

25,382

Sprent Dabwido

president of Nauru (1972-2019) · 1972–2019

Days lived

17,035

🇩🇪Tilly Lauenstein

German actress and voice actress (1916–2002) · 1916–2002

Days lived

31,330

🇦🇺Truganini

Guide · 1812–1876

Days lived

23,504

🇨🇭Walter Roderer

Swiss actor (1920-2012) · 1920–2012

Days lived

33,547

William Fox

Actor · 1879–1952

Days lived

26,790

🇩🇪Xatar

Kurdish German rapper · 1981–2025

Days lived

15,841

Zeki Alasya

Turkish actor and director (1943–2015) · 1943–2015

Days lived

26,318

🇩🇪Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

deceased

politician · 1873–1969

Days lived

34,997

🇩🇪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

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

🇸🇪Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist · 1882–1973

Days lived

33,180

🇫🇷Jacques Maritain

philosopher · 1882–1973

Days lived

33,033

🇪🇨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

47,609

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,051

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,017

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,651

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,095

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,747

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,078

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,747

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,099

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,642

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,552

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,529