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August 8 1969

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸A'ja Wilson
Basketball player · b. 1996
🇨🇴Alberto Granado
deceased
Argentine-Cuban biochemistry doctor, writer, scientist and traveling companion of Che Guevara (1922-2011) · 1922–2011
Days lived
32,351
🇺🇸Alysa Liu
Figure skater · b. 2005
🇵🇱Anita Włodarczyk
Polish hammer thrower · b. 1985
🇺🇸Anton Fig
American musician · b. 1952
Days alive
6,209
🇺🇸Arthur Goldberg
deceased
American lawyer, politician and civil servant (1908-1990) · 1908–1990
Days lived
29,748
🇮🇹Arturo D'Onofrio
deceased
Italian priest (1914–2006) · 1914–2006
Days lived
33,690
🇬🇧Arvid Lindblad
Racing driver · b. 2007
🇩🇪Bastian Knittel
German tennis player · b. 1983
🇩🇪Bianca Kappler
German long jumper · b. 1977
🇫🇷Boris Béthéry
rugby union player · b. 1983
🇺🇸Brett Ratliff
American football quarterback · b. 1985
🇺🇸Bruce Matthews
American football player and coach (born 1961) · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
🇩🇪Carsten Peter Thiede
deceased
German archaeologist (1952–2004) · 1952–2004
Days lived
19,121
🇬🇧Chris Eubank
British former professional boxer · b. 1966
Days alive
1,096
🇧🇷Cláudio Hummes
deceased
Catholic cardinal (1934–2022) · 1934–2022
Days lived
32,107
🇺🇸Connie Stevens
American actress and singer · b. 1938
Days alive
11,323
🇮🇹Danilo Gallinari
basketball player · b. 1988
🇺🇸David Deutsch
American painter (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497
🌍Dillon Thieneman
American football player · b. 2004
🇺🇸Dustin Hoffman
Oscar Winners · b. 1937
Days alive
11,688
🇩🇪Eduard Krebsbach
deceased
German physician and SS doctor in the Nazi concentration camp in Mauthausen (1894-1947) · 1894–1947
Days lived
19,285
🌍Esmail Ghaani
Army officer · b. 1957
Days alive
4,383
🇧🇷Éverton Lopes
Brazilian amateur boxer · b. 1988
🇸🇪Göran Collert
chief executive officer · b. 1937
Days alive
11,688
🇦🇹Helene Jarmer
Austrian politician · b. 1971
🇩🇪Herbert Jankuhn
deceased
SS Officer (1905-1990) · 1905–1990
Days lived
30,946
Ilhami Emin
deceased
Macedonian-Turkish poet, translator · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,406
🇩🇪Jan Josef Liefers
singer · b. 1964
Days alive
1,826
🇺🇸JC Chasez
American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and occasional actor · b. 1976
🇳🇴Jostein Gaarder
Norwegian author (born 1952) · b. 1952
Days alive
6,209
🇨🇭Kaplan Burović
deceased
Yugoslavian and Albanian writer (1934–2022) · 1934–2022
Days lived
32,145
🇦🇹Klaus Ebner
Austrian writer · b. 1964
Days alive
1,826
🇳🇱Louis van Gaal
football player · b. 1951
Days alive
6,575
🇺🇸Lucky Millinder
deceased
American bandleader (1910–1966) · 1910–1966
Days lived
20,505
🇦🇹Marion Mitterhammer
Austrian actress · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇩🇪Michael Leutert
politician · b. 1974
🇪🇬Mohamed Morsi
deceased
politician · 1951–2019
Days lived
24,785
🇬🇧Paul Dirac
deceased
scientist · 1902–1984
Days lived
30,024
🇩🇪Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
deceased
military person · 1881–1954
Days lived
26,759
🇫🇮Petra Thorén
Finnish tennis player · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇩🇪Ralf König
German comic book creator · b. 1960
Days alive
3,287
🇺🇸Rashard Lewis
basketball player · b. 1979
Ray Dalio
Founder of Bridgewater · b. 1949
Days alive
7,305
🇺🇸Ray Dalio
Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · b. 1949
Days alive
7,305
🇩🇪Renate Blank
deceased
German politician (1941-2021) · 1941–2021
Days lived
29,167
🇺🇸Robert Siodmak
deceased
actor · 1900–1973
Days lived
26,512
🇨🇭Roger Federer
Swiss tennis player · b. 1981
🇬🇧Roger Penrose
English mathematical physicist, recreational mathematician and philosopher · b. 1931
Days alive
13,880
🇩🇪Ronald Weigel
East German athlete · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
🇰🇷S.Coups (Choi Seung-cheol)
K-pop Idol (SEVENTEEN) · b. 1995
Serikbay Temirbayev
Kazakhstani chess player · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
Shawn Mendes
singer · b. 1998
🇬🇧Stjepan Đureković
deceased
Croatian businessman (1926–1983) · 1926–1983
Days lived
20,808
🇺🇸Taryll Jackson
singer · b. 1975
🇩🇪Tatjana Maria
German tennis player · b. 1987
🇫🇷Thierry Mariani
French politician · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
🇦🇺Vanessa Amorosi
Australian singer-songwriter · b. 1981
Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly
deceased
Indian Catholic priest (1876-1929) · 1876–1929
Days lived
19,415
🇨🇿Vladimír Darida
Czech footballer · b. 1990
🇩🇪Werner Riess
scientist · b. 1970

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Adele Filene
deceased
German fashion designer (1909–2010) · 1909–2010
Days lived
36,945
🇺🇸Anna J. Harrison
deceased
American organic chemist (1912–1998) · 1912–1998
Days lived
31,274

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
42,587
🇬🇧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
50,258

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,431
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,128

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,638
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,152

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
11,081
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,503

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🇩🇪Arnold Angenendt

deceased

German Roman Catholic theologian, priest and church historian (1934–2021) · 1934–2021

Days lived

31,773

🇩🇪August Gissler

German archaeologist (1857-1935) · 1857–1935

Days lived

28,456

🇺🇸Cannonball Adderley

American jazz saxophonist (1928–1975) · 1928–1975

Days lived

17,128

Christopher Loeak

Marshallese politician, president of the Marshall Islands (2012–2016) · 1952–2025

Days lived

26,568

Erich Hoepner

Notable Trials · 1886–1944

Days lived

21,147

🇵🇱Erwin von Witzleben

military person · 1881–1944

Days lived

22,892

🇺🇸Fenwick Henri Watkins

American athlete and coach · 1887–1943

Days lived

20,312

🇩🇪Gesina Lechte-Siemer

writer · 1911–2007

Days lived

35,283

🇺🇸Glen Campbell

American musician (1936–2017) · 1936–2017

Days lived

29,693

🇺🇸Hans R. Camenzind

scientist · 1934–2012

Days lived

28,709

🇩🇪Horst Fischer

German physician and camp doctor in the Auschwitz III Monowitz concentration camp (1912–1966) · 1912–1966

Days lived

19,578

🇩🇪Ilse Werner

German actress (1921-2005) · 1921–2005

Days lived

30,709

Issa Hayatou

Cameroonian basketball player and football executive · 1946–2024

Days lived

28,489

🇬🇧Ivan Poddubny

athlete · 1871–1949

Days lived

28,428

Joseph Maria Olbrich

Austrian architect (1867–1908) · 1867–1908

Days lived

14,839

🇸🇰Jozef Tomko

Slovak cardinal and Roman Catholic archbishop · 1924–2022

Days lived

35,944

🇩🇪Kurt Schwerdtfeger

German sculptor (1897-1966) · 1897–1966

Days lived

25,250

Michael Wittmann

military person · 1914–1944

Days lived

11,066

🇬🇧Olivia Newton-John

singer-songwriter · 1948–2022

Days lived

26,979

🇩🇪Paul von Hase

military person · 1885–1944

Days lived

21,564

🇺🇸Wilbert Robinson

film director · 1863–1934

Days lived

25,972

🇩🇪Gertrud von Le Fort

deceased

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

🇬🇧William Greggan

athlete · 1882–1976

Days lived

34,031

🇪🇨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

47,701

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,143

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,109

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,743

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,187

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,839

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,170

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,839

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,191

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,734

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,644

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,621