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August 21 1969

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Born on This Day

🇹🇷Adnan Şenses
deceased
singer · 1935–2013
Days lived
28,616
🇫🇷Alizée
singer · b. 1984
🇺🇸Archie Griffin
player of American football · b. 1954
Days alive
5,479
🇩🇪Axel Breitung
German music executive · b. 1957
Days alive
4,383
🇺🇸Bo Burnham
Actor · b. 1990
🇬🇧Chantelle Houghton
Actor · b. 1983
🇨🇼Charlison Benschop
Curaçaoan footballer · b. 1989
🇺🇸Count Basie
deceased
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) · 1904–1984
Days lived
29,103
Ernst Gronau
deceased
actor · 1887–1938
Days lived
18,616
🇺🇸Frank Pastore
deceased
film director · 1957–2012
Days lived
20,207
🇺🇸Hayden Panettiere
singer · b. 1989
🇬🇧Hedwig Lachmann
deceased
German author, translator and poet (1865-1918) · 1865–1918
Days lived
19,176
🇦🇹Heinz Peter Mayer
deceased
Austrian artist (1944-2012) · 1944–2012
Days lived
24,656
🇩🇪Jasmin Wöhr
German tennis player · b. 1980
🇨🇿Jiří Lála
athlete · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
🇩🇪John Rittmeister
deceased
scientist · 1898–1943
Days lived
16,335
🇨🇦Jon Lajoie
Comedian and musician · b. 1980
🇩🇪Karl Storch
deceased
German hammer thrower (1913-1992) · 1913–1992
Days lived
28,850
🇺🇸Kenny Rogers
deceased
American country singer (1938–2020) · 1938–2020
Days lived
29,797
🇬🇧Liam Howlett
British musician, DJ and record producer · b. 1971
🇺🇸Liezel Huber
South Africa born- US tennis player · b. 1976
🇲🇦Mohammed VI of Morocco
entrepreneur · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇩🇪Norbert Thimm
basketball player · b. 1949
Days alive
7,305
🇩🇪Oliver Geissen
German television talk show host · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇩🇪Oliver Kirch
football player · b. 1982
Perry Christie
Bahamian politician · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497
🇦🇺Peter Weir
Australian film director (born 1944) · b. 1944
Days alive
9,131
🇩🇪Richard Wolffenstein
deceased
chemist · 1864–1929
Days lived
23,663
🇺🇸RJ Mitte
deceased
Actor · 1992–2026
Days lived
12,470
🇫🇷Rodolphe Belmer
French business executive at EutelSat then Atos · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇫🇮Roman Schatz
Finnish-German author and television host · b. 1960
Days alive
3,287
🇧🇪Rudi Thomaes
deceased
businessman (1952-2018) · 1952–2018
Days lived
24,079
🇳🇱Sander Dreesmann
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1977
Sergey Brin
computer scientist · b. 1973
🇱🇧Serj Tankian
singer · b. 1967
Days alive
731
🇺🇸Shonn Greene
All-American college football player, professional football player, running back · b. 1985
🇳🇴Simone Eriksrud
German-Norwegian jazz vocalist and composer · b. 1970
🇺🇸Thomas S. Monson
deceased
president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1927-2018) · 1927–2018
Days lived
33,007
Usain Bolt
Jamaican sprinter · b. 1986
🇺🇸Walter Block
philosopher · b. 1941
Days alive
10,227
🇺🇸Walter Szczerbiak
basketball player · b. 1949
Days alive
7,305
🇨🇿Zdeněk Lukáš
deceased
Czech composer (1928–2007) · 1928–2007
Days lived
28,815
🇯🇵Zion Suzuki
Association football player · b. 2002

Died on This Day

🇪🇸Agustín Sauto Arana
deceased
football player · 1908–1986
Days lived
28,591
🇺🇸Charles Eames
deceased
American designer (1907-1978) · 1907–1978
Days lived
25,998

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
42,600
🇬🇧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
50,271

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,444
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,141

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,651
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,165

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
11,094
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,516

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🇩🇪Christoph Schlingensief

deceased

German theatre and film director, playwright, and performance artist (1960-2010) · 1960–2010

Days lived

18,198

🇩🇪Eduard Arning

German dermatologist (1855–1936) · 1855–1936

Days lived

29,817

Elizabeth Báthory

Notable Trials · 1560–1614

Days lived

19,727

🇩🇪Klaus Höhne

German actor (1927-2006) · 1927–2006

Days lived

28,924

🇲🇽Leon Trotsky

journalist · 1879–1940

Days lived

22,202

🇷🇺Lev Vasilyev

Soviet industrial manager and statesman (1925-2023) · 1925–2023

Days lived

35,989

🇮🇹Nanni Loy

Italian film, theatre and TV director (1925-1995) · 1925–1995

Days lived

25,504

🇩🇪Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien

German naval officer (1879–1956) · 1879–1956

Days lived

28,262

🇳🇴Per Lønning

Norwegian Lutheran bishop and politician, lyricist (1928-2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

32,321

🇦🇹Sissy Roth-Halvax

Austrian politician (1946-2009) · 1946–2009

Days lived

22,999

🇮🇳Sowcar Janaki

Actor · 1931–2026

Days lived

34,586

🇺🇸William Norris

entrepreneur · 1911–2006

Days lived

34,737

🇨🇭Wolfgang Hildesheimer

German author · 1916–1991

Days lived

27,283

🇸🇺Yuri Nikulin

Clown · 1921–1997

Days lived

27,640

🇩🇪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

47,714

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,156

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,122

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,756

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,200

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,852

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,183

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,852

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,204

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,747

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,657

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,634