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August 28 1969

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Born on This Day

🇬🇪Arkady Strugatsky
deceased
writer · 1925–1991
Days lived
24,151
Armie Hammer
Former Actor · b. 1986
🇩🇪Augustin Souchy
deceased
German anarchist (1892–1984) · 1892–1984
Days lived
33,362
Ayase Ueda
association football player · b. 1998
🇨🇿Daniel Šmejkal
athlete · b. 1970
🇩🇪Dirk Wagner
athlete · b. 1971
🇬🇭Dominic Frimpong
deceased
Association football player · 2005–2026
Days lived
7,532
Eugene Byrd
Actor · b. 1975
🇫🇷Fousséni Diawara
football player · b. 1980
🇫🇷François-Noël Buffet
member of the Senate of France · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇦🇹Gabriel Anton
deceased
Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (1858–1933) · 1858–1933
Days lived
27,156
Ghenadie Lisoconi
Moldovan sports shooter · b. 1964
Days alive
1,826
🇩🇰Gry Johansen
singer · b. 1964
Days alive
1,826
🇩🇪Hermann Glaser
deceased
German cultural historian and opinion journalist (1928–2018) · 1928–2018
Days lived
32,801
🇭🇷Ivo Josipović
politician · b. 1957
Days alive
4,383
🇺🇸Jack Black
Actor · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇦🇴José Eduardo dos Santos
deceased
politician · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,169
🇯🇵Kaori Mizuhashi
actor · b. 1974
🇺🇸LeAnn Rimes
American singer and actress (born 1982) · b. 1982
Leo Tolstoy
deceased
Notable Trials · 1828–1910
Days lived
30,020
🇺🇸Matthew John Armstrong
Actor · b. 1973
🇮🇪Michael Craig-Martin
Irish painter (born 1941) · b. 1941
Days alive
10,227
🇦🇹Oliver Glasner
Association football player · b. 1974
🇩🇪Otto Neumann
deceased
German sprinter (1902-1990) · 1902–1990
Days lived
32,004
🇦🇹Peter Assmann
Austrian writer · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇩🇰Peter Mygind
Danish actor · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇨🇦Shania Twain
singer-songwriter · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇩🇪Stefan Arndt
German film producer · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
Vladimir Shukhov
deceased
Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939) · 1853–1939
Days lived
31,203
🇪🇹Walid Atta
Swedish football player · b. 1986
🇩🇪Wendelin Wiedeking
entrepreneur · b. 1952
Days alive
6,209
Weston McKennie
association football player · b. 1998

Died on This Day

🇨🇱Anacleto Angelini
deceased
Italian-born Chilean businessman (1912-2007) · 1912–2007
Days lived
34,922
🇪🇸Antonio Puerta
deceased
football player · 1984–2007
Days lived
8,311

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
42,607
🇬🇧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
50,278

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,451
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,148

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,658
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,172

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
11,101
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,523

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🇺🇸Bob Gordon

deceased

American musician (1928–1955) · 1928–1955

Days lived

9,939

🇺🇸Bruce Smith

American football player (1920-1967) · 1920–1967

Days lived

17,368

🇨🇦Cal Langford

Canadian bobsledder · 1959–2025

Days lived

24,270

🇺🇸Charles Sheaffer

field hockey player (1904–1989) · 1904–1989

Days lived

30,946

🇫🇮Curt Lincoln

Finnish race driver and tennis player (1918–2005) · 1918–2005

Days lived

31,736

🇺🇸DJ AM

Musician · 1973–2009

Days lived

13,300

🇨🇦Doug Maitland

Canadian football player (1922–2006) · 1922–2006

Days lived

30,745

🇺🇸Earl W. Bascom

American artist (1906-1995) · 1906–1995

Days lived

32,577

🇨🇭Edmond Privat

writer · 1889–1962

Days lived

26,671

🇩🇪Erich Cohn

German chess player (1884-1918) · 1884–1918

Days lived

12,597

🇬🇧Hannah Chaplin

English stage and musical actress (1866–1928) · 1865–1928

Days lived

23,032

🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Torrell

French theologian · 1927–2025

Days lived

35,822

🇺🇸John Huston

American film director, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1987) · 1906–1987

Days lived

29,608

🇷🇺Konstantin Simonov

journalist · 1915–1979

Days lived

23,284

🇺🇸Larry Pennell

American television and film actor (1928–2013) · 1928–2013

Days lived

31,235

🇦🇹Maximilian Daublebsky von Eichhain

Austrian military personnel · 1865–1939

Days lived

27,250

🇫🇷Michel Constantin

journalist · 1924–2003

Days lived

28,900

🇩🇪Minnie Maria Dronke

actor · 1904–1987

Days lived

30,357

🇩🇪Peter Gatter

German television presenter, journalist and radio host (1943–1997) · 1943–1997

Days lived

19,677

🇩🇪Peter Hacks

German writer (1928–2003) · 1928–2003

Days lived

27,553

🇩🇪Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, 7th Prince of Wied

entrepreneur · 1931–2000

Days lived

25,290

🇩🇪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

47,721

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,163

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,129

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,763

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,207

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,859

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,190

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,859

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,211

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,754

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,664

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,641