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August 30 1969

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Born on This Day

🇦🇷Abel Laudonio
deceased
Argentine actor and Olympic boxer · 1938–2014
Days lived
27,741
🇧🇾Alexander Lukashenko
politician · b. 1954
Days alive
5,479
🇺🇸Andy Roddick
American tennis player · b. 1982
🇬🇧Angel Coulby
English actress · b. 1980
🇬🇧Antony Gormley
British sculptor (born 1950) · b. 1950
Days alive
6,940
🇷🇺Artyom Kozikhin
football player · b. 1991
🇩🇪Bernd Helfrich
actor · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
🇩🇪Bianka Lamade
German tennis player · b. 1982
🇩🇪Björn Werner
German-American football player · b. 1990
🇺🇸Cameron Diaz
actor · b. 1972
🇮🇹Costantino Ciervo
Italian artist · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
🇬🇧Delyth Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
British politician (born 1961) · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
🇩🇪Doris Jannausch
deceased
artist · 1925–2017
Days lived
33,705
🇳🇿Ernest Rutherford
deceased
politician · 1871–1937
Days lived
24,156
🇺🇸Félix Sánchez
Dominican track and field athlete · b. 1977
🇺🇸Geoffrey Beene
deceased
American fashion designer (1927–2004) · 1927–2004
Days lived
28,154
Gilles Cresto
athlete · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
🇶🇦Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
Qatari politician; prime minister and foreign minister · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
🇩🇪Hans Georg Rupp
deceased
German judge (1907-1989) · 1907–1989
Days lived
29,966
🇩🇪Harald Deilmann
deceased
German architect (1920–2008) · 1920–2008
Days lived
31,900
🇦🇹Heinz Neumann
Austrian architect · b. 1941
Days alive
10,227
🇩🇪Helge Schneider
German entertainer · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
🇬🇧Jamie Moses
English singer and guitarist · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
🇫🇷Jean-Claude Killy
actor · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497
🇺🇸Johanna Braddy
actor · b. 1987
🇪🇸Juan Ramón Fernández
basketball player · b. 1954
Days alive
5,479
🇵🇱Kasia Nosowska
singer-songwriter · b. 1971
🇹🇷Kemal Tunçeri
basketball player · b. 1974
🇨🇦Leon Boyd
Dutch baseball player · b. 1983
🇺🇸Lewis Black
American comedian and actor · b. 1948
Days alive
7,670
🇺🇿Maksim Shatskikh
Uzbekistani footballer · b. 1978
🇫🇷Mehdi Mostefa
Algerian and French footballer · b. 1983
🇨🇿Pavel Nedvěd
athlete · b. 1972
🇺🇸Robert Parish
American former basketball player (born 1953) · b. 1953
Days alive
5,844
🇦🇿Robert Sahakyants
deceased
animator (1950–2009) · 1950–2009
Days lived
21,575
🇫🇷Roger Pierre
deceased
French comedic actor (1923-2010) · 1923–2010
Days lived
31,558
🇺🇸Ruby Hirose
deceased
American biochemist and bacteriologist · 1904–1960
Days lived
20,492
🇬🇧Saida Gunba
deceased
athlete · 1959–2018
Days lived
21,636
🇸🇪Siri Derkert
deceased
Swedish artist (1888–1973) · 1888–1973
Days lived
30,921
🇺🇸Ted Williams
deceased
film director · 1918–2002
Days lived
30,625
🇸🇪Theodor Svedberg
deceased
artist · 1884–1971
Days lived
31,589
🇩🇪Tim Ohlbrecht
German basketball player · b. 1988
🇵🇱Tomasz Majewski
Polish shot putter · b. 1981
🇺🇸Tug McGraw
deceased
American baseball player (1944-2004) · 1944–2004
Days lived
21,677
🇺🇸Vic Seixas
deceased
American tennis player (1923–2024) · 1923–2024
Days lived
36,835
🇺🇸Warren Buffett
Investor & CEO · b. 1930
Days alive
14,245
🇩🇪Wilhelm Ehm
deceased
German admiral (1918–2009) · 1918–2009
Days lived
33,217
🇬🇧William Sullivan
deceased
Indian field hockey player (1909–1981) · 1909–1981
Days lived
26,057
🇩🇪Willy Reichert
deceased
German comic and actor (1896–1973) · 1896–1973
Days lived
28,223
🇩🇪Wolfgang Wagner
deceased
writer · 1919–2010
Days lived
33,076
🇬🇧Zarina Bhimji
artist · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇮🇹Zeno Saltini
deceased
Italian priest (1900–1981) · 1900–1981
Days lived
29,358

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel
deceased
German general and resistance fighter (1886–1944) · 1886–1944
Days lived
21,424
🇺🇸Charles Bronson
deceased
actor · 1921–2003
Days lived
29,885

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
42,609
🇬🇧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
50,280

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,453
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,150

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,660
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,174

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
11,103
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,525

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🇺🇸Don L. Lind

American astronaut (1930–2022) · 1930–2022

Days lived

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German astronomer (1886-1970) · 1886–1970

Days lived

30,889

🇦🇷Francisco Varallo

football player · 1910–2010

Days lived

36,731

🇺🇸Franco Columbu

Italian bodybuilder and actor (1941–2019) · 1941–2019

Days lived

28,512

🇩🇪Franz Stuck

German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and architect (1863–1928) · 1863–1928

Days lived

23,929

🇭🇺George Mikes

writer · 1912–1987

Days lived

27,590

🇩🇪Gerd Strantzen

field hockey player (1897-1958) · 1897–1958

Days lived

22,175

🇺🇸Hans Kundt

Bolivian general (1869-1939) · 1869–1939

Days lived

25,749

🇫🇷Henri Barbusse

writer · 1873–1935

Days lived

22,749

Hugo Rasmussen

Danish musician (1941–2015) · 1941–2015

Days lived

27,189

🇫🇷Jean Delorme

French Bible scholar (1920-2005) · 1920–2005

Days lived

31,120

🇮🇩K. P. H. Notoprojo

Indonesian musician (1909–2007) · 1909–2007

Days lived

35,960

🇩🇪Maggie Mae

German singer and actress (1960–2021) · 1960–2021

Days lived

22,389

🇦🇹Marie von Bülow

actor · 1857–1941

Days lived

30,879

Mikhail Gorbachev

politician · 1931–2022

Days lived

33,419

🇪🇬Naguib Mahfouz

writer · 1911–2006

Days lived

34,596

🇺🇸Natty Dominique

American musician (1896–1982) · 1896–1982

Days lived

31,438

🇮🇹Piero Ottaviano

Italian presbyter (1938-2005) · 1938–2005

Days lived

24,561

🇮🇪Seamus Heaney

Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013) · 1939–2013

Days lived

27,168

🇯🇵Shigezaburō Miyazaki

military person · 1892–1965

Days lived

26,901

🇩🇪Theodor Lessing

journalist · 1872–1933

Days lived

22,483

🇨🇿Věra Čáslavská

athlete · 1942–2016

Days lived

27,148

🇺🇸Ward Howell

American chief executive officer (1910-1980) · 1910–1980

Days lived

25,783

🇩🇪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

47,723

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,165

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,131

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,765

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,209

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,861

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,192

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,861

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,213

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,756

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,666

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,643