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August 8 1976

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸A'ja Wilson
Basketball player · b. 1996
Days alive
1
🇨🇴Alberto Granado
deceased
Argentine-Cuban biochemistry doctor, writer, scientist and traveling companion of Che Guevara (1922-2011) · 1922–2011
Days lived
32,352
🇺🇸Alysa Liu
Figure skater · b. 2005
Days alive
1
🇵🇱Anita Włodarczyk
Polish hammer thrower · b. 1985
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Anton Fig
American musician · b. 1952
Days alive
8,767
🇺🇸Arthur Goldberg
deceased
American lawyer, politician and civil servant (1908-1990) · 1908–1990
Days lived
29,749
🇮🇹Arturo D'Onofrio
deceased
Italian priest (1914–2006) · 1914–2006
Days lived
33,691
🇬🇧Arvid Lindblad
Racing driver · b. 2007
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Bastian Knittel
German tennis player · b. 1983
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Bianca Kappler
German long jumper · b. 1977
Days alive
1
🇫🇷Boris Béthéry
rugby union player · b. 1983
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Brett Ratliff
American football quarterback · b. 1985
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Bruce Matthews
American football player and coach (born 1961) · b. 1961
Days alive
5,480
🇩🇪Carsten Peter Thiede
deceased
German archaeologist (1952–2004) · 1952–2004
Days lived
19,122
🇬🇧Chris Eubank
British former professional boxer · b. 1966
Days alive
3,654
🇧🇷Cláudio Hummes
deceased
Catholic cardinal (1934–2022) · 1934–2022
Days lived
32,108
🇺🇸Connie Stevens
American actress and singer · b. 1938
Days alive
13,881
🇮🇹Danilo Gallinari
basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
1
🇺🇸David Deutsch
American painter (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
12,055
🌍Dillon Thieneman
American football player · b. 2004
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Dustin Hoffman
Oscar Winners · b. 1937
Days alive
14,246
🇩🇪Eduard Krebsbach
deceased
German physician and SS doctor in the Nazi concentration camp in Mauthausen (1894-1947) · 1894–1947
Days lived
19,286
🌍Esmail Ghaani
Army officer · b. 1957
Days alive
6,941
🇧🇷Éverton Lopes
Brazilian amateur boxer · b. 1988
Days alive
1
🇸🇪Göran Collert
chief executive officer · b. 1937
Days alive
14,246
🇦🇹Helene Jarmer
Austrian politician · b. 1971
Days alive
1,828
🇩🇪Herbert Jankuhn
deceased
SS Officer (1905-1990) · 1905–1990
Days lived
30,947
Ilhami Emin
deceased
Macedonian-Turkish poet, translator · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,407
🇩🇪Jan Josef Liefers
singer · b. 1964
Days alive
4,384
🇺🇸JC Chasez
American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and occasional actor · b. 1976
Days alive
1
🇳🇴Jostein Gaarder
Norwegian author (born 1952) · b. 1952
Days alive
8,767
🇨🇭Kaplan Burović
deceased
Yugoslavian and Albanian writer (1934–2022) · 1934–2022
Days lived
32,146
🇦🇹Klaus Ebner
Austrian writer · b. 1964
Days alive
4,384
🇳🇱Louis van Gaal
football player · b. 1951
Days alive
9,133
🇺🇸Lucky Millinder
deceased
American bandleader (1910–1966) · 1910–1966
Days lived
20,506
🇦🇹Marion Mitterhammer
Austrian actress · b. 1965
Days alive
4,019
🇩🇪Michael Leutert
politician · b. 1974
Days alive
732
🇪🇬Mohamed Morsi
deceased
politician · 1951–2019
Days lived
24,786
🇬🇧Paul Dirac
deceased
scientist · 1902–1984
Days lived
30,025
🇩🇪Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
deceased
military person · 1881–1954
Days lived
26,760
🇫🇮Petra Thorén
Finnish tennis player · b. 1969
Days alive
2,558
🇩🇪Ralf König
German comic book creator · b. 1960
Days alive
5,845
🇺🇸Rashard Lewis
basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
1
Ray Dalio
Founder of Bridgewater · b. 1949
Days alive
9,863
🇺🇸Ray Dalio
Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · b. 1949
Days alive
9,863
🇩🇪Renate Blank
deceased
German politician (1941-2021) · 1941–2021
Days lived
29,168
🇺🇸Robert Siodmak
deceased
actor · 1900–1973
Days lived
26,513
🇨🇭Roger Federer
Swiss tennis player · b. 1981
Days alive
1
🇬🇧Roger Penrose
English mathematical physicist, recreational mathematician and philosopher · b. 1931
Days alive
16,438
🇩🇪Ronald Weigel
East German athlete · b. 1959
Days alive
6,211
🇰🇷S.Coups (Choi Seung-cheol)
K-pop Idol (SEVENTEEN) · b. 1995
Days alive
1
Serikbay Temirbayev
Kazakhstani chess player · b. 1961
Days alive
5,480
Shawn Mendes
singer · b. 1998
Days alive
1
🇬🇧Stjepan Đureković
deceased
Croatian businessman (1926–1983) · 1926–1983
Days lived
20,809
🇺🇸Taryll Jackson
singer · b. 1975
Days alive
367
🇩🇪Tatjana Maria
German tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
1
🇫🇷Thierry Mariani
French politician · b. 1958
Days alive
6,576
🇦🇺Vanessa Amorosi
Australian singer-songwriter · b. 1981
Days alive
1
Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly
deceased
Indian Catholic priest (1876-1929) · 1876–1929
Days lived
19,416
🇨🇿Vladimír Darida
Czech footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Werner Riess
scientist · b. 1970
Days alive
2,193

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Adele Filene
deceased
German fashion designer (1909–2010) · 1909–2010
Days lived
36,946
🇺🇸Anna J. Harrison
deceased
American organic chemist (1912–1998) · 1912–1998
Days lived
31,275

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
45,145
🇺🇸Margarete Bieber
deceased
German-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,004

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,139
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
52,816

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
50,989
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
50,686

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
656,196
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
135,710

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
13,639
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
7,061

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Arnold Angenendt

🇩🇪Arnold Angenendt

deceased

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

Days lived

31,774

August Gissler

🇩🇪August Gissler

German archaeologist (1857-1935) · 1857–1935

Days lived

28,457

Cannonball Adderley

🇺🇸Cannonball Adderley

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

Days lived

17,129

Christopher Loeak

Christopher Loeak

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

Days lived

26,569

Erich Hoepner

Erich Hoepner

Notable Trials · 1886–1944

Days lived

21,148

Erwin von Witzleben

🇵🇱Erwin von Witzleben

military person · 1881–1944

Days lived

22,893

Fenwick Henri Watkins

🇺🇸Fenwick Henri Watkins

American athlete and coach · 1887–1943

Days lived

20,313

Gesina Lechte-Siemer

🇩🇪Gesina Lechte-Siemer

writer · 1911–2007

Days lived

35,284

Glen Campbell

🇺🇸Glen Campbell

American musician (1936–2017) · 1936–2017

Days lived

29,694

Hans R. Camenzind

🇺🇸Hans R. Camenzind

scientist · 1934–2012

Days lived

28,710

Horst Fischer

🇩🇪Horst Fischer

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

Days lived

19,579

Ilse Werner

🇩🇪Ilse Werner

German actress (1921-2005) · 1921–2005

Days lived

30,710

Issa Hayatou

Issa Hayatou

Cameroonian basketball player and football executive · 1946–2024

Days lived

28,490

Ivan Poddubny

🇬🇧Ivan Poddubny

athlete · 1871–1949

Days lived

28,429

Joseph Maria Olbrich

Joseph Maria Olbrich

Austrian architect (1867–1908) · 1867–1908

Days lived

14,840

Jozef Tomko

🇸🇰Jozef Tomko

Slovak cardinal and Roman Catholic archbishop · 1924–2022

Days lived

35,945

Kurt Schwerdtfeger

🇩🇪Kurt Schwerdtfeger

German sculptor (1897-1966) · 1897–1966

Days lived

25,251

Michael Wittmann

Michael Wittmann

military person · 1914–1944

Days lived

11,067

Olivia Newton-John

🇬🇧Olivia Newton-John

singer-songwriter · 1948–2022

Days lived

26,980

Paul von Hase

🇩🇪Paul von Hase

military person · 1885–1944

Days lived

21,565

Wilbert Robinson

🇺🇸Wilbert Robinson

film director · 1863–1934

Days lived

25,973

Rafael von Frenckell

🇫🇮Rafael von Frenckell

deceased

Finnish CEO of Rosenlew company · 1883–1978

Days lived

34,699

Horst von der Goltz

Horst von der Goltz

German spy and actor · b. 1884

Days alive

33,823

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

🇫🇷Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

writer · 1884–1979

Days lived

34,533

Paul Oppenheim

🇩🇪Paul Oppenheim

chemist · 1885–1977

Days lived

33,608

Grete Freund

🇦🇹Grete Freund

actor · 1885–1982

Days lived

35,393

Ernst Bloch

🇨🇭Ernst Bloch

philosopher · 1885–1977

Days lived

33,630

Sonia Delaunay

🇫🇷Sonia Delaunay

French painter (1885–1979) · 1885–1979

Days lived

34,354

Oskar Kokoschka

🇦🇹Oskar Kokoschka

artist · 1886–1980

Days lived

34,326

Clemens Holzmeister

🇦🇹Clemens Holzmeister

Austrian architect and stage designer (1886–1983) · 1886–1983

Days lived

35,506

Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps

🇧🇾Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps

Soviet ceramic artist, director of the National Art Museum of Belarus (1886-1979) · 1886–1979

Days lived

34,213

Willem Drees

🇳🇱Willem Drees

Dutch politician (1886–1988) · 1886–1988

Days lived

37,204

Hans von Obstfelder

🇩🇪Hans von Obstfelder

military person · 1886–1976

Days lived

32,978

Armin T. Wegner

🇩🇪Armin T. Wegner

German pacifist, writer and poet (1886–1978) · 1886–1978

Days lived

33,451

Arthur Rubinstein

Arthur Rubinstein

classical pianist · 1887–1982

Days lived

35,025

Raoul Walsh

🇺🇸Raoul Walsh

American film director and actor (1887–1980) · 1887–1980

Days lived

34,264

Joe McCarthy

🇺🇸Joe McCarthy

film director · 1887–1978

Days lived

33,140

Wilhelm Kaisen

🇩🇪Wilhelm Kaisen

German politician, Mayor of Bremen (1887-1979) · 1887–1979

Days lived

33,814

Rodrigo de Castro Pereira

🇵🇹Rodrigo de Castro Pereira

Portuguese tennis player · 1887–1983

Days lived

34,862

Lonesome George

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,431

Lin Wang

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,468

Ham

🇺🇸Ham

Chimpanzee · 1957–1983

Days lived

9,334

Washoe

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,400

Digit

🇷🇼Digit

Mountain gorilla · 1967–1977

Days lived

4,018

Secretariat

🇺🇸Secretariat

Thoroughbred horse · 1970–1989

Days lived

7,129

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

50,259

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

40,701

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

39,667

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

39,301

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

36,745

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

35,397

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

59,728

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

40,397

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

18,749

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

16,292

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

14,202

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

12,179

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

1,599

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

416