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August 28 1985

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Born on This Day

🇬🇪Arkady Strugatsky
deceased
writer · 1925–1991
Days lived
24,152
Armie Hammer
Former Actor · b. 1986
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Augustin Souchy
deceased
German anarchist (1892–1984) · 1892–1984
Days lived
33,363
Ayase Ueda
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
1
🇨🇿Daniel Šmejkal
athlete · b. 1970
Days alive
5,480
🇩🇪Dirk Wagner
athlete · b. 1971
Days alive
5,115
🇬🇭Dominic Frimpong
deceased
Association football player · 2005–2026
Days lived
7,533
Eugene Byrd
Actor · b. 1975
Days alive
3,654
🇫🇷Fousséni Diawara
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
1,827
🇫🇷François-Noël Buffet
member of the Senate of France · b. 1963
Days alive
8,037
🇦🇹Gabriel Anton
deceased
Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (1858–1933) · 1858–1933
Days lived
27,157
Ghenadie Lisoconi
Moldovan sports shooter · b. 1964
Days alive
7,671
🇩🇰Gry Johansen
singer · b. 1964
Days alive
7,671
🇩🇪Hermann Glaser
deceased
German cultural historian and opinion journalist (1928–2018) · 1928–2018
Days lived
32,802
🇭🇷Ivo Josipović
politician · b. 1957
Days alive
10,228
🇺🇸Jack Black
Actor · b. 1969
Days alive
5,845
🇦🇴José Eduardo dos Santos
deceased
politician · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,170
🇯🇵Kaori Mizuhashi
actor · b. 1974
Days alive
4,019
🇺🇸LeAnn Rimes
American singer and actress (born 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
1,097
Leo Tolstoy
deceased
Notable Trials · 1828–1910
Days lived
30,021
🇺🇸Matthew John Armstrong
Actor · b. 1973
Days alive
4,384
🇮🇪Michael Craig-Martin
Irish painter (born 1941) · b. 1941
Days alive
16,072
🇦🇹Oliver Glasner
Association football player · b. 1974
Days alive
4,019
🇩🇪Otto Neumann
deceased
German sprinter (1902-1990) · 1902–1990
Days lived
32,005
🇦🇹Peter Assmann
Austrian writer · b. 1963
Days alive
8,037
🇩🇰Peter Mygind
Danish actor · b. 1963
Days alive
8,037
🇨🇦Shania Twain
singer-songwriter · b. 1965
Days alive
7,306
🇩🇪Stefan Arndt
German film producer · b. 1961
Days alive
8,767
Vladimir Shukhov
deceased
Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939) · 1853–1939
Days lived
31,204
🇪🇹Walid Atta
Swedish football player · b. 1986
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Wendelin Wiedeking
entrepreneur · b. 1952
Days alive
12,054
Weston McKennie
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
1

Died on This Day

🇨🇱Anacleto Angelini
deceased
Italian-born Chilean businessman (1912-2007) · 1912–2007
Days lived
34,923
🇪🇸Antonio Puerta
deceased
football player · 1984–2007
Days lived
8,312

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
48,452
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
37,130

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
56,123

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
54,296
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
53,993

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
659,503
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
139,017

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
16,946
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
10,368

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Bob Gordon

🇺🇸Bob Gordon

deceased

American musician (1928–1955) · 1928–1955

Days lived

9,940

Bruce Smith

🇺🇸Bruce Smith

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

Days lived

17,369

🇨🇦Cal Langford

Canadian bobsledder · 1959–2025

Days lived

24,271

Charles Sheaffer

🇺🇸Charles Sheaffer

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

Days lived

30,947

Curt Lincoln

🇫🇮Curt Lincoln

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

Days lived

31,737

DJ AM

🇺🇸DJ AM

Musician · 1973–2009

Days lived

13,301

Doug Maitland

🇨🇦Doug Maitland

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

Days lived

30,746

Earl W. Bascom

🇺🇸Earl W. Bascom

American artist (1906-1995) · 1906–1995

Days lived

32,578

Edmond Privat

🇨🇭Edmond Privat

writer · 1889–1962

Days lived

26,672

Erich Cohn

🇩🇪Erich Cohn

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

Days lived

12,598

Hannah Chaplin

🇬🇧Hannah Chaplin

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

Days lived

23,033

Jean-Pierre Torrell

🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Torrell

French theologian · 1927–2025

Days lived

35,823

John Huston

🇺🇸John Huston

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

Days lived

29,609

Konstantin Simonov

🇷🇺Konstantin Simonov

journalist · 1915–1979

Days lived

23,285

🇺🇸Larry Pennell

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

Days lived

31,236

Maximilian Daublebsky von Eichhain

🇦🇹Maximilian Daublebsky von Eichhain

Austrian military personnel · 1865–1939

Days lived

27,251

Michel Constantin

🇫🇷Michel Constantin

journalist · 1924–2003

Days lived

28,901

Minnie Maria Dronke

🇩🇪Minnie Maria Dronke

actor · 1904–1987

Days lived

30,358

Peter Gatter

🇩🇪Peter Gatter

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

Days lived

19,678

Peter Hacks

🇩🇪Peter Hacks

German writer (1928–2003) · 1928–2003

Days lived

27,554

Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, 7th Prince of Wied

🇩🇪Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, 7th Prince of Wied

entrepreneur · 1931–2000

Days lived

25,291

🇳🇱Willem Drees

deceased

Dutch politician (1886–1988) · 1886–1988

Days lived

37,204

Irving Berlin

🇺🇸Irving Berlin

Composer · 1888–1989

Days lived

37,024

Edgar Hall

Edgar Hall

Anglican archdeacon · 1888–1987

Days lived

35,973

José Miguel Barandiarán

🇪🇸José Miguel Barandiarán

Basque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991) · 1889–1991

Days lived

37,245

Frank J. Skinner

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

34,478

Johannes Paul

🇩🇪Johannes Paul

scientist · 1891–1990

Days lived

36,179

Walter Schenk

🇩🇪Walter Schenk

German military personnel · 1891–2000

Days lived

39,635

John Howard Northrop

🇺🇸John Howard Northrop

scientist · 1891–1987

Days lived

35,025

Livain Chiasson

🇨🇦Livain Chiasson

Canadian priest (1892–1987) · 1892–1987

Days lived

34,699

Hal Roach

🇺🇸Hal Roach

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

Days lived

36,818

William P. Murphy

🇺🇸William P. Murphy

American scientist (1892–1987) · 1892–1987

Days lived

34,944

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

34,141

Lang Jingshan

Lang Jingshan

artist · 1892–1995

Days lived

37,507

Zośka Vieras

🇱🇹Zośka Vieras

Belarusian writer and poet (1892-1991) · 1892–1991

Days lived

36,167

Erté

🇫🇷Erté

Russian-born French designer (1892-1990) · 1892–1990

Days lived

35,621

Lily Laskine

🇫🇷Lily Laskine

French harpist (1893–1988) · 1893–1988

Days lived

34,459

Lillian Gish

🇺🇸Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993

Days lived

36,296

Ernst Öpik

🇬🇧Ernst Öpik

Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (1893-1985) · 1893–1985

Days lived

33,561

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

Washoe

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,400

Secretariat

🇺🇸Secretariat

Thoroughbred horse · 1970–1989

Days lived

7,129

Koko

🇺🇸Koko

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,153

Alex

🇺🇸Alex

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,434

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

53,566

HSBC

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

44,008

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

42,974

Goldman Sachs

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

42,608

Eli Lilly

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

40,052

Chevron

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

38,704

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

63,035

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

43,704

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

22,056

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

19,599

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

17,509

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

15,486

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

4,906

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

3,723

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

3,018

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

2,331

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

2,288

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

2,067