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July 29, 1990

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July 29 1990

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Born on This Day

Allison Mack
Notable Trials · b. 1982
Days alive
2,922
Andrey Sheptytsky🇵🇱
deceased
Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (1865-1944) · 1865–1944
Days lived
28,949
August Stramm
deceased
writer · 1874–1915
Days lived
15,008
Benito Mussolini
deceased
politician · 1883–1945
Days lived
22,553
Bernhard Zondek🇩🇪
deceased
German-Israeli endocrinologist · 1891–1966
Days lived
27,495
Budd Boetticher🇺🇸
deceased
American film director (1916-2001) · 1916–2001
Days lived
31,169
Carl Neuberg🇩🇪
deceased
chemist · 1877–1956
Days lived
28,794
Celina Midelfart🇳🇴
Businesswoman, Heiress · b. 1971
Days alive
6,940
Cevdet Caner🇦🇹
entrepreneur · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
Chris Marker🇫🇷
deceased
French filmmaker (1921–2012) · 1921–2012
Days lived
33,238
Cori Close🇺🇸
Basketball player · b. 1971
Days alive
6,940
Dag Hammarskjöld🇸🇪
deceased
writer · 1905–1961
Days lived
20,505
Denis Urubko🇵🇱
Kazakhstani mountaineer · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
Dileep Rao
Actor · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
Franz Wilhelmer🇦🇹
athlete · b. 1960
Days alive
10,957
Gaston Waringhien🇫🇷
deceased
writer · 1901–1991
Days lived
33,016
Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner🇩🇪
deceased
German educational theorist (1854-1932) · 1854–1932
Days lived
28,293
Georg Stumme🇩🇪
deceased
German general (1886–1942) · 1886–1942
Days lived
20,540
Ginni Rometty🇺🇸
Tech CEOs · b. 1957
Days alive
12,053
Harry Mulisch🇳🇱
deceased
writer · 1927–2010
Days lived
30,409
Helen Barbara Kruger
deceased
American business woman (1913–2006) · 1913–2006
Days lived
33,855
Horst Grund🇩🇪
deceased
German cinematographer and photographer (1915-2001) · 1915–2001
Days lived
31,330
J. R. D. Tata🇮🇳
deceased
Indian industrialist, philanthropist and aviator (1904–1993) · 1904–1993
Days lived
32,630
Jerzy Bończak🇵🇱
Polish actor · b. 1949
Days alive
14,975
Jindřich Panský🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1960
Days alive
10,957
Juan Antonio Orenga🇪🇸
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
8,766
Ken Kadokura🇯🇵
film director · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
Lyudmila Frolova
deceased
Soviet field hockey player · 1953–2013
Days lived
21,772
Martina McBride🇺🇸
Singer-songwriter · b. 1966
Days alive
8,766
Meret Burger🇩🇪
German actor and film director · b. 1975
Days alive
5,479
Mike Adams🇺🇸
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
4,383
Mikhail Tikhonravov
deceased
scientist · 1900–1974
Days lived
26,881
Mircea Lucescu🇷🇴
deceased
Association football player · 1945–2026
Days lived
29,472
Nicola Spieß🇦🇹
athlete · b. 1958
Days alive
11,688
Orna Angel🇮🇱
Israeli politician · b. 1962
Days alive
10,227
Peter Schreier🇩🇪
deceased
German tenor and conductor (1935-2019) · 1935–2019
Days lived
30,830
Philip Witte🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1984
Days alive
2,191
Richard Lenel🇩🇪
deceased
entrepreneur · 1869–1950
Days lived
29,589
Richard Steven Horvitz🇺🇸
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
8,766
Rochus Misch🇩🇪
deceased
military person · 1917–2013
Days lived
35,102
Ruth Hayward🇺🇸
American engineer, sculptor and philanthropist · b. 1934
Days alive
20,454
Seth Greisinger🇺🇸
film director · b. 1975
Days alive
5,479
Suzie McConnell-Serio
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1966
Days alive
8,766
Tidjane Thiam🇫🇷
Ivorian businessman and politician · b. 1962
Days alive
10,227
Tim Frühling🇩🇪
radio personality · b. 1975
Days alive
5,479
Tim Gunn🇺🇸
American actor and fashion consultant · b. 1953
Days alive
13,514
Víctor Martínez🇩🇴
athlete · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
Walter Reppe🇩🇪
deceased
chemist · 1892–1969
Days lived
28,120
Werner Freyberg🇩🇪
deceased
field hockey player (1902-1973) · 1902–1973
Days lived
25,738
Werner Landgraf🇩🇪
German astronomer · b. 1959
Days alive
11,323
Yge Visser
chess player · b. 1963
Days alive
9,862

Died on This Day

Albert Vanhoye🇫🇷
deceased
Jesuit priest, exegete, cardinal (1923-2021) · 1923–2021
Days lived
35,800
Cass Elliot🇺🇸
deceased
actor · 1941–1974
Days lived
12,001

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
50,247
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,925

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
57,918

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,091
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,788

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,298
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,812

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,741
12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,163

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Chris Marker🇫🇷

French filmmaker (1921–2012) · 1921–2012

Days lived

33,238

David Niven

Oscar Winners · 1910–1983

Days lived

26,813

Dorothy Hodgkin🇬🇧

British chemist · 1910–1994

Days lived

30,759

Erich Kästner🇩🇪

musician · 1899–1974

Days lived

27,549

Franz Josef Popp

Actor · 1886–1954

Days lived

25,032

Georg Klaus🇩🇪

German chess player (1912–1974) · 1912–1974

Days lived

22,503

Harold Sakata🇺🇸

American sportsman and actor (1920-1982) · 1920–1982

Days lived

22,673

Herbert Marcuse🇺🇸

philosopher · 1898–1979

Days lived

29,594

Joe Kernan🇺🇸

film director · 1946–2020

Days lived

27,141

Josef Blösche🇩🇪

SS soldier and war criminal (1912–1969) · 1912–1969

Days lived

20,987

Joseph Kürschner

German editor (1853–1902) · 1853–1902

Days lived

17,843

József Németh🇭🇺

Hungarian photographer (1911–2006) · 1911–2006

Days lived

34,845

Lois Bancroft Long🇺🇸

writer · 1901–1974

Days lived

26,524

Ludwig Klages🇩🇪

philosopher · 1872–1956

Days lived

30,546

Luis Buñuel🇪🇸

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983) · 1900–1983

Days lived

30,472

Margot Eskens🇩🇪

German singer (1936–2022) · 1936–2022

Days lived

31,397

Paul Scharfe🇵🇱

German SS general (1876–1942) · 1876–1942

Days lived

24,066

Peter Bayliss🇬🇧

British actor and film actor (1922-2002) · 1922–2002

Days lived

29,252

Rafael Heliodoro Valle🇭🇳

writer · 1896–1959

Days lived

23,035

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter (1853–1890) · 1853–1890

Days lived

13,635

José Miguel Barandiarán🇪🇸

deceased

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

Days lived

37,244

Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

36,273

Walter Schenk🇩🇪

German military personnel · 1891–2000

Days lived

39,634

Hal Roach🇺🇸

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

Days lived

36,817

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

35,936

Lang Jingshan

artist · 1892–1995

Days lived

37,506

Zośka Vieras🇱🇹

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

Days lived

36,166

Lillian Gish🇺🇸

American actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993

Days lived

36,295

Martha Graham🇺🇸

Ballet dancer · 1894–1991

Days lived

35,388

Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia🇮🇹

Italian film director (1894–1998) · 1894–1998

Days lived

37,799

Hermann Florstedt

military person · 1895–2000

Days lived

38,302

Adolf Pokorny🇦🇹

Austrian-born dermatologist and doctor; defendant in the Doctors' Trial at Nuremberg (1895-?) · 1895–2000

Days lived

38,144

Silas Simmons🇺🇸

American baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006

Days lived

40,557

Heinrich Eberbach🇩🇪

German general (1895–1992) · 1895–1992

Days lived

35,295

Sylvia de Arruda Botelho Bittencourt🇧🇷

Brazilian journalist · 1896–1995

Days lived

36,188

Friedrich Hund🇩🇪

chemist · 1896–1997

Days lived

36,945

Lilia Skala🇺🇸

Austrian-American actress (1896-1994) · 1896–1994

Days lived

35,813

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky🇦🇹

Austrian architect (1897–2000) · 1897–2000

Days lived

37,614

Lonesome George🇪🇨

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

Lin Wang🇹🇼

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,467

Washoe🇺🇸

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

Koko🇺🇸

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

Alex🇺🇸

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,433

Keiko🇮🇸

Orca · 1977–2003

Days lived

9,841

Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

55,361

HSBC🇬🇧

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,803

Tata Group

Tata Group🇮🇳

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,769

Goldman Sachs🇺🇸

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,403

Eli Lilly🇺🇸

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,847

Chevron🇺🇸

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,499

Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,830

Crime and Punishment🇷🇺

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,499

The Great Gatsby🇺🇸

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,851

Brave New World🇬🇧

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,394

The Hobbit🇬🇧

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,304

The Little Prince🇫🇷

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

17,281

The Godfather🇺🇸

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,701

Jaws🇺🇸

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,518

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,813

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,126

Alien🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

4,083

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,862