On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 24 1990
Born on This Day
Alan Walker
record producer · b. 1997
Alice Bradley Sheldon🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1915–1987
Days lived
26,201
André Kim🇰🇷
deceasedSouth Korean fashion designer (1935-2010) · 1935–2010
Days lived
27,382
Carl Wilhelm Wirtz
deceasedGerman astronomer (1876–1939) · 1876–1939
Days lived
22,822
Dave Chappelle🇺🇸
Comedian · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
David Koechner🇺🇸
American actor and comedian · b. 1962
Days alive
10,227
Ernest Tursunov
deceasedpoet and translator (1935–2014) · 1935–2014
Days lived
28,781
Franz Jantsch🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian theologian and author (1909–2006) · 1909–2006
Days lived
35,314
Georg Preuße🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1950
Days alive
14,610
Gergely Pattantyús🇭🇺
Hungarian artist · b. 1972
Days alive
6,574
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Grey DeLisle🇺🇸
actor · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
Hervé Bugnet🇫🇷
French footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
3,287
Hugó Payr🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1888–1976
Days lived
32,043
Ivan Youlianovitch Romanovsky🇧🇾
deceasedBelarusian painter (1928-1974) · 1928–1974
Days lived
16,741
Jean-Michel Jarre🇫🇷
rapper · b. 1948
Days alive
15,340
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John Banaszak🇺🇸
American football player and coach, baseball coach (born 1950) · b. 1950
Days alive
14,610
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Jorge Luis Borges🇦🇷
deceasedwriter · 1899–1986
Days lived
31,705
Josef Jarno🇭🇺
deceasedactor · 1866–1932
Days lived
23,880
Juraj Hromkovič🇸🇰
Slovak computer scientist · b. 1958
Days alive
11,688
Jürg Grossen🇨🇭
entrepreneur · b. 1969
Days alive
7,670
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Karl Hanke
deceasedGerman general and last Reichsführer-SS (1903-1945) · 1903–1945
Days lived
15,264
Karoline Leavitt🇺🇸
Political staffer · b. 1997
Ken Hensley🇬🇧
deceasedBritish singer and guitarist (1945–2020) · 1945–2020
Days lived
27,466
Leandro Domingues🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian association football player (1983–2025) · 1983–2025
Days lived
15,196
Leonardo Conti🇨🇭
deceasedphysician, Nazi officer (1900-1945) · 1900–1945
Days lived
16,479
Leonīds Ribickis🇱🇻
Latvian scientist · b. 1947
Days alive
15,706
Michael Redd🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
4,018
Nina Ruge🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1956
Days alive
12,418
Oliver Chace
deceasedActor · 1769–1852
Days lived
30,220
Orlando Engelaar🇳🇱
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
4,018
Patricio Escobal🇪🇸
deceasedfootball player · 1903–2002
Days lived
36,253
Paul Wilhelm Hubert Wagner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1899-1970) · 1899–1970
Days lived
25,707
Paulo Coelho🇧🇷
actor · b. 1947
Days alive
15,706
Reggie Miller🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1965
Days alive
9,131
Robert D. Hales🇺🇸
deceasedMormon leader (1932–2017) · 1932–2017
Days lived
31,084
Robert Oerley🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect (1876-1945) · 1876–1945
Days lived
25,284
Rupert Grint🇬🇧
English actor (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
730
Ruth Berlau🇩🇰
deceasedDanish actress (1906-1974) · 1906–1974
Days lived
24,617
Shanthanu Bhagyaraj🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1985
Days alive
1,826
Stephen Fry🇦🇹
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist · b. 1957
Days alive
12,053
Todd Young🇺🇸
United States Senator from Indiana · b. 1972
Days alive
6,574
Udo Pastörs🇩🇪
German right-wing extremist politician · b. 1952
Days alive
13,879
Died on This Day
Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven🇨🇺
deceasedscientist · 1865–1951
Days lived
31,543
Arleen Sorkin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1955–2023) · 1955–2023
Days lived
24,786
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Arturo Alessandri🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1868–1950
Days lived
29,831
Christoph Daum🇩🇪
deceasedGerman football manager (1953–2024) · 1953–2024
Days lived
25,872
E. G. Marshall
deceasedActor · 1914–1998
Days lived
30,748
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross🇺🇸
deceasedSwiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004) · 1926–2004
Days lived
28,537
Ernst Wiechert
deceasedGerman writer (1887-1950) · 1887–1950
Days lived
23,108
Félix-Antoine Savard🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian poet · 1896–1982
Days lived
31,403
Franz Winkelmeier
deceasedartist · 1860–1887
Days lived
9,980
Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey🇮🇪
deceasedRecipient of the Victoria Cross (1888-1980) · 1888–1980
Days lived
33,594
Hansi Lang🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1955–2008
Days lived
19,582
Henry J. Kaiser🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican industrialist (1882–1967) · 1882–1967
Days lived
31,152
Herbert Hupka🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1915-2006) · 1915–2006
Days lived
33,247
Hissène Habré
deceasedNotable Trials · 1942–2021
Days lived
28,866
James Clark McReynolds🇺🇸
deceasedUnited States federal judge and Supreme Court Justice (1862-1946) · 1862–1946
Days lived
30,882
Jaye P. Morgan🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1931–2026
Days lived
34,598
Kenji Mizoguchi🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese film director and screenwriter (1898-1956) · 1898–1956
Days lived
21,284
Levan Sanadze🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1928–1998
Days lived
25,728
Mária Bolla🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1945–2018
Days lived
26,690
Richard Attenborough🇬🇧
deceasedactor · 1923–2014
Days lived
33,233
Ronald Knox🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish priest and theologian (1888–1957) · 1888–1957
Days lived
25,390
Walter Scheel🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1919–2016
Days lived
35,477
Werner Abrolat🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1924-1997) · 1924–1997
Days lived
26,672
Wolfgang Uhlmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1935-2020) · 1935–2020
Days lived
31,195
Zygmunt Kiszkurno🇵🇱
deceasedPolish Olympic shooter · 1921–2012
Days lived
33,468
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
50,273
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,951
José Miguel Barandiarán🇪🇸
deceasedBasque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991) · 1889–1991
Days lived
37,244
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
36,299
Walter Schenk🇩🇪
deceasedGerman military personnel · 1891–2000
Days lived
39,634
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Hal Roach🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992
Days lived
36,817
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
35,962
Lang Jingshan
deceasedartist · 1892–1995
Days lived
37,506
Zośka Vieras🇱🇹
deceasedBelarusian writer and poet (1892-1991) · 1892–1991
Days lived
36,166
Lillian Gish🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993
Days lived
36,295
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Martha Graham🇺🇸
deceasedBallet dancer · 1894–1991
Days lived
35,388
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1894–1998) · 1894–1998
Days lived
37,799
Hermann Florstedt
deceasedmilitary person · 1895–2000
Days lived
38,302
Adolf Pokorny🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian-born dermatologist and doctor; defendant in the Doctors' Trial at Nuremberg (1895-?) · 1895–2000
Days lived
38,144
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
Heinrich Eberbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1895–1992) · 1895–1992
Days lived
35,295
Sylvia de Arruda Botelho Bittencourt🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian journalist · 1896–1995
Days lived
36,188
Friedrich Hund🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1896–1997
Days lived
36,945
Lilia Skala🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian-American actress (1896-1994) · 1896–1994
Days lived
35,813
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect (1897–2000) · 1897–2000
Days lived
37,614
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
57,944
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Alex🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican grey parrot · 1976–2007
Days lived
11,433
Keiko🇮🇸
deceasedOrca · 1977–2003
Days lived
9,841
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,117
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,814
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
55,387
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
45,829
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
44,795
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
44,429
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
41,873
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
40,525
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,324
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,838
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
64,856
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
45,525
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
23,877
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
21,420
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
19,330
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
17,307
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,767
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,189
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
6,727
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
5,544
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
4,839
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,152
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,109
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
3,888