On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 28 1990
Born on This Day
Arkady Strugatsky🇬🇪
deceasedwriter · 1925–1991
Days lived
24,151
Armie Hammer
Former Actor · b. 1986
Days alive
1,461
Augustin Souchy🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anarchist (1892–1984) · 1892–1984
Days lived
33,362
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Ayase Ueda
association football player · b. 1998
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Daniel Šmejkal🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1970
Days alive
7,305
Dirk Wagner🇩🇪
athlete · b. 1971
Days alive
6,940
Dominic Frimpong🇬🇭
deceasedAssociation football player · 2005–2026
Days lived
7,532
Eugene Byrd
Actor · b. 1975
Days alive
5,479
Fousséni Diawara🇫🇷
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
3,652
François-Noël Buffet🇫🇷
member of the Senate of France · b. 1963
Days alive
9,862
Gabriel Anton🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian neurologist and psychiatrist (1858–1933) · 1858–1933
Days lived
27,156
Ghenadie Lisoconi
Moldovan sports shooter · b. 1964
Days alive
9,496
Gry Johansen🇩🇰
singer · b. 1964
Days alive
9,496
Hermann Glaser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman cultural historian and opinion journalist (1928–2018) · 1928–2018
Days lived
32,801
Ivo Josipović🇭🇷
politician · b. 1957
Days alive
12,053
Jack Black🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1969
Days alive
7,670
José Eduardo dos Santos🇦🇴
deceasedpolitician · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,169
Kaori Mizuhashi🇯🇵
actor · b. 1974
Days alive
5,844
LeAnn Rimes🇺🇸
American singer and actress (born 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
2,922
Leo Tolstoy
deceasedNotable Trials · 1828–1910
Days lived
30,020
Matthew John Armstrong🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
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Michael Craig-Martin🇮🇪
Irish painter (born 1941) · b. 1941
Days alive
17,897
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Oliver Glasner🇦🇹
Association football player · b. 1974
Days alive
5,844
Otto Neumann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman sprinter (1902-1990) · 1902–1990
Days lived
32,004
Peter Assmann🇦🇹
Austrian writer · b. 1963
Days alive
9,862
Peter Mygind🇩🇰
Danish actor · b. 1963
Days alive
9,862
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Shania Twain🇨🇦
singer-songwriter · b. 1965
Days alive
9,131
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Stefan Arndt🇩🇪
German film producer · b. 1961
Days alive
10,592
Vladimir Shukhov
deceasedRussian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939) · 1853–1939
Days lived
31,203
Walid Atta🇪🇹
Swedish football player · b. 1986
Days alive
1,461
Wendelin Wiedeking🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1952
Days alive
13,879
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Weston McKennie
association football player · b. 1998
Died on This Day
Anacleto Angelini🇨🇱
deceasedItalian-born Chilean businessman (1912-2007) · 1912–2007
Days lived
34,922
Antonio Puerta🇪🇸
deceasedfootball player · 1984–2007
Days lived
8,311
Bob Gordon🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1928–1955) · 1928–1955
Days lived
9,939
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Bruce Smith🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1920-1967) · 1920–1967
Days lived
17,368
Cal Langford🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian bobsledder · 1959–2025
Days lived
24,270
Charles Sheaffer🇺🇸
deceasedfield hockey player (1904–1989) · 1904–1989
Days lived
30,946
Curt Lincoln🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish race driver and tennis player (1918–2005) · 1918–2005
Days lived
31,736
DJ AM🇺🇸
deceasedMusician · 1973–2009
Days lived
13,300
Doug Maitland🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian football player (1922–2006) · 1922–2006
Days lived
30,745
Earl W. Bascom🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist (1906-1995) · 1906–1995
Days lived
32,577
Edmond Privat🇨🇭
deceasedwriter · 1889–1962
Days lived
26,671
Erich Cohn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1884-1918) · 1884–1918
Days lived
12,597
Hannah Chaplin🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish stage and musical actress (1866–1928) · 1865–1928
Days lived
23,032
Jean-Pierre Torrell🇫🇷
deceasedFrench theologian · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,822
John Huston🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1987) · 1906–1987
Days lived
29,608
Konstantin Simonov🇷🇺
deceasedjournalist · 1915–1979
Days lived
23,284
Larry Pennell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican television and film actor (1928–2013) · 1928–2013
Days lived
31,235
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Maximilian Daublebsky von Eichhain🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian military personnel · 1865–1939
Days lived
27,250
Michel Constantin🇫🇷
deceasedjournalist · 1924–2003
Days lived
28,900
Minnie Maria Dronke🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1904–1987
Days lived
30,357
Peter Gatter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television presenter, journalist and radio host (1943–1997) · 1943–1997
Days lived
19,677
Peter Hacks🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1928–2003) · 1928–2003
Days lived
27,553
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, 7th Prince of Wied🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1931–2000
Days lived
25,290
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
50,277
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,955
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
36,303
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
35,966
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
57,948
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
56,121
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,818
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
55,391
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
45,833
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
44,799
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
44,433
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
41,877
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
40,529
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,328
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,842
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
64,860
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
45,529
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
23,881
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
21,424
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
19,334
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
17,311
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,771
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,193
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
6,731
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
5,548
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
4,843
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,156
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,113
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
3,892