On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 31 1990
Born on This Day
Andreas Kreuzer🇩🇪
athlete · b. 1990
Days alive
0
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Carl von Opel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entrepreneur (1869–1927) · 1869–1927
Days lived
20,987
Dror Feiler🇸🇪
Swedish-Israeli musician (born 1951) · b. 1951
Days alive
14,245
Earnie Shavers🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxer (1944–2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,490
Edgar Sampson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist (1907–1973) · 1907–1973
Days lived
23,880
Elizabeth Marincola
CEO, Society for Science and the Public and Publisher, Science News · b. 1959
Days alive
11,323
Erik August Bolinder🇸🇪
deceasedchief executive officer · 1863–1930
Days lived
24,229
Félix-Antoine Savard🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian poet · 1896–1982
Days lived
31,403
Frank Robinson🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1935–2019
Days lived
30,476
Fredric March
deceasedOscar Winners · 1897–1975
Days lived
28,349
Friedrich Adolf Paneth🇦🇹
deceasedchemist · 1887–1958
Days lived
25,949
George Digby🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball scout and executive (1917-2014) · 1917–2014
Days lived
35,308
Georges Lagrange🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1928–2004
Days lived
27,636
Hans-Adolf Prützmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1901-1945) · 1901–1945
Days lived
15,969
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Hassan Nasrallah🇱🇧
deceasedUlema · 1960–2024
Days lived
23,403
Herbert Reul🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1952
Days alive
13,879
Hideo Nomo🇯🇵
film director · b. 1968
Days alive
8,035
Hilario Cuenú🇨🇴
football player · b. 1975
Days alive
5,479
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Jalen Brunson🇺🇸
Basketball player · b. 1996
James Coburn🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1928–2002
Days lived
27,107
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Jared Fogle
Notable Trials · b. 1977
Days alive
4,748
Jeff Hardy🇺🇸
musician · b. 1977
Days alive
4,748
Jörg Blech🇩🇪
German science writer · b. 1966
Days alive
8,766
Kirsten Walther🇩🇰
deceasedDanish actress (1933-1987) · 1933–1987
Days lived
19,530
Kris Carr🇺🇸
actor · b. 1971
Days alive
6,940
Lily Laskine🇫🇷
deceasedFrench harpist (1893–1988) · 1893–1988
Days lived
34,458
Lucas Daniel Wilchez🇦🇷
Argentinian footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
3,287
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Maria Montessori🇮🇹
deceasedItalian pedagogue and physician (1870-1952) · 1870–1952
Days lived
29,833
Marijan Kovačević🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
Mona Marshall🇺🇸
American voice actress · b. 1947
Days alive
15,706
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Nikola Gruevski
Notable Trials · b. 1970
Days alive
7,305
Pepe Reina🇪🇸
Spanish association football player · b. 1982
Days alive
2,922
Ramaz Paliani
athlete · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
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Ray Berres🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1907-2007) · 1907–2007
Days lived
36,314
Reb Beach🇺🇸
American guitarist · b. 1963
Days alive
9,862
Reggie Geary🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
6,209
Richard Gere🇺🇸
actor · b. 1949
Days alive
14,975
Rituparno Ghosh🇮🇳
deceasedactor · 1963–2013
Days lived
18,170
S. Subramaniam🇹🇼
Malaysian professional footballer · b. 1985
Days alive
1,826
Sara Ramirez🇺🇸
singer · b. 1975
Days alive
5,479
Suzanne Roquette🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1942–2020
Days lived
28,395
Tessa Andonegi🇪🇸
Basque actress · b. 1968
Days alive
8,035
William Saroyan🇺🇸
deceasedWriter · 1908–1981
Days lived
26,558
Wolfgang Hilbig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman novelist (1941–2007) · 1941–2007
Days lived
24,016
Wonyoung (Jang Won-young)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (IVE) · b. 2004
Died on This Day
Albert Sing🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1917–2008) · 1917–2008
Days lived
33,384
Barry Flanagan🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1941–2009
Days lived
25,069
Diana, Princess of Wales🇬🇧
deceasedPrincess and humanitarian · 1961–1997
Days lived
13,210
Georges Braque🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1882–1963
Days lived
29,694
Gil Brandt🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football executive (1932-2023) · 1932–2023
Days lived
33,417
Haldun Boysan🇹🇷
deceasedTurkish actor (1958–2020) · 1958–2020
Days lived
22,702
Henry Moore🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1898–1986
Days lived
32,173
John Ford🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director (1894–1973) · 1894–1973
Days lived
29,065
Jorge Alessandri🇨🇱
deceasedentrepreneur · 1896–1986
Days lived
32,975
Kasimir Edschmid🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1890–1966) · 1890–1966
Days lived
27,723
Lin Jaldati🇳🇱
deceasedDutch-German singer and actor (1912-1988) · 1912–1988
Days lived
27,655
Nathaniel Clifton🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1922–1990
Days lived
24,794
Pranab Mukherjee🇮🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1935–2020
Days lived
30,945
Rosel Zech🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1940–2011) · 1940–2011
Days lived
25,987
Shōzō Watanabe🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1933–1998
Days lived
23,927
Tom Seaver🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1944–2020
Days lived
27,681
Wilhelm Bölsche🇩🇪
deceasedGerman author and editor (1861–1939) · 1861–1939
Days lived
28,729
Will Hare
deceasedActor · 1919–1997
Days lived
28,644
Will White🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player, pitcher, manager (1854–1911) · 1854–1911
Days lived
20,777
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
50,280
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,958
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
36,306
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
35,969
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
57,951
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
56,124
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,821
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
55,394
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
45,836
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
44,802
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
44,436
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
41,880
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
40,532
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,331
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,845
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
64,863
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
45,532
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
23,884
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
21,427
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
19,337
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
17,314
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,774
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,196
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
6,734
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
5,551
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
4,846
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,159
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,116
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
3,895