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August 1 2003

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Events on This Day

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Suriya
milestone

Born on This Day

🇸🇦Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
deceased
politician · 1924–2015
Days lived
33,048
🇦🇹Albert Höfer
deceased
theologian (1932–2022) · 1932–2022
Days lived
32,701

Died on This Day

🇫🇷Alex Dupont
deceased
football player · 1954–2020
Days lived
24,140
🇦🇹Anton Pfrogner
deceased
Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and German nation politician (1886-1961) · 1886–1961
Days lived
27,336

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
54,999
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
43,677

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
62,670

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
60,843
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
60,540

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,050
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
145,564

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
23,493
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
16,915

Born on August 1 Died on August 1 On This Day Day Lookup

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🇪🇸Álex Abrines

Spanish basketball player · b. 1993

Days alive

3,653

Arthur Mahler

🇨🇿Arthur Mahler

Austrian archeologist and sionist politician (1871-1944) murdered in Holocaust · 1871–1916

Days lived

16,346

Axel Milberg

🇩🇪Axel Milberg

German actor · b. 1956

Days alive

17,167

Bastian Schweinsteiger

🇩🇪Bastian Schweinsteiger

German association football player · b. 1984

Days alive

6,940

Carlos Alexandre Souza Silva

🇧🇷Carlos Alexandre Souza Silva

Brazilian association football player · b. 1986

Days alive

6,210

Carmen Stephan

🇩🇪Carmen Stephan

German journalist and novelist · b. 1974

Days alive

10,593

Charles Winslow

🇿🇦Charles Winslow

South African tennis player (1888–1963) · 1888–1963

Days lived

27,438

Chris Iwelumo

🇬🇧Chris Iwelumo

football player · b. 1978

Days alive

9,132

Christoph Baumgartner

Christoph Baumgartner

association football player · b. 1999

Days alive

1,462

Dan Donegan

🇺🇸Dan Donegan

musician · b. 1968

Days alive

12,784

David James

🇬🇧David James

football player · b. 1970

Days alive

12,054

Dennis Lawrence

Dennis Lawrence

football player · b. 1974

Days alive

10,593

Ernst Jandl

🇦🇹Ernst Jandl

Austrian poet, dramatic and writer (1925–2000) · 1925–2000

Days lived

27,342

Frank Livingstone

🇳🇿Frank Livingstone

New Zealand lawn bowls competitor · 1886–1966

Days lived

29,236

Gaston Castel

🇫🇷Gaston Castel

French architect (1886-1971) · 1886–1971

Days lived

30,873

Gene Chen

🇨🇳Gene Chen

American martial artist (1938-2001) · 1938–2001

Days lived

22,955

George de Hevesy

🇭🇺George de Hevesy

chemist · 1885–1966

Days lived

29,558

Grant Schubert

🇦🇺Grant Schubert

field hockey player · b. 1980

Days alive

8,401

Hafizullah Amin

Hafizullah Amin

Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979) · 1929–1979

Days lived

18,411

Hajo Herrmann

🇩🇪Hajo Herrmann

German bomber pilot (1913–2010) · 1913–2010

Days lived

35,526

Héctor Méndez

🇦🇷Héctor Méndez

boxer · 1897–1977

Days lived

29,354

Heinz Ellenberg

🇩🇪Heinz Ellenberg

German botanist (1913–1997) · 1913–1997

Days lived

30,591

Hermann Baumann

🇩🇪Hermann Baumann

musician · 1934–2023

Days lived

32,658

iago Aspas

🇪🇸iago Aspas

Spanish association football player · b. 1987

Days alive

5,845

İdil Üner

🇩🇪İdil Üner

German-Turkish actress · b. 1971

Days alive

11,689

Jack Kramer

🇺🇸Jack Kramer

American tennis player (1921–2009) · 1921–2009

Days lived

32,185

James Gleick

🇺🇸James Gleick

American author and historian of science (born 1954) · b. 1954

Days alive

17,898

James Mourilyan Tanner

🇬🇧James Mourilyan Tanner

scientist · 1920–2010

Days lived

32,883

Jason Momoa

🇺🇸Jason Momoa

Actor · b. 1979

Days alive

8,767

Jean-Pierre Torrell

🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Torrell

French theologian · 1927–2025

Days lived

35,823

Jörn Schlönvoigt

🇩🇪Jörn Schlönvoigt

German actor and singer · b. 1986

Days alive

6,210

Karen Carney

🇬🇧Karen Carney

football player · b. 1987

Days alive

5,845

Kim Chaewon

🇰🇷Kim Chaewon

K-pop Idol (LE SSERAFIM) · b. 2000

Days alive

1,096

Marcel Schlutt

🇩🇪Marcel Schlutt

journalist · b. 1977

Days alive

9,497

María Ignacia Benítez

🇨🇱María Ignacia Benítez

politician · 1958–2019

Days lived

22,127

Masaichi Kaneda

🇯🇵Masaichi Kaneda

film director · 1933–2019

Days lived

31,478

Mike Wallace

🇺🇸Mike Wallace

American football player (born 1986) · b. 1985

Days alive

6,575

Oona Laurence

Oona Laurence

Actor · b. 2002

Days alive

366

🇩🇪Otto Kästner

German boxer · 1909–2002

Days lived

33,757

Reinhold Wulle

🇩🇪Reinhold Wulle

German politician (1882-1950) · 1882–1950

Days lived

24,821

Selina Cadell

🇬🇧Selina Cadell

British actress · b. 1953

Days alive

18,263

Sergei Mandreko

🇦🇹Sergei Mandreko

Russian footballer (1971–2022) · 1971–2022

Days lived

18,483

Tendai Mtawarira

🇿🇼Tendai Mtawarira

South African rugby union footballer · b. 1985

Days alive

6,575

🇺🇸Tiffany Young

K-pop Idol (Solo Artist / Girls' Generation) · b. 1989

Days alive

5,114

Tina Bachmann

🇩🇪Tina Bachmann

German field hockey player · b. 1978

Days alive

9,132

Uri Cohen-Mintz

🇮🇱Uri Cohen-Mintz

basketball player · b. 1973

Days alive

10,958

Walter Gerlach

🇩🇪Walter Gerlach

scientist · 1889–1979

Days lived

32,881

Yaşar Yakış

Yaşar Yakış

Turkish diplomat (1938–2024) · 1938–2024

Days lived

31,377

Zhang Yang

🇨🇳Zhang Yang

Chinese general of the People's Liberation Army (1951-2017) · 1951–2017

Days lived

24,222

Ascan Lutteroth

🇩🇪Ascan Lutteroth

German judge · 1874–1960

Days lived

31,285

Corazon Aquino

🇵🇭Corazon Aquino

politician · 1933–2009

Days lived

27,948

Fakir Musafar

🇺🇸Fakir Musafar

American body piercer, photographer and BDSM figure · 1930–2018

Days lived

32,134

Francis Gary Powers

Francis Gary Powers

Notable Trials · 1929–1977

Days lived

17,517

Gertrude Welcker

🇩🇪Gertrude Welcker

German actress (1896-1988) · 1896–1988

Days lived

33,619

Israel Zangwill

🇬🇧Israel Zangwill

British Zionist author (1864–1926) · 1864–1926

Days lived

22,838

Joseph Schacht

🇬🇧Joseph Schacht

writer · 1902–1969

Days lived

24,612

Kevin Lynch

🇮🇪Kevin Lynch

Irish hunger striker (1956-1981) · 1956–1981

Days lived

9,200

Lidia Zamenhof

🇵🇱Lidia Zamenhof

writer · 1904–1942

Days lived

14,065

Manuel L. Quezon

🇵🇭Manuel L. Quezon

politician · 1878–1944

Days lived

24,089

Otto Bayer

🇩🇪Otto Bayer

chemist · 1902–1982

Days lived

29,126

Otto Heinrich Warburg

🇩🇪Otto Heinrich Warburg

chemist · 1883–1970

Days lived

31,709

Paul Hirsch

Paul Hirsch

German politician (1868-1940) · 1868–1940

Days lived

26,190

Pierre Claverie

🇫🇷Pierre Claverie

Algerian bishop (1938–1996) · 1938–1996

Days lived

21,271

Rainer Brandt

🇩🇪Rainer Brandt

German actor (1936–2024) · 1936–2024

Days lived

32,338

Sándor Szabó

🇭🇺Sándor Szabó

athlete · 1948–2018

Days lived

25,585

Sviatoslav Richter

Sviatoslav Richter

pianist · 1915–1997

Days lived

30,086

Tadeusz Reichstein

🇵🇱Tadeusz Reichstein

scientist · 1897–1996

Days lived

36,172

Vincent Pastore

🇺🇸Vincent Pastore

Actor · 1946–2026

Days lived

29,239

Walter Ulbricht

🇩🇪Walter Ulbricht

politician · 1893–1973

Days lived

29,252

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

41,025

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

40,688

Silas Simmons

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

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

Days lived

40,558

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

38,563

Sòng Měilíng

🇺🇸Sòng Měilíng

politician · 1898–2003

Days lived

38,584

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

37,468

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

37,468

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,468

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

37,468

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

37,468

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

37,468

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,468

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,468

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

37,468

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,468

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,468

Édith Auffray

🇫🇷Édith Auffray

French painter and journalist (1901-2003) · 1901–2003

Days lived

37,497

Leni Riefenstahl

🇩🇪Leni Riefenstahl

German filmmaker (1902–2003) · 1902–2003

Days lived

36,908

Lonesome George

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,431

Washoe

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,400

Koko

🇺🇸Koko

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,153

Alex

🇺🇸Alex

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,434

Keiko

🇮🇸Keiko

Orca · 1977–2003

Days lived

9,842

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

8,313

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

60,113

HSBC

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

50,555

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

49,521

Goldman Sachs

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

49,155

Eli Lilly

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

46,599

Chevron

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

45,251

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

69,582

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

50,251

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

28,603

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

26,146

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

24,056

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

22,033

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

11,453

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

10,270

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

9,565

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

8,878

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

8,835

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

8,614