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August 13, 2004

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Born on This Day

🇦🇺Alex Wilkinson
Australian association football player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,305
🇺🇸Alfred Hitchcock
deceased
actor · 1899–1980
Days lived
29,479
🇩🇪Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
deceased
entrepreneur · 1907–1967
Days lived
21,901
🇲🇰Anja Veterova
Macedonian singer · b. 1999
Days alive
1,827
🇩🇪Arthur Eichengrün
deceased
chemist · 1867–1949
Days lived
30,082
🇬🇧C. R. W. Nevinson
deceased
artist · 1889–1946
Days lived
20,873
🇱🇺Claude Meisch
Biologist · b. 1949
Days alive
20,089
🇺🇸Dan Fogelberg
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1951–2007
Days lived
20,579
🇬🇧Dennis Eagan
deceased
field hockey player (1926-2012) · 1926–2012
Days lived
31,369
🇮🇹Domenico Dolce
Italian fashion designer (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
16,802
🇺🇸Dwight Smith
American football player, defensive back, safety · b. 1978
Days alive
9,497
🇨🇺Fidel Castro
deceased
politician · 1926–2016
Days lived
32,977
🇩🇪Gil Ofarim
musician · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
🇺🇸Gloria Dickson
deceased
actor · 1917–1945
Days lived
10,102
🇩🇪Heike Makatsch
German actress and singer · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
🇩🇪Henning Voscherau
deceased
German politician (1941-2016) · 1941–2016
Days lived
27,404
Hissène Habré
deceased
Notable Trials · 1942–2021
Days lived
28,866
🇰🇷Jaemin (Na Jae-min)
K-pop Idol (NCT) · b. 2000
Days alive
1,461
🇲🇽Julio Gómez González
Mexican footballer · b. 1994
Days alive
3,653
🇩🇪Justus Scharowsky
German field hockey player · b. 1980
Days alive
8,766
Karl Liebknecht
deceased
Notable Trials · 1871–1919
Days lived
17,321
🇧🇷Leandro Lessa Azevedo
Brazilian association football player · b. 1980
Days alive
8,766
Lee Raymond
deceased
Actor · 1938–2026
Days lived
32,074
🇪🇸Manuel Valls
politician · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
🇵🇱Marian Woronin
Polish athlete · b. 1956
Days alive
17,532
🇷🇺Mariya Savinova
Russian female 800m Olympic sprinter · b. 1985
Days alive
6,940
🇩🇪Moritz Bleibtreu
German actor · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
🇦🇹Niko Kranjčar
Croatian footballer · b. 1984
Days alive
7,305
🇨🇱Osvaldo Sáez
deceased
football player · 1923–1959
Days lived
13,114
🇦🇺Paul Briggs
Australian boxer · b. 1975
Days alive
10,593
🇮🇳Pralhad Keshav Atre
deceased
Indian writer (1898-1969) · 1898–1969
Days lived
25,871
🇺🇸Quinn Cummings
American writer, inventor and former child actress · b. 1967
Days alive
13,515
🇩🇪Richard Willstätter
deceased
chemist · 1872–1942
Days lived
25,556
Riqui Puig
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
1,827
🇩🇴Román Colón
film director · b. 1979
Days alive
9,132
Rudolf Schmundt
deceased
military person · 1896–1944
Days lived
17,580
🇺🇸Scott Elbert
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
6,940
🇫🇷Tony Garnier
deceased
French architect (1869–1948) · 1869–1948
Days lived
28,647
Trimbak Bapuji Thombre
deceased
Indian Marathi poet (1890–1918) · 1890–1918
Days lived
10,126
🇩🇪Werner Keller
deceased
German journalist, non-fiction writer, and anti-Nazi resistance fighter (1909–1980) · 1909–1980
Days lived
25,767
🇩🇪Werner Otto
deceased
entrepreneur · 1909–2011
Days lived
37,385
🇺🇸Wilmer Mizell
deceased
American baseball player (1930-1999) · 1930–1999
Days lived
25,029
🇭🇷Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni
singer-songwriter · b. 1968
Days alive
13,149

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Annelise Kretschmer
deceased
German photographer (1903–1987) · 1903–1987
Days lived
30,864
🇩🇪Eduard Buchner
deceased
German chemist (1907 Nobel Prize) · 1860–1917
Days lived
20,903

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
55,376
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,054

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
63,047

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,220
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
60,917

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,427
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
145,941

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
23,870
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,292

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Edward Frossard

deceased

Anglican Priest · 1887–1948

Days lived

22,452

🇩🇪Gerd Briese

German actor (1897–1957) · 1897–1957

Days lived

21,781

🇬🇧H. G. Wells

journalist · 1866–1946

Days lived

29,180

🇺🇸Hans Lange

musician · 1884–1960

Days lived

27,936

🇺🇸J. Willard Marriott

American hotel founder (1900–1985) · 1900–1985

Days lived

31,011

🇺🇸Johnny Pesky

film director · 1919–2012

Days lived

34,136

🇲🇽Jorge Cuesta

chemist · 1903–1942

Days lived

14,204

🇺🇸Julia Child

Writer · 1912–2004

Days lived

33,601

🇩🇪Manfred Wörner

politician · 1934–1994

Days lived

21,873

🇺🇸Mickey Mantle

film director · 1931–1995

Days lived

23,308

🇭🇺Róbert Horling

athlete · 1931–1992

Days lived

22,397

🇬🇪Tigran Petrosian

athlete · 1929–1984

Days lived

20,146

🇩🇪Wilhelm Kreis

German architect (1873-1955) · 1873–1955

Days lived

30,098

Wilm Hosenfeld

military person · 1895–1952

Days lived

20,922

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

41,402

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

41,065

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

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

Days lived

40,557

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

38,940

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,845

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

37,845

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,845

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

37,845

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,845

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,845

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

37,845

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

37,845

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,845

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

37,845

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

37,845

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇦🇹Johannes Heesters

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011

Days lived

39,466

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

36,750

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

🇺🇸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

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

8,690

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

60,490

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

50,932

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

49,898

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

49,532

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

46,976

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

45,628

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

69,959

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

50,628

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

28,980

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

26,523

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

24,433

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

22,410

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

11,830

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

10,647

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

9,942

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,255

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,212

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

8,991