On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 10 2005
Born on This Day
Achim Glückler🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975

Alfred Döblin🇵🇱
deceasedYouTube personality · 1878–1957
Days lived
28,807
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Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková🇨🇿
Czech tennis player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
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Antonio Banderas🇪🇸
Spanish actor · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
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Anwar Ibrahim
politician · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185

Betsey Johnson🇺🇸
American fashion designer (born 1942) · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011

Brian Drummond🇨🇦
actor · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Bruno Hiriart🇫🇷
French rugby union player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
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Carl Junker🇦🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1864–1928
Days lived
23,241
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Devon Aoki🇺🇸
artist · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Diane Venora🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Dunia Susi🇬🇧
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575

Emanuel Sakel🇮🇱
Israeli general · b. 1940
Days alive
23,741
Fakir Musafar🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican body piercer, photographer and BDSM figure · 1930–2018
Days lived
32,133
Georg Falck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1878–1947) · 1878–1947
Days lived
25,121
Giorgos Tzavellas🇬🇷
deceasedGreek film director (1916-1976) · 1916–1976
Days lived
21,984
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Hansi Kürsch🇩🇪
German heavy metal singer · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245

Herbert Hoover🇺🇸
deceasedpresident of the United States from 1929 to 1933 · 1874–1964
Days lived
32,943

Hugo Eckener🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1868–1954
Days lived
31,414

Ian Anderson🇬🇧
Scottish musician, leader of Jethro Tull · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185

Jean-François Lyotard🇫🇷
deceasedFrench philosopher (1924–1998) · 1924–1998
Days lived
26,917
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Juan Manuel Santos🇨🇴
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Karl Geiler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist, politician (1878-1953) · 1878–1953
Days lived
27,428
Karl Helling
deceasedGerman chess player · 1904–1937
Days lived
12,058

Kristen Mann🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036

Kylie Jenner
Entrepreneur · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922

Lisa Raymond🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
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Luciana Aymar🇦🇷
Argentinian field hockey player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Marcus Ziegler🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688

Marina Berlusconi🇮🇹
Italian businesswoman · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245

Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman duke (1897-1970) · 1897–1970
Days lived
26,533
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Norma Shearer🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian-American actress (1902-1983) · 1902–1983
Days lived
29,526

Oliver Petszokat🇩🇪
German singer and actor · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862

Philip Levine🇺🇸
deceasedRussian-American hematologist · 1900–1987
Days lived
31,845
Phoolan Devi
deceasedNotable Trials · 1963–2001
Days lived
13,864

Pieter Helbert Damsté
deceasedDutch classical scholar (1860-1943) · 1860–1943
Days lived
30,128

Praggnanandhaa
chess player · b. 2005
Days alive
0
Roland Kirstein🇩🇪
scientist · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610

Rudolf Hilferding🇦🇹
deceasedwriter · 1877–1941
Days lived
23,195
Sandra Keller🇩🇪
actor · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
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Shaun Murphy🇬🇧
Snooker player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401

Tim Seyfi
Turkish actor (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Tyler Steelman🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479

Uwe Wolf🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Venky Atluri🇮🇳
Screenwriter · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Died on This Day

Aribert Heim
deceasedNotable Trials · 1914–1992
Days lived
28,533
Carmen Hermosillo🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1940–2008
Days lived
25,059
Dana Dawson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress, singer (1974-2010) · 1974–2010
Days lived
13,152

Emmy Hennings🇩🇪
deceasedGerman poet, editor (1885–1948) · 1885–1948
Days lived
23,215
Ernst Gronau
deceasedactor · 1887–1938
Days lived
18,616

Eydie Gormé🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress (1928-2013) · 1928–2013
Days lived
31,040

Frank Lloyd🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1886–1960
Days lived
27,217

Frei Tito🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian theologian (1945–1974) · 1945–1974
Days lived
10,557

Galina Zybina🇷🇺
deceasedRussian shot-putter, javelin thrower, and coach (1931–2024) · 1931–2024
Days lived
34,169
Irene Sharaff🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican costume designer for stage and screen (1910-1993) · 1910–1993
Days lived
30,515

Isaac Hayes🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1942–2008
Days lived
24,097
J. Neil Schulman🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1953–2019
Days lived
24,222

Jeffrey Epstein🇺🇸
deceasedFinancier, Convicted Sex Offender · 1953–2019
Days lived
24,308

Kristen Nygaard🇳🇴
deceasedComputer scientist, Mathematician (1926-2002) · 1926–2002
Days lived
27,742
Leo Pinto🇮🇳
deceasedIndian Field hockey player (1914–2010) · 1914–2010
Days lived
35,185
Markus Liebherr🇨🇭
deceasedentrepreneur · 1948–2010
Days lived
22,778
Maurice Zundel🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss theologian (1897-1975) · 1897–1975
Days lived
28,689
Oldřich Machač🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1946–2011
Days lived
23,855

Peter de Mendelssohn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-British writer, historian and essayist (1908–1982) · 1908–1982
Days lived
27,098
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Piero Tosi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian costume designer (1927—2019) · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,725

Ruth Pfau🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-Pakistani physician and member of a religious order (1929-2017) · 1929–2017
Days lived
32,112
Ton Richter
deceasedfield hockey player (1919–2009) · 1919–2009
Days lived
32,775
Walter Gerlach🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1889–1979
Days lived
32,880
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
55,738
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,416
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,764
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,427

Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,302
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,207
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,207
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,207
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,207
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,207
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,207

Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,207
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,207
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,207
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,207
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,207
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Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱
deceasedmusician · 1903–2014
Days lived
40,267

Johannes Heesters🇦🇹
deceasedDutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011
Days lived
39,466
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
37,112
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
63,409
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
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
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
9,052
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,582
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,279
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,852
HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,294
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,260
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,894
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,338
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,990
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,789
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,303
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,321
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,990
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,342
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,885
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,795
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,772
Already Released
Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,232
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,654
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,192

Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,009

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,304

Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,617

Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,574

The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,353