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August 15 2007

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Historical Events

San Luca feud
science
Feud within 'Ndrangheta

Born on This Day

🇩🇪Adel Tawil
German singer, songwriter and producer · b. 1978
Days alive
10,593
🇩🇪Aglaja Brix
German actress · b. 1990
Days alive
6,210
🇩🇪Albert Ballin
deceased

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albert Osswald
deceased
German politician (1919–1996) · 1919–1996
Days lived
28,217
🇨🇭Donald Brun
deceased
Swiss artist (1909-1999) · 1909–1999
Days lived
32,797

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
56,474
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,152

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
64,145
🇪🇨Lonesome George
deceased
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,431

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,318
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,015

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,525
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,039

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,968
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,390

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entrepreneur · 1857–1918

Days lived

22,366

Alejandro González Iñárritu

🇪🇸Alejandro González Iñárritu

Mexican film director · b. 1963

Days alive

16,072

Andreas Birkner

🇩🇪Andreas Birkner

German writer and priest (1911–1998) · 1911–1998

Days lived

31,552

Anthony Anderson

🇺🇸Anthony Anderson

American actor (born 1970) · b. 1970

Days alive

13,515

Aurobindo Ghosh

🇮🇳Aurobindo Ghosh

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950) · 1872–1950

Days lived

28,601

Bartolomeo Ferrari

🇮🇹Bartolomeo Ferrari

Italian priest of archdiocese of Genoa (1911-2007) · 1911–2007

Days lived

34,949

Ben Affleck

🇺🇸Ben Affleck

Screenwriter · b. 1972

Days alive

12,784

Bernard Lacombe

🇫🇷Bernard Lacombe

football player · 1952–2025

Days lived

26,605

Bukichi Miki

🇯🇵Bukichi Miki

Japanese politician (1884-1956) · 1884–1956

Days lived

26,256

Carlos PenaVega

🇺🇸Carlos PenaVega

actor · b. 1989

Days alive

6,575

Chief Keef

Chief Keef

Notable Trials · b. 1995

Days alive

4,384

Claus Clausen

🇩🇪Claus Clausen

musician · 1899–1989

Days lived

32,975

Diedrich Diederichsen

🇩🇪Diedrich Diederichsen

German author, journalist and cultural critic (born 1957) · b. 1957

Days alive

18,263

Dimitris Karadolamis

🇬🇷Dimitris Karadolamis

basketball player · b. 1987

Days alive

7,306

Gianfranco Ferré

🇮🇹Gianfranco Ferré

Italian fashion designer (1944-2007) · 1944–2007

Days lived

22,952

Haitham al-Maleh

🇸🇾Haitham al-Maleh

Syrian human rights activist · b. 1931

Days alive

27,760

Herbert Hupka

🇩🇪Herbert Hupka

German politician (1915-2006) · 1915–2006

Days lived

33,248

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence

actor · b. 1990

Days alive

6,210

Joachim Mrugowsky

🇩🇪Joachim Mrugowsky

German physician, SS officer, Chief of Hygiene Institute of the Waffen-SS and convicted war criminal (1905-1948) · 1905–1948

Days lived

15,633

Joe Jonas

🇺🇸Joe Jonas

singer-songwriter · b. 1989

Days alive

6,575

Julia Child

🇺🇸Julia Child

Writer · 1912–2004

Days lived

33,602

Karl Korsch

🇩🇪Karl Korsch

politician · 1886–1961

Days lived

27,461

Laura Perls

🇩🇪Laura Perls

German psychologist (1905-1990) · 1905–1990

Days lived

31,014

Lee Jong-beom

🇰🇷Lee Jong-beom

film director · b. 1970

Days alive

13,515

Lex Fridman

🇷🇺Lex Fridman

AI Researcher, Podcaster, Computer Scientist · b. 1983

Days alive

8,767

Lothar Buchmann

🇩🇪Lothar Buchmann

football player · 1936–2023

Days lived

31,875

Louis Gardet

🇫🇷Louis Gardet

French sociologist · 1904–1986

Days lived

29,922

Mark Thatcher

🇬🇧Mark Thatcher

British businessman · b. 1953

Days alive

19,724

Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates

businessperson · b. 1964

Days alive

15,706

Michael Pappert

🇩🇪Michael Pappert

basketball player · b. 1957

Days alive

18,263

Nicolas Roeg

🇬🇧Nicolas Roeg

English film director and cinematographer (1928–2018) · 1928–2018

Days lived

32,973

Nyusha

🇷🇺Nyusha

Russian singer · b. 1990

Days alive

6,210

Pierre Dac

🇫🇷Pierre Dac

French humorist (1893-1975) · 1893–1975

Days lived

29,763

Prince Konstantin of Bavaria

🇩🇪Prince Konstantin of Bavaria

Bavarian Royal (1920-1969) · 1920–1969

Days lived

17,882

Robert Bolt

🇬🇧Robert Bolt

actor · 1924–1995

Days lived

25,757

Rose Marie

🇺🇸Rose Marie

American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer (1923–2017) · 1923–2017

Days lived

34,470

Siobhan Chamberlain

🇬🇧Siobhan Chamberlain

football player · b. 1983

Days alive

8,767

Stephen Breyer

🇺🇸Stephen Breyer

politician · b. 1938

Days alive

25,203

Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

member of the House of Saud (1931-2018) · 1930–2018

Days lived

32,272

Timati

🇷🇺Timati

singer · b. 1983

Days alive

8,767

Tomas Nygård

🇫🇮Tomas Nygård

Finnish association football player · b. 1973

Days alive

12,419

Toni Catany

🇪🇸Toni Catany

Spanish photographer (1942-2013) · 1942–2013

Days lived

25,994

Vladimir Petković

🇨🇭Vladimir Petković

football player and manager · b. 1963

Days alive

16,072

Walter Robinow

🇩🇪Walter Robinow

German chess player (1867-1938) · 1867–1938

Days lived

25,902

Walther Nehring

🇩🇪Walther Nehring

German general (1892–1983) · 1892–1983

Days lived

33,120

Werner Abrolat

🇩🇪Werner Abrolat

German actor (1924-1997) · 1924–1997

Days lived

26,673

Werner Ostendorff

🇩🇪Werner Ostendorff

military person · 1903–1945

Days lived

15,236

Wolfgang Hohlbein

🇩🇪Wolfgang Hohlbein

writer · b. 1953

Days alive

19,724

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

🇯🇵Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

football player · b. 1975

Days alive

11,689

Eduardo Herrera Bueno

🇪🇸Eduardo Herrera Bueno

deceased

football player · 1914–1991

Days lived

28,166

Eduardo Rodríguez Larreta

🇺🇾Eduardo Rodríguez Larreta

politician · 1888–1973

Days lived

30,928

Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski

🇩🇪Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski

German painter and graphic artist (1912–2012) · 1912–2012

Days lived

36,428

Ernst Silva Tarouca

Ernst Silva Tarouca

Czech member of Czech council (1860-1936) · 1860–1936

Days lived

27,984

Federico Gamboa

🇲🇽Federico Gamboa

writer · 1864–1939

Days lived

27,264

Gerd Müller

🇩🇪Gerd Müller

German association football player (1945–2021) · 1945–2021

Days lived

27,680

Grazia Deledda

Grazia Deledda

writer · 1871–1936

Days lived

23,699

Gustav Körte

🇩🇪Gustav Körte

German archaeologist (1852-1917) · 1852–1917

Days lived

23,930

Hubert Lanz

🇩🇪Hubert Lanz

military person · 1896–1982

Days lived

31,496

Irene Kral

🇺🇸Irene Kral

American singer (1932-1978) · 1932–1978

Days lived

17,012

Jack Russell

🇺🇸Jack Russell

American singer (1960–2024) · 1960–2024

Days lived

23,265

Jörg Pleva

🇩🇪Jörg Pleva

German actor and voice actor (1942-2013) · 1942–2013

Days lived

25,987

Karl Gero, Duke of Urach

🇩🇪Karl Gero, Duke of Urach

German noble (1899-1981) · 1899–1981

Days lived

29,947

Karl Helling

Karl Helling

German chess player · 1904–1937

Days lived

12,059

Kateryna Yushchenko

🇺🇦Kateryna Yushchenko

scientist · 1919–2001

Days lived

29,837

Nicola Romeo

Nicola Romeo

Italian businessman (1876-1938) · 1876–1938

Days lived

22,754

Otto Braun

🇩🇪Otto Braun

German communist writer (1900–1974) · 1900–1974

Days lived

26,985

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

Oscar Winners · 1894–1971

Days lived

28,205

Reginald Rodrigues

🇮🇳Reginald Rodrigues

field hockey player (1922–1995) · 1922–1995

Days lived

26,742

Ricardo Echeverría

🇨🇱Ricardo Echeverría

Chilean equestrian (1918–1988) · 1918–1988

Days lived

25,645

Robert Kempner

🇺🇸Robert Kempner

German-American lawyer (1899–1993) · 1899–1993

Days lived

34,271

Samuel Oppenheim

🇦🇹Samuel Oppenheim

Austrian astronomer (1857–1928) · 1857–1928

Days lived

25,837

Sławomir Mrożek

🇵🇱Sławomir Mrożek

writer · 1930–2013

Days lived

30,367

Viktor Tsoi

🇸🇺Viktor Tsoi

Poet · 1962–1990

Days lived

10,283

Virginia Davis

🇺🇸Virginia Davis

American actress (1918–2009) · 1918–2009

Days lived

33,101

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

42,500

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

42,163

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

40,038

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

38,943

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,943

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,943

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,943

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,943

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

38,943

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

38,943

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,943

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

38,943

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

38,943

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

38,943

Alice Herz-Sommer

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,268

Johannes Heesters

🇦🇹Johannes Heesters

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

Days lived

39,467

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

37,848

Emilio Navarro

🇺🇸Emilio Navarro

Puerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011

Days lived

38,568

Washoe

🇺🇸Washoe

deceased

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

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

9,788

Tilikum

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,797

Stubbs

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,406

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

61,588

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

52,030

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

50,996

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

50,630

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

48,074

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

46,726

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

71,057

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

51,726

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

30,078

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

27,621

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

25,531

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

23,508

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

12,928

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

11,745

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

11,040

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,353

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,310

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

10,089