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August 24 2007

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Historical Events

Murder of Rie Isogai
disaster
2007 murder case in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Mizunami

Born on This Day

Alan Walker
record producer · b. 1997
Days alive
3,653
🇺🇸Alice Bradley Sheldon
deceased
artist · 1915–1987
Days lived
26,202
🇰🇷André Kim
deceased

Died on This Day

🇨🇺Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven
deceased
scientist · 1865–1951
Days lived
31,544
🇺🇸Arleen Sorkin
deceased
American actress (1955–2023) · 1955–2023
Days lived
24,787

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
56,483
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,161

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
64,154
🇪🇨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
62,327
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,024

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,534
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,048

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,977
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,399

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South Korean fashion designer (1935-2010) · 1935–2010

Days lived

27,383

Carl Wilhelm Wirtz

Carl Wilhelm Wirtz

German astronomer (1876–1939) · 1876–1939

Days lived

22,823

Dave Chappelle

🇺🇸Dave Chappelle

Comedian · b. 1973

Days alive

12,419

David Koechner

🇺🇸David Koechner

American actor and comedian · b. 1962

Days alive

16,437

Ernest Tursunov

Ernest Tursunov

poet and translator (1935–2014) · 1935–2014

Days lived

28,782

Franz Jantsch

🇦🇹Franz Jantsch

Austrian theologian and author (1909–2006) · 1909–2006

Days lived

35,315

Georg Preuße

🇩🇪Georg Preuße

German actor · b. 1950

Days alive

20,820

Gergely Pattantyús

🇭🇺Gergely Pattantyús

Hungarian artist · b. 1972

Days alive

12,784

Grey DeLisle

🇺🇸Grey DeLisle

actor · b. 1973

Days alive

12,419

Hervé Bugnet

🇫🇷Hervé Bugnet

French footballer · b. 1981

Days alive

9,497

Hugó Payr

🇭🇺Hugó Payr

athlete · 1888–1976

Days lived

32,044

Ivan Youlianovitch Romanovsky

🇧🇾Ivan Youlianovitch Romanovsky

Belarusian painter (1928-1974) · 1928–1974

Days lived

16,742

Jean-Michel Jarre

🇫🇷Jean-Michel Jarre

rapper · b. 1948

Days alive

21,550

John Banaszak

🇺🇸John Banaszak

American football player and coach, baseball coach (born 1950) · b. 1950

Days alive

20,820

Jorge Luis Borges

🇦🇷Jorge Luis Borges

writer · 1899–1986

Days lived

31,706

Josef Jarno

🇭🇺Josef Jarno

actor · 1866–1932

Days lived

23,881

Juraj Hromkovič

🇸🇰Juraj Hromkovič

Slovak computer scientist · b. 1958

Days alive

17,898

Jürg Grossen

🇨🇭Jürg Grossen

entrepreneur · b. 1969

Days alive

13,880

Karl Hanke

Karl Hanke

German general and last Reichsführer-SS (1903-1945) · 1903–1945

Days lived

15,265

Karoline Leavitt

🇺🇸Karoline Leavitt

Political staffer · b. 1997

Days alive

3,653

Ken Hensley

🇬🇧Ken Hensley

British singer and guitarist (1945–2020) · 1945–2020

Days lived

27,467

Leandro Domingues

🇧🇷Leandro Domingues

Brazilian association football player (1983–2025) · 1983–2025

Days lived

15,197

Leonardo Conti

🇨🇭Leonardo Conti

physician, Nazi officer (1900-1945) · 1900–1945

Days lived

16,480

Leonīds Ribickis

🇱🇻Leonīds Ribickis

Latvian scientist · b. 1947

Days alive

21,916

Michael Redd

🇺🇸Michael Redd

American basketball player · b. 1979

Days alive

10,228

Nina Ruge

🇩🇪Nina Ruge

German journalist · b. 1956

Days alive

18,628

Oliver Chace

Oliver Chace

Actor · 1769–1852

Days lived

30,221

Orlando Engelaar

🇳🇱Orlando Engelaar

football player · b. 1979

Days alive

10,228

Patricio Escobal

🇪🇸Patricio Escobal

football player · 1903–2002

Days lived

36,254

Paul Wilhelm Hubert Wagner

🇩🇪Paul Wilhelm Hubert Wagner

German actor (1899-1970) · 1899–1970

Days lived

25,708

Paulo Coelho

🇧🇷Paulo Coelho

actor · b. 1947

Days alive

21,916

Reggie Miller

🇺🇸Reggie Miller

American basketball player · b. 1965

Days alive

15,341

Robert D. Hales

🇺🇸Robert D. Hales

Mormon leader (1932–2017) · 1932–2017

Days lived

31,085

Robert Oerley

🇦🇹Robert Oerley

Austrian architect (1876-1945) · 1876–1945

Days lived

25,285

Rupert Grint

🇬🇧Rupert Grint

English actor (born 1988) · b. 1988

Days alive

6,940

Ruth Berlau

🇩🇰Ruth Berlau

Danish actress (1906-1974) · 1906–1974

Days lived

24,618

Shanthanu Bhagyaraj

🇮🇳Shanthanu Bhagyaraj

Actor · b. 1985

Days alive

8,036

Stephen Fry

🇦🇹Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist · b. 1957

Days alive

18,263

Todd Young

🇺🇸Todd Young

United States Senator from Indiana · b. 1972

Days alive

12,784

Udo Pastörs

🇩🇪Udo Pastörs

German right-wing extremist politician · b. 1952

Days alive

20,089

Arturo Alessandri

🇨🇱Arturo Alessandri

politician · 1868–1950

Days lived

29,832

Christoph Daum

🇩🇪Christoph Daum

German football manager (1953–2024) · 1953–2024

Days lived

25,873

E. G. Marshall

E. G. Marshall

Actor · 1914–1998

Days lived

30,749

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

🇺🇸Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004) · 1926–2004

Days lived

28,538

Ernst Wiechert

Ernst Wiechert

German writer (1887-1950) · 1887–1950

Days lived

23,109

Félix-Antoine Savard

🇨🇦Félix-Antoine Savard

Canadian poet · 1896–1982

Days lived

31,404

Franz Winkelmeier

Franz Winkelmeier

artist · 1860–1887

Days lived

9,981

Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey

🇮🇪Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey

Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1888-1980) · 1888–1980

Days lived

33,595

Hansi Lang

🇦🇹Hansi Lang

actor · 1955–2008

Days lived

19,583

Henry J. Kaiser

🇺🇸Henry J. Kaiser

American industrialist (1882–1967) · 1882–1967

Days lived

31,153

Herbert Hupka

🇩🇪Herbert Hupka

German politician (1915-2006) · 1915–2006

Days lived

33,248

Hissène Habré

Hissène Habré

Notable Trials · 1942–2021

Days lived

28,867

James Clark McReynolds

🇺🇸James Clark McReynolds

United States federal judge and Supreme Court Justice (1862-1946) · 1862–1946

Days lived

30,883

Jaye P. Morgan

🇺🇸Jaye P. Morgan

Singer · 1931–2026

Days lived

34,599

Kenji Mizoguchi

🇯🇵Kenji Mizoguchi

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1898-1956) · 1898–1956

Days lived

21,285

Levan Sanadze

🇬🇪Levan Sanadze

athlete · 1928–1998

Days lived

25,729

Mária Bolla

🇭🇺Mária Bolla

athlete · 1945–2018

Days lived

26,691

Richard Attenborough

🇬🇧Richard Attenborough

actor · 1923–2014

Days lived

33,234

Ronald Knox

🇬🇧Ronald Knox

English priest and theologian (1888–1957) · 1888–1957

Days lived

25,391

Walter Scheel

🇩🇪Walter Scheel

politician · 1919–2016

Days lived

35,478

Werner Abrolat

🇩🇪Werner Abrolat

German actor (1924-1997) · 1924–1997

Days lived

26,673

Wolfgang Uhlmann

🇩🇪Wolfgang Uhlmann

German chess player (1935-2020) · 1935–2020

Days lived

31,196

Zygmunt Kiszkurno

🇵🇱Zygmunt Kiszkurno

Polish Olympic shooter · 1921–2012

Days lived

33,469

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

42,509

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

42,172

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

40,047

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

38,952

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,952

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,952

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

38,952

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,952

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,952

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,952

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

38,952

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

38,952

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

38,952

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

38,952

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

37,857

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

9,797

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

61,597

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

52,039

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

51,005

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

50,639

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

48,083

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

46,735

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

71,066

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

51,735

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

30,087

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

27,630

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

25,540

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

23,517

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

12,937

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

11,754

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

11,049

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,362

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,319

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

10,098