Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 21 2008
singer · 1935–2013
Days lived
28,617
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
8,767
player of American football · b. 1954
Days alive
19,725
German music executive · b. 1957
Days alive
18,629
Actor · b. 1990
Days alive
6,576
Actor · b. 1983
Days alive
9,133
Curaçaoan footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
6,941
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American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) · 1904–1984
Days lived
29,104
actor · 1887–1938
Days lived
18,617
film director · 1957–2012
Days lived
20,208
singer · b. 1989
Days alive
6,941
German author, translator and poet (1865-1918) · 1865–1918
Days lived
19,177
Austrian artist (1944-2012) · 1944–2012
Days lived
24,657
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German tennis player · b. 1980
Days alive
10,228
athlete · b. 1959
Days alive
17,899
scientist · 1898–1943
Days lived
16,336
Comedian and musician · b. 1980
Days alive
10,228
German hammer thrower (1913-1992) · 1913–1992
Days lived
28,851
American country singer (1938–2020) · 1938–2020
Days lived
29,798
British musician, DJ and record producer · b. 1971
Days alive
13,516
South Africa born- US tennis player · b. 1976
Days alive
11,689
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entrepreneur · b. 1963
Days alive
16,438
basketball player · b. 1949
Days alive
21,551
German television talk show host · b. 1969
Days alive
14,246
football player · b. 1982
Days alive
9,498
Bahamian politician · b. 1943
Days alive
23,743
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Australian film director (born 1944) · b. 1944
Days alive
23,377
chemist · 1864–1929
Days lived
23,664
French business executive at EutelSat then Atos · b. 1969
Days alive
14,246
Finnish-German author and television host · b. 1960
Days alive
17,533
businessman (1952-2018) · 1952–2018
Days lived
24,080
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1977
Days alive
11,324
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computer scientist · b. 1973
Days alive
12,785
singer · b. 1967
Days alive
14,977
All-American college football player, professional football player, running back · b. 1985
Days alive
8,402
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German-Norwegian jazz vocalist and composer · b. 1970
Days alive
13,881
president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1927-2018) · 1927–2018
Days lived
33,008
Jamaican sprinter · b. 1986
Days alive
8,037
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philosopher · b. 1941
Days alive
24,473
basketball player · b. 1949
Days alive
21,551
Czech composer (1928–2007) · 1928–2007
Days lived
28,816
Association football player · b. 2002
Days alive
2,193
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
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German theatre and film director, playwright, and performance artist (1960-2010) · 1960–2010
Days lived
18,199
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,872
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
61,960
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,429
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,300
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