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August 21 2011

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Born on This Day

Adnan Şenses🇹🇷
deceased
singer · 1935–2013
Days lived
28,616
Alizée🇫🇷
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
9,861
Archie Griffin🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1954
Days alive
20,819
Axel Breitung🇩🇪
German music executive · b. 1957
Days alive
19,723
Bo Burnham🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1990
Days alive
7,670
Chantelle Houghton🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1983
Days alive
10,227
Charlison Benschop🇨🇼
Curaçaoan footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
8,035
Count Basie🇺🇸
deceased
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) · 1904–1984
Days lived
29,103
Ernst Gronau
deceased
actor · 1887–1938
Days lived
18,616
Frank Pastore🇺🇸
deceased
film director · 1957–2012
Days lived
20,207
Hayden Panettiere🇺🇸
singer · b. 1989
Days alive
8,035
Hedwig Lachmann🇬🇧
deceased
German author, translator and poet (1865-1918) · 1865–1918
Days lived
19,176
Heinz Peter Mayer🇦🇹
deceased
Austrian artist (1944-2012) · 1944–2012
Days lived
24,656
Jasmin Wöhr🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1980
Days alive
11,322
Jiří Lála🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1959
Days alive
18,993
John Rittmeister🇩🇪
deceased
scientist · 1898–1943
Days lived
16,335
Jon Lajoie🇨🇦
Comedian and musician · b. 1980
Days alive
11,322
Karl Storch🇩🇪
deceased
German hammer thrower (1913-1992) · 1913–1992
Days lived
28,850
Kenny Rogers🇺🇸
deceased
American country singer (1938–2020) · 1938–2020
Days lived
29,797
Liam Howlett🇬🇧
British musician, DJ and record producer · b. 1971
Days alive
14,610
Liezel Huber🇺🇸
South Africa born- US tennis player · b. 1976
Days alive
12,783
Mohammed VI of Morocco🇲🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1963
Days alive
17,532
Norbert Thimm🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1949
Days alive
22,645
Oliver Geissen🇩🇪
German television talk show host · b. 1969
Days alive
15,340
Oliver Kirch🇩🇪
football player · b. 1982
Days alive
10,592
Perry Christie
Bahamian politician · b. 1943
Days alive
24,837
Peter Weir🇦🇺
Australian film director (born 1944) · b. 1944
Days alive
24,471
Richard Wolffenstein🇩🇪
deceased
chemist · 1864–1929
Days lived
23,663
RJ Mitte🇺🇸
deceased
Actor · 1992–2026
Days lived
12,470
Rodolphe Belmer🇫🇷
French business executive at EutelSat then Atos · b. 1969
Days alive
15,340
Roman Schatz🇫🇮
Finnish-German author and television host · b. 1960
Days alive
18,627
Rudi Thomaes🇧🇪
deceased
businessman (1952-2018) · 1952–2018
Days lived
24,079
Sander Dreesmann🇳🇱
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1977
Days alive
12,418
Sergey Brin
computer scientist · b. 1973
Days alive
13,879
Serj Tankian🇱🇧
singer · b. 1967
Days alive
16,071
Shonn Greene🇺🇸
All-American college football player, professional football player, running back · b. 1985
Days alive
9,496
Simone Eriksrud🇳🇴
German-Norwegian jazz vocalist and composer · b. 1970
Days alive
14,975
Thomas S. Monson🇺🇸
deceased
president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1927-2018) · 1927–2018
Days lived
33,007
Usain Bolt
Jamaican sprinter · b. 1986
Days alive
9,131
Walter Block🇺🇸
philosopher · b. 1941
Days alive
25,567
Walter Szczerbiak🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1949
Days alive
22,645
Zdeněk Lukáš🇨🇿
deceased
Czech composer (1928–2007) · 1928–2007
Days lived
28,815
Zion Suzuki🇯🇵
Association football player · b. 2002
Days alive
3,287

Died on This Day

Agustín Sauto Arana🇪🇸
deceased
football player · 1908–1986
Days lived
28,591
Charles Eames🇺🇸
deceased
American designer (1907-1978) · 1907–1978
Days lived
25,998

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
57,940
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
46,618

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
65,611
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceased
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,784
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,481

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
668,991
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
148,505

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
26,434
12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
19,856

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Christoph Schlingensief🇩🇪

German theatre and film director, playwright, and performance artist (1960-2010) · 1960–2010

Days lived

18,198

Eduard Arning🇩🇪

German dermatologist (1855–1936) · 1855–1936

Days lived

29,817

Elizabeth Báthory

Notable Trials · 1560–1614

Days lived

19,727

Klaus Höhne🇩🇪

German actor (1927-2006) · 1927–2006

Days lived

28,924

Leon Trotsky🇲🇽

journalist · 1879–1940

Days lived

22,202

Lev Vasilyev🇷🇺

Soviet industrial manager and statesman (1925-2023) · 1925–2023

Days lived

35,989

Nanni Loy🇮🇹

Italian film, theatre and TV director (1925-1995) · 1925–1995

Days lived

25,504

Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien🇩🇪

German naval officer (1879–1956) · 1879–1956

Days lived

28,262

Per Lønning🇳🇴

Norwegian Lutheran bishop and politician, lyricist (1928-2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

32,321

Sissy Roth-Halvax🇦🇹

Austrian politician (1946-2009) · 1946–2009

Days lived

22,999

Sowcar Janaki🇮🇳

Actor · 1931–2026

Days lived

34,586

William Norris🇺🇸

entrepreneur · 1911–2006

Days lived

34,737

Wolfgang Hildesheimer🇨🇭

German author · 1916–1991

Days lived

27,283

Yuri Nikulin🇸🇺

Clown · 1921–1997

Days lived

27,640

Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

43,966

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

43,629

George Polley🇺🇸

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,504

David Segal🇺🇸

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,409

Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,409

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,409

Keith Padgett🇬🇧

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,409

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,409

Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,409

Fee Plumley🇬🇧

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,409

Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,409

Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,409

Shaherose Charania🇨🇦

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,409

Clifford Swann🇦🇺

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,409

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

39,314

Eva Zeisel🇭🇺

artist · 1906–2011

Days lived

38,398

Koko🇺🇸

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

Kanzi🇺🇸

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

11,254

Tilikum🇺🇸

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

Stubbs🇺🇸

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

Tama🇯🇵

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

Harambe🇺🇸

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

63,054

HSBC🇬🇧

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,496

Tata Group

Tata Group🇮🇳

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,462

Goldman Sachs🇺🇸

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,096

Eli Lilly🇺🇸

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

49,540

Chevron🇺🇸

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,192

Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

72,523

Crime and Punishment🇷🇺

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,192

The Great Gatsby🇺🇸

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

31,544

Brave New World🇬🇧

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,087

The Hobbit🇬🇧

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

26,997

The Little Prince🇫🇷

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

24,974

The Godfather🇺🇸

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,394

Jaws🇺🇸

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,211

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,506

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

11,819

Alien🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

11,776

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

11,555