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August 26, 2013

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Aaron Rosenberg
deceased
All-American college football player, film producer (1912-1979) · 1912–1979
Days lived
24,477
🇮🇪Alan Averill
singer · b. 1975
Days alive
13,880
Aleksandr Izotov
deceased
scientist · 1907–1988
Days lived
29,417
🇮🇹Alex Zanotelli
Italian missionary · b. 1938
Days alive
27,394
🇺🇸Cassie Ventura
American singer, dancer, actress, and model (born 1986) · b. 1986
Days alive
9,862
🇨🇳Chen Junyi
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
11,688
🇺🇸Chris Pine
American actor (born 1980) · b. 1980
Days alive
12,053
🇦🇹Dagmar Koller
Austrian actor and singer · b. 1939
Days alive
27,029
🇺🇸David Price
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
10,227
🇩🇪Einhard Bezzel
deceased
German ornithologist · 1934–2022
Days lived
32,025
🇫🇷Émile Boirac
deceased
philosopher · 1851–1917
Days lived
24,131
🇨🇭Erich Hintzsche
deceased
Swiss physician (1900–1975) · 1900–1975
Days lived
27,326
🇩🇪Franz Gürtner
deceased
politician · 1881–1941
Days lived
21,705
🇧🇪Gauthier Boccard
Belgian field hockey player · b. 1991
Days alive
8,036
🇩🇪Georg Meier
German chess player · b. 1987
Days alive
9,497
🇭🇺Géza Havass
deceased
model · 1913–2001
Days lived
32,045
🇩🇪Hans Kammler
deceased
German architect, SS general, head of construction and armament projects in the German Reich (1901-1945) · 1901–1945
Days lived
15,962
🇦🇹Heinrich Fanta
deceased
Czech architect (1877–1941) · 1877–1941
Days lived
23,177
🇬🇧Hugh Dalton
deceased
Welsh politician and British MP (1887-1962) · 1887–1962
Days lived
27,199
🇳🇱Jacques Brinkman
field hockey player · b. 1966
Days alive
17,167
🇺🇸James Harden
basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
8,766
🇬🇧John Peake
deceased
British field hockey player (1924–2022) · 1924–2022
Days lived
35,645
🇪🇸Juan Branco
Lawyer, writer, political activist · b. 1989
Days alive
8,766
🇬🇧Karen Spärck Jones
deceased
British computer scientist (1935–2007) · 1935–2007
Days lived
26,154
Keke Palmer
actor · b. 1993
Days alive
7,305
🇺🇸Kelvin Cato
American basketball player · b. 1974
Days alive
14,245
🇺🇸Kevin Rankin
basketball player · b. 1971
Days alive
15,341
🇰🇷Lee Yong-kyu
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
10,227
🇺🇸Leon Douglas
American basketball player · b. 1954
Days alive
21,550
🇺🇸Macaulay Culkin
musician · b. 1980
Days alive
12,053
🇩🇪Mark Benecke
German biologist · b. 1970
Days alive
15,706
🇩🇪Markus Schwabl
German footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
8,401
🇺🇸Melissa McCarthy
American actress and comedian · b. 1970
Days alive
15,706
🇺🇸Morgan Ensberg
film director · b. 1975
Days alive
13,880
🇺🇸Ola Ray
American actress · b. 1960
Days alive
19,358
🇺🇸Oleg Taktarov
athlete · b. 1967
Days alive
16,802
🇩🇪Paul Gauselmann
German businessman · b. 1934
Days alive
28,855
🇦🇹Peter Wolf
rapper · b. 1952
Days alive
22,280
🇩🇪Rainer Erler
deceased
writer · 1933–2023
Days lived
32,946
🇺🇸Raymond Joseph Cannon
deceased
Politician, lawyer, baseball pitcher (1894–1951) · 1894–1951
Days lived
20,909
🇮🇹Riccardo Ruggiero
Italian manager · b. 1960
Days alive
19,358
🇺🇸Riley Steele
American pornographic actress · b. 1987
Days alive
9,497
🇺🇸Roy Walter Riehlman
deceased
entrepreneur · 1899–1978
Days lived
28,813
🇰🇷Soyeon (Jeon So-yeon)
K-pop Idol ((G)I-DLE) · b. 1998
Days alive
5,479
Stro
Actor · b. 1996
Days alive
6,209
🇯🇵Tetsuya Ogura
Japanese association football player · b. 1970
Days alive
15,706
🇺🇸Thalía
singer · b. 1971
Days alive
15,341
🇩🇪Theodor Siebs
deceased
German linguist (1862–1941) · 1862–1941
Days lived
28,764
🇺🇸Tony Barbieri
actor · b. 1963
Days alive
18,263
🇯🇵Toshiaki Imae
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
10,958
🇩🇪Ulrich Beiger
deceased
German film actor (1918–1996) · 1918–1996
Days lived
28,513
🇩🇪Wilhelm Fischer
German boxer · b. 1972
Days alive
14,975
🇧🇦Zaim Imamović
deceased
singer · 1920–1994
Days lived
26,823
🇨🇳Zhang Jie
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
9,497
🇧🇦Zlatko Vujović
football player · b. 1958
Days alive
20,089

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Adam von Trott zu Solz
deceased
German noble and diplomat (1909-1944) · 1909–1944
Days lived
12,801
Alessandro Cagliostro
deceased
Notable Trials · 1743–1795
Days lived
19,078

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
58,676
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,354

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,347
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,520
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,217

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,727
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,241

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,170
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,592

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🇺🇸Franz Werfel

musician · 1890–1945

Days lived

20,073

🇦🇹Fred Louis Lerch

actor · 1902–1985

Days lived

30,467

🇩🇪Georg Neumann

entrepreneur · 1898–1976

Days lived

28,726

🇩🇪Georg Wittig

chemist · 1897–1987

Days lived

32,942

🇩🇪Hans Georg Klamroth

entrepreneur · 1898–1944

Days lived

16,754

🇩🇪Inge Borkh

German soprano (1921–2018) · 1917–2018

Days lived

36,982

🇺🇸Joyce Jacobson Kaufman

Jewish American chemist (1929–2016) · 1929–2016

Days lived

31,843

🇩🇪Kurt Dehn

musician · 1920–2000

Days lived

29,258

🇩🇪Ludwig Thoma

journalist · 1867–1921

Days lived

19,940

🇩🇪Lutz Hachmeister

entrepreneur · 1959–2024

Days lived

23,727

🇩🇪Matthias Erzberger

writer · 1875–1921

Days lived

16,776

🇺🇸Roy Raymond

entrepreneur · 1947–1993

Days lived

16,935

🇺🇸Samuel Monroe, Jr.

Actor · 1973–2026

Days lived

19,264

🇦🇹Wolfgang Bauer

Austrian writer (1941-2005) · 1941–2005

Days lived

23,537

🇩🇪Wolfgang Nonn

West German field hockey player (1935-1959) · 1935–1959

Days lived

8,957

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,702

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,365

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,240

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,145

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,145

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,145

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,145

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,145

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,145

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,145

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,145

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,145

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,145

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,145

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,050

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,334

🇵🇹Manoel de Oliveira

actor · 1908–2015

Days lived

38,828

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

11,990

🇺🇸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

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

63,790

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,232

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,198

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,832

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,276

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,928

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,259

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,928

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,280

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,823

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,733

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,710

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,130

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,947

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,242

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,555

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,512

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,291