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August 1 2014

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Historical Events

Yazidi genocide
disaster
genocide committed by ISIS against Yazidis in Iraq and Syria
Sinjar

Events on This Day

Guardians of the Galaxy Release
Dave Bautista
milestone
Third Album Release
Pixie Lott
milestone

Born on This Day

🇸🇦Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
deceased
politician · 1924–2015
Days lived
33,048
🇦🇹Albert Höfer
deceased
theologian (1932–2022) · 1932–2022
Days lived
32,701

Died on This Day

🇫🇷Alex Dupont
deceased
football player · 1954–2020
Days lived
24,140
🇦🇹Anton Pfrogner
deceased
Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and German nation politician (1886-1961) · 1886–1961
Days lived
27,336

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
59,017
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,695

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,688
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,861
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,558

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,068
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,582

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,511
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,933

Born on August 1 Died on August 1 On This Day Day Lookup

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Álex Abrines

🇪🇸Álex Abrines

Spanish basketball player · b. 1993

Days alive

7,671

Arthur Mahler

🇨🇿Arthur Mahler

Austrian archeologist and sionist politician (1871-1944) murdered in Holocaust · 1871–1916

Days lived

16,346

Axel Milberg

🇩🇪Axel Milberg

German actor · b. 1956

Days alive

21,185

Bastian Schweinsteiger

🇩🇪Bastian Schweinsteiger

German association football player · b. 1984

Days alive

10,958

Carlos Alexandre Souza Silva

🇧🇷Carlos Alexandre Souza Silva

Brazilian association football player · b. 1986

Days alive

10,228

Carmen Stephan

🇩🇪Carmen Stephan

German journalist and novelist · b. 1974

Days alive

14,611

Charles Winslow

🇿🇦Charles Winslow

South African tennis player (1888–1963) · 1888–1963

Days lived

27,438

Chris Iwelumo

🇬🇧Chris Iwelumo

football player · b. 1978

Days alive

13,150

Christoph Baumgartner

Christoph Baumgartner

association football player · b. 1999

Days alive

5,480

Dan Donegan

🇺🇸Dan Donegan

musician · b. 1968

Days alive

16,802

David James

🇬🇧David James

football player · b. 1970

Days alive

16,072

Dennis Lawrence

Dennis Lawrence

football player · b. 1974

Days alive

14,611

Ernst Jandl

🇦🇹Ernst Jandl

Austrian poet, dramatic and writer (1925–2000) · 1925–2000

Days lived

27,342

Frank Livingstone

🇳🇿Frank Livingstone

New Zealand lawn bowls competitor · 1886–1966

Days lived

29,236

Gaston Castel

🇫🇷Gaston Castel

French architect (1886-1971) · 1886–1971

Days lived

30,873

Gene Chen

🇨🇳Gene Chen

American martial artist (1938-2001) · 1938–2001

Days lived

22,955

George de Hevesy

🇭🇺George de Hevesy

chemist · 1885–1966

Days lived

29,558

Grant Schubert

🇦🇺Grant Schubert

field hockey player · b. 1980

Days alive

12,419

Hafizullah Amin

Hafizullah Amin

Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979) · 1929–1979

Days lived

18,411

Hajo Herrmann

🇩🇪Hajo Herrmann

German bomber pilot (1913–2010) · 1913–2010

Days lived

35,526

Héctor Méndez

🇦🇷Héctor Méndez

boxer · 1897–1977

Days lived

29,354

Heinz Ellenberg

🇩🇪Heinz Ellenberg

German botanist (1913–1997) · 1913–1997

Days lived

30,591

Hermann Baumann

🇩🇪Hermann Baumann

musician · 1934–2023

Days lived

32,658

iago Aspas

🇪🇸iago Aspas

Spanish association football player · b. 1987

Days alive

9,863

İdil Üner

🇩🇪İdil Üner

German-Turkish actress · b. 1971

Days alive

15,707

Jack Kramer

🇺🇸Jack Kramer

American tennis player (1921–2009) · 1921–2009

Days lived

32,185

James Gleick

🇺🇸James Gleick

American author and historian of science (born 1954) · b. 1954

Days alive

21,916

James Mourilyan Tanner

🇬🇧James Mourilyan Tanner

scientist · 1920–2010

Days lived

32,883

Jean-Pierre Torrell

🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Torrell

French theologian · 1927–2025

Days lived

35,823

Jörn Schlönvoigt

🇩🇪Jörn Schlönvoigt

German actor and singer · b. 1986

Days alive

10,228

Karen Carney

🇬🇧Karen Carney

football player · b. 1987

Days alive

9,863

Kim Chaewon

🇰🇷Kim Chaewon

K-pop Idol (LE SSERAFIM) · b. 2000

Days alive

5,114

Marcel Schlutt

🇩🇪Marcel Schlutt

journalist · b. 1977

Days alive

13,515

María Ignacia Benítez

🇨🇱María Ignacia Benítez

politician · 1958–2019

Days lived

22,127

Masaichi Kaneda

🇯🇵Masaichi Kaneda

film director · 1933–2019

Days lived

31,478

Mike Wallace

🇺🇸Mike Wallace

American football player (born 1986) · b. 1985

Days alive

10,593

Oona Laurence

Oona Laurence

Actor · b. 2002

Days alive

4,384

🇩🇪Otto Kästner

German boxer · 1909–2002

Days lived

33,757

Reinhold Wulle

🇩🇪Reinhold Wulle

German politician (1882-1950) · 1882–1950

Days lived

24,821

Selina Cadell

🇬🇧Selina Cadell

British actress · b. 1953

Days alive

22,281

Sergei Mandreko

🇦🇹Sergei Mandreko

Russian footballer (1971–2022) · 1971–2022

Days lived

18,483

Tendai Mtawarira

🇿🇼Tendai Mtawarira

South African rugby union footballer · b. 1985

Days alive

10,593

🇺🇸Tiffany Young

K-pop Idol (Solo Artist / Girls' Generation) · b. 1989

Days alive

9,132

Tina Bachmann

🇩🇪Tina Bachmann

German field hockey player · b. 1978

Days alive

13,150

Uri Cohen-Mintz

🇮🇱Uri Cohen-Mintz

basketball player · b. 1973

Days alive

14,976

Walter Gerlach

🇩🇪Walter Gerlach

scientist · 1889–1979

Days lived

32,881

Yaşar Yakış

Yaşar Yakış

Turkish diplomat (1938–2024) · 1938–2024

Days lived

31,377

Zhang Yang

🇨🇳Zhang Yang

Chinese general of the People's Liberation Army (1951-2017) · 1951–2017

Days lived

24,222

Ascan Lutteroth

🇩🇪Ascan Lutteroth

German judge · 1874–1960

Days lived

31,285

Corazon Aquino

🇵🇭Corazon Aquino

politician · 1933–2009

Days lived

27,948

Fakir Musafar

🇺🇸Fakir Musafar

American body piercer, photographer and BDSM figure · 1930–2018

Days lived

32,134

Francis Gary Powers

Francis Gary Powers

Notable Trials · 1929–1977

Days lived

17,517

Gertrude Welcker

🇩🇪Gertrude Welcker

German actress (1896-1988) · 1896–1988

Days lived

33,619

Israel Zangwill

🇬🇧Israel Zangwill

British Zionist author (1864–1926) · 1864–1926

Days lived

22,838

Joseph Schacht

🇬🇧Joseph Schacht

writer · 1902–1969

Days lived

24,612

Kevin Lynch

🇮🇪Kevin Lynch

Irish hunger striker (1956-1981) · 1956–1981

Days lived

9,200

Lidia Zamenhof

🇵🇱Lidia Zamenhof

writer · 1904–1942

Days lived

14,065

Manuel L. Quezon

🇵🇭Manuel L. Quezon

politician · 1878–1944

Days lived

24,089

Otto Bayer

🇩🇪Otto Bayer

chemist · 1902–1982

Days lived

29,126

Otto Heinrich Warburg

🇩🇪Otto Heinrich Warburg

chemist · 1883–1970

Days lived

31,709

Paul Hirsch

Paul Hirsch

German politician (1868-1940) · 1868–1940

Days lived

26,190

Pierre Claverie

🇫🇷Pierre Claverie

Algerian bishop (1938–1996) · 1938–1996

Days lived

21,271

Rainer Brandt

🇩🇪Rainer Brandt

German actor (1936–2024) · 1936–2024

Days lived

32,338

Sándor Szabó

🇭🇺Sándor Szabó

athlete · 1948–2018

Days lived

25,585

Sviatoslav Richter

Sviatoslav Richter

pianist · 1915–1997

Days lived

30,086

Tadeusz Reichstein

🇵🇱Tadeusz Reichstein

scientist · 1897–1996

Days lived

36,172

Vincent Pastore

🇺🇸Vincent Pastore

Actor · 1946–2026

Days lived

29,239

Walter Ulbricht

🇩🇪Walter Ulbricht

politician · 1893–1973

Days lived

29,252

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,043

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,706

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,581

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,486

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,486

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,486

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,486

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,486

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,486

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,486

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,486

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,486

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,486

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,486

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,391

Günter Fronius

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,335

Manoel de Oliveira

🇵🇹Manoel de Oliveira

actor · 1908–2015

Days lived

38,829

Barys Kit

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,384

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,331

Tilikum

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,797

Stubbs

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,406

Tama

🇯🇵Tama

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,899

Harambe

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,212

April

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,763

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,131

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,573

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,539

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,173

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,617

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,269

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,600

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,269

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,621

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,164

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,074

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,051

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,471

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,288

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,583

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,896

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,853

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,632