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August 19 2014

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Born on This Day

🇯🇵Akiyoshi Kitaoka
scientist · b. 1961
Days alive
19,358
🇮🇹Alessandro Matri
football player · b. 1984
Days alive
10,957
🇩🇪Anke Brockmann
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1988
Days alive
9,496
🇺🇸Anthony Muñoz
American football player · b. 1958
Days alive
20,454
Bill Clinton
politician · b. 1946
Days alive
24,837
🇸🇪Carl Wolmar Jakob von Uexküll
Swedish-German writer, lecturer, philanthropist, activist, philatelist and politician of Baltic German origin (born 1944) · b. 1944
Days alive
25,567
🇺🇸Chris Capuano
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
13,149
🇺🇸Clay Walker
American singer · b. 1969
Days alive
16,436
Coco Chanel
deceased
Actor · 1883–1971
Days lived
31,920
🇰🇪David Kimutai
Athletics competitor from Kenya · b. 1969
Days alive
16,436
Dinara Nazarbayeva
Kazakhstani businesswoman · b. 1967
Days alive
17,167
🇺🇸Douglas H. Parker
deceased
American legal scholar (1926-2019) · 1926–2019
Days lived
34,002
🇨🇭Edmond Privat
deceased
writer · 1889–1962
Days lived
26,671
🇺🇸Eric Lutes
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
18,993
🇫🇮Erkki Miinala
Paralympic goalball player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,227
🇫🇷Félina
singer · b. 1969
Days alive
16,436
🇧🇪Frans Schollaert
deceased
politician · 1851–1917
Days lived
24,055
🇺🇸Fred Thompson
deceased
American politician and actor (1942–2015) · 1942–2015
Days lived
26,737
🇫🇷Frédéric Antonetti
French football manager (born 1961) · b. 1961
Days alive
19,358
🇬🇧Ginger Baker
deceased
British drummer (1939–2019) · 1939–2019
Days lived
29,268
Gintautas Paluckas
Notable Trials · b. 1979
Days alive
12,784
🇺🇸Hoodie Allen
singer · b. 1988
Days alive
9,496
🇩🇪Ilse Thouret
deceased
German motorcycle racer (1897–1969) · 1897–1969
Days lived
26,086
🇩🇪Ion N. Petrovici
deceased
German neurologist (1929-2021) · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,422
🇺🇸Jack Canfield
American writer and motivational speaker · b. 1944
Days alive
25,567
🇫🇷Jean-Luc Mélenchon
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
23,011
🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Mourer
deceased
French politician (1897-1947) · 1897–1947
Days lived
18,191
🇺🇸John Stamos
American actor · b. 1963
Days alive
18,628
🇺🇸Johnny Nash
deceased
actor · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,268
🇨🇭Jürg Weibel
deceased
Swiss writer (1944–2006) · 1944–2006
Days lived
22,558
🇩🇪Karl Gero, Duke of Urach
deceased
German noble (1899-1981) · 1899–1981
Days lived
29,946
🇯🇵Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
Japanese baseball player · b. 1969
Days alive
16,436
🇰🇷Kim Tae-gyun
film director · b. 1971
Days alive
15,706
🇺🇸Kirk Cousins
American football player (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
9,496
🇩🇪Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Klaus-Jürgen Wrede · b. 1963
Days alive
18,628
🇦🇿Koba Zakadze
athlete · b. 1934
Days alive
29,220
🇰🇷Lee Won-woo
deceased
South Korean basketball player (1958–2004) · 1958–2004
Days lived
16,715
Luis von Ahn
Tech CEOs · b. 1978
Days alive
13,149
🇵🇭Manuel L. Quezon
deceased
politician · 1878–1944
Days lived
24,088
🇨🇭Marcel Regamey
deceased
Swiss writer (1905-1982) · 1905–1982
Days lived
28,067
🇦🇹Maria Berger
Austrian politician and judge · b. 1956
Days alive
21,184
🇩🇪Marianne Koch
German actress · b. 1931
Days alive
30,316
🇺🇸Mary Joe Fernández
American tennis player · b. 1971
Days alive
15,706
🇨🇦Matthew Perry
deceased
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023) · 1969–2023
Days lived
19,793
🇺🇸Milton L. Humason
deceased
American astronomer (1891–1972) · 1891–1972
Days lived
29,523
🇮🇹Nanni Moretti
actor · b. 1953
Days alive
22,280
🇺🇸Nate Dogg
deceased
actor · 1969–2011
Days lived
15,183
🇺🇸Orville Wright
deceased
scientist · 1871–1948
Days lived
27,922
🇩🇪Otto Fahr
deceased
entrepreneur · 1892–1969
Days lived
27,951
🇩🇪Ottokar Runze
deceased
German film producer, director and screenwriter (1925–2018) · 1925–2018
Days lived
34,002
🇺🇸Paula Jai Parker
American actress and comedian · b. 1969
Days alive
16,436
Peter Gallagher
Actor · b. 1955
Days alive
21,550
🇩🇪Peter Högl
deceased
SS officer (1897-1945) · 1897–1945
Days lived
17,422
Radovan Zogović
deceased
Montenegrin poet (1907–1986) · 1907–1986
Days lived
28,629
🇸🇰Róbert Szelepcsényi
Slovak computer scientist · b. 1966
Days alive
17,532
🇺🇸Romeo Miller
American rapper, actor and basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,131
🇮🇳Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO, Microsoft Corporation · b. 1967
Days alive
17,167
🇳🇿Sid Going
deceased
New Zealand rugby union footballer (1943-2024) · 1943–2024
Days lived
29,492
🇺🇸Thomas Jones
American footballer player from the United States · b. 1978
Days alive
13,149
🇨🇦Willard Boyle
deceased
scientist · 1924–2011
Days lived
31,672

Died on This Day

🇩🇰Anker Sørensen
deceased
Danish film editor and director (1926–2010) · 1926–2010
Days lived
30,789
🇨🇭Beda Allemann
deceased
Swiss literary critic and essayist (1926-1991) · 1926–1991
Days lived
23,879

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
59,034
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,712

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,705
🇺🇸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
64,878
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,575

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,085
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,599

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,528
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,950

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🇺🇸Blind Willie McTell

deceased

singer-songwriter · 1898–1959

Days lived

22,385

🇬🇧Brian Aldiss

artist · 1925–2017

Days lived

33,604

🇩🇪Claire Rommer

German actress (1904-1996) · 1904–1996

Days lived

33,493

🇩🇪Egon Bahr

writer · 1922–2015

Days lived

34,122

🇳🇱Ernst van den Berg

Dutch field hockey player (1915-1989) · 1915–1989

Days lived

26,923

🇪🇸Federico García Lorca

Spanish poet, dramatist and prose writer (1898–1936) · 1898–1936

Days lived

13,954

🇩🇪Felix Huby

German author and director (1938–2022) · 1938–2022

Days lived

30,557

🇦🇹Ferdinand Käs

Austrian soldier (1914–1988) · 1914–1988

Days lived

27,194

🇺🇸George Gamow

writer · 1904–1968

Days lived

23,544

🇺🇸Jacob Epstein

American-British sculptor (1880–1959) · 1880–1959

Days lived

28,770

🇺🇸Jay S. Fishman

served as chairman and chief executive officer of The Travelers Companies. (1952–2016) · 1952–2016

Days lived

23,299

🇫🇷Jean-Albert Grégoire

French racing driver (1899-1992) · 1899–1992

Days lived

34,011

John Warnock

Tech CEOs · 1940–2023

Days lived

30,267

Joseph Hill

singer and songwriter for the reggae group Culture (1949-2006) · 1949–2006

Days lived

21,028

🇩🇪Karl Otto Götz

artist · 1914–2017

Days lived

37,799

🇺🇸Linus Pauling

American scientist (1901–1994) · 1901–1994

Days lived

34,140

🇺🇸Michael Malone

Screenwriter · 1942–2022

Days lived

29,125

🇫🇷Pierre Schaeffer

French composer and musicologist (1910-1995) · 1910–1995

Days lived

31,051

🇩🇪Rudolf Miele

entrepreneur · 1929–2004

Days lived

27,317

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,060

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,723

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,598

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,503

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,503

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,503

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,503

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,503

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,503

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,503

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,503

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,503

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,503

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,503

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,408

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,334

🇵🇹Manoel de Oliveira

actor · 1908–2015

Days lived

38,828

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,348

🇺🇸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

64,148

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,590

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,556

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,190

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,634

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,286

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,617

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,286

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,638

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,181

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,091

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,068

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,488

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,305

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,600

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,913

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,870

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,649