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August 24 2015

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Born on This Day

Alan Walker
record producer · b. 1997
Days alive
6,574
🇺🇸Alice Bradley Sheldon
deceased
artist · 1915–1987
Days lived
26,201
🇰🇷André Kim
deceased
South Korean fashion designer (1935-2010) · 1935–2010
Days lived
27,382
Carl Wilhelm Wirtz
deceased
German astronomer (1876–1939) · 1876–1939
Days lived
22,822
🇺🇸Dave Chappelle
Comedian · b. 1973
Days alive
15,340
🇺🇸David Koechner
American actor and comedian · b. 1962
Days alive
19,358
Ernest Tursunov
deceased
poet and translator (1935–2014) · 1935–2014
Days lived
28,781
🇦🇹Franz Jantsch
deceased
Austrian theologian and author (1909–2006) · 1909–2006
Days lived
35,314
🇩🇪Georg Preuße
German actor · b. 1950
Days alive
23,741
🇭🇺Gergely Pattantyús
Hungarian artist · b. 1972
Days alive
15,705
🇺🇸Grey DeLisle
actor · b. 1973
Days alive
15,340
🇫🇷Hervé Bugnet
French footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,418
🇭🇺Hugó Payr
deceased
athlete · 1888–1976
Days lived
32,043
🇧🇾Ivan Youlianovitch Romanovsky
deceased
Belarusian painter (1928-1974) · 1928–1974
Days lived
16,741
🇫🇷Jean-Michel Jarre
rapper · b. 1948
Days alive
24,471
🇺🇸John Banaszak
American football player and coach, baseball coach (born 1950) · b. 1950
Days alive
23,741
🇦🇷Jorge Luis Borges
deceased
writer · 1899–1986
Days lived
31,705
🇭🇺Josef Jarno
deceased
actor · 1866–1932
Days lived
23,880
🇸🇰Juraj Hromkovič
Slovak computer scientist · b. 1958
Days alive
20,819
🇨🇭Jürg Grossen
entrepreneur · b. 1969
Days alive
16,801
Karl Hanke
deceased
German general and last Reichsführer-SS (1903-1945) · 1903–1945
Days lived
15,264
🇺🇸Karoline Leavitt
Political staffer · b. 1997
Days alive
6,574
🇬🇧Ken Hensley
deceased
British singer and guitarist (1945–2020) · 1945–2020
Days lived
27,466
🇧🇷Leandro Domingues
deceased
Brazilian association football player (1983–2025) · 1983–2025
Days lived
15,196
🇨🇭Leonardo Conti
deceased
physician, Nazi officer (1900-1945) · 1900–1945
Days lived
16,479
🇱🇻Leonīds Ribickis
Latvian scientist · b. 1947
Days alive
24,837
🇺🇸Michael Redd
American basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,149
🇩🇪Nina Ruge
German journalist · b. 1956
Days alive
21,549
Oliver Chace
deceased
Actor · 1769–1852
Days lived
30,220
🇳🇱Orlando Engelaar
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,149
🇪🇸Patricio Escobal
deceased
football player · 1903–2002
Days lived
36,253
🇩🇪Paul Wilhelm Hubert Wagner
deceased
German actor (1899-1970) · 1899–1970
Days lived
25,707
🇧🇷Paulo Coelho
actor · b. 1947
Days alive
24,837
🇺🇸Reggie Miller
American basketball player · b. 1965
Days alive
18,262
🇺🇸Robert D. Hales
deceased
Mormon leader (1932–2017) · 1932–2017
Days lived
31,084
🇦🇹Robert Oerley
deceased
Austrian architect (1876-1945) · 1876–1945
Days lived
25,284
🇬🇧Rupert Grint
English actor (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
9,861
🇩🇰Ruth Berlau
deceased
Danish actress (1906-1974) · 1906–1974
Days lived
24,617
🇮🇳Shanthanu Bhagyaraj
Actor · b. 1985
Days alive
10,957
🇦🇹Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist · b. 1957
Days alive
21,184
🇺🇸Todd Young
United States Senator from Indiana · b. 1972
Days alive
15,705
🇩🇪Udo Pastörs
German right-wing extremist politician · b. 1952
Days alive
23,010

Died on This Day

🇨🇺Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven
deceased
scientist · 1865–1951
Days lived
31,543
🇺🇸Arleen Sorkin
deceased
American actress (1955–2023) · 1955–2023
Days lived
24,786

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
59,404
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,082

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,075
🇺🇸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
65,248
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,945

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,455
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,969

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,898
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,320

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🇨🇱Arturo Alessandri

politician · 1868–1950

Days lived

29,831

🇩🇪Christoph Daum

German football manager (1953–2024) · 1953–2024

Days lived

25,872

E. G. Marshall

Actor · 1914–1998

Days lived

30,748

🇺🇸Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004) · 1926–2004

Days lived

28,537

Ernst Wiechert

German writer (1887-1950) · 1887–1950

Days lived

23,108

🇨🇦Félix-Antoine Savard

Canadian poet · 1896–1982

Days lived

31,403

Franz Winkelmeier

artist · 1860–1887

Days lived

9,980

🇮🇪Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey

Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1888-1980) · 1888–1980

Days lived

33,594

🇦🇹Hansi Lang

actor · 1955–2008

Days lived

19,582

🇺🇸Henry J. Kaiser

American industrialist (1882–1967) · 1882–1967

Days lived

31,152

🇩🇪Herbert Hupka

German politician (1915-2006) · 1915–2006

Days lived

33,247

Hissène Habré

Notable Trials · 1942–2021

Days lived

28,866

🇺🇸James Clark McReynolds

United States federal judge and Supreme Court Justice (1862-1946) · 1862–1946

Days lived

30,882

🇺🇸Jaye P. Morgan

Singer · 1931–2026

Days lived

34,598

🇯🇵Kenji Mizoguchi

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1898-1956) · 1898–1956

Days lived

21,284

🇬🇪Levan Sanadze

athlete · 1928–1998

Days lived

25,728

🇭🇺Mária Bolla

athlete · 1945–2018

Days lived

26,690

🇬🇧Richard Attenborough

actor · 1923–2014

Days lived

33,233

🇬🇧Ronald Knox

English priest and theologian (1888–1957) · 1888–1957

Days lived

25,390

🇩🇪Walter Scheel

politician · 1919–2016

Days lived

35,477

🇩🇪Werner Abrolat

German actor (1924-1997) · 1924–1997

Days lived

26,672

🇩🇪Wolfgang Uhlmann

German chess player (1935-2020) · 1935–2020

Days lived

31,195

🇵🇱Zygmunt Kiszkurno

Polish Olympic shooter · 1921–2012

Days lived

33,468

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,430

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,093

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,968

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,873

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,873

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,873

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,873

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,873

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,873

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,873

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,873

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,873

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,873

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,873

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,778

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

37,938

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,718

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Boo

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,691

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,518

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,960

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,926

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,560

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,004

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,656

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,987

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,656

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,008

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,551

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,461

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,438

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,858

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,675

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,970

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,283

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,240

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,019