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May 7, 2016

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🇫🇷Abdelkader Bouhenia
French boxer · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
🇦🇹Adolf Mahr
deceased
Austrian archaeologist and notable Nazi, Director of the National Gallery in Ireland (1887-1951) · 1887–1951
Days lived
23,395
🇺🇸Alan Ashton
American businessman · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
🇺🇸Allan Travers
deceased
American baseball player (1892–1968) · 1892–1968
Days lived
27,740
🇺🇸Andy Montañez
singer · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
🇩🇪Arno Lustiger
deceased
German historian and author of Jewish origin (1924-2012) · 1924–2012
Days lived
32,150
🇩🇪Axel Zwingenberger
German musician · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
🇦🇹Claude Farell
deceased
Austrian actress (1914-2008) · 1918–2008
Days lived
32,822
Cody Gakpo
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
6,210
Dani Olmo
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
🇩🇪Denis Wucherer
basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
🇦🇹Elisabeth Gürtler
entrepreneur · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
🇩🇪Eric Lobron
German chess grandmaster · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
🇷🇺Evgeny Voronov
Russian basketball player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Gary Cooper
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1901–1961
Days lived
21,921
🇩🇪Hermann Breith
deceased
military person · 1892–1964
Days lived
26,416
🇺🇸Hermann Fränkel
deceased
German-born American classical philologist · 1888–1977
Days lived
32,477
🇫🇷Jérémy Ménez
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
🇺🇸Jimmy Ruffin
deceased
American singer (1936–2014) · 1939–2014
Days lived
27,588
🇩🇪Joachim Lätsch
German actor · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
🇪🇸José Saez
French footballer · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
🇭🇺Josip Broz Tito
deceased
politician · 1892–1980
Days lived
32,138
🇺🇸Katie Douglas
basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
🇰🇷Lim Hyung-joo
South Korean opera singer · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
🇪🇸Lluís Llach
writer · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
🇩🇪Max Grundig
deceased
entrepreneur · 1908–1989
Days lived
29,800
🇰🇷Minji (Kim Min-ji)
K-pop Idol (NewJeans) · b. 2004
Days alive
4,383
MrBeast
Content King · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
🇸🇪Olov Hartman
deceased
hymnwriter (1906–1982) · 1906–1982
Days lived
27,750
Olympe de Gouges
deceased
Notable Trials · 1748–1793
Days lived
16,616
🇺🇸Peter Reckell
Actor · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
🇮🇳Rabindranath Tagore
deceased
actor · 1861–1941
Days lived
29,311
🇬🇧Richard O'Sullivan
deceased
Actor · 1944–2026
Days lived
30,070
🇨🇭Robert Hunger-Bühler
artist · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
🇺🇸Ryan Harrison
American tennis player · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
🇪🇸Tony Leblanc
deceased
Spanish actor, director, and comedian (1922-2012) · 1922–2012
Days lived
33,074
🇮🇪Tony O'Reilly
deceased
Irish businessman and rugby union player (1936-2024) · 1936–2024
Days lived
32,153
🇬🇷Vasilis N. Triantafillidis
deceased
Greek actor (1940-2018) · 1940–2018
Days lived
28,503
🇫🇷Vincent Clerc
French rugby union player · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
🇷🇺Vladimir Lisin
Russian businessman · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
Youri Tielemans
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
🇩🇪Zlatko Janjić
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958

Died on This Day

🇬🇧Anthony Nunn
deceased
British field hockey player · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,778
🇺🇸Carrie Kennedy
deceased
American fashion designer (1862–1915) · 1862–1915
Days lived
19,223

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
59,661
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,339

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,332
🇺🇸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
65,505
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,202

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,712
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,226

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,155
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,577

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🇩🇪Eduard Birgfeld

deceased

German chess composer (1887–1939) · 1887–1939

Days lived

18,864

Eduard Glaser

Austrian archaeologist (1855–1908) · 1855–1908

Days lived

19,411

H. H. Holmes

Notable Trials · 1861–1896

Days lived

12,775

🇩🇪Hans Bender

German psychologist (1907-1991) · 1907–1991

Days lived

30,772

🇺🇸Josef Hoffmann

Austrian architect and product designer (1870-1956) · 1870–1956

Days lived

31,189

🇫🇷Paul Doumer

French statesman (1857–1932) · 1857–1932

Days lived

27,439

🇦🇹Peter Rauhofer

rapper · 1965–2013

Days lived

17,540

🇨🇿Soňa Červená

Czech operatic mezzo-soprano (1925–2023) · 1925–2023

Days lived

35,669

🇭🇺Theodore von Kármán

scientist · 1881–1963

Days lived

29,945

Warner Baxter

Oscar Winners · 1889–1951

Days lived

22,683

🇩🇪Wilhelm Filchner

writer · 1877–1957

Days lived

29,090

🇨🇦Willard Boyle

scientist · 1924–2011

Days lived

31,672

🇩🇪Wolfgang Reichmann

German actor (1932-1991) · 1932–1991

Days lived

21,670

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,687

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,350

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,225

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,130

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,130

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,130

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,130

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,130

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,130

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,130

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,130

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,130

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,130

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,130

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,035

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,195

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,975

🇺🇸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

64,775

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,217

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,183

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,817

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,261

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,913

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,244

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,913

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,265

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,808

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,718

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,695

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,115

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,932

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,227

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,540

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,497

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,276