On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
June 8 2016
Born on This Day
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Aloys Van de Vyvere🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1961
Days lived
33,008
Anja Hajduk🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Arthur Francis🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer (1882-1957) · 1882–1957
Days lived
27,400
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Ashley Long🇬🇧
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Bernie Casey🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor, artist, and professional football player (1939–2017) · 1939–2017
Days lived
28,593
Bob Irwin🇦🇺
Naturalist, conservationist · b. 1939
Days alive
28,125
Bonnie Tyler🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1951
Days alive
23,742
Carlos Alexis Hernández🇨🇺
Cuban weightlifter · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Claus Cornelius Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1951–2020) · 1951–2020
Days lived
25,390
Dieter Scheiff🇩🇪
German chief executive officer · b. 1952
Days alive
23,376
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Ernst-Robert Grawitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general; Reichsarzt; facilitated medical torture and experiments on Nazi concentration camp inmates (1899–1945) · 1899–1945
Days lived
16,756
Erwin Lehn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jazz composer, bandleader and musician (1919–2010) · 1919–2010
Days lived
33,158
Frank Lloyd Wright🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1867–1959
Days lived
33,542
Friedrich Ettel🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss film actor (1890-1941) · 1890–1941
Days lived
18,539
Friedrich Raschig🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1863–1928
Days lived
23,616
Georg Konrad Morgen🇩🇪
deceasedSS judge and chief investigator, Reich Criminal Police Office (1909-1982) · 1909–1982
Days lived
26,539
Gunther Philipp🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1918–2003
Days lived
31,162
Ivo Sanader
Notable Trials · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
Jack Sholder🇺🇸
director · b. 1945
Days alive
25,933
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Janina Hartwig🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
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Jasmin Tabatabai🇩🇪
musician · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Javier Mascherano🇮🇹
Argentine association football player and manager · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Jeļena Ostapenko
tennis player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
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Jerry Stiller🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor and comedian (1927–2020) · 1927–2020
Days lived
33,941
Joan Rivers🇺🇸
deceasedComedian · 1933–2014
Days lived
29,673
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Joey Moe
singer · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Julie Driscoll🇬🇧
English singer and actress · b. 1947
Days alive
25,203
Jürgen von der Lippe🇩🇪
musician · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
Kanye West🇺🇸
rapper · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Kanye West (Ye)
Artist & Designer · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Karl Genzken🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician and SS general, Chief of the Medical Office of the Waffen-SS, and convicted war criminal 81885-1957) · 1885–1957
Days lived
26,421
Kim Clijsters🇧🇪
Belgian tennis player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Lindsay Davenport🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Luigi Comencini🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1916-2007) · 1916–2007
Days lived
33,174
Margot Ebert🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1926-2009) · 1926–2009
Days lived
30,334
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Marguerite Yourcenar🇺🇸
deceasedFrench novelist and essayist (1903-1987) · 1903–1987
Days lived
30,873
Max Jacoby🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1919–2009) · 1919–2009
Days lived
32,788
Mick Hucknall🇬🇧
Singer · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Monika Feth🇩🇪
German journalist and writer · b. 1951
Days alive
23,742
Nadia Petrova🇷🇺
Russian tennis player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Pál Magyary🇭🇺
deceasedmodel · 1857–1937
Days lived
29,070
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Piotr Fronczewski🇵🇱
singer · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
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Rob Pilatus🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1965–1998
Days lived
11,987
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Tim Berners-Lee🇬🇧
English computer scientist (born 1955) · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
Tim Clancy🇮🇪
Irish footballer · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Valy Arnheim🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1883–1950) · 1883–1950
Days lived
24,627
Zygmunt Smalcerz🇵🇱
Polish weightlifter · b. 1941
Days alive
27,394
Died on This Day
Angelo Zammarchi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest (1871–1958) · 1871–1958
Days lived
31,583
Anthony Bourdain🇺🇸
deceasedCook · 1956–2018
Days lived
22,628
Emiliano Tardif🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian priest (1928–1999) · 1928–1999
Days lived
25,934
Emmy Göring🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress, art collector (1893-1973) · 1893–1973
Days lived
29,295
Giorgio de Santillana🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican historian and philosopher · 1902–1974
Days lived
26,307
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Heidi Brühl🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1942–1991
Days lived
18,026
Heinz Lehmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1921-1995) · 1921–1995
Days lived
26,894
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Horst Stechbarth🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1925-2016) · 1925–2016
Days lived
33,294
Hugo Egon Kubaseck
deceasedathlete · 1881–1956
Days lived
27,551
István Dászkál🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian priest (1919-2003) · 1919–2003
Days lived
30,725
Joan of Arc
deceasedNotable Trials · 1412–1431
Days lived
7,098
Karen Wetterhahn🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chemist (1948–1997) · 1948–1997
Days lived
17,767
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Karl Hanke
deceasedGerman general and last Reichsführer-SS (1903-1945) · 1903–1945
Days lived
15,264
Konrad Theodor Preuss
deceasedGerman ethnologist (1869–1938) · 1869–1938
Days lived
25,207
Marie Laurencin🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1883–1956
Days lived
26,518
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann🇺🇸
deceasedNicaraguan-American Catholic priest and diplomat (1933–2017) · 1933–2017
Days lived
30,804
Peter Rühmkorf🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1929–2008
Days lived
28,716
Pierre Nkurunziza
deceasedPresident of Burundi from 2005 to 2020 · 1964–2020
Days lived
20,261
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
59,693
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,371
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,719
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,382
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,257
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,162
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,162
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,162
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,162
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,162
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,162
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,162
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,162
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,162
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,162
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,162
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,067
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,227
Toko Shinoda🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021
Days lived
39,420
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,364
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,007
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Stubbs🇺🇸
deceasedOrange tabby cat · 1997–2017
Days lived
7,405
April🇺🇸
deceasedReticulated giraffe · 2000–2021
Days lived
7,762
Boo🇺🇸
deceasedPomeranian · 2006–2019
Days lived
4,691
Maru🇯🇵
Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007
Days alive
3,303
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,537
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,234
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,807
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,249
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,215
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,849
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,293
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,945
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,744
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,258
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,276
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,945
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,297
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,840
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,750
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,727
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,187
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,609
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,147
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,964
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,259
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,572
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,529
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,308