On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
June 30 2016
Born on This Day
Alex Dupont🇫🇷
deceasedfootball player · 1954–2020
Days lived
24,139
Alois Musil
deceasedCzech theologian, orientalist and explorer (1868–1944) · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,679
Amy Alsop🇨🇦
athlete · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Barbora Špotáková🇨🇿
Czech javelin thrower · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Chan Ho Park🇰🇷
film director · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken🇳🇱
British+Dutch businesswoman, heiress (Heineken International) and billionaire · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
Cheryl
singer · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
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Christa Tordy🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1904–1945
Days lived
14,912
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Christian Wasserfallen🇨🇭
Swiss politician · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Czesław Miłosz🇺🇸
deceasedPolish-American poet and Nobel laureate (1911–2004) · 1911–2004
Days lived
34,014
Dag Fornæss🇳🇴
football player · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
Daniel Kablan Duncan
Ivorian politician · b. 1943
Days alive
26,664
David Meara
Archdeacon of London · b. 1947
Days alive
25,203
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Dieter Kottysch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman boxer (1943-2017) · 1943–2017
Days lived
26,947
Eddie Hopson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxer · 1971–2022
Days lived
18,618
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Frank Rost🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
František Tomášek
deceasedCzech cardinal, professor and theologist (1899-1992) · 1899–1992
Days lived
34,003
Franz Halder🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1884–1972
Days lived
32,052
Georges Duhamel🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1884–1966
Days lived
29,871
Hans Dama🇦🇹
Romanian-born germanist, romanist, pedagogue, German language prosaist, poet, essayist, and editor · b. 1944
Days alive
26,298
Henk Bouwman🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1926-1995) · 1926–1995
Days lived
25,382
Hermann Hunger🇦🇹
Austrian Assyriologist · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
Ilram Choi
Actor · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
James Kwesi Appiah🇬🇭
football player · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Juli Zeh🇩🇪
YouTube personality · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Karoliina Lundahl🇫🇮
Finnish weightlifter · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Martha Lucía Ramírez Cardona🇨🇴
Colombian skater · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
Martin Busse🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1958
Days alive
21,185
Michael von Biel🇩🇪
German composer, cellist, and graphic artist, born 1937 · b. 1937
Days alive
28,855
Mike Tyson
Notable Trials · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Mirko Novosel🇭🇷
deceasedbasketball player and coach (1938–2023) · 1938–2023
Days lived
31,066
Nathaniel Peffer🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1890–1964
Days lived
26,949
Oswald Pohl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman SS functionary, head of the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office, convicted war criminal (1892-1951) · 1892–1951
Days lived
21,525
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Paul Friedrich Wolfskehl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician and mathematician · 1856–1906
Days lived
18,336
Peter Alexander🇦🇹
deceasedsinger · 1926–2011
Days lived
30,908
Peter Magyar🇺🇸
Architect · b. 1937
Days alive
28,855
Ramon Menezes🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Rudolf Rittner
deceasedactor · 1869–1943
Days lived
26,881
Sergei Izotov
deceasedSoviet scientist and jet engines designer (1917—1983) · 1917–1983
Days lived
24,051
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Shirley Fry🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis and badminton player (1927–2021) · 1927–2021
Days lived
34,347
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Suneil Anand🇮🇳
deceasedActor · 1956–2026
Days lived
25,595
Sven Lidman🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish writer (1882–1960) · 1882–1960
Days lived
28,352
Tony Fernández🇩🇴
deceasedfilm director · 1962–2020
Days lived
21,049
Walter Ulbricht🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1893–1973
Days lived
29,251
Yngwie Malmsteen🇸🇪
Swedish guitarist · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Died on This Day
Arno Stern🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1924–2024
Days lived
36,532
Chet Atkins🇺🇸
deceasedrapper · 1924–2001
Days lived
28,134
Edmund Heines🇩🇪
deceasedSA-Obergruppenführer (1897-1934) · 1897–1934
Days lived
13,492
Elmer Layden🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player, coach, executive (1903-1973) · 1903–1973
Days lived
25,625
Frank Cashen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball executive · 1925–2014
Days lived
32,432
Fritz Gerlich🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1883–1934
Days lived
18,762
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Gustav Ritter von Kahr🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1862-1934) · 1862–1934
Days lived
26,145
Herbert Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman tattoo artist and photographer (1919–2010) · 1919–2010
Days lived
33,066
Jakob Tiedtke🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1875–1960
Days lived
31,053
Keith Seaman🇦🇺
deceasedGovernor of South Australia (1977-82) · 1920–2013
Days lived
33,987
Kurt von Schleicher🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1882–1934
Days lived
19,076
Leonard B. Jordan🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1899–1983
Days lived
30,726
Marta Husemann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress and screenwriter (1913–1960) · 1913–1960
Days lived
17,116
Robert Gernhardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1937-2006) · 1937–2006
Days lived
25,036
Shukri al-Quwatli🇸🇾
deceasedpolitician · 1891–1967
Days lived
27,645
Sybille Binder🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1895–1962
Days lived
24,647
Victor Willis🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1951–2026
Days lived
27,393
Vsevolod Pudovkin
deceasedSoviet film director, screenwriter and actor (1893–1953) · 1893–1953
Days lived
22,036
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
59,715
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,393
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,741
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,404
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,279
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,184
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,184
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,184
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,184
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,184
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,184
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,184
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,184
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,184
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,184
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,184
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,089
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,249
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
67,386
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,029
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
3,325
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,559
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,256
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,829
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,271
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,237
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,871
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,315
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,967
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,766
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,280
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,298
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,967
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,319
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,862
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,772
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,749
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,209
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,631
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,169
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,986
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,281
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,594
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,551
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,330