On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 1 2016
Born on This Day
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Adnan Maral
Turkish-German actor (born 1968) · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Agnez Mo🇮🇩
Singer · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Alejandro Garnacho
association football player · b. 2004
Days alive
4,383
Ali Latif
deceasedpainter (1944-2009) · 1944–2009
Days lived
23,758
Antara Mali🇮🇳
actor · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Augusto De Luca🇮🇹
Italian artist and photographer · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
Bob Gould🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh rugby union player (1863-1931) · 1863–1931
Days lived
25,017
Caelestis Eichenseer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Latin scholar (1924–2008) · 1924–2008
Days lived
30,533
Carl Hahn🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1926–2023
Days lived
35,261
Carl Lewis🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
Catherine Garceau🇨🇦
Canadian synchronized swimmer · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Charles Laughton
deceasedOscar Winners · 1899–1962
Days lived
23,177
Chris Jeffries🇨🇦
Canadian cross-country skier · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
David Prowse🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish bodybuilder, weightlifter, and actor (1935–2020) · 1935–2020
Days lived
31,197
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Debbie Harry🇺🇸
singer · b. 1945
Days alive
25,933
Diana, Princess of Wales🇬🇧
deceasedPrincess and humanitarian · 1961–1997
Days lived
13,210
DJ Delicious🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Edward Brown Glass🇬🇧
deceasedAnglican Archdeacon · 1913–1995
Days lived
29,921
Glenn Douglas🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian football player (1928-2017) · 1928–2017
Days lived
32,416
Hans Werner Henze🇩🇪
deceasedGerman composer (1926–2012) · 1926–2012
Days lived
31,530
Harold Sakata🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sportsman and actor (1920-1982) · 1920–1982
Days lived
22,673
Iosif Shklovsky🇬🇧
deceasedSoviet astronomer (1916–1985) · 1916–1985
Days lived
25,082
Iris Brosch🇩🇪
German photographer · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Jack Grunsky🇨🇦
singer-songwriter · b. 1945
Days alive
25,933
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Jadranka Kosor🇭🇷
Croatian politician · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
Jake Atz🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1879-1945) · 1879–1945
Days lived
24,066
John Attenborough🌍
deceasedNotable Person · 1666–1710
Days lived
15,960
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John Farnham🇬🇧
singer · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
Juan Carlos Onetti🇪🇸
deceasedwriter · 1909–1994
Days lived
31,014
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Kent Bazemore🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Kristen Welker🇺🇸
Television journalist · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Lawrence Gonzi🇲🇹
Maltese politician · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
Mainhardt Graf von Nayhauß🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist from Germany · 1926–2021
Days lived
34,546
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Marc Huster🇩🇪
German weightlifter · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
Marisa Monte🇧🇷
singer · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Michael Berrer🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Missy Elliott🇺🇸
American rapper (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Nancy Lieberman🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1958
Days alive
21,185
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Olivia de Havilland🇺🇸
deceasedBritish actress (1916–2020) · 1916–2020
Days lived
38,011
Orlando Cruz🇺🇸
olympic boxer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Pablo d'Ors🇪🇸
Spanish writer · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Pamela Anderson🇨🇦
Canadian actress and model (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Paul Alsberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist · 1883–1965
Days lived
29,769
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Plies🇺🇸
American rapper · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Rosemarie Wenner🇩🇪
German methodist bishop · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Dutch association football player and coach (born 1976) · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
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Steffi Nerius🇩🇪
German javelin thrower · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Sufjan Stevens🇺🇸
American singer and musician (born 1975) · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Sydney Pollack🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director, producer and actor (1934-2008) · 1934–2008
Days lived
26,993
Taeyong (Lee Tae-yong)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (NCT) · b. 1995
Days alive
7,671
Tate McRae
singer · b. 2003
Days alive
4,749
Victor Willis🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1951–2026
Days lived
27,393
William Wyler🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1902–1981
Days lived
28,881
Willie Dixon🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1915–1992
Days lived
27,971
Yevgeni Kuritsyn🇷🇺
Russian footballer · b. 1991
Days alive
9,132
Yulian Radionov🇧🇬
basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl🇭🇺
deceasedartist · 1884–1975
Days lived
33,280
Died on This Day
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Ben Turpin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1869-1940) · 1869–1940
Days lived
25,852
Buckminster Fuller🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1895–1983
Days lived
32,130
Charles I. D. Looff
deceasedentrepreneur · 1852–1918
Days lived
24,143
Christa Williams🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1926–2012
Days lived
31,558
Dennis Eagan🇬🇧
deceasedfield hockey player (1926-2012) · 1926–2012
Days lived
31,369
Edgar Julius Jung🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist and essayist (1894–1934) · 1894–1934
Days lived
14,726
Ernst Röhm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Nazi politician, military officer and leader of the Sturmabteilung (1887-1934) · 1887–1934
Days lived
17,016
Ettore Cella🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor and film director (1913-2004) · 1913–2004
Days lived
33,165
Fritz Pauer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian composer and pianist (1943–2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
25,098
Fyodor Druzhinin🇷🇺
deceasedRussian composer and musician (1932–2007) · 1932–2007
Days lived
27,479
Georg Ratzinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician and Catholic priest (1924-2020) · 1924–2020
Days lived
35,232
Karl Malden🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1912–2009) · 1912–2009
Days lived
35,530
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Marcel Breuer🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian-American architect (1902-1981) · 1902–1981
Days lived
28,896
Margot Werner🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian ballet dancer, singer and actor (1937–2012) · 1937–2012
Days lived
27,234
Marlon Brando
deceasedOscar Winners · 1924–2004
Days lived
29,309
Mick Bates🇬🇧
deceasedfootball player · 1947–2021
Days lived
26,949
Renate Hoy🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1930–2024
Days lived
34,151
René Sparenberg
deceasedDutch field hockey player · 1918–2013
Days lived
34,544
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Robert Mitchum🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1917–1997
Days lived
29,184
Slim Willet🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1919–1966
Days lived
17,014
Thea von Harbou
deceasedwriter · 1888–1954
Days lived
23,926
Walter Matthau🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor, comedian and director (1920–2000) · 1920–2000
Days lived
29,128
Willem Arondeus
deceasedDutch painter, writer and member of the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance (1894-1943) · 1894–1943
Days lived
17,844
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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
59,716
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,394
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,742
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,405
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,280
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,185
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,185
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,185
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,185
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,185
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,185
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,185
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,185
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,185
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,185
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,185
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,090
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,250
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
67,387
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,030
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
3,326
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,560
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,257
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,830
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,272
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,238
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,872
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,316
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,968
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,767
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,281
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,299
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,968
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,320
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,863
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,773
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,750
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,210
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,632
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,170
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,987
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,282
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,595
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,552
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,331