On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 6 2016
Events on This Day
- milestone
Release of 'Sultan'
Ali Fazal
Born on This Day
50 CentAmerican
Artist/Businessman · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Alex Joseph🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
Alvin Harper🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
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Anne Helm🇩🇪
German voice actress and politician · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Arnold Kohlschütter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1883-1969) · 1883–1969
Days lived
31,372
Bernhard Schlink🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1944
Days alive
26,298
Brandon Jacobs🇺🇸
American football running back · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Colette Audry🇫🇷
deceasedFrench novelist, screenwriter, and critic (1906-1990) · 1906–1990
Days lived
30,787
Csaba Bodrogi🇭🇺
basketball player · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
Diego Klimowicz🇦🇷
Argentine association football player · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
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Elias Harris🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Ernst Busch🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1885–1945
Days lived
21,925
Ernst Krieck🇩🇪
deceasedTheorist and propagandist of Nazi educational theory and cultural policy (1882–1947) · 1882–1947
Days lived
23,631
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American social philosopher (1888-1973) · 1888–1973
Days lived
30,913
Frank Maurice Stinson Jenkins🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian ice hockey player (1859-1930) · 1859–1930
Days lived
26,084
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Frida Kahlo🇲🇽
deceasedMexican painter (1907–1954) · 1907–1954
Days lived
17,174
Fritz Arndt🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1885–1969
Days lived
30,835
Gary Gold🇿🇦
South African rugby union coach · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
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Geoffrey Rush
Oscar Winners · b. 1951
Days alive
23,742
George W. Bush🇺🇸
politician · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
Gregory Smith🇨🇦
actor · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Haldun Boysan🇹🇷
deceasedTurkish actor (1958–2020) · 1958–2020
Days lived
22,702
Hans Krüger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1902-1971) · 1902–1971
Days lived
25,322
Heinrich Harrer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006) · 1912–2006
Days lived
34,153
Helmut Metzger🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1917–1995
Days lived
28,656
Isabelle Boulay🇨🇦
Canadian singer · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Jan van Weyde🇩🇪
German actor and voice actor · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Jean-Robert Armogathe🇫🇷
French Catholic priest · b. 1947
Days alive
25,203
Jurjen van Zijl
Dutch baseball player · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Karl Maybach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman engineer and entrepreneur (1879-1960) · 1879–1960
Days lived
29,434
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Kevin Hart
Notable Trials · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Liudmyla Denisova🇺🇦
Ukrainian politician (*1960) · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Nathalie Baye🇫🇷
deceasedActor · 1948–2026
Days lived
28,409
Ned Beatty🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1937–2021
Days lived
30,658
Nursultan Nazarbayev🇺🇸
President of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019 · b. 1940
Days alive
27,759
Otto Puchstein
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1856-1911) · 1856–1911
Days lived
19,968
Prince Arnulf of Bavaria🇩🇪
deceasedBavarian prince (1852-1907) · 1852–1907
Days lived
20,216
Richard Krautheimer🇺🇸
deceasedGerman art historian (1897–1994) · 1897–1994
Days lived
35,546
Roger Cicero🇩🇪
deceasedGerman pop and jazz singer (1970-2016) · 1970–2016
Days lived
16,698
Rory Delap🇮🇪
Irish association football player · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Sarah Gronert🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Stefan Lisewski🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1933-2016) · 1933–2016
Days lived
30,185
Stefan Schörghuber🇩🇪
deceasedGerman businessman (1961–2008) · 1961–2008
Days lived
17,309
Sylvester Stallone🇺🇸
Film actor · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
Tenzin Gyatso🇨🇳
politician · b. 1935
Days alive
29,586
Uli Maslo🇩🇪
German footballer and manager · b. 1938
Days alive
28,490
Uwe Harttgen🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Vato Gonzalez🇷🇸
Dutch producer and DJ · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
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Willy Guhl🇨🇭
deceasedartist · 1915–2004
Days lived
32,598
Wojciech Jaruzelski🇵🇱
deceasedmilitary person · 1923–2014
Days lived
33,196
Wolf Bickel🇩🇪
German astronomer · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
Died on This Day
Amadeus August🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1942-1992) · 1942–1992
Days lived
18,324
Arthur von Bylandt-Rheidt🇨🇿
deceasedCzech servant (1854-1915) · 1854–1915
Days lived
22,432
Attila Abonyi🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,083
Cameron Boyce
deceaseddancer · 1999–2019
Days lived
7,344
Dhirubhai Ambani🇮🇳
deceasedIndian business tycoon (1932–2002) · 1932–2002
Days lived
25,392
Ennio Morricone🇮🇹
deceasedconductor · 1928–2020
Days lived
33,476
Ernst Zacharias🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1924–2020
Days lived
35,079
Fritz Lenz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman geneticist and professor (1887–1976) · 1887–1976
Days lived
32,626
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George Grosz🇺🇸
deceasedGerman artist (1893–1959) · 1893–1959
Days lived
24,085
Hans Wilsdorf🇬🇧
deceasedentrepreneur · 1881–1960
Days lived
28,960
James Caan🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1940–2022) · 1940–2022
Days lived
30,052
Jester Naefe🇦🇹
deceasedGerman actress (1924-1967) · 1924–1967
Days lived
15,637
João Gilberto🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova (1931–2019) · 1931–2019
Days lived
32,168
Johann Gottfried Bischoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman priest (1871–1960) · 1871–1960
Days lived
32,692
John Mackey🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1941-2011) · 1941–2011
Days lived
25,487
Kurt Sethe🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Egyptologist (1869–1934) · 1869–1934
Days lived
23,654
Louis Armstrong🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1901–1971
Days lived
25,538
Rolf Wollner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1906–1988) · 1906–1988
Days lived
30,020
Shōkō Asahara🇺🇸
deceasedNotable Trials · 1955–2018
Days lived
23,137
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William Faulkner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer (1897-1962) · 1897–1962
Days lived
23,659
Zhu De🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1886–1976
Days lived
32,724
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
59,721
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,399
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,747
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,410
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,285
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,190
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,190
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,190
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,190
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,190
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,190
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,190
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,190
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,190
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,190
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,190
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,095
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,255
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
67,392
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,035
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
3,331
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,565
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,262
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,835
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,277
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,243
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,877
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,321
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,973
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,772
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,286
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,304
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,973
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,325
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,868
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,778
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,755
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,215
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,637
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,175
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,992
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,287
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,600
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,557
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,336