On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 7 2016
Born on This Day
Abdul Hamid II
Pakistani field hockey player (born 1942) · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
Adele Goldberg🇺🇸
American computer scientist (born 1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
25,933
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Ana Kasparian🇺🇸
journalist · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
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Andreas Schleicher🇩🇪
scientist · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Arlene Harris🇺🇸
deceasedCanadian-born American radio, film, and television actress (1896-1976) · 1896–1976
Days lived
29,194
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Bérénice Bejo🇫🇷
actor · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Biljana Plavšić
Notable Trials · b. 1930
Days alive
31,412
Bill Oddie🇬🇧
deceasedComedian · 1941–2026
Days lived
31,064
Bradford Tracey🇨🇦
deceasedmusician · 1951–1987
Days lived
13,221
Cree Summer🇨🇦
American actress · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167
David Pallas🇪🇸
Swiss footballer · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
DJ Manian🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Dominic Sanz🇩🇪
singer · b. 1991
Days alive
9,132
Eduard Thelen🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
Eve Hewson🇮🇪
Actor · b. 1991
Days alive
9,132
Fancy🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
Fredl Fesl🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,113
Gábor Pajor🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
Gertrude Blom🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss Mesoamericanists (1901–1993) · 1901–1993
Days lived
33,772
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Gottfried Vollmer🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
Gottfried von Cramm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman tennis player (1909–1976) · 1909–1976
Days lived
24,597
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Hans Belting🇩🇪
deceasedGerman art historian (1935–2023) · 1935–2023
Days lived
31,963
Ines Geipel🇩🇪
athlete · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Jean-Albert Grégoire🇫🇷
deceasedFrench racing driver (1899-1992) · 1899–1992
Days lived
34,011
Jeremy Guscott🇬🇧
English rugby union footballer · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
Jessica Hahn🇺🇸
Model · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
Jimmy Laureys🇧🇪
Belgian strength athlete · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Joe Zawinul🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007) · 1932–2007
Days lived
27,459
Julien Doré🇫🇷
singer-songwriter · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
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Jürgen Grabowski🇩🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,370
Larsen Touré🇫🇷
football player · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Lisa Leslie🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Marcel Odenbach🇩🇪
artist · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
Maria Bard🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1900–1944
Days lived
15,978
Marlinde Massa🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1944–2014) · 1944–2014
Days lived
25,562
Matt Trannon🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Misan Haldin🇫🇮
German-Nigerian basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Moncef Marzouki
writer · b. 1945
Days alive
25,933
Nina Hoss🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Nuon Chea
deceasedNotable Trials · 1926–2019
Days lived
33,996
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1883–1942
Days lived
21,703
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Ralph Sampson🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Richard Erdoes🇺🇸
deceasedAuthor, illustrator and journalist (1912-2008) · 1912–2008
Days lived
35,074
Robert A. Heinlein🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican author and aeronautical engineer (1907–1988) · 1907–1988
Days lived
29,526
Rosel Zech🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1940–2011) · 1940–2011
Days lived
25,987
Shankar Lakshman🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player · 1933–2006
Days lived
26,594
Stephan Paryla-Raky🇦🇹
actor · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
Svein Olav Herstad🇳🇴
Norwegian jazz pianist · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167
Tamara Mellon🇬🇧
British fashion designer · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Toto Cutugno🇮🇹
deceasedSinger · 1943–2023
Days lived
29,266
Tung Chee Hwa🇨🇳
politician · b. 1937
Days alive
28,855
Vittorio De Sica🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1901-1974) · 1901–1974
Days lived
26,792
Wolfgang Clement🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,302
Wu Qinglong🇨🇳
Chinese basketball player · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
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Yanka Kupala
deceasedwriter · 1882–1942
Days lived
21,905
Died on This Day
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Alfredo Di Stéfano🇪🇸
deceasedArgentine-Spanish association football player (1926–2014) · 1926–2014
Days lived
32,145
Arthur Conan Doyle🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1859–1930
Days lived
25,978
Bohumír Matal🇨🇿
deceasedCzech painter (1922-1988) · 1922–1988
Days lived
24,282
Dieter Kuprella🇩🇪
deceasedbasketball player · 1946–2025
Days lived
29,007
Frank Kugler🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American sportsman (1879-1952) · 1879–1952
Days lived
26,763
Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte🇦🇹
deceasedNazi paratroop commander (1907-1994) · 1907–1994
Days lived
31,876
Gustav Heinemann🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1899–1976
Days lived
28,108
Hannelore Schroth🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1922–1987) · 1922–1987
Days lived
23,919
Hermann Thimig🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1890–1982
Days lived
33,514
Keshav Dutt🇮🇳
deceasedIndian Field hockey player (1925–2021) · 1925–2021
Days lived
34,889
Mar Aprem Mooken🇮🇳
deceasedAssyrian Church of the East Metropolitan of India · 1940–2025
Days lived
31,070
Marga Höffgen🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1921–1995
Days lived
27,100
Maria Barroso🇵🇹
deceasedPortuguese actress (1925-2015) · 1925–2015
Days lived
32,938
Mate Boban🇧🇦
deceasedmilitary person · 1940–1997
Days lived
20,965
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Syd Barrett🇬🇧
deceasedsinger · 1946–2006
Days lived
22,097
Thomas Reimer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1936-2011) · 1936–2011
Days lived
27,333
Wolfram Siebeck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television presenter, journalist and author (1928–2016) · 1928–2016
Days lived
32,330
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
59,722
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,400
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,748
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,411
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,286
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,191
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,191
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,191
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,191
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,191
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,191
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,191
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,191
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,191
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,191
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,191
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,096
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,256
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
67,393
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,036
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
3,332
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,566
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,263
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,836
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,278
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,244
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,878
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,322
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,974
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,773
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,287
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,305
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,974
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,326
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,869
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,779
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,756
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,216
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,638
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,176
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,993
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,288
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,601
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,558
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,337