On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 8 2016
Events on This Day
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Starred in 'Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates'
Adam DeVine
Born on This Day
Abraham Rattner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist (1893-1978) · 1893–1978
Days lived
30,901
Adolf Wild von Hohenborn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1860-1925) · 1860–1925
Days lived
23,849
Andrey Ignatyev🇷🇺
deceasedBulgarian scientist · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,360
Beck
singer · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
Camila Moreno🇨🇱
singer-songwriter · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1894–1998) · 1894–1998
Days lived
37,799
Christian Saceanu🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Christof Arnold🇩🇪
actor · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
David Wallace🇮🇪
Irish rugby union footballer · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross🇺🇸
deceasedSwiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004) · 1926–2004
Days lived
28,537
Elizabeth Ann Nalley🇺🇸
American chemist, educator · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
Ernst Bloch🇨🇭
deceasedphilosopher · 1885–1977
Days lived
33,629
Eugen Rex🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor · 1884–1943
Days lived
21,411
George Fisher🇺🇸
American death metal vocalist · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
Guo Shiqiang🇨🇳
basketball player · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Hank O'Day🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1859–1935
Days lived
27,752
Jaden Smith🇺🇸
Actor, Rapper, Activist, Entrepreneur · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
James P. McGranery🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician and United States Army officer (1895-1962) · 1895–1962
Days lived
24,639
Jesse James Leija🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
John D. Rockefeller
deceasedentrepreneur · 1839–1937
Days lived
35,748
John Pemberton
deceasedActor · 1831–1888
Days lived
20,859
Jonathan Mulia🇮🇩
Indonesian actor · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Josephine Teo🇸🇬
Politician · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Jürgen Trumpf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman diplomat (1931–2023) · 1931–2023
Days lived
33,547
Karl Seglem🇳🇴
Norwegian jazz musician · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
Käthe Kollwitz
deceasedartist · 1867–1945
Days lived
28,412
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Kevin Trapp🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
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Kim Tiilikainen🇫🇮
Finnish tennis player and coach · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Lee Tergesen🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
Marty Feldman🇬🇧
deceasedBritish author, actor, comedian and director (1934–1982) · 1934–1982
Days lived
17,679
Max Strecker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1906-1991) · 1906–1991
Days lived
30,904
Maya Hawke🇺🇸
Actress and Singer-Songwriter · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
Michael Doyle🇮🇪
Irish footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Nelson Rockefeller🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1908–1979
Days lived
25,769
Ramsey Koeyers
Dutch baseball player · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
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Rodziah Ismail🇹🇼
Malaysian politician · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
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Sonny Weems🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
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Sophia Bush🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Ulrich Willerding🇩🇪
deceasedAmerican botanist (1932-2021) · 1932–2021
Days lived
32,672
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Walter Breisky🇦🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1944
Days lived
26,742
Walter Hasenclever🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1890–1940
Days lived
18,245
Walter Scheel🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1919–2016
Days lived
35,477
Wilfried Klaus🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1941
Days alive
27,394
Died on This Day
August Stauda🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian photographer (1861–1928) · 1861–1928
Days lived
24,460
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Betty Ford🇺🇸
deceasedDancer · 1918–2011
Days lived
34,059
Ernest Borgnine
deceasedOscar Winners · 1917–2012
Days lived
34,864
Gérard Ernest Schneider🇨🇭
deceasedartist · 1896–1986
Days lived
32,942
Gregory Itzin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1948–2022) · 1948–2022
Days lived
27,107
Irene Prador🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1911–1996
Days lived
31,039
J. W. Alexander🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican gospel singer, songwriter, producer, A&R man and manager (1916–1996) · 1916–1996
Days lived
29,389
John Templeton🇺🇸
deceasedInvestor & Fund Manager · 1912–2008
Days lived
34,920
José Eduardo dos Santos🇦🇴
deceasedpolitician · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,169
Josef Felix Pompeckj
deceasedscientist · 1867–1930
Days lived
23,069
Ken Stabler🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1945-2015) · 1945–2015
Days lived
25,397
Luis Manuel Rodríguez🇨🇺
deceasedCuban boxer · 1937–1996
Days lived
21,571
Maxim Sakaschansky🇺🇦
deceasedRussian actor (1885-1952) · 1885–1952
Days lived
24,574
Naya Rivera
deceasedsinger · 1987–2020
Days lived
12,231
Nelsan Ellis🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1977–2017
Days lived
14,465
Ottfried Neubecker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman vexillologist and heraldist (1908–1992) · 1908–1992
Days lived
30,789
Rudolf Koppitz🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian photographer (1884–1936) · 1884–1936
Days lived
19,179
Virginia Hall
deceasedOSS Officer · 1906–1982
Days lived
27,852
Vivien Leigh🇬🇧
deceasedFilm actor · 1913–1967
Days lived
19,603
Walter Ballhause🇩🇪
deceasedphotographer (1911–1991) · 1911–1991
Days lived
29,316
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
59,723
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,401
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,749
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,412
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,287
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,192
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,192
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,192
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,192
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,192
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,192
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,192
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,192
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,192
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,192
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,192
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,097
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,257
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
67,394
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,037
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
3,333
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,567
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,264
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,837
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,279
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,245
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,879
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,323
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,975
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,774
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,288
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,306
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,975
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,327
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,870
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,780
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,757
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,217
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,639
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,177
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,994
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,289
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,602
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,559
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,338