On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 15 2016
Born on This Day
Achim Mentzel🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1946–2016
Days lived
25,375
Alessandro De Pol🇮🇹
Italian sports coach · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Alexander Frei🇨🇭
Swiss footballer · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Alou Diarra🇫🇷
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Aníbal Cavaco Silva🇵🇹
Portuguese politician (born 1939) · b. 1939
Days alive
28,125
Anne Aallonen🇫🇮
Finnish-born Hong Kong female tennis player · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Arianna Huffington🇬🇷
Author, Businesswoman, Media Executive · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
Arthur Zborzil🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian tennis player (1885-1937) · 1885–1937
Days lived
19,084
Bong Jung-keun🇰🇷
film director · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Boris Kolker🇺🇸
writer · b. 1939
Days alive
28,125
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Brian Austin Green🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Brigitte Nielsen
Danish actress, model and singer · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Claudia Liptai🇭🇺
Hungarian actress · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
David Nash🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh rugby union footballer and coach (1939–2016) · 1939–2016
Days lived
28,232
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Diane Kruger🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Dorothea Orem🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1914–2007
Days lived
33,945
Earnest Goodsir-Cullen🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player · 1912–1993
Days lived
29,724
Ebrahim Rasool🇿🇦
Politician · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Enrique Santos Montejo🇨🇴
deceasedpolitician · 1886–1971
Days lived
31,120
Erich Brandenberger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1892–1955) · 1892–1955
Days lived
22,985
Ernst Waldschmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1897-1985) · 1897–1985
Days lived
32,001
Fernando Nieve🇻🇪
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Forest Whitaker
Oscar Winners · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
Frank Glaubrecht🇩🇪
German actor and dub actor · b. 1943
Days alive
26,664
Gunter Schöbel🇩🇪
German archaeologist and museum director · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei
politician · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
Ian Curtis🇬🇧
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1956–1980
Days lived
8,708
Iris Murdoch🇮🇪
deceasedIrish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999) · 1919–1999
Days lived
29,063
Jasmin Weber🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Jean-Baptiste Charcot🇫🇷
deceasedathlete · 1867–1936
Days lived
25,265
Josef Frank🇸🇪
deceasedAustrian-Swedish architect (1885–1967) · 1885–1967
Days lived
29,761
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Jürgen Möllemann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1945-2003) · 1945–2003
Days lived
21,144
Lance Tingay🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1915–1990
Days lived
27,267
László Aczél🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1940
Days alive
27,759
Lou Koller🇺🇸
deceasedMusician · 1967–2026
Days lived
21,559
Ludwig Fulda🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1862–1939) · 1862–1939
Days lived
28,016
Mae Tan🇸🇬
Fashion Influencer and Creative Consultant · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
Manfred Homberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman boxer (1933–2010) · 1933–2010
Days lived
28,152
Mario Kempes🇦🇷
Argentine footballer · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
Max Bodenstein🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1871–1942
Days lived
25,982
Michael Asher🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican conceptual artist (1943-2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
25,294
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum🇦🇪
ruler of Dubai (born 1949) · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
Nikita Kayusov🇷🇺
football player · b. 1993
Days alive
8,401
Oh Seung-hwan🇰🇷
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
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Peter Gojowczyk🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Porter Robinson🇺🇸
rapper · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
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Robert Winston🇬🇧
scientist · b. 1940
Days alive
27,759
Sándor Szabó🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1948–2018
Days lived
25,584
Stephanie Andujar
Actor · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Walter Benjamin🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1892–1940
Days lived
17,604
Washboard Sam🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican blues singer and musician (1910–1966) · 1910–1966
Days lived
20,575
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William Dieterle🇺🇸
deceasedGerman/American actor, film director and art collector (1893–1972) · 1893–1972
Days lived
29,000
Yasemin Şamdereli🇩🇪
actor · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Died on This Day
Alfred Gerdes🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player · 1916–2006
Days lived
32,771
Anton Chekhov
deceasedwriter · 1860–1904
Days lived
16,238
Celeste Holm🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1917–2012
Days lived
34,776
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Emil Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1852–1919
Days lived
24,384
Erik Charell🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1894-1974) · 1894–1974
Days lived
29,317
Grete Diercks🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1890–1978
Days lived
32,093
Hal Williams🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1934–2026
Days lived
33,451
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
deceasedGerman officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1950) · 1922–1950
Days lived
10,376
Hugo von Hofmannsthal🇦🇹
deceasedYouTube personality · 1874–1929
Days lived
20,252
Isa Vermehren🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and cabaret artist (1918–2009) · 1918–2009
Days lived
33,323
Jan Hus
deceasedNotable Trials · 1370–1415
Days lived
16,630
Jules Renkin🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1862–1934
Days lived
26,156
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Peter van Eyck🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American actor (1911–1969) · 1911–1969
Days lived
21,184
Richard Kallee🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Lutheran pastor and archaeologist · 1854–1933
Days lived
28,698
Saša Marković Mikrob🇷🇸
deceasedSerbian journalist and artist (1959–2010) · 1959–2010
Days lived
18,530
Tiny Feather🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1902-1965) · 1902–1965
Days lived
23,153
Tomcraft🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1975–2024
Days lived
17,931
Walter Robinow🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1867-1938) · 1867–1938
Days lived
25,901
Walter Ruttmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film director (1887-1941) · 1887–1941
Days lived
19,557
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
59,730
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,408
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,756
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,419
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,294
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,199
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,199
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,199
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,199
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,199
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,199
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,199
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,199
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,199
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,199
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,199
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,104
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,264
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
67,401
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,044
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
3,340
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,574
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,271
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,844
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,286
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,252
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,886
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,330
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,982
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,781
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,295
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,313
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,982
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,334
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,877
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,787
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,764
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,224
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,646
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,184
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,001
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,296
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,609
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,566
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,345