On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 26 2016
Born on This Day
Adolf Pokorny🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian-born dermatologist and doctor; defendant in the Doctors' Trial at Nuremberg (1895-?) · 1895–2000
Days lived
38,144
Alberto Fujimori
deceasedNotable Trials · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,459
Alex Burnett🇺🇸
film director · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
André Maurois🇫🇷
deceasedFrench author (1885–1967) · 1885–1967
Days lived
30,024
Andy Goldsworthy🇬🇧
British sculptor and photographer (born 1956) · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
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Angelo Di Livio🇮🇹
Italian association football player · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Asif Ali Zardari
Notable Trials · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
Bob Lilly🇺🇸
American football player (born 1939) · b. 1939
Days alive
28,125
Brigitte Hamann🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian-German historian · 1940–2016
Days lived
27,829
Carl Jung🇨🇭
deceasedYouTube personality · 1875–1961
Days lived
31,361
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Carl Martin Edsman🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish theologian · 1911–2010
Days lived
35,975
Christian Braw🇸🇪
Swedish writer and priest · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
Dai Young🇬🇧
Welsh rugby union footballer, coach and administrator, and rugby league footballer · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Earl M. Monson
deceasedMormon leader · 1932–2017
Days lived
30,976
Ella Leivo🇫🇮
Finnish tennis player · b. 1994
Days alive
8,036
Ernst Bassermann
deceasedGerman politician (1854–1917) · 1854–1917
Days lived
23,008
Ferdinand Tönnies🇩🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1855–1936
Days lived
29,477
Fernand Vieilledent🇫🇷
deceasedFrench chief executive officer · 1942–2025
Days lived
30,365
Francesco Cossiga🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1928–2010
Days lived
29,972
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Gaël Clichy🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
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George Grosz🇺🇸
deceasedGerman artist (1893–1959) · 1893–1959
Days lived
24,085
Günther Jakobs🇩🇪
German philosopher and scholar of criminal law · b. 1937
Days alive
28,855
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Hannelore Elsner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1942–2019) · 1942–2019
Days lived
28,028
Heinz Auerswald🇩🇪
deceasedGerman member of the SS (1908-1970) · 1908–1970
Days lived
22,777
Helen Mirren🇬🇧
Television actor · b. 1945
Days alive
25,933
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Ingo Schultz🇩🇪
German sprinter · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
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James Lovelock🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish scientist (1919–2022) · 1919–2022
Days lived
37,621
János Bogár🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Jason Statham🇬🇧
Film producer · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
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Joseph Sweeney
deceasedActor · 1884–1963
Days lived
28,975
Kay Sabban🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1952-1992) · 1952–1992
Days lived
14,621
Kevin Spacey
Oscar Winners · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
Kristina Dörfer🇩🇪
German actress and singer · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Markwayne Mullin🇺🇸
Politician · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Martin Segitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1853-1927) · 1853–1927
Days lived
27,032
Michael Simms🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
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Mick Jagger🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1943
Days alive
26,664
Paul Walden🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1863–1957
Days lived
34,148
Pitso Mosimane🇿🇦
South African footballer, former coach and former manager of the South African national football team and current coach of the club [Al-Ahly of Egypt] · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Raily Legito
Dutch baseball player · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Ramón Neto🇪🇸
Spanish poet · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Ran Masaki🇯🇵
actor · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
Rebecca St. James🇦🇺
singer-songwriter · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Rickie Winslow🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
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Roger Taylor🇬🇧
singer · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
Ryan Whalen🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Sandra Bullock🇺🇸
actor · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Sonya Thomas🇺🇸
athlete · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
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Stanley Kubrick🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1928–1999
Days lived
25,791
Takeshi Motoyoshi🇯🇵
Japanese association football player · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Tanja Szewczenko🇩🇪
German figure skater · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Taylor Momsen🇺🇸
American actress, singer and model · b. 1993
Days alive
8,401
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Thaksin Shinawatra
Notable Trials · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
Trevor Sargent🇮🇪
Irish politician · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Vitas Gerulaitis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1954–1994) · 1954–1994
Days lived
14,663
Yoshio Yoshida🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1933–2025
Days lived
33,430
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Died on This Day
Diane Arbus🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1923–1971
Days lived
17,666
Ed Gein
deceasedNotable Trials · 1906–1984
Days lived
28,458
Ernst Schröder🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1915–1994) · 1915–1994
Days lived
29,035
Franziska zu Reventlow🇺🇸
deceasedGerman writer, artist and translator (1871-1918) · 1871–1918
Days lived
17,235
Georg Blädel🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1906–1990
Days lived
30,857
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J.J. Cale🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1938–2013
Days lived
27,262
James Lovelock🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish scientist (1919–2022) · 1919–2022
Days lived
37,621
Josephine Siebe🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and writer (1870–1941) · 1870–1941
Days lived
25,825
Karl Ehn🇦🇹
deceasedarchitect (1884–1959) · 1884–1959
Days lived
27,294
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Konstantinos Georgakopoulos🇬🇷
deceasedPrime Minister of Greece (1890-1973) · 1890–1973
Days lived
30,162
Marit Paulsen🇸🇪
deceasedwriter · 1939–2022
Days lived
30,195
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Maud Menten🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian physician and chemist (1879–1960) · 1879–1960
Days lived
29,713
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Olivia de Havilland🇺🇸
deceasedBritish actress (1916–2020) · 1916–2020
Days lived
38,011
Peter Ehrlich🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1933-2015) · 1933–2015
Days lived
30,073
Peter von Zahn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist, film director and screenwriter (1913-2001) · 1913–2001
Days lived
32,320
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Sinéad O'Connor🇮🇪
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1966–2023
Days lived
20,684
Tatiana von Metternich-Winneburg🇷🇺
deceasedGerman patron of the arts of Russian birth (1915–2006) · 1914–2006
Days lived
33,457
Walter Reppe🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1892–1969
Days lived
28,120
Walter Richter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1905-1985) · 1905–1985
Days lived
29,294
Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven
deceasedmilitary person · 1899–1944
Days lived
16,317
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
59,741
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,419
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,767
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,430
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,305
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,210
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,210
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,210
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,210
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,210
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,210
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,210
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,210
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,210
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,210
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,210
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,115
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,275
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
67,412
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,055
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
3,351
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,585
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,282
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,855
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,297
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,263
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,897
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,341
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,993
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,792
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,306
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,324
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,993
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,345
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,888
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,798
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,775
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,235
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,657
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,195
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,012
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,307
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,620
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,577
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,356