On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 27 2016
Born on This Day
Anja Kohl🇩🇪
German journalist and television presenter · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
Barbara Thompson🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer (1944–2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,471
Béla Káposztássy🇭🇺
model · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
Bourvil🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1917–1970
Days lived
19,416
Charlotte Corday
deceasedNotable Trials · 1768–1793
Days lived
9,121
Christina Singer🇩🇪
tennis player · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Daniel Wilken🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Dash Snow🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican photographer and artist (1981–2009) · 1981–2009
Days lived
10,213
David Storl🇩🇪
German shot putter · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
DeMarre Carroll🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Dmitri Kukharchuk🇷🇺
football player · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
Donald L. Hallstrom
Mormon leader · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
Eirini Stachtiari🇬🇷
Olympic basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Erez Tal🇮🇱
Israeli television and radio host · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1900-1988) · 1900–1988
Days lived
32,237
Ernst Zermelo🇩🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1871–1953
Days lived
29,883
Erwin Wurm🇦🇹
Austrian artist (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
Essi Laine🇫🇮
Finnish female tennis player · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Félix Díaz🇩🇴
film director · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Gary Gygax🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1938–2008
Days lived
25,423
Gerhard C. Kallevig🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian businessman (1880-1964) · 1880–1964
Days lived
30,693
Günther Kohlmey🇩🇪
deceasedGerman economist (1913–1999) · 1913–1999
Days lived
31,562
Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Influencer · b. 1991
Days alive
9,132
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Hans Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1881–1945
Days lived
23,257
Heinz Schillinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist and graphic designer (1929-2008) · 1929–2008
Days lived
28,694
Hripsime Khurshudyan
Armenian weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
Hugo Henneberg🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian photographer (1863-1918) · 1863–1918
Days lived
20,072
Hyun Joo-Yup🇰🇷
basketball player · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Irene Aebi🇨🇭
Swiss singer, violinist and cellist · b. 1939
Days alive
28,125
Jonathan Rhys Meyers🇮🇪
singer · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
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Julian McMahon🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1968–2025
Days lived
20,794
Juliana Hatfield🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Karrin Allyson🇺🇸
American jazz vocalist · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Laya Raki🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1927–2018
Days lived
33,385
Louise Ebrel🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1932–2020
Days lived
32,023
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Lü Xiaojun🇨🇳
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Margarethe Schreinemakers🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1958
Days alive
21,185
Mike Crouwel
Dutch baseball player · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167
Oswald Thomas🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian astronomer (1882–1963) · 1882–1963
Days lived
29,420
Park Jong-ho🇰🇷
film director · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Peter Sack🇩🇪
German shot putter · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
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Prince Oskar of Prussia🇩🇪
deceasedPrussian prince (1888-1958) · 1888–1958
Days lived
25,385
Rade Šerbedžija
Actor · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
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Sidney Govou🇫🇷
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Steffen Jürgens🇩🇪
German actor and film director · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Tetsuya Tanaka🇯🇵
Japanese association football player · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Thomas Addis🇺🇸
deceased(1881-1949) British physician, scientist and nephrologist · 1881–1949
Days lived
24,783
Tim Sander🇩🇪
actor · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Timo Maas🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167
Triple H🇺🇸
actor · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167
Troy DeVries🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Tsuyoshi Nishioka🇯🇵
film director · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
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Uladzimir Piercaŭ
deceasedscientist · 1877–1960
Days lived
30,261
Valery Zinovyev
deceasedSoviet folklorist (1942-1983) · 1942–1983
Days lived
14,847
Verena von Strenge🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Winnie Harlow🇨🇦
Model, Spokesperson, Activist · b. 1994
Days alive
8,036
Yannis Sioutis🇬🇷
Greek professional basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Yoshiyuki Kato🇯🇵
Japanese association football player · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Zlatko Škorić🇭🇷
deceasedfootball player · 1941–2019
Days lived
28,424
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Died on This Day
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam🇮🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1931–2015
Days lived
30,601
Amjad Khan🇮🇳
deceasedactor · 1940–1992
Days lived
18,885
Bob Hope🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican entertainer (1903–2003) · 1903–2003
Days lived
36,584
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Carl-Ludwig Wagner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1930–2012) · 1930–2012
Days lived
30,150
Dolf Sternberger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman political scientist (1907–1989) · 1907–1989
Days lived
29,950
Dusty Hill🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1949–2021
Days lived
26,367
Harry Edison🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican trumpeter (1915-1999) · 1915–1999
Days lived
30,606
Heinrich Liebe🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1908–1997
Days lived
32,687
James Oyebola🇬🇧
deceasedBritish boxer (1961–2007) · 1961–2007
Days lived
16,848
Josef Hegenbarth🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1884–1962
Days lived
28,530
Liesl Karlstadt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1892-1960) · 1892–1960
Days lived
24,698
Lilian Harvey🇬🇧
deceasedAnglo-German actress and singer · 1906–1968
Days lived
22,835
Mariano Haro🇪🇸
deceasedathlete · 1940–2024
Days lived
30,742
Mo Hayder🇬🇧
deceasedBritish author of crime and thriller fiction (1962-2021) · 1962–2021
Days lived
21,756
Mohammad Reza I of Iran🌍
deceasedPolitician · 1919–1980
Days lived
22,190
Norman Alden
deceasedActor · 1924–2012
Days lived
32,094
Orlando Drummond🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian actor (1919–2021) · 1919–2021
Days lived
37,173
Piet Bromberg🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1917–2001) · 1917–2001
Days lived
30,826
Richard Rutt🇬🇧
deceasedAnglican bishop, then converted to Catholicism (1925-2011) · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,380
Rick Ferrell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1905–1995) · 1905–1995
Days lived
32,795
Russ Gibson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1939-2008) · 1939–2008
Days lived
25,285
Werner Rosenbaum🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1927–2008) · 1927–2008
Days lived
29,590
William Wyler🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1902–1981
Days lived
28,881
Willy Bogner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman skier and entrepreneur (1909–1977) · 1909–1977
Days lived
25,007
Wolfgang Rihm🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1952–2024
Days lived
26,434
Zlatko Čajkovski🇭🇷
deceasedfootball player · 1923–1998
Days lived
27,274
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
59,742
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,420
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,768
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,431
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,306
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,211
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,211
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,211
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,211
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,211
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,211
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,211
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,211
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,211
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,211
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,211
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,116
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,276
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
67,413
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,056
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
3,352
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,586
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,283
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,856
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,298
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,264
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,898
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,342
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,994
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,793
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,307
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,325
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,994
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,346
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,889
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,799
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,776
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,236
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,658
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,196
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,013
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,308
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,621
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,578
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,357