On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 28 2016
Born on This Day
Alfred Eluère🇫🇷
deceasedFrench rugby union player (1893–1985) · 1893–1985
Days lived
33,464
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Ali Bozer🇹🇷
deceasedTurkish statesperson (1925–2020) · 1925–2020
Days lived
34,763
Ayesha Jhulka🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Banksy🇬🇧
Street artist; political activist; film director · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
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Baruch Samuel Blumberg🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican physician, geneticist and Nobel prize winner (1925–2011) · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,297
Beat Brechbühl🇨🇭
Swiss journalist, translator and publisher · b. 1939
Days alive
28,125
Birgitta Haukdal
Icelandic singer · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Corey Albano🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Dalibor Brozović🇭🇷
deceasedpolitician · 1927–2009
Days lived
29,912
Dick Ebersol🇺🇸
Television presenter · b. 1947
Days alive
25,203
Dolf Sternberger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman political scientist (1907–1989) · 1907–1989
Days lived
29,950
Elena Novikova-Belova
Soviet fencer and professor · b. 1947
Days alive
25,203
Ellen Richter🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1891–1969
Days lived
28,534
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1903–1960) · 1903–1960
Days lived
20,924
Gottlob Frick🇩🇪
deceasedGerman opera singer (1906–1994) · 1906–1994
Days lived
32,163
Günther Quandt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman businessman, Nazi, important Hitler supporter (1881-1954) · 1881–1954
Days lived
26,817
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Hannah Waddingham🇬🇧
Singer · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
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Harald Lesch🇩🇪
journalist · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Henri Jaspar🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1870–1939
Days lived
25,038
Henry Sosa🇩🇴
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Herbert Henck🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1948–2025
Days lived
27,932
Hugo Chávez
deceasedNotable Trials · 1954–2013
Days lived
21,405
Ivan Picelj🇭🇷
deceasedCroatian painter and sculptor (1924-2011) · 1924–2011
Days lived
31,620
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis🇺🇸
deceasedJournalist · 1929–1994
Days lived
23,671
John Ashbery🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1927–2017
Days lived
32,910
Katharina Koschny🇩🇪
actor · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
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Kurt Helbig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter (1901-1975) · 1901–1975
Days lived
26,849
Kurt Landauer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman association football executive (1884-1961) · 1884–1961
Days lived
28,269
Ladislav Sokolovský🇨🇿
Czech basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Lee Min-woo🇰🇷
South Korean singer and actor · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Lori Loughlin🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
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Manu Ginóbili🇮🇹
Argentine basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Marcel Duchamp🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1887–1968
Days lived
29,651
Mária Bolla🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1945–2018
Days lived
26,690
Mathieu Debuchy🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Meinrad Inglin🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer and journalist (1893-1971) · 1893–1971
Days lived
28,617
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Michael Carrick🇬🇧
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Norbert Lohfink🇩🇪
deceasedGerman theologian (1928-2024) · 1928–2024
Days lived
35,121
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Riccardo Muti
conductor · b. 1941
Days alive
27,394
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Richard Wright🇬🇧
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1943–2008
Days lived
23,791
Rudolf Swiderski🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess master (1878–1909) · 1878–1909
Days lived
11,327
Samuel Sachs
deceasedActor · 1851–1935
Days lived
30,532
Stefanie Küster🇩🇪
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Tilly Lauenstein🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress and voice actress (1916–2002) · 1916–2002
Days lived
31,330
Tom Pelphrey🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Tony Terlazzo🇮🇹
deceasedAmerican weightlifter (1911-1966) · 1911–1966
Days lived
19,965
Tōru Anan🇯🇵
film director · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Udo Riglewski🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Vida Blue🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1949–2023
Days lived
26,945
Wilhelm Hünermann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1900–1975) · 1900–1975
Days lived
27,516
William T. Vollmann🇺🇸
YouTube personality · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
Wim Geestman🇳🇱
deceasedDutch baseball player (1920-1991) · 1920–1991
Days lived
25,775
Yaghma Golrouee🇮🇷
singer · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Died on This Day
Archer John Porter Martin🇬🇧
deceasedBritish chemist (1910–2002) · 1910–2002
Days lived
33,752
Barbara Bollwahn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer, translator and journalist (1964-2018) · 1964–2018
Days lived
19,862
Carl Balhaus🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1905–1968
Days lived
22,912
Carlos Romero🇺🇾
deceasedfootball player · 1927–1999
Days lived
26,257
Chu Shong Tin🇨🇳
deceasedHong Kong Wing Chun practitioner · 1933–2014
Days lived
29,637
David Leaning🇬🇧
deceasedBritish priest · 1936–2015
Days lived
28,833
Desmond McGrath🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian politician · 1935–2009
Days lived
27,237
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Else von Möllendorff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1913-1982) · 1913–1982
Days lived
25,048
Franz Konwitschny🇩🇪
deceasedGerman conductor (1901-1962) · 1901–1962
Days lived
22,263
Gerry Gratton🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian weightlifter (1927–1963) · 1927–1963
Days lived
13,117
Haas Visser 't Hooft🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1905-1977) · 1905–1977
Days lived
26,244
Hans Perathoner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman painter, sculptor and university teacher (1872-1946) · 1872–1946
Days lived
26,911
Ingeborg Westphal🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1950-2012) · 1950–2012
Days lived
22,521
Josef Heinrich Darchinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1925–2013) · 1925–2013
Days lived
32,133
Joseph Moingt🇫🇷
deceasedFrench theologian (1915–2020) · 1915–2020
Days lived
38,238
Kavinsky🇫🇷
deceasedDisc jockey · 1975–2026
Days lived
18,625
Lucie Mannheim🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress and singer (1899–1976) · 1899–1976
Days lived
28,213
Maria Reiter🇩🇪
deceasedAdolf Hitler's love interest (1909-1992) · 1909–1992
Days lived
30,168
Maximilien Robespierre
deceasedNotable Trials · 1758–1794
Days lived
13,232
Michel Audiard🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1920–1985
Days lived
23,815
Rita Reys🇳🇱
deceasedDutch jazz singer (1924-2013) · 1924–2013
Days lived
32,361
Stjepan Đureković🇬🇧
deceasedCroatian businessman (1926–1983) · 1926–1983
Days lived
20,808
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Suneil Anand🇮🇳
deceasedActor · 1956–2026
Days lived
25,595
Tiziano Terzani🇮🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1938–2004
Days lived
24,059
Walter Andrae🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archeologist and architect (1875-1956) · 1875–1956
Days lived
29,745
Zbigniew Herbert🇵🇱
deceasedPolish writer and poet (1924–1998) · 1924–1998
Days lived
26,935
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
59,743
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,421
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,769
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,432
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,307
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,212
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,212
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,212
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,212
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,212
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,212
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,212
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,212
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,212
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,212
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,212
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,117
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,277
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
67,414
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,057
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
3,353
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,587
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,284
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,857
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,299
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,265
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,899
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,343
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,995
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,794
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,308
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,326
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,995
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,347
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,890
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,800
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,777
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,237
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,659
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,197
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,014
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,309
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,622
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,579
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,358