On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 29 2016
Born on This Day
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Allison Mack
Notable Trials · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
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Andrey Sheptytsky🇵🇱
deceasedMetropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (1865-1944) · 1865–1944
Days lived
28,949
August Stramm
deceasedwriter · 1874–1915
Days lived
15,008
Benito Mussolini
deceasedpolitician · 1883–1945
Days lived
22,553
Bernhard Zondek🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-Israeli endocrinologist · 1891–1966
Days lived
27,495
Budd Boetticher🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director (1916-2001) · 1916–2001
Days lived
31,169
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Carl Neuberg🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1877–1956
Days lived
28,794
Celina Midelfart🇳🇴
Businesswoman, Heiress · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Cevdet Caner🇦🇹
entrepreneur · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Chris Marker🇫🇷
deceasedFrench filmmaker (1921–2012) · 1921–2012
Days lived
33,238
Cori Close🇺🇸
Basketball player · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Dag Hammarskjöld🇸🇪
deceasedwriter · 1905–1961
Days lived
20,505
Denis Urubko🇵🇱
Kazakhstani mountaineer · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Dileep Rao
Actor · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Franz Wilhelmer🇦🇹
athlete · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Gaston Waringhien🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1901–1991
Days lived
33,016
Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman educational theorist (1854-1932) · 1854–1932
Days lived
28,293
Georg Stumme🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1886–1942) · 1886–1942
Days lived
20,540
Ginni Rometty🇺🇸
Tech CEOs · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
Harry Mulisch🇳🇱
deceasedwriter · 1927–2010
Days lived
30,409
Helen Barbara Kruger
deceasedAmerican business woman (1913–2006) · 1913–2006
Days lived
33,855
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Horst Grund🇩🇪
deceasedGerman cinematographer and photographer (1915-2001) · 1915–2001
Days lived
31,330
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J. R. D. Tata🇮🇳
deceasedIndian industrialist, philanthropist and aviator (1904–1993) · 1904–1993
Days lived
32,630
Jerzy Bończak🇵🇱
Polish actor · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
Jindřich Panský🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
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Juan Antonio Orenga🇪🇸
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
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Ken Kadokura🇯🇵
film director · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Lyudmila Frolova
deceasedSoviet field hockey player · 1953–2013
Days lived
21,772
Martina McBride🇺🇸
Singer-songwriter · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Meret Burger🇩🇪
German actor and film director · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Mike Adams🇺🇸
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Mikhail Tikhonravov
deceasedscientist · 1900–1974
Days lived
26,881
Mircea Lucescu🇷🇴
deceasedAssociation football player · 1945–2026
Days lived
29,472
Nicola Spieß🇦🇹
athlete · b. 1958
Days alive
21,185
Orna Angel🇮🇱
Israeli politician · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
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Peter Schreier🇩🇪
deceasedGerman tenor and conductor (1935-2019) · 1935–2019
Days lived
30,830
Philip Witte🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Richard Lenel🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1869–1950
Days lived
29,589
Richard Steven Horvitz🇺🇸
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Rochus Misch🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1917–2013
Days lived
35,102
Ruth Hayward🇺🇸
American engineer, sculptor and philanthropist · b. 1934
Days alive
29,951
Seth Greisinger🇺🇸
film director · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Suzie McConnell-Serio
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
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Tidjane Thiam🇫🇷
Ivorian businessman and politician · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Tim Frühling🇩🇪
radio personality · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Tim Gunn🇺🇸
American actor and fashion consultant · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
Víctor Martínez🇩🇴
athlete · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Walter Reppe🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1892–1969
Days lived
28,120
Werner Freyberg🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1902-1973) · 1902–1973
Days lived
25,738
Werner Landgraf🇩🇪
German astronomer · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
Yge Visser
chess player · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Died on This Day
Albert Vanhoye🇫🇷
deceasedJesuit priest, exegete, cardinal (1923-2021) · 1923–2021
Days lived
35,800
Cass Elliot🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1941–1974
Days lived
12,001
Chris Marker🇫🇷
deceasedFrench filmmaker (1921–2012) · 1921–2012
Days lived
33,238
David Niven
deceasedOscar Winners · 1910–1983
Days lived
26,813
Dorothy Hodgkin🇬🇧
deceasedBritish chemist · 1910–1994
Days lived
30,759
Erich Kästner🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1899–1974
Days lived
27,549
Franz Josef Popp
deceasedActor · 1886–1954
Days lived
25,032
Georg Klaus🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1912–1974) · 1912–1974
Days lived
22,503
Harold Sakata🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sportsman and actor (1920-1982) · 1920–1982
Days lived
22,673
Herbert Marcuse🇺🇸
deceasedphilosopher · 1898–1979
Days lived
29,594
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Joe Kernan🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1946–2020
Days lived
27,141
Josef Blösche🇩🇪
deceasedSS soldier and war criminal (1912–1969) · 1912–1969
Days lived
20,987
Joseph Kürschner
deceasedGerman editor (1853–1902) · 1853–1902
Days lived
17,843
József Németh🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian photographer (1911–2006) · 1911–2006
Days lived
34,845
Lois Bancroft Long🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1901–1974
Days lived
26,524
Ludwig Klages🇩🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1872–1956
Days lived
30,546
Luis Buñuel🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983) · 1900–1983
Days lived
30,472
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Margot Eskens🇩🇪
deceasedGerman singer (1936–2022) · 1936–2022
Days lived
31,397
Paul Scharfe🇵🇱
deceasedGerman SS general (1876–1942) · 1876–1942
Days lived
24,066
Peter Bayliss🇬🇧
deceasedBritish actor and film actor (1922-2002) · 1922–2002
Days lived
29,252
Rafael Heliodoro Valle🇭🇳
deceasedwriter · 1896–1959
Days lived
23,035
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Vincent van Gogh
deceasedDutch painter (1853–1890) · 1853–1890
Days lived
13,635
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
59,744
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,422
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,770
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,433
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,308
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,213
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,213
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,213
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,213
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,213
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,213
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,213
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,213
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,213
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,213
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,213
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,118
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,278
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
67,415
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,058
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
3,354
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,588
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,285
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,858
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,300
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,266
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,900
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,344
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,996
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,795
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,309
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,327
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,996
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,348
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,891
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,801
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,778
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,238
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,660
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,198
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,015
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,310
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,623
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,580
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,359