On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 7 2016
Events on This Day
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The Girl on the Train
Rebecca Ferguson - milestone
Acted in 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life'
Adam Pally
Born on This Day
Alesha Dixon🇬🇧
singer · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Alex Groza🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player (1926-1995) · 1926–1995
Days lived
24,943
Anton Polenec🇸🇮
deceasedwriter · 1910–2000
Days lived
32,896
Carlos Víctor Aramayo🇫🇷
deceasedentrepreneur · 1889–1981
Days lived
33,426
Charlotte Perrelli🇸🇪
Swedish singer · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Donald Tsang
Notable Trials · b. 1944
Days alive
26,298
Edison Chen🇨🇦
Hong Kong singer, actor, and fashion designer · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Erich Büttner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1889-1936) · 1889–1936
Days lived
17,136
Evan Longoria🇺🇸
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Fereydoun Farrokhzad🇮🇷
deceasedsinger · 1936–1992
Days lived
20,389
Flying Lotus🇺🇸
American record producer from California · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Friedrich Salomon Krauss🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian-Jewish sexologist · 1859–1938
Days lived
28,724
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Georg Danzer🇦🇹
deceasedsinger · 1946–2007
Days lived
22,172
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Hans Tropsch🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1889–1935
Days lived
16,801
Harry Kroto🇬🇧
deceasedscientist · 1939–2016
Days lived
27,965
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Heinrich Eduard Jacob🇺🇸
deceasedGerman writer (1889–1967) · 1889–1967
Days lived
28,506
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Henriette Avram🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer programmer and system analyst (1919–2006) · 1919–2006
Days lived
31,609
Herbert Stass🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film actor (1919–1999) · 1919–1999
Days lived
29,255
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
politician · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
Jo Jones🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz drummer (1911–1985) · 1911–1985
Days lived
26,995
Józef Hebda🇵🇱
deceasedPolish tennis player, champion of Poland and Soviet Union (1906–1975) · 1906–1975
Days lived
25,188
Kanika Mann🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1993
Days alive
8,401
Lay (Zhang Yixing)🇨🇳
K-pop Idol (EXO) · b. 1991
Days alive
9,132
Luminița Anghel🇷🇴
Romanian singer · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Matthieu Chalmé🇫🇷
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Max Otte🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Niels Bohr🇩🇰
deceasedfootball player · 1885–1962
Days lived
28,165
Omar Benson Miller
Actor · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Paul Hausser🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,677
Pavel Řehák🇨🇿
Czech association football player and manager · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Raimund Harmstorf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1939-1998) · 1939–1998
Days lived
21,393
Ralf Edström🇸🇪
Swedish footballer · b. 1952
Days alive
23,376
Ralph Johnson🇺🇸
computer scientist · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
Remco van Wijk🇳🇱
Dutch field hockey player and coach · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Robby Ginepri🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Roy Zimmerman🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
Sigi Zimmerschied🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
Simon Cowell🇬🇧
English television personality, businessman, producer, record executive · b. 1959
Days alive
20,820
Steve Bainbridge🇬🇧
English rugby union footballer · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
Taylor Hicks🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
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Theodor Scheimpflug🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian photographer (1865-1911) · 1865–1911
Days lived
16,754
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Thom Yorke🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Tim Minchin🇦🇺
actor · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Toni Braxton🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Trent Alexander-Arnold
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
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Ulrike Meinhof
deceasedNotable Trials · 1934–1976
Days lived
15,190
Valentin Lustig🇷🇴
Swiss artist · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
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Valentin Verga🇦🇷
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Vladimir Padrta🇨🇿
deceasedbasketball player, Czechoslovakia (1952–2009) · 1952–2009
Days lived
20,797
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Vladimir Putin
judoka · b. 1952
Days alive
23,376
Walther Grunwald🇩🇪
German architect and photographer · b. 1938
Days alive
28,490
Werner Lindemann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1926–1993) · 1926–1993
Days lived
24,227
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Zdeněk Janík🇨🇿
deceasedCzech poet (1923–2022) · 1923–2022
Days lived
35,973
Died on This Day
Alfred Arndt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1898–1976) · 1898–1976
Days lived
28,439
Augusto Daolio🇮🇹
deceasedItalian singer (1947-1992) · 1947–1992
Days lived
16,668
Bernhard Goetzke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1884-1964) · 1884–1964
Days lived
29,343
C. R. W. Nevinson🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1889–1946
Days lived
20,873
Christy Mathewson🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1880–1925
Days lived
16,491
David A. Huffman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer scientist (1925–1999) · 1925–1999
Days lived
27,087
Eija Krogerus🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish bowler (1932–2018) · 1932–2018
Days lived
31,521
Gérard de Vaucouleurs🇺🇸
deceasedFrench astronomer (1918-1995) · 1918–1995
Days lived
28,289
Gustaf Gründgens🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor, director, intendant (1899-1963) · 1899–1963
Days lived
23,299
Heinz Woester🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor (1901-1970) · 1901–1970
Days lived
25,324
Helmut Lent
deceasedmilitary person · 1918–1944
Days lived
9,613
Hugo Dollheiser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1927–2017) · 1927–2017
Days lived
32,892
Irving Penn🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican photographer and photojournalist (1917–2009) · 1917–2009
Days lived
33,716
John Gurdon🇬🇧
deceasedBritish developmental biologist (1933–2025) · 1933–2025
Days lived
33,608
Jurelang Zedkaia
deceasedMarshallese politician (1950-2015) · 1950–2015
Days lived
23,827
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Leopold Bauer🇦🇹
deceasedSilesian-Austrian architect (1872-1938) · 1872–1938
Days lived
24,141
Manfred Rommel🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1928–2013
Days lived
30,968
Mario Molina🇺🇸
deceasedMexican chemical engineer (1943–2020) · 1943–2020
Days lived
28,327
Paul Sérusier🇫🇷
deceasedFrench painter (1864–1927) · 1864–1927
Days lived
22,976
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Renate Müller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1906–1937) · 1906–1937
Days lived
11,487
Ruby Hirose🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican biochemist and bacteriologist · 1904–1960
Days lived
20,492
Wolfgang Kieling🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1924–1985) · 1924–1985
Days lived
22,485
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
59,814
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,492
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,840
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,503
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,378
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,283
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,283
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,283
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,283
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,283
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,283
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,283
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,283
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,283
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,283
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,283
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,188
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,348
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
67,485
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,128
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
3,424
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,658
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,355
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,928
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,370
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,336
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,970
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,414
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
50,066
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,865
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,379
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,397
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
55,066
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,418
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,961
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,871
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,848
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,308
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,730
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,268
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,085
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,380
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,693
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,650
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,429