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August 1 2017

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Born on This Day

🇸🇦Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
deceased
politician · 1924–2015
Days lived
33,047
🇦🇹Albert Höfer
deceased
theologian (1932–2022) · 1932–2022
Days lived
32,700
🇪🇸Álex Abrines
Spanish basketball player · b. 1993
Days alive
8,766
🇨🇿Arthur Mahler
deceased
Austrian archeologist and sionist politician (1871-1944) murdered in Holocaust · 1871–1916
Days lived
16,345
🇩🇪Axel Milberg
German actor · b. 1956
Days alive
22,280
🇩🇪Bastian Schweinsteiger
German association football player · b. 1984
Days alive
12,053
🇧🇷Carlos Alexandre Souza Silva
Brazilian association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
11,323
🇩🇪Carmen Stephan
German journalist and novelist · b. 1974
Days alive
15,706
🇿🇦Charles Winslow
deceased
South African tennis player (1888–1963) · 1888–1963
Days lived
27,437
🇬🇧Chris Iwelumo
football player · b. 1978
Days alive
14,245
Christoph Baumgartner
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
6,575
🇺🇸Dan Donegan
musician · b. 1968
Days alive
17,897
🇬🇧David James
football player · b. 1970
Days alive
17,167
Dennis Lawrence
football player · b. 1974
Days alive
15,706
🇦🇹Ernst Jandl
deceased
Austrian poet, dramatic and writer (1925–2000) · 1925–2000
Days lived
27,341
🇳🇿Frank Livingstone
deceased
New Zealand lawn bowls competitor · 1886–1966
Days lived
29,235
🇫🇷Gaston Castel
deceased
French architect (1886-1971) · 1886–1971
Days lived
30,872
🇨🇳Gene Chen
deceased
American martial artist (1938-2001) · 1938–2001
Days lived
22,954
🇭🇺George de Hevesy
deceased
chemist · 1885–1966
Days lived
29,557
🇦🇺Grant Schubert
field hockey player · b. 1980
Days alive
13,514
Hafizullah Amin
deceased
Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979) · 1929–1979
Days lived
18,410
🇩🇪Hajo Herrmann
deceased
German bomber pilot (1913–2010) · 1913–2010
Days lived
35,525
🇦🇷Héctor Méndez
deceased
boxer · 1897–1977
Days lived
29,353
🇩🇪Heinz Ellenberg
deceased
German botanist (1913–1997) · 1913–1997
Days lived
30,590
🇩🇪Hermann Baumann
deceased
musician · 1934–2023
Days lived
32,657
🇪🇸iago Aspas
Spanish association football player · b. 1987
Days alive
10,958
🇩🇪İdil Üner
German-Turkish actress · b. 1971
Days alive
16,802
🇺🇸Jack Kramer
deceased
American tennis player (1921–2009) · 1921–2009
Days lived
32,184
🇺🇸James Gleick
American author and historian of science (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
23,011
🇬🇧James Mourilyan Tanner
deceased
scientist · 1920–2010
Days lived
32,882
🇺🇸Jason Momoa
Actor · b. 1979
Days alive
13,880
🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Torrell
deceased
French theologian · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,822
🇩🇪Jörn Schlönvoigt
German actor and singer · b. 1986
Days alive
11,323
🇬🇧Karen Carney
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
10,958
🇰🇷Kim Chaewon
K-pop Idol (LE SSERAFIM) · b. 2000
Days alive
6,209
🇩🇪Marcel Schlutt
journalist · b. 1977
Days alive
14,610
🇨🇱María Ignacia Benítez
deceased
politician · 1958–2019
Days lived
22,126
🇯🇵Masaichi Kaneda
deceased
film director · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,477
🇺🇸Mike Wallace
American football player (born 1986) · b. 1985
Days alive
11,688
Oona Laurence
Actor · b. 2002
Days alive
5,479
🇩🇪Otto Kästner
deceased
German boxer · 1909–2002
Days lived
33,756
🇩🇪Reinhold Wulle
deceased
German politician (1882-1950) · 1882–1950
Days lived
24,820
🇬🇧Selina Cadell
British actress · b. 1953
Days alive
23,376
🇦🇹Sergei Mandreko
deceased
Russian footballer (1971–2022) · 1971–2022
Days lived
18,482
🇿🇼Tendai Mtawarira
South African rugby union footballer · b. 1985
Days alive
11,688
🇺🇸Tiffany Young
K-pop Idol (Solo Artist / Girls' Generation) · b. 1989
Days alive
10,227
🇩🇪Tina Bachmann
German field hockey player · b. 1978
Days alive
14,245
🇮🇱Uri Cohen-Mintz
basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
16,071
🇩🇪Walter Gerlach
deceased
scientist · 1889–1979
Days lived
32,880
Yaşar Yakış
deceased
Turkish diplomat (1938–2024) · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,376
🇨🇳Zhang Yang
deceased
Chinese general of the People's Liberation Army (1951-2017) · 1951–2017
Days lived
24,221

Died on This Day

🇫🇷Alex Dupont
deceased
football player · 1954–2020
Days lived
24,139
🇦🇹Anton Pfrogner
deceased
Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and German nation politician (1886-1961) · 1886–1961
Days lived
27,335

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
60,112
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,790

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,783
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,956
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,653

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
671,163
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,677

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,606
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
22,028

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🇩🇪Ascan Lutteroth

deceased

German judge · 1874–1960

Days lived

31,284

🇵🇭Corazon Aquino

politician · 1933–2009

Days lived

27,947

🇺🇸Fakir Musafar

American body piercer, photographer and BDSM figure · 1930–2018

Days lived

32,133

Francis Gary Powers

Notable Trials · 1929–1977

Days lived

17,516

🇩🇪Gertrude Welcker

German actress (1896-1988) · 1896–1988

Days lived

33,618

🇬🇧Israel Zangwill

British Zionist author (1864–1926) · 1864–1926

Days lived

22,837

🇬🇧Joseph Schacht

writer · 1902–1969

Days lived

24,611

🇮🇪Kevin Lynch

Irish hunger striker (1956-1981) · 1956–1981

Days lived

9,199

🇵🇱Lidia Zamenhof

writer · 1904–1942

Days lived

14,064

🇵🇭Manuel L. Quezon

politician · 1878–1944

Days lived

24,088

🇩🇪Otto Bayer

chemist · 1902–1982

Days lived

29,125

🇩🇪Otto Heinrich Warburg

chemist · 1883–1970

Days lived

31,708

Paul Hirsch

German politician (1868-1940) · 1868–1940

Days lived

26,189

🇫🇷Pierre Claverie

Algerian bishop (1938–1996) · 1938–1996

Days lived

21,270

🇩🇪Rainer Brandt

German actor (1936–2024) · 1936–2024

Days lived

32,337

🇭🇺Sándor Szabó

athlete · 1948–2018

Days lived

25,584

Sviatoslav Richter

Sviatoslav Richter

pianist · 1915–1997

Days lived

30,085

🇵🇱Tadeusz Reichstein

scientist · 1897–1996

Days lived

36,171

🇺🇸Vincent Pastore

Actor · 1946–2026

Days lived

29,238

🇩🇪Walter Ulbricht

politician · 1893–1973

Days lived

29,251

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

46,138

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,801

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,676

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,581

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,581

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,581

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,581

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,581

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,581

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,581

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,581

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,581

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,581

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,581

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,486

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,646

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,426

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Boo

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,691

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

3,722

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

2,713

🇺🇸Grumpy Cat

Mixed breed cat · 2012–2019

Days lived

2,596

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,226

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,668

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,634

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,268

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,712

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,364

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,695

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,364

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,716

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,259

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

29,169

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,146

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,566

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,383

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,678

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,991

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,948

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,727