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August 5 2017

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Events on This Day

Retirement from Athletics
Usain Bolt
milestone

Born on This Day

🇺🇸Brian Sandoval
29th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge · b. 1963
Days alive
19,725
🇺🇸C. J. Spiller
American football player and coach (born 1987) · b. 1987
Days alive
10,959
🇩🇪Carl Harries
deceased

Died on This Day

Alec Guinness
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1914–2000
Days lived
31,538
🇭🇺Angéla Németh
deceased
athletics competitor · 1946–2014
Days lived
25,006

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
60,117
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,795

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,788
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,961
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,658

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
671,168
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,682

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,611
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
22,033

Born on August 5 Died on August 5 On This Day Day Lookup

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chemist · 1866–1923

Days lived

20,909

Chen Ding

🇨🇳Chen Ding

Chinese racewalker · b. 1992

Days alive

9,132

Dennis Schmidt-Foß

🇩🇪Dennis Schmidt-Foß

German actor and voice actor · b. 1970

Days alive

17,168

Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos

🇧🇷Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos

football player · b. 1980

Days alive

13,515

Gavi

Gavi

association football player · b. 2004

Days alive

4,749

Giel ten Bosch

Giel ten Bosch

Dutch journalist and baseball player · b. 1974

Days alive

15,707

Grégory Sertic

🇫🇷Grégory Sertic

football player · b. 1989

Days alive

10,228

Hayo Vierck

🇩🇪Hayo Vierck

German archaeologist (1939–1989) · 1939–1989

Days lived

18,122

Hermann Kobold

🇩🇪Hermann Kobold

German astronomer (1858-1942) · 1858–1942

Days lived

30,626

Hun Sen

Hun Sen

Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023) · b. 1952

Days alive

23,742

Jennifer Finch

🇺🇸Jennifer Finch

Musician · 1966–2026

Days lived

21,898

Jesse Williams

🇺🇸Jesse Williams

actor · b. 1981

Days alive

13,150

Joachim Schubart

🇩🇪Joachim Schubart

German astronomer · b. 1928

Days alive

32,508

Johan Kappelhof

🇳🇱Johan Kappelhof

Dutch footballer · b. 1990

Days alive

9,863

John Huston

🇺🇸John Huston

American film director, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1987) · 1906–1987

Days lived

29,609

Joseph Merrick

Joseph Merrick

artist · 1862–1890

Days lived

10,112

Justin Marshall

🇳🇿Justin Marshall

New Zealand rugby union player · b. 1973

Days alive

16,072

Kō Shibasaki

🇯🇵Kō Shibasaki

Japanese actor and singer · b. 1981

Days alive

13,150

Korey Hall

🇺🇸Korey Hall

American professional football player · b. 1983

Days alive

12,420

Lance Berwald

🇺🇸Lance Berwald

basketball player · b. 1961

Days alive

20,455

Lorri Bagley

Lorri Bagley

Actor · b. 1973

Days alive

16,072

Lucy Everest Boole

Lucy Everest Boole

British chemist and pharmacist (1862-1904) · 1862–1904

Days lived

15,463

Mahima Makwana

🇮🇳Mahima Makwana

Actor · b. 1999

Days alive

6,576

Marians Pahars

🇱🇻Marians Pahars

football player · b. 1976

Days alive

14,976

Marine Le Pen

Marine Le Pen

Notable Trials · b. 1968

Days alive

17,898

Mathieu Gorgelin

🇫🇷Mathieu Gorgelin

football player · b. 1990

Days alive

9,863

Patrick Ewing

🇺🇸Patrick Ewing

Jamaican-American basketball player · b. 1962

Days alive

20,090

Reid Hoffman

🇺🇸Reid Hoffman

Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist · b. 1967

Days alive

18,264

Salomon Kalou

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player · b. 1985

Days alive

11,689

Scheila Gonzalez

🇺🇸Scheila Gonzalez

American musician · b. 1971

Days alive

16,803

Sef Vergoossen

Sef Vergoossen

Dutch association football player and manager · b. 1947

Days alive

25,569

Thomas Lang

🇦🇹Thomas Lang

rapper · b. 1967

Days alive

18,264

Tobias Regner

🇩🇪Tobias Regner

German singer and guitarist · b. 1982

Days alive

12,785

Toni Doblas

🇪🇸Toni Doblas

football player · b. 1980

Days alive

13,515

Uri Sagi

🇮🇱Uri Sagi

Israeli military officer · b. 1943

Days alive

27,030

Valdis Dombrovskis

🇱🇻Valdis Dombrovskis

11th Prime Minister of Latvia · b. 1971

Days alive

16,803

Walter Bluhm

🇩🇪Walter Bluhm

German actor (1904-1976) · 1904–1976

Days lived

26,417

Bruno Dallansky

🇦🇹Bruno Dallansky

deceased

actor · 1928–2008

Days lived

29,176

Carmen Miranda

🇵🇹Carmen Miranda

Brazilian singer (1909–1955) · 1909–1955

Days lived

16,979

Charles Quigley

🇺🇸Charles Quigley

American actor (1906-1964) · 1906–1964

Days lived

21,360

Christine Böhm

🇦🇹Christine Böhm

actor · 1954–1979

Days lived

9,299

Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

🇩🇪Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

politician · 1873–1969

Days lived

34,998

Dutch Clark

🇺🇸Dutch Clark

American football player and coach (1906–1978) · 1906–1978

Days lived

26,232

Gustav von Wangenheim

🇩🇪Gustav von Wangenheim

German actor (1895-1975) · 1895–1975

Days lived

29,388

Hanns Seidel

🇩🇪Hanns Seidel

German politician (1901–1961) · 1901–1961

Days lived

21,848

Heinrich Wieland

🇩🇪Heinrich Wieland

chemist · 1877–1957

Days lived

29,282

Hertha Thiele

🇩🇪Hertha Thiele

German actress (1908-1984) · 1908–1984

Days lived

27,849

Issey Miyake

🇯🇵Issey Miyake

Japanese fashion designer (1938−2022) · 1938–2022

Days lived

30,787

Martin Elsaesser

🇩🇪Martin Elsaesser

German architect (1884–1957) · 1884–1957

Days lived

26,732

Massimiliano Capuzzoni

🇮🇹Massimiliano Capuzzoni

Italian rugby union player (1969-1995) · 1969–1995

Days lived

9,607

Nancy King

🇺🇸Nancy King

singer · 1940–2025

Days lived

31,098

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

film actor · 1925–1984

Days lived

21,454

Royal Rife

🇺🇸Royal Rife

scientist · 1888–1971

Days lived

30,396

Rudolf Hagelstange

🇩🇪Rudolf Hagelstange

German writer (1912–1984) · 1912–1984

Days lived

26,503

Todor Zhivkov

Todor Zhivkov

former General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party · 1911–1998

Days lived

31,745

Toni Morrison

🇺🇸Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019) · 1931–2019

Days lived

32,311

Wilhelm Marx

🇩🇪Wilhelm Marx

German politician (1863–1946) · 1863–1946

Days lived

30,518

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

46,143

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,806

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,681

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,586

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,586

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,586

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,586

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,586

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,586

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,586

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,586

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,586

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,586

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,586

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,491

Barys Kit

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,384

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,651

Toko Shinoda

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,421

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,431

April

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,763

Boo

🇺🇸Boo

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,692

Maru

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

3,727

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

2,718

Grumpy Cat

🇺🇸Grumpy Cat

Mixed breed cat · 2012–2019

Days lived

2,597

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,231

HSBC

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,673

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,639

Goldman Sachs

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,273

Eli Lilly

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,717

Chevron

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,369

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,700

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,369

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,721

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,264

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

29,174

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,151

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,571

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,388

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,683

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,996

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,953

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,732