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August 12 2017

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Albert Leo Schlageter
deceased
military person · 1894–1923
Days lived
10,513
🇩🇪Anna Muthesius
deceased
German fashion designer (1870–1961) · 1870–1961
Days lived
33,102
🇩🇪Arnold Angenendt
deceased
German Roman Catholic theologian, priest and church historian (1934–2021) · 1934–2021
Days lived
31,773
🇵🇱Artur Barciś
Polish actor · b. 1956
Days alive
22,280
🇺🇸Berkeley L. Bunker
deceased
American politician (1906-1999) · 1906–1999
Days lived
33,765
🇲🇽Cantinflas
deceased
Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter (1911–1993) · 1911–1993
Days lived
29,837
🇬🇧Cara Delevingne
Supermodel, Actress, Singer · b. 1992
Days alive
9,131
Casey Affleck
Oscar Winners · b. 1975
Days alive
15,341
🇺🇸Cecil B. DeMille
deceased
American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959) · 1881–1959
Days lived
28,285
🇺🇸Christy Mathewson
deceased
film director · 1880–1925
Days lived
16,491
🇨🇳CY Leung
politician · b. 1954
Days alive
23,011
🇬🇧Danny Graham
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
11,688
🇫🇷Djibril Cissé
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
13,149
Dream
Content Creator · b. 1999
Days alive
6,575
F. M. Shinde
Indian writer · b. 1948
Days alive
25,202
🇫🇷François Hollande
politician · b. 1954
Days alive
23,011
🇩🇪Franz Etzel
deceased
German politician (1902-1970) · 1902–1970
Days lived
24,742
🇩🇪Frederic Löhe
German football goalkeeper · b. 1988
Days alive
10,592
🇧🇪Geoffrey Mujangi Bia
football player · b. 1989
Days alive
10,227
George Hamilton
film director · b. 1939
Days alive
28,490
🇭🇺George Soros
Investor & Hedge Fund Manager · b. 1930
Days alive
31,777
🇩🇪Gerd Anthoff
German actor · b. 1946
Days alive
25,933
🇮🇹Gonzalo Peillat
German field hockey player (born 1992) · b. 1992
Days alive
9,131
Gregory Gustina
Dutch baseball player · b. 1973
Days alive
16,071
🇩🇪Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt
German sports physician · b. 1942
Days alive
27,394
🇩🇪Harry Kupfer
deceased
writer · 1935–2019
Days lived
30,821
🇩🇪Herta Däubler-Gmelin
German politician · b. 1943
Days alive
27,029
🇨🇾Hussein Chalayan
Turco Cypriot and British fashion designer (born 1970) · b. 1970
Days alive
17,167
🇩🇪Iris Berben
German actress · b. 1950
Days alive
24,472
🇧🇬Ivan Yuhnovsky
Bulgarian chemist · b. 1937
Days alive
29,220
🇪🇸Jacinto Benavente
deceased
Playwright · 1866–1954
Days lived
32,112
🇩🇪Jan-Marco Montag
field hockey player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,419
🇯🇵Kana Asumi
singer · b. 1983
Days alive
12,419
🇷🇸Lajos Czumbel
deceased
model · 1891–1967
Days lived
27,591
🇫🇮Linde Lindström
singer · b. 1976
Days alive
14,975
🇩🇪Louis Krages
deceased
entrepreneur · 1949–2001
Days lived
18,780
🇺🇸Manuela M. Veloso
Portuguese-American computer scientist · b. 1957
Days alive
21,915
🇩🇪Margot Eskens
deceased
German singer (1936–2022) · 1936–2022
Days lived
31,397
🇬🇧Mark Knopfler
singer-songwriter · b. 1949
Days alive
24,837
🇺🇸Martin Brendel
deceased
German astronomer (1862–1939) · 1862–1939
Days lived
28,148
🇩🇪Martin Goeres
German actor and stuntman · b. 1984
Days alive
12,053
Matthijs de Ligt
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
6,575
🇫🇮Merikukka Forsius
Finnish politician · b. 1972
Days alive
16,436
🇵🇹Miguel Torga
deceased
Portuguese writer (1907-1995) · 1907–1995
Days lived
31,935
Mizengo Pinda
Tanzanian politician · b. 1948
Days alive
25,202
🇩🇪Patrick Joswig
German actor · b. 1975
Days alive
15,341
🇺🇸Pete Sampras
American former tennis player (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
16,802
🇦🇹Peter Weck
actor · b. 1930
Days alive
31,777
🇺🇸Porter Wagoner
deceased
Singer · 1927–2007
Days lived
29,297
🇺🇸Ray Schalk
deceased
American baseball player and coach (1892–1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,403
🇸🇷Regilio Tuur
boxer · b. 1967
Days alive
18,263
🇩🇪Renate Eggebrecht
deceased
German musician · 1944–2023
Days lived
28,638
🇦🇷Santiago Llaver
deceased
Argentine politician (1917–2002) · 1917–2002
Days lived
30,823
Stefanos Tsitsipas
tennis player · b. 1998
Days alive
6,940
🇬🇧Tom Cleverley
football player · b. 1989
Days alive
10,227
🇬🇧Tyson Fury
athlete · b. 1988
Days alive
10,592
🇺🇸Wendy Palmer
American basketball player · b. 1974
Days alive
15,706
🇩🇪Werner Nachmann
deceased
entrepreneur · 1925–1988
Days lived
22,807
🇩🇪Werner Proft
deceased
German field hockey player · 1901–1989
Days lived
31,995
Wissam Ben Yedder
Notable Trials · b. 1990
Days alive
9,862
🇧🇦Zlatan Bajramović
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,880

Died on This Day

🇦🇷Abel Laudonio
deceased
Argentine actor and Olympic boxer · 1938–2014
Days lived
27,741
🇺🇸Al Shean
deceased
comedian (1868-1949) · 1868–1949
Days lived
29,676

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
60,123
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,801

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,794
🇺🇸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
65,967
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,664

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
671,174
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,688

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,617
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
22,039

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Alfred Stock

🇩🇪Alfred Stock

deceased

chemist · 1876–1946

Days lived

25,593

🇰🇷André Kim

South Korean fashion designer (1935-2010) · 1935–2010

Days lived

27,382

🇩🇪Carl Pulfrich

German physicist (1858–1927) · 1858–1927

Days lived

25,158

🇵🇱Friedrich Schottky

scientist · 1851–1935

Days lived

30,699

🇩🇪Fritz Schmidt

German field hockey player (1943–2024) · 1943–2024

Days lived

29,732

🇩🇪Heinrich Ewers

German judge, priest and theologian (1906-1992) · 1906–1992

Days lived

31,587

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Oscar Winners · 1905–1982

Days lived

28,212

Hermann Struve

Baltic German astronomer (1854–1920) · 1854–1920

Days lived

24,054

Itzik Feffer

Soviet Yiddish poet (1900-1952) · 1900–1952

Days lived

18,890

🇺🇸Jean-Michel Basquiat

American artist (1960–1988) · 1960–1988

Days lived

10,095

🇩🇪Karl Ziegler

chemist · 1898–1973

Days lived

27,287

🇩🇪Kurt Biedenkopf

German politician (1930–2021) · 1930–2021

Days lived

33,434

🇺🇸Lauren Bacall

American actress (1924–2014) · 1924–2014

Days lived

32,837

🇰🇷Lee Young-min

South Korean footballer (1905-1954) · 1905–1954

Days lived

17,786

🇩🇪Manfred Homberg

German boxer (1933–2010) · 1933–2010

Days lived

28,152

🇩🇪Manfred Salzgeber

German actor (1943-1994) · 1943–1994

Days lived

18,842

🇩🇪Max Grießer

actor · 1928–2000

Days lived

26,200

🇦🇹Richard Lugner

actor · 1932–2024

Days lived

33,543

🇺🇸Thomas Mann

YouTube personality · 1875–1955

Days lived

29,286

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

46,149

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,812

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,687

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,592

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,592

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,592

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,592

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,592

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,592

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,592

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,592

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,592

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,592

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,592

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,497

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,657

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,437

🇺🇸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

3,733

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

2,724

🇺🇸Grumpy Cat

Mixed breed cat · 2012–2019

Days lived

2,596

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,237

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,679

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,645

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,279

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,723

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,375

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,706

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,375

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,727

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,270

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

29,180

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,157

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,577

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,394

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,689

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

14,002

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,959

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,738