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August 18 2017

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Born on This Day

🇫🇷Alain Robbe-Grillet
deceased
French author and film director (1922–2008) · 1922–2008
Days lived
31,230
🇦🇴Alberto de Carvalho
basketball player · b. 1956
Days alive
22,280
🇺🇸Alex Hormozi
Investor & Entrepreneur · b. 1992
Days alive
9,131
🇩🇪Andi Deris
rapper · b. 1964
Days alive
19,358
🇩🇪Andre Rohde
German weightlifter · b. 1975
Days alive
15,341
🇺🇸Andrew Taylor
baseball player · b. 1986
Days alive
11,323
🇺🇸Andy Samberg
American comedian and actor (born 1978) · b. 1978
Days alive
14,245
🇩🇪Anton Kochs
deceased
German priest (1902–1984) · 1902–1984
Days lived
29,805
🇷🇸Bogdan Bogdanović
Serbian basketball player · b. 1992
Days alive
9,131
🇬🇧Brian Aldiss
deceased
artist · 1925–2017
Days lived
33,604
🇺🇸Brian Mitchell
American football player (born 1968) · b. 1968
Days alive
17,897
🇨🇷Bryan Ruiz
Costa Rican footballer · b. 1985
Days alive
11,688
🇳🇱Carina Benninga
field hockey player · b. 1962
Days alive
20,089
🇸🇪Carl-Emil Johansson
deceased
Olympic tug of war competitor · 1862–1938
Days lived
27,760
🇬🇧David Leaning
deceased
British priest · 1936–2015
Days lived
28,833
🇺🇸Denis Leary
American actor and comedian (born 1957) · b. 1957
Days alive
21,915
🇺🇸Edward Norton
American actor · b. 1969
Days alive
17,532
🇺🇸Ernst Graf zu Reventlow
deceased
German politician (1869-1943) · 1869–1943
Days lived
27,122
🇲🇽Felipe Calderón
politician · b. 1962
Days alive
20,089
🇩🇪Franz Oppenhoff
deceased
German lawyer and politician (1902-1945) · 1902–1945
Days lived
15,560
🇺🇸Graham Zusi
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
11,323
🇩🇪Günther Stoll
deceased
German actor (1924-1977) · 1924–1977
Days lived
19,138
🇺🇸Hal Goldsmith
deceased
Major League Baseball pitcher (1898–1985) · 1898–1985
Days lived
31,839
Hans Grässel
deceased
German architect (1860-1939) · 1860–1939
Days lived
28,692
🇩🇪Harald Schmidt
musician · b. 1957
Days alive
21,915
🇩🇪Heinrich Botho Scheube
deceased
German physician (1853–1923) · 1853–1923
Days lived
25,399
🇩🇪Herbert Bloch
deceased
German archaeologist (1911-2006) · 1911–2006
Days lived
34,718
🇩🇪Hermann Liebmann
deceased
German politician (1882-1935) · 1882–1935
Days lived
19,376
Hifikepunye Pohamba
politician · b. 1935
Days alive
29,951
🇫🇷Hugues Aufray
singer · b. 1929
Days alive
32,142
🇫🇷Ismaël Traoré
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
11,323
Ivan Laing
deceased
Scottish field hockey player (1885–1917) · 1885–1917
Days lived
11,791
🇬🇧John Scarlett
former chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
25,202
🇺🇸Julian Sensley
basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,784
🇺🇸Kaitlin Olson
American actress · b. 1975
Days alive
15,341
🇰🇷Kang Min-ho
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
11,688
🇲🇰Katarina Ivanovska
actor · b. 1988
Days alive
10,592
King Gordy
Actor · b. 1977
Days alive
14,610
🇭🇺Klara Dan von Neumann
deceased
Hungarian computer scientist (1911-1963) · 1911–1963
Days lived
19,077
🇭🇺Ladislao Vajda
deceased
Hungarian-Spanish film director (1906–1965) · 1906–1965
Days lived
21,404
🇧🇷Leandro Euzébio
Brazilian association football player · b. 1981
Days alive
13,149
🇰🇷Lee Seung-yuop
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
14,975
🇫🇷Marcel Carné
deceased
French film director (1906 – 1996) · 1906–1996
Days lived
32,947
🇩🇪Markus Meckel
German theologian and politician · b. 1952
Days alive
23,741
🇩🇪Mathis Mootz
German DJ · b. 1976
Days alive
14,975
🇺🇸Mika
singer-songwriter · b. 1983
Days alive
12,419
🇺🇸Nadine Strossen
American lawyer and former president of the American Civil Liberties Union · b. 1950
Days alive
24,472
🇩🇪Oliver Bokern
German actor · b. 1973
Days alive
16,071
🇩🇪Otto Ernst Remer
deceased
politician · 1912–1997
Days lived
31,093
🇺🇸Patrick Swayze
deceased
actor · 1952–2009
Days lived
20,846
🇫🇷Paula Maxa
deceased
Actor · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,520
🇩🇪Rainer Woelki
philosopher · b. 1956
Days alive
22,280
Renato Sanches
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
7,305
🇺🇸Robert Redford
deceased
American actor and director (1936—2025) · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,536
🇩🇪Roland Wittmann
deceased
German jurist (1942–2019) · 1942–2019
Days lived
27,975
🇫🇷Roman Polanski
Notable Trials · b. 1933
Days alive
30,681
🇦🇹Rudolf König
deceased
Austrian astronomist (1865–1927) · 1865–1927
Days lived
22,444
🇺🇸Travis Banton
deceased
American fashion designer (1894–1958) · 1894–1958
Days lived
23,178
🇷🇺Vladimer Ugrekhelidze
deceased
athlete · 1939–2009
Days lived
25,372
🇬🇪Vladimir Gogoladze
athlete · b. 1966
Days alive
18,628
Walther Funk
deceased
Notable Trials · 1890–1960
Days lived
25,488

Died on This Day

🇫🇷Alain Delon
deceased
Screenwriter · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,426
🇩🇪Alexa von Porembsky
deceased
German actress (1906-1981) · 1906–1981
Days lived
27,468

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
60,129
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,807

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,800
🇺🇸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
65,973
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,670

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
671,180
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,694

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,623
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
22,045

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🇨🇭Alfred Rasser

deceased

Swiss actor, 1907-1977 (1907-1977) · 1907–1977

Days lived

25,649

🇦🇹Archduke Wilhelm of Austria

Austrian archduke, Ukrainian militia officer (1895-1948) · 1895–1948

Days lived

19,547

🇩🇪Clemens Klotz

German architect (1886–1969) · 1886–1969

Days lived

30,394

🇺🇸Ed J. Pinegar

American writer · 1935–2020

Days lived

31,276

🇷🇺Eduard Ivanyan

Russian scientist · 1931–2012

Days lived

29,661

🇩🇪Ernst Nolte

scientist · 1923–2016

Days lived

34,188

🇵🇱Franciszek Smuda

football player · 1948–2024

Days lived

27,816

🇩🇪Gottlob Frick

German opera singer (1906–1994) · 1906–1994

Days lived

32,163

🇵🇱Hans Jeschonnek

military person · 1899–1943

Days lived

16,201

🇨🇭Hugo Loetscher

Swiss writer (1929-2009) · 1929–2009

Days lived

29,094

Kim Dae-jung

Notable Trials · 1924–2009

Days lived

31,271

🇬🇭Kofi Annan

politician · 1938–2018

Days lived

29,352

🇬🇧Nikolaus Pevsner

writer · 1902–1983

Days lived

29,785

🇨🇭Robert Curjel

German-Swiss architect · 1859–1925

Days lived

23,985

🇩🇪Rolf Kühn

German jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader · 1929–2022

Days lived

33,926

🇩🇪Ronny

rapper · 1930–2011

Days lived

29,746

Subhas Chandra Bose

writer · 1897–1945

Days lived

17,738

🇩🇪Wilhelm Brückner

Austrian SA officer (1884-1954) · 1884–1954

Days lived

25,451

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

46,155

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,818

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,693

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,598

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,598

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,598

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,598

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,598

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,598

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,598

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,598

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,598

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,598

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,598

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,503

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,663

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

13,443

🇺🇸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

3,739

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

2,730

🇺🇸Grumpy Cat

Mixed breed cat · 2012–2019

Days lived

2,596

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

65,243

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,685

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,651

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

54,285

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,729

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

50,381

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,712

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

55,381

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,733

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

31,276

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

29,186

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,163

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,583

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

15,400

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,695

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

14,008

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,965

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,744