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August 21 2022

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Events on This Day

House of the Dragon Season 1
Emma D'Arcy
milestone

Born on This Day

🇹🇷Adnan Şenses
deceased
singer · 1935–2013
Days lived
28,617
🇫🇷Alizée
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
13,880
🇺🇸Archie Griffin
player of American football

Died on This Day

🇪🇸Agustín Sauto Arana
deceased
football player · 1908–1986
Days lived
28,592
🇺🇸Charles Eames
deceased
American designer (1907-1978) · 1907–1978
Days lived
25,999

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
61,959
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
50,637

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
69,630
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,273

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,803
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,500

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,010
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,524

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,453
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
23,875

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· b. 1954

Days alive

24,838

Axel Breitung

🇩🇪Axel Breitung

German music executive · b. 1957

Days alive

23,742

Bo Burnham

🇺🇸Bo Burnham

Actor · b. 1990

Days alive

11,689

Chantelle Houghton

🇬🇧Chantelle Houghton

Actor · b. 1983

Days alive

14,246

Charlison Benschop

🇨🇼Charlison Benschop

Curaçaoan footballer · b. 1989

Days alive

12,054

Count Basie

🇺🇸Count Basie

American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) · 1904–1984

Days lived

29,104

Ernst Gronau

Ernst Gronau

actor · 1887–1938

Days lived

18,617

Frank Pastore

🇺🇸Frank Pastore

film director · 1957–2012

Days lived

20,208

Hayden Panettiere

🇺🇸Hayden Panettiere

singer · b. 1989

Days alive

12,054

Hedwig Lachmann

🇬🇧Hedwig Lachmann

German author, translator and poet (1865-1918) · 1865–1918

Days lived

19,177

Heinz Peter Mayer

🇦🇹Heinz Peter Mayer

Austrian artist (1944-2012) · 1944–2012

Days lived

24,657

Jasmin Wöhr

🇩🇪Jasmin Wöhr

German tennis player · b. 1980

Days alive

15,341

Jiří Lála

🇨🇿Jiří Lála

athlete · b. 1959

Days alive

23,012

John Rittmeister

🇩🇪John Rittmeister

scientist · 1898–1943

Days lived

16,336

Jon Lajoie

🇨🇦Jon Lajoie

Comedian and musician · b. 1980

Days alive

15,341

Karl Storch

🇩🇪Karl Storch

German hammer thrower (1913-1992) · 1913–1992

Days lived

28,851

Kenny Rogers

🇺🇸Kenny Rogers

American country singer (1938–2020) · 1938–2020

Days lived

29,798

Liam Howlett

🇬🇧Liam Howlett

British musician, DJ and record producer · b. 1971

Days alive

18,629

Liezel Huber

🇺🇸Liezel Huber

South Africa born- US tennis player · b. 1976

Days alive

16,802

Mohammed VI of Morocco

🇲🇦Mohammed VI of Morocco

entrepreneur · b. 1963

Days alive

21,551

Norbert Thimm

🇩🇪Norbert Thimm

basketball player · b. 1949

Days alive

26,664

Oliver Geissen

🇩🇪Oliver Geissen

German television talk show host · b. 1969

Days alive

19,359

Oliver Kirch

🇩🇪Oliver Kirch

football player · b. 1982

Days alive

14,611

Perry Christie

Perry Christie

Bahamian politician · b. 1943

Days alive

28,856

Peter Weir

🇦🇺Peter Weir

Australian film director (born 1944) · b. 1944

Days alive

28,490

Richard Wolffenstein

🇩🇪Richard Wolffenstein

chemist · 1864–1929

Days lived

23,664

Rodolphe Belmer

🇫🇷Rodolphe Belmer

French business executive at EutelSat then Atos · b. 1969

Days alive

19,359

Roman Schatz

🇫🇮Roman Schatz

Finnish-German author and television host · b. 1960

Days alive

22,646

Rudi Thomaes

🇧🇪Rudi Thomaes

businessman (1952-2018) · 1952–2018

Days lived

24,080

Sander Dreesmann

🇳🇱Sander Dreesmann

Dutch field hockey player · b. 1977

Days alive

16,437

Sergey Brin

Sergey Brin

computer scientist · b. 1973

Days alive

17,898

Serj Tankian

🇱🇧Serj Tankian

singer · b. 1967

Days alive

20,090

Shonn Greene

🇺🇸Shonn Greene

All-American college football player, professional football player, running back · b. 1985

Days alive

13,515

Simone Eriksrud

🇳🇴Simone Eriksrud

German-Norwegian jazz vocalist and composer · b. 1970

Days alive

18,994

Thomas S. Monson

🇺🇸Thomas S. Monson

president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1927-2018) · 1927–2018

Days lived

33,008

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter · b. 1986

Days alive

13,150

Walter Block

🇺🇸Walter Block

philosopher · b. 1941

Days alive

29,586

Walter Szczerbiak

🇺🇸Walter Szczerbiak

basketball player · b. 1949

Days alive

26,664

Zdeněk Lukáš

🇨🇿Zdeněk Lukáš

Czech composer (1928–2007) · 1928–2007

Days lived

28,816

Zion Suzuki

🇯🇵Zion Suzuki

Association football player · b. 2002

Days alive

7,306

Christoph Schlingensief

🇩🇪Christoph Schlingensief

deceased

German theatre and film director, playwright, and performance artist (1960-2010) · 1960–2010

Days lived

18,199

Eduard Arning

🇩🇪Eduard Arning

German dermatologist (1855–1936) · 1855–1936

Days lived

29,818

Elizabeth Báthory

Elizabeth Báthory

Notable Trials · 1560–1614

Days lived

19,728

Klaus Höhne

🇩🇪Klaus Höhne

German actor (1927-2006) · 1927–2006

Days lived

28,925

Leon Trotsky

🇲🇽Leon Trotsky

journalist · 1879–1940

Days lived

22,203

Lev Vasilyev

🇷🇺Lev Vasilyev

Soviet industrial manager and statesman (1925-2023) · 1925–2023

Days lived

35,990

Nanni Loy

🇮🇹Nanni Loy

Italian film, theatre and TV director (1925-1995) · 1925–1995

Days lived

25,505

Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien

🇩🇪Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien

German naval officer (1879–1956) · 1879–1956

Days lived

28,263

Per Lønning

🇳🇴Per Lønning

Norwegian Lutheran bishop and politician, lyricist (1928-2016) · 1928–2016

Days lived

32,322

Sissy Roth-Halvax

🇦🇹Sissy Roth-Halvax

Austrian politician (1946-2009) · 1946–2009

Days lived

23,000

Sowcar Janaki

🇮🇳Sowcar Janaki

Actor · 1931–2026

Days lived

34,587

William Norris

🇺🇸William Norris

entrepreneur · 1911–2006

Days lived

34,738

Wolfgang Hildesheimer

🇨🇭Wolfgang Hildesheimer

German author · 1916–1991

Days lived

27,284

Yuri Nikulin

🇸🇺Yuri Nikulin

Clown · 1921–1997

Days lived

27,641

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

47,985

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

47,648

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

45,523

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,428

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,428

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,428

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,428

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,428

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,428

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,428

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,428

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,428

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,428

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,428

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,333

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

40,493

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

39,680

Andor András Balázs

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

37,957

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

5,569

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

4,560

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,036

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,073

HSBC

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

57,515

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

56,481

Goldman Sachs

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,115

Eli Lilly

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

53,559

Chevron

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,211

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

76,542

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,211

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

35,563

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,106

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,016

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

28,993

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,413

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,230

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

16,525

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,838

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

15,795

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

15,574