On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 26 2023
Born on This Day
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Aaron Rosenberg🇺🇸
deceasedAll-American college football player, film producer (1912-1979) · 1912–1979
Days lived
24,477
Alan Averill🇮🇪
singer · b. 1975
Days alive
17,532
Aleksandr Izotov
deceasedscientist · 1907–1988
Days lived
29,417
Alex Zanotelli🇮🇹
Italian missionary · b. 1938
Days alive
31,046
Cassie Ventura🇺🇸
American singer, dancer, actress, and model (born 1986) · b. 1986
Days alive
13,514
Chen Junyi🇨🇳
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
15,340
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Chris Pine🇺🇸
American actor (born 1980) · b. 1980
Days alive
15,705
Dagmar Koller🇦🇹
Austrian actor and singer · b. 1939
Days alive
30,681
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David Price🇺🇸
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
13,879
Einhard Bezzel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman ornithologist · 1934–2022
Days lived
32,025
Émile Boirac🇫🇷
deceasedphilosopher · 1851–1917
Days lived
24,131
Erich Hintzsche🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss physician (1900–1975) · 1900–1975
Days lived
27,326
Franz Gürtner🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1881–1941
Days lived
21,705
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Gauthier Boccard🇧🇪
Belgian field hockey player · b. 1991
Days alive
11,688
Georg Meier🇩🇪
German chess player · b. 1987
Days alive
13,149
Géza Havass🇭🇺
deceasedmodel · 1913–2001
Days lived
32,045
Hans Kammler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect, SS general, head of construction and armament projects in the German Reich (1901-1945) · 1901–1945
Days lived
15,962
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Heinrich Fanta🇦🇹
deceasedCzech architect (1877–1941) · 1877–1941
Days lived
23,177
Hugh Dalton🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh politician and British MP (1887-1962) · 1887–1962
Days lived
27,199
Jacques Brinkman🇳🇱
field hockey player · b. 1966
Days alive
20,819
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James Harden🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
12,418
John Peake🇬🇧
deceasedBritish field hockey player (1924–2022) · 1924–2022
Days lived
35,645
Juan Branco🇪🇸
Lawyer, writer, political activist · b. 1989
Days alive
12,418
Karen Spärck Jones🇬🇧
deceasedBritish computer scientist (1935–2007) · 1935–2007
Days lived
26,154
Keke Palmer
actor · b. 1993
Days alive
10,957
Kelvin Cato🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1974
Days alive
17,897
Kevin Rankin🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1971
Days alive
18,993
Lee Yong-kyu🇰🇷
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
13,879
Leon Douglas🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1954
Days alive
25,202
Macaulay Culkin🇺🇸
musician · b. 1980
Days alive
15,705
Mark Benecke🇩🇪
German biologist · b. 1970
Days alive
19,358
Markus Schwabl🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
12,053
Melissa McCarthy🇺🇸
American actress and comedian · b. 1970
Days alive
19,358
Morgan Ensberg🇺🇸
film director · b. 1975
Days alive
17,532
Ola Ray🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1960
Days alive
23,010
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Oleg Taktarov🇺🇸
athlete · b. 1967
Days alive
20,454
Paul Gauselmann🇩🇪
German businessman · b. 1934
Days alive
32,507
Peter Wolf🇦🇹
rapper · b. 1952
Days alive
25,932
Rainer Erler🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1933–2023
Days lived
32,946
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Raymond Joseph Cannon🇺🇸
deceasedPolitician, lawyer, baseball pitcher (1894–1951) · 1894–1951
Days lived
20,909
Riccardo Ruggiero🇮🇹
Italian manager · b. 1960
Days alive
23,010
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Riley Steele🇺🇸
American pornographic actress · b. 1987
Days alive
13,149
Roy Walter Riehlman🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1899–1978
Days lived
28,813
Soyeon (Jeon So-yeon)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol ((G)I-DLE) · b. 1998
Days alive
9,131
Stro
Actor · b. 1996
Days alive
9,861
Tetsuya Ogura🇯🇵
Japanese association football player · b. 1970
Days alive
19,358
Thalía🇺🇸
singer · b. 1971
Days alive
18,993
Theodor Siebs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman linguist (1862–1941) · 1862–1941
Days lived
28,764
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Tony Barbieri🇺🇸
actor · b. 1963
Days alive
21,915
Toshiaki Imae🇯🇵
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
14,610
Ulrich Beiger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film actor (1918–1996) · 1918–1996
Days lived
28,513
Wilhelm Fischer🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1972
Days alive
18,627
Zaim Imamović🇧🇦
deceasedsinger · 1920–1994
Days lived
26,823
Zhang Jie🇨🇳
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
13,149
Zlatko Vujović🇧🇦
football player · b. 1958
Days alive
23,741
Died on This Day
Adam von Trott zu Solz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman noble and diplomat (1909-1944) · 1909–1944
Days lived
12,801
Alessandro Cagliostro
deceasedNotable Trials · 1743–1795
Days lived
19,078
Franz Werfel🇺🇸
deceasedmusician · 1890–1945
Days lived
20,073
Fred Louis Lerch🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1902–1985
Days lived
30,467
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Georg Neumann🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1898–1976
Days lived
28,726
Georg Wittig🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1897–1987
Days lived
32,942
Hans Georg Klamroth🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1898–1944
Days lived
16,754
Inge Borkh🇩🇪
deceasedGerman soprano (1921–2018) · 1917–2018
Days lived
36,982
Joyce Jacobson Kaufman🇺🇸
deceasedJewish American chemist (1929–2016) · 1929–2016
Days lived
31,843
Kurt Dehn🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1920–2000
Days lived
29,258
Ludwig Thoma🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1867–1921
Days lived
19,940
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Lutz Hachmeister🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1959–2024
Days lived
23,727
Matthias Erzberger🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1875–1921
Days lived
16,776
Roy Raymond🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1947–1993
Days lived
16,935
Samuel Monroe, Jr.🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1973–2026
Days lived
19,264
Wolfgang Bauer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian writer (1941-2005) · 1941–2005
Days lived
23,537
Wolfgang Nonn🇩🇪
deceasedWest German field hockey player (1935-1959) · 1935–1959
Days lived
8,957
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
62,328
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,006
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,354
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,017
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
45,892
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,797
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,797
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
44,797
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
44,797
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
44,797
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,797
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,797
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,797
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
44,797
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
44,797
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
44,797
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
43,702
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
40,862
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,049
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,326
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,172
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,869
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
67,442
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
57,884
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
56,850
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
56,484
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
53,928
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
52,580
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,379
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,893
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
76,911
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
57,580
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
35,932
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
33,475
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
31,385
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,362
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,822
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,244
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
18,782
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
17,599
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
16,894
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,207
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,164
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
15,943