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August 9 2024

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Events on This Day

Release of 'Borderlands'
Eli Roth
milestone

Born on This Day

🇩🇪Adam von Trott zu Solz
deceased
German noble and diplomat (1909-1944) · 1909–1944
Days lived
12,802
🇺🇸Anna Kendrick
American actress (born 1985) · b. 1985
Days alive
14,246
Anthony Castonzo

Died on This Day

🇫🇷Chaïm Soutine
deceased
artist · 1893–1943
Days lived
18,470
🇺🇸Charles Sands
deceased
American golfer, tennis and real tennis player (1865–1945) · 1865–1945
Days lived
29,085

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
62,678
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,356

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
70,349
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,992

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,522
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,219

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,729
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,243

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,172
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,594

Born on August 9 Died on August 9 On This Day Day Lookup

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American football player (born 1988) · b. 1988

Days alive

13,150

Bill Forester

🇺🇸Bill Forester

NFL player (1932-2007) · 1932–2007

Days lived

27,290

Christian Vargas

Christian Vargas

football player · b. 1983

Days alive

14,977

Cléo

🇧🇷Cléo

football player · b. 1985

Days alive

14,246

David A. Huffman

🇺🇸David A. Huffman

American computer scientist (1925–1999) · 1925–1999

Days lived

27,088

Derek Fisher

🇺🇸Derek Fisher

American basketball player and coach · b. 1974

Days alive

18,264

Dillianne van den Boogaard

Dillianne van den Boogaard

field hockey player · b. 1974

Days alive

18,264

Domingo Quiñones

🇺🇸Domingo Quiñones

Puerto Rican singer · b. 1963

Days alive

22,282

Eric Bana

🇦🇺Eric Bana

actor · b. 1968

Days alive

20,455

Erich Hückel

🇩🇪Erich Hückel

chemist · 1896–1980

Days lived

30,506

Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz

🇩🇪Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz

German astronomer, geophysicist and seismologist (1861–1895) · 1861–1895

Days lived

12,474

Filippo Inzaghi

🇮🇹Filippo Inzaghi

Italian footballer and manager · b. 1973

Days alive

18,629

Frans van Anraat

Frans van Anraat

War criminal · b. 1942

Days alive

29,952

Franz Exner

🇦🇹Franz Exner

Austrian criminologist (1881–1947) · 1881–1947

Days lived

24,159

Gerd Ruge

🇩🇪Gerd Ruge

German journalist (1928–2021) · 1928–2021

Days lived

34,036

Gillian Anderson

🇺🇸Gillian Anderson

Television actor · b. 1968

Days alive

20,455

Harold Johnson

🇺🇸Harold Johnson

American boxer (1928-2015) · 1928–2015

Days lived

31,606

Helge Payer

🇦🇹Helge Payer

journalist · b. 1979

Days alive

16,438

Hunter Smith

🇺🇸Hunter Smith

player of American football · b. 1977

Days alive

17,168

Issa Hayatou

Issa Hayatou

Cameroonian basketball player and football executive · 1946–2024

Days lived

28,490

Jason Heyward

🇺🇸Jason Heyward

American baseball player (born 1989) · b. 1989

Days alive

12,785

Jessica Capshaw

🇺🇸Jessica Capshaw

actor · b. 1976

Days alive

17,533

Joanna S. Fowler

🇺🇸Joanna S. Fowler

American chemist · b. 1942

Days alive

29,952

Josef Kirschner

🇦🇹Josef Kirschner

Austrian journalist, presenter and writer (1931–2016) · 1931–2016

Days lived

30,933

Juanes

🇨🇴Juanes

singer · b. 1972

Days alive

18,994

Jürgen Gehb

🇩🇪Jürgen Gehb

German judge, politician, jurist and lawyer · b. 1952

Days alive

26,299

Kazuha (Nakamura Kazuha)

🇯🇵Kazuha (Nakamura Kazuha)

K-pop Idol (LE SSERAFIM) · b. 2003

Days alive

7,672

Marie-Luise Marjan

🇩🇪Marie-Luise Marjan

German actress · b. 1940

Days alive

30,682

Marvin Minsky

🇺🇸Marvin Minsky

Computer Scientist, AI Pioneer · 1927–2016

Days lived

32,311

Mathews Mar Barnabas

🇮🇳Mathews Mar Barnabas

Indian bishop (1924–2012) · 1924–2012

Days lived

32,265

Michael Kors

🇺🇸Michael Kors

American fashion designer · b. 1959

Days alive

23,743

Mikhail Kostyukov

🇷🇺Mikhail Kostyukov

football player · b. 1991

Days alive

12,055

Mingi (Song Min-gi)

🇰🇷Mingi (Song Min-gi)

K-pop Idol (ATEEZ) · b. 1999

Days alive

9,133

Nariyasu Yasuhara

🇯🇵Nariyasu Yasuhara

Japanese association football player · b. 1968

Days alive

20,455

Paul Lindblad

🇺🇸Paul Lindblad

American baseball player (1941–2006) · 1941–2006

Days lived

23,522

Ralph Houk

🇺🇸Ralph Houk

American baseball player and coach (1919–2010) · 1919–2010

Days lived

33,220

Reinhold Conrad Muschler

🇩🇪Reinhold Conrad Muschler

German botanist and author (1883-1957) · 1883–1957

Days lived

27,152

Rod Laver

🇦🇺Rod Laver

Australian tennis player · b. 1938

Days alive

31,413

Sabrina Starke

🇸🇷Sabrina Starke

Dutch singer · b. 1979

Days alive

16,438

Senta Auth

🇩🇪Senta Auth

German actress · b. 1974

Days alive

18,264

Shyra Ely

🇺🇸Shyra Ely

American basketball player · b. 1983

Days alive

14,977

Udo Beyer

🇩🇪Udo Beyer

East German athlete · b. 1955

Days alive

25,204

Virginia Giuffre

🇺🇸Virginia Giuffre

Sex Trafficking Survivor, Advocate · b. 1983

Days alive

14,977

Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy

entrepreneur · b. 1985

Days alive

14,246

Whitney Houston

🇺🇸Whitney Houston

Singer · 1963–2012

Days lived

17,719

William Alfred Fowler

🇺🇸William Alfred Fowler

American nuclear physicist (1911-1995) · 1911–1995

Days lived

30,534

Yi Chong-jun

🇰🇷Yi Chong-jun

South Korean writer (1939–2008) · 1939–2008

Days lived

25,195

Zain Bhikha

🇿🇦Zain Bhikha

singer · b. 1974

Days alive

18,264

Cheryl Hall

🇬🇧Cheryl Hall

deceased

Actor · 1950–2026

Days lived

27,777

Ernst von Salomon

🇩🇪Ernst von Salomon

German writer and right-wing Freikorps member (1902–1972) · 1902–1972

Days lived

25,522

Fips Asmussen

🇩🇪Fips Asmussen

musician · 1938–2020

Days lived

30,053

Gerhard C. Kallevig

🇳🇴Gerhard C. Kallevig

Norwegian businessman (1880-1964) · 1880–1964

Days lived

30,694

Hermann Hesse

🇨🇭Hermann Hesse

philosopher · 1877–1962

Days lived

31,084

Hermine Schröder

🇩🇪Hermine Schröder

German athletics competitor · 1911–1978

Days lived

24,651

Jacqueline Cochran

🇺🇸Jacqueline Cochran

politician · 1906–1980

Days lived

27,120

John Henry Holland

🇺🇸John Henry Holland

scientist · 1929–2015

Days lived

31,600

Karl Bögelein

🇩🇪Karl Bögelein

German football goalkeeper and coach (1927-2016) · 1927–2016

Days lived

32,702

Leo Frobenius

🇩🇪Leo Frobenius

German ethnologist and archaeologist (1873–1938) · 1873–1938

Days lived

23,782

Lily Braun

🇩🇪Lily Braun

German writer, editor (1865–1916) · 1865–1916

Days lived

18,666

Lionel Emmett

🇮🇳Lionel Emmett

field hockey player (1913–1996) · 1913–1996

Days lived

30,530

Mahmoud Darwish

🇵🇸Mahmoud Darwish

Poet · 1941–2008

Days lived

24,622

Marco Cavagna

🇮🇹Marco Cavagna

Italian astronomer (1958-2005) · 1958–2005

Days lived

17,388

Raymond-Émile Waydelich

🇫🇷Raymond-Émile Waydelich

French sculptor (1938–2024) · 1938–2024

Days lived

31,377

Robbie Robertson

🇨🇦Robbie Robertson

singer-songwriter · 1943–2023

Days lived

29,256

Robert Boehringer

🇩🇪Robert Boehringer

entrepreneur · 1884–1974

Days lived

33,093

Stepan Krichinskiy

Stepan Krichinskiy

Russian architect (1874-1923) · 1874–1923

Days lived

18,098

Susan Wojcicki

Susan Wojcicki

Tech CEOs · 1968–2024

Days lived

20,490

Suzanne Gabriello

🇫🇷Suzanne Gabriello

French singer (1932-1992) · 1932–1992

Days lived

22,114

Ulrich Plenzdorf

🇩🇪Ulrich Plenzdorf

writer · 1934–2007

Days lived

26,586

Wilhelm Ehm

🇩🇪Wilhelm Ehm

German admiral (1918–2009) · 1918–2009

Days lived

33,218

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,704

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

48,367

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

46,242

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

45,147

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,147

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,147

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,147

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

45,147

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

45,147

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

45,147

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,147

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

45,147

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

45,147

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,147

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

44,052

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

41,212

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,399

Andor András Balázs

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,676

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

6,288

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

5,279

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,755

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,792

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

58,234

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

57,200

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,834

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

54,278

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,930

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

77,261

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,930

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

36,282

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,825

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,735

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,712

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

19,132

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,949

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

17,244

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,557

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,514

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

16,293