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August 16 2024

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Born on This Day

🇫🇷Abdoulaye Keita
football player · b. 1990
Days alive
12,420
🇺🇸Amos Alonzo Stagg
deceased
film director · 1862–1965
Days lived
37,469
🇺🇸Arden Cho
Singer-songwriter · b. 1990
Days alive
12,420
🇮🇳Arvind Kejriwal
politician · b. 1968
Days alive
20,455
🇭🇺Attila Abonyi
deceased
athlete · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,084
Aziz Akhannouch
entrepreneur · b. 1961
Days alive
23,012
🇮🇳B. Y. Raghavendra
politician · b. 1973
Days alive
18,629
🇺🇸Brian Gordon
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
16,803
🇦🇹Caroline Grothgar
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
20,455
🇦🇹Céline Roscheck
musician · b. 1983
Days alive
14,977
🇺🇸Charli Baltimore
singer-songwriter · b. 1974
Days alive
18,264
🇩🇪Christina Hammer
German boxer · b. 1990
Days alive
12,420
🇺🇸Christos Papadimitriou
musician · b. 1949
Days alive
27,395
🇳🇱David Bergman
Dutch baseball player · b. 1981
Days alive
15,707
🇩🇪Denis Gremelmayr
German tennis player · b. 1981
Days alive
15,707
🇦🇹Edith Mill
deceased
actor · 1925–2007
Days lived
30,037
🇳🇱Ernst Jan Beeuwkes
deceased
Dutch fashion designer (1931-1998) · 1931–1998
Days lived
24,317
🇮🇪Evanna Lynch
singer · b. 1991
Days alive
12,055
🇺🇸Eydie Gormé
deceased
American pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress (1928-2013) · 1928–2013
Days lived
31,041
🇪🇸Gabriel Urpi
tennis player · b. 1961
Days alive
23,012
🇩🇪Gadjo
rapper · b. 1972
Days alive
18,994
🇨🇭Hans Jenny
deceased
scientist · 1904–1972
Days lived
24,785
🇩🇪Hans Koch
deceased
German resistance fighter (1893–1945) · 1893–1945
Days lived
18,879
🇦🇹Hugo Flink
deceased
actor · 1879–1947
Days lived
24,731
🇨🇦James Cameron
actor · b. 1954
Days alive
25,569
James Michel
politician · b. 1944
Days alive
29,221
Jannik Sinner
tennis player · b. 2001
Days alive
8,402
🇪🇸Joaquín Reyes Cano
Spanish actor, comedian and cartoonist · b. 1974
Days alive
18,264
🇩🇪Julia Schruff
German tennis player · b. 1982
Days alive
15,342
🇩🇪Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
deceased
German actor (1928-2021) · 1928–2021
Days lived
33,745
🇺🇸Kevin Schmidt
actor · b. 1988
Days alive
13,150
Koray Günter
football player · b. 1994
Days alive
10,959
🇩🇪Kraudn Sepp
deceased
German musician (1896–1977) · 1896–1977
Days lived
29,448
🇺🇸Lois Nettleton
deceased
actress (1927-2008) · 1927–2008
Days lived
29,376
Madonna
singer · b. 1958
Days alive
24,108
🇸🇪Magnus Betnér
actor · b. 1974
Days alive
18,264
🇵🇱Mariusz Jędra
Polish weightlifter · b. 1973
Days alive
18,629
🇫🇷Pierre Richard
French actor, film director, screenwriter and comedian · b. 1934
Days alive
32,874
🇩🇪Ralf Bendix
deceased
rapper · 1924–2014
Days lived
32,889
🇩🇪Reiner Kunze
German poet, writer, translator, and GDR dissident (born 1933) · b. 1933
Days alive
33,239
🇰🇵Ri Myong-jun
North Korean footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
12,420
🇺🇸Ryan Longwell
player of American football · b. 1974
Days alive
18,264
🇫🇷Sheila
French recording artist and yé-yé singer · b. 1945
Days alive
28,856
🇺🇸Steve Carell
American actor and comedian (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
22,647
🇩🇪Sylvia Stolz
German Holocaust denier and former lawyer · b. 1963
Days alive
22,282
🇺🇸Tony Trabert
deceased
basketball player · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,045
🇦🇹Ulla Weigerstorfer
entrepreneur · b. 1967
Days alive
20,821
🇳🇬Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
deceased
President of Nigeria (1951-2010) · 1951–2010
Days lived
21,448
🇺🇸Young Thug
Artist · b. 1991
Days alive
12,055

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Aretha Franklin
deceased
American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018) · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,904
🇭🇺Bela Lugosi
deceased
actor · 1882–1956
Days lived
26,964

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
62,685
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,363

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
70,356
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
15,999

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,529
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,226

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,736
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,250

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,179
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,601

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

deceased

film actor · 1935–1977

Days lived

15,562

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🇨🇿Felix Maria Davídek

bishop of the Roman Catholic Church (1921–1988) · 1921–1988

Days lived

24,689

Friedrich Sämisch

🇩🇪Friedrich Sämisch

German chess player (1896-1975) · 1896–1975

Days lived

28,819

Georges Oltramare

🇨🇭Georges Oltramare

Swiss writer, journalist and fascist politician (1896-1960) · 1896–1960

Days lived

23,497

Ivan Hlinka

🇨🇿Ivan Hlinka

athlete · 1950–2004

Days lived

19,927

John Pemberton

John Pemberton

Actor · 1831–1888

Days lived

20,860

Karl Storch

🇩🇪Karl Storch

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

Days lived

28,851

Mamie Smith

🇺🇸Mamie Smith

American vaudeville singer (1891–1946) · 1891–1946

Days lived

20,171

Michael Murach

Michael Murach

boxer (1911-1941) · 1911–1941

Days lived

11,155

Narayan Gangaram Surve

🇮🇳Narayan Gangaram Surve

Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India · 1926–2010

Days lived

30,622

Paul Weinstein

🇩🇪Paul Weinstein

German high jumper (1878-1964) · 1878–1964

Days lived

31,545

Peter Scholl-Latour

🇫🇷Peter Scholl-Latour

YouTube personality · 1924–2014

Days lived

33,033

Pippo Baudo

🇮🇹Pippo Baudo

Italian television presenter (1936–2025) · 1936–2025

Days lived

32,578

Renée Stobrawa

🇩🇪Renée Stobrawa

actor · 1897–1971

Days lived

26,970

Robert Johnson

🇺🇸Robert Johnson

singer-songwriter · 1911–1938

Days lived

9,963

Robert Quiroga

🇺🇸Robert Quiroga

American boxer · 1969–2004

Days lived

12,730

Vladimir Kuts

Vladimir Kuts

Soviet Ukrainian athletics competitor (1927–1975) · 1927–1975

Days lived

17,723

Wilhelm Morgner

Wilhelm Morgner

German painter (1891-1917) · 1891–1917

Days lived

9,698

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,711

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

48,374

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

46,249

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,154

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,154

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

45,154

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

45,154

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,154

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,154

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

45,154

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

45,154

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

45,154

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

45,154

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

45,154

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

44,059

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

41,219

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,406

Andor András Balázs

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,683

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

6,295

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

5,286

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,762

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,799

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

58,241

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

57,207

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,841

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

54,285

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,937

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

77,268

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,937

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

36,289

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,832

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,742

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,719

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

19,139

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,956

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

17,251

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,564

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,521

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

16,300