
Pingcognito is a research system that tracks the people in Xanadu, the oldest blockchain in the world. It was discovered by Marie-Lynn, an OSINT and Information Security Researcher from Montreal.
This website tracks 23,591 performers who move along our narrative across 12,127 milestones. The information shared on this website is not secret. It is simply never promoted to the general public. It’s part of the Great Easter Eggs Hunt of History.
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August 3, 2026
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A Princess as an Artist
It happened on August 3, 1900
Featuring: Princess Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy.
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Ingersoll Lockwood
American lawyer and writer of the Baron Trump children's novels.
American lawyer, diplomat, author—and the Victorian gentleman who somehow left Baron Trump wandering around beneath the Earth
Ingersoll Lockwood was an American lawyer, diplomat, lecturer and writer whose literary career performed a remarkably delayed
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In meditation, you experience an unbounded field of pure consciousness. You can tap into the power of the universe and bring that power into your life.
- David Lynch
10 Doppelgängers Today
I track 9,188 doppelgängers out of 21,283 people in my custom software, specializing in look alikes who were born in the same week in history. In my research, similar-looking public figures repeatedly appear within a few days of each other. This is a phenomenon seen across all of documented history.
Born within 1 day in 1970
Born on August 2, 1970 Kevin SmithAmerican director, producer, writer, and actor |
Born on August 3, 1970 Stephen CarpenterAmerican musician, known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative metal band Deftones. |
Born within 3 days in 1929
Born on August 6, 1929 Betty BrosmerAmerican former bodybuilder and physical fitness expert |
Born on August 3, 1929 (1929 - 1999) Bethel LeslieAmerican actress and screenwriter |
Born within 5 days in 1921
Born on August 8, 1921 (1921 - 2013) Esther WilliamsAmerican competitive swimmer and actress |
Born on August 3, 1921 (1921 - 1972) Marilyn MaxwellAmerican actress and entertainer |
Born within 3 days in 1891
Born on August 6, 1891 (1891 - 1962) Yvette AndréyorFrench actress most popular in the era of silent film |
Born on August 3, 1891 Leslie HensonEnglish comedian, actor, singer producer for films and theatre, and film director |
Born within 3 days in 1811
Born on August 6, 1811 (1811 - 1884) Judah P. BenjaminUnited States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister |
Born on August 3, 1811 (1811 - 1861) Elisha OtisAmerican industrialist and founder of the Otis Elevator Company |
Born in 1556 and 1982
Born on November 12, 1982 Anne HathawayAmerican actress |
Born on January 1, 1556 (1556 - 1623) Anne Hathaway ShakespeareWife of William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright and actor |
Born within 2 days in 1936
Born on August 5, 1936 (1936 - 2015) Colleen FarringtonMother of actress Diane Lane. |
Born on August 3, 1936 (1936 - 1965) Joan Merriam SmithAmerican aviator famous for her 1964 solo flight around the world that began and ended in Oakland, California, as she set out to follow the same route as the 1937 flight plan of Amelia Earhart |
Born in 1857
Born on July 30, 1857 (1857 - 1929) Thorstein VeblenAmerican economist and sociologist who, during his lifetime, emerged as a well-known critic of capitalism. |
Born on December 3, 1857 (1857 - 1924) Joseph ConradOne of the greatest novelists to write in the English language |
Born within 2 days in 1886
Born on August 1, 1886 (1886 - 1947) Evalyn McLeanAmerican mining heiress and socialite, famous for reputedly being an owner of the 45-carat (9.0 g) Hope Diamond, as well as another famous diamond, the 94-carat (18.8 g) Star of the East |
Born on August 3, 1886 Helen FreemanAmerican actress |
Born within 1 day in 1977
Born on August 4, 1977 Frankie KazarianAmerican professional wrestler and musician signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
Born on August 3, 1977 Tom BradyThe Shadow Lion |
The Face of August 3
Born on August 3, 1936 (1936 - 1965) Joan Merriam SmithAmerican aviator famous for her 1964 solo flight around the world that began and ended in Oakland, California, as she set out to follow the same route as the 1937 flight plan of Amelia Earhart |
Born on August 3, 1923 (1923 - 1977) Jean HagenAmerican actress best known for her role as Doll Conovan in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and as Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Born on August 3, 1941 Martha StewartPublisher of Martha Stewart Living magazine and hosted two syndicated television programs: Martha Stewart Living, which ran from 1993 to 2004, and The Martha Stewart Show, which ran from 2005 to 2012. |
3 Birthdays Today
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William Kennedy Dickson
British inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison
ANADU BLOCK 1926-2.0803

Tony Bennett
, known professionally as Tony Bennett, American jazz and traditional pop singer
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Francis Joy
Publisher of The News Letter, the first English language periodical
Francis Joy was born on 3 August 1697, probably in Killead, Co Antrim. Family legend suggests he was descended from Captain Thomas Joy, a follower of Sir Arthur Chichester. In 1737 Francis founded the Belfast News Letter after apparently receiving a p
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Manual of Psychological Warfare, by Paul M. A. Linebarger
It happened on August 3, 1954
Paul M.A. Linebarger published a notable book in 1954 titled "Psychological Warfare." The full title of the book is "Psychological Warfare: An Introduction."
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Featuring: Paul M. A. Linebarger a.k.a. Cordwainer Smith.
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President John F. Kennedy made the decision to break ties with singer Frank Sinatra after his brother, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, delivered him a report detailing Sinatra's connections w
It happened on August 3, 1962
Sinatra, reportedly, was so enraged by the President's decision to no longer visit the singer's home in Palm Springs, California, that he took a sledgehammer and personally destroyed a landing pad built to accommodate visits by the presidential helicopter
Featuring: John F. Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, Robert F. Kennedy.
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Mickey Rooney and Marilyn Monroe attend a party
It happened on August 3, 1952
MARILYN MONROE attended a party organized by the Fox at the conductor RAY ANTHONY's home for the recording of the song "MARILYN" by ERVIN DRAKE and JIMMY SHIRL. MARILYN MONROE, arrived by helicopter delighted the guests. MICKEY ROONEY and canine celeb LAS
Featuring: Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Shirl, Ray Anthony, Mickey Rooney.
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Passed On This Day
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