On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
June 16 1967
Born on This Day
Alexander Friedmann🇷🇺
deceasedRussian mathematician (1888-1925) · 1888–1925
Days lived
13,605
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Andrea M. Ghez🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1965
Days alive
730
Arnaldo Pereira🇵🇹
Portuguese futsal player · b. 1979
Axel Pretzsch🇩🇪
tennis player · b. 1976
Benjamin Becker🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1981
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Bianca Andreescu
tennis player · b. 2000
Christian Mayerhöfer🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1971
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Daniel Brühl🇪🇸
writer · b. 1978
Georg Wittig🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1897–1987
Days lived
32,942
Gordon Gollob🇦🇹
deceasedGerman officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1912–1987) · 1912–1987
Days lived
27,476
Günther Kaufmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1947-2012) · 1947–2012
Days lived
23,705
Gustaf V of Sweden🇸🇪
deceasedKing of Sweden from 1907 to 1950 · 1858–1950
Days lived
33,737
Hagen Melzer🇩🇪
East German athletics competitor · b. 1959
Days alive
2,922
Hans Luckhardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1890–1954) · 1890–1954
Days lived
23,489
Heinz Tesar🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect (1939-2024) · 1939–2024
Days lived
30,897
Igor Stamenovski
football player · b. 1980
Irving Penn🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican photographer and photojournalist (1917–2009) · 1917–2009
Days lived
33,716
Joseph Schooling
Olympic Swimmer · b. 1995
Joyce Carol Oates🇺🇸
American author (born 1938) · b. 1938
Days alive
10,592
Jürgen Klopp🇩🇪
German association football manager (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
0
Koen Loete🇧🇪
politician · b. 1967
Days alive
0
Lilit Pipoyan🇦🇲
singer · b. 1955
Days alive
4,383
Marosa di Giorgio🇺🇾
deceasedUruguayan writer (1932-2004) · 1932–2004
Days lived
26,360
Martin Stranzl🇦🇹
Austrian footballer · b. 1980
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Matthieu Sans🇫🇷
football player · b. 1988
Michael Metz🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1964
Days alive
1,095
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Ritsu Dōan
association football player · b. 1998
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Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah🇰🇼
deceasedemir of Kuwait (1929–2020) · 1929–2020
Days lived
33,343
Sergey Kuryokhin🇷🇺
deceasedRussian musician (1954–1996) · 1954–1996
Days lived
15,364
Stan Laurel🇬🇧
deceasedBritish-American actor (1890–1965) · 1890–1965
Days lived
27,280
Terrance Woodbury🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1987
Thierry Cammas🇫🇷
chief executive officer · b. 1965
Days alive
730
Tupac Shakur🇺🇸
deceasedRapper · 1971–1996
Days lived
9,221
Tupac Shakur🇺🇸
deceasedCultural Icon · 1971–1996
Days lived
9,221
Wally Joyner🇺🇸
film director · b. 1962
Days alive
1,826
Zipflo Weinrich🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian Jazz Musician (1964-2018) · 1964–2018
Days lived
19,822
Died on This Day
Bob Brown🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1941–2023) · 1941–2023
Days lived
29,775
Cyd Charisse🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1921–2008
Days lived
31,877
Dieter Schlüter🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1931–2021
Days lived
33,039
Elsa Triolet🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1896–1970
Days lived
26,927
Elsie Attenhofer🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss entertainer (1909-1999) · 1909–1999
Days lived
32,987
Georg Leibbrandt🇩🇪
deceasedNazi leader (1899-1982) · 1899–1982
Days lived
30,234
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Helmut Kohl🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1930–2017
Days lived
31,851
Jean Venturini🇫🇷
deceasedFrench poet and sailor (1919–1940) · 1919–1940
Days lived
7,578
Nikolai Doktorov🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet party organizer and industrialist (1907-1983) · 1907–1983
Days lived
27,586
Park In-chon🇰🇷
deceasedSouth Korean businessman (1901–1984) · 1901–1984
Days lived
30,297
Renate Blank🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1941-2021) · 1941–2021
Days lived
29,167
Richard Kohn🇦🇹
deceasedassociation football player (1888-1963) · 1888–1963
Days lived
27,289
Ruedi Walter🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor and comedian (1916-1990) · 1916–1990
Days lived
26,851
Wernher von Braun🇺🇸
deceasedmilitary person · 1912–1977
Days lived
23,826
Wild Man Fischer🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1944–2011
Days lived
24,328
Will Berthold🇩🇪
deceasedGerman screenwriter (1924–2000) · 1924–2000
Days lived
27,641
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
41,803
Annette Kolb🇫🇷
deceasedGerman writer (1870-1967) · 1870–1967
Days lived
35,731
Gertrude W. Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedcharacter actress (1871-1968) · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,335
Camille Huysmans🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,338
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Eugen Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1874-1967) · 1874–1967
Days lived
33,971
Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
Henry Hallett Dale🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
Days lived
34,012
Charles Mayser🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sports coach (1876-1967) · 1876–1967
Days lived
33,277
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Edward Roberts
deceasedBritish priest · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,236
Rudolph Dirks🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,290
Carl Sandburg
deceasedpoet · 1878–1967
Days lived
32,703
Richard Meinertzhagen🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1878–1967
Days lived
32,612
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
E. M. Forster🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970
Days lived
33,394
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003
Adolf Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973
Days lived
34,163
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,474
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Sergeant Reckless🇺🇸
deceasedMongolian mare · 1948–1968
Days lived
7,438
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,647
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,344
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
46,917
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,359
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,325
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
35,959
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,403
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,055
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
652,854
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,368
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,386
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,055
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,407
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
12,950
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
10,860
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
8,837
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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