On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 24 1968
Born on This Day
Beate Deininger🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Bernard Perrut🇫🇷
member of the National Assembly of France · b. 1957
Days alive
4,017
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Beth Hart🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Bianca Weiß🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Boy Waterman
football player · b. 1984
Chad Hurley
Tech CEOs · b. 1977
Craig Horner🇦🇺
Australian actor and musician · b. 1983
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D. Todd Christofferson🇺🇸
apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints · b. 1945
Days alive
8,400
Dan Shechtman🇺🇸
Israeli scientist · b. 1941
Days alive
9,861
Deon Thomas🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1971
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Diane Birch🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1983
Ed Helms🇺🇸
American actor and comedian · b. 1974
Ernest Borgnine
deceasedOscar Winners · 1917–2012
Days lived
34,864
Ernst Heinkel🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1888–1958
Days lived
25,573
Eugen Roth🇩🇪
deceasedGerman poet (1895–1976) · 1895–1976
Days lived
29,679
Evelyn Regner🇦🇹
Austrian politician · b. 1966
Days alive
730
Franz May🇩🇪
deceasedCzechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and German nation politician (1903-1969) · 1903–1969
Days lived
24,415
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Funda Vanroy🇩🇪
German television presenter and actress · b. 1977
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Gabby Logan🇬🇧
Welsh gymnast, television and radio presenter · b. 1973
Gene Mako🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1916–2013) · 1916–2013
Days lived
35,571
Gert Verhulst🇧🇪
Belgian actor and film director · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Gong Lijiao🇨🇳
Chinese shot putter · b. 1989
Guido Buchwald🇩🇪
German association football player and manager · b. 1961
Days alive
2,556
Jack Scott🇺🇸
deceasedCanadian singer (1936–2019) · 1936–2019
Days lived
30,638
Jacques Bousquet🇫🇷
deceasedactor, director, composer, playwright, and screenwriter (1883-1939) · 1883–1939
Days lived
20,750
Joachim Gauck🇩🇪
politician · b. 1940
Days alive
10,227
John Belushi🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1949–1982
Days lived
12,093
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John-John Dohmen🇧🇪
Belgian field hockey player · b. 1988
Karl Hermann Frank
deceasedNotable Trials · 1898–1946
Days lived
17,649
Lautaro Núñez Atencio🇨🇱
Chilean historian · b. 1938
Days alive
10,957
Leonard Goldberg🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film and television producer (1934-2019) · 1934–2019
Days lived
31,360
Louis de Wohl🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1903–1961
Days lived
21,314
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Luis Suárez🇺🇾
Uruguayan association football player · b. 1987
Márvio Lúcio🇧🇷
Brazilian comedian and reporter · b. 1976
Matthew Lillard🇺🇸
actor · b. 1970
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Michelle Hunziker🇮🇹
Swiss and Italian television presenter and former model · b. 1977
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Minke Booij
field hockey player · b. 1977
Moon Jae-in🇰🇷
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
5,478
Nastassja Kinski🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1961
Days alive
2,556
Nikolay Zontikov🇷🇺
Russian scientist · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
Paul Julius Möbius🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1853–1907
Days lived
19,706
Prince Alfons of Bavaria🇩🇪
deceasedMember of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry (1862-1933) · 1862–1933
Days lived
25,916
Regis Prograis🇺🇸
Boxer · b. 1989
Scott Kazmir🇺🇸
film director · b. 1984
Shaun Maloney🇬🇧
football player · b. 1983
Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman psychiatrist (1853-1931) · 1853–1931
Days lived
28,467
Suzanne Gabriello🇫🇷
deceasedFrench singer (1932-1992) · 1932–1992
Days lived
22,113
Tassapon Bijleveld🇹🇭
chief executive officer · b. 1967
Days alive
365
Thierry Braillard🇫🇷
French politician · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Tommie Hoban🇬🇧
football player · b. 1994
Tripy Makonda🇫🇷
football player · b. 1990
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Ulrich Holbein🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1953
Days alive
5,478
Vicki Baum🇺🇸
deceasedmusician · 1888–1960
Days lived
26,515
Wyatt Crockett🇳🇿
New Zealand rugby union player · b. 1983
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Yoo Ho-jeong🇰🇷
South Korean actress · b. 1969
Died on This Day
Alexander Kanoldt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1881-1939) · 1881–1939
Days lived
20,935
Arik Brauer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian painter, graphic artist, stage designer, singer and poet (1929–2021) · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,623
Arthur Liebehenschel🇵🇱
deceasedmilitary person · 1901–1948
Days lived
16,861
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Bhimsen Joshi🇮🇳
deceasedIndian Hindustani classical vocalist (1922–2011) · 1922–2011
Days lived
32,496
Caresse Crosby🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican publisher, activist, and inventor of the bra (1892–1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,402
Carl Andre🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist (1935-2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,272
Chalkie White🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish rugby union player and coach (1929-2005) · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,767
Chris Penn🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1965–2006) · 1965–2006
Days lived
14,716
Cor Wilders🇳🇱
deceasedDutch football player (1914-1998) · 1914–1998
Days lived
30,527
Detlef Okrent🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1909-1983) · 1909–1983
Days lived
26,753
Eduard Rothauser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1876-1956) · 1876–1956
Days lived
28,900
Erich Kempka🇩🇪
deceasedchauffeur to Adolf Hitler (1910-1975) · 1910–1975
Days lived
23,506
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Gert Hof🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1951–2012
Days lived
22,303
Herta Oberheuser🇩🇪
deceasedNazi physician (1911–1978) · 1911–1978
Days lived
24,361
Krystyna Feldman🇵🇱
deceasedPolish actress (1916–2007) · 1916–2007
Days lived
33,201
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Marvin Minsky🇺🇸
deceasedComputer Scientist, AI Pioneer · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,310
Otto Carius🇩🇪
deceasedGerman pharmacist, military officer and highly decorated tank commander (1922-2015) · 1922–2015
Days lived
33,845
Paul Feller🇫🇷
deceasedFrench soldier and catholic priest (1913–1979) · 1913–1979
Days lived
23,798
Peter Paul Fernandes🇮🇳
deceasedIndian field hockey player (1916-1981) · 1916–1981
Days lived
23,507
Siegfried Wischnewski🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1922–1989) · 1922–1989
Days lived
24,391
Ted Bundy
deceasedNotable Trials · 1946–1989
Days lived
15,402
Thodoros Angelopoulos🇬🇷
deceasedGreek film director, screenwriter and film producer (1935–2012) · 1935–2012
Days lived
28,031
Vadim Glowna🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1941-2012) · 1941–2012
Days lived
25,687
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Winston Churchill🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1874–1965
Days lived
32,927
Wolfgang Iser🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1926–2007
Days lived
29,406
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
42,025
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
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
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
Rudolph Dirks🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,290
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
Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪
deceasedIrish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
Arthur Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
Helen Keller🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
Paul Hausser🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,677
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
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
49,696
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
47,869
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,566
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,139
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,581
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,547
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,181
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,625
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,277
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,076
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,590
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,608
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,277
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,629
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,172
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,082
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,059
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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