On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 9 1968
Born on This Day
A. J. Buckley🇨🇦
actor · b. 1977
Alan Noble🇬🇧
deceasedfield hockey player (1885–1952) · 1885–1952
Days lived
24,765
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Alban Berg🇦🇹
deceasedmusician · 1885–1935
Days lived
18,579
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Ali Bongo Ondimba🇨🇬
President of Gabon (2009–2023) · b. 1959
Days alive
3,287
Alice Walker🇺🇸
American author and activist · b. 1944
Days alive
8,766
Álvaro Véliz🇨🇱
Chilean singer · b. 1972
Amber Valletta🇺🇸
American model and actress · b. 1974
Ami Suzuki🇯🇵
Japanese recording artist; J-pop singer · b. 1982
Arnold Keyserling🇩🇪
deceasedGerman theologian (1922–2005) · 1922–2005
Days lived
30,526
Bella Poarch
Internet celebrity · b. 1997
Blanche Calloway🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer, bandleader and composer · 1902–1978
Days lived
28,069
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Brad Maynard🇺🇸
All-American college football player, professional football player, punter · b. 1974
Brian Greene🇺🇸
writer · b. 1963
Days alive
1,826
Carmen Miranda🇵🇹
deceasedBrazilian singer (1909–1955) · 1909–1955
Days lived
16,978
Carole King🇺🇸
American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1942) · b. 1942
Days alive
9,496
Cassandra Steen🇺🇸
German singer · b. 1980
Charles Shaughnessy🇬🇧
English actor · b. 1955
Days alive
4,748
Chris Pohl🇩🇪
German musician · b. 1972
Christoph Maria Herbst🇩🇪
German comedian and actor · b. 1966
Days alive
730
Claudine Moulin🇱🇺
researcher in the field of digital humanities · b. 1962
Days alive
2,191
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1905–1981
Days lived
28,014
Didier Lacroix🇫🇷
French rugby union player and CEO · b. 1970
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Dieter Baumann🇩🇪
writer · b. 1965
Days alive
1,095
Dieter Dierks🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1943
Days alive
9,131
Elvis Perkins🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1976
Erin O'Connor🇬🇧
Model · b. 1978
Francis Gillot🇫🇷
football player · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Friedrich Mandl🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1900–1977
Days lived
28,335
Fritz August Breuhaus🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect and designer (1883-1960) · 1883–1960
Days lived
28,420
Gary Franks🇺🇸
American politician (born 1953) · b. 1953
Days alive
5,478
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Gerhard Richter🇩🇪
artist · b. 1932
Days alive
13,149
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1902–1999
Days lived
35,472
Harald Eia🇳🇴
Norwegian comedian · b. 1966
Days alive
730
Heinz Drache🇩🇪
deceasedactor (1923–2002) · 1923–2002
Days lived
28,908
J. M. Coetzee🇿🇦
YouTube personality · b. 1940
Days alive
10,227
Jérémy Choplin🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Jimmy Bennett🇺🇸
actor · b. 1996
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Joachim Kunz🇩🇪
German weightlifter · b. 1959
Days alive
3,287
Joe Pesci🇺🇸
actor · b. 1943
Days alive
9,131
Johanna Mikl-Leitner🇦🇹
Austrian politician (ÖVP), former Member of National Council of Austria and former Federal Interior Minister of Austria · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Jonny Nilsson🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish ice speed skater (1943–2022) · 1943–2022
Days lived
28,988
Josef Sablatnig🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1886–1946
Days lived
21,933
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Joseph E. Stiglitz🇺🇸
writer · b. 1943
Days alive
9,131
Larry Semon🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928) · 1889–1928
Days lived
14,485
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Magdalena Neuner🇩🇪
athlete · b. 1987
Major Harris🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1947–2012
Days lived
24,015
Martin Stoll🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1983
Maximilian List🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1910–1980
Days lived
25,528
Michael Zittel🇩🇪
actor · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
Obie Trotter🇭🇺
American basketball player · b. 1984
Rahel Sanzara🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1894–1936) · 1894–1936
Days lived
15,338
Ronald Colman
deceasedOscar Winners · 1891–1958
Days lived
24,570
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Rose Leslie🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1987
Terayle Hill
Actor · b. 1994
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Thomas Bernhard🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian playwright and novelist (1931–1989) · 1931–1989
Days lived
21,188
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Tom Hiddleston🇬🇧
English actor (born 1981) · b. 1981
Travis Tritt🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1963
Days alive
1,826
Vukašin Brajić🇷🇸
Bosnian singer · b. 1984
Werner Hamel🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1911–1987) · 1911–1987
Days lived
27,925
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Zhang Ziyi🇨🇳
Actor · b. 1979
Died on This Day
Adolf Galland🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1912–1996
Days lived
30,642
Arthur Goldschmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge and author (1873–1947) · 1873–1947
Days lived
26,947
Curt Haase
deceasedmilitary person · 1881–1943
Days lived
22,335
Eben Samuel Johnson
deceasedAmerican bishop (1866-1939) · 1866–1939
Days lived
26,663
Ebenezer Thorarinsson
deceasedIcelandic cross country skier · 1931–2003
Days lived
26,099
Edgar Hall
deceasedAnglican archdeacon · 1888–1987
Days lived
35,972
Fritz Richard🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1870–1933
Days lived
23,044
Gaston Castel🇫🇷
deceasedFrench architect (1886-1971) · 1886–1971
Days lived
30,872
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Heinrich Fanta🇦🇹
deceasedCzech architect (1877–1941) · 1877–1941
Days lived
23,177
Inge Heybroek🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1915–1956) · 1915–1956
Days lived
14,730
József Bezdán🇭🇺
deceasedmodel · 1866–1932
Days lived
24,067
Karl Mauss🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1898–1959
Days lived
22,182
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Karl Valentin🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1882–1948
Days lived
23,990
Leonard Steckel🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1901–1971
Days lived
25,599
Louis Plack Hammett🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chemist (1894–1987) · 1894–1987
Days lived
33,910
Mirella Freni
deceasedopera singer · 1935–2020
Days lived
31,028
Nora Nova🇩🇪
deceasedBulgarian singer (1928–2022) · 1928–2022
Days lived
34,245
Osamu Tezuka🇯🇵
deceasedartist · 1928–1989
Days lived
22,013
Paul Levi🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1883-1930) · 1883–1930
Days lived
17,136
Pierre Dac🇫🇷
deceasedFrench humorist (1893-1975) · 1893–1975
Days lived
29,762
Walter Heitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1878–1944) · 1878–1944
Days lived
23,803
Walter Klien🇦🇹
deceasedmusician · 1928–1991
Days lived
22,719
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Yohanan Aharoni🇩🇪
deceasedIsraeli archaeologist and historical geographer (1919–1976) · 1919–1976
Days lived
20,701
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
42,041
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
49,712
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
47,885
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,582
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,155
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,597
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,563
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,197
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,641
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,293
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,092
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,606
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,624
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,293
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,645
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,188
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,098
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,075
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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