On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 23 1968
Born on This Day
Akio Saito🇯🇵
Japanese baseball player · b. 1955
Days alive
4,748
Albert Niemann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1880-1921) · 1880–1921
Days lived
15,002
Aleksey Temerin🇷🇺
deceasedactor · 1889–1977
Days lived
32,319
Alexander Kerst🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor (1924-2010) · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,701
Alexander Mashkevitch🇨🇦
deceasedKyrgyzstani-Israeli businessman and investor · 1954–2025
Days lived
25,960
Andrea Sawatzki🇩🇪
German actress and author · b. 1963
Days alive
1,826
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Anna Chapman🇷🇺
Russian intelligence agent, media personality, and model · b. 1982
Barney Dreyfuss🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1865–1932
Days lived
24,452
Brandon Pettigrew🇺🇸
American football player (born 1985) · b. 1985
Casimir Funk🇵🇱
deceasedJewish-Polish biochemist · 1884–1967
Days lived
30,585
Charles Tillman🇺🇸
Player of American football, defensive back, cornerback · b. 1981
Dante Lavelli🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1923-2009) · 1923–2009
Days lived
31,378
David Winter🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1979
Ed "Too Tall" Jones🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1951
Days alive
6,209
Édgar González🇲🇽
film director · b. 1983
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Elisabeth Langgässer🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1899–1950
Days lived
18,779
Elston Howard🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1929–1980
Days lived
18,922
Emily Blunt🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1983
Erhard Heiden🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1901–1933
Days lived
11,635
Erich Kästner🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1899–1974
Days lived
27,549
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Evan Bates🇺🇸
Ice dancer · b. 1989
Femke Bol
athletics competitor · b. 2000
Franz Stuck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman painter, sculptor, printmaker, and architect (1863–1928) · 1863–1928
Days lived
23,929
Gustav-Adolf Schur🇩🇪
East German bicycle racer and politician · b. 1931
Days alive
13,514
Hans Schleif🇩🇪
deceasedarchitect and archaeologist (1902–1945) · 1902–1945
Days lived
15,769
Ignaz Kiechle🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1930-2003) · 1930–2003
Days lived
26,945
Ingrid Stampa🇩🇪
musician · b. 1950
Days alive
6,574
James Clark🇬🇧
entrepreneur · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Karl Jaspers🇨🇭
deceasedGerman-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969) · 1883–1969
Days lived
31,414
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Kazuya Kamenashi🇯🇵
Japanese singer · b. 1986
Kimmo Muurinen🇫🇮
basketball player · b. 1981
Marcus Rojas🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1963
Days alive
1,826
Michael Dell
entrepreneur · b. 1965
Days alive
1,095
Michael Meeks🇨🇦
basketball player · b. 1972
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Norman Taurog🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director (1899–1981) · 1899–1981
Days lived
29,993
Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland
aristocrat · b. 2012
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Radosław Sikorski🇵🇱
writer · b. 1963
Days alive
1,826
Reinhold Beckmann🇩🇪
German journalist and television presenter · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
Ryan Grigson🇺🇸
Player of American and Canadian football · b. 1972
Sergo Hambardzumyan
deceasedArmenian weightlifter (1910-1983) · 1910–1983
Days lived
26,712
Serhat Çetin🇹🇷
Turkish basketball player (born 1986) · b. 1986
Sophie Lefèvre🇫🇷
French tennis player · b. 1981
Tiny Feather🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1902-1965) · 1902–1965
Days lived
23,153
William McLean Hamilton🇨🇦
deceasedpolitician · 1919–1989
Days lived
25,672
Died on This Day
Albrecht Goes🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and Protestant theologian (1908-2000) · 1908–2000
Days lived
33,575
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Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱
deceasedmusician · 1903–2014
Days lived
40,267
Anders Johannes Brax🇫🇮
deceasedchief executive officer · 1873–1940
Days lived
24,184
Andreas Rasmussen🇩🇰
deceasedDanish field hockey player (1893-1967) · 1893–1967
Days lived
27,007
Benvenuto Cellini
deceasedNotable Trials · 1500–1571
Days lived
25,671
Donnie Brooks🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1936–2007
Days lived
25,950
Emil Hirschfeld🇵🇱
deceasedGerman shot and discus thrower (1903-1968) · 1903–1968
Days lived
23,583
Franziska Pigulla🇩🇪
deceasedactress (1964-2019) · 1964–2019
Days lived
20,016
Hans Bernd Gisevius🇩🇪
deceasedGerman diplomat and intelligence officer (1904–1974) · 1904–1974
Days lived
25,426
Heinrich von Vietinghoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general · 1887–1952
Days lived
23,454
Heinz Berggruen🇺🇸
deceasedart dealer, author (1914-2007) · 1914–2007
Days lived
34,016
Horst Wessel🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1907–1930
Days lived
8,173
James Herriot🇬🇧
deceasedveterinary surgeon and writer (1916-1995) · 1916–1995
Days lived
28,632
Joaquim Pinto de Andrade
deceasedAngolan politician · 1926–2008
Days lived
29,801
Kálmán Kalocsay🇭🇺
deceasedphysician, writer of Esperanto literature (1891–1976) · 1891–1976
Days lived
30,820
László Lippai🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian actor (1959–2022) · 1959–2022
Days lived
22,703
Max Blümich🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1886–1942) · 1886–1942
Days lived
20,200
Ofra Haza🇮🇱
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1957–2000
Days lived
15,436
Peter Lustig🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1937–2016
Days lived
28,608
Robert Carradine🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1954–2026
Days lived
26,269
Roger Hilton🇬🇧
deceasedBritish artist (1911-1975) · 1911–1975
Days lived
23,310
Stan Laurel🇬🇧
deceasedBritish-American actor (1890–1965) · 1890–1965
Days lived
27,280
Thanin Kraiwichian🇹🇭
deceasedThai lawyer and politician · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,754
Tihamér Margitay🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian painter (1859-1922) · 1859–1922
Days lived
22,733
Uwe Johnson🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1934–1984
Days lived
18,115
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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
42,055
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
Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
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
49,726
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
47,899
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,596
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,169
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,611
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,577
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,211
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,655
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,307
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,106
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,620
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,638
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,307
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,659
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,202
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,112
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,089
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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