On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 17 1968
Born on This Day
Aléxis Thébaux🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Ambako Vachadze🇷🇺
athlete · b. 1983
Avhustyn Voloshyn🇭🇺
deceasedCarpatho-Ukrainian politician, Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament (1874-1945) · 1874–1945
Days lived
26,056
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Bill Atkinson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer engineer, programmer, and photographer (1951–2025) · 1951–2025
Days lived
27,109
Casey Siemaszko
Actor · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
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Coco Austin🇺🇸
actor · b. 1979
Élie Baup🇫🇷
French footballer · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
Esteve Dolsa
deceasedAndorran trap shooter (1936-2007) · 1936–2007
Days lived
26,182
Esther David🇮🇳
writer · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401
Eugen Polanski🇵🇱
football player · b. 1986
Frank Castleman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican hurdler and coach (1877-1946) · 1877–1946
Days lived
25,407
Friedrich W. Bauschulte🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1923-2003) · 1923–2003
Days lived
29,292
Garret Chachere🇺🇸
American football player and coach · b. 1969
Georg Drescher🇩🇪
deceasedcyclist · 1870–1938
Days lived
25,056
Gilbert Schaller🇦🇹
Austrian tennis player · b. 1969
Giovanni Trapattoni🇮🇹
Italian association football player and manager · b. 1939
Days alive
10,593
Gottfried Münzenberg🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1940–2024
Days lived
30,606
Grimes
Artist & Visionary · b. 1988
Gunta Stölzl🇨🇭
deceasedGerman artist (1897-1983) · 1897–1983
Days lived
31,446
Hans Namuth🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1915–1990
Days lived
27,604
Hans Pizka🇦🇹
musician · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
Hans Wollschläger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1935–2007) · 1935–2007
Days lived
26,361
Horst Lippmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician (1927–1997) · 1927–1997
Days lived
25,630
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Jhon Culma🇨🇴
football player · b. 1981
Jim Telfer🇬🇧
Scottish rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1940
Days alive
10,227
John Wayne Gacy
deceasedNotable Trials · 1942–1994
Days lived
19,047
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József Hirschler🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian writer · 1874–1936
Days lived
22,890
Julius Bamberger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entrepreneur (1880–1951) · 1880–1951
Days lived
25,871
K. P. H. Notoprojo🇮🇩
deceasedIndonesian musician (1909–2007) · 1909–2007
Days lived
35,960
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Katie Ledecky
swimmer · b. 1997
Kaylee Hottle🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 2008–2026
Days lived
6,700
Kenny Berkenbosch🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1985
Kensuke Uchimura🇯🇵
film director · b. 1986
Kurt Russell🇺🇸
film director · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Mark Adler🇨🇦
Canadian politician · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
Melissa Auf der Maur🇨🇦
Canadian rock musician · b. 1972
Monika Wulf-Mathies🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
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Nat King Cole🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1919–1965
Days lived
16,772
Orlando Stewart
Dutch baseball player · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Paul van der Sterren
Dutch chess player · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
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Piet Ouderland🇳🇱
deceasedDutch football player (1933–2017) · 1933–2017
Days lived
30,851
Prakash Pohare🇮🇳
Indian editor · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Rudolf Gleißner🇩🇪
musician · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
Ryan Donahue🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1988
Sammy Baugh🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1914–2008
Days lived
34,609
Shohei Tateyama🇯🇵
film director · b. 1981
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Silvio Gesell🇧🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1862–1930
Days lived
24,830
Stephen Gately🇮🇪
deceasedsinger · 1976–2009
Days lived
12,260
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Stephen Kramer Glickman🇨🇦
actor · b. 1979
Traudl Stark🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,467
Victor Hermans🇳🇱
Dutch association football player · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
Wilhelm Kreis🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1873-1955) · 1873–1955
Days lived
30,098
Wolfgang Gartner🇺🇸
rapper · b. 1982
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Zbigniew Fil🇵🇱
singer · b. 1977
Died on This Day
Aat de Roos
deceasedDutch field hockey player (1919–1992) · 1919–1992
Days lived
26,635
Abdel Moneim El-Guindi🇪🇬
deceasedboxer · 1936–2011
Days lived
27,306
Aleksandra Ekster🇵🇱
deceasedartist · 1882–1949
Days lived
24,529
Alex Chilton🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1950–2010
Days lived
21,629
Alfred Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1919–1986) · 1919–1986
Days lived
24,273
Amos Alonzo Stagg🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1862–1965
Days lived
37,468
Arthur Raymond Robinson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1881–1961) · 1881–1961
Days lived
29,224
Benny Fredriksson🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish actor and theatre director · 1959–2018
Days lived
21,443
Christian Graf von Krockow🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and political scientist (1927–2002) · 1927–2002
Days lived
27,324
Claude Farell🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1914-2008) · 1918–2008
Days lived
32,822
Claus Josef Riedel🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1925–2004
Days lived
28,881
Dubravka Ugrešić🇭🇷
deceasedartist · 1949–2023
Days lived
27,018
Ellsworth Vines🇺🇸
deceasedUS tennis player (1911–1994) · 1911–1994
Days lived
30,121
Ernst Schybergson🇫🇮
deceasedfootball player · 1891–1966
Days lived
27,440
Ferdinand von Alten🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film actor (1885-1933) · 1885–1933
Days lived
17,504
Ferlin Husky🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican country music singer · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,150
Franz-Otto Krüger🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1917–1988
Days lived
25,918
Heinz Nixdorf🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1925–1986
Days lived
22,257
Helmuth Schneider🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1920–1972
Days lived
18,717
Irène Joliot-Curie🇫🇷
deceasedpolitician · 1897–1956
Days lived
21,370
John Backus🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer scientist (1924–2007) · 1924–2007
Days lived
30,054
Jorge Edwards🇪🇸
deceasedchilean writer, literary critic, journalist and diplomat · 1931–2023
Days lived
33,499
Knut Ipsen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist, university teacher, and Red Cross functionary (1935–2022) · 1935–2022
Days lived
31,693
Lee Shau-kee🇨🇳
deceasedHong Kong business magnate (1928–2025) · 1928–2025
Days lived
35,455
Luchino Visconti🇮🇹
deceasedwriter · 1906–1976
Days lived
25,338
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Luise Rinser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1911–2002) · 1911–2002
Days lived
33,194
Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
deceasedpolitician · 1958–2020
Days lived
22,638
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Marcell Salzer
deceasedactor · 1873–1930
Days lived
20,808
Mike MacDonald🇨🇦
deceasedFilm actor · 1954–2018
Days lived
23,280
Monika Mann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman novelist (1910-1992) · 1910–1992
Days lived
29,869
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Trần Lập
deceasedVietnamese musician (1974-2016) · 1974–2016
Days lived
15,071
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
42,078
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
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
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
49,749
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
47,922
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,619
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,192
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,634
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,600
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,234
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,678
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,330
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,129
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,643
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,661
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,330
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,682
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,225
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,135
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,112
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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