On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 23 1968
Born on This Day
Andruw Jones🇨🇼
film director · b. 1977
Andy Webster🇬🇧
Scottish association football player (born 1982) · b. 1982
Annie Easley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican mathematician and rocket scientist · 1932–2011
Days lived
28,917
Barry Watson🇺🇸
actor · b. 1974
Brice Dulin🇫🇷
French rugby union player · b. 1990
Chaeyoung (Son Chae-young)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (TWICE) · b. 1999
Daniela Hantuchová🇸🇰
Slovak tennis player · b. 1983
Danilo Kotsevski
deceasedMacedonian literary critic, novelist, playwright and poet · 1947–2020
Days lived
26,809
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Dirk Bach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012) · 1961–2012
Days lived
18,789
Eddie Shirras
deceasedAnglican Archdeacon · 1937–2020
Days lived
30,479
Edward Hebern🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican cryptographer (1869-1952) · 1869–1952
Days lived
30,242
Epifanio Fernández🇪🇸
deceasedfootball player · 1919–1977
Days lived
21,235
Fernando Perez🇺🇸
film director · b. 1983
George Lopez🇺🇸
American comedian and actor · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
Geraldo Dannemann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entrepreneur · 1851–1921
Days lived
25,455
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Gigi Hadid🇺🇸
Supermodel, Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur · b. 1995
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Guy Fawkes
deceasedNotable Trials · 1570–1606
Days lived
13,077
Halla Margrét Árnadóttir🇮🇸
Icelandic singer · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Halston🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fashion designer (1932-1990) · 1932–1990
Days lived
21,156
Hans Winkler
deceasedscientist · 1877–1945
Days lived
25,049
Hugh Seymour Davies🇬🇧
deceasedmusician · 1943–2005
Days lived
22,534
Ivan Yefremov
deceasedphilosopher · 1908–1972
Days lived
23,541
Jeno (Lee Je-no)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (NCT) · b. 2000
Jessie Godderz🇺🇸
American professional wrestler, actor · b. 1986
John Cena🇺🇸
actor · b. 1977
José María López Mezquita🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish painter (1883-1954) · 1883–1954
Days lived
26,159
Lady Gabriella Windsor🇬🇧
noblewoman; English freelance writer (born 1981); daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent · b. 1981
Lil Eazy-E🇺🇸
American rapper · b. 1984
Marlon Wessel🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1991
Martin Roman🇺🇸
deceasedGerman jazz pianist (1910-1996) · 1910–1996
Days lived
31,431
Michael F. Feldkamp🇩🇪
German historian and journalist · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
Michael Habeck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1944–2011) · 1944–2011
Days lived
24,393
Michael Moore🇺🇸
American filmmaker and author (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Paavo Lipponen🇫🇮
Finnish politician · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
Pehr Gyllenhammar🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish businessman (1901–1988) · 1901–1988
Days lived
31,990
Prince Buaben
football player · b. 1988
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Prince Louis of Wales
aristocrat · b. 2018
Rachel Skarsten
Actor · b. 1985
Rajendra Arlekar🇮🇳
Politician · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Roy Orbison🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1936–1988
Days lived
19,220
S. Janaki🌍
deceasedActor · 1938–2026
Days lived
32,221
Saad Mohseni🇦🇺
Afghan businessman · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Sadawo Abe🇯🇵
actor · b. 1970
Sean Henn🇺🇸
film director · b. 1981
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Sebastian Freis🇩🇪
German football player · b. 1985
Sherman Hamilton🇨🇦
Canadian basketball player · b. 1972
Shirley Temple🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress and diplomat (1928–2014) · 1928–2014
Days lived
31,339
Silvana Mangano🇮🇹
deceasedItalian actress (1930–1989) · 1930–1989
Days lived
21,787
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Steph Houghton🇬🇧
football player · b. 1988
Teagan Croft🇦🇺
Actor · b. 2004
Tessa Wyatt🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
Timothy McVeigh
deceasedNotable Trials · 1968–2001
Days lived
12,102
Tommy DeCarlo🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1965–2026
Days lived
22,235
Torsten Fenslau🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1964–1993
Days lived
10,789
Vladimir Korotkov🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet tennis player · 1948–2025
Days lived
28,176
Wilhelm Simon🇩🇪
deceasedSS officer (1900-1971) · 1900–1971
Days lived
26,089
Zdeněk Matouš🇨🇿
deceasedsinger · 1931–2006
Days lived
27,359
Died on This Day
Alain Campbell White🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican botanist and chess composer (1880-1951) · 1880–1951
Days lived
25,982
Andre Gunder Frank🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,817
Charles G. Dawes🇺🇸
deceasedPolitician · 1865–1951
Days lived
31,284
Hermann Künne
deceasedGerman sailor (1897–1918) · 1897–1918
Days lived
7,436
Hildegard Plievier🇵🇱
deceasedGerman actress and writer (1900–1970) · 1900–1970
Days lived
25,641
Inge King🇦🇺
deceasedartist · 1915–2016
Days lived
36,674
Jack Ritchie🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1922–1983
Days lived
22,336
James Earl Ray
deceasedNotable Trials · 1928–1998
Days lived
25,611
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
deceasedpolitician · 1921–2019
Days lived
35,902
Klaus Bonhoeffer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman reistance fighter (1901-1945) · 1901–1945
Days lived
16,179
Melba Liston🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer (1926–1999) · 1926–1999
Days lived
26,763
Norio Ohga🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese businessman (1930–2011) · 1930–2011
Days lived
29,669
Otto Preminger🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican director, producer and actor (1905–1986) · 1905–1986
Days lived
29,359
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Paulette Goddard🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1910–1990) · 1910–1990
Days lived
29,179
Reinhold Seeberg
deceasedGerman theologian (1859–1935) · 1859–1935
Days lived
27,776
Richard Corliss🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1944–2015
Days lived
25,980
Rolf Dieter Brinkmann🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1940–1975
Days lived
12,790
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Satyajit Ray🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1921–1992
Days lived
25,924
Sawyer Sweeten🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1995–2015
Days lived
7,286
Steve McMichael🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and professional wrestler (1957–2025) · 1957–2025
Days lived
24,660
William Shakespeare🌍
deceasedPlaywright
Zoltán Zelk🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian writer and poet (1906-1981) · 1906–1981
Days lived
27,155
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
42,115
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
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
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
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
49,786
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
47,959
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,656
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,229
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,671
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,637
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,271
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,715
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,367
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,166
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,680
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,698
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,367
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,719
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,262
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,172
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,149
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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