On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
June 23 1968
Born on This Day
Alan Turing
deceasedNotable Trials · 1912–1954
Days lived
15,324
Anton Putsila🇧🇾
Belarusian association football player · b. 1987
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Armen Sarkissian🇬🇧
entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
Arno Stern🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1924–2024
Days lived
36,532
Baron Hill🇺🇸
American politician (born 1953) · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
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Bob Fosse🇺🇸
deceasedFilm director · 1927–1987
Days lived
22,007
Bob Norster🇬🇧
Welsh rugby union player · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
Brandon Stokley🇺🇸
American football wide receiver · b. 1976
Carl Milles🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish sculptor (1875–1955) · 1875–1955
Days lived
29,307
Chris Bradford🇬🇧
athlete · b. 1974
Clarence Thomas🇺🇸
politician · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
Dika Toua
Papua New Guinea weightlifter · b. 1984
Drago Pašalić🇭🇷
basketball player · b. 1984
Duffy🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1984
Hannes Wader🇩🇪
singer · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
Helen Humes🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz and blues singer (1913–1981) · 1913–1981
Days lived
24,915
Isabella Leong🇨🇳
Hong Kong actress and singer · b. 1988
Jakob Tiedtke🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1875–1960
Days lived
31,053
Jason Mraz🇺🇸
American singer-songwriter · b. 1977
Jochen Schweizer🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
Jörg Pleva🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and voice actor (1942-2013) · 1942–2013
Days lived
25,986
Kaya Marie Möller🇩🇪
German actress and voice actress · b. 1985
Ko Won-jun🇰🇷
film director · b. 1990
Lauren Bennett🇬🇧
singer · b. 1989
Linda Fröhlich🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1979
Maciej Stuhr🇵🇱
Polish actor · b. 1975
Mariano Ferreira Filho🇧🇷
football player · b. 1986
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Marilyn Agliotti🇿🇦
field hockey player · b. 1979
Mark 'Oh🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1970
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Markus Zusak🇦🇺
Australian author · b. 1975
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Otto Heckmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1901–1983) · 1901–1983
Days lived
29,909
Patrick Vieira🇫🇷
French football manager (born 1976) · b. 1976
Paul Schmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman interpreter and translator (1899-1970) · 1899–1970
Days lived
25,869
Rafik Schami🇩🇪
chemist · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036
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Randy Alcorn🇺🇸
Writer · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Sandy Saddler🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxer (1926–2001) · 1926–2001
Days lived
27,481
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Selma Blair🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1972
Sergei Skripal
Notable Trials · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Stuart Sutcliffe🇬🇧
deceasedScottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles (1940–1962) · 1940–1962
Days lived
7,961
Ted Lapidus🇫🇷
deceasedFrench fashion designer (1929-2008) · 1929–2008
Days lived
29,044
Ted Tinling🇬🇧
deceasedBritish tennis official and fashion designer (1910-1990) · 1910–1990
Days lived
29,189
Tzali Reshef🇮🇱
former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between August 2002 and February 2003 · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
Urs Jaeggi🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss sociologist, painter, and author (1931-2021) · 1931–2021
Days lived
32,743
Vint Cerf🇺🇸
American computer scientist (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
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Winifred Wagner🇬🇧
deceasedWife of Siegfried Wagner (1897–1980) · 1897–1980
Days lived
30,205
Yann Tiersen🇫🇷
singer-songwriter · b. 1970
Zinedine Zidane🇫🇷
football player · b. 1972
Died on This Day
Alberto Fouilloux🇨🇱
deceasedChilean footballer (1940-2018) · 1940–2018
Days lived
28,337
Arthur Segal🇷🇴
deceasedartist · 1875–1944
Days lived
25,182
Boris Vian🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1920–1959
Days lived
14,349
Carl Lange🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1909–1999
Days lived
32,743
Eduard Dietl
deceasedmilitary person · 1890–1944
Days lived
19,695
Ernst Jacobi🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1933–2022) · 1933–2022
Days lived
32,489
Frands Faber🇩🇰
deceasedfield hockey player (1897-1933) · 1897–1933
Days lived
13,149
Frank Giering🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1971-2010) · 1971–2010
Days lived
14,092
Franz Crass🇩🇪
deceasedGerman opera singer (1928–2012) · 1928–2012
Days lived
30,787
Hans Sennholz🇩🇪
deceasedAustrian School economist (1922-2007) · 1922–2007
Days lived
31,186
Imogen Cunningham🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1883–1976
Days lived
34,040
Marcel Regamey🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer (1905-1982) · 1905–1982
Days lived
28,067
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Mark Gertler🇬🇧
deceasedBritish artist (1891–1939) · 1891–1939
Days lived
17,362
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Michael Arlen🇬🇧
deceasedBulgarian-born British writer (1895–1956) · 1895–1956
Days lived
22,134
Michael Krause🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player and sports official (1946–2024) · 1946–2024
Days lived
28,459
Mick Ralphs🇬🇧
deceasedBritish guitarist · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,669
Paul Hambruch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman ethnologist (1882-1933) · 1882–1933
Days lived
18,475
Peter Phillips🇬🇧
deceasedPop Artist · 1939–2025
Days lived
31,445
Stéphane Franke🇫🇷
deceasedathletics competitor (1964–2011) · 1964–2011
Days lived
17,298
Swen Swenson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor · 1930–1993
Days lived
23,162
Werner Best🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1903–1989
Days lived
31,395
Zarah Leander🇸🇪
deceasedsinger · 1907–1981
Days lived
27,129
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
42,176
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
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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
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
Hans Reiter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,413
Rudolf Pannwitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and philosopher (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,076
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
49,847
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Digit🇷🇼
deceasedMountain gorilla · 1967–1977
Days lived
4,017
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,020
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,717
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,290
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,732
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,698
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,332
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,776
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,428
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,227
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,741
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,759
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,428
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,780
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,323
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,233
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,210
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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