On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 23 1968
Born on This Day
Alexandra Shaw🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1983
Andy Powell🇬🇧
Welsh rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer · b. 1981
Christophe Galtier🇫🇷
French football manager (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Eugene Chaplin🇬🇧
Swiss recording engineer · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
Eva Justin🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1909–1966) · 1909–1966
Days lived
20,838
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Flore🇫🇷
French photographer · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Francisco D'Souza🇺🇸
Businessperson, Former Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant Technology Solutions · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Gene Kelly🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996) · 1912–1996
Days lived
30,478
Hans-Henning Fastrich🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Hava Siegelmann🇺🇸
computer scientist · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Heinz Günther Guderian🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1914–2004
Days lived
32,905
Henrik Takkenberg🇨🇴
deceasedColombian singer (1967-2006) · 1967–2006
Days lived
14,339
Ilija Trojanow🇦🇹
journalist · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
John Fairclough🇬🇧
deceasedBritish computer scientist (1930–2003) · 1930–2003
Days lived
26,584
John Sherman Cooper🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991) · 1901–1991
Days lived
32,689
Jorginho Putinatti🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
Julio Franco🇩🇴
film director · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
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Jusuf Nurkić🇧🇦
basketball player · b. 1994
Kaoru Betto🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1920–1999
Days lived
28,725
Kobe Bryant🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1978–2020
Days lived
15,131
Kozma Dushi
singer · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
Louis XVI of France
deceasedNotable Trials · 1754–1793
Days lived
14,031
Lucas Vila🇦🇷
Argentine field hockey player · b. 1986
Mayangsari🇮🇩
actor · b. 1971
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Michel Rocard🇫🇷
deceasedfrench politician (1930–2016) · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,360
Najaf Daryabandari🇮🇷
deceasedwriter · 1929–2020
Days lived
33,127
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Paul Otlet🇧🇪
deceasedwriter · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,867
Peter Lilley🇬🇧
politician · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
Pino Presti🇮🇹
rapper · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
Ray Park🇬🇧
athlete · b. 1974
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Rick Springfield🇺🇸
Musician · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
Rita Pavone🇮🇹
Italian actress and singer (1945-) · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401
River Phoenix🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1970–1993
Days lived
8,470
Santillana🇪🇸
football player · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Siegfried Sommer🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1914–1996
Days lived
29,716
Vicky Leandros🇬🇷
Greek singer · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
Died on This Day
Abdülmecid Efendi
deceasedlast caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty (1868–1944) · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,844
Adolf Behne🇩🇪
deceasedCritic, art historian, architectural writer, and artistic activist (1885–1948) · 1885–1948
Days lived
23,051
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Adolf Loos🇦🇹
deceasedYouTube personality · 1870–1933
Days lived
22,901
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Alfred Eisenstaedt🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1898–1995
Days lived
35,323
Bobby Bonds🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1946–2003
Days lived
20,980
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David Koch
deceasedbusinessperson · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,966
Frida Schuhmacher🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1892–1964) · 1892–1964
Days lived
26,430
Gerhard Hanappi🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian footballer (1929-1980) · 1929–1980
Days lived
18,816
Glen Gray🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1906–1963) · 1900–1963
Days lived
23,087
Henning Voscherau🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1941-2016) · 1941–2016
Days lived
27,404
Hertha Ayrton🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1854–1923
Days lived
25,318
Igor Zotikov🇷🇺
deceasedRussian glaciologist (1926–2010) · 1926–2010
Days lived
30,850
Joseph Berchtold🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1897–1962
Days lived
23,910
Julian Robertson🇺🇸
deceasedHedge Fund Manager & Investor · 1932–2022
Days lived
32,931
Sylvester Stadler🇦🇹
deceasedmilitary person · 1910–1995
Days lived
30,917
Walter Anderson🇩🇪
deceasedBaltic German folklorist (1885–1962) · 1885–1962
Days lived
28,075
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Yevgeny Prigozhin
deceasedNotable Trials · 1961–2023
Days lived
22,728
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
42,237
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
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
Hans Kelsen🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian lawyer (1881–1973) · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,427
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
49,908
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
48,081
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,778
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,351
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,793
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,759
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,393
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,837
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,489
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,288
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,802
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,820
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,489
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,841
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,384
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,294
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,271
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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