On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 2 1968
Born on This Day
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Andrej Babiš
businessperson · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Andrew Grove🇭🇺
deceasedscientist · 1936–2016
Days lived
29,055
Bill Shankly🇬🇧
deceasedfootball player · 1913–1981
Days lived
24,864
Brian Westbrook🇺🇸
American football player, running back · b. 1979
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Chuck McCann🇺🇸
deceasedStand-up comedian · 1934–2018
Days lived
30,534
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Claude Puel🇫🇷
French football manager (born 1961) · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
Claus Kleber🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1955
Days alive
4,749
David Lam🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian businessman (1923-2010) · 1923–2010
Days lived
31,858
Donnie Boyce🇺🇸
American former professional basketball player · b. 1973
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Düzen Tekkal🇩🇪
German journalist, writer and social activist · b. 1978
Eduard Pulvermann🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1882–1944
Days lived
22,499
Ella Rubin🇺🇸
Actor · b. 2001
Ferdinand Karsch
deceasedGerman biologist and anthropologist (1853–1936) · 1853–1936
Days lived
30,424
Gregory Corbitt🇦🇺
field hockey player · b. 1971
Hans Lietzau🇩🇪
deceasedGerman theatre director (1913-1991) · 1913–1991
Days lived
28,578
Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert🇩🇪
German egyptologist · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Hiroshi Matsuda🇯🇵
Japanese association football player and manager · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Ingrid Auerswald🇩🇪
German athlete · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
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Jack White🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1940–2025
Days lived
31,090
Jean-Alain Fanchone🇫🇷
football player · b. 1988
Jim DeMint🇺🇸
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Jimmy Connors🇺🇸
American tennis player (born 1952) · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Joey Barton
Notable Trials · b. 1982
Karo Murat🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1983
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Keanu Reeves🇨🇦
actor · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Lennox Lewis🇨🇦
British-Canadian boxer Vc · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Mark Harmon🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
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Nicolette Krebitz🇩🇪
German actress and film director · b. 1972
Pál Bogár🇭🇺
deceasedbasketball player · 1927–2012
Days lived
31,031
Paul Bourget🇫🇷
deceasedFrench writer, playwright and critic (1852-1935) · 1852–1935
Days lived
30,428
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Richard Voß
deceasedGerman dramatist and novelist (1851–1918) · 1851–1918
Days lived
24,387
Robert Feulgen🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1884–1955
Days lived
25,983
Roman Týc🇨🇿
Czech artist · b. 1974
Salma Hayek🇲🇽
Film actor · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Sissy Roth-Halvax🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian politician (1946-2009) · 1946–2009
Days lived
22,999
Stanley Shoveller🇬🇧
deceasedfield hockey player · 1881–1959
Days lived
28,298
Stefan Friedmann🇵🇱
Polish actor · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
Svein Finnerud🇳🇴
deceasedVisual artist and jazz pianist (1945-2000) · 1945–2000
Days lived
20,017
Wilhelm Ostwald🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1853–1932
Days lived
28,703
Wolfgang Zeidler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman federal judge (1924–1987) · 1924–1987
Days lived
23,130
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Zedd🇷🇺
rapper · b. 1989
Zhang Jinsong🇨🇳
basketball player · b. 1973
Died on This Day
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Abe Lenstra
deceasedDutch footballer (1920-1985) · 1920–1985
Days lived
23,655
Aleksandr Medved🇧🇾
deceasedathlete · 1937–2024
Days lived
31,763
August Victor Paul Blüthgen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entomologist (1880-1967) · 1880–1967
Days lived
31,814
F.X. Toole🇺🇸
deceasedboxing trainer, author (1930-2002) · 1930–2002
Days lived
26,332
František Vaněk
deceasedathlete · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,416
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Gloria Steinem🇺🇸
deceasedJournalist · 1934–2026
Days lived
33,764
Heinz Förstendorf🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1907–1988) · 1907–1988
Days lived
29,469
Heinz Harmel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1906-2000) · 1906–2000
Days lived
34,399
Islam Karimov
deceased1st President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1938–2016) · 1938–2016
Days lived
28,705
J. R. R. Tolkien
deceasedlinguist · 1892–1973
Days lived
29,827
Jože Javoršek
deceasedwriter · 1920–1990
Days lived
25,519
Julius Tafel🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1862–1918
Days lived
20,545
Shirish Atre-Pai🇮🇳
deceasedsocial worker and writer from Maharashtra, India (1929-2017) · 1929–2017
Days lived
32,068
Wolfgang Reinhold🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1923–2012
Days lived
32,647
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
42,247
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
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
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
49,918
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
48,091
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,788
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,361
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,803
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,769
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,403
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,847
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,499
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,298
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,812
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,830
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,499
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,851
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,394
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,304
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,281
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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