On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 16 1968
Born on This Day
Albrecht Kossel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics · 1853–1927
Days lived
26,954
Aleksandr Medved🇧🇾
deceasedathlete · 1937–2024
Days lived
31,763
Alexander Gilman🇩🇪
musician · b. 1982
Alexander Korda🇭🇺
deceasedBritish film director (1893–1956) · 1893–1956
Days lived
22,773
Anca Parghel🇷🇴
deceasedsinger, music teacher · 1957–2008
Days lived
18,708
Andrei Guțu
Moldovan weightlifter · b. 1980
Bob de Voogd
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1988
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Brett Sheehan🇦🇺
Australian rugby union player · b. 1979
Bruce Hunter🇳🇿
rugby union player · b. 1950
Days alive
6,575
Carl Andre🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist (1935-2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,272
Carl Carls🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1880–1958) · 1880–1958
Days lived
28,483
Chazz Witherspoon🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1981
Chester McGlockton🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1969-2011) · 1969–2011
Days lived
15,415
Dan Dickau🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1978
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David Copperfield
illusionist · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
Erich Kempka🇩🇪
deceasedchauffeur to Adolf Hitler (1910-1975) · 1910–1975
Days lived
23,506
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Esther Vilar🇩🇪
Argentine writer · b. 1935
Days alive
12,054
Evgenija Shmirina🇩🇪
German chess player · b. 1989
Flo Rida🇺🇸
singer · b. 1979
Gal Fridman
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1975
Hernán Cristante🇦🇷
Argentine footballer and manager · b. 1969
Herwarth Walden🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1878–1941
Days lived
23,055
Jakob Sporrenberg🇩🇪
deceasedNazi German SS-Gruppenführer (1902－1952) · 1902–1952
Days lived
18,344
Juan Severino Somoza🇦🇷
Argentine-Portuguese rugby union footballer · b. 1981
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Juliusz Bursche🇵🇱
deceasedPolish bishop (1862–1942) · 1862–1942
Days lived
29,011
Karen Horney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican-German psychoanalyst · 1885–1952
Days lived
24,550
Karl Dönitz
deceasedNotable Trials · 1891–1980
Days lived
32,606
Karl von Auwers
deceasedchemist · 1863–1939
Days lived
27,622
Karl-Heinz Riedle🇩🇪
German association football player and manager · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Karsten Kobs🇩🇪
German hammer thrower · b. 1971
Katie Melua🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1984
Klaus-Peter Müller🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1944
Days alive
8,766
Lauren Bacall🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1924–2014) · 1924–2014
Days lived
32,837
Lee Kuan Yew
deceasedFounding Father of Singapore · 1923–2015
Days lived
33,426
Lonnie Bradley🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1968
Days alive
0
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Marc Anthony🇺🇸
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Marco Höger🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1989
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
Bahraini track and field athlete · b. 1984
Mel Hall🇺🇸
film director · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Netth Soul🇨🇮
Ivorian artist · b. 1972
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Nick Jonas🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1992
Nina Eichinger🇩🇪
German TV presenter and actress · b. 1981
Rafael Alkorta🇪🇸
Spanish footballer · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Sebastian Biederlack🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1981
Special D.🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1980
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Sprent Dabwido
deceasedpresident of Nauru (1972-2019) · 1972–2019
Days lived
17,035
Susan L. Graham🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
Tekin Kurtuluş
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
0
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Traugott Herr🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1890–1976
Days lived
31,255
Wang Houjun🇨🇳
deceasedChinese football player and coach (1943-2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
25,269
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Willi Marquardt🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1932–2017
Days lived
31,119
Died on This Day
Alexander Friedmann🇷🇺
deceasedRussian mathematician (1888-1925) · 1888–1925
Days lived
13,605
Antal Róka🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1927–1970
Days lived
15,789
Arthur Daniel Healey🇺🇸
deceasedUnited States federal judge (1889-1948) · 1889–1948
Days lived
21,445
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1920–2016
Days lived
34,980
Clive Sinclair🇬🇧
deceasedentrepreneur · 1940–2021
Days lived
29,633
Fouad Elmohandes🇪🇬
deceasedEgyptian actor (1924-2006) · 1927–2006
Days lived
28,865
Friedrich Zimmermann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1925-2012) · 1925–2012
Days lived
31,837
George Gore🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1857–1933
Days lived
27,894
Guy Béart🇫🇷
deceasedFrench singer (1930-2015) · 1930–2015
Days lived
31,108
Hans Häckermann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1930-1995) · 1930–1995
Days lived
23,938
Jean-Baptiste Charcot🇫🇷
deceasedathlete · 1867–1936
Days lived
25,265
Karl Dröse🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player · 1913–1996
Days lived
30,214
Ludovic Gaurier🇫🇷
deceasedFrench speleologist (1875–1931) · 1875–1931
Days lived
20,498
Manfred Freyberger🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1930–1980
Days lived
18,436
Nguyen Van Thuan
deceasedVietnamese Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop and venerable (1928–2002) · 1928–2002
Days lived
27,180
Phog Allen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football and basketball coach (1885–1974) · 1885–1974
Days lived
32,443
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,637
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Robert Redford🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor and director (1936—2025) · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,536
Rolf Köhler🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1951–2007
Days lived
20,569
Walter von Unruh🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1877-1956) · 1877–1956
Days lived
28,749
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
42,261
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
49,932
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
48,105
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,802
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,375
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,817
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,783
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,417
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,861
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,513
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,312
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,826
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,844
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,513
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,865
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,408
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,318
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,295
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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