On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 17 1968
Born on This Day
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Almazbek Atambaev
4th President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
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Anastacia🇺🇸
singer · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Cassandra Peterson🇺🇸
American actress. · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
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Fátima Bernardes🇧🇷
journalist · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
Francesc Capdevila🇪🇸
Spanish artist · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
Friedrich Wilhelm von Loebell🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1855-1931) · 1855–1931
Days lived
27,823
Günther Fielmann🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1939–2024
Days lived
30,789
Hank Williams🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1923–1953
Days lived
10,699
Heidelinde Weis🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1940–2023
Days lived
30,383
Hesham Qandil🇪🇬
Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013 · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
Irena Kwiatkowska🇵🇱
deceasedPolish actress (1912-2011) · 1912–2011
Days lived
35,961
J. Willard Marriott🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican hotel founder (1900–1985) · 1900–1985
Days lived
31,011
James Simon🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1851–1932
Days lived
29,468
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Janez Janša🇸🇮
Slovenian politician (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Jean Venturini🇫🇷
deceasedFrench poet and sailor (1919–1940) · 1919–1940
Days lived
7,578
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Jürgen Kuczynski🇩🇪
deceasedGerman economist and economic historian (1904-1997) · 1904–1997
Days lived
33,926
Karin Reschke🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1940
Days alive
10,227
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
deceasedphilosopher · 1857–1935
Days lived
28,490
Kristian Kiehling🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1976
Kyle Chandler🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Lea Gottlieb🇭🇺
deceasedIsraeli fashion designer and businesswoman (1918–2012) · 1918–2012
Days lived
34,395
Marit Allen🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish fashion journalist and costume designer (1941-2007) · 1941–2007
Days lived
24,176
Maureen Connolly🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1934-1969) · 1934–1969
Days lived
12,696
Minako Kotobuki🇯🇵
actor · b. 1991
Narendra Modi
politician · b. 1950
Days alive
6,575
Norberto Font y Sagué🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish geologist (1873–1910) · 1873–1910
Days lived
13,362
Orlando Cepeda🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1937–2024
Days lived
31,696
Peja🇵🇱
singer · b. 1976
Rasheed Wallace🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1974
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Robert Lembke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television presenter (1913-1989) · 1913–1989
Days lived
27,513
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Toghrul Asgarov
athlete · b. 1992
Valentin Schweiger🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1995
Viktoria Brams🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
Died on This Day
Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa
deceasedpolitician · 1937–2021
Days lived
30,880
Adnan Menderes
deceasedNotable Trials · 1899–1961
Days lived
22,904
Adrian Nicholas🇬🇧
deceasedathlete · 1962–2005
Days lived
15,903
Bradford Tracey🇨🇦
deceasedmusician · 1951–1987
Days lived
13,221
Christian Rätsch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman ethnopharmacologist, anthropologist, author (1957–2022) · 1957–2022
Days lived
23,891
David Kipiani🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1951–2001
Days lived
18,354
Duncan Sheik🇺🇸
deceasedSinger-songwriter · 1969–2026
Days lived
20,757
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Emil Ludwig🇨🇭
deceasedwriter · 1881–1948
Days lived
24,706
Ernst von Gotthilf-Miskolczy🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect and art collector (1865-1950) · 1865–1950
Days lived
31,031
Fred Sauer🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1886–1952
Days lived
24,171
Friedrich Adolf Paneth🇦🇹
deceasedchemist · 1887–1958
Days lived
25,949
Henrik Major🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian-American caricaturist (1889-1948) · 1889–1948
Days lived
21,611
Hermidita🇪🇸
deceasedfootball player · 1924–2005
Days lived
29,514
Laura Ashley🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh designer of textiles, clothing, and home furnishings (1925-1985) · 1925–1985
Days lived
21,925
Motono Ichirō🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese noble (1862-1918) · 1862–1918
Days lived
20,631
Otto Röhm
deceasedentrepreneur · 1876–1939
Days lived
23,196
Otto Ruff
deceasedchemist · 1871–1939
Days lived
24,732
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Paul Schebesta🇩🇪
deceasedGerman priest (1887–1968) · 1887–1967
Days lived
29,400
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Rob Hoffmann🇺🇸
deceasedDutch baseball player (1939–2010) · 1939–2010
Days lived
25,944
Rudolf Olden
deceasedJournalist, author, lawyer and human rights activist (1885–1940) · 1885–1940
Days lived
20,334
Spiro Agnew
deceasedNotable Trials · 1918–1996
Days lived
28,437
Vitas Gerulaitis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1954–1994) · 1954–1994
Days lived
14,663
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
42,262
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
49,933
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
48,106
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,803
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,376
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,818
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,784
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,418
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,862
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,514
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,313
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,827
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,845
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,514
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,866
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,409
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,319
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,296
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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