On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 20 1968
Born on This Day
Adriano Gerlin da Silva🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1974
Ainsley Earhardt🇺🇸
News presenter · b. 1976
Alexander Mitscherlich🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1908–1982
Days lived
26,942
Allan Green🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1979
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
18,263
Anne Meara
deceasedstage actor · 1929–2015
Days lived
31,291
Asia Argento🇮🇹
Film director · b. 1975
Brandon Burlsworth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1976-1999) · 1976–1999
Days lived
8,255
Carlos Hyde🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1990
Cédric Cambon🇫🇷
football player · b. 1986
Chris Cuthbert🇨🇦
sportscaster · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
Dagmar Altrichter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress and voice actress (1924–2010) · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,349
Dave Hemingway🇬🇧
Singer · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Douglas Gordon🇬🇧
British artist (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Elmar Brandt🇩🇪
musician · b. 1971
Erwin Koeman
Dutch association football player and manager · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
Esham🇺🇸
American rapper · b. 1973
Fernando Rey🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish actor (1917–1994) · 1917–1994
Days lived
27,929
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Friedrich Sämisch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1896-1975) · 1896–1975
Days lived
28,818
George R. R. Martin🇺🇸
Writer · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
Glenn Romney
Dutch baseball player · b. 1976
Haas Visser 't Hooft🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1905-1977) · 1905–1977
Days lived
26,244
Hans-Joachim Zillmer🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1950
Days alive
6,575
Henning Wolff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and publisher · 1929–2006
Days lived
28,224
Henry Boyle🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1860–1932) · 1860–1932
Days lived
26,179
Jennifer Tour Chayes🇺🇸
American computer scientist and mathematician (born 1956) · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
Jim Taylor🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican footballer (1935-2018) · 1935–2018
Days lived
30,339
Joseph Kürschner
deceasedGerman editor (1853–1902) · 1853–1902
Days lived
17,843
Kurt Knispel🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1921–1945
Days lived
8,623
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Landry Bonnefoi🇫🇷
football player · b. 1983
Lloyd Blankfein
Actor · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
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Margaretha Grosser🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1934–2019
Days lived
30,984
Matthias Erzberger🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1875–1921
Days lived
16,776
Monica Zetterlund🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish singer and actress (1937-2005) · 1937–2005
Days lived
24,706
Peter Borgelt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1927-1994) · 1927–1994
Days lived
24,286
Philipp Vandenberg🇩🇪
writer · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
Phillip Phillips🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1990
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Rudolf August Oetker🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1916–2007
Days lived
32,990
Sabine Christiansen🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
Sophia Loren🇮🇹
Actor · b. 1934
Days alive
12,419
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T. J. Lang🇺🇸
American football guard · b. 1987
Thomas Matthew Crooks🇺🇸
deceasedNotable Person · 2003–2024
Days lived
7,602
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Victor Ponta🇷🇴
63rd Prime Minister of Romania (2012-2015) · b. 1972
Victor Sjöström🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish film director, screenwriter and actor (1879-1960) · 1879–1960
Days lived
29,324
Yui Horie🇯🇵
singer · b. 1976
Died on This Day
Anton Barnabas Fink🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian priest, politician and economist (1867-1947) · 1867–1947
Days lived
29,321
Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg🇩🇪
deceasedHead of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg (1923-2014) · 1923–2014
Days lived
33,485
Brian Clough🇬🇧
deceasedfootball player · 1935–2004
Days lived
25,386
Curtis Hanson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican filmmaker (1945–2016) · 1945–2016
Days lived
26,113
Eduard Wirths🇺🇸
deceasedGerman Nazi physician (1909–1945) · 1909–1945
Days lived
13,165
Émile Boirac🇫🇷
deceasedphilosopher · 1851–1917
Days lived
24,131
Fritz Delius🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1890-1966) · 1889–1966
Days lived
28,385
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Gherman Titov🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1935–2000
Days lived
23,751
Harry Stovey🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1856–1937
Days lived
29,493
Herbert Rosendorfer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1934–2012) · 1934–2012
Days lived
28,703
Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1918–2001) · 1918–2001
Days lived
30,461
Musa Anter
deceasedjournalist · 1920–1992
Days lived
26,561
Nick Holonyak🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1928–2022
Days lived
34,289
Presley Gerber🇺🇸
deceasedModel · 1999–2026
Days lived
9,942
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Raisa Gorbacheva🇷🇺
deceasedwife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1932-1999) · 1932–1999
Days lived
24,730
Ruth Fuchs🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,039
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Simon Wiesenthal🇭🇺
deceasedmusician · 1908–2005
Days lived
35,327
Tibor Sekelj
deceasedwriter · 1912–1988
Days lived
27,978
Walther von Lüttwitz
deceasedGerman general (1859-1942) · 1859–1942
Days lived
30,545
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
42,265
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
49,936
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
48,109
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,806
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,379
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,821
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,787
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,421
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,865
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,517
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,316
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,830
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,848
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,517
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,869
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,412
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,322
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,299
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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