On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 23 1968
Born on This Day
Adelaide Ferreira🇵🇹
actor · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
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Anthony Mackie
Actor · b. 1978
Anya Marina🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1976
Asima Chatterjee🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1917–2006
Days lived
32,567
Brandon Jennings🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1989
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Brian Brohm🇺🇸
American football player and coach (born 1985) · b. 1985
Bruce Springsteen🇺🇸
singer · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
Christina Moser🇩🇪
German hockey player, Olympic medalist · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
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Crooked I🇺🇸
American rapper from California · b. 1978
Danielle Dax🇬🇧
singer · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Edward L. Kimball🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican legal scholar · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,471
Ferenc Kucsera
deceasedmodel · 1892–1919
Days lived
9,770
Floella Benjamin🇬🇧
writer · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
Fujio Mitarai🇯🇵
Chairman of Canon (born 1935) · b. 1935
Days alive
12,054
Gaby Dohm🇩🇪
actor · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
Hartwig Altenmüller🇩🇪
German egyptologist · b. 1938
Days alive
10,958
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Helen Richardson🇬🇧
English field hockey player · b. 1981
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Ilona Grübel🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1950
Days alive
6,575
Irene Reid🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1930–2008) · 1930–2008
Days lived
28,227
Jaroslav Seifert
deceasedCzechoslovak poet, Nobel prize laureate (1901–1986) · 1901–1986
Days lived
30,790
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Jason Alexander🇺🇸
American actor, comedian, director and television host · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
Jean d'Esme🇫🇷
deceasedjournalist · 1893–1966
Days lived
26,451
John Coltrane🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1926–1967
Days lived
14,907
John Frazier🇺🇸
artist · b. 1944
Days alive
8,766
Jordyn Woods🇺🇸
Model · b. 1997
Jorge Cuesta🇲🇽
deceasedchemist · 1903–1942
Days lived
14,204
Joseph D. Sneed🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican philosopher (1938-2020) · 1938–2020
Days lived
29,722
Jules Humbert-Droz🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss communist (1891-1971) · 1891–1971
Days lived
29,242
Julio Iglesias🇪🇸
Spanish singer and lawyer · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
Karl Friedrich Kurz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1878–1962) · 1878–1962
Days lived
30,591
Karl Pilkington🇬🇧
actor · b. 1972
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Lee Hi🇰🇷
singer · b. 1996
Linn Reusse🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1992
Lisa Hahn🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1989
LisaRaye McCoy-Misick🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Louise Nevelson🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1899–1988
Days lived
32,348
Lucas A. Vignale🇦🇷
deceasedFilm director · 1997–2026
Days lived
10,491
Luis Durnwalder🇮🇹
politician · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
Majid Kiani🇮🇷
musician · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
Mara Scherzinger🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1989
Matt Hardy🇺🇸
American professional wrestler (born 1974) · b. 1974
Michał Jach🇵🇱
athlete · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Mickey Rooney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1920–2014) · 1920–2014
Days lived
34,163
Mona el-Shazly🇪🇬
Television presenter · b. 1973
Morgan Stoddart🇬🇧
Welsh rugby union player · b. 1984
Naomichi Donoue🇯🇵
film director · b. 1988
Nebojša Gudelj
Yugoslavian footballer · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Ogo Adegboye🇬🇧
British basketball player · b. 1987
Péter Sákovics🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
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Philippa Northeast🇦🇺
Actor · b. 1994
Piero Esteriore🇮🇹
Swiss singer · b. 1977
Randolf Kronberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and voice actor (1942–2007) · 1942–2007
Days lived
23,536
Ray Charles🇺🇸
deceasedPianist · 1930–2004
Days lived
26,924
Robert Bosch
deceasedentrepreneur · 1861–1942
Days lived
29,389
Shehbaz Sharif
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
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Suzanne Valadon🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1865–1938
Days lived
26,493
Suzanne von Borsody🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
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Thomas Campbell Clark🇺🇸
deceasedAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1899-1977) · 1899–1977
Days lived
28,387
Timothy J. Keller🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican pastor (1950–2023) · 1950–2023
Days lived
26,536
Walter Riml🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian cameraman, photographer and actor (1905-1994) · 1905–1994
Days lived
32,413
Yuqi (Song Yu-qi)🇨🇳
K-pop Idol ((G)I-DLE) · b. 1999
Died on This Day
Albrecht Unsöld🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer and physicist (1905-1995) · 1905–1995
Days lived
33,028
Artūras Rimkevičius🇱🇹
deceasedLithuanian footballer (1983-2019) · 1983–2019
Days lived
13,311
Billy Gilbert🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican comedian and actor (1894–1971) · 1894–1971
Days lived
28,134
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Bob Fosse🇺🇸
deceasedFilm director · 1927–1987
Days lived
22,007
Bourvil🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1917–1970
Days lived
19,416
Charles K. Kao🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1933–2018
Days lived
31,004
Claudia Cardinale🇮🇹
deceasedFrench-Italian actress (1938–2025) · 1938–2025
Days lived
31,938
Clinton Manges🇺🇸
deceasedTexas businessman · 1923–2010
Days lived
31,809
Emīlija Benjamiņa🇱🇻
deceasedjournalist · 1881–1941
Days lived
21,927
Gale Sayers🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican professional football player (1943-2020) · 1943–2020
Days lived
28,241
Hans Deppe🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1897–1969
Days lived
26,247
Józef Hebda🇵🇱
deceasedPolish tennis player, champion of Poland and Soviet Union (1906–1975) · 1906–1975
Days lived
25,188
Jürgen Ohlsen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1917–1994) · 1917–1994
Days lived
28,316
Norbert Lohfink🇩🇪
deceasedGerman theologian (1928-2024) · 1928–2024
Days lived
35,121
Pablo Neruda🇨🇱
deceasedChilean poet and politician (1904–1973) · 1904–1973
Days lived
25,275
Pavel Korotkov🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet football, bandy, and ice hockey player (1907-1983) · 1907–1983
Days lived
27,820
Ray Bowden🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish footballer (1909-1998) · 1909–1998
Days lived
32,517
Roberto Roena🇺🇸
deceasedPuerto Rican musician · 1940–2021
Days lived
29,836
Roy van den Dungen Gronovius
deceasedDutch baseball player (1942–2015) · 1942–2015
Days lived
26,812
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Sigmund Freud🇦🇹
deceasedYouTube personality · 1856–1939
Days lived
30,454
Walter Friedrich Otto🇩🇪
deceasedGerman classical philologist (1874-1958) · 1874–1958
Days lived
30,773
Zipflo Weinrich🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian Jazz Musician (1964-2018) · 1964–2018
Days lived
19,822
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
42,268
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
49,939
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
48,112
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,809
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,382
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,824
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,790
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,424
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,868
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,520
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,319
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,833
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,851
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,520
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,872
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,415
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,325
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,302
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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