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August 23 1969

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Alexandra Shaw
basketball player · b. 1983
🇬🇧Andy Powell
Welsh rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer · b. 1981
🇫🇷Christophe Galtier
French football manager (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
1,096
🇬🇧Eugene Chaplin
Swiss recording engineer · b. 1953
Days alive
5,844
🇩🇪Eva Justin
deceased
German anthropologist (1909–1966) · 1909–1966
Days lived
20,838
🇫🇷Flore
French photographer · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇺🇸Francisco D'Souza
Businessperson, Former Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant Technology Solutions · b. 1968
Days alive
365
🇺🇸Gene Kelly
deceased
American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996) · 1912–1996
Days lived
30,478
🇩🇪Hans-Henning Fastrich
field hockey player · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇺🇸Hava Siegelmann
computer scientist · b. 1964
Days alive
1,826
🇩🇪Heinz Günther Guderian
deceased
writer · 1914–2004
Days lived
32,905
🇨🇴Henrik Takkenberg
deceased
Colombian singer (1967-2006) · 1967–2006
Days lived
14,339
🇦🇹Ilija Trojanow
journalist · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇬🇧John Fairclough
deceased
British computer scientist (1930–2003) · 1930–2003
Days lived
26,584
🇺🇸John Sherman Cooper
deceased
American politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991) · 1901–1991
Days lived
32,689
🇧🇷Jorginho Putinatti
Brazilian association football player · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
🇩🇴Julio Franco
film director · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
🇧🇦Jusuf Nurkić
basketball player · b. 1994
🇯🇵Kaoru Betto
deceased
film director · 1920–1999
Days lived
28,725
🇺🇸Kobe Bryant
deceased
basketball player · 1978–2020
Days lived
15,131
Kozma Dushi
singer · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
Louis XVI of France
deceased
Notable Trials · 1754–1793
Days lived
14,031
🇦🇷Lucas Vila
Argentine field hockey player · b. 1986
🇮🇩Mayangsari
actor · b. 1971
🇫🇷Michel Rocard
deceased
french politician (1930–2016) · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,360
🇮🇷Najaf Daryabandari
deceased
writer · 1929–2020
Days lived
33,127
🇧🇪Paul Otlet
deceased
writer · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,867
🇬🇧Peter Lilley
politician · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497
🇮🇹Pino Presti
rapper · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497
🇬🇧Ray Park
athlete · b. 1974
🇺🇸Rick Springfield
Musician · b. 1949
Days alive
7,305
🇮🇹Rita Pavone
Italian actress and singer (1945-) · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
🇺🇸River Phoenix
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1970–1993
Days lived
8,470
🇪🇸Santillana
football player · b. 1952
Days alive
6,209
🇩🇪Siegfried Sommer
deceased
journalist · 1914–1996
Days lived
29,716
🇬🇷Vicky Leandros
Greek singer · b. 1949
Days alive
7,305

Died on This Day

Abdülmecid Efendi
deceased
last caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty (1868–1944) · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,844
🇩🇪Adolf Behne
deceased
Critic, art historian, architectural writer, and artistic activist (1885–1948) · 1885–1948
Days lived
23,051

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
42,602
🇬🇧Bertrand Russell
deceased
YouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
50,273

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,446
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,143

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,653
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,167

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
11,096
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,518

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🇦🇹Adolf Loos

deceased

YouTube personality · 1870–1933

Days lived

22,901

🇩🇪Alfred Eisenstaedt

entrepreneur · 1898–1995

Days lived

35,323

🇺🇸Bobby Bonds

film director · 1946–2003

Days lived

20,980

David Koch

businessperson · 1940–2019

Days lived

28,966

🇩🇪Frida Schuhmacher

German writer (1892–1964) · 1892–1964

Days lived

26,430

🇦🇹Gerhard Hanappi

Austrian footballer (1929-1980) · 1929–1980

Days lived

18,816

🇺🇸Glen Gray

American musician (1906–1963) · 1900–1963

Days lived

23,087

🇩🇪Henning Voscherau

German politician (1941-2016) · 1941–2016

Days lived

27,404

🇬🇧Hertha Ayrton

writer · 1854–1923

Days lived

25,318

🇷🇺Igor Zotikov

Russian glaciologist (1926–2010) · 1926–2010

Days lived

30,850

🇩🇪Joseph Berchtold

politician · 1897–1962

Days lived

23,910

🇺🇸Julian Robertson

Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · 1932–2022

Days lived

32,931

🇦🇹Sylvester Stadler

military person · 1910–1995

Days lived

30,917

🇩🇪Walter Anderson

Baltic German folklorist (1885–1962) · 1885–1962

Days lived

28,075

Yevgeny Prigozhin

Notable Trials · 1961–2023

Days lived

22,728

🇩🇪Gertrud von Le Fort

deceased

writer · 1876–1971

Days lived

34,718

🇺🇸Natalie Clifford Barney

American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972

Days lived

34,791

🇺🇸Lillian Moller Gilbreth

American psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972

Days lived

34,190

🇬🇧E. M. Forster

English novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970

Days lived

33,394

🇺🇸Margarete Bieber

German-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978

Days lived

36,003

🇩🇪Adolf Strauss

German Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973

Days lived

34,163

🇮🇪Kenneth Edgeworth

Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,829

🇺🇸Emma P. Carr

scientist · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,404

🇩🇪Paul Hausser

military person · 1880–1972

Days lived

33,677

🇩🇪Fritz Achterberg

German actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971

Days lived

33,215

🇵🇪Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra

politician · 1880–1976

Days lived

34,807

🇨🇳Wang Zi-Ping

athlete · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,602

🇩🇪Hans Reiter

German Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969

Days lived

32,413

Hans Kelsen

🇺🇸Hans Kelsen

Austrian lawyer (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,427

🇪🇸Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Days lived

33,402

🇸🇪Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist · 1882–1973

Days lived

33,180

🇫🇷Jacques Maritain

philosopher · 1882–1973

Days lived

33,033

🇬🇧William Greggan

athlete · 1882–1976

Days lived

34,031

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,467

🇺🇸Ham

Chimpanzee · 1957–1983

Days lived

9,333

🇺🇸Shamu

Orca · 1962–1971

Days lived

3,521

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

🇷🇼Digit

Mountain gorilla · 1967–1977

Days lived

4,017

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

47,716

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,158

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,124

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,758

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,202

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,854

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,185

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,854

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,206

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,749

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,659

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,636