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September 4 1969

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Aaron Hunt
German association football player · b. 1986
🇩🇪Andrea Göpel
German television presenter and entrepreneur · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇮🇹Andrea Guerra
Italian footballer · b. 1972
🇮🇳Anthony de Mello
deceased
Indian writer (1931-1987) · 1931–1987
Days lived
20,360
🇫🇷Arnaud Assoumani
athlete · b. 1985
🇺🇸Avery Storm
American singer · b. 1981
🇺🇸Beyoncé
singer · b. 1981
🇩🇪Bob Arnz
rapper · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇬🇧Bob Stirling
deceased
English rugby union footballer (1919-1991) · 1919–1991
Days lived
26,066
🇫🇷Brahim Ferradj
Algerian footballer · b. 1987
Carmit Bachar
Actor · b. 1974
Christopher Needler
deceased
British businessman · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,243
🇩🇪David Garrett
German violinist · b. 1980
🇺🇸Eduard Wirths
deceased
German Nazi physician (1909–1945) · 1909–1945
Days lived
13,165
🇸🇪Elliot Cadeau
Basketball player · b. 2004
🇵🇱Eugeniusz Geppert
deceased
painter (1890-1979) · 1890–1979
Days lived
32,272
🇫🇷François Houang
deceased
French writer and philosopher · 1911–1990
Days lived
28,731
🇩🇪Fritz Todt
deceased
politician · 1891–1942
Days lived
18,419
🇺🇸Gary Barta
American football player, college athletics administrator · b. 1963
Days alive
2,192
🇬🇧George William Gray
deceased
British organic chemist (1926–2013) · 1926–2013
Days lived
31,662
🇩🇪Hanna Schwamborn
German actress · b. 1992
🇩🇪Helmuth Plessner
deceased
German philosopher and sociologist (1892–1985) · 1892–1985
Days lived
33,883
🇮🇹Ilvo Diamanti
Italian political scientist · b. 1952
Days alive
6,209
🇺🇸Ivan Illich
deceased
Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926–2002) · 1926–2002
Days lived
27,848
🇩🇪Joe Viera
deceased
German saxophonist and music educator (1932–2024) · 1932–2024
Days lived
33,453
🇺🇸John McCarthy
deceased
American computer scientist and cognitive scientist (1927-2011) · 1927–2011
Days lived
30,731
🇫🇷Lou Doillon
French actress and singer · b. 1982
🇩🇪Max Obal
deceased
German actor, screenwriter, and film director (1881–1949) · 1881–1949
Days lived
24,727
🇩🇪Norbert König
TV presenter · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
🇪🇸Pau Quemada
Spanish field hockey player · b. 1983
🇪🇸Raúl Albiol
football player · b. 1985
🇰🇵Ri Kwang-chon
football player · b. 1985
🇧🇷Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes
Brazilian footballer · b. 1989
🇬🇧Ryan Flynn
Scottish association football player (born 1988) · b. 1988
🇯🇵Shinya Yamanaka
Japanese doctor and medical scientist (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇨🇿Vendula Frintová
athlete · b. 1983
🇰🇷Yeo Woon-kon
South korean hockey player · b. 1974

Died on This Day

🇫🇷Albert Schweitzer
deceased
philosopher · 1875–1965
Days lived
33,105
🇺🇸Alfred Edward Green
deceased
American film director (1889-1960) · 1889–1960
Days lived
25,987

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
42,614
🇬🇧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
50,285

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,458
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,155

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,665
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,179

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
11,108
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,530

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Derek Hole

Provost of Leicester Cathedral · 1933–2021

Days lived

32,050

🇮🇪Dorothy Donaldson

badminton player · 1915–2011

Days lived

35,310

🇫🇷Eugène Ricklin

French politician (1862-1935) · 1862–1935

Days lived

26,777

🇭🇺Géza Petényi

Hungarian physician (1889-1965) · 1889–1965

Days lived

27,704

Giorgio Armani

entrepreneur · 1934–2025

Days lived

33,293

🇦🇹Hans Brenner

Austrian actor (1938-1998) · 1938–1998

Days lived

21,833

🇩🇪Herbert Eulenberg

German writer (1876-1949) · 1876–1949

Days lived

26,885

🇩🇪Inge Scholl

German author and activist (1917–1998) · 1917–1998

Days lived

29,609

István Dobai

Hungarian poet (1899–1938) · 1899–1938

Days lived

14,469

🇫🇷Jacques Peirotes

French politician (1869–1935) · 1869–1935

Days lived

24,098

🇺🇸Joan Rivers

Comedian · 1933–2014

Days lived

29,673

🇺🇸Molly Holzschlag

writer · 1963–2023

Days lived

22,137

🇩🇪Morris Simmonds

German pathologist (1855-1925) · 1855–1925

Days lived

25,800

🇬🇧Richard O'Sullivan

Actor · 1944–2026

Days lived

30,070

🇫🇷Robert Schuman

politician · 1886–1963

Days lived

28,190

🇦🇺Steve Irwin

Conservationist, zookeeper, television personality · 1962–2006

Days lived

16,265

🇩🇪Wolfhart Pannenberg

German theologian (1928–2014) · 1928–2014

Days lived

31,383

🇩🇪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

47,728

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,170

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,136

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,770

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,214

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,866

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,197

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,866

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,218

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,761

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,671

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,648