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September 16 1969

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Albrecht Kossel
deceased
German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics · 1853–1927
Days lived
26,954
🇧🇾Aleksandr Medved
deceased
athlete · 1937–2024
Days lived
31,763
🇩🇪Alexander Gilman
musician · b. 1982
🇭🇺Alexander Korda
deceased
British film director (1893–1956) · 1893–1956
Days lived
22,773
🇷🇴Anca Parghel
deceased
singer, music teacher · 1957–2008
Days lived
18,708
Andrei Guțu
Moldovan weightlifter · b. 1980
Bob de Voogd
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1988
🇦🇺Brett Sheehan
Australian rugby union player · b. 1979
🇳🇿Bruce Hunter
rugby union player · b. 1950
Days alive
6,940
🇺🇸Carl Andre
deceased
American artist (1935-2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,272
🇩🇪Carl Carls
deceased
German chess player (1880–1958) · 1880–1958
Days lived
28,483
🇺🇸Chazz Witherspoon
American boxer · b. 1981
🇺🇸Chester McGlockton
deceased
American football player (1969-2011) · 1969–2011
Days lived
15,415
🇺🇸Dan Dickau
American basketball player · b. 1978
David Copperfield
illusionist · b. 1956
Days alive
4,748
🇩🇪Erich Kempka
deceased
chauffeur to Adolf Hitler (1910-1975) · 1910–1975
Days lived
23,506
🇩🇪Esther Vilar
Argentine writer · b. 1935
Days alive
12,419
🇩🇪Evgenija Shmirina
German chess player · b. 1989
🇺🇸Flo Rida
singer · b. 1979
Gal Fridman
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1975
🇦🇷Hernán Cristante
Argentine footballer and manager · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇩🇪Herwarth Walden
deceased
writer · 1878–1941
Days lived
23,055
🇩🇪Jakob Sporrenberg
deceased
Nazi German SS-Gruppenführer (1902－1952) · 1902–1952
Days lived
18,344
🇦🇷Juan Severino Somoza
Argentine-Portuguese rugby union footballer · b. 1981
🇵🇱Juliusz Bursche
deceased
Polish bishop (1862–1942) · 1862–1942
Days lived
29,011
🇺🇸Karen Horney
deceased
American-German psychoanalyst · 1885–1952
Days lived
24,550
Karl Dönitz
deceased
Notable Trials · 1891–1980
Days lived
32,606
Karl von Auwers
deceased
chemist · 1863–1939
Days lived
27,622
🇩🇪Karl-Heinz Riedle
German association football player and manager · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇩🇪Karsten Kobs
German hammer thrower · b. 1971
🇬🇧Katie Melua
singer-songwriter · b. 1984
🇩🇪Klaus-Peter Müller
entrepreneur · b. 1944
Days alive
9,131
🇺🇸Lauren Bacall
deceased
American actress (1924–2014) · 1924–2014
Days lived
32,837
Lee Kuan Yew
deceased
Founding Father of Singapore · 1923–2015
Days lived
33,426
🇺🇸Lonnie Bradley
American boxer · b. 1968
Days alive
365
🇺🇸Marc Anthony
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
365
🇩🇪Marco Höger
German footballer · b. 1989
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
Bahraini track and field athlete · b. 1984
🇺🇸Mel Hall
film director · b. 1960
Days alive
3,287
🇨🇮Netth Soul
Ivorian artist · b. 1972
🇺🇸Nick Jonas
singer-songwriter · b. 1992
🇩🇪Nina Eichinger
German TV presenter and actress · b. 1981
🇪🇸Rafael Alkorta
Spanish footballer · b. 1968
Days alive
365
🇩🇪Sebastian Biederlack
German field hockey player · b. 1981
🇩🇪Special D.
rapper · b. 1980
Sprent Dabwido
deceased
president of Nauru (1972-2019) · 1972–2019
Days lived
17,035
🇺🇸Susan L. Graham
American computer scientist · b. 1942
Days alive
9,862
Tekin Kurtuluş
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
365
🇩🇪Traugott Herr
deceased
military person · 1890–1976
Days lived
31,255
🇨🇳Wang Houjun
deceased
Chinese football player and coach (1943-2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
25,269
🇩🇪Willi Marquardt
deceased
actor · 1932–2017
Days lived
31,119

Died on This Day

🇷🇺Alexander Friedmann
deceased
Russian mathematician (1888-1925) · 1888–1925
Days lived
13,605
🇭🇺Antal Róka
deceased
athlete · 1927–1970
Days lived
15,789

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
42,626
🇬🇧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
50,297

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,470
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,167

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,677
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,191

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
11,120
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,542

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🇺🇸Arthur Daniel Healey

deceased

United States federal judge (1889-1948) · 1889–1948

Days lived

21,445

🇮🇹Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

politician · 1920–2016

Days lived

34,980

🇬🇧Clive Sinclair

entrepreneur · 1940–2021

Days lived

29,633

🇪🇬Fouad Elmohandes

Egyptian actor (1924-2006) · 1927–2006

Days lived

28,865

🇩🇪Friedrich Zimmermann

German politician (1925-2012) · 1925–2012

Days lived

31,837

🇺🇸George Gore

film director · 1857–1933

Days lived

27,894

🇫🇷Guy Béart

French singer (1930-2015) · 1930–2015

Days lived

31,108

🇩🇪Hans Häckermann

German actor (1930-1995) · 1930–1995

Days lived

23,938

🇫🇷Jean-Baptiste Charcot

athlete · 1867–1936

Days lived

25,265

🇩🇪Karl Dröse

field hockey player · 1913–1996

Days lived

30,214

🇫🇷Ludovic Gaurier

French speleologist (1875–1931) · 1875–1931

Days lived

20,498

🇦🇹Manfred Freyberger

actor · 1930–1980

Days lived

18,436

Nguyen Van Thuan

Vietnamese Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop and venerable (1928–2002) · 1928–2002

Days lived

27,180

🇺🇸Phog Allen

American football and basketball coach (1885–1974) · 1885–1974

Days lived

32,443

🇩🇪Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern

entrepreneur · 1924–2010

Days lived

31,637

🇺🇸Robert Redford

American actor and director (1936—2025) · 1936–2025

Days lived

32,536

🇩🇪Rolf Köhler

rapper · 1951–2007

Days lived

20,569

🇩🇪Walter von Unruh

German general (1877-1956) · 1877–1956

Days lived

28,749

🇩🇪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

47,740

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,182

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,148

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,782

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,226

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,878

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,209

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,878

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,230

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,773

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,683

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,660