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September 17 1969

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Born on This Day

Almazbek Atambaev
4th President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan · b. 1956
Days alive
4,748
🇺🇸Anastacia
singer · b. 1968
Days alive
365
🇺🇸Cassandra Peterson
American actress. · b. 1951
Days alive
6,575
🇧🇷Fátima Bernardes
journalist · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇪🇸Francesc Capdevila
Spanish artist · b. 1956
Days alive
4,748
🇩🇪Friedrich Wilhelm von Loebell
deceased
German politician (1855-1931) · 1855–1931
Days lived
27,823
🇩🇪Günther Fielmann
deceased
entrepreneur · 1939–2024
Days lived
30,789
🇺🇸Hank Williams
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1923–1953
Days lived
10,699
🇦🇹Heidelinde Weis
deceased
actor · 1940–2023
Days lived
30,383
🇪🇬Hesham Qandil
Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013 · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇵🇱Irena Kwiatkowska
deceased
Polish actress (1912-2011) · 1912–2011
Days lived
35,961
🇺🇸J. Willard Marriott
deceased
American hotel founder (1900–1985) · 1900–1985
Days lived
31,011
🇩🇪James Simon
deceased
entrepreneur · 1851–1932
Days lived
29,468
🇸🇮Janez Janša
Slovenian politician (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
🇫🇷Jean Venturini
deceased
French poet and sailor (1919–1940) · 1919–1940
Days lived
7,578
🇩🇪Jürgen Kuczynski
deceased
German economist and economic historian (1904-1997) · 1904–1997
Days lived
33,926
🇩🇪Karin Reschke
German journalist · b. 1940
Days alive
10,592
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
deceased
philosopher · 1857–1935
Days lived
28,490
🇩🇪Kristian Kiehling
German actor · b. 1976
🇺🇸Kyle Chandler
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇭🇺Lea Gottlieb
deceased
Israeli fashion designer and businesswoman (1918–2012) · 1918–2012
Days lived
34,395
🇬🇧Marit Allen
deceased
English fashion journalist and costume designer (1941-2007) · 1941–2007
Days lived
24,176
🇺🇸Maureen Connolly
deceased
American tennis player (1934-1969) · 1934–1969
Days lived
12,696
🇯🇵Minako Kotobuki
actor · b. 1991
Narendra Modi
politician · b. 1950
Days alive
6,940
🇪🇸Norberto Font y Sagué
deceased
Spanish geologist (1873–1910) · 1873–1910
Days lived
13,362
🇺🇸Orlando Cepeda
deceased
film director · 1937–2024
Days lived
31,696
🇵🇱Peja
singer · b. 1976
🇺🇸Rasheed Wallace
American basketball player · b. 1974
🇩🇪Robert Lembke
deceased
German television presenter (1913-1989) · 1913–1989
Days lived
27,513
Toghrul Asgarov
athlete · b. 1992
🇩🇪Valentin Schweiger
German actor · b. 1995
🇩🇪Viktoria Brams
German actress · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497

Died on This Day

Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa
deceased
politician · 1937–2021
Days lived
30,880
Adnan Menderes
deceased
Notable Trials · 1899–1961
Days lived
22,904

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
42,627
🇬🇧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
50,298

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,471
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,168

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,678
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,192

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
11,121
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,543

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🇬🇧Adrian Nicholas

deceased

athlete · 1962–2005

Days lived

15,903

🇨🇦Bradford Tracey

musician · 1951–1987

Days lived

13,221

🇩🇪Christian Rätsch

German ethnopharmacologist, anthropologist, author (1957–2022) · 1957–2022

Days lived

23,891

🇬🇪David Kipiani

athlete · 1951–2001

Days lived

18,354

🇺🇸Duncan Sheik

Singer-songwriter · 1969–2026

Days lived

20,757

🇨🇭Emil Ludwig

writer · 1881–1948

Days lived

24,706

🇦🇹Ernst von Gotthilf-Miskolczy

Austrian architect and art collector (1865-1950) · 1865–1950

Days lived

31,031

🇦🇹Fred Sauer

actor · 1886–1952

Days lived

24,171

🇦🇹Friedrich Adolf Paneth

chemist · 1887–1958

Days lived

25,949

🇭🇺Henrik Major

Hungarian-American caricaturist (1889-1948) · 1889–1948

Days lived

21,611

🇪🇸Hermidita

football player · 1924–2005

Days lived

29,514

🇬🇧Laura Ashley

Welsh designer of textiles, clothing, and home furnishings (1925-1985) · 1925–1985

Days lived

21,925

🇯🇵Motono Ichirō

Japanese noble (1862-1918) · 1862–1918

Days lived

20,631

Otto Röhm

entrepreneur · 1876–1939

Days lived

23,196

Otto Ruff

chemist · 1871–1939

Days lived

24,732

🇩🇪Paul Schebesta

German priest (1887–1968) · 1887–1967

Days lived

29,400

🇺🇸Rob Hoffmann

Dutch baseball player (1939–2010) · 1939–2010

Days lived

25,944

Rudolf Olden

Journalist, author, lawyer and human rights activist (1885–1940) · 1885–1940

Days lived

20,334

Spiro Agnew

Notable Trials · 1918–1996

Days lived

28,437

🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis

American tennis player (1954–1994) · 1954–1994

Days lived

14,663

🇩🇪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

47,741

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,183

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,149

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,783

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,227

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,879

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,210

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,879

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,231

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,774

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,684

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,661