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October 1 1969

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Aleksandra Bechtel
German television presenter · b. 1972
🇷🇺Alexander Kotov
football player · b. 1990
🇳🇱André Rieu
Dutch violinist and conductor · b. 1949
Days alive
7,305
🇩🇪Andreas Keller
field hockey player · b. 1965
Days alive
1,461
🇪🇪Andrus Ansip
entrepreneur · b. 1956
Days alive
4,748
🇺🇸Arthur Frank Mathews
deceased
American artist (1860-1945) · 1860–1945
Days lived
30,821
🇺🇸Brandon Knight
film director · b. 1975
🇨🇦Brie Larson
actor · b. 1989
🇺🇸Clarissa Allen
deceased
American author and educator (1859-1941) · 1859–1941
Days lived
30,003
🇩🇪Daniela Katzenberger
actor · b. 1986
🇺🇸David Haussler
bioengineering scientist · b. 1953
Days alive
5,844
🇩🇪Devid Striesow
German actor · b. 1973
🇮🇳Dilip Shanghvi
Indian businessman · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
🇨🇦Dollard Senécal
deceased
Canadian scientist · 1912–2002
Days lived
32,599
🇺🇸Doug Williams
professional American football player · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇨🇺Ernesto Aguero
Cuban weightlifter · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇦🇹Ernst von Gotthilf-Miskolczy
deceased
Austrian architect and art collector (1865-1950) · 1865–1950
Days lived
31,031
🇭🇺Éva Tardos
Hungarian mathematician · b. 1957
Days alive
4,383
🇩🇪Fabian Busch
German actor · b. 1975
🇺🇸Fritz Roeseler
deceased
American football player · 1897–1985
Days lived
31,868
Georg Bredig
deceased
chemist · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,598
🇮🇩Gesang Martohartono
deceased
singer · 1917–2010
Days lived
33,834
Giovanni Battista Ceirano
deceased
Italian businessman (1860–1912) · 1860–1912
Days lived
18,985
🇧🇷Hans Stern
deceased
entrepreneur · 1922–2007
Days lived
31,071
🇧🇦Haris Silajdžić
Bosnian politician and academic · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
🇨🇭Hector Hodler
deceased
journalist · 1887–1920
Days lived
11,869
🇩🇪Heinrich Seeling
deceased
German architect (1852–1932) · 1852–1932
Days lived
28,990
🇺🇸Jeff Reardon
film director · b. 1955
Days alive
5,114
🇺🇸Jeremy Horst
film director · b. 1985
🇺🇸Jimmy Carter
deceased
writer · 1924–2024
Days lived
36,614
🇺🇸Jonah Bokaer
artist · b. 1981
🇬🇧Julie Andrews
British actress, singer and author (born 1935) · b. 1935
Days alive
12,419
Kim-Lian
singer · b. 1980
🇩🇪Klaus Wowereit
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
5,844
🇺🇸Lauren Albanese
American tennis player (born 1989) · b. 1989
🇰🇷Lee Hwi-hyang
South Korean actress · b. 1960
Days alive
3,287
Marcus Stephen
Nauruan sportperson and politician · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇺🇸Mark Helias
American musician · b. 1950
Days alive
6,940
🇬🇧Martin Cooper
singer-songwriter · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
Mason Greenwood
association football player · b. 2001
🇩🇪Michael Sladek
deceased
entrepreneur · 1946–2024
Days lived
28,483
🇬🇧Norman Borrett
deceased
British all-round amateur sportsman (1917-2004) · 1917–2004
Days lived
31,847
🇩🇪Otto Kumm
deceased
German Waffen-SS general · 1909–2004
Days lived
34,507
🇩🇪Philipp Daniel Merckle
German businessperson · b. 1966
Days alive
1,096
🇨🇦Pierre Karl Péladeau
businessperson from Canada · b. 1961
Days alive
2,922
🇺🇸Randy Quaid
Voice actor · b. 1950
Days alive
6,940
🇮🇪Richard Harris
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1930–2002
Days lived
26,322
🇩🇪Richard Tüngel
deceased
German newspaper editor and art collector (1893-1970) · 1893–1970
Days lived
27,850
Rod Carew
film director · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
Roman Matveevich Semashkevich
deceased
Russian painter and graphic artist (1900-1937) · 1900–1937
Days lived
13,596
🇩🇪Selmar Aschheim
deceased
German gynecologist (1878–1965) · 1878–1965
Days lived
31,548
🇮🇹Sergio Burzi
deceased
Italian painter, illustrator (1901-1954) · 1901–1954
Days lived
19,085
🇺🇸Steve Courson
deceased
Player of American football (1955-2005) · 1955–2005
Days lived
18,303
🇬🇧Susan Greenfield
scientist · b. 1950
Days alive
6,940
🇩🇪Ulrich Gabler
deceased
German shipbuilding engineer and World War II U-boat chief engineer · 1913–1994
Days lived
29,366
🇺🇸Walter Matthau
deceased
American actor, comedian and director (1920–2000) · 1920–2000
Days lived
29,128
William Boeing
deceased
Actor · 1881–1956
Days lived
27,390
🇺🇸William Edward White
deceased
film director · 1860–1937
Days lived
27,937
🇺🇸Wolf-Dieter Storl
German-American cultural anthropologist, ethnobotanist and author · b. 1942
Days alive
9,862
🇸🇳Youssou N’Dour
singer · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
🇺🇸Zach Galifianakis
American actor and comedian · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇨🇳Zhu Rongji
politician · b. 1928
Days alive
14,975
🇨🇭Zimoun
artist · b. 1977

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Al Oerter
deceased
American athlete (1936-2007) · 1936–2007
Days lived
25,944
🇫🇷Antoine Bourdelle
deceased
French painter and sculptor (1861–1929) · 1861–1929
Days lived
24,807

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
42,641
🇬🇧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
50,312

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,485
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,182

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,692
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,206

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
11,135
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,557

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🇯🇵Antonio Inoki

deceased

Japanese professional wrestler, businessman, and politician (1943-2022) · 1943–2022

Days lived

29,078

🇩🇪Beate Hasenau

German actress and voice actress (1936-2003) · 1936–2003

Days lived

24,640

🇩🇪Bernd Rumpf

German actor and voice actor (1947–2019) · 1947–2019

Days lived

26,492

🇬🇧Bruce Hay

Scottish rugby union player · 1950–2007

Days lived

20,950

🇫🇷Charles Aznavour

actor · 1924–2018

Days lived

34,465

🇺🇸Curtis LeMay

politician · 1906–1990

Days lived

30,636

🇩🇪Dirk Bach

German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012) · 1961–2012

Days lived

18,789

🇩🇰Ejvind Blach

Danish field hockey player (1895-1972) · 1895–1972

Days lived

28,033

🇮🇹Enrico de Nicola

politician · 1877–1959

Days lived

29,910

🇬🇧Eric Hobsbawm

British academic historian and Marxist historiographer (1917–2012) · 1917–2012

Days lived

34,813

🇦🇹Erich Gallwitz

Austrian cross-country skier · 1910–1981

Days lived

26,021

🇩🇪Erich Kuttner

German journalist and politician (1887-1942) · 1887–1942

Days lived

20,215

🇦🇹Franz Exner

Austrian criminologist (1881–1947) · 1881–1947

Days lived

24,158

🇩🇪Graciano Rocchigiani

German boxer (1963–2018) · 1963–2018

Days lived

20,000

Grigory Bogdanovich Bogdanov

military person · 1910–1943

Days lived

12,292

🇭🇺György Mészárovics

athlete · 1945–2021

Days lived

28,032

🇩🇪Heino von Heimburg

German World War II Admiral (1889–1945) · 1889–1945

Days lived

20,430

🇩🇪Kurt Hiller

German essayist and activist (1885–1972) · 1885–1972

Days lived

31,821

🇰🇪Louis Leakey

kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist · 1903–1972

Days lived

25,258

🇺🇸Ludwig Bemelmans

author of Madeline books (1939-1999) · 1898–1962

Days lived

23,532

🇺🇸Robert D. Hales

Mormon leader (1932–2017) · 1932–2017

Days lived

31,084

🇩🇪Romano Guardini

philosopher · 1885–1968

Days lived

30,541

Rudolf Schmundt

military person · 1896–1944

Days lived

17,580

Stevan Luketić

artist · 1925–2002

Days lived

28,086

🇩🇪Willy Rosen

actor · 1894–1944

Days lived

18,337

🇩🇪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

47,755

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,197

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,163

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,797

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,241

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,893

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,224

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,893

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,245

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,788

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,698

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,675