Skip to main content

⌘K

People On This Day Day Lookup

HomeDateOctober 16, 1969

On This Day

Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.

October 16 1969

Jump to another date

Born on This Day

🇸🇬Alice Pennefather
deceased
Singaporean badminton and tennis player (1903–1983) · 1903–1983
Days lived
28,986
Andréi Chikatilo
deceased
Notable Trials · 1936–1994
Days lived
20,940
🇩🇪Andres Veiel
film director, screenwriter · b. 1959
Days alive
3,653
🇩🇪Annette Gerlach
German television presenter and journalist · b. 1964
Days alive
1,826
🇩🇪Armin T. Wegner
deceased
German pacifist, writer and poet (1886–1978) · 1886–1978
Days lived
33,450
🇩🇪Bettina Cramer
German television presenter and film producer · b. 1969
Days alive
0
🇩🇪Björn Otto
German pole vaulter · b. 1977
🇺🇸Bryce Harper
American professional baseball player · b. 1992
Charles Leclerc
racing automobile driver · b. 1997
🇰🇷Choi Yo-sam
deceased
South Korean boxer (1973–2008) · 1973–2008
Days lived
12,497
Derk Boerrigter
Dutch association football player (born 1986) · b. 1986
🇧🇷Fabinho Soldado
Brazilian association football player · b. 1976
🇬🇧Forbes Cowan
British strength athlete · b. 1964
Days alive
1,826
🇩🇪Franz Ritter von Epp
deceased
politician · 1868–1947
Days lived
28,595
🇫🇷George Barbier
deceased
French artist (1882-1932) · 1882–1932
Days lived
18,048
🇿🇦Gert van den Bergh
deceased
actor · 1920–1968
Days lived
17,289
🇺🇸Goose Goslin
deceased
film director · 1900–1971
Days lived
25,778
🇬🇧Graeme Sharp
Scottish footballer and manager · b. 1960
Days alive
3,287
🇩🇪Günter Grass
deceased
YouTube personality · 1927–2015
Days lived
31,956
🇩🇪Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein
deceased
German actress (1866-1965) · 1866–1965
Days lived
36,104
🇳🇴Helge Lund
Norwegian businessman · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
🇮🇳Hema Malini
Film actor · b. 1948
Days alive
7,670
🇩🇪Holger Krahmer
German politician · b. 1970
🇳🇬Ike Shorunmu
Nigerian footballer · b. 1967
Days alive
731
🇷🇴Inna
singer · b. 1986
🇩🇰Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir
Icelandic-Danish singer · b. 1990
🇺🇸John Mayer
singer · b. 1977
🇬🇧John Polkinghorne
deceased
physicist, theologian and anglican priest (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,017
🇺🇸Karen Wetterhahn
deceased
American chemist (1948–1997) · 1948–1997
Days lived
17,767
🇺🇸Kat Walsh
American lawyer; former chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees · b. 1982
🇩🇪Kurt von Kleefeld
deceased
entrepreneur · 1881–1934
Days lived
19,069
🇸🇪Loreen
Singer · b. 1983
🇩🇪Ludwig Schemann
deceased
German translator and race theorist (1852–1938) · 1852–1938
Days lived
31,165
Manute Bol
deceased
Sudanese-American basketball player · 1962–2010
Days lived
17,413
🇺🇸Mary Daly
deceased
American feminist philosopher and theologian (1928–2010) · 1928–2010
Days lived
29,664
🇮🇱Mordechai-Haim Stern
deceased
Israeli politician (1914–1975) · 1914–1975
Days lived
22,043
Naomi Osaka
tennis player · b. 1997
🇩🇪Nico
deceased
actor · 1938–1988
Days lived
18,173
🇮🇪Oscar Wilde
deceased
Notable Trials · 1854–1900
Days lived
16,846
🇺🇸Roger Phegley
American basketball player · b. 1956
Days alive
4,748
🇮🇱Sue Bird
American Hall of Fame basketball player (born 1980) · b. 1980
🇺🇸Tim Robbins
American actor · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
🇩🇪Uwe Büschken
German actor and voice actor · b. 1953
Days alive
5,844
🇲🇰Vera Chejkovska
deceased
writer · 1954–2018
Days lived
23,410
🇩🇪Verena Sailer
German sprinter · b. 1985
🇭🇺Villebald József Danczi
deceased
Hungarian benedictine monk, linguist (1910-1977) · 1910–1977
Days lived
24,538
🇬🇧William Beardmore, 1st Baron Invernairn
deceased
British baron (1856-1936) · 1856–1936
Days lived
29,029

Died on This Day

🇦🇹Adolf Hnatek
deceased
Austrian astronomer (1876-1960) · 1876–1960
Days lived
30,811
🇩🇪Alfred Jodl
deceased
politician · 1890–1946
Days lived
20,612

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
42,656
🇬🇧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
50,327

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,500
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,197

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,707
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
133,221

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
11,150
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
4,572

Born on October 16 Died on October 16 On This Day Day Lookup

Previous day Next day

Alfred Rosenberg

deceased

Notable Trials · 1893–1946

Days lived

19,634

🇺🇸Barrington Moore, Jr.

American historian and sociologist · 1913–2005

Days lived

33,760

🇵🇱Bruno Lechowski

Polish-born painter and musician · 1887–1941

Days lived

19,918

🇩🇪Cäsar Flaischlen

German poet (1864-1920) · 1864–1920

Days lived

20,610

🇺🇸Charley Burley

American boxer (1917–1992) · 1917–1992

Days lived

27,434

🇬🇧Deborah Kerr

British actress (1921–2007) · 1921–2007

Days lived

31,427

🇬🇷Dimitri Salachas

Greek Eastern Catholic bishop (1939–2023) · 1939–2023

Days lived

30,812

🇺🇸Ed Lauter

actor · 1938–2013

Days lived

27,380

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Notable Trials · 1903–1946

Days lived

15,718

Farkhad Zeynalov

Soviet turkologist (1929-1984) · 1929–1984

Days lived

20,205

🇦🇹Friedrich Katz

Austrian-born anthropologist and historian · 1927–2010

Days lived

30,441

Fritz Sauckel

Notable Trials · 1894–1946

Days lived

18,981

🇺🇸George Marshall

American army officer and statesman (1880–1959) · 1880–1959

Days lived

28,777

Hans Frank

Notable Trials · 1900–1946

Days lived

16,947

🇬🇧Hugh Neilson

Scottish field hockey player (1884-1930) · 1884–1930

Days lived

16,964

🇰🇷Hyun Jae-myung

South Korean composer · 1902–1960

Days lived

21,132

🇩🇪Jack White

rapper · 1940–2025

Days lived

31,090

Joachim von Ribbentrop

Notable Trials · 1893–1946

Days lived

19,526

🇺🇸John Larch

American film and television actor (1914–2005) · 1914–2005

Days lived

33,250

🇩🇪Joseph Höffner

German Roman Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal (1906-1987) · 1906–1987

Days lived

29,516

🇨🇭Jules Humbert-Droz

Swiss communist (1891-1971) · 1891–1971

Days lived

29,242

Julius Streicher

Notable Trials · 1885–1946

Days lived

22,525

🇩🇪Klaus Doldinger

German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist (1936–2025) · 1936–2025

Days lived

32,664

🇭🇺László Papp

Hungarian boxer (1926–2003) · 1926–2003

Days lived

28,329

Lukács Árpád Daczó

(1921–2018) Hungarian Catholic priest and ethnographer · 1921–2018

Days lived

35,582

Navum Trakhtenberg

Belarusian and Soviet architect (1910-1977) · 1910–1977

Days lived

24,757

🇷🇺Neya Zorkaya

Soviet and Russian literary and film critic and historian (1924–2006) · 1924–2006

Days lived

30,046

Toše Proeski

singer-songwriter · 1981–2007

Days lived

9,760

🇸🇪Valdemar Langlet

Swedish Righteous Among the Nations, publisher and Esperantist (1872-1960) · 1872–1960

Days lived

32,079

Wilhelm Frick

Notable Trials · 1877–1946

Days lived

25,419

Wilhelm Keitel

Notable Trials · 1882–1946

Days lived

23,399

🇩🇪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

47,770

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

38,212

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

37,178

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

36,812

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

34,256

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

32,908

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

57,239

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

37,908

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

16,260

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

13,803

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

11,713

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

9,690