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October 17 1985

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Alan Jackson
Country singer · b. 1958
Days alive
9,863
🇦🇹Alfred Polgar
deceased
journalist · 1873–1955
Days lived
29,774
🇩🇪Bertha Zillessen
deceased
German photographer and painter (1872-1936) · 1872–1936
Days lived
23,098
🇺🇸Bill Anders
deceased
entrepreneur · 1933–2024
Days lived
33,107
🇺🇸Buck Ewing
deceased
film director · 1859–1906
Days lived
17,170
🇫🇮Burton
musician · b. 1974
Days alive
4,019
🇻🇪Carlos González
baseball player · b. 1985
Days alive
1
🇧🇷Charles Oliveira Da Silva
Mixed martial arts fighter · b. 1989
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Chocolate Myers
NASCAR team principal; championship gasman · b. 1948
Days alive
13,515
🇺🇸Danny Ferry
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
6,941
🇺🇸Eminem
Rapper · b. 1972
Days alive
4,749
🇩🇪Falko Bindrich
German chess grandmaster · b. 1990
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Freimut Börngen
deceased
German astronomer (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,119
🇦🇹Hans Haas
deceased
Austrian weightlifter (1906-1973) · 1906–1973
Days lived
24,317
🇩🇪Herbert Böhme
deceased
German poet (1907–1971) · 1907–1971
Days lived
23,383
Iosif Bumagin
deceased
military person · 1907–1945
Days lived
13,705
🇺🇸Jacob Artist
actor · b. 1992
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Jana Thiel
deceased
German television presenter and journalist (1971-2016) · 1971–2016
Days lived
16,340
🇦🇺Jared Tallent
Australian race walker · b. 1984
Days alive
366
🇬🇧Jimmy Cricket
deceased
Comedian · 1945–2026
Days lived
29,511
🇪🇸Josep Puig i Cadafalch
deceased
Catalan architect (1867-1957) · 1867–1956
Days lived
32,575
🇺🇸Julie Adams
deceased
actor · 1926–2019
Days lived
33,713
🇩🇪Karl-Hermann Flach
deceased
German journalist and politician (1929-1973) · 1929–1973
Days lived
16,019
🇨🇦Lars Hirschfeld
Canadian soccer player · b. 1978
Days alive
2,558
🇺🇸Mae Jemison
actor · b. 1956
Days alive
10,593
🇺🇸Mitch Talbot
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
732
🇺🇸Rita Hayworth
deceased
actor · 1918–1987
Days lived
25,047
🇺🇸Robert Kempner
deceased
German-American lawyer (1899–1993) · 1899–1993
Days lived
34,271
🇫🇷Salim Moizini
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Seth Etherton
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
3,288
🇯🇵Soichi Fujita
film director · b. 1972
Days alive
4,749
🇺🇸Steve McMichael
deceased
American football player and professional wrestler (1957–2025) · 1957–2025
Days lived
24,661
🇲🇰Vlada Urošević
Macedonian translator, university teacher and writer · b. 1934
Days alive
18,629
Wyclef Jean
Haitian rapper · b. 1969
Days alive
5,845

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Alberta Hunter
deceased
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984) · 1895–1984
Days lived
32,707
🇦🇹Angelika Werthmann
deceased
Austrian politician (1963-2019) · 1963–2019
Days lived
20,434

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
48,502
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
37,180

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,139
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
56,173

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
54,346
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
54,043

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
659,553
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
139,067

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
16,996
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
10,418

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writer · 1904–2005

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YouTube personality · 1879–1951

Days lived

26,525

Carmen Cartellieri

🇦🇹Carmen Cartellieri

actor · 1891–1953

Days lived

22,757

Fred Scolari

🇺🇸Fred Scolari

basketball player · 1922–2002

Days lived

29,451

Fritz Wittmann

🇩🇪Fritz Wittmann

German politician (1933-2018) · 1933–2018

Days lived

31,257

Giovanni Gronchi

🇮🇹Giovanni Gronchi

politician · 1887–1978

Days lived

33,275

Gord Downie

🇨🇦Gord Downie

Singer · 1964–2017

Days lived

19,613

Helmut Gollwitzer

🇩🇪Helmut Gollwitzer

German Protestant (Lutheran) theologian and author (1908–1993) · 1908–1993

Days lived

30,974

Hermann auf der Heide

🇩🇪Hermann auf der Heide

German Olympian in field hockey · 1911–1984

Days lived

26,803

Hermann Vogel

🇫🇷Hermann Vogel

French painter (1856-1918) · 1856–1918

Days lived

22,783

Imre Kozma

🇭🇺Imre Kozma

Hungarian catholic priest, activist (1940–2024) · 1940–2024

Days lived

30,817

Ingeborg Bachmann

🇦🇹Ingeborg Bachmann

YouTube personality · 1926–1973

Days lived

17,282

Jean Améry

🇦🇹Jean Améry

writer · 1912–1978

Days lived

24,093

Joey Bishop

🇺🇸Joey Bishop

American entertainer (1918–2007) · 1918–2007

Days lived

32,764

Manfred Gerlach

🇩🇪Manfred Gerlach

politician · 1928–2011

Days lived

30,478

Masaru Emoto

🇯🇵Masaru Emoto

Japanese writer · 1943–2014

Days lived

26,021

Natalia Goncharova

🇫🇷Natalia Goncharova

artist · 1881–1962

Days lived

29,691

Olaf Henriksen

🇺🇸Olaf Henriksen

Danish-American baseball player (1888-1962) · 1888–1962

Days lived

27,202

Paul Westermeier

🇩🇪Paul Westermeier

German actor (1892–1972) · 1892–1972

Days lived

29,320

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

🇪🇸Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Spanish scientist (1852-1934) · 1852–1934

Days lived

30,119

Shimon Bejarno

🇮🇱Shimon Bejarno

Israeli politician (1910-1971) · 1910–1971

Days lived

22,300

Stanford R. Ovshinsky

🇺🇸Stanford R. Ovshinsky

entrepreneur · 1922–2012

Days lived

32,836

Wieland Wagner

🇩🇪Wieland Wagner

writer · 1917–1966

Days lived

18,183

🇳🇱Willem Drees

deceased

Dutch politician (1886–1988) · 1886–1988

Days lived

37,204

Irving Berlin

🇺🇸Irving Berlin

Composer · 1888–1989

Days lived

37,024

Edgar Hall

Edgar Hall

Anglican archdeacon · 1888–1987

Days lived

35,973

José Miguel Barandiarán

🇪🇸José Miguel Barandiarán

Basque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991) · 1889–1991

Days lived

37,245

Frank J. Skinner

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

34,528

Johannes Paul

🇩🇪Johannes Paul

scientist · 1891–1990

Days lived

36,179

Walter Schenk

🇩🇪Walter Schenk

German military personnel · 1891–2000

Days lived

39,635

John Howard Northrop

🇺🇸John Howard Northrop

scientist · 1891–1987

Days lived

35,025

Livain Chiasson

🇨🇦Livain Chiasson

Canadian priest (1892–1987) · 1892–1987

Days lived

34,699

Hal Roach

🇺🇸Hal Roach

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

Days lived

36,818

William P. Murphy

🇺🇸William P. Murphy

American scientist (1892–1987) · 1892–1987

Days lived

34,944

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

34,191

Lang Jingshan

Lang Jingshan

artist · 1892–1995

Days lived

37,507

Zośka Vieras

🇱🇹Zośka Vieras

Belarusian writer and poet (1892-1991) · 1892–1991

Days lived

36,167

Erté

🇫🇷Erté

Russian-born French designer (1892-1990) · 1892–1990

Days lived

35,621

Lily Laskine

🇫🇷Lily Laskine

French harpist (1893–1988) · 1893–1988

Days lived

34,459

Lillian Gish

🇺🇸Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993

Days lived

36,296

Louis Plack Hammett

🇺🇸Louis Plack Hammett

American chemist (1894–1987) · 1894–1987

Days lived

33,911

Lonesome George

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,431

Lin Wang

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,468

Washoe

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,400

Secretariat

🇺🇸Secretariat

Thoroughbred horse · 1970–1989

Days lived

7,129

Koko

🇺🇸Koko

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,153

Alex

🇺🇸Alex

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,434

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

53,616

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

44,058

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

43,024

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

42,658

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

40,102

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

38,754

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

63,085

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

43,754

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

22,106

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

19,649

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

17,559

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

15,536

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

4,956

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

3,773

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

3,068

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

2,381

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

2,338

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

2,117