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September 17 1989

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Born on This Day

Almazbek Atambaev
4th President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan · b. 1956
Days alive
12,054
🇺🇸Anastacia
singer · b. 1968
Days alive
7,671
🇺🇸Cassandra Peterson
American actress. · b. 1951
Days alive
13,881
🇧🇷Fátima Bernardes
journalist · b. 1962
Days alive
9,863
🇪🇸Francesc Capdevila
Spanish artist · b. 1956
Days alive
12,054
🇩🇪Friedrich Wilhelm von Loebell
deceased
German politician (1855-1931) · 1855–1931
Days lived
27,824
🇩🇪Günther Fielmann
deceased
entrepreneur · 1939–2024
Days lived
30,790
🇺🇸Hank Williams
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1923–1953
Days lived
10,700
🇦🇹Heidelinde Weis
deceased
actor · 1940–2023
Days lived
30,384
🇪🇬Hesham Qandil
Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013 · b. 1962
Days alive
9,863
🇵🇱Irena Kwiatkowska
deceased
Polish actress (1912-2011) · 1912–2011
Days lived
35,962
🇺🇸J. Willard Marriott
deceased
American hotel founder (1900–1985) · 1900–1985
Days lived
31,012
🇩🇪James Simon
deceased
entrepreneur · 1851–1932
Days lived
29,469
🇸🇮Janez Janša
Slovenian politician (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
11,324
🇫🇷Jean Venturini
deceased
French poet and sailor (1919–1940) · 1919–1940
Days lived
7,579
🇩🇪Jürgen Kuczynski
deceased
German economist and economic historian (1904-1997) · 1904–1997
Days lived
33,927
🇩🇪Karin Reschke
German journalist · b. 1940
Days alive
17,898
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
deceased
philosopher · 1857–1935
Days lived
28,491
🇩🇪Kristian Kiehling
German actor · b. 1976
Days alive
4,749
🇺🇸Kyle Chandler
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
8,767
🇭🇺Lea Gottlieb
deceased
Israeli fashion designer and businesswoman (1918–2012) · 1918–2012
Days lived
34,396
🇬🇧Marit Allen
deceased
English fashion journalist and costume designer (1941-2007) · 1941–2007
Days lived
24,177
🇺🇸Maureen Connolly
deceased
American tennis player (1934-1969) · 1934–1969
Days lived
12,697
🇯🇵Minako Kotobuki
actor · b. 1991
Days alive
1
Narendra Modi
politician · b. 1950
Days alive
14,246
🇪🇸Norberto Font y Sagué
deceased
Spanish geologist (1873–1910) · 1873–1910
Days lived
13,363
🇺🇸Orlando Cepeda
deceased
film director · 1937–2024
Days lived
31,697
🇵🇱Peja
singer · b. 1976
Days alive
4,749
🇺🇸Rasheed Wallace
American basketball player · b. 1974
Days alive
5,480
🇩🇪Robert Lembke
deceased
German television presenter (1913-1989) · 1913–1989
Days lived
27,514
Toghrul Asgarov
athlete · b. 1992
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Valentin Schweiger
German actor · b. 1995
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Viktoria Brams
German actress · b. 1943
Days alive
16,803

Died on This Day

Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa
deceased
politician · 1937–2021
Days lived
30,881
Adnan Menderes
deceased
Notable Trials · 1899–1961
Days lived
22,905

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
49,933
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,611

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
57,604

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,777
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,474

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
660,984
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,498

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,427
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
11,849

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Adrian Nicholas

🇬🇧Adrian Nicholas

deceased

athlete · 1962–2005

Days lived

15,904

Bradford Tracey

🇨🇦Bradford Tracey

musician · 1951–1987

Days lived

13,222

Christian Rätsch

🇩🇪Christian Rätsch

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

Days lived

23,892

David Kipiani

🇬🇪David Kipiani

athlete · 1951–2001

Days lived

18,355

Emil Ludwig

🇨🇭Emil Ludwig

writer · 1881–1948

Days lived

24,707

Ernst von Gotthilf-Miskolczy

🇦🇹Ernst von Gotthilf-Miskolczy

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

Days lived

31,032

Fred Sauer

🇦🇹Fred Sauer

actor · 1886–1952

Days lived

24,172

Friedrich Adolf Paneth

🇦🇹Friedrich Adolf Paneth

chemist · 1887–1958

Days lived

25,950

Henrik Major

🇭🇺Henrik Major

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

Days lived

21,612

Hermidita

🇪🇸Hermidita

football player · 1924–2005

Days lived

29,515

Laura Ashley

🇬🇧Laura Ashley

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

Days lived

21,926

Motono Ichirō

🇯🇵Motono Ichirō

Japanese noble (1862-1918) · 1862–1918

Days lived

20,632

Otto Röhm

Otto Röhm

entrepreneur · 1876–1939

Days lived

23,197

Otto Ruff

Otto Ruff

chemist · 1871–1939

Days lived

24,733

Paul Schebesta

🇩🇪Paul Schebesta

German priest (1887–1968) · 1887–1967

Days lived

29,401

Rob Hoffmann

🇺🇸Rob Hoffmann

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

Days lived

25,945

Rudolf Olden

Rudolf Olden

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

Days lived

20,335

Spiro Agnew

Spiro Agnew

Notable Trials · 1918–1996

Days lived

28,438

Vitas Gerulaitis

🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis

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

Days lived

14,664

🇺🇸Irving Berlin

deceased

Composer · 1888–1989

Days lived

37,024

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

35,959

Johannes Paul

🇩🇪Johannes Paul

scientist · 1891–1990

Days lived

36,179

Walter Schenk

🇩🇪Walter Schenk

German military personnel · 1891–2000

Days lived

39,635

Hal Roach

🇺🇸Hal Roach

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

Days lived

36,818

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

35,622

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

Lillian Gish

🇺🇸Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993

Days lived

36,296

Martha Graham

🇺🇸Martha Graham

Ballet dancer · 1894–1991

Days lived

35,389

Hermann Oberth

🇩🇪Hermann Oberth

YouTube personality · 1894–1989

Days lived

34,885

Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

🇮🇹Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

Italian film director (1894–1998) · 1894–1998

Days lived

37,800

Hermann Florstedt

Hermann Florstedt

military person · 1895–2000

Days lived

38,303

Adolf Pokorny

🇦🇹Adolf Pokorny

Austrian-born dermatologist and doctor; defendant in the Doctors' Trial at Nuremberg (1895-?) · 1895–2000

Days lived

38,145

Silas Simmons

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

American baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006

Days lived

40,558

Heinrich Eberbach

🇩🇪Heinrich Eberbach

German general (1895–1992) · 1895–1992

Days lived

35,296

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

55,047

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,489

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,455

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,089

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,533

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,185

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,516

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,185

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,537

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,080

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

18,990

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

16,967

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,387

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,204

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,499

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,812

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,769

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,548