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September 18 1989

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Born on This Day

🇫🇷Alain Casanova
French footballer · b. 1961
Days alive
10,228
🇺🇸Alison Lohman
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
3,654
🇸🇺Anna Netrebko
Opera singer · b. 1971
Days alive
6,576
🇨🇭Arthur Aeschlimann
Swiss judge · b. 1946
Days alive
15,707
🇩🇪Bahman Nirumand
YouTube personality · b. 1936
Days alive
19,359
🇫🇷Bernard Werber
writer · b. 1961
Days alive
10,228
🇦🇹Bert Fortell
deceased
actor · 1924–1996
Days lived
26,277
🇺🇸Billy Sims
American football player (born 1955) · b. 1955
Days alive
12,420
🇩🇪Carl Hinrichs
deceased
German actor (1907-1967) · 1907–1967
Days lived
21,996
🇺🇸Carrie Kennedy
deceased
American fashion designer (1862–1915) · 1862–1915
Days lived
19,224
Christian Pulisic
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Corey Lewandowski
Political pundit · b. 1973
Days alive
5,845
🇺🇸Edwin Jackson
French basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Greta Garbo
deceased
actor · 1905–1990
Days lived
30,891
🇩🇪Gustav Schwantes
deceased
German botanist (1881-1960) · 1881–1960
Days lived
28,915
🇩🇪Hermann Weil
deceased
entrepreneur · 1868–1927
Days lived
21,564
🇩🇪Hugo Dollheiser
deceased
German field hockey player (1927–2017) · 1927–2017
Days lived
32,893
🇮🇹Ilan
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
3,288
Jack Warden
deceased
Actor · 1920–2006
Days lived
31,351
🇮🇱Jacob Gary
deceased
Israeli lawyer (1901-1974) · 1901–1974
Days lived
26,755
🇺🇸Jada Pinkett Smith
Actor · b. 1971
Days alive
6,576
🇦🇺James Scullin
deceased
politician · 1876–1953
Days lived
27,891
🇸🇪Jan-Åke Jonsson
Swedish businessman · b. 1951
Days alive
13,881
🇺🇸Jason Sudeikis
actor · b. 1975
Days alive
5,115
🇵🇱Jerzy Połomski
deceased
Polish actor and singer (1933–2022) · 1933–2022
Days lived
32,565
🇵🇹Luísa Sobral
singer · b. 1987
Days alive
732
🇵🇱Maksymilian Więcek
deceased
basketball player · 1920–2006
Days lived
31,513
🇺🇸Mark Olson
American musician · b. 1961
Days alive
10,228
🇵🇱Mateusz Kostrzewski
Polish basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Michael Kirkman
film director · b. 1986
Days alive
1,097
🇬🇧Najma Akhtar
singer · b. 1962
Days alive
9,863
🇧🇪Paul Van Grembergen
deceased
Flemish former minister (1937-2016) · 1937–2016
Days lived
28,750
🇬🇧Pete Cashmore
Scottish blogger and businessman · b. 1985
Days alive
1,462
🇩🇪Richard Thurnwald
deceased
Austrian anthropologist (1869-1954) · 1869–1954
Days lived
30,804
🇨🇬Serge Ibaka
Congolese-Spanish basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Timotheus Höttges
German manager, CEO Deutsche Telekom · b. 1962
Days alive
9,863
🇺🇸Toni Kukoč
Croatian basketball player · b. 1968
Days alive
7,671
Tudor Casapu
Moldovan weightlifter · b. 1963
Days alive
9,498
🇩🇪Wolfgang Schäuble
deceased
politician · 1942–2023
Days lived
29,685
Xzibit
Actor · b. 1974
Days alive
5,480

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Anni Katharina Laakmann
deceased
German chess player · 1937–2025
Days lived
32,399
🇩🇪Anton Saefkow
deceased
German resistance fighter and communist (1903-1944) · 1903–1944
Days lived
15,035

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
49,934
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,612

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
57,605

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,778
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,475

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
660,985
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,499

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,428
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
11,850

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Augusto Genina

🇮🇹Augusto Genina

deceased

Italian film director and producer (1892-1957) · 1892–1957

Days lived

23,975

Bob Hayes

🇺🇸Bob Hayes

American football player and sprinter (1942–2003) · 1942–2002

Days lived

21,823

Dag Hammarskjöld

🇸🇪Dag Hammarskjöld

writer · 1905–1961

Days lived

20,506

Franco Moschino

🇮🇹Franco Moschino

Italian fashion designer and artist (1950–1994) · 1950–1994

Days lived

16,275

Imata Kabua

Imata Kabua

former President of the Marshall Islands (1943-2019) · 1943–2019

Days lived

27,881

Jimi Hendrix

🇺🇸Jimi Hendrix

singer · 1942–1970

Days lived

10,158

Karl-Heinz Vorsatz

🇩🇪Karl-Heinz Vorsatz

politician · 1927–1992

Days lived

23,643

Marcel Reich-Ranicki

🇵🇱Marcel Reich-Ranicki

journalist · 1920–2013

Days lived

34,077

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

judge · 1933–2020

Days lived

31,965

Sandy Saddler

🇺🇸Sandy Saddler

American boxer (1926–2001) · 1926–2001

Days lived

27,482

Ulrich Beiger

🇩🇪Ulrich Beiger

German film actor (1918–1996) · 1918–1996

Days lived

28,514

Walter Schmitt

🇩🇪Walter Schmitt

SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS (1879-1945) · 1879–1945

Days lived

24,355

🇺🇸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

35,960

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

35,623

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

55,048

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,490

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,456

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,090

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,534

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,186

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,517

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,186

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,538

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,081

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

18,991

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

16,968

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,388

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,205

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,500

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,813

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,770

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,549