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October 17 1989

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Born on This Day

🇺🇸Alan Jackson
Country singer · b. 1958
Days alive
11,323
🇦🇹Alfred Polgar
deceased
journalist · 1873–1955
Days lived
29,773
🇩🇪Bertha Zillessen
deceased
German photographer and painter (1872-1936) · 1872–1936
Days lived
23,097
🇺🇸Bill Anders
deceased
entrepreneur · 1933–2024
Days lived
33,106
🇺🇸Buck Ewing
deceased
film director · 1859–1906
Days lived
17,169
🇫🇮Burton
musician · b. 1974
Days alive
5,479
🇻🇪Carlos González
baseball player · b. 1985
Days alive
1,461
🇧🇷Charles Oliveira Da Silva
Mixed martial arts fighter · b. 1989
Days alive
0
🇺🇸Chocolate Myers
NASCAR team principal; championship gasman · b. 1948
Days alive
14,975
🇺🇸Danny Ferry
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
8,401
🇺🇸Eminem
Rapper · b. 1972
Days alive
6,209
🇩🇪Falko Bindrich
German chess grandmaster · b. 1990
🇩🇪Freimut Börngen
deceased
German astronomer (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,118
🇦🇹Hans Haas
deceased
Austrian weightlifter (1906-1973) · 1906–1973
Days lived
24,316
🇩🇪Herbert Böhme
deceased
German poet (1907–1971) · 1907–1971
Days lived
23,382
Iosif Bumagin
deceased
military person · 1907–1945
Days lived
13,704
🇺🇸Jacob Artist
actor · b. 1992
🇩🇪Jana Thiel
deceased
German television presenter and journalist (1971-2016) · 1971–2016
Days lived
16,339
🇦🇺Jared Tallent
Australian race walker · b. 1984
Days alive
1,826
🇬🇧Jimmy Cricket
deceased
Comedian · 1945–2026
Days lived
29,510
🇪🇸Josep Puig i Cadafalch
deceased
Catalan architect (1867-1957) · 1867–1956
Days lived
32,574
🇺🇸Julie Adams
deceased
actor · 1926–2019
Days lived
33,712
🇩🇪Karl-Hermann Flach
deceased
German journalist and politician (1929-1973) · 1929–1973
Days lived
16,018
🇨🇦Lars Hirschfeld
Canadian soccer player · b. 1978
Days alive
4,018
🇺🇸Mae Jemison
actor · b. 1956
Days alive
12,053
🇺🇸Mitch Talbot
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
2,192
🇺🇸Rita Hayworth
deceased
actor · 1918–1987
Days lived
25,046
🇺🇸Robert Kempner
deceased
German-American lawyer (1899–1993) · 1899–1993
Days lived
34,270
🇫🇷Salim Moizini
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
1,461
🇺🇸Seth Etherton
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
4,748
🇯🇵Soichi Fujita
film director · b. 1972
Days alive
6,209
🇺🇸Steve McMichael
deceased
American football player and professional wrestler (1957–2025) · 1957–2025
Days lived
24,660
🇲🇰Vlada Urošević
Macedonian translator, university teacher and writer · b. 1934
Days alive
20,089
Wyclef Jean
Haitian rapper · b. 1969
Days alive
7,305

Died on This Day

🇺🇸Alberta Hunter
deceased
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984) · 1895–1984
Days lived
32,706
🇦🇹Angelika Werthmann
deceased
Austrian politician (1963-2019) · 1963–2019
Days lived
20,433

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
49,962
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,640

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
57,633

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,806
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,503

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,013
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,527

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,456
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
11,878

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August Landmesser

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Days lived

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Ba Jin

🇨🇳Ba Jin

writer · 1904–2005

Days lived

36,851

Bernhard Kellermann

Bernhard Kellermann

YouTube personality · 1879–1951

Days lived

26,524

Carmen Cartellieri

🇦🇹Carmen Cartellieri

actor · 1891–1953

Days lived

22,756

🇺🇸Fred Scolari

basketball player · 1922–2002

Days lived

29,450

🇩🇪Fritz Wittmann

German politician (1933-2018) · 1933–2018

Days lived

31,256

Giovanni Gronchi

🇮🇹Giovanni Gronchi

politician · 1887–1978

Days lived

33,274

Gord Downie

🇨🇦Gord Downie

Singer · 1964–2017

Days lived

19,612

Helmut Gollwitzer

🇩🇪Helmut Gollwitzer

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

Days lived

30,973

🇩🇪Hermann auf der Heide

German Olympian in field hockey · 1911–1984

Days lived

26,802

Hermann Vogel

🇫🇷Hermann Vogel

French painter (1856-1918) · 1856–1918

Days lived

22,782

Imre Kozma

🇭🇺Imre Kozma

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

Days lived

30,816

Ingeborg Bachmann

🇦🇹Ingeborg Bachmann

YouTube personality · 1926–1973

Days lived

17,281

Jean Améry

🇦🇹Jean Améry

writer · 1912–1978

Days lived

24,092

Joey Bishop

🇺🇸Joey Bishop

American entertainer (1918–2007) · 1918–2007

Days lived

32,763

Manfred Gerlach

🇩🇪Manfred Gerlach

politician · 1928–2011

Days lived

30,477

🇯🇵Masaru Emoto

Japanese writer · 1943–2014

Days lived

26,020

Natalia Goncharova

🇫🇷Natalia Goncharova

artist · 1881–1962

Days lived

29,690

Olaf Henriksen

🇺🇸Olaf Henriksen

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

Days lived

27,201

Paul Westermeier

🇩🇪Paul Westermeier

German actor (1892–1972) · 1892–1972

Days lived

29,319

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

🇪🇸Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Spanish scientist (1852-1934) · 1852–1934

Days lived

30,118

Shimon Bejarno

🇮🇱Shimon Bejarno

Israeli politician (1910-1971) · 1910–1971

Days lived

22,299

Stanford R. Ovshinsky

🇺🇸Stanford R. Ovshinsky

entrepreneur · 1922–2012

Days lived

32,835

Wieland Wagner

🇩🇪Wieland Wagner

writer · 1917–1966

Days lived

18,182

🇪🇸José Miguel Barandiarán

deceased

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

Days lived

37,244

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

35,988

Johannes Paul

🇩🇪Johannes Paul

scientist · 1891–1990

Days lived

36,178

🇩🇪Walter Schenk

German military personnel · 1891–2000

Days lived

39,634

Hal Roach

🇺🇸Hal Roach

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

Days lived

36,817

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

35,651

Lang Jingshan

Lang Jingshan

artist · 1892–1995

Days lived

37,506

Zośka Vieras

🇱🇹Zośka Vieras

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

Days lived

36,166

Erté

🇫🇷Erté

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

Days lived

35,620

Lillian Gish

🇺🇸Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993

Days lived

36,295

Martha Graham

🇺🇸Martha Graham

Ballet dancer · 1894–1991

Days lived

35,388

Hermann Oberth

🇩🇪Hermann Oberth

YouTube personality · 1894–1989

Days lived

34,884

Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

🇮🇹Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

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

Days lived

37,799

Hermann Florstedt

military person · 1895–2000

Days lived

38,302

Adolf Pokorny

🇦🇹Adolf Pokorny

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

Days lived

38,144

Silas Simmons

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

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

Days lived

40,557

Heinrich Eberbach

🇩🇪Heinrich Eberbach

German general (1895–1992) · 1895–1992

Days lived

35,295

Trude Fleischmann

🇺🇸Trude Fleischmann

Austrian-born American photographer (1895-1990) · 1895–1990

Days lived

34,363

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,467

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

🇺🇸Koko

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

🇺🇸Alex

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,433

🇮🇸Keiko

Orca · 1977–2003

Days lived

9,841

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

55,076

HSBC

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

45,518

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

44,484

Goldman Sachs

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

44,118

Eli Lilly

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

41,562

Chevron

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

40,214

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

64,545

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

45,214

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

23,566

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

21,109

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

19,019

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

16,996

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

6,416

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

5,233

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

4,528

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,841

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

3,798

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

3,577