On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 23 1990
Born on This Day
Alexandra Shaw🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
2,557
Andy Powell🇬🇧
Welsh rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
3,287
Christophe Galtier🇫🇷
French football manager (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
8,766
Eugene Chaplin🇬🇧
Swiss recording engineer · b. 1953
Days alive
13,514
Eva Justin🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1909–1966) · 1909–1966
Days lived
20,838
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Flore🇫🇷
French photographer · b. 1963
Days alive
9,862
Francisco D'Souza🇺🇸
Businessperson, Former Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant Technology Solutions · b. 1968
Days alive
8,035
Gene Kelly🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996) · 1912–1996
Days lived
30,478
Hans-Henning Fastrich🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1963
Days alive
9,862
Hava Siegelmann🇺🇸
computer scientist · b. 1964
Days alive
9,496
Heinz Günther Guderian🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1914–2004
Days lived
32,905
Henrik Takkenberg🇨🇴
deceasedColombian singer (1967-2006) · 1967–2006
Days lived
14,339
Ilija Trojanow🇦🇹
journalist · b. 1965
Days alive
9,131
John Fairclough🇬🇧
deceasedBritish computer scientist (1930–2003) · 1930–2003
Days lived
26,584
John Sherman Cooper🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991) · 1901–1991
Days lived
32,689
Jorginho Putinatti🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1959
Days alive
11,323
Julio Franco🇩🇴
film director · b. 1958
Days alive
11,688
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Jusuf Nurkić🇧🇦
basketball player · b. 1994
Kaoru Betto🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1920–1999
Days lived
28,725
Kobe Bryant🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1978–2020
Days lived
15,131
Kozma Dushi
singer · b. 1955
Days alive
12,784
Louis XVI of France
deceasedNotable Trials · 1754–1793
Days lived
14,031
Lucas Vila🇦🇷
Argentine field hockey player · b. 1986
Days alive
1,461
Mayangsari🇮🇩
actor · b. 1971
Days alive
6,940
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Michel Rocard🇫🇷
deceasedfrench politician (1930–2016) · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,360
Najaf Daryabandari🇮🇷
deceasedwriter · 1929–2020
Days lived
33,127
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Paul Otlet🇧🇪
deceasedwriter · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,867
Peter Lilley🇬🇧
politician · b. 1943
Days alive
17,167
Pino Presti🇮🇹
rapper · b. 1943
Days alive
17,167
Ray Park🇬🇧
athlete · b. 1974
Days alive
5,844
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Rick Springfield🇺🇸
Musician · b. 1949
Days alive
14,975
Rita Pavone🇮🇹
Italian actress and singer (1945-) · b. 1945
Days alive
16,436
River Phoenix🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1970–1993
Days lived
8,470
Santillana🇪🇸
football player · b. 1952
Days alive
13,879
Siegfried Sommer🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1914–1996
Days lived
29,716
Vicky Leandros🇬🇷
Greek singer · b. 1949
Days alive
14,975
Died on This Day
Abdülmecid Efendi
deceasedlast caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty (1868–1944) · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,844
Adolf Behne🇩🇪
deceasedCritic, art historian, architectural writer, and artistic activist (1885–1948) · 1885–1948
Days lived
23,051
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Adolf Loos🇦🇹
deceasedYouTube personality · 1870–1933
Days lived
22,901
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Alfred Eisenstaedt🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1898–1995
Days lived
35,323
Bobby Bonds🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1946–2003
Days lived
20,980
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David Koch
deceasedbusinessperson · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,966
Frida Schuhmacher🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1892–1964) · 1892–1964
Days lived
26,430
Gerhard Hanappi🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian footballer (1929-1980) · 1929–1980
Days lived
18,816
Glen Gray🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1906–1963) · 1900–1963
Days lived
23,087
Henning Voscherau🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1941-2016) · 1941–2016
Days lived
27,404
Hertha Ayrton🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1854–1923
Days lived
25,318
Igor Zotikov🇷🇺
deceasedRussian glaciologist (1926–2010) · 1926–2010
Days lived
30,850
Joseph Berchtold🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1897–1962
Days lived
23,910
Julian Robertson🇺🇸
deceasedHedge Fund Manager & Investor · 1932–2022
Days lived
32,931
Sylvester Stadler🇦🇹
deceasedmilitary person · 1910–1995
Days lived
30,917
Walter Anderson🇩🇪
deceasedBaltic German folklorist (1885–1962) · 1885–1962
Days lived
28,075
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Yevgeny Prigozhin
deceasedNotable Trials · 1961–2023
Days lived
22,728
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
50,272
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
38,950
José Miguel Barandiarán🇪🇸
deceasedBasque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991) · 1889–1991
Days lived
37,244
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
36,298
Walter Schenk🇩🇪
deceasedGerman military personnel · 1891–2000
Days lived
39,634
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Hal Roach🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992
Days lived
36,817
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
35,961
Lang Jingshan
deceasedartist · 1892–1995
Days lived
37,506
Zośka Vieras🇱🇹
deceasedBelarusian writer and poet (1892-1991) · 1892–1991
Days lived
36,166
Lillian Gish🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993
Days lived
36,295
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Martha Graham🇺🇸
deceasedBallet dancer · 1894–1991
Days lived
35,388
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1894–1998) · 1894–1998
Days lived
37,799
Hermann Florstedt
deceasedmilitary person · 1895–2000
Days lived
38,302
Adolf Pokorny🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian-born dermatologist and doctor; defendant in the Doctors' Trial at Nuremberg (1895-?) · 1895–2000
Days lived
38,144
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
Heinrich Eberbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1895–1992) · 1895–1992
Days lived
35,295
Sylvia de Arruda Botelho Bittencourt🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian journalist · 1896–1995
Days lived
36,188
Friedrich Hund🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1896–1997
Days lived
36,945
Lilia Skala🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian-American actress (1896-1994) · 1896–1994
Days lived
35,813
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect (1897–2000) · 1897–2000
Days lived
37,614
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
57,943
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Alex🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican grey parrot · 1976–2007
Days lived
11,433
Keiko🇮🇸
deceasedOrca · 1977–2003
Days lived
9,841
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
56,116
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,813
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
55,386
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
45,828
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
44,794
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
44,428
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
41,872
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
40,524
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,323
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,837
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
64,855
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
45,524
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
23,876
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
21,419
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
19,329
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
17,306
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,766
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,188
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
6,726
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
5,543
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
4,838
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,151
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,108
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
3,887