On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 17 1990
Born on This Day
Alan Jackson🇺🇸
Country singer · b. 1958
Days alive
11,688
Alfred Polgar🇦🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1873–1955
Days lived
29,773
Bertha Zillessen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer and painter (1872-1936) · 1872–1936
Days lived
23,097
Bill Anders🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1933–2024
Days lived
33,106
Buck Ewing🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1859–1906
Days lived
17,169
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Burton🇫🇮
musician · b. 1974
Days alive
5,844
Carlos González🇻🇪
baseball player · b. 1985
Days alive
1,826
Charles Oliveira Da Silva🇧🇷
Mixed martial arts fighter · b. 1989
Days alive
365
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Chocolate Myers🇺🇸
NASCAR team principal; championship gasman · b. 1948
Days alive
15,340
Danny Ferry🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1966
Days alive
8,766
Eminem🇺🇸
Rapper · b. 1972
Days alive
6,574
Falko Bindrich🇩🇪
German chess grandmaster · b. 1990
Days alive
0
Freimut Börngen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,118
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Hans Haas🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian weightlifter (1906-1973) · 1906–1973
Days lived
24,316
Herbert Böhme🇩🇪
deceasedGerman poet (1907–1971) · 1907–1971
Days lived
23,382
Iosif Bumagin
deceasedmilitary person · 1907–1945
Days lived
13,704
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Jacob Artist🇺🇸
actor · b. 1992
Jana Thiel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television presenter and journalist (1971-2016) · 1971–2016
Days lived
16,339
Jared Tallent🇦🇺
Australian race walker · b. 1984
Days alive
2,191
Jimmy Cricket🇬🇧
deceasedComedian · 1945–2026
Days lived
29,510
Josep Puig i Cadafalch🇪🇸
deceasedCatalan architect (1867-1957) · 1867–1956
Days lived
32,574
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Julie Adams🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1926–2019
Days lived
33,712
Karl-Hermann Flach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and politician (1929-1973) · 1929–1973
Days lived
16,018
Lars Hirschfeld🇨🇦
Canadian soccer player · b. 1978
Days alive
4,383
Mae Jemison🇺🇸
actor · b. 1956
Days alive
12,418
Mitch Talbot🇺🇸
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
2,557
Rita Hayworth🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1918–1987
Days lived
25,046
Robert Kempner🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American lawyer (1899–1993) · 1899–1993
Days lived
34,270
Salim Moizini🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
1,826
Seth Etherton🇺🇸
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
5,113
Soichi Fujita🇯🇵
film director · b. 1972
Days alive
6,574
Steve McMichael🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican 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
20,454
Wyclef Jean
Haitian rapper · b. 1969
Days alive
7,670
Died on This Day
Alberta Hunter🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984) · 1895–1984
Days lived
32,706
Angelika Werthmann🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian politician (1963-2019) · 1963–2019
Days lived
20,433
Anton Magnis
deceasedentrepreneur · 1862–1944
Days lived
30,111
August Landmesser
deceasedNotable Trials · 1910–1944
Days lived
12,565
Ba Jin🇨🇳
deceasedwriter · 1904–2005
Days lived
36,851
Bernhard Kellermann
deceasedYouTube personality · 1879–1951
Days lived
26,524
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Carmen Cartellieri🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1891–1953
Days lived
22,756
Fred Scolari🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1922–2002
Days lived
29,450
Fritz Wittmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1933-2018) · 1933–2018
Days lived
31,256
Giovanni Gronchi🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1887–1978
Days lived
33,274
Gord Downie🇨🇦
deceasedSinger · 1964–2017
Days lived
19,612
Helmut Gollwitzer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Protestant (Lutheran) theologian and author (1908–1993) · 1908–1993
Days lived
30,973
Hermann auf der Heide🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Olympian in field hockey · 1911–1984
Days lived
26,802
Hermann Vogel🇫🇷
deceasedFrench painter (1856-1918) · 1856–1918
Days lived
22,782
Imre Kozma🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian catholic priest, activist (1940–2024) · 1940–2024
Days lived
30,816
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Ingeborg Bachmann🇦🇹
deceasedYouTube personality · 1926–1973
Days lived
17,281
Jean Améry🇦🇹
deceasedwriter · 1912–1978
Days lived
24,092
Joey Bishop🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican entertainer (1918–2007) · 1918–2007
Days lived
32,763
Manfred Gerlach🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1928–2011
Days lived
30,477
Masaru Emoto🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese writer · 1943–2014
Days lived
26,020
Natalia Goncharova🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1881–1962
Days lived
29,690
Olaf Henriksen🇺🇸
deceasedDanish-American baseball player (1888-1962) · 1888–1962
Days lived
27,201
Paul Westermeier🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1892–1972) · 1892–1972
Days lived
29,319
Santiago Ramón y Cajal🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish scientist (1852-1934) · 1852–1934
Days lived
30,118
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Shimon Bejarno🇮🇱
deceasedIsraeli politician (1910-1971) · 1910–1971
Days lived
22,299
Stanford R. Ovshinsky🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1922–2012
Days lived
32,835
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Wieland Wagner🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1917–1966
Days lived
18,182
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
50,327
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
39,005
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
36,353
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
36,016
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
57,998
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
56,171
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
55,868
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
55,441
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
45,883
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
44,849
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
44,483
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
41,927
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
40,579
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
661,378
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
140,892
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
64,910
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
45,579
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
23,931
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
21,474
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
19,384
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
17,361
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
18,821
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
12,243
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
6,781
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
5,598
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
4,893
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,206
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
4,163
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
3,942