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March 17 2000

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Events on This Day

Film: 'Erin Brockovich'
Aaron Eckhart
milestone

Born on This Day

🇫🇷Aléxis Thébaux
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
5,480
🇷🇺Ambako Vachadze
athlete · b. 1983
Days alive
6,211
🇭🇺Avhustyn Voloshyn
deceased

Died on This Day

Aat de Roos
deceased
Dutch field hockey player (1919–1992) · 1919–1992
Days lived
26,636
🇪🇬Abdel Moneim El-Guindi
deceased
boxer · 1936–2011
Days lived
27,307

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
53,767
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
42,445

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
61,438

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
59,611
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
59,308

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
664,818
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
144,332

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
22,261
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
15,683

Born on March 17 Died on March 17 On This Day Day Lookup

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Carpatho-Ukrainian politician, Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament (1874-1945) · 1874–1945

Days lived

26,057

Bill Atkinson

🇺🇸Bill Atkinson

American computer engineer, programmer, and photographer (1951–2025) · 1951–2025

Days lived

27,110

Casey Siemaszko

Casey Siemaszko

Actor · b. 1961

Days alive

14,246

Coco Austin

🇺🇸Coco Austin

actor · b. 1979

Days alive

7,672

Élie Baup

🇫🇷Élie Baup

French footballer · b. 1955

Days alive

16,438

Esteve Dolsa

Esteve Dolsa

Andorran trap shooter (1936-2007) · 1936–2007

Days lived

26,183

Esther David

🇮🇳Esther David

writer · b. 1945

Days alive

20,090

Eugen Polanski

🇵🇱Eugen Polanski

football player · b. 1986

Days alive

5,115

Frank Castleman

🇺🇸Frank Castleman

American hurdler and coach (1877-1946) · 1877–1946

Days lived

25,408

Friedrich W. Bauschulte

🇩🇪Friedrich W. Bauschulte

German actor (1923-2003) · 1923–2003

Days lived

29,293

Garret Chachere

🇺🇸Garret Chachere

American football player and coach · b. 1969

Days alive

11,324

Georg Drescher

🇩🇪Georg Drescher

cyclist · 1870–1938

Days lived

25,057

Gilbert Schaller

🇦🇹Gilbert Schaller

Austrian tennis player · b. 1969

Days alive

11,324

Giovanni Trapattoni

🇮🇹Giovanni Trapattoni

Italian association football player and manager · b. 1939

Days alive

22,282

Gottfried Münzenberg

🇩🇪Gottfried Münzenberg

chemist · 1940–2024

Days lived

30,607

Grimes

Grimes

Artist & Visionary · b. 1988

Days alive

4,384

Gunta Stölzl

🇨🇭Gunta Stölzl

German artist (1897-1983) · 1897–1983

Days lived

31,447

Hans Namuth

🇺🇸Hans Namuth

artist · 1915–1990

Days lived

27,605

Hans Pizka

🇦🇹Hans Pizka

musician · b. 1942

Days alive

21,186

Hans Wollschläger

🇩🇪Hans Wollschläger

German writer (1935–2007) · 1935–2007

Days lived

26,362

🇩🇪Horst Lippmann

German musician (1927–1997) · 1927–1997

Days lived

25,631

Jhon Culma

🇨🇴Jhon Culma

football player · b. 1981

Days alive

6,941

Jim Telfer

🇬🇧Jim Telfer

Scottish rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1940

Days alive

21,916

John Wayne Gacy

John Wayne Gacy

Notable Trials · 1942–1994

Days lived

19,048

József Hirschler

🇭🇺József Hirschler

Hungarian writer · 1874–1936

Days lived

22,891

Julius Bamberger

🇩🇪Julius Bamberger

German entrepreneur (1880–1951) · 1880–1951

Days lived

25,872

K. P. H. Notoprojo

🇮🇩K. P. H. Notoprojo

Indonesian musician (1909–2007) · 1909–2007

Days lived

35,961

Katie Ledecky

Katie Ledecky

swimmer · b. 1997

Days alive

1,097

Kaylee Hottle

🇺🇸Kaylee Hottle

Actor · 2008–2026

Days lived

6,701

Kenny Berkenbosch

🇳🇱Kenny Berkenbosch

Dutch baseball player · b. 1985

Days alive

5,480

Kensuke Uchimura

🇯🇵Kensuke Uchimura

film director · b. 1986

Days alive

5,115

Kurt Russell

🇺🇸Kurt Russell

film director · b. 1951

Days alive

17,899

Mark Adler

🇨🇦Mark Adler

Canadian politician · b. 1962

Days alive

13,881

Melissa Auf der Maur

🇨🇦Melissa Auf der Maur

Canadian rock musician · b. 1972

Days alive

10,228

Monika Wulf-Mathies

🇩🇪Monika Wulf-Mathies

German politician · b. 1942

Days alive

21,186

Nat King Cole

🇺🇸Nat King Cole

singer-songwriter · 1919–1965

Days lived

16,773

Orlando Stewart

Orlando Stewart

Dutch baseball player · b. 1968

Days alive

11,689

Paul van der Sterren

Paul van der Sterren

Dutch chess player · b. 1956

Days alive

16,072

Piet Ouderland

🇳🇱Piet Ouderland

Dutch football player (1933–2017) · 1933–2017

Days lived

30,852

Prakash Pohare

🇮🇳Prakash Pohare

Indian editor · b. 1954

Days alive

16,803

Rudolf Gleißner

🇩🇪Rudolf Gleißner

musician · b. 1942

Days alive

21,186

Ryan Donahue

🇺🇸Ryan Donahue

player of American football · b. 1988

Days alive

4,384

Sammy Baugh

🇺🇸Sammy Baugh

film director · 1914–2008

Days lived

34,610

Shohei Tateyama

🇯🇵Shohei Tateyama

film director · b. 1981

Days alive

6,941

Silvio Gesell

🇧🇪Silvio Gesell

entrepreneur · 1862–1930

Days lived

24,831

Stephen Gately

🇮🇪Stephen Gately

singer · 1976–2009

Days lived

12,261

Stephen Kramer Glickman

🇨🇦Stephen Kramer Glickman

actor · b. 1979

Days alive

7,672

Traudl Stark

🇦🇹Traudl Stark

actor · 1930–2021

Days lived

33,468

Victor Hermans

🇳🇱Victor Hermans

Dutch association football player · b. 1953

Days alive

17,168

Wilhelm Kreis

🇩🇪Wilhelm Kreis

German architect (1873-1955) · 1873–1955

Days lived

30,099

Wolfgang Gartner

🇺🇸Wolfgang Gartner

rapper · b. 1982

Days alive

6,576

Zbigniew Fil

🇵🇱Zbigniew Fil

singer · b. 1977

Days alive

8,402

Aleksandra Ekster

🇵🇱Aleksandra Ekster

deceased

artist · 1882–1949

Days lived

24,530

🇺🇸Alex Chilton

singer-songwriter · 1950–2010

Days lived

21,630

Alfred Mallwitz

🇩🇪Alfred Mallwitz

German architect (1919–1986) · 1919–1986

Days lived

24,274

Amos Alonzo Stagg

🇺🇸Amos Alonzo Stagg

film director · 1862–1965

Days lived

37,469

Arthur Raymond Robinson

🇺🇸Arthur Raymond Robinson

American politician (1881–1961) · 1881–1961

Days lived

29,225

Benny Fredriksson

🇸🇪Benny Fredriksson

Swedish actor and theatre director · 1959–2018

Days lived

21,444

Christian Graf von Krockow

🇩🇪Christian Graf von Krockow

German writer and political scientist (1927–2002) · 1927–2002

Days lived

27,325

Claude Farell

🇦🇹Claude Farell

Austrian actress (1914-2008) · 1918–2008

Days lived

32,823

Claus Josef Riedel

🇦🇹Claus Josef Riedel

entrepreneur · 1925–2004

Days lived

28,882

Dubravka Ugrešić

🇭🇷Dubravka Ugrešić

artist · 1949–2023

Days lived

27,019

Ellsworth Vines

🇺🇸Ellsworth Vines

US tennis player (1911–1994) · 1911–1994

Days lived

30,122

Ernst Schybergson

🇫🇮Ernst Schybergson

football player · 1891–1966

Days lived

27,441

Ferdinand von Alten

🇩🇪Ferdinand von Alten

German film actor (1885-1933) · 1885–1933

Days lived

17,505

Ferlin Husky

🇺🇸Ferlin Husky

American country music singer · 1925–2011

Days lived

31,151

Franz-Otto Krüger

🇩🇪Franz-Otto Krüger

actor · 1917–1988

Days lived

25,919

Heinz Nixdorf

🇩🇪Heinz Nixdorf

entrepreneur · 1925–1986

Days lived

22,258

Helmuth Schneider

🇩🇪Helmuth Schneider

actor · 1920–1972

Days lived

18,718

Irène Joliot-Curie

🇫🇷Irène Joliot-Curie

politician · 1897–1956

Days lived

21,371

John Backus

🇺🇸John Backus

American computer scientist (1924–2007) · 1924–2007

Days lived

30,055

Jorge Edwards

🇪🇸Jorge Edwards

chilean writer, literary critic, journalist and diplomat · 1931–2023

Days lived

33,500

Knut Ipsen

🇩🇪Knut Ipsen

German jurist, university teacher, and Red Cross functionary (1935–2022) · 1935–2022

Days lived

31,694

Lee Shau-kee

🇨🇳Lee Shau-kee

Hong Kong business magnate (1928–2025) · 1928–2025

Days lived

35,456

Luchino Visconti

🇮🇹Luchino Visconti

writer · 1906–1976

Days lived

25,339

Luise Rinser

🇩🇪Luise Rinser

German writer (1911–2002) · 1911–2002

Days lived

33,195

Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo

Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo

politician · 1958–2020

Days lived

22,639

Marcell Salzer

Marcell Salzer

actor · 1873–1930

Days lived

20,809

Monika Mann

🇩🇪Monika Mann

German novelist (1910-1992) · 1910–1992

Days lived

29,870

Trần Lập

Trần Lập

Vietnamese musician (1974-2016) · 1974–2016

Days lived

15,072

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

39,793

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

39,456

Silas Simmons

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

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

Days lived

40,558

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

37,331

Sòng Měilíng

🇺🇸Sòng Měilíng

politician · 1898–2003

Days lived

38,584

Christina Cruickshank Miller

🇬🇧Christina Cruickshank Miller

Scottish chemist · 1899–2001

Days lived

37,212

Viktor Hamburger

🇺🇸Viktor Hamburger

scientist · 1900–2001

Days lived

36,864

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

36,236

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

36,236

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

36,236

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

36,236

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

36,236

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

36,236

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

36,236

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

36,236

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

36,236

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

36,236

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

36,236

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

Koko

🇺🇸Koko

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,153

Alex

🇺🇸Alex

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,434

Keiko

🇮🇸Keiko

Orca · 1977–2003

Days lived

9,842

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

58,881

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

49,323

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

48,289

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

47,923

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

45,367

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

44,019

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

68,350

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

49,019

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

27,371

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

24,914

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

22,824

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

20,801

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

10,221

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

9,038

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

8,333

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

7,646

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

7,603

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

7,382