Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 23 2001
basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
6,575
Welsh rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
7,305
French football manager (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
12,784
Swiss recording engineer · b. 1953
Days alive
17,532
German anthropologist (1909–1966) · 1909–1966
Days lived
20,838
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French photographer · b. 1963
Days alive
13,880
Businessperson, Former Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant Technology Solutions · b. 1968
Days alive
12,053
American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996) · 1912–1996
Days lived
30,478
field hockey player · b. 1963
Days alive
13,880
computer scientist · b. 1964
Days alive
13,514
writer · 1914–2004
Days lived
32,905
Colombian singer (1967-2006) · 1967–2006
Days lived
14,339
journalist · b. 1965
Days alive
13,149
British computer scientist (1930–2003) · 1930–2003
Days lived
26,584
American politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991) · 1901–1991
Days lived
32,689
Brazilian association football player · b. 1959
Days alive
15,341
film director · b. 1958
Days alive
15,706
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basketball player · b. 1994
Days alive
2,557
film director · 1920–1999
Days lived
28,725
basketball player · 1978–2020
Days lived
15,131
singer · b. 1955
Days alive
16,802
Notable Trials · 1754–1793
Days lived
14,031
Argentine field hockey player · b. 1986
Days alive
5,479
actor · b. 1971
Days alive
10,958
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french politician (1930–2016) · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,360
writer · 1929–2020
Days lived
33,127
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writer · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,867
politician · b. 1943
Days alive
21,185
rapper · b. 1943
Days alive
21,185
athlete · b. 1974
Days alive
9,862
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Musician · b. 1949
Days alive
18,993
Italian actress and singer (1945-) · b. 1945
Days alive
20,454
singer-songwriter · 1970–1993
Days lived
8,470
football player · b. 1952
Days alive
17,897
journalist · 1914–1996
Days lived
29,716
Greek singer · b. 1949
Days alive
18,993
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
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YouTube personality · 1870–1933
Days lived
22,901
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
40,316
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
59,404
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
68,873
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
10,744
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