Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 23 2001
basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
6,576
Welsh rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
7,306
French football manager (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
12,785
Swiss recording engineer · b. 1953
Days alive
17,533
German anthropologist (1909–1966) · 1909–1966
Days lived
20,839
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French photographer · b. 1963
Days alive
13,881
Businessperson, Former Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant Technology Solutions · b. 1968
Days alive
12,054
American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996) · 1912–1996
Days lived
30,479
field hockey player · b. 1963
Days alive
13,881
computer scientist · b. 1964
Days alive
13,515
writer · 1914–2004
Days lived
32,906
Colombian singer (1967-2006) · 1967–2006
Days lived
14,340
journalist · b. 1965
Days alive
13,150
British computer scientist (1930–2003) · 1930–2003
Days lived
26,585
American politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991) · 1901–1991
Days lived
32,690
Brazilian association football player · b. 1959
Days alive
15,342
film director · b. 1958
Days alive
15,707
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basketball player · b. 1994
Days alive
2,558
film director · 1920–1999
Days lived
28,726
basketball player · 1978–2020
Days lived
15,132
singer · b. 1955
Days alive
16,803
Notable Trials · 1754–1793
Days lived
14,032
Argentine field hockey player · b. 1986
Days alive
5,480
actor · b. 1971
Days alive
10,959
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french politician (1930–2016) · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,361
writer · 1929–2020
Days lived
33,128
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writer · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,868
politician · b. 1943
Days alive
21,186
rapper · b. 1943
Days alive
21,186
athlete · b. 1974
Days alive
9,863
Italian actress and singer (1945-) · b. 1945
Days alive
20,455
singer-songwriter · 1970–1993
Days lived
8,471
football player · b. 1952
Days alive
17,898
journalist · 1914–1996
Days lived
29,717
Greek singer · b. 1949
Days alive
18,994
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
22,902
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
40,317
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,431
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
59,405
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
68,874
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
10,745
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