On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 23 2006
Born on This Day
Andruw Jones🇨🇼
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
10,592
Andy Webster🇬🇧
Scottish association football player (born 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
8,766
Annie Easley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican mathematician and rocket scientist · 1932–2011
Days lived
28,917
Barry Watson🇺🇸
actor · b. 1974
Days alive
11,688
Brice Dulin🇫🇷
French rugby union player · b. 1990
Days alive
5,844
Chaeyoung (Son Chae-young)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (TWICE) · b. 1999
Days alive
2,557
Daniela Hantuchová🇸🇰
Slovak tennis player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,401
Danilo Kotsevski
deceasedMacedonian literary critic, novelist, playwright and poet · 1947–2020
Days lived
26,809
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Dirk Bach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012) · 1961–2012
Days lived
18,789
Eddie Shirras
deceasedAnglican Archdeacon · 1937–2020
Days lived
30,479
Edward Hebern🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican cryptographer (1869-1952) · 1869–1952
Days lived
30,242
Epifanio Fernández🇪🇸
deceasedfootball player · 1919–1977
Days lived
21,235
Fernando Perez🇺🇸
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
8,401
George Lopez🇺🇸
American comedian and actor · b. 1961
Days alive
16,436
Geraldo Dannemann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entrepreneur · 1851–1921
Days lived
25,455
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Gigi Hadid🇺🇸
Supermodel, Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur · b. 1995
Days alive
4,018
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Guy Fawkes
deceasedNotable Trials · 1570–1606
Days lived
13,077
Halla Margrét Árnadóttir🇮🇸
Icelandic singer · b. 1964
Days alive
15,340
Halston🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fashion designer (1932-1990) · 1932–1990
Days lived
21,156
Hans Winkler
deceasedscientist · 1877–1945
Days lived
25,049
Hugh Seymour Davies🇬🇧
deceasedmusician · 1943–2005
Days lived
22,534
Ivan Yefremov
deceasedphilosopher · 1908–1972
Days lived
23,541
Jeno (Lee Je-no)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (NCT) · b. 2000
Days alive
2,191
Jessie Godderz🇺🇸
American professional wrestler, actor · b. 1986
Days alive
7,305
John Cena🇺🇸
actor · b. 1977
Days alive
10,592
José María López Mezquita🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish painter (1883-1954) · 1883–1954
Days lived
26,159
Lady Gabriella Windsor🇬🇧
noblewoman; English freelance writer (born 1981); daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent · b. 1981
Days alive
9,131
Lil Eazy-E🇺🇸
American rapper · b. 1984
Days alive
8,035
Marlon Wessel🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1991
Days alive
5,479
Martin Roman🇺🇸
deceasedGerman jazz pianist (1910-1996) · 1910–1996
Days lived
31,431
Michael F. Feldkamp🇩🇪
German historian and journalist · b. 1962
Days alive
16,071
Michael Habeck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1944–2011) · 1944–2011
Days lived
24,393
Michael Moore🇺🇸
American filmmaker and author (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
18,993
Paavo Lipponen🇫🇮
Finnish politician · b. 1941
Days alive
23,741
Pehr Gyllenhammar🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish businessman (1901–1988) · 1901–1988
Days lived
31,990
Prince Buaben
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,574
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Prince Louis of Wales
aristocrat · b. 2018
Rachel Skarsten
Actor · b. 1985
Days alive
7,670
Rajendra Arlekar🇮🇳
Politician · b. 1954
Days alive
18,993
Roy Orbison🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1936–1988
Days lived
19,220
S. Janaki🌍
deceasedActor · 1938–2026
Days lived
32,221
Saad Mohseni🇦🇺
Afghan businessman · b. 1966
Days alive
14,610
Sadawo Abe🇯🇵
actor · b. 1970
Days alive
13,149
Sean Henn🇺🇸
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
9,131
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Sebastian Freis🇩🇪
German football player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,670
Sherman Hamilton🇨🇦
Canadian basketball player · b. 1972
Days alive
12,418
Shirley Temple🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress and diplomat (1928–2014) · 1928–2014
Days lived
31,339
Silvana Mangano🇮🇹
deceasedItalian actress (1930–1989) · 1930–1989
Days lived
21,787
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Steph Houghton🇬🇧
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,574
Teagan Croft🇦🇺
Actor · b. 2004
Days alive
730
Tessa Wyatt🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1948
Days alive
21,184
Timothy McVeigh
deceasedNotable Trials · 1968–2001
Days lived
12,102
Tommy DeCarlo🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1965–2026
Days lived
22,235
Torsten Fenslau🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1964–1993
Days lived
10,789
Vladimir Korotkov🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet tennis player · 1948–2025
Days lived
28,176
Wilhelm Simon🇩🇪
deceasedSS officer (1900-1971) · 1900–1971
Days lived
26,089
Zdeněk Matouš🇨🇿
deceasedsinger · 1931–2006
Days lived
27,359
Died on This Day
Alain Campbell White🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican botanist and chess composer (1880-1951) · 1880–1951
Days lived
25,982
Andre Gunder Frank🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,817
Charles G. Dawes🇺🇸
deceasedPolitician · 1865–1951
Days lived
31,284
Hermann Künne
deceasedGerman sailor (1897–1918) · 1897–1918
Days lived
7,436
Hildegard Plievier🇵🇱
deceasedGerman actress and writer (1900–1970) · 1900–1970
Days lived
25,641
Inge King🇦🇺
deceasedartist · 1915–2016
Days lived
36,674
Jack Ritchie🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1922–1983
Days lived
22,336
James Earl Ray
deceasedNotable Trials · 1928–1998
Days lived
25,611
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
deceasedpolitician · 1921–2019
Days lived
35,902
Klaus Bonhoeffer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman reistance fighter (1901-1945) · 1901–1945
Days lived
16,179
Melba Liston🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer (1926–1999) · 1926–1999
Days lived
26,763
Norio Ohga🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese businessman (1930–2011) · 1930–2011
Days lived
29,669
Otto Preminger🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican director, producer and actor (1905–1986) · 1905–1986
Days lived
29,359
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Paulette Goddard🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1910–1990) · 1910–1990
Days lived
29,179
Reinhold Seeberg
deceasedGerman theologian (1859–1935) · 1859–1935
Days lived
27,776
Richard Corliss🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1944–2015
Days lived
25,980
Rolf Dieter Brinkmann🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1940–1975
Days lived
12,790
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Satyajit Ray🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1921–1992
Days lived
25,924
Sawyer Sweeten🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1995–2015
Days lived
7,286
Steve McMichael🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and professional wrestler (1957–2025) · 1957–2025
Days lived
24,660
William Shakespeare🌍
deceasedPlaywright
Zoltán Zelk🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian writer and poet (1906-1981) · 1906–1981
Days lived
27,155
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
55,994
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,672
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,020
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,683
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,558
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,463
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,463
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,463
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,463
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,463
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,463
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,463
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,463
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,463
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,463
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,463
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Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱
deceasedmusician · 1903–2014
Days lived
40,267
Johannes Heesters🇦🇹
deceasedDutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011
Days lived
39,466
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
37,368
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
63,665
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
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
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
9,308
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,838
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,535
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
61,108
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,550
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,516
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
50,150
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,594
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,246
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,045
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,559
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,577
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,246
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,598
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
27,141
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
25,051
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
23,028
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,488
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,910
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,448
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,265
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,560
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,873
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,830
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,609