On This Day

Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.

September 28 2007

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Events on This Day

Won 'My Show'
Jing Boran
milestone

Born on This Day

🇬🇧Alan Davie
deceased
artist · 1920–2014
Days lived
34,157
🇺🇸Albert Rhys Williams
deceased
American journalist, author of memoirs about the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia which he has been both witness and participant · 1883–1962
Days lived
28,641
🇦🇹Anton Pfrogner

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Agnes Windeck
deceased
actress (1888–1975) · 1888–1975
Days lived
31,960
🇺🇸Althea Gibson
deceased
American tennis player (1927-2003) · 1927–2003
Days lived
27,793

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Born on September 28 Died on September 28 On This Day Day Lookup

deceased

Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and German nation politician (1886-1961) · 1886–1961

Days lived

27,335

🇺🇸Avery Brundage

deceased

basketball player · 1887–1975

Days lived

31,998

🇺🇸Ben E. King

deceased

American singer (1938–2015) · 1938–2015

Days lived

27,973

🇦🇹Bertold Löffler

deceased

Austrian painter, printmaker, and designer (1874-1960) · 1874–1960

Days lived

31,222

Bettina Heltberg

deceased

journalist · 1942–2025

Days lived

30,079

🇿🇦Braam van Straaten

South African rugby union footballer · b. 1971

Days alive

13,149

🇿🇦Brian Mujati

South African rugby union footballer · b. 1984

Days alive

8,400

🇫🇷Brigitte Bardot

deceased

Notable Trials · 1934–2025

Days lived

33,329

🇳🇴Cecilia Brækhus

Norwegian boxer · b. 1981

Days alive

9,496

🇪🇸Charles Kornegay

American basketball player · b. 1974

Days alive

12,053

🇺🇸Darius Johnson-Odom

basketball player · b. 1989

Days alive

6,574

🇺🇸Devan Downey

basketball player · b. 1987

Days alive

7,305

🇺🇸Dominic Waters

American basketball player · b. 1986

Days alive

7,670

🇵🇱Élisabeth Wierzbicka Wela

Polish painter · b. 1964

Days alive

15,705

🇺🇸Ellsworth Vines

deceased

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

Days lived

30,121

🇫🇷Fabrice Ehret

football player · b. 1979

Days alive

10,227

Fırat Arslan

Turkish-German boxer (born 1970) · b. 1970

Days alive

13,514

Gustaf Kossinna

deceased

German archaeologist (1858–1931) · 1858–1931

Days lived

26,745

🇬🇧Helen Shapiro

British singer and actress · b. 1946

Days alive

22,280

🇦🇹Herbert Haupt

politician · b. 1947

Days alive

21,915

🇺🇸Hilary Duff

singer-songwriter · b. 1987

Days alive

7,305

Hiranuma Kiichirō

deceased

Notable Trials · 1867–1952

Days lived

31,009

🇰🇷Hur Jae

basketball player · b. 1965

Days alive

15,340

🇭🇺Ilona Szabó

athlete · b. 1971

Days alive

13,149

🇳🇴Ingar Skaug

Norwegian businessman · b. 1946

Days alive

22,280

🇺🇸Janeane Garofalo

actor · b. 1964

Days alive

15,705

Jeezy

Notable Trials · b. 1977

Days alive

10,957

🇩🇪Joachim Lemelsen

deceased

military person · 1888–1954

Days lived

23,923

🇩🇪Jörn Arnecke

musician · b. 1973

Days alive

12,418

🇪🇸José Calderón

Spanish basketball player · b. 1981

Days alive

9,496

🇭🇺Károly Varga

athlete · b. 1955

Days alive

18,993

🇵🇱Katarzyna Bujakiewicz

Polish actress · b. 1972

Days alive

12,783

🇬🇧Kelly Cates

Scottish television presenter · b. 1975

Days alive

11,688

🇮🇳Lata Mangeshkar

deceased

Singer · 1929–2022

Days lived

33,734

🇮🇹Lory Del Santo

Italian actress and model · b. 1958

Days alive

17,897

🇵🇪Maricarmen Marín

Singer · b. 1982

Days alive

9,131

🇩🇪Markus Lotter

German football player and manager · b. 1970

Days alive

13,514

🇵🇱Martyna Wojciechowska

athlete · b. 1974

Days alive

12,053

🇫🇷Mathieu Valbuena

football player · b. 1984

Days alive

8,400

🇺🇸Max Schmeling

deceased

German boxer (1905-2005) · 1905–2005

Days lived

36,287

🇺🇸Melody Thornton

singer · b. 1984

Days alive

8,400

🇺🇸Mira Sorvino

singer · b. 1967

Days alive

14,610

🇺🇸Mychal Kendricks

American football player · b. 1990

Days alive

6,209

Mykolas Alekna

discus thrower · b. 2002

Days alive

1,826

🇩🇪Nick St. Nicholas

musician · b. 1943

Days alive

23,376

🇬🇪Nino Khurtsidze

deceased

athlete · 1975–2018

Days lived

15,547

🇫🇷Nolwenn Leroy

musician · b. 1982

Days alive

9,131

🇮🇱Ohad Knoller

Israeli actor · b. 1976

Days alive

11,322

🇩🇪Otto Braun

deceased

German communist writer (1900–1974) · 1900–1974

Days lived

26,984

🇵🇱Otto Sackur

deceased

chemist · 1880–1914

Days lived

12,194

🇦🇹Paul Achleitner

entrepreneur · b. 1956

Days alive

18,627

🇩🇪Paul Pleiger

deceased

entrepreneur · 1899–1985

Days lived

31,343

🇺🇸Paul Tudor Jones

Hedge Fund Manager & Trader · b. 1954

Days alive

19,358

Peter Finch

deceased

Oscar Winners · 1916–1977

Days lived

22,023

🇩🇪Reinhart Fuchs

deceased

German chess player (1934-2017) · 1934–2017

Days lived

30,395

🇩🇪René Monse

deceased

German boxer (1968–2017) · 1968–2017

Days lived

17,784

🇧🇷Rogério Gaúcho

football player · b. 1979

Days alive

10,227

🇦🇹Rudolf Meinert

deceased

actor · 1882–1943

Days lived

22,068

🇺🇸Seymour Cray

deceased

Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer (1925–1996) · 1925–1996

Days lived

25,940

Sheikh Hasina

Notable Trials · b. 1947

Days alive

21,915

🇮🇱Shimon Bejarno

deceased

Israeli politician (1910-1971) · 1910–1971

Days lived

22,299

🇬🇧Sienna Spiro

Singer-songwriter · b. 2005

Days alive

730

🇩🇪Sven Meinhardt

German field hockey player · b. 1971

Days alive

13,149

🇺🇸Tandy Warnow

American computer scientist · b. 1955

Days alive

18,993

🇮🇹Ugo Gregoretti

deceased

Italian film, television and stage director, actor, screenwriter, author and television host (1930–2019) · 1930–2019

Days lived

32,422

🇨🇱Víctor Jara

deceased

singer-songwriter · 1932–1973

Days lived

14,961

🇩🇪Yvonne Maria Schäfer

actor · b. 1975

Days alive

11,688

🇫🇷André Breton

deceased

French writer and poet, co-founder of Surrealism (1896–1966) · 1896–1966

Days lived

25,788

🇩🇪Andreas Schmidt

deceased

German actor and director (1963-2017) · 1963–2017

Days lived

19,668

🇺🇸Arthur Penn

deceased

American producer and director (1922–2010) · 1922–2010

Days lived

32,143

Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini

deceased

Prime Minister of Swaziland (1942-2018) · 1942–2018

Days lived

27,895

🇬🇧Bernard Boverton Redwood

deceased

athlete · 1874–1911

Days lived

13,452

🇺🇸Charlton Brosius

deceased

United States Army officer and Olympic tug of war competitor of the United States · 1876–1956

Days lived

29,291

🇺🇸Drake Hogestyn

deceased

American actor (1953–2024) · 1953–2024

Days lived

25,932

🇺🇸Edwin Hubble

deceased

American astronomer (1889–1953) · 1889–1953

Days lived

23,322

🇺🇸Elia Kazan

deceased

American director and actor (1909–2003) · 1909–2003

Days lived

34,354

🇪🇸Enric Gensana

deceased

Spanish footballer (1936–2005) · 1936–2005

Days lived

25,319

🇨🇴Enrique Santos Montejo

deceased

politician · 1886–1971

Days lived

31,120

Ferdinand Marcos

deceased

Notable Trials · 1917–1989

Days lived

26,315

🇩🇪Friedrich Weidig

deceased

German painter (1859-1933) · 1859–1933

Days lived

27,153

🇺🇸Geoffrey Beene

deceased

American fashion designer (1927–2004) · 1927–2004

Days lived

28,154

🇩🇪Gerard Hoffnung

deceased

musician · 1925–1959

Days lived

12,608

🇺🇸Harpo Marx

deceased

American comedian · 1888–1964

Days lived

27,702

Josef Friedrich Schmidt

deceased

entrepreneur · 1871–1948

Days lived

28,067

🇺🇸Kris Kristofferson

deceased

singer-songwriter · 1936–2024

Days lived

32,240

🇺🇸Lucky Millinder

deceased

American bandleader (1910–1966) · 1910–1966

Days lived

20,505

🇲🇽Manuel Mondragón

deceased

military person · 1859–1922

Days lived

23,280

🇺🇸Miles Davis

deceased

musician · 1926–1991

Days lived

23,866

🇺🇸Neil Johnston

deceased

film director · 1929–1978

Days lived

18,133

🇺🇸Papa French

deceased

American musician · 1910–1977

Days lived

24,423

🇩🇪Peter Kuiper

deceased

actor · 1929–2007

Days lived

28,671

🇨🇦Pierre Trudeau

deceased

writer · 1919–2000

Days lived

29,566

🇫🇷Roger Nimier

deceased

French novelist (1925–1962) · 1925–1962

Days lived

13,481

🇮🇱Shimon Peres

deceased

politician · 1923–2016

Days lived

34,026

🇬🇧Terry Farrell

deceased

scientist · 1938–2025

Days lived

31,916

🇺🇸Tyko Vylka

deceased

Nenets Landscape Artist (1886-1960) · 1886–1960

Days lived

27,241

William Boeing

deceased

Actor · 1881–1956

Days lived

27,390

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

42,543

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

42,206

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

40,081

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

38,986

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

38,986

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,986

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,986

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,986

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

38,986

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,986

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,986

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

38,986

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

38,986

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

38,986

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

deceased

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇦🇹Johannes Heesters

deceased

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011

Days lived

39,466

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

37,891

🇺🇸Emilio Navarro

deceased

Puerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011

Days lived

38,567

🇺🇸Washoe

deceased

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

🇺🇸Koko

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

9,831

🇺🇸Tilikum

deceased

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

deceased

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇯🇵Tama

deceased

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

61,631

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

52,073

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

51,039

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

50,673

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

48,117

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

46,769

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

71,100

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

51,769

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

30,121

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

27,664

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

25,574

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

23,551

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

12,971

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

11,788

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

11,083

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,396

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,353

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

10,132

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇬🇧Alan Davie

🇺🇸Albert Rhys Williams

🇦🇹Anton Pfrogner

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Agnes Windeck

🇺🇸Althea Gibson

Who Was Alive

Sándor Farkas

Horst von der Goltz

Animals Alive

🇸🇭Jonathan

🇪🇨Lonesome George

Companies That Existed

🇫🇷Hermes

🇺🇸Procter & Gamble

Already Published

🇮🇹Meditations

🇪🇸Don Quixote

Already Released

Wuthering Heights

🇺🇸12 Angry Men

🇺🇸Avery Brundage

🇺🇸Ben E. King

🇦🇹Bertold Löffler

Bettina Heltberg

🇿🇦Braam van Straaten

🇿🇦Brian Mujati

🇫🇷Brigitte Bardot

🇳🇴Cecilia Brækhus

🇪🇸Charles Kornegay

🇺🇸Darius Johnson-Odom

🇺🇸Devan Downey

🇺🇸Dominic Waters

🇵🇱Élisabeth Wierzbicka Wela

🇺🇸Ellsworth Vines

🇫🇷Fabrice Ehret

Fırat Arslan

Gustaf Kossinna

🇬🇧Helen Shapiro

🇦🇹Herbert Haupt

🇺🇸Hilary Duff

Hiranuma Kiichirō

🇰🇷Hur Jae

🇭🇺Ilona Szabó

🇳🇴Ingar Skaug

🇺🇸Janeane Garofalo

Jeezy

🇩🇪Joachim Lemelsen

🇩🇪Jörn Arnecke

🇪🇸José Calderón

🇭🇺Károly Varga

🇵🇱Katarzyna Bujakiewicz

🇬🇧Kelly Cates

🇮🇳Lata Mangeshkar

🇮🇹Lory Del Santo

🇵🇪Maricarmen Marín

🇩🇪Markus Lotter

🇵🇱Martyna Wojciechowska

🇫🇷Mathieu Valbuena

🇺🇸Max Schmeling

🇺🇸Melody Thornton

🇺🇸Mira Sorvino

🇺🇸Mychal Kendricks

Mykolas Alekna

🇩🇪Nick St. Nicholas

🇬🇪Nino Khurtsidze

🇫🇷Nolwenn Leroy

🇮🇱Ohad Knoller

🇩🇪Otto Braun

🇵🇱Otto Sackur

🇦🇹Paul Achleitner

🇩🇪Paul Pleiger

🇺🇸Paul Tudor Jones

Peter Finch

🇩🇪Reinhart Fuchs

🇩🇪René Monse

🇧🇷Rogério Gaúcho