Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 8 2009
Actor · 1949–2026
Days lived
28,281
Philosopher · 1601–1658
Days lived
21,151
Australian tennis player · b. 1972
Days alive
13,515
YouTube personality · 1905–1997
Days lived
33,908
German tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
8,036
weightlifter · b. 1983
Days alive
9,497
actor · 1947–2016
Days lived
25,204
Spanish association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
8,401
Belgian drummer · b. 1975
Days alive
12,419
French painter and journalist (1901-2003) · 1901–2003
Days lived
37,496
German chess player · b. 1985
Days alive
8,766
film actor · 1935–1977
Days lived
15,561
Spanish artist · b. 1957
Days alive
18,993
actor · 1910–1998
Days lived
32,214
German photographer · b. 1949
Days alive
21,915
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actor · 1941–1989
Days lived
17,801
actor · 1905–1986
Days lived
29,940
Japanese fashion designer (1926-2022) · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,279
German-Argentine chess player · 1914–1981
Days lived
24,780
German actor · b. 1980
Days alive
10,593
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actor · b. 1984
Days alive
9,132
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Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
16,071
American female tennis player · b. 1990
Days alive
6,940
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professional baseball player · b. 1971
Days alive
13,880
politician · 1885–1945
Days lived
22,092
Dutch baseball player · b. 1949
Days alive
21,915
Honduran footballer · b. 1986
Days alive
8,401
Oscar Winners · 1912–1992
Days lived
29,238
Notable Trials · 1904–1948
Days lived
16,217
Actor · b. 1996
Days alive
4,749
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politician · b. 1984
Days alive
9,132
actor · 1901–1971
Days lived
25,599
field hockey player (1913–1996) · 1913–1996
Days lived
30,529
writer · 1899–1988
Days lived
32,832
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
4,018
British sculptor (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
16,437
German racewalker · b. 1977
Days alive
11,688
Hungarian water polo player · b. 1983
Days alive
9,497
actor · b. 2000
Days alive
3,288
writer · 1863–1915
Days lived
19,272
Russian chess player and coach (1924-1984) · 1924–1984
Days lived
22,070
Thai Royal, daughter of Rama X and badminton player · b. 1987
Days alive
8,036
Artist · b. 1967
Days alive
15,341
singer-songwriter · b. 1964
Days alive
16,437
writer · 1923–2018
Days lived
34,807
rapper · b. 1981
Days alive
10,227
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
6,575
Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist, Author · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,824
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football player · b. 1979
Days alive
10,958
German zoologist (1891–1944) executed by the Nazis · 1891–1944
Days lived
19,527
chemist · 1891–1957
Days lived
24,137
Russian scientist · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,903
American actress (1942–2022) · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,229
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.
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
43,011
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
62,099
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,568
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,439
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