Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 17 2009
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
7,671
French writer and philosopher · b. 1937
Days alive
26,298
singer-songwriter · b. 1982
Days alive
9,862
Italian-born Chilean businessman (1912-2007) · 1912–2007
Days lived
34,922
actor · b. 1959
Days alive
18,263
American entertainer (1949–1984) · 1949–1984
Days lived
12,903
American computer scientist (1949-2003) · 1949–2003
Days lived
19,802
journalist · b. 1958
Days alive
18,628
Basketball player · b. 2000
Days alive
3,288
Comedian · 1922–2021
Days lived
36,508
Russian technician, specialist in electrophysical methods of metalworkers, publications in the field · 1920–2008
Days lived
32,234
rapper · b. 1984
Days alive
9,132
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entrepreneur · 1867–1939
Days lived
26,547
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American athletic director (1870-1944) · 1870–1944
Days lived
27,345
actor · 1863–1938
Days lived
27,595
football player · b. 1973
Days alive
13,149
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Film actor · 1933–1987
Days lived
19,829
basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
9,862
Actor · 1927–2008
Days lived
29,928
German politician (1894-1936) · 1894–1936
Days lived
15,631
German poet, editor (1885–1948) · 1885–1948
Days lived
23,215
association football player · b. 2001
Days alive
2,922
Belgian actor · b. 1973
Days alive
13,149
singer · 1944–2024
Days lived
29,366
German field hockey player · b. 1958
Days alive
18,628
actor · 1901–1980
Days lived
29,143
Amateur boxer from Poland (1955-2016) · 1955–2016
Days lived
22,364
artist · 1917–2005
Days lived
32,463
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YouTuber · b. 1997
Days alive
4,383
Dutch baseball player (1915–2001) · 1915–2001
Days lived
31,645
Notable Trials · b. 1944
Days alive
23,742
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
17,167
basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
9,497
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American actor (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
15,706
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German computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher · b. 1963
Days alive
16,802
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German guitarist and singer · b. 1963
Days alive
16,802
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Days alive
13,515
American musician (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
13,880
Japanese businessman (1865–1950) · 1865–1950
Days lived
31,203
philosopher · 1868–1914
Days lived
16,999
Canadian-American actor, producer and director (1880–1960) · 1880–1960
Days lived
29,512
athlete · b. 1961
Days alive
17,532
American basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
7,671
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Austrian military personnel · 1865–1939
Days lived
27,250
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lawyer and former First Lady of the United States (2009-2017) President Barack Obama · b. 1964
Days alive
16,437
American boxer (1942–2016) · 1942–2016
Days lived
27,166
North Korean weightlifter · b. 1984
Days alive
9,132
American musician (1905–2007) · 1905–2007
Days lived
37,281
Mexican alpinist · 1914–1982
Days lived
24,862
Actor · b. 2002
Days alive
2,557
German actress, vocal soloist, singer and cellist · b. 1959
Days alive
18,263
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American boxer (1915-1980) · 1915–1980
Days lived
24,020
German chess player · b. 1991
Days alive
6,575
German actress (1931–2017) · 1931–2017
Days lived
31,547
Austrian politician · b. 1981
Days alive
10,227
stand-up comedian · b. 1957
Days alive
18,993
German actress and director (1955-) · b. 1955
Days alive
19,724
politician · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,544
disc jockey · b. 1969
Days alive
14,610
basketball player · b. 1990
Days alive
6,940
British hairstylist (1928–2012) · 1928–2012
Days lived
30,794
German photographer (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
22,281
Turkish-Austrian actress · b. 1972
Days alive
13,515
French singer · b. 1983
Days alive
9,497
chemist · b. 1961
Days alive
17,532
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.
Spanish writer (1916–2002) · 1916–2002
Days lived
31,297
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
43,020
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
62,108
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,577
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,448
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