Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 17 2009
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
7,672
French writer and philosopher · b. 1937
Days alive
26,299
singer-songwriter · b. 1982
Days alive
9,863
Italian-born Chilean businessman (1912-2007) · 1912–2007
Days lived
34,923
actor · b. 1959
Days alive
18,264
American entertainer (1949–1984) · 1949–1984
Days lived
12,904
American computer scientist (1949-2003) · 1949–2003
Days lived
19,803
journalist · b. 1958
Days alive
18,629
Basketball player · b. 2000
Days alive
3,289
Comedian · 1922–2021
Days lived
36,509
Russian technician, specialist in electrophysical methods of metalworkers, publications in the field · 1920–2008
Days lived
32,235
rapper · b. 1984
Days alive
9,133
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entrepreneur · 1867–1939
Days lived
26,548
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American athletic director (1870-1944) · 1870–1944
Days lived
27,346
actor · 1863–1938
Days lived
27,596
football player · b. 1973
Days alive
13,150
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Film actor · 1933–1987
Days lived
19,830
basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
9,863
Actor · 1927–2008
Days lived
29,929
German politician (1894-1936) · 1894–1936
Days lived
15,632
German poet, editor (1885–1948) · 1885–1948
Days lived
23,216
association football player · b. 2001
Days alive
2,923
Belgian actor · b. 1973
Days alive
13,150
singer · 1944–2024
Days lived
29,367
German field hockey player · b. 1958
Days alive
18,629
actor · 1901–1980
Days lived
29,144
Amateur boxer from Poland (1955-2016) · 1955–2016
Days lived
22,365
artist · 1917–2005
Days lived
32,464
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YouTuber · b. 1997
Days alive
4,384
Dutch baseball player (1915–2001) · 1915–2001
Days lived
31,646
Notable Trials · b. 1944
Days alive
23,743
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
17,168
basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
9,498
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American actor (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
15,707
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German computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher · b. 1963
Days alive
16,803
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German guitarist and singer · b. 1963
Days alive
16,803
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Days alive
13,516
American musician (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
13,881
Japanese businessman (1865–1950) · 1865–1950
Days lived
31,204
philosopher · 1868–1914
Days lived
17,000
Canadian-American actor, producer and director (1880–1960) · 1880–1960
Days lived
29,513
athlete · b. 1961
Days alive
17,533
American basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
7,672
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Austrian military personnel · 1865–1939
Days lived
27,251
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lawyer and former First Lady of the United States (2009-2017) President Barack Obama · b. 1964
Days alive
16,438
American boxer (1942–2016) · 1942–2016
Days lived
27,167
North Korean weightlifter · b. 1984
Days alive
9,133
American musician (1905–2007) · 1905–2007
Days lived
37,282
Mexican alpinist · 1914–1982
Days lived
24,863
Actor · b. 2002
Days alive
2,558
German actress, vocal soloist, singer and cellist · b. 1959
Days alive
18,264
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American boxer (1915-1980) · 1915–1980
Days lived
24,021
German chess player · b. 1991
Days alive
6,576
German actress (1931–2017) · 1931–2017
Days lived
31,548
Austrian politician · b. 1981
Days alive
10,228
stand-up comedian · b. 1957
Days alive
18,994
German actress and director (1955-) · b. 1955
Days alive
19,725
politician · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,545
disc jockey · b. 1969
Days alive
14,611
basketball player · b. 1990
Days alive
6,941
British hairstylist (1928–2012) · 1928–2012
Days lived
30,795
German photographer (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
22,282
Turkish-Austrian actress · b. 1972
Days alive
13,516
French singer · b. 1983
Days alive
9,498
chemist · b. 1961
Days alive
17,533
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
31,298
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
43,021
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
62,109
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,578
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,449
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