On This Day

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September 23 2011

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Events on This Day

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Chris Pratt
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Born on This Day

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albrecht Unsöld
deceased
German astronomer and physicist (1905-1995) · 1905–1995
Days lived
33,028
🇱🇹Artūras Rimkevičius
deceased
Lithuanian footballer (1983-2019) · 1983–2019
Days lived
13,311

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 23 Died on September 23 On This Day Day Lookup

12,783

🇮🇳Asima Chatterjee

deceased

writer · 1917–2006

Days lived

32,567

🇺🇸Brandon Jennings

American basketball player · b. 1989

Days alive

8,035

🇺🇸Brian Brohm

American football player and coach (born 1985) · b. 1985

Days alive

9,496

🇺🇸Bruce Springsteen

singer · b. 1949

Days alive

22,645

🇩🇪Christina Moser

German hockey player, Olympic medalist · b. 1960

Days alive

18,627

🇺🇸Crooked I

American rapper from California · b. 1978

Days alive

12,053

🇬🇧Danielle Dax

singer · b. 1958

Days alive

19,358

🇺🇸Edward L. Kimball

deceased

American legal scholar · 1930–2016

Days lived

31,471

Ferenc Kucsera

deceased

model · 1892–1919

Days lived

9,770

🇬🇧Floella Benjamin

writer · b. 1949

Days alive

22,645

🇯🇵Fujio Mitarai

Chairman of Canon (born 1935) · b. 1935

Days alive

27,759

🇩🇪Gaby Dohm

actor · b. 1943

Days alive

24,837

🇩🇪Hartwig Altenmüller

German egyptologist · b. 1938

Days alive

26,663

🇬🇧Helen Richardson

English field hockey player · b. 1981

Days alive

10,957

🇩🇪Ilona Grübel

German actress · b. 1950

Days alive

22,280

🇺🇸Irene Reid

deceased

American singer (1930–2008) · 1930–2008

Days lived

28,227

Jaroslav Seifert

deceased

Czechoslovak poet, Nobel prize laureate (1901–1986) · 1901–1986

Days lived

30,790

🇺🇸Jason Alexander

American actor, comedian, director and television host · b. 1959

Days alive

18,993

🇫🇷Jean d'Esme

deceased

journalist · 1893–1966

Days lived

26,451

🇺🇸John Coltrane

deceased

singer · 1926–1967

Days lived

14,907

🇺🇸John Frazier

artist · b. 1944

Days alive

24,471

🇺🇸Jordyn Woods

Model · b. 1997

Days alive

5,113

🇲🇽Jorge Cuesta

deceased

chemist · 1903–1942

Days lived

14,204

🇺🇸Joseph D. Sneed

deceased

American philosopher (1938-2020) · 1938–2020

Days lived

29,722

🇨🇭Jules Humbert-Droz

deceased

Swiss communist (1891-1971) · 1891–1971

Days lived

29,242

🇪🇸Julio Iglesias

Spanish singer and lawyer · b. 1943

Days alive

24,837

🇩🇪Karl Friedrich Kurz

deceased

German writer (1878–1962) · 1878–1962

Days lived

30,591

🇬🇧Karl Pilkington

actor · b. 1972

Days alive

14,244

🇰🇷Lee Hi

singer · b. 1996

Days alive

5,478

🇩🇪Linn Reusse

German actress · b. 1992

Days alive

6,939

🇩🇪Lisa Hahn

German field hockey player · b. 1989

Days alive

8,035

🇺🇸LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

American actress · b. 1966

Days alive

16,436

🇺🇸Louise Nevelson

deceased

artist · 1899–1988

Days lived

32,348

🇦🇷Lucas A. Vignale

deceased

Film director · 1997–2026

Days lived

10,491

🇮🇹Luis Durnwalder

politician · b. 1941

Days alive

25,567

🇮🇷Majid Kiani

musician · b. 1941

Days alive

25,567

🇩🇪Mara Scherzinger

German actress · b. 1989

Days alive

8,035

🇺🇸Matt Hardy

American professional wrestler (born 1974) · b. 1974

Days alive

13,514

🇵🇱Michał Jach

athlete · b. 1951

Days alive

21,915

🇺🇸Mickey Rooney

deceased

American actor (1920–2014) · 1920–2014

Days lived

34,163

🇪🇬Mona el-Shazly

Television presenter · b. 1973

Days alive

13,879

🇬🇧Morgan Stoddart

Welsh rugby union player · b. 1984

Days alive

9,861

🇯🇵Naomichi Donoue

film director · b. 1988

Days alive

8,400

Nebojša Gudelj

Yugoslavian footballer · b. 1968

Days alive

15,705

🇬🇧Ogo Adegboye

British basketball player · b. 1987

Days alive

8,766

🇭🇺Péter Sákovics

athlete · b. 1959

Days alive

18,993

🇦🇺Philippa Northeast

Actor · b. 1994

Days alive

6,209

🇮🇹Piero Esteriore

Swiss singer · b. 1977

Days alive

12,418

🇩🇪Randolf Kronberg

deceased

German actor and voice actor (1942–2007) · 1942–2007

Days lived

23,536

🇺🇸Ray Charles

deceased

Pianist · 1930–2004

Days lived

26,924

Robert Bosch

deceased

entrepreneur · 1861–1942

Days lived

29,389

Shehbaz Sharif

politician · b. 1951

Days alive

21,915

🇫🇷Suzanne Valadon

deceased

artist · 1865–1938

Days lived

26,493

🇩🇪Suzanne von Borsody

German actress · b. 1957

Days alive

19,723

🇺🇸Thomas Campbell Clark

deceased

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1899-1977) · 1899–1977

Days lived

28,387

🇺🇸Timothy J. Keller

deceased

American pastor (1950–2023) · 1950–2023

Days lived

26,536

🇦🇹Walter Riml

deceased

Austrian cameraman, photographer and actor (1905-1994) · 1905–1994

Days lived

32,413

🇨🇳Yuqi (Song Yu-qi)

K-pop Idol ((G)I-DLE) · b. 1999

Days alive

4,383

🇺🇸Billy Gilbert

deceased

American comedian and actor (1894–1971) · 1894–1971

Days lived

28,134

🇺🇸Bob Fosse

deceased

Film director · 1927–1987

Days lived

22,007

🇫🇷Bourvil

deceased

singer · 1917–1970

Days lived

19,416

🇺🇸Charles K. Kao

deceased

entrepreneur · 1933–2018

Days lived

31,004

🇮🇹Claudia Cardinale

deceased

French-Italian actress (1938–2025) · 1938–2025

Days lived

31,938

🇺🇸Clinton Manges

deceased

Texas businessman · 1923–2010

Days lived

31,809

🇱🇻Emīlija Benjamiņa

deceased

journalist · 1881–1941

Days lived

21,927

🇺🇸Gale Sayers

deceased

American professional football player (1943-2020) · 1943–2020

Days lived

28,241

🇩🇪Hans Deppe

deceased

actor · 1897–1969

Days lived

26,247

🇵🇱Józef Hebda

deceased

Polish tennis player, champion of Poland and Soviet Union (1906–1975) · 1906–1975

Days lived

25,188

🇩🇪Jürgen Ohlsen

deceased

German actor (1917–1994) · 1917–1994

Days lived

28,316

🇩🇪Norbert Lohfink

deceased

German theologian (1928-2024) · 1928–2024

Days lived

35,121

🇨🇱Pablo Neruda

deceased

Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973) · 1904–1973

Days lived

25,275

🇷🇺Pavel Korotkov

deceased

Soviet football, bandy, and ice hockey player (1907-1983) · 1907–1983

Days lived

27,820

🇬🇧Ray Bowden

deceased

English footballer (1909-1998) · 1909–1998

Days lived

32,517

🇺🇸Roberto Roena

deceased

Puerto Rican musician · 1940–2021

Days lived

29,836

Roy van den Dungen Gronovius

deceased

Dutch baseball player (1942–2015) · 1942–2015

Days lived

26,812

🇦🇹Sigmund Freud

deceased

YouTube personality · 1856–1939

Days lived

30,454

🇩🇪Walter Friedrich Otto

deceased

German classical philologist (1874-1958) · 1874–1958

Days lived

30,773

🇦🇹Zipflo Weinrich

deceased

Austrian Jazz Musician (1964-2018) · 1964–2018

Days lived

19,822

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

43,999

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

43,662

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,537

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,442

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,442

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,442

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,442

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,442

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,442

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,442

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,442

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,442

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,442

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,442

🇮🇱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

39,347

🇭🇺Eva Zeisel

deceased

artist · 1906–2011

Days lived

38,398

🇺🇸Koko

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

11,287

🇺🇸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

🇺🇸Harambe

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

63,087

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,529

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,495

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,129

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

49,573

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,225

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

72,556

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,225

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

31,577

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,120

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,030

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,007

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,427

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,244

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,539

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

11,852

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

11,809

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

11,588

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇵🇹Adelaide Ferreira

Anthony Mackie

🇺🇸Anya Marina

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albrecht Unsöld

🇱🇹Artūras Rimkevičius

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

🇮🇳Asima Chatterjee

🇺🇸Brandon Jennings

🇺🇸Brian Brohm

🇺🇸Bruce Springsteen

🇩🇪Christina Moser

🇺🇸Crooked I

🇬🇧Danielle Dax

🇺🇸Edward L. Kimball

Ferenc Kucsera

🇬🇧Floella Benjamin

🇯🇵Fujio Mitarai

🇩🇪Gaby Dohm

🇩🇪Hartwig Altenmüller

🇬🇧Helen Richardson

🇩🇪Ilona Grübel

🇺🇸Irene Reid

Jaroslav Seifert

🇺🇸Jason Alexander

🇫🇷Jean d'Esme

🇺🇸John Coltrane

🇺🇸John Frazier

🇺🇸Jordyn Woods

🇲🇽Jorge Cuesta

🇺🇸Joseph D. Sneed

🇨🇭Jules Humbert-Droz

🇪🇸Julio Iglesias

🇩🇪Karl Friedrich Kurz

🇬🇧Karl Pilkington

🇰🇷Lee Hi

🇩🇪Linn Reusse

🇩🇪Lisa Hahn

🇺🇸LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

🇺🇸Louise Nevelson

🇦🇷Lucas A. Vignale

🇮🇹Luis Durnwalder

🇮🇷Majid Kiani

🇩🇪Mara Scherzinger

🇺🇸Matt Hardy

🇵🇱Michał Jach

🇺🇸Mickey Rooney

🇪🇬Mona el-Shazly

🇬🇧Morgan Stoddart

🇯🇵Naomichi Donoue

Nebojša Gudelj

🇬🇧Ogo Adegboye

🇭🇺Péter Sákovics

🇦🇺Philippa Northeast

🇮🇹Piero Esteriore

🇩🇪Randolf Kronberg

🇺🇸Ray Charles

Robert Bosch

Shehbaz Sharif

🇫🇷Suzanne Valadon

🇩🇪Suzanne von Borsody

🇺🇸Thomas Campbell Clark

🇺🇸Timothy J. Keller