On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 23 2015
Born on This Day
Andrew House🇬🇧
British businessman · b. 1965
Days alive
18,262
Ángela Carrasco🇩🇴
Dominican Republic singer · b. 1951
Days alive
23,376
Anna Sorokin
Socialite & Fraudster · b. 1991
Days alive
8,766
Arjen Robben
Dutch association football player (born 1984) · b. 1984
Days alive
11,323
Armin Maiwald🇩🇪
German author, television director and children's television personality · b. 1940
Days alive
27,394
Arnaud Anastassowa🇫🇷
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
9,862
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Bal Thackeray🇮🇳
deceasedjournalist · 1926–2012
Days lived
31,710
Britta Thomsen🇩🇰
politician · b. 1954
Days alive
22,280
Carlos Hernández🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1971
Days alive
16,071
Chairon Isenia
Dutch baseball player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,149
David Hilbert
deceasedphilosopher · 1862–1943
Days lived
29,606
Django Reinhardt🇫🇷
deceasedRomani-Belgian /French jazz musician (1910–1953) · 1910–1953
Days lived
15,819
Erich Neumann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer, psychologist and philosopher (1905-1960) · 1905–1960
Days lived
20,375
Eva Lohse🇩🇪
politician · b. 1956
Days alive
21,550
Gerald Jatzek🇦🇹
author · b. 1956
Days alive
21,550
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Giant Baba🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1938–1999
Days lived
22,288
Gottfried Böhm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1920-2021) · 1920–2021
Days lived
37,028
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Greg Benson🇺🇸
Film director · b. 1968
Days alive
17,167
Herbert Runge🇩🇪
deceasedboxer (1913–1986) · 1913–1986
Days lived
26,710
Irene Sharaff🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican costume designer for stage and screen (1910-1993) · 1910–1993
Days lived
30,515
Jacqueline Wong🇨🇦
actor · b. 1989
Days alive
9,496
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Jeanne Moreau🇫🇷
deceasedmusician · 1928–2017
Days lived
32,697
Josef Silný
deceasedathlete · 1902–1981
Days lived
28,967
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Joško Gvardiol
association football player · b. 2002
Days alive
4,748
Karl Peters🇩🇪
deceasedGerman lawyer (1904–1998) · 1904–1998
Days lived
34,494
Larry Hughes🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,149
Li Fengying🇨🇳
Taiwanese weightlifter · b. 1975
Days alive
14,610
Ludwig Schupmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1851–1920) · 1851–1920
Days lived
25,454
Marc Nelson🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1971
Days alive
16,071
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect (1897–2000) · 1897–2000
Days lived
37,614
Mariska Hargitay🇺🇸
Television actor · b. 1964
Days alive
18,628
Nina Dumbadze🇺🇦
deceasedathlete · 1919–1983
Days lived
23,457
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Norman Slater🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican rugby union player (1894-1979) · 1894–1979
Days lived
31,082
Oceana🇩🇪
German singer of German–Martiniquen descent · b. 1982
Days alive
12,053
Otto Diels🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1876–1954
Days lived
28,532
Özhan Canaydın🇹🇷
deceasedTurkish sports executive (1943–2010) · 1943–2010
Days lived
24,530
Paul Langevin🇫🇷
deceasedFrench physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue (1872-1946) · 1872–1946
Days lived
27,358
Paul Peter Ewald🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1888–1985
Days lived
35,640
Peter Karlsson🇸🇪
Swedish sprinter · b. 1970
Days alive
16,436
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Philippe Yacé🇫🇷
deceasedIvorian politician (1920–1998) · 1920–1998
Days lived
28,800
Rildo da Costa Menezes🇧🇷
deceasedfootball player · 1942–2021
Days lived
28,968
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Rob Friend🇨🇦
Canadian footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,418
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Rob Stolk
deceasedartist · 1946–2001
Days lived
20,156
Saigō Takamori
deceasedNotable Trials · 1828–1877
Days lived
18,142
Subhas Chandra Bose
deceasedwriter · 1897–1945
Days lived
17,738
Susen Tiedtke🇩🇪
German long jumper · b. 1969
Days alive
16,801
Swen Swenson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor · 1930–1993
Days lived
23,162
Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1955
Days alive
21,915
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Tiffani Thiessen
television actor · b. 1974
Days alive
14,975
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Uwe Bohm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1962–2022) · 1962–2022
Days lived
21,990
William Jennings Gardner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator, law-enforcement agent (1884-1965) · 1884–1965
Days lived
29,728
Władysław Raczkiewicz🇵🇱
deceasedmilitary person · 1885–1947
Days lived
22,778
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Wolfgang Abraham🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1942-2013) · 1942–2013
Days lived
25,944
XXXTentacion🇺🇸
deceasedRapper · 1998–2018
Days lived
7,451
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XXXTentacion
deceasedrapper · 1998–2018
Days lived
7,451
Zaiga Ikere
scientist · b. 1945
Days alive
25,567
Died on This Day
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia🇸🇦
deceasedpolitician · 1924–2015
Days lived
33,047
Alexander Korda🇭🇺
deceasedBritish film director (1893–1956) · 1893–1956
Days lived
22,773
Bernd Schramm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and voice actor (1951–2005) · 1951–2005
Days lived
19,685
Dantsig Baldayev🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet writer (1925-2005) · 1925–2005
Days lived
28,890
Douglas J. Martin🇳🇿
deceasedMormon leader (1927–2010) · 1927–2010
Days lived
30,229
Edvard Munch🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian painter. (1863–1944) · 1863–1944
Days lived
29,261
Erwin Planck
deceasedGerman politician (1893-1945) · 1893–1945
Days lived
18,944
Eugenio Lucas Villaamil🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish painter (1858-1918) · 1858–1918
Days lived
21,923
Frank Farian🇮🇹
deceasedrapper · 1941–2024
Days lived
30,139
Franz Mazura🇦🇹
deceasedmusician · 1924–2020
Days lived
34,974
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Friedrich von Georgi🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian general (1852-1926) · 1852–1926
Days lived
27,024
Gusztáv Götz🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1900–1970
Days lived
25,471
Joaquín Luque Roselló🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish painter (1865-1932) · 1865–1932
Days lived
24,223
Johnny Carson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican talk show host and comedian (1925–2005) · 1925–2005
Days lived
28,947
Larry King
deceasedactor · 1933–2021
Days lived
31,842
Melanie🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,113
Pierre Bonnard🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1867–1947
Days lived
28,966
Riz Ortolani🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film composer (1926-2014) · 1926–2014
Days lived
32,081
Roger Pierre🇫🇷
deceasedFrench comedic actor (1923-2010) · 1923–2010
Days lived
31,558
Salvador Dalí🇪🇸
deceasedactor · 1904–1989
Days lived
30,938
Thierry Mugler🇫🇷
deceasedFrench fashion designer and photographer (1945–2022) · 1945–2022
Days lived
27,792
Top Topham🇬🇧
deceasedBritish musician (1947–2023) · 1947–2023
Days lived
27,598
Wilhelm Koppers🇩🇪
deceasedAustrian anthropologist (1886–1961) · 1886–1961
Days lived
27,377
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
59,191
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,869
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,217
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
44,880
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
42,755
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
41,660
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,660
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,660
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
41,660
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
41,660
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
41,660
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,660
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,660
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,660
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
41,660
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
41,660
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
40,565
Günter Fronius🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1907–2015
Days lived
39,334
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Manoel de Oliveira🇵🇹
deceasedactor · 1908–2015
Days lived
38,828
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,862
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
12,505
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Stubbs🇺🇸
deceasedOrange tabby cat · 1997–2017
Days lived
7,405
Tama🇯🇵
deceasedCalico cat · 1999–2015
Days lived
5,898
Harambe🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1999–2016
Days lived
6,211
April🇺🇸
deceasedReticulated giraffe · 2000–2021
Days lived
7,762
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,035
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,732
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,305
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
54,747
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
53,713
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,347
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
50,791
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,443
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,242
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,756
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
73,774
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,443
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
32,795
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,338
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,248
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,225
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,685
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,107
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
15,645
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,462
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
13,757
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,070
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,027
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
12,806