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September 17 2015

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Born on This Day

Almazbek Atambaev
4th President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan · b. 1956
Days alive
21,550
🇺🇸Anastacia
singer · b. 1968
Days alive
17,167
🇺🇸Cassandra Peterson
American actress. · b. 1951
Days alive
23,377
🇧🇷Fátima Bernardes
journalist · b. 1962
Days alive
19,359
🇪🇸Francesc Capdevila
Spanish artist · b. 1956
Days alive
21,550
🇩🇪Friedrich Wilhelm von Loebell
deceased
German politician (1855-1931) · 1855–1931
Days lived
27,824
🇩🇪Günther Fielmann
deceased
entrepreneur · 1939–2024
Days lived
30,790
🇺🇸Hank Williams
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1923–1953
Days lived
10,700
🇦🇹Heidelinde Weis
deceased
actor · 1940–2023
Days lived
30,384
🇪🇬Hesham Qandil
Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013 · b. 1962
Days alive
19,359
🇵🇱Irena Kwiatkowska
deceased
Polish actress (1912-2011) · 1912–2011
Days lived
35,962
🇺🇸J. Willard Marriott
deceased
American hotel founder (1900–1985) · 1900–1985
Days lived
31,012
🇩🇪James Simon
deceased
entrepreneur · 1851–1932
Days lived
29,469
🇸🇮Janez Janša
Slovenian politician (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
20,820
🇫🇷Jean Venturini
deceased
French poet and sailor (1919–1940) · 1919–1940
Days lived
7,579
🇩🇪Jürgen Kuczynski
deceased
German economist and economic historian (1904-1997) · 1904–1997
Days lived
33,927
🇩🇪Karin Reschke
German journalist · b. 1940
Days alive
27,394
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
deceased
philosopher · 1857–1935
Days lived
28,491
🇩🇪Kristian Kiehling
German actor · b. 1976
Days alive
14,245
🇺🇸Kyle Chandler
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
18,263
🇭🇺Lea Gottlieb
deceased
Israeli fashion designer and businesswoman (1918–2012) · 1918–2012
Days lived
34,396
🇬🇧Marit Allen
deceased
English fashion journalist and costume designer (1941-2007) · 1941–2007
Days lived
24,177
🇺🇸Maureen Connolly
deceased
American tennis player (1934-1969) · 1934–1969
Days lived
12,697
🇯🇵Minako Kotobuki
actor · b. 1991
Days alive
8,767
Narendra Modi
politician · b. 1950
Days alive
23,742
🇪🇸Norberto Font y Sagué
deceased
Spanish geologist (1873–1910) · 1873–1910
Days lived
13,363
🇺🇸Orlando Cepeda
deceased
film director · 1937–2024
Days lived
31,697
🇵🇱Peja
singer · b. 1976
Days alive
14,245
🇺🇸Rasheed Wallace
American basketball player · b. 1974
Days alive
14,976
🇩🇪Robert Lembke
deceased
German television presenter (1913-1989) · 1913–1989
Days lived
27,514
Toghrul Asgarov
athlete · b. 1992
Days alive
8,401
🇩🇪Valentin Schweiger
German actor · b. 1995
Days alive
7,306
🇩🇪Viktoria Brams
German actress · b. 1943
Days alive
26,299

Died on This Day

Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa
deceased
politician · 1937–2021
Days lived
30,881
Adnan Menderes
deceased
Notable Trials · 1899–1961
Days lived
22,905

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
59,429
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,107

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,100
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,273
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,970

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,480
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,994

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,923
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,345

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Adrian Nicholas

🇬🇧Adrian Nicholas

deceased

athlete · 1962–2005

Days lived

15,904

Bradford Tracey

🇨🇦Bradford Tracey

musician · 1951–1987

Days lived

13,222

Christian Rätsch

🇩🇪Christian Rätsch

German ethnopharmacologist, anthropologist, author (1957–2022) · 1957–2022

Days lived

23,892

David Kipiani

🇬🇪David Kipiani

athlete · 1951–2001

Days lived

18,355

Emil Ludwig

🇨🇭Emil Ludwig

writer · 1881–1948

Days lived

24,707

Ernst von Gotthilf-Miskolczy

🇦🇹Ernst von Gotthilf-Miskolczy

Austrian architect and art collector (1865-1950) · 1865–1950

Days lived

31,032

Fred Sauer

🇦🇹Fred Sauer

actor · 1886–1952

Days lived

24,172

Friedrich Adolf Paneth

🇦🇹Friedrich Adolf Paneth

chemist · 1887–1958

Days lived

25,950

Henrik Major

🇭🇺Henrik Major

Hungarian-American caricaturist (1889-1948) · 1889–1948

Days lived

21,612

Hermidita

🇪🇸Hermidita

football player · 1924–2005

Days lived

29,515

Laura Ashley

🇬🇧Laura Ashley

Welsh designer of textiles, clothing, and home furnishings (1925-1985) · 1925–1985

Days lived

21,926

Motono Ichirō

🇯🇵Motono Ichirō

Japanese noble (1862-1918) · 1862–1918

Days lived

20,632

Otto Röhm

Otto Röhm

entrepreneur · 1876–1939

Days lived

23,197

Otto Ruff

Otto Ruff

chemist · 1871–1939

Days lived

24,733

Paul Schebesta

🇩🇪Paul Schebesta

German priest (1887–1968) · 1887–1967

Days lived

29,401

Rob Hoffmann

🇺🇸Rob Hoffmann

Dutch baseball player (1939–2010) · 1939–2010

Days lived

25,945

Rudolf Olden

Rudolf Olden

Journalist, author, lawyer and human rights activist (1885–1940) · 1885–1940

Days lived

20,335

Spiro Agnew

Spiro Agnew

Notable Trials · 1918–1996

Days lived

28,438

Vitas Gerulaitis

🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis

American tennis player (1954–1994) · 1954–1994

Days lived

14,664

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,455

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,118

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,993

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,898

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,898

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,898

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,898

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,898

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,898

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,898

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,898

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,898

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,898

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,898

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,803

Barys Kit

🇷🇺Barys Kit

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,384

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

37,963

Toko Shinoda

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,421

Kanzi

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,743

Tilikum

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,797

Stubbs

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,406

Harambe

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,212

April

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,763

Boo

🇺🇸Boo

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,692

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,543

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,985

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,951

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,585

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,029

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,681

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,012

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,681

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,033

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,576

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,486

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,463

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,883

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,700

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,995

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,308

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,265

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,044