On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 10 2016
Born on This Day
Al St. John🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film actor (1892–1963) · 1892–1963
Days lived
25,699
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Alexa Glatch🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
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Andreas Herzog🇦🇹
Austrian association football player and manager · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Andrew Brown🇺🇸
American professional baseball infielder and outfielder · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Anthony Swarzak🇺🇸
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
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Ao Tanaka
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
Arnold Palmer🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican golfer (1929–2016) · 1929–2016
Days lived
31,792
Bill Stevenson🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Boom Jinx🇳🇴
Norwegian musician · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Carmine Gallone🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director, screenwriter, and film producer (1885-1973) · 1885–1973
Days lived
31,958
Charles Simonyi
space tourist · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
Charlie Waters🇺🇸
American football safety · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
Christiane Nielsen🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1936–2007
Days lived
25,777
Colin Firth
Oscar Winners · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Edith Jacobson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican German-born MD & psychoanalyst · 1897–1978
Days lived
29,673
Elsa Schiaparelli🇮🇹
deceasedItalian fashion designer and couturier (1890-1973) · 1890–1973
Days lived
30,379
Emīlija Benjamiņa🇱🇻
deceasedjournalist · 1881–1941
Days lived
21,927
Franz Werfel🇺🇸
deceasedmusician · 1890–1945
Days lived
20,073
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Friedrich Kurrent🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect (1931–2022) · 1931–2022
Days lived
32,995
G. Jason Bergenske🇺🇸
President & CEO of Bergenske Enterprises, Inc. · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Gerhard Jahn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1927-1998) · 1927–1998
Days lived
25,973
Giovanni Gronchi🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1887–1978
Days lived
33,274
Harald Krassnitzer🇦🇹
actor · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Hardy Hard🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Hilde Hildebrand🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1897–1976
Days lived
28,748
Jack Ma
entrepreneur · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Jeffrey Arends
Dutch baseball player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Jérémy Toulalan🇫🇷
football player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Jim Hines🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sprinter and football player (1946–2023) · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,025
João Carlos dos Santos🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
José Feliciano🇺🇸
Puerto Rican musician · b. 1945
Days alive
25,933
Karl Lagerfeld🇩🇪
deceasedCreative Director · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,208
Karl Wien🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1906–1937
Days lived
11,235
Ken Johnson🇬🇧
deceasedBritish jazz band-leader and dancer (1914–1941) · 1914–1941
Days lived
9,676
King Levinsky🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxer (1910-1991) · 1910–1991
Days lived
29,605
Klaus Granzow🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1927–1988) · 1927–1986
Days lived
21,398
Laurent Koscielny🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
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Lutz Hachmeister🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1959–2024
Days lived
23,727
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Matt Morgan🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
deceasedSoviet Ukrainian screenwriter, film producer and director (1894–1956) · 1894–1956
Days lived
22,721
Pepe Laso🇪🇸
basketball player · b. 1938
Days alive
28,490
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Péter Forgács🇭🇺
artist · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
Randy Johnson🇺🇸
film director · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Renate Sommer🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1958
Days alive
21,185
Shabtai Shikhman🇮🇱
deceasedIsraeli politician (1915–1987) · 1915–1987
Days lived
26,054
Tala Birell🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1907–1958
Days lived
18,423
Tanja Langer🇩🇪
German specialist in literature, writer and director · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Torsten May🇩🇪
boxer · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167
Zarbeg Beriashvili🇬🇪
deceasedGeorgian wrestler (1939-2020) · 1939–2020
Days lived
29,445
Died on This Day
Adrian Frutiger🇨🇭
deceasedartist · 1928–2015
Days lived
31,885
Augustus Devitt Vanech🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican attorney (1906–1967) · 1906–1967
Days lived
22,448
Breno Caldas🇧🇷
deceasedjournalist · 1910–1989
Days lived
28,924
Charlie Kirk🇺🇸
deceasedConservative Activist, Media Personality, TPUSA Founder · 1993–2025
Days lived
11,654
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Cliff Robertson
deceasedOscar Winners · 1923–2011
Days lived
32,143
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Diana Rigg🌍
deceasedTelevision actor · 1938–2020
Days lived
30,003
Ernest Payne🇬🇧
deceasedfootball player · 1884–1961
Days lived
28,019
Ernst Öpik🇬🇧
deceasedEstonian astronomer and astrophysicist (1893-1985) · 1893–1985
Days lived
33,560
Frank Mundus🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fisherman (1925-2008) · 1925–2008
Days lived
30,275
Franz Wessel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge (1903–1958) · 1903–1958
Days lived
20,277
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Friedrich Hoßbach🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1894–1980
Days lived
31,338
Gabor Varga🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish aviator (1961-2006) · 1961–2006
Days lived
16,615
Hans Gugelot🇩🇪
deceasedIndonesia-born German industrial designer (1920–1965) · 1920–1965
Days lived
16,598
Jane Wyman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1917–2007) · 1917–2007
Days lived
33,120
Jutta Limbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge and politician (SPD),President of the Federal Constitutional Court · 1934–2016
Days lived
30,118
Peter Vladimirov
deceasedjournalist · 1905–1953
Days lived
17,784
Rudolf Petersen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1878-1962) · 1878–1962
Days lived
30,569
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Yosef Shofman🇮🇱
deceasedIsraeli diplomat (1903–1978) · 1903–1978
Days lived
27,484
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
59,787
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,465
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,813
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,476
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,351
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,256
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,256
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,256
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,256
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,256
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,256
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,256
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,256
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,256
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,256
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,256
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,161
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,321
Toko Shinoda🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021
Days lived
39,420
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,458
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,101
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Stubbs🇺🇸
deceasedOrange tabby cat · 1997–2017
Days lived
7,405
April🇺🇸
deceasedReticulated giraffe · 2000–2021
Days lived
7,762
Boo🇺🇸
deceasedPomeranian · 2006–2019
Days lived
4,691
Maru🇯🇵
Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007
Days alive
3,397
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,631
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,328
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,901
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,343
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,309
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,943
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,387
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
50,039
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,838
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,352
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,370
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
55,039
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,391
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,934
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,844
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,821
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,281
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,703
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,241
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,058
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,353
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,666
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,623
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,402