On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 11 2016
Born on This Day
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Amy Madigan🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
Andreas Birnbacher🇩🇪
military person · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Andreas Menger🇩🇪
German footballer (born 1972) · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Anja Knapp🇩🇪
athlete · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
Bashar al-Assad
Notable Trials · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
Bear Bryant🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican college football coach (1913–1983) · 1913–1983
Days lived
25,339
D. H. Lawrence🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish writer and poet (1885–1930) · 1885–1930
Days lived
16,242
Daniel Jocelyn🇳🇿
athlete · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
David Tepper🇺🇸
Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
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Dwayne Jarrett🇺🇸
American football player, wide receiver · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Eric Abidal🇫🇷
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
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Erich von Falkenhayn🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1861–1922
Days lived
22,123
Felipe Saad🇧🇷
football player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Ferdinand Marcos
deceasedNotable Trials · 1917–1989
Days lived
26,315
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Franz Beckenbauer🇩🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1945–2024
Days lived
28,607
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Gernot Rumpold🇦🇹
Austrian politician · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
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Gherman Titov🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1935–2000
Days lived
23,751
Hans-Ulrich Wehler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman historian (1931–2014) · 1931–2014
Days lived
30,248
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Harold Anderson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1902-1967) · 1902–1967
Days lived
23,651
Ian Abercrombie
deceasedActor · 1934–2012
Days lived
28,261
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In-Grid🇮🇹
singer-songwriter · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Jacques Peirotes🇫🇷
deceasedFrench politician (1869–1935) · 1869–1935
Days lived
24,098
Jazz Gillum🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican blues harmonica player (1904–1966) · 1904–1966
Days lived
22,479
Krunoslav Lovrek🇭🇷
Croatian footballer (born 1979) · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
László Szabó🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1934–2013
Days lived
28,673
Ludacris🇺🇸
American rapper and actor (born 1977) · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Manoj Bharathiraja🇮🇳
deceasedActor · 1976–2025
Days lived
17,727
Marcel Saibert🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Mats Levén🇸🇪
singer · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
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Michel Jobert🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1921–2002
Days lived
29,477
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Moby🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
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Neelix🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
O. Henry
deceasedNotable Trials · 1862–1910
Days lived
17,433
Olga Kardopoltseva🇧🇾
Belarusian racewalker · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Philipp Bouhler🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1899–1945
Days lived
16,686
Rudolf Kassner🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian writer, essayist, translator and cultural philosopher (1873–1959) · 1873–1959
Days lived
31,247
Semyon Lavochkin
deceasedscientist · 1900–1960
Days lived
21,821
Serge Haroche🇫🇷
scientist · b. 1944
Days alive
26,298
Tobias Hauke🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
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Tyler Hoechlin🇺🇸
film director · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
Vinoba Bhave🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1895–1982
Days lived
31,841
Vivian Cheruiyot🇰🇪
Kenyan long-distance runner · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1891–1948) · 1891–1948
Days lived
20,685
Died on This Day
Abimael Guzmán
deceasedNotable Trials · 1934–2021
Days lived
31,694
Alberto Fujimori
deceasedNotable Trials · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,459
Bärbel Bohley🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist and politician (1945-2010) · 1945–2010
Days lived
23,851
Carl Carls🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1880–1958) · 1880–1958
Days lived
28,483
Curt Goetz🇨🇭
deceasedGerman actor and writer (1888-1960) · 1888–1960
Days lived
26,230
Donald W. Davis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican businessman (1921-2010) · 1921–2010
Days lived
32,600
Ellen Richter🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1891–1969
Days lived
28,534
Ernst Barczewski🇵🇱
deceasedpolitician (1861-1937) · 1861–1937
Days lived
27,952
Eva Justin🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1909–1966) · 1909–1966
Days lived
20,838
Hans Grundig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1901-1958) · 1901–1958
Days lived
21,023
Ian Porterfield🇬🇧
deceasedfootball player · 1946–2007
Days lived
22,492
Joachim Fuchsberger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and television host (1927–2014) · 1927–2014
Days lived
31,961
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Joe Schmidt🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1932-2024) · 1932–2024
Days lived
33,839
Joe Zawinul🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007) · 1932–2007
Days lived
27,459
John O'Malley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican Jesuit priest and professor of theology (1927–2022) · 1927–2022
Days lived
34,791
Kim Hunter🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1922-2002) · 1922–2002
Days lived
29,158
Klaus Johann Jacobs🇨🇭
deceasedentrepreneur · 1936–2008
Days lived
26,215
Nikita Khrushchev
deceasedmilitary person · 1894–1971
Days lived
28,272
Prince Louis of Battenberg🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1854–1921
Days lived
24,581
Reinhold Schünzel🇩🇪
deceasedactor and director (1888-1954) · 1886–1954
Days lived
24,779
Roland Reber🇩🇪
deceasedGerman director and writer (1954–2022) · 1954–2022
Days lived
24,868
Rudolph Schoenheimer🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American biochemist (1898-1941) · 1898–1941
Days lived
15,829
Salvador Allende🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1908–1973
Days lived
23,818
Steve de Shazer🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychotherapist · 1940–2005
Days lived
23,819
William Auld🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1924–2006
Days lived
29,894
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
59,788
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,466
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,814
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,477
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,352
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,257
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,257
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,257
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,257
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,257
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,257
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,257
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,257
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,257
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,257
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,257
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,162
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,322
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
67,459
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,102
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
3,398
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,632
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,329
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,902
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,344
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,310
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,944
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,388
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
50,040
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,839
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,353
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,371
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
55,040
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,392
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,935
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,845
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,822
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,282
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,704
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,242
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,059
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,354
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,667
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,624
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,403