On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 16 2016
Born on This Day
Albrecht Kossel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics · 1853–1927
Days lived
26,954
Aleksandr Medved🇧🇾
deceasedathlete · 1937–2024
Days lived
31,763
Alexander Gilman🇩🇪
musician · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Alexander Korda🇭🇺
deceasedBritish film director (1893–1956) · 1893–1956
Days lived
22,773
Anca Parghel🇷🇴
deceasedsinger, music teacher · 1957–2008
Days lived
18,708
Andrei Guțu
Moldovan weightlifter · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Bob de Voogd
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
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Brett Sheehan🇦🇺
Australian rugby union player · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Bruce Hunter🇳🇿
rugby union player · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
Carl Andre🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist (1935-2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,272
Carl Carls🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1880–1958) · 1880–1958
Days lived
28,483
Chazz Witherspoon🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Chester McGlockton🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1969-2011) · 1969–2011
Days lived
15,415
Dan Dickau🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
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David Copperfield
illusionist · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
Erich Kempka🇩🇪
deceasedchauffeur to Adolf Hitler (1910-1975) · 1910–1975
Days lived
23,506
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Esther Vilar🇩🇪
Argentine writer · b. 1935
Days alive
29,586
Evgenija Shmirina🇩🇪
German chess player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Flo Rida🇺🇸
singer · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Gal Fridman
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Hernán Cristante🇦🇷
Argentine footballer and manager · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167
Herwarth Walden🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1878–1941
Days lived
23,055
Jakob Sporrenberg🇩🇪
deceasedNazi German SS-Gruppenführer (1902－1952) · 1902–1952
Days lived
18,344
Juan Severino Somoza🇦🇷
Argentine-Portuguese rugby union footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
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Juliusz Bursche🇵🇱
deceasedPolish bishop (1862–1942) · 1862–1942
Days lived
29,011
Karen Horney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican-German psychoanalyst · 1885–1952
Days lived
24,550
Karl Dönitz
deceasedNotable Trials · 1891–1980
Days lived
32,606
Karl von Auwers
deceasedchemist · 1863–1939
Days lived
27,622
Karl-Heinz Riedle🇩🇪
German association football player and manager · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
Karsten Kobs🇩🇪
German hammer thrower · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Katie Melua🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Klaus-Peter Müller🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1944
Days alive
26,298
Lauren Bacall🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1924–2014) · 1924–2014
Days lived
32,837
Lee Kuan Yew
deceasedFounding Father of Singapore · 1923–2015
Days lived
33,426
Lonnie Bradley🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
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Marc Anthony🇺🇸
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Marco Höger🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
Bahraini track and field athlete · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Mel Hall🇺🇸
film director · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Netth Soul🇨🇮
Ivorian artist · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
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Nick Jonas🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
Nina Eichinger🇩🇪
German TV presenter and actress · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Rafael Alkorta🇪🇸
Spanish footballer · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Sebastian Biederlack🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Special D.🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
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Sprent Dabwido
deceasedpresident of Nauru (1972-2019) · 1972–2019
Days lived
17,035
Susan L. Graham🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
Tekin Kurtuluş
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
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Traugott Herr🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1890–1976
Days lived
31,255
Wang Houjun🇨🇳
deceasedChinese football player and coach (1943-2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
25,269
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Willi Marquardt🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1932–2017
Days lived
31,119
Died on This Day
Alexander Friedmann🇷🇺
deceasedRussian mathematician (1888-1925) · 1888–1925
Days lived
13,605
Antal Róka🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1927–1970
Days lived
15,789
Arthur Daniel Healey🇺🇸
deceasedUnited States federal judge (1889-1948) · 1889–1948
Days lived
21,445
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1920–2016
Days lived
34,980
Clive Sinclair🇬🇧
deceasedentrepreneur · 1940–2021
Days lived
29,633
Fouad Elmohandes🇪🇬
deceasedEgyptian actor (1924-2006) · 1927–2006
Days lived
28,865
Friedrich Zimmermann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1925-2012) · 1925–2012
Days lived
31,837
George Gore🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1857–1933
Days lived
27,894
Guy Béart🇫🇷
deceasedFrench singer (1930-2015) · 1930–2015
Days lived
31,108
Hans Häckermann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1930-1995) · 1930–1995
Days lived
23,938
Jean-Baptiste Charcot🇫🇷
deceasedathlete · 1867–1936
Days lived
25,265
Karl Dröse🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player · 1913–1996
Days lived
30,214
Ludovic Gaurier🇫🇷
deceasedFrench speleologist (1875–1931) · 1875–1931
Days lived
20,498
Manfred Freyberger🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1930–1980
Days lived
18,436
Nguyen Van Thuan
deceasedVietnamese Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop and venerable (1928–2002) · 1928–2002
Days lived
27,180
Phog Allen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football and basketball coach (1885–1974) · 1885–1974
Days lived
32,443
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,637
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Robert Redford🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor and director (1936—2025) · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,536
Rolf Köhler🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1951–2007
Days lived
20,569
Walter von Unruh🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1877-1956) · 1877–1956
Days lived
28,749
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
59,793
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,471
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,819
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,482
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,357
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,262
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,262
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,262
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,262
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,262
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,262
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,262
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,262
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,262
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,262
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,262
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,167
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,327
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
67,464
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,107
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
3,403
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,637
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,334
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,907
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,349
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,315
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,949
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,393
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
50,045
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,844
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,358
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,376
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
55,045
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,397
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,940
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,850
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,827
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,287
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,709
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,247
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,064
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,359
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,672
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,629
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,408