On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 18 2016
Born on This Day
Alain Casanova🇫🇷
French footballer · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
Alison Lohman🇺🇸
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Anna Netrebko🇸🇺
Opera singer · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Arthur Aeschlimann🇨🇭
Swiss judge · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
Bahman Nirumand🇩🇪
YouTube personality · b. 1936
Days alive
29,220
Bernard Werber🇫🇷
writer · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
Bert Fortell🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1924–1996
Days lived
26,276
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Billy Sims🇺🇸
American football player (born 1955) · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
Carl Hinrichs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1907-1967) · 1907–1967
Days lived
21,995
Carrie Kennedy🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fashion designer (1862–1915) · 1862–1915
Days lived
19,223
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Christian Pulisic
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
Corey Lewandowski🇺🇸
Political pundit · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Edwin Jackson🇺🇸
French basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Greta Garbo🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1905–1990
Days lived
30,890
Gustav Schwantes🇩🇪
deceasedGerman botanist (1881-1960) · 1881–1960
Days lived
28,914
Hermann Weil🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1868–1927
Days lived
21,563
Hugo Dollheiser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1927–2017) · 1927–2017
Days lived
32,892
Ilan🇮🇹
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Jack Warden
deceasedActor · 1920–2006
Days lived
31,350
Jacob Gary🇮🇱
deceasedIsraeli lawyer (1901-1974) · 1901–1974
Days lived
26,754
Jada Pinkett Smith🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
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James Scullin🇦🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1876–1953
Days lived
27,890
Jan-Åke Jonsson🇸🇪
Swedish businessman · b. 1951
Days alive
23,742
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Jason Sudeikis🇺🇸
actor · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
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Jerzy Połomski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish actor and singer (1933–2022) · 1933–2022
Days lived
32,564
Luísa Sobral🇵🇹
singer · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
Maksymilian Więcek🇵🇱
deceasedbasketball player · 1920–2006
Days lived
31,512
Mark Olson🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
Mateusz Kostrzewski🇵🇱
Polish basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Michael Kirkman🇺🇸
film director · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Najma Akhtar🇬🇧
singer · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Paul Van Grembergen🇧🇪
deceasedFlemish former minister (1937-2016) · 1937–2016
Days lived
28,749
Pete Cashmore🇬🇧
Scottish blogger and businessman · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Richard Thurnwald🇩🇪
deceasedAustrian anthropologist (1869-1954) · 1869–1954
Days lived
30,803
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Serge Ibaka🇨🇬
Congolese-Spanish basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Timotheus Höttges🇩🇪
German manager, CEO Deutsche Telekom · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
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Toni Kukoč🇺🇸
Croatian basketball player · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Tudor Casapu
Moldovan weightlifter · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Wolfgang Schäuble🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1942–2023
Days lived
29,684
Xzibit
Actor · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Died on This Day
Anni Katharina Laakmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player · 1937–2025
Days lived
32,398
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Anton Saefkow🇩🇪
deceasedGerman resistance fighter and communist (1903-1944) · 1903–1944
Days lived
15,034
Augusto Genina🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director and producer (1892-1957) · 1892–1957
Days lived
23,974
Bob Hayes🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and sprinter (1942–2003) · 1942–2002
Days lived
21,822
Dag Hammarskjöld🇸🇪
deceasedwriter · 1905–1961
Days lived
20,505
Franco Moschino🇮🇹
deceasedItalian fashion designer and artist (1950–1994) · 1950–1994
Days lived
16,274
Imata Kabua
deceasedformer President of the Marshall Islands (1943-2019) · 1943–2019
Days lived
27,880
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Jimi Hendrix🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1942–1970
Days lived
10,157
Karl-Heinz Vorsatz🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1927–1992
Days lived
23,642
Marcel Reich-Ranicki🇵🇱
deceasedjournalist · 1920–2013
Days lived
34,076
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
deceasedjudge · 1933–2020
Days lived
31,964
Sandy Saddler🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxer (1926–2001) · 1926–2001
Days lived
27,481
Stephanie Cole🇬🇧
deceasedActor · 1941–2026
Days lived
31,029
Ulrich Beiger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film actor (1918–1996) · 1918–1996
Days lived
28,513
Walter Schmitt🇩🇪
deceasedSS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS (1879-1945) · 1879–1945
Days lived
24,354
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
59,795
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,473
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,821
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,484
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,359
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,264
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,264
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,264
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,264
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,264
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,264
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,264
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,264
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,264
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,264
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,264
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,169
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,329
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
67,466
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,109
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
3,405
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,639
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,336
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,909
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,351
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,317
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,951
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,395
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
50,047
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,846
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,360
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,378
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
55,047
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,399
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,942
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,852
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,829
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,289
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,711
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,249
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,066
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,361
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,674
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,631
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,410