On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 20 2016
Born on This Day
Adriano Gerlin da Silva🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Ainsley Earhardt🇺🇸
News presenter · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Alexander Mitscherlich🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1908–1982
Days lived
26,942
Allan Green🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
35,795
Anne Meara
deceasedstage actor · 1929–2015
Days lived
31,291
Asia Argento🇮🇹
Film director · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Brandon Burlsworth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1976-1999) · 1976–1999
Days lived
8,255
Carlos Hyde🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
Cédric Cambon🇫🇷
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Chris Cuthbert🇨🇦
sportscaster · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
Dagmar Altrichter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress and voice actress (1924–2010) · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,349
Dave Hemingway🇬🇧
Singer · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Douglas Gordon🇬🇧
British artist (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Elmar Brandt🇩🇪
musician · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Erwin Koeman
Dutch association football player and manager · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
Esham🇺🇸
American rapper · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
Fernando Rey🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish actor (1917–1994) · 1917–1994
Days lived
27,929
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Friedrich Sämisch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1896-1975) · 1896–1975
Days lived
28,818
George R. R. Martin🇺🇸
Writer · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
Glenn Romney
Dutch baseball player · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Haas Visser 't Hooft🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1905-1977) · 1905–1977
Days lived
26,244
Hans-Joachim Zillmer🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
Henning Wolff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and publisher · 1929–2006
Days lived
28,224
Henry Boyle🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1860–1932) · 1860–1932
Days lived
26,179
Jennifer Tour Chayes🇺🇸
American computer scientist and mathematician (born 1956) · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
Jim Taylor🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican footballer (1935-2018) · 1935–2018
Days lived
30,339
Joseph Kürschner
deceasedGerman editor (1853–1902) · 1853–1902
Days lived
17,843
Kurt Knispel🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1921–1945
Days lived
8,623
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Landry Bonnefoi🇫🇷
football player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Lloyd Blankfein
Actor · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
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Margaretha Grosser🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1934–2019
Days lived
30,984
Matthias Erzberger🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1875–1921
Days lived
16,776
Monica Zetterlund🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish singer and actress (1937-2005) · 1937–2005
Days lived
24,706
Peter Borgelt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1927-1994) · 1927–1994
Days lived
24,286
Philipp Vandenberg🇩🇪
writer · b. 1941
Days alive
27,394
Phillip Phillips🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
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Rudolf August Oetker🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1916–2007
Days lived
32,990
Sabine Christiansen🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
Sophia Loren🇮🇹
Actor · b. 1934
Days alive
29,951
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T. J. Lang🇺🇸
American football guard · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
Thomas Matthew Crooks🇺🇸
deceasedNotable Person · 2003–2024
Days lived
7,602
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Victor Ponta🇷🇴
63rd Prime Minister of Romania (2012-2015) · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
Victor Sjöström🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish film director, screenwriter and actor (1879-1960) · 1879–1960
Days lived
29,324
Yui Horie🇯🇵
singer · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Died on This Day
Anton Barnabas Fink🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian priest, politician and economist (1867-1947) · 1867–1947
Days lived
29,321
Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg🇩🇪
deceasedHead of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg (1923-2014) · 1923–2014
Days lived
33,485
Brian Clough🇬🇧
deceasedfootball player · 1935–2004
Days lived
25,386
Curtis Hanson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican filmmaker (1945–2016) · 1945–2016
Days lived
26,113
Eduard Wirths🇺🇸
deceasedGerman Nazi physician (1909–1945) · 1909–1945
Days lived
13,165
Émile Boirac🇫🇷
deceasedphilosopher · 1851–1917
Days lived
24,131
Fritz Delius🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1890-1966) · 1889–1966
Days lived
28,385
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Gherman Titov🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1935–2000
Days lived
23,751
Harry Stovey🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1856–1937
Days lived
29,493
Herbert Rosendorfer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1934–2012) · 1934–2012
Days lived
28,703
Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1918–2001) · 1918–2001
Days lived
30,461
Musa Anter
deceasedjournalist · 1920–1992
Days lived
26,561
Nick Holonyak🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1928–2022
Days lived
34,289
Presley Gerber🇺🇸
deceasedModel · 1999–2026
Days lived
9,942
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Raisa Gorbacheva🇷🇺
deceasedwife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1932-1999) · 1932–1999
Days lived
24,730
Ruth Fuchs🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,039
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Simon Wiesenthal🇭🇺
deceasedmusician · 1908–2005
Days lived
35,327
Tibor Sekelj
deceasedwriter · 1912–1988
Days lived
27,978
Walther von Lüttwitz
deceasedGerman general (1859-1942) · 1859–1942
Days lived
30,545
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
59,797
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,475
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,823
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,486
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,361
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,266
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,266
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,266
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,266
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,266
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,266
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,266
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,266
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,266
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,266
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,266
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,171
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,331
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
67,468
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,111
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
3,407
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,641
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,338
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,911
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,353
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,319
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,953
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,397
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
50,049
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,848
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,362
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,380
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
55,049
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,401
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,944
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,854
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,831
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,291
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,713
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,251
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,068
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,363
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,676
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,633
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,412