On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 2 2016
Born on This Day
Abel Mutai🇰🇪
Kenyan long-distance runner · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
Adel Ferdosipour🇮🇷
journalist · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Aggelos Tsamis🇬🇷
Greek professional basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Alfred Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1919–1986) · 1919–1986
Days lived
24,273
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Alfred Roller🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian painter, graphic designer, and set designer (1864-1935) · 1864–1935
Days lived
25,819
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Alice Walton
entrepreneur · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
Alina Freund🇩🇪
actor · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov🇷🇺
deceasedKazakh basketball player (1944–2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,551
Ayumi Hamasaki🇯🇵
singer-songwriter · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Bettina Dajka🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
Bud Abbott🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1897–1974
Days lived
27,962
Carlos Bonet🇵🇾
Paraguayan footballer · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
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Dieter Pfaff🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1947–2013
Days lived
23,896
Dirk Brinkmann🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
Don McLean🇺🇸
American singer-songwriter · b. 1945
Days alive
25,933
Donna Karan🇺🇸
American fashion designer (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
Edmund Clifton Stoner🇬🇧
deceasedscientist · 1899–1968
Days lived
25,288
Ernest Bai Koroma
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
Ernst Sagebiel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1892–1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,277
Ethel Grey Terry🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1882–1931
Days lived
17,627
Frank Malina🇺🇸
deceasedmusician · 1912–1981
Days lived
25,240
Friedrich Simon Archenhold
deceasedGerman astronomer (1861–1939) · 1861–1939
Days lived
28,500
Fumio Narita🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1946–2011
Days lived
23,577
Hans Wolff🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1911–1979
Days lived
24,714
Jeff Bennett🇺🇸
American voice actor · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Jeong Keun-woo🇰🇷
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Jim Root🇺🇸
American guitarist · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Johannes Baptista Sproll🇩🇪
deceasedGerman bishop (1870-1949) · 1870–1949
Days lived
28,642
John Gurdon🇬🇧
deceasedBritish developmental biologist (1933–2025) · 1933–2025
Days lived
33,608
Keith Earls🇮🇪
Irish rugby union player · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
László Kocsár🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Lee Hodson🇬🇧
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
9,132
Leopold Figl🇦🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1902–1965
Days lived
22,865
Luke Wilkshire🇦🇺
Australian association football player · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Mahatma Gandhi🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1869–1948
Days lived
28,608
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Maria Ressa
Notable Trials · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Marion Bartoli🇫🇷
French tennis player · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Mark Rypien🇨🇦
Canadian-born American football player (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Matt Reynolds🇺🇸
film director · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Maynard V. Olson🇺🇸
American scientist · b. 1943
Days alive
26,664
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Mike Rutherford🇬🇧
British pop rock musician, guitarist and songwriter · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
Oliver Bender🇩🇪
German actor and voice actor (b. 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Ralph Arthur Roberts
deceasedGerman actor, director, and scriptwriter (1884–1940) · 1884–1940
Days lived
20,249
Reinhard Krull🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
Rufat Riskiyev
boxer · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
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Simon Pierro🇩🇪
German magician · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Sting🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1951
Days alive
23,742
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Sven Lörig🇩🇪
German journalist and television presenter · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
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Tammy Abraham
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
Tilly Fleischer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman javelin thrower (1911–2005) · 1911–2005
Days lived
34,254
Vitaly Kunin🇩🇪
German chess player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Werner Lorenz
deceasedGerman general (1891-1974) · 1891–1974
Days lived
30,112
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Willy Ley🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1906–1969
Days lived
22,911
Wolfhart Pannenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman theologian (1928–2014) · 1928–2014
Days lived
31,383
Xavier Naidoo🇩🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Zhao Benshan🇨🇳
Chinese actor · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
Died on This Day
Bjørnar Andresen🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian jazz musician (1945–2004) · 1945–2004
Days lived
21,734
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George Bradley🇺🇸
deceasedMajor League Baseball player (1852–1931) · 1852–1931
Days lived
28,934
Gia Nadareishvili🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1921–1991
Days lived
25,577
Grethe Weiser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1903-1970) · 1903–1970
Days lived
24,689
Gunther Philipp🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1918–2003
Days lived
31,162
Heinz G. Konsalik🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1921–1999
Days lived
28,616
Kornél Sámuel
deceasedHungarian sculptor (1883–1914) · 1883–1914
Days lived
11,497
Loni Nest🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1915-1990) · 1915–1990
Days lived
27,453
Ludwig Hofmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer and manager (1900-1935) · 1900–1935
Days lived
12,898
Ludwig Schupmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1851–1920) · 1851–1920
Days lived
25,454
Marcel Duchamp🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1887–1968
Days lived
29,651
Neville Marriner🇬🇧
deceasedBritish conductor and violinist (1924–2016) · 1924–2016
Days lived
33,773
Otto Günsche🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,419
Sándor A. Tóth🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian artist (1904–1980) · 1904–1980
Days lived
27,937
Sass Jordan🇨🇦
deceasedSinger · 1960–2026
Days lived
24,024
Svante August Arrhenius🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish astronomer, chemist and physicist (1859–1927) · 1859–1927
Days lived
25,061
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
59,809
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,487
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,835
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,498
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,373
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,278
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,278
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,278
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,278
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,278
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,278
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,278
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,278
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,278
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,278
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,278
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,183
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,343
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
67,480
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,123
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
3,419
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,653
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,350
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,923
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,365
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,331
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,965
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,409
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
50,061
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,860
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,374
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,392
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
55,061
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,413
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,956
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,866
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,843
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,303
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,725
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,263
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,080
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,375
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,688
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,645
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,424