On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 11 2016
Born on This Day
Adam Gottron🇩🇪
deceasedGerman priest (1889–1971) · 1889–1971
Days lived
29,967
Adin Ross
Streamer · b. 2000
Days alive
5,844
Alexander Hacke🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
Amitabh Bachchan
film actor · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
Amr Diab🇪🇬
Egyptian singer, composer and actor · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
András Orvos🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1925–2001
Days lived
27,533
Anne Enright🇮🇪
YouTube personality · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Anton Räderscheidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1892-1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,271
Anton Schaller🇨🇭
Swiss journalist and politician · b. 1944
Days alive
26,298
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Berthold Laufer🇺🇸
deceasedGerman academic (1874-1934) · 1874–1934
Days lived
21,886
Cardi B
Music · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
Christopher McNaughton🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Dutch Clark🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1906–1978) · 1906–1978
Days lived
26,231
Erté🇫🇷
deceasedRussian-born French designer (1892-1990) · 1892–1990
Days lived
35,620
Étienne Barilier🇨🇭
Swiss journalist, translator and writer · b. 1947
Days alive
25,203
Friedrich Bergius🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1884–1949
Days lived
23,545
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Hans Kelsen🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian lawyer (1881–1973) · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,427
Hans Söhnker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1903-1981) · 1903–1981
Days lived
28,316
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,352
IImar Reepalu🇸🇪
Estonian-Swedish architect and politician (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
26,664
Ivory Joe Hunter🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1911–1974
Days lived
23,039
Jan de Kreek🇳🇱
deceasedfootball player · 1903–1988
Days lived
30,807
Jane Zhang🇨🇳
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Jay Grdina🇺🇸
actor · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Jean-Jacques Goldman🇫🇷
singer · b. 1951
Days alive
23,742
John Nettles🇬🇧
actor · b. 1943
Days alive
26,664
Kálmán Jeszenszky🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian priest (1873-1946) · 1873–1946
Days lived
26,407
Karl Hofer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1878–1955) · 1878–1955
Days lived
27,932
Konrad Hungerbühler🇨🇭
Swiss chemist · b. 1952
Days alive
23,376
Marguerite Wildenhain🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1896–1985
Days lived
32,277
Martina Müller🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Matthias Witthaus🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Michael Stonebraker🇺🇸
American computer scientist (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
26,664
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Michelle Trachtenberg🇺🇸
deceasedFilm actor · 1985–2025
Days lived
14,383
Miroslav Dvořák🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1951–2008
Days lived
20,698
Nesta Carter
Jamaican sprinter · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Nyron Nosworthy🇬🇧
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Orlando Hernández🇨🇺
film director · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
Otto Schulz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman non-commissioned SS officer and manager of the German Equipment Works in Dachau (1903-?) · 1903–2000
Days lived
35,146
Paula Schramm🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Pavel Černý🇨🇿
football player · b. 1962
Days alive
19,724
Peggy Parnass🇸🇪
deceasedGerman-Swedish journalist, writer and actress · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,582
Peter Thiel
Venture Investor & Entrepreneur · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Ram🇮🇳
Indian film director · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
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Richard Lugner🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1932–2024
Days lived
33,543
Sal Khan🇺🇸
American educator (born 1976) · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Sascha Hehn🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
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Séamus Coleman🇮🇪
Irish association football player · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
Sean Murray🇬🇧
football player · b. 1993
Days alive
8,401
Stan Douglas🇨🇦
artist · b. 1960
Days alive
20,454
Thure Riefenstein🇩🇪
actor · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
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Valerie Niehaus🇩🇪
actor · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Wang Mingjuan🇨🇳
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323
Will White🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player, pitcher, manager (1854–1911) · 1854–1911
Days lived
20,777
Died on This Day
Anton von Henle
deceasedGerman catholic priest and theologian (1851-1927) · 1851–1927
Days lived
27,900
Bob Galvin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican businessman (1922–2011) · 1922–2011
Days lived
32,509
Chinmoy Kumar Ghose
deceasedIndian writer and spiritual teacher (1931–2007) · 1931–2007
Days lived
27,804
Dorothea Lange🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1895–1965
Days lived
25,705
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Ernst Lindner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1935–2012) · 1935–2012
Days lived
28,339
Gene Barth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football official · 1930–1991
Days lived
22,532
Hanns Hörbiger🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian inventor and scientist (1860-1931) · 1860–1931
Days lived
25,882
Jean Cocteau🇫🇷
deceasedFrench writer and filmmaker (1889–1963) · 1889–1963
Days lived
27,125
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Johannes R. Becher🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1891–1958
Days lived
24,613
Josef Hopmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1890–1975) · 1890–1975
Days lived
30,973
Reinhard Hesse🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1956–2004) · 1956–2004
Days lived
17,587
Veronika Neugebauer🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1968–2009
Days lived
14,928
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
59,818
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,496
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,844
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,507
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,382
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,287
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,287
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,287
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,287
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,287
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,287
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,287
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,287
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,287
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,287
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,287
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,192
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,352
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
67,489
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,132
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
3,428
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,662
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,359
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,932
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,374
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,340
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,974
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,418
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
50,070
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,869
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,383
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,401
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
55,070
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,422
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,965
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,875
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,852
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,312
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,734
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,272
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,089
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,384
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,697
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,654
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,433