On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 14 2016
Born on This Day
Albert Arnold Gillespie🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1899–1978
Days lived
28,690
Alesia Graf🇩🇪
deceasedBelarusian-born German boxer (1980-2024) · 1980–2024
Days lived
15,868
Arleen Sorkin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1955–2023) · 1955–2023
Days lived
24,786
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Betty Heidler🇩🇪
German hammer thrower · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Bob Hiller🇬🇧
England international rugby union player (born 1942) · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
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Brandon Weeden🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Charlie Kirk🇺🇸
deceasedConservative Activist, Media Personality, TPUSA Founder · 1993–2025
Days lived
11,654
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Cliff Richard🇬🇧
entrepreneur · b. 1940
Days alive
27,759
Dou Wei🇨🇳
musician · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167
Dwight D. Eisenhower🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1890–1969
Days lived
28,654
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Elena Dementieva🇷🇺
Russian tennis player · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
Erich Kahler🇩🇪
deceasedLiterary critic, public intellectual (1885–1970) · 1885–1970
Days lived
30,937
François Bozizé
politician · b. 1946
Days alive
25,568
Fritz Pauer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian composer and pianist (1943–2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
25,098
Gábor P. Szabó🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1902–1950
Days lived
17,302
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Hannah Arendt🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1906–1975
Days lived
25,253
Heinrich Lübke🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1894–1972
Days lived
28,298
Ignace Gelb🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican historian (1907-1985) · 1907–1985
Days lived
28,559
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Isaac Mizrahi
Actor · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
Javon Walker🇺🇸
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Jim Jackson🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
Julia Leischik🇩🇪
Television producer and presenter · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
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Jyrki Katainen🇫🇮
Finnish politician · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Karen Bardsley🇺🇸
football player · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Kurt Feltz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman songwriter, lyricist, music producer (1910–1982) · 1910–1982
Days lived
26,225
Lesley Groff🇺🇸
Former executive assistant · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Lillian Gish🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993
Days lived
36,295
Litokwa Tomeing
deceasedformer President of the Marshall Islands (1939-2020) · 1939–2020
Days lived
29,584
Lukas Resetarits🇦🇹
actor · b. 1947
Days alive
25,203
Margarete Susman🇨🇭
deceasedGerman poet, journalist and author (1872-1966) · 1872–1966
Days lived
34,061
Marian Vayreda i Vila🇪🇸
deceasedmilitary person · 1853–1903
Days lived
17,975
Patricia Crowther🇬🇧
deceasedBritish Wiccan · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,775
Paúl Ambrosi🇪🇨
Ecuadorian footballer · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Peter Gatter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television presenter, journalist and radio host (1943–1997) · 1943–1997
Days lived
19,677
Ralph Lauren
Founder of Ralph Lauren Corp · b. 1939
Days alive
28,125
Ray Ewry🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican track and field athlete (1873–1937) · 1873–1937
Days lived
23,360
Robert Webber
deceasedActor · 1924–1989
Days lived
23,593
Rudolf Ismayr🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter (1908-1998) · 1908–1998
Days lived
32,714
Saber Khelifa
Tunisian association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Savannah Outen🇺🇸
singer · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
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Scylla🇧🇪
Rapper · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
Steve Coogan🇮🇪
English actor and comedian · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
Susan Sideropoulos🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Tayfun Bademsoy
actor · b. 1958
Days alive
21,185
Thomas Luckmann🇩🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,351
Tonny Cohen
Dutch baseball player · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
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Udo Kier🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1944–2025) · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,625
Usher🇺🇸
American R&B singer (born 1978) · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Werner Daehn🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
Wu Yize🇨🇳
Snooker player · b. 2003
Days alive
4,749
Died on This Day
Armin Dassler🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1929–1990
Days lived
22,309
Ashawna Hailey🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer scientist and philanthropist (1949–2011) · 1949–2011
Days lived
22,651
Benno von Arent🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and SS officer (1898-1956) · 1898–1956
Days lived
21,301
Benoit Mandelbrot🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,374
Bing Crosby
deceasedOscar Winners · 1903–1977
Days lived
27,193
Dietrich Starck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician and biologist (1908-2001) · 1908–2001
Days lived
33,983
Elemér Schulek🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian chemist, pharmacist, professor (1893–1964) · 1893–1964
Days lived
26,035
Errol Flynn🇺🇸
deceasedAustralian actor (1909–1959) · 1909–1959
Days lived
18,378
Friedrich Simon Archenhold
deceasedGerman astronomer (1861–1939) · 1861–1939
Days lived
28,500
Georg Wilhelm von Siemens🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1855–1919
Days lived
23,451
Heidrun Mohr-Mayer
deceasedGerman jeweler (1941–2014) · 1941–2014
Days lived
26,886
Hermann Scheer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1944-2010) · 1944–2010
Days lived
24,274
José Lello🇵🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1944–2016
Days lived
26,447
José Luis García Cobos🇲🇽
deceasedMexican association football player (1924-2015) · 1924–2015
Days lived
33,507
Leonard Bernstein
deceasedconductor · 1918–1990
Days lived
26,348
Max Cahner🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish writer and politician (1936-2013) · 1936–2013
Days lived
28,074
Michael Asher🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican conceptual artist (1943-2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
25,294
Michael Forest🇺🇸
deceasedVoice actor · 1929–2026
Days lived
35,609
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Otto Hönigschmid🇦🇹
deceasedchemist · 1878–1945
Days lived
24,686
Ralf Wolter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1926–2022) · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,021
Toni Catany🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish photographer (1942-2013) · 1942–2013
Days lived
25,993
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
59,821
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,499
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,847
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,510
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,385
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,290
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,290
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,290
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,290
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,290
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,290
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,290
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,290
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,290
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,290
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,290
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,195
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,355
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
67,492
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,135
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
3,431
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,665
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,362
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,935
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,377
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,343
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,977
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,421
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
50,073
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,872
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,386
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,404
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
55,073
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,425
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,968
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,878
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,855
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,315
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,737
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,275
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
15,092
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,387
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,700
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,657
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,436