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September 17 2019

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Events on This Day

Birth of Son
Layla Anna-Lee
milestone
Champions League Debut
Ferran Torres
milestone

Born on This Day

Almazbek Atambaev
4th President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan · b. 1956
Days alive
23,011
🇺🇸Anastacia
singer · b. 1968
Days alive
18,628

Died on This Day

Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa
deceased
politician · 1937–2021
Days lived
30,881
Adnan Menderes
deceased
Notable Trials · 1899–1961
Days lived
22,905

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
60,890
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
49,568

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
68,561
🇺🇸Kanzi
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
14,204

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
66,734
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
66,431

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
671,941
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
151,455

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
29,384
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
22,806

Born on September 17 Died on September 17 On This Day Day Lookup

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🇺🇸Cassandra Peterson

American actress. · b. 1951

Days alive

24,838

Fátima Bernardes

🇧🇷Fátima Bernardes

journalist · b. 1962

Days alive

20,820

Francesc Capdevila

🇪🇸Francesc Capdevila

Spanish artist · b. 1956

Days alive

23,011

Friedrich Wilhelm von Loebell

🇩🇪Friedrich Wilhelm von Loebell

German politician (1855-1931) · 1855–1931

Days lived

27,824

Günther Fielmann

🇩🇪Günther Fielmann

entrepreneur · 1939–2024

Days lived

30,790

Hank Williams

🇺🇸Hank Williams

singer-songwriter · 1923–1953

Days lived

10,700

Heidelinde Weis

🇦🇹Heidelinde Weis

actor · 1940–2023

Days lived

30,384

Hesham Qandil

🇪🇬Hesham Qandil

Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013 · b. 1962

Days alive

20,820

Irena Kwiatkowska

🇵🇱Irena Kwiatkowska

Polish actress (1912-2011) · 1912–2011

Days lived

35,962

J. Willard Marriott

🇺🇸J. Willard Marriott

American hotel founder (1900–1985) · 1900–1985

Days lived

31,012

James Simon

🇩🇪James Simon

entrepreneur · 1851–1932

Days lived

29,469

Janez Janša

🇸🇮Janez Janša

Slovenian politician (born 1958) · b. 1958

Days alive

22,281

Jean Venturini

🇫🇷Jean Venturini

French poet and sailor (1919–1940) · 1919–1940

Days lived

7,579

Jürgen Kuczynski

🇩🇪Jürgen Kuczynski

German economist and economic historian (1904-1997) · 1904–1997

Days lived

33,927

Karin Reschke

🇩🇪Karin Reschke

German journalist · b. 1940

Days alive

28,855

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

philosopher · 1857–1935

Days lived

28,491

Kristian Kiehling

🇩🇪Kristian Kiehling

German actor · b. 1976

Days alive

15,706

Kyle Chandler

🇺🇸Kyle Chandler

Actor · b. 1965

Days alive

19,724

Lea Gottlieb

🇭🇺Lea Gottlieb

Israeli fashion designer and businesswoman (1918–2012) · 1918–2012

Days lived

34,396

Marit Allen

🇬🇧Marit Allen

English fashion journalist and costume designer (1941-2007) · 1941–2007

Days lived

24,177

Maureen Connolly

🇺🇸Maureen Connolly

American tennis player (1934-1969) · 1934–1969

Days lived

12,697

Minako Kotobuki

🇯🇵Minako Kotobuki

actor · b. 1991

Days alive

10,228

Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi

politician · b. 1950

Days alive

25,203

Norberto Font y Sagué

🇪🇸Norberto Font y Sagué

Spanish geologist (1873–1910) · 1873–1910

Days lived

13,363

🇺🇸Orlando Cepeda

film director · 1937–2024

Days lived

31,697

Peja

🇵🇱Peja

singer · b. 1976

Days alive

15,706

Rasheed Wallace

🇺🇸Rasheed Wallace

American basketball player · b. 1974

Days alive

16,437

Robert Lembke

🇩🇪Robert Lembke

German television presenter (1913-1989) · 1913–1989

Days lived

27,514

Toghrul Asgarov

Toghrul Asgarov

athlete · b. 1992

Days alive

9,862

Valentin Schweiger

🇩🇪Valentin Schweiger

German actor · b. 1995

Days alive

8,767

Viktoria Brams

🇩🇪Viktoria Brams

German actress · b. 1943

Days alive

27,760

Adrian Nicholas

🇬🇧Adrian Nicholas

deceased

athlete · 1962–2005

Days lived

15,904

Bradford Tracey

🇨🇦Bradford Tracey

musician · 1951–1987

Days lived

13,222

Christian Rätsch

🇩🇪Christian Rätsch

German ethnopharmacologist, anthropologist, author (1957–2022) · 1957–2022

Days lived

23,892

David Kipiani

🇬🇪David Kipiani

athlete · 1951–2001

Days lived

18,355

Emil Ludwig

🇨🇭Emil Ludwig

writer · 1881–1948

Days lived

24,707

Ernst von Gotthilf-Miskolczy

🇦🇹Ernst von Gotthilf-Miskolczy

Austrian architect and art collector (1865-1950) · 1865–1950

Days lived

31,032

Fred Sauer

🇦🇹Fred Sauer

actor · 1886–1952

Days lived

24,172

Friedrich Adolf Paneth

🇦🇹Friedrich Adolf Paneth

chemist · 1887–1958

Days lived

25,950

Henrik Major

🇭🇺Henrik Major

Hungarian-American caricaturist (1889-1948) · 1889–1948

Days lived

21,612

Hermidita

🇪🇸Hermidita

football player · 1924–2005

Days lived

29,515

Laura Ashley

🇬🇧Laura Ashley

Welsh designer of textiles, clothing, and home furnishings (1925-1985) · 1925–1985

Days lived

21,926

Motono Ichirō

🇯🇵Motono Ichirō

Japanese noble (1862-1918) · 1862–1918

Days lived

20,632

Otto Röhm

Otto Röhm

entrepreneur · 1876–1939

Days lived

23,197

Otto Ruff

Otto Ruff

chemist · 1871–1939

Days lived

24,733

Paul Schebesta

🇩🇪Paul Schebesta

German priest (1887–1968) · 1887–1967

Days lived

29,401

Rob Hoffmann

🇺🇸Rob Hoffmann

Dutch baseball player (1939–2010) · 1939–2010

Days lived

25,945

Rudolf Olden

Rudolf Olden

Journalist, author, lawyer and human rights activist (1885–1940) · 1885–1940

Days lived

20,335

Spiro Agnew

Spiro Agnew

Notable Trials · 1918–1996

Days lived

28,438

Vitas Gerulaitis

🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis

American tennis player (1954–1994) · 1954–1994

Days lived

14,664

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

46,916

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

46,579

George Polley

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

44,454

Giovanny Ramos

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

43,359

Eduardo Hernández Martínez

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

43,359

Keith Padgett

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

43,359

Clifford Swann

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

43,359

Rebecca W. Keller

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,359

Diane Pozefsky

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,359

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,359

Fee Plumley

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,359

Shrikrishna Raut

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

43,359

Shaherose Charania

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

43,359

David Segal

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

43,359

Pete Briggs

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

42,264

Henk Vissers

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

39,424

Toko Shinoda

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,421

Magdolna Tóth

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

38,611

🇺🇸April

deceased

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,763

Maru

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

4,500

Jiffpom

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

3,491

Fiona

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

967

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

66,004

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

56,446

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

55,412

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

55,046

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

52,490

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

51,142

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

75,473

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

56,142

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

34,494

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

32,037

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

29,947

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

27,924

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

17,344

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

16,161

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

15,456

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

14,769

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

14,726

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

14,505