On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 17 2023
Events on This Day
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Braun Studios Acquisition
Scooter Braun
Born on This Day
Alan Minter🇬🇧
deceasedMiddleweight boxer champion of the world (1951–2020) · 1951–2020
Days lived
25,226
Carlos Prates🇧🇷
Mixed martial arts fighter · b. 1993
Days alive
10,957
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Christian Ehler🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1963
Days alive
21,915
Christian Kohlund🇨🇭
Swiss actor · b. 1950
Days alive
26,663
Doet Beets
deceasedDutch baseball player (1917–1989) · 1917–1989
Days lived
26,110
Eduard Strauch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman SS, Security Police and Security Service commander and convicted war criminal · 1906–1955
Days lived
17,926
Elizabeth Báthory
deceasedNotable Trials · 1560–1614
Days lived
19,727
Francis Gary Powers
deceasedNotable Trials · 1929–1977
Days lived
17,516
Hazel Bishop🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chemist and cosmetics company founder (1906–1998) · 1906–1998
Days lived
33,713
Herta Müller🇩🇪
YouTube personality · b. 1953
Days alive
25,567
István Kovács🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1970
Days alive
19,358
István Lichteneckert🇭🇺
deceasedfencer (1892–1929) · 1892–1929
Days lived
13,598
Jacques Neirynck🇧🇪
deceasedscientist · 1931–2025
Days lived
34,310
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Jelena Karleuša🇷🇸
Serbian singer · b. 1978
Days alive
16,436
Jiang Zemin🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,169
Jim Courier🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1970
Days alive
19,358
Jon Gruden🇺🇸
American football coach (born 1963) · b. 1963
Days alive
21,915
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Jörg Friedrich🇩🇪
German author and historian (1944-) · b. 1944
Days alive
28,854
Jorginho🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player and manager (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
21,549
Kaukab Noorani Okarvi🇵🇰
writer · b. 1957
Days alive
24,106
Kemp Muhl🇺🇸
Singer-songwriter · b. 1987
Days alive
13,149
Kurt Hiller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman essayist and activist (1885–1972) · 1885–1972
Days lived
31,821
Larry Ellison
entrepreneur · b. 1944
Days alive
28,854
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Lil Pump
rapper · b. 2000
Days alive
8,400
Lotte Jacobi🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1896–1990
Days lived
34,229
Mae West🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer (1893–1980) · 1893–1980
Days lived
31,873
Militsa Zyornova🇬🇪
deceaseda Doctor of Medicine, dentist, religious figure (1899–1994) · 1899–1994
Days lived
34,503
Millard Drexler🇺🇸
American business manager · b. 1944
Days alive
28,854
Paul Kirchhoff🇲🇽
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1900-1972) · 1900–1972
Days lived
26,325
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Phoebe Bridgers🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1994
Days alive
10,592
Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss🇩🇪
actor and director · b. 1962
Days alive
22,280
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Raffaello Matarazzo🇮🇹
deceasedItalian filmmaker (1909–1966) · 1909–1966
Days lived
20,727
Ralf Richter🇩🇪
actor · b. 1957
Days alive
24,106
Reinhard Hesse🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1956–2004) · 1956–2004
Days lived
17,587
Robert De Niro🇺🇸
Film director · b. 1943
Days alive
29,220
Rudy York🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1913–1970
Days lived
20,626
Sean Penn
Oscar Winners · b. 1960
Days alive
23,010
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Stephan Eicher🇨🇭
actor · b. 1960
Days alive
23,010
Susanne Stichler🇩🇪
German journalist and newscaster · b. 1969
Days alive
19,723
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Thierry Henry🇫🇷
French association football player and manager (born 1977) · b. 1977
Days alive
16,801
Tobias Schönenberg🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1986
Days alive
13,514
V. S. Naipaul🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1932–2018
Days lived
31,405
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Walter Noddack🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1893–1960
Days lived
24,583
Wilhelm Grube🇷🇺
deceasedGerman linguist (1855-1908) · 1855–1908
Days lived
19,312
Willem Duys🇺🇸
deceasedrapper · 1928–2011
Days lived
30,239
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William Gallas🇫🇷
football player · b. 1977
Days alive
16,801
Died on This Day
Billy Murray🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1877–1954) · 1877–1954
Days lived
28,207
Boelie Kessler🇳🇱
deceasedDutch footballer (1896-1971) · 1896–1971
Days lived
27,287
Delmer Daves🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904–1977) · 1904–1977
Days lived
26,687
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Ernst Jäckh🇺🇸
deceasedJournalist and Orientalist (1875–1959) · 1875–1959
Days lived
30,856
Fernand Léger🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1881–1955
Days lived
27,221
Franc Gubenšek🇸🇮
deceasedSlovene biochemist (1937–2010) · 1937–2010
Days lived
26,588
Francesco Cossiga🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1928–2010
Days lived
29,972
Frank Beard🇺🇸
deceasedComposer · 1949–2026
Days lived
28,191
Frank Livingstone🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand lawn bowls competitor · 1886–1966
Days lived
29,235
Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician of the CDU and Vice President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) (1933-2015) · 1933–2015
Days lived
30,117
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Günther Pancke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1899-1973) · 1899–1973
Days lived
27,136
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe🇺🇸
deceasedGerman architect (1886–1969) · 1886–1969
Days lived
30,458
Maria Paudler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1903–1990) · 1903–1990
Days lived
31,835
Marosa di Giorgio🇺🇾
deceasedUruguayan writer (1932-2004) · 1932–2004
Days lived
26,360
Oldo Hlaváček🇸🇰
deceasedactor · 1934–2025
Days lived
33,441
Pál Bogár🇭🇺
deceasedbasketball player · 1927–2012
Days lived
31,031
Reinhold Victor Walther Graef
deceasedGerman judge and politician (1873-1937) · 1873–1937
Days lived
23,565
Rudolf Hess
deceasedNotable Trials · 1894–1987
Days lived
34,080
Torsten Michaelis🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and dub actor (1961–2025) · 1961–2025
Days lived
23,574
Uta Franz🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1935–2012
Days lived
28,092
Wilhelm Cohn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1859-1913) · 1859–1913
Days lived
19,915
Wilhelm Uhde🇫🇷
deceasedGerman art historian, dealer and collector (1874-1947) · 1874–1947
Days lived
26,590
Władysław Komar🇵🇱
deceasedathletics competitor (1940-1998) · 1940–1998
Days lived
21,312
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Wojciech Korfanty
deceasedjournalist · 1873–1939
Days lived
24,224
Wolfgang Leonhard🇦🇹
deceasedGerman author, historian (1921–2014) · 1921–2014
Days lived
34,091
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
62,319
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
50,997
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,345
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,008
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
45,883
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
44,788
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
44,788
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,788
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,788
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
44,788
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,788
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
44,788
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,788
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
44,788
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
44,788
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,788
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
43,693
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
40,853
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,040
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,317
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,163
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,860
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
67,433
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
57,875
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
56,841
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
56,475
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
53,919
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
52,571
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,370
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,884
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
76,902
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
57,571
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
35,923
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
33,466
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
31,376
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,353
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,813
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,235
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
18,773
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
17,590
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
16,885
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,198
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,155
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
15,934