On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 8 2023
Events on This Day
- milestone
Release of 'No Man's Land'
Olivia Dean - milestone
Solo Debut Album 'Layover'
Kim Taehyung (V)
Born on This Day
Aimee Mann🇺🇸
Singer-songwriter · b. 1960
Days alive
23,010
Akiyoshi Yoshida🇯🇵
Japanese association football player · b. 1966
Days alive
20,819
Alexander Parvus🇩🇪
deceasedGerman political activist (1867–1924) · 1867–1924
Days lived
20,914
Alfred Jarry🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1873–1907
Days lived
12,471
Alicia Rhodes🇬🇧
actor · b. 1978
Days alive
16,436
Artur Esche
deceasedGerman politician and judge (1857-1940) · 1857–1940
Days lived
30,405
Asha Bhosle🇮🇳
actor · b. 1933
Days alive
32,872
Avicii🇸🇪
deceasedRecord producer · 1989–2018
Days lived
10,451
Carsten Keller🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1939
Days alive
30,681
Christiane Krüger🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1945
Days alive
28,489
Christoph Eichhorn🇩🇪
actor · b. 1957
Days alive
24,106
Denis de Rougemont🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer (1906-1985) · 1906–1985
Days lived
28,944
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Diego Benaglio🇨🇭
Swiss footballer · b. 1983
Days alive
14,610
Eden Ben Basat🇮🇱
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
13,514
Ellie Dylan🇺🇸
executive · b. 1952
Days alive
25,932
Ewa Grabowska🇵🇱
Olympic alpine skier · b. 1962
Days alive
22,280
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Fernanda Abreu🇧🇷
singer · b. 1961
Days alive
22,645
Franz Klein🇩🇪
deceasedGerman tax academic and president of the federal fiscal court (1929–2004) · 1929–2004
Days lived
27,290
Friedrich Baumbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player · 1935–2025
Days lived
32,736
Gaten Matarazzo
actor · b. 2002
Days alive
7,670
Geno Espineli🇺🇸
Filipino-American baseball pitcher · b. 1982
Days alive
14,975
Georg Michaelis
deceasedpolitician · 1857–1936
Days lived
28,808
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Graham Mourie🇳🇿
New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1952
Days alive
25,932
Hans Bjerrum
deceasedDanish field hockey player · 1899–1979
Days lived
29,098
Hans Kehrl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Nazi economic functionary and convicted war criminal (1900-1984) · 1900–1984
Days lived
30,546
Harrie Kwinten🇳🇱
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1962
Days alive
22,280
Heinrich Kreutz
deceasedGerman astronomer (1854–1907) · 1854–1907
Days lived
19,290
Helga Hahnemann🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1937–1991
Days lived
19,796
Irmfried Eberl🇦🇹
deceasedSS officer, first commandant of Treblinka extermination camp (1910–1948) · 1910–1948
Days lived
13,675
Jens Woehrmann🇩🇪
tennis player · b. 1967
Days alive
20,454
Johnnie Lee Higgins🇺🇸
American football player, wide receiver, return specialist · b. 1983
Days alive
14,610
Les Wexner🇺🇸
Billionaire, Retail Executive · b. 1937
Days alive
31,411
Maciej Kozłowski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish actor (1957-2010) · 1957–2010
Days lived
19,238
Mario Adorf🇩🇪
German actor (born 1930) · b. 1930
Days alive
33,968
Max Kramer🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1903–1986
Days lived
30,217
Mojtaba Khamenei🇮🇷
Cleric · b. 1969
Days alive
19,723
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Nikolaus Newerkla🇦🇹
musician · b. 1974
Days alive
17,897
Peter Sellers🇬🇧
deceasedBritish actor and comedian (1925–1980) · 1925–1980
Days lived
20,043
Pink🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1979
Days alive
16,071
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Rasul Gamzatov🇷🇺
deceasedprobably the most famous poet writing in the Avar language (1923-2003) · 1923–2003
Days lived
29,276
Roop Singh🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player · 1910–1977
Days lived
24,571
Rosearik Rikki Simons🇺🇸
American voice actor, writer, graphic novelist, and artist · b. 1970
Days alive
19,358
Sabyasachi Chakraborty🇮🇳
actor · b. 1956
Days alive
24,471
Vasily Illarionov🇷🇺
Russian scientist · b. 1946
Days alive
28,124
Wibke Bruhns🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and news presenter (1938–2019) · 1938–2019
Days lived
29,505
Willie Williams🇬🇧
British stage and lighting designer · b. 1959
Days alive
23,376
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Yassine Benzia🇫🇷
football player · b. 1994
Days alive
10,592
Died on This Day
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Alexander Maslyakov🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet and Russian television presenter (1941–2024) · 1941–2024
Days lived
30,239
Ana Mendieta🇺🇸
deceasedathlete · 1948–1985
Days lived
13,443
Andrey Ignatyev🇷🇺
deceasedBulgarian scientist · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,360
Anton Pointner🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1884–1949
Days lived
23,649
Art Metrano🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1936–2021) · 1936–2021
Days lived
31,032
Chris Witchhunter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician (1965-2008) · 1966–2008
Days lived
15,591
Friedrich Mandl🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1900–1977
Days lived
28,335
Govind Sawant🇮🇳
deceasedIndian field hockey player (1935–2001) · 1935–2001
Days lived
24,026
Hermann Staudinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chemist, winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1881–1965) · 1881–1965
Days lived
30,849
Inge Brück🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,473
Jenő Ambrózi🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian weightlifter (1918-1985) · 1918–1985
Days lived
24,505
Josef Wirmer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime (1901-1944) · 1901–1944
Days lived
15,879
Karl Heinz Ruppel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman theater and literary critic (1900–1980) · 1900–1980
Days lived
29,223
Leni Riefenstahl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman filmmaker (1902–2003) · 1902–2003
Days lived
36,907
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Lilli Henoch
deceasedGerman track and field athlete (1899–1942) · 1899–1942
Days lived
15,657
Maurice Genevoix🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1890–1980
Days lived
32,790
Moondog🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican composer (1916–1999) · 1916–1999
Days lived
30,420
Paco Campos🇪🇸
deceasedfootball player · 1916–1995
Days lived
29,038
Paul Metz🇩🇰
deceasedDanish field hockey player (1892–1975) · 1892–1975
Days lived
30,244
Peter Hussing🇩🇪
deceasedboxer (1948-2012) · 1948–2012
Days lived
23,492
Queen Elizabeth II🇬🇧
deceasedQueen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,204
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Rainer Troppa🇩🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1958–2023
Days lived
23,778
Ray Barrett🇦🇺
deceasedsinger · 1927–2009
Days lived
30,080
Richard Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1864–1949
Days lived
31,134
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Stone Johnson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sprinter and football player (1940-1963) · 1940–1963
Days lived
8,535
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Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld🇩🇰
deceasedmilitary person · 1902–1944
Days lived
15,237
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Victor Horta🇧🇪
deceasedBelgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947) · 1861–1947
Days lived
31,655
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
62,341
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,019
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,367
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,030
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
45,905
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
44,810
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,810
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
44,810
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,810
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
44,810
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
44,810
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,810
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
44,810
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
44,810
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,810
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,810
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
43,715
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
40,875
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,062
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,339
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
68,185
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,882
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
67,455
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
57,897
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
56,863
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
56,497
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
53,941
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
52,593
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,392
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,906
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
76,924
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
57,593
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
35,945
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
33,488
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
31,398
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,375
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,835
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,257
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
18,795
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
17,612
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
16,907
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,220
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,177
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
15,956