On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 5 1968
Born on This Day
A. Leonard Allen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1891-1969) · 1891–1969
Days lived
28,489
Alfred Brendel🇦🇹
deceasedmusician · 1931–2025
Days lived
34,497
Andy Paz-Garriga🇫🇷
French baseball player · b. 1993
Anni Katharina Laakmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player · 1937–2025
Days lived
32,398
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli🇮🇹
deceasedItalian pianist · 1920–1995
Days lived
27,552
Benny Kauff🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1890-1961) · 1890–1961
Days lived
26,248
Bettina Tietjen🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Bill Sandifer🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Bodo Ebhardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect and castle explorer (1865–1945) · 1865–1945
Days lived
29,258
Bradley Cooper🇺🇸
television actor · b. 1975
Carles Aleñá
association football player · b. 1998
Clancy Brown🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1959
Days alive
3,287
David DeCoteau🇨🇦
Film director and producer · b. 1962
Days alive
2,191
Deadmau5🇨🇦
Producer & Tech Innovator · b. 1981
DJ BoBo🇨🇭
Swiss singer, rapper and dancer · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Eva Hagenbäumer🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1967
Days alive
365
Frédéric Taddeï🇫🇷
journalist · b. 1961
Days alive
2,556
Friedrich Blume🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musicologist (1893–1975) · 1893–1975
Days lived
30,270
Friedrich Dürrenmatt🇨🇭
deceasedwriter · 1921–1990
Days lived
25,545
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Glenn Turner🇦🇺
Australian field hockey player · b. 1984
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Günther Maria Halmer🇩🇪
actor · b. 1943
Days alive
9,131
Hayao Miyazaki🇯🇵
Japanese animator, film director, and mangaka (born 1941) · b. 1941
Days alive
9,861
Jane Wyman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1917–2007) · 1917–2007
Days lived
33,120
Jason Bates🇺🇸
film director · b. 1971
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
deceasedpolitician · 1921–2019
Days lived
35,902
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Jesús Vallejo
association football player · b. 1997
Jim Otto🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1938–2024) · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,546
Kenny Jackett🇬🇧
football player · b. 1962
Days alive
2,191
Klaus Bonhoeffer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman reistance fighter (1901-1945) · 1901–1945
Days lived
16,179
Konrad Adenauer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU · 1876–1967
Days lived
33,341
Kyla🇵🇭
Filipino singer and actress · b. 1981
Leila Meskhi🇬🇪
athlete · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Maciej Zieliński🇵🇱
politician · b. 1971
Mamata Banerjee🇮🇳
Politician · b. 1955
Days alive
4,748
Marilyn Manson
Artist · b. 1969
Markus Söder🇩🇪
German politician, CSU · b. 1967
Days alive
365
Marlon Roudette🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1983
Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish general and resistance fighter · 1893–1964
Days lived
26,069
Murtaz Khurtsilava
athlete · b. 1943
Days alive
9,131
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Mykhailo Mudryk
association football player · b. 2001
Oscar Klein🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian musician (1930-2006) · 1930–2006
Days lived
28,100
Paula Ludwig🇦🇹
deceasedartist · 1900–1974
Days lived
27,050
Rafael Vidaurreta🇪🇸
basketball player · b. 1977
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Raisa Gorbacheva🇷🇺
deceasedwife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1932-1999) · 1932–1999
Days lived
24,730
Rei Sakuma🇯🇵
actor · b. 1965
Days alive
1,095
Rick Tuten🇺🇸
deceasedPlayer of American football (1965-2017) · 1965–2017
Days lived
19,152
Ricky Paull Goldin🇺🇸
Emmy nominated American actor, director, producer and TV Host · b. 1965
Days alive
1,095
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Robert Duvall🇺🇸
deceasedTelevision actor · 1931–2026
Days lived
34,740
Sakis Rouvas🇬🇷
rapper · b. 1972
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Sam Phillips🇺🇸
deceasedEntrepreneur · 1923–2003
Days lived
29,426
Sasha🇩🇪
musician · b. 1972
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Saskia Sassen🇺🇸
Dutch-American sociologist · b. 1947
Days alive
7,670
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Sebastian Deisler🇩🇪
German football player · b. 1980
Shakeel Abbasi
Pakistani field hockey player · b. 1984
Shripad Narayan Pendse🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1913–2007
Days lived
34,411
Suki Waterhouse🇬🇧
Model · b. 1992
Sybille Binder🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1895–1962
Days lived
24,647
Thomas Brinkmann🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Tromla🇩🇪
musician · b. 1975
Uli Hoeneß
Notable Trials · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Umberto Eco🇮🇹
deceasedwriter · 1932–2016
Days lived
30,726
Vinnie Jones
Notable Trials · b. 1965
Days alive
1,095
Vugar Alakbarov
boxer · b. 1981
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Wieland Wagner🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1917–1966
Days lived
18,182
Wilbert Harrison🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican rhythm and blues singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player (1929-1994) · 1929–1994
Days lived
24,035
Ziya Erdal
football player · b. 1988
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
deceasedNotable Trials · 1928–1979
Days lived
18,717
Died on This Day
A. Leonard Allen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1891-1969) · 1891–1969
Days lived
28,489
Adolf Merckle🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1934–2009
Days lived
27,322
Aldrich Ames
deceasedFormer CIA Officer · 1941–2026
Days lived
30,905
Alfredo Silva Carvallo🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1906–1975
Days lived
25,049
Amelia Earhart🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939) · 1897–1939
Days lived
15,139
Bernhard Wicki🇨🇭
deceasedAustrian actor and film director (1919–2000) · 1919–2000
Days lived
29,289
Charles Mingus🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979) · 1922–1979
Days lived
20,712
Douglas Shearer🇨🇦
deceasedartist · 1899–1971
Days lived
25,981
Egon Biscan🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1940–2023
Days lived
29,962
Eusébio🇵🇹
deceasedathlete · 1942–2014
Days lived
26,278
Fritz Wendhausen🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1890–1962
Days lived
26,083
G. E. M. Anscombe🇬🇧
deceasedBritish analytic philosopher · 1919–2001
Days lived
29,879
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Hermann Klaatsch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1863–1916) · 1863–1916
Days lived
19,293
Jarmila Nygrýnová🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1953–1999
Days lived
16,760
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Jaroslav Poláček🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1905–1927
Days lived
7,945
John Guerin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican drummer · 1939–2004
Days lived
23,442
John Rabe🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1882–1950
Days lived
24,514
Josef Steinbach🇦🇹
deceasedOlympic weightlifter (1879–1937) · 1879–1937
Days lived
21,109
Karl Scharfenberg
deceasedentrepreneur · 1874–1938
Days lived
23,318
Luisito Bianchi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian presbyter and writer (1927-2012) · 1927–2012
Days lived
30,908
Max Born🇬🇧
deceasedscientist · 1882–1970
Days lived
31,801
Pierre Boulez
deceasedconductor · 1925–2016
Days lived
33,157
Radovan Zogović
deceasedMontenegrin poet (1907–1986) · 1907–1986
Days lived
28,629
Rainer Ludwig Claisen🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1851–1930
Days lived
28,845
Robert Garrison🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1872–1930) · 1872–1930
Days lived
20,989
Robert Hübner🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1948–2025
Days lived
27,819
Rod Dedeaux🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1914-2006) · 1914–2006
Days lived
33,560
Rudolf Klein-Rhoden🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1871–1936
Days lived
23,718
Sonny Bono🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1935–1998
Days lived
22,969
Tug McGraw🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1944-2004) · 1944–2004
Days lived
21,677
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
42,006
Gertrude W. Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedcharacter actress (1871-1968) · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,335
Camille Huysmans🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,338
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
Henry Hallett Dale🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
Days lived
34,012
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Rudolph Dirks🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,290
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
E. M. Forster🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970
Days lived
33,394
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003
Adolf Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973
Days lived
34,163
Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪
deceasedIrish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
Arthur Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
Helen Keller🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
Paul Hausser🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,677
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,677
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Sergeant Reckless🇺🇸
deceasedMongolian mare · 1948–1968
Days lived
7,438
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,850
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,547
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,120
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,562
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,528
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,162
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,606
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,258
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,057
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,571
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,589
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,258
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,610
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,153
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,063
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,040
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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