On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 25 1968
Born on This Day
Adam Neumann
Founder · b. 1979
Adolf Metzner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman athlete (1910–1978) · 1910–1978
Days lived
24,786
Al Pacino🇺🇸
Oscar Winners · b. 1940
Days alive
10,227
Albert King🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican blues musician (1923–1992) · 1923–1992
Days lived
25,443
Alfred Krauss🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian general, politician (1862-1938) · 1862–1938
Days lived
27,915
Anja Pärson🇸🇪
athlete · b. 1981
Barbara Rittner🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1973
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Björn Ulvaeus🇸🇪
Swedish musician; member of ABBA · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401
Breyton Paulse🇿🇦
South African rugby union footballer · b. 1976
Camilla Horn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1903-1996) · 1903–1996
Days lived
34,080
Cheick Diabaté🇲🇱
football player · b. 1988
Chen Zhaoxia🇨🇳
field hockey player · b. 1975
Cy Twombly🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1928–2011
Days lived
30,386
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Dejan Kulusevski
association football player · b. 2000
Ella Fitzgerald🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1917–1996
Days lived
28,906
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Frank De Winne🇧🇪
military person · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
Franz Kaiser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1891–1962) · 1891–1962
Days lived
25,889
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Freda Foh Shen🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1948
Days alive
7,305
Gabrielė Odinis🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1974
Gaëtan Bong🇫🇷
Cameroonian and French footballer · b. 1988
Georg Breinschmid🇦🇹
Austrian double bassist and composer · b. 1973
Gérard de Vaucouleurs🇺🇸
deceasedFrench astronomer (1918-1995) · 1918–1995
Days lived
28,289
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Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian politician (1926-2008) · 1926–2008
Days lived
30,000
Gladwyn Jebb🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1900–1996
Days lived
35,246
Guglielmo Marconi🇮🇹
deceasedscientist · 1874–1937
Days lived
23,096
Gweltaz ar Fur🇫🇷
singer-songwriter · b. 1950
Days alive
6,575
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Hank Azaria
Actor · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
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Hans-Joachim Böhme🇩🇪
deceasedminister (1931-1995) · 1931–1995
Days lived
23,392
István Dászkál🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian priest (1919-2003) · 1919–2003
Days lived
30,725
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Jason Lee🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1970
Jeff Coetzee🇿🇦
South African tennis player · b. 1977
Jens Adler🇩🇪
association football player · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Jim Simons
deceasedHedge Fund Manager & Investor · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,427
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Johan Cruyff🇳🇱
deceasedfootball player · 1947–2016
Days lived
25,171
Karl-Adolf Hollidt🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1891–1985
Days lived
34,360
Laura Birn
Actor · b. 1981
Leon Cooperman🇺🇸
Investor & Fund Manager · b. 1943
Days alive
9,132
Li Ao
deceasedTaiwanese writer (1935-2018) · 1935–2018
Days lived
30,278
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Marylise Lebranchu🇫🇷
French politician · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
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Pavel Šporcl🇨🇿
Czech violinist · b. 1973
Peter Hintze🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1950-2016) · 1950–2016
Days lived
24,322
Phil Moorby🇬🇧
deceasedAmerican computer scientist · 1953–2022
Days lived
25,345
Princess Muna Al-Hussein🇬🇧
Jordanian Royal · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
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Renée Zellweger🇺🇸
American actress (born 1969) · b. 1969
Sammy Drechsel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman political comedian, journalist and sports reporter (1925–1986) · 1925–1986
Days lived
22,184
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Sandra Borgmann🇩🇪
actor · b. 1974
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Ursula Strauss🇦🇹
actor · b. 1974
Werner Heyde🇩🇪
deceasedSS officer and psychiatrist (1902-1964) · 1902–1964
Days lived
22,574
William J. Brennan🇺🇸
deceasedU.S. Supreme Court justice from 1956 to 1990 · 1906–1997
Days lived
33,328
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Zach Morley🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1983
Died on This Day
Anatoly Zilber🇷🇺
deceasedRussian physician · 1931–2023
Days lived
33,674
August Kopff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1882-1960) · 1882–1960
Days lived
28,568
Bea Arthur
deceasedtelevision actor · 1922–2009
Days lived
31,759
Dexter Gordon🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) · 1923–1990
Days lived
24,529
Ginger Rogers🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress and dancer (1911–1995) · 1911–1995
Days lived
30,599
Harald Kreutzberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman dancer and choreographer (1902–1968) · 1902–1968
Days lived
23,877
Harry Belafonte🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1927–2023
Days lived
35,119
Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman World War II general and Nazi party member (1893-1968) · 1893–1968
Days lived
27,297
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Jack Rowe🇺🇸
deceasedMajor League Baseball player (1856-1911) · 1856–1911
Days lived
19,860
Jan Bernard Szlaga🇵🇱
deceasedPolish bishop (1940–2012) · 1940–2012
Days lived
26,269
Joe Perry🇺🇸
deceasedPlayer of American football (1927-2011) · 1927–2011
Days lived
30,774
John Havlicek🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player (1940–2019) · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,871
Konrad Meyer-Hetling🇩🇪
deceasedGerman SS Officer (1901-1973) : defendant in the RuSHA Trial (NMT 8) · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,278
Mario Bava🇮🇹
deceasedItalian director, screenwriter, special effects artist and cinematographer (1914–1980) · 1914–1980
Days lived
24,010
Richard Carr🇮🇳
deceasedIndian field hockey player · 1911–2000
Days lived
32,602
Stefanie Zweig🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1932–2014
Days lived
29,803
Trinle Gyatso
deceased12th Dalai Lama of Tibet (1857-1875) · 1856–1875
Days lived
7,054
Valerie Solanas🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1936–1988
Days lived
19,009
Walter Gross🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician and Nazi politician (1904-1945) · 1904–1945
Days lived
14,796
Wastl Fanderl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician (1915–1991) · 1915–1991
Days lived
27,699
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
deceasedGerman architect and archaeologist (1853–1940) · 1853–1940
Days lived
31,531
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
42,117
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
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
Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
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
49,788
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
47,961
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,658
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,231
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,673
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,639
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,273
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,717
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,369
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,168
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,682
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,700
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,369
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,721
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,264
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,174
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,151
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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