On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 3 1968
Born on This Day
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Alfred Braun🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and director (1888–1978) · 1888–1978
Days lived
32,751
Anker Sørensen🇩🇰
deceasedDanish film editor and director (1926–2010) · 1926–2010
Days lived
30,789
Aruna Irani🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Benoît Cheyrou🇫🇷
French footballer (born 1981) · b. 1981
Benon Liberski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish painter and graphic artist (1926-1983) · 1926–1983
Days lived
20,801
Bill Brandt🇬🇧
deceasedjournalist · 1904–1983
Days lived
29,085
Bing Crosby
deceasedOscar Winners · 1903–1977
Days lived
27,193
Brando Va'aulu🇳🇿
Australian rugby union player · b. 1987
Christina Hendricks🇺🇸
British-American actress (born 1975) · b. 1975
Conny Plank🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1940–1987
Days lived
17,395
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David Koch
deceasedbusinessperson · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,966
Ducksy Walsh🇮🇪
deceasedGaelic handball player (1966–2016) · 1966–2016
Days lived
18,356
Ella Langley🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1999
Ernst Scholz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1874-1932) · 1874–1932
Days lived
21,238
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Florian Wirtz
association football player · b. 2003
Genevieve Nnaji
actor · b. 1979
George Gore🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1857–1933
Days lived
27,894
Hubert Mohr🇩🇪
deceasedGerman priest, historian of religion and medievalist (1914-2011) · 1914–2011
Days lived
35,328
Igor Olshansky🇺🇸
Ukrainian gridiron football player (born 1982) · b. 1982
Ingo Zamperoni🇩🇪
German journalist and television presenter · b. 1974
Irakli Tsirekidze🇬🇪
athlete · b. 1982
James Brown
deceasedNotable Trials · 1933–2006
Days lived
26,899
Jaron Lanier🇺🇸
American computer scientist, musician, and author · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Jay Kogen🇺🇸
actor · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Jeff Garcia🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1975–2025
Days lived
18,484
Luce Irigaray🇧🇪
philosopher · b. 1930
Days alive
13,880
Ludwig Schmid-Wildy🇩🇪
deceasedGerman folk actor, director, writer and inventor (1896-1982) · 1896–1982
Days lived
31,317
Max Alvary🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect and opera singer (1815-1898) · 1856–1898
Days lived
15,528
Max Volmer
deceasedchemist · 1885–1965
Days lived
29,250
Michael Reiziger
football player · b. 1973
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Mikhail Prokhorov
entrepreneur · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Nona Gaprindashvili
athlete · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
Patrick Baur🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Petar Pismestrović🇦🇹
artist · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Pierre-Olivier Beckers🇧🇪
businessman · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Rachel Zegler
actor · b. 2001
Red Ruffing🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1905–1986) · 1905–1986
Days lived
29,510
Renato Balestra🇮🇹
deceasedItalian fashion designer (1924–2022) · 1924–2022
Days lived
36,001
Richard Waldemar🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor (1869–1946) · 1869–1946
Days lived
28,361
Sandi Toksvig🇬🇧
Danish-British comedian, writer and broadcaster · b. 1958
Days alive
3,653
Sugar Ray Robinson
deceasedboxer · 1921–1989
Days lived
24,816
Tony Wegas🇦🇹
Austrian singer-actor · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Traute Lafrenz🇩🇪
deceasedanti-Nazi resistance fighter (1919–2023) · 1919–2023
Days lived
37,928
Ulrich Faulhaber🇩🇪
German actor and voice actor · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
Věra Čáslavská🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1942–2016
Days lived
27,148
Xu Liangying🇨🇳
deceasedphilosopher · 1920–2013
Days lived
33,873
Yehuda Amichai🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1924–2000
Days lived
27,901
Died on This Day
Albert Arnold Gillespie🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1899–1978
Days lived
28,690
Christine Jorgensen🇺🇸
deceasedfirst American to become widely known for having sex reassignment surgery (1926–1989) · 1926–1989
Days lived
22,984
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Dalida🇪🇬
deceasedFilm actor · 1933–1987
Days lived
19,829
Detlev Kittstein🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player · 1944–1996
Days lived
19,062
Ernie Nevers🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1902–1976
Days lived
26,990
Ernst Hartwig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1851-1923) · 1851–1923
Days lived
26,406
Ernst Wollweber
deceasedmilitary person · 1898–1967
Days lived
25,022
François Houang🇫🇷
deceasedFrench writer and philosopher · 1911–1990
Days lived
28,731
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Harry Gibson🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1915–1991
Days lived
27,704
Hermann Kesten🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1900–1996
Days lived
35,159
Jessie Willcox Smith🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1863–1935
Days lived
26,171
John Meier🇩🇪
deceasedGerman folklorist (1864–1953) · 1864–1953
Days lived
32,464
Karl von Auwers
deceasedchemist · 1863–1939
Days lived
27,622
Lance Blanks🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player · 1966–2023
Days lived
20,690
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Mariano Fortuny🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish artist, photographer and fashion designer (1871-1949) · 1871–1949
Days lived
28,481
Oscar Kreuzer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman tennis player (1887–1968) · 1887–1968
Days lived
29,543
Raimund Harmstorf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1939-1998) · 1939–1998
Days lived
21,393
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Rolf Jahn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman association football player (1927-2001) · 1927–2001
Days lived
26,871
Werner Schwier🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1921–1982
Days lived
22,255
Wilhelm Groener🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1867–1939
Days lived
26,094
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
42,125
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
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
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
49,796
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
47,969
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,666
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,239
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,681
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,647
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,281
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,725
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,377
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,176
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,690
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,708
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,377
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,729
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,272
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,182
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,159
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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