On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 13 1968
Born on This Day
Alexander Rybak🇳🇴
singer-songwriter · b. 1986
Alison Goldfrapp🇬🇧
singer · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Bea Arthur
deceasedtelevision actor · 1922–2009
Days lived
31,759
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Bibiane Schoofs
Dutch tennis player · b. 1988
Bogdan Leonte🇫🇷
French rugby union player · b. 1986
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Britta Becker🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1973
Candice King🇺🇸
actor · b. 1987
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Carrie Lam🇬🇧
politician · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
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Casey Stoney🇬🇧
football player · b. 1982
Chris Gibson🇺🇸
New York politician; retired Colonel in the United States Army · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Chris Oxspring🇦🇺
film director · b. 1977
Dawn Harper-Nelson🇺🇸
American hurdler · b. 1984
Debby Ryan🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1993
Divyenndu🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1983
Eberhard Schoener🇩🇪
musician · b. 1938
Days alive
10,958
Eckart Hien🇩🇪
German judge · b. 1942
Days alive
9,497
Evelin Lindner🇳🇴
German academic · b. 1954
Days alive
5,114
Georges Braque🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1882–1963
Days lived
29,694
Georgi Fingov
deceasedBulgarian architect · 1874–1944
Days lived
25,443
György Schirilla🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1939–1999
Days lived
21,816
Hans Wölpert🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter · 1898–1957
Days lived
21,417
Harm Wiersma🇳🇱
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
Harry Schwarz🇩🇪
deceasedSouth African activist (1924-2010) · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,314
Heinrich Bolleter🇨🇭
Swiss bishop · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
Heinrich XLV, Hereditary Prince Reuss of Gera🇩🇪
deceasedGerman prince (1895-1953) · 1895–1945
Days lived
18,130
Herbert Kemmer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1905–1962) · 1905–1962
Days lived
21,030
Johannes Thiele
deceasedchemist · 1865–1918
Days lived
19,331
John Kasich🇺🇸
American politician and former television host (born 1952) · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (NSDAP), MdR, SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS (1896-1967) · 1896–1967
Days lived
26,132
Julia Schwarzbach🇩🇪
German weightlifter · b. 1989
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Karen Iwata🇯🇵
singer · b. 1998
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Laura Izibor🇮🇪
Irish singer–songwriter, pianist, producer and arranger · b. 1987
Lena Dunham🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1986
Leopold Potesil🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian boxer (1933–2023) · 1933–2023
Days lived
32,757
Linda Geiser🇨🇭
Swiss actress · b. 1935
Days alive
12,054
Maggie Mae🇩🇪
deceasedGerman singer and actress (1960–2021) · 1960–2021
Days lived
22,389
Oguchi Onyewu🇺🇸
football player · b. 1982
Oskar Kellner
deceasedchemist · 1851–1911
Days lived
22,046
Otto Ritter von Dandl
deceasedGerman politician (1868-1942) · 1868–1942
Days lived
27,034
Peter Frenkel🇩🇪
East German athlete · b. 1939
Days alive
10,593
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Reinhard Mannesmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman engineer and entrepreneur (1856–1922) · 1856–1922
Days lived
24,023
Robert Pattinson🇬🇧
actor · b. 1986
Ronnie Coleman🇺🇸
American IFBB professional bodybuilder · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Samantha Morton🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1977
Sara Gomer🇬🇧
British female tennis player · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Actor · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
Stephen Colbert🇺🇸
American comedian and writer (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
1,461
Stevie Wonder🇺🇸
singer · b. 1950
Days alive
6,575
Sumio Hirota🇯🇵
film director · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
Sunny Leone🇨🇦
Businessperson · b. 1981
Tish Cyrus🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1967
Days alive
366
Tom Nalen🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1971
Toni Schneiders🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1920-2006) · 1920–2006
Days lived
31,494
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Trajan Langdon🇺🇸
film director · b. 1976
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Vjekoslav Bevanda🇧🇦
politician · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
Walter Richter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1905-1985) · 1905–1985
Days lived
29,294
Wolfgang Abel🇦🇹
deceasedanthropologist (1905-1997) · 1905–1997
Days lived
33,775
Zoltán Aczél🇭🇺
association football player · b. 1967
Days alive
366
Died on This Day
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Alexander Fadeyev
deceasedpolitician · 1901–1956
Days lived
19,864
Antonio Castillo🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish costume designer (1908-1984) · 1908–1984
Days lived
27,545
Chet Baker🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1929–1988
Days lived
21,326
Doris Day
deceasedfilm actor · 1922–2019
Days lived
35,469
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Erich Zepler🇩🇪
deceasedElectronics engineer, Chess problemist (1898–1980) · 1898–1980
Days lived
30,056
Frances Hodgkins🇬🇧
deceasedNew Zealand painter (1869–1947) · 1869–1947
Days lived
28,503
Fridtjof Nansen🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930) · 1861–1930
Days lived
25,051
Gary Cooper
deceasedOscar Winners · 1901–1961
Days lived
21,921
Georg Pahl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photojournalist and photographer (1900-1963) · 1900–1963
Days lived
22,850
Hans Sternberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1878-1948) · 1878–1948
Days lived
25,517
John Rittmeister🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1898–1943
Days lived
16,335
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José Mujica🇺🇾
deceasedpolitician · 1935–2025
Days lived
32,866
Jürgen Trumpf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman diplomat (1931–2023) · 1931–2023
Days lived
33,547
Mechthildis Thein🇩🇪
deceasedGerman stage and film actress (1888–1959) · 1888–1959
Days lived
26,064
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Mildred Scheel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1932–1985) · 1932–1985
Days lived
19,126
Mykola Khvylovyi
deceasedwriter · 1893–1933
Days lived
14,395
Otto Deßloch🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1889–1977
Days lived
32,112
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Otto Heckmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1901–1983) · 1901–1983
Days lived
29,909
Otto Maximilian Umbehr🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1902–1980
Days lived
28,605
Věra Suková
deceasedathlete · 1931–1982
Days lived
18,597
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Walter Husemann
deceasedGerman journalist (1909-1943) · 1909–1943
Days lived
12,215
Yaak Karsunke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer, lyricist, playwright and actor (1934–2025) · 1934–2025
Days lived
33,216
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
42,135
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
49,806
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
47,979
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,676
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,249
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,691
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,657
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,291
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,735
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,387
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,186
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,700
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,718
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,387
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,739
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,282
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,192
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,169
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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