On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 25 1968
Born on This Day
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Aïssa Maïga🇫🇷
Senegalese actress, director, writer, producer, and activist. · b. 1975
Amy Klobuchar🇺🇸
writer · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
Billy Murray🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1877–1954) · 1877–1954
Days lived
28,207
Brec Bassinger
Actor · b. 1999
Brian Urlacher🇺🇸
American football player (born 1978) · b. 1978
Charles Binamé🇨🇦
Canadian director (born 1949) · b. 1949
Days alive
6,940
Cillian Murphy🇮🇪
Oscar Winners · b. 1976
Cory Arcangel🇺🇸
American video and digital artist (born 1978) · b. 1978
Daniel Passarella🇦🇷
football player · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
Enrique Sabari🇨🇺
Cuban weightlifter · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Ernst von Weizsäcker🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1882–1951
Days lived
25,272
Ernst Wahle🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist and politician (1889-1981) · 1889–1981
Days lived
33,478
Ethan Suplee🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1976
Ezekiel Kemboi🇰🇪
Kenyan runner · b. 1982
Francis Mer🇫🇷
deceasedentrepreneur · 1939–2023
Days lived
30,840
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François Bayrou🇫🇷
former Prime Minister of France (2024–2025) · b. 1951
Days alive
6,210
Georgia Nanscawen🇦🇺
Australian field hockey player · b. 1992
Gordon H. Smith🇺🇸
American politician · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Grete Reinwald🇩🇪
deceasedactress (1902-1983) · 1902–1983
Days lived
29,584
Gustav Regler🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1898–1963
Days lived
23,609
Herwart Koppenhöfer🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1946
Days alive
8,036
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Ibrahima Konaté
association football player · b. 1999
Janina Stopper🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1989
Jeffrey Bewkes🇺🇸
American media executive, CEO of Time Warner since 2008 · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Justin Henry🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1971
Kevin Lynch🇮🇪
deceasedIrish hunger striker (1956-1981) · 1956–1981
Days lived
9,199
Lennart Gabrielsson🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish CEO · 1909–1988
Days lived
29,049
Léon Bourjade🇫🇷
deceasedWorld War I flying ace (1889–1924) · 1889–1924
Days lived
12,933
Lizzi Waldmüller🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor and singer (1904–1945) · 1904–1945
Days lived
14,928
Majka Jeżowska🇵🇱
Polish singer · b. 1960
Days alive
2,922
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Mike Myers🇨🇦
Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Miles Malleson🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish actor (1888–1969) · 1888–1969
Days lived
29,513
Monica Lierhaus🇩🇪
German journalist and television personality · b. 1970
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Octavia Spencer
Actor · b. 1970
Otto Dempwolff
deceasedGerman linguist and anthropologist (1871–1938) · 1871–1938
Days lived
24,657
Pieter Zeeman
deceasedDutch physicist (1865–1943) · 1865–1943
Days lived
28,625
Randall Simon🇨🇼
baseball player · b. 1975
Robert Barta🇨🇿
Czech artist · b. 1975
Roman Reigns🇺🇸
American professional wrestler (born 1985) · b. 1985
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Sandra Nasić🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1976
Satsuki Yukino🇯🇵
actor · b. 1970
Sicelo Mhlauli🌍
deceasedPolitical activist · 1949–1985
Days lived
13,182
Svetlana Podobedova🇷🇺
Russian weightlifter · b. 1986
Tav Falco🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1945
Days alive
8,401
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Tip O'Neill🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian baseball player (1860–1915) · 1858–1915
Days lived
21,038
Tite🇧🇷
football player · b. 1961
Days alive
2,557
Tom T. Hall🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican country musician (1936–2021) · 1936–2021
Days lived
31,133
Vitali Tajbert🇩🇪
boxer · b. 1982
Vladimír Franz🇨🇿
politician · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
Władysław Klabiński🇵🇱
deceasedPolish sportsperson (1925-2004) · 1925–2004
Days lived
28,713
Yahya Jammeh
politician · b. 1965
Days alive
1,096
Yoan Gouffran🇫🇷
football player · b. 1986
Died on This Day
Balbir Singh, Sr.🇮🇳
deceasedIndian field hockey player (1924–2020) · 1924–2020
Days lived
34,926
Cathy Hudgins🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,730
Edmund Dulac🇫🇷
deceasedFrench-born British illustrator and stamp designer (1882–1953) · 1882–1953
Days lived
25,782
Eva Zippel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman sculptor and artist (1925–2013) · 1925–2013
Days lived
32,167
Ferenc Ottó Lakatos🇭🇺
deceasedmodel · 1865–1942
Days lived
28,172
Georg von Küchler
deceasedNotable Trials · 1881–1968
Days lived
31,771
Hein Hoop🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1927–1986
Days lived
21,648
Henry Boyle🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1860–1932) · 1860–1932
Days lived
26,179
Herb Jeffries🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1913–2014
Days lived
36,768
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Hermann Friedmann🇵🇱
deceasedPolish-German philosopher · 1873–1957
Days lived
30,724
Hermine Sterler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1894-1982) · 1894–1982
Days lived
32,207
Ilse Zielstorff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1935-2015) · 1935–2015
Days lived
29,092
Leonora Carrington🇲🇽
deceasedartist · 1917–2011
Days lived
34,382
Lyubov Popova
deceasedartist · 1889–1924
Days lived
12,802
Neale Daniher🌍
deceasedAustralian rules football player · 1961–2026
Days lived
23,840
Renate Krößner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1945-2020) · 1945–2020
Days lived
27,402
Robert von Heine-Geldern🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian anthropologist, art historian and archaeologist (1885–1968) · 1885–1968
Days lived
30,263
Rufino Lecca🇵🇪
deceasedPeruvian association football player (1920-2002) · 1920–2002
Days lived
29,775
Silvius Magnago🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1914–2010
Days lived
35,173
Sonny Rollins🇺🇸
deceasedComposer · 1930–2026
Days lived
34,959
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Theodor Tolsdorff🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1909–1978
Days lived
25,040
Witold Conti🇩🇪
deceasedPolish actor (1908-1944) · 1908–1944
Days lived
13,262
Wojciech Jaruzelski🇵🇱
deceasedmilitary person · 1923–2014
Days lived
33,196
Zoran Mušič🇮🇹
deceasedartist · 1909–2005
Days lived
35,166
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
42,147
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
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
Hans Reiter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,413
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
49,818
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Digit🇷🇼
deceasedMountain gorilla · 1967–1977
Days lived
4,017
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,991
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,688
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,261
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,703
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,669
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,303
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,747
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,399
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,198
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,712
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,730
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,399
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,751
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,294
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,204
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,181
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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