On This Day

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982) · 1905–1982

German actress and singer · b. 1950

athlete · 1909–2000

American stand-up comedian (born 1946) · b. 1946

American actor · b. 1949

American football player · b. 1987

German astronomer (1892–1968) · 1892–1968

singer-songwriter · b. 1969

German actress and singer (1935–1994) · 1935–1994

Actor · b. 1997

writer · 1887–1975

German astronomer (1886-1970) · 1886–1970

writer · 1903–1987

artist · 1947–2009

football player · b. 1978

actor · 1886–1960

military person · 1882–1944

professional boxer · b. 1975

basketball player · 1895–1983

football player · b. 1987

Swiss musician and mathematician · b. 1947

Olympic field hockey player (1943–2021) · 1943–2021

German bodybuilder · b. 1970

singer · b. 1954

American costume designer (1904-1985) · 1904–1985

former professional heavyweight boxer · b. 1973

politician · b. 1946

Croatian association football player · b. 1989

writer · 1882–1941

German singer · b. 1977

football player · b. 1987

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic (1939–2003) · 1934–2003

American politician and attorney (born 1952) · b. 1952

scientist · 1929–2015

Catholic priest, academic and author (1904–1993) · 1904–1993

field hockey player (1922–1978) · 1922–1978

German film director (1917–2009) · 1917–2009

singer-songwriter · 1901–1984

Notable Trials · 1873–1956

South Korean field hockey player · b. 1981

Ivorian footballer · b. 1980

association football player · b. 1999

film director · 1913–1992

Notable Trials · b. 1952

actor · b. 1977

Music · b. 1977

American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991) · 1927–1991

German actor (1912-1999) · 1912–1999

German general (1859-1942) · 1859–1942

Polish actor (1908-1944) · 1908–1944

American basketball coach (1934–2022) · 1934–2022

politician · 1884–1945

American actor and football player (1948–2024) · 1948–2024

Jamaican sculptor (1900-1987) · 1900–1987

American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996) · 1912–1996

Composer · 1525–1594

Colombian writer (1934–2015) · 1934–2015

Prussian politician (1884-1945) · 1884–1945

German playwright, author, and translator and an important exponent of Naturalism (1862 - 1941) · 1862–1941

writer · 1893–1984

German noble (1853-1926) · 1853–1926

film director · 1932–2009

German politician (1887-1973) · 1887–1973

German boxer (1905-2005) · 1905–2005

Italian actress (1931–2022) · 1931–2022

American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972

Singaporean businessman (1928–2010) · 1928–2010

Real Estate Developers · 1928–2010

Swiss theologian, pastor and contributing editor of the Berner Tagblatt (1864-1905) · 1864–1905

Film director · 1967–2014

Oscar Winners · 1967–2014

Austrian artist (1884-1937) · 1884–1937

Austrian Esperantist and astronomer (1864–1945) · 1864–1945

musician · 1957–1979

American fashion designer (1894–1958) · 1894–1958

American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956) · 1878–1956

French writer and poet (1881-1957) · 1881–1957

Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939) · 1853–1939

singer · 1920–1994

British general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969

writer · 1876–1971

American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972

American psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972

English novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970

German-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978

German Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973

Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972

scientist · 1880–1972

military person · 1880–1972

German actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971

politician · 1880–1976

athlete · 1881–1973

German Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969

German writer and philosopher (1881–1969) · 1881–1969

Austrian lawyer (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973) · 1881–1973

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Chimpanzee · 1957–1983

Orca · 1962–1971

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Mountain gorilla · 1967–1977

Banking · b. 1865

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943