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October 5 1985

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪A. R. Penck
deceased
German artist (1939–2017) · 1939–2017
Days lived
28,335
🇪🇸Ángela Molina
Spanish actress · b. 1955
Days alive
10,959
🇩🇪Anne Menden
German actress · b. 1985
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Bahar Kizil
German singer · b. 1988
Days alive
1
🇺🇸Barry Switzer
American football player and coach · b. 1937
Days alive
17,533
Bernard Bolzano
deceased
Notable Trials · 1781–1848
Days lived
24,546
🇺🇸Billy Scott
deceased
American R&B singer (1942–2012) · 1942–2012
Days lived
25,612
🇮🇪Bob Geldof
singer · b. 1951
Days alive
12,420
🇩🇪Charlotte Link
writer · b. 1963
Days alive
8,037
🇺🇸Christian Hosoi
athlete · b. 1967
Days alive
6,576
🇨🇭Diogo Graf
deceased
Swiss artist (1896-1966) · 1896–1966
Days lived
25,642
🇺🇸Eddie Townsend
deceased
American boxing trainer (1914-1988) · 1914–1988
Days lived
26,783
🇫🇮Ellen Thesleff
deceased
Finnish painter (1869-1954) · 1869–1954
Days lived
30,780
Emomali Rahmon
politician · b. 1952
Days alive
12,054
Exequiel Palacios
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
1
🇩🇴Felipe Paulino
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
732
🇩🇪Florian Mayer
German tennis player · b. 1983
Days alive
732
🇩🇪Gert Westphal
deceased
German actor (1920–2002) · 1920–2002
Days lived
29,987
🇬🇧Glynis Johns
deceased
Pianist · 1923–2024
Days lived
36,617
🇮🇩Hamid Awaludin
Indonesian diplomat · b. 1962
Days alive
8,402
🇳🇱Han Hollander
deceased
singer · 1886–1943
Days lived
20,731
Jacob Tremblay
actor · b. 2006
Days alive
1
🇬🇧John Mogg, Baron Mogg
British peer · b. 1943
Days alive
15,342
🇵🇾Julio César Cáceres
Paraguayan footballer · b. 1979
Days alive
2,193
🇩🇪Jürgen Brähmer
German boxer · b. 1978
Days alive
2,558
🇩🇪Kasimir Edschmid
deceased
German writer (1890–1966) · 1890–1966
Days lived
27,724
🇬🇧Kate Winslet
Film actor · b. 1975
Days alive
3,654
🇧🇪Kevin Mirallas
Belgian association football player (born 1987) · b. 1987
Days alive
1
🇨🇳Liao Hui
weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Ludwig Nolden
deceased
German association football player (1935–2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,272
🇵🇱Marian Woyna-Orlewicz
deceased
athlete · 1913–2011
Days lived
35,530
🇩🇪Nana
Ghanaian born German rapper and DJ · b. 1968
Days alive
6,210
🇺🇸Nicky Hilton
American socialite (born 1983) · b. 1983
Days alive
732
🇷🇺Nikita Kurbanov
basketball player · b. 1986
Days alive
1
🇩🇪Oskar Kanehl
deceased
German writer (1888-1929) · 1888–1929
Days lived
14,845
🇨🇭Paola del Medico
Swiss singer · b. 1950
Days alive
12,785
🇪🇸Patricia Conde Galindo
Spanish actress · b. 1976
Days alive
3,288
🇬🇧Robert Adams
deceased
artist · 1917–1984
Days lived
24,290
🇬🇧Sam Warburton
Welsh rugby union player · b. 1988
Days alive
1
🇨🇴Sara Tunes
Colombian singer-songwriter · b. 1994
Days alive
1
🇵🇱Semen Zonshain
deceased
Soviet scientist in aeronautics and university teacher (1898-1978) · 1898–1978
Days lived
29,161
🇩🇪Stefan Klein
German science writer · b. 1965
Days alive
7,306
🇳🇱Theo Bos
deceased
association football manager and former player (1965-2013) · 1965–2013
Days lived
17,314
🇬🇪Tornike Shengelia
athlete · b. 1991
Days alive
1
Travis Kelce
Sports · b. 1989
Days alive
1
🇨🇿Václav Havel
deceased
YouTube personality · 1936–2011
Days lived
27,468
🇷🇺Varvara Myasnikova
deceased
actor · 1900–1978
Days lived
28,324
🇺🇸Youenn Gwernig
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1925–2006
Days lived
29,549
🇸🇮Zlatko Dedić
football player · b. 1984
Days alive
366

Died on This Day

🇮🇹Carlo Lizzani
deceased
actor · 1922–2013
Days lived
33,424
🇧🇪Chantal Akerman
deceased
artist · 1950–2015
Days lived
23,863

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
48,490
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
37,168

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,139
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
56,161

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
54,334
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
54,031

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
659,541
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
139,055

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
16,984
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
10,406

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Christopher Ricketts

🇵🇭Christopher Ricketts

deceased

Filipino martial artist · 1955–2010

Days lived

20,288

E. H. Calvert

🇺🇸E. H. Calvert

actor · 1863–1941

Days lived

28,590

Emilie Schindler

🇦🇹Emilie Schindler

writer · 1907–2001

Days lived

34,318

Friedrich Wolf

Friedrich Wolf

German writer (1888-1953) · 1888–1953

Days lived

23,662

Gloria Grahame

🇺🇸Gloria Grahame

American actress (1923–1981) · 1923–1981

Days lived

21,132

Hans Richter

🇩🇪Hans Richter

German film actor (1919–2008) · 1919–2008

Days lived

32,775

Helmut Träbert

🇩🇪Helmut Träbert

scientist · 1920–1974

Days lived

19,854

Ivan Yefremov

Ivan Yefremov

philosopher · 1908–1972

Days lived

23,542

Jean Vigo

🇫🇷Jean Vigo

French film director (1905–1934) · 1905–1934

Days lived

10,755

Ken Strong

🇺🇸Ken Strong

film director · 1906–1979

Days lived

26,831

Paul Silverberg

🇩🇪Paul Silverberg

German Jewish entrepreneur and jurist (1876-1959) Industrialist, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rheinische AG, Braunkohlenbergbau und Brikettfabrikation and Rheinisches Braunkohlensyndikat GmbH Cologne · 1876–1959

Days lived

30,467

Rainer Baumann

🇩🇪Rainer Baumann

German footballer (1930–2021) · 1930–2021

Days lived

33,496

Ruth R. Benerito

🇺🇸Ruth R. Benerito

American scientist and inventor (1916-2013) · 1916–2013

Days lived

35,697

Santa Faustina Kowalska

Santa Faustina Kowalska

writer · 1905–1938

Days lived

12,095

Seymour Cray

🇺🇸Seymour Cray

Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer (1925–1996) · 1925–1996

Days lived

25,941

Steve Jobs

🇺🇸Steve Jobs

Entrepreneur and inventor · 1955–2011

Days lived

20,678

Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly

Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly

Indian Catholic priest (1876-1929) · 1876–1929

Days lived

19,416

Walter Kempowski

🇩🇪Walter Kempowski

German writer (1929–2007) · 1929–2007

Days lived

28,649

🇳🇱Willem Drees

deceased

Dutch politician (1886–1988) · 1886–1988

Days lived

37,204

Irving Berlin

🇺🇸Irving Berlin

Composer · 1888–1989

Days lived

37,024

Edgar Hall

Edgar Hall

Anglican archdeacon · 1888–1987

Days lived

35,973

José Miguel Barandiarán

🇪🇸José Miguel Barandiarán

Basque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991) · 1889–1991

Days lived

37,245

Frank J. Skinner

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

34,516

Johannes Paul

🇩🇪Johannes Paul

scientist · 1891–1990

Days lived

36,179

Walter Schenk

🇩🇪Walter Schenk

German military personnel · 1891–2000

Days lived

39,635

John Howard Northrop

🇺🇸John Howard Northrop

scientist · 1891–1987

Days lived

35,025

Livain Chiasson

🇨🇦Livain Chiasson

Canadian priest (1892–1987) · 1892–1987

Days lived

34,699

Hal Roach

🇺🇸Hal Roach

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

Days lived

36,818

William P. Murphy

🇺🇸William P. Murphy

American scientist (1892–1987) · 1892–1987

Days lived

34,944

Lajos Perley

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

34,179

Lang Jingshan

Lang Jingshan

artist · 1892–1995

Days lived

37,507

Zośka Vieras

🇱🇹Zośka Vieras

Belarusian writer and poet (1892-1991) · 1892–1991

Days lived

36,167

Erté

🇫🇷Erté

Russian-born French designer (1892-1990) · 1892–1990

Days lived

35,621

Lily Laskine

🇫🇷Lily Laskine

French harpist (1893–1988) · 1893–1988

Days lived

34,459

Lillian Gish

🇺🇸Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993

Days lived

36,296

Louis Plack Hammett

🇺🇸Louis Plack Hammett

American chemist (1894–1987) · 1894–1987

Days lived

33,911

Lonesome George

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,431

Lin Wang

🇹🇼Lin Wang

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,468

Washoe

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,400

Secretariat

🇺🇸Secretariat

Thoroughbred horse · 1970–1989

Days lived

7,129

Koko

🇺🇸Koko

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,153

Alex

🇺🇸Alex

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,434

Berkshire Hathaway

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

53,604

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

44,046

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

43,012

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

42,646

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

40,090

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

38,742

Pride and Prejudice

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

63,073

Crime and Punishment

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

43,742

The Great Gatsby

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

22,094

Brave New World

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

19,637

The Hobbit

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

17,547

The Little Prince

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

15,524

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

4,944

Jaws

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

3,761

Star Wars: A New Hope

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

3,056

Mad Max

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

2,369

Alien

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

2,326

The Shining

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

2,105