On This Day

military person · b. 1943

singer-songwriter · b. 1973

actor · b. 1956

writer · 1915–1972

English association football player · b. 1995

Ruler · 1716–1788

entrepreneur · b. 1963

actor · 1946–2025

actor · 1920–1999

Iranian discus thrower · b. 1985

Turkish-German judge (1902–1985) · 1902–1985

Television actor · b. 1987

writer · 1920–1993

German actress · b. 1980

chief executive officer · b. 1960

East German politician, Communist leader (1931-2012) · 1931–2012

Colombian writer (1934–2015) · 1934–2015

British bassist, member of Judas Priest · b. 1952

Canadian Jesuit priest · 1916–2017

Dutch baseball player · b. 1957

basketball player · b. 1981

Financier, Convicted Sex Offender · 1953–2019

Danish author (1873-1950) · 1873–1950

American computer scientist · 1934–2023

film director · b. 1977

Swedish film producer · 1943–2024

field hockey player (1904–1939) · 1904–1939

Brazilian footballer · b. 1994

Irish politician · b. 1980

German chess player · b. 1963

Bosnian Serb former politician (1945–2020) · 1945–2020

British field hockey player · b. 1988

writer · b. 1972

Norwegian singer and musician (1923-2015) · 1923–2015

German actor (1921–2003) · 1921–2003

rapper · 1920–1989

Venezuelan Major League Baseball player, coach, manager · b. 1964

musician · b. 1979

Bulgarian-German actor · b. 1966

Disc jockey · b. 1977

Danish convicted criminal and former entrepreneur · b. 1967

Russian architect (1874-1923) · 1874–1923

film director · 1874–1938

German racing driver and television presenter · b. 1976

football player · b. 1993

football player · 1888–1980

German comedian and television presenter · b. 1967

actor · 1862–1940

conductor · 1933–2014

American football player (1923-2009) · 1923–2009

American musician (1923-2000) · 1923–2000

Italian boxer (1929–2008) · 1929–2008

singer-songwriter · 1938–2012

American artist and researcher (1919–2008) · 1919–2008

Brazilian association football player (1933–1983) · 1933–1983

German architect (1898-1987) · 1898–1987

German chess player (1909-2006) · 1909–2006

German motorcycle racer (1897–1969) · 1897–1969

Soviet singer (1899-2000) · 1899–2000

Czechoslovak skijumpers and skijumpers (1941–2012) · 1941–2012

philosopher · 1863–1940

actor · 1962–2020

actor · 1866–1938

German television presenter · 1980–2025

singer-songwriter · 1947–2022

Italian chief executive officer (1946-2007) · 1946–2007

musician · 1906–2004

German pornographic actress (1987–2011) · 1987–2011

British painter (1895-1980) · 1895–1980

American football player · b. 1891

scientist · 1891–1990

German military personnel · 1891–2000

American filmmaker (1892–1992) · 1892–1992

athlete · b. 1892

artist · 1892–1995

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

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

American actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993

Ballet dancer · 1894–1991

Italian film director (1894–1998) · 1894–1998

military person · 1895–2000

Austrian-born dermatologist and doctor; defendant in the Doctors' Trial at Nuremberg (1895-?) · 1895–2000

American baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006

German general (1895–1992) · 1895–1992

Austrian-born American photographer (1895-1990) · 1895–1990

Brazilian journalist · 1896–1995

Asian elephant · 1917–2003

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Orca · 1977–2003

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

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Film · b. 1979

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Film · b. 1980