On This Day

German priest and theologian · 1936–2024

film director · 1946–2003

Austrian writer · b. 1943

Singer · b. 1963

Television presenter · b. 1980

American comedian (1891–1962) · 1891–1962

Canadian filmmaker (born 1943) · b. 1943

British football executive (1946–2022) · 1946–2022

Polish actress · b. 1966

Austrian archaeologist (1855–1908) · 1855–1908

German physiologist who received the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin · 1854–1917

American actress and producer (born 1975) · b. 1975

Austrian writer, literary critic and essayist · b. 1947

Swedish aviator (1961-2006) · 1961–2006

Austrian anthropologist (1912–1994) · 1913–1994

German journalist (1927-1995) · 1927–1995

Romanian German actor · b. 1940

banker · 1459–1526

German jazz pianist · b. 1944

rapper · b. 1977

American professional baseball player · b. 1985

film director · 1924–2005

writer · 1902–1969

German actor (1917–1994) · 1917–1994

philosopher · 1922–2017

Olympic weightlifter · b. 1988

singer · b. 2000

Australian boxer · b. 1965

athlete · 1948–2024

Olympic weightlifter of China · b. 1979

singer · b. 1967

French-Algerian track and field athlete · b. 1985

Finnish textile designer for Marimekko (1927–2001) · 1927–2001

singer · b. 1982

Dutch field hockey player · b. 1969

singer · b. 1972

German actor and radio director (1885–1945) · 1885–1945

Botswana middle distance runner · b. 1994

American football player, coach, executive (1926-1983) · 1926–1983

French footballer (born 1993) · b. 1993

South African rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1974

British businessman · b. 1952

field hockey player (1920-1975) · 1920–1975

American baseball player · b. 1974

judge · 1933–2020

guitarist · b. 1947

singer-songwriter · 1943–2025

Hungarian artist (1906-1985) · 1906–1985

Austrian actress, stage actress and writer (1915-2015) · 1915–2015

Swiss politician and lawyer · b. 1955

Swedish singer and songwriter · b. 1981

Hungarian artist (1894–1941) · 1894–1941

rapper · b. 1975

Austrian photographer · b. 1952

Kenyan long distance runner · b. 1982

singer · 1907–1981

Italian writer, priest (1867–1931) · 1867–1931

American writer and editor (1890–1937) · 1890–1937

German Jurisprudence scientist, from 1975 to 1987 Judge at Federal Constitutional Court of Germany (1919–2005) · 1919–2005

American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959) · 1909–1959

film director · 1916–2011

German photographer (1919–2009) · 1919–2009

English actor (1888–1969) · 1888–1969

actor · 1969–2011

Russian revolutionary and politician (1888–1938) · 1888–1938

Swiss writer and journalist (1935–2025) · 1935–2025

French filmmaker and writer (1898–1981) · 1898–1981

Arab-Israeli judge · 1947–2024

Hungarian artist · 1927–2014

Taiwanese judge (1881-1958) · 1881–1958

Polish singer (1941–2017) · 1941–2017

television actor · 1939–2021

American football player · b. 1891

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

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

Brazilian journalist · 1896–1995

chemist · 1896–1997

Austrian-American actress (1896-1994) · 1896–1994

Austrian architect (1897–2000) · 1897–2000

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