On This Day

Czech Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984) · 1896–1984

American football player (born 1974) · b. 1974

Provost of Leicester Cathedral · 1933–2021

German musician · b. 1959

Hungarian-British screenwriter, director and producer (1902–1988) · 1902–1988

actor · 1890–1976

chemist from Hungary · 1915–2000

singer · 1938–2013

American singer (1960–2024) · 1960–2024

Dancer · b. 1973

Dutch actor, film director (born 1944) · b. 1944

Canadian actress · b. 1980

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011

politician · 1867–1935

Reality Television Star, Investor, Real Estate Developer · b. 1989

Hungarian artist · b. 1959

singer · b. 1966

musician · 1932–2020

Swiss lawyer and former journalist (1932–2025) · 1932–2025

politician · 1880–1976

Serbian footballer · b. 1988

Notable Trials · b. 1945

Actor · b. 1950

American director, producer and actor (1905–1986) · 1905–1986

French singer · b. 1966

association football player · b. 1998

Chilean entertainer and mayor · b. 1957

scientist · b. 1932

basketball player · b. 1967

American football player · b. 1994

Finnish ski jumper · b. 1968

actor · 1901–1966

athlete · 1882–1976

scientist · 1894–1974

Soviet weightlifter (1935–2021) · 1935–2021

(1897–1978) fiddle-player and band-leader · 1897–1978

American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012) · 1920–2012

field hockey player (1919–2001) · 1919–2001

Canadian ice hockey player (1859-1930) · 1859–1930

Danish national socialist politician (1893-1947) · 1893–1947

French footballer (1883-1953) · 1883–1953

German actor (1926–1994) · 1926–1994

politician · 1875–1960

American chemist and cosmetics company founder (1906–1998) · 1906–1998

German member of the SS (1908-1970) · 1908–1970

chemist · 1935–2025

Swiss writer and publishing editor (1941-2013) · 1941–2013

singer · 1943–2017

Austrian-American scientist-explorer (1884-1962) · 1884–1962

Finnish computer scientist · 1954–2012

Swedish CEO · 1909–1988

British chemist and pharmacist (1862-1904) · 1862–1904

Anti-apartheid leader and statesman · 1918–2013

military person · 1857–1934

politician · 1926–2009

Italian screenwriter, director, actor (1914–1974) · 1914–1974

German politician and writer (1935-1997) · 1935–1997

French painter (1885–1979) · 1885–1979

Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011) · 1938–2011

Actor · 1925–2003

Composer and musician · 1756–1791

German military personnel · 1891–2000

athlete · b. 1892

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

Austrian architect (1897–2000) · 1897–2000

Brazilian association football player · 1897–2000

Austrian politician · 1897–2000

American urban climber · b. 1898

politician · 1898–2003

Scottish chemist · 1899–2001

Soviet singer (1899-2000) · 1899–2000

scientist · 1900–2001

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

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