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August 5 2004

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Born on This Day

🇦🇺Angry Anderson
deceased
Singer · 1947–2026
Days lived
28,902
🇺🇸Brian Sandoval
29th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge · b. 1963
Days alive
14,976
🇺🇸C. J. Spiller
American football player and coach (born 1987) · b. 1987
Days alive
6,210
🇩🇪Carl Harries
deceased
chemist · 1866–1923
Days lived
20,908
🇨🇳Chen Ding
Chinese racewalker · b. 1992
Days alive
4,383
🇩🇪Dennis Schmidt-Foß
German actor and voice actor · b. 1970
Days alive
12,419
🇧🇷Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
8,766
Gavi
association football player · b. 2004
Days alive
0
Giel ten Bosch
Dutch journalist and baseball player · b. 1974
Days alive
10,958
🇫🇷Grégory Sertic
football player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,479
🇩🇪Hayo Vierck
deceased
German archaeologist (1939–1989) · 1939–1989
Days lived
18,121
🇩🇪Hermann Kobold
deceased
German astronomer (1858-1942) · 1858–1942
Days lived
30,625
Hun Sen
Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023) · b. 1952
Days alive
18,993
🇺🇸Jennifer Finch
deceased
Musician · 1966–2026
Days lived
21,897
🇺🇸Jesse Williams
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
8,401
🇩🇪Joachim Schubart
German astronomer · b. 1928
Days alive
27,759
🇳🇱Johan Kappelhof
Dutch footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
5,114
🇺🇸John Huston
deceased
American film director, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1987) · 1906–1987
Days lived
29,608
Joseph Merrick
deceased
artist · 1862–1890
Days lived
10,111
🇺🇸Josie Totah
Film actor · b. 2001
Days alive
1,096
🇳🇿Justin Marshall
New Zealand rugby union player · b. 1973
Days alive
11,323
🇯🇵Kō Shibasaki
Japanese actor and singer · b. 1981
Days alive
8,401
🇺🇸Korey Hall
American professional football player · b. 1983
Days alive
7,671
🇺🇸Lance Berwald
basketball player · b. 1961
Days alive
15,706
Lorri Bagley
Actor · b. 1973
Days alive
11,323
Lucy Everest Boole
deceased
British chemist and pharmacist (1862-1904) · 1862–1904
Days lived
15,462
🇮🇳Mahima Makwana
Actor · b. 1999
Days alive
1,827
🇱🇻Marians Pahars
football player · b. 1976
Days alive
10,227
Marine Le Pen
Notable Trials · b. 1968
Days alive
13,149
🇫🇷Mathieu Gorgelin
football player · b. 1990
Days alive
5,114
🇺🇸Patrick Ewing
Jamaican-American basketball player · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
🇺🇸Reid Hoffman
Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist · b. 1967
Days alive
13,515
Salomon Kalou
Ivorian association football player · b. 1985
Days alive
6,940
🇺🇸Scheila Gonzalez
American musician · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
Sef Vergoossen
Dutch association football player and manager · b. 1947
Days alive
20,820
🇦🇹Thomas Lang
rapper · b. 1967
Days alive
13,515
🇩🇪Tobias Regner
German singer and guitarist · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
🇪🇸Toni Doblas
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
8,766
🇮🇱Uri Sagi
Israeli military officer · b. 1943
Days alive
22,281
🇱🇻Valdis Dombrovskis
11th Prime Minister of Latvia · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
🇩🇪Walter Bluhm
deceased
German actor (1904-1976) · 1904–1976
Days lived
26,416

Died on This Day

Alec Guinness
deceased
Oscar Winners · 1914–2000
Days lived
31,537
🇭🇺Angéla Németh
deceased
athletics competitor · 1946–2014
Days lived
25,005

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
55,368
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,046

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇦🇺Harriet
deceased
Galápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
63,039

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,212
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
60,909

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,419
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
145,933

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
23,862
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,284

Born on August 5 Died on August 5 On This Day Day Lookup

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🇦🇹Bruno Dallansky

deceased

actor · 1928–2008

Days lived

29,175

🇵🇹Carmen Miranda

Brazilian singer (1909–1955) · 1909–1955

Days lived

16,978

🇺🇸Charles Quigley

American actor (1906-1964) · 1906–1964

Days lived

21,359

🇦🇹Christine Böhm

actor · 1954–1979

Days lived

9,298

🇩🇪Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

politician · 1873–1969

Days lived

34,997

🇺🇸Dutch Clark

American football player and coach (1906–1978) · 1906–1978

Days lived

26,231

🇩🇪Gustav von Wangenheim

German actor (1895-1975) · 1895–1975

Days lived

29,387

🇩🇪Hanns Seidel

German politician (1901–1961) · 1901–1961

Days lived

21,847

🇩🇪Heinrich Wieland

chemist · 1877–1957

Days lived

29,281

🇩🇪Hertha Thiele

German actress (1908-1984) · 1908–1984

Days lived

27,848

🇯🇵Issey Miyake

Japanese fashion designer (1938−2022) · 1938–2022

Days lived

30,786

🇩🇪Martin Elsaesser

German architect (1884–1957) · 1884–1957

Days lived

26,731

🇮🇹Massimiliano Capuzzoni

Italian rugby union player (1969-1995) · 1969–1995

Days lived

9,606

🇺🇸Nancy King

singer · 1940–2025

Days lived

31,097

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

film actor · 1925–1984

Days lived

21,453

🇺🇸Royal Rife

scientist · 1888–1971

Days lived

30,395

🇩🇪Rudolf Hagelstange

German writer (1912–1984) · 1912–1984

Days lived

26,502

Todor Zhivkov

former General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party · 1911–1998

Days lived

31,744

🇺🇸Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019) · 1931–2019

Days lived

32,310

🇩🇪Wilhelm Marx

German politician (1863–1946) · 1863–1946

Days lived

30,517

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

41,394

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

41,057

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

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

Days lived

40,557

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

38,932

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,837

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

37,837

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,837

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

37,837

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,837

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,837

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

37,837

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

37,837

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,837

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

37,837

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

37,837

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇦🇹Johannes Heesters

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

Days lived

39,466

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

36,742

🇪🇨Lonesome George

deceased

Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012

Days lived

37,430

🇺🇸Washoe

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

🇺🇸Koko

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

🇺🇸Alex

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Days lived

11,433

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

8,682

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

60,482

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

50,924

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

49,890

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

49,524

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

46,968

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

45,620

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

69,951

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

50,620

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

28,972

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

26,515

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

24,425

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

22,402

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

11,822

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

10,639

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

9,934

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,247

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,204

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

8,983