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October 2, 2004

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Born on This Day

🇰🇪Abel Mutai
Kenyan long-distance runner · b. 1988
Days alive
5,844
🇮🇷Adel Ferdosipour
journalist · b. 1974
Days alive
10,958
🇬🇷Aggelos Tsamis
Greek professional basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,401
🇩🇪Alfred Mallwitz
deceased
German architect (1919–1986) · 1919–1986
Days lived
24,273
🇦🇹Alfred Roller
deceased
Austrian painter, graphic designer, and set designer (1864-1935) · 1864–1935
Days lived
25,819
Alice Walton
entrepreneur · b. 1949
Days alive
20,089
🇩🇪Alina Freund
actor · b. 1997
Days alive
2,557
🇷🇺Alzhan Zharmukhamedov
deceased
Kazakh basketball player (1944–2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,551
🇯🇵Ayumi Hamasaki
singer-songwriter · b. 1978
Days alive
9,497
🇭🇺Bettina Dajka
athlete · b. 1990
Days alive
5,114
🇺🇸Bud Abbott
deceased
actor · 1897–1974
Days lived
27,962
🇵🇾Carlos Bonet
Paraguayan footballer · b. 1977
Days alive
9,862
🇩🇪Dieter Pfaff
deceased
actor · 1947–2013
Days lived
23,896
🇩🇪Dirk Brinkmann
field hockey player · b. 1964
Days alive
14,610
🇺🇸Don McLean
American singer-songwriter · b. 1945
Days alive
21,550
🇺🇸Donna Karan
American fashion designer (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
20,454
🇬🇧Edmund Clifton Stoner
deceased
scientist · 1899–1968
Days lived
25,288
Ernest Bai Koroma
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
18,628
🇩🇪Ernst Sagebiel
deceased
German architect (1892–1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,277
🇺🇸Ethel Grey Terry
deceased
actor · 1882–1931
Days lived
17,627
🇺🇸Frank Malina
deceased
musician · 1912–1981
Days lived
25,240
Friedrich Simon Archenhold
deceased
German astronomer (1861–1939) · 1861–1939
Days lived
28,500
🇯🇵Fumio Narita
deceased
film director · 1946–2011
Days lived
23,577
🇩🇪Hans Wolff
deceased
actor · 1911–1979
Days lived
24,714
🇺🇸Jeff Bennett
American voice actor · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
🇰🇷Jeong Keun-woo
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
🇺🇸Jim Root
American guitarist · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
🇩🇪Johannes Baptista Sproll
deceased
German bishop (1870-1949) · 1870–1949
Days lived
28,642
🇬🇧John Gurdon
deceased
British developmental biologist (1933–2025) · 1933–2025
Days lived
33,608
🇮🇪Keith Earls
Irish rugby union player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,210
🇭🇺László Kocsár
athlete · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
🇬🇧Lee Hodson
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
4,749
🇦🇹Leopold Figl
deceased
politician · 1902–1965
Days lived
22,865
🇦🇺Luke Wilkshire
Australian association football player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,401
🇮🇳Mahatma Gandhi
deceased
writer · 1869–1948
Days lived
28,608
Maria Ressa
Notable Trials · b. 1963
Days alive
14,976
🇫🇷Marion Bartoli
French tennis player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,305
🇨🇦Mark Rypien
Canadian-born American football player (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
🇺🇸Matt Reynolds
film director · b. 1984
Days alive
7,305
🇺🇸Maynard V. Olson
American scientist · b. 1943
Days alive
22,281
🇬🇧Mike Rutherford
British pop rock musician, guitarist and songwriter · b. 1950
Days alive
19,724
🇩🇪Oliver Bender
German actor and voice actor (b. 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
Ralph Arthur Roberts
deceased
German actor, director, and scriptwriter (1884–1940) · 1884–1940
Days lived
20,249
🇩🇪Reinhard Krull
field hockey player · b. 1954
Days alive
18,263
Rufat Riskiyev
boxer · b. 1949
Days alive
20,089
🇩🇪Simon Pierro
German magician · b. 1978
Days alive
9,497
🇬🇧Sting
Actor · b. 1951
Days alive
19,359
🇩🇪Sven Lörig
German journalist and television presenter · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
Tammy Abraham
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,557
🇩🇪Tilly Fleischer
deceased
German javelin thrower (1911–2005) · 1911–2005
Days lived
34,254
🇩🇪Vitaly Kunin
German chess player · b. 1983
Days alive
7,671
Werner Lorenz
deceased
German general (1891-1974) · 1891–1974
Days lived
30,112
🇺🇸Willy Ley
deceased
journalist · 1906–1969
Days lived
22,911
🇩🇪Wolfhart Pannenberg
deceased
German theologian (1928–2014) · 1928–2014
Days lived
31,383
🇩🇪Xavier Naidoo
singer-songwriter · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
🇨🇳Zhao Benshan
Chinese actor · b. 1957
Days alive
17,167

Died on This Day

🇳🇴Bjørnar Andresen
deceased
Norwegian jazz musician (1945–2004) · 1945–2004
Days lived
21,734
🇺🇸George Bradley
deceased
Major League Baseball player (1852–1931) · 1852–1931
Days lived
28,934

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
55,426
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,104

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
63,097

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,270
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
60,967

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,477
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
145,991

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
23,920
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,342

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🇬🇪Gia Nadareishvili

deceased

athlete · 1921–1991

Days lived

25,577

🇩🇪Grethe Weiser

German actress (1903-1970) · 1903–1970

Days lived

24,689

🇦🇹Gunther Philipp

actor · 1918–2003

Days lived

31,162

🇩🇪Heinz G. Konsalik

writer · 1921–1999

Days lived

28,616

Kornél Sámuel

Hungarian sculptor (1883–1914) · 1883–1914

Days lived

11,497

🇩🇪Loni Nest

German actress (1915-1990) · 1915–1990

Days lived

27,453

🇩🇪Ludwig Hofmann

German footballer and manager (1900-1935) · 1900–1935

Days lived

12,898

🇩🇪Ludwig Schupmann

German architect (1851–1920) · 1851–1920

Days lived

25,454

🇺🇸Marcel Duchamp

actor · 1887–1968

Days lived

29,651

🇬🇧Neville Marriner

British conductor and violinist (1924–2016) · 1924–2016

Days lived

33,773

🇩🇪Otto Günsche

military person · 1917–2003

Days lived

31,419

🇭🇺Sándor A. Tóth

Hungarian artist (1904–1980) · 1904–1980

Days lived

27,937

🇨🇦Sass Jordan

Singer · 1960–2026

Days lived

24,024

🇸🇪Svante August Arrhenius

Swedish astronomer, chemist and physicist (1859–1927) · 1859–1927

Days lived

25,061

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

41,452

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

41,115

🇺🇸Silas Simmons

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

Days lived

40,557

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

38,990

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,895

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,895

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

37,895

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

37,895

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

37,895

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,895

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

37,895

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,895

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

37,895

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

37,895

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

37,895

🇮🇱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

36,800

🇪🇨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

8,740

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

60,540

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

50,982

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

49,948

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

49,582

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

47,026

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

45,678

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

70,009

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

50,678

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

29,030

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

26,573

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

24,483

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

22,460

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

11,880

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

10,697

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

9,992

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,305

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

9,262

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

9,041