On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 1 2004
Events on This Day
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Arrested by FSB
Sergei Skripal - milestone
Suffers a stroke
Dick Clark
Born on This Day
Aiko, Princess Toshi
aristocrat · b. 2001
Days alive
1,096
Alastair Denniston🇬🇧
deceasedBritish cryptographer and Royal Navy Commander (1881-1961) · 1881–1961
Days lived
28,885
Albert Ho🇨🇳
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
19,359
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Bette Midler🇺🇸
American singer and actress (born 1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
21,550
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Brad Delson🇺🇸
rapper · b. 1977
Days alive
9,862
Carlton Medder🇺🇸
college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman, offensive guard · b. 1984
Days alive
7,305
Chris Poland🇺🇸
American guitarist · b. 1957
Days alive
17,167
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David Doyle🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1929–1997) · 1929–1997
Days lived
24,559
Ernst Toller🇵🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1893–1939
Days lived
16,607
Felix Weber🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1960
Days alive
16,071
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Finn E. Kydland🇳🇴
Norwegian economist · b. 1943
Days alive
22,281
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George Maxwell Richards
deceasedPresident of Trinidad and Tobago (1931-2018) · 1931–2018
Days lived
31,450
Heinrich Siedentopf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1906–1963) · 1906–1963
Days lived
20,816
Heinz Riesenhuber🇩🇪
chemist · b. 1935
Days alive
25,203
Isabella Soric🇩🇪
German actress and television presenter · b. 1988
Days alive
5,844
Jiao Zhimin🇨🇳
table tennis player · b. 1963
Days alive
14,976
Jim Sullivan🇬🇧
deceasedfilm director · 1903–1977
Days lived
26,999
Justin Chadwick🇬🇧
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
13,149
Katherine LaNasa🇺🇸
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
13,880
Lee Young-min🇰🇷
deceasedSouth Korean footballer (1905-1954) · 1905–1954
Days lived
17,786
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Lloyd Doyley🇬🇧
football player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
Louis Held🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1851–1927) · 1851–1927
Days lived
27,530
Marty Marion🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1916–2011
Days lived
34,437
Melanie Peres🇩🇪
musician · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
Ned Kelly
deceasedNotable Trials · 1854–1880
Days lived
9,477
Nicholas Negroponte🇺🇸
American computer scientist (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
22,281
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Nico Schlotterbeck
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
1,827
Otto Pérez Molina🇬🇹
President of Guatemala (2012-2015) · b. 1950
Days alive
19,724
Pablo Escobar
deceasedNotable Trials · 1949–1993
Days lived
16,072
Peter McLane🇫🇷
French singer · b. 1945
Days alive
21,550
Peter S. Kalikow🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1942
Days alive
22,646
Red Badgro🇺🇸
deceasedplayer of American football · 1902–1998
Days lived
34,923
Richard Carrier🇺🇸
philosopher · b. 1969
Days alive
12,784
Richard Pryor🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican comedian and actor (1940–2005) · 1940–2005
Days lived
23,750
Robert F. Smith🇺🇸
Private Equity Investor · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
Robert Irwin🇦🇺
Conservationist, photographer, television personality · b. 2003
Days alive
366
Sakyong Mipham🇮🇳
athlete · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
Sebastián Piñera🇨🇱
deceasedentrepreneur · 1949–2024
Days lived
27,095
Slim Willet🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1919–1966
Days lived
17,014
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Steve Gibb🇬🇧
singer · b. 1973
Days alive
11,323
Tatyana Ivanova🇷🇺
deceasedRussian philologist (1917-2011) · 1917–2011
Days lived
34,345
Victor Mayer🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1857–1946
Days lived
32,457
Wang Ch'ung-hui🇭🇰
deceasedTaiwanese judge (1881-1958) · 1881–1958
Days lived
27,862
Woody Allen🇺🇸
Filmmaker, Writer, Actor · b. 1935
Days alive
25,203
Zhu De🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1886–1976
Days lived
32,724
Died on This Day
Adolph Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and publisher (1858-1930) · 1858–1930
Days lived
26,551
Antonio Segni🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1891–1972
Days lived
29,887
Benedict Gross🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican mathematician (1950–2025) · 1950–2025
Days lived
27,556
Carl Koch🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1892–1963
Days lived
26,055
Charles de Foucauld🇫🇷
deceasedFrench Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916) · 1858–1916
Days lived
21,261
Christa Wolf🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1929–2011
Days lived
30,208
Earnest Goodsir-Cullen🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player · 1912–1993
Days lived
29,724
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1877–1947
Days lived
25,823
Gaylord Perry🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1938–2022
Days lived
30,758
Ilke Wyludda🇩🇪
deceasedGerman discus thrower and shot putter (1969–2024) · 1969–2024
Days lived
20,337
Joseph Rosemeyer🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1872–1919
Days lived
17,428
Jovan Belcher🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1987–2012) · 1987–2012
Days lived
9,262
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld🇩🇪
deceasedhusband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1911-2004); prince consort of the Netherlands (1911–2004) · 1911–2004
Days lived
34,124
Ranganathan Francis🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1920-1975) · 1920–1975
Days lived
20,349
Sandra Day O'Connor🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1930–2023
Days lived
34,218
Sepp Vees🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1908–1989
Days lived
29,605
Sergio Corbucci🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1927-1990) · 1927–1990
Days lived
23,006
Walter Bluhm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1904-1976) · 1904–1976
Days lived
26,416
Zayda Peña Arjona🇲🇽
deceasedsinger · 1981–2007
Days lived
9,767
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
55,486
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,164
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,512
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,175
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,050
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,955
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,955
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
37,955
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,955
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
37,955
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,955
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,955
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
37,955
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
37,955
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
37,955
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
37,955
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Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱
deceasedmusician · 1903–2014
Days lived
40,267
Johannes Heesters🇦🇹
deceasedDutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011
Days lived
39,466
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
36,860
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
63,157
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Alex🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican grey parrot · 1976–2007
Days lived
11,433
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
8,800
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,330
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,027
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,600
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,042
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,008
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,642
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,086
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,738
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,537
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,051
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,069
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,738
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,090
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,633
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,543
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,520
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
23,980
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,402
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,940
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,757
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,052
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,365
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,322
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,101