On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 2 2004
Born on This Day
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Aaron Rodgers🇺🇸
American football player (born 1983) · b. 1983
Days alive
7,671
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Botho Strauss🇩🇪
YouTube personality · b. 1944
Days alive
21,915
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Britney Spears🇺🇸
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
8,401
Cassie Steele🇨🇦
Canadian actress and singer · b. 1989
Days alive
5,479
Channing Crowder🇺🇸
American football player, linebacker · b. 1983
Days alive
7,671
Christine Westermann🇩🇪
German TV and radio moderator · b. 1948
Days alive
20,454
DJ Laz🇺🇸
rapper · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
Doron Rabinovici🇦🇹
Israeli-Austrian writer and historian · b. 1961
Days alive
15,706
Else Rambausek🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1907–1994
Days lived
31,667
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Erika Dannhoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1909-1996) · 1909–1996
Days lived
31,610
Gaby Köster🇩🇪
German actress and comedian · b. 1961
Days alive
15,706
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Gene Kingsale
Dutch baseball player · b. 1975
Days alive
10,593
Géo Voumard🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss musician (1920–2008) · 1920–2008
Days lived
32,052
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Georges Seurat🇫🇷
deceasedFrench painter (1859-1891) · 1859–1891
Days lived
11,440
Gunter Schoß🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1940
Days alive
23,376
Humphrey Tonkin🇺🇸
writer · b. 1939
Days alive
23,742
Ilia Malinin🇺🇸
Figure skater · b. 2004
Days alive
0
Jaroslav Durych
deceasedCzech poet, playwright, essayist, doctor, religion writer, publicist, translator, bookwriter, writer and historic literature writer (1886–1962) · 1886–1962
Days lived
27,519
Johannes Popitz🇩🇪
deceasedPrussian politician (1884-1945) · 1884–1945
Days lived
21,976
Juice WRLD
deceasedrapper · 1998–2019
Days lived
7,676
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Justus von Dohnányi🇩🇪
German film and television actor, screen writer and film director · b. 1960
Days alive
16,071
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Kelvin Kiptum
deceasedathletics competitor · 1999–2024
Days lived
8,837
Lesley-Ann Brandt🇿🇦
South African-American actress (born 1981) · b. 1981
Days alive
8,401
Ludwig Knorr🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1859–1921
Days lived
22,464
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara🇨🇺
Visual artist · b. 1987
Days alive
6,210
Marion Gräfin Dönhoff🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1909–2002
Days lived
33,702
Matteo Darmian🇮🇹
Italian footballer (born 1989) · b. 1989
Days alive
5,479
Miroslav Mentel🇸🇰
Slovak footballer (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
Nelly Furtado🇨🇦
singer-songwriter · b. 1978
Days alive
9,497
Noor Alfallah🌍
Film producer · b. 1993
Days alive
4,018
Peter Duesberg🇺🇸
deceasedchemist · 1936–2026
Days lived
32,549
Roberto Capucci🇮🇹
fashion designer · b. 1930
Days alive
27,029
Roman Rossa🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1972
Days alive
11,688
Rudy Pemberton🇩🇴
film director · b. 1969
Days alive
12,784
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Stephen McGinn🇬🇧
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
5,844
Stone Phillips🇺🇸
American TV news anchor · b. 1954
Days alive
18,263
Sugar Ramos🇲🇽
deceasedMexican boxer (1941–2017) · 1941–2017
Days lived
27,669
Tal Wilkenfeld🇦🇺
Australian musician · b. 1986
Days alive
6,575
Thorvald Eigenbrod🇩🇰
deceasedDanish field hockey player (1892-1977) · 1892–1977
Days lived
30,834
Ulrich Wickert🇩🇪
German TV journalist, television presenter and writer · b. 1942
Days alive
22,646
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Ursela Monn🇨🇭
German-Swiss actress, spokeswoman and singer · b. 1950
Days alive
19,724
Vilgot Sjöman🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish writer and film director (1924-2006) · 1924–2006
Days lived
29,713
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Walter Husemann
deceasedGerman journalist (1909-1943) · 1909–1943
Days lived
12,215
Xavier Haegy🇫🇷
deceasedAlsatian priest, politician, journalist (1870-1932) · 1870–1932
Days lived
22,440
Died on This Day
Darlene Hard🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1936–2021) · 1936–2021
Days lived
31,377
Edmond Rostand🇫🇷
deceasedFrench poet and dramatist (1868–1918) · 1868–1918
Days lived
18,506
ElRay L. Christiansen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican Mormon leader (1897-1975) · 1897–1975
Days lived
28,630
Endicott Peabody🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1920-1997) · 1920–1997
Days lived
28,415
Fritz August Breuhaus🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect and designer (1883-1960) · 1883–1960
Days lived
28,420
Ignaz Kiechle🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1930-2003) · 1930–2003
Days lived
26,945
Ivan Illich🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian philosopher and theologian (1926–2002) · 1926–2002
Days lived
27,848
Josep Comas i Solà🇪🇸
deceasedCatalan astronomer (1868-1937) · 1868–1937
Days lived
25,186
Mária Telkes🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian–American scientist and inventor · 1900–1995
Days lived
34,688
Marquis de Sade
deceasedNotable Trials · 1740–1814
Days lived
27,210
Marty Feldman🇬🇧
deceasedBritish author, actor, comedian and director (1934–1982) · 1934–1982
Days lived
17,679
Michael Hedges🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1953–1997
Days lived
16,042
Michael Ruetz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1940–2024) · 1940–2024
Days lived
30,923
Nureddin al-Atassi
deceasedpolitician · 1929–1992
Days lived
23,346
Pablo Escobar
deceasedNotable Trials · 1949–1993
Days lived
16,072
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Reinhold von Lilienthal🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1857–1935
Days lived
28,648
Rudolf Prack🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor (1905-1981) · 1905–1981
Days lived
27,881
Ulli Lommel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor, film director and screenwriter (1944-2017) · 1944–2017
Days lived
26,644
Willy Kaiser-Heyl🇩🇪
deceasedactor (1876-1953) · 1876–1953
Days lived
28,243
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
55,487
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,165
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,513
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,176
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,051
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,956
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,956
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
37,956
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,956
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
37,956
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,956
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,956
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
37,956
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
37,956
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
37,956
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
37,956
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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
36,861
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
63,158
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
8,801
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
61,331
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,028
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,601
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,043
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,009
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,643
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,087
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,739
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,538
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,052
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,070
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,739
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,091
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,634
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,544
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,521
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
23,981
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,403
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,941
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,758
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,053
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,366
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,323
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,102