On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 23 2004
Born on This Day
Al Tuck🇨🇦
singer · b. 1966
Days alive
13,880
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Andrea Prader🇨🇭
deceasedscientist · 1919–2001
Days lived
29,748
Andrée Putman🇫🇷
deceasedFrench interior and product designer (1925–2013) · 1925–2013
Days lived
31,804
Anna J. Harrison🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican organic chemist (1912–1998) · 1912–1998
Days lived
31,274
Benjamin Strecker🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1982
Days alive
8,036
Bill Rodgers🇺🇸
athlete · b. 1947
Days alive
20,820
Brian Teacher🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1954
Days alive
18,263
Brice Dja Djédjé
football player · b. 1990
Days alive
5,114
Bryce Lawrence🇳🇿
New Zealand rugby union referee · b. 1970
Days alive
12,419
Carl Ruck🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1912–1980) · 1912–1980
Days lived
24,480
Carla Bruni🇮🇹
singer · b. 1967
Days alive
13,515
Carlos Pazos🇪🇸
artist · b. 1949
Days alive
20,089
Chet Baker🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1929–1988
Days lived
21,326
Dino Risi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1916-2008) · 1916–2008
Days lived
33,404
Eddie Vedder🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1964
Days alive
14,610
Erich Cuntz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1916–1975) · 1916–1975
Days lived
21,344
Ernest Payne🇬🇧
deceasedfootball player · 1884–1961
Days lived
28,019
Esther Phillips🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1935–1984) · 1935–1984
Days lived
17,760
Ewa Wiśnierska🇵🇱
German paraglider pilot · b. 1971
Days alive
12,054
Fabian Halbig🇩🇪
actor · b. 1992
Days alive
4,383
Finn Wolfhard
actor · b. 2002
Days alive
731
Fokke Jelsma
deceasedDutch baseball player (1943–2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
24,960
Friedrich Wolf
deceasedGerman writer (1888-1953) · 1888–1953
Days lived
23,661
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa🇮🇹
deceasedSicilian Prince and writer (1896-1957) · 1896–1957
Days lived
22,126
Graham Bonnet🇬🇧
singer · b. 1947
Days alive
20,820
Hans Freiherr von Funck🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1891–1979
Days lived
31,829
Heinrich Schneidereit🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter (1884-1915) · 1884–1915
Days lived
11,237
Helmut Reichmann🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1941–1992
Days lived
18,340
Helmut Schmidt🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1918–2015
Days lived
35,386
Jack Ham🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1948
Days alive
20,454
Jesús Colomé🇩🇴
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
9,862
Johannes Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1890–1967) · 1890–1967
Days lived
28,030
Jorma Kaukonen🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1940
Days alive
23,376
Ken Paxton🇺🇸
Lawyer · b. 1962
Days alive
15,341
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Kenny Miller🇬🇧
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,132
Lars-Erik Berenett🇸🇪
deceasedactor · 1942–2017
Days lived
27,069
Leon Wessel-Masannek🇩🇪
actor · b. 1992
Days alive
4,383
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Luka Jović
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,557
Maria Reiter🇩🇪
deceasedAdolf Hitler's love interest (1909-1992) · 1909–1992
Days lived
30,168
Marta Dahlig🇵🇱
Polish painter · b. 1985
Days alive
6,940
Martin Krämer🇩🇪
German chess player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,210
Matthäus Hetzenauer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian sniper (1924–2004) · 1924–2004
Days lived
29,139
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Michael Diekmann🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
18,628
Nigo
Designer · b. 1970
Days alive
12,419
Paul Hornung🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1935–2020) · 1935–2020
Days lived
31,007
Peter Lawson Jones
Actor · b. 1952
Days alive
18,993
René Tretschok🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1968
Days alive
13,149
Renée Weibel🇨🇭
Swiss actors · b. 1986
Days alive
6,575
Sass Jordan🇨🇦
deceasedSinger · 1960–2026
Days lived
24,024
Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1895–1975
Days lived
29,001
Stefan Saliger🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1967
Days alive
13,515
Stephen Muchoki🇰🇪
Kenyan boxer · b. 1956
Days alive
17,532
Tadeusz Dembończyk🇵🇱
deceasedPolish weightlifter · 1955–2004
Days lived
17,582
Waldemar Steffen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman high and long jumper (1872–1965) · 1872–1965
Days lived
33,653
William Bates🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1860–1931
Days lived
25,765
William Henry Moody🇺🇸
deceasedUS Supreme Court justice from 1906 to 1910 · 1853–1917
Days lived
23,201
Wolfgang Neuss🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1923–1989
Days lived
23,875
Died on This Day
Anthony Fokker🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1890–1939
Days lived
18,157
Arthur Eichengrün🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1867–1949
Days lived
30,082
Desi Bouterse
deceasedmilitary person · 1945–2024
Days lived
28,926
Eliezer Shulman🇮🇱
deceasedRomanian theologian · 1923–2006
Days lived
30,481
Ernst Francke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1852-1921) · 1852–1921
Days lived
25,244
Fred Russell🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand lawn bowls competitor (1890-1972) · 1890–1972
Days lived
30,075
Gertrude Blom🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss Mesoamericanists (1901–1993) · 1901–1993
Days lived
33,772
Hank Mizell🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1923–1992
Days lived
25,247
Hideki Tojo
deceasedNotable Trials · 1884–1948
Days lived
23,368
James P. McGranery🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician and United States Army officer (1895-1962) · 1895–1962
Days lived
24,639
Josep Puig i Cadafalch🇪🇸
deceasedCatalan architect (1867-1957) · 1867–1956
Days lived
32,574
Kōki Hirota
deceasedNotable Trials · 1878–1948
Days lived
25,879
Meto Jovanovski
deceasedMacedonian writer (1928–2016) · 1928–2016
Days lived
32,369
Mike Daski🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian ice hockey player and basketball player (1929–2021) · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,816
Rainer Bertram🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and television director (1932-2004) · 1932–2004
Days lived
26,302
Rainer Zepperitz🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1930–2009
Days lived
28,975
Shyam Benegal🇮🇳
deceasedIndian director and screenwriter (1934–2024) · 1934–2024
Days lived
32,882
Vasili Eroshenko🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1890–1952
Days lived
22,990
Wilhelm Spiegelberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Egyptologist (1870–1930) · 1870–1930
Days lived
22,095
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
55,508
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,186
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,534
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,197
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,072
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
37,977
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
37,977
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
37,977
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,977
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,977
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
37,977
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
37,977
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,977
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,977
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
37,977
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,977
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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
36,882
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
63,179
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
8,822
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
61,352
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,049
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,622
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,064
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,030
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,664
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,108
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,760
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,559
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,073
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,091
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,760
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,112
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,655
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,565
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,542
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,002
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,424
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,962
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,779
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,074
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,387
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,344
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,123