On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 7 2005
Born on This Day
Abdul Hamid
deceasedPakistani field hockey player (1927–2019) · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,788
Adrian Schinoff🇦🇷
musician · b. 1972
Days alive
12,054
Aleksandr Konstantinovich Larev
deceasedjournalist · 1930–2015
Days lived
31,381
Alexander Dugin🇷🇺
Propagandist · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Alexander Kühl🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Alfonso Soriano🇩🇴
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
10,593
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Aloe Blacc🇺🇸
singer · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
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Ania Dąbrowska🇵🇱
Polish singer · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Arnold Ridley🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish playwright and actor (1896–1984) · 1896–1984
Days lived
32,206
August Zirner🇺🇸
actor · b. 1956
Days alive
17,898
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Blue Ivy Carter🇺🇸
Vocalist, Dancer, Cultural Figure · b. 2012
Carl-Johan Alm🇸🇪
athlete · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Carlos Corporán🇺🇸
Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher · b. 1984
Days alive
7,671
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy🇺🇸
deceasedWife · 1966–1999
Days lived
12,243
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Christian Lindner🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Christian Louboutin🇫🇷
French fashion designer (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
14,976
Denis Inkin🇷🇺
Russian boxer · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
DJ Ötzi🇦🇹
singer · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Dustin Diamond🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1977–2021
Days lived
16,096
Edi Kurniawan🇮🇩
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1988
Days alive
6,210
Edward Gonzalez Carroll🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican bishop (1910–2000) · 1910–2000
Days lived
32,866
Elena Ceaușescu
deceasedNotable Trials · 1916–1989
Days lived
27,016
Elene Gedevanishvili🇬🇪
Georgian figure skater · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
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Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1901–1986) · 1901–1986
Days lived
31,341
Ferenc Levente Hervay🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian historian, librarian (1919-2016) · 1919–2016
Days lived
35,461
Ichirō Mizuki🇯🇵
deceasedactor · 1948–2022
Days lived
27,362
Ivan Glasenberg🇨🇭
entrepreneur · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
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Jeremy Renner🇺🇸
musician · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Jonna Tervomaa🇫🇮
singer · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Joubert Araújo Martins🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
K. Bhagyaraj🇮🇳
deceasedActor · 1953–2026
Days lived
26,834
Katie Couric🇺🇸
Journalist, TV Host, Author · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Kurt Hielscher🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1881-1948) · 1881–1948
Days lived
24,655
Leonard Lansink🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1956
Days alive
17,898
Mark Allen Shepherd🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Markus Naewie🇩🇪
tennis player · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Mu Shuangshuang🇨🇳
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1984
Days alive
7,671
Nicolas Cage
Oscar Winners · b. 1964
Days alive
14,976
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Raila A Odinga🇰🇪
deceasedPrime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013 · 1945–2025
Days lived
29,501
Reinhold Heinen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and publisher · 1894–1969
Days lived
27,590
Stephen R. Bourne🇬🇧
British computer scientist · b. 1944
Days alive
22,281
Uwe Ochsenknecht🇩🇪
German actor and singer · b. 1956
Days alive
17,898
Vasily Alekseyev🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet weightlifter (1942-2011) · 1942–2011
Days lived
25,524
Wolfgang Reichmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1932-1991) · 1932–1991
Days lived
21,670
Died on This Day
Bertold Paul Wiesner🇦🇹
deceasedscientist · 1901–1972
Days lived
25,734
Bill Johnson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1926-2011) · 1926–2011
Days lived
30,858
Bimal Roy🇮🇳
deceasedIndian film director (1909–1966) · 1909–1966
Days lived
20,633
Carlos Rasch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1932-2021) · 1932–2021
Days lived
32,418
Dorothea Douglass🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish tennis and badminton player (1878–1960) · 1878–1960
Days lived
29,710
Eberhard Zeidler🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian architect (1926–2022) · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,060
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
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France Gall🇫🇷
deceasedFrench singer · 1947–2018
Days lived
25,658
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Franz Beckenbauer🇩🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1945–2024
Days lived
28,607
Heinrich Harrer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006) · 1912–2006
Days lived
34,153
Heinrich Vollmer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman firearm designer (1885–1961) · 1885–1961
Days lived
27,759
Hirohito🇯🇵
deceasedmilitary person · 1901–1989
Days lived
32,030
Huell Howser🇺🇸
deceasedTelevision presenter · 1945–2013
Days lived
24,553
Jean-Baptiste Chabot🇫🇷
deceasedFrench catholic priest and scholar (1860–1948) · 1860–1948
Days lived
32,101
Jean-Marie Le Pen
deceasedNotable Trials · 1928–2025
Days lived
35,265
Kep Enderby🇦🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1926–2015
Days lived
32,338
Mick Werup🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1958-2011) · 1958–2011
Days lived
19,045
Neil Peart🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian-American drummer (1952–2020) · 1952–2020
Days lived
24,588
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Philip Agee🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1935–2008
Days lived
26,470
Slava Metreveli
deceasedathlete · 1936–1998
Days lived
22,502
Susanne Cramer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1936-1969) · 1936–1969
Days lived
11,723
Vittorio Mezzogiorno🇮🇹
deceasedactor · 1941–1994
Days lived
19,025
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
55,523
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,201
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,549
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,212
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,087
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
37,992
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
37,992
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,992
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
37,992
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,992
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
37,992
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,992
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,992
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
37,992
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
37,992
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,992
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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
36,897
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
63,194
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
8,837
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
61,367
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,064
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,637
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,079
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,045
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,679
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,123
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,775
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,574
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,088
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,106
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,775
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,127
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,670
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,580
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,557
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,017
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,439
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,977
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,794
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,089
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,402
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,359
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,138