On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 8 2005
Born on This Day
Anne Schedeen🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1949–2026
Days lived
28,281
Baltasar Gracián
deceasedPhilosopher · 1601–1658
Days lived
21,151
Brent Larkham🇦🇺
Australian tennis player · b. 1972
Days alive
12,054
Carl Gustav Hempel🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1905–1997
Days lived
33,908
Carmen Klaschka🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Chen Xiexia🇨🇳
weightlifter · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
David Bowie🇬🇧
deceasedactor · 1947–2016
Days lived
25,204
David Silva🇪🇸
Spanish association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Dirk Verbeuren🇧🇪
Belgian drummer · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Édith Auffray🇫🇷
deceasedFrench painter and journalist (1901-2003) · 1901–2003
Days lived
37,496
Elisabeth Pähtz🇩🇪
German chess player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Elvis Presley
deceasedfilm actor · 1935–1977
Days lived
15,561
Fabio McNamara🇪🇸
Spanish artist · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Galina Ulanova🇷🇺
deceasedactor · 1910–1998
Days lived
32,214
Gerhard Launer🇩🇪
German photographer · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
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Graham Chapman🇬🇧
deceasedactor · 1941–1989
Days lived
17,801
Grete Mosheim🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1905–1986
Days lived
29,940
Hanae Mori🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese fashion designer (1926-2022) · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,279
Herman Pilnik🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-Argentine chess player · 1914–1981
Days lived
24,780
Hugo Grimm🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
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Jacob Matschenz🇩🇪
actor · b. 1984
Days alive
7,671
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James Quincey
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Jamie Hampton🇺🇸
American female tennis player · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
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Jason Giambi🇺🇸
professional baseball player · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
John Curtin🇦🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1885–1945
Days lived
22,092
John van Westrenen
Dutch baseball player · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Jorge Claros
Honduran footballer · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
José Ferrer
deceasedOscar Winners · 1912–1992
Days lived
29,238
Karl Brandt🇺🇸
deceasedNotable Trials · 1904–1948
Days lived
16,217
Khylin Rhambo
Actor · b. 1996
Days alive
3,288
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Kim Jong-un
politician · b. 1984
Days alive
7,671
Leonard Steckel🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1901–1971
Days lived
25,599
Lionel Emmett🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1913–1996) · 1913–1996
Days lived
30,529
Mabel Strickland
deceasedwriter · 1899–1988
Days lived
32,832
Manuel Locatelli
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
2,557
Marc Quinn🇬🇧
British sculptor (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
14,976
Melanie Seeger🇩🇪
German racewalker · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Miklós Gór-Nagy🇭🇺
Hungarian water polo player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Noah Cyrus
actor · b. 2000
Days alive
1,827
Paul Scheerbart🇵🇱
deceasedwriter · 1863–1915
Days lived
19,272
Pavel Kondratyev🇷🇺
deceasedRussian chess player and coach (1924-1984) · 1924–1984
Days lived
22,070
Princess Sirivannavari of Thailand🇹🇭
Thai Royal, daughter of Rama X and badminton player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
R. Kelly🇺🇸
Artist · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Ron Sexsmith🇨🇦
singer-songwriter · b. 1964
Days alive
14,976
Ronald Cecil Gates🇦🇺
deceasedwriter · 1923–2018
Days lived
34,807
Stefan Obermaier🇦🇹
rapper · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Stefan Savić
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Stephen Hawking🇬🇧
deceasedTheoretical Physicist, Cosmologist, Author · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,824
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Stipe Pletikosa🇭🇷
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Walther Arndt
deceasedGerman zoologist (1891–1944) executed by the Nazis · 1891–1944
Days lived
19,527
Walther Bothe🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1891–1957
Days lived
24,137
Yury Ivashkin🇷🇺
deceasedRussian scientist · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,903
Yvette Mimieux🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1942–2022) · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,229
Died on This Day
Álvaro Peña-Rojas🇩🇪
deceasedChilean singer songwriter · 1943–2026
Days lived
30,074
Fernand Sanz🇪🇸
deceasedracing cyclist (1881–1925) · 1881–1925
Days lived
16,019
François Mitterrand🇫🇷
deceasedpolitician · 1916–1996
Days lived
28,928
Galileo Galilei
deceasedNotable Trials · 1564–1642
Days lived
28,452
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George Maxwell Richards
deceasedPresident of Trinidad and Tobago (1931-2018) · 1931–2018
Days lived
31,450
Giovanni Bonalumi🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer and essayist (1920-2002) · 1920–2002
Days lived
29,863
Henry Tonks🇬🇧
deceasedBritish artist (1862-1937) · 1862–1937
Days lived
27,302
Johann Kremer
deceasedprofessor of anatomy (1883-1965) · 1883–1965
Days lived
29,598
Josef Frank🇸🇪
deceasedAustrian-Swedish architect (1885–1967) · 1885–1967
Days lived
29,761
Josef Lammerz🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1930–2014
Days lived
30,688
Joseph Schumpeter🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian political economist (1883–1950) · 1883–1950
Days lived
24,440
Kurt Schwitters🇳🇴
deceasedartist · 1887–1948
Days lived
22,116
Melvin Calvin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican biochemist (1911–1997) · 1911–1997
Days lived
31,322
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Michael Lang🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican concert promoter and record producer (1944-2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,152
Michael Shaw🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1920–2021
Days lived
36,616
Paul Julius Möbius🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1853–1907
Days lived
19,706
Paul Verlaine
deceasedNotable Trials · 1844–1896
Days lived
18,911
Prince Alfons of Bavaria🇩🇪
deceasedMember of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry (1862-1933) · 1862–1933
Days lived
25,916
Renate Eggebrecht🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician · 1944–2023
Days lived
28,638
Richard Anschütz🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1852–1937
Days lived
30,984
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Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1857–1941
Days lived
30,635
Sebastian Englert🇩🇪
deceasedCapuchin priest, missionary to Easter Island (1888-1969) · 1888–1969
Days lived
29,271
Tryggve Gran🇳🇴
deceasedfootball player · 1888–1980
Days lived
33,590
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Werner Klumpp🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1928–2021) · 1928–2021
Days lived
33,660
Yakov Kivovich Syrkin🇧🇾
deceasedscientist · 1894–1974
Days lived
28,888
Zhou Enlai🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1898–1976
Days lived
28,432
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
55,524
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,202
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,550
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,213
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,088
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
37,993
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
37,993
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,993
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,993
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
37,993
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
37,993
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,993
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,993
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,993
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
37,993
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
37,993
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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
36,898
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
63,195
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
8,838
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
61,368
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,065
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,638
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,080
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,046
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,680
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,124
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,776
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,575
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,089
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,107
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,776
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,128
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,671
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,581
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,558
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,018
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,440
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,978
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,795
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,090
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,403
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,360
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,139