On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 9 2005
Born on This Day
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Ágnes Keleti🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2025) · 1921–2025
Days lived
37,979
Andrea Stramaccioni🇮🇹
Italian football manager and former player · b. 1976
Days alive
10,593
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Angie Martinez🇺🇸
American radio host and rapper · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Anna Tatangelo🇮🇹
singer · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Benjamin Lebert🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Boris Stankovich🇳🇿
New Zealand rugby union player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
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Carl Lampert🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian priest (1894–2011) · 1894–1944
Days lived
18,570
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Carl-Ludwig Wagner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1930–2012) · 1930–2012
Days lived
30,150
Chad Johnson🇺🇸
American gridiron football player (born 1978) · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
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Clive Dunn🇬🇧
deceasedsinger · 1920–2012
Days lived
33,905
Corry Berger🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Domenico Modugno🇮🇹
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1928–1994
Days lived
24,316
Eldred G. Smith🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1907-2013) · 1907–2013
Days lived
38,802
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Eric García
association football player · b. 2001
Days alive
1,461
Grétar Steinsson
Icelandic association football player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
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Hans Bethge🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1946
Days lived
25,590
Harald Pinger🇩🇪
German chief executive officer · b. 1960
Days alive
16,437
Igor Netto🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet footballer (1930-1999) · 1930–1999
Days lived
25,282
Jimmy Page🇬🇧
Guitarist · b. 1944
Days alive
22,281
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Joan Baez🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1941
Days alive
23,376
Joely Richardson🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
John McCormack🇬🇧
deceasedScottish boxer (1935-2014) · 1935–2014
Days lived
28,989
Karel Čapek
deceasedCzech writer (1890–1938) · 1890–1938
Days lived
17,881
Lara Fabian🇨🇦
Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
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Lee Van Cleef🇺🇸
deceasedFilm actor · 1925–1989
Days lived
23,717
Marc Suhr🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Mary Roos🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Mehmet Ali Ağca
Notable Trials · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
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Muggsy Bogues🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Nina Dobrev🇧🇬
Television actor · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Norifumi Nishimura🇯🇵
film director · b. 1960
Days alive
16,437
Paolo Nutini🇬🇧
Scottish musician · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Pedro Llompart🇪🇸
basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Richard H. Simpson🇺🇸
deceasedPolitician · 1905–1968
Days lived
23,308
Richard Nixon🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1913–1994
Days lived
29,688
Robert Michels🇩🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1876–1936
Days lived
22,028
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Rodrygo
association football player · b. 2001
Days alive
1,461
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Sarah Toscano
singer-songwriter · b. 2006
Sergei Parajanov
deceasedNotable Trials · 1924–1990
Days lived
24,299
Shaun Hill🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
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Simon Gosejohann🇩🇪
German comedian and television presenter · b. 1976
Days alive
10,593
Simone de Beauvoir🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1908–1986
Days lived
28,585
Terrence Jones🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1992
Days alive
4,749
Urs Villiger🇨🇭
Swiss actor · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Valerij Szizov🇷🇺
basketball player (1965-) · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Vitaly Daraselia
deceasedathlete · 1957–1982
Days lived
9,469
Vladimir Kozhevnikov🇷🇺
football player · b. 1992
Days alive
4,749
Died on This Day
Acúrsio Carrelo🇵🇹
deceasedPortuguese footballer (1931-2010) · 1931–2010
Days lived
28,789
Bob Saget🇺🇸
deceasedStand-up comedian · 1956–2022
Days lived
23,978
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Buschi Niebergall🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician (1938-1990) · 1938–1990
Days lived
18,803
Dorothea Kleine🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1928-2010) · 1928–2010
Days lived
29,894
Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster🇩🇪
deceasedGerman academic, philosopher, editor and pacifist (1869-1966) · 1869–1966
Days lived
35,284
Georg Winter🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1941–2026
Days lived
31,054
Gisela Mauermayer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman discus thrower (1913–1995) · 1913–1995
Days lived
29,631
György Hámos🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian film director (1910–1976) · 1910–1976
Days lived
23,963
Hanoch Albeck🇮🇱
deceasedAustrian/Israeli Professor of Talmud (1890–1972) · 1890–1972
Days lived
29,739
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Hans Belting🇩🇪
deceasedGerman art historian (1935–2023) · 1935–2023
Days lived
31,963
Herman Bing🇺🇸
deceased1930s-1940's character actor · 1889–1947
Days lived
21,103
Hermann Junker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman egyptologist (1877-1962) · 1877–1962
Days lived
30,721
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
deceasedwriter · 1855–1927
Days lived
26,054
Jakob Fugger🇩🇪
deceasedbanker · 1459–1526
Days lived
24,406
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James Kottak🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1962–2024
Days lived
22,294
Karl Reinhardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman classical philologist (1886–1958) · 1886–1958
Days lived
26,261
Liang Sicheng🇨🇳
deceasedChinese architect and scholar (1901-1972) · 1901–1972
Days lived
25,831
Michel de Certeau🇫🇷
deceasedFrench Jesuit and scholar (1925–1986) · 1925–1986
Days lived
22,152
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Otto Schenk🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1930–2025
Days lived
34,545
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Peter Voß🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1891-1979) · 1891–1979
Days lived
31,970
Rosemarie Clausen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1907-1990) · 1907–1990
Days lived
30,261
Rupert Wildt🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American astronomer · 1905–1976
Days lived
25,765
Sakmara Ilyenko🇷🇺
deceasedRussian philologist (1923-2019) · 1923–2019
Days lived
34,827
Shabtai Shikhman🇮🇱
deceasedIsraeli politician (1915–1987) · 1915–1987
Days lived
26,054
Viktor von Weizsäcker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physiologist (1886-1957) · 1886–1957
Days lived
25,830
Yinka Dare🇳🇬
deceasedbasketball player · 1972–2004
Days lived
11,413
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
55,525
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,203
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,551
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,214
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,089
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
37,994
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
37,994
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
37,994
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,994
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
37,994
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,994
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,994
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,994
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
37,994
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,994
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
37,994
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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
36,899
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
63,196
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
8,839
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
61,369
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,066
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,639
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,081
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,047
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,681
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,125
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,777
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,576
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,090
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,108
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,777
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,129
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,672
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,582
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,559
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,019
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,441
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,979
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,796
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,091
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,404
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,361
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,140