On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 10 2005
Born on This Day
Anatoly Pisarenko🇺🇦
Soviet weightlifter, Ukrainian politician · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Ariane Friedrich🇩🇪
German high jumper · b. 1984
Days alive
7,671
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Barbara Hepworth🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1903–1975
Days lived
26,428
Carolina Benvenga🇮🇹
Italian actress · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Claudia Losch🇩🇪
German shot putter · b. 1960
Days alive
16,437
DeShaun Foster🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
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Donald Knuth🇺🇸
writer · b. 1938
Days alive
24,472
Douglas Carey
deceasedAnglican Priest · 1876–1947
Days lived
25,924
Eugène Joseph Delporte🇧🇪
deceasedBelgian astronomer (1882–1955) · 1882–1955
Days lived
26,944
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Fran Walsh🇳🇿
New Zealand screenwriter and producer · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
Frauke Ludowig🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1964
Days alive
14,976
Gary Rath🇺🇸
film director · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Georgi Glouchkov🇮🇹
basketball player · b. 1960
Days alive
16,437
Gerhard Schöne🇩🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1952
Days alive
19,359
Gordon Pearce🇦🇺
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1934
Days alive
25,933
Gur Shelef🇮🇱
basketball player · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Hannelore Schroth🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1922–1987) · 1922–1987
Days lived
23,919
Henning von Tresckow🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1901–1944
Days lived
15,898
Henryk Julian Gay🇵🇱
deceasedPolish architect (1875-1936) · 1875–1936
Days lived
22,546
Herbert Matthews🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1900–1977
Days lived
28,325
Hrithik Roshan🇮🇳
Film actor · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Ingeborg Drewitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1923-1986) · 1923–1986
Days lived
23,331
Jack Kyle🇬🇧
deceasedIrish rugby union footballer (1926–2014) · 1926–2014
Days lived
32,464
Jared Kushner🇺🇸
Financier · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Jeffrey Catherine Jones🇺🇸
deceasedartist (1944-2011) · 1944–2011
Days lived
24,601
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Jemaine Clement🇳🇿
New Zealand actor and musician · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Joan Filbá🇪🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1955–1981
Days lived
9,770
John Grinder🇺🇸
American linguist, developer of neuro-linguistic programming · b. 1940
Days alive
23,742
Kaitlyn Maher
actor · b. 2004
Days alive
366
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Katharine Burr Blodgett🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican physicist (1898-1979) · 1898–1979
Days lived
29,859
Kenneth Vermeer🇳🇱
Dutch association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Ludwig Aschoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician/pathologist (1866–1942) · 1866–1942
Days lived
27,923
Manfred Salzgeber🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1943-1994) · 1943–1994
Days lived
18,842
Mario Castañeda🇺🇸
American actor, singer, and voiceover artist · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Marouane Chamakh🇫🇷
football player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,671
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Marvin Martin🇫🇷
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,210
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Mason Mount
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Matthew Barber🇨🇦
singer-songwriter · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Menendez Brothers
Public Figures · b. 1968
Days alive
13,515
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Michael Schenker🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Michel Ney
deceasedNotable Trials · 1769–1815
Days lived
17,131
Nicolas Jaar🇺🇸
American composer, musician and record producer · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
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Pat Benatar🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Paul Henreid🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian-American actor and film director · 1908–1992
Days lived
30,760
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Rachel Williams🇬🇧
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,210
Roberto de Assis Moreira🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
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Rod Stewart🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
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Sabrina Setlur🇩🇪
German rapper · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
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Sebastian Hülk
Actor · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Simon Schwarz🇦🇹
Austrian actor · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
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Sun Dong-yol🇰🇷
film director · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Tavoris Cloud🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Theuns Jordaan🇿🇦
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1971–2021
Days lived
18,574
Tiit Vähi🇪🇪
Estonian politician and entrepreneur (born 1947) · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Ursula von Kardorff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1911–1988) · 1911–1988
Days lived
28,139
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Walter Hill
Actor · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011
Wee Cho Yaw
deceasedFormer Chairman, UOB · 1929–2024
Days lived
34,722
Werner Andreas Albert🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1935–2019
Days lived
30,985
Wu Jingbiao🇨🇳
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Yuh Myung-woo🇰🇷
South Korean boxer · b. 1964
Days alive
14,976
Died on This Day
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Coco Chanel
deceasedActor · 1883–1971
Days lived
31,920
Daan van Golden
deceasedDutch painter (1936-2017) · 1936–2017
Days lived
29,561
Dave Brown🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican cornerback in the National Football League (1953-2006) · 1953–2006
Days lived
19,352
David Bowie🇬🇧
deceasedactor · 1947–2016
Days lived
25,204
Emil Johansson🇸🇪
deceasedOlympic tug of war competitor (1885-1972) · 1885–1972
Days lived
31,772
Erich von Däniken
deceasedNotable Trials · 1935–2026
Days lived
33,144
Francesco Rosi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1922–2015) · 1922–2015
Days lived
33,659
Franz Planer🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American cinematographer (1894-1963) · 1894–1963
Days lived
25,123
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Friedrich Kurrent🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect (1931–2022) · 1931–2022
Days lived
32,995
Georgi Fingov
deceasedBulgarian architect · 1874–1944
Days lived
25,443
Günther Stoll🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1924-1977) · 1924–1977
Days lived
19,138
Helmut Losch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter (1947–2005) · 1947–2005
Days lived
20,910
Herbert Achternbusch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022) · 1938–2022
Days lived
30,364
Howlin' Wolf🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1910–1976
Days lived
23,955
Jaroslav Seifert
deceasedCzechoslovak poet, Nobel prize laureate (1901–1986) · 1901–1986
Days lived
30,790
Jeff Beck🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish guitarist (1944–2023) · 1944–2023
Days lived
28,689
Johann M. Baur🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer · 1930–2007
Days lived
28,133
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Joseph Schmidlin
deceasedGerman priest (1876-1944) · 1876–1944
Days lived
24,757
Marinus van der Lubbe
deceasedNotable Trials · 1909–1934
Days lived
9,128
Pál Magyary🇭🇺
deceasedmodel · 1857–1937
Days lived
29,070
Roman Herzog🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1934–2017
Days lived
30,231
Sidney Wood🇺🇸
deceasedUS tennis player (1911–2009) · 1911–2009
Days lived
35,500
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Sinclair Lewis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer and playwright (1885–1951) · 1885–1951
Days lived
24,077
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
55,526
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,204
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,552
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,215
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,090
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
37,995
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
37,995
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
37,995
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,995
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
37,995
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,995
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,995
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,995
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
37,995
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
37,995
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
37,995
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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
36,900
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
63,197
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
8,840
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
61,370
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,067
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,640
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,082
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,048
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,682
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,126
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,778
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,577
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,091
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,109
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,778
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,130
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,673
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,583
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,560
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,020
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,442
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,980
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,797
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,092
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,405
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,362
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,141