On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 26 2005
Born on This Day
Albin Eser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge (1935–2023) · 1935–2023
Days lived
32,136
Barbara Simons🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1941
Days alive
23,376
Bernhard Minetti🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1905–1998
Days lived
34,227
Bob Lazar🇺🇸
American businessman and ufologist · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
Bob Uecker🇺🇸
deceasedBaseball player · 1934–2025
Days lived
33,228
Brad Fleming🇳🇿
New Zealand rugby union player · b. 1976
Days alive
10,593
Brian Spillane🇮🇪
Irish rugby union player · b. 1960
Days alive
16,437
Bubba Bean🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Damaris
singer · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Denise Klecker🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1972
Days alive
12,054
Edward Sapir🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican linguist and anthropologist (1884-1939) · 1884–1939
Days lived
20,097
Ellen DeGeneres
actor · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Eric Davis🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1968
Days alive
13,515
Ester Expósito🇪🇸
Actor · b. 2000
Days alive
1,827
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Florian Thauvin🇫🇷
French footballer (born 1993) · b. 1993
Days alive
4,383
Giles Greenwood🇬🇧
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Guri Berg🇳🇴
Norwegian artist and sculptor (born 1963) · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Heinz Kessler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017) · 1920–2017
Days lived
35,526
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Henry Jordan🇺🇸
deceasedPlayer of American football (1935-1977) · 1935–1977
Days lived
15,367
Huey "Piano" Smith🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican R&B pianist (1934–2023) · 1934–2023
Days lived
32,525
Ivan Hlinka🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1950–2004
Days lived
19,926
Jarmila Kratochvílová🇨🇿
Czechoslovak runner · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
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José Mourinho🇵🇹
Portuguese association football manager and former player (born 1963) · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Kim Bum-soo🇰🇷
singer · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Kim Jae-joong🇰🇷
singer · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Lee Naylor🇦🇺
Australian sprinter · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Lucinda Williams
singer-songwriter · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Maria von Trapp🇺🇸
deceasedmatriarch of the Trapp Family Singers (1905–1987) · 1905–1987
Days lived
30,011
Nicolae Ceaușescu
deceasedNotable Trials · 1918–1989
Days lived
26,266
Oldo Hlaváček🇸🇰
deceasedactor · 1934–2025
Days lived
33,441
Paul Newman🇺🇸
deceasedTelevision actor · 1925–2008
Days lived
30,559
Rick Kavanian🇩🇪
German actor and comedian · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Rodolphe Pires🇫🇷
journalist · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Rudolf Alexander Schröder🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer, translator, poet, architect, and painter (1878-1962) · 1878–1962
Days lived
30,888
Rupprecht Geiger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1908–2009) · 1908–2009
Days lived
37,205
Scott Glenn🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1941
Days alive
23,376
Victor Mees🇧🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1927–2012
Days lived
31,336
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Vince Carter🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Died on This Day
Ales Adamovich
deceasedSoviet Belarusian writer (1927–1994) · 1927–1994
Days lived
24,252
Alfred James Wilmott🇬🇧
deceasedathlete · 1888–1950
Days lived
22,305
Anne-Marie Colchen🇫🇷
deceasedFrench basketball player and athletics competitor (1925-2017) · 1925–2017
Days lived
33,287
Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1919–1993
Days lived
26,945
Bear Bryant🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican college football coach (1913–1983) · 1913–1983
Days lived
25,339
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Dietrich von Hildebrand🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1889–1977
Days lived
31,882
Don Budge🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1915-2000) · 1915–2000
Days lived
30,908
Götz Kauffmann🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1949–2010
Days lived
22,291
Ian Abercrombie
deceasedActor · 1934–2012
Days lived
28,261
Joe Benjamin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1919–1974) · 1919–1974
Days lived
19,807
José Ferrer
deceasedOscar Winners · 1912–1992
Days lived
29,238
Kobe Bryant🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1978–2020
Days lived
15,131
László Katus🇭🇺
deceasedphilosopher · 1927–2015
Days lived
31,974
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Lucky Luciano
deceasedNotable Trials · 1897–1962
Days lived
23,438
Michel Legrand🇫🇷
deceasedComposer, conductor, jazz pianist, singer · 1932–2019
Days lived
31,748
Nelson Rockefeller🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1908–1979
Days lived
25,769
Otto Benkner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player · 1909–1996
Days lived
31,707
Stanisław Łapiński🇵🇱
deceasedactor (1895-1972) · 1895–1972
Days lived
27,881
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
55,542
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,220
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,568
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,231
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,106
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,011
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,011
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,011
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,011
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,011
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,011
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,011
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,011
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,011
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,011
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,011
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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
36,916
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
63,213
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
8,856
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
61,386
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,083
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,656
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,098
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,064
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,698
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,142
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,794
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,593
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,107
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,125
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,794
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,146
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,689
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,599
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,576
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,036
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,458
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,996
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,813
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,108
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,421
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,378
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,157