On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 27 2005
Born on This Day
Alan Cumming🇺🇸
British actor · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Antonín Mrkos🇨🇿
deceasedCzech astronomer (1918–1996) · 1918–1996
Days lived
28,612
Aurélien Tchouaméni
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
1,827
Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre🇩🇪
musician · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Bobby Deol🇮🇳
actor · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
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Bruce Gradkowski🇺🇸
American football player (born 1983) · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
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Erich Zepler🇩🇪
deceasedElectronics engineer, Chess problemist (1898–1980) · 1898–1980
Days lived
30,056
Ernst Schröder🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1915–1994) · 1915–1994
Days lived
29,035
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Eva Padberg🇩🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
Fann Wong🇸🇬
Actress · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
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Friedrich von Georgi🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian general (1852-1926) · 1852–1926
Days lived
27,024
Georgina Rodríguez🇪🇸
Model · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
Gottfried Feder🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1883–1941
Days lived
21,424
Hans Modrow🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1928–2023
Days lived
34,713
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Joanna🇧🇷
singer-songwriter · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
John Roberts🇺🇸
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Karl Stiegler🇦🇹
deceasedmusician · 1876–1932
Days lived
20,583
Klaus Heuser🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Kō Itakura
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Luciano Valero Gómez🇲🇽
athlete · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
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Lupe Fuentes🇪🇸
Colombian house music producer, DJ, and former pornographic actress · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Marc Forster🇨🇭
German-Swiss film director (born 1969) · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
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Mark Owen🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Days alive
12,054
Matt Stover🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1968
Days alive
13,515
Michael Ebling🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Michael Pluijmers
Dutch baseball player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Mikhail Baryshnikov🇸🇺
Actor · b. 1948
Days alive
20,820
Patton Oswalt🇺🇸
Comedian, actor, writer · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Per Røntved🇩🇰
deceasedDanish association football player (1949-2023) · 1949–2023
Days lived
27,136
Reinhold Hanisch🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian artist (1884-1937) · 1884–1937
Days lived
19,364
Rudolf Klein-Rhoden🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1871–1936
Days lived
23,718
Soong Ching-ling🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1893–1981
Days lived
32,263
Tam O'Shaughnessy🇺🇸
American educator, children's science writer, professional tennis player · b. 1952
Days alive
19,359
Ulrich Deppendorf🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
Václav Hlavatý🇺🇸
deceasedCzech politician and mathematician (*1894 – †1969) · 1894–1969
Days lived
27,377
Valeri Brainin🇩🇪
writer · b. 1948
Days alive
20,820
Ward Howell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chief executive officer (1910-1980) · 1910–1980
Days lived
25,783
Wilhelm II🇩🇪
deceasedas last King of Prussia German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941) · 1859–1941
Days lived
30,078
Wilhelm Morgner
deceasedGerman painter (1891-1917) · 1891–1917
Days lived
9,697
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart🇦🇹
deceasedComposer and musician · 1756–1791
Days lived
13,096
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Wolfgang Böhmer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1936–2025) · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,661
Zarganar🇲🇾
Burmese film director · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Died on This Day
Alexander Abusch🇵🇱
deceasedwriter · 1902–1982
Days lived
29,202
Anna von Palen
deceasedactress (1875-1939) · 1875–1939
Days lived
23,256
Artur Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1919–2016
Days lived
35,091
Cloris Leachman🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1926–2021
Days lived
34,606
Erich Feigl🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian documentary producer and genocide denialist · 1931–2007
Days lived
27,519
Hans Münch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1911–2001) · 1911–2001
Days lived
32,766
Henry Winterfeld🇺🇸
deceasedGerman writer and artist (1901–1990) · 1901–1990
Days lived
32,435
Ingvar Kamprad
deceasedbusinessperson · 1926–2018
Days lived
33,541
Isaak Babel🇺🇦
deceasedmilitary person · 1894–1940
Days lived
16,634
Johannes Rau🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1931–2006
Days lived
27,405
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1886–1974) · 1886–1974
Days lived
32,107
Lilli Palmer🇨🇭
deceasedGerman actress (1914–1986) · 1914–1986
Days lived
26,181
Louis de Funès🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1914–1983
Days lived
25,017
Luigi Tenco🇮🇹
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1938–1967
Days lived
10,539
Milovan Zoričić🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1884–1971
Days lived
31,651
Otto Weinkamm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1902-1968) · 1902–1968
Days lived
24,089
Paula Ludwig🇦🇹
deceasedartist · 1900–1974
Days lived
27,050
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Prince Oskar of Prussia🇩🇪
deceasedPrussian prince (1888-1958) · 1888–1958
Days lived
25,385
Reino Kuuskoski🇫🇮
deceasedPrime Minister of Finland (1907-1965) · 1907–1965
Days lived
21,194
Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1905–1980
Days lived
27,334
Sándor Gombos🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian fencer (1895-1968) · 1895–1968
Days lived
26,351
Siegfried Gumbel
deceasedGerman lawyer and politician (1874-1942) · 1874–1942
Days lived
24,598
Tige Andrews🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1920-2007) · 1920–2007
Days lived
31,725
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
55,543
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,221
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,569
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,232
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,107
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,012
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,012
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,012
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,012
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,012
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,012
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,012
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,012
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,012
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,012
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,012
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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
36,917
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
63,214
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
8,857
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
61,387
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,084
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,657
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,099
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,065
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,699
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,143
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,795
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,594
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,108
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,126
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,795
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,147
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,690
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,600
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,577
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,037
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,459
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,997
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,814
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,109
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,422
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,379
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,158