On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 28 2005
Born on This Day
Acker Bilk🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014) · 1929–2014
Days lived
31,324
Adrian Paci
Albanian artist (born 1969) · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Alan Alda🇺🇸
American actor (born 1936) · b. 1936
Days alive
25,203
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Andre Iguodala🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,671
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Andrea Berg🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Anne Panter🇬🇧
English field hockey player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,671
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Ariel Winter
television actor · b. 1998
Days alive
2,557
Arminas Narbekovas
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Arthur Rubinstein
deceasedclassical pianist · 1887–1982
Days lived
35,024
Augusto Genina🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director and producer (1892-1957) · 1892–1957
Days lived
23,974
Bringfried Müller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman association football player (1931-2016) · 1931–2016
Days lived
31,119
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Camila Alves🇺🇸
Brazilian model and designer (born 1983) · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Carlos Slim
business magnate · b. 1940
Days alive
23,742
Christian Jensen🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1857–1936
Days lived
28,885
Clement IX🌍
deceasedDiplomat · 1600–1669
Days lived
25,518
David Buckingham🇦🇺
deceasedchemist · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,245
Dušan Vlahović
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
1,827
Elias Simojoki🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish priest and politician (1899–1940) · 1899–1940
Days lived
14,971
Eloise Amberger🇦🇺
Australian synchronized swimmer · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Franck Jotterand🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss journalist, screenwriter and writer (1923-2000) · 1923–2000
Days lived
28,353
Fred Vinson🇺🇸
American basketball player-coach · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Friedl Hardt🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1919–1991
Days lived
26,432
Hamad II of Bahrain
politician · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
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Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
singer · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011
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Helga Vlahović🇦🇹
deceasedCroatian journalist, producer, and television personality (1945–2012) · 1945–2012
Days lived
24,501
Hermann Kesten🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1900–1996
Days lived
35,159
Hiroki Abe
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
J. Cole🇺🇸
American rapper and record producer (born 1985) · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Jens Kujawa🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Jeroen Deken
Dutch baseball player · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Jessica Ennis-Hill🇬🇧
British heptathlete · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
José Martí🇪🇸
deceasedCuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895) · 1853–1895
Days lived
15,451
Julius Bauschinger🇫🇷
deceasedGerman astronomer (1860–1934) · 1860–1934
Days lived
27,021
Karl Bögelein🇩🇪
deceasedGerman football goalkeeper and coach (1927-2016) · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,701
Kurt Biedenkopf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,434
Laszlo Fekete🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
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Lou Barletta🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1956
Days alive
17,898
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Mallory Burdette🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Marcelo Lipatín🇺🇾
Uruguayan association football player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Mark Regan🇬🇧
English rugby union footballer · b. 1972
Days alive
12,054
Marnie McBean🇨🇦
athlete · b. 1968
Days alive
13,515
Michael Hastings🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1980–2013
Days lived
12,195
Nick Carter🇺🇸
singer · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
Nicolas Sarkozy
Notable Trials · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Olga Ruder-Zeynek🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian politician (1871-1948) · 1871–1948
Days lived
28,333
Oliver Gurney🇬🇧
deceasedscientist · 1911–2001
Days lived
32,856
Peter Schilling🇩🇪
musician · b. 1956
Days alive
17,898
Raja Ramanna🇮🇳
deceasedIndian nuclear scientist (1925-2004) · 1925–2004
Days lived
29,094
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Rick Ross🇺🇸
American rapper and record executive (born 1976) · b. 1976
Days alive
10,593
Sandy🇧🇷
Brazilian singer and actress · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
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Sarah McLachlan🇨🇦
Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter · b. 1968
Days alive
13,515
Serguei Adoniev🇷🇺
Russian entrepreneur, executive manager · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Siegfried Jacobsohn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1881–1926) · 1881–1926
Days lived
16,744
Stephen Gostkowski🇺🇸
American football player (born 1984) · b. 1984
Days alive
7,671
Tany Youne
deceasedSoviet actor (1903-1977) · 1903–1977
Days lived
27,280
Tatjana Sais🇩🇪
deceasedactress (1910-1981) · 1910–1981
Days lived
25,962
Died on This Day
Adelbert Schulz🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1903–1944
Days lived
14,649
Carola Toelle🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1893–1958) · 1892–1958
Days lived
24,041
Cicely Tyson
deceasedstage actor · 1924–2021
Days lived
35,104
Coco Schumann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jazz musician (1924–2018) · 1924–2018
Days lived
34,227
Elroy Hirsch🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1923–2004
Days lived
29,445
Franklin Gene Bissell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football coach (1926-2016) · 1926–2016
Days lived
32,798
Grand Duke Dimitri Constantinovich of Russia
deceasedmilitary person · 1860–1919
Days lived
21,412
Gunther Plüschow🇩🇪
deceasedGerman explorer (1886-1931) · 1886–1931
Days lived
16,424
Hannah Wilke🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1940–1993
Days lived
19,320
Henry VIII of England🌍
deceasedMonarch · 1491–1547
Days lived
20,302
Hermann Wlach🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1884–1962
Days lived
28,293
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James Scullin🇦🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1876–1953
Days lived
27,890
Jockel Finck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1962-2006) · 1962–2006
Days lived
16,014
Joseph Brodsky🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1940–1996
Days lived
20,337
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Karel Svoboda🇨🇿
deceasedCzech composer (1938—2007) · 1938–2007
Days lived
24,877
Kim Il-yeop🇰🇷
deceasedjournalist · 1896–1971
Days lived
27,302
Klaus Fuchs
deceasedNotable Trials · 1911–1988
Days lived
27,789
Michel Carage🇫🇷
deceasedchief executive officer · 1921–2008
Days lived
31,744
Rudolf Gamsjäger🇦🇹
deceasedmusician · 1909–1985
Days lived
27,705
Sibongile Khumalo🇿🇦
deceasedSouth African opera singer (1957–2021) · 1957–2021
Days lived
23,137
Theophil Wurm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Lutheran bishop (1868-1953) · 1868–1953
Days lived
30,732
William Butler Yeats
deceasedIrish poet and playwright (1865–1939) · 1865–1939
Days lived
26,983
Xu Liangying🇨🇳
deceasedphilosopher · 1920–2013
Days lived
33,873
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
55,544
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,222
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,570
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,233
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,108
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,013
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,013
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,013
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,013
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,013
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,013
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,013
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,013
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,013
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,013
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,013
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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
36,918
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
63,215
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
8,858
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
61,388
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,085
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,658
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,100
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,066
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,700
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,144
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,796
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,595
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,109
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,127
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,796
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,148
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,691
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,601
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,578
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,038
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,460
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
11,998
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,815
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,110
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,423
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,380
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,159