On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 16 2005
Born on This Day
Agyness Deyn🇬🇧
English model · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Ahman Green🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Alfred Kolleritsch🇦🇹
deceasedphilosopher · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,610
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Annika Beck🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
Armand Van Helden🇺🇸
American musician, DJ, record producer and composer · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Atsushi Aramaki🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1926–1971
Days lived
16,521
Billy Latsko🇺🇸
American college football player, professional football player, fullback · b. 1984
Days alive
7,671
Bob Evans🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh rugby union player (1921-2003) · 1921–2003
Days lived
30,007
Carl Icahn🇺🇸
Activist Investor · b. 1936
Days alive
25,203
Carl Russ🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Charles Perrot🇫🇷
deceasedFrench theologian · 1929–2013
Days lived
30,949
Constanze Harpen🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Dirk Dier🇩🇪
tennis player · b. 1972
Days alive
12,054
Eckhart Tolle🇨🇦
philosopher · b. 1948
Days alive
20,820
Edda Dell'Orso🇮🇹
singer · b. 1935
Days alive
25,568
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Eva Ingeborg Scholz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1928–2022) · 1928–2022
Days lived
34,367
Frank-Markus Barwasser🇩🇪
journalist · b. 1960
Days alive
16,437
Franz Böhm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman economist (1895-1977) · 1895–1977
Days lived
30,172
Gerhard Hanappi🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian footballer (1929-1980) · 1929–1980
Days lived
18,816
Hans F. K. Günther🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1891–1968
Days lived
28,345
Heiko Schumacher🇩🇪
German baseball player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Hein Hoop🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1927–1986
Days lived
21,648
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
deceasedGerman officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1950) · 1922–1950
Days lived
10,376
Jean-Baptiste Chabot🇫🇷
deceasedFrench catholic priest and scholar (1860–1948) · 1860–1948
Days lived
32,101
Jimmy Tatro🇺🇸
Writer · b. 1992
Days alive
4,749
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John McEnroe🇺🇸
journalist · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
John Schlesinger🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish film and stage director (1926–2003) · 1926–2003
Days lived
28,283
Jon Ossoff🇺🇸
Politician · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Julius Tandler🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian physician & politician (1869–1936) · 1869–1936
Days lived
24,661
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Katarzyna Piter🇵🇱
Polish tennis player · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Kim Jong-il
deceasedpolitician · 1941–2011
Days lived
25,871
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Luis Solignac🇦🇷
Argentinian footballer · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
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Nicolai Boilesen
Danish footballer · b. 1992
Days alive
4,749
Niklas Zennström🇸🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Pierre Durand, Jr.
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Reinhold Ebertin🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astrologer and physician (1901–1988) · 1901–1988
Days lived
31,803
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Richard Jaeger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1913-1998) · 1913–1998
Days lived
31,134
Roberta Williams🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
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Rudolf Teschner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1922–2006) · 1922–2006
Days lived
30,838
Rudolph Karstadt
deceasedGerman entrepreneur (1856–1944) · 1856–1944
Days lived
32,448
Rustamhodza Rahimov🇩🇪
boxer · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Serhiy Nazarenko🇺🇦
Ukrainian footballer · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
Sonny Bono🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1935–1998
Days lived
22,969
The Weeknd🇨🇦
Music · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Tomasz Pajzderski
deceasedPolish architect (1864-1908) · 1864–1908
Days lived
16,348
Viktor Ziborov🇷🇺
Russian scientist · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Volker Spengler🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1939–2020
Days lived
29,577
Wilhelm Schmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist, linguist and historian of religion (1868–1954) · 1868–1954
Days lived
31,405
Wolfgang Nonn🇩🇪
deceasedWest German field hockey player (1935-1959) · 1935–1959
Days lived
8,957
Yelena Zhirko🇺🇦
Ukrainian basketball player · b. 1968
Days alive
13,515
Yuta Nakayama
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Died on This Day
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Alexei Navalny
deceasedNotable Trials · 1976–2024
Days lived
17,423
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali🇪🇬
deceasedwriter · 1922–2016
Days lived
34,062
Carl de Vogt🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1885–1970
Days lived
30,835
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Carl von Opel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entrepreneur (1869–1927) · 1869–1927
Days lived
20,987
Carlos Pellicer🇲🇽
deceasedwriter · 1897–1977
Days lived
29,250
Charley Thornton🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican college athletics administrator · 1937–2004
Days lived
24,517
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Chien-Shiung Wu🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1912–1997
Days lived
30,942
Erich Hückel🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1896–1980
Days lived
30,505
Fritz Reck-Malleczewen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1884-1945) · 1884–1945
Days lived
22,103
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George P. Codd🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1869–1927
Days lived
20,889
Gert van den Bergh🇿🇦
deceasedactor · 1920–1968
Days lived
17,289
Gunnar Heinsohn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman sociologist and economist (1943–2023) · 1943–2023
Days lived
28,942
Hans Joachim Alpers🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1943–2011) · 1943–2011
Days lived
24,689
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Heinrich Windelen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1921-2015) · 1921–2015
Days lived
34,204
Helen Vita🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor and singer (1928-2001) · 1928–2001
Days lived
26,491
Ida Ehre🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1900–1989
Days lived
32,364
Irmfried Eberl🇦🇹
deceasedSS officer, first commandant of Treblinka extermination camp (1910–1948) · 1910–1948
Days lived
13,675
Jakov Lind🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian-British writer (1927-2007) · 1927–2007
Days lived
29,226
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Josef Ludvik Fischer🇨🇿
deceasedphilosopher · 1894–1973
Days lived
28,591
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Jura Soyfer🇦🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1912–1939
Days lived
9,566
Max Strecker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1906-1991) · 1906–1991
Days lived
30,904
Miloš Kopecký🇨🇿
deceasedCzech actor (1922-1996) · 1922–1996
Days lived
26,841
Otto zur Linde🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1873–1938) · 1873–1938
Days lived
23,671
Pedro Beltrán🇵🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1897–1979
Days lived
29,948
Rózsa Péter🇭🇺
deceasedscientist · 1905–1977
Days lived
26,297
Tony Marshall🇩🇪
deceasedGerman pop singer (1938–2023) · 1938–2023
Days lived
31,059
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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
55,563
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,241
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,589
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,252
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,127
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,032
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,032
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,032
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,032
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,032
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,032
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,032
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,032
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,032
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,032
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,032
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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
36,937
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
63,234
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
8,877
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
61,407
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,104
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,677
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,119
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,085
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,719
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,163
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,815
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,614
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,128
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,146
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,815
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,167
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,710
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,620
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,597
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,057
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,479
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,017
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,834
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,129
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,442
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,399
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,178