On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 20 2005
Born on This Day
Abel Gómez Moreno🇪🇸
Spanish footballer · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Ansel Adams🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1902–1984
Days lived
30,012
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Anthony Head🇬🇧
deceasedActor · 1954–2026
Days lived
26,399
Antonín Bartoníček🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Antonio Inoki🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese professional wrestler, businessman, and politician (1943-2022) · 1943–2022
Days lived
29,078
Arthur Abraham🇩🇪
Armenian-German boxer · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
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Artur Boruc🇵🇱
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
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Charles Barkley🇺🇸
Basketball player · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Cindy Crawford🇺🇸
Supermodel, Entrepreneur, Actress · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Dennis Drainville🇨🇦
Canadian politician · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
DJ Taucher🇩🇪
German DJ · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Ekrem Celil
weightlifter · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
Emilia Krakowska🇵🇱
Polish actress · b. 1940
Days alive
23,742
George Devol🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican inventor (1912–2011) · 1912–2011
Days lived
36,332
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Gordon Brown🇬🇧
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Han Deok-hee🇰🇷
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Hans Christian Blech🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1915-1993) · 1915–1993
Days lived
28,503
Hans Urwyler🇨🇭
deceasedChief Apostle of the Apostolic Church (1925-1997) · 1925–1997
Days lived
26,569
Heinz Erhardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman comedian and entertainer (1909-1979) · 1909–1979
Days lived
25,672
Helen Murray Free🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chemist and educator (1923–2021) · 1923–2021
Days lived
35,865
Ina Barfuss🇩🇪
German textile artist (born 1949) · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Jack Bicknell🇺🇸
American football player and coach · b. 1938
Days alive
24,472
Jacob Perry🇮🇱
Israeli politician · b. 1944
Days alive
22,281
Jay Hernandez
Actor · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Joao Grimaldo
association football player · b. 2003
Days alive
731
Joaquín Reyes Chávez🇲🇽
football player · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Joop Geurts🇳🇱
deceasedDutch baseball player · 1923–2009
Days lived
31,418
Julia Franck🇩🇪
writer · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Julia Jentsch🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Karl Hans Albrecht🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1920–2014
Days lived
34,480
Kate Walsh🇬🇧
English singer · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
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Kurt Cobain🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1967–1994
Days lived
9,906
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Laurent Dauthuille🇫🇷
deceasedFrench boxer (1924–1971) · 1924–1971
Days lived
17,307
Lee Shau-kee🇨🇳
deceasedHong Kong business magnate (1928–2025) · 1928–2025
Days lived
35,455
Majandra Delfino🇺🇸
American actress, singer · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Max Cetto🇲🇽
deceasedMexican architect and historian (1903–1980) · 1903–1980
Days lived
28,169
Oliver Caruso🇩🇪
German weightlifter · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Oliver Mark🇩🇪
artist · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
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Olivia Rodrigo
singer-songwriter · b. 2003
Days alive
731
Philipp Neumann🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1992
Days alive
4,749
Rainer Buhmann🇩🇪
German chess player (born 1981) · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Rihanna
Artist/Entrepreneur · b. 1988
Days alive
6,210
Robert Altman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican filmmaker (1925–2006) · 1925–2006
Days lived
29,858
Robert Huber🇩🇪
chemist · b. 1937
Days alive
24,837
Sally Rooney🇮🇪
Novelist · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Sidney Poitier🇺🇸
deceasedOscar Winners · 1927–2022
Days lived
34,654
Died on This Day
Angel Ayala🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish cleric and writer (1867-1960) · 1860–1960
Days lived
36,514
Anita Augspurg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist, actress, writer, editor, and activist (1857–1943) · 1857–1943
Days lived
31,196
Herbert Ehrenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1926-2018) · 1926–2018
Days lived
33,299
Hermann Jansen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1869-1945) · 1869–1945
Days lived
27,661
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Juliusz Bursche🇵🇱
deceasedPolish bishop (1862–1942) · 1862–1942
Days lived
29,011
Kim Seong-jip🇰🇷
deceasedSouth Korean weightlifter (1919-2016) · 1919–2016
Days lived
35,467
Maria Goeppert Mayer🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1906–1972
Days lived
23,978
Max Schreck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1879-1936) · 1879–1936
Days lived
20,620
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Reinhard Mannesmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman engineer and entrepreneur (1856–1922) · 1856–1922
Days lived
24,023
Robert Bolt🇬🇧
deceasedactor · 1924–1995
Days lived
25,756
Ulrich Roski🇩🇪
deceasedGerman singer songwriter (1944-2003) · 1944–2003
Days lived
21,537
Zachary Breaux🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz guitarist (1960–1997) · 1960–1997
Days lived
13,388
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
55,567
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,245
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,593
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,256
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,131
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,036
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,036
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,036
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,036
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,036
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,036
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,036
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,036
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,036
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,036
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,036
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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
36,941
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
63,238
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
8,881
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
61,411
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,108
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,681
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,123
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,089
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,723
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,167
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,819
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,618
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,132
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,150
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,819
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,171
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,714
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,624
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,601
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,061
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,483
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,021
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,838
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,133
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,446
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,403
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,182