On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 23 2005
Born on This Day
Akio Saito🇯🇵
Japanese baseball player · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Albert Niemann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1880-1921) · 1880–1921
Days lived
15,002
Aleksey Temerin🇷🇺
deceasedactor · 1889–1977
Days lived
32,319
Alexander Kerst🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor (1924-2010) · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,701
Alexander Mashkevitch🇨🇦
deceasedKyrgyzstani-Israeli businessman and investor · 1954–2025
Days lived
25,960
Andrea Sawatzki🇩🇪
German actress and author · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
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Anna Chapman🇷🇺
Russian intelligence agent, media personality, and model · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Barney Dreyfuss🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1865–1932
Days lived
24,452
Brandon Pettigrew🇺🇸
American football player (born 1985) · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Casimir Funk🇵🇱
deceasedJewish-Polish biochemist · 1884–1967
Days lived
30,585
Charles Tillman🇺🇸
Player of American football, defensive back, cornerback · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Dante Lavelli🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1923-2009) · 1923–2009
Days lived
31,378
David Winter🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Ed "Too Tall" Jones🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Édgar González🇲🇽
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
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Elisabeth Langgässer🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1899–1950
Days lived
18,779
Elston Howard🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1929–1980
Days lived
18,922
Emily Blunt🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Erhard Heiden🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1901–1933
Days lived
11,635
Erich Kästner🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1899–1974
Days lived
27,549
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Evan Bates🇺🇸
Ice dancer · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Femke Bol
athletics competitor · b. 2000
Days alive
1,827
Franz Stuck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman painter, sculptor, printmaker, and architect (1863–1928) · 1863–1928
Days lived
23,929
Gustav-Adolf Schur🇩🇪
East German bicycle racer and politician · b. 1931
Days alive
27,029
Hans Schleif🇩🇪
deceasedarchitect and archaeologist (1902–1945) · 1902–1945
Days lived
15,769
Ignaz Kiechle🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1930-2003) · 1930–2003
Days lived
26,945
Ingrid Stampa🇩🇪
musician · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
James Clark🇬🇧
entrepreneur · b. 1964
Days alive
14,976
Karl Jaspers🇨🇭
deceasedGerman-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969) · 1883–1969
Days lived
31,414
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Kazuya Kamenashi🇯🇵
Japanese singer · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Kimmo Muurinen🇫🇮
basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Marcus Rojas🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Michael Dell
entrepreneur · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Michael Meeks🇨🇦
basketball player · b. 1972
Days alive
12,054
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Norman Taurog🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director (1899–1981) · 1899–1981
Days lived
29,993
Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland
aristocrat · b. 2012
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Radosław Sikorski🇵🇱
writer · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Reinhold Beckmann🇩🇪
German journalist and television presenter · b. 1956
Days alive
17,898
Ryan Grigson🇺🇸
Player of American and Canadian football · b. 1972
Days alive
12,054
Sergo Hambardzumyan
deceasedArmenian weightlifter (1910-1983) · 1910–1983
Days lived
26,712
Serhat Çetin🇹🇷
Turkish basketball player (born 1986) · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Sophie Lefèvre🇫🇷
French tennis player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Tiny Feather🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1902-1965) · 1902–1965
Days lived
23,153
William McLean Hamilton🇨🇦
deceasedpolitician · 1919–1989
Days lived
25,672
Died on This Day
Albrecht Goes🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and Protestant theologian (1908-2000) · 1908–2000
Days lived
33,575
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Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱
deceasedmusician · 1903–2014
Days lived
40,267
Anders Johannes Brax🇫🇮
deceasedchief executive officer · 1873–1940
Days lived
24,184
Andreas Rasmussen🇩🇰
deceasedDanish field hockey player (1893-1967) · 1893–1967
Days lived
27,007
Benvenuto Cellini
deceasedNotable Trials · 1500–1571
Days lived
25,671
Donnie Brooks🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1936–2007
Days lived
25,950
Emil Hirschfeld🇵🇱
deceasedGerman shot and discus thrower (1903-1968) · 1903–1968
Days lived
23,583
Franziska Pigulla🇩🇪
deceasedactress (1964-2019) · 1964–2019
Days lived
20,016
Hans Bernd Gisevius🇩🇪
deceasedGerman diplomat and intelligence officer (1904–1974) · 1904–1974
Days lived
25,426
Heinrich von Vietinghoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general · 1887–1952
Days lived
23,454
Heinz Berggruen🇺🇸
deceasedart dealer, author (1914-2007) · 1914–2007
Days lived
34,016
Horst Wessel🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1907–1930
Days lived
8,173
James Herriot🇬🇧
deceasedveterinary surgeon and writer (1916-1995) · 1916–1995
Days lived
28,632
Joaquim Pinto de Andrade
deceasedAngolan politician · 1926–2008
Days lived
29,801
Kálmán Kalocsay🇭🇺
deceasedphysician, writer of Esperanto literature (1891–1976) · 1891–1976
Days lived
30,820
László Lippai🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian actor (1959–2022) · 1959–2022
Days lived
22,703
Max Blümich🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1886–1942) · 1886–1942
Days lived
20,200
Ofra Haza🇮🇱
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1957–2000
Days lived
15,436
Peter Lustig🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1937–2016
Days lived
28,608
Robert Carradine🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1954–2026
Days lived
26,269
Roger Hilton🇬🇧
deceasedBritish artist (1911-1975) · 1911–1975
Days lived
23,310
Stan Laurel🇬🇧
deceasedBritish-American actor (1890–1965) · 1890–1965
Days lived
27,280
Thanin Kraiwichian🇹🇭
deceasedThai lawyer and politician · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,754
Tihamér Margitay🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian painter (1859-1922) · 1859–1922
Days lived
22,733
Uwe Johnson🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1934–1984
Days lived
18,115
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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
55,570
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,248
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,596
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,259
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,134
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,039
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,039
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,039
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,039
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,039
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,039
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,039
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,039
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,039
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,039
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,039
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
36,944
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
63,241
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
8,884
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
61,414
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,111
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,684
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,126
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,092
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,726
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,170
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,822
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,621
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,135
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,153
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,822
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,174
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,717
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,627
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,604
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,064
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,486
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,024
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,841
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,136
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,449
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,406
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,185