On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 25 2005
Events on This Day
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Born in Ankara, Turkey
Arda Güler
Born on This Day
Aage Tanggaard
Danish musician · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Ana Mena
singer · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
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Arda Güler
association football player · b. 2005
Days alive
0
Benedetto Croce🇮🇹
deceasedItalian philosopher (1866-1952) · 1866–1952
Days lived
31,679
Bernard Bresslaw🇬🇧
deceasedBritish actor · 1934–1993
Days lived
21,656
Carlos Saleiro🇵🇹
Portuguese footballer · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Carrot Top🇺🇸
Stand-up comedian · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Chelsea Handler🇺🇸
Comedian, TV Host, Author · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Chris Knowings🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
Christy Knowings🇺🇸
deceasedTelevision actor · 1980–2026
Days lived
16,969
Eduardo da Silva🇧🇷
Croatian footballer · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Evridiki🇨🇾
Greek Cypriot singer · b. 1968
Days alive
13,515
Franz Xaver Kroetz🇩🇪
German writer and actor (born 1946) · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
Fred Sersen🇺🇸
deceasedCzechoslovak/American painter and cinema special effects artist (1890–1962) · 1890–1962
Days lived
26,586
Gabi Ashkenazi🇮🇱
military person · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
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George Harrison🇬🇧
deceasedactor · 1943–2001
Days lived
21,462
Gerhard Schrader🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1903–1990
Days lived
31,821
Gert Fröbe🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1913-1988) · 1913–1988
Days lived
27,586
Giacomo Facchini🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian association football player · 1897–2000
Days lived
37,564
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Gianluigi Donnarumma
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Hans Apel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (SPD) (1932-2011) · 1932–2011
Days lived
29,048
Hermann Gröhe🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Hiroshi Fujiwara
Design Pioneer · b. 1964
Days alive
14,976
Ida Noddack🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1896–1978
Days lived
30,161
Isabelle Fuhrman
actor · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Ismaïla Sarr
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
2,557
Kana Hanazawa🇯🇵
actor · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
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Karl von Weizsäcker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman noble (1853-1926) · 1853–1926
Days lived
26,639
Kash Patel🇺🇸
FBI Director, Attorney, Former National Security Official · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
Léopold Gernaey🇧🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1927–2005
Days lived
28,646
Lewis Moonie, Baron Moonie🇬🇧
British politician (born 1947) · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
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Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Actor · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Muratcan Güler🇹🇷
Turkish basketball player (born 1980) · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
Neil Jordan🇮🇪
Irish filmmaker and fiction writer · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
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Omar Thomas🇺🇸
Professional basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Pamela Spence🇩🇪
Turkish actress and singer · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Roland Hemmo🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
Rubén Quintana🇪🇸
basketball player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,132
Rudolf Wacker🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian painter (1893-1939) · 1893–1939
Days lived
16,853
Sandrine Kiberlain🇫🇷
French actress and singer · b. 1968
Days alive
13,515
Shahid Kapoor🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Stefan Blöcher🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1960
Days alive
16,437
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Tony Oller🇺🇸
American singer and actor · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
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Yūki Sōma
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Zarema Kasayeva🇷🇺
Russian weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Zeppo Marx🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film star; member of the Marx Brothers (1901–1979) · 1901–1979
Days lived
28,767
Died on This Day
Andrews Engelmann🇨🇭
deceasedactor (1901-1992) · 1901–1992
Days lived
33,211
Camille Huysmans🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,338
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César Keiser🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor (1925-2007) · 1925–2007
Days lived
29,912
Ernst Waldschmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1897-1985) · 1897–1985
Days lived
32,001
Givi Chokheli
deceasedSoviet footballer (1937-1994) · 1937–1994
Days lived
20,697
Glenn T. Seaborg🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chemist (1912–1999) · 1912–1999
Days lived
31,723
Günther Brennecke🇩🇪
deceasedWest German field hockey player (1927–2014) · 1927–2014
Days lived
31,820
Haing S. Ngor🇰🇭
deceasedPhysician · 1940–1996
Days lived
20,428
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Henrich Focke🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1890–1979
Days lived
32,281
Hosni Mubarak
deceasedNotable Trials · 1928–2020
Days lived
33,534
İhsan Doğramacı
deceasedscientist · 1915–2010
Days lived
34,662
Julius Viel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and torturer · 1918–2002
Days lived
30,685
Klaus Dick🇩🇪
deceasedGerman bishop (1928–2024) · 1928–2024
Days lived
35,062
Louisiana Red🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer · 1932–2012
Days lived
29,193
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003
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Sjeng Tans🇳🇱
deceasedDutch politician (1912-1993) · 1912–1993
Days lived
29,623
Theodor Svedberg🇸🇪
deceasedartist · 1884–1971
Days lived
31,589
Thomas Moore🌍
deceasedPoet · 1779–1852
Days lived
26,570
Vico Torriani🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor and singer (1920-1998) · 1920–1998
Days lived
28,281
Yury Ivashkin🇷🇺
deceasedRussian scientist · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,903
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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
55,572
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,250
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,598
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,261
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,136
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,041
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,041
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,041
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,041
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,041
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,041
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,041
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,041
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,041
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,041
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,041
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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
36,946
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
63,243
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
8,886
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
61,416
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,113
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,686
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,128
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,094
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,728
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,172
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,824
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,623
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,137
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,155
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,824
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,176
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,719
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,629
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,606
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,066
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,488
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,026
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,843
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,138
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,451
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,408
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,187