On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 27 2005
Born on This Day
Adrian Smith🇬🇧
singer · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Alfred Einhorn🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1856–1917
Days lived
22,302
Anita Höfer🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1944
Days alive
22,281
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Bertha Pappenheim🇦🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1859–1936
Days lived
28,214
Brasse Brännström🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish actor and comedian (1945-2014) · 1945–2014
Days lived
25,385
Cédric De Greve🇧🇪
Belgian field hockey player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Chick Halbert🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1919–2013
Days lived
34,339
Dexter Gordon🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) · 1923–1990
Days lived
24,529
Eckhard Dagge🇩🇪
deceasedAmerican boxer (1948–2006) · 1948–2006
Days lived
21,221
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Edmund Glaise-Horstenau🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian officer, historian and politician (1882-1946) · 1882–1946
Days lived
23,518
Elizabeth Taylor🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1932–2011
Days lived
28,879
Ferdinand Heim🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1895–1971
Days lived
28,018
Franco Moschino🇮🇹
deceasedItalian fashion designer and artist (1950–1994) · 1950–1994
Days lived
16,274
Georgy Guryanov🇷🇺
deceasedRussian musician and painter (1961-2013) · 1961–2013
Days lived
19,136
Grethe Weiser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1903-1970) · 1903–1970
Days lived
24,689
Heinz Starke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1911-2001) · 1911–2001
Days lived
32,846
Howard Hesseman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1940–2022) · 1940–2022
Days lived
29,922
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Ian Khama
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
James Augustine🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,671
Johnny Pesky🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1919–2012
Days lived
34,136
Josh Groban🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Kakha Kaladze
athlete · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Kazimierz Sabbat🇵🇱
deceasedentrepreneur · 1913–1989
Days lived
27,901
Kenzō Takada🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese fashion designer (1939-2020) · 1939–2020
Days lived
29,805
Klaus Dick🇩🇪
deceasedGerman bishop (1928–2024) · 1928–2024
Days lived
35,062
Li Bingbing🇨🇳
Chinese actress · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Luke Messer🇺🇸
American politician in Indiana (born 1969) · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Maggie Hassan🇺🇸
American politician (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Martin Zwicker🇩🇪
German field hockey player (1987-) · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Mirella Freni
deceasedopera singer · 1935–2020
Days lived
31,028
Paul Ricœur🇫🇷
deceasedFrench philosopher (1913–2005) · 1913–2005
Days lived
33,685
Perlita de Huelva🇪🇸
Spanish singer · b. 1939
Days alive
24,107
Peter Christopherson🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish musician, photographer, director (1955–2010) · 1955–2010
Days lived
20,359
Rainhard Fendrich🇦🇹
actor · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Raymond Berry🇺🇸
American football player and coach (born 1933) · b. 1933
Days alive
26,298
Roy Montrell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1928-1979) · 1928–1979
Days lived
18,645
Rozonda Thomas🇺🇸
American singer, actress from Georgia · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Rudolf Steiner🇨🇭
deceasedAustrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925) · 1861–1925
Days lived
23,406
Sándor Újhelyi🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Steen Due🇩🇰
deceasedDanish field hockey player (1898–1974) · 1898–1974
Days lived
27,846
Stephen Kiprotich
Ugandan long-distance runner · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Theodor Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman admiral (1935-2018) · 1935–2018
Days lived
30,563
Tom Chadbon🇬🇧
deceasedActor · 1946–2026
Days lived
29,368
Tyko Vylka🇺🇸
deceasedNenets Landscape Artist (1886-1960) · 1886–1960
Days lived
27,241
Víctor Escorial🇪🇸
basketball player · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Zaur Kunizhev🇷🇺
Russian professional football player · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Died on This Day
Albert Rhys Williams🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican journalist, author of memoirs about the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia which he has been both witness and participant · 1883–1962
Days lived
28,641
Alwin Seifert🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect and author (1890-1972) · 1890–1972
Days lived
29,856
András Orvos🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1925–2001
Days lived
27,533
Fred Rogers🇺🇸
deceasedChristian minister · 1928–2003
Days lived
27,372
George Tobias🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1901–1980
Days lived
28,717
Gholam-Hossein Banan🇮🇷
deceasedsinger · 1911–1986
Days lived
27,331
Günter Wolf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman military personnel (1926-2013) · 1926–2013
Days lived
31,717
Harry Cohn
deceasedActor · 1891–1958
Days lived
24,325
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Helga Vlahović🇦🇹
deceasedCroatian journalist, producer, and television personality (1945–2012) · 1945–2012
Days lived
24,501
Hertha Sponer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physicist and chemist (1895–1968) · 1895–1968
Days lived
26,476
Horst Schrade🇩🇪
deceasedGerman caricaturist and artist (1924–2014) · 1924–2014
Days lived
32,824
Jürgen Kröger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1856–1928) · 1856–1928
Days lived
26,034
Konrad Lorenz🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 (1903–1989) · 1903–1989
Days lived
31,159
Latif-ur Rehman🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player · 1929–1987
Days lived
21,241
Leonard Nimoy🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1931–2015
Days lived
30,654
Lillian Gish🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1893–1993) · 1893–1993
Days lived
36,295
Mathilde Schroyens🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1912–1996
Days lived
30,376
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Necmettin Erbakan
deceasedNotable Trials · 1926–2011
Days lived
30,802
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Neil Sedaka🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1939–2026
Days lived
31,763
Paul Oswald Ahnert🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1897-1989) · 1897–1989
Days lived
33,334
Peter Behrens🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect and designer (1868-1940) · 1868–1940
Days lived
26,250
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Richard Lewis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican stand-up comedian (1947–2024) · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,002
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Sailen Manna🇮🇳
deceasedIndian footballer (1924-2012) · 1924–2012
Days lived
31,955
Waldemar Petersen🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1880–1946
Days lived
24,002
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
55,574
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,252
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,600
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,263
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,138
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,043
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,043
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,043
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,043
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,043
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,043
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,043
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,043
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,043
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,043
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,043
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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
36,948
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
63,245
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
8,888
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
61,418
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,115
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,688
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,130
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,096
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,730
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,174
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,826
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,625
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,139
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,157
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,826
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,178
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,721
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,631
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,608
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,068
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,490
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,028
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,845
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,140
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,453
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,410
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,189