On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 28 2005
Born on This Day
Alfred Bohrmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1904–2000) · 1904–2000
Days lived
35,009
Ali Traoré🇫🇷
basketball player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Angela Neumann🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1960
Days alive
16,437
Anke Kühn🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Antonello Riva🇮🇹
basketball player · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Antonio Candreva🇮🇹
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Arthur W. Kopp🇺🇸
deceasedU.S. Representative (1874-1967) · 1874–1967
Days lived
34,061
Barbara Nath-Wiser🇦🇹
Austrian physician · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Belmont Cameli🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1998
Days alive
2,557
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Branch Warren🇺🇸
athlete · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Bubba Smith🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and actor (1945–2011) · 1945–2011
Days lived
24,262
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Carlos Dunlap🇺🇸
American football player (born 1989) · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Christa Decker🇩🇪
athlete · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
David Khakhaleishvili🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1971–2021
Days lived
18,215
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Dino Zoff🇮🇹
Italian association football player and manager · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011
Doreen Jacobi🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
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Emmelie de Forest🇩🇰
Singer · b. 1993
Days alive
4,383
Erika Pluhar🇦🇹
actor · b. 1939
Days alive
24,107
Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek🇦🇹
Austrian politician · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Fernand Sanz🇪🇸
deceasedracing cyclist (1881–1925) · 1881–1925
Days lived
16,019
Franz Bäke🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1898–1978
Days lived
29,506
Friedrich Karl Dörner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1911-1992) · 1911–1992
Days lived
29,596
Futabatei Shimei🇯🇵
deceasedwriter · 1864–1909
Days lived
16,507
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Geoffrey Arend🇺🇸
actor · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Georges Theunis🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1966
Days lived
33,912
Gustav Thöni🇮🇹
actor · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Hans Kundt🇺🇸
deceasedBolivian general (1869-1939) · 1869–1939
Days lived
25,749
Hong Sung-heon🇰🇷
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Ice La Fox🇺🇸
actor · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
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Iskandar Abdul Samad🇹🇼
Malaysian politician · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Jason Aldean🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Jelena Janković🇷🇸
Serbian tennis player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Lim Goh Tong🇹🇼
deceasedMalaysian businessman (1918–2007) · 1918–2007
Days lived
32,744
Linus Pauling🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican scientist (1901–1994) · 1901–1994
Days lived
34,140
Luka Dončić
basketball player · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Lutz Wadehn🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Markéta Irglová🇨🇿
Pianist · b. 1988
Days alive
6,210
Michael Manasseri🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
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Moise Kean
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
1,827
Octavio Ocampo🇲🇽
Mexican artist · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
Paul Krugman🇺🇸
American economist (born 1953) · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Pierre Clostermann🇫🇷
deceasedmilitary person · 1921–2006
Days lived
31,068
Pierre Dørge🇩🇰
Danish avant-garde jazz guitarist, bandleader and composer · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
Roberto Trashorras🇪🇸
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Sepp Maier🇩🇪
German association football player and coach, goalkeeper (born 1944) · b. 1944
Days alive
22,281
Szeto Wah🇨🇳
deceasedwriter · 1931–2011
Days lived
29,163
Tariku Bekele🇪🇹
Ethiopian long-distance runner · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Vincente Minnelli🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican stage and film director (1903-1986) · 1903–1986
Days lived
30,463
Vsevolod Pudovkin
deceasedSoviet film director, screenwriter and actor (1893–1953) · 1893–1953
Days lived
22,036
Wolfgang Steinitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman ethnologist (1905-1967) · 1905–1967
Days lived
22,697
Zahir Howaida
deceasedsinger · 1945–2012
Days lived
24,477
Died on This Day
Achim Müller🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,425
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Aziz Nasirzadeh🇮🇷
deceasedMilitary personnel · 1964–2026
Days lived
22,704
Clemens von Pirquet🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian physician (1874-1929) · 1874–1929
Days lived
20,015
Dick Keith🇬🇧
deceasedNorthern Irish footballer (1933-1967) · 1933–1967
Days lived
12,342
Elisabeth Waldheim🇦🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1922–2017
Days lived
34,655
Friedrich Ebert🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1925
Days lived
19,747
Fritz Hakl🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1932–2012
Days lived
29,278
Gustave Gillman🇬🇧
deceasedBritish railway engineer and photographer (1856-1922) · 1856–1922
Days lived
23,998
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John Hardress Lloyd🇬🇧
deceasedmilitary person · 1874–1952
Days lived
28,321
Josef Sablatnig🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1886–1946
Days lived
21,933
María Ignacia Benítez🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1958–2019
Days lived
22,126
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Mohammad Pakpour🇮🇷
deceasedMilitary personnel · 1961–2026
Days lived
23,647
Otto Fahr🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1892–1969
Days lived
27,951
Rudolf Breslauer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Jewish photographer and cameraman (1903-1945) · 1903–1945
Days lived
15,215
Theo Bos🇳🇱
deceasedassociation football manager and former player (1965-2013) · 1965–2013
Days lived
17,313
Virgil Koltai🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian translator, poet, and journalist (1857–1907) · 1857–1907
Days lived
18,239
Wally Yonamine🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,295
Walter Schmidt🇩🇪
deceasedfourth Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church · 1891–1981
Days lived
32,576
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
55,575
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,253
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,601
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,264
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,139
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,044
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,044
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,044
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,044
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,044
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,044
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,044
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,044
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,044
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,044
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,044
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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
36,949
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
63,246
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
8,889
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
61,419
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,116
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,689
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,131
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,097
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,731
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,175
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,827
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,626
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,140
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,158
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,827
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,179
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,722
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,632
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,609
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,069
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,491
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,029
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,846
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,141
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,454
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,411
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,190