On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 2 2005
Born on This Day
Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa
deceasedpolitician · 1937–2021
Days lived
30,880
Adolf Rading🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1888–1957) · 1888–1957
Days lived
25,250
Alessandro Benetton🇮🇹
Italian businessman · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Alexander Geringas🇩🇪
American composer and songwriter · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Alexander Oparin
deceasedSoviet biochemist (1894-1980) · 1894–1980
Days lived
31,461
Barbara Tesar🇦🇹
athlete · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
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Becky G
actor · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Bennie Ellender🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1925-2011) · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,706
Bernard Fornas🇫🇷
French businessman · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Chris Hülsbeck🇩🇪
musician · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
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Chris Martin🇬🇧
Musician · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Christine Becker🇩🇪
German athlete · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Constant Olivier🇫🇷
deceasedmodel · 1862–1919
Days lived
21,106
Daniel Craig🇺🇸
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
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Dean Barrow
Prime Minister of Belize from 2008 to 2020 · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Dejan Bodiroga🇷🇸
Serbian basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Elizabeth J. Feinler🇺🇸
American information scientist (born 1931) · b. 1931
Days alive
27,029
Eric Bolling🇺🇸
film director · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Ernst Haas🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican photographer (1921-1986) · 1921–1986
Days lived
23,935
Erwin Lammenett🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Fred Graves🇺🇸
NFL coach · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
Jay Gibbons🇺🇸
American baseball player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Jon Bon Jovi🇺🇸
singer · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Joran Klarenbeek
Dutch baseball player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Josef Buchner🇦🇹
Austrian politician · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011
Karel Rada🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Karen Carpenter🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1950–1983
Days lived
12,027
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Kevin Curren🇺🇸
South African tennis player · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1886–1974) · 1886–1974
Days lived
32,107
Logona Esau🇬🇧
Tuvaluan weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Lothar de Maizière🇩🇪
politician · b. 1940
Days alive
23,741
Lou Reed
deceasedsinger · 1942–2013
Days lived
26,172
Lyubov Kharlamova🇷🇺
Russian long distance runner · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Matilde Muñoz Sampedro🇪🇸
deceasedactor · 1900–1969
Days lived
25,245
Mikhail Gorbachev
deceasedpolitician · 1931–2022
Days lived
33,419
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Monique Schwitter🇨🇭
Swiss actor and writer · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Nicola Geuer🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Nikita Mazepin
racing automobile driver · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Qiu Hongmei🇨🇳
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Ralf Isau🇩🇪
writer · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
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Rebel Wilson🇦🇺
Australian actress, writer, and producer · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
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Ricardo Lagos🇨🇱
politician · b. 1938
Days alive
24,472
Rob van den Wildenberg
athlete · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Sambou Yatabaré🇫🇷
Malian and French footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Sara Mingardo🇮🇹
Italian opera singer · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Shantel🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Shōkō Asahara🇺🇸
deceasedNotable Trials · 1955–2018
Days lived
23,137
Tiger Shroff🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Toby Alderweireld🇧🇪
Belgian association football player (born 1989) · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Tom Wolfe🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican author and journalist (1930–2018) · 1930–2018
Days lived
32,215
Uschi Glas🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1944
Days alive
22,280
Vittorio Pozzo🇮🇹
deceasedItalian football player and manager (1886-1968) · 1886–1968
Days lived
30,244
Walter Haeussermann🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1914–2010
Days lived
35,345
Wolfgang Muthspiel🇦🇹
Austrian jazz guitarist and record label owner · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Died on This Day
Bernhard Vogel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician · 1932–2025
Days lived
33,676
D. H. Lawrence🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish writer and poet (1885–1930) · 1885–1930
Days lived
16,242
Dieter Mohrlok🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1938–2010) · 1938–2010
Days lived
26,051
Eduard Dyckhoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1880–1949) · 1880–1949
Days lived
24,944
Fred Merkle🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1888–1956
Days lived
24,543
Hermann Billing🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1867–1946) · 1867–1946
Days lived
28,877
Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid🇩🇪
deceasedGerman paratrooper and Knight's Cross recipient (1922-2001) · 1922–2001
Days lived
28,721
Mani
deceasedNotable Trials · 216–274
Days lived
21,141
Martin Smith🇬🇧
deceasedBritish musician, born 1946 · 1946–1997
Days lived
18,338
Matt Kilroy🇺🇸
deceasedMajor League Baseball player (1866–1940) · 1866–1940
Days lived
26,917
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Philip K. Dick🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican science fiction author (1928–1982) · 1928–1982
Days lived
19,434
Randolf Kronberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and voice actor (1942–2007) · 1942–2007
Days lived
23,536
Samuel Sachs
deceasedActor · 1851–1935
Days lived
30,532
Serge Gainsbourg🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1928–1991
Days lived
22,979
Sergei Solovyov🇷🇺
deceasedRussian poet (1885–1942) · 1885–1942
Days lived
20,581
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Stump Weidman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1861–1905) · 1861–1905
Days lived
16,083
Ulay🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1943–2020
Days lived
27,852
Walter Müller🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1911–1969
Days lived
21,120
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
55,577
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,255
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,603
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,266
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,141
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,046
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,046
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,046
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,046
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,046
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,046
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,046
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,046
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,046
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,046
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,046
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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
36,951
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
63,248
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
8,891
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
61,421
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,118
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,691
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,133
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,099
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,733
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,177
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,829
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,628
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,142
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,160
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,829
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,181
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,724
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,634
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,611
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,071
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,493
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,031
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,848
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,143
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,456
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,413
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,192