On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 3 2005
Born on This Day
Aenne Biermann🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1898–1933
Days lived
12,735
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Akiho Yoshizawa🇯🇵
actor · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Alain Campbell White🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican botanist and chess composer (1880-1951) · 1880–1951
Days lived
25,982
Alejandra Azcárate🇨🇴
Colombian comedian, model, presenter and actress · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Alexander Baerwald🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1877-1930) · 1877–1930
Days lived
19,593
Arthur Antunes Coimbra🇵🇹
Brazilian association football player and manager · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
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Asger Jorn🇫🇷
deceasedDanish artist (1914-1973) · 1914–1973
Days lived
21,609
Ažbe Jug🇸🇮
football player · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Benno Sterzenbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1916-1985) · 1916–1985
Days lived
25,396
Bernd Schramm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and voice actor (1951–2005) · 1951–2005
Days lived
19,685
Bonzolé Mololo Guylain🇫🇷
French rugby union player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Camila Cabello
singer · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Carl Vincent Krogmann🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1889–1978
Days lived
32,445
Carlos Ramírez MacGregor🇻🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1903–1975
Days lived
26,310
Chase G. Woodhouse🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican educator and congresswoman (1890-1984) · 1890–1984
Days lived
34,617
Chuando Tan🇸🇬
Model, Photographer · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Daniel Anderson🇺🇸
American musician and record producer · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Dick Adkins🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1920–1955
Days lived
12,976
Florian Marange🇫🇷
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician of the CDU and Vice President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) (1933-2015) · 1933–2015
Days lived
30,117
Hans Häckermann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1930-1995) · 1930–1995
Days lived
23,938
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Harnaaz Sandhu
model · b. 2000
Days alive
1,826
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Heiner Geißler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1930-2017) · 1930–2017
Days lived
31,970
Inde Navarrette🇺🇸
Actor · b. 2001
Days alive
1,461
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee🇺🇸
athlete · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Jessica Biel
film actor · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
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Johanna Wokalek🇩🇪
German stage and film actress · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
John Montgomery Ward🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1860–1925
Days lived
23,741
Józef Kondrat🇵🇱
deceasedPolish actor (1902-1974) · 1902–1974
Days lived
26,452
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Julie Bowen🇺🇸
actor · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
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Julius Malema
Notable Trials · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Karl Scharfenberg
deceasedentrepreneur · 1874–1938
Days lived
23,318
Konrad Schaefer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist and graphic designer (1915-1991) · 1915–1991
Days lived
27,936
Lee Radziwill🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican socialite (1933–2019) · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,395
Loki Schmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman environmentalist (1919–2010) · 1919–2010
Days lived
33,470
Louis Treumann🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1872–1943
Days lived
25,933
Lys Assia🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss singer (1924-2018) · 1924–2018
Days lived
34,354
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Nándor Hidegkuti🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian football player and manager (1922–2002) · 1922–2002
Days lived
29,203
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Nicole Gibbs🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1993
Days alive
4,383
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Óscar Tabárez🇺🇾
football player · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Pavel Krmaš🇨🇿
Czech footballer · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Perry Ellis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fashion designer (1940–1986) · 1940–1986
Days lived
16,889
Richard Meinertzhagen🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1878–1967
Days lived
32,612
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Ron Chernow🇺🇸
writer · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
San Yu🇲🇾
deceasedBurmese general (1918–1996) · 1918–1996
Days lived
28,457
Sibel Özkan
Turkish weightlifter (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus🇪🇹
Politician · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Tulsi Chakraborty🇮🇳
deceasedIndian actor (1899-1961) · 1899–1961
Days lived
22,928
Uschi Karnat🇩🇪
German pornographic actress · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Wilhelm Koch🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1877–1950
Days lived
26,666
Died on This Day
Christine Buchegger🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1942–2014
Days lived
26,037
Danny Kaye🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1911–1987
Days lived
27,803
David Ogden Stiers🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1942–2018) · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,517
Dorothy Hansine Andersen🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1901–1963
Days lived
22,572
Dyuis Ivlev
deceasedSoviet scientist · 1930–2013
Days lived
30,129
Ernst Pistulla
deceasedGerman boxer (1906–1945) · 1906–1945
Days lived
13,975
Friedhelm Kemp🇩🇪
deceasedGerman translator and writer (1914-2011) · 1914–2011
Days lived
35,146
Gerhard Herzberg🇨🇦
deceasedchemist · 1904–1999
Days lived
34,401
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Horst Buchholz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1933–2003) · 1933–2003
Days lived
25,291
Howard W. Hunter🇺🇸
deceasedPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · 1907–1995
Days lived
31,886
Iosif Shklovsky🇬🇧
deceasedSoviet astronomer (1916–1985) · 1916–1985
Days lived
25,082
Irena Kwiatkowska🇵🇱
deceasedPolish actress (1912-2011) · 1912–2011
Days lived
35,961
Karel Kryl
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1944–1994
Days lived
18,222
Lou Costello🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1906–1959
Days lived
19,355
Maija Isola🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish textile designer for Marimekko (1927–2001) · 1927–2001
Days lived
27,017
Otto Steinert🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1915-1978) · 1915–1978
Days lived
22,880
Otto Winzer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1902-1975) · 1902–1975
Days lived
26,632
Peter Capell🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1912-1986) · 1912–1986
Days lived
26,844
Raymond Kopa🇵🇱
deceasedFrench footballer (1931–2017) · 1931–2017
Days lived
31,188
Roger Bannister🇬🇧
deceasedathlete · 1929–2018
Days lived
32,487
Walter Grotrian🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer and astrophysicist (1890-1954) · 1890–1954
Days lived
23,326
Wilhelm Zaisser🇺🇸
deceasedGerman politician (1893-1958) · 1893–1958
Days lived
23,631
Wolfgang Gockel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1945–2005) · 1945–2005
Days lived
21,652
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
55,578
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,256
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,604
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,267
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,142
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,047
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,047
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,047
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,047
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,047
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,047
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,047
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,047
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,047
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,047
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,047
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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
36,952
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
63,249
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
8,892
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
61,422
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,119
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,692
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,134
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,100
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,734
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,178
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,830
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,629
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,143
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,161
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,830
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,182
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,725
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,635
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,612
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,072
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,494
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,032
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,849
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,144
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,457
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,414
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,193