On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 4 2005
Born on This Day
Adrian Nicholas🇬🇧
deceasedathlete · 1962–2005
Days lived
15,903
Alpha Condé
writer · b. 1938
Days alive
24,472
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Andrea Bowen🇺🇸
actor · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Andrei Rybakou🇧🇾
Belarusian weightlifter · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Bent Larsen🇫🇷
deceasedDanish chess grandmaster and author (1935–2010) · 1935–2010
Days lived
27,583
Bernhard Kellermann
deceasedYouTube personality · 1879–1951
Days lived
26,524
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Bobby Womack🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer and songwriter (1944–2014) · 1944–2014
Days lived
25,682
Catherine O'Hara🇨🇦
deceasedTelevision actor · 1954–2026
Days lived
26,265
Chris Rea🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish male singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951–2025) · 1951–2025
Days lived
27,322
Curt von Bardeleben🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1861–1924
Days lived
22,977
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Dick Savitt🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1927–2023) · 1927–2023
Days lived
35,007
Ed Colligan🇺🇸
former president and CEO of Palm, Inc · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Ed Roth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist, cartoonist and custom car painter (1932-2001) · 1932–2001
Days lived
25,233
Eszter Krutzler🇭🇺
weightlifter · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
François Fillon
Notable Trials · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
George G. Weston🇬🇧
British businessman · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
George Gamow🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1904–1968
Days lived
23,544
Gil Brandt🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football executive (1932-2023) · 1932–2023
Days lived
33,417
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Giovanni Zarrella🇮🇹
Italian-German singer and television presenter · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Hans Hildenbrand🇩🇪
deceased(1870-1957) German photographer (1870–1957) · 1870–1957
Days lived
31,715
Hans Krebs🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1898–1945
Days lived
17,224
Hélène Geoffroy🇫🇷
French politician · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Henrik Rödl🇩🇪
German basketball player and coach · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
ICS Vortex🇳🇴
Norwegian musician · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
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Jan Garbarek🇳🇴
Norwegian saxophonist and composer (born 1947) · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Joseph Schmidt🇷🇴
deceasedJewish Romanian opera singer (1904-1942) · 1904–1942
Days lived
14,136
Julius Fromm🇵🇱
deceasedentrepreneur · 1883–1945
Days lived
22,714
Kito Lorenc🇩🇪
deceasedSorbian writer (1938-2017) · 1938–2017
Days lived
29,059
Laila Halme🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish singer (1934–2021) · 1934–2021
Days lived
32,046
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Laura Siegemund🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Leslie Hammond🇦🇺
deceasedfield hockey player · 1905–1955
Days lived
18,376
Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco🇺🇾
deceasedpolitician · 1897–1954
Days lived
21,092
Lucio Dalla🇮🇹
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1943–2012
Days lived
25,200
Margaret Osborne duPont🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1918–2012) · 1918–2012
Days lived
34,568
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Martin Dausch🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Miilkbone🇺🇸
musician · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
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Miriam Makeba🇿🇦
deceasedsinger · 1932–2008
Days lived
28,009
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Patrick Femerling🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Peter van Dalen
Dutch baseball player · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Piet Bromberg🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1917–2001) · 1917–2001
Days lived
30,826
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Sabrina Sabrok🇦🇷
singer · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
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Sam Taylor-Johnson🇬🇧
British film director (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Son Seung-lak🇰🇷
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Sòng Měilíng🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1898–2003
Days lived
38,583
Ulrich Roski🇩🇪
deceasedGerman singer songwriter (1944-2003) · 1944–2003
Days lived
21,537
WestBam🇩🇪
writer · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Died on This Day
Aenderli Lebius🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1858–1921) · 1858–1921
Days lived
22,733
Betty Bird🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1901–1998
Days lived
35,323
Chick Halbert🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1919–2013
Days lived
34,339
Édouard Belin🇫🇷
deceasedFrench inventor (1876–1963) · 1876–1963
Days lived
31,774
Franz Marc
deceasedGerman artist (1880–1916) · 1880–1916
Days lived
13,173
Gary Gygax🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1938–2008
Days lived
25,423
Harriet Gessner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1929-2012) · 1929–2012
Days lived
30,223
Heinrich Botho Scheube🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1853–1923) · 1853–1923
Days lived
25,399
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Javier Pérez de Cuéllar🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1920–2020
Days lived
36,570
Jean-Louis Debré🇫🇷
deceasedFrench politician (1944–2025) · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,375
Johannes Baptista Sproll🇩🇪
deceasedGerman bishop (1870-1949) · 1870–1949
Days lived
28,642
John Candy🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian actor (1950–1994) · 1950–1994
Days lived
15,830
John Montgomery Ward🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1860–1925
Days lived
23,741
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Lou Holtz🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player · 1937–2026
Days lived
32,564
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1887–1977
Days lived
32,701
Mikhail Tikhonravov
deceasedscientist · 1900–1974
Days lived
26,881
Oleg Gordievsky🇷🇺
deceasedDefector · 1938–2025
Days lived
31,557
Raimund Abraham🇺🇸
deceasedArchitect (1933-2010) · 1933–2010
Days lived
27,983
Robert Shavlakadze🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1933–2020
Days lived
31,749
Rudolf Pöch🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian doctor, anthropologist and ethnologist (1870–1921) · 1870–1921
Days lived
18,583
Willy Busch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1907–1982) · 1907–1982
Days lived
27,453
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Willy Prager🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1877-1956) · 1877–1956
Days lived
28,774
Wolfgang Weber🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1902–1985) · 1902–1985
Days lived
30,211
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
55,579
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,257
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,605
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,268
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,143
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,048
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,048
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,048
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,048
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,048
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,048
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,048
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,048
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,048
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,048
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,048
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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
36,953
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
63,250
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
8,893
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
61,423
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,120
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,693
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,135
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,101
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,735
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,179
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,831
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,630
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,144
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,162
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,831
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,183
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,726
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,636
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,613
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,073
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,495
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,033
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,850
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,145
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,458
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,415
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,194