On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 6 2005
Born on This Day
Alexandra Freund🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television presenter (1967-2001) · 1967–2001
Days lived
12,526
Andre Gurode🇺🇸
American football player, offensive lineman, center · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Arnaud Maire🇫🇷
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Arthur Leighton🇬🇧
deceasedfield hockey player (1889-1939) · 1889–1939
Days lived
18,362
Bob Egerton🇦🇺
Australian rugby union player · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Cédric Barbosa🇫🇷
French footballer · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Choummaly Sayasone
politician · b. 1936
Days alive
25,202
Cristhian Martínez🇩🇴
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
David Gilmour🇬🇧
English musician, member of Pink Floyd (born 1946) · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
Dick Fosbury🇺🇸
deceasedathlete · 1947–2023
Days lived
27,765
Dorothea Kleine🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1928-2010) · 1928–2010
Days lived
29,894
Dwight Buycks🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Edgar Julius Jung🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist and essayist (1894–1934) · 1894–1934
Days lived
14,726
Enid Mumford🇬🇧
deceasedscientist · 1924–2006
Days lived
29,982
Fabrício Mafra🇧🇷
Brazilian weightlifter · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Francisco Cervelli🇮🇹
film director · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Franz Wessel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge (1903–1958) · 1903–1958
Days lived
20,277
Friedbert Pflüger🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Gabriel García Márquez🇨🇴
deceasedColombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014) · 1927–2014
Days lived
31,819
Georgy Artemyevich Zedgenidze🇬🇪
deceasedscientist · 1902–1994
Days lived
33,772
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi
deceasedscientist · 1889–1929
Days lived
14,621
Horst-Ulrich Hänel🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Jimmy Conzelman🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1898–1970
Days lived
26,444
Johannes Peter Meyer-Mendez🇩🇪
deceasedarchbishop (1909–1976) · 1909–1976
Days lived
24,461
Joseph Berchtold🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1897–1962
Days lived
23,910
Joseph Deniker🇫🇷
deceasedRussian-French naturalist, librarian and anthropologist (1852-1918) · 1852–1918
Days lived
24,117
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Karl Platen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1877–1952) · 1877–1952
Days lived
27,513
Lou Costello🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1906–1959
Days lived
19,355
Marcel Stutter🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
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Maurice Williamson🇳🇿
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Milo Manheim🇺🇸
Actor · b. 2001
Days alive
1,461
Ödön Tersztyánszky🇭🇺
deceasedmilitary person · 1890–1929
Days lived
14,351
Otto Bachof🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge (1914–2006) · 1914–2006
Days lived
33,559
Richard Corliss🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1944–2015
Days lived
25,980
Rob Reiner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican filmmaker and actor (1947–2025) · 1947–2025
Days lived
28,773
Romain Élie🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Sam Bankman-Fried
Founder of FTX · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
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Shaquille O'Neal🇺🇸
singer · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Smudo🇩🇪
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Thomas Godoj🇵🇱
singer · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Toni Schumacher🇩🇪
athlete · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Tyler Gillett
Actor · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
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Tyler, the Creator🇺🇸
singer · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
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Wes Montgomery🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz guitarist (1923–1968) · 1923–1968
Days lived
16,538
Willy Schäfer🇩🇪
deceasedtelevision actor (1933-2011) · 1933–2011
Days lived
28,550
Zlatan Muslimović🇧🇦
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
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Zoltan Mesko🇺🇸
American football player (born 1986) · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Died on This Day
Alvin Lee🇬🇧
deceasedsinger · 1944–2013
Days lived
24,914
Ambrogio Valsecchi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian presbyter and theologian (1930–1983) · 1930–1983
Days lived
19,073
Anton Reinthaller🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian member of the Nazi party (1895–1958) · 1895–1958
Days lived
22,971
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Ayn Rand🇺🇸
deceasedRussian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982) · 1905–1982
Days lived
28,156
Dick Ricketts🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1933–1988) · 1933–1988
Days lived
19,816
Eric Wolf🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican anthropologist (1923-1999) · 1923–1999
Days lived
27,792
Erivan Haub🇩🇪
deceasedGerman businessman (1932–2018) · 1932–2018
Days lived
31,204
Georg Loos🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1943–2016
Days lived
26,556
George Formby🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1904–1961) · 1904–1961
Days lived
20,738
Jan Dawidziuk🇺🇸
deceasedPolish-American "Polish National Catholic Church" bishop · 1937–2012
Days lived
27,108
Jennifer Runyon🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1960–2026
Days lived
24,080
Joe Sewell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1898-1990) · 1898–1990
Days lived
33,385
Lowell Fulson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician · 1921–1999
Days lived
28,464
Luděk Pachman🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1924–2003
Days lived
28,788
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva🇵🇹
deceasedartist · 1908–1992
Days lived
30,582
McCoy Tyner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz pianist (1938–2020) · 1938–2020
Days lived
29,671
Simon Ungers🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1957–2006) · 1957–2006
Days lived
17,834
Sonja Graf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-born American chess player · 1908–1965
Days lived
20,534
Traute Lafrenz🇩🇪
deceasedanti-Nazi resistance fighter (1919–2023) · 1919–2023
Days lived
37,928
Yefim Kopelyan
deceasedSoviet actor (1912-1975) · 1912–1975
Days lived
22,973
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
55,581
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,259
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,607
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,270
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,145
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,050
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,050
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,050
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,050
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,050
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,050
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,050
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,050
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,050
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,050
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,050
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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
36,955
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
63,252
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
8,895
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
61,425
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,122
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,695
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,137
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,103
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,737
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,181
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,833
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,632
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,146
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,164
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,833
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,185
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,728
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,638
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,615
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,075
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,497
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,035
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,852
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,147
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,460
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,417
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,196