On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 9 2005
Born on This Day
Agnes Miegel🇩🇪
deceasedfascist German writer and poet (1879-1964) · 1879–1964
Days lived
31,277
Alfred Berkeley
deceasedBishop of Barbados and of the Windward Islands; Anglican bishop (1862-1938) · 1862–1938
Days lived
27,825
Bernd Hölzenbein🇩🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1946–2024
Days lived
28,527
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Bobby Fischer🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chess player (1943–2008) · 1943–2008
Days lived
23,690
Bow Wow
rapper · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
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Carl H. Eigenmann🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American ichthyologist (1863–1927) · 1863–1927
Days lived
23,421
Carlos Ghosn
Automotive Executive · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Catalina Parot🇨🇱
entrepreneur · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
Chingy🇺🇸
American rapper · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Chris Nathaniel
British sports agent · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
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Daley Blind🇳🇱
Dutch association football player (born 1990) · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Daniar Usenov
Kyrgyz banker and politician · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
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Daniel Hudson🇺🇸
American former baseball player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
David Prinosil🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Dietrich Lohmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman cinematographer (1943–1997) · 1943–1997
Days lived
19,974
Edward Lewis Tullis
deceasedAmerican Methodist bishop · 1917–2005
Days lived
32,353
Émile Warré🇫🇷
deceasedFrench beekeeper · 1867–1951
Days lived
30,722
Franz Crass🇩🇪
deceasedGerman opera singer (1928–2012) · 1928–2012
Days lived
30,787
Franz Wilhelm Seiwert🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1894-1933) · 1894–1933
Days lived
14,360
Franz-Josef Ulm🇩🇪
scientist · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Fritz Lenz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman geneticist and professor (1887–1976) · 1887–1976
Days lived
32,626
Goran Rubil🇫🇷
Croatian and French footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Ismael Serrano🇪🇸
singer · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Jef Raskin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer interface expert (1943-2005) · 1943–2005
Days lived
22,635
Jeffrey Osborne🇺🇸
American singer · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
John Cale🇬🇧
actor · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011
Juan Sebastián Verón🇦🇷
Argentine footballer · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Juliette Binoche🇫🇷
Film actor · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Katja Ebstein🇩🇪
actor · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Kevin Roovers
Dutch baseball player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Khaby Lame🇮🇹
Social media personality, content creator · b. 2000
Days alive
1,826
Lajos Alföldi🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian bacteriologist, researcher, professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1927-2021) · 1927–2021
Days lived
34,570
Leonid Kmit🇷🇺
deceasedactor · 1908–1982
Days lived
27,030
Luke Charteris🇬🇧
rugby union player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
María Moncha Suárez🇦🇷
Argentinian actress · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Martin Krampen🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1928–2015
Days lived
31,877
Min Yoongi (Suga)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (BTS) · b. 1993
Days alive
4,383
Moritz von Leonhardi🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1856-1910) · 1856–1910
Days lived
19,954
Peter Altenberg🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian writer and poet (1859–1919) · 1859–1919
Days lived
21,852
Peter Scholl-Latour🇫🇷
deceasedYouTube personality · 1924–2014
Days lived
33,032
Taeyeon (Kim Tae-yeon)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (Solo Artist / Girls' Generation) · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Till Fellner🇦🇹
musician · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
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Werner Kempf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1886–1964) · 1886–1964
Days lived
28,426
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Yuri Gagarin🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1934–1968
Days lived
12,437
Zakir Hussain🇮🇳
deceasedIndian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and composer (1951–2024) · 1951–2024
Days lived
26,945
Zillur Rahman
deceasedpolitician · 1929–2013
Days lived
30,692
Died on This Day
Andreo Cseh🇭🇺
deceasedwriter · 1895–1979
Days lived
30,493
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Brad Delp🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1951–2007
Days lived
20,359
Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.🇺🇸
deceasedchemist · 1915–1974
Days lived
21,295
Eduard Bornträger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film actor (1888–1958) · 1888–1958
Days lived
25,461
Edward Henry Potthast🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican artist (1857–1927) · 1857–1927
Days lived
25,473
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Elizabeth T. Spira🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian documentary filmmaker, television presenter (1942–2019) · 1942–2019
Days lived
27,834
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1912–1954) · 1912–1954
Days lived
15,185
F. Ritter Shumway🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican figure skating official · 1906–1992
Days lived
31,394
Felix Schlag🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1891–1974
Days lived
30,045
Fernando Rey🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish actor (1917–1994) · 1917–1994
Days lived
27,929
Frank Wedekind🇩🇪
deceasedGerman playwright (1864-1918) · 1864–1918
Days lived
19,585
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1889–1968
Days lived
28,756
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Harry Seidler🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian-born Australian architect · 1923–2006
Days lived
30,208
Heinz Linge🇩🇪
deceasedSS officer; valet for German dictator Adolf Hitler (1913–1980) · 1913–1980
Days lived
24,458
Hugo Bernatzik🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian anthropologist, photographer and art collector (1897-1953) · 1897–1953
Days lived
20,436
Jack Ernst🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1899-1968) · 1899–1968
Days lived
24,932
Jeanette Schmid🇨🇿
deceasedCzech musician · 1924–2005
Days lived
29,343
John Paskin Taylor🇬🇧
deceasedfield hockey player (1928-2015) · 1928–2015
Days lived
31,767
John Polkinghorne🇬🇧
deceasedphysicist, theologian and anglican priest (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,017
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Kurt Georg Kiesinger🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1904–1988
Days lived
30,653
Lawrence Spivak🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican journalist and Meet the Press host (1900-1994) · 1900–1994
Days lived
34,239
Lia Eibenschütz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1899-1985) · 1899–1985
Days lived
31,401
Marian Jankowski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish sportsperson and weightlifter · 1931–2017
Days lived
31,138
Otto Puchstein
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1856-1911) · 1856–1911
Days lived
19,968
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1870–1964
Days lived
34,322
The Notorious B.I.G.🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican rapper (1972–1997) · 1972–1997
Days lived
9,058
Tommy DeCarlo🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1965–2026
Days lived
22,235
Trygve Hirsch🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian barrister and writer (1912-1992) · 1912–1992
Days lived
28,978
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
55,584
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,262
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,610
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,273
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,148
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,053
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,053
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,053
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,053
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,053
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,053
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,053
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,053
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,053
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,053
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,053
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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
36,958
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
63,255
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
8,898
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
61,428
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,125
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,698
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,140
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,106
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,740
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,184
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,836
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,635
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,149
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,167
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,836
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,188
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,731
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,641
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,618
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,078
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,500
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,038
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,855
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,150
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,463
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,420
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,199