On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 13 2005
Born on This Day

Aldo Ossola🇮🇹
Italian basketball player · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915

Andreas Beck🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Arthur Lilienthal🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge (1899–1942) · 1899–1942
Days lived
15,634
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Axel Berg von Linde🇸🇪
deceasedathlete · 1883–1969
Days lived
31,649

Chris Roberts🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Schlager singer and actor (1944–2017) · 1944–2017
Days lived
26,774
Christian Bassemir🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
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Coco Gauff
tennis player · b. 2004
Days alive
365

Danny Masterson
Actor · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592

David Draiman🇺🇸
singer · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Davor Slamnig🇭🇷
writer · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
Dénes Birkás🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian field hockey player (1907-1996) · 1907–1996
Days lived
32,627
Edson Rodrigues🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880

Ela Weber🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245

Eugen Ritter von Schobert🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1883–1941
Days lived
21,367

Gert Haucke🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1929–2008
Days lived
28,933
Helge Hansen🇩🇪
German army general · b. 1936
Days alive
25,202
Hervé Jaubert🇫🇷
French naval officer · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
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Home Run Baker🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1886–1963
Days lived
28,230
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Joesi Prokopetz🇦🇹
singer · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358

Joseph Rosemeyer🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1872–1919
Days lived
17,428
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Kaya Scodelario🇬🇧
Television actor · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748

Landry Shamet🇺🇸
Basketball player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922

Ludwig Biermann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1907-1986) · 1907–1986
Days lived
28,795
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Mahmoud Darwish🇵🇸
deceasedPoet · 1941–2008
Days lived
24,621

Manuel Pasqual🇮🇹
Italian association football player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Michele Borghetti🇮🇹
Italian grandmaster of international, Italian, and English draughts (born 1973) · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
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Mikaela Shiffrin🇺🇸
Alpine skier · b. 1995
Days alive
3,653

Myrtle Bachelder🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chemist and Women's Army Corps officer (1908–1997) · 1908–1997
Days lived
32,577
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Neil Sedaka🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1939–2026
Days lived
31,763

Oscar Blumenthal🇩🇪
deceasedGerman playwright and drama critic (1852–1917) · 1852–1917
Days lived
23,782

Oskar Loerke
deceasedwriter · 1884–1941
Days lived
20,801
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Otto Hönigschmid🇦🇹
deceasedchemist · 1878–1945
Days lived
24,686
Paul Mattick🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-American Marxist political writer and social revolutionary (1904-1981) · 1904–1981
Days lived
28,090

Paul Morand🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1888–1976
Days lived
32,273
Phyllis Fox🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican mathematician and computer scientist (1923-2017) · 1923–2017
Days lived
34,405

Richard Hildebrandt
deceasedSS General (1897-1952) · 1897–1951
Days lived
19,719

Rick Lazio🇺🇸
American politician · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Theodor Haag🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1901–1956) · 1901–1956
Days lived
20,256

Tom Danielson🇺🇸
athlete · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862

William Butler Yeats
deceasedIrish poet and playwright (1865–1939) · 1865–1939
Days lived
26,983

William H. Macy🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089

Wolfgang Rihm🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1952–2024
Days lived
26,434

Yoshihiko Takahashi🇯🇵
film director · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Died on This Day
Ahmed Khan🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1912–1967) · 1912–1967
Days lived
19,855
Alexandre Léonard🇫🇷
deceaseddesigner born in Paris · 1890–1946
Days lived
20,195

Alois Purgathofer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian Astronomer (1925–1984) · 1925–1984
Days lived
21,573

Bernhard Grzimek🇩🇪
deceasedGerman zoo director and author (1909–1987) · 1909–1987
Days lived
28,447
Christiane Schmidtmer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor-model (1939-2003) · 1939–2003
Days lived
23,090

Dana Zátopková🇨🇿
deceasedCzech javelin thrower · 1922–2020
Days lived
35,605

Ernst Goldenbaum🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1898-1990) · 1898–1990
Days lived
33,325

Ernst Jan Beeuwkes🇳🇱
deceasedDutch fashion designer (1931-1998) · 1931–1998
Days lived
24,316

Fan S. Noli🇺🇸
deceasedAlbanian politician (1882-1965) · 1882–1965
Days lived
30,381
Franz Kaiser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1891–1962) · 1891–1962
Days lived
25,889
Friedrich Lahrs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1880–1964) · 1880–1964
Days lived
30,560

Hilary Putnam🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican philosopher · 1926–2016
Days lived
32,733

Ivo Andrić
deceasedYugoslav novelist (1892–1975) · 1892–1975
Days lived
30,103
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Jean Ferrat🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1930–2010
Days lived
28,932
John Attenborough🌍
deceasedNotable Person · 1666–1710
Days lived
15,960
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Jutta Rüdiger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman psychologist (1910-2001) · 1910–2001
Days lived
33,145

Krzysztof Kieślowski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish film director and screenwriter (1941–1996) · 1941–1996
Days lived
19,983

La Jana🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1905–1940
Days lived
12,801
László Szabó🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1934–2013
Days lived
28,673

Otto Gebühr🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1877-1954) · 1877–1954
Days lived
28,046
Otto Rahn
deceasedGerman SS officer and writer (1904–1939) · 1904–1939
Days lived
12,807

Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1934–2017
Days lived
30,086

Steno🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer (1917–1988) · 1917–1988
Days lived
25,986

Werner Lorenz
deceasedGerman general (1891-1974) · 1891–1974
Days lived
30,112
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William Hurt
deceasedOscar Winners · 1950–2022
Days lived
26,291
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
55,588
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,266
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,614
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,277

Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,152

Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,057
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,057
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,057
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,057
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,057
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,057
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,057
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,057
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,057
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,057
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,057
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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
36,962
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
63,259
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
8,902
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
61,432
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,129
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,702
HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,144
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,110
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,744
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,188
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,840
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,639
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,153
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,171
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,840
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,192
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,735
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,645
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,622
Already Released
Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,082
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,504
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,042

Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,859

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,154

Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,467

Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,424

The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,203