On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 16 2005
Born on This Day
Acúrsio Carrelo🇵🇹
deceasedPortuguese footballer (1931-2010) · 1931–2010
Days lived
28,789
Ádám Horváth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Augusto Boal🇧🇷
deceasedscientist · 1931–2009
Days lived
28,537
Bernardo Bertolucci🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director and screenwriter (1941–2018) · 1941–2018
Days lived
28,375
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Bettina Soriat🇦🇹
Austrian singer · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Choi Hee-seop🇰🇷
film director · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Don Blasingame🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1932–2005
Days lived
26,691
Dursun Sevinç🇹🇷
Turkish weightlifter (born 1972) · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Edoson Silva Martins🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Elisabeth Volkmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1936–2006) · 1936–2006
Days lived
25,698
Franz Hitze
deceasedpolitician and university teacher (1851-1921) · 1851–1921
Days lived
25,693
H.P. Baxxter🇩🇪
musician · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Hans Heyer🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
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Jens Stoltenberg🇳🇴
Minister of Finance, former prime minister of Norway and NATO secretary general · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
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Jerry Lewis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017) · 1926–2017
Days lived
33,395
Jimmy DeGrasso🇺🇸
American drummer · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Jiří Dolana
deceasedathlete · 1937–2003
Days lived
24,226
Joel Embiid🇨🇲
Basketball player · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
Josef Maria Eder🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian chemist and photographer (1855-1944) · 1855–1944
Days lived
32,723
Josef Mengele
deceasedNazi SS doctor and Military Officer at Auschwitz (1911–1979) · 1911–1979
Days lived
24,800
Judah Friedlander🇺🇸
American actor and comedian · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Karl Otto Meyer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-Danish journalist and politician (1928-2016) · 1928–2016
Days lived
32,104
Levan Sanadze🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1928–1998
Days lived
25,728
Ludger Pistor🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
Markus Lanz🇮🇹
journalist · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Muguette Dini🇫🇷
French politician · b. 1940
Days alive
23,741
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Nancy Wilson🇺🇸
American guitarist (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Nína Tryggvadóttir
deceasedIcelandic Abstract expressionist artist (1913–1968) · 1913–1968
Days lived
20,183
Otto von Stetten🇩🇪
deceasedGerman soldier and officer (1862-1937) · 1862–1937
Days lived
27,537
Péter Magyar🇭🇺
Lawyer · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Philipp Crone🇩🇪
German field hockey player and journalist · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Philippe Meunier🇫🇷
member of the National Assembly of France · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Richard Stallman🇺🇸
American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Sabastian Sawe🇰🇪
Long-distance runner · b. 1995
Days alive
3,653
Theo Walcott🇬🇧
football player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Todd Heap🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Traudl Junge🇩🇪
deceasedsecretary to Adolf Hitler (1920-2002) · 1920–2002
Days lived
29,916
Tsutomu Yamaguchi🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese marine engineer (1916–2010) · 1916–2010
Days lived
34,262
Walter Cunningham🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1932–2023
Days lived
33,165
Wilfried Sanou
Burkinabé association football player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Willy Burmester🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1869–1933
Days lived
23,316
Wolfgang Kieling🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1924–1985) · 1924–1985
Days lived
22,485
Zurab Azmaiparashvili🇬🇪
Georgian chess player · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
Died on This Day
Alfred Rammelmeyer🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1910–1995
Days lived
31,108
August von Wassermann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman bacteriologist (1866-1925) · 1866–1925
Days lived
21,572
George Barbier🇫🇷
deceasedFrench artist (1882-1932) · 1882–1932
Days lived
18,048
Hayo Vierck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1939–1989) · 1939–1989
Days lived
18,121
Kurt Haverbeck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player and physician (1899–1988) · 1899–1988
Days lived
32,529
Piet Besanger🇳🇱
deceasedDutch baseball player · 1898–1962
Days lived
23,358
Roy Montrell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1928-1979) · 1928–1979
Days lived
18,645
Sabine Schmitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman racing driver (1969-2021) · 1969–2021
Days lived
18,934
Sándor Bakos🇭🇺
deceasedassociation football player (1939-2010) · 1939–2010
Days lived
25,794
Selma Lagerlöf🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish writer (1858–1940) · 1858–1940
Days lived
29,701
Susi Lanner🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1911–2006
Days lived
34,535
Tammi Terrell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer-songwriter · 1945–1970
Days lived
9,087
Wolfgang Grönebaum🇩🇪
deceasedactor (1927-1998) · 1927–1998
Days lived
25,935
Yann-Fañch Kemener🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1957–2019
Days lived
22,623
Ze’ev Levy🇮🇱
deceasedIsraeli philosopher · 1921–2010
Days lived
32,567
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
55,591
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,269
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,617
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,280
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,155
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,060
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,060
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,060
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,060
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,060
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,060
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,060
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,060
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,060
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,060
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,060
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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
36,965
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
63,262
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
8,905
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
61,435
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,132
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,705
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,147
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,113
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,747
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,191
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,843
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,642
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,156
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,174
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,843
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,195
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,738
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,648
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,625
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,085
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,507
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,045
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,862
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,157
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,470
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,427
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,206