On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 18 2005
Born on This Day
Adam Levine🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Adolf Merckle🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1934–2009
Days lived
27,322
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Adolfo Hohenstein🇩🇪
deceasedpainter and decorative artist (1854-1928) · 1854–1928
Days lived
27,053
Albin Stepowicz
deceasedmusician · 1894–1934
Days lived
14,884
Amir Bhatia, Baron Bhatia🇬🇧
deceasedBritish politician (1932–2024) · 1932–2024
Days lived
33,537
Ânderson Lima🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Andy Narell🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Anton Faber🇦🇹
Austrian priest · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Antonio Pacenza🇦🇷
deceasedboxer (1928–1999) · 1928–1999
Days lived
25,893
Arlette Laguiller🇫🇷
writer · b. 1940
Days alive
23,741
Bobby Solo🇮🇹
Italian singer (1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Brian Griese🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Cal Langford🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian bobsledder · 1959–2025
Days lived
24,270
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1928–2002
Days lived
27,071
Christa Wolf🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1929–2011
Days lived
30,208
Ciara Bravo
actor · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
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Dalma Iványi🇭🇺
Hungarian basketball player · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
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Diogo Dalot
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Dyanna Lauren🇺🇸
American pornographic actress and director · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Ed Nelson🇺🇸
professional basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Edward Conze🇬🇧
deceasedBritish Marxism and Buddhism scholar (1904–1979) · 1904–1979
Days lived
27,583
Egon Bahr🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1922–2015
Days lived
34,122
Els van Breda Vriesman🇳🇱
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1941
Days alive
23,376
Erich Ohser
deceasedGerman caricaturist and cartoonist (1903–1944) · 1903–1944
Days lived
14,995
Fernando Rodney🇩🇴
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Frank McRae🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1944–2021) · 1944–2021
Days lived
28,166
G. E. M. Anscombe🇬🇧
deceasedBritish analytic philosopher · 1919–2001
Days lived
29,879
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George Olsen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican bandleader (1893-1971) · 1893–1971
Days lived
28,488
Gustav Peichl🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect and caricaturist (1928–2019) · 1928–2019
Days lived
33,481
Jan-Hendrik Rootering🇩🇪
musician · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
Jerry Moffatt🇬🇧
athlete · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Johanna Terwin🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1884-1962) · 1884–1962
Days lived
28,415
John Paskin Taylor🇬🇧
deceasedfield hockey player (1928-2015) · 1928–2015
Days lived
31,767
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József Marek🇭🇺
deceasedscientist · 1868–1952
Days lived
30,853
Juliette Schoppmann🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Kai Fischer🇩🇪
German actress and author · b. 1934
Days alive
25,933
Keith Millard🇺🇸
American football player and coach · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Laila Schou Nilsen🇳🇴
deceasedathlete · 1919–1998
Days lived
28,989
Lajos Illés🇭🇺
deceasedmusician · 1942–2007
Days lived
23,693
Magda Watts🇭🇺
deceasedartist · 1929–2019
Days lived
32,885
Marques Green🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Max Tidof🇩🇪
actor · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
Mike Rowe🇺🇸
Television presenter · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Neville Chamberlain🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1869–1940
Days lived
26,168
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Ola T. Lånke🇳🇴
Norwegian politician · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Park Jung-geun🇰🇷
rapper · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Peter Kraus🇦🇹
Austrian actor and singer · b. 1939
Days alive
24,107
Queen Latifah🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Robert Donat
deceasedOscar Winners · 1905–1958
Days lived
19,441
Robert Garrett🇩🇪
German basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Ronski Speed🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Rudolf Diesel🇫🇷
deceasedentrepreneur · 1858–1913
Days lived
20,284
Sheila Taormina🇺🇸
athlete · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Sławomir Zawada🇵🇱
Polish weightlifter · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Steven Schiff🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1947-1998) · 1947–1998
Days lived
18,635
Walter Hohmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman engineer (1880-1945) · 1880–1945
Days lived
23,733
Willy Sagnol🇫🇷
French football manager (born 1977) · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Wilson Gonzalez🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Wolfgang Bauer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian writer (1941-2005) · 1941–2005
Days lived
23,537
Zeng Guoqiang🇨🇳
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Zlatko Latković🇭🇷
deceasedCroatian catholic priest and painter (1928-1999) · 1928–1999
Days lived
25,896
Died on This Day
Bolko von Richthofen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman prehistorian (1899-1983) · 1899–1983
Days lived
30,501
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Chuck Berry
deceasedNotable Trials · 1926–2017
Days lived
33,024
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Erich Fromm🇨🇭
deceasedphilosopher · 1900–1980
Days lived
29,215
George Olsen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican bandleader (1893-1971) · 1893–1971
Days lived
28,488
Glen Glenn🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1934–2022) · 1934–2022
Days lived
31,922
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Guido Westerwelle🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1961–2016
Days lived
19,805
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi
deceasedscientist · 1889–1929
Days lived
14,621
Herbert Sandberg🇵🇱
deceasedGerman artist and caricaturist (1908–1991) · 1908–1991
Days lived
30,288
Ilse Schwidetzky🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1907–1997) · 1907–1997
Days lived
32,701
Joseph Deniker🇫🇷
deceasedRussian-French naturalist, librarian and anthropologist (1852-1918) · 1852–1918
Days lived
24,117
Julio Baghy🇭🇺
deceasedactor · 1891–1967
Days lived
27,822
Li Ao
deceasedTaiwanese writer (1935-2018) · 1935–2018
Days lived
30,278
Lothar Späth🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician of the CDU (1937-2016) · 1937–2016
Days lived
28,612
Ludwig Guttmann🇬🇧
deceasedGerman-British neurologist who created the Paralympic Games (1899-1980) · 1899–1980
Days lived
29,478
Peter Borgelt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1927-1994) · 1927–1994
Days lived
24,286
Robert van der Veen🇨🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1906-1996) · 1906–1996
Days lived
32,681
Sigfrid Edström🇸🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1870–1964
Days lived
34,085
Tamara de Lempicka🇵🇱
deceasedartist · 1898–1980
Days lived
29,891
Werner Proft🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player · 1901–1989
Days lived
31,995
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
55,593
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,271
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,619
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,282
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,157
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,062
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,062
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,062
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,062
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,062
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,062
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,062
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,062
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,062
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,062
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,062
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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
36,967
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
63,264
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
8,907
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
61,437
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,134
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,707
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,149
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,115
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,749
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,193
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,845
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,644
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,158
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,176
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,845
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,197
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,740
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,650
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,627
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,087
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,509
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,047
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,864
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,159
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,472
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,429
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,208