On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 24 2005
Born on This Day
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Adolf Butenandt🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1903–1995
Days lived
33,538
Alan Sugar
entrepreneur · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
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Albrecht Behmel🇩🇪
journalist · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Alf Emil Eik🇳🇴
Norwegian composer and musician · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Alfred Lawson🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1869–1954
Days lived
31,295
Annette Dasch🇩🇪
musician · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Begoña Gómez🇪🇸
Consultant · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Bill Lawrence🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1931–2013
Days lived
30,174
Brice Martin🇫🇷
French rugby union player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Curtis Hanson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican filmmaker (1945–2016) · 1945–2016
Days lived
26,113
Dario Fo🇮🇹
deceasedactor · 1926–2016
Days lived
33,076
David Irving
Notable Trials · b. 1938
Days alive
24,472
Don Wendell Holter🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican bishop (1905-1999) · 1905–1999
Days lived
34,505
Donncha O'Callaghan🇮🇪
Irish rugby union footballer · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Ed Meierkort🇺🇸
American football and baseball coach · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
Einar Albinsson🇸🇪
deceasedathlete · 1893–1967
Days lived
27,263
Emmy Göring🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress, art collector (1893-1973) · 1893–1973
Days lived
29,295
Florea Lepădatu🇷🇴
deceasedRomanian cross-country skier · 1926–1981
Days lived
20,007
Giovanni Arvaneh🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1964 - 2025) · 1964–2025
Days lived
22,331
Grayson Perry🇬🇧
English artist, writer and broadcaster (born 1960) · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
Hadi Sacko🇫🇷
football player · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
Hans Schwaier🇩🇪
tennis player · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Harry Houdini🌍
deceasedActor · 1874–1926
Days lived
19,213
Jim Parsons
television actor · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
José Cabrera🇩🇴
film director · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
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Karl Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1901–1958
Days lived
20,842
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Levan Mchedlidze🇬🇪
Georgian footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Lucas Luetge🇺🇸
film director · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Luigi Einaudi🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1874–1961
Days lived
31,996
Magnum🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Maikel Benner
Dutch baseball player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Marika Kilius🇩🇪
singer · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
Meiko Kaji🇯🇵
singer · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Mietek Pemper🇵🇱
deceasedPolish-born Holocaust survivor (1920-2011) · 1920–2011
Days lived
33,312
Mina (Myoui Mina)🇺🇸
K-pop Idol (TWICE) · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Nathalia Dill🇧🇷
actor · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Nena🇩🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
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Peter Bichsel🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer and journalist (1935–2025) · 1935–2025
Days lived
32,864
Peter Debye🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1884–1966
Days lived
30,172
Petre Mshveniyeradze🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1929–2003
Days lived
27,099
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Peyton Manning🇺🇸
actor · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
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Philipp Petzschner🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Rafael Orozco Maestre🇨🇴
deceasedSinger · 1954–1992
Days lived
13,959
Reinhard Genzel🇩🇪
scientist · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Robbie Gee🇬🇧
British actor · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Robert Carradine🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1954–2026
Days lived
26,269
Roland Koch🇩🇪
German jurist and former politician · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Roscoe Arbuckle🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor, director and comedian · 1887–1933
Days lived
16,898
Starlin Castro🇩🇴
film director · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Steve Ballmer
entrepreneur · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
Tina Peters🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Vasily Smyslov🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet chess grandmaster (1921–2010) · 1921–2010
Days lived
32,510
Vladimir Ivashkin🇷🇺
Russian scientist · b. 1939
Days alive
24,107
Walter Baade🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1893–1960) · 1893–1960
Days lived
24,564
William Saliba
association football player · b. 2001
Days alive
1,461
Died on This Day
Alfred Messel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1853-1909) · 1853–1909
Days lived
20,333
Carl Schuhmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman athlete (1869-1946) · 1869–1946
Days lived
28,074
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Carles Cardó🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish priest, writer and poet · 1884–1958
Days lived
26,985
Eddie Collins🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1887–1951
Days lived
23,336
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1902–1999
Days lived
35,472
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Gordon Moore
deceasedentrepreneur · 1929–2023
Days lived
34,413
Jessica Walter
deceasedstage actor · 1941–2021
Days lived
29,272
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Johan Cruyff🇳🇱
deceasedfootball player · 1947–2016
Days lived
25,171
Karl Hodina🇦🇹
deceasedsinger · 1935–2017
Days lived
29,876
Karl Schönböck🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1909–2001
Days lived
33,651
Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
Lys Assia🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss singer (1924-2018) · 1924–2018
Days lived
34,354
Otto Gessler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1875–1955) · 1875–1955
Days lived
29,265
Prince Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach🇩🇪
deceasedRuler of Lithuania from 11 July to 2 November 1918 (1864–1928) · 1864–1928
Days lived
23,308
Roger Cicero🇩🇪
deceasedGerman pop and jazz singer (1970-2016) · 1970–2016
Days lived
16,698
Rudolf Fleck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1924-1999) · 1924–1999
Days lived
27,277
Shripad Narayan Pendse🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1913–2007
Days lived
34,411
Yevgeniy Abalakov
deceasedathlete · 1907–1948
Days lived
15,011
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
55,599
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,277
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,625
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,288
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,163
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,068
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,068
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,068
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,068
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,068
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,068
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,068
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,068
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,068
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,068
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,068
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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
36,973
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
63,270
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
8,913
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
61,443
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,140
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,713
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,155
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,121
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,755
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,199
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,851
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,650
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,164
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,182
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,851
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,203
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,746
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,656
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,633
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,093
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,515
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,053
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,870
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,165
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,478
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,435
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,214