On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 31 2005
Born on This Day
Al Gore🇺🇸
politician · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Alexander Waske🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Alyn Camara🇩🇪
Olympic long jumper · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Angus Young🇦🇺
Guitarist · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Armond Hill🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Brody Eldridge🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Bruce Clark🇺🇸
All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, defensive end · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
César Sampaio🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Christopher Walken🇺🇸
Film actor · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
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Connor Wickham🇬🇧
English association football player (born 1993) · b. 1993
Days alive
4,383
Dejan Koturović🇮🇹
basketball player · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Dick Bird
deceasedBritish priest (1933-2010) · 1933–2010
Days lived
28,187
Edmar Castañeda🇨🇴
Colombian musician · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Edo Buma🇳🇱
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
Ewan McGregor🇺🇸
Scottish actor · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
F.C. Krarup
deceasedDanish theologian · 1852–1931
Days lived
29,124
Heinz Gerischer🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1919–1994
Days lived
27,561
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Henri Laaksonen🇫🇮
Swiss-Finnish tennis player · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Hermann Höcherl🇩🇪
deceasedFederal Minister of the Interior of Germany (1912-1989) · 1912–1989
Days lived
28,172
Jack Antonoff🇺🇸
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Jack Johnson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxer (1878–1946) · 1878–1946
Days lived
24,907
Jamie Brown🇺🇸
film director · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Johann Wilhelm Ernst Sommer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Methodist missionary (1881–1952) · 1881–1952
Days lived
26,130
John Fowles🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1926–2005) · 1926–2005
Days lived
29,074
Kent Beck🇺🇸
American software engineer · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Lowell Fulson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician · 1921–1999
Days lived
28,464
Ľubomír Luhový🇸🇰
Slovak footballer (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Lutz Kayser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman space engineer (1939–2017) · 1939–2017
Days lived
28,723
Marc McClure
Actor · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Maximilian Schwedler🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1853–1940
Days lived
31,701
Mick Ralphs🇬🇧
deceasedBritish guitarist · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,669
Nagisa Ōshima🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese film director and screenwriter (1932–2013) · 1932–2013
Days lived
29,510
Noh Hong-chul🇰🇷
entrepreneur · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Octavio Paz🇲🇽
deceasedphilosopher · 1914–1998
Days lived
30,700
Oleksandr Turchynov🇺🇦
politician · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Omar Bliadze🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,484
Otto von Knobelsdorff🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1886–1966
Days lived
29,423
Ove Johansson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1948–2023) · 1948–2023
Days lived
27,576
Patrick Leahy🇺🇸
politician · b. 1940
Days alive
23,741
Robert Brasillach🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1909–1945
Days lived
13,096
Rolf Becker🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1935–2025
Days lived
33,129
Sophie Hunger🇨🇭
Swiss singer-songwriter · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Sylvester Groth🇩🇪
German actor and tenor · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Thomas Batuello🇺🇸
American actor and musician · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
Tõnno Lepmets🇷🇺
deceasedEstonian basketball player (1938–2005) · 1938–2005
Days lived
24,559
Victoria Smurfit🇮🇪
Irish actress · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Viktar Ilyin🇧🇾
deceasedSoviet and Belarusian scientist, rector of the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (1973-2000) · 1930–2023
Days lived
34,143
Yanin Vismitananda🇹🇭
Thai actress and martial artist · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
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Ze Frank🇺🇸
artist · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Died on This Day
Albert Friedrich Speer🇩🇪
deceasedarchitect (1863–1947) · 1863–1947
Days lived
30,644
Christian Morgenstern🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1871–1914
Days lived
15,669
Claus Jurichs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and voice actor (1935-2005) · 1935–2005
Days lived
25,571
Eleanor Marx
deceasedEnglish-born activist and daughter of Karl Marx (1855–1898) · 1855–1898
Days lived
15,780
Emil von Behring
deceasedGerman physiologist who received the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin · 1854–1917
Days lived
23,026
Friedrich Hund🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1896–1997
Days lived
36,945
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Hans Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1881–1945
Days lived
23,257
Hector Hodler🇨🇭
deceasedjournalist · 1887–1920
Days lived
11,869
Hedwig Schlichter🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1898-1984) · 1898–1984
Days lived
31,232
Imre Kertész🇭🇺
deceasedjournalist · 1929–2016
Days lived
31,554
John Donne🌍
deceasedPoet
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Klaus Tschira🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1940–2015
Days lived
27,142
Magda Watts🇭🇺
deceasedartist · 1929–2019
Days lived
32,885
Pablo Escandón🇲🇽
deceasedmilitary person · 1856–1926
Days lived
25,532
Reimar Lüst🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astrophysicist (1923-2020) · 1923–2020
Days lived
35,436
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Rob Stolk
deceasedartist · 1946–2001
Days lived
20,156
Selena🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1971–1995
Days lived
8,750
Tonny van Lierop
deceasedfield hockey player (1910–1982) · 1910–1982
Days lived
26,126
Walter Schellenberg🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1910–1952
Days lived
15,415
Zaha Hadid🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1950–2016
Days lived
23,893
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
55,606
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,284
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,632
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,295
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,170
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,075
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,075
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,075
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,075
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,075
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,075
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,075
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,075
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,075
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,075
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,075
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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
36,980
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
63,277
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
8,920
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
61,450
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,147
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,720
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,162
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,128
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,762
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,206
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,858
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,657
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,171
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,189
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,858
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,210
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,753
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,663
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,640
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,100
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,522
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,060
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,877
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,172
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,485
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,442
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,221