On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 9 2005
Born on This Day
A. J. Ellis🇺🇸
Major League Baseball catcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
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Albert Hammond, Jr.🇺🇸
American rock musician · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
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Andre de Kruijff🇳🇱
deceasedfootball player · 1895–1964
Days lived
25,436
Blaise Matuidi🇫🇷
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Bruce Robertson🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union player · 1952–2023
Days lived
25,965
Carl Amery🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1922–2005
Days lived
30,361
Carlos Lemos🇧🇷
Brazilian martial artist · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Charles Holroyd🇬🇧
deceasedBritish artist (1861-1917) · 1861–1917
Days lived
20,675
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Chris Watson🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1867–1941
Days lived
27,251
Clueso🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Doctor P🇬🇧
rapper · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
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Dominik Meffert🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
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Eberhard Zangger🇩🇪
German geoarchaeologist and communications consultant · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Elena Lashmanova🇷🇺
Russian race walker · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Elias Gabriel Galvan
American bishop · b. 1938
Days alive
24,472
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Elle Fanning
actor · b. 1998
Days alive
2,557
Erich Ludendorff🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1865–1937
Days lived
26,552
Erwin Glock🇩🇪
deceasedGerman sports shooter · 1925–1993
Days lived
24,918
Franziska Baumann🇨🇭
Swiss musician (born 1965) · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
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Gerard Way🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Graham Reid🇦🇺
Australian field hockey player · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Grant McLeod🇳🇿
New Zealand field hockey player · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
Gregory Goodwin Pincus🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican biochemist (1903–1967) · 1903–1967
Days lived
23,511
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Hans Jeschonnek🇵🇱
deceasedmilitary person · 1899–1943
Days lived
16,201
Heinz Nixdorf🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1925–1986
Days lived
22,257
Henry Tonks🇬🇧
deceasedBritish artist (1862-1937) · 1862–1937
Days lived
27,302
Henry Winterfeld🇺🇸
deceasedGerman writer and artist (1901–1990) · 1901–1990
Days lived
32,435
Horia Demian🇷🇴
deceasedRomanian basketball player · 1942–1989
Days lived
17,166
Hugo Liepmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman neurologist and psychiatrist (1863–1925) · 1863–1925
Days lived
22,652
Isaac Hempstead-Wright
actor · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Jay Baruchel🇨🇦
Canadian actor · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Jean-Paul Belmondo🇫🇷
deceasedFilm producer · 1933–2021
Days lived
32,292
Jeff Turner🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Jenna Jameson🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Jesse McCartney🇺🇸
American singer and actor · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Jimmy Wargh🇫🇮
Finnish association football player · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
John Yapp🇬🇧
Welsh rugby union player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Josef Mayer🇦🇹
deceasedCzech member of Czech council and manager (1877-1938) · 1877–1938
Days lived
22,302
Karina Kraushaar🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1971-2015) · 1971–2015
Days lived
16,036
Kristen Stewart🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Léon Blum🇫🇷
deceasedpolitician · 1872–1950
Days lived
28,478
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Lil Nas X
rapper · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Ludwig Stiegler🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1944
Days alive
22,280
Marc Jacobs🇺🇸
Fashion Designer · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Martin Margiela🇧🇪
Belgian fashion designer (born 1957) · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Olivier Sorlin🇫🇷
French football midfielder · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Oskar Marmorek
deceasedAustria-Hungarian architect and Zionist (1863-1905/9) · 1863–1905
Days lived
15,307
Paddy Barnes🇬🇧
boxer · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Rico Gulda🇦🇹
rapper · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Robert Zubrin🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Sergei Lebedev🇷🇺
military person · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Theodor Koch-Grunberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman ethnologist (1872-1924) · 1872–1924
Days lived
19,174
Tim Bendzko🇩🇪
singer · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Valerie Solanas🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1936–1988
Days lived
19,009
Viviane Brunieri🇧🇷
former Brazilian model and porn star · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Died on This Day
Adolf Wagner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter · 1911–1984
Days lived
26,585
Botho Graef🇩🇪
deceasedGerman art historian and archaeologist (1857–1917) · 1857–1917
Days lived
21,728
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Dieter Kottysch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman boxer (1943-2017) · 1943–2017
Days lived
26,947
Dimitrie-Doru Todericiu🇫🇷
deceasedscience historian and writer (1921–2008) · 1921–2008
Days lived
31,676
Eduard Pulvermann🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1882–1944
Days lived
22,499
Ferdinand Tönnies🇩🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1855–1936
Days lived
29,477
Frank Lloyd Wright🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1867–1959
Days lived
33,542
Hisashi Inoue🇯🇵
deceasedwriter · 1934–2010
Days lived
27,538
Judith Reisman🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1935–2021
Days lived
31,410
Michael Degen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Israeli actor (1928–2022) · 1928–2022
Days lived
34,402
Pamela Wedekind🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1906-1986) · 1906–1986
Days lived
28,973
Paul Leder🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor and film director (1926-1996) · 1926–1996
Days lived
25,583
Pim Lier🇳🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1918–2015
Days lived
35,325
Russell Knipp🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican weightlifter (1942–2006) · 1942–2006
Days lived
23,334
Shrimad Rajchandra
deceasedphilosopher · 1867–1901
Days lived
12,202
Sidney Lumet🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican director, producer and screenwriter (1924–2011) · 1924–2011
Days lived
31,699
Siegfried Rundel🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1940–2009
Days lived
25,184
Vilgot Sjöman🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish writer and film director (1924-2006) · 1924–2006
Days lived
29,713
William Beardmore, 1st Baron Invernairn🇬🇧
deceasedBritish baron (1856-1936) · 1856–1936
Days lived
29,029
Zao Wou-Ki🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1920–2013
Days lived
34,036
Zog I of Albania
deceasedpolitician · 1895–1961
Days lived
23,924
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
55,615
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,293
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,641
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,304
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,179
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,084
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,084
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,084
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,084
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,084
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,084
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,084
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,084
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,084
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,084
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,084
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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
36,989
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
63,286
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
8,929
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
61,459
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,156
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,729
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,171
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,137
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,771
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,215
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,867
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,666
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,180
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,198
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,867
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,219
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,762
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,672
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,649
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,109
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,531
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,069
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,886
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,181
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,494
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,451
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,230