On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 10 2005
Born on This Day

Alexander Mar Thoma🇮🇳
deceasedIndian bishop (1913–2000) · 1913–2000
Days lived
31,687

Aliko Dangote
businessperson · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532

Aziza🇷🇺
Uzbek–Russian singer-songwriter · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
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Bobby Dixon🇺🇸
Turkish-American basketball player (born 1983) · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
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Carole Goble🇬🇧
British computer scientist · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071

Daisy Ridley🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Daniel Goudineau🇫🇷
chief executive officer · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454

David Harbour
Actor · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Dominick Guinn🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958

Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1892-1965) · 1892–1965
Days lived
26,916
Fredi Lerch🇨🇭
Swiss journalist · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628

George Arliss
deceasedOscar Winners · 1868–1946
Days lived
28,424
Georgi Kandelaki🇬🇪
athlete · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Hans-Hermann Tiedje🇩🇪
German journalist and television presenter · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454

Henning Wehn🇩🇪
German comedian · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
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Hsu Ming-chieh🇹🇼
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Jean-Pierre Rabatel🇫🇷
French draughts player · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454

Jean-Pol Martin🇫🇷
writer · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646

Katrina Leskanich🇺🇸
singer · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436

Kornél Sámuel
deceasedHungarian sculptor (1883–1914) · 1883–1914
Days lived
11,497
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Mandy Moore🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Marco da Silva🇵🇹
French and Portuguese footballer · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
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Maren Morris🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
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Mark Oliver Everett🇺🇸
singer · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341

Michael Mayr🇦🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1864–1922
Days lived
21,224
Percy Liza
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
1,826
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Piero Tosi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian costume designer (1927—2019) · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,725

Q-Tip🇺🇸
rapper · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Richard Wagner🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1952–2023
Days lived
25,905

Sophie Ellis-Bextor🇬🇧
singer · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss🇦🇹
communication scholar · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Stephanie Gehrlein🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401

Steven Seagal🇺🇸
musician · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358

Thomas Heurtel🇫🇷
French basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Tropf🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592

Vladimir Lenin
deceasedNotable Trials · 1870–1924
Days lived
19,643
Werner Kubitzki🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1915-1994) · 1915–1994
Days lived
29,040
Died on This Day
Adolf Wallenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman neurologist (1862–1949) · 1862–1949
Days lived
31,562

Alfred Goldscheider🇩🇪
deceasedGerman neurologist (1858–1935) · 1858–1935
Days lived
28,007

Bringfried Müller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman association football player (1931-2016) · 1931–2016
Days lived
31,119
Francis Jones
deceasedBritish physicist · 1914–1988
Days lived
27,113

Franco Valle🇮🇹
deceasedboxer (1940-2003) · 1940–2003
Days lived
23,065

George Genereux🇨🇦
deceasedathlete · 1935–1989
Days lived
19,764
Gerhard Schrader🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1903–1990
Days lived
31,821

Gloria Dickson🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1917–1945
Days lived
10,102

Henryk Średnicki🇵🇱
deceasedAmateur boxer from Poland (1955-2016) · 1955–2016
Days lived
22,364
Hermann Eppenhoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer and manager (1919–1992) · 1919–1992
Days lived
26,625

Judith Malina🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1926–2015
Days lived
32,452

Kahlil Gibran
deceasedphilosopher · 1883–1931
Days lived
17,625

Karl Bitter🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1867–1920
Days lived
19,118
Kevin Peter Hall🇺🇸
deceasedathlete · 1955–1991
Days lived
13,120

Lech Kaczyński🇵🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1949–2010
Days lived
22,211

Linda Hopkins🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican American actress and blues and gospel singer (1924-2017) · 1924–2017
Days lived
33,720
Martin Schwarzschild🇺🇸
deceasedGerman astronomer (1912-1997) · 1912–1997
Days lived
30,995
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Michael Curtiz🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian-American director (1886–1962) · 1886–1962
Days lived
27,499
O. J. Simpson
deceasedNotable Trials · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,035

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin🇫🇷
deceasedFrench philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist · 1881–1955
Days lived
27,006

Przemysław Gosiewski🇵🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1964–2010
Days lived
16,769
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Roland Rainer🇦🇹
deceasedarchitect from Austria (1910-2004) · 1910–2004
Days lived
34,313
Rudolf Bergander
deceasedGerman artist (1909–1970) · 1909–1970
Days lived
22,238

Stuart Sutcliffe🇬🇧
deceasedScottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles (1940–1962) · 1940–1962
Days lived
7,961

Walter Stöhrer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1937-2000) · 1937–2000
Days lived
23,096
Wilhelm Franz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman businessman (1913-1971) · 1913–1971
Days lived
21,084

Wilhelm Külz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1875-1948) · 1875–1948
Days lived
26,714
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
55,616
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,294
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,642
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,305

Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,180
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,085
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,085
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,085

Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,085
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,085
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,085
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,085
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,085
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,085
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,085
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,085
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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
36,990
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
63,287
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
8,930
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
61,460
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,157
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,730
HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,172
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,138
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,772
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,216
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,868
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,667
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,181
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,199
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,868
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,220
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,763
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,673
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,650
Already Released
Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,110
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,532
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,070

Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,887

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,182

Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,495

Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,452

The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,231