On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 30 2005
Born on This Day
Andrey Gubin🇷🇺
rapper · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Arthur Goldschmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge and author (1873–1947) · 1873–1947
Days lived
26,947
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Brian Baker🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
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Carlos Lacerda🇧🇷
deceasedpolitician · 1914–1977
Days lived
23,032
Claude Shannon🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican mathematician and information theorist (1916–2001) · 1916–2001
Days lived
30,981
Cloris Leachman🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1926–2021
Days lived
34,606
Colby Slater🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican rugby union player (1896-1965) · 1896–1965
Days lived
25,111
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Dianna Agron🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Emily McInerny🇦🇺
basketball player · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Eva Zippel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman sculptor and artist (1925–2013) · 1925–2013
Days lived
32,167
Fips Asmussen🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1938–2020
Days lived
30,052
Géza Lakatos🇭🇺
deceasedgeneral in Hungary (1890–1967) · 1890–1967
Days lived
28,144
Gottlieb Redecker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1871–1945) · 1871–1945
Days lived
26,929
Günther Ullerich🇩🇪
deceasedWest German field hockey player (1928-2007) · 1928–2007
Days lived
29,066
Hans Poelzig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1869-1936) · 1869–1936
Days lived
24,516
Heinz Prüller🇦🇹
Austrian television presenter and news presenter · b. 1941
Days alive
23,376
Jaroslav Hašek🇨🇿
deceasedwriter · 1883–1923
Days lived
14,492
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
deceasedNotable Trials · 1893–1946
Days lived
19,526
John Shurna🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Karl Meiler🇩🇪
deceasedWest German tennis player (1949-2014) · 1949–2014
Days lived
23,728
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Kirsten Dunst🇺🇸
American actress (born 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Klaus Zoch🇩🇪
German entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Klausjürgen Wussow🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1929-2007) · 1929–2007
Days lived
28,539
Lawrence Duhé🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1887–1960) · 1887–1960
Days lived
26,543
Lucie Mannheim🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress and singer (1899–1976) · 1899–1976
Days lived
28,213
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Luis Scola🇪🇸
Argentine basketball player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
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Luise Rinser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1911–2002) · 1911–2002
Days lived
33,194
Lukas Wilaschek🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Mac DeMarco🇨🇦
singer · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Marina Squerciati
Actor · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Mario Lička🇨🇿
Czech footballer · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Max Weinhold🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Meredith L. Patterson🇺🇸
writer · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Miguel de La Quadra-Salcedo🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish discus thrower (1932-2016) · 1932–2016
Days lived
30,701
Nikolai Fomenko🇷🇺
athlete · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Philipp Kirkorov🇸🇺
Actor · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Reverend Gary Davis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican blues and gospel singer and guitarist (1896–1972) · 1896–1972
Days lived
27,763
Roger Hilton🇬🇧
deceasedBritish artist (1911-1975) · 1911–1975
Days lived
23,310
Rohit Sharma
Sports · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Stephen Harper🇨🇦
writer · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
T-killah🇷🇺
singer · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Travis Mills🇺🇸
American rapper, singer, and actor from California · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Travis Scott🇺🇸
Music · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Uli Forte🇮🇹
Italian football coach (born 1974) · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Verona Pooth🇩🇪
German television personality · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Victor J. Glover🇺🇸
Astronaut · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Vítězslav Lavička🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Died on This Day
Adolf Hitler🇺🇸
deceasedNotable Trials · 1889–1945
Days lived
20,463
Anna de Noailles🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1876–1933
Days lived
20,619
Ben E. King🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1938–2015) · 1938–2015
Days lived
27,973
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1928–2002
Days lived
27,071
Emilio Navarro🇺🇸
deceasedPuerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011
Days lived
38,567
Friedrich Kayssler🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1874–1945
Days lived
25,955
Georges Lagrange🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1928–2004
Days lived
27,636
Hanns Klemm🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1885–1961
Days lived
27,784
Hans Adalbert Schlettow🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1887–1945
Days lived
21,142
Harry Kroto🇬🇧
deceasedscientist · 1939–2016
Days lived
27,965
Henryk Dobrzański🇵🇱
deceasedathlete · 1897–1940
Days lived
15,652
Herbert Jankuhn🇩🇪
deceasedSS Officer (1905-1990) · 1905–1990
Days lived
30,946
Kurt Knispel🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1921–1945
Days lived
8,623
Muddy Waters🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1913–1983
Days lived
25,593
Otto Jespersen
deceasedwriter · 1860–1943
Days lived
30,237
Paul Auster🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024) · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,211
Paul Poiret🇫🇷
deceasedFrench fashion designer (1879–1944) · 1879–1944
Days lived
23,751
Paul Spiegel🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1937–2006
Days lived
24,957
Peretz Naftali🇩🇪
deceasedIsraeli politician (1888-1961) · 1888–1961
Days lived
26,704
Poul Hartling🇩🇰
deceasedDanish politician and diplomat (1914-2000) · 1914–2000
Days lived
31,306
Sergio Leone🇮🇹
deceasedItalian filmmaker (1929–1989) · 1929–1989
Days lived
22,032
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1891–1948) · 1891–1948
Days lived
20,685
Yi Bangja🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese-Korean princess · 1901–1989
Days lived
31,954
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
55,636
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,314
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,662
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,325
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,200
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,105
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,105
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,105
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,105
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,105
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,105
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,105
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,105
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,105
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,105
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,105
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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
37,010
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
63,307
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
8,950
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
61,480
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,177
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,750
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,192
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,158
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,792
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,236
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,888
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,687
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,201
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,219
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,888
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,240
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,783
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,693
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,670
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,130
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,552
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,090
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,907
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,202
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,515
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,472
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,251