On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 4 2005
Born on This Day
Ab Tresling🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1909–1980) · 1909–1980
Days lived
26,111
Aldo Angoula🇫🇷
French footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Amos Oz🇮🇱
deceasedIsraeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939–2018) · 1939–2018
Days lived
29,093
Audrey Hepburn
deceasedstage actor · 1929–1993
Days lived
23,272
Bae Young-soo🇰🇷
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Boris Bouhraoua🇫🇷
Algerian rugby union player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Bruno Taut🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1880–1938) · 1880–1938
Days lived
21,417
Cesc Fàbregas🇪🇸
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Chris Tomlin🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Dawn Staley🇺🇸
American basketball player and coach (born 1970) · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Elmer Layden🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player, coach, executive (1903-1973) · 1903–1973
Days lived
25,625
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Franziska Weisz🇦🇹
actor · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Heinz Eckner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television actor, actor and television presenter (1925–2012) · 1925–2012
Days lived
31,803
Hermann Beckh🇩🇪
deceasedGerman academic (1875–1937) · 1875–1937
Days lived
22,581
Hosni Mubarak
deceasedNotable Trials · 1928–2020
Days lived
33,534
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Ignacio Camacho🇪🇸
Spanish footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Igors Miglinieks🇱🇻
Latvian basketball player (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Irina Falconi🇺🇸
Ecuadorian-born American tennis player · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Jackie Jackson🇺🇸
singer · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
José Ibar🇨🇺
film director · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Josef Pieper🇩🇪
deceasedGerman philosopher (1904-1997) · 1904–1997
Days lived
34,154
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Katherine Jackson🇺🇸
Autobiographer · b. 1930
Days alive
27,394
Kay Nehm🇩🇪
German lawyer · b. 1941
Days alive
23,376
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Kimora Lee Simmons🇺🇸
American model · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Little Boots🇬🇧
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Loulou de la Falaise🇫🇷
deceasedfashion muse and designer (1947–2011) · 1947–2011
Days lived
23,561
Nestoras Kommatos🇬🇷
Greek professional basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Pablo Escandón🇲🇽
deceasedmilitary person · 1856–1926
Days lived
25,532
Randy George🇺🇸
Bass guitarist · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Ronald Golias🇧🇷
deceasedsinger · 1929–2005
Days lived
27,905
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Rory McIlroy🇬🇧
Golfer · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Stella Parton🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
T. V. Raman🇮🇳
Indian computer scientist · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Todd Stern🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
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Trisha Krishnan🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Wang Jingwei
deceasedpolitician · 1883–1944
Days lived
22,470
Werner Schumacher🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1921-2004) · 1921–2004
Days lived
30,300
Zach Freeman🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Died on This Day
Alexander Tschäppät🇨🇭
deceasedMayor of Bern (1952-2018) · 1952–2018
Days lived
24,124
Else Christensen
deceasedDanish heathenism figure and white separatist (1913–2005) · 1913–2005
Days lived
33,726
Erich Scheurmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and painter (1878-1957) · 1878–1957
Days lived
28,650
Gaston Kaanen🇧🇪
deceasedfencer · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,378
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Heinrich Zöllner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman composer and conductor (1854–1941) · 1854–1941
Days lived
31,715
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Joanne Pransky🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer scientist · 1959–2023
Days lived
23,499
Josip Broz Tito🇭🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1892–1980
Days lived
32,138
Katie Johnson🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish actress (1878–1957) · 1878–1957
Days lived
28,656
Louis Charles Breguet🇫🇷
deceasedAircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers · 1880–1955
Days lived
27,515
Najaf Daryabandari🇮🇷
deceasedwriter · 1929–2020
Days lived
33,127
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Paul Federn🇺🇸
deceasedaustrian-american MD & psychoanalyst (1871-1950) · 1871–1950
Days lived
28,692
Theodor Oberländer🇩🇪
deceasedMinister for Expellees, Ostforscher, Probable war criminal (not convicted) (1905-1998) · 1905–1998
Days lived
33,971
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
55,640
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,318
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,666
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,329
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,204
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,109
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,109
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,109
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,109
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,109
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,109
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,109
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,109
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,109
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,109
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,109
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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
37,014
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
63,311
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
8,954
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
61,484
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,181
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,754
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,196
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,162
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,796
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,240
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,892
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,691
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,205
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,223
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,892
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,244
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,787
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,697
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,674
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,134
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,556
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,094
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,911
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,206
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,519
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,476
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,255