On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 7 2005
Born on This Day
Abdelkader Bouhenia🇫🇷
French boxer · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Adolf Mahr🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian archaeologist and notable Nazi, Director of the National Gallery in Ireland (1887-1951) · 1887–1951
Days lived
23,395
Alan Ashton🇺🇸
American businessman · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011
Allan Travers🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1892–1968) · 1892–1968
Days lived
27,740
Andy Montañez🇺🇸
singer · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011
Arno Lustiger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman historian and author of Jewish origin (1924-2012) · 1924–2012
Days lived
32,150
Axel Zwingenberger🇩🇪
German musician · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Claude Farell🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1914-2008) · 1918–2008
Days lived
32,822
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Cody Gakpo
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Dani Olmo
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
2,557
Denis Wucherer🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Elisabeth Gürtler🇦🇹
entrepreneur · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
Eric Lobron🇩🇪
German chess grandmaster · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
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Evgeny Voronov🇷🇺
Russian basketball player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Gary Cooper
deceasedOscar Winners · 1901–1961
Days lived
21,921
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Hermann Breith🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1892–1964
Days lived
26,416
Hermann Fränkel🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-born American classical philologist · 1888–1977
Days lived
32,477
Jérémy Ménez🇫🇷
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Jimmy Ruffin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1936–2014) · 1939–2014
Days lived
27,588
Joachim Lätsch🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
José Saez🇪🇸
French footballer · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Josip Broz Tito🇭🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1892–1980
Days lived
32,138
Katie Douglas🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Lim Hyung-joo🇰🇷
South Korean opera singer · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
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Lluís Llach🇪🇸
writer · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Max Grundig🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1908–1989
Days lived
29,800
Minji (Kim Min-ji)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (NewJeans) · b. 2004
Days alive
365
MrBeast
Content King · b. 1998
Days alive
2,557
Olov Hartman🇸🇪
deceasedhymnwriter (1906–1982) · 1906–1982
Days lived
27,750
Olympe de Gouges
deceasedNotable Trials · 1748–1793
Days lived
16,616
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Peter Reckell🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Rabindranath Tagore🇮🇳
deceasedactor · 1861–1941
Days lived
29,311
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Richard O'Sullivan🇬🇧
deceasedActor · 1944–2026
Days lived
30,070
Robert Hunger-Bühler🇨🇭
artist · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
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Ryan Harrison🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Tony Leblanc🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish actor, director, and comedian (1922-2012) · 1922–2012
Days lived
33,074
Tony O'Reilly🇮🇪
deceasedIrish businessman and rugby union player (1936-2024) · 1936–2024
Days lived
32,153
Vasilis N. Triantafillidis🇬🇷
deceasedGreek actor (1940-2018) · 1940–2018
Days lived
28,503
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Vincent Clerc🇫🇷
French rugby union player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Vladimir Lisin🇷🇺
Russian businessman · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
Youri Tielemans
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
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Zlatko Janjić🇩🇪
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Died on This Day
Anthony Nunn🇬🇧
deceasedBritish field hockey player · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,778
Carrie Kennedy🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fashion designer (1862–1915) · 1862–1915
Days lived
19,223
Eduard Birgfeld🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess composer (1887–1939) · 1887–1939
Days lived
18,864
Eduard Glaser
deceasedAustrian archaeologist (1855–1908) · 1855–1908
Days lived
19,411
H. H. Holmes
deceasedNotable Trials · 1861–1896
Days lived
12,775
Hans Bender🇩🇪
deceasedGerman psychologist (1907-1991) · 1907–1991
Days lived
30,772
Josef Hoffmann🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian architect and product designer (1870-1956) · 1870–1956
Days lived
31,189
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Paul Doumer🇫🇷
deceasedFrench statesman (1857–1932) · 1857–1932
Days lived
27,439
Peter Rauhofer🇦🇹
deceasedrapper · 1965–2013
Days lived
17,540
Soňa Červená🇨🇿
deceasedCzech operatic mezzo-soprano (1925–2023) · 1925–2023
Days lived
35,669
Theodore von Kármán🇭🇺
deceasedscientist · 1881–1963
Days lived
29,945
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Warner Baxter
deceasedOscar Winners · 1889–1951
Days lived
22,683
Wilhelm Filchner🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1877–1957
Days lived
29,090
Willard Boyle🇨🇦
deceasedscientist · 1924–2011
Days lived
31,672
Wolfgang Reichmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1932-1991) · 1932–1991
Days lived
21,670
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
55,643
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,321
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,669
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,332
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,207
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,112
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,112
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,112
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,112
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,112
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,112
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,112
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,112
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,112
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,112
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,112
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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
37,017
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
63,314
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
8,957
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
61,487
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,184
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,757
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,199
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,165
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,799
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,243
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,895
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,694
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,208
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,226
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,895
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,247
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,790
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,700
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,677
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,137
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,559
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,097
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,914
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,209
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,522
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,479
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,258