On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 11 2005
Born on This Day
Abou Diaby🇫🇷
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Addi Schaurer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1912–1990) · 1912–1990
Days lived
28,359
Agustín Sauto Arana🇪🇸
deceasedfootball player · 1908–1986
Days lived
28,591
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Andrés Iniesta🇪🇸
Spanish association football player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
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Anna Sahlene🇸🇪
Swedish singer (born 1976) · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Bill Ackman🇺🇸
Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Camilo José Cela🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish writer (1916–2002) · 1916–2002
Days lived
31,297
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Christina McHale🇺🇸
American female tennis player · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Christoph Schneider🇩🇪
musician · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Christopher Bailey🇬🇧
British fashion designer (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Danny Schwarz🇩🇪
German footballer (born 1975) · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
DJ Zany
Dutch record producer, club dj and disc jockey · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Edsger W. Dijkstra🇳🇱
deceasedDutch computer scientist (1930–2002) · 1930–2002
Days lived
26,385
Emilie Mol
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Eric Burdon🇬🇧
singer · b. 1941
Days alive
23,376
Fermín López
association football player · b. 2003
Days alive
731
Frances Fisher🇺🇸
actor · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Francisco Butto🇻🇪
film director · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Guido Maria Kretschmer🇩🇪
German fashion designer · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Heike Ulrich🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
Helma Orosz🇩🇪
mayor of Dresden · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
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Iasmin Latovlevici🇷🇴
Romanian football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
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Irving Berlin🇺🇸
deceasedComposer · 1888–1989
Days lived
37,023
Jacqueline Cochran🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1906–1980
Days lived
27,119
Jan Englert🇵🇱
Polish actor, director · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
Jean-Pascal Tricoire🇫🇷
French businessperson · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Jürgen Rieger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1946–2009) · 1946–2009
Days lived
23,182
Kurt Gerron🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Jewish film actor, director and singer murdered at Auschwitz (1897-1944) · 1897–1944
Days lived
17,338
Kyra van Genderen
Dutch baseball player · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Lana Condor
actor · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
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Lauren Jackson🇦🇺
Australian basketball player (born 1981) · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Louis Farrakhan🇺🇸
singer · b. 1933
Days alive
26,298
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Louis Weinert-Wilton🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist and writer (1875–1945) · 1875–1945
Days lived
25,684
Lubor Tesař🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Luděk Pachman🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1924–2003
Days lived
28,788
Marc Décimo🇫🇷
writer · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Marco Ferreri🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director, screenwriter and actor (1928—1997) · 1928–1997
Days lived
25,200
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Mariano Fortuny🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish artist, photographer and fashion designer (1871-1949) · 1871–1949
Days lived
28,481
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Martha Graham🇺🇸
deceasedBallet dancer · 1894–1991
Days lived
35,388
Mathias Schlung🇩🇪
actor · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Maurice Harkless🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1993
Days alive
4,383
Nancy Greene🇨🇦
Canadian alpine skier and politician · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
Nevio Passaro🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Niklaus Meienberg🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer and journalist (1940-1993) · 1940–1993
Days lived
19,492
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Renaud🇫🇷
singer · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Robert Jungk🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian publicist and writer (1913–1994) · 1913–1994
Days lived
29,649
Rose Ausländer🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1901–1988
Days lived
31,648
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Sabrina Carpenter
actor · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Salvador Dalí🇪🇸
deceasedactor · 1904–1989
Days lived
30,938
Şamil Süleymanlı🇦🇿
Azerbaijani actor · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Sára Salkaházi🇸🇰
deceasedHungarian Roman Catholic religious sister (1899-1944) · 1899–1944
Days lived
16,666
Severin Freund🇩🇪
German ski jumper · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Sue Gardner🇨🇦
writer · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Theodore von Kármán🇭🇺
deceasedscientist · 1881–1963
Days lived
29,945
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Valentino🇮🇹
deceasedItalian fashion designer (1932–2026) · 1932–2026
Days lived
34,221
Will Erich Peuckert🇩🇪
deceasedfolklorist (1895–1969) · 1895–1969
Days lived
26,898
Yuki Tsunoda
racing driver · b. 2000
Days alive
1,826
Died on This Day
Alexander Wittek
deceasedAustrian chess player (1852–1894) · 1852–1894
Days lived
15,186
Alvar Aalto🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish architect and designer (1898–1976) · 1898–1976
Days lived
28,586
Bob Marley
deceasedsinger · 1945–1981
Days lived
13,243
Bob Stuart🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union footballer and coach (1920-2005) · 1920–2005
Days lived
30,876
Douglas Adams🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1952–2001
Days lived
17,958
Floyd Patterson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican heavyweight boxer (1935-2006) · 1935–2006
Days lived
26,060
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Hans-Joachim Böhme🇩🇪
deceasedminister (1931-1995) · 1931–1995
Days lived
23,392
Jack Butler🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1927-2013) · 1927–2013
Days lived
31,227
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Jerry Stiller🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor and comedian (1927–2020) · 1927–2020
Days lived
33,941
Jozef Murgaš🇺🇸
deceasedSlovak entomologist, painter, inventor and roman catholic priest (1864-1929) · 1864–1929
Days lived
23,824
Kim Philby
deceasedDouble Agent · 1912–1988
Days lived
27,890
Larry Miller🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player · 1946–2025
Days lived
28,892
Maciej Kozłowski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish actor (1957-2010) · 1957–2010
Days lived
19,238
Max Gordon
deceasedwriter · 1903–1989
Days lived
31,472
Robert Benton🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1932–2025
Days lived
33,827
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Walter Oesau
deceasedmilitary person · 1913–1944
Days lived
11,275
Xavier Haegy🇫🇷
deceasedAlsatian priest, politician, journalist (1870-1932) · 1870–1932
Days lived
22,440
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
55,647
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,325
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,673
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,336
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,211
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,116
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,116
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,116
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,116
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,116
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,116
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,116
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,116
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,116
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,116
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,116
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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
37,021
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
63,318
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
8,961
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
61,491
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,188
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,761
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,203
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,169
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,803
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,247
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,899
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,698
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,212
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,230
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,899
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,251
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,794
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,704
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,681
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,141
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,563
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,101
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,918
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,213
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,526
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,483
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,262