On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 26 2005
Born on This Day
Adolf Krischanitz🇦🇹
architect · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
Al Jolson🇺🇸
deceasedLithuanian-born American entertainer, actor, and singer (1886–1950) · 1886–1950
Days lived
23,525
Aldrich Ames
deceasedFormer CIA Officer · 1941–2026
Days lived
30,905
Alexander Nuno Alvaro🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Anna von Palen
deceasedactress (1875-1939) · 1875–1939
Days lived
23,256
Benji Gregory🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1978–2024
Days lived
16,820
Camille Huysmans🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,338
Chris Dold🇨🇦
Canadian yacht racer · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Chris Rooney🇺🇸
American ice hockey official · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Christian Graf von Krockow🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and political scientist (1927–2002) · 1927–2002
Days lived
27,324
Dorothea Lange🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1895–1965
Days lived
25,705
Doug Hutchison🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
Ewa Klamt🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
Francisco Medina Luna🇪🇸
Spanish footballer · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Friedrich Weidig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman painter (1859-1933) · 1859–1933
Days lived
27,153
George Formby🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1904–1961) · 1904–1961
Days lived
20,738
Hans Ludendorff
deceasedastronomer and astrophysicist from Germany · 1873–1941
Days lived
24,867
Heinrich Biltz🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1865–1943
Days lived
28,644
Heinrich Unverhau🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1911–1983
Days lived
26,358
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Horst Tappert🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1923–2008) · 1923–2008
Days lived
31,248
Inge Borkh🇩🇪
deceasedGerman soprano (1921–2018) · 1917–2018
Days lived
36,982
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Isadora Duncan🇺🇸
deceasedDancer · 1877–1927
Days lived
18,372
Jack Kevorkian
deceasedNotable Trials · 1928–2011
Days lived
30,323
Jaki Liebezeit🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician (1938–2017) · 1938–2017
Days lived
28,731
John Hamburg
Actor · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
John Wayne
deceasedOscar Winners · 1907–1979
Days lived
26,314
Joseph Urban🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian-American architect (1872-1933) · 1872–1933
Days lived
22,324
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Lauryn Hill🇺🇸
singer · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
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Lenny Kravitz🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Levka🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011
Luis Felipe Martínez🇨🇺
Cuban boxer · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Lyudmila Petrushevskaya🇷🇺
Russian writer · b. 1938
Days alive
24,472
Mamie Smith🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican vaudeville singer (1891–1946) · 1891–1946
Days lived
20,170
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Matt Stone🇺🇸
American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
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Miles Davis🇺🇸
deceasedmusician · 1926–1991
Days lived
23,866
Moondog🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican composer (1916–1999) · 1916–1999
Days lived
30,420
Oleg Saitov🇷🇺
boxer · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Oneli Pérez🇲🇽
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
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Pam Grier
film actor · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Paul Lukas
deceasedOscar Winners · 1894–1971
Days lived
28,204
Pentti Kirstilä🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish writer · 1948–2021
Days lived
26,631
Pieter Menten🇳🇱
deceasedDutch war criminal, art collector and businessman (1899–1987) · 1899–1987
Days lived
32,313
Revaz Lashkhi
athlete · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Ruprecht Polenz🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
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Sally Ride🇺🇸
deceasedPhysicist · 1951–2012
Days lived
22,339
Stevie Nicks🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Tooji🇳🇴
Norwegian singer · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Wilhelm Koep🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1905–1999) · 1905–1999
Days lived
34,363
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Yang Joon-hyuk🇰🇷
film director · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Died on This Day
Ajita Wilson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1950–1987) · 1950–1987
Days lived
13,648
Alan White🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish rock drummer (1949–2022) · 1949–2022
Days lived
26,644
Albert Leo Schlageter🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1894–1923
Days lived
10,513
Anne Anderson🇬🇧
deceasedScottish children's book illustrator (1874-1952) · 1874–1952
Days lived
28,634
Baselios Thoma Didymos I🇮🇳
deceased20th Malankara Metropolitan and 7th Catholicos of the East in Malankara · 1921–2014
Days lived
33,812
Eddie Albert🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1906–2005) · 1906–2005
Days lived
36,194
Franz Pfemfert🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1879-1954) · 1879–1954
Days lived
27,215
Helen Aitchison🇬🇧
deceasedBritish tennis player (1881–1947) · 1881–1947
Days lived
23,911
Hella Tornegg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress · 1878–1946
Days lived
24,617
Karl Rapp🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1882–1962
Days lived
29,098
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Laura Biagiotti🇮🇹
deceasedItalian fashion designer (1943–2017) · 1943–2017
Days lived
26,959
Ludolf von Krehl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1861-1937) · 1861–1937
Days lived
27,544
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Martin Heidegger🇩🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1889–1976
Days lived
31,653
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Michel Jobert🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1921–2002
Days lived
29,477
Pavle Zablatnik🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian priest (1912-1993) · 1912–1993
Days lived
29,393
Rudolf Heinze🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1865-1928) · 1865–1928
Days lived
22,953
Steen Due🇩🇰
deceasedDanish field hockey player (1898–1974) · 1898–1974
Days lived
27,846
Sydney Pollack🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director, producer and actor (1934-2008) · 1934–2008
Days lived
26,993
Ted Schroeder🇺🇸
deceasedUS tennis player (1921-2006) · 1921–2006
Days lived
30,991
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Theodor Morell🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1886–1948
Days lived
22,588
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Zygmunt Chmielewski🇵🇱
deceasedactor (1894-1978) · 1894–1978
Days lived
30,690
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
55,662
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,340
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,688
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,351
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,226
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,131
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,131
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,131
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,131
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,131
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,131
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,131
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,131
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,131
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,131
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,131
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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
37,036
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
63,333
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
8,976
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
61,506
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,203
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,776
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,218
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,184
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,818
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,262
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,914
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,713
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,227
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,245
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,914
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,266
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,809
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,719
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,696
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,156
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,578
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,116
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,933
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,228
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,541
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,498
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,277