On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 29 2005
Born on This Day
Abdülmecid Efendi
deceasedlast caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty (1868–1944) · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,844
Acun Ilıcalı🇹🇷
Television presenter · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Alfred Rasser🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor, 1907-1977 (1907-1977) · 1907–1977
Days lived
25,649
Andrey Arshavin🇷🇺
Russian association football player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Annette Bening🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
B. J. Cunningham🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Bob Hope🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican entertainer (1903–2003) · 1903–2003
Days lived
36,584
C. Anthony Anderson🇺🇸
philosopher · b. 1940
Days alive
23,741
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Carmelo Anthony🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Carol Kirkwood🇬🇧
Presenter · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Cha-seung Baek🇺🇸
film director · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Charlotte Kerr🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1927–2011
Days lived
30,894
Dagmar Hirtz🇩🇪
German film editor and film director · b. 1941
Days alive
23,376
Danny Elfman🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
David Cicero🇺🇸
singer · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
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David Meyler🇮🇪
Irish association football player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Eike Duckwitz🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Ekkehard Schall🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1930–2005
Days lived
27,491
Elyas M'Barek🇦🇹
Austrian-German · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Erwin Finlay-Freundlich🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1885–1964) · 1885–1964
Days lived
28,910
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Gukesh D
chess player · b. 2006
Hibari Misora🇯🇵
deceasedsinger · 1937–1989
Days lived
19,019
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Ingo Steinhöfel🇩🇪
German weightlifter · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
John F. Kennedy🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1917–1963
Days lived
16,978
Julius Leopold Pagel
deceasedGerman physician (1851–1912) · 1851–1912
Days lived
22,160
Justin Tryon🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Katharina Otte🇩🇪
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Kenny Washington🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Kim Tae-kyun🇰🇷
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Kirstin Freye🇩🇪
German female tennis player · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Marco Cassetti🇮🇹
football player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Max de Crinis🇦🇹
deceasedGerman psychiatrist (1889–1945) · 1889–1945
Days lived
20,426
Mohsen Makhmalbaf🇫🇷
YouTube personality · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
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Noel Gallagher🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Norbert Reithofer🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
Oliver Sorg🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Oswald Spengler🇩🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1880–1936
Days lived
20,432
Otto Gebühr🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1877-1954) · 1877–1954
Days lived
28,046
Pascale Crozon🇫🇷
member of the National Assembly of France · b. 1944
Days alive
22,280
Petek Dinçöz
Turkish actor and singer (born 1980) · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon🇹🇭
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
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Princess Irmingard of Bavaria🇩🇪
deceasedBavarian Royal (1923-2010) · 1923–2010
Days lived
31,924
Reginald Rodrigues🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1922–1995) · 1922–1995
Days lived
26,741
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Roberto Di Matteo🇨🇭
Italian association football player and manager · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Sébastien Grosjean🇫🇷
French tennis player (born 1978) · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Shaun King🇺🇸
former quarterback · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Siarhei Liakhovich🇧🇾
Belarusian boxer · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Stephan Weidner🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
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Stephanie de Groof🇧🇪
Belgian field hockey player · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Ted Tollner🇺🇸
American football coach · b. 1940
Days alive
23,741
Udo Proksch🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1934–2001
Days lived
24,501
Wiltrud Probst🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Wolfgang Heidenfeld🇮🇪
deceasedSouth African chess player (1911–1981) · 1911–1981
Days lived
25,634
Wyn Hoop🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1936
Days alive
25,202
Xavier Rudd🇦🇺
singer-songwriter · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Died on This Day
Alfred Kolleritsch🇦🇹
deceasedphilosopher · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,610
Alfred Kramer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman SS-member (1898-1946) · 1898–1946
Days lived
17,369
Anthony Frederick🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player (1964–2003) · 1964–2003
Days lived
14,174
Antonín Mrkos🇨🇿
deceasedCzech astronomer (1918–1996) · 1918–1996
Days lived
28,612
Arnold Gesell🇺🇸
deceasedpsychologist and pediatrician (1880–1961) · 1880–1961
Days lived
29,561
Charlie Seeling🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer (1883-1956) · 1883–1956
Days lived
26,678
Claude Torracinta🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss journalist (1934–2024) · 1934–2024
Days lived
32,707
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Dennis Hopper🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1936–2010
Days lived
27,040
Doris Hart🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1925–2015) · 1925–2015
Days lived
32,850
Erich Honecker🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1912–1994
Days lived
29,862
Eva Hesse🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1936–1970
Days lived
12,557
Fanny Brice🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951) · 1891–1951
Days lived
21,761
Georg Wilhelm Pabst🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian film director (1885–1967) · 1885–1967
Days lived
29,859
Glen Selbo🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player (1926–1995) · 1926–1995
Days lived
25,263
Gunnar Nielsen🇩🇰
deceasedathlete · 1928–1985
Days lived
20,884
Harald zur Hausen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman virologist and professor emeritus (1936–2023) · 1936–2023
Days lived
31,855
Hermann Abendroth🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1883–1956
Days lived
26,793
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Jeff Buckley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1966–1997) · 1966–1997
Days lived
11,151
John Barrymore🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1882–1942) · 1882–1942
Days lived
22,018
Kurt Weiß🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1906-1995) · 1906–1995
Days lived
32,567
Mary Pickford🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian actress and producer (1892–1979) · 1892–1979
Days lived
31,826
Raymond Boyer🇫🇷
deceasedFrench archaeologist (1925–2011) · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,396
Soong Ching-ling🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1893–1981
Days lived
32,263
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Wilhelm Castelli🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1901-1984) · 1901–1984
Days lived
30,114
Wolfgang Behrendt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television presenter and news presenter · 1919–2001
Days lived
29,962
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
55,665
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,343
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,691
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,354
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,229
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,134
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,134
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,134
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,134
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,134
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,134
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,134
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,134
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,134
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,134
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,134
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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
37,039
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
63,336
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
8,979
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
61,509
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,206
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,779
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,221
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,187
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,821
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,265
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,917
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,716
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,230
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,248
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,917
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,269
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,812
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,722
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,699
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,159
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,581
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,119
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,936
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,231
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,544
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,501
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,280