On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
June 1 2005
Events on This Day
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Marries Michael Harvey Jr.
Alesha Dixon
Born on This Day
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Abel Balbo🇦🇷
Argentine footballer and manager · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
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Alanis Morissette🇨🇦
singer-songwriter · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Alexander Zhukov🇷🇺
Russian economist and politician · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
Alphadi🇬🇧
African fashion designer · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Andy Griffith🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer (1926–2012) · 1926–2012
Days lived
31,444
Angelika Nussberger🇩🇪
German judge and slavist · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Anna Thalbach🇩🇪
actor · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Antonietta Di Martino🇮🇹
Italian high jumper · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Askil Holm🇳🇴
Norwegian singer and musician · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Brandi Carlile🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Brian Cox🇬🇧
actor · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
Bryan Konietzko🇺🇸
musician · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Casper de Vries🇿🇦
South African entertainer · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Dominique Nachury🇫🇷
French politician · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Duke Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1961–2018
Days lived
20,796
Ella-Maria Gollmer🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
Emjay Anthony
Actor · b. 2003
Days alive
731
Felice Rix-Ueno🇦🇹
deceasedartist · 1893–1967
Days lived
27,163
Friedrich Wilhelm Schindler🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1856–1920
Days lived
23,546
Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue🇫🇷
French golfer · b. 1939
Days alive
24,107
Gunhild Haugen🇳🇴
athlete · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
György Hámos🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian film director (1910–1976) · 1910–1976
Days lived
23,963
Heidi Klum🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Hermann auf der Heide🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Olympian in field hockey · 1911–1984
Days lived
26,802
Hermann Vogel🇫🇷
deceasedFrench painter (1856-1918) · 1856–1918
Days lived
22,782
Hugo Münsterberg🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1863–1916
Days lived
19,221
Jan Twardowski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish poet, Catholic priest (1915–2006) · 1915–2006
Days lived
33,104
Jang Jae-in🇰🇷
singer · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Jason Donovan🇦🇺
Singer · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
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Javier Hernández🇲🇽
Mexican association football player (b. 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Jenniffer Kae🇩🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Justine Henin🇧🇪
Belgian tennis player (born 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Karanam Malleswari🇮🇳
Indian weightlifter · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Katja Ebbinghaus🇩🇪
West German tennis player · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Kira Plastinina🇷🇺
Russian fashion designer · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
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Konstantin Wecker🇩🇪
actor · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Marilyn Monroe🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1926–1962
Days lived
13,213
Mary Calvi🇺🇸
journalist · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Mathias Rust
Notable Trials · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Morgan Freeman
film producer · b. 1937
Days alive
24,837
Nami Tamaki🇯🇵
Japanese pop singer · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
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Nikki Glaser🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Oliver James🇬🇧
singer · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Percy Adlon🇩🇪
deceasedGerman documentary filmmaker and film producer (1935-2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,425
Peter de Mendelssohn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-British writer, historian and essayist (1908–1982) · 1908–1982
Days lived
27,098
Peter Groeger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1933–2018) · 1933–2018
Days lived
30,910
Raban Bieling🇩🇪
actor · b. 1993
Days alive
4,383
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Raffaëla Paton🇳🇱
singer · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Rajat Patidar🇮🇳
Cricketer · b. 1993
Days alive
4,383
Ronnie Wood🇬🇧
singer · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Saburo Ohmura🇯🇵
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Sharankumar Limbale🇮🇳
Marathi language author, poet and literary critic · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
Siegfried Balke🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1902–1984
Days lived
29,961
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Sophie Rois🇦🇹
actor · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Stefan Böger🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Tirunesh Dibaba🇪🇹
Ethiopian long distance track athlete · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Yarisley Silva🇨🇺
Cuban pole vaulter · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
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Yevgeny Prigozhin
deceasedNotable Trials · 1961–2023
Days lived
22,728
Youssef En-Nesyri
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Died on This Day
Alton Kelley🇺🇸
deceasedartist (1940–2008) · 1940–2008
Days lived
24,821
Annibale Maria di Francia
deceasedfounder of the Roagationist Fathers (1851–1927) · 1851–1927
Days lived
27,724
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Anthony Head🇬🇧
deceasedActor · 1954–2026
Days lived
26,399
Eddie Kelliher🇮🇪
deceasedIrish Olympic sailor · 1920–2017
Days lived
35,514
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Eduard Bloch🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian physician (1872-1945) · 1872–1945
Days lived
26,785
Erich Cuntz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1916–1975) · 1916–1975
Days lived
21,344
Ernst Müller-Meiningen🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician (1866-1944) · 1866–1944
Days lived
28,418
Ewald Schuldt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman prehistorian (1914-1987) · 1914–1987
Days lived
26,812
George Mikan🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player, coach, commissioner · 1924–2005
Days lived
29,568
Hans Berger🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1873–1941
Days lived
24,847
Hans Wolff🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1911–1979
Days lived
24,714
Helen Keller🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
Ion Antonescu
deceasedNotable Trials · 1882–1946
Days lived
23,374
Karl Siegfried Döhring🇩🇪
deceasedGerman hellenist scholar, architect and author (1879–1941) · 1879–1941
Days lived
22,571
Margit Carstensen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1940–2023) · 1940–2023
Days lived
30,408
Marion Barber III🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1983–2022) · 1983–2022
Days lived
14,236
Max Kramer🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1903–1986
Days lived
30,217
Ruth-Maria Kubitschek🇨🇭
deceasedGerman actress (1931–2024) · 1931–2024
Days lived
33,907
Sonja Sutter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1931–2017) · 1931–2017
Days lived
31,547
Vera Neszmélyi🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1937–2003
Days lived
24,097
Werner Forssmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician, Nobel prize winner (1904-1979) · 1904–1979
Days lived
27,304
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
55,668
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,346
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,694
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,357
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,232
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,137
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,137
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,137
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,137
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,137
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,137
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,137
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,137
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,137
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,137
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,137
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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
37,042
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
63,339
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
8,982
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
61,512
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,209
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,782
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,224
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,190
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,824
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,268
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,920
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,719
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,233
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,251
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,920
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,272
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,815
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,725
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,702
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,162
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,584
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,122
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,939
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,234
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,547
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,504
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,283