On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
June 23 2005
Events on This Day
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Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Roger Ebert
Born on This Day
Alan Turing
deceasedNotable Trials · 1912–1954
Days lived
15,324
Anton Putsila🇧🇾
Belarusian association football player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
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Armen Sarkissian🇬🇧
entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Arno Stern🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1924–2024
Days lived
36,532
Baron Hill🇺🇸
American politician (born 1953) · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
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Bob Fosse🇺🇸
deceasedFilm director · 1927–1987
Days lived
22,007
Bob Norster🇬🇧
Welsh rugby union player · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Brandon Stokley🇺🇸
American football wide receiver · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Carl Milles🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish sculptor (1875–1955) · 1875–1955
Days lived
29,307
Chris Bradford🇬🇧
athlete · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Clarence Thomas🇺🇸
politician · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Dika Toua
Papua New Guinea weightlifter · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Drago Pašalić🇭🇷
basketball player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Duffy🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Hannes Wader🇩🇪
singer · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011
Helen Humes🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz and blues singer (1913–1981) · 1913–1981
Days lived
24,915
Isabella Leong🇨🇳
Hong Kong actress and singer · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Jakob Tiedtke🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1875–1960
Days lived
31,053
Jason Mraz🇺🇸
American singer-songwriter · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Jochen Schweizer🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Jörg Pleva🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and voice actor (1942-2013) · 1942–2013
Days lived
25,986
Kaya Marie Möller🇩🇪
German actress and voice actress · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Ko Won-jun🇰🇷
film director · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Lauren Bennett🇬🇧
singer · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Linda Fröhlich🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Maciej Stuhr🇵🇱
Polish actor · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Mariano Ferreira Filho🇧🇷
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
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Marilyn Agliotti🇿🇦
field hockey player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Mark 'Oh🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
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Markus Zusak🇦🇺
Australian author · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
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Otto Heckmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1901–1983) · 1901–1983
Days lived
29,909
Patrick Vieira🇫🇷
French football manager (born 1976) · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Paul Schmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman interpreter and translator (1899-1970) · 1899–1970
Days lived
25,869
Rafik Schami🇩🇪
chemist · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
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Randy Alcorn🇺🇸
Writer · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Sandy Saddler🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxer (1926–2001) · 1926–2001
Days lived
27,481
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Selma Blair🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Sergei Skripal
Notable Trials · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Stuart Sutcliffe🇬🇧
deceasedScottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles (1940–1962) · 1940–1962
Days lived
7,961
Ted Lapidus🇫🇷
deceasedFrench fashion designer (1929-2008) · 1929–2008
Days lived
29,044
Ted Tinling🇬🇧
deceasedBritish tennis official and fashion designer (1910-1990) · 1910–1990
Days lived
29,189
Tzali Reshef🇮🇱
former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between August 2002 and February 2003 · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Urs Jaeggi🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss sociologist, painter, and author (1931-2021) · 1931–2021
Days lived
32,743
Vint Cerf🇺🇸
American computer scientist (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
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Winifred Wagner🇬🇧
deceasedWife of Siegfried Wagner (1897–1980) · 1897–1980
Days lived
30,205
Yann Tiersen🇫🇷
singer-songwriter · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Zinedine Zidane🇫🇷
football player · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Died on This Day
Alberto Fouilloux🇨🇱
deceasedChilean footballer (1940-2018) · 1940–2018
Days lived
28,337
Arthur Segal🇷🇴
deceasedartist · 1875–1944
Days lived
25,182
Boris Vian🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1920–1959
Days lived
14,349
Carl Lange🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1909–1999
Days lived
32,743
Eduard Dietl
deceasedmilitary person · 1890–1944
Days lived
19,695
Ernst Jacobi🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1933–2022) · 1933–2022
Days lived
32,489
Frands Faber🇩🇰
deceasedfield hockey player (1897-1933) · 1897–1933
Days lived
13,149
Frank Giering🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1971-2010) · 1971–2010
Days lived
14,092
Franz Crass🇩🇪
deceasedGerman opera singer (1928–2012) · 1928–2012
Days lived
30,787
Hans Sennholz🇩🇪
deceasedAustrian School economist (1922-2007) · 1922–2007
Days lived
31,186
Imogen Cunningham🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1883–1976
Days lived
34,040
Marcel Regamey🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer (1905-1982) · 1905–1982
Days lived
28,067
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Mark Gertler🇬🇧
deceasedBritish artist (1891–1939) · 1891–1939
Days lived
17,362
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Michael Arlen🇬🇧
deceasedBulgarian-born British writer (1895–1956) · 1895–1956
Days lived
22,134
Michael Krause🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player and sports official (1946–2024) · 1946–2024
Days lived
28,459
Mick Ralphs🇬🇧
deceasedBritish guitarist · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,669
Paul Hambruch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman ethnologist (1882-1933) · 1882–1933
Days lived
18,475
Peter Phillips🇬🇧
deceasedPop Artist · 1939–2025
Days lived
31,445
Stéphane Franke🇫🇷
deceasedathletics competitor (1964–2011) · 1964–2011
Days lived
17,298
Swen Swenson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor · 1930–1993
Days lived
23,162
Werner Best🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1903–1989
Days lived
31,395
Zarah Leander🇸🇪
deceasedsinger · 1907–1981
Days lived
27,129
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
55,690
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,368
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,716
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,379
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,254
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,159
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,159
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,159
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,159
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,159
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,159
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,159
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,159
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,159
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,159
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,159
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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
37,064
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
63,361
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
9,004
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
61,534
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,231
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,804
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,246
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,212
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,846
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,290
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,942
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,741
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,255
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,273
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,942
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,294
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,837
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,747
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,724
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,184
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,606
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,144
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,961
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,256
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,569
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,526
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,305