On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 3 2005
Born on This Day
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A. Harry Moore🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician, and three-term Governor of New Jersey (1877-1952) · 1877–1952
Days lived
27,531
Alberto Lleras Camargo🇨🇴
deceasedpolitician · 1906–1990
Days lived
30,501
Aleš Ušeničnik
deceasedSlovenian academic · 1868–1952
Days lived
30,585
Alessandro Blasetti🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director, screenwriter and film editor (1900–1987) · 1900–1987
Days lived
31,624
Andreas Wisniewski🇩🇪
actor · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
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Ariane Sherine🇬🇧
British writer · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Audomar Scheuermann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Catholic theologian and canonist (1908–2000) · 1908–2000
Days lived
33,545
Bo Xilai🇨🇳
politician · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Breno Caldas🇧🇷
deceasedjournalist · 1910–1989
Days lived
28,924
Chris Pyatt🇬🇧
British boxer · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Claudia Acuña🇨🇱
Chilean jazz singer · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Denis Fahey🇮🇪
deceasedIrish Catholic priest (1883-1954) · 1883–1954
Days lived
25,769
Elemér Schulek🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian chemist, pharmacist, professor (1893–1964) · 1893–1964
Days lived
26,035
Fajah Lourens🇳🇱
Dutch actress · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Franz Kafka🇨🇿
deceasedwriter · 1883–1924
Days lived
14,945
Fritz Hartjenstein
deceasedmilitary person · 1905–1954
Days lived
18,006
Gedeon Burkhard🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
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Greg Vaughn🇺🇸
film director · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Grete Freund🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1885–1982
Days lived
35,392
Günter Schneider🇩🇪
deceasedGerman association football player (1924-2000) · 1924–2000
Days lived
27,908
Hans Kumpfmüller🇦🇹
Austrian writer · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Harbhajan Singh🇮🇳
actor · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Harrison Schmitt🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1935
Days alive
25,568
Heinz Ditgens🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer and manager (1914-1998) · 1914–1998
Days lived
30,668
Herbert Hainer🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Howie Schultz🇺🇸
deceasedMajor League Baseball player; National Basketball Association player (1922–2009) · 1922–2009
Days lived
31,896
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Jan Louwers🇳🇱
deceasedfootball player · 1930–2012
Days lived
30,072
Jan Philipp Rabente🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Jean Armel Kana Biyik🇫🇷
football player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Jerzy Buzek🇵🇱
Prime Minister of Poland (r. 1997–2001); President of the European Parliament (r. 2009–2012) · b. 1940
Days alive
23,741
Julian Assange
Founder of WikiLeaks · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Ken Russell🇬🇧
deceasedBritish film director (1927–2011) · 1927–2011
Days lived
30,828
Kurt Elshot🇸🇷
Dutch footballer · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
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Li Keqiang🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1955–2023
Days lived
24,953
Ludwig Guttmann🇬🇧
deceasedGerman-British neurologist who created the Paralympic Games (1899-1980) · 1899–1980
Days lived
29,478
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Masato Harada🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese film director, critic, and actor · 1949–2025
Days lived
27,917
Molly Sandén🇸🇪
singer · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Natalia Goncharova🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1881–1962
Days lived
29,690
Natascha Keller🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
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Ola Toivonen🇸🇪
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Rafael Heliodoro Valle🇭🇳
deceasedwriter · 1896–1959
Days lived
23,035
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Ralph Barton Perry🇺🇸
deceasedphilosopher · 1876–1957
Days lived
29,422
Rod Moore🌍
American football player · b. 2003
Days alive
731
Ryan Kurosaki🇺🇸
film director · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Tom Cruise🇺🇸
Film actor · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Top Topham🇬🇧
deceasedBritish musician (1947–2023) · 1947–2023
Days lived
27,598
Tracey Emin🇬🇧
artist · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Vsevolod Konkin🇷🇺
football player · b. 1993
Days alive
4,383
Walter Roderer🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor (1920-2012) · 1920–2012
Days lived
33,547
Died on This Day
Alberto Lattuada🇮🇹
deceasedwriter · 1914–2005
Days lived
33,105
Andy Griffith🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer (1926–2012) · 1926–2012
Days lived
31,444
Annabelle Lee🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1922–2008
Days lived
31,574
Danielle Bunten Berry🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican game designer and programmer (1949-1998) · 1949–1998
Days lived
18,031
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Erwin Jaenecke🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1890–1960
Days lived
25,639
Franz Wilhelm Seiwert🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1894-1933) · 1894–1933
Days lived
14,360
Fritz Kocher🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss cross-country skier · 1928–2011
Days lived
30,403
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Georg Karl Tänzler🇺🇸
deceased(1877-1952) German-born American radiology technologist and erotomaniac · 1877–1952
Days lived
27,538
Gertrude Abercrombie🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1909–1977
Days lived
24,973
Heinrich Hoerle🇩🇪
deceasedGerman constructivist artist (1895–1936) · 1895–1936
Days lived
14,915
Heinrich Kreutz
deceasedGerman astronomer (1854–1907) · 1854–1907
Days lived
19,290
Jacques Berndorf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman novelist and journalist (1936–2022) · 1936–2022
Days lived
31,300
Jim Morrison🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1943–1971
Days lived
10,069
Johannes Andenæs🇳🇴
deceasedpolitician · 1912–2003
Days lived
33,171
Pancho Gonzales🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1928–1995) · 1928–1995
Days lived
24,526
Sat-Okh🇵🇱
deceasedchildren's author and soldier in the Polish Resistance during World War II · 1920–2003
Days lived
30,394
Theodor Herzl🇭🇺
deceasedjournalist · 1860–1904
Days lived
16,132
Walter Ladengast🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1899–1980
Days lived
29,584
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
55,700
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,378
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,726
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,389
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,264
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,169
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,169
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,169
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,169
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,169
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,169
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,169
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,169
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,169
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,169
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,169
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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
37,074
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
63,371
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
9,014
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
61,544
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,241
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,814
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,256
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,222
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,856
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,300
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,952
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,751
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,265
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,283
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,952
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,304
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,847
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,757
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,734
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,194
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,616
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,154
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,971
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,266
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,579
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,536
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,315