On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 16 2005
Born on This Day
Alfred Stock🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1876–1946
Days lived
25,593
Andy Marefos🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1917-1996) · 1917–1996
Days lived
28,706
Arthur Mittag🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge and psychiatrist · 1906–1946
Days lived
14,645
Barbara Stanwyck🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1907–1990) · 1907–1990
Days lived
30,139
Dan Bricklin🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Eckhard Bick🇩🇪
German-Danish linguist and Esperantist · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Ergün Batmaz
Turkish weightlifter (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Eva Haule🇩🇪
German terrorist (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Gabi Bauer🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Gertrude Welcker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1896-1988) · 1896–1988
Days lived
33,618
Ginger Rogers🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress and dancer (1911–1995) · 1911–1995
Days lived
30,599
Guy Béart🇫🇷
deceasedFrench singer (1930-2015) · 1930–2015
Days lived
31,108
Guy Laroche🇫🇷
deceasedFrench fashion designer (1921-1989) · 1921–1989
Days lived
24,688
Heinz Dürr🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1933–2023
Days lived
33,006
Horst Rittner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess grandmaster (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,206
Irene Prador🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1911–1996
Days lived
31,039
Ishenbai Kadyrbekov
Kyrgyzstan politician · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
James Maslow🇺🇸
actor · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Justin Reid-Ross🇿🇦
South Africa field hockey · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Kate Bosse-Griffiths🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh-German Egyptologist (1910–1998) · 1910–1998
Days lived
32,039
Kellie Wells🇺🇸
American female Olympic 100m hurdler · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Larry Sanger🇺🇸
American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects (born 1968) · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Laura Cantrell🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Manfred Tauchen🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1947–2025
Days lived
28,294
Mathias Herrmann🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Mike Scott🇺🇸
American basketball player (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Nat Pierce🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1925–1992) · 1925–1992
Days lived
24,436
Otto Jespersen
deceasedwriter · 1860–1943
Days lived
30,237
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Patricia Churchland🇨🇦
Canadian philosopher · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
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Peter van Eyck🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American actor (1911–1969) · 1911–1969
Days lived
21,184
Phoebe Cates-Kline🇺🇸
actor · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Roald Amundsen🇳🇴
deceasedwriter · 1872–1928
Days lived
20,425
Robert von Heine-Geldern🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian anthropologist, art historian and archaeologist (1885–1968) · 1885–1968
Days lived
30,263
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Roelf Meyer🇿🇦
Politician · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
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Sergio Busquets🇪🇸
Spanish association football player (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Stuart Hameroff🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Sudono Salim🇮🇩
deceasedIndonesian businessman (1916–2012) · 1916–2012
Days lived
35,028
Trygve Lie🇳🇴
deceasedpolitician · 1896–1968
Days lived
26,464
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Uwe Hohn🇩🇪
German track and field athlete · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Will Ferrell🇺🇸
American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Yōko Hikasa🇯🇵
singer · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Youssef Adnane🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Zach Randolph🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Died on This Day
Albert Kesselring
deceasedNotable Trials · 1885–1960
Days lived
27,256
Alfred Beit🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1853–1906
Days lived
19,508
Bernice Johnson Reagon🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer, composer, and activist (1942–2024) · 1942–2024
Days lived
29,871
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy🇺🇸
deceasedWife · 1966–1999
Days lived
12,243
Christina Cruickshank Miller🇬🇧
deceasedScottish chemist · 1899–2001
Days lived
37,211
Connie Francis🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1937–2025
Days lived
31,993
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George A. Romero🇨🇦
deceasedactor · 1940–2017
Days lived
28,287
Heinrich Böll🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1917–1985) · 1917–1985
Days lived
24,679
Herbert W. Franke🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian scientist and writer (1927–2022) · 1927–2022
Days lived
34,762
Hubert Jedin🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1900–1980
Days lived
29,249
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Irène Schweizer🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss jazz pianist (1941–2024) · 1941–2024
Days lived
30,360
İsmayıl İbrahimov
deceasedAzerbaijani scientist · 1915–2016
Days lived
36,723
Jane Birkin🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1946–2023
Days lived
27,973
John F. Kennedy Jr.🇺🇸
deceasedLawyer · 1960–1999
Days lived
14,112
John Paul Stevens🇺🇸
deceasedUnited States Supreme Court justice (1920–2019) · 1920–2019
Days lived
36,246
Juan Luis Sanfuentes🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1858–1930
Days lived
26,133
Karl Hans Albrecht🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1920–2014
Days lived
34,480
Kevin Mitnick🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican hacker (1963–2023) · 1963–2023
Days lived
21,894
Reinhold Wulle🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1882-1950) · 1882–1950
Days lived
24,820
Roy Walter Riehlman🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1899–1978
Days lived
28,813
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
55,713
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,391
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,739
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,402
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,277
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,182
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,182
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,182
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,182
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,182
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,182
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,182
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,182
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,182
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,182
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,182
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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
37,087
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
63,384
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
9,027
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
61,557
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,254
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,827
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,269
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,235
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,869
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,313
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,965
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,764
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,278
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,296
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,965
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,317
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,860
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,770
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,747
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,207
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,629
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,167
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,984
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,279
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,592
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,549
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,328