On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 17 2005
Born on This Day
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Abraham Laboriel🇲🇽
Mexican musician · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Alexandra Escobar🇪🇨
Ecuadorian weightlifter · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Andrea Glass🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Andreas von Bülow🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1937
Days alive
24,837
Angela Merkel🇩🇪
politician · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Berenice Abbott🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1898–1991
Days lived
34,112
Bharathiraja🌍
deceasedFilm director · 1941–2026
Days lived
31,009
Bitty Schram🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Björn Vikström🇫🇮
Finnish bishop and researcher · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Clara Viebig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1860–1952) · 1860–1952
Days lived
33,616
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Daniel Brands🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
David Batchelor🇬🇧
(1955 - ) British artist (born 1955) · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Dezső Dercsényi🇭🇺
deceasedjournalist · 1910–1987
Days lived
28,099
Don Dinero🇺🇸
American rapper · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Ed Thomas🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican high school football coach, shot by former player · 1950–2009
Days lived
21,527
Émilie Simon🇫🇷
French singer, songwriter and composer · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Franz Alt🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1938
Days alive
24,472
Harry Koster
Dutch baseball player · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Henrik Major🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian-American caricaturist (1889-1948) · 1889–1948
Days lived
21,611
J. Michael Straczynski🇺🇸
American writer and filmmaker (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
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James Cagney🇺🇸
deceasedOscar Winners · 1899–1986
Days lived
31,667
Joern Renzenbrink🇩🇪
tennis player · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Jürgen Flimm🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1941–2023
Days lived
29,787
Katie Uhlaender🇺🇸
American skeleton racer · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Laurence Freeman🇬🇧
Catholic priest and a Benedictine monk · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Lilli Schweiger🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1998
Days alive
2,557
Lionel Ferbos🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican trumpeter · 1911–2014
Days lived
37,623
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Lucio Tan🇨🇳
Filipino businessman · b. 1934
Days alive
25,933
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Luke Bryan🇺🇸
singer · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Malësor Prenkoçaj🇲🇪
Albanian singer · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Marcel Lička🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen🇺🇸
deceasedGerman psychoanalyst (1917–2012) · 1917–2012
Days lived
34,664
Martin R. Dean🇨🇭
Swiss writer · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
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Matti Nykänen
deceasedNotable Trials · 1963–2019
Days lived
20,291
Mike Vogel🇺🇸
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Minnie Maria Dronke🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1904–1987
Days lived
30,357
Roger Garaudy🇫🇷
deceasedNotable Trials · 1913–2012
Days lived
36,126
Sumaya Kazi🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Tim Brooke-Taylor🇬🇧
deceasedActor · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,124
Tom Fletcher🇬🇧
Guitarist · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Waldemar Malak🇵🇱
deceasedPolish weightlifter · 1970–1992
Days lived
8,155
Wong Kar-wai🇨🇳
Chinese-born Hong Kong filmmaker (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Wonwoo (Jeon Won-woo)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (SEVENTEEN) · b. 1996
Days alive
3,287
Zbigniew Zamachowski🇵🇱
Polish actor · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Died on This Day
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Billie Holiday🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1915–1959
Days lived
16,172
Charlotte Corday
deceasedNotable Trials · 1768–1793
Days lived
9,121
Draža Mihailović
deceasedNotable Trials · 1893–1946
Days lived
19,438
Erich Dolezal🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian author and astronomer (1902–1990) · 1902–1990
Days lived
32,014
Ernst Busch🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1885–1945
Days lived
21,925
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Felix Baumgartner🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper (1969–2025) · 1969–2025
Days lived
20,542
Henri Poincaré🇫🇷
deceasedFrench mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912) · 1854–1912
Days lived
21,263
Ira Davenport🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1887–1941
Days lived
19,640
John Coltrane🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1926–1967
Days lived
14,907
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Juan Manuel Fangio🇦🇷
deceasedentrepreneur · 1911–1995
Days lived
30,704
Juan María Bordaberry🇺🇾
deceasedNotable Trials · 1928–2011
Days lived
30,345
Louis Gardet🇫🇷
deceasedFrench sociologist · 1904–1986
Days lived
29,921
Richard Erdoes🇺🇸
deceasedAuthor, illustrator and journalist (1912-2008) · 1912–2008
Days lived
35,074
Udo Voigt🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1952–2025
Days lived
26,757
Zózimo🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian footballer (1932-1977) · 1932–1977
Days lived
16,464
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
55,714
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,392
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,740
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,403
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,278
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,183
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,183
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,183
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,183
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,183
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,183
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,183
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,183
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,183
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,183
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,183
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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
37,088
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
63,385
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
9,028
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
61,558
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,255
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,828
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,270
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,236
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,870
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,314
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,966
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,765
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,279
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,297
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,966
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,318
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,861
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,771
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,748
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,208
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,630
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,168
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,985
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,280
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,593
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,550
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,329