On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 20 2005
Born on This Day
Alan Boss🇺🇸
American astronomer · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Alberto Santos-Dumont🇫🇷
deceasedBrazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932) · 1873–1932
Days lived
21,552
Andreas Krieger🇩🇪
East German shot putter · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Bengie Molina🇺🇸
film director · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Billy Mays🇺🇸
deceasedEuropean-American salesperson (1958–2009) · 1958–2009
Days lived
18,606
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Carlos Alazraqui🇺🇸
Stand-up comedian · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Christian Feest🇦🇹
Austrian academic · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Christine Rothstein🇦🇹
Austrian screenwriter and television presenter · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
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Chuck Daly🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1930–2009
Days lived
28,783
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Diana Rigg🌍
deceasedTelevision actor · 1938–2020
Days lived
30,003
Eric Tié Bi🇫🇷
Ivorian and French footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Florian Stadler🇩🇪
actor · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
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Frantz Fanon🇫🇷
deceasedFrench West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961) · 1925–1961
Days lived
13,288
Gina Aliotti🇺🇸
Figure competitor · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Gisele Bündchen🇧🇷
Supermodel, Entrepreneur, Activist · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
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Haĺjaš Lieŭčyk
deceasedmusician · 1880–1944
Days lived
23,174
Heinie Manush🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1901–1971
Days lived
25,498
Hermann Uhde🇩🇪
deceasedGerman operatic baritone, born 20 July 1910 in Bremen, Germany and died on stage at the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen on 10 October 1965 · 1914–1965
Days lived
18,710
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Hermann von Keyserling🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1880–1946
Days lived
24,020
Isbel Luaces🇨🇺
athletics competitor · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
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Joachim-Ernst Berendt🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1922–2000
Days lived
28,323
Joe Brandt
deceasedActor · 1882–1939
Days lived
20,670
Kim Carnes🇺🇸
singer · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
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Levan Gachechiladze🇬🇪
deceasedGeorgian politician · 1964–2025
Days lived
22,311
Loda Halama🇵🇱
deceasedPolish dancer and actress (1911–1996) · 1911–1996
Days lived
31,040
Mike Ilitch🇺🇸
deceasedMacedonian-American entrepreneur and owner of the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers, founder and owner of Little Caesars Pizza · 1929–2017
Days lived
31,982
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Otto Schily🇩🇪
politician · b. 1932
Days alive
26,663
Pablita Abeyta🇺🇸
deceasedDiné (Navajo) sculptor and activist (1953-2017) · 1953–2017
Days lived
23,206
Pierre Vogel🇩🇪
German Muslim preacher · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Sandra Oh🇨🇦
actor · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Simon Rex🇺🇸
singer · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Simon Stadler🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Tadeusz Reichstein🇵🇱
deceasedscientist · 1897–1996
Days lived
36,171
Ted Schroeder🇺🇸
deceasedUS tennis player (1921-2006) · 1921–2006
Days lived
30,991
Terri Irwin🇦🇺
Conservationist, zookeeper, television personality · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Tim Ferriss
Investor & Author · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Tony Oliva🇨🇺
Cuban Hall of Fame baseball player · b. 1938
Days alive
24,472
Uwe Johnson🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1934–1984
Days lived
18,115
Wastl Witt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1882–1955) · 1882–1955
Days lived
26,816
Died on This Day
Béla Rajki🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1909–2000
Days lived
33,406
Bruce Lee🇺🇸
deceasedMartial Artist, Actor, Filmmaker · 1940–1973
Days lived
11,923
Chester Bennington🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1976–2017
Days lived
15,097
Dagmar Altrichter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress and voice actress (1924–2010) · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,349
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Edmund Glaise-Horstenau🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian officer, historian and politician (1882-1946) · 1882–1946
Days lived
23,518
Erna Morena🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1885-1962) · 1885–1962
Days lived
28,210
František Plánička🇨🇿
deceasedfootball player · 1904–1996
Days lived
33,651
Franz Hitze
deceasedpolitician and university teacher (1851-1921) · 1851–1921
Days lived
25,693
Friedrich Georg Jünger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1898–1977) · 1898–1977
Days lived
28,811
Georgy Guryanov🇷🇺
deceasedRussian musician and painter (1961-2013) · 1961–2013
Days lived
19,136
Guglielmo Marconi🇮🇹
deceasedscientist · 1874–1937
Days lived
23,096
Herbert Baddeley🇬🇧
deceasedtennis and badminton player (1872–1931) · 1872–1931
Days lived
21,739
Hippolyt Freiherr Poschinger von Frauenau🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1908–1990
Days lived
29,981
Johanna Loisinger🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1865–1951
Days lived
31,503
José Maria Marin🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian lawyer, sports director, and politician (1932–2025) · 1932–2025
Days lived
34,043
Lucian Freud🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1922–2011
Days lived
32,366
Ludwig Beck🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1944
Days lived
23,396
Marcus Goldman
deceasedActor · 1821–1904
Days lived
30,173
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Margaretha Grosser🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1934–2019
Days lived
30,984
Milt Gabler🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican record producer (1911–2001) · 1911–2001
Days lived
32,934
Mirko Novosel🇭🇷
deceasedbasketball player and coach (1938–2023) · 1938–2023
Days lived
31,066
Paul Valéry🇫🇷
deceasedFrench poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945) · 1871–1945
Days lived
26,926
Senta Söneland
deceasedGerman actress (1882-1934) · 1882–1934
Days lived
18,941
Sergei Parajanov
deceasedNotable Trials · 1924–1990
Days lived
24,299
Tammy Faye Messner🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1942–2007
Days lived
23,876
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince🇩🇪
deceasedPrussian Crown Prince (1882-1951) · 1882–1951
Days lived
25,276
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
55,717
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,395
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,743
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,406
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,281
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,186
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,186
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,186
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,186
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,186
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,186
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,186
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,186
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,186
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,186
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,186
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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
37,091
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
63,388
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
9,031
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
61,561
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,258
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,831
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,273
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,239
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,873
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,317
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,969
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,768
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,282
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,300
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,969
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,321
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,864
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,774
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,751
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,211
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,633
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,171
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,988
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,283
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,596
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,553
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,332