On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 5 2005
Born on This Day
Angry Anderson🇦🇺
deceasedSinger · 1947–2026
Days lived
28,902
Brian Sandoval🇺🇸
29th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
C. J. Spiller🇺🇸
American football player and coach (born 1987) · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Carl Harries🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1866–1923
Days lived
20,908
Chen Ding🇨🇳
Chinese racewalker · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Dennis Schmidt-Foß🇩🇪
German actor and voice actor · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos🇧🇷
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
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Gavi
association football player · b. 2004
Days alive
365
Giel ten Bosch
Dutch journalist and baseball player · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Grégory Sertic🇫🇷
football player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Hayo Vierck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1939–1989) · 1939–1989
Days lived
18,121
Hermann Kobold🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1858-1942) · 1858–1942
Days lived
30,625
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Hun Sen
Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023) · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Jennifer Finch🇺🇸
deceasedMusician · 1966–2026
Days lived
21,897
Jesse Williams🇺🇸
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Joachim Schubart🇩🇪
German astronomer · b. 1928
Days alive
28,124
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Johan Kappelhof🇳🇱
Dutch footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
John Huston🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1987) · 1906–1987
Days lived
29,608
Joseph Merrick
deceasedartist · 1862–1890
Days lived
10,111
Josie Totah🇺🇸
Film actor · b. 2001
Days alive
1,461
Justin Marshall🇳🇿
New Zealand rugby union player · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Kō Shibasaki🇯🇵
Japanese actor and singer · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Korey Hall🇺🇸
American professional football player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Lance Berwald🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Lorri Bagley
Actor · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Lucy Everest Boole
deceasedBritish chemist and pharmacist (1862-1904) · 1862–1904
Days lived
15,462
Mahima Makwana🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Marians Pahars🇱🇻
football player · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Marine Le Pen
Notable Trials · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Mathieu Gorgelin🇫🇷
football player · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Patrick Ewing🇺🇸
Jamaican-American basketball player · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Reid Hoffman🇺🇸
Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
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Salomon Kalou
Ivorian association football player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Scheila Gonzalez🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Sef Vergoossen
Dutch association football player and manager · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Thomas Lang🇦🇹
rapper · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Tobias Regner🇩🇪
German singer and guitarist · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Toni Doblas🇪🇸
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Uri Sagi🇮🇱
Israeli military officer · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
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Valdis Dombrovskis🇱🇻
11th Prime Minister of Latvia · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Walter Bluhm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1904-1976) · 1904–1976
Days lived
26,416
Died on This Day
Alec Guinness
deceasedOscar Winners · 1914–2000
Days lived
31,537
Angéla Németh🇭🇺
deceasedathletics competitor · 1946–2014
Days lived
25,005
Bruno Dallansky🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1928–2008
Days lived
29,175
Carmen Miranda🇵🇹
deceasedBrazilian singer (1909–1955) · 1909–1955
Days lived
16,978
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Charles Quigley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1906-1964) · 1906–1964
Days lived
21,359
Christine Böhm🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1954–1979
Days lived
9,298
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Dutch Clark🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1906–1978) · 1906–1978
Days lived
26,231
Gustav von Wangenheim🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1895-1975) · 1895–1975
Days lived
29,387
Hanns Seidel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1901–1961) · 1901–1961
Days lived
21,847
Heinrich Wieland🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1877–1957
Days lived
29,281
Hertha Thiele🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1908-1984) · 1908–1984
Days lived
27,848
Issey Miyake🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese fashion designer (1938−2022) · 1938–2022
Days lived
30,786
Martin Elsaesser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1884–1957) · 1884–1957
Days lived
26,731
Massimiliano Capuzzoni🇮🇹
deceasedItalian rugby union player (1969-1995) · 1969–1995
Days lived
9,606
Nancy King🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1940–2025
Days lived
31,097
Richard Burton
deceasedfilm actor · 1925–1984
Days lived
21,453
Royal Rife🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1888–1971
Days lived
30,395
Rudolf Hagelstange🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1912–1984) · 1912–1984
Days lived
26,502
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Todor Zhivkov
deceasedformer General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party · 1911–1998
Days lived
31,744
Toni Morrison🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019) · 1931–2019
Days lived
32,310
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Wilhelm Marx🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1863–1946) · 1863–1946
Days lived
30,517
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
55,733
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,411
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,759
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,422
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,297
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,202
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,202
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,202
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,202
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,202
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,202
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,202
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,202
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,202
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,202
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,202
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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
37,107
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
63,404
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
9,047
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
61,577
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,274
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,847
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,289
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,255
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,889
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,333
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,985
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,784
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,298
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,316
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,985
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,337
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,880
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,790
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,767
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,227
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,649
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,187
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,004
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,299
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,612
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,569
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,348