On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 7 2005
Born on This Day
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Abbie Cornish
Actor · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Alberto Salazar🇺🇸
athlete · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Amangeldy Muraliyev
Kyrgyz politician · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Andrew Bishop🇬🇧
Welsh rugby union player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Ángeles Balbiani🇦🇷
Argentine actress · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Anna Elisabet Weirauch🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1887–1970
Days lived
30,451
Anthony Frederick🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player (1964–2003) · 1964–2003
Days lived
14,174
Bruce Dickinson🇬🇧
Screenwriter · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
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Caroline Aaron
Actor · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Charlize Theron🇺🇸
South African and American actress (born 1975) · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Dana Dawson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress, singer (1974-2010) · 1974–2010
Days lived
13,152
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David Cairns🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1966–2011
Days lived
16,346
Edgar Rentería🇨🇴
film director · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Emerik Blum🇧🇦
deceasedBosnian Jewish businessman and politician · 1911–1984
Days lived
26,620
Franco Columbu🇺🇸
deceasedItalian bodybuilder and actor (1941–2019) · 1941–2019
Days lived
28,512
Friedhelm Ptok🇩🇪
German actor and voice actor · b. 1933
Days alive
26,298
Fritz Wendhausen🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1890–1962
Days lived
26,083
Garrison Keillor🇺🇸
American author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011
Gesine Lötzsch🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Hanoch Albeck🇮🇱
deceasedAustrian/Israeli Professor of Talmud (1890–1972) · 1890–1972
Days lived
29,739
Harry Arnold🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish jazz saxophonist and bandleader (1920–1971) · 1920–1971
Days lived
18,450
Helen Vita🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor and singer (1928-2001) · 1928–2001
Days lived
26,491
Hubert Eisner🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian politician · 1897–2000
Days lived
37,401
Jack Good🇬🇧
deceasedBritish producer (1931-2017) · 1931–2017
Days lived
31,460
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Jean-Luc Dehaene🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1940–2014
Days lived
26,944
Jimmy Wales🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Kessai Note
former President of the Marshall Islands · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
Kim Se-hyun🇰🇷
film director · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Kirk Nieuwenhuis🇺🇸
baseball player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
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Kyler Murray🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
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Louis Leakey🇰🇪
deceasedkenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist · 1903–1972
Days lived
25,258
Ludwig Valentin Angerer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect, painter, sculptor and author (*1938) · 1938–2025
Days lived
31,559
Marlies Askamp🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Mata Hari
deceasedNotable Trials · 1876–1917
Days lived
15,043
Michael Schnitzler🇦🇹
musician · b. 1944
Days alive
22,280
Michael Shannon🇺🇸
musician · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Per Åhlin🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish artist (1931–2023) · 1931–2023
Days lived
33,505
Sofia Rotaru🇺🇦
actor · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Tom McGrath🇺🇸
American voice actor, animator and film director · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Uwe Nettelbeck🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1940–2007
Days lived
24,269
Victoria of Baden🇸🇪
deceasedQueen consort of Sweden (1907-1930) · 1862–1930
Days lived
24,711
Viktor Medvedchuk
politician · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Wolfram Eilenberger🇫🇮
German journalist and philosopher · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Zheng Wu🇨🇳
basketball player · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
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Died on This Day
Anton Ziegenaus🇩🇪
deceasedGerman priest and theologian · 1936–2024
Days lived
32,287
Constantine Stanislavsky🇷🇺
deceasedactor · 1863–1938
Days lived
27,595
Esther Phillips🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1935–1984) · 1935–1984
Days lived
17,760
Gebhard Müller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1900-1990) · 1900–1990
Days lived
32,984
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Gerd Kaminski🇦🇹
deceasedscientist · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,091
Hung Liu🇺🇸
deceasedPainter · 1948–2021
Days lived
26,835
Jim Lovell🇺🇸
deceasedNaval officer · 1928–2025
Days lived
35,564
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Judit Reigl🇭🇺
deceasedFrench-Hungarian painter (1923-2020) · 1923–2020
Days lived
35,528
Oliver Hardy🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy (1892–1957) · 1892–1957
Days lived
23,942
Otto von Stetten🇩🇪
deceasedGerman soldier and officer (1862-1937) · 1862–1937
Days lived
27,537
Rabindranath Tagore🇮🇳
deceasedactor · 1861–1941
Days lived
29,311
Roy Budd🇬🇧
deceasedBritish jazz musician and composer (1947-1993) · 1947–1993
Days lived
16,948
Salvatore Ferragamo🇮🇹
deceasedItalian shoe designer (1898-1960) · 1898–1960
Days lived
22,708
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Semen Zonshain🇵🇱
deceasedSoviet scientist in aeronautics and university teacher (1898-1978) · 1898–1978
Days lived
29,160
Stan Mikita🇨🇦
deceasedathlete · 1940–2018
Days lived
28,568
Tamás Cseh🇭🇺
deceasedsinger · 1943–2009
Days lived
24,304
Virchand Gandhi
deceasedphilosopher · 1864–1901
Days lived
13,495
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Wally Albright🇺🇸
deceasedathlete · 1925–1999
Days lived
27,001
Wilhelm Liebknecht
deceasedNotable Trials · 1826–1900
Days lived
27,159
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William Friedkin🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican director and producer (1935–2023) · 1935–2023
Days lived
32,120
Yi U🇰🇷
deceasedmilitary person · 1912–1945
Days lived
11,953
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
55,735
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,413
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,761
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,424
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,299
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,204
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,204
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,204
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,204
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,204
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,204
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,204
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,204
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,204
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,204
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,204
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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
37,109
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
63,406
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
9,049
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
61,579
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,276
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,849
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,291
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,257
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,891
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,335
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,987
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,786
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,300
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,318
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,987
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,339
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,882
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,792
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,769
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,229
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,651
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,189
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,006
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,301
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,614
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,571
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,350