On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 13 2005
Born on This Day
Alex Wilkinson🇦🇺
Australian association football player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Alfred Hitchcock🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1899–1980
Days lived
29,479
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1907–1967
Days lived
21,901
Anja Veterova🇲🇰
Macedonian singer · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Arthur Eichengrün🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1867–1949
Days lived
30,082
C. R. W. Nevinson🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1889–1946
Days lived
20,873
Claude Meisch🇱🇺
Biologist · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Dan Fogelberg🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1951–2007
Days lived
20,579
Dennis Eagan🇬🇧
deceasedfield hockey player (1926-2012) · 1926–2012
Days lived
31,369
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Domenico Dolce🇮🇹
Italian fashion designer (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Dwight Smith🇺🇸
American football player, defensive back, safety · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
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Fidel Castro🇨🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1926–2016
Days lived
32,977
Gil Ofarim🇩🇪
musician · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Gloria Dickson🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1917–1945
Days lived
10,102
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Heike Makatsch🇩🇪
German actress and singer · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Henning Voscherau🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1941-2016) · 1941–2016
Days lived
27,404
Hissène Habré
deceasedNotable Trials · 1942–2021
Days lived
28,866
Jaemin (Na Jae-min)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (NCT) · b. 2000
Days alive
1,826
Julio Gómez González🇲🇽
Mexican footballer · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
Justus Scharowsky🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
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Karl Liebknecht
deceasedNotable Trials · 1871–1919
Days lived
17,321
Leandro Lessa Azevedo🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
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Lee Raymond
deceasedActor · 1938–2026
Days lived
32,074
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Manuel Valls🇪🇸
politician · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Marian Woronin🇵🇱
Polish athlete · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
Mariya Savinova🇷🇺
Russian female 800m Olympic sprinter · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
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Moritz Bleibtreu🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Niko Kranjčar🇦🇹
Croatian footballer · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
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Osvaldo Sáez🇨🇱
deceasedfootball player · 1923–1959
Days lived
13,114
Paul Briggs🇦🇺
Australian boxer · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Pralhad Keshav Atre🇮🇳
deceasedIndian writer (1898-1969) · 1898–1969
Days lived
25,871
Quinn Cummings🇺🇸
American writer, inventor and former child actress · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Richard Willstätter🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1872–1942
Days lived
25,556
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Riqui Puig
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Román Colón🇩🇴
film director · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Rudolf Schmundt
deceasedmilitary person · 1896–1944
Days lived
17,580
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Scott Elbert🇺🇸
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Tony Garnier🇫🇷
deceasedFrench architect (1869–1948) · 1869–1948
Days lived
28,647
Trimbak Bapuji Thombre
deceasedIndian Marathi poet (1890–1918) · 1890–1918
Days lived
10,126
Werner Keller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist, non-fiction writer, and anti-Nazi resistance fighter (1909–1980) · 1909–1980
Days lived
25,767
Werner Otto🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1909–2011
Days lived
37,385
Wilmer Mizell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1930-1999) · 1930–1999
Days lived
25,029
Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni🇭🇷
singer-songwriter · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Died on This Day
Annelise Kretschmer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer (1903–1987) · 1903–1987
Days lived
30,864
Eduard Buchner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chemist (1907 Nobel Prize) · 1860–1917
Days lived
20,903
Edward Frossard
deceasedAnglican Priest · 1887–1948
Days lived
22,452
Gerd Briese🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1897–1957) · 1897–1957
Days lived
21,781
H. G. Wells🇬🇧
deceasedjournalist · 1866–1946
Days lived
29,180
Hans Lange🇺🇸
deceasedmusician · 1884–1960
Days lived
27,936
J. Willard Marriott🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican hotel founder (1900–1985) · 1900–1985
Days lived
31,011
Johnny Pesky🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1919–2012
Days lived
34,136
Jorge Cuesta🇲🇽
deceasedchemist · 1903–1942
Days lived
14,204
Julia Child🇺🇸
deceasedWriter · 1912–2004
Days lived
33,601
Manfred Wörner🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1934–1994
Days lived
21,873
Mickey Mantle🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1931–1995
Days lived
23,308
Róbert Horling🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1931–1992
Days lived
22,397
Tigran Petrosian🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1929–1984
Days lived
20,146
Wilhelm Kreis🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1873-1955) · 1873–1955
Days lived
30,098
Wilm Hosenfeld
deceasedmilitary person · 1895–1952
Days lived
20,922
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
55,741
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,419
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,767
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,430
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,305
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,210
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,210
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,210
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,210
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,210
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,210
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,210
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,210
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,210
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,210
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,210
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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
37,115
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
63,412
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
9,055
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
61,585
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,282
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,855
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,297
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,263
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,897
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,341
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,993
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,792
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,306
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,324
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,993
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,345
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,888
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,798
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,775
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,235
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,657
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,195
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,012
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,307
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,620
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,577
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,356