On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 14 2005
Born on This Day

Alex Liddi🇮🇹
Italian baseball player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Andreas Schöpf🇦🇹
athlete · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305

Artur Balder🇪🇸
writer · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323

Ashlynn Brooke🇺🇸
actor · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305

Bass Sultan Hengzt🇩🇪
German rapper · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766

Braňo Holiček🇸🇰
Czech and Slovak actor and musician · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
David Call🇺🇸
actor · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401

David H. Bailey🇺🇸
American mathematician · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Diagné Fallou🇫🇷
Senegalese and French footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844

Dick Tiger🇳🇬
deceasedNigerian boxer · 1929–1971
Days lived
15,462
Edgar Hall
deceasedAnglican archdeacon · 1888–1987
Days lived
35,972
Edward Thorp🇺🇸
Quantitative Investor · b. 1932
Days alive
26,663

Eric Daniels🇺🇸
American businessman · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
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Erwin Strittmatter🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1912–1994
Days lived
29,755
Fabrizio Donato🇮🇹
Italian triple jumper and long jumper · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592

Franz Konwitschny🇩🇪
deceasedGerman conductor (1901-1962) · 1901–1962
Days lived
22,263

Franz Studniczka🇦🇹
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1860-1929) · 1860–1929
Days lived
25,313

Giorgio Chiellini🇮🇹
Italian sports executive and former association football player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670

Halle Berry🇺🇸
Television actor · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245

Horst P. Horst🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1906–1999
Days lived
34,064
Hussain Shah🇵🇰
Pakistan boxer · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975

Ikililou Dhoinine
politician · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706

Jaime Ramírez🇨🇱
deceasedChilean footballer (1931–2003) · 1931–2003
Days lived
26,129

Jeri Ellsworth🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
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John Hardress Lloyd🇬🇧
deceasedmilitary person · 1874–1952
Days lived
28,321
Juan Carreño🇲🇽
deceasedMexican footballer (1909–1940) · 1907–1940
Days lived
12,178
Karl Siegfried Döhring🇩🇪
deceasedGerman hellenist scholar, architect and author (1879–1941) · 1879–1941
Days lived
22,571

Laurent Lamothe🇭🇹
Haitian politician · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053

Lina Wertmüller🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film writer and director (1928-2021) · 1928–2021
Days lived
34,085
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Loreto Mauleón🇪🇸
actor · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
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Magic Johnson🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802

Mark Loretta🇺🇸
American baseball player · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Maya Jama🇬🇧
Television presenter · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
Mike Vrabel🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958

Mila Kunis🇺🇸
actor · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Mousa Nabipour🇮🇷
basketball player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036

Pierre Schaeffer🇫🇷
deceasedFrench composer and musicologist (1910-1995) · 1910–1995
Days lived
31,051

Poul Hartling🇩🇰
deceasedDanish politician and diplomat (1914-2000) · 1914–2000
Days lived
31,306
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Prince Henry of Prussia🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1862–1929
Days lived
24,355

Ray William Johnson🇺🇸
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
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Rosalie Thomass🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
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Sarah Brightman🇬🇧
singer · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436

Spencer Pratt🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036

Steve Burke🇺🇸
American businessperson, senior executive vice president of Comcast and retired chair of NBCUniversal · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167

Steve Martin🇺🇸
actor · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Susan Saint James🇺🇸
deceasedFilm actor · 1946–2026
Days lived
29,293

Tim Tebow🇺🇸
American football and baseball player (born 1987) · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575

Tracy Caldwell Dyson🇺🇸
American chemist and NASA astronaut · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149

Wim Wenders🇩🇪
German filmmaker (born 1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
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Wolf Wondratschek🇩🇪
German author · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
Died on This Day
Alfred Rust🇩🇪
deceasedarchaeologist (1900-1983) · 1900–1983
Days lived
30,356

Bertolt Brecht🇦🇹
deceasedGerman poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956) · 1898–1956
Days lived
21,369
Bruno Kirby
deceasedActor · 1949–2006
Days lived
20,927

Camilla Horn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1903-1996) · 1903–1996
Days lived
34,080

Christian Georg Schmorl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman pathologist (1861–1932) · 1861–1932
Days lived
26,036
Czesław Miłosz🇺🇸
deceasedPolish-American poet and Nobel laureate (1911–2004) · 1911–2004
Days lived
34,014

Eduard Uspensky🇷🇺
deceasedwriter · 1937–2018
Days lived
29,455
Else Rambausek🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1907–1994
Days lived
31,667
Evelyn Freda White🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand equestrian · 1909–1995
Days lived
31,323
Géza Gulyás🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian footballer (1931-2014) · 1931–2014
Days lived
30,386

Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television presenter (1921–1998) · 1921–1998
Days lived
28,233

Hayim Baltsan🇮🇱
deceasedIsraeli journalist (1910–2002) · 1910–2002
Days lived
33,704

Hermann Kant🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1926-2016) · 1926–2016
Days lived
32,934

Hugo Eckener🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1868–1954
Days lived
31,414

Immy Schell🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1935-1992) · 1935–1992
Days lived
21,004

Joe Kelley🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1871–1943
Days lived
26,180
Klabund🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1890-1928) · 1890–1928
Days lived
13,797

Konstantin von Neurath
deceasedNotable Trials · 1873–1956
Days lived
30,508

Mence Dros-Canters
deceasedDutch hockey, tennis and badminton player (1900–1934) · 1900–1934
Days lived
12,580

Pee Wee Reese🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1918–1999
Days lived
29,607
Percy Irausquin
deceasedAruban fashion designer (1969-2008) · 1969–2008
Days lived
14,294
Potapy Emelianov
deceasedRussian priest · 1884–1936
Days lived
19,218
Sayoko Yamaguchi🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese model and actress (1949-2007) · 1949–2007
Days lived
21,148

Sergey Kapitsa🇬🇧
deceasedSoviet and Russian physicist, TV host (1928-2012) · 1928–2012
Days lived
30,863

Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl🇭🇺
deceasedartist · 1884–1975
Days lived
33,280
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
55,742
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,420
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,768
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,431

Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,306
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,211
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,211
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,211
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,211
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,211
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,211

Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,211
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,211
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,211
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,211
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,211
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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
37,116
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
63,413
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
9,056
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
61,586
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,283
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,856
HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,298
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,264
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,898
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,342
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,994
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,793
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,307
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,325
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,994
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,346
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,889
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,799
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,776
Already Released
Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,236
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,658
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,196

Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,013

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,308

Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,621

Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,578

The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,357