On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 18 2005
Born on This Day
Alain Robbe-Grillet🇫🇷
deceasedFrench author and film director (1922–2008) · 1922–2008
Days lived
31,230
Alberto de Carvalho🇦🇴
basketball player · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
Alex Hormozi🇺🇸
Investor & Entrepreneur · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
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Andi Deris🇩🇪
vocalist · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Andre Rohde🇩🇪
German weightlifter · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Andrew Taylor🇺🇸
baseball player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Andy Samberg🇺🇸
American comedian and actor (born 1978) · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Anton Kochs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman priest (1902–1984) · 1902–1984
Days lived
29,805
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Bogdan Bogdanović🇷🇸
Serbian basketball player · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
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Brian Aldiss🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1925–2017
Days lived
33,604
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Brian Mitchell🇺🇸
American football player (born 1968) · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Bryan Ruiz🇨🇷
Costa Rican footballer · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Carina Benninga🇳🇱
field hockey player · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Carl-Emil Johansson🇸🇪
deceasedOlympic tug of war competitor · 1862–1938
Days lived
27,760
David Leaning🇬🇧
deceasedBritish priest · 1936–2015
Days lived
28,833
Denis Leary🇺🇸
American actor and comedian (born 1957) · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Edward Norton🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Ernst Graf zu Reventlow🇺🇸
deceasedGerman politician (1869-1943) · 1869–1943
Days lived
27,122
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Felipe Calderón🇲🇽
politician · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Franz Oppenhoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman lawyer and politician (1902-1945) · 1902–1945
Days lived
15,560
Graham Zusi🇺🇸
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Günther Stoll🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1924-1977) · 1924–1977
Days lived
19,138
Hal Goldsmith🇺🇸
deceasedMajor League Baseball pitcher (1898–1985) · 1898–1985
Days lived
31,839
Hans Grässel
deceasedGerman architect (1860-1939) · 1860–1939
Days lived
28,692
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Harald Schmidt🇩🇪
musician · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Heinrich Botho Scheube🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1853–1923) · 1853–1923
Days lived
25,399
Herbert Bloch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1911-2006) · 1911–2006
Days lived
34,718
Hermann Liebmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1882-1935) · 1882–1935
Days lived
19,376
Hifikepunye Pohamba
politician · b. 1935
Days alive
25,568
Hugues Aufray🇫🇷
singer · b. 1929
Days alive
27,759
Ismaël Traoré🇫🇷
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Ivan Laing
deceasedScottish field hockey player (1885–1917) · 1885–1917
Days lived
11,791
John Scarlett🇬🇧
former chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Julian Sensley🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Kaitlin Olson🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Kang Min-ho🇰🇷
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Katarina Ivanovska🇲🇰
actor · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
King Gordy
Actor · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Klara Dan von Neumann🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian computer scientist (1911-1963) · 1911–1963
Days lived
19,077
Ladislao Vajda🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian-Spanish film director (1906–1965) · 1906–1965
Days lived
21,404
Leandro Euzébio🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
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Lee Seung-yuop🇰🇷
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Marcel Carné🇫🇷
deceasedFrench film director (1906 – 1996) · 1906–1996
Days lived
32,947
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Markus Meckel🇩🇪
German theologian and politician · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Mathis Mootz🇩🇪
German DJ · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Mika🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Nadine Strossen🇺🇸
American lawyer and former president of the American Civil Liberties Union · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
Oliver Bokern🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Otto Ernst Remer🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1912–1997
Days lived
31,093
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Patrick Swayze🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1952–2009
Days lived
20,846
Paula Maxa🇫🇷
deceasedActor · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,520
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Rainer Woelki🇩🇪
philosopher · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
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Renato Sanches
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
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Robert Redford🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor and director (1936—2025) · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,536
Roland Wittmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist (1942–2019) · 1942–2019
Days lived
27,975
Roman Polanski🇫🇷
Notable Trials · b. 1933
Days alive
26,298
Rudolf König🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian astronomist (1865–1927) · 1865–1927
Days lived
22,444
Travis Banton🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fashion designer (1894–1958) · 1894–1958
Days lived
23,178
Vladimer Ugrekhelidze🇷🇺
deceasedathlete · 1939–2009
Days lived
25,372
Vladimir Gogoladze🇬🇪
athlete · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Walther Funk
deceasedNotable Trials · 1890–1960
Days lived
25,488
Died on This Day
Alain Delon🇫🇷
deceasedScreenwriter · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,426
Alexa von Porembsky🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1906-1981) · 1906–1981
Days lived
27,468
Alfred Rasser🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor, 1907-1977 (1907-1977) · 1907–1977
Days lived
25,649
Archduke Wilhelm of Austria🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian archduke, Ukrainian militia officer (1895-1948) · 1895–1948
Days lived
19,547
Clemens Klotz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1886–1969) · 1886–1969
Days lived
30,394
Ed J. Pinegar🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer · 1935–2020
Days lived
31,276
Eduard Ivanyan🇷🇺
deceasedRussian scientist · 1931–2012
Days lived
29,661
Ernst Nolte🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1923–2016
Days lived
34,188
Franciszek Smuda🇵🇱
deceasedfootball player · 1948–2024
Days lived
27,816
Gottlob Frick🇩🇪
deceasedGerman opera singer (1906–1994) · 1906–1994
Days lived
32,163
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Hans Jeschonnek🇵🇱
deceasedmilitary person · 1899–1943
Days lived
16,201
Hugo Loetscher🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer (1929-2009) · 1929–2009
Days lived
29,094
Kim Dae-jung
deceasedNotable Trials · 1924–2009
Days lived
31,271
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Kofi Annan🇬🇭
deceasedpolitician · 1938–2018
Days lived
29,352
Nikolaus Pevsner🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1902–1983
Days lived
29,785
Robert Curjel🇨🇭
deceasedGerman-Swiss architect · 1859–1925
Days lived
23,985
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Rolf Kühn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader · 1929–2022
Days lived
33,926
Ronny🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1930–2011
Days lived
29,746
Subhas Chandra Bose
deceasedwriter · 1897–1945
Days lived
17,738
Wilhelm Brückner🇩🇪
deceasedAustrian SA officer (1884-1954) · 1884–1954
Days lived
25,451
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
55,746
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,424
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,772
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,435
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,310
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,215
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,215
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,215
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,215
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,215
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,215
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,215
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,215
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,215
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,215
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,215
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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
37,120
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
63,417
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
9,060
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
61,590
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,287
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,860
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,302
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,268
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,902
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,346
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,998
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,797
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,311
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,329
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,998
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,350
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,893
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,803
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,780
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,240
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,662
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,200
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,017
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,312
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,625
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,582
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,361