On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 19 2005
Events on This Day
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin Release
Adam Scott
Born on This Day
Akiyoshi Kitaoka🇯🇵
scientist · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
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Alessandro Matri🇮🇹
football player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Anke Brockmann🇩🇪
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Anthony Muñoz🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Bill Clinton
politician · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
Carl Wolmar Jakob von Uexküll🇸🇪
Swedish-German writer, lecturer, philanthropist, activist, philatelist and politician of Baltic German origin (born 1944) · b. 1944
Days alive
22,280
Chris Capuano🇺🇸
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Clay Walker🇺🇸
American singer · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
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Coco Chanel
deceasedActor · 1883–1971
Days lived
31,920
David Kimutai🇰🇪
Athletics competitor from Kenya · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Dinara Nazarbayeva
Kazakhstani businesswoman · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Douglas H. Parker🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican legal scholar (1926-2019) · 1926–2019
Days lived
34,002
Edmond Privat🇨🇭
deceasedwriter · 1889–1962
Days lived
26,671
Eric Lutes🇺🇸
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Erkki Miinala🇫🇮
Paralympic goalball player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Félina🇫🇷
singer · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Frans Schollaert🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1851–1917
Days lived
24,055
Fred Thompson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician and actor (1942–2015) · 1942–2015
Days lived
26,737
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Frédéric Antonetti🇫🇷
French football manager (born 1961) · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Ginger Baker🇬🇧
deceasedBritish drummer (1939–2019) · 1939–2019
Days lived
29,268
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Gintautas Paluckas
Notable Trials · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Hoodie Allen🇺🇸
singer · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Ilse Thouret🇩🇪
deceasedGerman motorcycle racer (1897–1969) · 1897–1969
Days lived
26,086
Ion N. Petrovici🇩🇪
deceasedGerman neurologist (1929-2021) · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,422
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Jack Canfield🇺🇸
American writer and motivational speaker · b. 1944
Days alive
22,280
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon🇫🇷
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Jean-Pierre Mourer🇫🇷
deceasedFrench politician (1897-1947) · 1897–1947
Days lived
18,191
John Stamos🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Johnny Nash🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,268
Jürg Weibel🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer (1944–2006) · 1944–2006
Days lived
22,558
Karl Gero, Duke of Urach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman noble (1899-1981) · 1899–1981
Days lived
29,946
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami🇯🇵
Japanese baseball player · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Kim Tae-gyun🇰🇷
film director · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Kirk Cousins🇺🇸
American football player (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Klaus-Jürgen Wrede🇩🇪
Klaus-Jürgen Wrede · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Koba Zakadze🇦🇿
athlete · b. 1934
Days alive
25,933
Lee Won-woo🇰🇷
deceasedSouth Korean basketball player (1958–2004) · 1958–2004
Days lived
16,715
Luis von Ahn
Tech CEOs · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
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Manuel L. Quezon🇵🇭
deceasedpolitician · 1878–1944
Days lived
24,088
Marcel Regamey🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer (1905-1982) · 1905–1982
Days lived
28,067
Maria Berger🇦🇹
Austrian politician and judge · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
Marianne Koch🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1931
Days alive
27,029
Mary Joe Fernández🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Matthew Perry🇨🇦
deceasedAmerican-Canadian actor (1969–2023) · 1969–2023
Days lived
19,793
Milton L. Humason🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican astronomer (1891–1972) · 1891–1972
Days lived
29,523
Nanni Moretti🇮🇹
actor · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Nate Dogg🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1969–2011
Days lived
15,183
Orville Wright🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1871–1948
Days lived
27,922
Otto Fahr🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1892–1969
Days lived
27,951
Ottokar Runze🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film producer, director and screenwriter (1925–2018) · 1925–2018
Days lived
34,002
Paula Jai Parker🇺🇸
American actress and comedian · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
Peter Gallagher
Actor · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Peter Högl🇩🇪
deceasedSS officer (1897-1945) · 1897–1945
Days lived
17,422
Radovan Zogović
deceasedMontenegrin poet (1907–1986) · 1907–1986
Days lived
28,629
Róbert Szelepcsényi🇸🇰
Slovak computer scientist · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Romeo Miller🇺🇸
American rapper, actor and basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Satya Nadella🇮🇳
Chairman and CEO, Microsoft Corporation · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
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Sid Going🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union footballer (1943-2024) · 1943–2024
Days lived
29,492
Thomas Jones🇺🇸
American footballer player from the United States · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Willard Boyle🇨🇦
deceasedscientist · 1924–2011
Days lived
31,672
Died on This Day
Anker Sørensen🇩🇰
deceasedDanish film editor and director (1926–2010) · 1926–2010
Days lived
30,789
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Beda Allemann🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss literary critic and essayist (1926-1991) · 1926–1991
Days lived
23,879
Blind Willie McTell🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1898–1959
Days lived
22,385
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Brian Aldiss🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1925–2017
Days lived
33,604
Claire Rommer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1904-1996) · 1904–1996
Days lived
33,493
Egon Bahr🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1922–2015
Days lived
34,122
Ernst van den Berg🇳🇱
deceasedDutch field hockey player (1915-1989) · 1915–1989
Days lived
26,923
Federico García Lorca🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish poet, dramatist and prose writer (1898–1936) · 1898–1936
Days lived
13,954
Felix Huby🇩🇪
deceasedGerman author and director (1938–2022) · 1938–2022
Days lived
30,557
Ferdinand Käs🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian soldier (1914–1988) · 1914–1988
Days lived
27,194
George Gamow🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1904–1968
Days lived
23,544
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Jacob Epstein🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican-British sculptor (1880–1959) · 1880–1959
Days lived
28,770
Jay S. Fishman🇺🇸
deceasedserved as chairman and chief executive officer of The Travelers Companies. (1952–2016) · 1952–2016
Days lived
23,299
Jean-Albert Grégoire🇫🇷
deceasedFrench racing driver (1899-1992) · 1899–1992
Days lived
34,011
John Warnock
deceasedTech CEOs · 1940–2023
Days lived
30,267
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Joseph Hill
deceasedsinger and songwriter for the reggae group Culture (1949-2006) · 1949–2006
Days lived
21,028
Karl Otto Götz🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1914–2017
Days lived
37,799
Linus Pauling🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican scientist (1901–1994) · 1901–1994
Days lived
34,140
Michael Malone🇺🇸
deceasedScreenwriter · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,125
Pierre Schaeffer🇫🇷
deceasedFrench composer and musicologist (1910-1995) · 1910–1995
Days lived
31,051
Rudolf Miele🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1929–2004
Days lived
27,317
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
55,747
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,425
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,773
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,436
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,311
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,216
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,216
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,216
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,216
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,216
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,216
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,216
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,216
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,216
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,216
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,216
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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
37,121
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
63,418
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
9,061
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
61,591
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,288
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,861
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,303
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,269
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,903
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,347
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,999
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,798
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,312
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,330
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,999
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,351
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,894
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,804
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,781
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,241
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,663
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,201
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,018
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,313
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,626
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,583
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,362