On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
August 27 2005
Events on This Day
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Marries Susan Levin
Robert Downey Jr.
Born on This Day
Aaron Paul🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Abram Arkhipov
deceasedRussian artist (1862-1930) · 1862–1930
Days lived
24,865
Adama Ba
Mauritanian footballer · b. 1993
Days alive
4,383
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Ariana Greenblatt
Actor · b. 2007
Aygül Özkan🇩🇪
Turkish-German business– and statesperson (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Blake Jenner🇺🇸
actor · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Bob Kerrey🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
Bodie Olmos🇺🇸
American actor · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Carl Bosch🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1874–1940
Days lived
23,983
Charles G. Dawes🇺🇸
deceasedPolitician · 1865–1951
Days lived
31,284
Chinmoy Kumar Ghose
deceasedIndian writer and spiritual teacher (1931–2007) · 1931–2007
Days lived
27,804
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Daniel Küblböck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman singer (1985–2018) · 1985–2018
Days lived
12,066
Ebenezer Thorarinsson
deceasedIcelandic cross country skier · 1931–2003
Days lived
26,099
Ed Gein
deceasedNotable Trials · 1906–1984
Days lived
28,458
Georg Wilhelm Pabst🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian film director (1885–1967) · 1885–1967
Days lived
29,859
Giuseppe Peano
deceasedItalian mathematician (*1858 – †1932) · 1858–1932
Days lived
26,899
Glen Matlock🇬🇧
singer · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
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Heidi Kabel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1914–2010) · 1914–2010
Days lived
34,991
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Jamala🇺🇦
Opera singer · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Johannes Knoblauch🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1855–1915
Days lived
21,878
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Kayla Ewell🇺🇸
actor · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Kelly Trump🇩🇪
German pornographic actress · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Kenji Miyazawa🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese poet and author of children's literature (1896-1933) · 1896–1933
Days lived
13,538
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Kim Petras🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Kristen Nygaard🇳🇴
deceasedComputer scientist, Mathematician (1926-2002) · 1926–2002
Days lived
27,742
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Lester Young🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz saxophonist (1909–1959) · 1909–1959
Days lived
18,097
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Lucas cacapatuda
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Lyndon B. Johnson🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1908–1973
Days lived
23,524
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Man Ray🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1890–1976
Days lived
31,494
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Mario🇺🇸
singer · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Martin Häner🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Michael Sauer🇩🇪
athlete · b. 1941
Days alive
23,376
Mikhail Ilyin🇷🇺
Russian political scientist · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Neil Murray🇬🇧
Scottish bassist · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
Oskar von Hutier🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1857–1934
Days lived
28,223
Peter Mensah
Actor · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
Quentin Smith🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1952–2020
Days lived
24,914
Richard Rutt🇬🇧
deceasedAnglican bishop, then converted to Catholicism (1925-2011) · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,380
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Sarah Wiener🇦🇹
athlete · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Shunsuke Watanabe🇯🇵
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Soluna Samay🇬🇹
singer · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Susi Lanner🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1911–2006
Days lived
34,535
Susi Schmid
German field hockey player · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
Suzanne Doucet🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1944
Days alive
22,280
Taylor Wane🇬🇧
British pornographic actress and director · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
The Great Khali🇺🇸
actor · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Thomas Dörflinger🇩🇪
German politician (1965–) · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Tom Ford
Actor · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Vicente Zarazúa🇲🇽
deceasedMexican tennis player (1944-2025) · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,664
William Albert Hiltner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican astronomer (1914–1991) · 1914–1991
Days lived
28,158
Died on This Day
Albert Renger-Patzsch🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1897–1966
Days lived
25,267
Ben Branch🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican entrepreneur, jazz tenor saxophonist, and bandleader · 1924–1987
Days lived
23,249
Bert Fortell🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1924–1996
Days lived
26,276
Bob Hubbard🇺🇸
deceasedformer American professional basketball player (1922–2011) · 1922–2011
Days lived
32,385
Bobby Marshall🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1880–1958
Days lived
28,656
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Brian Epstein🇬🇧
deceasedBritish personal manager and impresario (1934–1967) · 1934–1967
Days lived
12,030
Cesare Pavese🇮🇹
deceasedwriter · 1908–1950
Days lived
15,327
Eckart Muthesius🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1904–1989) · 1904–1989
Days lived
31,148
Edmund Buchner🇩🇪
deceasedancient historian (1923-2011) · 1923–2011
Days lived
32,086
Erika Mann🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1905–1969
Days lived
23,302
Hans-Jürgen Dollheiser🇩🇪
deceasedOlympic field hockey player (1928–1995) · 1928–1995
Days lived
24,438
Hrishikesh Mukherjee🇮🇳
deceasedIndian film director (1922–2006) · 1922–2006
Days lived
30,647
John Gottowt🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1881–1942
Days lived
22,352
Konrad Schaefer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist and graphic designer (1915-1991) · 1915–1991
Days lived
27,936
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Le Corbusier🇨🇭
deceasedwriter · 1887–1965
Days lived
28,449
Margaret Bourke-White🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1904–1971
Days lived
24,545
Otto Schott🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1851–1935
Days lived
30,568
Siah Armajani🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sculptor and architect (1939–2020) · 1939–2020
Days lived
29,634
Stevie Ray Vaughan🇺🇸
deceasedguitarist · 1954–1990
Days lived
13,112
Teddy Stauffer🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss bandleader (1909-1991) · 1909–1991
Days lived
30,067
Theodor Haag🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1901–1956) · 1901–1956
Days lived
20,256
Verna Lee Booker Hightower🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican American rodeo competitor and civil rights activist (1930-1970) · 1930–1970
Days lived
14,672
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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
55,755
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,433
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,781
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,444
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,319
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,224
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,224
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,224
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,224
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,224
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,224
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,224
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,224
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,224
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,224
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,224
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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
37,129
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
63,426
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
9,069
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
61,599
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,296
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,869
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,311
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,277
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,911
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,355
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,007
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,806
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,320
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,338
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,007
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,359
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,902
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,812
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,789
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,249
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,671
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,209
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,026
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,321
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,634
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,591
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,370