On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 12 2005
Born on This Day
2 Chainz🇺🇸
rapper · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Alexander Riazantsev🇷🇺
chess player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Andreo Cseh🇭🇺
deceasedwriter · 1895–1979
Days lived
30,493
Andrew Luck🇺🇸
American football player (born 1989) · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Anousheh Ansari🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
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Barry White🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1944–2003
Days lived
21,479
Billy Gilbert🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican comedian and actor (1894–1971) · 1894–1971
Days lived
28,134
Carl Hilpert🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1888–1947
Days lived
21,325
Conrado Estrella III🇵🇭
entrepreneur · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
Cornel Lucas🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish photographer (1920–2012) · 1920–2012
Days lived
33,660
Dan Koppen🇺🇸
American football player (born 1979) · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Daniel Núñez🇨🇺
Cuban weightlifter · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Desmond Llewelyn🇬🇧
deceasedactor · 1914–1999
Days lived
31,144
Eduard Birgfeld🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess composer (1887–1939) · 1887–1939
Days lived
18,864
Edward Binns
deceasedActor · 1916–1990
Days lived
27,111
Emmy Rossum🇺🇸
actor · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Ernie Vandeweghe🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian-born American basketball player · 1928–2014
Days lived
31,468
Ettore Cella🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor and film director (1913-2004) · 1913–2004
Days lived
33,165
Fernando César de Souza🇧🇷
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
François Tavenas🇨🇦
deceasedscientist · 1942–2004
Days lived
22,434
George Chuvalo🇨🇦
deceasedBoxer · 1937–2026
Days lived
32,507
Gertrud Bäumer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1873–1954) · 1873–1954
Days lived
29,413
Grant Cashmore🇳🇿
athlete · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Han Suyin🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1916–2012
Days lived
35,115
Hans Zimmer🇩🇪
Film Composer, Music Producer · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Holger Geschwindner🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Ian Holm
deceasedActor · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,423
Irène Joliot-Curie🇫🇷
deceasedpolitician · 1897–1956
Days lived
21,370
Jennifer Hudson🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Jerel Blassingame🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Jerry Sanders
Actor · b. 1936
Days alive
25,202
Jester Naefe🇦🇹
deceasedGerman actress (1924-1967) · 1924–1967
Days lived
15,637
Johan Cavalli🇫🇷
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Juanita Jennings
Actor · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Kim Namjoon (RM)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (BTS) · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
Klaus Grote🇩🇪
archaeologist · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Leonel Manzano🇺🇸
Mexican-American middle-distance track and field athlete · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Lore Lorentz🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1920–1994
Days lived
26,826
Louis C.K.🇺🇸
actor · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Luis Castillo🇩🇴
Dominican baseball player · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Maurice Chevalier🇫🇷
deceasedActor · 1888–1972
Days lived
30,425
Minnie Bruce Pratt🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,052
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Mylène Farmer🇨🇦
singer-songwriter · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Nan Goldin🇺🇸
artist · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Neil Peart🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian-American drummer (1952–2020) · 1952–2020
Days lived
24,588
Oleg Pashinin🇷🇺
Uzbekistani footballer (born 1974) · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Oliver Kalkofe🇩🇪
German comedian and actor · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Paul Walker🇺🇸
deceasedFilm actor · 1973–2013
Days lived
14,689
Paulo Portas🇵🇹
Portuguese media and political figure · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Pierre Sévigny🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian politician (1917-2004) · 1917–2004
Days lived
31,601
Ralf Bauer🇩🇪
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Ronald Allen🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Sophus Claussen
deceasedwriter · 1865–1931
Days lived
23,951
Stanisław Lem🇵🇱
deceasedwriter · 1921–2006
Days lived
30,877
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Sydney Sweeney
television actor · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
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Will Chase🇺🇸
American actor and singer (born 1970) · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
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Yao Ming🇨🇳
basketball player · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Zoran Planinić🇭🇷
Croatian basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Died on This Day
Andrei Chemerkin🇷🇺
deceasedRussian weightlifter · 1972–2025
Days lived
19,566
Dick Adkins🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1920–1955
Days lived
12,976
Don Wendell Holter🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican bishop (1905-1999) · 1905–1999
Days lived
34,505
Ernst Haas🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican photographer (1921-1986) · 1921–1986
Days lived
23,935
Eugen Ritter von Schobert🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1883–1941
Days lived
21,367
Franz Keller🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss psychologist and christian marxist or socialist christian pacifist and editor (1913-1991) · 1913–1991
Days lived
28,605
Frida Richard🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1873–1946
Days lived
26,612
George Chuvalo🇨🇦
deceasedBoxer · 1937–2026
Days lived
32,507
Hans Spemann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman embryologist (1869–1941) · 1869–1941
Days lived
26,374
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Heiner Geißler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1930-2017) · 1930–2017
Days lived
31,970
Heinz Malangré🇩🇪
deceasedGerman manager and writer (1930-2017) · 1930–2017
Days lived
31,826
Herbert Vorgrimler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman theologian (1929–2014) · 1929–2014
Days lived
31,297
Jack Kramer🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1921–2009) · 1921–2009
Days lived
32,184
Joe Alexander🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1898-1975) · 1898–1975
Days lived
28,287
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Johnny Cash🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1932–2003
Days lived
26,131
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Josef Müller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1898–1979) · 1898–1979
Days lived
29,753
Paul Kunz🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican physicist, computer scientist and engineer · 1942–2018
Days lived
28,013
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Ruth Eweler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1913–1947) · 1913–1947
Days lived
12,595
Walter Schimana
deceasedGerman Waffen-SS general · 1898–1948
Days lived
18,446
Walther Amelung🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1865–1927) · 1865–1927
Days lived
22,611
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
55,771
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,449
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,797
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,460
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,335
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,240
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,240
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,240
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,240
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,240
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,240
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,240
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,240
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,240
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,240
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,240
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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
37,145
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
63,442
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
9,085
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
61,615
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,312
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,885
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,327
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,293
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,927
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,371
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,023
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,822
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,336
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,354
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,023
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,375
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,918
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,828
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,805
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,265
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,687
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,225
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,042
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,337
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,650
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,607
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,386