On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
September 26 2005
Born on This Day
Arnd Neuhaus🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Arthur Kreuzer🇩🇪
German judge · b. 1938
Days alive
24,472
Berthold Beitz🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1913–2013
Days lived
36,467
Birger Gerhardsson🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish theologian (1926–2013) · 1926–2013
Days lived
31,867
Bryan Ferry🇬🇧
British singer (born 1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Callan Pinckney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fitness professional (1939-2012) · 1939–2012
Days lived
26,455
Christina Milian
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Collien Fernandes🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Daniel McCutchen🇺🇸
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
David Gurgenidze
athlete · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Edmund Kiss
deceasedGerman writer, architect and pseudoarchaeologist (1886–1960) · 1886–1960
Days lived
26,759
Eman Esfandi🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Emilio Navarro🇺🇸
deceasedPuerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011
Days lived
38,567
Ernst Gräfenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman gynaecologist and medical researcher (1881–1957) · 1881–1957
Days lived
27,790
Frank Guinta🇺🇸
American politician · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
František Raboň🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
George Gershwin🇺🇸
deceasedComposer · 1898–1937
Days lived
14,167
Gerhard Bersu🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1889–1964) · 1889–1964
Days lived
27,447
Giovanni Semeria
deceasedItalian writer, priest (1867–1931) · 1867–1931
Days lived
23,180
Greg Hywood🇦🇺
CEO of Fairfax Media · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Hans-Jürgen Heinrichs🇩🇪
German anthropologist and writer · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Hedwig Schlichter🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1898-1984) · 1898–1984
Days lived
31,232
Henning Enoksen
deceasedDanish footballer and coach (1935-2016) · 1935–2016
Days lived
29,585
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Idrissa Gueye (toti)🇸🇳
Senegalese association football player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Jack Culcay-Keth🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Jared Newson🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Johnny Somali🇺🇸
Kick streamer · b. 2000
Days alive
1,826
Karl Heinz Bohrer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman literary scholar (1932–2021) · 1932–2021
Days lived
32,454
Karl Rappan🇦🇹
deceasedfootballer (1905-1996) · 1905–1995
Days lived
32,968
Kelvin Bryant🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
Kieran Gibbs🇬🇧
football player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Klaus Augenthaler🇩🇪
German football player and manager · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
deceasedmilitary person · 1878–1943
Days lived
23,585
Lev Gutman🇩🇪
German chess player (born 1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Lewis Hine🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sociologist and photographer (1874–1940) · 1874–1940
Days lived
24,144
Lynn Anderson🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1947–2015
Days lived
24,779
Marlon Fluonia
Dutch baseball player · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
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Martin Heidegger🇩🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1889–1976
Days lived
31,653
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Martin Keller🇩🇪
German sprinter · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Michael Ballack🇩🇪
football player · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
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Olivia Newton-John🇬🇧
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1948–2022
Days lived
26,979
Oskar Dirlewanger
deceasedNotable Trials · 1895–1945
Days lived
18,151
Otto Juliusburger🇺🇸
deceasedGerman psychiatrist (1867–1952) · 1867–1952
Days lived
30,935
Peter Turrini🇦🇹
Austrian playwright · b. 1944
Days alive
22,280
Petro Poroshenko
businessperson · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Robert van der Veen🇨🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1906-1996) · 1906–1996
Days lived
32,681
Serena Williams🇺🇸
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
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T. S. Eliot🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1888–1965
Days lived
27,858
Thore Schölermann🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Tomáš Mičola🇨🇿
Czech soccer player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Vadim Glowna🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1941-2012) · 1941–2012
Days lived
25,687
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
deceasedNotable Trials · 1936–2018
Days lived
29,773
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Zlatko Junuzović🇦🇹
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Died on This Day
August Macke
deceasedGerman painter of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887–1914) · 1887–1914
Days lived
10,127
Béla Bartók🇭🇺
deceasedmusician · 1881–1945
Days lived
23,560
Bessie Smith🇺🇸
deceasedmusician · 1894–1937
Days lived
15,869
Edward Henderson
deceasedBritish priest · 1873–1947
Days lived
27,295
Franz Böhm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman economist (1895-1977) · 1895–1977
Days lived
30,172
George Santayana🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish-American philosopher · 1863–1952
Days lived
32,426
Gwendolyn von Ambesser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress · 1949–2025
Days lived
27,873
Heinz Wöltje🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1902-1968) · 1902–1968
Days lived
24,372
Jacques Chirac🇫🇷
deceasedNotable Trials · 1932–2019
Days lived
31,712
Paul Newman🇺🇸
deceasedTelevision actor · 1925–2008
Days lived
30,559
Víctor Cruz🇩🇴
deceasedDominican Republic baseball player (1957–2004) · 1957–2004
Days lived
17,078
Walter Benjamin🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1892–1940
Days lived
17,604
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
55,785
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,463
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,811
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,474
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,349
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,254
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,254
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,254
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,254
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,254
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,254
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,254
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,254
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,254
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,254
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,254
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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
37,159
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
63,456
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
9,099
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
61,629
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,326
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,899
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,341
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,307
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,941
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,385
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,037
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,836
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,350
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,368
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,037
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,389
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,932
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,842
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,819
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,279
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,701
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,239
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,056
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,351
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,664
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,621
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,400