On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 2 2005
Born on This Day
Abel Mutai🇰🇪
Kenyan long-distance runner · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Adel Ferdosipour🇮🇷
journalist · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Aggelos Tsamis🇬🇷
Greek professional basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Alfred Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1919–1986) · 1919–1986
Days lived
24,273
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Alfred Roller🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian painter, graphic designer, and set designer (1864-1935) · 1864–1935
Days lived
25,819
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Alice Walton
entrepreneur · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Alina Freund🇩🇪
actor · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov🇷🇺
deceasedKazakh basketball player (1944–2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,551
Ayumi Hamasaki🇯🇵
singer-songwriter · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Bettina Dajka🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Bud Abbott🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1897–1974
Days lived
27,962
Carlos Bonet🇵🇾
Paraguayan footballer · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
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Dieter Pfaff🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1947–2013
Days lived
23,896
Dirk Brinkmann🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Don McLean🇺🇸
American singer-songwriter · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Donna Karan🇺🇸
American fashion designer (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Edmund Clifton Stoner🇬🇧
deceasedscientist · 1899–1968
Days lived
25,288
Ernest Bai Koroma
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Ernst Sagebiel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1892–1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,277
Ethel Grey Terry🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1882–1931
Days lived
17,627
Frank Malina🇺🇸
deceasedmusician · 1912–1981
Days lived
25,240
Friedrich Simon Archenhold
deceasedGerman astronomer (1861–1939) · 1861–1939
Days lived
28,500
Fumio Narita🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1946–2011
Days lived
23,577
Hans Wolff🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1911–1979
Days lived
24,714
Jeff Bennett🇺🇸
American voice actor · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Jeong Keun-woo🇰🇷
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Jim Root🇺🇸
American guitarist · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Johannes Baptista Sproll🇩🇪
deceasedGerman bishop (1870-1949) · 1870–1949
Days lived
28,642
John Gurdon🇬🇧
deceasedBritish developmental biologist (1933–2025) · 1933–2025
Days lived
33,608
Keith Earls🇮🇪
Irish rugby union player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
László Kocsár🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Lee Hodson🇬🇧
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Leopold Figl🇦🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1902–1965
Days lived
22,865
Luke Wilkshire🇦🇺
Australian association football player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Mahatma Gandhi🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1869–1948
Days lived
28,608
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Maria Ressa
Notable Trials · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Marion Bartoli🇫🇷
French tennis player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Mark Rypien🇨🇦
Canadian-born American football player (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Matt Reynolds🇺🇸
film director · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Maynard V. Olson🇺🇸
American scientist · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
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Mike Rutherford🇬🇧
British pop rock musician, guitarist and songwriter · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
Oliver Bender🇩🇪
German actor and voice actor (b. 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Ralph Arthur Roberts
deceasedGerman actor, director, and scriptwriter (1884–1940) · 1884–1940
Days lived
20,249
Reinhard Krull🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Rufat Riskiyev
boxer · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
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Simon Pierro🇩🇪
German magician · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Sting🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
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Sven Lörig🇩🇪
German journalist and television presenter · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
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Tammy Abraham
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Tilly Fleischer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman javelin thrower (1911–2005) · 1911–2005
Days lived
34,254
Vitaly Kunin🇩🇪
German chess player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Werner Lorenz
deceasedGerman general (1891-1974) · 1891–1974
Days lived
30,112
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Willy Ley🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1906–1969
Days lived
22,911
Wolfhart Pannenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman theologian (1928–2014) · 1928–2014
Days lived
31,383
Xavier Naidoo🇩🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Zhao Benshan🇨🇳
Chinese actor · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Died on This Day
Bjørnar Andresen🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian jazz musician (1945–2004) · 1945–2004
Days lived
21,734
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George Bradley🇺🇸
deceasedMajor League Baseball player (1852–1931) · 1852–1931
Days lived
28,934
Gia Nadareishvili🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1921–1991
Days lived
25,577
Grethe Weiser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1903-1970) · 1903–1970
Days lived
24,689
Gunther Philipp🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1918–2003
Days lived
31,162
Heinz G. Konsalik🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1921–1999
Days lived
28,616
Kornél Sámuel
deceasedHungarian sculptor (1883–1914) · 1883–1914
Days lived
11,497
Loni Nest🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1915-1990) · 1915–1990
Days lived
27,453
Ludwig Hofmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer and manager (1900-1935) · 1900–1935
Days lived
12,898
Ludwig Schupmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1851–1920) · 1851–1920
Days lived
25,454
Marcel Duchamp🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1887–1968
Days lived
29,651
Neville Marriner🇬🇧
deceasedBritish conductor and violinist (1924–2016) · 1924–2016
Days lived
33,773
Otto Günsche🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,419
Sándor A. Tóth🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian artist (1904–1980) · 1904–1980
Days lived
27,937
Sass Jordan🇨🇦
deceasedSinger · 1960–2026
Days lived
24,024
Svante August Arrhenius🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish astronomer, chemist and physicist (1859–1927) · 1859–1927
Days lived
25,061
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
55,791
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,469
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,817
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,480
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,355
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,260
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,260
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,260
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,260
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,260
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,260
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,260
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,260
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,260
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,260
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,260
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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
37,165
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
63,462
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
9,105
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
61,635
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,332
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,905
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,347
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,313
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,947
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,391
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,043
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,842
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,356
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,374
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,043
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,395
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,938
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,848
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,825
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,285
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,707
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,245
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,062
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,357
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,670
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,627
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,406