On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 5 2005
Born on This Day
A. R. Penck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1939–2017) · 1939–2017
Days lived
28,334
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Ángela Molina🇪🇸
Spanish actress · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Anne Menden🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
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Bahar Kizil🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Barry Switzer🇺🇸
American football player and coach · b. 1937
Days alive
24,837
Bernard Bolzano
deceasedNotable Trials · 1781–1848
Days lived
24,545
Billy Scott🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican R&B singer (1942–2012) · 1942–2012
Days lived
25,611
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Bob Geldof🇮🇪
singer · b. 1951
Days alive
19,724
Charlotte Link🇩🇪
writer · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Christian Hosoi🇺🇸
athlete · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
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Diogo Graf🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss artist (1896-1966) · 1896–1966
Days lived
25,641
Eddie Townsend🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxing trainer (1914-1988) · 1914–1988
Days lived
26,782
Ellen Thesleff🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish painter (1869-1954) · 1869–1954
Days lived
30,779
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Emomali Rahmon
politician · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
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Exequiel Palacios
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
2,557
Felipe Paulino🇩🇴
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
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Florian Mayer🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Gert Westphal🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1920–2002) · 1920–2002
Days lived
29,986
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Glynis Johns🇬🇧
deceasedPianist · 1923–2024
Days lived
36,616
Hamid Awaludin🇮🇩
Indonesian diplomat · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
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Han Hollander🇳🇱
deceasedsinger · 1886–1943
Days lived
20,730
Jacob Tremblay
actor · b. 2006
John Mogg, Baron Mogg🇬🇧
British peer · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
Julio César Cáceres🇵🇾
Paraguayan footballer · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Jürgen Brähmer🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Kasimir Edschmid🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1890–1966) · 1890–1966
Days lived
27,723
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Kate Winslet🇬🇧
Film actor · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Kevin Mirallas🇧🇪
Belgian association football player (born 1987) · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Liao Hui🇨🇳
weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Ludwig Nolden🇩🇪
deceasedGerman association football player (1935–2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,271
Marian Woyna-Orlewicz🇵🇱
deceasedathlete · 1913–2011
Days lived
35,529
Nana🇩🇪
Ghanaian born German rapper and DJ · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Nicky Hilton🇺🇸
American socialite (born 1983) · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
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Nikita Kurbanov🇷🇺
basketball player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Oskar Kanehl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1888-1929) · 1888–1929
Days lived
14,844
Paola del Medico🇨🇭
Swiss singer · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
Patricia Conde Galindo🇪🇸
Spanish actress · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Robert Adams🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1917–1984
Days lived
24,289
Sam Warburton🇬🇧
Welsh rugby union player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Sara Tunes🇨🇴
Colombian singer-songwriter · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
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Semen Zonshain🇵🇱
deceasedSoviet scientist in aeronautics and university teacher (1898-1978) · 1898–1978
Days lived
29,160
Stefan Klein🇩🇪
German science writer · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Stephanie Cole🇬🇧
deceasedActor · 1941–2026
Days lived
31,029
Theo Bos🇳🇱
deceasedassociation football manager and former player (1965-2013) · 1965–2013
Days lived
17,313
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Tornike Shengelia🇬🇪
athlete · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Travis Kelce
Sports · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Václav Havel🇨🇿
deceasedYouTube personality · 1936–2011
Days lived
27,467
Varvara Myasnikova🇷🇺
deceasedactor · 1900–1978
Days lived
28,323
Youenn Gwernig🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1925–2006
Days lived
29,548
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Zlatko Dedić🇸🇮
football player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Died on This Day
Carlo Lizzani🇮🇹
deceasedactor · 1922–2013
Days lived
33,423
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Chantal Akerman🇧🇪
deceasedartist · 1950–2015
Days lived
23,862
Christopher Ricketts🇵🇭
deceasedFilipino martial artist · 1955–2010
Days lived
20,287
E. H. Calvert🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1863–1941
Days lived
28,589
Emilie Schindler🇦🇹
deceasedwriter · 1907–2001
Days lived
34,317
Friedrich Wolf
deceasedGerman writer (1888-1953) · 1888–1953
Days lived
23,661
George Fenton🇬🇧
deceasedActor · 1949–2026
Days lived
28,110
Gloria Grahame🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1923–1981) · 1923–1981
Days lived
21,131
Hans Richter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film actor (1919–2008) · 1919–2008
Days lived
32,774
Helmut Träbert🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1920–1974
Days lived
19,853
Ivan Yefremov
deceasedphilosopher · 1908–1972
Days lived
23,541
Jean Vigo🇫🇷
deceasedFrench film director (1905–1934) · 1905–1934
Days lived
10,754
Ken Strong🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1906–1979
Days lived
26,830
Paul Silverberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Jewish entrepreneur and jurist (1876-1959) Industrialist, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rheinische AG, Braunkohlenbergbau und Brikettfabrikation and Rheinisches Braunkohlensyndikat GmbH Cologne · 1876–1959
Days lived
30,466
Rainer Baumann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,495
Ruth R. Benerito🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican scientist and inventor (1916-2013) · 1916–2013
Days lived
35,696
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Santa Faustina Kowalska
deceasedwriter · 1905–1938
Days lived
12,094
Seymour Cray🇺🇸
deceasedApplied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer (1925–1996) · 1925–1996
Days lived
25,940
Steve Jobs🇺🇸
deceasedEntrepreneur and inventor · 1955–2011
Days lived
20,677
Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly
deceasedIndian Catholic priest (1876-1929) · 1876–1929
Days lived
19,415
Walter Kempowski🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1929–2007) · 1929–2007
Days lived
28,648
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
55,794
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,472
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,820
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,483
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,358
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,263
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,263
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,263
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,263
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,263
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,263
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,263
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,263
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,263
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,263
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,263
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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
37,168
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
63,465
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
9,108
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
61,638
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,335
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,908
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,350
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,316
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,950
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,394
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,046
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,845
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,359
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,377
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,046
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,398
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,941
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,851
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,828
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,288
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,710
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,248
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,065
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,360
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,673
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,630
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,409