On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 13 2005
Born on This Day
Annegret Richter🇩🇪
German athlete · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
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Art Tatum🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz pianist (1909–1956) · 1909–1956
Days lived
17,190
Ashanti
singer · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Aubrey Reese🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Breno Borges🇧🇷
Brazilian footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Caleb McLaughlin
actor · b. 2001
Days alive
1,461
Carl Robinson🇬🇧
Welsh football manager (born 1976) · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
Charley Young🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Coldmirror🇩🇪
German Internet personality and video artist · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
David Haye🇬🇧
British boxer · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Desi Bouterse
deceasedmilitary person · 1945–2024
Days lived
28,926
Eli Driks🇮🇱
Israeli footballer · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Eric Crockford🇬🇧
deceasedfield hockey player (1888-1958) · 1888–1958
Days lived
25,297
Gabriel Agbonlahor🇬🇧
English association football player (born 1986) · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Georg Groddeck
deceasedYouTube personality · 1866–1934
Days lived
24,712
Himesh Patel🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
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István Gulyás🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian tennis player (1931–2000) · 1931–2000
Days lived
25,129
Jan Costin Wagner🇩🇪
writer · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Jermaine O'Neal🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
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Jerry Rice🇺🇸
American football player (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Jimin🇰🇷
Singer · b. 1995
Days alive
3,653
Jin Pil-jung🇰🇷
film director · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Josef Keil🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian historian, epigrapher and archaeologist (1878–1963) · 1878–1963
Days lived
31,106
Jozef Tiso🇭🇺
deceasedSlovak politician, priest and president of the Slovak Republic from 1939 to 1945 · 1887–1947
Days lived
21,736
Jürgen Klute🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Kiyotsugu Hirayama🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese astronomer (1874-1943) · 1874–1943
Days lived
25,013
Kurt Schumacher🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1895–1952
Days lived
20,765
Luc Van den Brande🇧🇪
politician · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Margaret Thatcher
deceasedpolitician · 1925–2013
Days lived
31,954
Maria Cantwell🇺🇸
politician · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
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Nana Alexandria
chess player · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Nana Mouskouri🇬🇷
Greek singer (born 1934) · b. 1934
Days alive
25,933
Nathaniel Clifton🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1922–1990
Days lived
24,794
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Nicolas Fauvergue🇫🇷
French footballer · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Park Jimin🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (BTS) · b. 1995
Days alive
3,653
Patrick Dewael🇧🇪
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
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Paul Federn🇺🇸
deceasedaustrian-american MD & psychoanalyst (1871-1950) · 1871–1950
Days lived
28,692
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Paul Pierce🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Paul Potts🇬🇧
English tenor · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Paul Simon🇺🇸
actor · b. 1941
Days alive
23,376
Rafael Seligmann🇩🇪
German screenwriter, journalist and television presenter · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Raymond Kopa🇵🇱
deceasedFrench footballer (1931–2017) · 1931–2017
Days lived
31,188
Renée Stobrawa🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1897–1971
Days lived
26,969
Richard Beljaards
Dutch baseball player · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Rick Goings🇺🇸
American businessman · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Rube Waddell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1876-1914) · 1876–1914
Days lived
13,683
Rudolf Seiters🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1937
Days alive
24,837
Sacha Baron Cohen🇬🇧
actor · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Sebastian Fitzek🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Tristano Casanova🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Úlfur Karlsson🇸🇪
Icelandic film producer · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Wes Brown🇬🇧
English association football player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Yoshihisa Naruse🇯🇵
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Yves Montand🇫🇷
deceasedFilm actor · 1921–1991
Days lived
25,594
Died on This Day
Bhumibol Adulyadej
deceasedstatesperson · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,455
Dario Fo🇮🇹
deceasedactor · 1926–2016
Days lived
33,076
Erich Auerbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman philologist (1892-1957) · 1892–1957
Days lived
23,713
Hans Namuth🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1915–1990
Days lived
27,604
István Avar🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian footballer (1905–1977) · 1905–1977
Days lived
26,436
Jim Taylor🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican footballer (1935-2018) · 1935–2018
Days lived
30,339
Otto Pünter🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss journalist (1900-1988) · 1900–1988
Days lived
32,334
Peter Dybwad🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian-born German architect (1859-1921) · 1859–1921
Days lived
22,883
Robert Lehr🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1883-1956) · 1883–1956
Days lived
26,717
Ronald M. Mottl🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1934–2023) · 1934–2023
Days lived
32,756
Sergey Belyavsky🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet/Russian astronomer (1883-1953) · 1883–1953
Days lived
25,512
Victor Mayer🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1857–1946
Days lived
32,457
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Wilhelm Fliess🇩🇪
deceasedGerman surgeon (1858–1928) · 1858–1928
Days lived
25,556
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
55,802
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,480
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,828
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,491
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,366
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,271
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,271
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,271
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,271
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,271
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,271
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,271
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,271
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,271
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,271
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,271
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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
37,176
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
63,473
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
9,116
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
61,646
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,343
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,916
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,358
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,324
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,958
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,402
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,054
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,853
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,367
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,385
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,054
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,406
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,949
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,859
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,836
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,296
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,718
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,256
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,073
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,368
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,681
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,638
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,417