On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 21 2005
Born on This Day
Alex Hannig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman athletics competitor (1897–1987) · 1897–1987
Days lived
32,625
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Almen Abdi🇨🇭
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Andre Geim🇬🇧
scientist · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Andy Marte🇩🇴
deceasedfilm director · 1983–2017
Days lived
12,147
Arakel Mirzoyan
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Basilea Schlink🇩🇪
deceasedGerman religious leader (1904-2001) · 1904–2001
Days lived
35,215
Benjamin Netanyahu🇮🇱
Politician · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Brandon Chillar🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Bryan Corey🇺🇸
film director · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Bryn Meredith🇬🇧
Welsh rugby union player · b. 1930
Days alive
27,394
Carrie Fisher🇺🇸
deceasedFilm actor · 1956–2016
Days lived
21,982
Claire Waldoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman singer (1884-1957) · 1884–1957
Days lived
26,390
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Dizzy Gillespie🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1917–1993
Days lived
27,471
Festus Ezeli🇳🇬
basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Féthi Harek
Algerian footballer · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Frank Brewin🇬🇧
deceasedfield hockey player (1909-1976) · 1909–1976
Days lived
24,289
Frank Mundus🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fisherman (1925-2008) · 1925–2008
Days lived
30,275
Frank-Thomas Mende🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
George Bell🇩🇴
Dominican baseball player · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
Heinrich Maria Davringhausen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman painter (1894-1970) · 1894–1970
Days lived
27,811
Henry Gravrand🇫🇷
deceasedFrench anthropologist (1921–2003) · 1921–2003
Days lived
29,848
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Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
Actor · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Joachim Reinelt🇩🇪
German bishop and writer · b. 1936
Days alive
25,202
Karl-Joachim Hürter🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
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Ken Watanabe
Actor · b. 1959
Days alive
16,802
Kim Kardashian
Mogul · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Konrad Wagner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and voice actor (1902–1974) · 1902–1974
Days lived
26,254
Laureano Ruiz🇪🇸
football player · b. 1937
Days alive
24,837
Leo Kirch🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1926–2011
Days lived
30,947
Liliane Bettencourt
deceasedentrepreneur · 1922–2017
Days lived
34,669
Max Mack🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film personality (1884-1973) · 1884–1973
Days lived
32,261
Michael McMillian🇺🇸
actor · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Nemanja Vidić🇷🇸
Serbian association football player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Nikita Mikhalkov🇷🇺
singer · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Patti Davis🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Peter Mandelson🇬🇧
Politician, Life Peer · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
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Ricky Rubio🇪🇸
Spanish basketball player · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Saša Marković Mikrob🇷🇸
deceasedSerbian journalist and artist (1959–2010) · 1959–2010
Days lived
18,530
Shukri al-Quwatli🇸🇾
deceasedpolitician · 1891–1967
Days lived
27,645
Takashi Ogino🇯🇵
film director · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Walter Gross🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician and Nazi politician (1904-1945) · 1904–1945
Days lived
14,796
Whitey Ford🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1928–2020
Days lived
33,590
Zdena Salivarová🇨🇿
deceasedsinger · 1933–2025
Days lived
33,546
Died on This Day
Adam Massinger
deceasedGerman astronomer (1888–1914) · 1888–1914
Days lived
9,540
Aleksandr Fitc🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist · 1948–2025
Days lived
28,258
Andrias Christian Evensen
deceasedFaroese linguist (1874-1917) · 1874–1917
Days lived
15,659
Arthur Schnitzler🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian writer (1862–1931) · 1862–1931
Days lived
25,360
Ed Daily🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1862–1891) · 1862–1891
Days lived
10,636
Elliott Smith🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1969–2003
Days lived
12,494
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François Truffaut🇫🇷
deceasedFrench film director (1932–1984) · 1932–1984
Days lived
19,251
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Fritz Hochwälder🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1911–1986
Days lived
27,540
Gough Whitlam🇦🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1916–2014
Days lived
35,896
Hartmut Geerken🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician, writer and filmmaker (1939–2021) · 1939–2021
Days lived
30,230
Karl Korsch🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1886–1961
Days lived
27,460
Loki Schmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman environmentalist (1919–2010) · 1919–2010
Days lived
33,470
Ludwig Beisiegel🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1912–1999) · 1912–1999
Days lived
31,990
Lutz D. Schmadel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer and amateur radio operator (1942–2016) · 1942–2016
Days lived
27,140
Manfred Krug🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1937–2016
Days lived
29,110
Nelson Bunker Hunt🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican businessman (1926-2014) · 1926–2014
Days lived
32,383
Otto von Knobelsdorff🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1886–1966
Days lived
29,423
Pablo Chávez Aguilar🇵🇪
deceasedPeruvian composer and priest (1899-1950) · 1899–1950
Days lived
18,920
Theodor Busse🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1897–1986
Days lived
32,451
Tomáš Pospíchal
deceasedathlete · 1936–2003
Days lived
24,588
Yash Chopra🇮🇳
deceasedIndian film director, script writer and film producer (1932–2012) · 1932–2012
Days lived
29,244
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
55,810
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,488
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,836
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,499
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,374
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,279
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,279
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,279
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,279
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,279
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,279
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,279
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,279
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,279
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,279
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,279
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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
37,184
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
63,481
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
9,124
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
61,654
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,351
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,924
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,366
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,332
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,966
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,410
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,062
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,861
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,375
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,393
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,062
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,414
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,957
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,867
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,844
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,304
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,726
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,264
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,081
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,376
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,689
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,646
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,425