On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 24 2005
Born on This Day
Albert Windey🇧🇪
deceasedmayor of Kaprijke (1918–2011) · 1918–2011
Days lived
33,756
Alfred Gerdes🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player · 1916–2006
Days lived
32,771
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ANOHNI🇺🇸
British singer · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Arthur Bergen🇦🇹
deceasedGerman actor (1875–1943) · 1875–1943
Days lived
24,540
Caprice Bourret🇺🇸
American socialite (born 1971) · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Charles Colbourn🇨🇦
Canadian computer scientist and mathematician · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Chris Bootcheck🇺🇸
film director · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Christian Reif🇩🇪
German long jumper · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Christoph Daum🇩🇪
deceasedGerman football manager (1953–2024) · 1953–2024
Days lived
25,872
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Christoph Schlingensief🇩🇪
deceasedGerman theatre and film director, playwright, and performance artist (1960-2010) · 1960–2010
Days lived
18,198
Cindy Breakspeare🇨🇦
Canadian-Jamaican musician and beauty queen · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Corey Dillon🇺🇸
American football player (born 1974) · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Deborah Bergamini🇮🇹
Italian politician · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Drake
rapper · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Edson Álvarez
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Emma Donoghue🇨🇦
Irish novelist, playwright, short-story writer and historian · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
F. Murray Abraham
Oscar Winners · b. 1939
Days alive
24,107
Gilbert Bécaud🇫🇷
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1927–2001
Days lived
27,084
Glen Glenn🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1934–2022) · 1934–2022
Days lived
31,922
Heino von Heimburg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman World War II Admiral (1889–1945) · 1889–1945
Days lived
20,430
Henning Schwarz🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician (1928-1993) · 1928–1993
Days lived
23,547
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Hermann Graf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1912–1988) · 1912–1988
Days lived
27,770
İlkay Gündoğan🇩🇪
Turkish-German association football player (born 1990) · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
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Jack Angel🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican voice actor (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,232
Jack Colback🇬🇧
English association football player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Jeff Merkley🇺🇸
American politician (born 1956) · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
Jhilmar Lora🇵🇪
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
1,826
Johan Galtung
deceasedNotable Trials · 1930–2024
Days lived
34,084
Johnny Perry🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican strongman (1972–2002) · 1972–2002
Days lived
10,985
Kishore Mahbubani
Diplomat & Academic · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Maria Teschler-Nicola🇦🇹
Austrian human biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
Marijonas Petravičius🇱🇹
basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Mohammad Beheshti🇮🇷
deceasedIranian cleric, one of the leading figures of the 1979 Iranian Revolution (1928–1981) · 1928–1981
Days lived
19,240
Rainer Stadelmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman egyptologist (1933-2019) · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,128
Raye🇬🇧
Singer · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
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Roman Abramovich
entrepreneur · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Roman Kosyanchuk🇷🇺
football player · b. 1993
Days alive
4,383
Scott Peterson🇺🇸
Convict · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Ted "Kid" Lewis🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish boxer (1893–1970) · 1894–1970
Days lived
27,754
Tila Tequila🇺🇸
American television and social media personality · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Valeria Peter Predescu🇷🇴
deceasedRomanian singer (1947-2009) · 1947–2009
Days lived
22,467
Walter Buch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1883-1949) · 1883–1949
Days lived
24,125
Wendy Neuss🇺🇸
Television producer · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
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Wilhelm Fliess🇩🇪
deceasedGerman surgeon (1858–1928) · 1858–1928
Days lived
25,556
Y. A. Tittle🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1926–2017) · 1926–2017
Days lived
33,222
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Zsuzsa Bánk🇩🇪
writer · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Died on This Day
Artur Axmann🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1913–1996
Days lived
30,564
David Oistrakh🇺🇦
deceasedconductor · 1908–1974
Days lived
24,130
Fats Domino🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1928–2017
Days lived
32,748
Georg Stumme🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1886–1942) · 1886–1942
Days lived
20,540
Gladwyn Jebb🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1900–1996
Days lived
35,246
John McCarthy🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer scientist and cognitive scientist (1927-2011) · 1927–2011
Days lived
30,731
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez🇺🇾
deceasedpolitician · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,507
József Bolla🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1943–2006
Days lived
23,214
Margaret Osborne duPont🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1918–2012) · 1918–2012
Days lived
34,568
Richard Roundtree🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor and singer (1942–2023) · 1942–2023
Days lived
29,692
Robert Feulgen🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1884–1955
Days lived
25,983
Vidkun Quisling
deceasedNotable Trials · 1887–1945
Days lived
21,282
Wolf Rüdiger Hess🇩🇪
deceasedArchitect and writer; Son of Rudolf Hess (1937-2001) · 1937–2001
Days lived
23,351
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
55,813
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,491
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,839
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,502
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,377
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,282
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,282
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,282
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,282
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,282
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,282
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,282
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,282
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,282
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,282
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,282
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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
37,187
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
63,484
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
9,127
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
61,657
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,354
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,927
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,369
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,335
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,969
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,413
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,065
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,864
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,378
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,396
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,065
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,417
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,960
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,870
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,847
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,307
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,729
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,267
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,084
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,379
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,692
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,649
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,428