On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 28 2005
Born on This Day
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Aditi Rao Hydari🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Alan Smith🇬🇧
English footballer, born 1980 · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
Amber Glenn🇺🇸
Figure skater · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Anthony Lerew🇺🇸
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Anton Schlecker🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1944
Days alive
22,280
Artyom Kuklev🇷🇺
Russian professional football player · b. 1991
Days alive
5,114
Bernhard Wicki🇨🇭
deceasedAustrian actor and film director (1919–2000) · 1919–2000
Days lived
29,289
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Bernie Ecclestone
Formula One driver · b. 1930
Days alive
27,394
Bill Gates
entrepreneur · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Bob Stuart🇳🇿
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union footballer and coach (1920-2005) · 1920–2005
Days lived
30,876
Brad Paisley🇺🇸
singer · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Butch van Breda Kolff🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1922–2007
Days lived
30,979
Caitlyn Jenner
film producer · b. 1949
Days alive
20,454
Carl Andreas Koefoed
deceasedRussian anthropologist (1855–1948) · 1855–1948
Days lived
33,704
Chris Bauer🇺🇸
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Christian Berkel🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
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Cleo Laine🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish jazz singer and actress (1927–2025) · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,699
Coluche🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1944–1986
Days lived
15,209
Cornelia Froboess🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1943
Days alive
22,646
Digby Jones🇬🇧
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
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Eros Ramazzotti🇮🇹
singer-songwriter · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Fernando Gamboa🇦🇷
football player · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Francis Bacon🇮🇪
deceasedartist · 1909–1992
Days lived
30,133
Friedrich Hopfner🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian geodesist, geophysicist and planetary scientist (1881–1949) · 1881–1949
Days lived
24,536
Garrincha🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian association football player (1933–1983) · 1933–1983
Days lived
17,981
George Buck Flower
deceasedActor · 1937–2004
Days lived
24,340
Gershon Kingsley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican composer and musician (1922–2019) · 1922–2019
Days lived
35,472
Géza Petényi🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian physician (1889-1965) · 1889–1965
Days lived
27,704
Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch
deceasedphilosopher · 1867–1941
Days lived
26,833
Jami Gertz🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
14,610
Janne Müller-Wieland🇩🇪
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Jawed Karim🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Joaquin Phoenix🇵🇷
Oscar Winners · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
José Ignacio Rivero🇨🇺
deceasedCuban journalist (1920–2011) · 1920–2011
Days lived
33,003
Juan Guzmán🇩🇴
film director · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
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Julia Roberts🇺🇸
actor · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Karl Farkas🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor and writer (1893–1971) · 1893–1971
Days lived
28,323
Kim J. Henriksen🇩🇰
singer · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
Linda Maria Koldau🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad🇮🇷
University teacher · b. 1956
Days alive
17,897
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Michael Joiner🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
Milan Baroš🇨🇿
Czech association football player · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
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Mirco Reseg🇩🇪
actor · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Montel Vontavious Porter🇺🇸
American professional wrestler · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Moritz Fürste🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Obafemi Martins🇳🇬
football player · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Park Kyung-ni🇰🇷
deceasedSouth Korean writer (1926-2008) · 1926–2008
Days lived
29,775
Richard Bona
singer · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Roza Rymbayeva
actor · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Sergio Ruiz Mulas🇪🇸
athlete · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
Troian Bellisario🇺🇸
actor · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Uwe Tellkamp🇩🇪
German writer and physician · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Wilhelm Uhde🇫🇷
deceasedGerman art historian, dealer and collector (1874-1947) · 1874–1947
Days lived
26,590
Died on This Day
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A. Linwood Holton, Jr.🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1923–2021) · 1923–2021
Days lived
35,832
Albert Grünwedel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman explorer, tibetologist (1856-1935) · 1856–1935
Days lived
28,942
Ann Bonfoey Taylor🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican aviator and fashion designer (1910-2007) · 1910–2007
Days lived
35,393
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Barbara Barrie🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1931–2026
Days lived
34,857
Camilo Cienfuegos🇪🇸
deceasedCuban revolutionary fighter and guerilla (1932–1959) · 1932–1959
Days lived
10,126
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Charles Despiau🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1874–1946
Days lived
26,290
Dean L. Larsen🇺🇸
deceasedMormon leader · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,760
Edith Peters🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer and actress (1926-2000) · 1926–2000
Days lived
27,226
Elke Sommer🇩🇪
deceasedActor · 1940–2026
Days lived
31,403
Ernst Gräfenberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman gynaecologist and medical researcher (1881–1957) · 1881–1957
Days lived
27,790
Jack Robinson🇬🇧
deceasedfilm director · 1870–1931
Days lived
22,468
Jerry Lee Lewis🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1935–2022
Days lived
31,806
Jiří Gruša🇩🇪
deceasedCzech diplomat, poet and writer (1938-2011) · 1938–2011
Days lived
26,650
Marianne Kehlau🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1925-2002) · 1925–2002
Days lived
28,394
Matthew Perry🇨🇦
deceasedAmerican-Canadian actor (1969–2023) · 1969–2023
Days lived
19,793
Oswald Boelcke
deceasedmilitary person · 1891–1916
Days lived
9,293
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Porter Wagoner🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1927–2007
Days lived
29,297
Rafael Alberti🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish poet (1902–1999) · 1902–1999
Days lived
35,380
Richard Smalley🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1943–2005
Days lived
22,790
Tadeusz Mazowiecki🇵🇱
deceasedPolish politician and prime minister (1927-2013) · 1927–2013
Days lived
31,605
Theodor Reuss🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1855–1923
Days lived
24,958
Tina Aumont🇺🇸
deceasedFrench actress (1946–2006) · 1946–2006
Days lived
22,171
Walter Held
deceasedGerman journalist (1910-1942) · 1910–1942
Days lived
11,629
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
55,817
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,495
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,843
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,506
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,381
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,286
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,286
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,286
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,286
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,286
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,286
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,286
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,286
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,286
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,286
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,286
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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
37,191
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
63,488
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
9,131
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
61,661
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,358
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,931
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,373
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,339
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,973
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,417
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,069
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,868
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,382
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,400
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,069
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,421
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,964
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,874
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,851
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,311
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,733
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,271
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,088
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,383
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,696
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,653
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,432