On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 29 2005
Events on This Day
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Adrian Diaconu
Born on This Day
A. J. Ayer🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish philosopher · 1910–1989
Days lived
28,731
Alexander von Falkenhausen🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1878–1966
Days lived
32,051
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Alexandre Lopes🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Andy Dalton🇺🇸
American football player (born 1987) · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Annemarie Carpendale🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Ariel Lin
Taiwanese singer-actress · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Baselios Thoma Didymos I🇮🇳
deceased20th Malankara Metropolitan and 7th Catholicos of the East in Malankara · 1921–2014
Days lived
33,812
Berthold Wolpe🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1905–1989
Days lived
30,565
Carl Djerassi🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1923–2015
Days lived
33,331
Carl Gustav Witt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1866–1946) · 1866–1946
Days lived
28,920
Claire Goll🇫🇷
deceasedwriter and journalist (1890–1977) · 1891–1977
Days lived
31,259
Cornelia Oschkenat🇩🇪
German sprinter and hurdler · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Dan Castellaneta🇺🇸
actor · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
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Dieter Nuhr🇩🇪
artist · b. 1960
Days alive
16,436
Dmitri Muratov🇷🇺
Journalist · b. 1961
Days alive
16,071
Elvira Nabiullina🇷🇺
Russian economist and Governor of the Bank of Russia · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Eric Saade🇸🇪
singer · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479
Ernst Wollweber
deceasedmilitary person · 1898–1967
Days lived
25,022
Fadel Nasser Sarouf
weightlifter · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Fanny Brice🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951) · 1891–1951
Days lived
21,761
Frank Baumann🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Germar Rudolf🇩🇪
chemist · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Hans-Valentin Hube
deceasedmilitary person · 1890–1944
Days lived
19,532
Hugo Döblin🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1876-1960) · 1876–1960
Days lived
30,686
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Inge Höger🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1950
Days alive
20,089
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Jon Abrahams🇺🇸
actor · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
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Kelly Smith🇬🇧
football player · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
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Lance Stroll
racing automobile driver · b. 1998
Days alive
2,557
Ma Huateng
Tech CEOs · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Maria Sten🇩🇰
Actor · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Marie of Romania🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1875–1938
Days lived
22,907
Mark Sheehan🇮🇪
deceasedsinger · 1976–2023
Days lived
16,968
Martin Gusinde🇦🇹
deceasedGerman-Austrian priest and ethnologist (1886-1969) · 1886–1969
Days lived
30,304
Mirco Nontschew🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1969–2021
Days lived
19,028
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Necmettin Erbakan
deceasedNotable Trials · 1926–2011
Days lived
30,802
Nurcan Taylan🇹🇷
Turkish weightlifter (born 1983) · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Oliver Bendt🇩🇪
actor · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
Otto Flake🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1880–1963
Days lived
30,326
Peter Pelikan🇦🇹
Austrian architect · b. 1941
Days alive
23,376
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Phillip Cocu🇳🇱
football player · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
R.A. Dickey🇺🇸
film director · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Richard Dreyfuss
Oscar Winners · b. 1947
Days alive
21,185
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1934–2017
Days lived
30,086
Stanisław Ostrowski🇵🇱
deceasedPolish politician (1892-1982) · 1892–1982
Days lived
32,895
Sultanmahmut Toraygirov
deceasedKazakhstani writer · 1893–1920
Days lived
9,700
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Thomas Thieme🇩🇪
actor · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Tracee Ellis Ross
actor · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Will Venable🇺🇸
Major League Baseball rightfielder · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Winona Ryder🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Zbigniew Herbert🇵🇱
deceasedPolish writer and poet (1924–1998) · 1924–1998
Days lived
26,935
Died on This Day
Ab Tresling🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1909–1980) · 1909–1980
Days lived
26,111
Adam Gottron🇩🇪
deceasedGerman priest (1889–1971) · 1889–1971
Days lived
29,967
Ana Cristina Cesar🇧🇷
deceasedwriter · 1952–1983
Days lived
11,471
Anton LaVerga🇺🇸
deceasedphilosopher · 1930–1997
Days lived
24,673
Cordelia Edvardson🇪🇸
deceasedwriter · 1929–2012
Days lived
30,617
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Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1901–1986) · 1901–1986
Days lived
31,341
George Gurdjieff🇦🇲
deceasedphilosopher, mystic, and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949) · 1866–1949
Days lived
30,604
Georges Brassens🇫🇷
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1921–1981
Days lived
21,922
Gustaf V of Sweden🇸🇪
deceasedKing of Sweden from 1907 to 1950 · 1858–1950
Days lived
33,737
Heinrich Biltz🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1865–1943
Days lived
28,644
J. Bernlef
deceasedwriter · 1937–2012
Days lived
27,682
J. J. Williams🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh rugby union player (1948–2020) · 1948–2020
Days lived
26,509
Jimmy Swan🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer · 1912–1994
Days lived
29,930
Jürgen Rieger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1946–2009) · 1946–2009
Days lived
23,182
Leon Czolgosz
deceasedNotable Trials · 1873–1901
Days lived
10,403
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Leonard Nelson🇩🇪
deceasedGerman mathematician and philosopher (1882-1927) · 1882–1927
Days lived
16,545
Otto Immisch🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1862–1936
Days lived
27,161
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Peter Schutz🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican businessman (1930–2017) · 1930–2017
Days lived
31,969
Senkichi Taniguchi🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese film director and screenwriter (1912-2007) · 1912–2007
Days lived
34,951
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
Slaven Zambata
deceasedYugoslavian footballer (1940–2020) · 1940–2020
Days lived
29,255
Stanisław Marusarz🇵🇱
deceasedathlete · 1913–1993
Days lived
29,353
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
55,818
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,496
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,844
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,507
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,382
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,287
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,287
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,287
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,287
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,287
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,287
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,287
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,287
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,287
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,287
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,287
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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
37,192
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
63,489
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
9,132
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
61,662
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,359
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,932
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,374
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,340
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,974
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,418
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,070
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,869
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,383
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,401
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,070
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,422
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,965
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,875
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,852
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,312
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,734
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,272
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,089
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,384
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,697
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,654
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,433