On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 6 2005
Born on This Day
Aaron Hernandez🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican convicted murderer and football player (1989-2017) · 1989–2017
Days lived
10,026
Adiato Djaló Nandigna
Guinea-Bissauan politician and prime minister · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Adrian Mierzejewski🇵🇱
Polish footballer · b. 1986
Days alive
6,940
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Ana Ivanovic🇷🇸
Serbian tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Brian McKechnie🇳🇿
New Zealand cricketer and rugby union player · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Charles Dow🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican journalist (1851–1902) · 1851–1902
Days lived
18,655
Conchita Wurst🇦🇹
Austrian singer and drag queen · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Eftim Kletnikov
Macedonian poet, literary and art critic, essayist and translator · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
Emma Stone🇺🇸
Film actor · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Eric Singleton🇺🇸
musician · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Erich Karkoschka🇺🇸
American astronomer · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Erik Ode🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and director (1910–1983) · 1910–1983
Days lived
26,553
Falk Huste🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Françoise Dolto🇫🇷
deceasedFrench pediatrician & psychoanalyst (1908–1988) · 1908–1988
Days lived
29,147
Georg Uecker🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
Greg Graffin🇺🇸
American singer · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975
Herbert W. Roesky🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1935–2025
Days lived
32,902
Hero Fiennes Tiffin🇬🇧
Child actor · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Ian Heilbron🇬🇧
deceasedBritish chemist (1886–1959) · 1886–1959
Days lived
26,609
Jamie Chua🇸🇬
Socialite, Luxury Influencer & Entrepreneur · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Jeanette Schmid🇨🇿
deceasedCzech musician · 1924–2005
Days lived
29,343
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Jerry Yang
entrepreneur · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Jörg Mager
deceasedmusician · 1880–1939
Days lived
21,333
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Josef Ludvik Fischer🇨🇿
deceasedphilosopher · 1894–1973
Days lived
28,591
Jozy Altidore🇺🇸
football player · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
Klaus Kleinfeld🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532
Kwon Hyuk🇰🇷
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Lamar Odom🇺🇸
Basketball player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497
Laurene Powell Jobs
businessperson · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Lotte Hass🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian underwater diver and model; wife of Hans Hass (1928-2015) · 1928–2015
Days lived
31,480
Mark Haynes🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Mike Nichols🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican director and comedian (1931–2014) · 1931–2014
Days lived
30,329
Peter DeLuise🇺🇸
American-Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966) · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Prince Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1896–1980
Days lived
30,668
Rebecca Romijn🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Robert Hübner🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1948–2025
Days lived
27,819
Robert Musil🇦🇹
deceasedYouTube personality · 1880–1942
Days lived
22,439
Sally Field🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1946
Days alive
21,550
Sebastian Schlemmer🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Trygve Hirsch🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian barrister and writer (1912-1992) · 1912–1992
Days lived
28,978
Wild Man Fischer🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1944–2011
Days lived
24,328
William Auld🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1924–2006
Days lived
29,894
Died on This Day
Ace Parker🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1912–2013
Days lived
37,063
Ali Birra🇪🇹
deceasedsinger · 1950–2022
Days lived
26,336
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Antoni Martí
deceased6th Prime Minister of Andorra (1963–2023) · 1963–2023
Days lived
22,014
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Axel Berg von Linde🇸🇪
deceasedathlete · 1883–1969
Days lived
31,649
Billy Sunday🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1862–1935
Days lived
26,649
Christian López🇬🇹
deceasedGuatemalan weightlifter (1984-2013) · 1984–2013
Days lived
10,813
Clarence Williams🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher (1893-1965) · 1893–1965
Days lived
26,326
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Clive Dunn🇬🇧
deceasedsinger · 1920–2012
Days lived
33,905
Ernst Hanfstaengl🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1887–1975
Days lived
32,418
Ezard Haußmann🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1935–2010
Days lived
27,663
Georg Buschan🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1863-1942) · 1863–1942
Days lived
29,060
Hans von Euler-Chelpin🇸🇪
deceasedchemist · 1873–1964
Days lived
33,501
Hetty Blok🇳🇱
deceasedactor · 1920–2012
Days lived
33,908
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James Watson🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1928–2025
Days lived
35,643
Jean Dufay🇫🇷
deceasedFrench astronomer (1896-1967) · 1896–1967
Days lived
26,042
Josef Pieper🇩🇪
deceasedGerman philosopher (1904-1997) · 1904–1997
Days lived
34,154
Joseph Sautel🇫🇷
deceasedFrench priest and archeologist (1880-1955) · 1880–1955
Days lived
27,609
King Von🇺🇸
deceasedRapper · 1994–2020
Days lived
9,586
Marianne Wischmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1921-2009) · 1921–2009
Days lived
32,159
Rudolf Küster🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter (1955–2012) · 1955–2012
Days lived
21,033
Torsten Fenslau🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1964–1993
Days lived
10,789
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Václav Čtvrtek🇨🇿
deceasedCzech poet and writer (1911–1976) · 1911–1976
Days lived
23,958
Walter Giger🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss chemist and professor at ETH Zurich · 1943–2025
Days lived
30,012
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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
55,826
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,504
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,852
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,515
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,390
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,295
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,295
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,295
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,295
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,295
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,295
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,295
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,295
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,295
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,295
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,295
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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
37,200
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
63,497
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
9,140
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
61,670
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,367
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,940
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,382
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,348
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,982
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,426
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,078
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,877
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,391
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,409
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,078
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,430
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,973
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,883
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,860
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,320
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,742
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,280
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,097
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,392
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,705
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,662
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,441