On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 11 2005
Born on This Day
Alicia Ostriker🇺🇸
writer · b. 1937
Days alive
24,837
Andreas Furtwängler🇩🇪
German archaeologist · b. 1944
Days alive
22,280
Austin Collie🇨🇦
American football player · b. 1985
Days alive
7,305
Azzi Fudd🇺🇸
Basketball player · b. 2002
Days alive
1,096
Benedicta Boccoli🇮🇹
Actor · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Benvenuto Cellini
deceasedNotable Trials · 1500–1571
Days lived
25,671
Bill Musgrave🇺🇸
American football player and coach (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
Brigitta Cimarolli🇦🇹
Austrian actress · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167
Christopher Loeak
deceasedMarshallese politician, president of the Marshall Islands (2012–2016) · 1952–2025
Days lived
26,568
Claude Torracinta🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss journalist (1934–2024) · 1934–2024
Days lived
32,707
Cornelia Schmalz-Jacobsen🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1934
Days alive
25,933
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Daniel Ortega
Notable Trials · b. 1945
Days alive
21,915
Danny Rios🇪🇸
film director · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Demi Moore🇺🇸
Stage actor · b. 1962
Days alive
15,706
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Friedrich Merz🇩🇪
Politician · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263
Gregory Reid Wiseman🇺🇸
Naval officer · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Günter Fronius🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1907–2015
Days lived
39,334
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden🇸🇪
deceasedKing of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist · 1882–1973
Days lived
33,180
Hans Magnus Enzensberger🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1929–2022
Days lived
33,981
Helmut Uhlig🇩🇪
deceasedbasketball player · 1942–2014
Days lived
26,186
Heorhiy V. Zaborsky🇧🇾
deceasedBelarusian architect (1909–1999) · 1909–1999
Days lived
32,643
Jonathan Winters🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1925–2013
Days lived
31,928
José María Sánchez-Silva🇪🇸
deceasedwriter · 1911–2002
Days lived
32,936
Lee Sang-Min🇰🇷
basketball player · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Leonardo DiCaprio
Oscar Winners · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Magda Goebbels🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1901–1945
Days lived
15,877
Maia Lomineishvili🇬🇪
athlete · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Maniche🇵🇹
football player · b. 1977
Days alive
10,227
Marco Huck🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1984
Days alive
7,670
Paul van Zeeland🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1893–1973
Days lived
29,169
Peter Klint
German artist · b. 1971
Days alive
12,419
Philipp Lahm🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Raghav Chadha🇮🇳
Politician · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Rebecca Lowe🇬🇧
Television presenter · b. 1980
Days alive
9,131
René Clair🇫🇷
deceasedFrench filmmaker and writer (1898–1981) · 1898–1981
Days lived
30,074
Robbie Peden🇦🇺
Australian boxer · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688
Robert Palfrader🇦🇹
actor · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Sanju Samson🇮🇳
Cricketer · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
Sepp Vees🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1908–1989
Days lived
29,605
Shrimad Rajchandra
deceasedphilosopher · 1867–1901
Days lived
12,202
Viktor Kosenko🌍
deceasedComposer · 1896–1938
Days lived
15,300
Walther Wever🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1887–1936
Days lived
17,736
Died on This Day
Charles Perrot🇫🇷
deceasedFrench theologian · 1929–2013
Days lived
30,949
Dina Gralla🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1905–1994
Days lived
32,807
Frank Auerbach🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1931–2024
Days lived
34,165
Harry Nestor🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1893–1969
Days lived
28,003
Herbert Stass🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film actor (1919–1999) · 1919–1999
Days lived
29,255
Ilya Oleynikov🇷🇺
deceasedactor · 1947–2012
Days lived
23,866
Jan Petersen🇩🇪
deceasedscreenwriter and writer (1906-1969) · 1906–1969
Days lived
23,143
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
deceasedPrime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020) · 1935–2020
Days lived
31,034
Ludwig Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1852-1932) · 1852–1932
Days lived
29,323
Mark Dyer🇺🇸
deceasedAnglican priest · 1930–2014
Days lived
30,838
Mykolas Sleževičius🇱🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1882–1939
Days lived
21,081
Ned Kelly
deceasedNotable Trials · 1854–1880
Days lived
9,477
Ozjasz Thon🇵🇱
deceasedRabbi, writer, zionist (1870-1936) · 1870–1936
Days lived
24,377
Valy Arnheim🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1883–1950) · 1883–1950
Days lived
24,627
Victor Mees🇧🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1927–2012
Days lived
31,336
Vladimir Dolgov🇷🇺
deceasedRussian tech executive (1959-2016) · 1959–2016
Days lived
20,978
Walther Kittel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general and physician (1887-1971) · 1887–1971
Days lived
30,916
Wolf Mittler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman radio host (1918–2002) · 1918–2002
Days lived
30,995
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
55,831
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,509
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,857
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,520
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,395
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,300
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,300
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,300
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,300
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,300
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,300
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,300
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,300
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,300
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,300
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,300
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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
37,205
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
63,502
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
9,145
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
61,675
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,372
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,945
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,387
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,353
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,987
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,431
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,083
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,882
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,396
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,414
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,083
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,435
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,978
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,888
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,865
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,325
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,747
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,285
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,102
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,397
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,710
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,667
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,446