On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 13 2005
Born on This Day

Abraham Flexner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican educator · 1866–1959
Days lived
33,914

Ahmard Hall🇺🇸
United States Marine · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497

Alberto Lattuada🇮🇹
deceasedwriter · 1914–2005
Days lived
33,105

Anita Skorgan🇳🇴
Norwegian singer-songwriter · b. 1958
Days alive
17,167

Arthur Nebe🇩🇪
deceasedGerman police officer (1894-1945) · 1894–1945
Days lived
18,390

Ayaan Hirsi Ali🇺🇸
Dutch-American political activist and author · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149

Budge Pountney🇬🇧
English rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1973
Days alive
11,688

Bukhuti Gurgenidze
deceasedathlete · 1933–2008
Days lived
27,220

Candye Kane🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1961–2016
Days lived
19,898
Carolina Mauri🇨🇷
swimmer · b. 1969
Days alive
13,149
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D. John Sauer🇺🇸
Lawyer · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
David Levi🇺🇸
American actor and keyboard player · b. 1994
Days alive
4,018
Denise Blöchlinger🇨🇭
athlete · b. 1995
Days alive
3,653
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Emma Raducanu
tennis player · b. 2002
Days alive
1,096
Ernst Dumcke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1887-1940) · 1887–1940
Days lived
19,213

Eva Zeisel🇭🇺
deceasedartist · 1906–2011
Days lived
38,398

Garry Marshall🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor and filmmaker (1934–2016) · 1934–2016
Days lived
29,834

Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald🇩🇪
deceasedGerman paleontologist (1902-1982) · 1902–1982
Days lived
29,094
Heinrich Berlin🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist, archaeologist and prehistorian (1915-1988) · 1915–1988
Days lived
26,473
Hiltrud Grote🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1936–2010
Days lived
26,987
Hiroshi Saito🇯🇵
Japanese association football player · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784

Huang Xianfan🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1899–1982
Days lived
30,016
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Jerzy Janowicz🇵🇱
tennis player · b. 1990
Days alive
5,479

Jimmy Kimmel🇺🇸
Italian American talk show host and comedian (born 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880
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Josefine Dora🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1867-1944) · 1867–1944
Days lived
27,955

Karel Salomon🇮🇱
deceasedsinger · 1897–1974
Days lived
27,821
Katrin Schaake🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1931
Days alive
27,029
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Lando Norris
racing automobile driver · b. 1999
Days alive
2,192
Lidija Loginova
singer · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Margret van Munster🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1919–2010) · 1919–2010
Days lived
32,974
Mark Kiefer🇺🇸
film director · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514

Matthias Mauritz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman football and tennis player (1924-2016) · 1924–2016
Days lived
33,611
Max Hirschberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman lawyer and scholar (1883–1964) · 1883–1964
Days lived
29,440
Max Knapp🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor (1899-1979) · 1899–1979
Days lived
29,252

Merrick Garland🇺🇸
Judge · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
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Olga Fikotová🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1932–2024
Days lived
33,388

Paul Graham
Founder of YC · b. 1964
Days alive
14,975

Paul Saladin Leonhardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1877-1934) · 1877–1934
Days lived
20,849

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe🇦🇹
entrepreneur · b. 1944
Days alive
22,280
Peter Härtling🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1933–2017
Days lived
30,555

Rebecca Immanuel🇩🇪
German actress and television presenter · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784

Riccardo Scamarcio🇮🇹
Italian actor · b. 1979
Days alive
9,497

Robert Louis Stevenson🌍
deceasedPoet · 1850–1894
Days lived
16,091
Rosemarie Trockel🇩🇪
German artist (born 1952) · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Rudolf Schwarzkogler🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian artist (1940-1969) · 1940–1969
Days lived
10,446

Shawn Yue🇨🇳
singer · b. 1981
Days alive
8,766
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Susann Atwell🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1967
Days alive
13,880

Tetsuo Sakurai🇯🇵
Japanese bassist (1957-) · b. 1957
Days alive
17,532

Whoopi Goldberg🇺🇸
television actor · b. 1955
Days alive
18,263

William Taubman🇺🇸
American political scientist · b. 1940
Days alive
23,741
Zhanna Shubenok🇧🇾
athlete · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Died on This Day
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Carl Lampert🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian priest (1894–2011) · 1894–1944
Days lived
18,570

Elsa Schiaparelli🇮🇹
deceasedItalian fashion designer and couturier (1890-1973) · 1890–1973
Days lived
30,379

Friedrich Oskar Giesel🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1852–1927
Days lived
27,569

Georg Brenninger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect and sculptor (1909-1988) · 1909–1988
Days lived
28,820
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Gerhard Marcks🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1889–1981
Days lived
33,870

Harold Vick🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1936-1987) · 1936–1987
Days lived
18,851

Josef Altstötter🇩🇪
deceasedHigh-ranking official in the German Ministry of Justice under the Nazi Regime (1892-1979) · 1892–1979
Days lived
32,089
Ogtay Aghayev🇦🇿
deceasedsinger and actor (1934-2006) · 1934–2006
Days lived
26,304

Paul Hornung🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1935–2020) · 1935–2020
Days lived
31,007

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1881–1954
Days lived
26,759

Princess Viktoria of Prussia🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1866–1929
Days lived
23,225
Raphael Eduard Liesegang🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1869–1947
Days lived
28,500
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Rufus R. Jones🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1933–1993
Days lived
22,047

Sam Huff🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1934–2021) · 1934–2021
Days lived
31,817

Vittorio De Sica🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director (1901-1974) · 1901–1974
Days lived
26,792
Waldemar Malak🇵🇱
deceasedPolish weightlifter · 1970–1992
Days lived
8,155
Washboard Sam🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican blues singer and musician (1910–1966) · 1910–1966
Days lived
20,575
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
55,833
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,511
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,859
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,522

Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,397

Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,302
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,302
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,302
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,302
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,302
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,302
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,302
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,302
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,302
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,302
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,302
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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
37,207
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
63,504
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
9,147
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
61,677
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,374
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,947
HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,389
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,355
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,989
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,433
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,085
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,884
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,398
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,416
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,085
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,437
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,980
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,890
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,867
Already Released
Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,327
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,749
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,287

Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,104

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,399

Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,712

Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,669

The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,448