On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 3 2006
Born on This Day
Adolf Dassler🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1900–1978
Days lived
28,431
André Malraux🇫🇷
deceasedPolitician · 1901–1976
Days lived
27,414
Anna Wintour
Editor-in-Chief, Vogue · b. 1949
Days alive
20,819
Aria Giovanni🇺🇸
actor · b. 1977
Days alive
10,592
Bernhard Willhelm🇩🇪
German fashion designer (born 1972) · b. 1972
Days alive
12,418
Brandon Dickson🇺🇸
American baseball player · b. 1984
Days alive
8,035
Brenda Fassie🇿🇦
deceasedSouth African pop singer (1964-2004) · 1964–2004
Days lived
14,432
Calvin Bricker🇨🇦
deceasedathlete · 1884–1963
Days lived
28,660
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1877–1960
Days lived
30,126
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Caroline Beil🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1966
Days alive
14,610
Charles Bronson🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1921–2003
Days lived
29,885
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Colin Kaepernick🇺🇸
film director · b. 1987
Days alive
6,940
Efrat Gosh🇮🇱
Israeli singer · b. 1983
Days alive
8,401
Ever Anderson🇺🇸
Actress, Model · b. 2007
Frans Groot
Dutch baseball player · b. 1970
Days alive
13,149
Gabe Newell🇺🇸
game designer · b. 1962
Days alive
16,071
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Gerd Müller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman association football player (1945–2021) · 1945–2021
Days lived
27,679
Giovanni Leone🇮🇹
deceasedpolitician · 1908–2001
Days lived
33,974
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Hanns Heinz Ewers🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and writer (1871–1943) · 1871–1943
Days lived
26,153
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Ian Wright🇬🇧
Association football player · b. 1963
Days alive
15,706
Janel McCarville🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
8,766
Jaroslav Šilhavý🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1961
Days alive
16,436
Jim McCormick🇬🇧
deceasedfilm director · 1856–1918
Days lived
22,406
John Eustace🇬🇧
football player · b. 1979
Days alive
9,862
Kate Capshaw🇺🇸
actor · b. 1953
Days alive
19,358
Kendall Jenner🇺🇸
Supermodel, Entrepreneur, TV Personality · b. 1995
Days alive
4,018
Kurt Julius Goldstein🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1914–2007) · 1914–2007
Days lived
33,928
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Kyle Seager🇺🇸
American baseball player · b. 1987
Days alive
6,940
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Leopold III of Belgium🇧🇪
deceasedking of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951 (1901–1983) · 1901–1983
Days lived
29,911
Marika Rökk🇭🇺
deceasedactor · 1913–2004
Days lived
33,067
Max Blümich🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1886–1942) · 1886–1942
Days lived
20,200
Mazie Hirono🇺🇸
writer · b. 1947
Days alive
21,550
Michael Morhaime🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1967
Days alive
14,245
Monica Vitti🇮🇹
deceasedItalian actress (1931–2022) · 1931–2022
Days lived
32,964
Nick Holonyak🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1928–2022
Days lived
34,289
Osamu Tezuka🇯🇵
deceasedartist · 1928–1989
Days lived
22,013
Pran Nath🇮🇳
deceasedIndian singer (1918–1996) · 1918–1996
Days lived
28,347
Pupi Avati🇮🇹
Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter · b. 1938
Days alive
24,837
Pyotr Yakubovich
deceasedwriter · 1860–1911
Days lived
18,408
Ralf Schmitz🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1974
Days alive
11,688
Roseanne Barr
television actor · b. 1952
Days alive
19,723
Sergiño Dest
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
2,191
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Theodor Tolsdorff🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1909–1978
Days lived
25,040
Tokuji Hayakawa🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese businessman (1893-1980) · 1893–1980
Days lived
31,644
Wanda Jarszewska🇵🇱
deceasedactress (1888-1964) · 1888–1964
Days lived
27,586
Wendy Hale
Solomon Island weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
6,940
Yu Chaohong🇨🇳
Chinese race walker · b. 1975
Days alive
11,323
Died on This Day
Arturo D'Onofrio🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest (1914–2006) · 1914–2006
Days lived
33,690
Carl Harries🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1866–1923
Days lived
20,908
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Carl Sternheim🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1878–1942
Days lived
23,591
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Dezső Kosztolányi🇭🇺
deceasedYouTube personality · 1885–1936
Days lived
18,846
Dick Cheney
deceasedNotable Trials · 1941–2025
Days lived
30,958
Friedemann Layer🇦🇹
deceasedmusician · 1941–2019
Days lived
28,493
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Gábor Béla Fodor🇭🇺
deceasedchemist from Hungary · 1915–2000
Days lived
31,015
Hans Krüger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1902-1971) · 1902–1971
Days lived
25,322
Henri Matisse🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1869–1954
Days lived
30,987
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
deceasedNotable Trials · 1921–1996
Days lived
27,648
John Chapman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1899-1953) · 1899–1953
Days lived
19,742
László Csákányi🇭🇺
deceasedsinger · 1921–1992
Days lived
26,227
Lewis Hine🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sociologist and photographer (1874–1940) · 1874–1940
Days lived
24,144
Lonnie Donegan🇬🇧
deceasedsinger · 1931–2002
Days lived
26,121
Odd Børretzen🇳🇴
deceasedsinger · 1926–2012
Days lived
31,394
Olympe de Gouges
deceasedNotable Trials · 1748–1793
Days lived
16,616
Quincy Jones🇺🇸
deceasedComposer & Producer · 1933–2024
Days lived
33,472
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Rasul Gamzatov🇷🇺
deceasedprobably the most famous poet writing in the Avar language (1923-2003) · 1923–2003
Days lived
29,276
Schaggi Streuli🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss film actor (1899-1980) · 1899–1980
Days lived
29,707
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
56,188
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,866
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,214
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,877
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,752
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,657
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,657
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,657
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,657
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,657
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,657
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,657
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,657
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,657
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,657
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,657
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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
37,562
Peggy Gilbert🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1905–2007) · 1905–2007
Days lived
37,281
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
63,859
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
9,502
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Stubbs🇺🇸
deceasedOrange tabby cat · 1997–2017
Days lived
7,405
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,032
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,729
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
61,302
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,744
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,710
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
50,344
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,788
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,440
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,239
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,753
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,771
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,440
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,792
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
27,335
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
25,245
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
23,222
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,682
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,104
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,642
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,459
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,754
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,067
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,024
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,803