On This Day

Italian film director, screenwriter and film editor (1900–1987) · 1900–1987

actor · b. 1959

British writer · b. 1980

German Catholic theologian and canonist (1908–2000) · 1908–2000

politician · b. 1949

journalist · 1910–1989

British boxer · b. 1963

Chilean jazz singer · b. 1971

Irish Catholic priest (1883-1954) · 1883–1954

Hungarian chemist, pharmacist, professor (1893–1964) · 1893–1964

Dutch actress · b. 1981

writer · 1883–1924

military person · 1905–1954

German actor · b. 1969

film director · b. 1965

actor · 1885–1982

German association football player (1924-2000) · 1924–2000

Austrian writer · b. 1953

actor · b. 1980

scientist · b. 1935

German footballer and manager (1914-1998) · 1914–1998

entrepreneur · b. 1954

Major League Baseball player; National Basketball Association player (1922–2009) · 1922–2009

football player · 1930–2012

German field hockey player · b. 1987

football player · b. 1989

Prime Minister of Poland (r. 1997–2001); President of the European Parliament (r. 2009–2012) · b. 1940

Founder of WikiLeaks · b. 1971

British film director (1927–2011) · 1927–2011

Dutch footballer · b. 1977

politician · 1955–2023

German-British neurologist who created the Paralympic Games (1899-1980) · 1899–1980

Japanese film director, critic, and actor · 1949–2025

singer · b. 1992

artist · 1881–1962

German field hockey player · b. 1977

football player · b. 1986

writer · 1896–1959

philosopher · 1876–1957

American football player · b. 2003

film director · b. 1952

Film actor · b. 1962

British musician (1947–2023) · 1947–2023

artist · b. 1963

football player · b. 1993

Swiss actor (1920-2012) · 1920–2012

American game designer and programmer (1949-1998) · 1949–1998

military person · 1890–1960

German artist (1894-1933) · 1894–1933

Swiss cross-country skier · 1928–2011

(1877-1952) German-born American radiology technologist and erotomaniac · 1877–1952

artist · 1909–1977

German constructivist artist (1895–1936) · 1895–1936

German astronomer (1854–1907) · 1854–1907

German novelist and journalist (1936–2022) · 1936–2022

actor · 1943–1971

politician · 1912–2003

American tennis player (1928–1995) · 1928–1995

children's author and soldier in the Polish Resistance during World War II · 1920–2003

journalist · 1860–1904

actor · 1899–1980

athlete · b. 1892

American urban climber · b. 1898

scientist · b. 1901

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Marathi poet · b. 1901

artist · b. 1901

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

musician · 1903–2014

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011

American musician · b. 1904

Puerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

African grey parrot · 1976–2007

Bonobo · b. 1980

Orca · 1981–2017

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Banking · b. 1865

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Film · b. 1979

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Film · b. 1980