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October 5 2007

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Wagner Moura
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Starred in 'The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising'
Alexander Ludwig
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Born on This Day

Died on This Day

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Born on October 5 Died on October 5 On This Day Day Lookup

🇩🇪Anne Menden

German actress · b. 1985

Days alive

8,035

🇩🇪Bahar Kizil

German singer · b. 1988

Days alive

6,939

🇺🇸Barry Switzer

American football player and coach · b. 1937

Days alive

25,567

Bernard Bolzano

deceased

Notable Trials · 1781–1848

Days lived

24,545

🇺🇸Billy Scott

deceased

American R&B singer (1942–2012) · 1942–2012

Days lived

25,611

🇮🇪Bob Geldof

singer · b. 1951

Days alive

20,454

🇩🇪Charlotte Link

writer · b. 1963

Days alive

16,071

🇺🇸Christian Hosoi

athlete · b. 1967

Days alive

14,610

🇨🇭Diogo Graf

deceased

Swiss artist (1896-1966) · 1896–1966

Days lived

25,641

🇺🇸Eddie Townsend

deceased

American boxing trainer (1914-1988) · 1914–1988

Days lived

26,782

🇫🇮Ellen Thesleff

deceased

Finnish painter (1869-1954) · 1869–1954

Days lived

30,779

Emomali Rahmon

politician · b. 1952

Days alive

20,088

Exequiel Palacios

association football player · b. 1998

Days alive

3,287

🇩🇴Felipe Paulino

film director · b. 1983

Days alive

8,766

🇩🇪Florian Mayer

German tennis player · b. 1983

Days alive

8,766

🇩🇪Gert Westphal

deceased

German actor (1920–2002) · 1920–2002

Days lived

29,986

🇬🇧Glynis Johns

deceased

Pianist · 1923–2024

Days lived

36,616

🇮🇩Hamid Awaludin

Indonesian diplomat · b. 1962

Days alive

16,436

🇳🇱Han Hollander

deceased

singer · 1886–1943

Days lived

20,730

Jacob Tremblay

actor · b. 2006

Days alive

365

🇬🇧John Mogg, Baron Mogg

British peer · b. 1943

Days alive

23,376

🇵🇾Julio César Cáceres

Paraguayan footballer · b. 1979

Days alive

10,227

🇩🇪Jürgen Brähmer

German boxer · b. 1978

Days alive

10,592

🇩🇪Kasimir Edschmid

deceased

German writer (1890–1966) · 1890–1966

Days lived

27,723

🇬🇧Kate Winslet

Film actor · b. 1975

Days alive

11,688

🇧🇪Kevin Mirallas

Belgian association football player (born 1987) · b. 1987

Days alive

7,305

🇨🇳Liao Hui

weightlifter · b. 1987

Days alive

7,305

🇩🇪Ludwig Nolden

deceased

German association football player (1935–2024) · 1935–2024

Days lived

32,271

🇵🇱Marian Woyna-Orlewicz

deceased

athlete · 1913–2011

Days lived

35,529

🇩🇪Nana

Ghanaian born German rapper and DJ · b. 1968

Days alive

14,244

🇺🇸Nicky Hilton

American socialite (born 1983) · b. 1983

Days alive

8,766

🇷🇺Nikita Kurbanov

basketball player · b. 1986

Days alive

7,670

🇩🇪Oskar Kanehl

deceased

German writer (1888-1929) · 1888–1929

Days lived

14,844

🇨🇭Paola del Medico

Swiss singer · b. 1950

Days alive

20,819

🇪🇸Patricia Conde Galindo

Spanish actress · b. 1976

Days alive

11,322

🇬🇧Robert Adams

deceased

artist · 1917–1984

Days lived

24,289

🇬🇧Sam Warburton

Welsh rugby union player · b. 1988

Days alive

6,939

🇨🇴Sara Tunes

Colombian singer-songwriter · b. 1994

Days alive

4,748

🇵🇱Semen Zonshain

deceased

Soviet scientist in aeronautics and university teacher (1898-1978) · 1898–1978

Days lived

29,160

🇩🇪Stefan Klein

German science writer · b. 1965

Days alive

15,340

🇬🇧Stephanie Cole

deceased

Actor · 1941–2026

Days lived

31,029

🇳🇱Theo Bos

deceased

association football manager and former player (1965-2013) · 1965–2013

Days lived

17,313

🇬🇪Tornike Shengelia

athlete · b. 1991

Days alive

5,844

Travis Kelce

Sports · b. 1989

Days alive

6,574

🇨🇿Václav Havel

deceased

YouTube personality · 1936–2011

Days lived

27,467

🇷🇺Varvara Myasnikova

deceased

actor · 1900–1978

Days lived

28,323

🇺🇸Youenn Gwernig

deceased

singer-songwriter · 1925–2006

Days lived

29,548

🇸🇮Zlatko Dedić

football player · b. 1984

Days alive

8,400

🇵🇭Christopher Ricketts

deceased

Filipino martial artist · 1955–2010

Days lived

20,287

🇺🇸E. H. Calvert

deceased

actor · 1863–1941

Days lived

28,589

🇦🇹Emilie Schindler

deceased

writer · 1907–2001

Days lived

34,317

Friedrich Wolf

deceased

German writer (1888-1953) · 1888–1953

Days lived

23,661

🇬🇧George Fenton

deceased

Actor · 1949–2026

Days lived

28,110

🇺🇸Gloria Grahame

deceased

American actress (1923–1981) · 1923–1981

Days lived

21,131

🇩🇪Hans Richter

deceased

German film actor (1919–2008) · 1919–2008

Days lived

32,774

🇩🇪Helmut Träbert

deceased

scientist · 1920–1974

Days lived

19,853

Ivan Yefremov

deceased

philosopher · 1908–1972

Days lived

23,541

🇫🇷Jean Vigo

deceased

French film director (1905–1934) · 1905–1934

Days lived

10,754

🇺🇸Ken Strong

deceased

film director · 1906–1979

Days lived

26,830

🇩🇪Paul Silverberg

deceased

German Jewish entrepreneur and jurist (1876-1959) Industrialist, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rheinische AG, Braunkohlenbergbau und Brikettfabrikation and Rheinisches Braunkohlensyndikat GmbH Cologne · 1876–1959

Days lived

30,466

🇩🇪Rainer Baumann

deceased

German footballer (1930–2021) · 1930–2021

Days lived

33,495

🇺🇸Ruth R. Benerito

deceased

American scientist and inventor (1916-2013) · 1916–2013

Days lived

35,696

Santa Faustina Kowalska

deceased

writer · 1905–1938

Days lived

12,094

🇺🇸Seymour Cray

deceased

Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer (1925–1996) · 1925–1996

Days lived

25,940

🇺🇸Steve Jobs

deceased

Entrepreneur and inventor · 1955–2011

Days lived

20,677

Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly

deceased

Indian Catholic priest (1876-1929) · 1876–1929

Days lived

19,415

🇩🇪Walter Kempowski

deceased

German writer (1929–2007) · 1929–2007

Days lived

28,648

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

42,550

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

42,213

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

40,088

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

38,993

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

38,993

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,993

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,993

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,993

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

38,993

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,993

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

38,993

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

38,993

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

38,993

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

38,993

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

deceased

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇦🇹Johannes Heesters

deceased

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

Days lived

39,466

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

37,898

🇺🇸Emilio Navarro

deceased

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

Days lived

38,567

🇺🇸Washoe

deceased

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

🇺🇸Koko

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

9,838

🇺🇸Tilikum

deceased

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

deceased

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇯🇵Tama

deceased

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

61,638

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

52,080

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

51,046

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

50,680

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

48,124

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

46,776

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

71,107

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

51,776

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

30,128

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

27,671

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

25,581

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

23,558

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

12,978

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

11,795

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

11,090

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,403

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,360

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

10,139

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇩🇪A. R. Penck

🇪🇸Ángela Molina

Died on This Day

🇮🇹Carlo Lizzani

🇧🇪Chantal Akerman

Who Was Alive

Sándor Farkas

Horst von der Goltz

Animals Alive

🇸🇭Jonathan

🇪🇨Lonesome George

Companies That Existed

🇫🇷Hermes

🇺🇸Procter & Gamble

Already Published

🇮🇹Meditations

🇪🇸Don Quixote

Already Released

Wuthering Heights

🇺🇸12 Angry Men

🇩🇪Anne Menden

🇩🇪Bahar Kizil

🇺🇸Barry Switzer

Bernard Bolzano

🇺🇸Billy Scott

🇮🇪Bob Geldof

🇩🇪Charlotte Link

🇺🇸Christian Hosoi

🇨🇭Diogo Graf

🇺🇸Eddie Townsend

🇫🇮Ellen Thesleff

Emomali Rahmon

Exequiel Palacios

🇩🇴Felipe Paulino

🇩🇪Florian Mayer

🇩🇪Gert Westphal

🇬🇧Glynis Johns

🇮🇩Hamid Awaludin

🇳🇱Han Hollander

Jacob Tremblay

🇬🇧John Mogg, Baron Mogg

🇵🇾Julio César Cáceres

🇩🇪Jürgen Brähmer

🇩🇪Kasimir Edschmid

🇬🇧Kate Winslet

🇧🇪Kevin Mirallas

🇨🇳Liao Hui

🇩🇪Ludwig Nolden

🇵🇱Marian Woyna-Orlewicz

🇩🇪Nana

🇺🇸Nicky Hilton

🇷🇺Nikita Kurbanov

🇩🇪Oskar Kanehl

🇨🇭Paola del Medico

🇪🇸Patricia Conde Galindo

🇬🇧Robert Adams

🇬🇧Sam Warburton

🇨🇴Sara Tunes

🇵🇱Semen Zonshain

🇩🇪Stefan Klein

🇬🇧Stephanie Cole

🇳🇱Theo Bos

🇬🇪Tornike Shengelia

Travis Kelce

🇨🇿Václav Havel

🇷🇺Varvara Myasnikova

🇺🇸Youenn Gwernig

🇸🇮Zlatko Dedić

🇵🇭Christopher Ricketts

🇺🇸E. H. Calvert

🇦🇹Emilie Schindler

Friedrich Wolf

🇬🇧George Fenton

🇺🇸Gloria Grahame

🇩🇪Hans Richter

🇩🇪Helmut Träbert

Ivan Yefremov