On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 5 2007
Historical Events
Celebrations for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th Birthday
politicsGrand Palace
Born on This Day
Abbas Araghchi🇮🇷
Diplomat · b. 1962
Days alive
16,436
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André-Pierre Gignac🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
8,035
Bhumibol Adulyadej
deceasedstatesperson · 1927–2016
Days lived
32,455
Carl Ferdinand Cori🇺🇸
deceasedCzech Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984) · 1896–1984
Days lived
32,095
Charlie Batch🇺🇸
American football player (born 1974) · b. 1974
Days alive
12,053
Derek Hole
deceasedProvost of Leicester Cathedral · 1933–2021
Days lived
32,050
Dieter Falk🇩🇪
German musician · b. 1959
Days alive
17,532
Emeric Pressburger🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian-British screenwriter, director and producer (1902–1988) · 1902–1988
Days lived
31,108
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Fritz Lang🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1890–1976
Days lived
31,286
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Gábor Béla Fodor🇭🇺
deceasedchemist from Hungary · 1915–2000
Days lived
31,015
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J.J. Cale🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1938–2013
Days lived
27,262
Jack Russell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1960–2024) · 1960–2024
Days lived
23,264
Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio🇺🇸
Dancer · b. 1973
Days alive
12,418
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Jeroen Krabbé🇳🇱
Dutch actor, film director (born 1944) · b. 1944
Days alive
23,010
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Jessica Paré🇨🇦
Canadian actress · b. 1980
Days alive
9,861
Johannes Heesters🇦🇹
deceasedDutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011
Days lived
39,466
Józef Piłsudski
deceasedpolitician · 1867–1935
Days lived
24,629
Kane Lim🇸🇬
Reality Television Star, Investor, Real Estate Developer · b. 1989
Days alive
6,574
Kati Oláh🇭🇺
Hungarian artist · b. 1959
Days alive
17,532
Lee Seung-chul🇰🇷
singer · b. 1966
Days alive
14,975
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Little Richard🇺🇸
deceasedmusician · 1932–2020
Days lived
31,932
Ludwig Minelli🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss lawyer and former journalist (1932–2025) · 1932–2025
Days lived
33,962
Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
Miralem Sulejmani🇷🇸
Serbian footballer · b. 1988
Days alive
6,939
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Moshe Katsav
Notable Trials · b. 1945
Days alive
22,645
Nick Jameson
Actor · b. 1950
Days alive
20,819
Otto Preminger🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican director, producer and actor (1905–1986) · 1905–1986
Days lived
29,359
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Patricia Kaas🇫🇷
French singer · b. 1966
Days alive
14,975
Randal Kolo Muani
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
3,287
Raquel Argandoña🇨🇱
Chilean entertainer and mayor · b. 1957
Days alive
18,262
Sheldon Glashow🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1932
Days alive
27,393
Teoman Öztürk🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1967
Days alive
14,610
Trey Hendrickson🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1994
Days alive
4,748
Vesa Hakala🇫🇮
Finnish ski jumper · b. 1968
Days alive
14,244
Walt Disney🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1901–1966
Days lived
23,751
William Greggan🇬🇧
deceasedathlete · 1882–1976
Days lived
34,031
Yakov Kivovich Syrkin🇧🇾
deceasedscientist · 1894–1974
Days lived
28,888
Yury Vlasov🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet weightlifter (1935–2021) · 1935–2021
Days lived
31,117
Died on This Day
Anca Parghel🇷🇴
deceasedsinger, music teacher · 1957–2008
Days lived
18,708
Aurobindo Ghosh🇮🇳
deceasedIndian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950) · 1872–1950
Days lived
28,600
Claudius Dornier🇫🇷
deceasedentrepreneur · 1884–1969
Days lived
31,250
Dajos Béla🇺🇦
deceased(1897–1978) fiddle-player and band-leader · 1897–1978
Days lived
29,570
Dave Brubeck🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012) · 1920–2012
Days lived
33,602
Dharam Singh🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1919–2001) · 1919–2001
Days lived
30,271
Frank Maurice Stinson Jenkins🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian ice hockey player (1859-1930) · 1859–1930
Days lived
26,084
Frits Clausen🇩🇪
deceasedDanish national socialist politician (1893-1947) · 1893–1947
Days lived
19,745
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Georges Bayrou🇫🇷
deceasedFrench footballer (1883-1953) · 1883–1953
Days lived
25,551
Günter Meisner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1926–1994) · 1926–1994
Days lived
25,068
Hashim al-Atassi
deceasedpolitician · 1875–1960
Days lived
31,045
Hazel Bishop🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chemist and cosmetics company founder (1906–1998) · 1906–1998
Days lived
33,713
Heinz Auerswald🇩🇪
deceasedGerman member of the SS (1908-1970) · 1908–1970
Days lived
22,777
Herbert W. Roesky🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1935–2025
Days lived
32,902
Jean-Luc Benoziglio🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer and publishing editor (1941-2013) · 1941–2013
Days lived
26,314
Johnny Hallyday🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1943–2017
Days lived
27,202
Joseph Rock🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian-American scientist-explorer (1884-1962) · 1884–1962
Days lived
28,815
Kaisa Sere🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish computer scientist · 1954–2012
Days lived
21,370
Lennart Gabrielsson🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish CEO · 1909–1988
Days lived
29,049
Lucy Everest Boole
deceasedBritish chemist and pharmacist (1862-1904) · 1862–1904
Days lived
15,462
Nelson Mandela🇿🇦
deceasedAnti-apartheid leader and statesman · 1918–2013
Days lived
34,839
Oskar von Hutier🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1857–1934
Days lived
28,223
Otto Graf Lambsdorff🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1926–2009
Days lived
30,301
Pietro Germi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian screenwriter, director, actor (1914–1974) · 1914–1974
Days lived
21,997
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Rudolf Bahro🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and writer (1935-1997) · 1935–1997
Days lived
22,663
Sonia Delaunay🇫🇷
deceasedFrench painter (1885–1979) · 1885–1979
Days lived
34,353
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Violetta Villas🇵🇱
deceasedPolish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011) · 1938–2011
Days lived
26,841
Walter Stocker
deceasedActor · 1925–2003
Days lived
28,584
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart🇦🇹
deceasedComposer and musician · 1756–1791
Days lived
13,096
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
56,585
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,263
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,611
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
42,274
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
40,149
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,054
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
39,054
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
39,054
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,054
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
39,054
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,054
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,054
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
39,054
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
39,054
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
39,054
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,054
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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
37,959
Emilio Navarro🇺🇸
deceasedPuerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011
Days lived
38,567
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
64,256
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
9,899
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Stubbs🇺🇸
deceasedOrange tabby cat · 1997–2017
Days lived
7,405
Tama🇯🇵
deceasedCalico cat · 1999–2015
Days lived
5,898
Harambe🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1999–2016
Days lived
6,211
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,429
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,126
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
61,699
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
52,141
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
51,107
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
50,741
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
48,185
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,837
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,636
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,150
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,168
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,837
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
30,189
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
27,732
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
25,642
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
23,619
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
25,079
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,501
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,039
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,856
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
11,151
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,464
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,421
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
10,200