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July 5 2012

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Alexander Dimitrenko
German boxer · b. 1982
Days alive
10,958
🇧🇷André Rienzo
baseball player · b. 1988
Days alive
8,766
Annibale Maria di Francia
deceased
founder of the Roagationist Fathers (1851–1927) · 1851–1927
Days lived
27,724
Avigdor Lieberman
Notable Trials · b. 1958
Days alive
19,724
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
deceased
Dutch cardinal (1900-1987) · 1900–1987
Days lived
31,941
🇺🇸Blu Mankuma
Canadian actor · b. 1948
Days alive
23,376
🇩🇪Carsten Sträßer
German footballer · b. 1980
Days alive
11,688
🇺🇸Caryn Navy
American mathematician and computer scientist · b. 1953
Days alive
21,550
Cecil John Rhodes
deceased
entrepreneur · 1853–1902
Days lived
17,795
🇺🇸Chiara Scholl
American tennis player · b. 1992
Days alive
7,305
🇩🇪Christian Doermer
deceased
German actor (1935-) · 1935–2022
Days lived
31,786
🇨🇭Claudia Demarmels
Swiss actress · b. 1954
Days alive
21,185
🇺🇸Claudia Wells
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
16,802
🇩🇪David Arigbabu
basketball player · b. 1975
Days alive
13,515
🇺🇸Dwight Filley Davis Sr.
deceased
American politician and tennis player (1879–1945) · 1879–1945
Days lived
24,252
🇪🇸Eduardo Herrera Bueno
deceased
football player · 1914–1991
Days lived
28,165
🇩🇪Elke Neidhardt
deceased
actress, director (1941-2013) · 1941–2013
Days lived
26,441
🇦🇹Erich Gallwitz
deceased
Austrian cross-country skier · 1910–1981
Days lived
26,021
🇺🇸Ernst Mayr
deceased
writer · 1904–2005
Days lived
36,738
🇩🇪Eugen Fischer
deceased
German physician (1874-1967) · 1874–1967
Days lived
33,971
🇫🇷Georges Pompidou
deceased
politician · 1911–1974
Days lived
22,917
🇮🇹Gianfranco Zola
football player · b. 1966
Days alive
16,802
🇫🇷Hedi Slimane
Designer · b. 1968
Days alive
16,071
🇮🇹Hernán Crespo
Argentine footballer · b. 1975
Days alive
13,515
Huey Lewis
Actor · b. 1950
Days alive
22,646
🇺🇸Ish Smith
basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
8,766
🇫🇷Jean Cocteau
deceased
French writer and filmmaker (1889–1963) · 1889–1963
Days lived
27,125
🇺🇸John Howard Northrop
deceased
scientist · 1891–1987
Days lived
35,024
🇦🇷Jonás Gutiérrez
football player · b. 1983
Days alive
10,593
🇬🇪Leri Khabelov
Olympic wrestler · b. 1964
Days alive
17,532
🇫🇷Marcel Arland
deceased
writer · 1899–1986
Days lived
31,602
🇬🇧Michael Sadler
singer · b. 1954
Days alive
21,185
Michael Stuhlbarg
Actor · b. 1968
Days alive
16,071
🇰🇷Park In-chon
deceased
South Korean businessman (1901–1984) · 1901–1984
Days lived
30,297
🇮🇹Pasquale Foresi
deceased
Italian presbyter and theologian (1929-2015) · 1929–2015
Days lived
31,390
Piet Gunning
deceased
field hockey player (1913–1967) · 1913–1967
Days lived
19,680
🇨🇦Robbie Robertson
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1943–2023
Days lived
29,255
🇮🇪Róisín Murphy
Irish singer-songwriter · b. 1973
Days alive
14,245
🇺🇸RZA
rapper · b. 1969
Days alive
15,706
🇺🇸Shohei Ohtani
Sports · b. 1994
Days alive
6,575
🇺🇸Sombr
Singer · b. 2005
Days alive
2,557
🇩🇪Steffen Wink
German actor · b. 1967
Days alive
16,437
Susan Wojcicki
deceased
Tech CEOs · 1968–2024
Days lived
20,489
🇺🇸Tim Worrell
film director · b. 1967
Days alive
16,437
🇳🇱Willem Drees
deceased
Dutch politician (1886–1988) · 1886–1988
Days lived
37,203
🇯🇵Yuki Karakawa
film director · b. 1989
Days alive
8,401
🇫🇷Yves Mariot
deceased
football player · 1948–2000
Days lived
18,821

Died on This Day

🇩🇪Albrecht Kossel
deceased
German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics · 1853–1927
Days lived
26,954
🇧🇷Arthur Bispo do Rosário
deceased
Brazilian artist (1911–1989) · 1911–1989
Days lived
28,546

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
58,259
Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
46,937

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

🇸🇭Jonathan
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
65,930
🇺🇸Koko
deceased
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

🇫🇷Hermes
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,103
🇺🇸Procter & Gamble
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
63,800

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

🇮🇹Meditations
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
669,310
🇪🇸Don Quixote
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
148,824

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
26,753
🇺🇸12 Angry Men
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
20,175

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🇩🇪Berthold Wolpe

artist · 1905–1989

Days lived

30,565

🇪🇸Carl Einstein

German art historian (1885-1940) · 1885–1940

Days lived

20,158

🇺🇸Cy Twombly

artist · 1928–2011

Days lived

30,386

🇬🇧Elsbeth Juda

British photographer (1911–2014) · 1911–2014

Days lived

37,685

Friedrich Robert von Beringe

German Army officer (1865-1940) · 1865–1940

Days lived

27,315

🇭🇺George de Hevesy

chemist · 1885–1966

Days lived

29,557

🇩🇪Hans-Ulrich Wehler

German historian (1931–2014) · 1931–2014

Days lived

30,248

🇩🇪Harald Philipp

actor · 1921–1999

Days lived

28,561

🇦🇺John Curtin

politician · 1885–1945

Days lived

22,092

🇩🇪Julius Dorpmüller

German politician and railway manager (1869-1945) · 1869–1945

Days lived

27,739

🇪🇪Jüri Järvet

athlete · 1919–1995

Days lived

27,776

🇩🇪Lothar Kreyssig

German judge, founder of Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (1898–1986) · 1898–1986

Days lived

32,024

🇦🇹Ludwig Hussak

Austrian footballer (1883-1965) · 1883–1965

Days lived

29,924

🇩🇪Max Klinger

German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer (1857–1920) · 1857–1920

Days lived

23,153

Nǃxau

Bush farmer, actor · 1944–2003

Days lived

21,385

🇫🇷Robert Bouvard

French politician (1901–1992) · 1901–1992

Days lived

33,180

🇺🇸Sid Luckman

film director · 1916–1998

Days lived

29,811

🇺🇸Ted Williams

film director · 1918–2002

Days lived

30,625

🇮🇹Ugo Gregoretti

Italian film, television and stage director, actor, screenwriter, author and television host (1930–2019) · 1930–2019

Days lived

32,422

🇺🇸Vic Seixas

American tennis player (1923–2024) · 1923–2024

Days lived

36,835

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

44,285

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

43,948

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

41,823

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,728

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,728

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

40,728

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

40,728

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,728

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

40,728

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

40,728

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,728

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

40,728

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

40,728

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

40,728

🇮🇱Alice Herz-Sommer

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

39,633

🇺🇸Eldred G. Smith

American Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1907-2013) · 1907–2013

Days lived

38,802

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,334

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

11,573

🇺🇸Tilikum

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇯🇵Tama

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

🇺🇸Harambe

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸April

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

63,373

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

53,815

Tata Group

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

52,781

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

52,415

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

49,859

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

48,511

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

72,842

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

53,511

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

31,863

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

29,406

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

27,316

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

25,293

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

14,713

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

13,530

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

12,825

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,138

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

12,095

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

11,874