On This Day

German astronomer (1876–1939) · 1876–1939

Comedian · b. 1973

American actor and comedian · b. 1962

poet and translator (1935–2014) · 1935–2014

Austrian theologian and author (1909–2006) · 1909–2006

German actor · b. 1950

Hungarian artist · b. 1972

actor · b. 1973

French footballer · b. 1981

athlete · 1888–1976

Belarusian painter (1928-1974) · 1928–1974

rapper · b. 1948

American football player and coach, baseball coach (born 1950) · b. 1950

writer · 1899–1986

actor · 1866–1932

Slovak computer scientist · b. 1958

entrepreneur · b. 1969

German general and last Reichsführer-SS (1903-1945) · 1903–1945

Political staffer · b. 1997

British singer and guitarist (1945–2020) · 1945–2020

Brazilian association football player (1983–2025) · 1983–2025

physician, Nazi officer (1900-1945) · 1900–1945

Latvian scientist · b. 1947

American basketball player · b. 1979

German journalist · b. 1956

Actor · 1769–1852

football player · b. 1979

football player · 1903–2002

German actor (1899-1970) · 1899–1970

actor · b. 1947

American basketball player · b. 1965

Mormon leader (1932–2017) · 1932–2017

Austrian architect (1876-1945) · 1876–1945

English actor (born 1988) · b. 1988

Danish actress (1906-1974) · 1906–1974

Actor · b. 1985

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist · b. 1957

United States Senator from Indiana · b. 1972

German right-wing extremist politician · b. 1952

politician · 1868–1950

German football manager (1953–2024) · 1953–2024

Actor · 1914–1998

Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004) · 1926–2004

German writer (1887-1950) · 1887–1950

Canadian poet · 1896–1982

artist · 1860–1887

Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1888-1980) · 1888–1980

actor · 1955–2008

American industrialist (1882–1967) · 1882–1967

German politician (1915-2006) · 1915–2006

Notable Trials · 1942–2021

United States federal judge and Supreme Court Justice (1862-1946) · 1862–1946

Singer · 1931–2026

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1898-1956) · 1898–1956

athlete · 1928–1998

athlete · 1945–2018

actor · 1923–2014

English priest and theologian (1888–1957) · 1888–1957

politician · 1919–2016

German actor (1924-1997) · 1924–1997

German chess player (1935-2020) · 1935–2020

Polish Olympic shooter · 1921–2012

athlete · b. 1892

American urban climber · b. 1898

scientist · b. 1901

artist · b. 1901

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

American computer scientist · b. 1901

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Marathi poet · b. 1901

musician · 1903–2014

American musician · b. 1904

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

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Orca · 1981–2017

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

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