On This Day

British singer · b. 1944

actor · b. 1982

German singer · b. 1982

player of American football · b. 1987

Albanian politician (1966–2022) · 1966–2022

chemist · 1861–1935

singer · b. 1960

German scientist · b. 1945

American basketball player · b. 1985

German physician and biologist (1908-2001) · 1908–2001

American actor (1953–2024) · 1953–2024

German businessman (1932–2018) · 1932–2018

Bosnian Muslim and Croatian war criminal, businessman and politician · b. 1939

singer · b. 1979

YouTube personality · 1941–2015

film director · b. 1983

Olympic field hockey player (1928–1995) · 1928–1995

German track-and-field athlete · b. 1957

German politician (1878-1949) · 1878–1949

singer-songwriter · 1935–2022

German news speaker (1922–1991) · 1922–1991

American football player and coach · b. 1966

basketball player · b. 1988

American actress and singer (1921–2015) · 1921–2015

English actor, director, comedian and writer (born 1971) · b. 1971

musician · 1919–2017

Politician · b. 1954

Canadian politician · b. 1955

Italian film director and screenwriter (1912–2007) · 1912–2007

politician · b. 1951

Iranian architect and politician · b. 1941

scientist · 1888–1942

Finnish footballer · b. 1985

Hong Kong entrepreneur (1937–2007) · 1937–2007

South Korean politician, army general and businessperson (1927-2011) · 1927–2011

writer · 1932–2025

German jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader · 1929–2022

Turkish singer-songwriter (born 1971) · b. 1971

Actor · b. 1984

German musician · 1948–2025

Ethiopian musician (1940-2009) · 1940–2009

German intendant & journalist · b. 1958

Taiwanese weightlifter · b. 1956

Actor · b. 1993

German footballer · b. 1943

Actor · b. 1983

singer · b. 1980

Hungarian basketball player · b. 1984

football player · 1913–1981

English historian of the Renaissance (1899–1981) · 1899–1981

Notable Trials · 1924–1979

German politician and journalist (1906-1995) · 1906–1995

singer · 1929–2012

German entrepreneur (1853-1944) · 1853–1944

German communist, actor, victim of Stalinism (1905-1985) · 1905–1985

journalist · 1928–1986

chemist · 1930–2005

British computer scientist (1922–2022) · 1922–2022

Japanese geochemist (1920–2007) · 1920–2007

American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019) · 1940–2019

British academic (1923–2018) · 1923–2018

American track and field athlete (1873–1937) · 1873–1937

emir of Kuwait (1929–2020) · 1929–2020

athlete · 1947–2013

Baseball player and coach, lawyer, politician (1888-1939) · 1888–1939

American actor (1925–2010) · 1925–2010

Hungarian artist (1894–1941) · 1894–1941

athlete · b. 1892

American urban climber · b. 1898

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Marathi poet · b. 1901

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

artist · b. 1901

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

scientist · 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