On This Day

film director · 1862–1943

basketball player · b. 1963

German high jumper (1918–2008) · 1918–2008

Austrian footballer (1911-1974) · 1911–1974

American astronomer (1889–1953) · 1889–1953

French politician · b. 1947

Italian noble, fashion designer and politician (1914-1992) · 1914–1992

basketball player · b. 1965

CEO of Turning Point USA, Businesswoman, Former Miss Arizona USA · b. 1988

Olympic field hockey player · b. 1984

actor · b. 1974

German journalist (1879-1954) · 1879–1954

German Roman Catholic bishop and theologian · b. 1959

German chess player (1905–2001) · 1905–2001

Italian journalist and screenwriter (1912–2001) · 1912–2001

President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015 · b. 1957

German chess player · 1904–1974

German actor · b. 1970

chemist · 1867–1948

French film director, screenwriter and producer (1907–1977) · 1907–1977

Canadian biochemist, part of group that isolated insulin (1892–1965) · 1892–1965

Olympic field hockey player · b. 1983

politician · b. 1942

athlete · b. 1925

American singer (1925–1990) · 1925–1990

entrepreneur · 1889–1982

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1915–2008) · 1915–2008

German comedian · b. 1974

German opponent of the Nazis who belonged to the Red Orchestra (1913-1942) · 1913–1942

Czech photographer and painter (1926-2011) · 1926–2011

South African writer (1923–2014) · 1923–2014

Real Estate Developers · 1928–2010

football player · b. 1965

Heavy Metal Drummer, Yuru-chara Mascot · b. 2015

German television actor and actor (1966–2001) · 1966–2001

British singer and record producer · b. 1986

German TV personality, actor, and comedian · b. 1956

German basketball player · b. 1976

professional boxer from Thailand · b. 1980

cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and painter from Spain (1880-1966) · 1880–1966

American politician and lawyer · 1925–1968

actor · b. 1951

actor · 1875–1933

Dutch baseball player · b. 1992

Swedish writer (1858–1940) · 1858–1940

American musician (1914-1985) · 1914–1985

basketball player · b. 1978

British bioinformatician · b. 1959

singer · b. 1972

Kenyan middle distance runner · b. 1994

journalist · b. 1948

association football player · b. 2004

writer · 1869–1945

Jewish-Polish biochemist · 1884–1967

actor · 1927–2013

German television presenter and journalist (1942-2011) · 1942–2011

Armenian folk singer (1957-2012) · 1957–2012

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975) · 1892–1975

British bassist (1962–2025) · 1962–2025

German actor (1904-1972) · 1904–1972

German film and television actor (1914–1996) · 1914–1996

singer · 1937–1991

British politician (1936 - 2025) · 1936–2025

politician · 1900–1980

Spanish politician and founder of Falange Española (1903–1936) · 1903–1936

athlete · 1947–2002

German computer scientist (1950–2007) · 1950–2007

American chemist (1931–2019) · 1931–2019

athlete · 1901–1978

artist · 1876–1907

American filmmaker (1925–2006) · 1925–2006

German central bank President (1857-1923) · 1857–1923

Polish architect (1864-1908) · 1864–1908

writer · 1921–1947

athlete · b. 1892

American urban climber · b. 1898

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Marathi poet · b. 1901

scientist · b. 1901

artist · b. 1901

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

entrepreneur · b. 1901

American computer 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