On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 3 2015
Born on This Day
Alexander Grant Dexter🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian journalist (1896-1961) · 1896–1961
Days lived
24,053
Alvar Aalto🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish architect and designer (1898–1976) · 1898–1976
Days lived
28,586
Annette Kolb🇫🇷
deceasedGerman writer (1870-1967) · 1870–1967
Days lived
35,731
Arthur von Bylandt-Rheidt🇨🇿
deceasedCzech servant (1854-1915) · 1854–1915
Days lived
22,432
Blaise Compaoré
politician · b. 1951
Days alive
23,376
Bob Griese🇺🇸
American football player and commentator · b. 1945
Days alive
25,567
Brad Thorn🇳🇿
New Zealand-Australian rugby league footballer, and rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1975
Days alive
14,610
Bruno Quadros🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1977
Days alive
13,879
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Carl Theodor Dreyer🇩🇰
deceasedDanish film director (1889–1968) · 1889–1968
Days lived
28,899
Casey Weldon🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1969
Days alive
16,801
Elizabeth Holmes
Entrepreneur · b. 1984
Days alive
11,323
Emile Griffith🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican boxer (1938–2013) · 1938–2013
Days lived
27,564
Erik Kynard🇺🇸
American high jumper · b. 1991
Days alive
8,766
Ernst Arndt🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1861–1942
Days lived
29,551
Ferzan Özpetek🇮🇹
Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter (born 1959) · b. 1959
Days alive
20,454
Fred Lynn🇺🇸
film director · b. 1952
Days alive
23,011
George Horine🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1890–1948
Days lived
21,482
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina🌍
deceasedComposer · 1525–1594
Days lived
25,201
Hans Sennholz🇩🇪
deceasedAustrian School economist (1922-2007) · 1922–2007
Days lived
31,186
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Heino Kleiminger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman football player (1939-2015) · 1939–2015
Days lived
27,831
Helen Stephens🇺🇸
deceasedathletics competitor (1918–1994) · 1918–1994
Days lived
27,742
Henry Heimlich🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1920–2016
Days lived
35,382
James Clark McReynolds🇺🇸
deceasedUnited States federal judge and Supreme Court Justice (1862-1946) · 1862–1946
Days lived
30,882
James DeGale🇬🇧
British boxer · b. 1986
Days alive
10,592
Joachim Löw🇩🇪
football player · b. 1960
Days alive
20,089
Joey Bishop🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican entertainer (1918–2007) · 1918–2007
Days lived
32,763
Johannes Heil🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1978
Days alive
13,514
John Fiedler
deceasedActor · 1925–2005
Days lived
29,362
Kim Dong-ju🇰🇷
film director · b. 1976
Days alive
14,245
Lucas Duda🇺🇸
American baseball player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,592
Markus Schulz🇺🇸
rapper · b. 1975
Days alive
14,610
Marlis Petersen🇩🇪
musician · b. 1968
Days alive
17,167
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Maura Tierney
Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
18,262
Melanie🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,113
Patrick Cramer🇩🇪
scientist · b. 1969
Days alive
16,801
Paul Auster🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024) · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,211
Pêr Denez🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1921–2011
Days lived
33,049
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Philipp Marx🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,053
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,637
Rei (Naoi Rei)🇯🇵
K-pop Idol (IVE) · b. 2004
Days alive
4,018
Robert Schlienz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1924-1995) · 1924–1995
Days lived
26,068
Ron Williamson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1953-2004) · 1953–2004
Days lived
18,932
Rui Santos🇵🇹
athlete · b. 1967
Days alive
17,532
Sean Kingston🇺🇸
singer · b. 1990
Days alive
9,131
Søren Malling
Danish actor · b. 1964
Days alive
18,628
Tatiana Melamed🇩🇪
German chess player · b. 1974
Days alive
14,975
Tim Heidecker🇺🇸
Screenwriter · b. 1976
Days alive
14,245
Timon Wloka🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1993
Days alive
8,035
Tony Marshall🇩🇪
deceasedGerman pop singer (1938–2023) · 1938–2023
Days lived
31,059
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Vania King🇺🇸
American female tennis player · b. 1989
Days alive
9,496
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Vlade Divac🇷🇸
basketball player · b. 1968
Days alive
17,167
Died on This Day
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Alfred Vohrer🇩🇪
deceasedFilm director, Actor (1914–1986) · 1914–1986
Days lived
25,969
August Horch🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1868–1951
Days lived
30,063
Berthold von Deimling🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1853-1944) · 1853–1944
Days lived
33,190
Bettina Heltberg
deceasedjournalist · 1942–2025
Days lived
30,079
Buddy Holly🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1936–1959
Days lived
8,184
Ernst Mayr🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1904–2005
Days lived
36,738
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Fréhel🇫🇷
deceasedFrench singer and actress (1891-1951) · 1891–1951
Days lived
21,754
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Fulgencio Berdugo🇨🇴
deceasedfootball player · 1918–2003
Days lived
30,915
György Schirilla🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1939–1999
Days lived
21,816
Ilaryon Ihnatsyenka🇧🇾
deceasedBelarusian scientist · 1919–2002
Days lived
29,988
João César Monteiro🇵🇹
deceasedPortuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic (1939–2003) · 1934–2003
Days lived
25,203
John Cassavetes🇺🇸
deceasedGreek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter (1929–1989) · 1929–1989
Days lived
21,606
Josef Ettlinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1869-1912) · 1869–1912
Days lived
15,443
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Julie Adams🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1926–2019
Days lived
33,712
Jürgen Schmude🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician of the SPD (1936–2025) · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,381
Lee Hills🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican journalist · 1906–2000
Days lived
34,219
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Louise Brough🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1923–2014) · 1923–2014
Days lived
33,202
Mel McGaha🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball player and manager (1926–2002) · 1926–2002
Days lived
27,433
Militsa Zyornova🇬🇪
deceaseda Doctor of Medicine, dentist, religious figure (1899–1994) · 1899–1994
Days lived
34,503
Olle Berggrund
deceasedchief executive officer · 1926–2000
Days lived
26,904
Paco Rabanne🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish-French fashion designer (1934-2023) · 1934–2023
Days lived
32,492
Richard Kauffmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-Israeli architect and town planner (1887–1958) · 1887–1958
Days lived
25,795
Roland Freisler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist and politician (1893–1945) · 1893–1945
Days lived
18,723
Rolf Biese🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish table tennis player and tennis player (1918–2000) · 1918–2000
Days lived
29,939
Rudolf Wanzl🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1924–2011
Days lived
31,569
Tilo Medek🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1940–2006
Days lived
24,119
Tony Trabert🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,044
Umm Kulthum🌍
deceasedSinger · 1898–1975
Days lived
27,792
Vladimer Ugrekhelidze🇷🇺
deceasedathlete · 1939–2009
Days lived
25,372
Wee Cho Yaw
deceasedFormer Chairman, UOB · 1929–2024
Days lived
34,722
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Werner Kissling🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer ethnographer (1895–1988) · 1895–1988
Days lived
33,900
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Wolfgang Abraham🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1942-2013) · 1942–2013
Days lived
25,944
Woodrow Wilson🇺🇸
deceasedpresident of the United States from 1913 to 1921 · 1856–1924
Days lived
24,507
Yoshio Yoshida🇯🇵
deceasedfilm director · 1933–2025
Days lived
33,430
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
59,202
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,880
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,228
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
44,891
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
42,766
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
41,671
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,671
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
41,671
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
41,671
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
41,671
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,671
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,671
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
41,671
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,671
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,671
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
41,671
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
40,576
Günter Fronius🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1907–2015
Days lived
39,334
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Manoel de Oliveira🇵🇹
deceasedactor · 1908–2015
Days lived
38,828
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
66,873
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
12,516
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
April🇺🇸
deceasedReticulated giraffe · 2000–2021
Days lived
7,762
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,046
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,743
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,316
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
54,758
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
53,724
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,358
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
50,802
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,454
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,253
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,767
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
73,785
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,454
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
32,806
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,349
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,259
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,236
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,696
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,118
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
15,656
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,473
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
13,768
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,081
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,038
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
12,817