On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
February 6 2015
Born on This Day
Alán Kalocsay🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian politician (1862-1906) · 1862–1906
Days lived
16,145
Alfred Lloyd Norris
American bishop · b. 1938
Days alive
28,124
Andrey Zvyagintsev🇷🇺
Russian film director, screenwriter and actor (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
18,628
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Axl Rose🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1962
Days alive
19,358
Bob Marley
deceasedsinger · 1945–1981
Days lived
13,243
Camilo Cienfuegos🇪🇸
deceasedCuban revolutionary fighter and guerilla (1932–1959) · 1932–1959
Days lived
10,126
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Conor Gallagher
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
5,479
Donnie Brooks🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1936–2007
Days lived
25,950
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François Truffaut🇫🇷
deceasedFrench film director (1932–1984) · 1932–1984
Days lived
19,251
Georg Friedrich Nicolai🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physiologist (1874-1964) · 1874–1964
Days lived
33,116
Georg Lhotsky🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1937–2016
Days lived
29,150
Ghukas Poghosyan🇦🇲
Armenian footballer · b. 1994
Days alive
7,670
Gord Downie🇨🇦
deceasedSinger · 1964–2017
Days lived
19,612
Homer Gere🇺🇸
Actor · b. 2000
Days alive
5,479
Irmgard Keun🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1905-1982) · 1905–1982
Days lived
28,212
Javi Navarro🇪🇸
Spanish footballer · b. 1974
Days alive
14,975
Jill Barber🇨🇦
Canadian singer-songwriter · b. 1980
Days alive
12,784
Jim Sheridan🇮🇪
Irish playwright and filmmaker · b. 1949
Days alive
24,106
John Henry Mackay🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1864–1933
Days lived
25,301
José Luis Panizo🇪🇸
deceasedfootball player · 1922–1990
Days lived
24,845
Karl Sapper🇩🇪
deceasedGerman traveller, explorer, antiquarian and linguist (1866–1945) · 1866–1945
Days lived
28,905
Kate McGarrigle🇨🇦
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1946–2010
Days lived
23,357
Kathrin Klaas🇩🇪
German hammer thrower · b. 1984
Days alive
11,323
Malu Dreyer🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1961
Days alive
19,723
Mamiko Noto🇯🇵
actor · b. 1980
Days alive
12,784
Mario Camerini🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film director and screenwriter (1895–1981) · 1895–1981
Days lived
31,409
Maximilian Fretter-Pico🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1892–1984
Days lived
33,660
Michael Fuchs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1949–2022) · 1949–2022
Days lived
26,985
Mike Batt🇬🇧
British songwriter, musician and record producer · b. 1950
Days alive
23,741
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Mike Farrell🇺🇸
American actor and producer (born 1939) · b. 1939
Days alive
27,759
Otto Gessler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1875–1955) · 1875–1955
Days lived
29,265
Pedro Aguirre Cerda🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1879–1941
Days lived
22,937
Pierre Grelot🇫🇷
deceasedFrench priest and theologian (1917-2009) · 1917–2009
Days lived
33,739
Piret Järvis🇪🇪
Estonian singer (born 1984) · b. 1984
Days alive
11,323
Robert Durec🇸🇰
actor · b. 1990
Days alive
9,131
Rolf Eden🇩🇪
deceasedGerman businessman and nightclub owner (1930-2022) · 1930–2022
Days lived
33,789
Ronald Jaarsma
Dutch baseball player · b. 1977
Days alive
13,879
Ronald M. Mottl🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1934–2023) · 1934–2023
Days lived
32,756
Ronald Reagan🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1911–2004
Days lived
34,088
Roy Smeck🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican virtuoso guitarist, banjoist and ukulele player (1900–1994) · 1900–1994
Days lived
34,390
Sammy Nestico🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican composer and arranger (1924–2021) · 1924–2021
Days lived
35,410
Sarah Stork🇩🇪
actor · b. 1987
Days alive
10,227
Scott Koziol🇺🇸
musician · b. 1972
Days alive
15,706
Tom Tupa🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1966
Days alive
17,897
Viktor Giacobbo🇨🇭
Swiss actor and television presenter · b. 1952
Days alive
23,011
Whitney Able
Actor · b. 1982
Days alive
12,053
Wilhelm Cohn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1859-1913) · 1859–1913
Days lived
19,915
William P. Murphy🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican scientist (1892–1987) · 1892–1987
Days lived
34,943
Zdeněk Pecka🇨🇿
deceasedathlete · 1954–2024
Days lived
25,560
Zsa Zsa Gabor
deceasedfilm actor · 1917–2016
Days lived
36,475
Died on This Day
Alan Nunnelee🇺🇸
deceasedU.S. Representative (1958-2015) · 1958–2015
Days lived
20,574
Anthony Epstein🇬🇧
deceasedBritish pathologist and academic (1921–2024) · 1921–2024
Days lived
37,519
Arthur Ashe🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1943–1993) · 1943–1993
Days lived
18,109
Barbara W. Tuchman🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1912–1989
Days lived
28,132
Boy Morkel🇿🇦
deceasedSouth African rugby union player · 1885–1955
Days lived
25,601
Cedric Sloane🇦🇺
deceasedAustralian cross-country skier · 1915–1992
Days lived
27,869
Emil Maurice🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1897–1972
Days lived
27,410
Falco🇦🇹
deceasedsinger · 1957–1998
Days lived
14,962
Felix Rexhausen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1932-1992) · 1932–1992
Days lived
21,586
Gary Moore🇬🇧
deceasedNorthern Irish musician (1952–2011) · 1952–2011
Days lived
21,492
Gérard Herter🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1920–2007
Days lived
31,711
Gerdt von Bassewitz🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1878–1923
Days lived
16,468
Gustav Klimt
deceasedAustrian symbolist painter (1862–1918) · 1862–1918
Days lived
20,295
Heinrich Köhler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1878-1949) · 1878–1949
Days lived
25,697
Johannes Cladders🇩🇪
deceasedGerman art historian and journalist (1924–2009) · 1924–2009
Days lived
30,826
Josef Melan🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian engineer (1853–1941) · 1853–1941
Days lived
31,856
Joseph Cotten🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1905–1994) · 1905–1994
Days lived
32,409
Karl Maybach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman engineer and entrepreneur (1879-1960) · 1879–1960
Days lived
29,434
Lata Mangeshkar🇮🇳
deceasedSinger · 1929–2022
Days lived
33,734
Manfred Eigen🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,511
María Zambrano🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish philosopher (1904–1991) · 1904–1991
Days lived
31,701
Max Perutz🇦🇹
deceasedchemist · 1914–2002
Days lived
32,040
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Ritwik Ghatak🇮🇳
deceasedIndian Bengali filmmaker and script writer (1925–1976) · 1925–1976
Days lived
18,356
Robert Brasillach🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1909–1945
Days lived
13,096
Sebastián Piñera🇨🇱
deceasedentrepreneur · 1949–2024
Days lived
27,095
Seiji Ozawa🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese orchestra conductor (1935–2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,300
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
59,205
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
47,883
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,231
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
44,894
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
42,769
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
41,674
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,674
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
41,674
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
41,674
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
41,674
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,674
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,674
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
41,674
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,674
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
41,674
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
41,674
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
40,579
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
66,876
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
12,519
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
65,049
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
64,746
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,319
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
54,761
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
53,727
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,361
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
50,805
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,457
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,256
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
149,770
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
73,788
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,457
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
32,809
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,352
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,262
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,239
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
27,699
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,121
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
15,659
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,476
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
13,771
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,084
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,041
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
12,820