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May 2 2015

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Events on This Day

Second Child Born
Catherine, Princess of Wales
milestone

Born on This Day

Died on This Day

🇩🇪A. R. Penck
deceased
German artist (1939–2017) · 1939–2017
Days lived
28,334
🇨🇿Arthur Mahler
deceased
Austrian archeologist and sionist politician (1871-1944) murdered in Holocaust · 1871–1916
Days lived
16,345

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

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· b. 1949

Days alive

24,106

🇩🇪Annemarie Eilfeld

German singer · b. 1990

Days alive

9,131

🇵🇱Bogusław Kaczyński

deceased

Polish classical music journalist (1942–2016) · 1942–2016

Days lived

26,927

🇧🇷Carlos Henrique dos Santos Souza

football player · b. 1983

Days alive

11,688

🇨🇭Christa Rigozzi

Swiss model · b. 1983

Days alive

11,688

🇩🇪Christian Georg Schmorl

deceased

German pathologist (1861–1932) · 1861–1932

Days lived

26,036

🇨🇭Christoph Franz

entrepreneur · b. 1960

Days alive

20,088

David Beckham

association football player · b. 1975

Days alive

14,610

🇮🇹Donatella Versace

Italian fashion designer · b. 1955

Days alive

21,915

Dwayne Johnson

professional wrestler · b. 1972

Days alive

15,705

🇺🇸Eddie Collins

deceased

film director · 1887–1951

Days lived

23,336

🇺🇸Eddie Logan

deceased

American shoeshiner · 1910–2009

Days lived

36,069

🇫🇷Édouard Balladur

91st Prime Minister of France · b. 1929

Days alive

31,411

🇺🇸Ellie Kemper

American actress · b. 1980

Days alive

12,783

🇬🇧Elsbeth Juda

deceased

British photographer (1911–2014) · 1911–2014

Days lived

37,685

🇩🇴Félix José

film director · b. 1965

Days alive

18,262

🇳🇿Gemma McCaw

Olympic field hockey player · b. 1990

Days alive

9,131

Gjorge Ivanov

politician · b. 1960

Days alive

20,088

🇩🇪Gottfried Benn

deceased

YouTube personality · 1886–1956

Days lived

25,603

🇩🇪Holger Franke

German actor, born 1955 · b. 1955

Days alive

21,915

🇺🇸Hurl Beechum

basketball player · b. 1973

Days alive

15,340

🇮🇹James Dyson

Inventor & Industrial Designer · b. 1947

Days alive

24,837

🇺🇸Jarrod Saltalamacchia

film director · b. 1985

Days alive

10,957

🇻🇪José Ascanio

baseball player · b. 1985

Days alive

10,957

🇺🇸Karl Nessler

deceased

entrepreneur · 1872–1951

Days lived

28,753

🇧🇷Kléber Laube Pinheiro

Brazilian association football player · b. 1990

Days alive

9,131

🇵🇰Kumail Nanjiani

Actor · b. 1978

Days alive

13,514

🇬🇧Lily Allen

British singer and actress · b. 1985

Days alive

10,957

🇺🇸Link Wray

deceased

American guitarist (1929–2005) · 1929–2005

Days lived

27,946

🇺🇸Maalik Wayns

basketball player · b. 1991

Days alive

8,766

🇮🇹Marco Pannella

deceased

journalist · 1930–2016

Days lived

31,429

🇵🇹Maria Barroso

deceased

Portuguese actress (1925-2015) · 1925–2015

Days lived

32,938

Matt Gerald

Actor · b. 1970

Days alive

16,436

🇵🇱Max von Gallwitz

deceased

writer · 1852–1937

Days lived

31,031

🇳🇿Micaela Cocks

New Zealand basketball player · b. 1986

Days alive

10,592

🇯🇵Nana Kitade

singer-songwriter · b. 1987

Days alive

10,227

🇩🇰Oh Land

Danish singer-songwriter and record producer · b. 1985

Days alive

10,957

🇩🇪Otto Weidt

deceased

entrepreneur · 1883–1947

Days lived

23,609

Princess Charlotte of Wales

schoolchild · b. 2015

Days alive

0

🇦🇺Ray Barrett

deceased

singer · 1927–2009

Days lived

30,080

🇩🇪Ricki Osterthun

West German tennis player · b. 1964

Days alive

18,627

🇺🇸Russ Grimm

American football player and coach · b. 1959

Days alive

20,454

Sander de Wijn

Dutch field hockey player · b. 1990

Days alive

9,131

🇮🇳Satyajit Ray

deceased

writer · 1921–1992

Days lived

25,924

🇩🇪Sexy Cora

deceased

German pornographic actress (1987–2011) · 1987–2011

Days lived

8,664

🇰🇷Sunmi (Lee Sun-mi)

K-pop Idol (Solo Artist) · b. 1992

Days alive

8,400

🇨🇭Teddy Stauffer

deceased

Swiss bandleader (1909-1991) · 1909–1991

Days lived

30,067

🇭🇺Theodor Herzl

deceased

journalist · 1860–1904

Days lived

16,132

🇩🇪Tim Borowski

German footballer (born 1980) · b. 1980

Days alive

12,783

🇦🇹Ulrich Bettac

deceased

actor · 1897–1959

Days lived

22,632

🇩🇪Willi Bredel

deceased

journalist · 1901–1964

Days lived

23,189

Wilm Hosenfeld

deceased

military person · 1895–1952

Days lived

20,922

🇩🇪Wolfgang Abendroth

deceased

scientist · 1906–1985

Days lived

28,991

🇧🇷Augusto Boal

deceased

scientist · 1931–2009

Days lived

28,537

Bohumil Němeček

deceased

athlete · 1938–2010

Days lived

26,418

🇩🇪Clara Immerwahr

deceased

German chemist (1870-1915) · 1870–1915

Days lived

16,385

🇺🇸George Digby

deceased

American baseball scout and executive (1917-2014) · 1917–2014

Days lived

35,308

🇩🇪Gustav Landauer

deceased

writer · 1870–1919

Days lived

17,921

🇺🇸Harold C. Ostertag

deceased

American politician (1896-1985) · 1896–1985

Days lived

32,455

🇩🇪Heinz Ellenberg

deceased

German botanist (1913–1997) · 1913–1997

Days lived

30,590

🇩🇪Heinz Kessler

deceased

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017) · 1920–2017

Days lived

35,526

🇯🇵Hide

deceased

singer · 1964–1998

Days lived

12,193

🇦🇹Hugo Flink

deceased

actor · 1879–1947

Days lived

24,730

🇺🇸Jack Kemp

deceased

American football player and politician (1935–2009) · 1935–2009

Days lived

26,957

🇦🇹Josef Mayer

deceased

Czech member of Czech council and manager (1877-1938) · 1877–1938

Days lived

22,302

🇩🇪Josef Wagner

deceased

German nazi politician (1899-1945) · 1899–1945

Days lived

16,911

🇩🇪Ludwig Stumpfegger

deceased

SS physician (1910-1945) · 1910–1945

Days lived

12,714

Martin Bormann

deceased

Notable Trials · 1900–1945

Days lived

16,390

🇦🇹Max de Crinis

deceased

German psychiatrist (1889–1945) · 1889–1945

Days lived

20,426

🇺🇸Norm Van Brocklin

deceased

American football player, coach, executive (1926-1983) · 1926–1983

Days lived

20,867

🇦🇹Paul L. Stein

deceased

Austrian film director (1892–1951) · 1892–1951

Days lived

21,636

🇩🇪Peter Högl

deceased

SS officer (1897-1945) · 1897–1945

Days lived

17,422

🇩🇪Robert Michels

deceased

philosopher · 1876–1936

Days lived

22,028

Viktor Lutze

deceased

SA Stabschef (1890-1943) · 1890–1943

Days lived

19,117

🇩🇪Walther Hewel

deceased

politician · 1904–1945

Days lived

15,096

🇩🇪Werner Veigel

deceased

German journalist (1928–1995) · 1928–1995

Days lived

24,280

🇩🇪Wilhelm von Opel

deceased

German industrialist and Nazi party member (1871-1948) · 1871–1948

Days lived

28,111

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,316

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,979

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,854

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,759

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,759

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,759

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,759

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,759

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,759

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,759

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,759

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,759

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,759

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,759

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,664

🇦🇹Günter Fronius

deceased

entrepreneur · 1907–2015

Days lived

39,334

🇷🇺Barys Kit

deceased

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

37,824

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,604

🇺🇸Tilikum

deceased

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

deceased

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇯🇵Tama

deceased

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

🇺🇸Harambe

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸April

deceased

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,404

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,846

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,812

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,446

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,890

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,542

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,873

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,542

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,894

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,437

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,347

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,324

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,744

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,561

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,856

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,169

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,126

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,905

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇪🇬Ahmed Hassan

🇦🇷Alejandro Lanari

🇩🇪Alfons Schuhbeck

Died on This Day

🇩🇪A. R. Penck

🇨🇿Arthur Mahler

Who Was Alive

Sándor Farkas

Horst von der Goltz

Animals Alive

🇸🇭Jonathan

🇺🇸Koko

Companies That Existed

🇫🇷Hermes

🇺🇸Procter & Gamble

Already Published

🇮🇹Meditations

🇪🇸Don Quixote

Already Released

Wuthering Heights

🇺🇸12 Angry Men

🇩🇪Annemarie Eilfeld

🇵🇱Bogusław Kaczyński

🇧🇷Carlos Henrique dos Santos Souza

🇨🇭Christa Rigozzi

🇩🇪Christian Georg Schmorl

🇨🇭Christoph Franz

David Beckham

🇮🇹Donatella Versace

Dwayne Johnson

🇺🇸Eddie Collins

🇺🇸Eddie Logan

🇫🇷Édouard Balladur

🇺🇸Ellie Kemper

🇬🇧Elsbeth Juda

🇩🇴Félix José

🇳🇿Gemma McCaw

Gjorge Ivanov

🇩🇪Gottfried Benn

🇩🇪Holger Franke

🇺🇸Hurl Beechum

🇮🇹James Dyson

🇺🇸Jarrod Saltalamacchia

🇻🇪José Ascanio

🇺🇸Karl Nessler

🇧🇷Kléber Laube Pinheiro

🇵🇰Kumail Nanjiani

🇬🇧Lily Allen

🇺🇸Link Wray

🇺🇸Maalik Wayns

🇮🇹Marco Pannella

🇵🇹Maria Barroso

Matt Gerald

🇵🇱Max von Gallwitz

🇳🇿Micaela Cocks

🇯🇵Nana Kitade

🇩🇰Oh Land

🇩🇪Otto Weidt

Princess Charlotte of Wales

🇦🇺Ray Barrett

🇩🇪Ricki Osterthun

🇺🇸Russ Grimm

Sander de Wijn

🇮🇳Satyajit Ray

🇩🇪Sexy Cora

🇰🇷Sunmi (Lee Sun-mi)

🇨🇭Teddy Stauffer

🇭🇺Theodor Herzl

🇩🇪Tim Borowski

🇦🇹Ulrich Bettac

🇩🇪Willi Bredel

Wilm Hosenfeld

🇩🇪Wolfgang Abendroth

🇧🇷Augusto Boal

Bohumil Němeček

🇩🇪Clara Immerwahr

🇺🇸George Digby