On This Day

Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.

May 7 2015

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Events on This Day

Elected MP for Gordon
Alex Salmond
milestone

Born on This Day

🇫🇷Abdelkader Bouhenia
French boxer · b. 1986
Days alive
10,592
🇦🇹Adolf Mahr
deceased
Austrian archaeologist and notable Nazi, Director of the National Gallery in Ireland (1887-1951) · 1887–1951
Days lived
23,395
🇺🇸Alan Ashton
American businessman · b. 1942

Died on This Day

🇬🇧Anthony Nunn
deceased
British field hockey player · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,778
🇺🇸Carrie Kennedy
deceased
American fashion designer (1862–1915) · 1862–1915
Days lived
19,223

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.

Born on May 7 Died on May 7 On This Day Day Lookup

Days alive

26,663

🇺🇸Allan Travers

deceased

American baseball player (1892–1968) · 1892–1968

Days lived

27,740

🇺🇸Andy Montañez

singer · b. 1942

Days alive

26,663

🇩🇪Arno Lustiger

deceased

German historian and author of Jewish origin (1924-2012) · 1924–2012

Days lived

32,150

🇩🇪Axel Zwingenberger

German musician · b. 1955

Days alive

21,915

🇦🇹Claude Farell

deceased

Austrian actress (1914-2008) · 1918–2008

Days lived

32,822

Cody Gakpo

association football player · b. 1999

Days alive

5,844

Dani Olmo

association football player · b. 1998

Days alive

6,209

🇩🇪Denis Wucherer

basketball player · b. 1973

Days alive

15,340

🇦🇹Elisabeth Gürtler

entrepreneur · b. 1950

Days alive

23,741

🇩🇪Eric Lobron

German chess grandmaster · b. 1960

Days alive

20,088

🇷🇺Evgeny Voronov

Russian basketball player · b. 1986

Days alive

10,592

Gary Cooper

deceased

Oscar Winners · 1901–1961

Days lived

21,921

🇩🇪Hermann Breith

deceased

military person · 1892–1964

Days lived

26,416

🇺🇸Hermann Fränkel

deceased

German-born American classical philologist · 1888–1977

Days lived

32,477

🇫🇷Jérémy Ménez

football player · b. 1987

Days alive

10,227

🇺🇸Jimmy Ruffin

deceased

American singer (1936–2014) · 1939–2014

Days lived

27,588

🇩🇪Joachim Lätsch

German actor · b. 1956

Days alive

21,549

🇪🇸José Saez

French footballer · b. 1982

Days alive

12,053

🇭🇺Josip Broz Tito

deceased

politician · 1892–1980

Days lived

32,138

🇺🇸Katie Douglas

basketball player · b. 1979

Days alive

13,149

🇰🇷Lim Hyung-joo

South Korean opera singer · b. 1986

Days alive

10,592

🇪🇸Lluís Llach

writer · b. 1948

Days alive

24,471

🇩🇪Max Grundig

deceased

entrepreneur · 1908–1989

Days lived

29,800

🇰🇷Minji (Kim Min-ji)

K-pop Idol (NewJeans) · b. 2004

Days alive

4,017

MrBeast

Content King · b. 1998

Days alive

6,209

🇸🇪Olov Hartman

deceased

hymnwriter (1906–1982) · 1906–1982

Days lived

27,750

Olympe de Gouges

deceased

Notable Trials · 1748–1793

Days lived

16,616

🇺🇸Peter Reckell

Actor · b. 1955

Days alive

21,915

🇮🇳Rabindranath Tagore

deceased

actor · 1861–1941

Days lived

29,311

🇬🇧Richard O'Sullivan

deceased

Actor · 1944–2026

Days lived

30,070

🇨🇭Robert Hunger-Bühler

artist · b. 1953

Days alive

22,645

🇺🇸Ryan Harrison

American tennis player · b. 1992

Days alive

8,400

🇪🇸Tony Leblanc

deceased

Spanish actor, director, and comedian (1922-2012) · 1922–2012

Days lived

33,074

🇮🇪Tony O'Reilly

deceased

Irish businessman and rugby union player (1936-2024) · 1936–2024

Days lived

32,153

🇬🇷Vasilis N. Triantafillidis

deceased

Greek actor (1940-2018) · 1940–2018

Days lived

28,503

🇫🇷Vincent Clerc

French rugby union player · b. 1981

Days alive

12,418

🇷🇺Vladimir Lisin

Russian businessman · b. 1956

Days alive

21,549

Youri Tielemans

association football player · b. 1997

Days alive

6,574

🇩🇪Zlatko Janjić

football player · b. 1986

Days alive

10,592

🇩🇪Eduard Birgfeld

deceased

German chess composer (1887–1939) · 1887–1939

Days lived

18,864

Eduard Glaser

deceased

Austrian archaeologist (1855–1908) · 1855–1908

Days lived

19,411

H. H. Holmes

deceased

Notable Trials · 1861–1896

Days lived

12,775

🇩🇪Hans Bender

deceased

German psychologist (1907-1991) · 1907–1991

Days lived

30,772

🇺🇸Josef Hoffmann

deceased

Austrian architect and product designer (1870-1956) · 1870–1956

Days lived

31,189

🇫🇷Paul Doumer

deceased

French statesman (1857–1932) · 1857–1932

Days lived

27,439

🇦🇹Peter Rauhofer

deceased

rapper · 1965–2013

Days lived

17,540

🇨🇿Soňa Červená

deceased

Czech operatic mezzo-soprano (1925–2023) · 1925–2023

Days lived

35,669

🇭🇺Theodore von Kármán

deceased

scientist · 1881–1963

Days lived

29,945

Warner Baxter

deceased

Oscar Winners · 1889–1951

Days lived

22,683

🇩🇪Wilhelm Filchner

deceased

writer · 1877–1957

Days lived

29,090

🇨🇦Willard Boyle

deceased

scientist · 1924–2011

Days lived

31,672

🇩🇪Wolfgang Reichmann

deceased

German actor (1932-1991) · 1932–1991

Days lived

21,670

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,321

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

44,984

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

42,859

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

41,764

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

41,764

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

41,764

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,764

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,764

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

41,764

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,764

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,764

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

41,764

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

41,764

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

41,764

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,669

🇦🇹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

37,829

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,609

🇺🇸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

64,409

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

54,851

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

53,817

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,451

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

50,895

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,547

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

73,878

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,547

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

32,899

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,442

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,352

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,329

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

15,749

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,566

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

13,861

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,174

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,131

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

12,910

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇫🇷Abdelkader Bouhenia

🇦🇹Adolf Mahr

🇺🇸Alan Ashton

Died on This Day

🇬🇧Anthony Nunn

🇺🇸Carrie Kennedy

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

🇺🇸Allan Travers

🇺🇸Andy Montañez

🇩🇪Arno Lustiger

🇩🇪Axel Zwingenberger

🇦🇹Claude Farell

Cody Gakpo

Dani Olmo

🇩🇪Denis Wucherer

🇦🇹Elisabeth Gürtler

🇩🇪Eric Lobron

🇷🇺Evgeny Voronov

Gary Cooper

🇩🇪Hermann Breith

🇺🇸Hermann Fränkel

🇫🇷Jérémy Ménez

🇺🇸Jimmy Ruffin

🇩🇪Joachim Lätsch

🇪🇸José Saez

🇭🇺Josip Broz Tito

🇺🇸Katie Douglas

🇰🇷Lim Hyung-joo

🇪🇸Lluís Llach

🇩🇪Max Grundig

🇰🇷Minji (Kim Min-ji)

MrBeast

🇸🇪Olov Hartman

Olympe de Gouges

🇺🇸Peter Reckell

🇮🇳Rabindranath Tagore

🇬🇧Richard O'Sullivan

🇨🇭Robert Hunger-Bühler

🇺🇸Ryan Harrison

🇪🇸Tony Leblanc

🇮🇪Tony O'Reilly

🇬🇷Vasilis N. Triantafillidis

🇫🇷Vincent Clerc

🇷🇺Vladimir Lisin

Youri Tielemans

🇩🇪Zlatko Janjić

🇩🇪Eduard Birgfeld

Eduard Glaser

H. H. Holmes

🇩🇪Hans Bender

🇺🇸Josef Hoffmann

🇫🇷Paul Doumer

🇦🇹Peter Rauhofer

🇨🇿Soňa Červená

🇭🇺Theodore von Kármán

Warner Baxter

🇩🇪Wilhelm Filchner

🇨🇦Willard Boyle

🇩🇪Wolfgang Reichmann

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

Lajos Perley

🇺🇸George Polley

🇦🇺Clifford Swann