On This Day

politician · 1883–1945

German-Israeli endocrinologist · 1891–1966

American film director (1916-2001) · 1916–2001

chemist · 1877–1956

Businesswoman, Heiress · b. 1971

entrepreneur · b. 1973

French filmmaker (1921–2012) · 1921–2012

Basketball player · b. 1971

writer · 1905–1961

Kazakhstani mountaineer · b. 1973

Actor · b. 1973

athlete · b. 1960

writer · 1901–1991

German educational theorist (1854-1932) · 1854–1932

German general (1886–1942) · 1886–1942

Tech CEOs · b. 1957

writer · 1927–2010

American business woman (1913–2006) · 1913–2006

German cinematographer and photographer (1915-2001) · 1915–2001

Indian industrialist, philanthropist and aviator (1904–1993) · 1904–1993

Polish actor · b. 1949

athlete · b. 1960

basketball player · b. 1966

film director · b. 1973

Soviet field hockey player · 1953–2013

Singer-songwriter · b. 1966

German actor and film director · b. 1975

film director · b. 1978

scientist · 1900–1974

Association football player · 1945–2026

athlete · b. 1958

Israeli politician · b. 1962

German tenor and conductor (1935-2019) · 1935–2019

German field hockey player · b. 1984

entrepreneur · 1869–1950

actor · b. 1966

military person · 1917–2013

American engineer, sculptor and philanthropist · b. 1934

film director · b. 1975

Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1966

Ivorian businessman and politician · b. 1962

radio personality · b. 1975

American actor and fashion consultant · b. 1953

athlete · b. 1973

chemist · 1892–1969

field hockey player (1902-1973) · 1902–1973

German astronomer · b. 1959

chess player · b. 1963

Oscar Winners · 1910–1983

British chemist · 1910–1994

musician · 1899–1974

Actor · 1886–1954

German chess player (1912–1974) · 1912–1974

American sportsman and actor (1920-1982) · 1920–1982

philosopher · 1898–1979

film director · 1946–2020

SS soldier and war criminal (1912–1969) · 1912–1969

German editor (1853–1902) · 1853–1902

Hungarian photographer (1911–2006) · 1911–2006

writer · 1901–1974

philosopher · 1872–1956

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983) · 1900–1983

German singer (1936–2022) · 1936–2022

German SS general (1876–1942) · 1876–1942

British actor and film actor (1922-2002) · 1922–2002

writer · 1896–1959

Dutch painter (1853–1890) · 1853–1890

athlete · b. 1892

American urban climber · b. 1898

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

scientist · b. 1901

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

artist · b. 1901

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

American computer scientist · b. 1901

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Marathi poet · b. 1901

American musician · b. 1904

scientist · 1910–2018

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Orca · 1981–2017

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

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