On This Day

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

March 1 2016

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Events on This Day

Opened Au Fudge Restaurant
Jessica Biel
company
Divorce from Marko Jarić
Adriana Lima
milestone

Born on This Day

🇨🇦Alan Thicke
deceased
Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host (1947–2016) · 1947–2016
Days lived
25,490
🇩🇪Andreas Ottl
German footballer · b. 1985
Days alive
11,323

Died on This Day

Anthon van Rappard
deceased
Dutch painter and draughtsman (1858-1892) · 1858–1892
Days lived
12,345
🇺🇸Bobby Timmons
deceased
American pianist (1935-1974) · 1935–1974
Days lived
13,952

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 March 1 Died on March 1 On This Day Day Lookup

🇪🇸Angel Ayala

deceased

Spanish cleric and writer (1867-1960) · 1860–1960

Days lived

36,514

🇩🇪Anne Schäfer

German tennis player · b. 1987

Days alive

10,593

🇬🇧Archer John Porter Martin

deceased

British chemist (1910–2002) · 1910–2002

Days lived

33,752

🇩🇪Asuman Krause

Turkish actor, fashion model and singer (born 1976) · b. 1976

Days alive

14,610

🇺🇸Barrett Deems

deceased

American musician (1914–1998) · 1914–1998

Days lived

30,879

Berhan Şimşek

actor · b. 1957

Days alive

21,550

🇮🇩Calista Cuaca

Socialite, Fashion Influencer & Entrepreneur · b. 1996

Days alive

7,305

🇩🇪Camilla Spira

deceased

actress (1906-1997) · 1906–1997

Days lived

33,415

🇪🇸Carles Benavent

Spanish musician · b. 1954

Days alive

22,646

🇲🇽Carlos Vela

Mexican footballer (born 2024) · b. 1989

Days alive

9,862

🇺🇸Charles Puleri

American football player · b. 1969

Days alive

17,167

🇺🇸Chris Webber

American basketball player · b. 1973

Days alive

15,706

🇰🇷Chung Min-tae

film director · b. 1970

Days alive

16,802

🇱🇹Dalia Grybauskaitė

President of Lithuania fom 2009 to 2019 · b. 1956

Days alive

21,915

🇮🇹Daniele Greco

Italian athlete · b. 1989

Days alive

9,862

🇺🇸Daniella Monet

American actress, singer, and entrepreneur · b. 1989

Days alive

9,862

🇩🇪Darco

Artist · b. 1968

Days alive

17,532

David Niven

deceased

Oscar Winners · 1910–1983

Days lived

26,813

🇬🇧Edna Manley

deceased

Jamaican sculptor (1900-1987) · 1900–1987

Days lived

31,749

🇸🇪Einar Dahl

deceased

writer · 1904–1979

Days lived

27,350

🇺🇸Elvin Bethea

American football player (born 1946) · b. 1946

Days alive

25,568

🇩🇪Erich Cohn

deceased

German chess player (1884-1918) · 1884–1918

Days lived

12,597

Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski

deceased

Notable Trials · 1899–1972

Days lived

26,670

🇵🇱Ernst Barczewski

deceased

politician (1861-1937) · 1861–1937

Days lived

27,952

🇺🇸Fred Scolari

deceased

basketball player · 1922–2002

Days lived

29,450

🇩🇪Georg-Hans Reinhardt

deceased

German general and war criminal (1887–1963) · 1887–1963

Days lived

28,024

🇨🇦George Genereux

deceased

athlete · 1935–1989

Days lived

19,764

🇩🇪Gerhard Kleppinger

German football player and manager · b. 1958

Days alive

21,185

🇺🇸Gil Amelio

American technology executive (born 1943) · b. 1943

Days alive

26,664

🇸🇬GOH

DJ, Musician & Founder of Dayze · b. 1991

Days alive

9,132

🇩🇪Götz Heidelberg

deceased

German engineer · 1923–2017

Days lived

34,386

🇩🇪Günther Bosch

Romanian tennis player · b. 1937

Days alive

28,855

🇩🇪Gustl Gstettenbaur

deceased

German film and television actor (1914–1996) · 1914–1996

Days lived

30,215

🇺🇸Harry Belafonte

deceased

singer · 1927–2023

Days lived

35,119

🇦🇹Hermann Mucke

deceased

Austrian astronomer (1935–2019) · 1935–2019

Days lived

30,692

🇬🇧Jack Clayton

deceased

actor · 1921–1995

Days lived

27,025

🇩🇪Jana Bode

German luger · b. 1969

Days alive

17,167

🇺🇸Jonathan Spector

American soccer player · b. 1986

Days alive

10,958

🇩🇪Julien Haggége

German actor and voice actor · b. 1976

Days alive

14,610

Justin Bieber

Music · b. 1994

Days alive

8,036

🇺🇸K. C. Rivers

basketball player · b. 1987

Days alive

10,593

🇺🇸Kesha

actor · b. 1987

Days alive

10,593

🇵🇱Krystyna Feldman

deceased

Polish actress (1916–2007) · 1916–2007

Days lived

33,201

🇮🇳Kunjarani Devi

Indian weightlifter · b. 1968

Days alive

17,532

🇺🇸Kurt Adler

deceased

musician · 1907–1977

Days lived

25,772

🇲🇽Lupita Nyong'o

Film actor · b. 1983

Days alive

12,054

🇮🇳M. K. Stalin

Politician · b. 1953

Days alive

23,011

🇮🇳Mary Kom

Indian amateur boxer · b. 1982

Days alive

12,419

🇨🇱Mercedes Valdivieso

deceased

writer · 1924–1993

Days lived

25,357

🇫🇷Michel Carage

deceased

chief executive officer · 1921–2008

Days lived

31,744

🇺🇸Mitch Johnson

American football player · b. 1942

Days alive

27,029

🇮🇱Naftali Blumenthal

deceased

Israeli politician (1922–2022) · 1922–2022

Days lived

36,586

🇦🇹Oskar Kokoschka

deceased

artist · 1886–1980

Days lived

34,325

🇩🇪Patrick Helmes

German football player · b. 1984

Days alive

11,688

🇺🇸Philippe Dauman

American businessman and Former CEO of Viacom · b. 1954

Days alive

22,646

🇬🇧Ruth Kinna

British political scientist (born 1961) · b. 1961

Days alive

20,089

🇩🇪Sylvia Löhrmann

German politician · b. 1957

Days alive

21,550

🇩🇪Thomas Anders

singer-songwriter · b. 1963

Days alive

19,359

Tufuga Efi

O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa from 2007 to 2017 · b. 1938

Days alive

28,490

🇰🇷Yang Hee-Seung

basketball player · b. 1974

Days alive

15,341

🇺🇸Zack Snyder

scientist · b. 1966

Days alive

18,263

🇺🇸Callan Pinckney

deceased

American fitness professional (1939-2012) · 1939–2012

Days lived

26,455

🇩🇪Chris Welp

deceased

German basketball player (1964–2015) · 1964–2015

Days lived

18,686

Gabriele D'Annunzio

deceased

Italian writer, poet, playwright, soldier and politician (1863-1938) · 1863–1938

Days lived

27,382

🇩🇪Georges J. F. Köhler

deceased

chemist · 1946–1995

Days lived

17,850

🇩🇪Gert Prokop

deceased

writer · 1932–1994

Days lived

22,543

🇩🇪Gertrud Kolmar

deceased

writer · 1894–1943

Days lived

17,612

🇮🇹Giacomo Balla

deceased

Italian artist (1871-1958) · 1871–1958

Days lived

31,637

🇩🇪Hans Robert Jauss

deceased

German academic (1921-1997) · 1921–1997

Days lived

27,473

🇺🇸Harold William Henry

deceased

Catholic priest · 1909–1976

Days lived

24,340

🇩🇪Hermann Beckh

deceased

German academic (1875–1937) · 1875–1937

Days lived

22,581

🇯🇵Kenzō Awa

deceased

athlete · 1880–1939

Days lived

21,514

🇮🇹Lucio Dalla

deceased

singer-songwriter · 1943–2012

Days lived

25,200

🇬🇧Martyn Lloyd-Jones

deceased

Welsh-English Christian theologian and preacher (1899-1981) · 1899–1981

Days lived

29,656

🇺🇸Norman Slater

deceased

American rugby union player (1894-1979) · 1894–1979

Days lived

31,082

🇦🇹Peter Weibel

deceased

Austrian artist and theorist (1944–2023) · 1944–2023

Days lived

28,850

🇺🇸Richard Norton

deceased

actor · 1950–2025

Days lived

27,448

🇩🇪Richard Wilhelm

deceased

writer · 1873–1930

Days lived

20,748

🇦🇹Rudolf Meinert

deceased

actor · 1882–1943

Days lived

22,068

🇺🇦Sergey Zhuk

deceased

scientist · 1892–1957

Days lived

23,706

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

deceased

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇭🇷Zlatko Kranjčar

deceased

football player · 1956–2021

Days lived

23,482

🇭🇺Zoltán Adrigán

deceased

athlete · 1937–2003

Days lived

24,111

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,620

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,283

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,158

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,063

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,063

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,063

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,063

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,063

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,063

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,063

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,063

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,063

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,063

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,063

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

40,968

🇷🇺Barys Kit

deceased

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,128

🇯🇵Toko Shinoda

deceased

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

🇺🇸Kanzi

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,908

🇺🇸Tilikum

deceased

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

🇺🇸Stubbs

deceased

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

🇺🇸Harambe

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1999–2016

Days lived

6,211

🇺🇸April

deceased

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

🇺🇸Boo

deceased

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,691

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,708

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,150

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,116

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,750

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,194

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,846

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,177

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,846

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,198

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,741

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,651

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,628

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,048

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,865

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,160

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,473

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,430

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,209

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

🇨🇦Alan Thicke

🇩🇪Andreas Ottl

Died on This Day

Anthon van Rappard

🇺🇸Bobby Timmons

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

🇪🇸Angel Ayala

🇩🇪Anne Schäfer

🇬🇧Archer John Porter Martin

🇩🇪Asuman Krause

🇺🇸Barrett Deems

Berhan Şimşek

🇮🇩Calista Cuaca

🇩🇪Camilla Spira

🇪🇸Carles Benavent

🇲🇽Carlos Vela

🇺🇸Charles Puleri

🇺🇸Chris Webber

🇰🇷Chung Min-tae

🇱🇹Dalia Grybauskaitė

🇮🇹Daniele Greco

🇺🇸Daniella Monet

🇩🇪Darco

David Niven

🇬🇧Edna Manley

🇸🇪Einar Dahl

🇺🇸Elvin Bethea

🇩🇪Erich Cohn

Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski

🇵🇱Ernst Barczewski

🇺🇸Fred Scolari

🇩🇪Georg-Hans Reinhardt

🇨🇦George Genereux

🇩🇪Gerhard Kleppinger

🇺🇸Gil Amelio

🇸🇬GOH

🇩🇪Götz Heidelberg

🇩🇪Günther Bosch

🇩🇪Gustl Gstettenbaur

🇺🇸Harry Belafonte

🇦🇹Hermann Mucke

🇬🇧Jack Clayton

🇩🇪Jana Bode

🇺🇸Jonathan Spector

🇩🇪Julien Haggége

Justin Bieber

🇺🇸K. C. Rivers

🇺🇸Kesha

🇵🇱Krystyna Feldman

🇮🇳Kunjarani Devi

🇺🇸Kurt Adler

🇲🇽Lupita Nyong'o

🇮🇳M. K. Stalin

🇮🇳Mary Kom

🇨🇱Mercedes Valdivieso

🇫🇷Michel Carage

🇺🇸Mitch Johnson

🇮🇱Naftali Blumenthal

🇦🇹Oskar Kokoschka

🇩🇪Patrick Helmes

🇺🇸Philippe Dauman

🇬🇧Ruth Kinna

🇩🇪Sylvia Löhrmann