Loading this date
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 5 2016
writer · b. 1935
Days alive
29,586
Music · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
American actress and singer (1915–1998) · 1915–1998
Days lived
30,320
Hungarian chess player (1911–2010) · 1911–2010
Days lived
36,163
%2520-%2520Leider%2520van%2520Zwart%2520Front.jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
Dutch fascist politician (1905–1965) · 1905–1965
Days lived
21,958
Russian footballer · b. 1991
Days alive
9,132
.jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
tennis player · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
politician · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
%2520(cropped).jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
English drummer (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
singer-songwriter · 1898–1959
Days lived
22,385
Macedonian association football player · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
.jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
Spanish priest, writer and poet · 1884–1958
Days lived
26,985
.jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
tennis player · b. 2003
Days alive
4,749
Singer · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
%2520(cropped)%2520(1).jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
British singer (born 1981) · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
American football player and scout · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
Brazilian musician · b. 1955
Days alive
22,281
journalist · 1898–1983
Days lived
31,006
Notable Trials · 1919–1999
Days lived
29,273
Australian male field hockey player · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
Israeli journalist (1910–2002) · 1910–2002
Days lived
33,704
film director · 1969–2011
Days lived
15,420
Scottish field hockey player (1884-1930) · 1884–1930
Days lived
16,964
German actress and voice actress (1924–2015) · 1924–2015
Days lived
33,118
Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor · b. 1938
Days alive
28,490
.jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
German actress · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Actor · b. 1987
Days alive
10,593
German actress · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
British politician (1936 - 2025) · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,706
%25202018-02-11%252015-35-40%2520ILCE-6500%2520DSC07150%2520(31235662177)%2520(cropped).jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
actor · b. 1944
Days alive
26,298
Israeli politician (1910-1991) · 1910–1991
Days lived
29,766
association football player · b. 1999
Days alive
6,210
weightlifter · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Notable Trials · 1873–1901
Days lived
10,403
Dutch singer · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
German actor · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
%25202012.jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
American football player from Germany · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
German field hockey player · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
_(cropped).jpg%2F330px-Michael_Palin_(46317977182)_(cropped).jpg){kind=avatar}
Actor · b. 1943
Days alive
26,664
American musician (1899–1969) · 1899–1969
Days lived
25,483
.jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
football player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
.jpg%2F330px-Richard_E._Grant_2018_(edited).jpg){kind=avatar}
Explorer · b. 1957
Days alive
21,550
.jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
Notable Trials · b. 1995
Days alive
7,671
musician · 1971–2021
Days lived
18,382
German field hockey player · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
Player of American football (1919-2003) · 1919–2003
Days lived
30,889
basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
American football, basketball, rugby union footballer, American football, basketball, and baseball coach (1899-1970) · 1899–1970
Days lived
25,743
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,685
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
12,973
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,773
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,242
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,113
.jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
.jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
.jpg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=avatar}
.svg%3Fwidth%3D330){kind=logo}
