On This Day
Sunday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
June 5 2016
Born on This Day
Alain Billiet🇧🇪
Belgian artist · b. 1951
Days alive
23,742
Alexa von Porembsky🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1906-1981) · 1906–1981
Days lived
27,468
Allan Borgvardt
football player · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
Angelica Costello🇺🇸
actor · b. 1978
Days alive
13,880
Antonija Šola🇭🇷
Croatian pop singer · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Bernhard Goetzke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1884-1964) · 1884–1964
Days lived
29,343
Denis Tal🇮🇱
Israeli content creator and actor · b. 2003
Days alive
4,749
Federico García Lorca🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish poet, dramatist and prose writer (1898–1936) · 1898–1936
Days lived
13,954
Fritz Hoopts🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1875-1945) · 1875–1945
Days lived
25,547
Géza Gulyás🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian footballer (1931-2014) · 1931–2014
Days lived
30,386
Hans Furler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and lawyer (1904-1975) · 1904–1975
Days lived
25,956
Harriet Gessner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1929-2012) · 1929–2012
Days lived
30,223
Hélène Cixous🇫🇷
French philosopher and writer · b. 1937
Days alive
28,855
Helene Thimig🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1889–1974
Days lived
31,200
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Helmut Benthaus🇨🇭
German association football player and manager · b. 1935
Days alive
29,586
Helmuth Markov🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1952
Days alive
23,376
Isabell Gerschke🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Israel Peleg🇮🇱
Israeli businessman and diplomat · b. 1949
Days alive
24,472
Jiang Xingquan🇨🇳
basketball player · b. 1940
Days alive
27,759
João Paulo Brito🇵🇹
Portuguese footballer · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
John Carlos🇺🇸
American track and field athlete · b. 1945
Days alive
25,933
John Maynard Keynes🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1883–1946
Days lived
22,965
Kenny G🇺🇸
saxophonist · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
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Kieran Tierney
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
Laurence Gartel🇺🇸
American artist · b. 1956
Days alive
21,915
Laurie Anderson🇺🇸
artist · b. 1947
Days alive
25,203
Marion Motley🇺🇸
deceasedPlayer of American football (1920-1999) · 1920–1999
Days lived
28,876
Mark Wahlberg
Notable Trials · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Martha Argerich
pianist · b. 1941
Days alive
27,394
Mike Coolbaugh🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1972–2007
Days lived
12,830
Peter George Peterson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican businessman, investment banker, philanthropist, and author (1926-2018) · 1926–2018
Days lived
33,526
Richard Fröhlich🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
Salvatore Ferragamo🇮🇹
deceasedItalian shoe designer (1898-1960) · 1898–1960
Days lived
22,708
Sammi Fajarowicz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player · 1908–1940
Days lived
11,717
Sebastian Krumbiegel🇩🇪
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Siegfried Matlok🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1945
Days alive
25,933
Tamika Whitmore🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Telle Whitney🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1965
Days alive
18,628
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Teodoro Obiang
Equatoguinean politician, President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979 · b. 1942
Days alive
27,029
Tony Richardson🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish theatre and film director and producer (1928-1991) · 1928–1991
Days lived
23,172
Torry Holt🇺🇸
American football player (born 1976) · b. 1976
Days alive
14,610
Walter Kaufmann🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1871–1947
Days lived
27,603
William Kahan🇨🇦
Canadian mathematician and computer scientist (born 1933) · b. 1933
Days alive
30,316
William Roberts🇬🇧
deceasedBritish painter (1895-1980) · 1895–1980
Days lived
30,909
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Willibald Pahr🇦🇹
Austrian politician, foreign minister · b. 1930
Days alive
31,412
Wouter Spoelman🇳🇱
Dutch chess player · b. 1990
Days alive
9,497
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Died on This Day
Arvi Järventaus🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish author and priest (1883–1939) · 1883–1939
Days lived
20,258
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Bill Atkinson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer engineer, programmer, and photographer (1951–2025) · 1951–2025
Days lived
27,109
Bill Tilden🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1893–1953) · 1893–1953
Days lived
22,029
Conway Twitty🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1933–1993
Days lived
21,827
Gaston Geens🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1931–2002
Days lived
25,928
Gene Chen🇨🇳
deceasedAmerican martial artist (1938-2001) · 1938–2001
Days lived
22,954
Giacomo Furia🇮🇹
deceasedItalian actor (1925–2015) · 1925–2015
Days lived
33,026
Heinz Erhardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman comedian and entertainer (1909-1979) · 1909–1979
Days lived
25,672
John Bevan🇬🇧
deceasedWelsh rugby union footballer and coach (1948-1986) · 1948–1986
Days lived
13,964
John Fairclough🇬🇧
deceasedBritish computer scientist (1930–2003) · 1930–2003
Days lived
26,584
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Jürgen Möllemann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1945-2003) · 1945–2003
Days lived
21,144
Karl Stiegler🇦🇹
deceasedmusician · 1876–1932
Days lived
20,583
Kurt Tank🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1898–1983
Days lived
31,146
Lothar Warneke🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1936–2005
Days lived
25,100
Natacha Rambova🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966) · 1897–1966
Days lived
25,338
O. Henry
deceasedNotable Trials · 1862–1910
Days lived
17,433
Richard Wolffenstein🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1864–1929
Days lived
23,663
Robert Hanssen
deceasedFormer FBI Agent · 1944–2023
Days lived
28,902
Rolf Hachmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman prehistorian and archaeologist (1917–2014) · 1917–2014
Days lived
35,415
Ronald Reagan🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1911–2004
Days lived
34,088
Susi Nicoletti🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1918–2005
Days lived
31,687
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
59,690
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,368
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,716
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,379
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,254
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,159
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,159
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,159
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,159
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,159
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,159
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,159
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,159
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,159
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,159
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,159
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,064
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,224
Toko Shinoda🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021
Days lived
39,420
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
67,361
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,004
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Stubbs🇺🇸
deceasedOrange tabby cat · 1997–2017
Days lived
7,405
April🇺🇸
deceasedReticulated giraffe · 2000–2021
Days lived
7,762
Boo🇺🇸
deceasedPomeranian · 2006–2019
Days lived
4,691
Maru🇯🇵
Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007
Days alive
3,300
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,534
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,231
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,804
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,246
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,212
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,846
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,290
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,942
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,741
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,255
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,273
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,942
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,294
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,837
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,747
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,724
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,184
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,606
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,144
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,961
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,256
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,569
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,526
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,305