On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
June 25 2016
Born on This Day
Alessandro Tonolli🇮🇹
Italian basketball player · b. 1974
Days alive
15,341
Alfred Wilm
deceasedchemist · 1869–1937
Days lived
24,878
Antal Róka🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1927–1970
Days lived
15,789
Anthony Bourdain🇺🇸
deceasedCook · 1956–2018
Days lived
22,628
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Antoni Gaudí🇪🇸
deceasedCatalan architect (1852–1926) · 1852–1926
Days lived
27,012
Arthur Robison🇩🇪
deceasedcinema director (1883–1935) · 1883–1935
Days lived
19,109
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Aya Matsuura🇯🇵
Japanese actress and pop singer · b. 1986
Days alive
10,958
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Benson Boone🇺🇸
Singer · b. 2002
Days alive
5,114
Busenaz Sürmeneli🇹🇷
Olympic Gold Medalists · b. 1998
Days alive
6,575
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Carly Simon🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1943
Days alive
26,664
Daniel Kinahan🌍
Notable Person · b. 1977
Days alive
14,245
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1884–1979
Days lived
34,532
Dikembe Mutombo🇺🇸
deceasedCongolese-American basketball player (1966–2024) · 1966–2024
Days lived
21,282
Doug Maitland🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian football player (1922–2006) · 1922–2006
Days lived
30,745
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Eileen Hoffmann🇩🇪
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
George Michael
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1963–2016
Days lived
19,542
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George Orwell🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1903–1950
Days lived
17,012
Georges Courteline🇫🇷
deceasedFrench dramatist and novelist (1858–1929) · 1858–1929
Days lived
25,932
Glenmor🇫🇷
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1931–1996
Days lived
23,735
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Haluk Yıldırım🇹🇷
basketball player · b. 1972
Days alive
16,071
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Harry Seidler🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian-born Australian architect · 1923–2006
Days lived
30,208
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Heinrich Windelen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1921-2015) · 1921–2015
Days lived
34,204
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Hellmuth von Mücke🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary officer of the Imperial German Navy, recipient of the Iron Cross (1st class) · 1885–1957
Days lived
26,332
Hermann Oberth🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1894–1989
Days lived
34,884
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Ingeborg Bachmann🇦🇹
deceasedYouTube personality · 1926–1973
Days lived
17,281
James Meredith🇺🇸
American political activist & writer (1933-) · b. 1933
Days alive
30,316
Jan Gustafsson🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1979
Days alive
13,515
Jan Jagla🇩🇪
German basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
12,784
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Jason Lewis🇺🇸
actor · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
Julian Robertson🇺🇸
deceasedHedge Fund Manager & Investor · 1932–2022
Days lived
32,931
Kep Enderby🇦🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1926–2015
Days lived
32,338
Lauren Bush🇺🇸
American model and fashion designer · b. 1984
Days alive
11,688
Li Shufu🇨🇳
Chinese billionaire entrepreneur (born 1963) · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
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Linda Cardellini🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Major Holley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz upright bassist (1924–1990) · 1924–1990
Days lived
24,228
Mandy Haase🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Maxime de la Falaise🇫🇷
deceasedBritish model and actor (1922-2009) · 1922–2009
Days lived
31,720
Mckenna Grace
actor · b. 2006
Days alive
3,653
Michael Tucker🇺🇸
film director · b. 1971
Days alive
16,437
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Nadia Styles🇺🇸
American pornographic actress · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
Oscar Baumann🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian cartographer (1864-1899) · 1864–1899
Days lived
12,892
Peer Augustinski🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1940–2014) · 1940–2014
Days lived
27,128
Pegah Ferydoni🇩🇪
German-Iranian actress · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Peter Paul Wiplinger🇦🇹
Austrian writer and photographer (born 1939) · b. 1939
Days alive
28,125
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Reinhold von Lilienthal🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1857–1935
Days lived
28,648
Ricky Gervais🇬🇧
actor · b. 1961
Days alive
20,089
Rodrigo Bentancur
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
6,940
Rupert Wildt🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American astronomer · 1905–1976
Days lived
25,765
Savina Chai🇸🇬
Creative Director & Fashion Stylist · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
Serik Akhmetov
politician, former Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan · b. 1958
Days alive
21,185
Sidney Lumet🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican director, producer and screenwriter (1924–2011) · 1924–2011
Days lived
31,699
Sonia Sotomayor🇺🇸
politician · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
Steve de Shazer🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychotherapist · 1940–2005
Days lived
23,819
Thomas Scharff🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1970
Days alive
16,802
Tim Finn🇦🇺
Singer · b. 1952
Days alive
23,376
Wilhelm Spiegelberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Egyptologist (1870–1930) · 1870–1930
Days lived
22,095
William Arce🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball coach (1925–2016) · 1925–2016
Days lived
33,128
Yann Martel🇨🇦
writer · b. 1963
Days alive
19,359
Died on This Day
Ado Kraemer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1898–1972) · 1898–1972
Days lived
27,122
Annie Easley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican mathematician and rocket scientist · 1932–2011
Days lived
28,917
Dusé Mohamed Ali🇪🇬
deceasedAfrican nationalist (1866–1945) · 1866–1945
Days lived
28,705
Edwin Le Grice
deceasedEnglish priest · 1911–1992
Days lived
29,414
Farrah Fawcett🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1947–2009
Days lived
22,789
Ferenc Kucsera
deceasedmodel · 1892–1919
Days lived
9,770
Fredl Fesl🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,113
Georges Courteline🇫🇷
deceasedFrench dramatist and novelist (1858–1929) · 1858–1929
Days lived
25,932
Hans Hopf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman operatic tenor (1916-1993) · 1916–1993
Days lived
28,086
Ivan Youlianovitch Romanovsky🇧🇾
deceasedBelarusian painter (1928-1974) · 1928–1974
Days lived
16,741
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Jacques Cousteau🇫🇷
deceasedFrench naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997) · 1910–1997
Days lived
31,791
Jake Beckley🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1867–1918) · 1867–1918
Days lived
18,587
Jiří Kodet🇨🇿
deceasedCzech actor (1937-2005) · 1937–2005
Days lived
24,673
John Fiedler
deceasedActor · 1925–2005
Days lived
29,362
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Michael Jackson🇺🇸
deceasedSinger-songwriter · 1958–2009
Days lived
18,563
Michel Foucault🇫🇷
deceasedphilosopher · 1926–1984
Days lived
21,073
Walter Baade🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1893–1960) · 1893–1960
Days lived
24,564
Wilhelm Koep🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1905–1999) · 1905–1999
Days lived
34,363
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
59,710
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,388
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,736
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,399
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,274
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,179
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,179
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,179
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,179
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,179
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,179
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,179
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,179
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,179
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,179
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,179
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,084
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,244
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
67,381
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,024
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
3,320
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,554
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,251
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,824
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,266
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,232
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,866
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,310
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,962
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,761
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,275
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,293
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,962
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,314
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,857
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,767
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,744
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,204
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,626
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,164
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,981
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,276
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,589
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,546
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,325