On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 5 2016
Born on This Day
Alexander Dimitrenko🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1982
Days alive
12,419
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André Rienzo🇧🇷
baseball player · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
Annibale Maria di Francia
deceasedfounder of the Roagationist Fathers (1851–1927) · 1851–1927
Days lived
27,724
Avigdor Lieberman
Notable Trials · b. 1958
Days alive
21,185
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
deceasedDutch cardinal (1900-1987) · 1900–1987
Days lived
31,941
Blu Mankuma🇺🇸
Canadian actor · b. 1948
Days alive
24,837
Carsten Sträßer🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1980
Days alive
13,149
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Caryn Navy🇺🇸
American mathematician and computer scientist · b. 1953
Days alive
23,011
Cecil John Rhodes
deceasedentrepreneur · 1853–1902
Days lived
17,795
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Chiara Scholl🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1992
Days alive
8,766
Christian Doermer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1935-) · 1935–2022
Days lived
31,786
Claudia Demarmels🇨🇭
Swiss actress · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
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Claudia Wells🇺🇸
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
David Arigbabu🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Dwight Filley Davis Sr.🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician and tennis player (1879–1945) · 1879–1945
Days lived
24,252
Eduardo Herrera Bueno🇪🇸
deceasedfootball player · 1914–1991
Days lived
28,165
Elke Neidhardt🇩🇪
deceasedactress, director (1941-2013) · 1941–2013
Days lived
26,441
Erich Gallwitz🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian cross-country skier · 1910–1981
Days lived
26,021
Ernst Mayr🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1904–2005
Days lived
36,738
Eugen Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1874-1967) · 1874–1967
Days lived
33,971
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Georges Pompidou🇫🇷
deceasedpolitician · 1911–1974
Days lived
22,917
Gianfranco Zola🇮🇹
football player · b. 1966
Days alive
18,263
Hedi Slimane🇫🇷
Designer · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Hernán Crespo🇮🇹
Argentine footballer · b. 1975
Days alive
14,976
Huey Lewis
Actor · b. 1950
Days alive
24,107
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Ish Smith🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
10,227
Jean Cocteau🇫🇷
deceasedFrench writer and filmmaker (1889–1963) · 1889–1963
Days lived
27,125
John Howard Northrop🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1891–1987
Days lived
35,024
Jonás Gutiérrez🇦🇷
football player · b. 1983
Days alive
12,054
Leri Khabelov🇬🇪
Olympic wrestler · b. 1964
Days alive
18,993
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Marcel Arland🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1899–1986
Days lived
31,602
Michael Sadler🇬🇧
singer · b. 1954
Days alive
22,646
Michael Stuhlbarg
Actor · b. 1968
Days alive
17,532
Park In-chon🇰🇷
deceasedSouth Korean businessman (1901–1984) · 1901–1984
Days lived
30,297
Pasquale Foresi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian presbyter and theologian (1929-2015) · 1929–2015
Days lived
31,390
Piet Gunning
deceasedfield hockey player (1913–1967) · 1913–1967
Days lived
19,680
Robbie Robertson🇨🇦
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1943–2023
Days lived
29,255
Róisín Murphy🇮🇪
Irish singer-songwriter · b. 1973
Days alive
15,706
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RZA🇺🇸
rapper · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167
Shohei Ohtani🇺🇸
Sports · b. 1994
Days alive
8,036
Sombr🇺🇸
Singer · b. 2005
Days alive
4,018
Steffen Wink🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Susan Wojcicki
deceasedTech CEOs · 1968–2024
Days lived
20,489
Tim Worrell🇺🇸
film director · b. 1967
Days alive
17,898
Willem Drees🇳🇱
deceasedDutch politician (1886–1988) · 1886–1988
Days lived
37,203
Yuki Karakawa🇯🇵
film director · b. 1989
Days alive
9,862
Yves Mariot🇫🇷
deceasedfootball player · 1948–2000
Days lived
18,821
Died on This Day
Albrecht Kossel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics · 1853–1927
Days lived
26,954
Arthur Bispo do Rosário🇧🇷
deceasedBrazilian artist (1911–1989) · 1911–1989
Days lived
28,546
Berthold Wolpe🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1905–1989
Days lived
30,565
Carl Einstein🇪🇸
deceasedGerman art historian (1885-1940) · 1885–1940
Days lived
20,158
Cy Twombly🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1928–2011
Days lived
30,386
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Elsbeth Juda🇬🇧
deceasedBritish photographer (1911–2014) · 1911–2014
Days lived
37,685
Friedrich Robert von Beringe
deceasedGerman Army officer (1865-1940) · 1865–1940
Days lived
27,315
George de Hevesy🇭🇺
deceasedchemist · 1885–1966
Days lived
29,557
Hans-Ulrich Wehler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman historian (1931–2014) · 1931–2014
Days lived
30,248
Harald Philipp🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1921–1999
Days lived
28,561
John Curtin🇦🇺
deceasedpolitician · 1885–1945
Days lived
22,092
Julius Dorpmüller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and railway manager (1869-1945) · 1869–1945
Days lived
27,739
Jüri Järvet🇪🇪
deceasedathlete · 1919–1995
Days lived
27,776
Lothar Kreyssig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge, founder of Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (1898–1986) · 1898–1986
Days lived
32,024
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Ludwig Hussak🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian footballer (1883-1965) · 1883–1965
Days lived
29,924
Max Klinger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer (1857–1920) · 1857–1920
Days lived
23,153
Nǃxau
deceasedBush farmer, actor · 1944–2003
Days lived
21,385
Robert Bouvard🇫🇷
deceasedFrench politician (1901–1992) · 1901–1992
Days lived
33,180
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Sid Luckman🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1916–1998
Days lived
29,811
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Ted Williams🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1918–2002
Days lived
30,625
Ugo Gregoretti🇮🇹
deceasedItalian film, television and stage director, actor, screenwriter, author and television host (1930–2019) · 1930–2019
Days lived
32,422
Vic Seixas🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1923–2024) · 1923–2024
Days lived
36,835
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
59,720
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
48,398
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
45,746
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
45,409
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
43,284
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,189
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,189
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,189
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,189
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
42,189
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
42,189
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
42,189
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
42,189
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
42,189
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
42,189
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
42,189
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
41,094
Barys Kit🇷🇺
deceasedscientist · 1910–2018
Days lived
39,383
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
38,254
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
67,391
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
13,034
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
3,330
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,564
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
65,261
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
64,834
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
55,276
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
54,242
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
53,876
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
51,320
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
49,972
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
670,771
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
150,285
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
74,303
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
54,972
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
33,324
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
30,867
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
28,777
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
26,754
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
28,214
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
21,636
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
16,174
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
14,991
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
14,286
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,599
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
13,556
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
13,335