On This Day

writer · 1873–1907

actor · b. 1978

German politician and judge (1857-1940) · 1857–1940

actor · b. 1933

Record producer · 1989–2018

field hockey player · b. 1939

German actress · b. 1945

actor · b. 1957

Swiss writer (1906-1985) · 1906–1985

Swiss footballer · b. 1983

football player · b. 1986

executive · b. 1952

Olympic alpine skier · b. 1962

singer · b. 1961

German tax academic and president of the federal fiscal court (1929–2004) · 1929–2004

German chess player · 1935–2025

actor · b. 2002

Filipino-American baseball pitcher · b. 1982

politician · 1857–1936

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1952

Danish field hockey player · 1899–1979

German Nazi economic functionary and convicted war criminal (1900-1984) · 1900–1984

Dutch field hockey player · b. 1962

German astronomer (1854–1907) · 1854–1907

singer · 1937–1991

SS officer, first commandant of Treblinka extermination camp (1910–1948) · 1910–1948

tennis player · b. 1967

American football player, wide receiver, return specialist · b. 1983

Billionaire, Retail Executive · b. 1937

Polish actor (1957-2010) · 1957–2010

German actor (born 1930) · b. 1930

scientist · 1903–1986

Cleric · b. 1969

musician · b. 1974

British actor and comedian (1925–1980) · 1925–1980

singer-songwriter · b. 1979

probably the most famous poet writing in the Avar language (1923-2003) · 1923–2003

field hockey player · 1910–1977

American voice actor, writer, graphic novelist, and artist · b. 1970

actor · b. 1956

Russian scientist · b. 1946

German journalist and news presenter (1938–2019) · 1938–2019

British stage and lighting designer · b. 1959

football player · b. 1994

actor · 1884–1949

American actor (1936–2021) · 1936–2021

German musician (1965-2008) · 1966–2008

entrepreneur · 1900–1977

Indian field hockey player (1935–2001) · 1935–2001

German chemist, winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1881–1965) · 1881–1965

actor · 1936–2025

Hungarian weightlifter (1918-1985) · 1918–1985

German jurist and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime (1901-1944) · 1901–1944

German theater and literary critic (1900–1980) · 1900–1980

German filmmaker (1902–2003) · 1902–2003

German track and field athlete (1899–1942) · 1899–1942

writer · 1890–1980

American composer (1916–1999) · 1916–1999

football player · 1916–1995

Danish field hockey player (1892–1975) · 1892–1975

boxer (1948-2012) · 1948–2012

Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms · 1926–2022

football player · 1958–2023

singer · 1927–2009

musician · 1864–1949

American sprinter and football player (1940-1963) · 1940–1963

military person · 1902–1944

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947) · 1861–1947

athlete · b. 1892

American urban climber · b. 1898

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

artist · b. 1901

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

scientist · b. 1901

Marathi poet · b. 1901

American musician · b. 1904

scientist · 1910–2018

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Mixed breed cat · 2012–2019

Banking · b. 1865

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Film · b. 1979

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Film · b. 1980