On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 17 2025
Born on This Day

Aléxis Thébaux🇫🇷
football player · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
Ambako Vachadze🇷🇺
athlete · b. 1983
Days alive
15,341

Avhustyn Voloshyn🇭🇺
deceasedCarpatho-Ukrainian politician, Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament (1874-1945) · 1874–1945
Days lived
26,056
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Bill Atkinson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer engineer, programmer, and photographer (1951–2025) · 1951–2025
Days lived
27,109
Casey Siemaszko
Actor · b. 1961
Days alive
23,376
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Coco Austin🇺🇸
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
16,802
Élie Baup🇫🇷
French footballer · b. 1955
Days alive
25,568
Esteve Dolsa
deceasedAndorran trap shooter (1936-2007) · 1936–2007
Days lived
26,182

Esther David🇮🇳
writer · b. 1945
Days alive
29,220

Eugen Polanski🇵🇱
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
14,245

Frank Castleman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican hurdler and coach (1877-1946) · 1877–1946
Days lived
25,407
Friedrich W. Bauschulte🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1923-2003) · 1923–2003
Days lived
29,292
Garret Chachere🇺🇸
American football player and coach · b. 1969
Days alive
20,454
Georg Drescher🇩🇪
deceasedcyclist · 1870–1938
Days lived
25,056
Gilbert Schaller🇦🇹
Austrian tennis player · b. 1969
Days alive
20,454
Giovanni Trapattoni🇮🇹
Italian association football player and manager · b. 1939
Days alive
31,412
Gottfried Münzenberg🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1940–2024
Days lived
30,606

Grimes
Artist & Visionary · b. 1988
Days alive
13,514

Gunta Stölzl🇨🇭
deceasedGerman artist (1897-1983) · 1897–1983
Days lived
31,446
Hans Namuth🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1915–1990
Days lived
27,604
Hans Pizka🇦🇹
musician · b. 1942
Days alive
30,316

Hans Wollschläger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1935–2007) · 1935–2007
Days lived
26,361

Horst Lippmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman musician (1927–1997) · 1927–1997
Days lived
25,630
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Jhon Culma🇨🇴
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
Jim Telfer🇬🇧
Scottish rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1940
Days alive
31,046

John Wayne Gacy
deceasedNotable Trials · 1942–1994
Days lived
19,047
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József Hirschler🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian writer · 1874–1936
Days lived
22,890
Julius Bamberger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entrepreneur (1880–1951) · 1880–1951
Days lived
25,871

K. P. H. Notoprojo🇮🇩
deceasedIndonesian musician (1909–2007) · 1909–2007
Days lived
35,960
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Katie Ledecky
swimmer · b. 1997
Days alive
10,227

Kaylee Hottle🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 2008–2026
Days lived
6,700
Kenny Berkenbosch🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
Kensuke Uchimura🇯🇵
film director · b. 1986
Days alive
14,245

Kurt Russell🇺🇸
film director · b. 1951
Days alive
27,029
Mark Adler🇨🇦
Canadian politician · b. 1962
Days alive
23,011

Melissa Auf der Maur🇨🇦
Canadian rock musician · b. 1972
Days alive
19,358

Monika Wulf-Mathies🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1942
Days alive
30,316
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Nat King Cole🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1919–1965
Days lived
16,772
Orlando Stewart
Dutch baseball player · b. 1968
Days alive
20,819

Paul van der Sterren
Dutch chess player · b. 1956
Days alive
25,202
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Piet Ouderland🇳🇱
deceasedDutch football player (1933–2017) · 1933–2017
Days lived
30,851
Prakash Pohare🇮🇳
Indian editor · b. 1954
Days alive
25,933
Rudolf Gleißner🇩🇪
musician · b. 1942
Days alive
30,316
Ryan Donahue🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1988
Days alive
13,514

Sammy Baugh🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1914–2008
Days lived
34,609
Shohei Tateyama🇯🇵
film director · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
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Silvio Gesell🇧🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1862–1930
Days lived
24,830

Stephen Gately🇮🇪
deceasedsinger · 1976–2009
Days lived
12,260
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Stephen Kramer Glickman🇨🇦
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
16,802
Traudl Stark🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,467

Victor Hermans🇳🇱
Dutch association football player · b. 1953
Days alive
26,298

Wilhelm Kreis🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1873-1955) · 1873–1955
Days lived
30,098

Wolfgang Gartner🇺🇸
rapper · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
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Zbigniew Fil🇵🇱
singer · b. 1977
Days alive
17,532
Died on This Day
Aat de Roos
deceasedDutch field hockey player (1919–1992) · 1919–1992
Days lived
26,635

Abdel Moneim El-Guindi🇪🇬
deceasedboxer · 1936–2011
Days lived
27,306

Aleksandra Ekster🇵🇱
deceasedartist · 1882–1949
Days lived
24,529

Alex Chilton🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1950–2010
Days lived
21,629
Alfred Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1919–1986) · 1919–1986
Days lived
24,273

Amos Alonzo Stagg🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1862–1965
Days lived
37,468

Arthur Raymond Robinson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican politician (1881–1961) · 1881–1961
Days lived
29,224

Benny Fredriksson🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish actor and theatre director · 1959–2018
Days lived
21,443
Christian Graf von Krockow🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and political scientist (1927–2002) · 1927–2002
Days lived
27,324
Claude Farell🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1914-2008) · 1918–2008
Days lived
32,822
Claus Josef Riedel🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1925–2004
Days lived
28,881

Dubravka Ugrešić🇭🇷
deceasedartist · 1949–2023
Days lived
27,018

Ellsworth Vines🇺🇸
deceasedUS tennis player (1911–1994) · 1911–1994
Days lived
30,121
Ernst Schybergson🇫🇮
deceasedfootball player · 1891–1966
Days lived
27,440

Ferdinand von Alten🇩🇪
deceasedGerman film actor (1885-1933) · 1885–1933
Days lived
17,504
Ferlin Husky🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican country music singer · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,150
Franz-Otto Krüger🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1917–1988
Days lived
25,918

Heinz Nixdorf🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1925–1986
Days lived
22,257
Helmuth Schneider🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1920–1972
Days lived
18,717

Irène Joliot-Curie🇫🇷
deceasedpolitician · 1897–1956
Days lived
21,370

John Backus🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer scientist (1924–2007) · 1924–2007
Days lived
30,054

Jorge Edwards🇪🇸
deceasedchilean writer, literary critic, journalist and diplomat · 1931–2023
Days lived
33,499
Knut Ipsen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist, university teacher, and Red Cross functionary (1935–2022) · 1935–2022
Days lived
31,693
Lee Shau-kee🇨🇳
deceasedHong Kong business magnate (1928–2025) · 1928–2025
Days lived
35,455

Luchino Visconti🇮🇹
deceasedwriter · 1906–1976
Days lived
25,338
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Luise Rinser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1911–2002) · 1911–2002
Days lived
33,194
Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
deceasedpolitician · 1958–2020
Days lived
22,638
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Marcell Salzer
deceasedactor · 1873–1930
Days lived
20,808

Mike MacDonald🇨🇦
deceasedFilm actor · 1954–2018
Days lived
23,280

Monika Mann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman novelist (1910-1992) · 1910–1992
Days lived
29,869
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Trần Lập
deceasedVietnamese musician (1974-2016) · 1974–2016
Days lived
15,071
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
62,897
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,575
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,923
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,586
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
46,461
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
45,366
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
45,366
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
45,366
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,366
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,366
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,366
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,366
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
45,366
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,366

Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
45,366
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
45,366
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
44,271
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
41,431
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,618
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,895
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,741
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,438
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,011
HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
58,453
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
57,419
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
57,053
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,497
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
53,149
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,948
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,462
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,480
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
58,149
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,501
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
34,044
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
31,954
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,931
Already Released
Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,391
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,813
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,351

Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
18,168

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
17,463

Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,776

Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,733

The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,512