On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 27 2025
Events on This Day
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Bernard Sumner
Born on This Day
Agata Korc🇵🇱
athlete · b. 1986
Days alive
14,245

Agnes Windeck🇩🇪
deceasedactress (1888–1975) · 1888–1975
Days lived
31,960

Alberto Bayo🇪🇸
deceasedwriter · 1892–1967
Days lived
27,522

Brenda Song🇺🇸
American actress and model (born 1988) · b. 1988
Days alive
13,514

Carl Barks🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1901–2000
Days lived
36,311
Carolin van Bergen🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1964–1990
Days lived
9,709
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Clemens Holzmeister🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect and stage designer (1886–1983) · 1886–1983
Days lived
35,505

David Coulthard🇬🇧
Racing automobile driver · b. 1971
Days alive
19,724

Didier de Radiguès🇧🇪
motorcycle racer, auto racer · b. 1958
Days alive
24,472

Dubravka Ugrešić🇭🇷
deceasedartist · 1949–2023
Days lived
27,018
Erich Abraham🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1895–1971
Days lived
27,738
Erich Heller🇬🇧
deceasedBritish scholar of German literature and philosophy · 1911–1990
Days lived
29,078
F. Ritter Shumway🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican figure skating official · 1906–1992
Days lived
31,394
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Fergie🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1975
Days alive
18,263
Gisela Forster🇩🇪
artist · b. 1946
Days alive
28,855

Glenn Dubin🇺🇸
Hedge Fund Manager & Investor · b. 1957
Days alive
24,837
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Golo Mann🇨🇭
deceasedYouTube personality · 1909–1994
Days lived
31,057

Heinrich Mann🇩🇪
deceasedYouTube personality · 1871–1950
Days lived
28,838
Ipke Wachsmuth🇩🇪
German computer scientist · b. 1950
Days alive
27,394

Ivan Gašparovič🇸🇰
politician · b. 1941
Days alive
30,681
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James Callaghan🇬🇧
deceasedpolitician · 1912–2005
Days lived
33,967

Jay Kim🇺🇸
American politician · b. 1939
Days alive
31,412
Jef Wishaupt🇳🇱
Dutch sculptor (born 1940) · b. 1940
Days alive
31,046
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Jessie J🇬🇧
singer · b. 1988
Days alive
13,514

JJ Lin
Artist & Investor · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
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Josef Müller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1898–1979) · 1898–1979
Days lived
29,753

Joselu🇪🇸
Spanish association football player · b. 1990
Days alive
12,784

Jutta Limbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge and politician (SPD),President of the Federal Constitutional Court · 1934–2016
Days lived
30,118

Kevin Corrigan🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1969
Days alive
20,454
Kurt Felix🇮🇹
deceasedSwiss television presenter, entertainer and journalist (1941-2012) · 1941–2012
Days lived
25,983

Lisa
singer-songwriter · b. 1997
Days alive
10,227
Lisa (Lalisa Manobal)🇹🇭
K-pop Idol (BLACKPINK) · b. 1997
Days alive
10,227

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe🇺🇸
deceasedGerman architect (1886–1969) · 1886–1969
Days lived
30,458
Maka Mary🇫🇷
Malian and French footballer · b. 1989
Days alive
13,149
Manfred Freyberger🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1930–1980
Days lived
18,436

Manuel Neuer🇩🇪
German association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
14,245
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Marcell Salzer
deceasedactor · 1873–1930
Days lived
20,808

Mariah Carey
singer · b. 1969
Days alive
20,454

Mariano Rajoy🇪🇸
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
25,568

Mauro Goicoechea🇮🇹
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
13,514
Maxim Sakaschansky🇺🇦
deceasedRussian actor (1885-1952) · 1885–1952
Days lived
24,574

Mikhail Scherbakov🇷🇺
Russian bard · b. 1963
Days alive
22,646

Miller Huggins🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1878–1929) · 1878–1929
Days lived
18,809

Nathan Fillion🇨🇦
Actor · b. 1971
Days alive
19,724

Otmar Issing🇩🇪
German economist · b. 1936
Days alive
32,507
Phil Chess🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican record executive (1921–2016) · 1921–2016
Days lived
34,904

Quentin Tarantino🇺🇸
actor · b. 1963
Days alive
22,646
Randall Cunningham🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1963
Days alive
22,646

Renate Delfs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1925-2018) · 1925–2018
Days lived
34,016

Richard Pfeiffer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician and bacteriologist (1858–1945) · 1858–1945
Days lived
31,948

Ross Ulbricht
Silk Road Founder · b. 1984
Days alive
14,975
Rüdiger Althaus🇩🇪
German priest · b. 1961
Days alive
23,376

Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1905–1980
Days lived
27,334

Silvano Bertini🇮🇹
deceasedboxer (1940–2021) · 1940–2021
Days lived
29,677
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Sophie Nélisse
Actor · b. 2000
Days alive
9,131
Tamás Széchy🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1931–2004
Days lived
26,834
Theadora Van Runkle🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fashion and costume designer (1928-2011) · 1928–2011
Days lived
30,537
Tobias Schenke🇩🇪
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
Toni Berger🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1921–2005
Days lived
30,624

Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Sports · b. 2011
Days alive
5,114
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Valerio Fiori🇮🇹
Italian footballer · b. 1969
Days alive
20,454

Wilhelm Busch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman protestant pastor and writer (1897-1966) · 1897–1966
Days lived
25,286
Died on This Day
Billy Wilder🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter (1906-2002) · 1906–2002
Days lived
34,977
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Dudley Moore
deceasedactor · 1935–2002
Days lived
24,449
Elsie Eaves🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1898–1983
Days lived
31,006
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Ferry Porsche🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1909–1998
Days lived
32,331

Friedrich Achleitner🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian poet and architectural critic (1930-2019) · 1930–2019
Days lived
32,450

Georg-August Zinn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1901–1976) · 1901–1976
Days lived
27,333
Hans Stiebner🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1898–1958
Days lived
21,677
Hans-Josef Klauck🇩🇪
deceasedGerman theologian (1946–2025) · 1946–2025
Days lived
28,786

Heorhiy V. Zaborsky🇧🇾
deceasedBelarusian architect (1909–1999) · 1909–1999
Days lived
32,643

Jaroslav Heyrovský🇨🇿
deceasedscientist · 1890–1967
Days lived
27,855
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Julio González🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish artist (1876–1942) · 1876–1942
Days lived
23,927
K. D. Singh🇮🇳
deceasedfield hockey player (1922–1978) · 1922–1978
Days lived
20,507
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Lotte Ulbricht🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1903-2002) · 1903–2002
Days lived
36,137

M. C. Escher🇳🇱
deceasedDutch graphic artist (1898–1972) · 1898–1972
Days lived
26,946

Nadija Hordijenko Andrianova🇺🇦
deceasedwriter · 1921–1998
Days lived
27,861

Peter Brogle🇨🇭
deceasedactor (1933-2006) · 1933–2006
Days lived
26,576
Preben Kaas🇩🇰
deceasedDanish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist · 1930–1981
Days lived
18,625

Princess Mathilde of Saxony🇩🇪
deceasedartist · 1863–1933
Days lived
25,575

Rod Hundley🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1934–2015
Days lived
29,372

Stanisław Lem🇵🇱
deceasedwriter · 1921–2006
Days lived
30,877

Stéphane Audran🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1932–2018
Days lived
31,185

Vasily Smyslov🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet chess grandmaster (1921–2010) · 1921–2010
Days lived
32,510
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Yuri Gagarin🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1934–1968
Days lived
12,437
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
62,907
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,585
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,933
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,596
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
46,471
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
45,376
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,376
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,376
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
45,376
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
45,376
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,376
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,376

Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
45,376
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,376
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
45,376
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
45,376
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
44,281
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
41,441
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,628
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,905
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
68,751
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,448
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,021
HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
58,463
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
57,429
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
57,063
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,507
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
53,159
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,958
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,472
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,490
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
58,159
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,511
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
34,054
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
31,964
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,941
Already Released
Films already out by this date.

Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,401
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,823
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,361

Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
18,178

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
17,473

Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,786

Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,743

The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,522