On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 11 2025
Born on This Day
Àlex Corretja🇪🇸
Spanish tennis player · b. 1974
Days alive
18,628
Amanda Chessell🇬🇧
British computer scientist · b. 1965
Days alive
21,915
Anton LaVerga🇺🇸
deceasedphilosopher · 1930–1997
Days lived
24,673
Arabella Stanton🇬🇧
Actor · b. 2014
Days alive
4,018
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Carlos Varela🇨🇺
singer-songwriter · b. 1963
Days alive
22,646
Daiki Arioka🇯🇵
actor · b. 1991
Days alive
12,419
Danielle (Mo Hye-in)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (NewJeans) · b. 2005
Days alive
7,305
David Ducourtioux🇫🇷
French footballer · b. 1978
Days alive
17,167
Gaurav Kapur🇮🇳
Actor · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
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Guy Verhofstadt🇧🇪
Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008 · b. 1953
Days alive
26,298
Heinrich Cunow🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1862-1936) · 1862–1936
Days lived
27,159
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Hermann Friedmann🇵🇱
deceasedPolish-German philosopher · 1873–1957
Days lived
30,724
Hiroshi Ninomiya🇯🇵
Japanese association football player (born 1969) · b. 1969
Days alive
20,454
Horst Seemann🇩🇪
deceasedFilm directorScreenwriter (1937–2000) · 1937–2000
Days lived
22,915
Jason Varitek🇺🇸
film director · b. 1972
Days alive
19,358
Jeremy Clarkson🇬🇧
Television presenter · b. 1960
Days alive
23,741
John Parish🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1959
Days alive
24,107
Joseph Platz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman-American chess player · 1905–1981
Days lived
28,022
Josh Hancock🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1978–2007
Days lived
10,610
Joss Stone🇬🇧
artist · b. 1987
Days alive
13,880
Judith Reisman🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1935–2021
Days lived
31,410
Karina (Yu Ji-min)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (aespa) · b. 2000
Days alive
9,131
Laurence Irving🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish set designer (1897-1988) · 1897–1988
Days lived
33,432
Leo Pinto🇮🇳
deceasedIndian Field hockey player (1914–2010) · 1914–2010
Days lived
35,185
Ludwig Hinterstocker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1931-2020) · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,590
Mambo Kurt🇩🇪
German musician · b. 1967
Days alive
21,185
Milly Alcock🇦🇺
Film actor · b. 2000
Days alive
9,131
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Nadine Warmuth🇩🇪
actress · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
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Nazanin Afshin-Jam🇮🇷
model, singer, activist · b. 1979
Days alive
16,802
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Oriol Junqueras🇪🇸
Spanish politician and historian (born 1969) · b. 1969
Days alive
20,454
Rimantas Kaukėnas🇱🇹
Lithuanian basketball player · b. 1977
Days alive
17,532
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Ruth Moschner🇩🇪
German television presenter · b. 1976
Days alive
17,897
Sándor Márai🇭🇺
deceasedjournalist · 1900–1989
Days lived
32,458
Sergey Lukyanenko🇷🇺
Russian science fiction writer · b. 1968
Days alive
20,819
Steve Bullock🇺🇸
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
21,550
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Thiago Alcântara🇪🇸
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
12,419
Thulani Serero🇿🇦
South African association football player · b. 1990
Days alive
12,784
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Werner Kissling🇩🇪
deceasedGerman photographer ethnographer (1895–1988) · 1895–1988
Days lived
33,900
Władysław Komar🇵🇱
deceasedathletics competitor (1940-1998) · 1940–1998
Days lived
21,312
Yihyun🇰🇷
K-pop Singer · b. 2006
Days alive
6,940
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Yoo Yeon-seok🇰🇷
South Korean actor (1984-) · b. 1984
Days alive
14,975
Zöe Lucker🇬🇧
British actress · b. 1974
Days alive
18,628
Died on This Day
Easow Mar Timotheos Episcopa
deceasedIndian bishop (1932-1988) · 1932–1988
Days lived
20,226
Eralp Uzun🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1981-2013) · 1981–2013
Days lived
11,606
Eusebi Millan i Alonso🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish athlete · 1886–1956
Days lived
25,318
Fritz Beblo🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1872-1947) · 1872–1947
Days lived
27,179
Gerald du Maurier🇬🇧
deceasedBritish actor and manager (1873–1934) · 1873–1934
Days lived
22,295
Jonathan Winters🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1925–2013
Days lived
31,928
Joseph Merrick
deceasedartist · 1862–1890
Days lived
10,111
Klaus Granzow🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1927–1988) · 1927–1986
Days lived
21,398
Miguel López Abril🇪🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1954–2021
Days lived
24,219
Primo Levi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer (1919–1987) · 1919–1987
Days lived
24,726
Roman Dzeneladze🇬🇪
deceasedathlete · 1933–1966
Days lived
12,052
Sophus Claussen
deceasedwriter · 1865–1931
Days lived
23,951
Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar🇬🇧
deceasedentrepreneur · 1864–1930
Days lived
24,201
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
62,922
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,600
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,948
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,611
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
46,486
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
45,391
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,391
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
45,391
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
45,391
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,391
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
45,391
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,391
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
45,391
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,391
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,391
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
45,391
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
44,296
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
41,456
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,643
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,920
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
68,766
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,463
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,036
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
58,478
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
57,444
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
57,078
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,522
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
53,174
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,973
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,487
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,505
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
58,174
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,526
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
34,069
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
31,979
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,956
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,416
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,838
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,376
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
18,193
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
17,488
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,801
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,758
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,537