On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 24 2025
Born on This Day
Anton Krasnobayev🇷🇺
Russian footballer · b. 1992
Days alive
12,053
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Ashleigh Barty🇦🇺
Australian tennis player · b. 1996
Days alive
10,592
Bamir Topi🇦🇱
politician · b. 1957
Days alive
24,837
Barbra Streisand
film actor · b. 1942
Days alive
30,316
Bernhard Grzimek🇩🇪
deceasedGerman zoo director and author (1909–1987) · 1909–1987
Days lived
28,447
Bridget Riley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1931
Days alive
34,334
Dieter Grossmann🇩🇪
artist · b. 1926
Days alive
36,160
Dino Rađa🇭🇷
basketball player · b. 1963
Days alive
22,646
Djimon Hounsou🇧🇯
Actor · b. 1964
Days alive
22,280
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Elisabeth Mann Borgese🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian German-born expert in maritime law, ecologist · 1918–2002
Days lived
30,606
Erna Morena🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1885-1962) · 1885–1962
Days lived
28,210
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Fatty George🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian musician (1927–1982) · 1927–1982
Days lived
20,063
Hans-Peter Seidel🇩🇪
Computer graphics researcher · b. 1958
Days alive
24,472
Harald Philipp🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1921–1999
Days lived
28,561
Hashim Thaçi
military person · b. 1968
Days alive
20,819
Heinz Krügel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer-manager (1921-2008) · 1921–2008
Days lived
31,963
Heinz Paula🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1951
Days alive
27,029
Horst Fuchs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman teleshopping promoter (1946–2023) · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,202
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Ian King🇬🇧
British businessman · b. 1956
Days alive
25,202
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Joan Saura i Laporta🇪🇸
Catalan politician · b. 1950
Days alive
27,394
John W. Thompson🇺🇸
American businessman · b. 1949
Days alive
27,759
José Antonio Primo de Rivera🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish politician and founder of Falange Española (1903–1936) · 1903–1936
Days lived
12,264
José Touré🇫🇷
French footballer · b. 1961
Days alive
23,376
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Karl Schiller🇩🇪
deceasedGerman scientist and politician (1911-1994) · 1911–1994
Days lived
30,562
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Kelly Clarkson🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
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Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Bahraini politician · b. 1960
Days alive
23,741
Max Himmelheber🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1904–2000
Days lived
35,301
Mourik Huijser
Dutch baseball player · b. 1991
Days alive
12,419
Philippe Pétain
deceasedNotable Trials · 1856–1951
Days lived
34,787
Robert Knight🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer · 1945–2017
Days lived
26,493
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Ryan Newman🇺🇸
singer · b. 1998
Days alive
9,862
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Sachin Tendulkar🇮🇳
politician · b. 1973
Days alive
18,993
Shirley MacLaine🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1934
Days alive
33,238
Siegfried Frederick Nadel🇦🇹
deceasedBritish anthropologist (1903–1956) · 1903–1956
Days lived
19,258
Taylor Dent🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
Toomas Tohver🇪🇪
Estonian footballer (born 1973) · b. 1973
Days alive
18,993
Died on This Day
Alejo Carpanter🇫🇷
deceasedCuban-French writer and musicologist (1904–1980) · 1904–1980
Days lived
27,513
Alfred Polgar🇦🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1873–1955
Days lived
29,773
Bo Leuf🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish politician and writer (1952-2009) · 1952–2009
Days lived
20,743
Bud Abbott🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1897–1974
Days lived
27,962
Calvin Bricker🇨🇦
deceasedathlete · 1884–1963
Days lived
28,660
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Carl H. Eigenmann🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American ichthyologist (1863–1927) · 1863–1927
Days lived
23,421
Ernst Huberty🇩🇪
deceasedGerman sports journalist (1927–2023) · 1927–2023
Days lived
35,125
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Ernst-Robert Grawitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general; Reichsarzt; facilitated medical torture and experiments on Nazi concentration camp inmates (1899–1945) · 1899–1945
Days lived
16,756
Fokke Jelsma
deceasedDutch baseball player (1943–2012) · 1943–2012
Days lived
24,960
Franz Jonas🇦🇹
deceasedseventh President of Austria (1899–1974) · 1899–1974
Days lived
27,230
Friedrich Baumbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player · 1935–2025
Days lived
32,736
Fritz R. Huitfeldt🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian sports official (1851-1938) · 1851–1938
Days lived
31,751
Georg Bredig
deceasedchemist · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,598
Georgy Zograf🇷🇺
deceasedRussian scientist · 1928–1993
Days lived
23,750
Gerhard Domagk🇩🇪
deceasedGerman bacteriologist (1895-1964) · 1895–1964
Days lived
25,013
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Gustl Bayrhammer🇩🇪
deceasedsinger · 1922–1993
Days lived
26,004
Hans Hollein🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect and designer (1934-2014) · 1934–2014
Days lived
29,245
Hans Koch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman resistance fighter (1893–1945) · 1893–1945
Days lived
18,878
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Heartley Anderson🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1898-1978) · 1898–1978
Days lived
29,068
Iosif Bumagin
deceasedmilitary person · 1907–1945
Days lived
13,704
Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
deceasedmilitary person · 1878–1943
Days lived
23,585
Louis Bernacchi🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1876–1942
Days lived
23,907
Margot Trooger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1923-1994) · 1923–1994
Days lived
25,894
Oscar Blumenthal🇩🇪
deceasedGerman playwright and drama critic (1852–1917) · 1852–1917
Days lived
23,782
Pentti Kirstilä🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish writer · 1948–2021
Days lived
26,631
Wilhelm Ernst I, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach🇩🇪
deceasedGrand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach · 1876–1923
Days lived
17,118
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Willi Resetarits🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1948–2022
Days lived
26,787
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
62,935
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,613
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,961
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,624
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
46,499
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
45,404
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,404
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
45,404
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,404
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,404
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,404
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,404
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
45,404
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
45,404
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
45,404
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
45,404
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
44,309
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
41,469
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,656
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,933
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
68,779
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,476
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,049
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
58,491
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
57,457
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
57,091
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,535
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
53,187
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,986
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,500
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,518
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
58,187
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,539
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
34,082
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
31,992
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,969
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,429
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,851
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,389
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
18,206
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
17,501
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,814
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,771
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,550