On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 28 2025
Born on This Day
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Alfonso Montemayor🇲🇽
deceasedMexican footballer (1922-2012) · 1922–2012
Days lived
33,082
Andrew Mehrtens🇿🇦
New Zealand rugby union player · b. 1973
Days alive
18,993
Armin Schweizer🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor (1892-1968) · 1892–1968
Days lived
27,921
Audrius Stonys🇱🇹
Lithuanian documentary filmmaker · b. 1966
Days alive
21,550
Baron Omar Rolf von Ehrenfels🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian anthropologist (1901–1980) · 1901–1980
Days lived
28,774
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Bruno Apitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1900-1979) · 1900–1979
Days lived
28,833
Bruno Kirby
deceasedActor · 1949–2006
Days lived
20,927
Chris Kaman🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
Custo Dalmau🇪🇸
Spanish fashion designer · b. 1959
Days alive
24,107
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David Lindgren🇸🇪
Swedish singer · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
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Dmitry Zimin🇷🇺
deceasedRussian entrepreneur and researcher (1933–2021) · 1933–2021
Days lived
32,380
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Elena Kagan🇺🇸
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2010 · b. 1960
Days alive
23,741
Emese Takács🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1978
Days alive
17,167
Frances Hodgkins🇬🇧
deceasedNew Zealand painter (1869–1947) · 1869–1947
Days lived
28,503
Friedrich Weißler
deceasedGerman resistance member (1891–1937) · 1891–1937
Days lived
16,733
Gérard Ernest Schneider🇨🇭
deceasedartist · 1896–1986
Days lived
32,942
Günter Wolf🇩🇪
deceasedGerman military personnel (1926-2013) · 1926–2013
Days lived
31,717
Hans Peter Richter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman author (1925–1993) · 1925–1999
Days lived
27,233
Hans Zehetmayer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian boxer (1909–2000) · 1909–1945
Days lived
13,159
Harry Shum🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
Hertha Ayrton🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1854–1923
Days lived
25,318
Howard Donald🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1968
Days alive
20,819
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Ian Murdock🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer scientist, open source developer, entrepreneur (1973-2015) · 1973–2015
Days lived
15,584
Iyeoka Okoawo🇺🇸
American Nigerian singer · b. 1975
Days alive
18,263
Jacques Dutronc🇫🇷
singer-songwriter · b. 1943
Days alive
29,951
Jakub Klášterka🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1994
Days alive
11,323
Jay Leno🇺🇸
American television host and comedian (born 1950) · b. 1950
Days alive
27,394
Jennifer Braun🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1991
Days alive
12,419
Jessica Alba
Actress/Founder · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
Karl Kraus🇦🇹
deceasedYouTube personality · 1874–1936
Days lived
22,690
Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1918–2001) · 1918–2001
Days lived
30,461
Katariina Tuohimaa🇫🇮
Finnish female tennis player · b. 1988
Days alive
13,514
Kim Il-yeop🇰🇷
deceasedjournalist · 1896–1971
Days lived
27,302
Kurt Gödel🇺🇸
deceasedphilosopher · 1906–1978
Days lived
26,194
Larry Yáñez
football player · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
Lionel Barrymore
deceasedOscar Winners · 1878–1954
Days lived
27,959
Lucas Jakubczyk🇩🇪
German athlete · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
Markus Beyer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman boxer (1971–2018) · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,386
Melanie Martinez🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1995
Days alive
10,958
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Melissa Fahn🇺🇸
singer · b. 1967
Days alive
21,185
Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1976
Days alive
17,897
Nicholas Prokopievich Miholaps🇧🇾
deceasedSoviet ceramic artist, director of the National Art Museum of Belarus (1886-1979) · 1886–1979
Days lived
34,212
Nicola Romeo
deceasedItalian businessman (1876-1938) · 1876–1938
Days lived
22,753
Oskar Schindler
deceasedentrepreneur · 1908–1974
Days lived
24,270
Paul Moerman
Dutch baseball player · b. 1971
Days alive
19,724
Penélope Cruz🇪🇸
actor · b. 1974
Days alive
18,628
Remigiusz Mielcarek🇵🇱
deceasedPolish botanist (1957-2012) · 1957–2012
Days lived
20,293
Rolf Wollner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1906–1988) · 1906–1988
Days lived
30,020
Ryokan Kobayashi🇯🇵
film director · b. 1979
Days alive
16,802
Saddam Hussein
deceasedNotable Trials · 1937–2006
Days lived
25,448
Scott Fujita🇺🇸
American football player (born 1979) · b. 1979
Days alive
16,802
Stuart Gillard
Actor · b. 1950
Days alive
27,394
Theodor Meron🇺🇸
Israeli judge and lawyer · b. 1930
Days alive
34,699
Thomas Jarzombek🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1973
Days alive
18,993
Too Short🇺🇸
American rapper · b. 1966
Days alive
21,550
Vasant Narhar Phene🇮🇳
deceasedwriter · 1926–2018
Days lived
33,486
Vencelas Dabaya🇫🇷
French weightlifter · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
Vijessna Ferkic🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1987
Days alive
13,880
Yves Klein🇫🇷
deceasedartist · 1928–1962
Days lived
12,457
Died on This Day
Adrian Hoven🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1922–1981
Days lived
21,530
Benito Mussolini
deceasedpolitician · 1883–1945
Days lived
22,553
Brandon Burlsworth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1976-1999) · 1976–1999
Days lived
8,255
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physicist (1912–2007) · 1912–2007
Days lived
34,637
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1877–1960
Days lived
30,126
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Christa Tordy🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1904–1945
Days lived
14,912
Ed Begley
deceasedActor · 1901–1970
Days lived
25,236
Eugen Roth🇩🇪
deceasedGerman poet (1895–1976) · 1895–1976
Days lived
29,679
Francis Bacon🇮🇪
deceasedartist · 1909–1992
Days lived
30,133
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Gavrilo Princip
deceasedNotable Trials · 1894–1918
Days lived
8,677
Heinrich Bär🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Luftwaffe flying ace (1913–1957) · 1913–1957
Days lived
16,109
Heinz Drossel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Righteous Among the Nations (1916–2008) · 1916–2008
Days lived
33,457
Herbert Krenchel🇩🇰
deceasedscientist · 1922–2014
Days lived
33,615
Hermann Fegelein
deceasedmilitary person · 1906–1945
Days lived
14,060
Ilhami Emin
deceasedMacedonian-Turkish poet, translator · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,406
Jacques Maritain🇫🇷
deceasedphilosopher · 1882–1973
Days lived
33,033
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Michael Collins🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican astronaut (1930–2021) · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,052
Nikolay Serafimovich Zefirov🇷🇺
deceasedresearcher (1935–2017) · 1935–2017
Days lived
29,813
Olov Hartman🇸🇪
deceasedhymnwriter (1906–1982) · 1906–1982
Days lived
27,750
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Piet Kraak
deceasedfootball player · 1921–1984
Days lived
23,084
Siri Derkert🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish artist (1888–1973) · 1888–1973
Days lived
30,921
Tatiana Yacovleff🇫🇷
deceasedFrench fashion designer · 1906–1991
Days lived
31,067
Valeria Peter Predescu🇷🇴
deceasedRomanian singer (1947-2009) · 1947–2009
Days lived
22,467
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
62,939
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,617
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,965
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,628
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
46,503
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,408
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
45,408
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,408
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,408
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,408
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
45,408
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
45,408
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
45,408
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
45,408
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
45,408
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,408
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
44,313
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
41,473
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,660
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,937
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
68,783
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,480
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,053
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
58,495
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
57,461
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
57,095
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,539
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
53,191
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,990
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,504
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,522
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
58,191
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,543
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
34,086
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
31,996
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,973
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,433
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,855
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,393
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
18,210
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
17,505
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,818
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,775
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,554