On This Day
Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 19 2025
Born on This Day
Albert Fish
deceasedNotable Trials · 1870–1936
Days lived
23,982
Anatoly Kashirov🇷🇺
basketball player · b. 1987
Days alive
13,880
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Andrea Pirlo🇮🇹
Italian association football player and manager · b. 1979
Days alive
16,802
Ben van den Berg
Dutch baseball player · b. 1965
Days alive
21,915
Bérénice Marlohe🇫🇷
actor · b. 1979
Days alive
16,802
Bill Fitch🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican basketball coach (1934–2022) · 1934–2022
Days lived
32,036
Corinna Riegner🇩🇪
German voice actor · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
Daniël Termont🇧🇪
Mayor of Ghent · b. 1953
Days alive
26,298
Dusty Hill🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1949–2021
Days lived
26,367
Edward de Bono🇲🇹
deceasedphilosopher · 1933–2021
Days lived
32,163
Franz Keller🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss psychologist and christian marxist or socialist christian pacifist and editor (1913-1991) · 1913–1991
Days lived
28,605
Fritz R. Huitfeldt🇳🇴
deceasedNorwegian sports official (1851-1938) · 1851–1938
Days lived
31,751
Georg Ferdinand von und zu Brenken🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1941
Days alive
30,681
Georges St-Pierre🇨🇦
athlete · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
Gerd Bucerius🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician and journalist (1906-1995) · 1906–1995
Days lived
32,640
Heinz Oberhummer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian physicist (1941–2015) · 1941–2015
Days lived
27,216
Herbert Fisk Johnson III🇺🇸
American businessman · b. 1957
Days alive
24,837
Hermann Eppenhoff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer and manager (1919–1992) · 1919–1992
Days lived
26,625
Ida Rolf🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican biochemist, creator of Rolfing (1896–1979) · 1896–1979
Days lived
30,253
J. P. Foschi🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
Jonathan Bond🇬🇧
football player · b. 1993
Days alive
11,688
Jorge Alessandri🇨🇱
deceasedentrepreneur · 1896–1986
Days lived
32,975
Kim Zolciak-Biermann🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1978
Days alive
17,167
Kitarō Nishida🇯🇵
deceasedphilosopher · 1870–1945
Days lived
27,412
Kurt Joachim Lauk🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1946
Days alive
28,855
Lainey Wilson🇺🇸
Singer · b. 1992
Days alive
12,053
Manuel Almunia🇪🇸
football player · b. 1977
Days alive
17,532
Max Clarenbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman painter (1880-1952) · 1880–1952
Days lived
26,348
Max Perutz🇦🇹
deceasedchemist · 1914–2002
Days lived
32,040
Natalia Oreiro🇪🇸
Uruguayan actress, singer, host, and model · b. 1977
Days alive
17,532
Nathuram Godse
deceasedNotable Trials · 1910–1949
Days lived
14,425
Nora Ephron🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director and writer (1941–2012) · 1941–2012
Days lived
25,971
Oswald Boelcke
deceasedmilitary person · 1891–1916
Days lived
9,293
Patxi Ondarra🇪🇸
deceasedmodel · 1925–2005
Days lived
29,292
Paul Justin🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1968
Days alive
20,819
Pete Townshend🇬🇧
singer · b. 1945
Days alive
29,220
Peter Braunegger🇦🇹
athlete · b. 1975
Days alive
18,263
Pol Pot
deceasedNotable Trials · 1925–1998
Days lived
26,629
Theo de Raadt🇨🇦
Leader of the OpenBSD project · b. 1968
Days alive
20,819
Wolfgang Popp🇩🇪
West German tennis player · b. 1959
Days alive
24,107
Died on This Day
Alice Bradley Sheldon🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1915–1987
Days lived
26,201
Anton Diffring🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1916–1989) · 1916–1989
Days lived
26,510
Eberhard von Mackensen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1889–1969) · 1889–1969
Days lived
29,091
Elsie Altmann-Loos🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actor and autobiographer (1899-1984) · 1899–1984
Days lived
30,824
Hans Mayer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman literary scholar (1907–2001) · 1907–2001
Days lived
34,395
Hans Wollschläger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1935–2007) · 1935–2007
Days lived
26,361
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis🇺🇸
deceasedJournalist · 1929–1994
Days lived
23,671
Jeffrey Catherine Jones🇺🇸
deceasedartist (1944-2011) · 1944–2011
Days lived
24,601
Jim Otto🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1938–2024) · 1938–2024
Days lived
31,546
Johanna Budwig🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1908–2003
Days lived
34,564
John Beradino🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican infielder in Major League Baseball and an actor (1917-1996) · 1917–1996
Days lived
28,873
José Martí🇪🇸
deceasedCuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895) · 1853–1895
Days lived
15,451
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Marco Pannella🇮🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,429
Max Scheler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman philosopher (1874-1928) · 1874–1928
Days lived
19,628
Nilo Faldon🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest and writer (1921–2016) · 1921–2016
Days lived
34,518
Paul Schultze-Naumburg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1869-1949) · 1869–1949
Days lived
29,197
Philipp Bouhler🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1899–1945
Days lived
16,686
Ray Schalk🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player and coach (1892–1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,403
Robert Indiana🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1928–2018
Days lived
32,755
Robert Webber
deceasedActor · 1924–1989
Days lived
23,593
Ronald Colman
deceasedOscar Winners · 1891–1958
Days lived
24,570
Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1895–1975
Days lived
29,001
Stanislav Petrov🇷🇺
deceasedmilitary person · 1939–2017
Days lived
28,379
Timothy J. Keller🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican pastor (1950–2023) · 1950–2023
Days lived
26,536
Vijay Tendulkar🇮🇳
deceasedIndian writer · 1928–2008
Days lived
29,354
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
62,960
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,638
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,986
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,649
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
46,524
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
45,429
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,429
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,429
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
45,429
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,429
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
45,429
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,429
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,429
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
45,429
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
45,429
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
45,429
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
44,334
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
41,494
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,681
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,958
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
68,804
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,501
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,074
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
58,516
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
57,482
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
57,116
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,560
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
53,212
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
674,011
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,525
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,543
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
58,212
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,564
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
34,107
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
32,017
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,994
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,454
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,876
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,414
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
18,231
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
17,526
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,839
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,796
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,575