On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 23 2025
Born on This Day
Abie Ames🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician · 1918–2002
Days lived
30,573
Annemarie Schwarzenbach🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer, journalist and photographer (1908–1942) · 1908–1942
Days lived
12,594
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Antje Huber🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1924-2015) · 1924–2015
Days lived
33,367
Artie Shaw🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004) · 1910–2004
Days lived
34,555
Bruce Hay🇬🇧
deceasedScottish rugby union player · 1950–2007
Days lived
20,950
Clay Dyer🇺🇸
American sport fisherman · b. 1978
Days alive
17,167
Dieter Hildebrandt🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1927–2013
Days lived
31,593
Douglas Fairbanks🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883–1939) · 1883–1939
Days lived
20,656
Drew Carey🇺🇸
American comedian (born 1958) · b. 1958
Days alive
24,472
Dummy Hoy🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1862–1961
Days lived
36,365
Ernst Niekisch
deceasedGerman politician (1889–1967) · 1889–1967
Days lived
28,488
Felix Steiner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman SS commander ; affiant in Pohl Trial (NMT 4) · 1896–1966
Days lived
25,555
Franca Masu🇮🇹
singer-songwriter · b. 1962
Days alive
23,011
Fred Guy🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1897–1971) · 1897–1971
Days lived
27,240
Friedrich Achleitner🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian poet and architectural critic (1930-2019) · 1930–2019
Days lived
32,450
Georges Bonnenfant🇫🇷
deceasedmodel · 1876–1955
Days lived
28,845
Gerhard Zimmer🇩🇪
German classical archaeologist · b. 1949
Days alive
27,759
Gisa Zach🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1974
Days alive
18,628
Gudrun Vaupel🇩🇪
German actress and voice actress · b. 1941
Days alive
30,681
Hans Frank
deceasedNotable Trials · 1900–1946
Days lived
16,947
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1947
Days alive
28,490
Harry Graf Kessler🇫🇷
deceasedGerman art collector, patron, writer, publicist and diplomat (1868-1937) · 1868–1937
Days lived
25,392
Heinrich Freese🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entrepreneur (1853-1944) · 1853–1944
Days lived
33,366
Jeffery Taylor🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
13,149
Joe Gomez
association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
10,227
John Payne🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1912–1989) · 1912–1989
Days lived
28,321
Ken Jennings🇺🇸
writer · b. 1974
Days alive
18,628
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Lena Meyer-Landrut🇩🇪
actor · b. 1991
Days alive
12,419
Ludwig Kaas🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1881-1952) · 1881–1952
Days lived
25,894
Luisito Bianchi🇮🇹
deceasedItalian presbyter and writer (1927-2012) · 1927–2012
Days lived
30,908
Martin McGuinness🇮🇪
deceasedSinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017) · 1950–2017
Days lived
24,409
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Michel-Édouard Leclerc🇫🇷
French entrepreneur · b. 1952
Days alive
26,663
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Nadja Uhl🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1972
Days alive
19,358
Natsuna Watanabe🇯🇵
actor · b. 1989
Days alive
13,149
Pär Lagerkvist🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish writer (1891–1974) · 1891–1974
Days lived
30,364
Paul Vixie🇺🇸
American internet pioneer · b. 1963
Days alive
22,646
Philippe Cochet🇫🇷
French politician (1961- · b. 1961
Days alive
23,376
Rod Thorn🇺🇸
film director · b. 1941
Days alive
30,681
Rubens Barrichello🇧🇷
Racing automobile driver · b. 1972
Days alive
19,358
Syd Millar🇬🇧
deceasedIrish rugby union footballer, coach and administrator · 1934–2023
Days lived
32,708
Tim Hightower🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1986
Days alive
14,245
Ulla Jacobsson🇸🇪
deceasedactor · 1929–1982
Days lived
19,447
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Willy Prager🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1877-1956) · 1877–1956
Days lived
28,774
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Wotan Wilke Möhring🇩🇪
musician · b. 1967
Days alive
21,185
Yaron Brook🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1961
Days alive
23,376
Died on This Day
Anne Meara
deceasedstage actor · 1929–2015
Days lived
31,291
Bukhuti Gurgenidze
deceasedathlete · 1933–2008
Days lived
27,220
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer (1878-1947) · 1878–1947
Days lived
25,077
Ernst Niekisch
deceasedGerman politician (1889–1967) · 1889–1967
Days lived
28,488
Ernst Plischke🇦🇹
deceasedarchitect (1903–1992) · 1903–1992
Days lived
32,494
Hans-Georg von Friedeburg🇫🇷
deceasedmilitary person · 1895–1945
Days lived
18,268
István Zádor🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian painter (1882-1963) · 1882–1963
Days lived
29,712
James Simon🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1851–1932
Days lived
29,468
John D. Rockefeller
deceasedentrepreneur · 1839–1937
Days lived
35,748
John McCormack🇬🇧
deceasedScottish boxer (1935-2014) · 1935–2014
Days lived
28,989
José Lima🇩🇴
deceasedfilm director · 1972–2010
Days lived
13,749
Phyllis Fox🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican mathematician and computer scientist (1923-2017) · 1923–2017
Days lived
34,405
Piet Gunning
deceasedfield hockey player (1913–1967) · 1913–1967
Days lived
19,680
Roh Moo-hyun🇰🇷
deceased16th President of the Republic of Korea (1946–2009) · 1946–2009
Days lived
22,910
Ted Tinling🇬🇧
deceasedBritish tennis official and fashion designer (1910-1990) · 1910–1990
Days lived
29,189
Tron Øgrim🇳🇴
deceasedwriter · 1947–2007
Days lived
21,880
William Kidd
deceasedNotable Trials · 1645–1701
Days lived
20,595
Zlatko Škorić🇭🇷
deceasedfootball player · 1941–2019
Days lived
28,424
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
62,964
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,642
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,990
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,653
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
46,528
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
45,433
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,433
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
45,433
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
45,433
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
45,433
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
45,433
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,433
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,433
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,433
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
45,433
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,433
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
44,338
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
41,498
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,685
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,962
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
68,808
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,505
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,078
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
58,520
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
57,486
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
57,120
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,564
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
53,216
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
674,015
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,529
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,547
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
58,216
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,568
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
34,111
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
32,021
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,998
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,458
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,880
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,418
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
18,235
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
17,530
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,843
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,800
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,579