On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 24 2025
Born on This Day
Adrian Frutiger🇨🇭
deceasedartist · 1928–2015
Days lived
31,885
Andreas Schenk🇩🇪
German chess player · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
Anthony Nunn🇬🇧
deceasedBritish field hockey player · 1927–2025
Days lived
35,778
August Landmesser
deceasedNotable Trials · 1910–1944
Days lived
12,565
Bärbel Bohley🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist and politician (1945-2010) · 1945–2010
Days lived
23,851
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Bob Dylan🇺🇸
actor · b. 1941
Days alive
30,681
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Bryan Greenberg🇺🇸
American actor and musician · b. 1978
Days alive
17,167
Charles I. D. Looff
deceasedentrepreneur · 1852–1918
Days lived
24,143
Charly Antolini🇨🇭
Swiss musician · b. 1937
Days alive
32,142
Choi Dong-won🇰🇷
deceasedfilm director · 1958–2011
Days lived
19,471
Damián Petkoff🇦🇷
Argentine footballer · b. 1990
Days alive
12,784
Dean L. Larsen🇺🇸
deceasedMormon leader · 1927–2019
Days lived
33,760
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Dominic Saleh-Zaki🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
Eric Cantona
Notable Trials · b. 1966
Days alive
21,550
Ferdinand Schladen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman shot putter (1939–2021) · 1939–2021
Days lived
29,895
Fernando Paternoster🇦🇷
deceasedfootball player · 1903–1967
Days lived
23,389
Francis Luna-Grenier🇨🇦
Olympic weightlifter · b. 1987
Days alive
13,880
George Nakashima🇯🇵
deceasedartist · 1905–1990
Days lived
31,068
Héctor Camacho🇺🇸
deceasedPuerto Rican boxer (1962–2012) · 1962–2012
Days lived
18,447
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Hermann Vallentin🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1872-1945) · 1872–1945
Days lived
26,762
Jan Bernard Szlaga🇵🇱
deceasedPolish bishop (1940–2012) · 1940–2012
Days lived
26,269
Joe Kennedy🇺🇸
deceasedprofessional baseball player (1979–2007) · 1979–2007
Days lived
10,410
Joseph Brodsky🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1940–1996
Days lived
20,337
Klaus Croissant🇩🇪
deceasedGerman lawyer (1931–2002) · 1931–2002
Days lived
25,876
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Laura Thorpe🇫🇷
French tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
13,880
Lilli Palmer🇨🇭
deceasedGerman actress (1914–1986) · 1914–1986
Days lived
26,181
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
Manuel Cortez🇵🇹
German actor · b. 1979
Days alive
16,802
Marie-Cécile Moerdijk
Dutch singer and writer · b. 1929
Days alive
35,064
Martin Winterkorn🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1947
Days alive
28,490
Masahide Kobayashi🇯🇵
film director · b. 1974
Days alive
18,628
Matthias Strauss🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1956
Days alive
25,202
Maxi Biewer🇩🇪
German television presenter and actress · b. 1964
Days alive
22,280
Mike Daski🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian ice hockey player and basketball player (1929–2021) · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,816
Mikhail Sholokhov
deceasedjournalist · 1905–1984
Days lived
28,762
Miles Jackson-Lipkin🇬🇧
deceasedHong Kong judge and criminal (1924–2012) · 1924–2012
Days lived
32,046
Nikolaus Riehl🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1901–1990
Days lived
32,577
Olivier Vannucci🇫🇷
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
12,419
Otto Reche🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1879-1966) · 1879–1966
Days lived
31,714
Patti LaBelle🇺🇸
actor · b. 1944
Days alive
29,585
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Penny Taylor🇬🇧
Australian basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
Prince Louis of Battenberg🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1854–1921
Days lived
24,581
Priscilla Presley🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1945
Days alive
29,220
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Raed Arafat🇷🇴
politician · b. 1964
Days alive
22,280
Rainald Goetz🇩🇪
German writer · b. 1954
Days alive
25,933
Rodrigo Bueno🇦🇷
deceasedArgentine singer (1973-2000) · 1973–2000
Days lived
9,893
Rolf Köhler🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1951–2007
Days lived
20,569
Rudolf Kippenhahn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astrophysicist (1926–2020) · 1926–2020
Days lived
34,509
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Ruslana Lyzhychko🇺🇦
Ukrainian singer · b. 1973
Days alive
18,993
Rustam Khamdamov🇷🇺
Russian film director · b. 1944
Days alive
29,585
Terry Callier🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1945–2012
Days lived
24,628
Ute Meta Bauer🇩🇪
artist · b. 1958
Days alive
24,472
Ville Liukko🇫🇮
Finnish tennis player · b. 1974
Days alive
18,628
Walter Moers🇩🇪
writer · b. 1957
Days alive
24,837
Will Sasso🇨🇦
Canadian actor and comedian · b. 1975
Days alive
18,263
Willi Daume🇩🇪
deceasedbasketball player · 1913–1996
Days lived
30,312
Died on This Day
Adolf Hoch🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect (1910-1992) · 1910–1992
Days lived
29,927
Anne Marie Nzié
deceasedsinger · 1932–2016
Days lived
30,825
Anneliese Rothenberger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman operatic soprano · 1924–2010
Days lived
31,385
Carl Amery🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1922–2005
Days lived
30,361
Duke Ellington🇺🇸
deceasedrapper · 1899–1974
Days lived
27,418
František Lorenz🇧🇷
deceasedphilosopher · 1872–1957
Days lived
30,831
Grete Reinwald🇩🇪
deceasedactress (1902-1983) · 1902–1983
Days lived
29,584
Jacques Feyder🇧🇪
deceasedBelgian-French film director (1885-1948) · 1885–1948
Days lived
22,952
Jürg Weibel🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss writer (1944–2006) · 1944–2006
Days lived
22,558
Lee Won-woo🇰🇷
deceasedSouth Korean basketball player (1958–2004) · 1958–2004
Days lived
16,715
Susie Garrett🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actress (1929–2002) · 1929–2002
Days lived
26,444
Tina Turner🇺🇸
deceasedSinger · 1939–2023
Days lived
30,495
Victor Sadler🇬🇧
deceasedBritish-born Dutch Esperantist · 1937–2020
Days lived
30,459
Wolfgang Bächler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and writer (1925-2007) · 1925–2007
Days lived
30,013
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
62,965
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,643
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,991
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,654
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
46,529
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
45,434
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
45,434
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
45,434
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
45,434
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
45,434
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
45,434
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,434
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,434
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,434
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,434
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,434
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
44,339
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
41,499
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,686
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,963
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
68,809
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,506
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,079
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
58,521
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
57,487
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
57,121
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,565
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
53,217
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
674,016
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,530
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,548
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
58,217
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,569
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
34,112
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
32,022
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,999
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,459
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,881
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,419
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
18,236
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
17,531
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,844
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,801
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,580