On This Day
Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 28 2025
Born on This Day
Aleksandr Anatolʹevich Ilʹin🇷🇺
deceasedRussian scientist (1952-2019) · 1952–2019
Days lived
24,623
Alexandre Lacazette🇫🇷
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
12,419
Bruno Boche🇩🇪
deceasedfield hockey player (1897–1972) · 1897–1972
Days lived
27,336
Cameron Boyce
deceaseddancer · 1999–2019
Days lived
7,344
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Carey Mulligan🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
Claudia Koreck🇩🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1986
Days alive
14,245
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Colbie Caillat🇺🇸
American singer · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
Dahyun (Kim Da-hyun)🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (TWICE) · b. 1998
Days alive
9,862
Ernst Cassirer🇸🇪
deceasedphilosopher · 1874–1945
Days lived
25,887
Frank Schätzing🇩🇪
German writer and DJ producer (born 1957) · b. 1957
Days alive
24,837
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Fritz Hochwälder🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1911–1986
Days lived
27,540
Germán Riesco🇨🇱
deceasedpolitician · 1854–1916
Days lived
22,839
Heinz G. Konsalik🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1921–1999
Days lived
28,616
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Heinz Reincke🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1925–2011
Days lived
31,457
Helmut Träbert🇩🇪
deceasedscientist · 1920–1974
Days lived
19,853
Hermann Jansen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1869-1945) · 1869–1945
Days lived
27,661
Isabelle Antena🇫🇷
French jazz singer · b. 1960
Days alive
23,741
István Avar🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian footballer (1905–1977) · 1905–1977
Days lived
26,436
Jang Mi-in-ae🇰🇷
actor · b. 1984
Days alive
14,975
Jürgen Fassbender🇩🇪
German tennis player · b. 1948
Days alive
28,124
Karl Jansen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter (1908–1961) · 1908–1961
Days lived
19,528
Kylie Minogue🇦🇺
singer · b. 1968
Days alive
20,819
Lee Hills🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican journalist · 1906–2000
Days lived
34,219
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Leonardo Favio🇦🇷
deceasedactor · 1938–2012
Days lived
27,190
Leonhard Schultze🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist and zoologist (1872-1955) · 1872–1955
Days lived
30,253
Louis Mustillo🇺🇸
actor · b. 1958
Days alive
24,472
Manfred Bock🇩🇪
deceasedbasketball player · 1941–2010
Days lived
25,358
Marie-Luise Jahn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman resistance fighter; active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group · 1918–2010
Days lived
33,628
Mark Sanford🇺🇸
politician · b. 1960
Days alive
23,741
Martin Elsaesser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1884–1957) · 1884–1957
Days lived
26,731
Mary Beth Barone🌍
Actor · b. 1991
Days alive
12,419
Michał Kądzioła🇵🇱
Polish sportsperson · b. 1989
Days alive
13,149
Milutin Milanković
deceasedSerbian mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, climatologist, and engineer (1879–1958) · 1879–1958
Days lived
29,052
NaVorro Bowman🇺🇸
American football player, linebacker · b. 1988
Days alive
13,514
Park Hon-young
deceasedNotable Trials · 1900–1955
Days lived
20,292
Percy Harvin🇺🇸
American football player, wide receiver · b. 1988
Days alive
13,514
Phil Foden
association football player · b. 2000
Days alive
9,131
Phil Vassar🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1962
Days alive
23,011
Rudy Giuliani🇺🇸
Lawyer · b. 1944
Days alive
29,585
Ruzena Bajcsy🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1933
Days alive
33,603
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Sebastian Urzendowsky🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
Sepp Dietrich
deceasedNotable Trials · 1892–1966
Days lived
26,991
Sheba Deireragea
Nauruan weightlifter · b. 1986
Days alive
14,245
Sibylle Tafel🇩🇪
German film director · b. 1966
Days alive
21,550
Siegfried Czapski
deceasedGerman physicist (1861-1907) · 1861–1907
Days lived
16,822
Tetsu Nagasawa🇯🇵
Japanese association football player and manager · b. 1968
Days alive
20,819
Thomas Moore🌍
deceasedPoet · 1779–1852
Days lived
26,570
Tilson Brito🇩🇴
film director · b. 1972
Days alive
19,358
Toby Hemingway
Actor · b. 1983
Days alive
15,341
Vivan Sundaram🇮🇳
deceasedIndian artist (1943–2023) · 1943–2023
Days lived
29,160
Werner Schwier🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1921–1982
Days lived
22,255
Died on This Day
Alexei Kondratiev🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican folklorist (1949-2010) · 1949–2010
Days lived
22,382
Arnold Kohlschütter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer (1883-1969) · 1883–1969
Days lived
31,372
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Bertha Pappenheim🇦🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1859–1936
Days lived
28,214
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Bujar Nishani
deceasedAlbanian politician (1966–2022) · 1966–2022
Days lived
20,330
Eduard Krebsbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician and SS doctor in the Nazi concentration camp in Mauthausen (1894-1947) · 1894–1947
Days lived
19,285
Franz Kurowski🇩🇪
deceasedGerman author (1923–2011) · 1923–2011
Days lived
31,969
Friedrich W. Bauschulte🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1923-2003) · 1923–2003
Days lived
29,292
Gary Coleman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1968–2010) · 1968–2010
Days lived
15,450
George E. Smith🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1930–2025
Days lived
34,717
Grete Freund🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1885–1982
Days lived
35,392
Hildegard Maria Rauchfuß🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1918–2000) · 1918–2000
Days lived
30,046
Jörg Immendorff🇩🇪
deceasedGerman artist (1945–2007) · 1945–2007
Days lived
22,628
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Josefine Dora🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian actress (1867-1944) · 1867–1944
Days lived
27,955
María Dolores Pradera🇪🇸
deceasedactor · 1924–2018
Days lived
34,240
Maya Angelou🇺🇸
deceasedsinger · 1928–2014
Days lived
31,465
Oskar Kanehl🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1888-1929) · 1888–1929
Days lived
14,844
Suzanne Roquette🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1942–2020
Days lived
28,395
Theodor Siebs🇩🇪
deceasedGerman linguist (1862–1941) · 1862–1941
Days lived
28,764
Uladzimir Karoĺ
deceasedBelarusian and soviet architect (1912—1980) · 1912–1980
Days lived
24,624
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
62,969
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,647
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,995
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,658
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
46,533
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,438
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
45,438
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
45,438
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,438
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,438
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
45,438
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,438
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
45,438
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,438
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
45,438
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
45,438
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
44,343
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
41,503
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,690
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,967
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
68,813
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,510
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,083
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
58,525
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
57,491
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
57,125
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,569
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
53,221
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
674,020
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,534
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,552
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
58,221
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,573
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
34,116
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
32,026
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
30,003
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,463
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,885
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,423
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
18,240
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
17,535
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,848
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,805
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,584