On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 30 2025
Born on This Day
Alen Hodzovic🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1977
Days alive
17,532
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Andry Rajoelina🇫🇷
politician · b. 1974
Days alive
18,628
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Ann Hampton Callaway🇺🇸
American singer · b. 1958
Days alive
24,472
Benny Goodman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986) · 1909–1986
Days lived
28,138
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Brian Kobilka🇺🇸
American physiologist · b. 1955
Days alive
25,568
Briana Corrigan🇬🇧
Singer · b. 1965
Days alive
21,915
Bruno Lancelle🇫🇷
French rugby union player · b. 1986
Days alive
14,245
CeeLo Green🇺🇸
actor · b. 1975
Days alive
18,263
Charles Richard Crews🇺🇸
American racing driver · b. 1988
Days alive
13,514
Charlie Bauerfeind🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1963
Days alive
22,646
Chris Trickle🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican stock car racing driver (1973-1998) · 1973–1998
Days lived
9,065
Christine Jorgensen🇺🇸
deceasedfirst American to become widely known for having sex reassignment surgery (1926–1989) · 1926–1989
Days lived
22,984
David Gigliotti🇫🇷
French association footballer · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
Devendra Banhart🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1981
Days alive
16,071
Eddy Halman
Dutch baseball player · b. 1952
Days alive
26,663
Fabian Ernst🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1979
Days alive
16,802
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Franklin J. Schaffner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director (1920–1989) · 1921–1989
Days lived
24,870
Frédéric Hantz🇫🇷
French football manager · b. 1966
Days alive
21,550
Gábor Török🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1936–2004
Days lived
24,690
Gale Sayers🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican professional football player (1943-2020) · 1943–2020
Days lived
28,241
Georg von Küchler
deceasedNotable Trials · 1881–1968
Days lived
31,771
Giorgio de Santillana🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican historian and philosopher · 1902–1974
Days lived
26,307
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Gustav Leonhardt🇳🇱
deceasedmusician · 1928–2012
Days lived
30,546
Hannes Alfvén🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and science fiction author (1908–1995), winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize for Physics · 1908–1995
Days lived
31,718
Hans-Georg Stephan🇩🇪
German archaeologist · b. 1950
Days alive
27,394
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Harrison Barnes🇺🇸
American basketball player · b. 1992
Days alive
12,053
Heribert Faßbender🇩🇪
journalist · b. 1941
Days alive
30,681
Howard Hawks🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director, producer and screenwriter (1896–1977) · 1896–1977
Days lived
29,794
Hyomin🇰🇷
South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group T-ara · b. 1989
Days alive
13,149
Jack Elway🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player, coach, scout and executive (1931-2001) · 1931–2001
Days lived
25,523
Jelly d'Arányi🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian-born British violinist (1893–1966) · 1895–1966
Days lived
25,871
Johan Martial🇫🇷
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
12,419
José Sulaimán🇲🇽
deceasedMexican businessman (1931-2014) · 1931–2014
Days lived
30,182
Julius Axelrod🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1912–2004
Days lived
33,816
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Konrad Krauss🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1938
Days alive
31,777
Kostja Ullmann🇩🇪
German actor · b. 1984
Days alive
14,975
Laura del Colle🇦🇷
Olympic field hockey player · b. 1983
Days alive
15,341
Manny Ramirez🇩🇴
film director · b. 1972
Days alive
19,358
Marissa Mayer
Tech CEOs · b. 1975
Days alive
18,263
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Mathis Landwehr🇩🇪
actor · b. 1980
Days alive
16,436
Maurice Stuckey🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1990
Days alive
12,784
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Miriam Cani🇩🇪
German singer · b. 1985
Days alive
14,610
Oliver Uschmann🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1977
Days alive
17,532
Prince Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach🇩🇪
deceasedRuler of Lithuania from 11 July to 2 November 1918 (1864–1928) · 1864–1928
Days lived
23,308
Rechelle Hawkes🇦🇺
Australian field hockey player · b. 1967
Days alive
21,185
Remigijus Žemaitaitis🇱🇹
politician · b. 1982
Days alive
15,706
Rie Kugimiya🇯🇵
singer · b. 1979
Days alive
16,802
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Ruja Ignatova
Notable Trials · b. 1980
Days alive
16,436
Ryu Jae-kuk🇰🇷
film director · b. 1983
Days alive
15,341
Slava Metreveli
deceasedathlete · 1936–1998
Days lived
22,502
Tonya Pinkins🇺🇸
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
23,011
Vanessa Bell🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1879–1961
Days lived
29,897
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Willi Reinfrank🇩🇪
deceasedGerman weightlifter (1903–1943) · 1903–1943
Days lived
14,461
Zack Hemsey🇺🇸
singer · b. 1983
Days alive
15,341
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Zdravko Čolić🇷🇸
singer · b. 1951
Days alive
27,029
Zhou Guanyu
Formula Two driver · b. 1999
Days alive
9,497
Died on This Day
Boris Pasternak🇷🇺
deceasedRussian writer (1890–1960) · 1890–1960
Days lived
25,676
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Carl Neuberg🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1877–1956
Days lived
28,794
Claire Goll🇫🇷
deceasedwriter and journalist (1890–1977) · 1891–1977
Days lived
31,259
Drew Gordon🇺🇸
deceasedbasketball player · 1990–2024
Days lived
12,376
Friedrich Salomon Krauss🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian-Jewish sexologist · 1859–1938
Days lived
28,724
Gert Haucke🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1929–2008
Days lived
28,933
Glenn Burke🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1952–1995
Days lived
15,535
Günter Pfitzmann🇩🇪
deceasedactor (1924-2003) · 1924–2003
Days lived
28,906
Heinz Eckner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman television actor, actor and television presenter (1925–2012) · 1925–2012
Days lived
31,803
Hermann Broch🇺🇸
deceasedAustrian writer (1886-1951) · 1886–1951
Days lived
23,585
Joan Lorring🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1926–2014
Days lived
32,185
Juan Carlos Onetti🇪🇸
deceasedwriter · 1909–1994
Days lived
31,014
Karl Carstens🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1914–1992
Days lived
28,292
Klaus Eschen🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge and lawyer · 1939–2025
Days lived
31,313
Leó Szilárd🇭🇺
deceasedscientist · 1898–1964
Days lived
24,214
Perry Ellis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican fashion designer (1940–1986) · 1940–1986
Days lived
16,889
Rituparno Ghosh🇮🇳
deceasedactor · 1963–2013
Days lived
18,170
Tillmann Uhrmacher🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1967–2011
Days lived
16,087
Valaida Snow🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1904-1956) · 1904–1956
Days lived
18,990
Wilfrid Morin🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian abbé, professor and essayist · 1900–1941
Days lived
14,820
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
62,971
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,649
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,997
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,660
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
46,535
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
45,440
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
45,440
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,440
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,440
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,440
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,440
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
45,440
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
45,440
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
45,440
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
45,440
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
45,440
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
44,345
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
41,505
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,692
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,969
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
68,815
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,512
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,085
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
58,527
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
57,493
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
57,127
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,571
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
53,223
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
674,022
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
153,536
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,554
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
58,223
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,575
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
34,118
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
32,028
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
30,005
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
31,465
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,887
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,425
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
18,242
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
17,537
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,850
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,807
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,586