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April 10

On This Day in History

April 10

April 10 is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 265 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026: Lotto Max game changes will go into effect this weekend, including bigger $90 million jackpots. This weekend the Canadian multi-province Lotto Max draw game gets its revamp, which promises jackpots capped at $90 million (US$64.7 million) and guaranteed $100,000 (US$71,940) cash prizes with every draw.
2024: Nebraska single father's salad run results in $1 million Mega Millions lottery win. A single father played the lottery in the right place at the right time, since his decision to hang out at the store a little longer to buy Mega Millions tickets resulted in a $1 million prize.
2023: Florida mother spends life savings on daughter's cancer treatments, then wins $2 million in lottery. After having dipped into her life savings to pay for her daughter's cancer treatments, a Florida mother won $2 million in the lottery one day after her daughter was declared cancer-free.
2019: DOJ 'did not address' lotteries in Wire Act opinion, Deputy AG Rosenstein says in memo. A new memo from the US Department of Justice says that state lotteries are not at all impacted by the DOJ's reinterpretation of the Wire Act, a development that could mean the end of a federal court case brought earlier this year.
2019: UK factory worker claims £71 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot. A factory worker who has won £71 million (US$80 million) in the multi-country EuroMillions lottery is quite happy to admit it "bloody well will" change his life.
2018: Lottery winner says she dreamed about Fantasy 5 jackpot win the night before. For a Michigan woman, her dreams really do come true.
2014: For some, Illinois Lottery app makes ticket-buying too easy. Anti-gambling groups say an Illinois Lottery smartphone app makes playing too convenient and tempting; convenience store owners say it hurts their customer base.
2013: Woman wins $40M, not $40K, sparking wild celebrations. A Canadian woman has won $40 million, not $40,000 as she originally thought, sparking scenes of wild celebration, according to reports.
2012: Maryland Mega Millions winners claim prize anonymously. The Maryland Mega Millions lottery winners are three Maryland public school employees, who split the world's biggest lottery jackpot with two other winners from Kansas and Illinois.
2010: Irish Lottery jackpot up to €15m for tonight's draw. Cash-strapped workers tired of the economic doom and gloom will be rushing to pick up their Ireland Lotto ticket today with tonight's jackpot approaching a cool €15 million (US$20 million).
2007: $75M Texas Lotto winner a 'regular player'. A customer at a League City, Texas, convenience store bought the only winning ticket for Saturday night's $75 million Texas Lotto drawing, lottery spokeswoman Robyn Smith said.
2007: N.C. lottery tickets sold in vending machines. The North Carolina Lottery has started selling scratch-off lottery tickets in vending machines, offering 24 games costing $1 to $10 each.
2007: Mass. Lottery testing new Keno game this week. The Massachusetts State Lottery revs up a new Keno game this week that gives gamblers the chance to place $1 bets on animated stock-car races, complete with roaring engines and spectacular crashes.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$441 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 11, 2023
2.$287.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 11, 2022
3.$220 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2002
3.$220 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 13, 2021
3.$220 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2006
6.€186.66 Million US$202.51 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2022
7.$190.6 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2023
8.$189 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 11, 2006
9.$184 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 13, 2016
10.€147.41 Million
US$172.62 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2026
11.€134.96 Million
US$160.6 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2021
12.€126.38 Million
US$155.99 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2018
13.€135.47 Million
US$153.17 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 13, 2019
14.$150 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2010
15.$140 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2019
16.$136 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2020
17.$125 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2024
18.€105 Million
US$122.96 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2026
19.$120 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2005
20.$110 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2026
21.$106 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2022
22.$105 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 13, 2010
23.€95 Million
US$101.24 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2024
24.€90 Million
US$99.23 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2020
25.€88.02 Million
US$94.43 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 11, 2024

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1992: Jose89
Friday, Apr 10, 1992
34 years old
1992: ShaySoSexi
Friday, Apr 10, 1992
34 years old
1983: Wilshaundra
Sunday, Apr 10, 1983
43 years old
1982: caliGal
Saturday, Apr 10, 1982
44 years old
1981: poohbear$
Friday, Apr 10, 1981
45 years old
1980: Picktor
Thursday, Apr 10, 1980
46 years old
1978: Mathavan
Monday, Apr 10, 1978
48 years old
1978: Will230
Monday, Apr 10, 1978
48 years old
1976: Mhoskin92
Saturday, Apr 10, 1976
50 years old
1974: Superman53
Wednesday, Apr 10, 1974
52 years old
1964: Lottery_Analyst
Friday, Apr 10, 1964
62 years old
1961: Dr.dre
Monday, Apr 10, 1961
65 years old
1960: JuliusAnita
Sunday, Apr 10, 1960
66 years old
1959: deltamike
Friday, Apr 10, 1959
67 years old
1959: hot-girl
Friday, Apr 10, 1959
67 years old
1957: pcurtis
Wednesday, Apr 10, 1957
69 years old
1957: cableman753
Wednesday, Apr 10, 1957
69 years old
1956: nhcroes
Tuesday, Apr 10, 1956
70 years old
1956: pattycake38829
Tuesday, Apr 10, 1956
70 years old
1955: MSBIKER1
Sunday, Apr 10, 1955
71 years old
1955: Isabella King
Sunday, Apr 10, 1955
71 years old
1953: cobbnurse1
Friday, Apr 10, 1953
73 years old
: nobie23
(year not provided)
: myturn08
(year not provided)
: BigDreamer10
(year not provided)
: drsolution
(year not provided)
: woodside
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2023: A mass shooting occurs at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.
2016: The Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu, kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of Bhadrakali worship.
2016: An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, impacting India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.
2010: Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries.
2009: President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.
1998: The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.
1991: Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140.
1991: A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
1988: The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.
1981: Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands was elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later.
1979: Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
1973: Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.
1972: Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are discovered by construction workers in Shandong.
1972: Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
1970: Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
1968: The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm - the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
1963: One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.
1944: Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
1941: World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
1925: The Russian city of Tsaritsyn was renamed Stalingrad to honor the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Soviet Communist Party General Secretary, who had guided the defense of Tsaritsyn during the Russian Civil War in 1920.
1919: Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
1919: The Third Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the Makhnovshchina at Huliaipole.
1912: RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, UK, on her maiden and only voyage.
1900: British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of Brandfort. 600 British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner.
1896: 1896 Summer Olympics: The Olympic marathon is run ending with the victory of Greek athlete Spyridon Louis.
1887: On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
1872: The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
1868: At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
1866: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
1865: American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
1864: Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico.
1858: After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
1826: The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
1821: Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
1821: Greek War of Independence: the island of Psara joins the Greek struggle for independence.
1816: The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
1815: The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.
1814: Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington attack Toulouse held by Marshall Soult, driving out the French after fierce fighting.
1809: Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria.
1796: War of the First Coalition: A surprise Austrian attack at the Battle of Voltri marks the beginning of the Italian Campaign of 1796-1797, the decisive campaign under Napoleon Bonaparte that will end the war a year later.
1741: War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
1724: Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66, his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig.
1717: Robert Walpole resigns from the British government, commencing the Whig Split which lasts until 1720.
1710: The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
1606: The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
1545: The settlement of Villa Imperial de Carlos V (now the city of Potosí) in Bolivia is founded after the discovery of huge silver deposits in the area.
1500: Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
1407: Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma".
847: Election of Pope Leo IV following the death of Pope Sergius II.
837: Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).
428: Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople.
238: During the year of Six Emperors, forces of Gordian I and Gordian II are defeated by those of Maximinus Thrax in the battle of Carthage.

Births On This Day

2004: Ismaël Gharbi, French-Spanish footballer
2004: Savinho, Brazilian footballer
2000: Fidias Panayiotou, Cypriot internet celebrity and politician
1997: Claire Wineland, American activist and author (died 2018)
1996: Andreas Christensen, Danish footballer
1994: Siobhan Hunter, Scottish footballer
1992: Jack Buchanan, Australian rugby league player
1992: Chaz Mostert, Australian racing driver
1992: Daisy Ridley, English actress
1990: Ben Amos, English footballer
1990: Andile Jali, South African footballer
1990: Alex Pettyfer, English actor
1989: Charlie Culberson, American baseball player
1988: Chris Heston, American baseball pitcher
1988: Kareem Jackson, American football player
1988: Haley Joel Osment, American actor
1988: Jan-Phillip Tadsen, German politician
1987: Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam, Egyptian footballer
1987: Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano
1986: Olivia Borlée, Belgian sprinter
1986: Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer and manager
1986: Corey Kluber, American baseball pitcher
1986: Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer and manager
1986: Tore Reginiussen, Norwegian footballer
1985: Barkhad Abdi, Somali-American actor and director
1985: Willo Flood, Irish footballer
1985: Jesús Gámez, Spanish footballer
1985: Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player
1984: Faustina Agolley, Australian television host
1984: Jeremy Barrett, American figure skater
1984: Mandy Moore, American singer-songwriter and actress
1984: David Obua, Ugandan footballer
1984: Damien Perquis, French-Polish footballer
1984: Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
1983: Jamie Chung, American actress
1983: Andrew Dost, American guitarist and songwriter
1983: Ryan Merriman, American actor
1983: Hannes Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer
1982: Andre Ethier, American baseball player
1981: Laura Bell Bundy, American actress and singer
1981: Liz McClarnon, English singer and dancer
1981: Michael Pitt, American actor, model and musician
1981: Alexei Semenov, Russian ice hockey player
1980: Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player and model
1980: Charlie Hunnam, English actor
1980: Shao Jiayi, Chinese footballer
1980: Kasey Kahne, American race car driver
1980: Andy Ram, Israeli tennis player
1980: Bryce Soderberg, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1979: Iván Alonso, Uruguayan footballer
1979: Kenyon Coleman, American football player
1979: Rachel Corrie, American author and activist (died 2003)
1979: Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
1979: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer-songwriter
1979: Pavlos Fyssas, Greek rapper (died 2013)
1979: Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer
1978: Sir Christus, Finnish guitarist (died 2017)
1977: Stephanie Sheh, Taiwanese-American voice actress, director, and producer
1976: Clare Buckfield, English actress
1976: Yoshino Kimura, Japanese actress and singer
1976: Sara Renner, Canadian skier
1975: Chris Carrabba, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1975: Terrence Lewis, Indian dancer and choreographer
1974: Eric Greitens, American soldier, author and politician
1974: Petros Passalis, Greek footballer
1973: Guillaume Canet, French actor and director
1973: Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer and manager
1973: Aidan Moffat, Scottish singer-songwriter
1973: Christopher Simmons, Canadian-American graphic designer, author, and academic
1972: Ian Harvey, Australian cricketer
1972: Priit Kasesalu, Estonian computer programmer, co-created Skype
1971: Indro Olumets, Estonian footballer and coach
1971: Al Reyes, Dominican-American baseball player
1970: Enrico Ciccone, Canadian ice hockey player
1970: Leonard Doroftei, Romanian-Canadian boxer
1970: Kenny Lattimore, American singer-songwriter
1970: Q-Tip, American rapper, producer, and actor
1969: Steve Glasson, Australian lawn bowler
1969: Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter
1968: Metin Göktepe, Turkish photographer and journalist (died 1996)
1968: Orlando Jones, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1967: Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1967: David Rovics, American singer-songwriter
1965: Tim Alexander, American drummer and songwriter
1965: Anna-Leena Härkönen, Finnish author
1963: Warren DeMartini, American guitarist and songwriter
1963: Jeff Gray, American baseball player and coach
1963: Doris Leuthard, Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd President of the Swiss Confederation
1962: Steve Tasker, American football player and sportscaster
1961: Nicky Campbell, Scottish broadcaster and journalist
1961: Carole Goble, English computer scientist and academic
1961: Mark Jones, American basketball player
1960: Steve Bisciotti, American businessman, co-founded Allegis Group
1960: Katrina Leskanich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960: Terry Teagle, American basketball player
1959: Babyface, American singer-songwriter and producer
1959: Yvan Loubier, Canadian economist and politician
1959: Brian Setzer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958: Bob Bell, Northern Irish engineer
1958: Yefim Bronfman, Uzbek-American pianist
1958: Brigitte Holzapfel, German high jumper
1957: Aliko Dangote, Nigerian businessman, founded Dangote Group
1957: John M. Ford, American author and poet (died 2006)
1957: Steve Gustafson, Spanish-American bass player
1957: Rosemary Hill, English historian and author
1956: Carol V. Robinson, English chemist and academic
1955: Marit Breivik, Norwegian handball player and coach
1955: Lesley Garrett, English soprano and actress
1955: Mike Rinder, Australian-American former Scientologist, critic (died 2025)
1954: Paul Bearer, American wrestler and manager (died 2013)
1954: Anne Lamott, American author and educator
1954: Peter MacNicol, American actor
1954: Juan Williams, Panamanian-American journalist and author
1953: David Moorcroft, English runner and businessman
1953: Pamela Wallin, Swedish-Canadian journalist, academic, and politician
1952: Narayan Rane, Indian politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
1952: Masashi Sada, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and producer
1952: Steven Seagal, American actor, producer, and martial artist
1951: David Helvarg, American journalist and activist
1950: Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player and manager
1950: Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (died 1992)
1949: Daniel Mangeas, French banker and sportscaster
1948: Mel Blount, American football player
1948: Jim Burns, Welsh artist
1947: David A. Adler, American author and educator
1947: Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (died 2021)
1946: David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (died 2001)
1946: Bob Watson, American baseball player and manager (died 2020)
1946: Adolf Winkelmann, German director, producer, and screenwriter
1945: Kevin Berry, Australian swimmer (died 2006)
1943: Andrzej Badeński, Polish-German sprinter (died 2008)
1943: Margaret Pemberton, English author
1942: Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (died 1998)
1942: Ian Callaghan, English footballer
1942: Stuart Dybek, American novelist, short story writer, and poet
1941: Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, (died 2022)
1941: Harold Long, Canadian politician (died 2013)
1941: Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer
1940: Gloria Hunniford, British radio and television host
1939: Claudio Magris, Italian scholar, author, and translator
1938: Don Meredith, American football player and sportscaster (died 2010)
1937: Bella Akhmadulina, Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (died 2010)
1936: John A. Bennett, American soldier (died 1961)
1936: David A. Hardy, British artist
1936: John Howell, English long jumper
1936: John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021)
1936: Bobby Smith, American singer (died 2013)
1935: Patrick Garland, English actor and director (died 2013)
1935: Peter Hollingworth, Australian bishop, 23rd Governor General of Australia
1935: Christos Yannaras, Greek philosopher, theologian and author (died 2024)
1934: David Halberstam, American journalist and author (died 2007)
1933: Rokusuke Ei, Japanese composer and author (died 2016)
1933: Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (died 2013)
1932: Delphine Seyrig, Swiss/Alsatian French actress (died 1990)
1932: Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor and screenwriter (died 2015)
1930: Claude Bolling, French pianist, composer, and actor (died 2020)
1930: Dolores Huerta, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers
1930: Spede Pasanen, Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor (died 2001)
1929: Mike Hawthorn, English racing driver (died 1959)
1929: Liz Sheridan, American actress (died 2022)
1929: Max von Sydow, Swedish-French actor (died 2020)
1927: Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actress (died 2006)
1927: Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)
1926: Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (died 2014)
1926: Junior Samples, American comedian (died 1983)
1925: Angelo Poffo, American wrestler and promoter (died 2010)
1924: Kenneth Noland, American soldier and painter (died 2010)
1923: Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and author (died 2000)
1923: Jane Kean, American actress and singer (died 2013)
1923: Floyd Simmons, American decathlete and actor (died 2008)
1923: Sid Tickridge, English footballer (died 1997)
1923: John Watkins, South African cricketer (died 2021)
1921: Chuck Connors, American baseball player and actor (died 1992)
1921: Jake Warren, Canadian soldier and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (died 2008)
1921: Sheb Wooley, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2003)
1919: John Houbolt, American engineer and academic (died 2014)
1917: Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (died 2013)
1917: Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
1916: Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (died 1956)
1915: Harry Morgan, American actor and director (died 2011)
1915: Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (died 2014)
1914: Jack Badcock, Australian cricketer (died 1982)
1913: Stefan Heym, German-American soldier and author (died 2001)
1912: Boris Kidrič, Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovenia (died 1953)
1911: Martin Denny, American pianist and composer (died 2005)
1911: Maurice Schumann, French journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs for France (died 1998)
1910: Margaret Clapp, American scholar and academic (died 1974)
1910: Helenio Herrera, Argentinian footballer and manager (died 1997)
1906: Steve Anderson, American hurdler (died 1988)
1903: Patroklos Karantinos, Greek architect (died 1976)
1903: Clare Turlay Newberry, American author and illustrator (died 1970)
1901: Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil, Indian economist (died 1971)
1900: Arnold Orville Beckman, American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (died 2004)
1897: Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (died 1990)
1894: Ben Nicholson, British painter (died 1982)
1893: Otto Steinböck, Austrian zoologist (died 1969)
1891: Frank Barson, English footballer and coach (died 1968)
1889: Louis Rougier, French philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1982)
1887: Bernardo Houssay, Argentinian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)
1886: Johnny Hayes, American runner and trainer (died 1965)
1880: Frances Perkins, American sociologist, academic, and politician, United States Secretary of Labor (died 1965)
1880: Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (died 1948)
1879: Coenraad Hiebendaal, Dutch rower and physician (died 1921)
1877: Alfred Kubin, Austrian author and illustrator (died 1959)
1875: George Clawley, English footballer (died 1920)
1873: Kyösti Kallio, Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th President of Finland (died 1940)
1868: George Arliss, English actor and playwright (died 1946)
1868: Asriel Günzig, Moravian rabbi (died 1931)
1867: George William Russell, Irish author, poet, and painter (died 1935)
1865: Jack Miner, American-Canadian farmer, hunter, and environmentalist (died 1944)
1864: Eugen d'Albert, Scottish-German pianist and composer (died 1932)
1847: Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American journalist, publisher, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (died 1911)
1829: William Booth, English minister, founded The Salvation Army (died 1912)
1827: Lew Wallace, American general, lawyer, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (died 1905)
1806: Juliette Drouet, French actress (died 1883)
1806: Leonidas Polk, Scottish-American general and bishop (died 1884)
1794: Matthew C. Perry, English-Scottish American commander (died 1858)
1778: William Hazlitt, English essayist and critic (died 1830)
1769: Jean Lannes, French marshal (died 1809)
1762: Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (died 1834)
1755: Samuel Hahnemann, German-French physician and academic (died 1843)
1713: John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker (died 1788)
1707: Michel Corrette, French organist, composer, and author (died 1795)
1704: Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author (died 1766)
1656: René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian settler, founded Rimouski (died 1718)
1651: Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (died 1708)
1583: Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and jurist (died 1645)
1512: James V, king of Scotland (died 1542)
1487: William I, count of Nassau-Siegen (died 1559)
1480: Philibert II, duke of Savoy (died 1504)
1472: Margaret of York, English princess (died 1472)
1018: Nizam al-Mulk, Persian scholar and vizier (died 1092)
401: Theodosius II, Roman emperor (died 450)

Deaths On This Day

2025: Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football manager (born 1942)
2025: Ted Kotcheff, Canadian film and television director (born 1931)
2025: Peter Lovesey, British writer (born 1936)
2024: O. J. Simpson, American football player, actor, and broadcaster (born 1947)
2023: Al Jaffee, American cartoonist (born 1921)
2016: Howard Marks, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (born 1945)
2015: Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1930)
2015: Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (born 1942)
2015: Peter Walsh, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Australian Minister for Finance (born 1935)
2013: Robert Edwards, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1925)
2013: Gordon Thomas, English cyclist (born 1921)
2012: Raymond Aubrac, French engineer and activist (born 1914)
2012: Barbara Buchholz, German theremin player and composer (born 1959)
2012: Lili Chookasian, Armenian-American operatic singer (born 1921)
2012: Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (born 1922)
2012: Akin Omoboriowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (born 1932)
2010: Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included: Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish soldier and politician, 6th President of the Republic of Poland (born 1919)
2010: Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included: Maria Kaczyńska, Polish economist, First Lady of Poland (born 1942)
2010: Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included: Lech Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 4th President of Poland (born 1949)
2010: Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included: Anna Walentynowicz, Ukrainian-Polish journalist and activist (born 1929)
2010: Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (born 1939)
2009: Deborah Digges, American poet and educator (born 1950)
2009: Ioannis Patakis, Greek politician (born 1940)
2007: Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic (born 1910)
2007: Dakota Staton, American singer (born 1930)
2006: Kleitos Kyrou, Greek poet and translator (born 1921)
2005: Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (born 1923)
2005: Scott Gottlieb, American drummer (born 1970)
2005: Archbishop Iakovos of America (born 1911)
2005: Al Lucas, American football player (born 1978)
2005: Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (born 1948)
2004: Jacek Kaczmarski, Polish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (born 1957)
2004: Sakıp Sabancı, Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded Sabancı Holding (born 1933)
2003: Little Eva, American singer (born 1943)
2000: Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (born 1920)
2000: Larry Linville, American actor (born 1939)
1999: Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-American biochemist and physician (born 1910)
1999: Jean Vander Pyl, American actress and voice artist (born 1919)
1998: Seraphim of Athens, Greek archbishop (born 1913)
1997: Michael Dorris, American author and academic (born 1945)
1995: Morarji Desai, Indian politician, 4th Prime Minister of India (born 1896)
1994: Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1924)
1993: Chris Hani, South African activist and politician (born 1942)
1992: Sam Kinison, American comedian and actor (born 1953)
1991: Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (born 1955)
1991: Martin Hannett, English guitarist and producer (born 1948)
1991: Natalie Schafer, American actress (born 1900)
1988: Ezekias Papaioannou, Greek Cypriot politician (born 1908)
1986: Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
1985: Zisis Verros, Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle (born 1880)
1983: Issam Sartawi, Palestinian activist (born 1935)
1981: Howard Thurman, American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (born 1899)
1980: Kay Medford, American actress and singer (born 1919)
1979: Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1911)
1978: Hjalmar Mäe, Estonian politician (born 1901)
1975: Walker Evans, American photographer (born 1903)
1975: Marjorie Main, American actress (born 1890)
1969: Harley Earl, American businessman (born 1893)
1968: Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian lieutenant and politician (born 1899)
1966: Evelyn Waugh, English soldier, novelist, journalist and critic (born 1903)
1965: Lloyd Casner, American race car driver, founded Casner Motor Racing Division (born 1928)
1965: Linda Darnell, American actress (born 1923)
1962: Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1886)
1962: Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish artist and musician (born 1940)
1960: André Berthomieu, French director and screenwriter (born 1903)
1958: Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (born 1928)
1955: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, theologian, and philosopher (born 1881)
1954: Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (born 1862)
1954: Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (born 1888)
1950: Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1876)
1947: Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant and author (born 1887)
1945: Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch printer and typographer (born 1882)
1943: Andreas Faehlmann, Estonian-German sailor and engineer (born 1898)
1942: Carl Schenstrøm, Danish actor and director (born 1881)
1938: King Oliver, American cornet player and bandleader (born 1885)
1935: Rosa Campbell Praed, Australian novelist (born 1851)
1931: Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (born 1883)
1922: Luisa Capetillo, Puerto Rican labor organizer
1920: Moritz Cantor, German mathematician and historian (born 1829)
1919: Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general (born 1879)
1909: Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic (born 1837)
1889: William Crichton, Scottish engineer and shipbuilder (born 1827)
1871: Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentinian general and politician (born 1789)
1823: Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher and academic (born 1757)
1821: Gregory V of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (born 1746)
1813: Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (born 1736)
1806: Horatio Gates, English-American general (born 1727)
1786: John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (born 1723)
1760: Jean Lebeuf, French historian and author (born 1687)
1756: Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (born 1661)
1704: Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg, German cardinal (born 1629)
1667: Jan Marek Marci, Czech physician and author (born 1595)
1646: Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor (born 1576)
1644: William Brewster, English official and pilgrim leader (born 1566)
1640: Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (born 1578)
1619: Thomas Jones, English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (born 1550)
1601: Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish soldier and poet (born 1562)
1599: Gabrielle d'Estrées, French mistress of Henry IV of France (born 1571)
1598: Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (born 1548)
1585: Gregory XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1502)
1545: Costanzo Festa, Italian composer
1533: Frederick I, king of Denmark and Norway (born 1471)
1500: Michael Tarchaniota Marullus, Greek scholar and poet
1362: Maud, English noblewoman (born 1339)
1309: Elisabeth von Rapperswil, Swiss countess (born 1261)
1282: Ahmad Fanakati, chief minister under Kublai Khan
1216: Eric X, king of Sweden (born 1180)
1008: Notker of Liège, French bishop (born 940)
948: Hugh of Arles, king of Italy
879: Louis the Stammerer, king of West Francia (born 846)

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