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April 17

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April 17

April 17 is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 258 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2023: Virginia woman wins $175,000 with 35 lottery tickets in one Pick 4 drawing. A Virginia lottery player is walking away from a single Pick 4 drawing with $175,000 in winnings after buying 35 tickets.
2023: North Carolina woman credits long line for $100,000 lottery prize. While the saying goes that patience is a virtue, in a North Carolina woman's case, it's impatience that won the day and granted her a six-figure lottery prize.
2020: Coronavirus impacting North Carolina lottery sales. The North Carolina Education Lottery has increased sales — which climbed to $2.6 billion in 2018, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries — every year since it was established in 2005. Then COVID-19 hit.
2020: Maine lottery sales drop during coronavirus pandemic. Fewer people are going outside because of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, which is impacting the number of lottery tickets people are buying.
2019: NC man 'counting his blessings' after winning lottery ticket almost blew away. A North Carolina man is "counting his blessings" after beating the almost 1-in-a-million odds to win a lottery prize, according to the NC Education Lottery.
2017: Arkansas lottery players now can buy tickets with debit cards. Starting this summer, retailers selling tickets for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery will be authorized to accept payment by debit cards, thanks to a new law that zipped through the Legislature in 23 days with little fanfare.
2017: Bill allowing Oklahoma Lottery to increase prizes heads to the Senate floor. A bill moving through the Oklahoma statehouse would allow the state's lottery to increase prizes in hopes of generating more dollars for schools and boost the payout to education by about $100 million over the next five years.
2016: Chinese media reports plans to restart online lottery sales. Chinese media is reporting that the government plans to restart its online lottery operations after ordering their suspension over a year ago.
2015: Michigan man multiplies winnings to $5 million. Adding the $1 Megaplier option to a Mega Millions play turned a $1-million prize into $5 million for a Michigan man.
2014: Iowa Lottery no longer sharing Illinois Lottery drawings. Beginning Wednesday, April 16, Iowa Lottery players finally got their own Pick 3 and Pick 4 lottery numbers.
2013: Online lottery plans criticized by some West Michigan lawmakers. Lounging on the couch at home playing Keno and buying lottery tickets on your iPhone or computer doesn't sit well with some West Michigan lawmakers.
2012: Lottery winner who kept cashing welfare checks charged with fraud. A Michigan lottery winner was charged with fraud Tuesday for collecting food stamps and public health insurance despite pocketing a $735,000 jackpot.
2012: Illinois Mega Millions winner to come forward. The final winner of the record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot will accept a check for $218.6 million on Wednesday in the southern Illinois town of Red Bud where the winning ticket was purchased, the Illinois Lottery said Monday.
2012: Some Baptists want Texas Lottery Commission shut down. As lawmakers look at whether the Texas Lottery Commission is operating effectively, influential Baptists are suggesting the lottery shouldn't merely be tweaked. They want it abolished.
2009: Nevada Assembly passes lottery bill. The Nevada Assembly voted Wednesday for a lottery in the nation's No. 1 gambling state, despite arguments that it would compete with slot machines and other games of chance.
2009: N.Y. looks to join Powerball lottery. The New York Lottery is seeking to enter the 32 jurisdictions currently selling the Powerball lottery as a way to increase state revenue and stop jackpot seekers from heading to other states to play.
2009: Colorado Lottery reviewing partnership with Mega Millions. The Colorado Lottery, along with other members of the Multi State Lottery Association (MUSL), is reviewing the option of selling tickets for the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game.
2008: Man dons disguise to claim lottery jackpot. A New York lottery winner said he disguised himself with a marker-drawn beard when he accepted his prize to protect his new fortune from thieves.
2007: Ohio Lottery to begin Sunday draws in May. For the first time in its 33-year history, the Ohio Lottery plans to hold Sunday drawings, as well as adding a new Pick 10 game.
2007: Vancouver lottery winner loses in divorce case. A $10 million lottery windfall brought an estranged Vancouver couple back together, but eight years later, the marriage wound up in divorce court with a $2.2 million bank account issue in dispute.
2007: Michigan Lottery commissioner to resign. Michigan Lottery commissioner Gary Peters will step down Aug. 10 to take a public policy spot at Central Michigan University, state officials announced Monday.
2007: Tennessee couple wins Powerball lottery 10x promotion. A Murfreesboro, Tennessee, couple struck it rich over the weekend from a Powerball promotion that turned a $200,000 second-prize win into a $2 million jackpot.
2006: Pick 4 lottery player wins $500,000. A Silver Spring, Maryland, man won $500,000 in Wednesday evening's Maryland Pick 4 drawing playing twenty tickets.
2006: Mega Millions jackpot increased to $265 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $265 million.
2006: Obituary: Richard Paulson, 62, Washington Lottery Spokesman. In his 13 years as spokesman for Washington's state lottery, Richard Paulson met a lot of newly minted millionaires.
2006: Tenn. Lottery transfers nearly $80 million to education. The Tennessee Lottery is giving the state $79.6 million for education today, a record for a single quarter since the lottery began more than two years ago, lottery officials announced.
2005: Michigan man scratches $1 million lottery prize. A Michigan man, who opted to remain anonymous, scratched his way to the top prize of $1 million in the Millionaire's Casino Instant game.
2005: Illinois lottery glitch gives players extra chance. Technical difficulties with the Illinois State Lottery's Friday broadcast could turn into a nice payoff for some Pick Four ticket holders.
2005: Tennessee Cash 4 Lottery Game Starts Today. The Tennessee Lottery announced that its newest game called Cash 4 goes on sale today, and the first drawing will be held on Monday.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$352.5 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 18, 2022
2.$265 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 18, 2006
3.$257 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 20, 2021
4.$237.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 17, 2023
5.$227 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 20, 2016
6.$212 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 17, 2010
7.€189.72 Million US$204.76 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 19, 2022
8.$178 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 19, 2024
9.$175 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 19, 2019
10.$168 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 19, 2005
11.€138.71 Million
US$165.06 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 17, 2021
12.€130.2 Million
US$161.06 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 17, 2018
13.$159 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 17, 2020
14.€137.89 Million
US$155.08 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 18, 2019
15.$143 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 20, 2010
16.$131 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 18, 2012
17.$128 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 19, 2014
18.€120 Million
US$127.86 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 19, 2024
19.€119.42 Million
US$127.24 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Apr 19, 2024
20.$122 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 18, 2018
21.$118 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 17, 2019
22.€109 Million
US$117.64 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 19, 2022
23.$109 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 17, 2009
24.$105 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 19, 2008
25.€90 Million
US$99.23 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Apr 17, 2020

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1985: Vlhellams85
Wednesday, Apr 17, 1985
39 years old
1984: Appiah
Tuesday, Apr 17, 1984
40 years old
1972: Angie0417!
Monday, Apr 17, 1972
52 years old
1968: NickyNumbers
Wednesday, Apr 17, 1968
56 years old
1965: Vickey
Saturday, Apr 17, 1965
59 years old
1964: wishingonastar
Friday, Apr 17, 1964
60 years old
1961: lookin4winner
Monday, Apr 17, 1961
63 years old
1961: alice
Monday, Apr 17, 1961
63 years old
1957: joebaby
Wednesday, Apr 17, 1957
67 years old
1956: wizliz
Tuesday, Apr 17, 1956
68 years old
1940: msmolly
Wednesday, Apr 17, 1940
84 years old
1937: Sleeper
Saturday, Apr 17, 1937
87 years old
: TrippleSSS
(year not provided)
: eri19
(year not provided)
: lmcjack
(year not provided)
: Msrose022
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2021: The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
2014: NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
2013: An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others.
2006: A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
2003: Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland.
1992: The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
1986: An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace bringing an end to any hypothetical war that may have been legally considered to exist.
1982: Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
1978: Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan.
1975: The Cambodian Civil War ends. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.
1971: The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
1970: Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.
1969: Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
1969: Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.
1961: Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
1951: The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
1946: The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
1945: World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces.
1945: Historian Tran Trong Kim is appointed the Prime Minister of the Empire of Vietnam.
1944: Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered.
1942: French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
1941: World War II: The Axis powers invasion of Yugoslavia is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy.
1931: After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 becomes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic.
1912: Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
1907: The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
1905: The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1895: The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtian province, Taiwan and the Penghu to Japan.
1876: Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
1869: Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.
1864: American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
1863: American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
1861: The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States; Virginia later becomes the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America.
1797: Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas.
1797: Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces.
1524: Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor.
1521: Trial of Martin Luther over his teachings begins during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. Initially intimidated, he asks for time to reflect before answering and is given a stay of one day.
1492: Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices.
1362: Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege.
1349: The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II.
1080: Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.

Births On This Day

2001: Shin Ryujin, South Korean rapper, singer and dancer
1998: Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana (Saint), Thai actor and singer
1996: Lorna Fitzgerald, British actress
1996: Caitlin Parker, Australian boxer
1995: Jung Wheein, South Korean singer
1994: Alanna Goldie, Canadian fencer
1994: Yang Hongseok, South Korean singer and actor
1992: Lachlan Maranta, Australian rugby league footballer
1992: Jo Jinho, South Korean singer
1990: Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer
1989: Paraskevi Papachristou, Greek triple jumper
1989: Avi Kaplan, singer and songwriter
1988: Takahiro Moriuchi, Japanese singer-songwriter
1986: Romain Grosjean, French race car driver
1985: Rooney Mara, American actress
1985: Luke Mitchell, Australian actor and model
1985: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player
1984: Pablo Sebastián Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
1984: Jed Lowrie, American baseball player
1984: Raffaele Palladino, Italian footballer
1983: Stanislav Chistov, Russian ice hockey player
1983: Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian footballer
1983: Andrea Marcato, Italian rugby player
1982: Brad Boyes, Canadian ice hockey player
1982: Chuck Kobasew, Canadian ice hockey player
1982: Tyron Woodley, American mixed martial artist
1981: Jenny Meadows, English runner
1981: Hanna Pakarinen, Finnish singer-songwriter
1981: Ryan Raburn, American baseball player
1981: Chris Thompson, English runner
1981: Zhang Yaokun, Chinese footballer
1980: Fabián Vargas, Colombian footballer
1980: Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer, boxer, and manager
1979: Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player
1979: Marija Šestak, Serbian-Slovenian triple jumper
1978: Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer, German skier
1978: Lindsay Hartley, American actress
1978: Jason White, Scottish rugby player
1977: Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
1977: Frederik Magle, Danish composer, organist, and pianist
1976: Maurice Wignall, Jamaican hurdler and long jumper
1975: Heidi Alexander, English politician
1975: Travis Roy, American ice hockey player (d. 2020)
1974: Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1974: Victoria Beckham, English singer and fashion designer
1973: Katrin Koov, Estonian architect
1973: Brett Maher, Australian basketball player and sportscaster
1973: Theo Ratliff, American basketball player
1972: Gary Bennett, American baseball player
1972: Tony Boselli, American football player and sportscaster
1972: Jennifer Garner, American actress
1972: Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer
1972: Yuichi Nishimura, Japanese footballer and referee
1972: Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player
1971: Claire Sweeney, English actress
1970: Redman, American rapper, producer, and actor
1968: Julie Fagerholt, Danish fashion designer
1968: Phil Henderson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
1968: Eric Lamaze, Canadian jockey
1968: Roger Twose, New Zealand cricketer
1968: Richie Woodhall, English boxer and trainer
1967: Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-Scottish actor
1967: Kimberly Elise, American actress
1967: Marquis Grissom, American baseball player and coach
1967: Ian Jones, New Zealand rugby player
1967: Barnaby Joyce, Australian politician, 17th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
1967: Liz Phair, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1966: Vikram, Indian actor and singer
1964: Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1964: Maynard James Keenan, American singer-songwriter and producer
1964: Rachel Notley, Canadian politician
1964: Lela Rochon, American actress
1962: Paul Nicholls, English jockey and trainer
1961: Frank J. Christensen, American labor union leader
1961: Norman Cowans, Jamaican-English cricketer
1961: Boomer Esiason, American football player and sportscaster
1961: Bella Freud, English fashion designer
1960: Vladimir Polyakov, Russian pole vaulter
1959: Sean Bean, English actor
1959: Jimmy Mann, Canadian ice hockey player
1959: Li Meisu, Chinese shot putter
1958: Laslo Babits, Canadian javelin thrower (d. 2013)
1957: Teri Austin, Canadian actress
1957: Afrika Bambaataa, American disc jockey
1957: Dwane Casey, American basketball coach
1957: Nick Hornby, English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter
1957: Julia Macur, English lawyer and judge
1957: Frank McDonough, British historian
1956: Colin Tyre, Lord Tyre, Scottish lawyer and judge
1955: Todd Lickliter, American basketball player and coach
1955: Pete Shelley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2018)
1955: Mike Stroud, English physician and explorer
1954: Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver
1954: Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler and actor (d. 2015)
1954: Michael Sembello, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952: Joe Alaskey, American voice actor (d. 2016)
1952: Pierre Guité, Canadian ice hockey player
1952: John McColl, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
1952: Željko Ražnatović, Serbian commander "Arkan" (d. 2000)
1952: John Robertson, Scottish businessman and politician
1951: Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress
1951: Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player and businessman (d. 2022)
1948: Jan Hammer, Czech pianist, composer, and producer
1948: Alice Harden, American educator and politician (d. 2012)
1948: Pekka Vasala, Finnish runner
1947: Nigel Emslie, Lord Emslie, Scottish lawyer and judge
1947: Richard Field, English lawyer and judge
1947: Sherrie Levine, American photographer
1947: Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager
1946: Clare Francis, English sailor and author
1943: Richard Allen Epstein, American lawyer, author, and academic
1942: Buster Williams, American jazz bassist
1942: Dnyaneshwar Agashe, Indian businessman and cricketer (d. 2009)
1941: Lagle Parek, Estonian architect and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
1940: Eric Dancer, English businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon
1940: Billy Fury, English singer-songwriter (d. 1983)
1940: John McCririck, English journalist (d. 2019)
1940: Chuck Menville, American animator and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1940: Anja Silja, German soprano and actress
1940: Agostino Vallini, Italian cardinal and vicar general of Rome
1939: Robert Miller, American art dealer (d. 2011)
1938: Ben Barnes, American businessman and politician, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas
1938: Doug Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 41st Canadian Minister of Justice
1938: Ronald H. Miller, American theologian, author, and academic (d. 2011)
1938: Kerry Wendell Thornley, American theorist and author (d. 1988)
1937: Ronald Hamowy, Canadian historian and academic (d. 2012)
1937: Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian-German engineer and businessman (d. 2019)
1936: Urs Wild, Swiss chemist
1935: Bud Paxson, American broadcaster, founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (d. 2015)
1934: Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
1934: Peter Morris, Australian-English surgeon and academic (d. 2022)
1931: John Barrett, English tennis player and sportscaster
1931: Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (d. 2012)
1930: Chris Barber, English trombonist and bandleader (d. 2021)
1929: James Last, German-American bassist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2015)
1928: Victor Lownes, American businessman (d. 2017)
1928: Cynthia Ozick, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
1928: Heinz Putzl, Austrian fencer
1928: Fabien Roy, Canadian accountant and politician
1927: Margot Honecker, East German politician and First Lady (d. 2016)
1926: Joan Lorring, British actress (d. 2014)
1926: Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2004)
1925: René Moawad, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 13th President of Lebanon (d. 1989)
1924: Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant (d. 2022)
1924: Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013)
1923: Lindsay Anderson, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
1923: Solly Hemus, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2017)
1923: Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (d. 2014)
1923: Gianni Raimondi, Italian lyric tenor (d. 2008)
1923: Harry Reasoner, American soldier and journalist (d. 1991)
1920: Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (d. 2016)
1919: Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2016)
1919: Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2012)
1918: William Holden, American actor (d. 1981)
1916: Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989)
1916: A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981)
1916: Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, world's first female prime minister (d. 2000)
1915: Martin Clemens, Scottish soldier (d. 2009)
1915: Joe Foss, American general and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (d. 2003)
1915: Regina Ghazaryan, Armenian painter (d. 1999)
1914: George Davis, American art director (d. 1984)
1914: Mac Raboy, American illustrator (d. 1967)
1912: Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013)
1911: Hervé Bazin, French author and poet (d. 1996)
1911: Lester Rodney, American soldier and journalist (d. 2009)
1910: Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister of Defence (d. 1990)
1910: Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter and producer (d. 1999)
1910: Helenio Herrera, French footballer and manager (d. 1997)
1909: Alain Poher, French politician, President of France (d. 1996)
1906: Sidney Garfield, American physician, co-founded Kaiser Permanente (d. 1984)
1905: Louis Jean Heydt, American journalist and actor (d. 1960)
1905: Arthur Lake, American actor (d. 1987)
1903: Nicolas Nabokov, Russian-American composer and educator (d. 1978)
1903: Gregor Piatigorsky, Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (d. 1976)
1903: Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (d. 1975)
1899: Aleksander Klumberg, Estonian decathlete and coach (d. 1958)
1897: Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian philosopher and educator (d. 1981)
1897: Thornton Wilder, American novelist and playwright (d. 1975)
1897: Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (d. 1983)
1896: Señor Wences, Spanish-American ventriloquist (d. 1999)
1895: Robert Dean Frisbie, American soldier and author (d. 1948)
1891: George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (d. 1965)
1888: Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (d. 1954)
1882: Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1951)
1879: Henri Tauzin, French hurdler (d. 1918)
1878: Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (d. 1961)
1878: Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Greek tennis player (d. 1942)
1877: Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat (d. 1949)
1875: Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (d. 1941)
1866: Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (d. 1927)
1865: Ursula Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (d. 1939)
1863: Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician and theorist (d. 1940)
1852: Cap Anson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1922)
1849: William R. Day, American jurist and politician, 36th United States Secretary of State (d. 1923)
1842: Maurice Rouvier, French businessman and politician, 53rd Prime Minister of France (d. 1911)
1837: J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (d. 1913)
1833: Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1900)
1820: Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter and (disputed) inventor of baseball (d. 1892)
1816: Thomas Hazlehurst, English architect and philanthropist (d. 1876)
1814: Josif Pančić, Serbian botanist and academic (d. 1888)
1799: Eliza Acton, English food writer and poet (d. 1859)
1798: Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (d. 1840)
1794: Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer (d. 1868)
1766: Collin McKinney, American surveyor, merchant, and politician (d. 1861)
1756: Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian commander (d. 1805)
1750: François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1828)
1741: Samuel Chase, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1811)
1734: Taksin, King of Thailand (d. 1782)
1710: Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (d. 1767)
1683: Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (d. 1729)
1635: Edward Stillingfleet, British theologian and scholar (d. 1699)
1620: Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (d. 1700)
1598: Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer (d. 1671)
1586: John Ford, English poet and playwright (d. 1639)
1573: Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)
1497: Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador, conquered northern Chile (d. 1553)
1455: Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (d. 1538)
1277: Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1320)

Deaths On This Day

2022: Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist (b. 1945)
2019: Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 61st and 64th President of Peru (b. 1949)
2018: Barbara Bush, American political matriarch and literacy advocate, First Lady of the United States (1989-1993), and Second Lady of the United States (1981-1989) (b. 1925)
2018: Carl Kasell, American radio personality (b. 1934)
2016: Chyna, American wrestler (b. 1969)
2016: Doris Roberts, American actress (b. 1925)
2015: Robert P. Griffin, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923)
2015: Scotty Probasco, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1928)
2015: Jeremiah J. Rodell, American general (b. 1921)
2015: A. Alfred Taubman, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1924)
2014: Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
2014: Bernat Klein, Serbian-Scottish fashion designer and painter (b. 1922)
2014: Wojciech Leśnikowski, Polish-American architect and academic (b. 1938)
2014: Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (b. 1940)
2013: Carlos Graça, São Toméan politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (b. 1931)
2013: Bi Kidude, Tanzanian Taarab singer (b. ≈1910)
2013: Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter (b. 1957)
2013: V. S. Ramadevi, Indian politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (b. 1934)
2012: Leila Berg, English journalist and author (b. 1917)
2012: J. Quinn Brisben, American educator and politician (b. 1934)
2012: Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer (b. 1948)
2012: Nityananda Mohapatra, Indian journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1912)
2012: Jonathan V. Plaut, American rabbi and author (b. 1942)
2012: Stanley Rogers Resor, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th United States Secretary of the Army (b. 1917)
2011: Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (b. 1926)
2011: Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (b. 1940)
2011: Robert Vickrey, American artist and author (b. 1926)
2008: Aimé Césaire, Caribbean-French poet and politician (b. 1913)
2008: Danny Federici, American organist and accordion player (b. 1950)
2007: Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite and game show panelist (b. 1910)
2006: Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (b. 1907)
2006: Scott Brazil, American director and producer (b. 1955)
2006: Henderson Forsythe, American actor (b. 1917)
2004: Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (b. 1908)
2003: Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (b. 1930)
2003: H. B. Bailey, American race car driver (b. 1936)
2003: John Paul Getty, Jr., American-English philanthropist (b. 1932)
2003: Earl King, American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter (b. 1934)
2003: Yiannis Latsis, Greek businessman (b. 1910)
1998: Linda McCartney, American photographer, activist, and musician (b. 1941)
1997: Chaim Herzog, Israeli general, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of Israel (b. 1918)
1996: Piet Hein, Danish poet and mathematician (b. 1905)
1995: Frank E. Resnik, American sergeant and businessman (b. 1928)
1994: Roger Wolcott Sperry, American psychologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
1993: Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th president of Turkey (b. 1927)
1993: Gamal Hamdan, Egyptian scholar and geographer (b. 1928)
1990: Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (b. 1936)
1988: Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-American sculptor and educator (b. 1900)
1987: Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (b. 1901)
1987: Dick Shawn, American actor (b. 1923)
1986: Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (b. 1892)
1984: Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1933)
1983: Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1939)
1977: William Conway, Irish cardinal (b. 1913)
1976: Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
1975: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (b. 1888)
1967: Red Allen, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)
1961: Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (b. 1899)
1960: Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
1954: Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (b. 1900)
1948: Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1868)
1946: Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (b. 1874)
1944: J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach (b. 1867)
1944: Dimitrios Psarros, Greek lieutenant, founded the National and Social Liberation (b. 1893)
1942: Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)
1936: Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1873)
1933: Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (b. 1872)
1930: Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1863)
1923: Laurence Ginnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1852)
1921: Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (b. 1860)
1919: Svetozar Ćorović, Serbian novelist (b. 1875)
1892: Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1822)
1888: E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (b. 1821)
1882: George Jennings, English engineer and plumber, invented the flush toilet (b. 1810)
1843: Samuel Morey, American engineer (b. 1762)
1840: Hannah Webster Foster, American journalist and author (b. 1758)
1799: Richard Jupp, English surveyor and architect (b. 1728)
1790: Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (b. 1706)
1764: Johann Mattheson, German lexicographer and composer (b. 1681)
1713: David Hollatz, Polish pastor and theologian (b. 1648)
1711: Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1678)
1696: Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (b. 1626)
1695: Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1651)
1680: Kateri Tekakwitha, Mohawk-born Native American saint (b. 1656)
1669: Antonio Bertali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1605)
1574: Joachim Camerarius, German scholar and translator (b. 1500)
1539: George, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471)
1427: John IV, Duke of Brabant (b. 1403)
1355: Marin Falier, Doge of Venice (b. 1285)
1344: Constantine II, King of Armenia
1331: Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford, English nobleman (b. 1257)
1321: Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal (b. 1259)
1298: Árni Þorláksson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1237)
1111: Robert of Molesme, Christian saint and abbot (b. 1027)
1080: Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041)
1071: Manuel Komnenos, Byzantine military commander (b. c. 1045)
858: Benedict III, pope of the Catholic Church
818: Bernard of Italy, Frankish king (b. 797)
744: Al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph (b. 706)
648: Xiao, empress of the Sui Dynasty
617: Donnán of Eigg, Irish priest and saint
485: Proclus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (b. 412)

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