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April 21

April 21 is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 254 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026
$110,000 Michigan Lottery Fantasy 5 Double Play winner has one month left to claim. Someone in Michigan purchased a Fantasy 5 lottery ticket with the Double Play add-on feature, but the $110,000 prize will go by the wayside if they don’t step forward in a month to claim it.
2025
First big win of new Mega Millions game is one ticket in Ohio worth $112 million. Friday's Mega Millions drawing resulted in the first jackpot win since the updated version of the game went live earlier this month, with one ticket in Ohio scooping a jackpot worth $112 million.
2024
Nebraska Lottery will join Lotto America in May. The Nebraska Lottery officially announced today that it will begin offering tickets for the multi-state game Lotto America.
2022
Lucky "mistake" helped Iowa man win $1 million Mega Millions lottery prize. A mistake that occurred while printing a Mega Millions lottery ticket led to an Iowa man winning a $1 million second-tier prize.
2021
Powerball will stay in Idaho. The Idaho Lottery today announced that Powerball, Idaho's longest running and most popular lottery game, will continue to be offered in the state.
2021
South Carolina Lottery to end participation in Lucky for Life game. Yesterday, the South Carolina Lottery announced that it will be removing the Lucky for Life multi-state game from its lineup.
2020
Australian family's lottery numbers pay off after 20 years. An Australian family who collected a nearly $400,000 lottery jackpot said they have been using the same numbers for nearly 20 years.
2020
Strong Iowa lottery sales are slipping: The culprit? You guessed it, COVID-19. After eight months of Iowa Lottery ticket sales topping budgeted projections, those sales are starting to arc downward.
2020
Mississippi lottery revenue dips in March amid pandemic. State revenue from the Mississippi Lottery decreased in March as people began facing restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic.
2016
Illinois woman wins $500 a week for life. An Illinois woman was on spring break in Florida when her father called with some good news.
2015
N.C. man to buy his wife a Corvette after lottery win. A Lexington, North Carolina, man who won a $377,241 lottery jackpot said he plans to buy his wife a Corvette convertible.
2014
Lucky woman buying lottery ticket narrowly escapes truck crash. A woman buying a lottery ticket at a Chicago convenience store came within inches of being crushed by a pickup truck that crashed into the store.
2014
New twist to lottery scam. Authorities in Colorado are seeing a new twist to the lottery scam that has been going on for years.
2010
Powerball outmuscles Mega Millions in sales, jackpots. When states began selling tickets for both Powerball and Mega Millions on Jan. 31, observers wondered how they'd fare head to head; now the verdict seems to be in.
2010
Mega Millions goes on sale in South Dakota May 16. South Dakota Lottery officials are adding Mega Millions to the state's lineup of lotto games, beginning May 16.
2010
Clerk arrested in undercover Lottery sting. An employee of the City Limits Deli Mart in Sumner and her companion got an unpleasant surprise Monday when they traveled to Washington's Lottery headquarters to claim what they thought was a $20,000 prize.
2007
Pickling Up Trash Pays As Couple Find Winning Lottery Ticket. A couple who decided to pick up the roadside trash because they grew tired of seeing it lying there for long time, found a winning scratch-off lottery ticket.
2007
Clerk wins $200,000 lottery prize by accident. A store clerk's slip-up at the cash register has paid off big time.
2006
Bonus ball bounced by Lotto Texas. Come Sunday, Lotto Texas players won't have the "bonus ball" to kick around anymore.
2006
Lottery participants celebrate opening of S.C. claims center. About 20 people celebrated the grand opening of the South Carolina Education Lottery claims center in Fort Mill on Wednesday morning.
2006
One of two winning Florida Lotto tickets from Port St. Lucie. The Cumberland Farms store on Floresta Drive was a revolving door of media and frequent customers who had heard the news Thursday morning that one lucky Florida Lottery player bought the winning ticket there.
2006
Florida Lottery player in The Villages has 44 million reasons to smile. From the fairways to coffee shops, retirees Thursday wondered: Who is the overnight multimillionaire?
2005
Cincinnati Reds formed Mega Millions lottery pool. Several members of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team pooled their money and purchased $1,000 worth of Ohio Lottery tickets for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing.
2005
Oklahoma Senate Committee Approves Remaining Lottery Commissioners. An Oklahoma Senate committee recommended approval Wednesday of the final two lottery commissioners nominated by Gov. Brad Henry.
2005
Wisconsin lawmakers vote down plan to privatize state Lottery. Wisconsin lawmakers on Wednesday voted down a proposal in Gov. Jim Doyle's budget bill to privatize half of the work at the Wisconsin lottery.
2005
Senators question components of N.C. lottery bill. Members of an N.C. Senate committee raised questions yesterday about a bill passed by the House that would create a state lottery - including whether it would allow video poker, slot machines and online gaming.
2005
Lucky Man Wins Second Vehicle Prize from Scratch-Off Lottery Game. A 71-year-old Elyria, Ohio man seems to have the magic touch when it comes to those scratch-off instant lottery tickets, having won his second vehicle in three years.
2005
NY lottery pool members sue over Mega Millions jackpot. A Manhattan judge has frozen most of the Mega Millions lottery winnings of a Mount Sinai Hospital employee and has told three co-workers who pooled money to buy tickets with him they may proceed with their lawsuit to get a share of the prize.
2004
Mega Millions jackpot increases to $28 million. The multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot grew to $28 million for Friday's game after there was no big winner in Tuesday night's $20 million drawing.
2004
S.C. Senators welcome lottery windfall. State senators were excited Tuesday to learn the South Carolina lottery is bringing in more money than expected and, therefore, more money for the state to spend.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$409.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2022
2.$277 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2021
3.$258.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 21, 2010
4.$251 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2016
5.€190.89 Million
US$207.32 Million
Draw Date
Apr 21, 2022
6.$205 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 22, 2005
7.$202 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2024
8.$192 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2019
9.€152.65 Million
US$179.52 Million
Draw Date
Apr 21, 2026
10.€138 Million
US$168.66 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2018
11.€141.11 Million
US$167.92 Million
Draw Date
Apr 22, 2021
12.$166 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2010
13.$164 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 21, 2020
14.€140.76 Million
US$158.03 Million
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2019
15.$152 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 21, 2012
16.$150 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2019
16.$150 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2014
18.€133 Million
US$142.14 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2024
19.$142 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 21, 2018
20.$140 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 21, 2026
21.$139.2 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 21, 2025
22.€124 Million
US$133.96 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 22, 2022
23.$130 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 21, 2009
24.€120 Million
US$128.24 Million
Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2024
25.$125 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2008

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1998
Tuesday, Apr 21, 1998
28 years old
1987
Tuesday, Apr 21, 1987
39 years old
1986
Monday, Apr 21, 1986
40 years old
1986
Monday, Apr 21, 1986
40 years old
1986
Monday, Apr 21, 1986
40 years old
1985
Sunday, Apr 21, 1985
41 years old
1984
Saturday, Apr 21, 1984
42 years old
1981
Tuesday, Apr 21, 1981
45 years old
1979
Saturday, Apr 21, 1979
47 years old
1977
Thursday, Apr 21, 1977
49 years old
1962
Saturday, Apr 21, 1962
64 years old
1961
Friday, Apr 21, 1961
65 years old
1960
Thursday, Apr 21, 1960
66 years old
1954
Wednesday, Apr 21, 1954
72 years old
1946
Sunday, Apr 21, 1946
80 years old
(year not provided)
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(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2021
Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala (402) sinks in the Bali Sea during a military drill, killing all 53 on board.
2019
Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 269.
2014
The American city of Flint, Michigan switches its water source to the Flint River, beginning the ongoing Flint water crisis which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people, and at least 12 deaths from Legionnaires' disease, ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
2012
Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, killing one person and injuring 116 others.
2010
The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014.
2004
Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160.
1996
Four people are killed and 75 are injured in a train accident in Jokela, Finland.
1993
The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis García Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution.
1989
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
1987
The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
1985
The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege.
1982
Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
1977
Annie opens on Broadway.
1975
Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls.
1972
Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing.
1967
A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years.
1967
A tornado outbreak in Illinois, United States, kills over 50 and injures over 1000. Belvidere sustains over 500 casualties as a violent tornado strikes the high school. Another tornado near Chicago causes another 500 casualties, devastating Oak Lawn.
1966
Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day.
1965
The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair opens for its second and final season.
1964
A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95 kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed.
1963
The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Baháʼí Faith.
1962
The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.
1960
Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro.
1958
United Air Lines Flight 736 collides with a United States Air Force fighter jet near Arden, Nevada in what is now Enterprise, Nevada.
1952
Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.
1950
The Nainital wedding massacre occurs, killing 22 members of the Harijan caste.
1948
United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.
1946
The U.S. Weather Bureau records that a tornado which struck Timber Lake, South Dakota was 4 miles (6.4 km), among the widest tornadoes on record.
1945
World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.
1934
The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).
1926
Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
1918
World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
1914
Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
1898
Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
1894
Norway formally adopts the Krag-Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
1856
Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day.
1836
Texas Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto: Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
1821
Benderli Ali Pasha arrives in Constantinople as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire; he remains in power for only nine days before being sent into exile.
1809
Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmühl.
1806
Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.
1802
Twelve thousand Wahhabis sack Karbala, killing over three thousand inhabitants.
1796
War of the First Coalition: In the climax of the Montenotte Campaign, Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeats the army of Piedmont at the Battle of Mondovi, leading to Piedmont's surrender a week later and decisively turning the Italian campaign in France's favor.
1792
Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.
1789
John Adams sworn in as first US Vice President (nine days before George Washington).
1789
George Washington's reception at Trenton is hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration.
1782
The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally as Bangkok, is founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
1615
The Wignacourt Aqueduct is inaugurated in Malta.
1526
The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat.
1509
Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
1506
The three-day Lisbon Massacre comes to an end with the slaughter of over 1,900 suspected Jews by Portuguese Catholics.
1092
The Diocese of Pisa is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Urban II
900
The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (the earliest known written document found in what is now the Philippines): the Commander-in-Chief of the Kingdom of Tondo, as represented by the Honourable Jayadewa, Lord Minister of Pailah, pardons from all debt the Honourable Namwaran and his relations.
43 BC
Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly after.
753 BC
Romulus founds Rome (traditional date).

Births On This Day

2008
Hyein, South Korean singer
2007
Princess Isabella of Denmark, daughter of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark
2003
Xavi Simons, Dutch footballer
1999
Choi Hyun-suk, South Korean rapper
1998
Jarrett Allen, American basketball player
1997
Mikel Oyarzabal, Spanish footballer
1996
Arianne Hartono, Dutch tennis player
1994
Ludwig Augustinsson, Swedish footballer
1992
Isco, Spanish footballer
1992
Joc Pederson, American baseball player
1989
Nikki Cross, Scottish wrestler
1988
Ricky Berens, American swimmer
1988
Jencarlos Canela, American singer-songwriter and actor
1983
Tarvaris Jackson, American football player (died 2020)
1983
Kim Wall, British sprinter
1980
Tony Romo, American football player and announcer
1979
Virginie Basselot, French chef
1979
James McAvoy, Scottish actor
1977
Gyula Koi, Hungarian scholar and educator
1977
Jamie Salé, Canadian figure skater
1976
Petero Civoniceva, Fijian-Australian rugby league player
1974
David Peachey, Australian rugby league player
1973
Steve Backshall, English naturalist, writer, and television presenter
1971
Michael Turner, American author and illustrator (died 2008)
1970
Rob Riggle, American actor and comedian
1969
Toby Stephens, English actor
1965
Fiona Kelleghan, American academic, critic and librarian
1963
Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (died 2004)
1961
David Servan-Schreiber, French physician, neuroscientist, and author (died 2011)
1959
Tim Jacobus, American illustrator and painter
1959
Robert Smith, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958
Andie MacDowell, American model, actress, and producer
1958
Yoshito Usui, Japanese illustrator (died 2009)
1958
Michael Zarnock, American author
1957
Hervé Le Tellier, French linguist and author
1957
Herbert Wetterauer, German painter, sculptor, and author
1956
Peter Kosminsky, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1956
Phillip Longman, German-American demographer and journalist
1955
Murathan Mungan, Turkish author, poet, and playwright
1954
Ebiet G. Ade, Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1954
James Morrison, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1954
Mike Wingfield, South African academic and scientist
1953
John Brumby, Australian politician, 45th Premier of Victoria
1952
Gerald Early, American author and academic
1952
Cheryl Gillan, British businesswoman and politician, Secretary of State for Wales (died 2021)
1951
Tony Danza, American actor and producer
1951
Michael Freedman, American mathematician and academic
1951
Bob Varsha, American sportscaster
1951
Steve Vickers, Canadian ice hockey player
1950
Shivaji Satam, Indian actor
1949
Patti LuPone, American actress and singer
1948
Gary Condit, American businessman and politician
1948
Paul Davis, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2008)
1948
Josef Flammer, Swiss ophthalmologist
1948
Dieter Fromm, German runner
1947
Al Bumbry, American baseball player
1947
Iggy Pop, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1947
John Weider, English bass player
1945
Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, Indian cricketer and umpire
1945
Mark Wainberg, Canadian researcher and HIV/AIDS activist (died 2017)
1945
Diana Darvey, English actress, singer and dancer (died 2000)
1942
Geoffrey Palmer, New Zealand politician, 33rd Prime Minister of New Zealand
1941
David Boren, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Oklahoma (died 2025)
1940
Jacques Caron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1940
Souleymane Cissé, Malian director, producer, and screenwriter
1939
John McCabe, English pianist and composer (died 2015)
1939
Sister Helen Prejean, American nun, activist, and author
1939
Reni Santoni, American actor (died 2020)
1937
Gary Peters, American baseball player (died 2023)
1937
Ben Zinn, Israeli-born American academic and former international soccer player
1936
James Dobson, American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded Focus on the Family (died 2025)
1936
Reg Fleming, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2009)
1935
Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (died 2021)
1935
Thomas Kean, American academic and politician, 48th Governor of New Jersey
1933
Edelmiro Amante, Filipino lawyer and politician (died 2013)
1933
Easley Blackwood, Jr., American pianist, composer, and educator (died 2023)
1933
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch (died 2014)
1932
Slide Hampton, African-American trombonist and composer (died 2021)
1932
Elaine May, American actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter
1932
Angela Mortimer, English tennis player (died 2025)
1931
Morgan Wootten, American high school basketball coach (died 2020)
1930
Hilda Hilst, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (died 2004)
1930
Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (died 1989)
1930
Dieter Roth, German-Swiss illustrator and sculptor (died 1998)
1930
Jack Taylor, English footballer and referee (died 2012)
1928
Jack Evans, Welsh-Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1996)
1927
Ahmed Arif, Turkish poet and author (died 1991)
1926
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her other realms (died 2022)
1926
Arthur Rowley, English footballer, manager, and cricketer (died 2002)
1925
Anthony Mason, Australian soldier and judge, 9th Chief Justice of Australia (died 2026)
1925
John Swinton of Kimmerghame, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire (died 2018)
1924
Ira Louvin, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (died 1965)
1923
John Mortimer, English lawyer and author (died 2009)
1922
Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist and screenwriter (died 1987)
1922
Allan Watkins, Welsh-English cricketer (died 2011)
1919
Don Cornell, American singer (died 2004)
1919
Roger Doucet, Canadian tenor (died 1981)
1919
Licio Gelli, Italian financer (died 2015)
1918
Eddy Christiani, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
1916
Estella B. Diggs, American businesswoman and politician (died 2013)
1915
Garrett Hardin, American ecologist, author, and academic (died 2003)
1915
Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor (died 2001)
1914
Angelo Savoldi, Italian-American wrestler and promoter, co-founded International World Class Championship Wrestling (died 2013)
1913
Norman Parkinson, English photographer (died 1990)
1912
Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (died 2012)
1912
Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (died 1982)
1911
Ivan Combe, American businessman, developed Clearasil (died 2000)
1911
Kemal Satır, Turkish physician and politician (died 1991)
1905
Pat Brown, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of California (died 1996)
1904
Jean Hélion, French painter (died 1987)
1904
Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (died 1945)
1903
Luis Saslavsky, Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1995)
1899
Randall Thompson, American composer and academic (died 1984)
1898
Maurice Wilson, English soldier, pilot, and mountaineer (died 1934)
1897
Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, Norwegian Army general and war historian (died 1975)
1893
Romeo Bertini, Italian runner (died 1973)
1892
Freddie Dixon, English motorcycle racer and racing driver (died 1956)
1889
Marcel Boussac, French businessman (died 1980)
1889
Paul Karrer, Russian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)
1889
Efrem Zimbalist, Sr., Russian-American violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1985)
1887
Joe McCarthy, American baseball manager (died 1978)
1885
Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (died 1967)
1882
Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1961)
1874
Vincent Scotto, French composer and actor (died 1952)
1870
Edwin Stanton Porter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1941)
1868
Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (died 1932)
1868
Mary Rogers Miller, American author and educator (died 1971)
1864
Max Weber, German economist and sociologist (died 1920)
1854
William Stang, German-American bishop (died 1907)
1838
John Muir, Scottish-American environmentalist and author (died 1914)
1837
Fredrik Bajer, Danish lieutenant and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1922)
1816
Charlotte Brontë, English novelist and poet (died 1855)
1814
Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, English art collector and philanthropist (died 1906)
1811
Alson Sherman, American merchant and politician, 8th Mayor of Chicago (died 1903)
1810
John Putnam Chapin, American politician, 10th Mayor of Chicago (died 1864)
1790
Manuel Blanco Encalada, Spanish-Chilean admiral and politician, 1st President of Chile (died 1876)
1783
Reginald Heber, English priest (died 1821)
1775
Alexander Anderson, Scottish-American illustrator and engraver (died 1870)
1774
Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (died 1862)
1752
Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait, French engineer, hydrographer, and politician, French Minister of Marine and the Colonies (died 1807)
1752
Humphry Repton, English gardener and author (died 1818)
1730
Antonín Kammel, Czech violinist and composer (died 1788)
1713
Louis de Noailles, French general (died 1793)
1673
Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1742)
1671
John Law, Scottish economist (died 1729)
1652
Michel Rolle, French mathematician and academic (died 1719)
1651
Joseph Vaz, Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint (died 1711)
1642
Simon de la Loubère, French mathematician, poet, and diplomat (died 1729)
1631
Francesco Maidalchini, Catholic cardinal (died 1700)
1630
Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten, Dutch-English painter (died 1700)
1619
Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch founder of Cape Town (died 1677)
1555
Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter and etcher (died 1619)
1523
Marco Antonio Bragadin, Venetian lawyer and military officer (died 1571)
1488
Ulrich von Hutten, German religious reformer (died 1523)
1132
Sancho VI, king of Navarre (died 1194)

Deaths On This Day

2025
Pope Francis (born 1936)
2024
Terry A. Anderson, American journalist (born 1947)
2019
Polly Higgins, Scottish barrister, author and environmental lobbyist (born 1968)
2018
Nabi Tajima, Japanese supercentenarian (born 1900)
2017
Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer (born 1972)
2016
Prince, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1958)
2014
George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (born 1936)
2014
Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (born 1930)
2013
Shakuntala Devi, Indian mathematician and astrologer (born 1929)
2013
Leopold Engleitner, Austrian Holocaust survivor, author, and educator (born 1905)
2012
Doris Betts, American author and academic (born 1932)
2011
Catharina Halkes, Dutch theologian and academic (born 1920)
2010
Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1947)
2010
Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman, seventh President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1920)
2010
Kanagaratnam Sriskandan, Sri Lankan-English engineer and civil servant (born 1930)
2005
Zhang Chunqiao, Chinese writer and politician, member of the Gang of Four (born 1917)
2003
Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (born 1933)
1999
Buddy Rogers, American actor (born 1904)
1998
Jean-François Lyotard, French sociologist and philosopher (born 1924)
1997
Diosdado Macapagal, Filipino lawyer and politician, 9th President of the Philippines (born 1910)
1996
Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer (born 1925)
1996
Jimmy Snyder, American sportscaster (born 1919)
1992
Väinö Linna, Finnish author (born 1920)
1991
Willi Boskovsky, Austrian violinist and conductor (born 1909)
1990
Erté, Russian-French illustrator (born 1892)
1987
Gustav Bergmann, Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1906)
1986
Marjorie Eaton, American painter and actress (born 1901)
1986
Salah Jahin, Egyptian poet, playwright, and composer (born 1930)
1985
Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the monokini (born 1922)
1985
Tancredo Neves, Brazilian banker and politician, Prime Minister of Brazil (born 1910)
1984
Marcel Janco, Romanian-Israeli artist (born 1895)
1984
Hristo Prodanov, Bulgarian engineer and mountaineer (born 1943)
1983
Walter Slezak, Austrian-American actor and singer (born 1902)
1980
Alexander Oparin, Russian biochemist and academic (born 1894)
1980
Sohrab Sepehri, Iranian poet and painter (born 1928)
1978
Sandy Denny, English singer-songwriter (born 1947)
1978
Thomas Wyatt Turner, American biologist and academic (born 1877)
1977
Gummo Marx, American vaudevillian and talent agent (born 1892)
1973
Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1894)
1973
Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author (born 1910)
1971
François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (born 1907)
1965
Edward Victor Appleton, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)
1956
Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (born 1895)
1954
Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (born 1897)
1952
Leslie Banks, American actor, director and producer (born 1890)
1948
Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (born 1887)
1947
Meir Feinstein (born 1929, disputed) with Moshe Barazani (born c. 1927), suicide militants.
1946
John Maynard Keynes, English economist and philosopher (born 1883)
1945
Walter Model, German field marshal (born 1891)
1941
Fritz Manteuffel, German gymnast (born 1875)
1938
Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani National philosopher and poet (born 1877)
1932
Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Bohemian cardinal (born 1864)
1930
Robert Bridges, English poet and author (born 1844)
1924
Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (born 1858)
1918
Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (born 1892)
1910
Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and critic (born 1835)
1900
Vikramatji Khimojiraj, Indian ruler (born 1819)
1863
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, Irish politician (born 1782)
1852
Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (born 1787)
1825
Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (born 1765)
1815
Joseph Winston, American soldier and politician (born 1746)
1758
Francesco Zerafa, Maltese architect (born 1679)
1740
Thomas Tickell, English poet and author (born 1685)
1736
Prince Eugene of Savoy (born 1663)
1722
Robert Beverley, Jr., English historian and author (born 1673)
1720
Antoine Hamilton, Irish-French soldier and author (born 1646)
1719
Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (born 1640)
1699
Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (born 1639)
1668
Jan Boeckhorst, Flemish painter (born c. 1604)
1650
Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (born 1607)
1591
Sen no Rikyū, Japanese exponent of the tea ceremony (born 1522)
1574
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1519)
1557
Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1495)
1509
Henry VII of England (born 1457)
1400
John Wittlebury, English politician (born 1333)
1329
Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (born 1282)
1213
Maria of Montpellier, Lady of Montpellier, Queen of Aragon (born 1182)
1142
Peter Abelard, French philosopher and theologian (born 1079)
1136
Stephen, Count of Tréguier Breton noblemen (born c. 1058/62)
1109
Anselm of Canterbury, Italian-English archbishop and saint (born 1033)
1073
Pope Alexander II
941
Bajkam, de facto regent of the Abbasid Caliphate
866
Bardas, de facto regent of the Byzantine Empire
847
Odgar, Frankish archbishop of Mainz
586
Liuvigild, king of the Visigoths
234
Emperor Xian of Han, Chinese emperor (born 181)
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