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April 23

On This Day in History

April 23

April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 252 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2020: UK man celebrates £58 million EuroMillions jackpot win. A United Kingdom man who won a £58 million (US$71.6 million) lottery jackpot celebrated by having a beer with his brothers — at a 6-foot distance.
2019: Wisconsin man, 24, claims $768.4M Powerball lottery jackpot. The winner of a Powerball lottery ticket worth $768.4 million has been revealed. He is 24-year-old Manuel Franco of West Allis.
2019: Inexperienced lottery player's confusion leads to $150,000 prize. A novice lottery player in Oregon who ended up confused while trying to buy a Powerball ticket had his inexperience pay off when he won $150,000.
2018: Illinois Lottery sells tickets for instant games after top prizes are gone. Illinois' practice of keeping some scratch-off games on the market indefinitely after top prizes have been awarded stands in contrast to other states, whose lotteries are required to pull a game within a specific time frame once the last remaining top prize has been claimed.
2016: Leftover lottery tickets turned into stunning living room art. Artists in New York City turned $70,000 worth of used lottery tickets into a recycled masterpiece.
2016: Alabama Legislature seems unlikely to approve lottery. Like buying a Powerball ticket, establishing an Alabama lottery seems more likely to end in grief than gain.
2015: Alabama woman claims $80 million Powerball jackpot. An Alabama woman has claimed her prize from the winning Powerball ticket sold in North Escambia, Florida, on April 11.
2013: Texas House reconsiders vote to abolish lottery commission. The Texas House reversed itself Tuesday and tentatively passed a bill that allows the Texas Lottery Commission to continue operating for another 12 years.
2013: NY brothers' $5 million lottery theft trial enters second day. The trial of two brothers accused of trying to claim $5 million in winnings off a stolen lottery ticket started Monday at 1:00 pm in Onondaga County Court, in Syracuse, New York.
2013: Texas House votes to abolish state lottery. The Texas House voted 81-65 to abolish the state lottery Tuesday, which would strip more than $1 billion a year from public schools.
2013: One ticket wins historic Jersey Cash 5 jackpot. One winning Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $1,930,747 was sold in Middlesex County, New Jersey, for the Monday, April 22 drawing.
2012: Few major lottery jackpot winners get chance to be anonymous. Kansas and Maryland are two of only six states that allow lottery winners' names to remain secret.
2010: Man threw away $153,000 lottery ticket. A British postal worker said his marriage ended and he has become a laughing stock at work because he threw away a $153,000 scratch-off lottery ticket.
2010: Lottery Winner's Plans? Paying the Bills. A Missouri man who won a $258 million Powerball jackpot and plans to use some of the money to pay bills, replace his two missing front teeth and take his children to Disney World said he hasn't decided whether he'll quit his job at the convenience store where he bought the winning ticket.
2010: Store clerk is winner of $258.5M Powerball lottery jackpot. The winning ticket for the biggest jackpot in Missouri history was sold at a convenience store in Marshall, and a store official said Thursday that the winner is a clerk who works at the store.
2008: Mass. lottery store is success story. Ted's Stateline Mobil is the King Kong of Massachusetts Lottery agents, having sold $12.6 million worth of lottery tickets in 2007 -- the most of any store in the state.
2008: Colorado Lottery director to retire. After 4 years on the job, Margaret "Peggy" Gordon is retiring as director of the Colorado Lottery.
2007: Only 1 day left to claim $19M N.J. Lottery jackpot. The winner of a $19 million New Jersey Lottery jackpot for last year's April 24 Pick 6 Lotto drawing has until Tuesday to claim the prize, lottery officials said.
2007: Indiana Lottery privatization on hold. Gov. Mitch Daniels said Friday he is putting off but not giving up on his hopes of privatizing the Hoosier Lottery and wants a yearlong, statewide "conversation" on how best to spend the $2 billion or more the lease could bring.
2006: S.C. may ban illegal aliens from claiming lottery prizes. South Carolina State Rep. John Graham Altman filed a bill in February to prohibit illegal aliens from collecting South Carolina lottery winnings.
2006: Lucky store! So who's the Florida Lotto winner?. A steady stream of customers has been coming through the Cumberland Farms store in Port St. Lucie, Florida, buying potato chips and gum -- and trading rumors.
2006: Sales for new Texas Lotto starts today. Last night's $32 million jackpot Lotto Texas drawing was the last for the much-loathed little guy, who proved unpopular with players.
2006: N.C. Lottery sales on target. The North Carolina lottery needs to generate $3.3 million per day to hit the target $420 million sought annually to help pay for education projects around the state.
2004: New Oregon Lottery Game Causing Problems. This is the latest Oregon Lottery game called "Click and Play" could be dangerous to your computer.

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.$251 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2016
4.€192.27 Million US$207.64 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2022
5.$192 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2019
6.$174 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2020
7.$173 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 25, 2012
8.€142.46 Million US$169.53 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2021
9.€138 Million US$168.66 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2018
10.$166 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2010
11.€140.76 Million
US$158.03 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2019
12.$158 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 25, 2018
13.$155 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2009
14.$150 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2014
14.$150 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2019
16.€137 Million
US$146.08 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 26, 2022
17.$125 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2008
18.€112 Million
US$123.16 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 25, 2023
19.$116 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2013
20.$108 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 26, 2016
21.$104 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2021
22.$103 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2004
23.$100 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 26, 2017
24.€75 Million
US$99.27 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2009
25.€90 Million
US$99.23 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2020

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1991: kidophelia
Tuesday, Apr 23, 1991
32 years old
1987: BlueFrogger
Thursday, Apr 23, 1987
36 years old
1987: nene23
Thursday, Apr 23, 1987
36 years old
1985: dblack24
Tuesday, Apr 23, 1985
38 years old
1983: dasha
Saturday, Apr 23, 1983
40 years old
1979: Luvbug44
Monday, Apr 23, 1979
44 years old
1973: Mystory365
Monday, Apr 23, 1973
50 years old
1973: marranMO
Monday, Apr 23, 1973
50 years old
1969: adventfire
Wednesday, Apr 23, 1969
54 years old
1966: reydelfuegobpa
Saturday, Apr 23, 1966
57 years old
1965: riley
Friday, Apr 23, 1965
58 years old
1964: timberdog
Thursday, Apr 23, 1964
59 years old
1960: wendyjon
Saturday, Apr 23, 1960
63 years old
1953: jbboone
Thursday, Apr 23, 1953
70 years old
: jakeda
(year not provided)
: jusme
(year not provided)
: parkee01
(year not provided)
: zjm928
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2019: The April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers.
2018: A vehicle-ramming attack kills 11 people and injures 15 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested.
2013: At least 28 people are killed and more than 70 are injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq.
2005: The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", was published by co-founder Jawed Karim.
1999: NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
1993: Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
1993: Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.
1990: Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
1985: Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months.
1971: Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
1968: Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
1967: Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a crewed spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit.
1961: Algiers putsch by French generals.
1951: Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
1949: Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
1946: Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
1945: World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of Nazi Germany. Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Hitler that the telegram is treasonous.
1942: World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
1941: World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
1940: The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.
1935: The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.
1927: Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
1920: The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
1919: The Estonian Constituent Assembly was held in Estonia, which marked the birth of the Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu.
1918: World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
1914: First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
1891: Chilean Civil War: The ironclad Blanco Encalada is sunk at Caldera Bay by torpedo boats.
1879: Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
1815: The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupts shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.
1661: King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1660: Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.
1655: The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.
1635: The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
1521: Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.
1516: The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.
1500: Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral reaches new coastline (Brazil).
1348: The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George's Day.
1343: St. George's Night Uprising commences in the Duchy of Estonia.
1016: Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.
1014: Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.
711: Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks.
599: Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city.
215 BC: A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.

Births On This Day

2018: Prince Louis of Wales
2000: Chloe Kim, American snowboarder
1999: Son Chaeyoung, South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter
1997: Zach Apple, American swimmer
1996: Carolina Alves, Brazilian tennis player
1995: Gigi Hadid, American fashion model and television personality
1995: Jamie Hayter, English professional wrestler
1994: Patrick Olsen, Danish footballer
1994: Song Kang, South Korean actor
1991: Britt Baker, American professional wrestler
1991: Nathan Baker, English footballer
1991: Caleb Johnson, American singer-songwriter
1991: Paul Vaughan, Australian-Italian rugby league player
1990: Rui Fonte, Portuguese footballer
1990: Dev Patel, English actor
1989: Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player
1988: Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer
1988: Alistair Brownlee, English triathlete
1988: Signe Ronka, Canadian figure skater
1988: Lenka Wienerová, Slovak tennis player
1987: Michael Arroyo, Ecuadorian footballer
1987: John Boye, Ghanaian footballer
1987: Emily Fox, American basketball player
1986: Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater
1986: Alysia Montaño, American runner
1986: Rafael Fernandes, Brazilian baseball player
1985: Angel Locsin, Filipino actress, producer, and fashion designer
1984: Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian chess player
1984: Moose, American professional wrestler and football player
1984: Jesse Lee Soffer, American actor
1983: Leon Andreasen, Danish international footballer
1983: Daniela Hantuchová, Slovak tennis player
1983: Ian Henderson, English rugby league player
1982: Kyle Beckerman, American footballer
1982: Tony Sunshine, American singer-songwriter
1980: Nicole den Dulk, Dutch Paralympic equestrian
1979: Barry Hawkins, English snooker player
1979: Jaime King, American actress and model
1979: Joanna Krupa, Polish-American model and television personality
1979: Samppa Lajunen, Finnish skier
1978: Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopian runner
1977: John Cena, American professional wrestler and actor
1977: Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player
1977: David Kidwell, New Zealand rugby league player and coach
1977: Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player
1977: John Oliver, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1977: Kal Penn, Indian-American actor
1977: Bram Schmitz, Dutch cyclist
1977: Lee Young-pyo, South Korean international footballer
1976: Gabriel Damon, American actor
1976: Aaron Dessner, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1975: Bobby Shaw, American football player
1974: Carlos Dengler, American bass player
1974: Michael Kerr, New Zealand-German rugby player
1973: Patrick Poulin, Canadian ice hockey player
1972: Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet and playwright
1972: Peter Dench, English photographer and journalist
1972: Amira Medunjanin, Bosnian singer
1971: Uli Herzner, German-American fashion designer
1970: Egemen Bağış, Turkish politician, 1st Minister of European Union Affairs
1970: Dennis Culp, American singer-songwriter and trombonist
1970: Andrew Gee, Australian rugby league player and manager
1970: Hans Välimäki, Finnish chef and author
1970: Tayfur Havutçu, Turkish international footballer and manager
1969: Martín López-Zubero, American-Spanish swimmer and coach
1969: Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast
1968: Bas Haring, Dutch philosopher, writer, television presenter and professor.
1968: Ken McRae, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1968: Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, Oklahoma City bombing co-perpetrator (d. 2001)
1967: Rhéal Cormier, Canadian baseball player (d. 2021)
1967: Melina Kanakaredes, American actress
1966: Jörg Deisinger, German bass player
1966: Matt Freeman, American bass player
1966: Lembit Oll, Estonian chess Grandmaster (d. 1999)
1965: Leni Robredo, Filipina human rights lawyer, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
1964: Gianandrea Noseda, Italian pianist and conductor
1963: Paul Belmondo, French race car driver
1963: Robby Naish, American windsurfer
1962: John Hannah, Scottish actor and producer
1962: Shaun Spiers, English businessman and politician
1961: George Lopez, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
1961: Pierluigi Martini, Italian race car driver
1960: Valerie Bertinelli, American actress
1960: Steve Clark, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 1991)
1960: Barry Douglas, Irish pianist and conductor
1960: Léo Jaime, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1960: Claude Julien, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1959: Unity Dow, Botswanan judge, author, and rights activist
1958: Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic composer and producer
1958: Ryan Walter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1957: Neville Brody, English graphic designer, typographer, and art director
1957: Jan Hooks, American actress and comedian (d. 2014)
1955: Judy Davis, Australian actress
1955: Tony Miles, English chess player (d. 2001)
1955: Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2008)
1954: Stephen Dalton, English air marshal
1954: Michael Moore, American director, producer, and activist
1953: James Russo, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1952: Narada Michael Walden, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
1951: Martin Bayerle, American treasure hunter
1950: Rowley Leigh, English chef and journalist
1950: Barbara McIlvaine Smith, Sac and Fox Nation Native American politician
1949: Paul Collier, English economist and academic
1949: David Cross, English violinist
1949: John Miles, British rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist
1948: Pascal Quignard, French author and screenwriter
1948: Serge Thériault, Canadian actor
1947: Robert Burgess, English sociologist and academic
1947: Glenn Cornick, English bass player (d. 2014)
1947: Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Irish civil rights leader and politician
1946: Blair Brown, American actress
1946: Carlton Sherwood, American soldier and journalist (d. 2014)
1944: Jean-François Stévenin, French actor and director (d. 2021)
1943: Gail Goodrich, American basketball player and coach
1943: Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2021)
1943: Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter
1943: Hervé Villechaize, French actor (d. 1993)
1942: Sandra Dee, American model and actress (d. 2005)
1941: Jacqueline Boyer, French singer and actress
1941: Arie den Hartog, Dutch road bicycle racer (d. 2018)
1941: Paavo Lipponen, Finnish journalist and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Finland
1941: Michael Lynne, American film producer, co-founded New Line Cinema
1941: Ed Stewart, English radio and television host (d. 2016)
1941: Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer and engineer (d. 2016)
1940: Michael Copps, American academic and politician
1940: Dale Houston, American singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
1940: Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2014)
1939: Jorge Fons, Mexican director and screenwriter
1939: Bill Hagerty, English journalist
1939: Lee Majors, American actor
1939: Ray Peterson, American pop singer (d. 2005)
1937: Victoria Glendinning, English author and critic
1937: David Mills, English cricketer (d. 2013)
1937: Barry Shepherd, Australian cricketer (d. 2001)
1936: Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
1934: George Canseco, Filipino composer and producer (d. 2004)
1933: Annie Easley, American computer scientist, mathematician, and engineer (d. 2011)
1932: Halston, American fashion designer (d. 1990)
1932: Jim Fixx, American runner and author (d. 1984)
1929: George Steiner, French-American philosopher, author, and critic (d. 2020)
1928: Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (d. 2014)
1926: J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright (d. 2017)
1926: Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (d. 1990)
1924: Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout (d. 2019)
1924: Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader (d. 2007)
1923: Dolph Briscoe, American lieutenant and politician, 41st Governor of Texas (d. 2010)
1923: Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (d. 1993)
1921: Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States (d. 2012)
1921: Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop (d. 2013)
1921: Janet Blair, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
1921: Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003)
1920: Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, English businessman (d. 2018)
1919: Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (d. 1963)
1918: Maurice Druon, French author and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1917: Dorian Leigh, American model (d. 2008)
1917: Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (d. 2004)
1916: Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (d. 2009)
1916: Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (d. 1982)
1915: Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer, academic, and businessman (d. 2000)
1913: Diosa Costello, Puerto Rican-American entertainer, producer and club owner (d. 2013)
1911: Ronald Neame, English-American director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1910: Sheila Scott Macintyre, Scottish mathematician (d. 1960)
1910: Simone Simon, French actress (d. 2005)
1908: Myron Waldman, American animator and director (d. 2006)
1907: Lee Miller, American model and photographer (d. 1977)
1907: Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor, designed the Wotruba Church (d. 1975)
1904: Clifford Bricker, Canadian long-distance runner (d. 1980)
1904: Louis Muhlstock, Polish-Canadian painter (d. 2001)
1904: Duncan Renaldo, American actor (d. 1985)
1903: Guy Simonds, English-Canadian general (d. 1974)
1902: Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
1901: E. B. Ford, English biologist and geneticist (d. 1988)
1900: Jim Bottomley, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1959)
1900: Joseph Green, Polish-American actor and director (d. 1996)
1899: Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
1899: Minoru Shirota, Japanese physician and microbiologist, invented Yakult (d. 1982)
1898: Lucius D. Clay, American general (d. 1978)
1897: Folke Jansson, American general (d. 1965)
1897: Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)
1895: Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author and director (d. 1982)
1893: Frank Borzage, American actor and director (d. 1952)
1889: Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (d. 1942)
1888: Georges Vanier, Canadian general and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (d. 1967)
1882: Albert Coates, English composer and conductor (d. 1953)
1880: Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 1942)
1876: Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (d. 1925)
1867: Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)
1865: Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (d. 1943)
1861: Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (d. 1936)
1861: John Peltz, American baseball player and manager (d. 1906)
1860: Justinian Oxenham, Australian public servant (d. 1932)
1858: Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
1857: Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (d. 1919)
1856: Granville Woods, American inventor and engineer (d. 1910)
1853: Winthrop M. Crane, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1920)
1819: Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1901)
1818: James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (d. 1894)
1813: Stephen A. Douglas, American educator and politician, 7th Illinois Secretary of State (d. 1861)
1813: Frédéric Ozanam, Italian-French historian and scholar (d. 1853)
1812: Frederick Whitaker, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1891)
1805: Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, German philosopher and academic (d. 1879)
1794: Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar and author (d. 1856)
1792: Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882)
1791: James Buchanan, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States (d. 1868)
1748: Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (d. 1794)
1744: Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (d. 1770)
1720: Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and author (d. 1797)
1715: Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor (d. 1797)
1661: Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat (d. 1730)
1628: Johannes Hudde, Dutch mathematician and politician (d. 1704)
1621: William Penn, English admiral and politician (d. 1670)
1598: Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (d. 1653)
1516: Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)
1512: Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, Chancellor of the University of Oxford (d. 1580)
1500: Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (d. 1565)
1500: Johann Stumpf, Swiss writer (d. 1576)
1484: Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician and scholar (d. 1558)
1464: Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1505)
1464: Robert Fayrfax, English Renaissance composer (d. 1521)
1420: George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (d. 1471)
1408: John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (d. 1462)
1185: Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)
1141: Malcolm IV of Scotland (d. 1165)

Deaths On This Day

2022: Orrin Hatch, American politician, President pro tempore of the United States Senate (b. 1934)
2021: Dan Kaminsky, American internet security researcher (b. 1979)
2019: Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick, American soprano singer and presenter (b. 1983)
2019: Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1921)
2016: Inge King, German-born Australian sculptor (b. 1915)
2016: Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister from 1995 to 1996 (b. 1932)
2015: Richard Corliss, American journalist and critic (b. 1944)
2015: Ray Jackson, Australian activist (b. 1941)
2015: Pierre Claude Nolin, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian Senate (b. 1950)
2015: Jim Steffen, American football player (b. 1936)
2015: Francis Tsai, American author and illustrator (b. 1967)
2014: Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (b. 1946)
2014: Michael Glawogger, Austrian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1959)
2014: Jaap Havekotte, Dutch speed skater and producer of ice skates (b. 1912)
2014: Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (b. 1911)
2014: F. Michael Rogers, American general (b. 1921)
2014: Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (b. 1951)
2014: Patric Standford, English composer and educator (b. 1939)
2013: Bob Brozman, American guitarist (b. 1954)
2013: Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (b. 1943)
2013: Tony Grealish, English footballer (b. 1956)
2013: Antonio Maccanico, Italian banker and politician (b. 1924)
2013: Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (b. 1924)
2013: Kathryn Wasserman Davis, American philanthropist and scholar (b. 1907)
2012: Lillemor Arvidsson, Swedish trade union leader and politician, 34th Governor of Gotland (b. 1943)
2012: Billy Bryans, Canadian drummer, songwriter and producer (b. 1947)
2012: Chris Ethridge, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1947)
2012: Raymond Thorsteinsson, Canadian geologist and paleontologist (b. 1921)
2012: LeRoy T. Walker, American football player and coach (b. 1918)
2011: James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (b. 1922)
2011: Tom King, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1943)
2011: Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, English businessman and politician (b. 1921)
2011: Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of State (b. 1924)
2011: John Sullivan, English screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
2010: Peter Porter, Australian-born British poet (b. 1929)
2007: Paul Erdman, Canadian-American economist and author (b. 1932)
2007: David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (b. 1934)
2007: Peter Randall, English sergeant (b. 1930)
2007: Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (b. 1931)
2006: Phil Walden, American record producer and manager, co-founder of Capricorn Records (b. 1940)
2005: Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (b. 1911)
2005: Robert Farnon, Canadian-English trumpet player, composer and conductor (b. 1917)
2005: Al Grassby, Australian journalist and politician (b. 1928)
2005: John Mills, English actor (b. 1908)
2005: Romano Scarpa, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927)
2005: Earl Wilson, American baseball player, coach and educator (b. 1934)
2004: Herman Veenstra, Dutch water polo player (b. 1911)
2003: Fernand Fonssagrives, French-American photographer (b. 1910)
1998: Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 172nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1907)
1998: James Earl Ray, American assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (b. 1928)
1998: Thanassis Skordalos, Greek singer-songwriter and lyra player (b. 1920)
1997: Denis Compton, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1918)
1996: Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (b. 1913)
1996: P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (b. 1899)
1995: Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian farmer and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba (b. 1895)
1995: Howard Cosell, American lawyer and journalist (b. 1918)
1995: Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist (b. 1904)
1995: John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (b. 1904)
1993: Cesar Chavez, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers (b. 1927)
1992: Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
1992: Tanka Prasad Acharya, Nepalese politician, 27th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1912)
1991: Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)
1990: Paulette Goddard, American actress (b. 1910)
1986: Harold Arlen, American composer (b. 1905)
1986: Jim Laker, English international cricketer and sportscaster; holder of world record for most wickets taken in a match (b. 1922)
1986: Otto Preminger, Ukrainian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1906)
1985: Sam Ervin, American lawyer and politician (b. 1896)
1985: Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (b. 1916)
1984: Red Garland, American pianist (b. 1923)
1983: Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. 1908)
1981: Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (b. 1897)
1966: George Ohsawa, Japanese founder of the Macrobiotic diet (b. 1893)
1965: George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891)
1959: Bak Jungyang, Korean politician
1951: Jules Berry, French actor and director (b. 1883)
1951: Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1865)
1936: Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author (b. 1889)
1915: Rupert Brooke, English poet (b. 1887)
1907: Alferd Packer, American prospector (b. 1842)
1905: Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (b. 1823)
1895: Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (b. 1815)
1889: Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (b. 1808)
1865: Silas Soule, American soldier and whistleblower of the Sand Creek Massacre (b. 1838)
1850: William Wordsworth, English poet and author (b. 1770)
1839: Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (b. 1768)
1827: Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general (b. 1780)
1794: Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
1792: Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (b. 1741)
1784: Solomon I of Imereti (b. 1735)
1781: James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (b. 1706)
1702: Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1614)
1695: Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (b. 1621)
1625: Maurice, Prince of Orange (b. 1567)
1616: William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (b. 1564)
1605: Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (b. 1551)
1554: Gaspara Stampa, Italian poet (b. 1523)
1501: Domenico della Rovere, Catholic cardinal (b. 1442)
1407: Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (b. 1326)
1400: Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford, English politician and nobleman (b. c. 1338)
1307: Joan of Acre (b. 1272)
1262: Aegidius of Assisi, companion of Saint Francis of Assisi
1217: Inge II of Norway (b. 1185)
1200: Zhu Xi, Chinese philosopher (b. 1130)
1196: Béla III of Hungary (b. c.1148)
1170: Minamoto no Tametomo, Japanese samurai (b. 1139)
1151: Adeliza of Louvain (b. 1103)
1124: Alexander I of Scotland (b. 1078)
1016: Æthelred the Unready, English son of Edgar the Peaceful (b. 968)
1014: Brian Boru, Irish king (b. 941)
1014: Domnall mac Eimín, Mormaer of Mar
997: Adalbert of Prague, Czech bishop, missionary, and saint (b. 956)
990: Ekkehard II, Swiss monk and abbot
944: Wichmann the Elder, Saxon nobleman
915: Yang Shihou, Chinese general
871: Æthelred of Wessex (b. 837)
725: Wihtred of Kent (b. 670)
711: Childebert III, Frankish king (b. 670)
AD 303: Saint George, Roman soldier and martyr

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