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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

2025: Maine winner of $1.3 billion Mega Millions jackpot will have to reveal identity in court battle. The Maine lottery winner of a $1.3 billion Mega Millions jackpot will have to reveal his identity if he chooses to proceed with a nasty court battle against the mother of his child for allegedly revealing his win to others.
2024: Florida couple arrested for attempting to cash lottery ticket taped together to look like $1M winner. A Florida couple was arrested after they attempted to cash in a scratch-off lottery ticket that they had "crudely" taped together to look like it had won a $1 million prize.
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.$202 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2024
6.$192 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2019
7.€153.53 Million US$179.57 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2026
8.$174 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2020
9.$173 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 25, 2012
10.€142.46 Million
US$169.53 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2021
11.€138 Million
US$168.66 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2018
12.$166 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2010
13.€140.76 Million
US$158.03 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2019
14.$158 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 25, 2018
15.$155 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2009
16.$151.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2025
17.$150 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2019
17.$150 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2026
17.$150 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2014
20.€137 Million
US$146.08 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 26, 2022
21.€133 Million
US$142.14 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2024
22.$130.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 24, 2024
23.€120 Million
US$128.24 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2024
24.$125 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 23, 2008
25.€112 Million
US$123.16 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 25, 2023

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1991: kidophelia
Tuesday, Apr 23, 1991
35 years old
1987: BlueFrogger
Thursday, Apr 23, 1987
39 years old
1987: nene23
Thursday, Apr 23, 1987
39 years old
1985: dblack24
Tuesday, Apr 23, 1985
41 years old
1983: dasha
Saturday, Apr 23, 1983
43 years old
1979: Luvbug44
Monday, Apr 23, 1979
47 years old
1975: Qtip4life75
Wednesday, Apr 23, 1975
51 years old
1973: Mystory365
Monday, Apr 23, 1973
53 years old
1973: marranMO
Monday, Apr 23, 1973
53 years old
1969: adventfire
Wednesday, Apr 23, 1969
57 years old
1967: Squash67
Sunday, Apr 23, 1967
59 years old
1967: Taminky
Sunday, Apr 23, 1967
59 years old
1966: reydelfuegobpa
Saturday, Apr 23, 1966
60 years old
1965: riley
Friday, Apr 23, 1965
61 years old
1964: timberdog
Thursday, Apr 23, 1964
62 years old
1960: wendyjon
Saturday, Apr 23, 1960
66 years old
1953: jbboone
Thursday, Apr 23, 1953
73 years old
: jakeda
(year not provided)
: jusme
(year not provided)
: parkee01
(year not provided)
: zjm928
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2024: The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.
2019: The April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers, with at least 50 others missing and presumed dead.
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 111 people are killed and 233 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.
1979: SAETA Flight 011 crashes in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 people on board. The wreckage was not discovered until 1984.
1979: Blair Peach, a British activist, was fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.
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.
1966: Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people.
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 Göring 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 is held in Estonia, which marks 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.
1909: In Portugal, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Lisbon, killing at least 60 people and injuring 75.
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.
1724: Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic of the Good Shepherd in pastoral music.
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, the Boston Latin School, is founded.
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, British royal
2000: Chloe Kim, American snowboarder
2000: Lee Jeno, South Korean rapper, vocalist and dancer
1999: Son Chaeyoung, South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter
1999: Laufey, Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician
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: Kyle Juszczyk, American football player
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: Sandra Borch, Norwegian politician
1988: Alistair Brownlee, English triathlete
1988: Patrick Maroon, American ice hockey player
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 (died 2018)
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 (died 2001)
1967: Rhéal Cormier, Canadian baseball player (died 2021)
1967: Melina Kanakaredes, American actress
1966: Jörg Deisinger, German bass player
1966: Matt Freeman, American bass player
1966: Lembit Oll, Estonian chess Grandmaster (died 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 (died 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 (died 2014)
1955: Judy Davis, Australian actress
1955: Tony Miles, English chess player (died 2001)
1955: Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (died 2008)
1955: Serge Vohor, Vanuatuan politician, 4th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (died 2024)
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 (died 2021)
1948: Pascal Quignard, French author and screenwriter
1948: Serge Thériault, Canadian actor
1947: Robert Burgess, English sociologist and academic (died 2022)
1947: Glenn Cornick, English bass player (died 2014)
1947: Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Irish civil rights leader and politician
1946: Blair Brown, American actress
1946: Carlton Sherwood, American soldier and journalist (died 2014)
1944: Jean-François Stévenin, French actor and director (died 2021)
1943: Gail Goodrich, American basketball player and coach
1943: Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2021)
1943: Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter
1943: Hervé Villechaize, French actor (died 1993)
1942: Sandra Dee, American model and actress (died 2005)
1941: Jacqueline Boyer, French singer and actress
1941: Arie den Hartog, Dutch road bicycle racer (died 2018)
1941: Paavo Lipponen, Finnish journalist and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Finland
1941: Michael Lynne, American film producer, co-founded New Line Cinema (died 2019)
1941: Ed Stewart, English radio and television host (died 2016)
1941: Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer and engineer (died 2016)
1940: Michael Copps, American academic and politician
1940: Dale Houston, American singer-songwriter (died 2007)
1940: Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager (died 2014)
1939: Jorge Fons, Mexican director and screenwriter (died 2022)
1939: Bill Hagerty, English journalist
1939: Lee Majors, American actor
1939: Ray Peterson, American pop singer (died 2005)
1937: Victoria Glendinning, English author and critic
1937: David Mills, English cricketer (died 2013)
1937: Barry Shepherd, Australian cricketer (died 2001)
1936: Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (died 1988)
1934: George Canseco, Filipino composer and producer (died 2004)
1933: Annie Easley, American computer scientist, mathematician, and engineer (died 2011)
1932: Halston, American fashion designer (died 1990)
1932: Jim Fixx, American runner and author (died 1984)
1932: Rafał Gan-Ganowicz, Polish mercenary, activist, and journalist (died 2002)
1929: George Steiner, French-American philosopher, author, and critic (died 2020)
1928: Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (died 2014)
1926: J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright (died 2017)
1926: Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (died 1990)
1924: Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout (died 2019)
1924: Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader (died 2007)
1923: Dolph Briscoe, American lieutenant and politician, 41st Governor of Texas (died 2010)
1923: Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (died 1993)
1921: Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States (died 2012)
1921: Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop (died 2013)
1921: Janet Blair, American actress and singer (died 2007)
1921: Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (died 2003)
1920: Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, English businessman (died 2018)
1919: Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (died 1963)
1918: Maurice Druon, French author and screenwriter (died 2009)
1917: Dorian Leigh, American model (died 2008)
1917: Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (died 2004)
1916: Ivo Lola Ribar, Yugoslav communist politician, military leader, and People's Hero of Yugoslavia (died 1943)
1916: Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (died 2009)
1916: Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (died 1982)
1915: Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer, academic, and businessman (died 2000)
1913: Diosa Costello, Puerto Rican-American entertainer, producer, and club owner (died 2013)
1911: Ronald Neame, English-American director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)
1910: Sheila Scott Macintyre, Scottish mathematician (died 1960)
1910: Simone Simon, French actress (died 2005)
1908: Myron Waldman, American animator and director (died 2006)
1907: Lee Miller, American model and photographer (died 1977)
1907: Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor, designed the Wotruba Church (died 1975)
1904: Clifford Bricker, Canadian long-distance runner (died 1980)
1904: Louis Muhlstock, Polish-Canadian painter (died 2001)
1904: Duncan Renaldo, American actor (died 1985)
1903: Guy Simonds, English-Canadian general (died 1974)
1902: Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)
1901: E. B. Ford, English biologist and geneticist (died 1988)
1900: Jim Bottomley, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1959)
1900: Joseph Green, Polish-American actor and director (died 1996)
1899: Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
1899: Minoru Shirota, Japanese physician and microbiologist, invented Yakult (died 1982)
1898: Lucius D. Clay, American general (died 1978)
1897: Folke Jansson, Swedish athlete (died 1965)
1897: Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (died 1972)
1895: Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author and director (died 1982)
1894: Frank Borzage, American actor and director (died 1962)
1889: Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (died 1942)
1888: Georges Vanier, Canadian general and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (died 1967)
1882: Albert Coates, English composer and conductor (died 1953)
1880: Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (died 1942)
1876: Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (died 1925)
1867: Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)
1865: Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (died 1943)
1861: Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (died 1936)
1861: John Peltz, American baseball player and manager (died 1906)
1860: Justinian Oxenham, Australian public servant (died 1932)
1858: Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947)
1857: Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (died 1919)
1856: Granville Woods, American inventor and engineer (died 1910)
1853: Winthrop M. Crane, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1920)
1819: Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1901)
1818: James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (died 1894)
1813: Stephen A. Douglas, American educator and politician, 7th Illinois Secretary of State (died 1861)
1813: Frédéric Ozanam, Italian-French historian and scholar (died 1853)
1812: Frederick Whitaker, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1891)
1805: Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, German philosopher and academic (died 1879)
1794: Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar and author (died 1856)
1792: Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (died 1882)
1791: James Buchanan, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States (died 1868)
1748: Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (died 1794)
1744: Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (died 1770)
1720: Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and author (died 1797)
1715: Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor (died 1797)
1661: Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat (died 1730)
1628: Johannes Hudde, Dutch mathematician and politician (died 1704)
1621: William Penn, English admiral and politician (died 1670)
1598: Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (died 1653)
1564: William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (died 1616)
1516: Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (died 1571)
1512: Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, Chancellor of the University of Oxford (died 1580)
1500: Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (died 1565)
1500: Johann Stumpf, Swiss writer (died 1576)
1484: Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician and scholar (died 1558)
1464: Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (died 1505)
1464: Robert Fayrfax, English Renaissance composer (died 1521)
1420: George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (died 1471)
1408: John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (died 1462)
1185: Afonso II of Portugal (died 1223)
1141: Malcolm IV of Scotland (died 1165)

Deaths On This Day

2024: Frank Field, British politician (born 1942)
2024: Helen Vendler, American Literary Critic (born 1933)
2022: Orrin Hatch, American politician, President pro tempore of the United States Senate (born 1934)
2021: Dan Kaminsky, American internet security researcher (born 1979)
2019: Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick, American soprano singer and presenter (born 1983)
2019: Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1921)
2016: Inge King, German-born Australian sculptor (born 1915)
2016: Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister from 1995 to 1996 (born 1932)
2015: Richard Corliss, American journalist and critic (born 1944)
2015: Ray Jackson, Australian activist (born 1941)
2015: Pierre Claude Nolin, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian Senate (born 1950)
2015: Jim Steffen, American football player (born 1936)
2015: Francis Tsai, American author and illustrator (born 1967)
2014: Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (born 1946)
2014: Michael Glawogger, Austrian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (born 1959)
2014: Jaap Havekotte, Dutch speed skater and producer of ice skates (born 1912)
2014: Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (born 1911)
2014: F. Michael Rogers, American general (born 1921)
2014: Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (born 1951)
2014: Patric Standford, English composer and educator (born 1939)
2013: Bob Brozman, American guitarist (born 1954)
2013: Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (born 1943)
2013: Tony Grealish, English footballer (born 1956)
2013: Antonio Maccanico, Italian banker and politician (born 1924)
2013: Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (born 1924)
2013: Kathryn Wasserman Davis, American philanthropist and scholar (born 1907)
2012: Lillemor Arvidsson, Swedish trade union leader and politician, 34th Governor of Gotland (born 1943)
2012: Billy Bryans, Canadian drummer, songwriter and producer (born 1947)
2012: Chris Ethridge, American bass player and songwriter (born 1947)
2012: Raymond Thorsteinsson, Canadian geologist and paleontologist (born 1921)
2012: LeRoy T. Walker, American football player and coach (born 1918)
2011: James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (born 1922)
2011: Tom King, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1943)
2011: Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, English businessman and politician (born 1921)
2011: Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of State (born 1924)
2011: John Sullivan, English screenwriter and producer (born 1946)
2010: Peter Porter, Australian-born British poet (born 1929)
2007: Paul Erdman, Canadian-American economist and author (born 1932)
2007: David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (born 1934)
2007: Peter Randall, English sergeant (born 1930)
2007: Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (born 1931)
2006: Phil Walden, American record producer and manager, co-founder of Capricorn Records (born 1940)
2005: Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (born 1911)
2005: Robert Farnon, Canadian-English trumpet player, composer and conductor (born 1917)
2005: Al Grassby, Australian journalist and politician (born 1928)
2005: John Mills, English actor (born 1908)
2005: Romano Scarpa, Italian author and illustrator (born 1927)
2005: Earl Wilson, American baseball player, coach and educator (born 1934)
2004: Herman Veenstra, Dutch water polo player (born 1911)
2003: Fernand Fonssagrives, French-American photographer (born 1910)
1998: Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 172nd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1907)
1998: James Earl Ray, American assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (born 1928)
1998: Thanassis Skordalos, Greek singer-songwriter and lyra player (born 1920)
1997: Denis Compton, English cricketer and footballer (born 1918)
1996: Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (born 1913)
1996: P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (born 1899)
1995: Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian farmer and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba (born 1895)
1995: Howard Cosell, American lawyer and journalist (born 1918)
1995: Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist (born 1904)
1995: John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (born 1904)
1993: Cesar Chavez, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers (born 1927)
1992: Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
1992: Tanka Prasad Acharya, Nepalese politician, 27th Prime Minister of Nepal (born 1912)
1991: Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)
1990: Paulette Goddard, American actress (born 1910)
1986: Harold Arlen, American composer (born 1905)
1986: Jim Laker, English international cricketer and sportscaster; holder of world record for most wickets taken in a match (born 1922)
1986: Otto Preminger, Ukrainian-American actor, director, and producer (born 1906)
1985: Sam Ervin, American lawyer and politician (born 1896)
1985: Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (born 1916)
1984: Red Garland, American pianist (born 1923)
1983: Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (born 1908)
1981: Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (born 1897)
1966: George Ohsawa, Japanese founder of the Macrobiotic diet (born 1893)
1965: George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (born 1891)
1959: Bak Jungyang, Korean politician (born 1872)
1951: Jules Berry, French actor and director (born 1883)
1951: Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1865)
1936: Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author (born 1889)
1915: Rupert Brooke, English poet (born 1887)
1907: Alferd Packer, American prospector and convicted cannibal (born 1842)
1905: Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (born 1823)
1895: Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (born 1815)
1889: Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (born 1808)
1865: Silas Soule, American soldier and whistleblower of the Sand Creek Massacre (born 1838)
1850: William Wordsworth, English poet and author (born 1770)
1850: John Joel Glanton, American outlaw, soldier, mercenary, and Texas ranger (born ~1819)
1839: Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (born 1768)
1827: Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general (born 1780)
1794: Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (born 1721)
1792: Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (born 1741)
1784: Solomon I of Imereti (born 1735)
1781: James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (born 1706)
1702: Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (born 1614)
1695: Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (born 1621)
1625: Maurice, Prince of Orange (born 1567)
1620: Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Jewish scholar (born 1542)
1616: William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (born 1564)
1616: Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish writer and historian (born 1539)
1605: Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (born 1551)
1554: Gaspara Stampa, Italian poet (born 1523)
1501: Domenico della Rovere, Catholic cardinal (born 1442)
1407: Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (born 1326)
1400: Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford, English politician and nobleman (born c. 1338)
1307: Joan of Acre (born 1272)
1266: Gilles of Saumur, French archbishop
1262: Aegidius of Assisi, companion of Saint Francis of Assisi
1217: Inge II of Norway (born 1185)
1200: Zhu Xi, Chinese philosopher (born 1130)
1196: Béla III of Hungary (born c. 1148)
1170: Minamoto no Tametomo, Japanese samurai (born 1139)
1151: Adeliza of Louvain (born 1103)
1124: Alexander I of Scotland (born 1078)
1016: Æthelred the Unready, English son of Edgar the Peaceful (born 968)
1014: Brian Boru, Irish king (born 941)
1014: Domnall mac Eimín, Mormaer of Mar
997: Adalbert of Prague, Czech bishop, missionary, and saint (born 956)
990: Ekkehard II, Swiss monk and abbot
944: Wichmann the Elder, Saxon nobleman
915: Yang Shihou, Chinese general
871: Æthelred of Wessex (born 837)
725: Wihtred of Kent
711: Childebert III, Frankish king (born 670)
AD 303: Saint George, Roman soldier and martyr

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