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April 26

April 26 is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 249 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025
Lottery courier sues Texas Lottery to block courier ban. A lottery courier filed a lawsuit against the Texas Lottery in an attempt to reverse its "about-face" decision to ban courier services.
2023
One ticket wins $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, largest prize in the country. The Texas Lottery announced just after midnight on Sunday that one ticket won the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, which stood as the largest lottery prize in the U.S.
2021
Virginia Lottery announces new Pick 3 and Pick 4 feature. One week from now, players will have the opportunity to try out the Virginia Lottery's new Pick 3 and Pick 4 Fireball feature.
2021
North Carolina Lottery adds Cash 5 Double Play feature. Saunday marked the release of the North Carolina Lottery's Cash 5 Double Play add-on feature, which gives players the chance to win a prize twice in one night for an extra $1 per play.
2021
Multi-state Lucky for Life lottery game starting daily drawings in July. This morning, the state lotteries participating in the multi-state Lucky for Life lottery game announced that players will get daily opportunities to win $1,000 a day for life starting this summer.
2019
North Carolina grandfather gives lottery winnings to granddaughter. A North Carolina woman will be 'lucky for life' and be able to pay for college, thanks to her grandfather.
2019
Tennessee man hits $2 million lottery, says 'I'm still a redneck'. Timothy Seratt has lived paycheck to paycheck his whole life, but after winning $2 million dollars in the Tennessee Lottery this week, he said he'd like to invest and not just "blow of all it".
2019
UK Lottery refuses to pay out £4 million win on suspicions ticket was bought with stolen bank card. UK Lottery officials have refused to pay out a £4 million (US$5.2 million) jackpot to two players who they suspect had purchased the winning ticket with a stolen debit card.
2019
Texas Lottery to add new Fireball feature to Pick 3 and Daily 4. Texas Lottery players will soon have more chances to win when they play Pick 3 and Daily 4 by purchasing Fireball, a new add-on feature for both daily draw games.
2019
Alabama Senate passes lottery bill. Without a vote to spare, a plan to let Alabama voters have their say on a state lottery for the first time in 20 years stayed alive today.
2018
Your dog could be a Tennessee Lottery scratch-off star. The Tennessee Lottery is conducting a "Dog Days of Summer" photo contest through May 7 in search of the next "Tennessee Pup Star."
2017
N.C. man sentenced in Jamaica-based lottery scheme. A 25-year-old man from Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced on Monday to two years in federal prison for his role in a Jamaica-based lottery fraud scheme.
2016
$1.6 million lottery payout means 'mortgage-burning party' for N.C. man. A Liberty, North Carolina, man says he plans to pay off the mortgage on his home after his "Millionaire Bucks" win.
2015
Court rules grandmother, 90, will receive $1.85 instead of $41M jackpot. A 90-year-old grandmother will not receive the $41 million jackpot she thought she won at an Iowa slot machine after the state supreme court ruled her wining pull was caused by a software error.
2015
£36 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot claimed in UK. A United Kingdom ticket-holder has come forward to claim Friday night's EuroMillions jackpot of more than £36 million (US$54.7 million).
2014
Ohio Lottery considering offering a $50 instant ticket. A $50 instant lottery ticket may be in the future, say Ohio Lottery officials buoyed by the success of the agency's first $30 instant ticket.
2013
Prosecution calling last witnesses for $5M lottery theft trial. Prosecutor Beth Van Doren has called 11 out of 15 potential witnesses to the stand in the Onondaga County Court trial of two brothers accused of stealing a winning $5 million lottery ticket.
2012
Lottery leaders convene in D.C. to discuss future of games. This week leaders from nearly every U.S. and Canadian lottery met in Washington, D.C. at the annual La Fleur's Lottery Symposium to discuss the future of government lotteries, especially with regard to Internet sales and play.
2010
New Maryland Lottery Director appointed. Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley Friday announced the appointment of Stephen L. Martino as director of the Maryland State Lottery Agency.
2009
Kansas Lottery is first in the world to offer electronic PushPlay. The Kansas Lottery is the first lottery in the world to offer its players a next generation lottery product called PushPlay.
2009
A Nevada Lottery? The Line Forms in California. Despite being surrounded by the world's most famous casinos as well as slot machines in almost every corner convenience store, Nevadans love playing the numbers. But the state is one of just seven that still prohibit lotteries.
2009
'Team effort' leads to winning lottery ticket. Adam and Mandy Clark discovered they had an unplanned $350,000 tax bill on April 15, and they're thrilled.
2008
Lottery Post member asks "Mr. Lotto". A Lottery Post member asks columnist "Mr. Lotto" about the mysterious green ball, the 21st number drawn, in New York's Quick Draw game.
2007
$19M N.J. Lottery jackpot goes unclaimed. The State of New Jersey became $10.8 million richer yesterday when no one came forward to redeem a lottery ticket worth that much from a Pick 6 drawing a year ago.
2006
Lottery scammer busted by Border Patrol. A woman accused in Illinois and Florida scams and featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" was arrested in El Paso, Texas, a report said Wednesday.
2006
Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised to $30 million. The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to $30 million.
2006
Oregon Gov. signs bill sending lottery funds to schools. At Roosevelt Elementary School in Medford, Oregon, Gov. Ted Kulongoski was joined Tuesday by students, teachers, education leaders and legislators for the signing of House Bill 3510, which dedicates an additional $42.2 million in state lottery money to all 198 Oregon school districts for the 2006-07 school year.
2006
Lotto Scam Clears One Woman's Bank Account. A North Carolina woman is out almost five thousand dollars because of a lottery scam targeting local residents.
2005
One lottery ticket wins $37.5 million Illinois Lotto jackpot. A single player has won the $37.5 million grand prize from the latest drawing of the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game.
2005
$1.2 million Washington lottery jackpot goes unclaimed. Would-be millionaires searched for stray Washington Lotto tickets in hopes that one held the winning combination for a $1.2 million jackpot that had to be claimed by 5 p.m. yesterday.
2005
Texas closer to selling lottery tickets online. Texas would become the first state to sell lottery tickets online under legislation has received approval by a state legislative panel.
2004
New York Lotto jackpot reaches one-year high. The Wednesday $37 million New York Lotto jackpot is the highest lottery prize in the Empire state in more than a year.
2004
Powerball lottery jackpot zooms to $120 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $120 million, with a cash option of $63.4 million.
2004
Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $15 million. No tickets matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, creating a $15 million jackpot for the next drawing, lottery officials said Sunday.
2004
Tenn. lottery scholarship standards under scrutiny. Some Tennessee students who qualify for the first lottery scholarships this fall may be slipping through a window that won't be open long.
2004
E-mail lottery scams arise again. A fool and his money are soon parted, especially if the fool believes everything in his e-mail box.
2004
East San Jose ticket wins $24 million SuperLotto jackpot. The winning ticket in Saturday's SuperLotto Plus, worth $24 million, was sold at an East San Jose 7-Eleven, California Lottery officials announced Sunday.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$473.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 27, 2022
2.$297 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 27, 2021
3.$282 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 27, 2016
4.$228 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 26, 2024
5.$212 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 26, 2019
6.€193.5 Million
US$206.33 Million
Draw Date
Apr 26, 2022
7.$191 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 27, 2010
8.$186 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 28, 2020
9.€155.3 Million
US$181.97 Million
Draw Date
Apr 27, 2026
10.$181 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 28, 2009
11.$177 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 28, 2018
12.€143.72 Million
US$171.03 Million
Draw Date
Apr 27, 2021
13.$167.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 26, 2025
14.$166 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 27, 2019
15.$163 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 28, 2026
16.€151 Million
US$161.69 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 26, 2024
17.€142.21 Million
US$158.63 Million
Draw Date
Apr 27, 2019
18.$151.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 27, 2024
19.€137 Million
US$146.08 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 26, 2022
20.$144 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 26, 2008
21.€128 Million
US$141.32 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 28, 2023
22.$140 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 27, 2013
23.$130.9 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 27, 2026
24.€98 Million
US$130.03 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 1, 2009
25.$120 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 28, 2004

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1995
Wednesday, Apr 26, 1995
31 years old
1989
Wednesday, Apr 26, 1989
37 years old
1988
Tuesday, Apr 26, 1988
38 years old
1984
Thursday, Apr 26, 1984
42 years old
1982
Monday, Apr 26, 1982
44 years old
1982
Monday, Apr 26, 1982
44 years old
1980
Saturday, Apr 26, 1980
46 years old
1979
Thursday, Apr 26, 1979
47 years old
1978
Wednesday, Apr 26, 1978
48 years old
1976
Monday, Apr 26, 1976
50 years old
1976
Monday, Apr 26, 1976
50 years old
1965
Monday, Apr 26, 1965
61 years old
1964
Sunday, Apr 26, 1964
62 years old
1962
Thursday, Apr 26, 1962
64 years old
1962
Thursday, Apr 26, 1962
64 years old
1961
Wednesday, Apr 26, 1961
65 years old
1961
Wednesday, Apr 26, 1961
65 years old
1958
Saturday, Apr 26, 1958
68 years old
1957
Friday, Apr 26, 1957
69 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2025
A car ramming attack at a Lapu-Lapu Day festival kills 11 people and injures at least 30 in Vancouver, Canada.
2015
Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected President of Kazakhstan with 97.7% of the vote, one of the biggest vote shares in Kazakhstan's history.
2005
Cedar Revolution: Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
2002
Robert Steinhäuser kills 16 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany before committing suicide.
1999
Outbreak of CIH computer virus.
1994
China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.
1994
South Africa begins its first multiracial election, which is won by Nelson Mandela's African National Congress.
1993
The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on mission STS-55 to conduct experiments aboard the Spacelab module.
1991
Fifty-five tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado.
1989
The deadliest known tornado strikes Central Bangladesh, killing upwards of 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving as many as 80,000 homeless.
1989
People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests.
1986
The Chernobyl disaster occurs in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
1981
Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery.
1970
The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force.
1966
The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15-200 are killed.
1966
A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye.
1964
Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form the United Republic of Tanzania.
1963
In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allows for female participation in elections.
1962
NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon.
1962
The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1.
1960
Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years of dictatorial rule.
1958
Final run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City after 68 years, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
1956
SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas.
1954
The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
1954
The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia.
1945
World War II: Battle of Bautzen: Last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Wehrmacht.
1945
World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army liberate Baguio as they fight against the Japanese forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
1944
Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt.
1944
Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete.
1943
The Easter Riots break out in Uppsala, Sweden.
1942
Benxihu Colliery accident in Manchukuo leaves 1,549 Chinese miners dead.
1937
Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria.
1933
The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established by Hermann Göring.
1925
Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.
1923
The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
1920
Ice hockey makes its Olympic debut at the Antwerp Games with center Frank Fredrickson scoring seven goals in Canada's 12-1 drubbing of Sweden in the gold medal match.
1916
Easter Rising: Battle of Mount Street Bridge.
1915
World War I: Italy secretly signs the Treaty of London pledging to join the Allied Powers.
1903
Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded.
1900
Fires destroy Canadian cities Ottawa and Hull, reducing them to ashes in 12 hours. Twelve thousand people are left without a home.
1865
Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, in Virginia.
1805
First Barbary War: United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon.
1803
Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France; the event convinces European scientists that meteors exist.
1802
Napoleon Bonaparte signs a general amnesty to allow all but about one thousand of the most notorious émigrés of the French Revolution to return to France.
1794
Battle of Beaumont during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
1777
Sybil Ludington, aged 16, allegedly rode 40 miles (64 km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of British regular forces
1721
A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz.
1607
The Virginia Company colonists make landfall at Cape Henry.
1564
Playwright William Shakespeare is baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England (date of birth is unknown).
1478
The Pazzi family attack on Lorenzo de' Medici in order to displace the ruling Medici family kills his brother Giuliano during High Mass in Florence Cathedral.
1336
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) ascends Mont Ventoux.
1326
The kingdom of France and the kingdom of Scotland agree on a treaty of mutual aid at Corbeil.
1289
Following weeks of bombardment, the city of Tripoli falls to the Mamluks under Qalawun. The Mamluks massacre all men they find and enslave the women and children.

Births On This Day

2005
Alex Sarr, French basketball player
2001
Thiago Almada, Argentine footballer
1997
Kirill Kaprizov, Russian ice hockey player
1997
Amber Midthunder, American actress
1997
Calvin Verdonk, Indonesian footballer
1996
Jordan Pefok, American footballer
1994
Daniil Kvyat, Russian racing driver
1994
Odysseas Vlachodimos, Greek international footballer
1992
Aaron Judge, American baseball player
1992
Delon Wright, American basketball player
1991
Peter Handscomb, Australian cricketer
1991
Isaac Liu, New Zealand rugby league player
1990
Jonathan dos Santos, Mexican footballer
1990
Mitch Rein, Australian rugby league player
1990
Nevin Spence, Northern Irish rugby player (died 2012)
1990
Joey Wendle, American baseball player
1989
Melvin Ingram, American football player
1989
Kang Daesung, South Korean singer
1987
Jorge Andújar Moreno, Spanish footballer
1986
Lior Refaelov, Israeli footballer
1986
Yuliya Zaripova, Russian runner
1985
John Isner, American tennis player
1983
José María López, Argentinian racing driver
1983
Jessica Lynch, American soldier
1982
Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaican sprinter
1981
Caro Emerald, Dutch pop and jazz singer
1981
Ms. Dynamite, English rapper and producer
1981
Sandra Schmitt, German skier (died 2000)
1980
Jordana Brewster, Panamanian-American actress
1980
Marlon King, English footballer
1980
Anna Mucha, Polish actress and journalist
1980
Channing Tatum, American actor and producer
1978
Stana Katic, Canadian actress
1978
Peter Madsen, Danish footballer
1977
Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian astronaut
1977
Kosuke Fukudome, Japanese baseball player
1977
Roxana Saberi, American journalist and author
1977
Tom Welling, American actor
1976
Václav Varaďa, Czech ice hockey player
1975
Joey Jordison, American musician and songwriter (died 2021)
1975
Rahul Verma, Indian social worker and activist
1973
Geoff Blum, American baseball player and sportscaster
1973
Jules Naudet, French-American director and producer
1973
Chris Perry, English footballer
1973
Óscar, Spanish footballer and coach
1972
Jason Bargwanna, Australian racing driver
1972
Kiko, Spanish footballer
1972
Natrone Means, American football player and coach
1972
Avi Nimni, Israeli footballer and manager
1971
Naoki Tanaka, Japanese comedian and actor
1971
Jay DeMarcus, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
1970
Dean Austin, English footballer and manager
1970
Melania Trump, Slovene-American model; 47th First Lady of the United States
1970
Kristen R. Ghodsee, American ethnographer and academic
1970
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1967
Glenn Thomas Jacobs, American professional wrestler, actor, businessman and politician
1967
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, English actress and singer-songwriter
1967
Toomas Tõniste, Estonian sailor and politician
1965
Susannah Harker, English actress
1965
Kevin James, American actor and comedian
1963
Jet Li, Chinese-Singaporean martial artist, actor, and producer
1963
Colin Scotts, Australian-American football player
1963
Cornelia Ullrich, German hurdler
1963
Bill Wennington, Canadian basketball player
1962
Colin Anderson, English footballer
1962
Debra Wilson, American actress and comedian
1961
Joan Chen, Chinese-American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961
Chris Mars, American artist
1960
H. G. Carrillo, American writer and academic (died 2020)
1960
Steve Lombardozzi, American baseball player and coach
1960
Roger Taylor, English drummer
1959
John Corabi, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959
Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rican politician
1958
John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, Scottish racing driver (died 2021)
1958
Giancarlo Esposito, American actor, director, and producer
1958
Georgios Kostikos, Greek footballer, coach, and manager
1956
Koo Stark, American actress and photographer
1955
Kurt Bodewig, German politician
1954
Tatyana Fomina, Estonian chess player
1954
Alan Hinkes, English mountaineer and explorer
1951
John Battle, English politician
1950
Junko Ohashi, Japanese singer (died 2023)
1949
Carlos Bianchi, Argentinian footballer and manager
1949
Jerry Blackwell, American wrestler (died 1995)
1946
Ralph Coates, English international footballer (died 2010)
1946
Marilyn Nelson, American poet and author
1946
Alberto Quintano, Chilean footballer
1945
Richard Armitage, American diplomat and government official (died 2025)
1945
Howard Davies, English director and producer (died 2016)
1945
Dick Johnson, Australian racing driver
1945
Sylvain Simard, Canadian academic and politician
1944
Richard Bradshaw, English conductor (died 2007)
1943
Gary Wright, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2023)
1943
Peter Zumthor, Swiss architect and academic, designed the Therme Vals
1942
Svyatoslav Belza, Russian journalist, author, and critic (died 2014)
1942
Sharon Carstairs, Canadian lawyer and politician, Leader of the Government in the Senate
1942
Michael Kergin, Canadian diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States
1942
Bobby Rydell, American singer and actor (died 2022)
1942
Jadwiga Staniszkis, Polish sociologist, political scientist, and academic (died 2024)
1941
Claudine Auger, French model and actress (died 2019)
1940
Giorgio Moroder, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1940
Cliff Watson, English rugby league player (died 2018)
1940
Tan Cheng Bock, Singaporean doctor and politician
1938
Duane Eddy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2024)
1938
Maurice Williams, American doo-wop/R&B singer-songwriter
1937
Jean-Pierre Beltoise, French racing driver and motorcycle racer (died 2015)
1933
Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer
1933
Al McCoy, American sports announcer (died 2024)
1933
Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican-American general (died 2005)
1933
Arno Allan Penzias, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)
1932
Israr Ahmed, Indian-Pakistani theologian, philosopher, and scholar (died 2010)
1932
Shirley Cawley, English long jumper
1932
Frank D'Rone, American singer and guitarist (died 2013)
1932
Francis Lai, French accordion player and composer (died 2018)
1932
Michael Smith, English-Canadian biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2000)
1931
Paul Almond, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)
1931
Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent and producer (died 2008)
1931
John Cain Jr., Australian politician, 41st Premier of Victoria (died 2019)
1930
Roger Moens, Belgian runner and sportscaster
1929
Richard Mitchell, American author and educator (died 2002)
1927
Jack Douglas, English actor (died 2008)
1927
Anne McLaren, British scientist (died 2007)
1927
Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)
1927
Granny Hamner, American baseball player (died 1993)
1926
David Coleman, British sports commentator and television presenter (died 2013)
1926
Michael Mathias Prechtl, German soldier and illustrator (died 2003)
1925
Vladimir Boltyansky, Russian mathematician, educator and author (died 2019)
1925
Gerard Cafesjian, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013)
1925
Michele Ferrero, Italian entrepreneur (died 2015)
1925
Frank Hahn, British economist (died 2013)
1924
Browning Ross, American runner and soldier (died 1998)
1922
J. C. Holt, English historian and academic (died 2014)
1922
Jeanne Sauvé, Canadian journalist and politician, Governor General of Canada (died 1993)
1922
Margaret Scott, South African-Australian ballerina and choreographer (died 2019)
1921
Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (died 2008)
1918
Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper (died 2004)
1917
Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (died 1992)
1917
I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect, designed the National Gallery of Art and Bank of China Tower (died 2019)
1917
Virgil Trucks, American baseball player and coach (died 2013)
1916
Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator (died 2000)
1916
Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot (died 2013)
1916
Morris West, Australian author and playwright (died 1999)
1914
Bernard Malamud, American novelist and short story writer (died 1986)
1914
James Rouse, American real estate developer (died 1996)
1912
A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (died 2000)
1911
Paul Verner, German soldier and politician (died 1986)
1910
Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese screenwriter and producer (died 1997)
1909
Marianne Hoppe, German actress (died 2002)
1907
Ilias Tsirimokos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1968)
1905
Jean Vigo, French director and screenwriter (died 1934)
1904
Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian cardinal (died 1991)
1904
Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and politician, 177th Prime Minister of Greece (died 2004)
1900
Eva Aschoff, German bookbinder and calligrapher (died 1969)
1900
Charles Francis Richter, American seismologist and physicist (died 1985)
1900
Hack Wilson, American baseball player (died 1948)
1899
Oscar Rabin, Latvian-English saxophonist and bandleader (died 1958)
1898
Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
1898
John Grierson, Scottish director and producer (died 1972)
1897
Eddie Eagan, American boxer and bobsledder (died 1967)
1897
Douglas Sirk, German-American director and screenwriter (died 1987)
1896
Ruut Tarmo, Estonian actor and director (died 1967)
1896
Ernst Udet, leading German fighter pilot in World War I and Chief of Procurement and Supply in the Luftwaffe (died 1941)
1894
Rudolf Hess, German politician and Deputy Führer in Nazi regime until 1941 (died 1987)
1889
Anita Loos, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1981)
1889
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (died 1951)
1886
Ma Rainey, American singer-songwriter (died 1939)
1886
Ğabdulla Tuqay, Russian poet and publicist (died 1913)
1879
Eric Campbell, British actor (died 1917)
1879
Owen Willans Richardson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1959)
1878
Rafael Guízar y Valencia, Mexican bishop and saint (died 1938)
1877
James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (died 1950)
1876
Ernst Felle, German rower (died 1959)
1865
Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Finnish artist (died 1931)
1862
Edmund C. Tarbell, American painter and educator (died 1938)
1856
Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1930)
1834
Charles Farrar Browne, American author (died 1867)
1822
Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and designer, co-designed Central Park (died 1903)
1804
Charles Goodyear, American banker, lawyer, and politician (died 1876)
1801
Ambrose Dudley Mann, American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Assistant Secretary of State (died 1889)
1798
Eugène Delacroix, French painter and lithographer (died 1863)
1787
Ludwig Uhland, German poet, philologist, and historian (died 1862)
1785
John James Audubon, French-American ornithologist and painter (died 1851)
1782
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Queen of France (died 1866)
1774
Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist and paleontologist (died 1853)
1718
Esek Hopkins, American commander (died 1802)
1710
Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher and academic (died 1796)
1697
Adam Falckenhagen, German lute player and composer (died 1754)
1648
Peter II of Portugal (died 1706)
1647
William Ashhurst, English banker, Sheriff of London, Lord Mayor of London and politician (died 1720)
1575
Marie de' Medici, queen of Henry IV of France (died 1642)
1538
Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter and academic (died 1600)
1319
John II of France (died 1364)
1284
Alice de Toeni, Countess of Warwick (died 1324)
764
Al-Hadi, Abbasid caliph (died 786)
757
Hisham I of Córdoba (died 796)
121
Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (died 180)

Deaths On This Day

2023
Jerry Apodaca, American politician, 24th Governor of New Mexico (born 1934)
2023
Tangaraju Suppiah, Singaporean drug trafficker (born 1977)
2022
Klaus Schulze, German composer and musician (born 1947)
2017
Jonathan Demme, American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter (born 1944)
2016
Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (born 1937)
2015
Jayne Meadows, American actress (born 1919)
2015
Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1930)
2014
Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (born 1936)
2014
Paul Robeson, Jr., American historian and author (born 1927)
2014
DJ Rashad, American electronic musician, producer and DJ (born 1979)
2013
Jacqueline Brookes, American actress and educator (born 1930)
2013
George Jones, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1931)
2013
Earl Silverman, Canadian men's rights advocate (born 1948)
2012
Terence Spinks, English boxer and trainer (born 1938)
2011
Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950)
2010
Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian graphic designer and academic (born 1930)
2010
Urs Felber, Swiss engineer and businessman (born 1942)
2009
Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal investigator and author (born 1920)
2008
Árpád Orbán, Hungarian footballer (born 1938)
2007
Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (born 1921)
2005
Mason Adams, American actor (born 1919)
2005
Elisabeth Domitien, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (born 1925)
2005
Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (born 1926)
2005
Augusto Roa Bastos, Paraguayan journalist, author, and academic (born 1917)
2004
Hubert Selby, Jr., American author, poet, and screenwriter (born 1928)
2003
Rosemary Brown, Jamaican-Canadian academic and politician (born 1930)
2003
Yun Hyon-seok, South Korean poet and author (born 1984)
2003
Edward Max Nicholson, Irish environmentalist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (born 1904)
1999
Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1957)
1999
Jill Dando, English journalist and television personality (born 1961)
1996
Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (born 1918)
1994
Masutatsu Ōyama, Japanese martial artist, founded Kyokushin kaikan (born 1923)
1991
Leo Arnaud, French-American composer and conductor (born 1904)
1991
Carmine Coppola, American composer and conductor (born 1910)
1991
A. B. Guthrie, Jr., American novelist and historian, (born 1901)
1991
Richard Hatfield, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Premier of New Brunswick (born 1931)
1989
Lucille Ball, American model, actress, comedian, and producer (born 1911)
1987
Shankar, Indian composer and conductor (born 1922)
1987
John Silkin, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (born 1923)
1986
Broderick Crawford, American actor (born 1911)
1986
Bessie Love, American actress (born 1898)
1986
Dechko Uzunov, Bulgarian painter (born 1899)
1984
Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1904)
1981
Jim Davis, American actor (born 1909)
1980
Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer (born 1893)
1976
Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (born 1903)
1976
Sid James, South African-English actor (born 1913)
1976
Armstrong Sperry, American author and illustrator (born 1897)
1973
Irene Ryan, American actress and philanthropist (born 1902)
1970
Erik Bergman, Swedish minister and author (born 1886)
1970
Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, striptease dancer, and writer (born 1911)
1969
Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, founded aikido (born 1883)
1968
John Heartfield, German illustrator and photographer (born 1891)
1964
E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet and author (born 1882)
1957
Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist, founded Shotokan (born 1868)
1956
Edward Arnold, American actor (born 1890)
1951
Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist and academic (born 1868)
1950
George Murray Hulbert, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1881)
1946
James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (born 1882)
1945
Sigmund Rascher, German physician (born 1909)
1945
Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (born 1871)
1944
Violette Morris, French footballer, shot putter, and discus thrower (born 1893)
1940
Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
1934
Arturs Alberings, Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia (born 1876)
1934
Konstantin Vaginov, Russian poet and novelist (born 1899)
1932
William Lockwood, English cricketer (born 1868)
1920
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (born 1887)
1916
Mário de Sá-Carneiro, Portuguese poet and writer (born 1890)
1915
John Bunny, American actor (born 1863)
1915
Ida Hunt Udall, American diarist (born 1858)
1910
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian-French author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1832)
1895
Eric Stenbock, Estonian-English author and poet (born 1860)
1881
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (born 1815)
1865
John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (born 1838)
1809
Bernhard Schott, German music publisher (born 1748)
1789
Petr Ivanovich Panin, Russian general (born 1721)
1784
Nano Nagle, Irish nun and educator, founded the Presentation Sisters (born 1718)
1716
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, English jurist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1651)
1686
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, Swedish statesman and military man (born 1622)
1558
Jean Fernel, French physician (born 1497)
1489
Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shōgun (born 1465)
1478
Giuliano de' Medici, Italian ruler (born 1453)
1444
Robert Campin, Flemish painter (born 1378)
1392
Chŏng Mong-ju, Korean civil minister, diplomat and scholar (born 1338)
1366
Simon Islip, Archbishop of Canterbury
1192
Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (born 1127)
962
Adalbero I, bishop of Metz
893
Chen Jingxuan, general of the Tang Dynasty
757
Pope Stephen II (born 715)
680
Mu'awiya I, Umayyad caliph (born 602)
645
Richarius, Frankish monk and saint (born 560)
499
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei (born 467)
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