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April 29
April 29 is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 246 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day
- 2022
- VIDEO: How are lottery jackpots calculated?. In Lottery Post's latest video, we break down how lotteries calculate jackpots and cash value amounts and answer a bunch of questions we regularly receive about how lottery jackpots work.
- 2021
- UPDATE: New Jersey Lottery restores Fast Play sales following glitch. The New Jersey Lottery today announced that sales for its Fast Play family of games will be restored this evening after a software issue forced ticket sales offline and provided details regarding compensation for affected tickets.
- 2019
- Lottery-scamming brothers avoid asset seizures by transferring property to their mother. Two brothers who were behind the largest lottery scam in U.S. history and owe more than $2.3 million in unpaid restitution and court fees recently transferred several properties they owned to their mother.
- 2016
- Lottery winner wins again with $1M scratch ticket at lottery headquarters. A Medford, Massachusetts, man cashing in a $1,000 scratch ticket won another $1 million after he stopped to buy another ticket in the lobby of the Massachusetts State Lottery's Braintree headquarters.
- 2014
- Players snapping up Mass. Lottery's new $30 tickets. The Massachusetts State Lottery, following the lead of a handful of other states, has rolled out new scratch tickets at a significantly higher price -- $30 a pop -- saying there is a market for more costly games with the chance of bigger winnings.
- 2014
- Minn. Gov. says lottery needs time to end online games. The Minnesota legislature may soon vote to strip the state lottery's ability to sell tickets online, and the Governor is unlikely to stand in the way of the prohibition.
- 2011
- GREAT DAD: Gives $400K lottery ticket to daughter. A Savannah, Georgia, dad can expect more than a tie for Father's Day after giving his daughter a winning lottery ticket worth $400,000.
- 2011
- Lottery ticket worth $1M purchased in tornado-ravaged N.C. neighborhood. Someone purchased a Powerball ticket worth $1 million from a convenience store on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, in a part of the city wracked by a tornado.
- 2010
- Amid family tragedies, man wins $1M lottery jackpot. Reeling from the loss of his wife to cancer last month and the earlier death of his son in a construction accident, an Iowa man found a spot of brightness this week by cashing in a $1 million lottery ticket.
- 2009
- Georgia Lottery holds first Weekly WinFall drawing. The Georgia Lottery held the first of 11 Weekly WinFall drawings, combining the big payout of a raffle game with the drawings of a weekly draw game.
- 2009
- $220 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot soars. Lottery jackpot hunters will have a big target this Friday night, when a $220 million jackpot is up from grabs in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game.
- 2007
- Lawsuit challenges N.C. Lottery. An esoteric argument under way in the courts over the North Carolina lottery -- Is a part of each ticket a tax or is the state just making a profit? -- could have an effect that's easy to understand: No more lottery. The N.C. Court of Appeals will hear arguments in three weeks.
- 2005
- Mega Millions to change lottery game's game and prize structure. When California becomes the 12th state in which the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game is played, players across the country will see changes that will make it even more exciting.
- 2005
- Winners of $208 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot step forward. Ralph and Mary Stebbins of Port Huron, Michigan have always wanted to travel, so they're using part of their third-largest-ever Mega Millions jackpot to buy a recreational vehicle.
- 2004
- Powerball Jackpot Reaches $145 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $145 million, with a cash option of $76.3 million.
- 2004
- Ohio Man Wins $22 Million Lottery Jackpot. A retired aircraft industry worker from Columbus, Ohio was the sole ticketholder of a winning $22 million Super Lotto Plus jackpot earleir this month, the Ohio Lottery announced Wednesday.
- 2004
- S.C. lottery machines crash on drawing day. Some North Carolina lottery players hoping to cash in on South Carolina's Powerball lottery walked away with nothing Wednesday after the state's lottery buying network went down.
- 2004
- Florida man claims $1 million Mega Money prize. An Estero, Florida man has beaten the odds - 1 in 2,986,522 to be exact - to win the Florida Lottery's $1 million Mega Money jackpot.
- 2004
- Ontario mulling lottery tax. Ontario's finance minister is opposed to a scheme to tax lottery and gambling winnings.
- 2004
- Tennessee retailers reluctant to pay lottery prizes in cash. Rebecca Paul, CEO of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., said she is concerned because retailers do not want to pay out lottery prizes in cash.
Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day
- 1.$319 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 30, 2021 - 2.$314 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Apr 30, 2016 - 3.$257 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 30, 2024 - 4.$229 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 30, 2019 - 5.$225 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
May 1, 2009 - 6.$224 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 30, 2010 - 7.€196.06 Million
US$206.71 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Apr 30, 2022 - 8.$200 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
May 1, 2020 - 9.$195 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
May 2, 2018 - 10.$181 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
May 1, 2019 - 11.€166 Million
US$177.34 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Apr 30, 2024 - 12.€144.89 Million
US$172.42 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Apr 29, 2021 - 13.€158 Million
US$166.67 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Apr 29, 2022 - 14.$165 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
May 1, 2013 - 15.$164.1 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Apr 29, 2024 - 16.$162 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Apr 30, 2008 - 17.€143.21 Million
US$159.98 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Apr 29, 2019 - 18.$155 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
May 2, 2000 - 19.€141 Million
US$154.99 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
May 2, 2023 - 20.$145 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
May 1, 2004 - 21.$131.3 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
May 1, 2021 - 22.€98 Million
US$130.03 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
May 1, 2009 - 23.$126 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
May 1, 2018 - 24.$118 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 29, 2016 - 25.$114 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 30, 2013
Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day
- 1988
- Friday, Apr 29, 1988
36 years old - 1986
- Tuesday, Apr 29, 1986
38 years old - 1982
- Thursday, Apr 29, 1982
42 years old - 1979
- Sunday, Apr 29, 1979
45 years old - 1979
- Sunday, Apr 29, 1979
45 years old - 1979
- Sunday, Apr 29, 1979
45 years old - 1978
- Saturday, Apr 29, 1978
46 years old - 1978
- Saturday, Apr 29, 1978
46 years old - 1976
- Thursday, Apr 29, 1976
48 years old - 1975
- Tuesday, Apr 29, 1975
49 years old - 1974
- Monday, Apr 29, 1974
50 years old - 1965
- Thursday, Apr 29, 1965
59 years old - 1963
- Monday, Apr 29, 1963
61 years old - 1962
- Sunday, Apr 29, 1962
62 years old - 1962
- Sunday, Apr 29, 1962
62 years old - 1958
- Tuesday, Apr 29, 1958
66 years old - 1956
- Sunday, Apr 29, 1956
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Worldwide Events On This Day
- 2015
- A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
- 2013
- A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people.
- 2013
- National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing seven people.
- 2011
- The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
- 2004
- The final Oldsmobile is built in Lansing, Michigan, ending 107 years of vehicle production.
- 1997
- The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
- 1992
- Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
- 1991
- A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless.
- 1991
- The 7.0 Mw Racha earthquake affects Georgia with a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive), killing 270 people.
- 1986
- A fire at the Central library of the Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
- 1986
- The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea.
- 1975
- Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon before an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end.
- 1975
- Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands.
- 1974
- Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.
- 1970
- Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong.
- 1967
- After refusing induction into the United States Army the previous day, Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.
- 1953
- The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast shows an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
- 1952
- Pan Am Flight 202 crashes into the Amazon basin near Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil, killing 50 people.
- 1946
- The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.
- 1945
- World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy.
- 1945
- World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands.
- 1945
- World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor.
- 1945
- Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops.
- 1916
- World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
- 1916
- Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.
- 1911
- Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.
- 1910
- The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public.
- 1903
- A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
- 1864
- Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
- 1862
- American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut.
- 1861
- Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
- 1826
- The galaxy Centaurus A or NGC 5128 is discovered by James Dunlop.
- 1781
- American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
- 1770
- James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
- 1760
- French forces commence the siege of Quebec which is held by the British.
- 1521
- Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås.
- 1483
- Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands, is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile.
- 1429
- Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans.
- 1091
- Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
- 801
- An earthquake in the Central Apennines hits Rome and Spoleto, damaging the basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura.
Births On This Day
- 2007
- Infanta Sofía of Spain, Spanish princess
- 2002
- Sinja Kraus, Austrian tennis player
- 1998
- Kimberly Birrell, Australian tennis player
- 1998
- Mallory Pugh, American soccer player
- 1996
- Katherine Langford, Australian actress
- 1994
- Christina Shakovets, German tennis player
- 1992
- Alina Rosenberg, German paralympic equestrian
- 1991
- Adam Smith, English footballer
- 1991
- Jung Hye-sung, South Korean actress
- 1991
- Misaki Doi, Japanese tennis player
- 1990
- James Faulkner, Australian cricketer
- 1990
- Chris Johnson, American basketball player
- 1989
- Candace Owens, American political commentator and activist
- 1988
- Alfred Hui, Hong Kong singer
- 1988
- Taoufik Makhloufi, Algerian athlete
- 1988
- Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988
- Younha, South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer
- 1987
- Rob Atkinson, English footballer
- 1987
- Sara Errani, Italian tennis player
- 1987
- Andre Russell, Jamaican cricketer
- 1986
- Byun Yo-han, South Korean actor
- 1986
- Lee Chae-young, South Korean actress
- 1984
- Kirby Cote, Canadian swimmer
- 1984
- Lina Krasnoroutskaya, Russian tennis player
- 1983
- Megan Boone, American actress
- 1983
- Jay Cutler, American football player
- 1983
- Sam Jones III, American actor
- 1981
- George McCartney, Northern Irish footballer
- 1980
- Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1980
- Bre Blair, Canadian actress
- 1979
- Lee Dong-gook, South Korean footballer
- 1979
- Jo O'Meara, English pop singer
- 1978
- Bob Bryan, American tennis player
- 1978
- Mike Bryan, American tennis player
- 1978
- Javier Colon, American singer-songwriter and musician
- 1978
- Tyler Labine, Canadian actor and comedian
- 1977
- Zuzana Hejdová, Czech tennis player
- 1977
- Claus Jensen, Danish international footballer and manager
- 1977
- David Sullivan, American film and television actor
- 1976
- Micol Ostow, American author, editor and educator
- 1976
- God Shammgod, American basketball player and coach
- 1975
- Garrison Starr, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1975
- April Telek, Canadian actress
- 1970
- Andre Agassi, American tennis player
- 1970
- Uma Thurman, American actress
- 1969
- Paul Adelstein, American actor and writer
- 1968
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Croatian politician and diplomat, 4th President of Croatia
- 1966
- Christian Tetzlaff, German violinist
- 1965
- Michel Bussi, French geographer, author, and academic
- 1965
- Amy Krouse Rosenthal, American author (d. 2017)
- 1964
- Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
- 1963
- Mike Babcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1962
- Polly Samson, English novelist, lyricist and journalist
- 1960
- Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian author and academic
- 1958
- Kevin Moore, English footballer (d. 2013)
- 1958
- Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress
- 1958
- Eve Plumb, American actress
- 1957
- Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish actor
- 1957
- Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Samoan politician, 7th Prime Minister of Samoa
- 1957
- Joseph Morelle, American politician
- 1955
- Leslie Jordan, American actor, comedian, writer and singer (d. 2022)
- 1955
- Kate Mulgrew, American actress
- 1954
- Mo Brooks, American attorney and politician
- 1954
- Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian, actor and producer
- 1953
- Bill Drummond, British musician
- 1952
- Geraldine Doogue, Australian journalist and television host
- 1952
- Nora Dunn, American actress and comedian
- 1952
- Bob McClure, American baseball player and coach
- 1952
- Dave Valentin, American flautist (d. 2017)
- 1951
- Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001)
- 1951
- Jon Stanhope, Australian politician
- 1950
- Paul Holmes, New Zealand journalist (d. 2013)
- 1950
- Phillip Noyce, Australian director and producer
- 1950
- Debbie Stabenow, American social worker and politician
- 1948
- Edith Brown Clement, American judge
- 1947
- Tommy James, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
- 1947
- Johnny Miller, American golfer and sportscaster
- 1947
- Jim Ryun, American runner and politician
- 1946
- Rodney Frelinghuysen, American politician and lobbyist
- 1945
- Hugh Hopper, English bass guitarist (d. 2009)
- 1945
- Catherine Lara, French singer-songwriter and violinist
- 1945
- Tammi Terrell, American soul singer-songwriter (d. 1970)
- 1944
- Francis Lee, English footballer and businessman (d. 2023)
- 1943
- Duane Allen, American country singer
- 1943
- Brenda Dean, Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, English union leader and politician (d. 2018)
- 1943
- Ruth Deech, Baroness Deech, English lawyer and academic
- 1942
- Dick Chrysler, American politician
- 1942
- Rennie Fritchie, Baroness Fritchie, English civil servant and academic
- 1941
- Hanne Darboven, German painter (d. 2009)
- 1940
- George Adams, American musician (d. 1992)
- 1940
- Peter Diamond, American economist
- 1939
- Klaus Rinke, German contemporary artist
- 1938
- Steven Bach, American writer, businessman and educator (d. 2009)
- 1938
- Bernie Madoff, American businessman, financier and convicted felon (d. 2021)
- 1937
- Jill Paton Walsh, English author (d. 2020)
- 1936
- Adolfo Nicolás, Spanish priest, 13th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 2020)
- 1936
- Alejandra Pizarnik, Argentine poet (d. 1972)
- 1936
- Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, English banker and philanthropist (d. 2024)
- 1935
- Otis Rush, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2018)
- 1934
- Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan-American baseball player
- 1934
- Pedro Pires, Cape Verdean politician, 3rd President of Cape Verde
- 1933
- Ed Charles, American baseball player and coach (d. 2018)
- 1933
- Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2015)
- 1933
- Willie Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor
- 1932
- David Tindle, English painter and educator
- 1932
- Dmitry Zaikin, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor (d. 2013)
- 1931
- Frank Auerbach, British-German painter
- 1931
- Lonnie Donegan, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
- 1931
- Chris Pearson, Canadian politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (d. 2014)
- 1930
- Jean Rochefort, French actor and director (d. 2017)
- 1929
- Walter Kempowski, German author and academic (d. 2007)
- 1929
- Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer and conductor (d. 2014)
- 1929
- April Stevens, American singer (d. 2023)
- 1929
- Maurice Strong, Canadian businessman and diplomat (d. 2015)
- 1929
- Jeremy Thorpe, English lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
- 1928
- Carl Gardner, American singer (d. 2011)
- 1928
- Heinz Wolff, German-English physiologist, engineer, and academic (d. 2017)
- 1927
- Dorothy Manley, English sprinter (d. 2021)
- 1927
- Bill Slater, English footballer (d. 2018)
- 1926
- Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (d. 2009)
- 1925
- John Compton, Saint Lucian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (d. 2007)
- 1925
- Iwao Takamoto, American animator, director, and producer (d. 2007)
- 1924
- Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballerina and actress (d. 2020)
- 1923
- Irvin Kershner, American actor, director and producer (d. 2010)
- 1922
- Parren Mitchell, American politician (d. 2007)
- 1922
- Toots Thielemans, Belgian guitarist and harmonica player (d. 2016)
- 1920
- Edward Blishen, English author and radio host (d. 1996)
- 1920
- Harold Shapero, American composer (d. 2013)
- 1919
- Gérard Oury, French actor, director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
- 1918
- George Allen, American football player and coach (d. 1990)
- 1917
- Maya Deren, Ukrainian-American director, poet, and photographer (d. 1961)
- 1917
- Celeste Holm, American actress and singer (d. 2012)
- 1915
- Henry H. Barschall, German-American physicist and academic (d. 1997)
- 1912
- Richard Carlson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977)
- 1909
- Tom Ewell, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1908
- Jack Williamson, American author and academic (d. 2006)
- 1907
- Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (d. 1997)
- 1901
- Hirohito, Japanese emperor (d. 1989)
- 1900
- Amelia Best, Australian politician (d. 1979)
- 1899
- Duke Ellington, American pianist, composer and bandleader (d. 1974)
- 1899
- Mary Petty, American illustrator (d. 1976)
- 1898
- E. J. Bowen, British physical chemist (d. 1980)
- 1895
- Vladimir Propp, Russian scholar and critic (d. 1970)
- 1895
- Malcolm Sargent, English organist, composer and conductor (d. 1967)
- 1894
- Marietta Blau, Austrian physicist and academic (d. 1970)
- 1893
- Harold Urey, American chemist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
- 1891
- Edward Wilfred Taylor, British businessman (d. 1980)
- 1888
- Michael Heidelberger, American immunologist (d. 1991)
- 1887
- Robert Cushman Murphy, American ornithologist (d. 1973)
- 1885
- Egon Erwin Kisch, Czech journalist and author (d. 1948)
- 1882
- Auguste Herbin, French painter (d. 1960)
- 1882
- Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch printer, typographer, and Nazi resister (d. 1945)
- 1880
- Adolf Chybiński, Polish historian, musicologist and academic (d. 1952)
- 1879
- Thomas Beecham, English conductor (d. 1961)
- 1875
- Rafael Sabatini, Italian-English novelist and short story writer (d. 1950)
- 1872
- Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and lawyer (d. 1930)
- 1872
- Forest Ray Moulton, American astronomer and academic (d. 1952)
- 1863
- Constantine P. Cavafy, Egyptian-Greek journalist and poet (d. 1933)
- 1863
- William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (d. 1951)
- 1863
- Maria Teresia Ledóchowska, Austrian nun and missionary (d. 1922)
- 1854
- Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist and engineer (d. 1912)
- 1848
- Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter and academic (d. 1906)
- 1847
- Joachim Andersen, Danish flautist, composer and conductor (d. 1907)
- 1842
- Carl Millöcker, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1899)
- 1837
- Georges Ernest Boulanger, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1891)
- 1818
- Alexander II of Russia (d. 1881)
- 1810
- Thomas Adolphus Trollope, English journalist and author (d. 1892)
- 1784
- Samuel Turell Armstrong, American publisher and politician, 14th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1850)
- 1783
- David Cox, English landscape painter (d. 1859)
- 1780
- Charles Nodier, French librarian and author (d. 1844)
- 1762
- Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French general and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1833)
- 1758
- Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (d. 1820)
- 1745
- Oliver Ellsworth, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807)
- 1727
- Jean-Georges Noverre, French actor and dancer (d. 1810)
- 1667
- John Arbuthnot, Scottish-English physician and polymath (d. 1735)
- 1665
- James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1745)
- 1636
- Esaias Reusner, German lute player and composer (d. 1679)
- 1587
- Sophie of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania (d. 1635)
- 1469
- William II, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1509)
Deaths On This Day
- 2023
- Padma Desai, Indian-American development economist (b. 1931)
- 2022
- Joanna Barnes, American actress and writer (b. 1934)
- 2021
- Cate Haste, English author (b. 1945)
- 2020
- Irrfan Khan, Indian actor (b. 1967)
- 2020
- Guido Münch, Mexican astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1921)
- 2019
- Josef Šural, Czech footballer (b. 1990)
- 2018
- Luis García Meza, Bolivian general, 57th President of Bolivia (b. 1929)
- 2018
- Michael Martin, British politician (b. 1945)
- 2017
- R. Vidyasagar Rao, Indian bureaucrat and activist (b. 1939)
- 2016
- Renato Corona, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (b. 1948)
- 2015
- François Michelin, French businessman (b. 1926)
- 2015
- Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman, co-founded Weight Watchers (b. 1923)
- 2015
- Calvin Peete, American golfer (b. 1943)
- 2015
- Dan Walker, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Illinois (b. 1922)
- 2014
- Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (b. 1966)
- 2014
- Al Feldstein, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)
- 2014
- Bob Hoskins, English actor (b. 1942)
- 2013
- Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (b. 1992)
- 2013
- Pesah Grupper, Israeli politician, 13th Israel Minister of Agriculture (b. 1924)
- 2013
- John La Montaine, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)
- 2013
- Kevin Moore, English footballer (b. 1958)
- 2013
- Marianna Zachariadi, Greek pole vaulter (b. 1990)
- 2012
- Shukri Ghanem, Libyan politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1942)
- 2012
- Joel Goldsmith, American composer and conductor (b. 1957)
- 2012
- Roland Moreno. French engineer, invented the smart card (b. 1945)
- 2012
- Kenny Roberts, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
- 2011
- Siamak Pourzand, Iranian journalist and critic (b. 1931)
- 2011
- Joanna Russ, American writer, academic and radical feminist (b. 1937)
- 2010
- Avigdor Arikha, French-Israeli artist, printmaker and art historian (b. 1929)
- 2008
- Gordon Bradley, English-American footballer (b. 1933)
- 2008
- Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1906)
- 2007
- Josh Hancock, American baseball player (b. 1978)
- 2007
- Dick Motz, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (b. 1940)
- 2007
- Ivica Račan, Croatian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944)
- 2006
- John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to India (b. 1908)
- 2005
- William J. Bell, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1927)
- 2005
- Louis Leithold, American mathematician and academic (b. 1924)
- 2004
- John Henniker-Major, British diplomat and civil servant (b. 1916)
- 2003
- Janko Bobetko, Croatian Army general and Chief of the General Staff (b. 1919)
- 2002
- Bob Akin, American race car driver and journalist (b. 1936)
- 2001
- Arthur B. C. Walker Jr., American physicist and academic (b. 1936)
- 2000
- Phạm Văn Đồng, Vietnamese lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1906)
- 1997
- Mike Royko, American journalist and author (b. 1932)
- 1993
- Michael Gordon, American actor and director (b. 1909)
- 1993
- Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter and producer (b. 1946)
- 1992
- Mae Clarke, American actress (b. 1910)
- 1982
- Raymond Bussières, French actor, producer and screenwriter (b. 1907)
- 1980
- Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (b. 1899)
- 1979
- Muhsin Ertuğrul, Turkish actor and director (b. 1892)
- 1979
- Hardie Gramatky, American author and illustrator (b. 1907)
- 1978
- Theo Helfrich, German race car driver (b. 1913)
- 1968
- Aasa Helgesen, Norwegian midwife (b. 1877)
- 1968
- Lin Zhao, Chinese dissident (b. 1932)
- 1967
- J. B. Lenoir, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929)
- 1966
- William Eccles, English physicist and engineer (b. 1875)
- 1966
- Paula Strasberg, American actress and acting coach (b. 1909)
- 1959
- Kenneth Anderson, English soldier and Governor of Gibraltar (b. 1891)
- 1956
- Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (b. 1876)
- 1951
- Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (b. 1889)
- 1947
- Irving Fisher, American economist and statistician (b. 1867)
- 1944
- Billy Bitzer, American cinematographer (b. 1872)
- 1944
- Pyotr Stolyarsky, Soviet violinist (b. 1871)
- 1943
- Joseph Achron, Russian composer and violinist (b. 1886)
- 1943
- Ricardo Viñes, Spanish pianist (b. 1875)
- 1937
- William Gillette, American actor and playwright (b. 1853)
- 1935
- Leroy Carr, American singer, songwriter and pianist (b. 1905)
- 1933
- Clay Stone Briggs, American politician (b. 1876)
- 1933
- Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet and journalist (b. 1863)
- 1925
- Ralph Delahaye Paine, American journalist and author (b. 1871)
- 1924
- Ernest Fox Nichols, American educator and physicist (b. 1869)
- 1922
- Richard Croker, Irish American political boss (b. 1843)
- 1917
- Florence Farr, British actress, composer and director (b. 1860)
- 1916
- Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1850)
- 1905
- Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (b. 1847)
- 1903
- Godfrey Carter, Australian businessman and politician, 39th Mayor of Melbourne (b. 1830)
- 1903
- Paul Du Chaillu, French-American anthropologist and zoologist (b. 1835)
- 1854
- Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1768)
- 1848
- Chester Ashley, American politician (b. 1790)
- 1833
- William Babington, Anglo-Irish physician and mineralogist (b. 1756)
- 1776
- Edward Wortley Montagu, English explorer and author (b. 1713)
- 1768
- Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1694)
- 1707
- George Farquhar, Irish-English actor and playwright (b. 1678)
- 1676
- Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (b. 1607)
- 1658
- John Cleveland, English poet and author (b. 1613)
- 1630
- Agrippa d'Aubigné, French soldier and poet (b. 1552)
- 1594
- Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and theologian (b. 1517)
- 1380
- Catherine of Siena, Italian mystic, philosopher and saint (b. 1347)
- 1109
- Hugh of Cluny, French abbot (b. 1024)