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April 6

April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 269 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026
California Lottery accidentally publishes winner's address instead of retailer's in press release. The California Lottery has issued a statement after they accidentally exposed a $12 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot winner's personal address in a press release.
2023
Nevada Legislature hears bill that would create state lottery. Nevada lawmakers are discussing a bill that would allow for the creation of a state lottery.
2022
Massachusetts Lottery celebrates 50th anniversary of its first-ever drawing. Today is a memorable day for the Massachusetts Lottery, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first lottery drawing in state history.
2020
Update: Every US state lottery's COVID-19 response. Following up on our previous report two weeks ago, Lottery Post revisited the websites of every United States lottery to find out if all the states have added COVID-19 responses, and what changes have been made at states that had already published a response.
2018
Hoosier Lottery often pulls plug on high-dollar scratch-off games before all prizes can be won. An investigation has revealed that Indiana's state lottery has been pulling certain high-dollar scratch-off games off the market before all the big-money prizes could be won and paid out.
2018
Woman nearly throws away $2M lottery ticket. A Michigan woman nearly threw away a $2 million winning instant game lottery ticket she received for her birthday.
2016
Lottery scammer's brother facing criminal charges. The brother of a former Iowa lottery security official convicted of fixing a 2010 Hot Lotto drawing in an attempt to win millions is now facing an Iowa criminal charge of his own, online records show.
2015
IRS scammed with losing lottery tickets. Instead of paying taxes on winnings, why not buy losing lottery tickets on Craigslist and write them off? That's what some gamblers are trying.
2014
Wisconsin Lottery kicks off new '5 Card Cash'. Sunday, April 6 marks the start of the Wisconsin Lottery's first new lottery game in over 10 years.
2013
$1M NJ Powerball ticket to expire May 17. In a press release Wednesday, New Jersey Lottery officials said a winning $1 million ticket sold in South Brunswick Township from the May 16, 2012 Powerball drawing has not yet been claimed.
2012
Kansas Mega Millions winner claims jackpot anonymously. The holder of one of three winning tickets in last week's record $656 million Mega Millions drawing came forward Friday to claim a share, Kansas Lottery officials announced Friday afternoon.
2011
Last day to play Arkansas Lottery's raffle. Arkansas lottery players have been patiently waiting for the day to arrive: Wednesday is the last day to purchase tickets for Arkansas Million Dollar Raffle, and Thursday ticketholders will find out if they have won $1 million.
2011
Tennessee's biggest Powerball winner keeps low profile. Tennessee's biggest Powerball winners paid their mortgage and bought some new vehicles, but most of the winnings are managed by a trustee.
2010
Other people involved in lottery winner's slaying, attorney says. Though Dorice Donegan "Dee Dee" Moore is the only person accused in the slaying of Florida Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare, "there were other people involved," according to her lawyer.
2010
California woman, 77, wins $37M lottery with Quick Picks. A 77-year-old retired Salinas hospital worker and regular lottery player will collect $21.2 million in cash after winning Saturday's $37 million SuperLotto drawing.
2010
Pennsylvania store manager accused in lottery thefts. The ex-store manager of a Bangor, Pennsylvania, area gas station pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that she stole instant lottery tickets that cost the station a little more than $74,000 over three years.
2008
N.C. Powerball lottery ticket about to expire. The clock is ticking on an unclaimed Powerball ticket worth $800,000.
2008
Mega lottery winner to stick with Ford, ex-wife. Mega Millions jackpot winner David Sneath said he indeed will buy Ford cars for himself and his family with his new fortune, after working 34 years for the company.
2007
Ontario Lottery security chief steps down; investigation underway. A vice-president of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is taking a paid leave of absence while Toronto police try to determine if he was in a conflict of interest by working at the lottery and the OPP at the same time.
2007
Did thousands of B.C. Lottery players throw away winning tickets?. Thousands of disappointed B.C. lottery players were confronted by full-page newspaper ads yesterday suggesting they may have been robbed of past winnings.
2006
Powerball lottery jackpot soars to $195 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $195 million, with a cash option of $91 million.
2006
Man charged with forging lottery ticket claims it was a joke. A Pennsylvania man charged with forging a winning lottery ticket in October was only playing a joke on a coworker, his defense attorney said today.
2006
Police warn of foreign lottery scheme. A new twist on an old scam has bilked some Enid, Oklahoma, residents out of $2,500 to $8,500, police said.
2006
$1M lottery win was no April Fool's joke. Gary Noonan thought it was a nasty April Fool's joke when the clerk at his local Mac's Milk told him he'd won $1 million in the April 1 Encore draw.
2005
In historic vote, N.C. House passes lottery bill. The North Carolina House approved a lottery Wednesday in a vote that could bring a state-operated numbers game to the only state on the East Coast without one.
2005
Powerball Lottery States Vote to Change Game. The 29 lotteries that participate in the Powerball game have voted to make changes that will boost the average jackpot size, but also will boost the odds of winning.
2005
Indiana lottery winners get help from fortune cookie. Lottery officials say 110 people hit the jackpot in the March 30 Powerball drawing, many of them getting their numbers from a fortune cookie.
2005
Fortune cookie lottery numbers wins bank teller $500,000 in Powerball. Fortune was smiling on a first-time South Carolina Lottery player who gave a whole new meaning to the old saying, "That's the way the cookie crumbles."
2005
Opinion: CA legislators should keep public in the loop about lottery. California legislators have a duty to inform the public about a legal opinion being drafted about California's decision to join Mega Millions.
2005
N.C. lottery vote may happen today. The North Carolina House could vote on whether to start a North Carolina lottery as early as today, House Speaker Jim Black said Tuesday, but there could be plenty of reasons for a delay.
2005
Illinois Lottery adds Monday Lotto drawing. The Illinois Lottery added a Monday Lotto drawing to its weekly schedule.
2005
Mass. Lottery to add Keno-style game. The Massachusetts State Lottery is betting that restaurant and bar patrons will try their luck at "virtual horse racing," a Keno-style game played on video monitors.
2004
Ohio Woman Guilty in Mega Millions Case. A woman who claimed that she bought and lost a $162 million lottery ticket was found guilty Tuesday of filing a false police report. She was fined $1,000 and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.
2004
Tennessee lottery puts dent in Southern Kentucky sales. Kentucky Lottery retailers along the Tennessee border have seen a slowdown in sales since Tennessee's lottery started Jan. 20 with four scratch-off games, and is expected to get worse this summer once Tennessee starts selling popular Powerball tickets.
2004
Kiosk nets $10,000 for winning Lotto sale. Customer at the Mall News Stand in Port Richey, Florida hope that lightning will strike twice after news broke that the kiosk sold Saturday's winning $3 million Lotto ticket.
2004
Georgia bankers claim $19 million Lotto South jackpot. Sam and Ronnie Deli, two bankers from Suwanee, Georgia, won the Lotto South $19 million jackpot Saturday, according to Georgia Lottery Corp. officials.
2004
War Dampens Indiana's Hope of International Lottery. Indiana's hopes of joining an international lottery -- boasting prizes as big as $500 million -- have become a casualty of war.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$1.33 Billion
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 6, 2024
2.$414 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 7, 2023
3.$247.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 6, 2022
4.$230.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 6, 2026
5.$221.7 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 6, 2011
6.€184.04 Million
US$200.37 Million
Draw Date
Apr 7, 2022
7.$195 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 8, 2006
8.$190 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 6, 1999
8.$190 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 8, 2020
10.$184 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 6, 2021
11.$181.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 8, 2023
12.€145.83 Million
US$168.68 Million
Draw Date
Apr 7, 2026
13.$162 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 7, 2006
14.€132.48 Million
US$156.92 Million
Draw Date
Apr 6, 2021
15.$155 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2002
16.€125.13 Million
US$153.73 Million
Draw Date
Apr 7, 2018
17.$148 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 6, 2016
18.€131.7 Million
US$147.78 Million
Draw Date
Apr 6, 2019
19.$143 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 8, 2009
20.$127 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 7, 2020
21.$125 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 7, 2010
22.$120 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2019
23.€92 Million
US$106.42 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 7, 2026
24.$105 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 6, 2007
25.$102 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 8, 2005

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1985
Saturday, Apr 6, 1985
41 years old
1984
Friday, Apr 6, 1984
42 years old
1983
Wednesday, Apr 6, 1983
43 years old
1977
Wednesday, Apr 6, 1977
49 years old
1976
Tuesday, Apr 6, 1976
50 years old
1976
Tuesday, Apr 6, 1976
50 years old
1972
Thursday, Apr 6, 1972
54 years old
1972
Thursday, Apr 6, 1972
54 years old
1972
Thursday, Apr 6, 1972
54 years old
1972
Thursday, Apr 6, 1972
54 years old
1971
Tuesday, Apr 6, 1971
55 years old
1965
Tuesday, Apr 6, 1965
61 years old
1962
Friday, Apr 6, 1962
64 years old
1958
Sunday, Apr 6, 1958
68 years old
1948
Tuesday, Apr 6, 1948
78 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2018
A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior ice hockey team collides with a semi-truck in Saskatchewan, Canada, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others.
2017
U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.
2012
Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.
2011
In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves.
2010
Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India.
2009
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.
2008
The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
2005
Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
2004
Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.
1998
Nuclear weapons testing: Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.
1997
In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occur.
1994
The Rwandan genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down.
1992
The Bosnian War begins.
1985
Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab.
1984
Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.
1974
In Brighton, United Kingdom, ABBA wins the 1974 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo", the first of a joint-record seven Swedish wins.
1974
The first California Jam festival takes place at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. Co-headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The festival set what were then records for the loudest amplification system ever installed, the highest paid attendance, and highest gross in history.
1973
Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
1973
The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
1972
Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.
1970
Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.
1968
In the downtown district of Richmond, Indiana, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.
1968
Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward.
1965
Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
1958
Capital Airlines Flight 67 crashes in Tittabawassee Township, Michigan, near Freeland Tri-City Airport, killing 47.
1957
The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".
1948
The Finno-Soviet Treaty is signed in Moscow.
1947
The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
1945
World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.
1945
World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
1941
World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).
1936
Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
1930
At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire."
1929
Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
1926
Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
1918
Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere ends.
1917
World War I: The United States declares war on Germany.
1911
During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).
1909
Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
1896
In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
1866
The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
1865
American Civil War: The Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia, during the Appomattox Campaign.
1862
American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
1860
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
1841
U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become president upon William Henry Harrison's death.
1830
Church of Christ, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement, is organized by Joseph Smith and others at either Fayette or Manchester, New York.
1814
Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
1812
British forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington assault the fortress of Badajoz. This would be the turning point in the Peninsular War against Napoleon-led France.
1808
John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America's first millionaire.
1800
The Treaty of Constantinople establishes the Septinsular Republic, the first autonomous Greek state since the Fall of the Byzantine Empire. (Under the Old Style calendar then still in use in the Ottoman Empire, the treaty was signed on 21 March.)
1793
During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
1782
King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) establishes the Chakri dynasty.
1776
American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
1712
The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.
1652
At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town.
1580
One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
1453
Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople. The city falls on May 29 and is renamed Istanbul.
1320
The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.
945
Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII crowns his son Romanos II as co-emperor.
402
Stilicho defeats the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia.
46 BC
Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) at the Battle of Thapsus.

Births On This Day

2009
Shaylee Mansfield, deaf American actress and YouTuber
2009
Valentina Tronel, French child singer
2002
Andrea Botez, Canadian-American chess player, commentator, Twitch streamer and YouTuber
2002
Leyre Romero Gormaz, Spanish tennis player
2001
Oscar Piastri, Australian racing driver
2001
Moritz Seider, German ice hockey player
2000
Shaheen Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
2000
Maxence Lacroix, French footballer
1998
Nicolás González, Argentine footballer
1998
Peyton List, American actress and model
1998
Spencer List, American actor
1998
Nahuel Molina, Argentine footballer
1997
Mingyu, South Korean singer and rapper
1996
Al-Musrati, Libyan footballer
1995
Darya Lebesheva, Belarusian tennis player
1994
Adrián Alonso, Mexican actor
1992
Ken, South Korean singer
1992
Julie Ertz, American soccer player
1992
Huh Chan-mi, South Korean singer
1990
Lachlan Coote, Australian rugby league player
1990
Charlie McDermott, American actor
1990
Andrei Veis, Estonian footballer
1988
Jucilei, Brazilian footballer
1988
Leigh Adams, Australian footballer
1988
Daniele Gasparetto, Italian footballer
1988
Carlton Mitchell, American football player
1988
Fabrice Muamba, Congolese-English footballer
1988
Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rican model and television host, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008
1987
Benjamin Corgnet, French footballer
1987
Heidi Mount, American model
1987
Levi Porter, English footballer
1987
Hilary Rhoda, American model
1986
Nikolas Asprogenis, Cypriot footballer
1986
Aaron Curry, American football player
1986
Goeido Gotaro, Japanese sumo wrestler
1986
Ryota Moriwaki, Japanese footballer
1985
Fatau Dauda, Ghanaian footballer
1985
Clarke MacArthur, Canadian ice hockey player
1985
Frank Ongfiang, Cameroonian footballer
1985
Sinqua Walls, American basketball player and actor
1984
Max Bemis, American singer-songwriter
1984
Michaël Ciani, French footballer
1984
Siboniso Gaxa, South African footballer
1984
Diana Matheson, Canadian soccer player
1983
Mehdi Ballouchy, Moroccan footballer
1983
Jerome Kaino, New Zealand rugby player
1983
Mitsuru Nagata, Japanese footballer
1983
Remi Nicole, English singer-songwriter and actress
1983
James Wade, English darts player
1983
Katie Weatherston, Canadian ice hockey player
1982
Travis Moen, Canadian ice hockey player
1982
Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Spanish actor
1981
Robert Earnshaw, Welsh footballer
1981
Jeff Faine, American football player
1981
Lucas Licht, Argentine footballer
1981
Alex Suarez, American bass player
1980
Tommi Evilä, Finnish long jumper
1980
Tanja Poutiainen, Finnish skier
1979
Lord Frederick Windsor, English journalist and financier
1979
Clay Travis, American sports journalist, blogger, and broadcaster
1978
Imani Coppola, American singer-songwriter and violinist
1978
Robert Glasper, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1978
Tim Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster
1978
Myleene Klass, Austrian/Filipino-English singer, pianist, and model
1978
Martín Méndez, Uruguayan bass player and songwriter
1978
Blaine Neal, American baseball player
1978
Igor Semshov, Russian footballer
1977
Ville Nieminen, Finnish ice hockey player
1977
Andy Phillips, American baseball player and coach
1976
Candace Cameron Bure, American actress and talk show panelist
1976
James Fox, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1976
Chris Hoke, American football player
1976
Georg Hólm, Icelandic bass player
1976
Hirotada Ototake, Japanese author and educator
1975
Zach Braff, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1975
Hal Gill, American ice hockey player
1973
Donnie Edwards, American football player
1973
Randall Godfrey, American football player
1973
Rie Miyazawa, Japanese model and actress
1973
Sun Wen, Chinese footballer
1972
Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish director and screenwriter
1972
Dickey Simpkins, American basketball player and sportscaster
1970
Olaf Kölzig, South African-German ice hockey player and coach
1970
Roy Mayorga, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
1970
Huang Xiaomin, Chinese swimmer
1969
Bret Boone, American baseball player and manager
1969
Bison Dele, American basketball player (died 2002)
1969
Philipp Peter, Austrian race car driver
1969
Paul Rudd, American actor
1969
Spencer Wells, American geneticist and anthropologist
1968
Archon Fung, American political scientist, author, and academic
1968
Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver
1967
Julian Anderson, English composer and educator
1967
Kathleen Barr, Canadian voice actress and singer
1967
Tanya Byron, English psychologist and academic
1967
Jonathan Firth, English actor
1966
Vince Flynn, American author (died 2013)
1966
Young Man Kang, South Korean-American director and producer
1965
Black Francis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1965
Sterling Sharpe, American football player and sportscaster
1964
Tim Walz, American politician, Governor of Minnesota & vice presidential candidate
1963
Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian economist and politician, 54th President of Ecuador
1962
Iris Häussler, German sculptor and academic
1962
Marco Schällibaum, Swiss footballer, coach, and manager
1961
Rory Bremner, Scottish impressionist and comedian
1961
Peter Jackson, English footballer and manager
1960
Warren Haynes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960
Richard Loe, New Zealand rugby player
1960
John Pizzarelli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959
Gail Shea, Canadian politician
1958
Graeme Base, Australian author and illustrator
1957
Giorgio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
1957
Maurizio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
1957
Jaroslava Maxová, Czech soprano and educator
1957
Paolo Nespoli, Italian soldier, engineer, and astronaut
1956
Michele Bachmann, American lawyer and politician
1956
Normand Corbeil, Canadian composer (died 2013)
1956
Mudassar Nazar, Pakistani cricketer
1956
Lee Scott, English politician
1956
Sebastian Spreng, Argentinian-American painter and journalist
1956
Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer and coach
1955
Rob Epstein, American director and producer
1955
Michael Rooker, American actor, director, and producer
1955
Cathy Jones, Canadian actress, comedian, and writer
1953
Patrick Doyle, Scottish actor and composer
1953
Christopher Franke, German-American drummer and songwriter
1952
Udo Dirkschneider, German singer-songwriter
1952
Marilu Henner, Greek-Polish American actress and author
1952
Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 1992)
1951
Bert Blyleven, Dutch-American baseball player and sportscaster
1951
Jean-Marc Boivin, French skier, mountaineer, and pilot (died 1990)
1951
Pascal Rogé, French pianist
1950
Claire Morissette, Canadian cycling activist (died 2007)
1950
Cleo Odzer, American anthropologist and author (died 2001)
1949
Alyson Bailes, English academic and diplomat (died 2016)
1949
Patrick Hernandez, French singer-songwriter
1949
Ng Ser Miang, Singaporean athlete, entrepreneur and diplomat
1949
Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1947
John Ratzenberger, American actor and director
1947
André Weinfeld, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1947
Mike Worboys, English mathematician and computer scientist
1946
Paul Beresford, New Zealand-English dentist and politician
1945
Rodney Bickerstaffe, English trade union leader (died 2017)
1945
Peter Hill, English journalist
1944
Felicity Palmer, English operatic soprano
1944
Charles Sobhraj, French serial killer
1943
Max Clifford, English journalist and publicist (died 2017)
1943
Roger Cook, New Zealand-English journalist and academic
1943
Ian MacRae, New Zealand rugby player
1943
Mitchell Melton, American lawyer and politician (died 2013)
1942
Barry Levinson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1942
Anita Pallenberg, Italian-English model, actress, and fashion designer (died 2017)
1941
Christopher Allsopp, English economist and academic
1941
Phil Austin, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2015)
1941
Hans W. Geißendörfer, German director and producer
1941
Angeliki Laiou, Greek-American Byzantinist and politician (died 2008)
1941
Don Prudhomme, American race car driver and manager
1941
Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian flute player and composer
1940
Homero Aridjis, Mexican journalist, author, and poet
1940
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Mexican-American actor and producer (died 2011)
1939
André Ouellet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1939
John Sculley, American businessman, co-founded Zeta Interactive
1938
Paul Daniels, English magician and television host (died 2016)
1938
Roy Thinnes, American television and film actor
1937
Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
1937
Tom Veivers, Australian cricketer and politician
1937
Billy Dee Williams, American actor, singer, and writer
1936
Helen Berman, Dutch-Israeli painter and illustrator
1936
Jean-Pierre Changeux, French neuroscientist, biologist, and academic
1935
Douglas Hill, Canadian author and critic (died 2007)
1934
Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor (died 1996)
1934
Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist and wrestler (died 2010)
1934
Guy Peellaert, Belgian painter, illustrator, and photographer (died 2008)
1933
Roy Goode, English lawyer and academic
1933
Tom C. Korologos, American journalist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Belgium (died 2024)
1933
Eduardo Malapit, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Kauai (died 2007)
1932
Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2013)
1932
Helmut Griem, German actor and director (died 2004)
1931
Ram Dass, American author and educator (died 2019)
1931
Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer (died 2008)
1930
Qiu Dahong, Chinese coastal and offshore engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (died 2025)
1929
Willis Hall, English playwright and author (died 2005)
1929
Joi Lansing, American model, actress and nightclub singer (died 1972)
1929
André Previn, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2019)
1929
Christos Sartzetakis, Greek jurist, supreme justice and President of Greece (died 2022)
1928
James Watson, American biologist, geneticist, and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2025)
1927
Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (died 1996)
1926
Sergio Franchi, Italian-American singer and actor (died 1990)
1926
Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (died 2000)
1926
Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical minister and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2014)
1926
Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (died 2018)
1923
Herb Thomas, American race car driver (died 2000)
1922
Gordon Chater, English-Australian comedian and actor (died 1999)
1921
Wilbur Thompson, American shot putter (died 2013)
1920
Jack Cover, American pilot and physicist, invented the Taser gun (died 2009)
1920
Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)
1919
Georgios Mylonas, Greek politician, 11th Greek Minister of Culture (died 1998)
1918
Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (died 1982)
1917
Leonora Carrington, English-Mexican painter and author (died 2011)
1916
Phil Leeds, American actor (died 1998)
1916
Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (died 1987)
1915
Tadeusz Kantor, Polish director, painter, and set designer (died 1990)
1913
Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune, American geographer and academic (died 1993)
1911
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
1910
Barys Kit, Belarusian-American rocket scientist (died 2018)
1909
William M. Branham, American minister and theologian (died 1965)
1909
Hermann Lang, German race car driver (died 1987)
1908
Marcel-Marie Desmarais, Canadian preacher, missionary, and author (died 1994)
1908
Ernie Lombardi, American baseball player (died 1977)
1906
Virginia Hall, American who was a spy in France for the UK and US during WWII (died 1982)
1904
Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German lawyer, politician and Chancellor of Germany (died 1988)
1904
Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (died 1966)
1903
Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (died 1962)
1903
Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (died 1990)
1902
Julien Torma, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1933)
1901
Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist (died 1925)
1900
Leo Robin, American composer and songwriter (died 1984)
1898
Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter and author (died 1920)
1895
Dudley Nichols, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1960)
1892
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (died 1981)
1892
Lowell Thomas, American journalist and author (died 1981)
1890
Anthony Fokker, Dutch engineer and businessman, founded Fokker Aircraft Manufacturer (died 1939)
1888
Hans Richter, Swiss painter, illustrator, and director (died 1976)
1888
Gerhard Ritter, German historian and academic (died 1967)
1886
Athenagoras I of Constantinople (died 1972)
1886
Walter Dandy, American physician and neurosurgeon (died 1946)
1886
Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, Indian ruler (died 1967)
1884
J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer (died 1927)
1881
Karl Staaf, Swedish pole vaulter and hammer thrower (died 1953)
1878
Erich Mühsam, German author, poet, and playwright (died 1934)
1869
Levon Shant, Armenian author, poet, and playwright (died 1951)
1866
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (died 1931)
1864
William Bate Hardy, English biologist and academic (died 1934)
1861
Stanislas de Guaita, French poet and author (died 1897)
1860
René Lalique, French sculptor and jewellery designer (died 1945)
1857
Arthur Wesley Dow, American painter and photographer (died 1922)
1855
Charles Huot, Canadian painter and illustrator (died 1930)
1852
Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (died 1921)
1851
Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (died 1932)
1844
William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th Premier of New South Wales (died 1913)
1826
Gustave Moreau, French painter and academic (died 1898)
1824
George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1906)
1823
Joseph Medill, Canadian-American publisher and politician, 26th Mayor of Chicago (died 1899)
1820
Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author (died 1910)
1818
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian journalist and poet (died 1870)
1815
Robert Volkmann, German organist, composer, and conductor (died 1883)
1812
Alexander Herzen, Russian philosopher and author (died 1870)
1810
Philip Henry Gosse, English biologist and academic (died 1888)
1787
Celestina Cordero, Puerto Rican educator (died 1862)
1773
James Mill, Scottish historian, economist, and philosopher (died 1836)
1766
Wilhelm von Kobell, German painter and educator (died 1853)
1741
Nicolas Chamfort, French author and playwright (died 1794)
1726
Gerard Majella, Italian saint (died 1755)
1725
Pasquale Paoli, French soldier and politician (died 1807)
1708
Johann Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (died 1772)
1706
Louis de Cahusac, French playwright and composer (died 1759)
1672
André Cardinal Destouches, French composer (died 1749)
1671
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (died 1741)
1664
Arvid Horn, Swedish general and politician, Governor of Västerbotten County (died 1742)
1660
Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (died 1722)
1651
André Dacier, French scholar and academic (died 1722)
1632
Maria Leopoldine of Austria (died 1649)
1573
Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg, German noble (died 1643)
1342
Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa
1135
Maimonides, Jewish philosopher, Torah scholar, physician and astronomer (March 30 also proposed, died 1204)

Deaths On This Day

2025
Clem Burke, American drummer (born 1954)
2025
Jay North, American actor (born 1951)
2024
Joseph E. Brennan, American politician, 70th Governor of Maine (born 1934)
2022
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian and Soviet politician (born 1946)
2022
Jill Knight, British politician (born 1923)
2021
Hans Küng, Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author (born 1928)
2021
Alcee Hastings, American politician (born 1936)
2020
Al Kaline, American baseball player, broadcaster and executive (born 1934)
2019
Michael O'Donnell, British physician, journalist, author and broadcaster (born 1928)
2017
Don Rickles, American actor and comedian (born 1926)
2016
Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)
2015
Giovanni Berlinguer, Italian lawyer and politician (born 1924)
2015
James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1926)
2015
Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (born 1918)
2015
Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1929)
2014
Mary Anderson, American actress (born 1918)
2014
Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (born 1926)
2014
Liv Dommersnes, Norwegian actress (born 1922)
2014
Mickey Rooney, American soldier, actor, and dancer (born 1920)
2014
Chuck Stone, American soldier, journalist, and academic (born 1924)
2014
Massimo Tamburini, Italian motorcycle designer, co-founded Bimota (born 1943)
2013
Hilda Bynoe, Grenadian physician and politician, 2nd Governor of Grenada (born 1921)
2013
Bill Guttridge, English footballer and manager (born 1931)
2013
Bigas Luna, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1946)
2013
Ottmar Schreiner, German lawyer and politician (born 1946)
2012
Roland Guilbault, American admiral (born 1934)
2012
Thomas Kinkade, American painter and illustrator (born 1958)
2012
Fang Lizhi, Chinese astrophysicist and academic (born 1936)
2012
Sheila Scotter, Australian fashion designer and journalist (born 1920)
2012
Reed Whittemore, American poet and critic (born 1919)
2011
Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (born 1931)
2010
Wilma Mankiller, American tribal leader (born 1945)
2010
Corin Redgrave, English actor (born 1939)
2009
J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (born 1919)
2009
Shawn Mackay, Australian rugby player and coach (born 1982)
2007
Luigi Comencini, Italian director and producer (born 1916)
2006
Maggie Dixon, American basketball player and coach (born 1977)
2006
Francis L. Kellogg, American soldier and diplomat (born 1917)
2006
Stefanos Stratigos, Greek actor and director (born 1926)
2005
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (born 1923)
2005
Anthony F. DePalma, American orthopedic surgeon and professor (born 1904)
2004
Lou Berberet, American baseball player (born 1929)
2004
Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (born 1929)
2003
David Bloom, American journalist (born 1963)
2003
Anita Borg, American computer scientist and educator; founded Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (born 1949)
2003
Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (born 1912)
2003
Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer, educator, and activist (born 1927)
2003
Dino Yannopoulos, Greek stage director of the Metropolitan Opera (born 1919)
2001
Charles Pettigrew, American singer-songwriter (born 1963)
2000
Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian politician, 1st President of Tunisia (born 1903)
1999
Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (born 1908)
1998
Norbert Schmitz, German footballer (born 1958)
1998
Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter (born 1942)
1996
Greer Garson, English-American actress (born 1904)
1995
Ioannis Alevras, Greek banker and politician, President of Greece (born 1912)
1994
Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan banker and politician, 3rd President of Rwanda (born 1937)
1994
Cyprien Ntaryamira, Burundian politician, 5th President of Burundi (born 1955)
1992
Isaac Asimov, American science fiction writer (born 1920)
1983
Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, Indian General who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949. (born 1908)
1979
Ivan Vasilyov, Bulgarian architect, designed the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library (born 1893)
1977
Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (born 1889)
1974
Willem Marinus Dudok, Dutch architect (born 1884)
1974
Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited (born 1895)
1971
Igor Stravinsky, Russian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1882)
1970
Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (born 1933)
1963
Otto Struve, Ukrainian-American astronomer and academic (born 1897)
1961
Jules Bordet, Belgian microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1870)
1959
Leo Aryeh Mayer, Polish-Israeli scholar and academic (born 1895)
1953
Idris Davies, Welsh poet and author (born 1905)
1950
Louis Wilkins, American pole vaulter (born 1882)
1947
Herbert Backe, German agronomist and politician (born 1896)
1944
Rose O'Neill, American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer (born 1874)
1935
Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (born 1869)
1927
Florence Earle Coates, American poet (born 1850)
1913
Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (born 1835)
1906
Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician, 6th County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (born 1849)
1899
Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (born 1809)
1886
William Edward Forster, English businessman, philanthropist, and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (born 1818)
1883
Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (born 1801)
1862
Albert Sidney Johnston, American general (born 1803)
1860
James Kirke Paulding, American author and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1778)
1838
José Bonifácio de Andrada, Brazilian poet, academic, and politician (born 1763)
1833
Adamantios Korais, Greek philosopher and scholar (born 1748)
1829
Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (born 1802)
1827
Nikolis Apostolis, Greek naval commander during the Greek War of Independence (born 1770)
1825
Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter and educator (born 1757)
1790
Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (born 1719)
1755
Richard Rawlinson, English minister and historian (born 1690)
1707
Willem van de Velde the Younger, Dutch-English painter (born 1633)
1686
Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, Irish-English politician (born 1614)
1676
John Winthrop the Younger, English politician, 1st Governor of Connecticut (born 1606)
1670
Leonora Baroni, Italian composer (born 1611)
1655
David Blondel, French minister, historian, and scholar (born 1591)
1641
Domenico Zampieri (Domenichino), Italian painter (born 1581)
1621
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (born 1539)
1605
John Stow, English historian and author (born 1525)
1593
Henry Barrowe, English Puritan and separatist (born 1550)
1590
Francis Walsingham, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1532)
1571
John Hamilton, Scottish archbishop and academic (born 1512)
1551
Joachim Vadian, Swiss scholar and politician (born 1484)
1528
Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (born 1471)
1523
Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English nobleman (born 1479)
1520
Raphael, Italian painter and architect (born 1483)
1490
Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490 (born 1443)
1376
Preczlaw of Pogarell, Cardinal and Bishop of Wrocław (born 1310)
1362
James I, count of La Marche (born 1319)
1340
Basil, emperor of Trebizond (Turkey)
1252
Peter of Verona, Italian priest and saint (born 1206)
1250
Guillaume de Sonnac, Grand Master of the Knights Templar
1231
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
1199
Richard I, king of England (born 1157)
1174
Umara al-Yamani, Yemeni poet and historian (born 1121)
1147
Frederick II, duke of Swabia (born 1090)
943
Liu Churang, Chinese general and chief of staff (born 881)
943
Nasr II, ruler (amir) of the Samanid Empire (born 906)
887
Pei Che, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
885
Saint Methodius, Byzantine missionary and saint (born 815)
861
Prudentius, bishop of Troyes
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