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April 7
April 7 is the 97th day of the year (98th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 268 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day
- 2024
- $1.33 billion Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in Oregon. Around the United States, millions of people had to wait an extra three hours last night to find out if they won the unbelievably massive Powerball jackpot, due to one unnamed state's inability to deal with the huge amount of ticket sales data.
- 2022
- California woman chooses wrong lottery ticket because of "rude" person, wins $10 million. A "rude" person at a grocery store inadvertently helped a California woman win $10 million in the lottery after their bad manners caused her to select the wrong ticket.
- 2021
- Pennsylvania man arrested after using scissors and glue to make winning lottery tickets. Police arrested and jailed a Pennsylvania man on Tuesday after he was caught altering scratch-off lottery tickets to look like winners using scissors and a glue stick.
- 2021
- New York woman plans a return trip back to Florida to claim her $1 million prize. The Florida Lottery announced yesterday that a New York woman had to book a return flight to claim a $1 million prize for a scratch-off ticket she bought while visiting the state.
- 2019
- Wisconsin Lottery launches new All or Nothing game. A lottery game format that has grown in popularity in recent years is now finding its way to Wisconsin.
- 2017
- Canada couple wins lottery for third time. An Edmonton, Alberta, couple is walking away with a cool $8.1 million after striking it big in February in Canada's national Lotto 6/49 game.
- 2017
- Proposal to boost N.J. pensions with lottery could happen this year, treasurer says. The state treasurer said Thursday that Gov. Chris Christie's proposal to use New Jersey Lottery ticket proceeds to bolster the government worker pension fund could be finalized by the June 30 end of the fiscal year.
- 2016
- Investigators find Tipton's software code to rig computerized lottery drawings. Authorities called newly obtained forensic evidence a breakthrough in the investigation of alleged jackpot-fixing scheme by Eddie Tipton, former security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association.
- 2011
- Arkansas Lottery conducts first state raffle. In what started as one of the longest raffle ticket sales periods in recent memory, and ended in a flurry of last-minute sales, the Arkansas Lottery officially concluded its first-ever raffle today.
- 2011
- Store wins lottery prize on mistake ticket. Tesco Ireland, the Irish arm of supermarket group Tesco, is to give away a €500,000 (US$713,000) Euro Millions prize it won by accident on April Fool's Day.
- 2010
- Florida poised to become Vegas of Southeast. Gov. Charlie Crist, the Seminole tribe of Florida and once-reluctant lawmakers have signed off on a gambling deal guaranteed to bring at least $1 billion to the state over the next five years.
- 2009
- Tennessee may cap lottery winnings at $600 for poor. The Tennessee Legislature is considering a bill that could end up making life more difficult for the poor -- or could help them, depending on your point of view.
- 2009
- Book Review: The Lottery Wars. In "The Lottery Wars," Matthew Sweeney takes an incisive and sweeping look into America's long fascination with the lottery.
- 2005
- N.C. Senate in no hurry to vote on lottery bill. North Carolina Senate leader Marc Basnight said Wednesday that he doesn't want to rush a lottery bill to a vote.
- 2004
- Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $105 Million. What would you do with $105 million? That's what Lottery players everywhere are thinking as they place their order for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing.
- 2004
- Tennessee Senator criticizes Lottery vacation, sick leave policy. For employees of the Tennessee Lottery, it could pay not to get sick. Employees can build up sick days and be paid for half of the unused ones when they leave. They earn one day per month, and there's no maximum on how much can be accrued or rolled over from year to year.
- 2004
- Tennessee Lottery to launch Powerball on April 19. The eagerly-anticipated Powerball game is rolling into Tennessee in just 12 days, the Tennessee Lottery announced Tuesday.
Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day
- 1.$414 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 7, 2023 - 2.$275.7 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Apr 9, 2022 - 3.$201 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 9, 2021 - 4.€184.04 Million
US$200.37 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Apr 7, 2022 - 5.$195 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Apr 8, 2006 - 6.$190 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Apr 8, 2020 - 7.$181.5 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Apr 8, 2023 - 8.$168 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Apr 9, 2016 - 9.$162 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 7, 2006 - 10.€133.61 Million
US$158.99 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Apr 8, 2021 - 11.$155 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 9, 2002 - 12.€125.13 Million
US$153.73 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Apr 7, 2018 - 13.€132.95 Million
US$149.81 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Apr 9, 2019 - 14.$143 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Apr 8, 2009 - 15.$127 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 7, 2020 - 16.$125 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Apr 7, 2010 - 17.$120 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 9, 2019 - 18.$105 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 9, 2004 - 19.$102 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 8, 2005 - 20.€90 Million
US$99.23 Million - Multi-Country
EuroJackpotDraw Date
Apr 10, 2020 - 21.$97 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 9, 2024 - 22.€87.13 Million
US$94.62 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Apr 9, 2024 - 23.$94 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 8, 2022 - 24.$90 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Apr 9, 2010 - 25.€82 Million
US$89.04 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Apr 9, 2024
Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day
- 1995
- Friday, Apr 7, 1995
29 years old - 1987
- Tuesday, Apr 7, 1987
37 years old - 1984
- Saturday, Apr 7, 1984
40 years old - 1976
- Wednesday, Apr 7, 1976
48 years old - 1972
- Friday, Apr 7, 1972
52 years old - 1971
- Wednesday, Apr 7, 1971
53 years old - 1971
- Wednesday, Apr 7, 1971
53 years old - 1971
- Wednesday, Apr 7, 1971
53 years old - 1970
- Tuesday, Apr 7, 1970
54 years old - 1963
- Sunday, Apr 7, 1963
61 years old - 1963
- Sunday, Apr 7, 1963
61 years old - 1962
- Saturday, Apr 7, 1962
62 years old - 1962
- Saturday, Apr 7, 1962
62 years old - 1961
- Friday, Apr 7, 1961
63 years old - 1957
- Sunday, Apr 7, 1957
67 years old - 1957
- Sunday, Apr 7, 1957
67 years old - 1954
- Wednesday, Apr 7, 1954
70 years old - 1954
- Wednesday, Apr 7, 1954
70 years old - 1953
- Tuesday, Apr 7, 1953
71 years old - 1948
- Wednesday, Apr 7, 1948
76 years old - 1948
- Wednesday, Apr 7, 1948
76 years old - 1947
- Monday, Apr 7, 1947
77 years old - (year not provided)
Worldwide Events On This Day
- 2022
- Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first black female justice.
- 2021
- COVID-19 pandemic: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States.
- 2020
- COVID-19 pandemic: China ends its lockdown in Wuhan.
- 2020
- COVID-19 pandemic: Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigns for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt and the dismissal of Brett Crozier.
- 2018
- Former Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is arrested for corruption by determination of Judge Sérgio Moro, from the “Car-Wash Operation”. Lula stayed imprisoned for 580 days, after being released by the Brazilian Supreme Court.
- 2018
- Syria launches the Douma chemical attack during the Eastern Ghouta offensive of the Syrian Civil War.
- 2017
- A man deliberately drives a hijacked truck into a crowd of people in Stockholm, Sweden, killing five people and injuring fifteen others.
- 2017
- U.S. President Donald Trump orders the 2017 Shayrat missile strike against Syria in retaliation for the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack.
- 2011
- The Israel Defense Forces use their Iron Dome missile system to successfully intercept a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza, marking the first short-range missile intercept ever.
- 2009
- Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
- 2009
- Mass protests begin across Moldova under the belief that results from the parliamentary election are fraudulent.
- 2003
- Iraq War: U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime falls two days later.
- 2001
- NASA launches the 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter.
- 1999
- Turkish Airlines Flight 5904 crashes near Ceyhan in southern Turkey, killing six people.
- 1995
- First Chechen War: Russian paramilitary troops begin a massacre of civilians in Samashki, Chechnya.
- 1994
- Rwandan genocide: Massacres of Tutsis begin in Kigali, Rwanda, and soldiers kill the civilian Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana.
- 1994
- Auburn Calloway attempts to destroy Federal Express Flight 705 in order to allow his family to benefit from his life insurance policy.
- 1990
- A fire breaks out on the passenger ferry Scandinavian Star, killing 159 people.
- 1990
- John Poindexter is convicted for his role in the Iran-Contra affair. In 1991 the convictions are reversed on appeal.
- 1989
- Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway, killing 42 sailors.
- 1988
- Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov orders the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- 1983
- During STS-6, astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson perform the first Space Shuttle spacewalk.
- 1982
- Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh is arrested.
- 1980
- During the Iran hostage crisis, the United States severs relations with Iran.
- 1978
- Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter.
- 1977
- German Federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback and his driver are shot by two Red Army Faction members while waiting at a red light.
- 1976
- Member of Parliament and suspected spy John Stonehouse resigns from the Labour Party after being arrested for faking his own death.
- 1972
- Vietnam War: Communist forces overrun the South Vietnamese town of Loc Ninh.
- 1971
- Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces his decision to quicken the pace of Vietnamization.
- 1969
- The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1.
- 1968
- Two-time Formula One British World Champion Jim Clark dies in an accident during a Formula Two race in Hockenheim.
- 1965
- Representatives of the National Congress of American Indians testify before members of the US Senate in Washington, D.C. against the termination of the Colville tribe.
- 1964
- IBM announces the System/360.
- 1956
- Francoist Spain agrees to surrender its protectorate in Morocco.
- 1955
- Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
- 1954
- United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference.
- 1948
- The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.
- 1946
- The Soviet Union annexes East Prussia as the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
- 1945
- World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamato, one of the two largest ever constructed, is sunk by United States Navy aircraft during Operation Ten-Go.
- 1943
- The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Terebovlia, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress and march through the city to the nearby village of Plebanivka, where they are shot and buried in ditches.
- 1943
- Ioannis Rallis becomes collaborationist Prime Minister of Greece during the Axis Occupation.
- 1943
- The National Football League makes helmets mandatory.
- 1940
- Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
- 1939
- Benito Mussolini declares an Italian protectorate over Albania and forces King Zog I into exile.
- 1933
- Prohibition in the United States is repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution. (Now celebrated as National Beer Day in the United States.)
- 1933
- Nazi Germany issues the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service banning Jews and political dissidents from civil service posts.
- 1927
- AT&T engineer Herbert Ives transmits the first long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
- 1926
- Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini.
- 1922
- Teapot Dome scandal: United States Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall leases federal petroleum reserves to private oil companies on excessively generous terms.
- 1906
- Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
- 1906
- The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
- 1868
- Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation, is assassinated by a Fenian activist.
- 1862
- American Civil War: The Union's Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio defeat the Confederate Army of Mississippi near Shiloh, Tennessee.
- 1831
- Pedro II becomes Emperor of Empire of Brazil.
- 1824
- The Mechanics' Institution is established in Manchester, England at the Bridgewater Arms hotel, as part of a national movement for the education of working men. The institute is the precursor to three Universities in the city: the University of Manchester, UMIST and the Metropolitan University of Manchester (MMU).
- 1805
- Lewis and Clark Expedition: The Corps of Discovery breaks camp among the Mandan tribe and resumes its journey West along the Missouri River.
- 1805
- German composer Ludwig van Beethoven premieres his Third Symphony, at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
- 1798
- The Mississippi Territory is organized from disputed territory claimed by both the United States and the Spanish Empire. It is expanded in 1804 and again in 1812.
- 1795
- The French First Republic adopts the kilogram and gram as its primary unit of mass.
- 1790
- Greek War of Independence: Greek revolutionary Lambros Katsonis loses three of his ships in the Battle of Andros.
- 1788
- Settlers establish Marietta, Ohio, the first permanent settlement created by U.S. citizens in the recently organized Northwest Territory.
- 1767
- End of Burmese-Siamese War (1765-67).
- 1724
- Premiere performance of Bach's St John Passion, BWV 245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
- 1541
- Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies.
- 1521
- Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu.
- 1449
- Felix V abdicates his claim to the papacy, ending the reign of the final Antipope.
- 1348
- Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV charters Prague University.
- 1141
- Empress Matilda becomes the first female ruler of England, adopting the title "Lady of the English".
- 529
- First Corpus Juris Civilis, a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.
- 451
- Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town.
Births On This Day
- 1997
- Rafaela Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player
- 1996
- Emerson Hyndman, American international soccer player
- 1994
- Johanna Allik, Estonian figure skater
- 1994
- Aaron Gray, Australian rugby league player
- 1994
- Josh Hader, American baseball player
- 1993
- Ichinojō Takashi, Mongolian sumo wrestler
- 1992
- Andreea Acatrinei, Romanian gymnast
- 1992
- Guilherme Negueba, Brazilian footballer
- 1991
- Luka Milivojević, Serbian footballer
- 1991
- Anne-Marie, English singer-songwriter
- 1990
- Nickel Ashmeade, Jamaican sprinter
- 1990
- Anna Bogomazova, Russian-American kick-boxer, martial artist, and wrestler
- 1990
- Sorana Cîrstea, Romanian tennis player
- 1990
- Trent Cotchin, Australian footballer
- 1989
- Franco Di Santo, Argentinian footballer
- 1989
- Mitchell Pearce, Australian rugby league player
- 1989
- Teddy Riner, French judoka
- 1988
- Antonio Piccolo, Italian footballer
- 1988
- Ed Speleers, English actor and producer
- 1987
- Martín Cáceres, Uruguayan footballer
- 1987
- Eelco Sintnicolaas, Dutch decathlete
- 1987
- Jamar Smith, American football player
- 1986
- Brooke Brodack, American comedian
- 1986
- Jack Duarte, Mexican actor, singer, and guitarist
- 1986
- Andi Fraggs, English singer-songwriter and producer
- 1986
- Christian Fuchs, Austrian footballer
- 1985
- KC Concepcion, Filipino actress and singer
- 1985
- Humza Yousaf, Scottish politician
- 1984
- Hiroko Shimabukuro, Japanese singer
- 1983
- Hamish Davidson, Australian musician
- 1983
- Franck Ribéry, French footballer
- 1983
- Jon Stead, English footballer
- 1983
- Jakub Smrž, Czech motorcycle rider
- 1983
- Janar Talts, Estonian basketball player
- 1982
- Silvana Arias, Peruvian actress
- 1982
- Sonjay Dutt, American wrestler
- 1982
- Kelli Young, English singer
- 1981
- Hitoe Arakaki, Japanese singer
- 1981
- Kazuki Watanabe, Japanese songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
- 1981
- Vanessa Olivarez, American singer-songwriter, and actress
- 1981
- Suzann Pettersen, Norwegian golfer
- 1980
- Dragan Bogavac, Montenegrin footballer
- 1980
- Bruno Covas, Brazilian lawyer, politician (d. 2021)
- 1980
- Tetsuji Tamayama, Japanese actor
- 1979
- Adrián Beltré, Dominican-American baseball player
- 1979
- Patrick Crayton, American football player
- 1979
- Pascal Dupuis, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1979
- Danny Sandoval, Venezuelan-American baseball player
- 1978
- Jo Appleby, English soprano
- 1978
- Duncan James, English singer-songwriter and actor
- 1978
- Lilia Osterloh, American tennis player
- 1977
- Tama Canning, Australian-New Zealand cricketer
- 1977
- Karin Haydu, Slovak actress
- 1976
- Kevin Alejandro, American actor and producer
- 1976
- Martin Buß, German high jumper
- 1976
- Jessica Lee, English lawyer and politician
- 1976
- Aaron Lohr, American actor
- 1976
- Barbara Jane Reams, American actress
- 1976
- Gang Qiang, Chinese anchor
- 1975
- Karin Dreijer Andersson, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
- 1975
- Ronde Barber, American football player and sportscaster
- 1975
- Tiki Barber, American football player and journalist
- 1975
- Ronnie Belliard, American baseball player
- 1975
- John Cooper, American singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1975
- Simon Woolford, Australian rugby league player
- 1973
- Marco Delvecchio, Italian footballer
- 1973
- Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence
- 1973
- Carole Montillet, French skier
- 1973
- Christian O'Connell, British radio DJ and presenter
- 1973
- Brett Tomko, American baseball player
- 1972
- Tim Peake, British astronaut
- 1971
- Guillaume Depardieu, French actor (d. 2008)
- 1971
- Victor Kraatz, German-Canadian figure skater
- 1970
- Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian pianist and educator
- 1970
- Alexander Karpovtsev, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2011)
- 1969
- Ricky Watters, American football player
- 1968
- Duncan Armstrong, Australian swimmer and sportscaster
- 1968
- Jennifer Lynch, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1968
- Jože Možina, Slovenian historian, sociologist and journalist
- 1968
- Vasiliy Sokov, Russian triple jumper
- 1967
- Artemis Gounaki, Greek-German singer-songwriter
- 1967
- Bodo Illgner, German footballer
- 1967
- Simone Schilder, Dutch tennis player
- 1966
- Richard Gomez, Filipino actor and politician
- 1966
- Zvika Hadar, Israeli entertainer
- 1966
- Béla Mavrák, Hungarian tenor singer
- 1966
- Gary Wilkinson, English snooker player
- 1965
- Bill Bellamy, American comedian, actor, and producer
- 1965
- Rozalie Hirs, Dutch composer and poet
- 1965
- Alison Lapper, English painter and photographer
- 1965
- Nenad Vučinić, Serbian-New Zealand basketball player and coach
- 1964
- Jace Alexander, American actor and director
- 1964
- Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor
- 1964
- Steve Graves, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1963
- Jaime de Marichalar, Spanish businessman
- 1963
- Nick Herbert, English businessman and politician, Minister for Policing
- 1963
- Dave Johnson, American decathlete and educator
- 1962
- Jon Cruddas, English lawyer and politician
- 1962
- Andrew Hampsten, American cyclist
- 1961
- Thurl Bailey, American basketball player and actor
- 1961
- Pascal Olmeta, French footballer
- 1961
- Brigitte van der Burg, Tanzanian-Dutch geographer and politician
- 1960
- Buster Douglas, American boxer and actor
- 1960
- Sandy Powell, English costume designer
- 1958
- Brian Haner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1958
- Hindrek Kesler, Estonian architect
- 1957
- Kim Kap-soo, South Korean actor
- 1957
- Thelma Walker, British politician
- 1956
- Annika Billström, Swedish businesswoman and politician, 16th Mayor of Stockholm
- 1956
- Christopher Darden, American lawyer and author
- 1956
- Georg Werthner, Austrian decathlete
- 1955
- Tim Cochran, American mathematician and academic (d. 2014)
- 1955
- Gregg Jarrett, American lawyer and journalist
- 1954
- Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1954
- Tony Dorsett, American football player
- 1953
- Santa Barraza, American mixed media artist
- 1953
- Douglas Kell, English biochemist and academic
- 1952
- David Baulcombe, English geneticist and academic
- 1952
- Jane Frederick, American hurdler and heptathlete
- 1952
- Gilles Valiquette, Canadian actor, singer, and producer
- 1952
- Dennis Hayden, American actor
- 1951
- Bruce Gary, American drummer (d. 2006)
- 1951
- Janis Ian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1950
- Brian J. Doyle, American press secretary
- 1950
- Neil Folberg, American-Israeli photographer
- 1949
- Mitch Daniels, American academic and politician, 49th Governor of Indiana
- 1948
- John Oates, American singer-songwriter guitarist, and producer
- 1948
- Arnie Robinson, American athlete (d. 2020)
- 1948
- Ecaterina Andronescu, Romanian politician
- 1947
- Patricia Bennett, American singer
- 1947
- Florian Schneider, German singer and drummer (d. 2020)
- 1947
- Michèle Torr, French singer and author
- 1946
- Zaid Abdul-Aziz, American basketball player
- 1946
- Colette Besson, French runner and educator (d. 2005)
- 1946
- Herménégilde Chiasson, Canadian poet, playwright, and politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
- 1946
- Dimitrij Rupel, Slovenian politician and diplomate
- 1946
- Stan Winston, American special effects designer and makeup artist (d. 2008)
- 1945
- Megas, Icelandic singer-songwriter
- 1945
- Gerry Cottle, English circus owner (d. 2021)
- 1945
- Marilyn Friedman, American philosopher and academic
- 1945
- Martyn Lewis, Welsh journalist and author
- 1945
- Joël Robuchon, French chef and author (d. 2018)
- 1945
- Werner Schroeter, German director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
- 1945
- Hans van Hemert, Dutch songwriter and producer
- 1944
- Shel Bachrach, American insurance broker, investor, businessman and philanthropist
- 1944
- Warner Fusselle, American sportscaster (d. 2012)
- 1944
- Oshik Levi, Israeli singer and actor
- 1944
- Julia Phillips, American film producer and author (d. 2002)
- 1944
- Gerhard Schröder, German lawyer and politician, 7th Chancellor of Germany
- 1944
- Bill Stoneman, American baseball player and manager
- 1943
- Mick Abrahams, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1943
- Dennis Amiss, English cricketer and manager
- 1942
- Jeetendra, Indian actor, TV and film producer
- 1941
- James Di Pasquale, American composer
- 1941
- Peter Fluck, English puppet maker and illustrator
- 1941
- Cornelia Frances, English-Australian actress (d. 2018)
- 1941
- Gorden Kaye, English actor (d. 2017)
- 1940
- Marju Lauristin, Estonian academic and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
- 1939
- Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1939
- David Frost, English journalist and game show host (d. 2013)
- 1939
- Gary Kellgren, American record producer, co-founded Record Plant (d. 1977)
- 1939
- Brett Whiteley, Australian painter (d. 1992)
- 1938
- Jerry Brown, American lawyer and politician, 34th and 39th Governor of California
- 1938
- Spencer Dryden, American drummer (d. 2005)
- 1938
- Freddie Hubbard, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2008)
- 1938
- Iris Johansen, American author
- 1937
- Charlie Thomas, American singer (d. 2023)
- 1935
- Bobby Bare, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1935
- Hodding Carter III, American journalist and politician, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
- 1934
- Ian Richardson, Scottish-English actor (d. 2007)
- 1933
- Wayne Rogers, American actor, investor, and producer (d. 2015)
- 1933
- Sakıp Sabancı, Turkish businessman and philanthropist (d. 2004)
- 1932
- Cal Smith, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)
- 1931
- Donald Barthelme, American short story writer and novelist (d. 1989)
- 1931
- Daniel Ellsberg, American activist and author (d. 2023)
- 1930
- Jane Priestman, English interior designer (d. 2021)
- 1930
- Yves Rocher, French businessman, founded the Yves Rocher Company (d. 2009)
- 1930
- Andrew Sachs, German-English actor and screenwriter (d. 2016)
- 1930
- Roger Vergé, French chef and restaurateur (d. 2015)
- 1929
- Bob Denard, French soldier (d. 2007)
- 1929
- Joe Gallo, American gangster (d. 1972)
- 1928
- James Garner, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2014)
- 1928
- Alan J. Pakula, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998)
- 1928
- James White, Northern Irish author and educator (d. 1999)
- 1927
- Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian-American drummer, educator, and activist (d. 2003)
- 1927
- Leonid Shcherbakov, Russian triple jumper
- 1925
- Chaturanan Mishra, Indian trade union leader and politician (d. 2011)
- 1925
- Jan van Roessel, Dutch footballer (d. 2011)
- 1924
- Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian-English author and screenwriter (d. 2009)
- 1922
- Mongo Santamaría, Cuban-American drummer (d. 2003)
- 1921
- Feza Gürsey, Turkish mathematician and physicist (d. 1992)
- 1920
- Ravi Shankar, Indian-American sitar player and composer (d. 2012)
- 1919
- Roger Lemelin, Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 1992)
- 1919
- Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italian fencer (d. 2012)
- 1918
- Bobby Doerr, American baseball player and coach (d. 2017)
- 1917
- R. G. Armstrong, American actor and playwright (d. 2012)
- 1916
- Anthony Caruso, American actor (d. 2003)
- 1915
- Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1977)
- 1915
- Billie Holiday, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1959)
- 1915
- Henry Kuttner, American author (d. 1958)
- 1914
- Ralph Flanagan, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1995)
- 1914
- Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou, Greek sprinter (d. 2011)
- 1913
- Louise Currie, American actress (d. 2013)
- 1913
- Charles Vanik, American soldier, judge, and politician (d. 2007)
- 1910
- Melissanthi, Greek poet, teacher and journalist (d. 1990)
- 1909
- Robert Charroux, French author and critic (d. 1978)
- 1908
- Percy Faith, Canadian composer, conductor, and bandleader (d. 1976)
- 1908
- Pete Zaremba, American hammer thrower (d. 1994)
- 1904
- Roland Wilson, Australian economist and statistician (d. 1996)
- 1903
- M. Balasundaram, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (d. 1965)
- 1903
- Edwin T. Layton, American admiral (d. 1984)
- 1902
- Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer (d. 1941)
- 1900
- Adolf Dymsza, Polish actor (d. 1975)
- 1900
- Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, English race walker (d. 1984)
- 1899
- Robert Casadesus, French pianist and composer (d. 1972)
- 1897
- Erich Löwenhardt, Polish-German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1918)
- 1897
- Walter Winchell, American journalist and radio host (d. 1972)
- 1896
- Frits Peutz, Dutch architect, designed the Glaspaleis (d. 1974)
- 1895
- John Bernard Flannagan, American soldier and sculptor (d. 1942)
- 1895
- Margarete Schön, German actress (d. 1985)
- 1893
- José Sobral de Almada Negreiros, Portuguese artist (d. 1970)
- 1893
- Allen Dulles, American lawyer and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1969)
- 1892
- Julius Hirsch, German footballer (d. 1945)
- 1891
- Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman, founded the Lego Group (d. 1958)
- 1890
- Paul Berth, Danish footballer (d. 1969)
- 1890
- Victoria Ocampo. Argentine writer (d. 1979)
- 1890
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American journalist and activist (d. 1998)
- 1889
- Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
- 1886
- Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and soldier (d. 1971)
- 1884
- Clement Smoot, American golfer (d. 1963)
- 1883
- Gino Severini, Italian-French painter and author (d. 1966)
- 1882
- Bert Ironmonger, Australian cricketer (d. 1971)
- 1882
- Kurt von Schleicher, German general and politician, 23rd Chancellor of Germany (d. 1934)
- 1876
- Fay Moulton, American sprinter, football player, coach, and lawyer (d. 1945)
- 1874
- Frederick Carl Frieseke, German-American painter (d. 1939)
- 1873
- John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (d. 1934)
- 1871
- Epifanio de los Santos, Filipino jurist, historian, and scholar (d. 1927)
- 1870
- Gustav Landauer, German theorist and activist (d. 1919)
- 1867
- Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist and academic (d. 1953)
- 1860
- Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (d. 1951)
- 1859
- Walter Camp, American football player and coach (d. 1925)
- 1848
- Randall Davidson, Scottish archbishop (d. 1930)
- 1817
- Francesco Selmi, Italian chemist and patriot (d. 1881)
- 1811
- Hasan Tahsini, Albanian astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1881)
- 1803
- James Curtiss, American journalist and politician, 11th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1859)
- 1803
- Flora Tristan, French author and activist (d. 1844)
- 1780
- William Ellery Channing, American preacher and theologian (d. 1842)
- 1772
- Charles Fourier, French philosopher (d. 1837)
- 1770
- William Wordsworth, English poet (d. 1850)
- 1763
- Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (d. 1846)
- 1727
- Michel Adanson, French botanist, entomologist, and mycologist (d. 1806)
- 1718
- Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (d. 1800)
- 1713
- Nicola Sala, Italian composer and theorist (d. 1801)
- 1652
- Pope Clement XII (d. 1740)
- 1648
- John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English poet and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1721)
- 1644
- François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general (d. 1730)
- 1613
- Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
- 1539
- Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator (d. 1584)
- 1506
- Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint, co-founded the Society of Jesus (d. 1552)
- 1470
- Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire (d. 1498)
- 1330
- John, 3rd Earl of Kent, English nobleman (d. 1352)
- 1206
- Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1253)
Deaths On This Day
- 2023
- Ben Ferencz, American lawyer (b. 1920)
- 2021
- Tommy Raudonikis, Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1950)
- 2020
- John Prine, American country folk singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
- 2020
- Herb Stempel, American television personality (b. 1926)
- 2019
- Seymour Cassel, American actor (b. 1935)
- 2017
- Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca, Romanian historian and philologist (b. 1941)
- 2016
- Blackjack Mulligan, American professional wrestler (b. 1942)
- 2015
- Tim Babcock, American soldier and politician, 16th Governor of Montana (b. 1919)
- 2015
- José Capellán, Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1981)
- 2015
- Stan Freberg, American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer (b. 1926)
- 2015
- Richard Henyekane, South African footballer (b. 1983)
- 2015
- Geoffrey Lewis, American actor (b. 1935)
- 2014
- George Dureau, American painter and photographer (b. 1930)
- 2014
- James Alexander Green, American-English mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
- 2014
- V. K. Murthy, Indian cinematographer (b. 1923)
- 2014
- Zeituni Onyango, Kenyan-American computer programmer (b. 1952)
- 2014
- John Shirley-Quirk, English opera singer (b. 1931)
- 2014
- George Shuffler, American guitarist (b. 1925)
- 2014
- Josep Maria Subirachs, Spanish sculptor and painter (b. 1927)
- 2014
- Royce Waltman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1942)
- 2013
- Marty Blake, American businessman (b. 1927)
- 2013
- Les Blank, American director and producer (b. 1935)
- 2013
- Andy Johns, English-American record producer (b. 1950)
- 2013
- Lilly Pulitzer, American fashion designer (b. 1931)
- 2013
- Irma Ravinale, Italian composer and educator (b. 1937)
- 2013
- Mickey Rose, American screenwriter (b. 1935)
- 2013
- Carl Williams, American boxer (b. 1959)
- 2012
- Steven Kanumba, Tanzanian actor and director (b. 1984)
- 2012
- Satsue Mito, Japanese zoologist and academic (b. 1914)
- 2012
- Ignatius Moses I Daoud, Syrian cardinal (b. 1930)
- 2012
- David E. Pergrin, American colonel and engineer (b. 1917)
- 2012
- Bashir Ahmed Qureshi, Pakistani politician (b. 1959)
- 2012
- Mike Wallace, American television news journalist (b. 1918)
- 2011
- Pierre Gauvreau, Canadian painter (b. 1922)
- 2009
- Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (b. 1947)
- 2008
- Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese journalist and author (b. 1915)
- 2007
- Johnny Hart, American author and illustrator (b. 1931)
- 2007
- Barry Nelson, American actor (b. 1917)
- 2005
- Cliff Allison, English race car driver (b. 1932)
- 2005
- Grigoris Bithikotsis, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
- 2005
- Bob Kennedy, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1920)
- 2005
- Melih Kibar, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1951)
- 2004
- Victor Argo, American actor (b. 1934)
- 2004
- Konstantinos Kallias, Greek politician (b. 1901)
- 2003
- Cecile de Brunhoff, French pianist and author (b. 1903)
- 2003
- David Greene, English-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 2002
- John Agar, American actor (b. 1921)
- 2001
- David Graf, American actor (b. 1950)
- 2001
- Beatrice Straight, American actress (b. 1914)
- 1999
- Heinz Lehmann, German-Canadian psychiatrist and academic (b. 1911)
- 1998
- Alex Schomburg, Puerto Rican painter and illustrator (b. 1905)
- 1997
- Luis Aloma, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1923)
- 1997
- Georgy Shonin, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1935)
- 1995
- Philip Jebb, English architect and politician (b. 1927)
- 1994
- Lee Brilleaux, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)
- 1994
- Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer, manager, and politician (b. 1923)
- 1994
- Golo Mann, German historian and author (b. 1909)
- 1994
- Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Rwandan chemist, academic, and politician, Prime Minister of Rwanda (b. 1953)
- 1992
- Ace Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1903)
- 1992
- Antonis Tritsis, Greek high jumper and politician, 71st Mayor of Athens (b. 1937)
- 1991
- Memduh Ünlütürk, Turkish general (b. 1913)
- 1990
- Ronald Evans, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1933)
- 1986
- Leonid Kantorovich, Russian mathematician and economist (b. 1912)
- 1985
- Carl Schmitt, German philosopher and jurist (b. 1888)
- 1984
- Frank Church, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1924)
- 1982
- Harald Ertl, Austrian race car driver and journalist (b. 1948)
- 1981
- Kit Lambert, English record producer and manager (b. 1935)
- 1981
- Norman Taurog, American director and screenwriter (b. 1899)
- 1972
- Joe Gallo, American gangster (b. 1929)
- 1972
- Abeid Karume, Tanzanian politician, 1st President of Zanzibar (b. 1905)
- 1968
- Edwin Baker, Canadian co-founder of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) (b. 1893)
- 1968
- Jim Clark, Scottish race car driver (b. 1936)
- 1966
- Walt Hansgen, American race car driver (b. 1919)
- 1965
- Roger Leger, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919)
- 1960
- Henri Guisan, Swiss general (b. 1874)
- 1956
- Fred Appleby, English runner (b. 1879)
- 1955
- Theda Bara, American actress (b. 1885)
- 1950
- Walter Huston, Canadian-American actor and singer (b. 1883)
- 1949
- John Gourlay, Canadian soccer player (b. 1872)
- 1947
- Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (b. 1863)
- 1943
- Jovan Dučić, Serbian-American poet and diplomat (b. 1871)
- 1943
- Alexandre Millerand, French lawyer and politician, 12th President of France (b. 1859)
- 1939
- Joseph Lyons, Australian educator and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1879)
- 1938
- Suzanne Valadon, French painter (b. 1865)
- 1932
- Grigore Constantinescu, Romanian priest and journalist (b. 1875)
- 1928
- Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1873)
- 1922
- James McGowen, Australian politician, 18th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1855)
- 1920
- Karl Binding, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1841)
- 1918
- David Kolehmainen, Finnish wrestler (b. 1885)
- 1918
- George E. Ohr, American potter (b. 1857)
- 1917
- Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer and playwright (b. 1861)
- 1891
- P. T. Barnum, American businessman and politician, co-founded The Barnum & Bailey Circus (b. 1810)
- 1889
- Youssef Bey Karam, Lebanese soldier and politician (b. 1823)
- 1889
- Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Mexican politician and president, 1872-1876 (b. 1823)
- 1885
- Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist (b. 1804)
- 1884
- Maria Doolaeghe, Flemish novelist (b. 1803)
- 1879
- Begum Hazrat Mahal, Begum of Awadh, was the second wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (b. 1820)
- 1868
- Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Irish-Canadian journalist, activist, and politician (b. 1825)
- 1858
- Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer and publisher (b. 1781)
- 1850
- William Lisle Bowles, English poet and critic (b. 1762)
- 1849
- Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros, Argentinian priest and politician (b. 1777)
- 1836
- William Godwin, English journalist and author (b. 1756)
- 1833
- Antoni Radziwiłł, Lithuanian composer and politician (b. 1775)
- 1823
- Jacques Charles, French physicist and mathematician (b. 1746)
- 1811
- Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757)
- 1804
- Toussaint Louverture, Haitian general (b. 1743)
- 1801
- Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer and author (b. 1724)
- 1789
- Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1725)
- 1789
- Petrus Camper, Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist (b. 1722)
- 1782
- Taksin, Thai king (b. 1734)
- 1779
- Martha Ray, English singer (b.1746)
- 1767
- Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and director (b. 1715)
- 1766
- Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (b. 1685)
- 1761
- Thomas Bayes, English minister and mathematician (b. 1701)
- 1747
- Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b. 1676)
- 1739
- Dick Turpin, English criminal (b. 1705)
- 1719
- Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint, founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (b. 1651)
- 1668
- William Davenant, English poet and playwright (b. 1606)
- 1663
- Francis Cooke, English-American settler (b. 1583)
- 1661
- Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, English commander and politician (b. 1604)
- 1658
- Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, Spanish mystic and philosopher (b. 1595)
- 1651
- Lennart Torstensson, Swedish field marshal and engineer (b. 1603)
- 1638
- Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese daimyō (b. 1576)
- 1614
- El Greco, Greek-Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1541)
- 1606
- Edward Oldcorne, English martyr (b. 1561)
- 1501
- Minkhaung II, king of Ava (b. 1446)
- 1499
- Galeotto I Pico, Duke of Mirandola (b. 1442)
- 1498
- Charles VIII of France (b. 1470)
- 1340
- Bolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia (b. 1308)
- 1206
- Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine
- 1201
- Baha al-Din Qaraqush, regent of Egypt and builder of the Cairo Citadel
- 924
- Berengar I of Italy (b. 845)
- 821
- George the Standard-Bearer, archbishop of Mytilene (b. c. 776)
- AD 30
- Jesus Christ (possible date of the crucifixion) (b. circa 4 BC)