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April 8

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April 8

April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 267 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026: New Hampshire Lottery launches $30 scratch-off ticket offering record $3 million top prize. The New Hampshire Lottery launched its most expensive game in over a decade: a $30 scratch-off ticket that offers the biggest-ever prize in the state at $3 million.
2025: $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot winner continues fight against cancer. The Oregon lottery winner of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot said the jackpot has been essential in providing security for himself and his family, but a travel-centric lifestyle is on hold while he continues his fight against cancer.
2024: Email from Michigan Lottery about $227,383 prize found in woman's junk folder. A Michigan woman found a lifechanging email sitting in her junk folder alerting her to a $227,383 lottery prize she had won in a second chance drawing.
2023: VIDEO: UK woman who sued Camelot for £1 million lottery prize loses case. A UK woman who sued Camelot, the operator of the National Lottery, was told by a judge that her lottery prize was worth £10, not £1 million.
2022: UK man says £6.5 million lottery prize was stolen by retailer clerk. A lottery player is prepared to take legal action against the UK National Lottery after Camelot refused him a £6.5 million (US$8.5 million) payout, saying that the prize had already been claimed.
2021: Missouri Lottery to join Cash4Life multi-state game. The Missouri Lottery announced this morning that it will be adding the Cash4Life multi-state game to its lineup, giving players the chance to win $1,000 a day for life.
2020: Michigan Lottery warns public about increase in prize scams during coronavirus outbreak. The Michigan Lottery is warning the public about a scam in which people are told they've won a big prize but need to pay a fee or provide sensitive personal information to collect it.
2016: Boyfriend of NC's $188M Powerball winner gets prison for heroin trafficking. The boyfriend of North Carolina's biggest Powerball winner will spend time in prison and pay a hefty fine as part of a plea agreement in a drug case.
2016: NJ-based company exposed for making dubious claims about beating lottery. A New Jersey-based company has refunded customers and agreed to stop selling systems in Iowa that claim they help you win the lottery.
2011: Lottery winner having a blast. A Virginia man who won a $30 million Mega Millions jackpot in 2009 is dedicating the rest of his life to having fun.
2011: Hard-luck Ohio couple tearful as they learn of lottery surprise. Just when things look hopeless, sometimes an unexpected breakthrough happens.
2008: Tennessee Lottery computerized drawings under suspicion again. Once again, the Tennessee Lottery computerized drawing system is under suspicion of being glitchy or less than random. For three consecutive days, the winning ticket in the Cash 3 drawing was some combination of two sevens and a zero -- and it's not the first time it has happened.
2008: Privatization of Texas lottery may get 2nd look in 2009. Although the prospect of turning over Texas' $1 billion-a-year lottery to the private sector received the coldest of shoulders when Gov. Rick Perry first suggested it, a year ago, proponents have been busy laying the groundwork for a second, more concentrated push when lawmakers return to Austin in January for the 2009 legislative session.
2008: Man caught stealing from charity lottery. The boss of a charity lottery has been jailed for pocketing thousands of pounds and taking his family on the dream holiday which was supposed to be the grand prize.
2008: N.C. man wins $200,000 on his first-ever lottery ticket. Herbert Marsh of High Point, North Carolina, won $200,000 the first time he played the lottery.
2008: N.J. lawmaker wants to expand lottery reach, sales. Saying it would generate more cash for the state, New Jersey Senate President Richard Codey will push a plan to expand the New Jersey Lottery by selling tickets at big box stores such as Home Depot or Target, adding internet sales and even allowing people to play the games with their cell phones.
2008: Ontario Lottery forced to publicize internal probe into 'insider win'. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has violated the public trust and can't justify hiding documents about its internal probe into a $21.5 million win by a Cambridge convenience store owner, the province's privacy commission has ruled.
2006: Mega Millions lottery jackpot leaps to $189 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $189 million Saturday.
2006: Man claims Powerball lottery prize just before it was due to expire. With only two hours left, Jose Luis Martinez of Roswell walked into New Mexico Lottery headquarters and claimed a $200,000 Powerball prize that was about to expire.
2006: Texas woman wins lottery millions second time. A Texas woman who won a $5.4 million Texas Lotto jackpot July 1993 met Thursday with the Texas Lottery Commission in Austin to claim another $2 million in prize money.
2006: Canada lottery employee wins $8.5 million jackpot. An Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. tech whiz known to his colleagues as Mr. BlackBerry has won an $8.5 million jackpot, the first Canadian lottery employee to take home the top prize.
2004: Powerball Jackpot Reaches $57 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $57 million, with a cash option of $31.4 million.
2004: Delaware agent wins "fastest lottery fingers" award. Aimee Truitt, 18, of Georgetown, Delaware, walked away with $800 after winning the Delaware Lottery's 12th annual Fastest Fingers championship March 30 in Dover.
2004: Florida lotto jackpot rolls to $6 million. No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, sending Saturday's jackpot to an estimated $6 million, lottery officials said Thursday.
2004: Georgia to scale back lottery-funded HOPE program. The nation's most sweeping lottery-funded scholarship program was reined in Wednesday by Georgia lawmakers, who trimmed the popular HOPE scholarships out of fear they will soon cost more than lottery revenues can provide.
2004: Ohio Lottery Fires Human Resources Director. The Ohio Lottery's Human Resources director was fired after officials say she tapped an employee's phone line.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$441 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 11, 2023
2.$275.7 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2022
3.€185.4 Million US$201.64 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2022
4.$201 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2021
5.$195 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 8, 2006
6.$190 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 8, 2020
7.$189 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 11, 2006
8.$181.5 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 8, 2023
9.€146.7 Million US$171.36 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2026
10.$168 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2016
11.€133.61 Million
US$158.99 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 8, 2021
12.€126.38 Million
US$155.99 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2018
13.$155 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2002
14.$150 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2010
15.€132.95 Million
US$149.81 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2019
16.$143 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 8, 2009
17.$136 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2020
18.€105 Million
US$122.96 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2026
19.$120 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2019
20.$110 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2026
21.$105 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2004
22.$102 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 8, 2005
23.€90 Million
US$99.23 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2020
24.$97 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2024
25.€87.13 Million
US$94.62 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2024

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1992: Lotto Zero
Wednesday, Apr 8, 1992
34 years old
1987: fasil skp
Wednesday, Apr 8, 1987
39 years old
1986: OBates
Tuesday, Apr 8, 1986
40 years old
1982: Darb
Thursday, Apr 8, 1982
44 years old
1981: Shizz81
Wednesday, Apr 8, 1981
45 years old
1976: Starbright4876
Thursday, Apr 8, 1976
50 years old
1975: crazya305
Tuesday, Apr 8, 1975
51 years old
1969: madison21
Tuesday, Apr 8, 1969
57 years old
1967: Walter42
Saturday, Apr 8, 1967
59 years old
1959: butterkee
Wednesday, Apr 8, 1959
67 years old
1951: jahockey
Sunday, Apr 8, 1951
75 years old
: DC*Player
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2024: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America.
2020: Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee.
2014: Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported.
2010: U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty.
2005: A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
2002: The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights.
1993: The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56.
1990: The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election.
1975: Voyageurs National Park is established by the U.S. Congress
1974: Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
1970: Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.
1968: BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.
1960: The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
1959: A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
1959: The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
1954: A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.
1954: South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
1940: The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia.
1904: The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
1895: In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.
1886: William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
1866: Austro-Prussian War: Italy and Prussia sign a secret alliance against the Austrian Empire.
1832: Black Hawk War: Around 300 United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.
1820: The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.
1812: Czar Alexander I, the Russian Emperor and the Grand Duke of Finland, officially announces the transfer of the status of the Finnish capital from Turku to Helsinki.
1730: Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in continental North America, is dedicated.
1605: The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
1271: In Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers.
1250: Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur.
1232: Mongol-Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.
1143: Manuel I Komnenos succeeds his father John II Komnenos as Byzantine Emperor.
1139: Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated by Innocent II for supporting Anacletus II as pope for seven years, even though Roger had already publicly recognized Innocent's claim to the papacy.
876: The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.
217: Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.

Births On This Day

2013: Big Justice, American social media personality
2005: Zaccharie Risacher, French basketball player
2002: Jamie Drysdale, Canadian ice hockey player
2002: Viktória Forster, Slovak track and field athlete
2002: Skai Jackson, American actress
1999: CeeDee Lamb, American football player
1998: Lavinia Valbonesi, Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman and First Lady of Ecuador
1997: Kim Woo-jin, South Korean singer
1997: Saygrace, Australian singer and songwriter
1997: Roquan Smith, American football player
1997: Arno Verschueren, Belgian footballer
1997: Keira Walsh, English footballer
1996: Anna Korakaki, Greek Olympic shooter
1995: Forrest Frank, American singer-songwriter
1995: Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player
1994: Josh Chudleigh, Australian rugby league player
1993: Viktor Arvidsson, Swedish ice hockey player
1993: TBJZL, English YouTuber
1992: Jeff McNeil, American baseball player
1990: Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer (died 2017)
1989: Matty Healy, English singer-songwriter and producer
1988: Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player
1987: Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer
1987: Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player
1987: Elton John, Trinidadian footballer
1987: Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player
1986: Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer
1986: Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
1986: Carlos Santana, Dominican baseball player
1985: Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player
1985: Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
1984: Michelle Donelan, British politician
1984: Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1984: Pablo Portillo, Mexican singer and actor
1984: Taran Noah Smith, American actor
1983: Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner
1982: Gennady Golovkin, Kazakhstani boxer
1982: Brett White, Australian rugby league player
1982: Allu Arjun, Indian actor
1981: Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
1981: Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model
1981: Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter
1980: Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer
1980: Katee Sackhoff, American actress
1980: Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model
1979: Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
1979: Amit Trivedi, Indian singer-songwriter
1978: Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor
1978: Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer
1978: Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress
1978: Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach
1978: Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner
1977: Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress
1977: Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and author (died 2008)
1977: Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer
1975: Anouk, Dutch singer
1975: Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer
1975: Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
1975: Funda Arar, Turkish singer
1974: Toutai Kefu, Tongan-Australian rugby player
1974: Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (died 2013)
1974: Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator
1974: Nayden Todorov, Bulgarian conductor and culture minister
1973: Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer
1973: Emma Caulfield, American actress
1973: Christof May, German theologian
1972: Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (died 2010)
1972: Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer and accountant (died 2009)
1971: Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer
1968: Patricia Arquette, American actress and director
1968: Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler
1968: Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1967: Kenny Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer
1966: Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (died 2014)
1966: Mark Blundell, English race car driver
1966: Andy Currier, English rugby league player
1966: Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (died 2014)
1966: Dalton Grant, English high jumper
1966: Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
1966: Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver
1966: Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior
1966: Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer
1965: Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety
1965: Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1964: Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor (died 2021)
1964: John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager
1963: Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist
1963: Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter
1963: Dean Norris, American actor
1963: Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach
1963: Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963: Alec Stewart, English cricketer
1962: Paddy Lowe, English engineer
1962: Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter
1961: Richard Hatch, American reality contestant
1961: Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager
1960: John Schneider, American actor and country singer
1959: Alain Bondue, French cyclist
1958: Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer
1958: Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach
1956: Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic
1956: Christine Boisson, French actress
1956: Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1955: Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (died 2023)
1955: Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician
1955: Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist, essayist and poet
1955: David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician
1954: Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (died 2012)
1954: Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (died 2012)
1954: G.V. Loganathan, Indian-American engineer and academic (died 2007)
1952: Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician (died 2004)
1951: Gerd Andres, German politician
1951: Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland
1951: Mel Schacher, American bass player
1951: Joan Sebastian, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (died 2015)
1951: Phil Schaap, American jazz disc jockey and historian (died 2021)
1950: Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach
1949: K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (died 2007)
1949: John Madden, English director and producer
1949: Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1949: John Scott, English sociologist and academic
1948: Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician
1947: Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician
1947: Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1947: Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade
1947: Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (died 2008)
1946: Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (died 1999)
1946: Tim Thomerson, American actor and producer
1945: Derrick Walker, Scottish businessman
1945: Jang Yong, South Korean actor
1944: Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor (died 2017)
1944: Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator
1943: Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and director (died 1987)
1943: Miller Farr, American football player (died 2023)
1943: James Herbert, English author and illustrator (died 2013)
1943: Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator
1942: Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (died 2006)
1942: Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1942: Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist (died 2022)
1941: Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (died 2022)
1940: John Havlicek, American basketball player (died 2019)
1939: Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer, composer and songwriter (died 1989)
1939: John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic (died 2023)
1939: Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (died 2004)
1939: Martin J. Schreiber, American politician, 39th Governor of Wisconsin
1938: Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 2018)
1938: John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia
1938: Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer
1937: Tony Barton, English footballer and manager (died 1993)
1937: Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author
1937: Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (died 2010)
1936: Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian author and politician (died 1972)
1935: Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician (died 1974)
1935: Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician (died 2021)
1934: Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (died 2007)
1933: James Lockhart, American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples (died 2014)
1932: Iskandar of Johor (died 2010)
1931: John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (died 2018)
1931: Jack Le Goff, French equestrian (died 2009)
1930: Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (died 2010)
1929: Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1978)
1929: Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (died 1996)
1928: Fred Ebb, American lyricist (died 2004)
1927: Tilly Armstrong, English author (died 2010)
1927: Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 2013)
1926: Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (died 2020)
1926: Shecky Greene, American comedian (died 2023)
1926: Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic (died 2024)
1924: Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (died 2013)
1924: Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (died 2006)
1924: Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (died 1992)
1924: Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (died 1997)
1923: George Fisher, American cartoonist (died 2003)
1923: Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (died 1997)
1921: Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (died 2003)
1921: Jan Novák, Czech composer (died 1984)
1921: Herman van Raalte, Dutch footballer (died 2013)
1920: Carmen McRae, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (died 1994)
1919: Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (died 2007)
1918: Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (died 2011)
1918: Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (died 1992)
1917: Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (died 2007)
1917: Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (died 2004)
1917: Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (died 2017)
1917: Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (died 1988)
1915: Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (died 2007)
1914: María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (died 2002)
1912: Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (died 2001 or 2010)
1912: Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (died 1969)
1911: Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
1911: Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (died 1995)
1910: George Musso, American football player and police officer (died 2000)
1909: John Fante, American author and screenwriter (died 1983)
1908: Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 1987)
1906: Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (died 1974)
1905: Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer (died 1978)
1905: Helen Joseph, English-South African activist (died 1992)
1905: Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (died 1971)
1904: John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)
1904: Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (died 1970)
1902: Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (died 1924)
1902: Maria Maksakova Sr., Russian soprano (died 1974)
1900: Marie Byles, Australian solicitor (died 1979)
1896: Yip Harburg, American composer (died 1981)
1892: Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designer of the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (died 1970)
1892: Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of United Artists (died 1979)
1889: Adrian Boult, English conductor (died 1983)
1888: Dennis Chávez, American journalist and politician (died 1962)
1886: Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (died 1967)
1885: Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator (died 1951)
1883: R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic (died 1972)
1883: Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (died 1936)
1882: (O.S. 27 March) Dmytro Doroshenko, Lithuanian-Ukrainian historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Prime Minister of Ukraine (died 1951)
1875: Albert I of Belgium (died 1934)
1874: Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer (died 1929)
1874: Stanisław Taczak, Polish general (died 1960)
1871: Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (died 1925)
1869: Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic (died 1939)
1867: Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator (died 1908)
1864: Carlos Deltour, French rower and rugby player (died 1920)
1859: Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (died 1938)
1842: Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (died 1933)
1827: Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (died 1898)
1826: Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (died 1890)
1818: Christian IX of Denmark (died 1906)
1818: August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (died 1892)
1798: Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author (died 1857)
1770: John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician (died 1830)
1761: William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary (died 1850)
1732: David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician (died 1796)
1726: Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (died 1798)
1692: Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1770)
1641: Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (died 1704)
1605: Philip IV of Spain (died 1665)
1605: Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (died 1607)
1596: Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist (died 1631)
1580: William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (died 1630)
1541: Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (died 1593)
1536: Barbara of Hesse (died 1597)
1533: Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (died 1604)
1435: John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (died 1461)
1408: Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (died 1431)
1320: Peter I of Portugal (died 1367)

Deaths On This Day

2025: Nelsy Cruz, Dominican politician, governor of Monte Cristi (born 1982)
2024: Keith Barnes, Welsh-Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1934)
2024: Peter Higgs, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929)
2024: Ralph Puckett, American Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1926)
2022: Mimi Reinhardt, Jewish Austrian secretary (born 1915)
2020: Rick May, American-Canadian voice actor (born 1940)
2020: Abdul Momin Imambari, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (born 1930)
2019: Josine Ianco-Starrels, Romanian-born American art curator (born 1926)
2015: Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (born 1934)
2015: Rayson Huang, Hong Kong chemist and academic (born 1920)
2015: Sergei Lashchenko, Ukrainian kick-boxer (born 1987)
2015: David Laventhol, American journalist and publisher (born 1933)
2015: Jean-Claude Turcotte, Canadian cardinal (born 1936)
2014: Emmanuel III Delly, Iraqi patriarch (born 1927)
2014: Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (born 1924)
2014: Ivan Mercep, New Zealand architect, designed the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (born 1930)
2013: Mikhail Beketov, Russian journalist (born 1958)
2013: Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (born 1942)
2013: Sara Montiel, Spanish-Mexican actress and singer (born 1928)
2013: José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (born 1917)
2013: Margaret Thatcher, English politician, first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1925)
2012: Blair Kiel, American football player and coach (born 1961)
2012: Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman, founded Commodore International (born 1928)
2012: Janusz K. Zawodny, Polish-American soldier, historian, and political scientist (born 1921)
2011: Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (born 1910)
2010: Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (born 1923)
2010: Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter (born 1946)
2010: Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer (born 1926)
2009: Richard de Mille, American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (born 1922)
2009: Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (born 1976)
2008: Kazuo Shiraga, Japanese painter (born 1924)
2007: Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (born 1928)
2006: Gerard Reve, Dutch author and poet (born 1923)
2005: Onna White, Canadian choreographer and dancer (born 1922)
2004: Werner Schumacher, German actor (born 1921)
2002: María Félix, Mexican actress (born 1914)
2002: Harvey Quaytman, American painter (born 1937)
2000: František Šťastný, Czech motorcycle racer (born 1927)
2000: Claire Trevor, American actress (born 1910)
1997: Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1947)
1996: Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (born 1918)
1996: León Klimovsky, Argentinian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1906)
1996: Mick Young, Australian politician (born 1936)
1994: François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (born 1899)
1993: Marian Anderson, American operatic singer (born 1897)
1992: Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907)
1991: Per Ohlin, Swedish musician (born 1969)
1990: Ryan White, American activist, inspired the Ryan White Care Act (born 1971)
1985: John Frederick Coots, American pianist and composer (born 1897)
1984: Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1894)
1983: Isamu Kosugi, Japanese actor and director (born 1904)
1981: Omar Bradley, American general (born 1893)
1979: Breece D'J Pancake, American short story writer (born 1952)
1974: James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (born 1894)
1973: Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1881)
1969: Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (born 1900)
1965: Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (born 1886)
1962: Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (born 1892)
1961: Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (born 1885)
1959: Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (born 1913)
1950: Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (born 1890)
1947: Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (born 1862)
1942: Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (born 1880)
1941: Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (born 1862)
1936: Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1876)
1936: Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (born 1873)
1931: Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864)
1920: Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (born 1884)
1919: Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1848)
1906: Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (born 1850)
1894: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (born 1838)
1877: Bernardino António Gomes, Portuguese physician and naturalist (born 1806)
1870: Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (born 1802)
1861: Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (born 1811)
1860: István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (born 1791)
1848: Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (born 1797)
1735: Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (born 1676)
1725: John Wise, American minister (born 1652)
1709: Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (born 1641)
1704: Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (born 1624)
1704: Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1641)
1697: Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (born 1629)
1691: Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (born 1611)
1612: Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (born 1575)
1608: Magdalen Dacre, English noble (born 1538)
1586: Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran theologian and reformer (born 1522)
1551: Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (born 1510)
1492: Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler (born 1449)
1461: Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1423)
1450: Sejong the Great, Korean king (born 1397)
1364: John II, French king (born 1319)
1338: Stephen Gravesend, bishop of London
1321: Thomas of Tolentino, Italian-Franciscan missionary (born c. 1255)
1150: Gertrude of Babenberg, duchess of Bohemia (born 1118)
1143: John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1087)
967: Mu'izz al-Dawla, Buyid emir (born 915)
956: Gilbert, Frankish nobleman
944: Wang Yanxi, Chinese emperor
894: Adalelm, Frankish nobleman
632: Charibert II, Frankish king (born 607)
622: Shōtoku, Japanese prince (born 572)
217: Caracalla, Roman emperor (born 188)

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