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April 9

April 9 is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 266 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026
Michigan woman who played Lotto 47 since it launched decades ago wins $1.1 million jackpot. A Michigan lottery player said she's faithfully played Lotto 47 in the max two drawings a week since the game began decades ago, and she couldn't believe it when a $1.1 million jackpot finally came her way.
2025
First drawing of new Mega Millions game produces 5X more winnings compared to older version. The Mega Millions Consortium announced the results of the first drawing under the new Mega Millions game, in which players won 5X more prize winnings than they would have under the older version of the game.
2024
Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's $25.5 million mansion nearly crushed by landslide. $2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's Hollywood Hills mansion was just mere inches away from being bowled over by a landslide this week.
2022
Parole revoked for lottery rigger Eddie Tipton. Eddie Tipton, the former MUSL Director of Security who was convicted of rigging multiple lottery drawings in several states, will not be released from prison after his parole was revoked.
2021
Daily routine helps Washington man win lottery twice at the same store. A retiree is walking away from the same retailer with two lottery wins totaling $120,000 thanks to his rinse-and-repeat routine.
2019
$10M North Carolina lottery winner plans to spoil 12 grandkids. A North Carolina grandfather is planning to retire, purchase his dream house, and spoil his 12 grandkids after winning a $10 million lottery prize.
2019
Nebraska bill requiring disclosure of lottery odds advances. Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill requiring the state lottery to prominently disclose the odds of winning the biggest available prize in its game advertisements.
2015
Pennsylvania Lottery adds multi-state Cash4Life game. Ticket sales are underway for the new Pennsylvania Lottery Cash4Life game, a multi-state game offering a top prize of $1,000 a day for life and a second prize of $1,000 a week for life.
2014
Ohio Classic Lotto goes more than 2 years without winner. The Classic Lotto jackpot currently stands at $66.2 million after no ticket was sold for Monday's draw -- or any draw for the past two years.
2013
Numbers from Afghanistan net $371K lottery win. A Douglasville, Georgia, woman has won a $371,516 Georgia Lottery prize with numbers she received from her husband working in Afghanistan.
2013
Woman digs $10,000 Powerball lottery ticket out of trash. A 41-year-old woman from Greensburg, Louisiana, says she initially threw away a Powerball ticket for the March 23 drawing, but dug it out of the trash when she realized she hadn't checked the numbers.
2010
Couple thanks store clerk after claiming $1M lottery prize. A Durbin, West Virginia, couple expressed appreciation for the store clerk who sold them a winning ticket worth $1 million.
2010
Senator says Tenn. lottery scholarship fund in trouble. Tennessee Senate Minority Leader Jim Kyle, D-Memphis, is urging lawmakers to deal with the state's "insolvent" lottery-funded college scholarship fund.
2010
Ark. lottery forced to revise budget after law change found. Arkansas' lottery director said Wednesday he wasn't aware that the Legislature changed how money from unclaimed prizes is to be managed -- a move that required lottery officials to revise their 2011 budget.
2010
$250,000 Va. lottery ticket expires Monday. The clock is ticking on a Mega Millions ticket worth a quarter-of-a-million dollars.
2009
N.C. Pick 4 lottery game starts next week. A new four-digit daily numbers game for the North Carolina Education Lottery will begin next week.
2009
D.C. lottery ticket wins $144M Powerball jackpot. One lottery ticket sold in Washington, D.C. matched all 6 numbers in the Wednesday evening Powerball drawing, and is now worth $144 million to the lucky ticket-holder.
2007
Winning $250,000 lottery ticket to expire Monday. Virginia Lottery officials say time is running out for the person who bought a winning $250,000 ticket in Virginia Beach. That ticket is about to expire.
2007
Kentucky Lottery's new '3 Line Lotto' starts next Monday. Starting next week, the Kentucky Lottery will offer its latest game, 3 Line Lotto, which takes the place of the old Tic Tac Cash game.
2006
Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $220 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $220 million, with a cash option of $101 million.
2006
Police offer tips to avoid lottery scams. Calumet City, Indiana, police are investigating several reported scams that have misled people into thinking they have won a substantial amount of money from the lottery.
2006
Michigan resident loses whopping $295,000 in lottery scams. An elderly Michigan resident was conned out of $295,000 -- virtually her life savings -- in a series of scams over the previous year, Police Chief Dan McDevitt said.
2006
Lottery fever is alive and well in New Jersey. The New Jersey Lottery continues to thrive, driven by a diverse player base that recommends a variety of ways to play.
2006
Winning a lottery jackpot can't guarantee happiness. William "Bud" Post III called winning a $16.2 million lottery jackpot the "lottery of death."
2006
Lottery winners share secrets of their success. Ohio lottery winners offer advice for new millionaires to help avoid some of the pitfalls they themselves stepped into.
2006
Arizona man proposes lottery to increase voter turnout. If an Arizona man has his way, every person who votes in his state will automatically have his or her name entered in a in draw to win $1 million.
2004
Michigan authorities break up private lottery, seize $2.2 million. Authorities have seized $2.2 million and broken up a private lottery that they say mimicked the Michigan State Lottery but paid off significantly more money for matching winning numbers.
2004
Elderly Woman Loses $10,000 In Lottery Scam. Tampa, Florida Police are looking for a man and woman involved in scamming an elderly woman out of $10,000 by convincing her they held a winning lottery ticket.
2004
Winning $4 million Hoosier Lotto ticket sold in South Bend. There is only one winning ticket from Wednesday night's $4 million Hoosier Lotto drawing and it was purchased in South Bend, Indiana.
2004
California Lottery CEO Resigns. California Lottery chief executive officer and director Anthony Molica has resigned after only seven months, a lottery representative confirmed.
2004
Tennessee lottery board member Fair dies. Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation board member Morris Fair has died in Memphis of complications of treatment for esophageal cancer. He was 74.
2004
North Dakota lottery sales still going strong. The North Dakota Lottery was approaching $1 million in sales through two weeks of play, lottery officials said Thursday.
2004
Ohio Lottery Seeking Input on New Lottery Game. The Ohio Lottery posted the details of two possible replacements for the Super Lotto Plus game, and is asking readers for their opinion.
2004
Man to bet all on Vegas roulette spin. A British man who has sold all his possessions, including his clothes, will stand in a rented tuxedo on Sunday and bet everything on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

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.$220 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2006
4.€185.4 Million
US$201.64 Million
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2022
5.$201 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2021
6.$190.6 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2023
7.$189 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 11, 2006
8.€146.7 Million
US$171.36 Million
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2026
9.$168 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2016
10.€134.96 Million
US$160.6 Million
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2021
11.€126.38 Million
US$155.99 Million
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2018
12.$155 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2002
13.$150 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2010
14.€132.95 Million
US$149.81 Million
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2019
15.$136 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2020
16.€105 Million
US$122.96 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2026
17.$120 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2005
17.$120 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2019
19.$110 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2026
20.$106 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2022
21.$105 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2004
22.€90 Million
US$99.23 Million
Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Apr 10, 2020
23.$97 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2024
24.€87.13 Million
US$94.62 Million
Draw Date
Apr 9, 2024
25.€87 Million
US$94.39 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Apr 12, 2022

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

2002
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2002
24 years old
1990
Monday, Apr 9, 1990
36 years old
1989
Sunday, Apr 9, 1989
37 years old
1988
Saturday, Apr 9, 1988
38 years old
1987
Thursday, Apr 9, 1987
39 years old
1986
Wednesday, Apr 9, 1986
40 years old
1986
Wednesday, Apr 9, 1986
40 years old
1981
Thursday, Apr 9, 1981
45 years old
1980
Wednesday, Apr 9, 1980
46 years old
1979
Monday, Apr 9, 1979
47 years old
1978
Sunday, Apr 9, 1978
48 years old
1974
Tuesday, Apr 9, 1974
52 years old
1970
Thursday, Apr 9, 1970
56 years old
1970
Thursday, Apr 9, 1970
56 years old
1967
Sunday, Apr 9, 1967
59 years old
1964
Thursday, Apr 9, 1964
62 years old
1960
Saturday, Apr 9, 1960
66 years old
1959
Thursday, Apr 9, 1959
67 years old
1948
Friday, Apr 9, 1948
78 years old
1946
Tuesday, Apr 9, 1946
80 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2021
Burmese military and security forces commit the Bago massacre, during which at least 82 civilians are killed.
2017
The Palm Sunday church bombings at Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt, take place.
2017
After refusing to give up his seat on an overbooked United Express flight, Dr. David Dao Duy Anh is forcibly dragged off the flight by aviation security officers, leading to major criticism of United Airlines.
2014
A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.
2013
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Iran killing 32 people and injuring over 850 people.
2013
At least 13 people are killed and another three injured after a man goes on a spree shooting in the Serbian village of Velika Ivanča.
2011
Six people and the perpetrator are killed and 17 injured in a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.
2009
In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili.
2003
Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces.
1994
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-59.
1992
A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.
1991
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1990
An IRA bombing in County Down, Northern Ireland, kills three members of the UDR.
1990
The Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement is signed for 180,000 square kilometres (69,000 mi) in the Mackenzie Valley of the western Arctic.
1990
An Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 over Gadsden, Alabama, killing both of the Cessna's occupants.
1989
Tbilisi massacre: An anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strike in Tbilisi, demanding restoration of Georgian independence, is dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
1981
The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS George Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it and killing two Japanese sailors.
1980
The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.
1969
The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford with Brian Trubshaw as the test pilot.
1967
The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.
1960
Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg.
1959
Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
1957
The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.
1952
Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines
1952
Japan Air Lines Flight 301 crashes into Mount Mihara, Izu Ōshima, Japan, killing 37.
1948
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia.
1948
Fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist terror groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing over 100 Palestinians.
1947
The Glazier-Higgins-Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
1947
The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.
1947
United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
1946
About 500 postal workers in Tel Aviv and Jaffa went on strike.
1945
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor and anti-Nazi dissident, is executed by the Nazi regime.
1945
World War II: The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer is sunk by the Royal Air Force.
1945
World War II: The Battle of Königsberg, in East Prussia, ends.
1945
The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed.
1942
World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends and the Bataan Death March begins.
1942
World War II: An Indian Ocean raid by Japan's 1st Air Fleet sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes and the Australian destroyer HMAS Vampire.
1940
World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
1940
Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway.
1939
African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
1937
The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
1918
World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
1917
World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
1909
The U.S. Congress passes the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act.
1865
American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the war.
1860
On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the first known recording of an audible human voice.
1784
The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
1682
Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.
1609
Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp to initiate twelve years of truce.
1609
Philip III of Spain issues the decree of the "Expulsion of the Moriscos".
1511
Resettled Shiite Muslims rise up in the Şahkulu rebellion under the leadership of Şahkulu against the Ottoman Empire.
1454
The Treaty of Lodi is signed, establishing a balance of power among northern Italian city-states for almost 50 years.
1438
The Council of Ferrara begins with its first session in presence of the Patriarch of Constantinople, representatives of the Patriarchal Sees of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem and Pope Eugene IV presiding.
1388
Despite being outnumbered 16:1, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy are victorious over the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Näfels.
1387
The Byzantine city of Thessalonike surrenders to the Ottomans, though rule reverts back to the Byzantines after the battle of Ankara.
1288
Mongol invasions of Vietnam: Yuan forces are defeated by Trần forces in the Battle of Bach Dang in present-day northern Vietnam.
1241
Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies.
537
Siege of Rome: The Byzantine general Belisarius receives his promised reinforcements, 1,600 cavalry, mostly of Hunnic or Slavic origin and expert bowmen. Despite shortages, he starts raids against the Gothic camps and Vitiges but is forced into a stalemate.
475
Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite christological position.
193
The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum.

Births On This Day

2004
TommyInnit, English YouTuber and streamer
2003
Hwang Do-yun, South Korean footballer
2001
Nika Mühl, Croatian basketball player
2000
Tiago Djaló, Portuguese footballer
2000
Jackie Evancho, American singer
1999
Stanley Nsoki, French footballer
1999
Lil Nas X, American rapper
1999
Rúben Vinagre, Portuguese footballer
1998
Elle Fanning, American actress
1997
Luis Arráez, Venezuelan baseball player
1996
Jayden Brailey, Australian rugby league player
1996
Giovani Lo Celso, Argentine footballer
1995
Domagoj Bošnjak, Croatian basketball player
1995
Robert Bauer, German-Kazakhstani footballer
1995
Demi Vermeulen, Dutch Paralympic equestrian
1994
Bladee, Swedish rapper and singer
1994
Joey Pollari, American actor
1993
Alexandra Hunt, American politician
1992
Joshua Ledet, American singer
1992
Raheem Mostert, American football player
1991
Gai Assulin, Israeli footballer
1991
Ryan Kelly, American basketball player
1991
Mary Killman, American synchronized swimmer
1990
Kristen Stewart, American actress
1990
Ryan Williams, American football player
1989
Bianca Belair, American wrestler
1989
Danielle Kahle, American figure skater
1988
Jeremy Metcalfe, English race car driver
1987
Kassim Abdallah, French-Comorian footballer
1987
Graham Gano, American football player
1987
Craig Mabbitt, American singer
1987
Jesse McCartney, American singer-songwriter and actor
1987
Jarrod Mullen, Australian rugby league player
1987
Jazmine Sullivan, American singer-songwriter
1986
Mike Hart, American football player
1986
Leighton Meester, American actress
1985
Antonio Nocerino, Italian footballer
1985
David Robertson, American baseball player
1984
Habiba Ghribi, Tunisian runner
1984
Adam Loewen, Canadian baseball player
1984
Óscar Razo, Mexican footballer
1983
Ryan Clark, Australian actor
1982
Jay Baruchel, Canadian actor
1982
Carlos Hernández, Costa Rican footballer
1982
Kathleen Munroe, Canadian-American actress
1981
Milan Bartovič, Slovak ice hockey player
1981
A. J. Ellis, American baseball player
1981
Ireneusz Jeleń, Polish footballer
1981
Dennis Sarfate, American baseball player
1981
Eric Harris, American mass murderer, responsible for the Columbine High School massacre (died 1999)
1980
Sarah Ayton, English sailor
1980
Luciano Galletti, Argentinian footballer
1980
Albert Hammond Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979
Jeff Reed, American football player
1979
Keshia Knight Pulliam, American actress
1978
Kousei Amano, Japanese actor
1978
Jorge Andrade, Portuguese footballer
1978
Rachel Stevens, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1977
Gerard Way, American singer-songwriter and comic book writer
1976
Kyle Peterson, American baseball player and sportscaster
1975
Robbie Fowler, English footballer and manager
1975
David Gordon Green, American director and screenwriter
1974
Megan Connolly, Australian actress (died 2001)
1974
Jenna Jameson, American actress and pornographic performer
1974
Alexander Pichushkin, Russian serial killer
1972
Bernard Ackah, German-Japanese martial artist and kick-boxer
1972
Siiri Vallner, Estonian architect
1971
Peter Canavan, Irish footballer and manager
1971
Leo Fortune-West, English footballer and manager
1971
Austin Peck, American actor
1971
Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver
1970
Chorão, Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 2013)
1969
Barnaby Kay, English actor
1969
Linda Kisabaka, German runner
1968
Jay Chandrasekhar, American actor, comedian, writer and director
1967
Natascha Engel, German-English translator and politician
1967
Sam Harris, American author, philosopher, and neuroscientist
1966
John Hammond, English weather forecaster
1966
Cynthia Nixon, American actress
1965
Helen Alfredsson, Swedish golfer
1965
Paulina Porizkova, Czech-born Swedish-American model and actress
1965
Jeff Zucker, American businessman
1965
Mark Pellegrino, American actor
1964
Rob Awalt, German-American football player
1964
Juliet Cuthbert, Jamaican sprinter
1964
Doug Ducey, American politician and businessman, 23rd Governor of Arizona
1964
Peter Penashue, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
1964
Margaret Peterson Haddix, American author
1964
Rick Tocchet, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
1963
Marc Jacobs, American-French fashion designer
1963
Joe Scarborough, American journalist, lawyer, and politician
1962
John Eaves, American production designer and illustrator
1962
Ihor Podolchak, Ukrainian director, producer, and screenwriter
1962
Imran Sherwani, English field hockey player
1962
Jeff Turner, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1961
Mark Kelly, Irish keyboard player
1961
Kirk McCaskill, Canadian-American baseball and hockey player
1960
Jaak Aab, Estonian educator and politician, Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia
1959
Bernard Jenkin, English businessman and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
1958
Nadey Hakim, British-Lebanese surgeon and sculptor
1958
Tony Sibson, English boxer
1957
Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer and architect (died 2011)
1957
Martin Margiela, Belgian fashion designer
1957
Jamie Redfern, English-born Australian television presenter and pop singer
1956
Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentinian footballer and coach
1956
Nigel Shadbolt, English computer scientist and academic
1956
Marina Zoueva, Russian ice dancer and coach
1956
Nigel Slater, English food writer and author
1955
Yamina Benguigui, Algerian-French director and politician
1955
Joolz Denby, English poet and author
1954
Ken Kalfus, American journalist and author
1954
Dennis Quaid, American actor
1954
Iain Duncan Smith, British soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
1953
John Howard, English singer-songwriter and pianist
1953
Hal Ketchum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
1953
Stephen Paddock, American mass murderer responsible for the 2017 Las Vegas shooting (died 2017)
1952
Robert Clark, American author
1952
Bruce Robertson, New Zealand rugby player (died 2023)
1952
Tania Tsanaklidou, Greek singer and actress
1949
Tony Cragg, English sculptor
1948
Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and politician
1948
Tito Gómez, Puerto Rican salsa singer (died 2007)
1948
Michel Parizeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1948
Patty Pravo, Italian singer
1947
Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Italian economist and academic (died 2024)
1946
Nate Colbert, American baseball player (died 2023)
1946
Alan Knott, English cricketer
1946
Sara Parkin, Scottish activist and politician
1946
David Webb, English footballer, coach, and manager
1945
Steve Gadd, American drummer and percussionist
1944
Joe Brinkman, American baseball player and umpire
1944
Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg, German shot putter
1943
Leila Khaled, Palestinian activist
1943
Terry Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2004)
1943
Clive Sullivan, Welsh rugby league player (died 1985)
1942
Brandon deWilde, American actor (died 1972)
1941
Kay Adams, American singer-songwriter
1941
Hannah Gordon, Scottish actress
1940
Hans-Joachim Reske, German sprinter
1940
Jim Roberts, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
1939
Michael Learned, American actress
1939
Margo Smith, American singer-songwriter (died 2024)
1938
Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian businessman and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (died 2010)
1937
Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, English lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (died 2023)
1937
Marty Krofft, Canadian screenwriter and producer (died 2023)
1937
Valerie Singleton, English television and radio host
1936
Jerzy Maksymiuk, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor
1936
Drew Shafer, American LGBT rights activist from Missouri (died 1989)
1936
Valerie Solanas, American radical feminist author, attempted murderer (died 1988)
1935
Aulis Sallinen, Finnish composer and academic
1935
Avery Schreiber, American actor and comedian (died 2002)
1934
Bill Birch, New Zealand surveyor and politician, 38th New Zealand Minister of Finance
1934
Tom Phillis, Australian motorcycle racer (died 1962)
1934
Mariya Pisareva, Russian high jumper (died 2023)
1933
Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor and producer (died 2021)
1933
René Burri, Swiss photographer and journalist (died 2014)
1933
Fern Michaels, American author (died 2025)
1933
Richard Rose, American political scientist and academic
1933
Gian Maria Volonté, Italian actor (died 1994)
1932
Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (died 2006)
1932
Peter Moores, English businessman and philanthropist (died 2016)
1932
Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1998)
1931
Richard Hatfield, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Premier of New Brunswick (died 1991)
1930
Nathaniel Branden, Canadian-American psychotherapist and author (died 2014)
1930
F. Albert Cotton, American chemist and academic (died 2007)
1930
Jim Fowler, American zoologist and television host (died 2019)
1930
Wallace McCain, Canadian businessman, founded McCain Foods (died 2011)
1929
Sharan Rani Backliwal, Indian sarod player and scholar (died 2008)
1929
Fred Hollows, New Zealand-Australian ophthalmologist (died 1993)
1929
Paule Marshall, American author and academic (died 2019)
1928
Paul Arizin, American basketball player (died 2006)
1928
Tom Lehrer, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and mathematician (died 2025)
1927
Tiny Hill, New Zealand rugby player (died 2019)
1926
Gerry Fitt, Northern Irish soldier and politician; British life peer (died 2005)
1926
Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (died 2017)
1926
Harris Wofford, American politician, author, and civil rights activist (died 2019)
1925
Virginia Gibson, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2013)
1925
Art Kane, American photographer (died 1995)
1924
Arthur Shaw, English professional footballer (died 2015)
1923
Leonard Levy, American historian and author (died 2006)
1922
Carl Amery, German author and activist (died 2005)
1921
Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (died 2008)
1921
Yitzhak Navon, Israeli politician (died 2015)
1921
Frankie Thomas, American actor (died 2006)
1921
Mary Jackson, African-American mathematician and aerospace engineer (died 2005)
1919
J. Presper Eckert, American engineer, invented the ENIAC (died 1995)
1918
Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (died 2008)
1917
Johannes Bobrowski, German songwriter and poet (died 1965)
1917
Ronnie Burgess, Welsh international footballer and manager (died 2005)
1917
Brad Dexter, American actor (died 2002)
1917
Henry Hewes, American theater writer (died 2006)
1916
Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist (died 1974)
1916
Heinz Meyer, German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) during World War II (died 1987)
1916
Bill Leonard, American journalist (died 1994)
1915
Daniel Johnson Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Quebec (died 1968)
1912
Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (died 1997)
1910
Abraham A. Ribicoff, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (died 1998)
1909
Robert Helpmann, Australian dancer, actor, and choreographer (died 1986)
1908
Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter (died 1980)
1908
Paula Nenette Pepin, French composer, pianist and lyricist (died 1990)
1906
Rafaela Aparicio, Spanish actress (died 1996)
1906
Antal Doráti, Hungarian-American conductor and composer (died 1988)
1906
Hugh Gaitskell, British politician and leader of the Labour Party (died 1963)
1906
Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French painter (died 1997)
1905
J. William Fulbright, American lawyer and politician (died 1995)
1904
Sharkey Bonano, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (died 1972)
1903
Ward Bond, American actor (died 1960)
1902
Théodore Monod, French explorer and scholar (died 2000)
1901
Jean Bruchési, Canadian historian and author (died 1979)
1901
Paul Willis, American actor and director (died 1960)
1900
Allen Jenkins, American actor and singer (died 1974)
1898
Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach (died 1965)
1898
Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and activist (died 1976)
1897
John B. Gambling, American radio host (died 1974)
1895
Mance Lipscomb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)
1895
Michel Simon, Swiss-French actor (died 1975)
1893
Charles E. Burchfield, American painter (died 1967)
1893
Victor Gollancz, English publisher, founded Victor Gollancz Ltd (died 1967)
1893
Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian linguist, author, and scholar (died 1963)
1888
Sol Hurok, Ukrainian-American talent manager (died 1974)
1887
Konrad Tom, Polish actor, writer, singer, and director (died 1957)
1883
Frank King, American cartoonist (died 1969)
1882
Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (died 1946)
1882
Otz Tollen, German actor (died 1965)
1880
Jan Letzel, Czech architect (died 1925)
1875
Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (died 1912)
1872
Léon Blum, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1950)
1867
Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (died 1941)
1867
Charles Winckler, Danish tug of war competitor, discus thrower, and shot putter (died 1932)
1865
Erich Ludendorff, German general and politician (died 1937)
1865
Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Polish-American mathematician and engineer (died 1923)
1848
Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz, Spanish Augustinian Recollect priest and saint (died 1906)
1846
Paolo Tosti, Italian-English composer and educator (died 1916)
1835
Leopold II of Belgium (died 1909)
1835
Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (died 1913)
1830
Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer and cinematographer (died 1904)
1821
Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (died 1867)
1807
James Bannerman, Scottish theologian and academic (died 1868)
1806
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge (died 1859)
1802
Elias Lönnrot, Finnish physician and philologist (died 1884)
1794
Theobald Boehm, German flute player and composer (died 1881)
1794
Søren Christian Sommerfelt, Norwegian priest and botanist (died 1838)
1773
Étienne Aignan, French author and academic (died 1824)
1770
Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist and academic (died 1831)
1717
Georg Matthias Monn, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (died 1750)
1691
Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (died 1761)
1686
James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (died 1721)
1680
Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright (died 1754)
1654
Samuel Fritz, Czech Jesuit missionary to South America (died 1725?)
1649
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (died 1685)
1648
Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French soldier and diplomat (died 1720)
1634
Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau (died 1696)
1627
Johann Caspar Kerll, German organist and composer (died 1693)
1624
Henrik Rysensteen, Dutch military engineer (died 1679)
1598
Johann Crüger, Sorbian-German composer and theorist (died 1662)
1597
John Davenport, English minister, co-founded the New Haven Colony (died 1670)
1586
Julius Henry, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (died 1665)
1498
Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (died 1550)
1458
Camilla Battista da Varano, Italian saint (died 1524)
1285
Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Emperor Renzong of Yuan (died 1320)
1096
Al-Muqtafi, caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate (died 1160)

Deaths On This Day

2025
Ray Shero, American ice hockey player and executive (born 1962)
2023
Karl Berger, German-American jazz pianist (born 1935)
2022
Dwayne Haskins, American football player (born 1997)
2021
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921)
2021
DMX, American rapper and actor (born 1970)
2021
Nikki Grahame, British reality-TV icon (born 1982)
2021
Ian Gibson, British scientist and Labour Party politician (born 1938)
2021
Ramsey Clark, American lawyer (born 1927)
2019
Charles Van Doren, American writer and editor (born 1926)
2017
John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, writer, and satirist (born 1948)
2016
Duane Clarridge, American spy (born 1932)
2016
Will Smith, American football player (born 1981)
2015
Paul Almond, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1931)
2015
Margaret Rule, British marine archaeologist (born 1928)
2015
Nina Companeez, French director and screenwriter (born 1937)
2015
Alexander Dalgarno, English physicist and academic (born 1928)
2015
Ivan Doig, American journalist and author (born 1939)
2015
Tsien Tsuen-hsuin, Chinese-American academic (born 1909)
2014
Gil Askey, American trumpet player, composer, and producer (born 1925)
2014
Chris Banks, American football player (born 1973)
2014
Rory Ellinger, American lawyer and politician (born 1941)
2014
Norman Girvan, Jamaican economist, academic, and politician (born 1941)
2014
Aelay Narendra, Indian politician (born 1946)
2014
A. N. R. Robinson, Trinbagonian politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1926)
2014
Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Serbian author (born 1933)
2013
David Hayes, American sculptor and painter (born 1931)
2013
Greg McCrary, American football player (born 1952)
2013
Mordechai Mishani, Israeli lawyer and politician (born 1945)
2013
McCandlish Phillips, American journalist and author (born 1927)
2013
Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, designed the Cosanti (born 1919)
2012
Malcolm Thomas, Welsh rugby player and cricketer (born 1929)
2012
Boris Parygin, Soviet philosopher, psychologist, and author (born 1930)
2011
Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri, Bahraini journalist (born 1971)
2011
Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1924)
2010
Zoltán Varga, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1945)
2009
Nick Adenhart, American baseball player (born 1986)
2007
Egon Bondy, Czech philosopher and poet (born 1930)
2007
Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer and academic (born 1907)
2006
Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, manager (born 1916)
2006
Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish director and screenwriter (born 1924)
2003
Jerry Bittle, American cartoonist (born 1949)
2002
Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (born 1926)
2002
Leopold Vietoris, Austrian soldier, mathematician, and academic (born 1891)
2001
Willie Stargell, American baseball player and coach (born 1940)
2000
Tony Cliff, Trotskyist activist and founder of the Socialist Workers Party (born 1917)
1999
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Nigerien general and politician, President of Niger (born 1949)
1998
Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (born 1953)
1997
Mae Boren Axton, American singer-songwriter (born 1914)
1997
Helene Hanff, American author and screenwriter (born 1916)
1996
Richard Condon, American author and publicist (born 1915)
1993
Joseph B. Soloveitchik, American rabbi and philosopher (born 1903)
1991
Forrest Towns, American hurdler and coach (born 1914)
1988
Brook Benton, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1931)
1988
Hans Berndt, German footballer (born 1913)
1988
Dave Prater, American singer (born 1937)
1982
Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1896)
1980
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric and philosopher (born 1935)
1978
Clough Williams-Ellis, English-Welsh architect, designed Portmeirion (born 1883)
1976
Dagmar Nordstrom, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1903)
1976
Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1940)
1976
Renato Petronio, Italian rower (born 1891)
1970
Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American illustrator and animator (born 1896)
1963
Eddie Edwards, American trombonist (born 1891)
1963
Xul Solar, Argentinian painter and sculptor (born 1887)
1961
Zog I of Albania (born 1895)
1959
Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater (born 1867)
1953
Eddie Cochems, American football player and coach (born 1877)
1953
C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and television host (born 1891)
1953
Hans Reichenbach, German philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1891)
1951
Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (born 1862)
1948
George Carpenter, Australian 5th General of The Salvation Army (born 1872)
1948
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian lawyer and politician, 16th Colombian Minister of National Education (born 1903)
1945
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (born 1906)
1945
Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral (born 1887)
1945
Johann Georg Elser, German carpenter (born 1903)
1945
Hans Oster, German general (born 1887)
1945
Karl Sack, German lawyer and jurist (born 1896)
1945
Hans von Dohnányi, Austrian-German lawyer and jurist (born 1902)
1944
Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian lieutenant and pilot (born 1920)
1940
Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress (born 1865)
1936
Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher (born 1855)
1926
Zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (born 1857)
1922
Hans Fruhstorfer, German entomologist and explorer (born 1866)
1917
James Hope Moulton, English philologist and scholar (born 1863)
1915
Raymond Whittindale, English rugby player (born 1883)
1909
Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress (born 1840)
1904
Isabella II, Spanish queen (born 1830)
1889
Michel Eugène Chevreul, French chemist and academic (born 1786)
1882
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (born 1828)
1876
Charles Goodyear, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1804)
1872
Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (born 1794)
1806
William V, stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (born 1748)
1804
Jacques Necker, Swiss-French politician, Chief Minister to the French Monarch (born 1732)
1768
Sarah Fielding, English author (born 1710)
1761
William Law, English priest and theologian (born 1686)
1754
Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (born 1679)
1747
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, Scottish soldier and politician (born 1667)
1693
Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author (born 1618)
1654
Matei Basarab, Romanian prince (born 1588)
1626
Francis Bacon, English jurist and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1561)
1561
Jean Quintin, French priest, knight and writer (born 1500)
1557
Mikael Agricola, Finnish priest and scholar (born 1510)
1553
François Rabelais, French monk and scholar (born 1494)
1550
Alqas Mirza, Safavid prince (born 1516)
1484
Edward of Middleheim, prince of Wales (born 1473)
1483
Edward IV, king of England (born 1442)
1327
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, Scottish nobleman (ca. 1296)
1283
Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (born 1261)
1241
Henry II, High Duke of Poland (born 1196)
1137
William X, duke of Aquitaine (born 1099)
1024
Benedict VIII, pope of the Catholic Church (born 980)
715
Constantine, pope of the Catholic Church (born 664)
682
Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari, Egyptian politician, Governor of Egypt (born 616)
491
Zeno, emperor of the Byzantine Empire (born 425)
436
Tan Daoji, Chinese general and politician
585 BC
Jimmu, emperor of Japan (born 711 BC)
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