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August 20
August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 133 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day
- 2022
- Alabama man wins $1 million in Florida Lottery after playing for over 30 years. After over three decades of crossing state lines to play the Florida Lottery, an Alabama man can finally return home with a $1 million prize.
- 2021
- Washington Army veteran of 29 years wins $5.4 million Lotto jackpot. A quick and simple deviation from an everyday routine earned a Washington Army veteran a $5.4 million Lotto prize.
- 2018
- The man who won the lottery 14 times (part 1). How a rogue Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery and won millions of dollars around the world.
- 2017
- $650 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot skyrockets. For only the 4th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has grown to more than $600 million.
- 2016
- UPDATED: Alabama Senate approves lottery bill. The Alabama Senate on Friday passed a lottery bill proposed by Gov. Robert Bentley, capping off the first week of a special session called by the governor. The bill, which was amended substantially before the vote, will now go on to the House of Representatives.
- 2015
- NJ Lottery officials still investigating cause of massive outage. The exact cause and circumstances of a five-day outage that blocked nearly half of New Jersey's lottery retailers from selling printed tickets like Pick 3 and Mega Millions earlier this month are still a mystery.
- 2014
- Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $180 million. The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $180 million for the next drawing in the multi-state lottery game after nobody won Tuesday night.
- 2013
- COMPUTERIZED DRAWING GLITCH STRIKES ARIZONA LOTTERY. Due to an error in the computerized drawing system for the Arizona Lottery Pick 3 game between June 10 and Aug. 3, replacement tickets are being offered to eligible people who purchased tickets during that time frame, according to a press release.
- 2012
- Staten Islander revealed as winner of $85M Mega Millions jackpot. A Staten Island, New York, woman who bought a lottery ticket while wine shopping can afford champagne now -- a lot of it.
- 2012
- UK couple wins massive EuroMillions lottery jackpot. Lottery winner Adrian Bayford has already been bombarded with requests for cash following his huge £148 million (US$232.5 million) win -- despite being away on vacation with his family.
- 2012
- Woman who gave away lotto ticket won't give up. Emily Leach, who won a million-dollar jackpot in California last January, said she is hoping to fight the state lottery's decision stopping her from collecting a second jackpot of $260,000 -- winnings that came from a ticket Leach has famously claimed she accidentally gave away to a stranger in March.
- 2012
- Mass. man keeps mistake lottery ticket, wins $1 million. A Taunton, Massachusetts, man was on the right side of a million dollar mistake, when a scratch ticket game he didn't want to play turned out to be a winner.
- 2010
- Arkansas Lottery vending machines coming soon. The Arkansas Lottery Commission approved rules Thursday for use of 100 vending machines in retail outlets, though opponents vowed to continue to try to have the machines declared illegal.
- 2009
- One ticket from S.C. wins $260M Powerball lottery jackpot. A torrent of ticket sales sent the Poweball jackpot soaring again, to $259.9 million -- up $15 million since the $245 million estimate was established Saturday -- and then one ticket won last night.
- 2007
- Man goes into hiding after falsely claiming to win lottery jackpot. A father is in hiding from his furious famly after tricking them into thinking he had won $85.88 million in the Euro Millions lottery.
- 2007
- Lure of riches fuels lottery craze in China. The lottery craze is so string in China that bank robbers who stole $6.6 million from a vault spent the money on lottery tickets.
- 2005
- N.C. lottery bill weakening. Unless legislative leaders can shake loose one more "yes" vote, North Carolina appears all but certain to remain the only state on the East Coast without a lottery for another year.
- 2004
- Man wins share of ex's lotto prize. A Newfoundland man has won a legal battle with his former live-in lover for half of what's left of a $700,000 lottery prize.
- 2004
- Tennessee Policeman wins $200,000 in Powerball. Metro police Armed Robbery Detective Jonathan Kelton yesterday became the largest Powerball winner in the state to date, lottery officials said.
- 2004
- Lottery Ticket Loser Says He Won't Give Up. A Cape Cod man who bought a winning $4 million scratch lottery ticket but discarded it, said he will go back to court to try reclaim the prize.
- 2003
- Hundreds of businesses interested in selling Tenn. lottery tickets. Tennessee lottery officials say more than 500 businesses have contacted them about selling lottery tickets.
- 2003
- Surrey man wins Keno Viper live on City TV. Terry Fisher of Surrey, British Columbia won a 2003 Dodge Viper live on City TV's Breakfast Television Friday morning.
- 2003
- Pensioner woozy after near-win lottery saga. An Italian pensioner felt faint and had to be taken to hospital when he realised he had forgotten to hand in a lottery ticket that could have won him €66 million (US$73.4 million).
- 2003
- Uniondale Woman Hits Jackpot. A 71-year-old single mother of five from Uniondale, New York was handed a $20.6 million check Tuesday morning for holding the winning Mega Millions ticket from the July 11 drawing.
- 2003
- Mega Millions jackpot increases to $21 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $21 million Wednesday, with a cash option of $12 million.
Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day
- 1.$758.7 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 23, 2017 - 2.$292.8 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 21, 2023 - 3.$286.9 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 21, 2021 - 4.€257.11 Million
US$258.12 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Aug 20, 2022 - 5.$256 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 20, 2021 - 6.$245 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 22, 2007 - 7.€147.81 Million
US$211.79 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Aug 22, 2009 - 8.$207 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 21, 2009 - 9.$200 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 22, 2001 - 10.$180 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 22, 2014 - 11.$171 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 21, 2007 - 12.€126.25 Million
US$142.96 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Aug 20, 2016 - 13.€107 Million
US$123.55 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Aug 21, 2018 - 14.€110 Million
US$121.28 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Aug 21, 2020 - 15.$116 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 23, 2022 - 16.$110 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 20, 2016 - 17.€74 Million
US$106.76 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Aug 23, 2011 - 18.€79 Million
US$105.87 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Aug 20, 2013 - 19.€74 Million
US$105.86 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Aug 21, 2009 - 20.€69 Million
US$102.26 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Aug 22, 2008 - 21.$102 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 21, 2018 - 22.€91 Million
US$100.92 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Aug 20, 2019 - 23.€90 Million
US$100.12 Million - Multi-Country
EuroJackpotDraw Date
Aug 23, 2019 - 24.$100 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 20, 2010 - 25.$95 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 22, 2008
Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day
- 1992
- Thursday, Aug 20, 1992
31 years old - 1989
- Sunday, Aug 20, 1989
34 years old - 1985
- Tuesday, Aug 20, 1985
38 years old - 1985
- Tuesday, Aug 20, 1985
38 years old - 1983
- Saturday, Aug 20, 1983
40 years old - 1976
- Friday, Aug 20, 1976
47 years old - 1975
- Wednesday, Aug 20, 1975
48 years old - 1973
- Monday, Aug 20, 1973
50 years old - 1972
- Sunday, Aug 20, 1972
51 years old - 1971
- Friday, Aug 20, 1971
52 years old - 1971
- Friday, Aug 20, 1971
52 years old - 1971
- Friday, Aug 20, 1971
52 years old - 1970
- Thursday, Aug 20, 1970
53 years old - 1967
- Sunday, Aug 20, 1967
56 years old - 1966
- Saturday, Aug 20, 1966
57 years old - 1966
- Saturday, Aug 20, 1966
57 years old - 1966
- Saturday, Aug 20, 1966
57 years old - 1962
- Monday, Aug 20, 1962
61 years old - 1960
- Saturday, Aug 20, 1960
63 years old - 1952
- Wednesday, Aug 20, 1952
71 years old - 1948
- Friday, Aug 20, 1948
75 years old - 1941
- Wednesday, Aug 20, 1941
82 years old - 1940
- Tuesday, Aug 20, 1940
83 years old - (year not provided)
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Worldwide Events On This Day
- 2020
- Joe Biden gives his acceptance speech virtually for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
- 2016
- Fifty-four people are killed when a suicide bomber detonates himself at a Kurdish wedding party in Gaziantep, Turkey.
- 2014
- Seventy-two people are killed in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture by a series of landslides caused by a month's worth of rain that fell in one day.
- 2012
- A prison riot in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, kills at least 20 people.
- 2008
- Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. Of the 172 people on board, 146 die immediately, and eight more later die of injuries sustained in the crash.
- 2007
- China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.
- 2006
- Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.
- 2002
- A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.
- 1998
- The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval.
- 1998
- U.S. embassy bombings: The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical weapons plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
- 1997
- Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
- 1995
- The Firozabad rail disaster kills 358 people in Firozabad, India.
- 1993
- After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, the Oslo Accords are signed, followed by a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. the following month.
- 1992
- In India, Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) was included in the scheduled languages' list and made one of the official languages of the Indian Government.
- 1991
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.
- 1991
- Estonia, occupied by and incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of legal continuity of its pre-occupation statehood.
- 1989
- The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision. Fifty-one people are killed.
- 1988
- "Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park
- 1988
- Iran-Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
- 1988
- The Troubles: Eight British soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by an IRA roadside bomb in Ballygawley, County Tyrone.
- 1986
- In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide.
- 1977
- Voyager program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
- 1975
- Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
- 1975
- ČSA Flight 540 crashes on approach to Damascus International Airport in Damascus, Syria, killing 126 people.
- 1968
- Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.
- 1962
- The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.
- 1960
- Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
- 1955
- Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
- 1949
- Hungary adopts the Hungarian Constitution of 1949 and becomes a People's Republic.
- 1948
- Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob M. Lomakin is expelled by the United States, due to the Kasenkina Case.
- 1944
- World War II: One hundred sixty-eight captured allied airmen, including Phil Lamason, accused by the Gestapo of being "terror fliers", arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp.
- 1944
- World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
- 1940
- In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.
- 1940
- World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
- 1940
- World War II: Hundred Regiments Offensive: Chinese general Peng Dehuai of the Communist Eighth Route Army launches the Hundred Regiments Offensive, a successful campaign to disrupt Japanese war infrastructure and logistics in occupied northern China.
- 1938
- Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
- 1926
- Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
- 1920
- The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
- 1920
- The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
- 1914
- World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
- 1910
- Extreme fire weather in the Inland Northwest of the United States causes many small wildfires to coalesce into the Great Fire of 1910, burning approximately 3 million acres (12,000 km) and killing 87 people.
- 1905
- Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others establish the Tongmenghui, a Republican, anti-Qing revolutionary organisation, in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1882
- Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
- 1866
- President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
- 1864
- Bakumatsu: Kinmon incident: Three columns of jōi shishi from the Chōshū Domain led by Kijima Matabei and Kusaka Genzui assault and set fire to the Japanese imperial capital of Kyoto in an attempt to expel the Satsuma and Aizu Domains from the imperial court. Their defeat prompts the Tokugawa shogunate to rally all daimyos across the nation to launch a collective retaliatory expedition against the Chōshū four days later.
- 1858
- Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
- 1852
- Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives.
- 1794
- Northwest Indian War: United States troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi warriors into a disorganized retreat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
- 1775
- The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
- 1710
- War of the Spanish Succession: A multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg defeats the Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay in the Battle of Saragossa.
- 1707
- The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
- 1672
- Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are lynched by a mob in The Hague.
- 1648
- Battle of Lens: An outnumbered and hastily assembled French army under Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, decisively defeats a Spanish army led by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria near Lens in the last major military confrontation of the Thirty Years' War, contributing to the signing of the Peace of Westphalia in October that year.
- 1519
- Philosopher and general Wang Yangming defeats Zhu Chenhao, ending the Prince of Ning rebellion against the reign of the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor.
- 1467
- The Second Battle of Olmedo takes places as part of a succession conflict between Henry IV of Castile and his half-brother Alfonso, Prince of Asturias.
- 1391
- Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.
- 1308
- Pope Clement V pardons Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, absolving him of charges of heresy.
- 1191
- Richard I of England initiates the Massacre at Ayyadieh, leaving 2,600-3,000 Muslim hostages dead.
- 1083
- Canonization of the first King of Hungary, Saint Stephen and his son Saint Emeric celebrated as a National Day in Hungary.
- 917
- Battle of Acheloos: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria decisively defeats a Byzantine army.
- 636
- Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of the Levant away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia.
- AD 14
- Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is mysteriously executed by his guards while in exile.
Births On This Day
- 2003
- Prince Gabriel of Belgium
- 1997
- Daniel Vladař, Czech ice hockey player
- 1996
- Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1995
- Liana Liberato, American actress
- 1994
- Mitchell Trubisky, American football player
- 1993
- Tonisha Rock-Yaw, Barbadian netball player
- 1992
- Matt Eisenhuth, Australian rugby league player
- 1992
- Carolina Horta, Brazilian beach volleyball player
- 1992
- Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1992
- Alex Newell, American actor and singer
- 1992
- Deniss Rakels, Latvian footballer
- 1992
- Callum Skinner, Scottish track cyclist
- 1991
- Marko Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
- 1991
- Jyrki Jokipakka, Finnish hockey player
- 1991
- Cory Joseph, Canadian basketball player
- 1990
- Macauley Chrisantus, Nigerian footballer
- 1990
- Culoe De Song, South African music producer and DJ
- 1990
- Venelin Filipov, Bulgarian footballer
- 1990
- Leigh Griffiths, Scottish footballer
- 1990
- Fabien Jarsalé, French footballer
- 1990
- Bradley Klahn, American tennis player
- 1990
- Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Dutch swimmer
- 1989
- Kirko Bangz, American rapper and producer
- 1989
- Nebil Gahwagi, Hungarian footballer
- 1989
- Silas Kiplagat, Kenyan runner
- 1989
- Slavcho Shokolarov, Bulgarian footballer
- 1989
- Judd Trump, English snooker player
- 1989
- Dean Winnard, English footballer
- 1988
- Jerryd Bayless, American basketball player
- 1988
- Sarah R, Lotfi, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1988
- José Zamora, Spanish footballer
- 1987
- Stefan Aigner, German footballer
- 1987
- Gunther, Austrian wrestler
- 1987
- Manny Jacinto, Canadian actor
- 1987
- Vedran Janjetović, Croatian-Australian footballer
- 1987
- Sido Jombati, Portuguese footballer
- 1987
- Egon Kaur, Estonian race car driver
- 1986
- Andrew Surman, South African-English footballer
- 1986
- Steven Zalewski, American ice hockey player
- 1985
- Brant Daugherty, American actor
- 1985
- Glen Buttriss, Australian rugby league player
- 1985
- Blake DeWitt, American baseball player
- 1985
- Thomas Domingo, French rugby player
- 1985
- Matt Hague, American baseball player
- 1985
- Jack King, English footballer
- 1985
- Álvaro Negredo, Spanish footballer
- 1985
- Willie Ripia, New Zealand rugby player
- 1985
- Joe Vitale, American ice hockey player
- 1985
- Stephen Ward, Irish footballer
- 1985
- Mark Washington, American football player
- 1984
- Aílton José Almeida, Brazilian footballer
- 1984
- Pavel Eismann, Czech footballer
- 1984
- Laura Georges, French footballer
- 1984
- Jamie Hoffmann, American baseball player
- 1984
- Ingrid Lukas, Estonian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1983
- Hamza Abdullah, American football player
- 1983
- Paulo André Cren Benini, Brazilian footballer
- 1983
- Andrew Garfield, American-English actor
- 1983
- Héctor Landazuri, Colombian footballer
- 1983
- Mladen Pelaić, Croatian footballer
- 1983
- Brian Schaefering, American football player
- 1983
- Yuri Zhirkov, Russian footballer
- 1982
- Cléber Luis Alberti, Brazilian footballer
- 1982
- Aleksandr Amisulashvili, Georgian footballer
- 1982
- Monty Dumond, South African rugby player
- 1982
- Youssouf Hersi, Ethiopian footballer
- 1982
- Joshua Kennedy, Australian footballer
- 1982
- Mijaín López, Cuban wrestler
- 1982
- Meghan Ory, Canadian actress
- 1982
- Richard Petiot, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982
- Barney Rogers, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1982
- Enyelbert Soto, Venezuelan-Japanese baseball player
- 1981
- Ben Barnes, English actor
- 1981
- Brett Finch, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
- 1981
- Artur Kotenko, Estonian footballer
- 1981
- Bernard Mendy, French footballer
- 1981
- Craig Ochs, American football player
- 1981
- Byron Saxton, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster
- 1979
- Sarah Borwell, English tennis player
- 1979
- Jamie Cullum, English singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1979
- Cory Sullivan, American baseball player
- 1978
- Alberto Martín, Spanish tennis player
- 1978
- Emir Mkademi, Tunisian footballer
- 1978
- Jennifer Ramírez Rivero, Venezuelan model and businesswoman (d. 2018)
- 1978
- Chris Schroder, American baseball player
- 1977
- Paolo Bianco, Italian footballer
- 1977
- Wayne Brown, English footballer
- 1977
- Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player, coach, and physician
- 1977
- Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player
- 1977
- Shockmain Davis, American football player
- 1977
- Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgian footballer
- 1977
- Aaron Hamill, Australian footballer and coach
- 1977
- Ívar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer
- 1977
- James Ormond, English cricketer
- 1977
- Josh Pearce, American baseball player
- 1977
- Aaron Taylor, American baseball player
- 1976
- Chris Drury, American ice hockey player
- 1976
- Cornel Frăsineanu, Romanian footballer
- 1976
- Tony Grant, Irish footballer
- 1976
- Kristen Miller, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1976
- Marcel Podszus, German footballer
- 1976
- Fabio Ulloa, Honduran footballer
- 1975
- Marcin Adamski, Polish footballer and manager
- 1975
- Marko Martin, Estonian pianist and educator
- 1975
- Shaun Newton, English footballer
- 1975
- Elijah Williams, American football player and coach
- 1974
- Amy Adams, American actress
- 1974
- Misha Collins, American actor
- 1974
- Szabolcs Sáfár, Hungarian footballer and coach
- 1974
- Andy Strachan, Australian drummer and songwriter
- 1974
- Maxim Vengerov, Russian-Israeli violinist and conductor
- 1973
- Alban Bushi, Albanian footballer
- 1973
- Alexandre Finazzi, Brazilian footballer
- 1973
- Scott Goodman, Australian swimmer
- 1973
- Todd Helton, American baseball player
- 1973
- Cameron Mather, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
- 1973
- José Paniagua, Dominican baseball player
- 1973
- Donn Swaby, American actor and screenwriter
- 1973
- Juan Becerra Acosta, Mexican journalist
- 1972
- Derrick Alston, American basketball player
- 1972
- Melvin Booker, American basketball player
- 1972
- Chaney Kley, American actor (d. 2007)
- 1972
- Scott Quinnell, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
- 1972
- Anna Umemiya, Japanese model and actress
- 1971
- Nenad Bjelica, Croatian footballer and manager
- 1971
- Matt Calland, English rugby player and coach
- 1971
- Ke Huy Quan, Vietnamese-American actor
- 1971
- Steve Stone, English footballer and coach
- 1971
- David Walliams, English comedian, actor, and author
- 1970
- Els Callens, Belgian tennis player and sportscaster
- 1970
- Fred Durst, American singer-songwriter
- 1969
- Billy Gardell, American comedian, actor, and producer
- 1969
- Mark Holzemer, American baseball player and scout
- 1968
- Brett Angell, English footballer and coach
- 1968
- Abdelatif Benazzi, Moroccan-French rugby player
- 1968
- Sandy Brondello, Australian basketball player and coach
- 1968
- Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
- 1968
- Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer
- 1968
- Bai Yansong, Chinese host
- 1967
- Andy Benes, American baseball player
- 1966
- Miguel Albaladejo, Spanish director and screenwriter
- 1966
- Colin Cunningham, American actor
- 1966
- Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2004)
- 1966
- Enrico Letta, Italian lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Italy
- 1966
- Liu Chunyan, Chinese host and voice actress
- 1965
- KRS-One, American rapper and producer
- 1964
- Azarias Ruberwa, Congolese lawyer and politician, Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1963
- Uwe Bialon, German footballer and manager
- 1963
- Kal Daniels, American baseball player
- 1963
- José Cecena, Mexican baseball player
- 1962
- James Marsters, American actor
- 1961
- Amanda Sonia Berry, English businesswoman
- 1960
- Dom Duff, Breton singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer
- 1960
- Mark Langston, American baseball player
- 1958
- Nigel Dodds, Northern Irish lawyer and politician
- 1958
- Patricia Rozema, Canadian director and screenwriter
- 1958
- David O. Russell, American director and screenwriter
- 1958
- John Stehr, American journalist
- 1957
- Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby player
- 1957
- Jim Calder, Scottish rugby player
- 1957
- Simon Donaldson, English mathematician and academic
- 1957
- Sorin Antohi, Romanian journalist and historian
- 1957
- Paul Johnson, American football coach
- 1956
- Joan Allen, American actress
- 1956
- Alvin Greenidge, Barbadian cricketer
- 1956
- Desmond Swayne, English soldier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
- 1955
- Agnes Chan, Hong Kong singer and author
- 1955
- Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- 1954
- Quinn Buckner, American basketball player and coach
- 1954
- Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (d. 2007)
- 1954
- Al Roker, American news anchor, television personality, and author
- 1953
- Gerry Bertier, American football player (d. 1981)
- 1953
- Peter Horton, American actor and director
- 1953
- Mike Jackson, American politician
- 1953
- Jim Trenton, American radio host and actor
- 1953
- Leroy Burgess, American singer, songwriter, keyboard player, recording artist, and record producer
- 1952
- John Emburey, English cricketer and coach
- 1952
- Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
- 1952
- John Hiatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1952
- Ric Menello, American director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
- 1951
- Greg Bear, American author (d. 2022)
- 1951
- DeForest Soaries, American minister and politician, 30th Secretary of State of New Jersey
- 1949
- Nikolas Asimos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
- 1949
- Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1986)
- 1948
- John Noble, Australian actor and director
- 1948
- Robert Plant, English singer-songwriter
- 1947
- Alan Lee, English painter and illustrator
- 1947
- James Pankow, American musician
- 1947
- Ray Wise, American actor
- 1946
- Mufaddal Saifuddin, 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of Fatimid Caliphate الدولة الفاطمية
- 1946
- Henryk Broder, Polish-German journalist and author
- 1946
- Connie Chung, American journalist
- 1946
- Laurent Fabius, French politician, 158th Prime Minister of France
- 1946
- Ralf Hütter, German singer and keyboard player
- 1946
- N. R. Narayana Murthy, Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys
- 1945
- Roy Gardner, English businessman
- 1944
- Rajiv Gandhi, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (d. 1991)
- 1944
- Graig Nettles, American baseball player and manager
- 1944
- José Wilker, Brazilian actor and director (d. 2014)
- 1943
- Roger Gale, English journalist and politician
- 1943
- Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor
- 1942
- Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (d. 2008)
- 1942
- Fred Norman, American baseball player
- 1941
- Dave Brock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1941
- Rich Brooks, American football player and coach
- 1941
- Anne Evans, English soprano and actress
- 1941
- William H. Gray, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
- 1941
- Slobodan Milošević, Serbian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Serbia (d. 2006)
- 1941
- Robin Oakley, English journalist and author
- 1941
- Jo Ramírez, Mexican race car driver and manager
- 1940
- Rubén Hinojosa, American businessman and politician
- 1940
- Gus Macdonald, Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
- 1940
- Rex Sellers, Indian-Australian cricketer
- 1939
- Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2004)
- 1939
- Mike Velarde, Filipino televangelist and religious leader
- 1938
- Jean-Loup Chrétien, French military officer and astronaut
- 1938
- Peter Day, English chemist and academic (d. 2020)
- 1938
- Alain Vivien, French politician
- 1937
- Stelvio Cipriani, Italian composer (d. 2018)
- 1937
- Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1937
- Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter and bassist (d. 2009)
- 1936
- Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1935
- Ron Paul, American captain, physician, and politician
- 1934
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow, American country-rock pedal-steel guitarist and songwriter (d. 2007)
- 1934
- Tom Mangold, German-English journalist and author
- 1933
- Ted Donaldson, American actor (d. 2023)
- 1933
- George J. Mitchell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
- 1932
- Anthony Ainley, English actor (d. 2004)
- 1932
- Vasily Aksyonov, Russian physician, author, and academic (d. 2009)
- 1932
- Atholl McKinnon, South African cricketer (d. 1983)
- 1931
- Don King, American boxing promoter
- 1930
- Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor (d. 2013)
- 1930
- Peter Randall, English sergeant (d. 2007)
- 1929
- Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013)
- 1927
- John Boardman, English archaeologist and historian
- 1927
- Yootha Joyce, English actress (d. 1980)
- 1927
- Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation (d. 2013)
- 1927
- Peter Oakley, English soldier and blogger (d. 2014)
- 1926
- Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (d. 1978)
- 1926
- Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2014)
- 1924
- George Zuverink, American baseball player (d. 2014)
- 1923
- Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
- 1921
- Keith Froome, Australian rugby league player (d. 1978)
- 1921
- Jack Wilson, Australian cricketer (d. 1985)
- 1919
- Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2021)
- 1919
- Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Greek lawyer, educator and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2000)
- 1918
- Jacqueline Susann, American actress and author (d. 1974)
- 1917
- Terry Sanford, 65th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1998)
- 1916
- Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian-German chess player and chemist (d. 1984)
- 1915
- Ivo Rojnica, Croatian-Argentine war crimes suspect, businessman, diplomat, and intelligence agent (d. 2007)
- 1913
- Roger Wolcott Sperry, American neuropsychologist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
- 1912
- John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985)
- 1910
- Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect and furniture designer, designed the Gateway Arch (d. 1961)
- 1909
- André Morell, English actor (d. 1978)
- 1909
- Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (d. 1978)
- 1908
- Al López, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
- 1906
- Vidrik Rootare, Estonian chess player (d. 1981)
- 1905
- Jean Gebser, German linguist, poet, and philosopher (d. 1973)
- 1905
- Mikio Naruse, Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
- 1905
- Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (d. 1964)
- 1901
- Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
- 1898
- Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian, journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1973)
- 1897
- Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (d. 1970)
- 1896
- Gostha Pal, Indian footballer (d. 1976)
- 1890
- H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, novelist (d. 1937)
- 1888
- Tôn Đức Thắng, Vietnamese politician, 2nd President of Vietnam (d. 1980)
- 1887
- Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and scholar (d. 1959)
- 1886
- Paul Tillich, German-American philosopher and theologian (d. 1965)
- 1885
- Dino Campana, Italian poet and author (d. 1932)
- 1884
- Rudolf Bultmann, German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament at the University of Marburg (d. 1976)
- 1881
- Edgar Guest, English-American poet and author (d. 1959)
- 1881
- Aleksander Hellat, Estonian politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1943)
- 1873
- Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect and academic, co-designed the National Museum of Finland (d. 1950)
- 1868
- Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (d. 1954)
- 1865
- Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer and lawyer (d. 1911)
- 1860
- Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (d. 1934)
- 1856
- Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright (d. 1909)
- 1847
- Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer (d. 1889)
- 1847
- Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author (d. 1912)
- 1845
- Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (d. 1916)
- 1833
- Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States (d. 1901)
- 1799
- James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar (d. 1840)
- 1789
- Abbas Mirza, Qajar crown prince of Persia (d. 1833)
- 1779
- Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (d. 1848)
- 1778
- Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile (d. 1842)
- 1720
- Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer (d. 1785)
- 1719
- Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (d. 1783)
- 1710
- Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1761)
- 1659
- Henry Every, English pirate (d. 1696)
- 1632
- Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and academic (d. 1704)
- 1625
- Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist (d. 1709)
- 1561
- Jacopo Peri, Italian singer and composer (d. 1633)
- 1517
- Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal and art collector (d. 1586)
- 1377
- Shahrukh Mirza, ruler of Persia and Transoxiania (d. 1447)
Deaths On This Day
- 2021
- Igor Vovkovinskiy, Ukrainian-American law student and actor, American tallest person (b. 1982)
- 2018
- Uri Avnery, Israeli writer, politician and peace activist (b. 1923)
- 2018
- Jennifer Ramírez Rivero, Venezuelan model (b. 1978)
- 2017
- Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (b. 1926)
- 2015
- Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany (b. 1922)
- 2015
- Paul Kibblewhite, New Zealand chemist and engineer (b. 1941)
- 2015
- Frank Wilkes, Australian soldier and politician (b. 1922)
- 2014
- Anton Buslov, Russian astrophysicist and journalist (b. 1983)
- 2014
- Lois Mai Chan, Taiwanese-American librarian, author, and academic (b. 1934)
- 2014
- Boris Dubin, Russian sociologist and academic (b. 1946)
- 2014
- B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (b. 1918)
- 2014
- Buddy MacMaster, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler (b. 1924)
- 2014
- Sava Stojkov, Serbian painter and educator (b. 1925)
- 2014
- Edmund Szoka, American cardinal (b. 1927)
- 2013
- Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
- 2013
- Narendra Dabholkar, Indian author and activist (b. 1945)
- 2013
- Don Hassler, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1929)
- 2013
- Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
- 2013
- Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (b. 1918)
- 2013
- John W. Morris, American general (b. 1921)
- 2013
- Ted Post, American director and screenwriter (b. 1918)
- 2012
- Phyllis Diller, American actress and comedian (b. 1917)
- 2012
- Daryl Hine, Canadian-American poet and academic (b. 1936)
- 2012
- Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1916)
- 2012
- Len Quested, English footballer and manager (b. 1925)
- 2012
- Mika Yamamoto, Japanese journalist (b. 1967)
- 2012
- Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (b. 1955)
- 2011
- Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (b. 1919)
- 2010
- Đặng Phong, Vietnamese economist and historian (b. 1937)
- 2009
- Larry Knechtel, American keyboardist and bass player (b. 1940)
- 2009
- Karla Kuskin, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)
- 2008
- Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927)
- 2008
- Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1921)
- 2008
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
- 2008
- Gene Upshaw, American football player (b. 1945)
- 2007
- Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (b. 1920)
- 2006
- Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1977)
- 2006
- Joe Rosenthal, American photographer and journalist (b. 1911)
- 2006
- S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (b. 1938)
- 2005
- Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981)
- 2005
- Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer and songwriter (b. 1970)
- 2001
- Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (b. 1915)
- 2001
- Kim Stanley, American actress (b. 1925)
- 1998
- Vũ Văn Mẫu, 10th and final Prime Minister of South Vietnam (b. 1914)
- 1997
- Norris Bradbury, American soldier, physicist, and academic (b. 1909)
- 1997
- Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1922)
- 1996
- Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
- 1995
- Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927)
- 1993
- Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (b. 1912)
- 1987
- Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian-Polish basketball player and coach (b. 1909)
- 1986
- Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1923)
- 1985
- Donald O. Hebb, Canadian psychologist and academic (b. 1904)
- 1985
- Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken, German admiral (b. 1897)
- 1982
- Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (b. 1929)
- 1981
- Michael Devine, Irish Republican Hunger Striker
- 1980
- Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
- 1979
- Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1922)
- 1971
- Rashid Minhas, Pakistani lieutenant and pilot (b. 1951)
- 1965
- Jonathan Daniels, American seminarian and civil rights activist (b. 1939)
- 1963
- Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879)
- 1961
- Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882)
- 1951
- İzzettin Çalışlar, Turkish general (b. 1882)
- 1943
- William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (b. 1858)
- 1942
- István Horthy, Hungarian admiral and pilot (b. 1904)
- 1939
- Agnes Giberne, Indian-English astronomer and author (b. 1845)
- 1936
- Edward Weston, English-American chemist (b. 1850)
- 1930
- Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851)
- 1919
- Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869)
- 1917
- Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
- 1915
- Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
- 1914
- Pope Pius X (b. 1835)
- 1912
- William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
- 1897
- Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (b. 1827)
- 1893
- Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (b. 1827)
- 1887
- Jules Laforgue, French poet and author (b. 1860)
- 1882
- James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820)
- 1859
- Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (b. 1811)
- 1854
- Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)
- 1835
- Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775)
- 1825
- William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)
- 1823
- Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)
- 1785
- Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
- 1773
- Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)
- 1707
- Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
- 1701
- Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician (b. 1639)
- 1680
- William Bedloe, English spy (b. 1650)
- 1672
- Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623)
- 1672
- Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (b. 1625)
- 1651
- Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman (b. 1612)
- 1648
- Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1583)
- 1639
- Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)
- 1611
- Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1548)
- 1580
- Jerónimo Osório, Portuguese historian and author (b. 1506)
- 1572
- Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish navigator and politician, 1st Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1502)
- 1528
- Georg von Frundsberg, German knight and landowner (b. 1473)
- 1471
- Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (b. 1413)
- 1386
- Bo Jonsson, royal marshal of Sweden
- 1384
- Geert Groote, Dutch preacher, founded the Brethren of the Common Life (b. 1340)
- 1348
- Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1319)
- 1297
- William Fraser, bishop and Guardian of Scotland
- 1158
- Rögnvald Kali Kolsson (b. 1100), Earl of Orkney and Saint
- 1153
- Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian and saint (b. 1090)
- 984
- Pope John XIV
- 917
- Constantine Lips, Byzantine admiral
- 768
- Eadberht of Northumbria
- 651
- Oswine of Deira
- 535
- Mochta, Irish missionary and saint
- AD 14
- Agrippa Postumus, Roman son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (b. 12 BC)