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August 9
August 9 is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 144 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day
- 2023
- One ticket sold in Florida is sole winner of $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot. After a run of 31 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 32nd drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.58 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Florida matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball.
- 2021
- Virginia woman threw out lottery ticket worth $100,000. A Virginia Lottery player was absolutely sure that her lottery tickets were "losers" so she threw them away, not realizing there was a winning ticket worth $100,000 among them.
- 2019
- Couple engaged 4 long years say they can finally have a wedding after NC lottery win. After years of waiting, Jeremy McLean of Roanoke Rapids can finally marry the woman of his dreams thanks to a $100,000 lottery prize.
- 2017
- Hot Lotto multi-state lottery game to end in October. Hot Lotto, a multi-state lottery draw game currently played in 14 states, will end this October. The final Hot Lotto drawing will be conducted on Saturday, Oct. 28.
- 2016
- Alabama senator introduces competing lottery proposal. Alabama Sen. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, laid out a competing proposal Tuesday to Gov. Robert Bentley's plan to institute a statewide lottery as a means to addressing Alabama's budget shortfall.
- 2016
- Appeals court hands loss to New Jersey sports betting effort. A federal appeals court on Tuesday dealt another defeat to New Jersey's years long attempt to legalize sports betting, setting aside the state's legal challenge to a federal betting ban.
- 2016
- New Mexico's gas pump lottery sales face legal hurdle. The Play at the Pump pilot program is facing a legal test regarding how New Mexico customers purchase their Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets.
- 2013
- 16 maintenance workers said to be New Jersey Powerball winners. A group of 16 maintenance workers from a county government garage in New Jersey share one of three winning tickets in the $448 million Powerball lottery jackpot, their boss said on Friday.
- 2012
- $253 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot rolls again. There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $253 million for Saturday's drawing.
- 2012
- Penn. Lottery gets advice from Illinois on privatization. Pennsylvania is currently looking into privatizing its lottery, but one official with the Illinois lottery, the only private system in the nation, is warning the commonwealth to carefully plan how it would choose a company to manage day-to-day operations.
- 2012
- Iowa Lottery director: 50-50 that Hot Lotto mystery will be solved. The Iowa Lottery director would love to know the story behind the winner of a lottery jackpot walking away from a ticket valued at $7.5 million after taxes, but he pegs the odds of solving the mystery at no better than 50-50.
- 2011
- 22 Ohio co-workers share $99M Mega Millions jackpot. A lucky group of 22 co-workers were at the Ohio Lottery's Youngstown office Monday to claim their share of last week's $99 million Mega Millions jackpot.
- 2011
- Three winning lottery tickets donated to church. Unity North Atlanta Church on Sandy Plains Road in Northeast Cobb, Georgia, received an unusual gift last week from a generous churchgoer: winning lottery tickets.
- 2010
- N.C. Lottery notches record $1.42 billion in sales. Across the state, North Carolina Education Lottery players scratched and hoped their way to a record $1.42 billion in sales in the fiscal year that ended June 30, a 10 percent increase from the year before.
- 2009
- Kansas man wins big in lottery for 2nd time in '09. Edward Williams is the definition of lucky after winning the lottery for a second time in a year.
- 2007
- UK Lottery operator plans $500 million global lottery game. Camelot, the operator of the UK National Lottery, is poised to launch a worldwide draw with a record jackpot of about £250m (US $500 million), now that it apparently won a new 10-year license this week.
- 2007
- NJ man 'shocked' by $1 million lottery win. The owner of a convenience store was afraid to tell his customer the size of the jackpot he just won, because he thought the winner was going to faint.
- 2007
- Maryland Lottery revenues hit record $1.5 billion. The Maryland Lottery's sales for the past fiscal year topped $1.5 billion, a record high, marking the lottery's 10th consecutive year of sales growth, lottery officials reported yesterday.
- 2007
- N.M. man takes $1 million winning lottery ticket in stride. As far as anyone can tell, when New Mexico resident Edward Boyd won $1 million, he showed little emotion and certainly did not cry.
- 2007
- Camelot beats off rivals to win UK Lottery for next 12 years. The UK national lottery is to be run by incumbent operator Camelot for the next 12 years after the group persuaded regulators it was more likely to meet the funding demands of the London Olympics and other good causes than outsiders Sugal & Damani, an Indian conglomerate.
- 2006
- Lottery winners: beware the phone. For lottery winners flush with newfound wealth, the phones begin ringing off the hook from those looking for donations or handouts.
- 2006
- Lottery winners advised to be wise with wealth. Lottery winners, like the Plymouth Sargento Cheese plant workers who claim to have won the $208.6 million Powerball prize, must be careful to avoid losing their luck, say local financial advisers.
- 2006
- Unclaimed Tenn. lottery money to help after-school programs. The Tennessee Department of Education announced Tuesday $14 million from unclaimed lottery prizes is available for agencies to develop high-quality after-school programs for at-risk students.
- 2006
- Oregon Lottery sales hit record $1 billion. For the first time since the Oregon Lottery started in April 1985, sales for the fiscal year have surpassed $1 billion.
- 2006
- Brazil lottery cancels GTECH contract over Lottomatica acquisition. GTECH Holdings Corp., which has agreed to be bought by Italy's Lottomatica, said on Tuesday that its contract to provide lottery services to its largest customer, Brazil, will not be renewed.
- 2005
- Car salesmen lottery pool wins $16 million jackpot. Four salesmen at an Oak Lawn, Illinois, car dealership are collecting a lump-sum payment of $1.6 million each after taxes, after they won a $16 million Illionois Lotto jackpot.
- 2005
- N.C. lottery bill limits commercials. North Carolina lawmakers are slapping limits on how much a proposed lottery can spend on advertising and what the commercials can say, but they may have underestimated both.
- 2005
- Oklahoma Lottery to compare vendors. The Oklahoma Lottery Commission is scheduled to meet today to consider proposals for a variety of services related to the lottery start-up.
- 2005
- Indiana Lottery banking on fairness, cuts. The Hoosier Lottery has run into some rough times lately -- whether it is sagging profits or employees leaking the location of a winning ticket -- but the new head of the quasi-governmental agency is focused on running things more efficiently with an emphasis on integrity.
- 2005
- Even with revenue deal, start of N.C. lottery no sure bet. House and Senate Democrats have agreed how to distribute lottery proceeds, but it's hardly a sure bet that North Carolina will become the last state on the East Coast to run a numbers game this year.
- 2004
- $84 Million Powerball Jackpot Up For Grabs. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $84 million, with a cash option of $45.3 million.
- 2004
- Iowa Lottery CEO Gets $81,000 Raise. The CEO of the Iowa Lottery has himself hit the jackpot. Gov. Tom Vilsack awarded Ed Stanek an $81,000 raise, making him the second-highest paid state employee outside of the university system.
- 2004
- SC lottery brings in almost $1 billion. Large Powerball jackpots helped fuel lottery ticket sales of nearly $1 billion in South Carolina for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
- 2004
- Group buys every Pick 3 lottery combination and wins. Ken Seidel and a few St. Louis-area buddies took advantage of a double-draw lottery promotion to make a Missouri Lottery game a nearly sure thing.
- 2003
- Lottery bill offers lump cash option. If a Massachusetts lawmaker has his way, winners no longer would have to wait 20 years or more to completely cash in on a winning ticket.
- 2003
- Connecticut Investigates Lottery Mix-Up. Connecticut lottery officials were investigating why two lottery balls failed to drop during a drawing Friday.
Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day
- 1.$393 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 11, 2017 - 2.$323.5 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 9, 2017 - 3.€250.6 Million
US$256.04 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Aug 9, 2022 - 4.$253 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 11, 2012 - 5.$247 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 11, 2018 - 6.$241.9 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 11, 2021 - 7.€190 Million
US$233.42 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Aug 10, 2012 - 8.€207.5 Million
US$233 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Aug 10, 2019 - 9.$228.9 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 10, 2011 - 10.$208 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 10, 2021 - 11.$186 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 12, 2009 - 12.$177.7 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 9, 2023 - 13.$169 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 12, 2020 - 14.$161 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 11, 2007 - 15.€120.54 Million
US$133.86 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Aug 9, 2016 - 16.$128 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 10, 2019 - 16.$128 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 12, 2014 - 18.$124 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 11, 2009 - 19.€94 Million
US$110.2 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Aug 10, 2021 - 20.€90 Million
US$105.99 Million - Multi-Country
EuroJackpotDraw Date
Aug 13, 2021 - 21.$105 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Aug 10, 2007 - 22.€83 Million
US$94.88 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Aug 10, 2018 - 23.$92 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 10, 2005 - 24.$90 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Aug 9, 2014 - 25.$87 Million
- California
SuperLotto PlusDraw Date
Aug 9, 2003
Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day
- 1987
- Sunday, Aug 9, 1987
36 years old - 1982
- Monday, Aug 9, 1982
41 years old - 1981
- Sunday, Aug 9, 1981
42 years old - 1980
- Saturday, Aug 9, 1980
43 years old - 1979
- Thursday, Aug 9, 1979
44 years old - 1977
- Tuesday, Aug 9, 1977
46 years old - 1976
- Monday, Aug 9, 1976
47 years old - 1973
- Thursday, Aug 9, 1973
50 years old - 1973
- Thursday, Aug 9, 1973
50 years old - 1970
- Sunday, Aug 9, 1970
53 years old - 1968
- Friday, Aug 9, 1968
55 years old - 1967
- Wednesday, Aug 9, 1967
56 years old - 1966
- Tuesday, Aug 9, 1966
57 years old - 1965
- Monday, Aug 9, 1965
58 years old - 1959
- Sunday, Aug 9, 1959
64 years old - 1953
- Sunday, Aug 9, 1953
70 years old - 1951
- Thursday, Aug 9, 1951
72 years old - 1950
- Wednesday, Aug 9, 1950
73 years old - 1949
- Tuesday, Aug 9, 1949
74 years old - 1946
- Friday, Aug 9, 1946
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Worldwide Events On This Day
- 2021
- The Tampere light rail officially started operating.
- 2014
- Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
- 2013
- Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.
- 2012
- Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game.
- 2007
- Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board.
- 2006
- At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
- 1999
- Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
- 1995
- Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board.
- 1993
- The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
- 1991
- The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial.
- 1974
- As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president.
- 1973
- Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.
- 1971
- The Troubles: In Northern Ireland, the British authorities launch Operation Demetrius. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes.
- 1970
- LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground.
- 1969
- Tate-LaBianca murders: Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.
- 1965
- Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
- 1960
- South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
- 1945
- World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200-28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.
- 1945
- The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
- 1944
- The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
- 1944
- World War II: Continuation War: The Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
- 1942
- World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
- 1936
- Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
- 1925
- A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against British government.
- 1907
- The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
- 1902
- Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1897
- The first International Congress of Mathematicians is held in Zürich, Switzerland.
- 1892
- Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
- 1877
- American Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
- 1862
- American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
- 1855
- Åland War: The Battle of Suomenlinna begins.
- 1854
- American Transcendentalist philosopher Henry David Thoreau publishes his memoir Walden.
- 1842
- The Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
- 1830
- Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.
- 1814
- American Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
- 1810
- Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire.
- 1610
- The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.
- 1500
- Ottoman-Venetian War (1499-1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia.
- 1428
- Sources cite biggest caravan trade between Podvisoki and Republic of Ragusa. Vlachs committed to Ragusan lord Tomo Bunić, that they will with 600 horses deliver 1,500 modius of salt. Delivery was meant for Dobrašin Veseoković, and Vlachs price was half of delivered salt.
- 1329
- Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
- 1173
- Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
- 378
- Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.
- 48 BC
- Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
Births On This Day
- 2005
- Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, Andorran tennis player
- 2000
- Arlo Parks, British singer-songwriter
- 1999
- Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater
- 1996
- Sanya Lopez, Filipino actress and model
- 1995
- Eli Apple, American football player
- 1995
- Justice Smith, American actor
- 1994
- Kelli Hubly, American soccer player
- 1994
- King Von, American rapper (d. 2020)
- 1993
- Jun.Q, South Korean singer and actor
- 1993
- Dipa Karmakar, Indian gymnast
- 1992
- Farahnaz Forotan, Afghan journalist
- 1991
- Alice Barlow, English actress
- 1991
- Alexa Bliss, American bodybuilder and wrestler
- 1991
- Hansika Motwani, Indian actress
- 1990
- İshak Doğan, Turkish footballer
- 1990
- Sarah McBride, American LGBT activist
- 1990
- Stuart McInally, Scottish rugby player
- 1990
- Brice Roger, French skier
- 1990
- D'Arcy Short, Australian cricketer
- 1990
- Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor
- 1989
- Jason Heyward, American baseball player
- 1989
- Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer
- 1989
- Kento Ono, Japanese actor and model
- 1988
- Anthony Castonzo, American football player
- 1988
- Willian, Brazilian footballer
- 1988
- Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Greek footballer
- 1987
- Marek Niit, Estonian sprinter
- 1986
- Michael Lerchl, German footballer
- 1986
- Daniel Preussner, German rugby player
- 1986
- Tyler Smith, American singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1985
- Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver
- 1985
- Filipe Luís, Brazilian footballer
- 1985
- Anna Kendrick, American actress and singer
- 1985
- Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer
- 1985
- JaMarcus Russell, American football player
- 1985
- Chandler Williams, American football player (d. 2013)
- 1984
- Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer
- 1983
- Dan Levy, Canadian actor and comedian
- 1983
- Hamilton Masakadza, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1983
- Shane O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1983
- Alicja Smietana, Polish-English violinist
- 1982
- Joel Anthony, American basketball player
- 1982
- Tyson Gay, American sprinter
- 1982
- Yekaterina Samutsevich, Russian singer and activist
- 1982
- Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Belarusian cyclist
- 1981
- Jarvis Hayes, American basketball player
- 1981
- Li Jiawei, Singaporean table tennis player
- 1979
- Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player
- 1979
- Lisa Nandy, British politician
- 1979
- Tony Stewart, American football player
- 1978
- Dorin Chirtoacă, Moldavian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Chișinău
- 1978
- Ana Serradilla, Mexican actress and producer
- 1978
- Wesley Sonck, Belgian footballer
- 1977
- Jason Frasor, American baseball player
- 1977
- Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player
- 1977
- Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbek football referee
- 1977
- Adewale Ogunleye, American football player
- 1977
- Ime Udoka, American basketball player and coach
- 1977
- Mikaël Silvestre, French footballer
- 1976
- Rhona Mitra, English actress and singer
- 1976
- Audrey Tautou, French model and actress
- 1976
- Jessica Capshaw, American actress
- 1975
- Mahesh Babu, Indian actor and producer
- 1975
- Valentin Kovalenko, Uzbek football referee
- 1975
- Mike Lamb, American baseball player
- 1975
- Robbie Middleby, Australian soccer player
- 1974
- Derek Fisher, American basketball player and coach
- 1974
- Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor, singer, director, and screenwriter
- 1974
- Lesley McKenna, Scottish snowboarder
- 1974
- Matt Morris, American baseball player
- 1974
- Kirill Reznik, American lawyer and politician
- 1974
- Raphaël Poirée, French biathlete
- 1973
- Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer and manager
- 1973
- Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor and director
- 1973
- Gene Luen Yang, American author and illustrator
- 1970
- Rod Brind'Amour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1970
- Chris Cuomo, American lawyer and journalist
- 1970
- Thomas Lennon, American actor and comedian
- 1969
- Troy Percival, American baseball player and coach
- 1968
- Gillian Anderson, American-British actress, activist and writer
- 1968
- Eric Bana, Australian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
- 1968
- Sam Fogarino, American drummer
- 1968
- McG, American director and producer
- 1967
- Deion Sanders, American football and baseball player
- 1966
- Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach
- 1966
- Linn Ullmann, Norwegian journalist and author
- 1964
- Brett Hull, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
- 1964
- Hoda Kotb, American journalist and television personality
- 1963
- Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (d. 2012)
- 1963
- Jay Leggett, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
- 1963
- Barton Lynch, Australian surfer
- 1962
- Louis Lipps, American football player and radio host
- 1962
- Kevin Mack, American football player
- 1962
- John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player (d. 2015)
- 1961
- Brad Gilbert, American tennis player and sportscaster
- 1961
- John Key, New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 1959
- Kurtis Blow, American rapper, producer, and actor
- 1959
- Michael Kors, American fashion designer
- 1958
- Amanda Bearse, American actress, comedian and director
- 1958
- James Lileks, American journalist and blogger
- 1958
- Calie Pistorius, South African engineer and academic
- 1957
- Melanie Griffith, American actress and producer
- 1956
- Gordon Singleton, Canadian Olympic cyclist
- 1955
- John E. Sweeney, American lawyer and politician
- 1954
- Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach
- 1954
- Pete Thomas, English drummer
- 1953
- Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater
- 1953
- Jean Tirole, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1952
- Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai activist and politician
- 1951
- James Naughtie, Scottish journalist and radio host
- 1951
- Steve Swisher, American baseball player and manager
- 1949
- Jonathan Kellerman, American psychologist and author
- 1949
- Ted Simmons, American baseball player and coach
- 1948
- Bill Campbell, American baseball player and coach
- 1947
- Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager
- 1947
- Barbara Mason, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
- 1947
- John Varley, American author
- 1946
- Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bass player
- 1945
- Barbara Delinsky, American author
- 1945
- Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater and sportscaster (d. 2012)
- 1945
- Posy Simmonds, English author and illustrator
- 1944
- George Armstrong, English footballer (d. 2000)
- 1944
- Patrick Depailler, French racing driver (d. 1980)
- 1944
- Sam Elliott, American actor and producer
- 1944
- Patricia McKissack, American soldier, engineer, and author (d. 2022)
- 1943
- Ken Norton, American boxer and actor (d. 2013)
- 1942
- David Steinberg, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1940
- Linda Keen, American mathematician and academic
- 1939
- Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer
- 1939
- Vincent Hanna, Northern Irish journalist (d. 1997)
- 1939
- The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2014)
- 1939
- Billy Henderson, American singer (d. 2007)
- 1939
- Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter
- 1939
- Romano Prodi, Italian academic and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Italy
- 1939
- Butch Warren, American bassist (d. 2013)
- 1938
- Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Ukraine
- 1938
- Rod Laver, Australian tennis player and coach
- 1938
- Otto Rehhagel, German footballer, coach, and manager
- 1936
- Julián Javier, Dominican-American baseball player
- 1936
- Patrick Tse, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1935
- Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (d. 2008)
- 1933
- Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese actress, talk show host, and author
- 1932
- Tam Dalyell, Scottish academic and politician (d. 2017)
- 1932
- John Gomery, Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2021)
- 1931
- Chuck Essegian, American baseball player and lawyer
- 1931
- James Freeman Gilbert, American geophysicist and academic (d. 2014)
- 1931
- Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (d. 2014)
- 1931
- Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach
- 1930
- Milt Bolling, American baseball player and scout (d. 2013)
- 1930
- Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (d. 2015)
- 1929
- Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist and activist (d. 1979)
- 1928
- Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach
- 1928
- Camilla Wicks, American violinist and educator (d. 2020)
- 1928
- Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (d. 2010)
- 1927
- Daniel Keyes, American short story writer and novelist (d. 2014)
- 1927
- Robert Shaw, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1978)
- 1926
- Denis Atkinson, Barbadian cricketer (d. 2001)
- 1925
- David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (d. 1999)
- 1924
- Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan (d. 2012)
- 1924
- Frank Martínez, American soldier and painter (d. 2013)
- 1922
- Philip Larkin, English poet and novelist (d. 1985)
- 1921
- Ernest Angley, American evangelist and author (d. 2021)
- 1921
- J. James Exon, American soldier and politician, 33rd Governor of Nebraska (d. 2005)
- 1920
- Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author (d. 2007)
- 1919
- Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1987)
- 1919
- Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
- 1918
- Kermit Beahan, American colonel (d. 1989)
- 1918
- Giles Cooper, Irish soldier and playwright (d. 1966)
- 1918
- Albert Seedman, American police officer (d. 2013)
- 1915
- Mareta West, American astronomer and geologist (d. 1998)
- 1914
- Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director (d. 1963)
- 1914
- Tove Jansson, Finnish author and illustrator (d. 2001)
- 1914
- Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (d. 1990)
- 1913
- Wilbur Norman Christiansen, Australian astronomer and engineer (d. 2007)
- 1911
- William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1996)
- 1911
- Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer (d. 2001)
- 1911
- John McQuade, Northern Irish soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 1984)
- 1909
- Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, Indian scholar, author, and academic (d. 1992)
- 1909
- Willa Beatrice Player, American educator, first Black woman college president (d. 2003)
- 1909
- Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (d. 1944)
- 1905
- Leo Genn, British actor and barrister (d. 1978)
- 1902
- Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. 1991)
- 1902
- Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Russian general and politician (d. 1984)
- 1900
- Charles Farrell, American actor and singer (d. 1990)
- 1899
- P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (d. 1996)
- 1896
- Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (d. 1980)
- 1896
- Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (d. 1980)
- 1890
- Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (d. 1958)
- 1881
- Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince (d. 1918)
- 1879
- John Willcock, Australian politician, 15th Premier of Western Australia, (d. 1956)
- 1878
- Eileen Gray, Irish architect and furniture designer (d. 1976)
- 1875
- Albert Ketèlbey, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1959)
- 1874
- Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947)
- 1872
- Archduke Joseph August of Austria (d. 1962)
- 1867
- Evelina Haverfield, Scottish nurse and activist (d. 1920)
- 1861
- Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic (d. 1942)
- 1848
- Alfred David Benjamin, Australian-born businessman and philanthropist. (d. 1900)
- 1847
- Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, French-Italian wife of Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1876)
- 1845
- André Bessette, Canadian saint (d. 1937)
- 1805
- Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician (d. 1860)
- 1797
- Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and surveyor (d. 1855)
- 1788
- Adoniram Judson, American missionary and lexicographer (d. 1850)
- 1783
- Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1801)
- 1776
- Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist and chemist (d. 1856)
- 1757
- Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American humanitarian; wife of Alexander Hamilton (d. 1854)
- 1757
- Thomas Telford, Scottish architect and engineer, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (d. 1834)
- 1748
- Bernhard Schott, German music publisher (d. 1809)
- 1726
- Francesco Cetti, Italian priest, zoologist, and mathematician (d. 1778)
- 1722
- Prince Augustus William of Prussia (d. 1758)
- 1696
- Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (d. 1772)
- 1674
- František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect, designed the Veltrusy Mansion (d. 1766)
- 1653
- John Oldham, English poet and translator (d. 1683)
- 1648
- Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)
- 1611
- Henry of Nassau-Siegen, German count, officer in the Dutch Army, diplomat for the Dutch Republic (b. 1611)
- 1603
- Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1669)
- 1590
- John Webster, colonial settler and governor of Connecticut (d. 1661)
- 1544
- Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1606)
- 1537
- Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1604)
- 1201
- Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English historian and merchant (d. 1274)
Deaths On This Day
- 2021
- Pat Hitchcock, English actress and producer (b. 1928)
- 2021
- Killer Kau, South African rapper, dancer and record producer (b. 1998)
- 2021
- Zairaini Sarbini, 48, Malaysian voice actress (b. 1972)
- 2016
- Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, third-richest British citizen (b. 1951)
- 2015
- Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1930)
- 2015
- John Henry Holland, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1929)
- 2015
- Walter Nahún López, Honduran footballer (b. 1977)
- 2015
- David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (b. 1935)
- 2015
- Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1915)
- 2015
- Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (b. 1926)
- 2014
- J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (b. 1929)
- 2014
- Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (b. 1958)
- 2014
- Arthur G. Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Arlen Realty and Development Corporation (b. 1930)
- 2014
- Ed Nelson, American actor (b. 1928)
- 2013
- Harry Elliott, American baseball player and coach (b. 1923)
- 2013
- Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (b. 1923)
- 2013
- William Lynch, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1947)
- 2012
- Carl Davis, American record producer (b. 1934)
- 2012
- Gene F. Franklin, American engineer, theorist, and academic (b. 1927)
- 2012
- Al Freeman, Jr., American actor, director, and educator (b. 1934)
- 2012
- David Rakoff, Canadian-American actor and journalist (b. 1964)
- 2012
- Carmen Belen Richardson, Puerto Rican-American actress (b. 1930)
- 2012
- Mel Stuart, American director and producer (b. 1928)
- 2010
- Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (b. 1926)
- 2010
- Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923)
- 2008
- Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1957)
- 2008
- Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian author and poet (b. 1941)
- 2007
- Joe O'Donnell, American photographer and journalist (b. 1922)
- 2006
- Philip E. High, English author (b. 1914)
- 2006
- James Van Allen, American physicist and academic (b. 1914)
- 2005
- Judith Rossner, American author (b. 1935)
- 2004
- Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (b. 1908)
- 2004
- Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (b. 1918)
- 2004
- David Raksin, American composer and educator (b. 1912)
- 2003
- Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
- 2003
- Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (b. 1945)
- 2003
- Gregory Hines, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1946)
- 2003
- R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan lawyer, journalist, and academic (b. 1931)
- 2002
- Paul Samson, English guitarist (b. 1953)
- 2000
- John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
- 2000
- Nicholas Markowitz, American murder victim (b. 1984)
- 1999
- Helen Rollason, English sports journalist and sportscaster (b. 1956)
- 1999
- Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian journalist and politician (b. 1910)
- 1996
- Frank Whittle, English soldier and engineer, invented the jet engine (b. 1907)
- 1995
- Jerry Garcia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
- 1992
- Fereydoun Farrokhzad, Iranian singer and actor (b. 1938)
- 1990
- Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (b. 1914)
- 1988
- M. Carl Holman, American author, educator, poet, and playwright (b. 1919)
- 1988
- Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (b. 1905)
- 1985
- Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1927)
- 1981
- Max Hoffman, Austrian-born car importer and businessman (b. 1904)
- 1980
- Jacqueline Cochran, American pilot (b. 1906)
- 1980
- Ruby Hurley, American civil rights activist (b. 1909)
- 1979
- Walter O'Malley, American businessman (b. 1903)
- 1979
- Raymond Washington, American gang leader, founded the Crips (b. 1953)
- 1978
- James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1903)
- 1975
- Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1906)
- 1974
- Bill Chase, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1934)
- 1972
- Sıddık Sami Onar, Turkish lawyer and academic (b. 1897)
- 1969
- Wojciech Frykowski, Polish-American actor and author (b. 1936)
- 1969
- Sharon Tate, American model and actress (b. 1943)
- 1969
- C. F. Powell, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
- 1967
- Joe Orton, English author and playwright (b. 1933)
- 1963
- Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, American son of John F. Kennedy (b. 1963)
- 1962
- Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
- 1957
- Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (b. 1898)
- 1949
- Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (b. 1874)
- 1948
- Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)
- 1946
- Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)
- 1945
- Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
- 1945
- Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
- 1943
- Chaïm Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
- 1942
- Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
- 1941
- Richard Goss, Executed Irish Republican (b. 1915)
- 1932
- John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
- 1920
- Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
- 1919
- Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
- 1910
- Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
- 1886
- Samuel Ferguson, Irish lawyer and poet (b. 1810)
- 1861
- Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (b. 1781)
- 1816
- Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (b. 1771)
- 1744
- James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (b. 1673)
- 1720
- Simon Ockley, English orientalist and academic (b. 1678)
- 1634
- William Noy, English lawyer and judge (b. 1577)
- 1601
- Michael the Brave, Romanian prince (b. 1558)
- 1580
- Metrophanes III of Constantinople (b. 1520)
- 1534
- Thomas Cajetan, Italian cardinal and philosopher (b. 1470)
- 1516
- Hieronymus Bosch, Early Netherlandish painter (b. circa 1450)
- 1420
- Pierre d'Ailly, French theologian and cardinal (b. 1351)
- 1354
- Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, Hungarian prince (b. 1332)
- 1341
- Eleanor of Anjou, queen consort of Sicily (b. 1289)
- 1296
- Hugh, Count of Brienne, French crusader
- 1260
- Walter of Kirkham, Bishop of Durham
- 1211
- William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, exiled Anglo-Norman baron (b. 1144/53)
- 1173
- Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Kurdish soldier and politician
- 1107
- Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)
- 1048
- Pope Damasus II
- 833
- Al-Ma'mun, Iraqi caliph (b. 786)
- 803
- Irene of Athens, Byzantine ruler (b. 752)
- 378
- Traianus, Roman general
- 378
- Valens, Roman emperor (b. 328)