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December 12

On This Day in History

December 12

December 12 is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 19 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2022: Maryland Lottery to switch to computerized drawings. The Maryland Lottery announced today that it has plans to switch its draw methods from traditional lottery ball drawing machines to digital computerized drawings.
2021: $699.8 million Powerball winner from California steps forward to claim jackpot. The California Lottery announced on Thursday that the winner of the largest jackpot ever won in the state was finally claimed by a winning ticketholder from Morro Bay.
2018: Alabama lawmakers provide insight into upcoming push for state lottery. One of the most influential men in Alabama politics said he expects a statewide lottery and gaming bill to be considered when the Alabama Legislature convenes March 5.
2018: Michigan lawmaker pushes bill to deduct cash from paycheck for lotto game. Instead of recommending his constituents invest some of each paycheck in a 401K, one Michigan legislator introduced a bill that would take a portion of each paycheck to play a lottery game.
2015: Florida lottery winner accused of grand theft. The man who claimed a half-million dollar Florida Lottery prize a few days ago was determining Friday how much money he would need to post bail after police took him into custody on a warrant.
2014: States pull the plug on Monopoly Millionaires' Club. The states involved in the Monopoly Millionaires' Club lottery game have decided to halt tickets sales for the game as of Dec. 26.
2013: Lotto-winning coworkers' advice for $400M Mega Millions jackpot. The winner of a $1 million Powerball prize with nine of her coworkers at a Staten Island, N.Y., nursing home, has very simple advice for those eyeing this Friday's $400 million Mega Millions jackpot.
2012: Idaho $1M Powerball ticket to expire Friday. Time is quickly running out for the holder of an unclaimed $1 million Powerball ticket that was sold last summer.
2012: Mass. Treasurer pushing for Internet lottery sales. Massachusetts State Treasurer Steven Grossman is gearing up to ask state lawmakers for permission to create and test what he hopes will be a first wave of Internet lottery games in Massachusetts.
2012: DC lottery contract is the subject of a federal probe with numerous officials under scrutiny. A federal grand jury is investigating the awarding of the $38 million contract to run the District of Columbia lottery, a process that raises further questions about corruption in a city government already beleaguered by criminal prosecutions.
2011: Retailer perspective: Selling a $254M lottery ticket. As exciting and frenzied events can be surrounding a lottery winner, the lottery retailers who sold the ticket for the gigantic prize can go on a ride of their own.
2011: State lotteries get creative to drive higher sales. Lottery income decreased nationwide in 2009 for the first time in more than a decade, prompting many of the 43 states that operate lotteries to redouble their efforts to win back players.
2008: $100,000 Virginia lottery prize expires today. A lucky winner stands to net $207 million in Friday's Mega Millions lottery draw, but someone in Hampton, Virginia, faces losing $100,000.
2008: Hollywood stuntman in Harry Potter film celebrates magic $10.5M lottery win. A stuntman who has rubbed shoulders with some of Hollywood's leading stars was celebrating today after scooping a £7 million (US$10.5 million) lottery windfall.
2008: Cool $207 million up for grabs in lottery. Need some extra spending money this holiday season? Would $207 million be enough? That's the jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, if a single ticket matches all six numbers in the multi-state lottery.
2006: Calif. Lottery misprint leaves 'winners' with nothing. California Lottery officials blame a misprint, an error, to explain why some folks got a free game ticket instead of thousands of dollars in cash.
2003: Lottery Event of the Year Happens in 10 Days. It is awaited with all the excitement and ritual proper to the season, and now it is only ten days away. Spain's Christmas lottery is worth a record US$2.14 billion to the winners this year, including US$465 million for "El Gordo" ("The Fat One").
2003: Punter wins $30 million jackpot. A punter from the NSW far north coast is $30 million (US$22.3 million) richer after winning the entire first division in last night's Australian Powerball - the equal-biggest lottery win in Australia.
2003: $40 Million Florida Lotto Jackpot. The Florida Lotto Jackpot has rolled over seven times to an estimated $40 million, the 28th highest Jackpot in Florida Lotto history.
2003: Lottery authorizations puzzle officer. A Metro Vice sergeant wants to know how two brothers convicted of gambling charges could be lucky enough to be among the first independent retailers authorized by Tennessee to sell lottery tickets.
2003: Elderly woman loses $20,000 in lottery swindle. Police have issued a fraud alert after an 87-year-old Oakville woman was cheated out of more than $20,000.
2003: Trying to Sell California's Lottery. Several California agencies are preparing for the third time in 18 months to compete for the account of the California Lottery Commission.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$425 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 13, 2013
2.$400 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 13, 2022
3.€326.01 Million US$345.67 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Dec 13, 2022
4.$340 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 13, 2019
5.$321.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 13, 2021
6.$291 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 15, 2020
7.$277 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 12, 2020
8.$262 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 14, 2018
9.$230 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 12, 2018
10.$229 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 13, 2017
11.$207 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 12, 2008
12.$191 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 12, 2017
13.$164 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 12, 2015
14.$150 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 14, 2019
15.$148 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 14, 2021
16.€124.44 Million
US$140.32 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Dec 14, 2021
17.$137 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 14, 2007
18.€115 Million
US$135.16 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Dec 12, 2017
19.$129 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 14, 2002
20.$124.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 12, 2022
21.$118 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 15, 2009
22.$116 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 13, 2011
23.$112 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 14, 2005
24.$104 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 14, 2010
25.$102 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 12, 2014

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1990: averyhse
Wednesday, Dec 12, 1990
32 years old
1983: Koreyp
Monday, Dec 12, 1983
39 years old
1982: BabyBoy33
Sunday, Dec 12, 1982
40 years old
1982: Tbone82
Sunday, Dec 12, 1982
40 years old
1982: Koolluvin21
Sunday, Dec 12, 1982
40 years old
1982: sunspot
Sunday, Dec 12, 1982
40 years old
1979: zinotech
Wednesday, Dec 12, 1979
43 years old
1977: Jaseparker1$
Monday, Dec 12, 1977
45 years old
1973: tbettyboop2000
Wednesday, Dec 12, 1973
49 years old
1972: Tann1972
Tuesday, Dec 12, 1972
50 years old
1970: bigtshaka
Saturday, Dec 12, 1970
52 years old
1969: Fdr0s1n
Friday, Dec 12, 1969
53 years old
1965: Rosemarie
Sunday, Dec 12, 1965
57 years old
1963: babygirl63
Thursday, Dec 12, 1963
59 years old
1962: Luckyhope217
Wednesday, Dec 12, 1962
60 years old
1962: Milovano
Wednesday, Dec 12, 1962
60 years old
1961: Erwincox
Tuesday, Dec 12, 1961
61 years old
1961: jgorion542
Tuesday, Dec 12, 1961
61 years old
1960: Tracy1212
Monday, Dec 12, 1960
62 years old
1960: Tracy60
Monday, Dec 12, 1960
62 years old
1959: chickadeee
Saturday, Dec 12, 1959
63 years old
1959: MorningAngel
Saturday, Dec 12, 1959
63 years old
1952: mimigrand3
Friday, Dec 12, 1952
70 years old
1949: BenAsh69
Monday, Dec 12, 1949
73 years old
: Delicate1
(year not provided)
: Kee12
(year not provided)
: Bklyn247
(year not provided)
: Fjones
(year not provided)
: Tiger82
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2021: Dutch Formula One racing driver Max Verstappen wins the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton to become the first Formula One World Champion to come from the Netherlands.
2015: The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.
2012: North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.
2001: Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
2000: The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
1999: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits the Philippines's main island of Luzon, killing six people, injuring 40, and causing power outages that affected the capital Manila.
1988: The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains-one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.
1985: Arrow Air Flight 1285, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.
1979: The 8.2 M_w Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300-600, and generating a large tsunami.
1969: The Piazza Fontana bombing; a bomb explodes at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura (the National Agricultural Bank) in Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and wounding 88. The same afternoon, three more bombs are detonated in Rome and Milan, and another is found unexploded.
1963: Kenya declares independence from Great Britain.
1956: United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted.
1946: United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam (now Thailand) to the United Nations is adopted.
1945: The People's Republic of Korea is outlawed in the South, by order of the United States Army Military Government in Korea.
1941: World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
1941: The Holocaust: Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
1939: HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
1939: Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins.
1937: Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China.
1935: Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
1917: Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
1915: Yuan Shikai declares the establishment of the Empire of China and proclaims himself Emperor.
1901: Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
1870: Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
1866: Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.
1862: American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River.
1787: Pennsylvania becomes the 2nd state to ratify the US Constitution.
1388: Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice.
627: Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.

Births On This Day

1996: Lucas Hedges, American actor
1994: Otto Warmbier, American student imprisoned in North Korea (d. 2017)
1993: Zeli Ismail, English footballer
1991: Joseph Leilua, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
1990: Nixon Chepseba, Kenyan runner
1990: Dawin, American singer-songwriter
1988: Isaac John, New Zealand rugby league player
1986: Daddy Birori, Rwandan footballer
1986: Përparim Hetemaj, Finnish footballer
1986: Nina Kolarič, Slovenian long jumper
1986: T. J. Ward, American football player
1985: Pat Calathes, Greek-American basketball player
1984: Daniel Agger, Danish footballer
1983: Roni Porokara, Finnish footballer
1982: Dmitry Tursunov, Russian tennis player and coach
1981: Pedro Ríos, Spanish footballer
1981: Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricketer
1981: Stephen Warnock, English footballer
1980: Dejene Berhanu, Ethiopian runner (d. 2010)
1980: Dorin Goian, Romanian footballer
1979: Nate Clements, American football player
1979: John Salmons, American basketball player
1977: Yoel Hernández, Cuban hurdler
1977: Dean Macey, English decathlete and bobsledder
1977: Colin White, Canadian ice hockey player
1975: Mayim Bialik, American actress, neuroscientist, and author
1975: Craig Moore, Australian footballer and manager
1974: Bernard Lagat, Kenyan-American runner
1974: Nolberto Solano, Peruvian footballer and manager
1972: Nicky Eaden, English footballer and coach
1972: Craig Field, Australian rugby league player
1972: Wilson Kipketer, Kenyan-Danish runner
1972: Georgios Theodoridis, Greek sprinter
1971: Sammy Korir, Kenyan runner
1970: Jennifer Connelly, American actress
1970: Regina Hall, American actress
1969: Wilfred Kirochi, Kenyan runner
1969: Fiona May, English-Italian long jumper
1969: Michael Möllenbeck, German discus thrower
1968: Sašo Udovič, Slovenian footballer
1967: John Randle, American football player
1964: Haywood Jeffires, American football player and coach
1963: Eduardo Castro Luque, Mexican businessman and politician (d. 2012)
1962: Tracy Austin, American tennis player and sportscaster
1962: Arturo Barrios, Mexican-American runner
1962: Mike Golic, American football player and radio host
1961: Andrey Perlov, Russian race walker
1960: Martina Hellmann, German discus thrower
1956: Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist
1955: Eddy Schepers, Belgian cyclist
1953: Martin Ferguson, Australian lawyer and politician
1953: Rafael Septién, Mexican-American football player
1952: Cathy Rigby, American gymnast
1951: Rehman Malik, Pakistani politician, Pakistani Minister of Interior
1950: Pedro Ferriz de Con, Mexican journalist
1950: Heiner Flassbeck, German economist and academic
1950: Gorman Thomas, American baseball player
1950: Rajinikanth, Indian actor
1950: Billy Smith, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1949: Bill Nighy, English actor
1949: Marc Ravalomanana, Malagasy businessman and politician, President of Madagascar
1948: Colin Todd, English football player and coach
1947: Chris Mullin, English journalist and politician
1946: Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian racer
1945: Tony Williams, American drummer, composer, and producer (d. 1997)
1943: Grover Washington, Jr., American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (d. 1999)
1940: Sharad Pawar, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Agriculture
1940: Dionne Warwick, American singer
1937: Philip Ledger, English pianist, composer, and academic (d. 2012)
1936: Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper and educator (d. 2016)
1934: Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican lawyer and politician, 52nd President of Mexico (d. 2012)
1933: Christa Stubnick, German sprinter
1932: Bob Pettit, American basketball player and coach
1929: Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese pianist and composer
1928: Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and academic (d. 2011)
1927: Robert Noyce, American inventor and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation (d. 1990)
1925: Ted Kennedy, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2009)
1925: Dattu Phadkar, Indian cricketer (d. 1985)
1925: Vladimir Shainsky, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer (d. 2017)
1924: Ed Koch, American politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (d. 2013)
1923: Bob Barker, American game show host and producer
1923: Bob Dorough, American musician, composer, and producer (d. 2018)
1920: Josef Doležal, Czech race walker (d. 1999)
1918: Joe Williams, American singer and pianist (d. 1999)
1915: Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer (d. 1998)
1912: Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. 1988)
1907: Roy Douglas, English pianist and composer (d. 2015)
1901: Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (d. 1942)
1893: Edward G. Robinson, American actor (d. 1973)
1881: Louise Thuliez, French school teacher, resistance fighter during World War I and World War II and author (d. 1966)
1876: Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and runner (d. 1928)
1870: Walter Benona Sharp, American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company (d. 1912)
1866: Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
1863: Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter
1845: Bruce Price, American architect, designed the American Surety Building and Bank of the Metropolis (d. 1903)
1842: Adolf Bötticher, German journalist and historian (d. 1901)
1830: Joseph Orville Shelby, Confederate general (d. 1897)
1821: Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (d. 1880)
1812: John Sandfield Macdonald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Ontario (d. 1872)
1806: Stand Watie, American general (d. 1871)
1805: Henry Wells, American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1878)
1799: Karl Bryullov, Russian painter (d. 1852)
1786: William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (d. 1857)
1724: Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician (d. 1816)
1685: Lodovico Giustini, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1743)
1526: Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral (d. 1588)

Deaths On This Day

2021: Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, Tongan politician and military officer, Deputy Prime Minister (b. 1955)
2020: John le Carré, English author (b. 1931)
2020: Ann Reinking, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1949)
2019: Danny Aiello, American actor (b. 1933)
2017: Ed Lee, American politician and attorney, 43rd Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1952)
2017: Pat DiNizio, American singer and songwriter (b. 1955)
2016: Shirley Hazzard, Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1931)
2015: Frans Geurtsen, Dutch footballer (b. 1942)
2015: Evelyn S. Lieberman, American politician, White House Deputy Chief of Staff (b. 1944)
2014: Norman Bridwell, American author and illustrator, created Clifford the Big Red Dog (b. 1928)
2014: Ivor Grattan-Guinness, English mathematician, historian, and academic (b. 1941)
2014: Herb Plews, American baseball player (b. 1928)
2013: Tom Laughlin, American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist (b. 1931)
2013: Abdul Quader Molla, Bangladeshi journalist and politician (b. 1948)
2013: Audrey Totter, American actress (b. 1917)
2012: Joe Allbritton, American banker, publisher, and philanthropist, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (b. 1924)
2012: David Tait, English rugby player (b. 1987)
2010: Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver, founded Tom Walkinshaw Racing (b. 1946)
2008: Avery Dulles, American cardinal and theologian (b. 1918)
2008: Van Johnson, American actor (b. 1916)
2007: François al-Hajj, Lebanese general (b. 1953)
2007: Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1931)
2006: Paul Arizin, American basketball player (b. 1928)
2006: Peter Boyle, American actor (b. 1935)
2006: Alan Shugart, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Seagate Technology (b. 1930)
2005: Robert Newmyer, American actor and producer (b. 1956)
2005: Annette Stroyberg, Danish actress (b. 1936)
2005: Gebran Tueni, Lebanese journalist and politician (b. 1957)
2003: Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijani general and politician, 3rd President of Azerbaijan (b. 1923)
2002: Dee Brown, American historian and author (b. 1908)
2001: Ardito Desio, Italian geologist and explorer (b. 1897)
1999: Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (b. 1904)
1999: Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright(b. 1923)
1998: Lawton Chiles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Governor of Florida (b. 1930)
1998: Morris Udall, American captain and politician (b. 1922)
1997: Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
1996: Vance Packard, American journalist, author, and critic (b. 1914)
1994: Stuart Roosa, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1933)
1993: József Antall, Hungarian historian and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1932)
1985: Anne Baxter, American actress (b. 1923)
1980: Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Premier of Quebec (b. 1912)
1975: Richard Baggallay, English colonel and cricketer (b. 1884)
1970: Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (b. 1889)
1968: Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (b. 1902)
1966: Karl Ruberl, Austrian-American swimmer (b. 1880)
1958: Albert Walsh, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1900)
1951: Mildred Bailey, American singer (b. 1907)
1941: César Basa, Filipino lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)
1939: Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
1934: Thorleif Haug, Norwegian skier (b. 1894)
1923: Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet (b. 1903)
1921: Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
1913: Menelik II, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1844)
1894: John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845)
1889: Viktor Bunyakovsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
1858: Jacques Viger, Canadian archeologist and politician, 1st Mayor of Montreal (b. 1787)
1803: Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden (b. 1750)
1794: Meshullam Feivush Heller, Ukrainian author (b. 1742)
1766: Johann Christoph Gottsched, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1700)
1751: Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary at War (b. 1678)
1572: Loredana Marcello, Dogaressa of Venice, botanist, author
1296: Isabella of Mar, first wife of Robert Bruce VII (b. 1277)
884: King Carloman II of the Franks (born c.866; hunting accident)

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