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December 27

On This Day in History

December 27

December 27 is the 361st day of the year (362nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 4 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2023: Florida LLC revealed to have claimed $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot. The winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot has been revealed following the 90-day grace period of anonymity given to lottery winners in Florida.
2018: Investigation finds lottery scamming Tipton brothers have repaid virtually nothing. Two brothers who spearheaded the biggest lottery scam in U.S. history have repaid less than $1,400 in restitution — despite owning property worth nearly $2 million, a Des Moines Register and Corpus Christi Caller Times investigation has found.
2017: SC Lottery not paying winnings on game because of 'programming error'. People who believed they were big winners in a simple South Carolina Education Lottery game over the Christmas holiday were angry to discover that they won't actually win anything.
2017: Mississippi lawmakers could debate creation of a lottery. In 2018, lawmakers could debate whether Mississippi will join the large majority of states that offer games of chance.
2015: $300 MILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot fuels New Year's dreams. Lottery players looking to start off 2016 by with a bang might want to consider purchasing a Powerball ticket this week.
2014: First winner of big Illinois Lotto jackpot didn't let riches change him. Mike Wittkowski is no longer famous, and he's just fine with that.
2013: Man found $1M lottery ticket while raking leaves. A Long Island landscaper found the answer to his fiscal prayers blowing in the wind.
2013: UK lottery winner recounts downsides of winning. A UK lottery winner had many great things come of his fortune, but his riches have brought with them a deal of trouble, too.
2012: Former Pa. Gov. tied to consultants on lottery privatization. As Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett considers whether to hand the reins of the state lottery over to a British company, he's been getting advice from a firm with ties to his predecessor.
2005: Having a lottery machine: Now that's the ticket. Critics raise questions as retailers play by the rules and win scores of jackpots.
2004: Mega Millions jackpot increases to $48 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $48 million Saturday.
2004: Lottery riches are only one component of happiness. How much would make you truly happy this holiday season? A million? $10 million? $100 million? The age-old question of whether money can buy happiness plays out in the headlines daily.
2004: New Oklahoma Lottery Bill Helps Many Non-Profit Organizations. After years of finding creative ways to sell tickets for a special item without actually calling it a raffle (which was illegal), Oklahoma school organizations can now legally raffle off chances at a quilt, an autographed ball, or some other prize.
2003: Mega Millions jackpot increases to $150 million. No one correctly matched all six numbers in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, sending the jackpot to an estimated $150 million, with a cash option of $89 million.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$1.27 Billion: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 27, 2024
2.$707.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 27, 2023
3.$565 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 27, 2022
4.$429 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 27, 2021
5.$376 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 29, 2020
6.$370 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 28, 2018
7.$363 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2020
8.€335.4 Million US$357 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Dec 27, 2022
9.$337 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 27, 2017
10.$306 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 29, 2017
11.$301.8 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2015
12.$222 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 28, 2022
13.$206 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 27, 2011
14.$201 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 28, 2021
15.$200 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 28, 2019
15.$200 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 28, 2010
17.$172 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2014
18.$170 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 27, 2003
19.$155 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2003
20.$151.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 28, 2024
21.€130.55 Million
US$147.84 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Dec 27, 2021
22.€119 Million
US$136.26 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Dec 28, 2018
23.€85 Million
US$117.05 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Dec 27, 2013
24.$117 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 29, 2015
25.€103.94 Million
US$114.87 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Dec 29, 2023

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1994: Lexx28
Tuesday, Dec 27, 1994
30 years old
1991: Sherimaine
Friday, Dec 27, 1991
33 years old
1987: Anfang71
Sunday, Dec 27, 1987
37 years old
1985: Blessed85$
Friday, Dec 27, 1985
39 years old
1985: mjones1227
Friday, Dec 27, 1985
39 years old
1983: MICHAE
Tuesday, Dec 27, 1983
41 years old
1982: mzbossy
Monday, Dec 27, 1982
42 years old
1978: dewdady
Wednesday, Dec 27, 1978
46 years old
1977: miketpcc
Tuesday, Dec 27, 1977
47 years old
1975: jmack34
Saturday, Dec 27, 1975
49 years old
1971: AlsaceAmerica7
Monday, Dec 27, 1971
53 years old
1969: DreamLotto
Saturday, Dec 27, 1969
55 years old
1969: FW23
Saturday, Dec 27, 1969
55 years old
1969: tmhhot
Saturday, Dec 27, 1969
55 years old
1968: ladyd187
Friday, Dec 27, 1968
56 years old
1965: Pinch$Hitter
Monday, Dec 27, 1965
59 years old
1965: STR8HITTER
Monday, Dec 27, 1965
59 years old
1963: Capricorn27
Friday, Dec 27, 1963
61 years old
1963: chynaco
Friday, Dec 27, 1963
61 years old
1963: chynaco63
Friday, Dec 27, 1963
61 years old
1960: edwinsantiago6
Tuesday, Dec 27, 1960
64 years old
1958: crewcat
Saturday, Dec 27, 1958
66 years old
1958: rickcrum
Saturday, Dec 27, 1958
66 years old
1948: Ziopic$
Monday, Dec 27, 1948
76 years old
1941: jcmartin269
Saturday, Dec 27, 1941
83 years old
1940: HGROG
Friday, Dec 27, 1940
84 years old
: evettec
(year not provided)
: mistyblue
(year not provided)
: CashIn
(year not provided)
: Egipts World
(year not provided)
: streetsie53
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2019: Bek Air Flight 2100 crashes during takeoff from Almaty International Airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan, killing 13.
2009: Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.
2008: Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches three-week operation on Gaza.
2007: Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.
2007: Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.
2004: Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.
2002: Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.
1997: Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
1996: Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan.
1991: Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751 crashes in Gottröra in the Norrtälje Municipality in Sweden, injuring 25.
1989: The Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, Bucharest.
1985: Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria.
1983: Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Ağca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square.
1978: Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.
1968: Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital crewed mission to the Moon.
1966: The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
1949: Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
1945: The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
1939: The 7.8 M_w Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.
1939: Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.
1935: Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.
1932: Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
1929: Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".
1927: Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
1922: Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
1918: The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
1918: Ukrainian War of Independence: The Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine occupies Yekaterinoslav and seizes seven airplanes from the UPRAF, establishing an Insurgent Air Fleet.
1911: "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
1845: Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
1845: Having coined the phrase "manifest destiny" the previous July, journalist John L. O'Sullivan argued in his newspaper New York Morning News that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country.
1836: The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.
1831: Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution.
1814: War of 1812: The destruction of the schooner USS Carolina brings to an end Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet, which fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
1703: Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which allows Portugal to export wines to England on favorable trade terms.
1657: The Flushing Remonstrance articulates for the first time in North American history that freedom of religion is a fundamental right.
1655: Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.
1521: The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg, disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse.
1512: The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.
537: The second Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is consecrated.

Births On This Day

1997: Vachirawit Chiva-aree, Thai actor and singer
1997: Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player
1995: Timothée Chalamet, American actor
1995: Nick Chubb, American football player
1995: Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player
1993: Olivia Cooke, English actress
1992: Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer
1992: Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete
1991: Michael Morgan, Australian rugby league player
1991: Danny Wilson, Scottish footballer
1990: Max Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
1990: Jon Marchessault, Canadian ice hockey player
1990: Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player
1989: Ingrid Várgas Calvo, Peruvian tennis player
1988: Hera Hilmar, Icelandic actress
1988: Zavon Hines, Jamaican-English footballer
1988: Ok Taec-yeon, South Korean singer and actor
1988: Rick Porcello, American baseball player
1988: Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter
1987: Tim Browne, Australian rugby league player
1987: Lily Cole, English model
1986: Torah Bright, Australian snowboarder
1986: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter
1985: Logan Bailly, Belgian footballer
1985: Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian race car driver
1985: Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1985: Halley Gross, American screenwriter
1984: Andrejs Perepļotkins, Ukrainian-Latvian footballer
1984: Gilles Simon, French tennis player
1983: Anthony Boric, New Zealand rugby union player
1983: Cole Hamels, American baseball player
1983: Jesse Williams, American high jumper
1982: Erin E. Stead, American illustrator
1981: David Aardsma, American baseball player
1981: Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
1981: Moise Joseph, American-Haitian runner
1981: Patrick Sharp, Canadian ice hockey player
1980: Bernard Berrian, American football player
1980: Cesaro, Swiss professional wrestler
1980: Dahntay Jones, American basketball player
1980: Meelis Kompus, Estonian journalist
1979: Pascale Dorcelus, Canadian weightlifter
1979: David Dunn, English footballer and manager
1979: Carson Palmer, American football player
1978: Deuce McAllister, American football player
1977: Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress
1977: Chris Tate, English footballer
1976: Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer
1976: Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (d. 2009)
1976: Daimí Pernía, Cuban basketball player and hurdler
1976: Fernando Pisani, Canadian-Italian ice hockey player
1975: Aigars Fadejevs, Latvian race walker and therapist
1975: Kjell Eriksson, Swedish television personality
1975: Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)
1974: Tomáš Janků, Czech high jumper
1974: Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer
1974: Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1974: Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player and coach
1973: Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch pianist and composer
1972: Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby union player and coach
1972: Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach
1972: Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter
1971: Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer and coach
1971: Guthrie Govan, English guitarist and educator
1971: Savannah Guthrie, American television journalist
1971: Jason Hawes, American paranormal investigator and author, founded The Atlantic Paranormal Society
1971: Bryan Smolinski, American ice hockey player and coach
1970: Brendon Cook, Australian race car driver and rugby player
1970: Lorenzo Neal, American football player and radio host
1969: Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver
1969: Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
1969: Chyna, American professional wrestler and actress (d. 2016)
1966: Marianne Elliott, English director and producer
1966: Bill Goldberg, American football player, wrestler and actor
1966: Eva LaRue, American model and actress
1966: Fabian Núñez, American politician
1965: Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (d. 2007)
1965: Salman Khan, Indian film actor and producer
1963: Gaspar Noé, Argentinian-French director and screenwriter
1962: Mark Few, American basketball player and coach
1962: John Kampfner, Singaporean journalist and author
1962: Bill Self, American basketball player and coach
1962: Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer
1961: Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2016)
1960: Maryam d'Abo, English actress
1960: Donald Nally, American conductor and academic
1960: Terry Price, Australian golfer
1959: Gerina Dunwich, American astrologer, historian, and author
1959: Andre Tippett, American football player and coach
1958: Steve Jones, American golfer
1956: Doina Melinte, Romanian runner
1955: Brad Murphey, American race car driver
1955: Barbara Olson, American journalist and author (d. 2001)
1954: Edmund Zagorski, American convicted murderer (d. 2018)
1954: Mandie Fletcher, English director, producer, and production manager
1954: Teo Chee Hean, Singaporean politician and 5th Senior Minister of Singapore
1952: Tovah Feldshuh, American actress, singer, and playwright
1952: Jay Hill, Canadian farmer and politician
1952: David Knopfler, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1951: Ernesto Zedillo, Mexican economist and politician, 54th President of Mexico
1950: Haris Alexiou, Greek singer-songwriter
1950: Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer and manager
1950: Terry Bozzio, American drummer and songwriter
1949: Terry Ito, Japanese director, producer, and critic
1948: Gérard Depardieu, French-Russian actor
1947: Bill Eadie, American wrestler and coach
1947: Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager
1947: Osman Pamukoğlu, Turkish general and politician
1947: Willy Polleunis, Belgian runner
1946: Lenny Kaye, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1946: Joe Kinnear, Irish footballer and manager
1946: Janet Street-Porter, English journalist and producer
1946: Polly Toynbee, English journalist and author
1944: Mick Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1943: Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author (d. 2019)
1943: Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943: Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer
1943: Roy White, American baseball player and coach
1942: Byron Browne, American baseball player
1942: Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (d. 2014)
1942: Ron Rothstein, American basketball player and coach
1941: Miles Aiken, American basketball player and coach
1941: Mike Pinder, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1941: Nolan Richardson, American basketball player and coach
1940: David Shepherd, English cricketer and umpire (d. 2009)
1939: John Amos, American actor
1936: Phil Sharpe, English cricketer (d. 2014)
1936: Eve Uusmees, Estonian swimmer and coach
1935: Michael Turnbull, English bishop
1934: Larisa Latynina, Ukrainian gymnast and coach
1934: Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, English businessman
1933: Dave Marr, American golfer (d. 1997)
1931: Scotty Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2016)
1930: Marshall Sahlins, American anthropologist and academic (d. 2021)
1930: Wilfrid Sheed, English-born American novelist and essayist (d. 2011)
1927: Antony Gardner, English engineer and politician (d. 2011)
1927: Nityanand Swami, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (d. 2012)
1927: Audrey Wagner, American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (d. 1984)
1926: Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
1925: Michel Piccoli, French actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2020)
1924: Jean Bartik, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2011)
1924: James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011)
1923: Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (d. 2012)
1923: Lucas Mangope, South African politician (d. 2018)
1921: John Whitworth, English countertenor (d. 2013)
1920: Bruce Hobbs, American jockey and trainer (d. 2005)
1919: Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (d. 2004)
1918: John Celardo, American captain and illustrator (d. 2012)
1917: Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015)
1917: T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)
1917: Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009)
1916: Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953)
1916: Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968)
1916: William Garnett, American landscape photographer (d. 2006)
1915: William Masters, American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
1915: Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager (d. 1999)
1911: Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (d. 2006)
1910: Charles Olson, American poet and educator (d. 1970)
1909: James Riddell, English skier and author (d. 2000)
1907: Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet (d. 1958)
1907: Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
1907: Mary Howard, English author (d. 1991)
1907: Conrad L. Raiford, American baseball player and activist (d. 2002)
1907: Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
1906: Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 1972)
1905: Cliff Arquette, American actor and comedian (d. 1974)
1904: René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (d. 1983)
1901: Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)
1901: Irene Handl, English actress (d. 1987)
1900: Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
1898: Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (d. 1960)
1896: Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist (d. 1956)
1896: Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)
1896: Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright (d. 1977)
1892: Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)
1888: Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)
1883: Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1979)
1879: Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (d. 1954)
1864: Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)
1863: Louis Lincoln Emmerson, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Illinois (d. 1941)
1858: Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile (d. 1930)
1832: Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tretyakov Gallery (d. 1897)
1827: Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (d. 1900)
1823: Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1917)
1822: Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)
1809: Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (d. 1892)
1803: François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian activist (d. 1839)
1797: Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)
1797: Charles Hodge, American theologian (d. 1878)
1776: Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)
1773: George Cayley, English engineer and politician (d. 1857)
1761: Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (d. 1818)
1721: François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author (d. 1790)
1715: Philippe de Noailles, French general (d. 1794)
1714: George Whitefield, English preacher and saint (d. 1770)
1683: Conyers Middleton, English priest and theologian (d. 1750)
1595: Bohdan Khmelnytsky, hetman of Ukraine (d. 1657)
1584: Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1625)
1572: Johannes Vodnianus Campanus, Czech poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1622)
1571: Johannes Kepler, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1630)
1566: Jan Jesenius, Bohemian physician, politician and philosopher (d. 1621)
1493: Johann Pfeffinger, German theologian (d. 1573)
1481: Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Margrave of Bayreuth (d. 1527)
1459: John I Albert, King of Poland (d. 1501)
1390: Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)
1350: John I of Aragon (d. 1395)

Deaths On This Day

2019: Maria Creveling, American League of Legends player (b. 1995)
2018: Frank Blaichman, Polish resistance fighter (b. 1922)
2016: Carrie Fisher, American actress, screenwriter, author, producer, and speaker (b. 1956)
2016: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1933)
2015: Stein Eriksen, Norwegian-American skier (b. 1927)
2015: Dave Henderson, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1958)
2015: Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
2015: Meadowlark Lemon, American basketball player and minister (b. 1932)
2015: Alfredo Pacheco, Salvadoran footballer (b. 1982)
2015: Stevie Wright, English-Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
2014: Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, American-Israeli religious leader, founded the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem (b. 1939)
2014: Ulises Estrella, Ecuadorian poet and academic (b. 1939)
2014: Ronald Li, Hong Kong accountant and businessman (b. 1929)
2014: Karel Poma, Belgian bacteriologist and politician (b. 1920)
2013: Richard Ambler, English-Scottish biologist and academic (b. 1933)
2013: Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese economist and politician, Lebanese Minister of Finance (b. 1951)
2013: Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (b. 1929)
2013: John Matheson, Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)
2013: Farooq Sheikh, Indian actor, philanthropist and a popular television presenter (b. 1948)
2012: Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2012: Lloyd Charmers, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1938)
2012: Tingye Li, Chinese-American physicist and engineer (b. 1931)
2012: Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (b. 1924)
2012: Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (b. 1934)
2012: Salt Walther, American race car driver (b. 1947)
2011: Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1973)
2011: Michael Dummett, English soldier, philosopher, and academic (b. 1925)
2011: Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and educator (b. 1928)
2011: Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)
2009: Isaac Schwartz, Ukrainian-Russian composer and educator (b. 1923)
2008: Delaney Bramlett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1939)
2008: Robert Graham, Mexican-American sculptor (b. 1938)
2007: Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1953)
2007: Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2007: Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet (b. 1920)
2004: Hank Garland, American guitarist (b. 1930)
2003: Alan Bates, English actor (b. 1934)
2003: Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1962)
2002: George Roy Hill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
1999: Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (b. 1950)
1997: Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (b. 1914)
1997: Billy Wright, Northern Irish loyalist leader (b. 1960)
1995: Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist (b. 1909)
1995: Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (b. 1910)
1994: Fanny Cradock, English author and critic (b. 1909)
1994: J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)
1993: Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (b. 1902)
1993: Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (b. 1911)
1993: André Pilette, Belgian race car driver (b. 1918)
1992: Kay Boyle, American novelist, poet, and educator (b. 1902)
1988: Hal Ashby, American director and producer (b. 1929)
1987: Rewi Alley, New Zealand writer and political activist (b. 1897)
1986: George Dangerfield, English-American historian and journalist (b. 1904)
1986: Dumas Malone, American historian and author (b. 1892)
1985: Jean Rondeau, French race car driver (b. 1946)
1982: Jack Swigert, American pilot, astronaut, and politician (b. 1931)
1981: Hoagy Carmichael, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1899)
1979: Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, 2nd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (b. 1929)
1978: Chris Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)
1978: Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (b. 1932)
1978: Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
1974: Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898)
1974: Amy Vanderbilt, American author (b. 1908)
1972: Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
1965: Edgar Ende, German painter (b. 1901)
1956: Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870)
1955: Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1881)
1953: Şükrü Saracoğlu, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1887)
1953: Julian Tuwim, Polish poet and author (b. 1894)
1952: Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)
1950: Max Beckmann, German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
1943: Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1887)
1939: Rinaldo Cuneo, American painter (b. 1877)
1938: Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (b. 1889)
1938: Osip Mandelstam, Polish-Russian poet and critic (b. 1891)
1938: Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1874)
1936: Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (b. 1873)
1924: Agda Meyerson, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (b. 1866)
1923: Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (b. 1832)
1919: Achilles Alferaki, Russian-Greek composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (b. 1846)
1914: Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
1900: William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth (b. 1810)
1896: John Brown, English businessman and politician (b. 1816)
1858: Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (b. 1785)
1836: Stephen F. Austin, American soldier and politician (b. 1793)
1834: Charles Lamb, English essayist and poet (b. 1775)
1812: Joanna Southcott, English religious leader (b. 1750)
1800: Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (b. 1718)
1782: Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish judge and philosopher (b. 1697)
1776: Johann Rall, Hessian colonel (b. c. 1726)
1771: Henri Pitot, French engineer, invented the Pitot tube (b. 1695)
1743: Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)
1737: William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)
1707: Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (b. 1632)
1704: Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)
1656: Andrew White, English Jesuit missionary (b. 1579)
1603: Thomas Cartwright, English minister and theologian (b. 1535)
1548: Francesco Spiera, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1502)
1543: George, margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1484)
1518: Mahmood Shah Bahmani II, sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate (b. c. 1470)
1381: Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician (b. 1352)
1087: Bertha of Savoy, Holy Roman Empress (b. 1051)
1076: Sviatoslav II, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1027)
1005: Nilus the Younger, Byzantine abbot (b. 910)
1003: Emma of Blois, French duchess and regent
975: Balderic, bishop of Utrecht (b. 897)
870: Aeneas of Paris, Frankish bishop
683: Gaozong of Tang, founding emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty (b. 628)

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