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December 30

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December 30

December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 1 day remains until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025: Spanish village loses out on El Gordo lottery winnings as a result of ticket blunder. Spain's famous annual El Gordo, which translates to "The Fat One," has expectedly spurred celebration across the nation with its €2.7 billion (US$2.8 billion) prize payout, but a ticket slip up has left some villagers in a small town shorthanded.
2024: Iowa woman pulls $150,000 winning lottery ticket out of Christmas stocking. An annual family tradition turned this Christmas into one to remember after an Iowa woman found out the lottery ticket in her stocking was worth $150,000.
2022: New Jersey Lottery Pick 4 payout sets single-day state record. For the first time ever in New Jersey, Pick 4 players won over $1 million in a single day thanks to a lucky set of four numbers and a particular rule change set in place last month.
2021: VIDEO: Florida Lottery scratch-off haul in Miami Beach. Missing that warm summer breeze in the dead of winter? Wishing you could dip your toes in that turquoise water? Yearning to kick back and soak up the sun with a good book? Come take a quick tour of Miami Beach with us while we go on the hunt for a local Lottery retailer to complete our latest scratch-off haul!
2021: Worried she might lose it, North Carolina woman tapes $100,000 winning lottery ticket to her leg. A North Carolina Lottery player won $100,000 from a scratch-off and thought to put her winning ticket in the most secure spot imaginable — taped onto her leg.
2019: Builder who won $138 million lottery jackpot promises to keep working. A UK builder named as the winner of the £105 million (US$138 million) EuroMillions jackpot has pledged not to stop working despite landing the "life-changing" fortune.
2018: Connecticut Lottery considering switch to computerized drawings. The Connecticut Lottery Corp. (CLC) is quietly examining possible changes to the drawing procedures by which it selects winning numbers in its various games — from the daily Play 3 game on up — and one option under consideration is to discontinue live TV drawings that have been broadcast on local stations since 1977.
2017: Montana Lottery draws annual Montana Millionaire raffle winning numbers. The Montana Millionaire winning numbers were drawn on Friday, and the grand-prize-winning ticket worth $1 million was sold in Butte.
2017: SC Lottery will set aside $19.6 million for potential payouts to cover glitch. The South Carolina lottery will set aside $19.6 million to cover potential claims while it continues to investigate a Christmas Day glitch that affected Holiday Cash Add-A-Play tickets.
2016: Man arrested in lottery winner kidnapping. A Peoria, Illinois, man is accused of kidnapping two men in order to extort $300,000 in lottery winnings from their family.
2014: Man finds €350,000 Irish lotto ticket in his wallet a month after the draw. In Ireland, a Wexford man is ending 2014 on a very high note after discovering he's won €350,000.
2014: Baltimore truck driver wins lottery second time. An unidentified 39-year-old truck driver won a large Maryland Lottery jackpot last week -- for the second time.
2013: Lottery winner dumps husband to date Audi dealer. When lottery winner Gillian Bayford decided to spend some of her £148 million (US$204.3 million) windfall on a fleet of luxury Audis, she wound up taking more than the high-end cars away from the dealership.
2010: Kansas Lottery raffle winner claims prize within minutes of drawing!. A woman from Topeka who works for the state of Kansas had her "holiday dream" fulfilled Thursday when she discovered she had the winning ticket in the Kansas Lottery's $1 million Holiday Millionaire Raffle.
2010: Kansas Lottery draws state's holiday raffle. The Kansas Lottery held its second holiday raffle drawing today, creating one millionaire and several more happy, lucky lottery winners.
2010: $242 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to climb. Lottery officials have raised the official annuity jackpot estimate for tomorrow night's Mega Millions drawing to $242 million.
2010: Lottery winner offers advice for Mega Millions. A seven-time lottery winner offers advice for playing Friday's $237 million Mega Millions drawing.
2010: Idaho Lottery raffle made a millionaire tonight. The Idaho Lottery conducted its annual $1,000,000 Raffle drawing Wednesday evening, and created one instant millionaire.
2009: Ohio Lottery audit begins next week. State Auditor Mary Taylor officially begins her review of the Ohio Lottery Commission next week, two months after lottery officials tried to close the door on her by arguing that the attention is unwarranted.
2009: Oklahoma Lottery gets mixed financial review. Oklahoma squeezes a better return from its lottery than most states do from theirs, but it might get more if it loosened some rules, U.S. Census Bureau data suggest.
2007: Pennsylvania Lottery Millionaire Raffle results. The Pennsylvania Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn Saturday, and made five instant millionaires.
2007: Student wins lottery, leaves school. A college student withdrew from school after winning the 5 million yuan ($683,000) jackpot in a lottery in China's eastern city of Nanjing, local media reported on Thursday.
2006: Most state lottery raffle games sold out. Around the United States, Christmastime raffle games have become the hottest ticket of the year, with most of the game tickets selling out well before the drawing date.
2005: N.C. House Speaker under investigation in lottery probe. North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black (D) and his top aide are under investigation for possible corruption in the passage of North Carolina's new lottery.
2005: Man sues S.C. Lottery, claiming the state is misleading ticket buyers. A Charleston County, South Carolina, man has sued the state lottery for fraud, claiming false advertising caused him to buy scratch-off lottery tickets for prizes already claimed.
2004: Massachusetts Judge Denies Demand for Lump-Sum Lottery Prize Payment. Superior Court Justice Barbara A. Dortch-Okara denied 94 year-old Louise Outing's demand for lump-sum payment of her Megabucks lottery prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery, citing a lack of irreparable harm.
2004: $21 Million Powerball Jackpot will Ring in the New Year. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, the jackpot grew to an estimated $21 million for the New Year's drawing, with a cash option of $11.7 million.
2004: '4 This Way' is a Big Hit with New Mexico Lottery Players. The New Mexico Lottery Authority has announced that its newest lotto game, "4 This Way!" has averaged more than three top prize winners a week since its launch in September.
2004: Thailand gambling tycoon gets 6 years in jail for rigging the lottery. Five men including Klom Bang Kruai, a gambling tycoon from Nonthaburi, have been sentenced to six years in jail for rigging the lottery in Thailand.
2004: Lottery win latest miracle for Ohio family. Deana Stambaugh of Ironton, Ohio has two really good reasons to believe in miracles.
2004: Massachusetts woman scratches $1 million winning lottery ticket. Lorraine Vitagliano got a great Christmas present: $1 million from a $5 Lottery scratch ticket.
2004: Young Couple Wins £5 Million UK Lotto Jackpot. A young couple, who have a five-month-old baby, won an early Christmas present on the Christmas Eve UK Lotto Superdraw.
2003: Mega-visions of $ugarplums. Holding tight to hopes of whirlwind vacations and early retirement, New Yorkers waited as long as it took yesterday for Mega Millions lottery tickets.
2003: Big lottery jackpot spurs border rush. Many Tar Heels flocked across the Virginia line and plunked down cash for a chance at the $155 million jackpot in tonight's multistate Mega Millions game. The drawing will be at 11 p.m.
2003: Jobless man presents missing NIS 7 million (US$1.6M) lottery ticket. The mystery of the identity of the seventh winner in the NIS 50 million (US$11.4M) lottery held two weeks ago was solved Monday, when a man from the south came to Mifal Hapayis national lottery center in Tel Aviv and presented the winning ticket.
2003: Lottery sales spiking as Mega Millions jackpot reaches $155M. Today might not be the best day to stop at a convenience store for a quick cup of coffee.
2003: First Tennessee Games Revealed. Yesterday lottery President and Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Paul unveiled Tennessee Millionaire along with three other scratch-off ticket games that will go on sale in February, officially launching the drive for funding college scholarships through lottery sales.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$786.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2023
2.$685 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2022
3.$518.7 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 1, 2022
4.$425 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 1, 2019
5.$401 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 1, 2021
6.$384 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2017
7.€339.07 Million US$363.55 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Dec 31, 2022
8.$363 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2020
9.$361 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 2, 2018
10.$301.8 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2015
11.$258.8 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 31, 2022
12.$242 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 31, 2010
13.$221 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 31, 2003
13.$221 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 31, 2021
15.$220 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 1, 2020
16.$172 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2014
17.$166 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2024
18.$155 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2003
19.€132.67 Million
US$150.17 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2021
20.€128 Million
US$147.05 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 1, 2019
21.$138 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 30, 2025
22.€97 Million
US$133.52 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Dec 31, 2013
23.$130 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 1, 2016
24.€117.83 Million
US$129.25 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jan 2, 2024
25.$120 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 31, 2014

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1993: Deyonpalizzolo
Thursday, Dec 30, 1993
32 years old
1990: CLIFF MOSOMI
Sunday, Dec 30, 1990
35 years old
1983: FsuNoles38
Friday, Dec 30, 1983
42 years old
1981: G$BAGS
Wednesday, Dec 30, 1981
44 years old
1979: Mrs313
Sunday, Dec 30, 1979
46 years old
1978: Ulucky1
Saturday, Dec 30, 1978
47 years old
1975: micka10
Tuesday, Dec 30, 1975
50 years old
1971: Fili74
Thursday, Dec 30, 1971
54 years old
1969: NCmama
Tuesday, Dec 30, 1969
56 years old
1967: Coco38
Saturday, Dec 30, 1967
58 years old
1966: Ldwyer12
Friday, Dec 30, 1966
59 years old
1964: Nit2Winit
Wednesday, Dec 30, 1964
61 years old
1964: B1230$
Wednesday, Dec 30, 1964
61 years old
1961: cobalt
Saturday, Dec 30, 1961
64 years old
1961: Nahrs21
Saturday, Dec 30, 1961
64 years old
1957: tbear69ga
Monday, Dec 30, 1957
68 years old
1955: Bernicethomas
Friday, Dec 30, 1955
70 years old
1955: Italianblue5$
Friday, Dec 30, 1955
70 years old
1949: Ridgerunner2
Friday, Dec 30, 1949
76 years old
1945: teddog7
Sunday, Dec 30, 1945
80 years old
: shalini
(year not provided)
: nsm7
(year not provided)
: hamus1
(year not provided)
: katwoman41
(year not provided)
: LLHawk
(year not provided)
: MrsBennett1
(year not provided)
: three digit
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2020: A large explosion at the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden kills at least 22 people and wounds 50.
2013: More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2009: A segment of the Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000 L (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River.
2009: A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.
2006: Madrid-Barajas Airport is bombed.
2006: The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.
2006: Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.
2005: Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
2004: A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 194.
2000: Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
1997: In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
1996: Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
1993: Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.
1987: Stella Sigcau, Prime minister of the South African Bantustan of Transkei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Bantu Holomisa.
1972: Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker II ends.
1970: Hurricane Creek mine disaster, near Hyden, Kentucky
1967: Aeroflot Flight L-51 crashes near Liepāja International Airport in Liepāja, Latvia, killing 43.
1958: The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.
1954: The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency.
1952: An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.
1947: Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
1944: King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
1943: Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
1936: The Flint sit-down strike hits General Motors.
1935: The Italian Air Force bombs a Swedish Red Cross hospital during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
1927: The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
1922: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed.
1916: Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later.
1916: The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
1906: The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).
1905: Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
1903: A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
1902: The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica.
1897: The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
1896: Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
1896: Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6-5.
1890: Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.
1853: Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
1825: The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.
1816: The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.
1813: War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.
1702: Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
1641: Reapers' War: Louis XIII of France swears the Catalan constitutions, being appointed Count of Barcelona and thus establishing the personal union of the Principality of Catalonia with the Kingdom of France.
1460: Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.
1419: Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle.
1066: Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.
999: Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill in Ireland.
534: The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire.

Births On This Day

1995: Igor Shesterkin, Russian hockey goaltender
1995: Joshua, American singer
1995: Ollie Watkins, English footballer
1995: V, South Korean singer
1992: Ryan Tunnicliffe, English footballer
1992: Carson Wentz, American football player
1991: Camila Giorgi, Italian tennis player
1990: Bruno Henrique, Brazilian footballer
1990: Joe Root, English cricketer
1990: C. J. Wilcox, American basketball player
1989: Tyler Anderson, American baseball player
1989: Yoon Bo-ra, South Korean singer, rapper and actress
1989: Ryan Sheckler, American skateboarder and entrepreneur
1989: Kateřina Vaňková, Czech tennis player
1987: Jakub Nakládal, Czech ice hockey player
1986: Domenico Criscito, Italian footballer
1986: Ellie Goulding, English singer-songwriter and producer
1986: Caity Lotz, American actress
1986: Jeff Ward, American actor
1986: Gianni Zuiverloon, Dutch footballer
1985: Lars Boom, Dutch cyclist
1985: Bryson Goodwin, Australian rugby league player
1985: Anna Wood, American actress
1984: Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer
1984: Andra Day, American singer and songwriter
1984: LeBron James, American basketball player, producer and businessman
1983: Eddie Edwards, American professional wrestler
1983: Nick Symmonds, American runner
1983: Kevin Systrom, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Instagram
1982: Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
1982: Tobias Kurbjuweit, German footballer
1982: Dawan Landry, American football player
1981: Ali Al-Habsi, Omani footballer
1981: Cédric Carrasso, French footballer
1981: Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer
1981: Matt Ulrich, American football player
1980: Eliza Dushku, American former actress and producer
1980: D. J. Mbenga, Congolese-Belgian basketball player
1980: Alison McGovern, British politician
1979: Michael Grimm, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1978: Devin Brown, American basketball player
1978: Tyrese Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1978: Phillips Idowu, English triple jumper
1978: Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer
1978: Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player
1977: Laila Ali, American boxer and actress
1977: Glory Alozie, Nigerian-Spanish sprinter and hurdler
1977: Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
1977: Saša Ilić, Serbian footballer and manager
1977: Kenyon Martin, American basketball player
1977: Lucy Punch, English actress
1977: Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer
1976: Kastro, American rapper
1976: Patrick Kerney, American football player
1976: A. J. Pierzynski, American baseball player and sportscaster
1975: Scott Chipperfield, Australian footballer
1975: Tiger Woods, American golfer
1974: Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (died 2012)
1974: Dr. Jitheshji, Indian Speed Cartoonist and Pictorial Orator
1973: Jason Behr, American actor
1973: Ato Boldon, Trinidadian runner, sportscaster, and politician
1972: Daniel Amokachi, Nigerian footballer and manager
1972: Maureen Flannigan, American actress and producer
1972: Paul Keegan, Irish footballer
1972: Dita Indah Sari, Indonesian trade union leader and activist
1971: Sister Bliss, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
1971: C. S. Lee, Korean-American actor
1971: Ricardo, Spanish footballer and manager
1971: Daniel Sunjata, American actor
1969: Emmanuel Clérico, French race car driver
1969: Dave England, American snowboarder and stuntman
1969: Jay Kay, English singer and songwriter
1969: Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia
1969: Michelle McGann, American golfer
1969: Meredith Monroe, American actress
1968: Bryan Burk, American screenwriter and producer
1968: Adam Dale, Australian cricketer
1968: Sandra Glover, American hurdler
1968: Albano Mucci, Australian activist
1967: Carl Ouellet, Canadian wrestler and sportscaster
1966: Gary Chartier, American philosopher, scholar, and academic
1966: Bennett Miller, American director and producer
1965: Heidi Fleiss, American procurer
1964: Almir Kayumov, Russian footballer and referee (died 2013)
1964: Sylvie Moreau, Canadian actress and screenwriter
1964: George Newbern, American actor
1963: Chandler Burr, American journalist and author
1963: Mike Pompeo, American diplomat and politician; 70th United States Secretary of State
1963: Johnny Rogers, American-Spanish basketball player
1963: Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player
1961: Douglas Coupland, German-Canadian author and playwright
1961: Bill English, New Zealand farmer and politician, 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand
1961: Sean Hannity, American radio and television host
1961: Ben Johnson, Jamaican-Canadian sprinter
1961: Charlie Nicholas, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
1960: Richard M. Durbin, English biologist and academic
1959: Antonio Pappano, English pianist and conductor
1959: Kåre Thomsen, Norwegian guitarist and graphic designer
1959: Tracey Ullman, English-American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter
1959: Josée Verner, Canadian politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
1958: Pedro Costa, Portuguese director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
1958: Steven Smith, American engineer and astronaut
1957: Matt Lauer, American journalist and television host
1957: Glenn Robbins, Australian comedian and actor
1956: Ingus Baušķenieks, Latvian singer-songwriter and producer
1956: Suzy Bogguss, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956: Patricia Kalember, American actress
1956: Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress and singer
1954: Barry Greenstein, American poker player and philanthropist
1953: Daniel T. Barry, American engineer and astronaut
1953: Dana Key, American singer, guitarist, and producer (died 2010)
1953: Graham Vick, English director and producer (died 2021)
1953: Meredith Vieira, American journalist and game show host
1952: June Anderson, American soprano and actress
1951: Doug Allder, English footballer and coach
1951: Chris Jasper, American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer (died 2025)
1951: Nick Rose, English runner
1950: Timothy Mo, Chinese-English author
1950: Lewis Shiner, American journalist and author
1950: Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, created the C++ programming language
1950: Martti Vainio, Finnish runner
1949: David Bedford, English runner
1949: Jerry Coyne, American biologist and author
1949: Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (died 2014)
1948: Jed Johnson, American interior designer and director (died 1996)
1947: James Kahn, American author, screenwriter, and producer
1947: Jeff Lynne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1947: Steve Mix, American basketball player and coach
1946: Clive Bunker, English drummer and songwriter
1946: Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter and poet
1946: Berti Vogts, German footballer and coach
1945: Davy Jones, English singer-songwriter and actor (died 2012)
1945: Lloyd Kaufman, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Troma Entertainment
1945: Paola Pigni, Italian runner (died 2021)
1945: Concetta Tomei, American actress
1944: William J. Fallon, American admiral
1944: Joseph Hilbe, American mathematician and philosopher (died 2017)
1942: Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and activist (died 2019)
1942: Guy Edwards, English race car driver
1942: Michael Nesmith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2021)
1942: Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian, academic, and politician
1942: Robert Quine, American guitarist (died 2004)
1942: Toomas Savi, Estonian physician and politician
1942: Fred Ward, American actor (died 2022)
1941: Mel Renfro, American football player and coach
1940: James Burrows, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1939: Glenda Adams, Australian author and academic (died 2007)
1939: Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (died 1983)
1938: Ron Wolf, American Football Hall of Fame General Manager
1937: Gordon Banks, English footballer and manager (died 2019)
1937: John Hartford, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (died 2001)
1937: Jim Marshall, American football player (died 2025)
1937: Paul Stookey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1935: Omar Bongo, Gabonese lieutenant and politician, President of Gabon (died 2009)
1935: Sandy Koufax, American baseball player and sportscaster
1935: Jack Riley, American actor (died 2016)
1934: John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and astronomer, co-developed the Hubble Space Telescope (died 2005)
1934: Joseph Bologna, American actor, director, playwright and screenwriter (died 2017)
1934: Barry Briggs, New Zealand motorcycle racer and sportscaster
1934: Joseph P. Hoar, American general (died 2022)
1934: Tony Serra, American criminal defense and civil rights attorney, political activist and tax resister
1934: Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1990)
1934: Russ Tamblyn, American actor
1933: Timité Bassori, Ivorian filmmaker, actor, and writer
1931: Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (died 2004)
1931: John T. Houghton, Welsh physicist and author (died 2020)
1931: Frank Torre, American baseball player and manager (died 2014)
1930: Roy Yorke Calne, English surgeon and academic (died 2024)
1930: Elmira Minita Gordon, Belizean educator, 1st Governor-General of Belize (died 2021)
1930: Red Rhodes, American pedal steel guitarist (died 1995)
1930: Tu Youyou, Chinese chemist and pharmacist, Nobel Prize laureate
1929: Rosalinde Hurley, English physician, microbiologist, and academic (died 2004)
1928: Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008)
1927: Jan Kubíček, Czech painter and sculptor (died 2013)
1926: Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (died 2013)
1925: Ian MacNaughton, Scottish actor, producer, and director (died 2002)
1924: Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American propulsion engineer (died 2013)
1923: Prakash Vir Shastri, Indian academic and politician (died 1977)
1922: Jane Langton, American author and illustrator (died 2018)
1921: Rashid Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Lebanon (died 1987)
1919: Dick Spooner, English cricketer (died 1997)
1919: David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (died 2015)
1917: Seymour Melman, American engineer and author (died 2004)
1914: Bert Parks, American actor, singer, television personality, and beauty pageant host (died 1992)
1913: Lucio Agostini, Italian-Canadian conductor and composer (died 1996)
1913: Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (died 2002)
1911: Jeanette Nolan, American actress (died 1998)
1910: Paul Bowles, American composer and author (died 1999)
1906: Alziro Bergonzo, Italian architect and painter (died 1997)
1906: Carol Reed, English director and producer (died 1976)
1905: Daniil Kharms, Russian poet, author, and playwright (died 1942)
1904: Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian composer and academic (died 1987)
1899: Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Svalbard (died 2001)
1897: Alfredo Bracchi, Italian songwriter and screenwriter (died 1976)
1890: Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Mexican soldier and politician, 47th President of Mexico (died 1973)
1887: William Kolehmainen, Finnish-American runner and coach (died 1967)
1887: K. M. Munshi, Indian politician, writer and educationist, founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (died 1971)
1886: Austin Osman Spare, English artist and occultist (died 1956)
1884: Hideki Tōjō, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1948)
1883: Archer Baldwin, American-English farmer and politician (died 1966)
1883: Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1960)
1879: Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (died 1950)
1878: William Aberhart, Canadian evangelist and politician, seventh Premier of Alberta (died 1943)
1873: Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (died 1944)
1869: Stephen Leacock, English-Canadian political scientist and author (died 1944)
1869: Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (died 1918)
1865: Rudyard Kipling, Indian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)
1857: Sylvio Lazzari, French-Austrian composer (died 1944)
1853: André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1929)
1851: Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (died 1929)
1849: John Milne, English seismologist and geologist (died 1913)
1842: Osman Hamdi Bey, Ottoman administrator, intellectual, art expert and painter (died 1910)
1825: Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer and politician (died 1891)
1819: Theodor Fontane, German author and poet (died 1898)
1819: John W. Geary, American lawyer and politician, 16th Governor of Pennsylvania (died 1873)
1792: Sylvester Jordan, German lawyer and politician (died 1861)
1760: Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (died 1829)
1757: Sebastián Kindelán y O'Regan, colonial governor of East Florida, Santo Domingo and Cuba (died 1826)
1724: Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter and educator (died 1805)
1722: Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (died 1770)
1678: William Croft, English organist and composer (died 1727)
1673: Ahmed III, Ottoman sultan (died 1736)
1642: Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (died 1707)
1578: Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (died 1624)
1548: David Pareus, German theologian (died 1622)
1490: Ebussuud Efendi, Ottoman lawyer and jurist (died 1574)
1371: Vasily I of Moscow (died 1425)
1204: Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (died 1282)
159: Empress Dowager Bian, second wife of Cao Cao, mother of Cao Wei's first emperor, Cao Pi (died 230)
AD 39: Titus, Roman emperor (probable; (died 81)

Deaths On This Day

2023: Bryan Ansell, British role-playing and wargame designer (born 1955)
2023: Tom Wilkinson, English actor (born 1948)
2023: Aki Yashiro, Japanese singer (born 1950)
2022: Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author (born 1929)
2020: Dawn Wells, American actress, (born 1938)
2017: Erica Garner, American civil rights activist (born 1990)
2015: Doug Atkins, American football player (born 1930)
2015: Howard Davis, Jr., American boxer and trainer (born 1956)
2015: Mangesh Padgaonkar, Indian poet, playwright, and translator (born 1929)
2015: Howard Pawley, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Premier of Manitoba (born 1934)
2014: Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (born 1921)
2014: Jim Galloway, Scottish-Canadian clarinet player and saxophonist (born 1936)
2014: Luise Rainer, German-born American-British actress (born 1910)
2013: Kinnaird R. McKee, American admiral (born 1929)
2013: José María Maguregui, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1934)
2013: Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (born 1948)
2013: Johnny Orr, American basketball player and coach (born 1927)
2013: Paul Sally, American mathematician and academic (born 1933)
2012: Philip Coppens, Belgian-American journalist and author (born 1971)
2012: Beate Sirota Gordon, Austrian-American director and producer (born 1923)
2012: Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1909)
2012: Carl Woese, American microbiologist and biophysicist (born 1928)
2012: Dennis Ferguson, Australian sex offender (born 1948)
2011: Ronald Searle, English-French cartoonist (born 1920)
2010: Bobby Farrell, Dutch dancer and performer from Aruba (born 1949)
2009: Rowland S. Howard, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1959)
2009: Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, fourth President of Indonesia (born 1940)
2006: Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, fifth President of Iraq (born 1937)
2006: Terry Peck, Falkland Islander police officer and spy (born 1938)
2006: Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1948)
2005: Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer and coach (born 1940)
2005: Rona Jaffe, American novelist (born 1932)
2004: Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (born 1910)
2003: John Gregory Dunne, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (born 1932)
2002: Mary Brian, American actress (born 1906)
2002: Eleanor J. Gibson, American psychologist and academic (born 1910)
2002: Mary Wesley, English author (born 1912)
2000: Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (born 1909)
1999: Joff Ellen, Australian comedian and actor (born 1915)
1999: Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, co-designed the Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge and Fernsehturm Stuttgart (born 1909)
1999: Des Renford, Australian swimmer (born 1927)
1999: Sarah Knauss, American supercentenarian (born 1880)
1998: Sam Muchnick, American wrestling promoter, co-founded the National Wrestling Alliance (born 1905)
1997: Shinichi Hoshi, Japanese author and illustrator (born 1926)
1996: Lew Ayres, American actor (born 1908)
1995: Ralph Flanagan, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1914)
1995: Doris Grau, American voice actor and script supervisor (born 1924)
1994: Dmitri Ivanenko, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic (born 1904)
1993: İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil, Turkish lawyer and politician, 20th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1908)
1993: Irving "Swifty" Lazar, American talent agent (born 1907)
1993: Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian-French physicist and academic (born 1907)
1992: Romeo Muller, American actor, screenwriter, for screenplays like the 1964, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) (born 1928)
1990: Raghuvir Sahay, Indian author, poet, and critic (born 1929)
1988: Yuli Daniel, Russian author and poet (born 1925)
1988: Isamu Noguchi, American sculptor and landscaper (born 1904)
1986: Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (born 1905)
1983: Violette Cordery, English race car driver (born 1900)
1982: Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (born 1896)
1979: Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (born 1902)
1971: Jo Cals, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1914)
1971: Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist and academic (born 1919)
1970: Sonny Liston, American boxer (born 1932)
1968: Trygve Lie, Norwegian journalist and politician, first Secretary-General of the United Nations (born 1896)
1967: Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada (born 1887)
1955: Rex Ingamells, Australian poet and author (born 1913)
1954: Archduke Eugen of Austria (born 1863)
1947: Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter (born 1889)
1947: Alfred North Whitehead, English-American mathematician and philosopher (born 1861)
1945: Song Jin-woo, South Korean journalist and politician (born 1889)
1944: Romain Rolland, French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1866)
1941: El Lissitzky, Russian photographer and architect (born 1890)
1940: Childe Wills, American engineer (born 1878)
1937: Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (born 1852)
1928: Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (born 1874)
1916: Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (born 1869)
1908: Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (born 1844)
1906: Josephine Butler, English feminist and social reformer (born 1828)
1896: José Rizal, Filipino ophthalmologist, journalist, and author (born 1861)
1885: Martha Darley Mutrie, British painter (born 1824)
1879: Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo, Brazilian poet and painter (born 1806)
1803: Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (born 1713)
1788: Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and academic (born 1702)
1777: Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (born 1727)
1769: Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Irish-Austrian soldier and courtier (born 1685)
1662: Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (born 1628)
1644: Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, physiologist, and physician (born 1577)
1643: Giovanni Baglione, Italian painter and historian of art (born 1566)
1640: John Francis Regis, French priest and saint (born 1597)
1621: Job of Manyava, Ukrainian monk and saint (born 1550)
1606: Heinrich Bünting, German priest and cartographer (born 1545)
1591: Pope Innocent IX (born 1519)
1573: Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian author and poet (born 1504)
1572: Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect, designed the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (born 1512)
1525: Jakob Fugger, German banker and businessman (born 1459)
1460: Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Irish politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (born 1443)
1460: Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (born 1411)
1436: Louis III, Elector Palatine (born 1378)
1435: Bonne of Berry, Regent of Savoy (born 1362)
1331: Bernard Gui, inquisitor (born 1261 or 1262)
1115: Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine
925: Wang Shenzhi, founder of Min (born 862)
903: Tian Jun, Chinese warlord (born 858)
717: Egwin of Evesham, bishop of Worcester
274: Pope Felix I

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