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December 4

December 4 is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 27 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2024
Long-time Kentucky lottery player wins $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize. The persistence of a Kentucky man who has dedicated over nine years to playing the lottery finally paid off when he won a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize.
2023
North Carolina man misses jackpot by one number, wins $662,878 Cash 5 jackpot one week later. A North Carolina man who just barely missed out on a jackpot prize by one number ended up winning the $662,878 jackpot one week later in the same game.
2021
Man who had open-heart surgery wins $1 million from lottery ticket stuffed in a get-well card. A Massachusetts man recovering from open-heart surgery won a $1 million lottery prize on a scratch-off ticket given to him by a friend, according to lottery officials.
2020
Australian grandmother wins lottery using late husband's numbers. A woman was confused when a retailer told her that they wouldn't be able to pay out her winning ticket. As it turns out, the numbers she played every week for 20 years earned her a X Lotto top prize of $1 million (US$743,400).
2020
New Jersey scammer defrauds 3 elderly women of $675,000. A scammer from New Jersey tricked three elderly women across the country into sending her over $675,000 by convincing them that they owed "prepaid taxes" as a prerequisite for claiming a prize that didn't exist.
2019
State auditor general to audit Pennsylvania Lottery, with special focus on high-frequency winners. State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced a new performance audit of the Pennsylvania Lottery Wednesday, with a special emphasis on studying the state-run gaming franchise's protections against being ripped off by players or retailers who are intentionally gaming the system.
2019
Michigan woman learns she won $5M lottery prize while scrolling Facebook. A woman from Grand Rapids, Michigan, says she had no idea she'd won a $5 million Lotto 47 prize until she was on Facebook the night after the drawing.
2017
Will NC Lottery players move online and hurt retail stores?. The N.C. Retail Merchants Association wants legislators to put the brakes on a proposal to offer online instant lottery games, arguing the move could harm stores that sell lottery tickets.
2017
Jamaican court goes easy on lottery scammers. There are reports of disquiet among Jamaican law enforcement officials over news that 15 men who pleaded guilty to lottery scam-related charges in the Hanover Circuit Court were sentenced to fines totaling $367,000.
2015
Faulty $50 Wisonsin lottery ticket causing a flap. A Milwaukee woman spent $5 on a ticket that appears to be a $50 winner, but the ticket never paid out, despite extraordinary efforts by Wisconsin Lottery staff to validate it.
2014
First NJ Lottery Cash4Life top prize winners celebrate their win at retailer. New Jersey's first Cash4Life Top Prize winners, Joseph Ianiro and John Opaluch from Hasbrouck Heights, celebrated their win from the Nov. 13 drawing at the retail location from which the winning ticket was purchased.
2013
$291 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot enters top 25 list. Lottery players across the United States will be lining up at lottery retailers for their chance to win Friday's massive $291 million Mega Millions jackpot, after nobody won Tuesday's $257 million grand prize.
2007
N.D. Lottery wrestles with credit card buying options. The North Dakota Lottery's recently announced holiday sale of ticket subscriptions highlights a quirk in its operations. Gamblers are barred from using a credit card to buy tickets, but they may use plastic to play one of the lottery's four games dozens of times over an extended period.
2006
Some people think $20 is too much for lottery ticket. The New Jersey Lottery recently introduced "Million Dollar New Year" that offers players the best-ever odds at winning a million dollars, but some people don't like the $20 price tag.
2005
Newspaper takes a hard look at the N.J. Lottery. The first in a three-part series examining the financial asepcts of the New Jersey Lottery, this first installment looks at those who are buying and winning the most.
2003
Powerball Jackpot Reaches $66 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $66 million, with a cash option of $35.8 million.
2003
Texas Lotto Sales Keeping Pace. As Texas players are buying their first tickets for Mega Millions, they're also sticking by Lotto Texas, the first big jackpot game in the Lone Star State.
2003
Colorado Lottery to hire new Director from within. The Colorado Lottery's search for a new director will be an in-house effort among state employees.
2003
Texas Mega Millions sales off to a good start. If the lines Wednesday at the "luckiest store in Texas" were any indication, lottery players were ready for the state's first day of ticket sales in the multistate Mega Millions game.
2003
Lottery law firm pick didn't meet bid requirement. The Tennessee lottery hired a Memphis law firm to help handle legal issues for the games even though board members knew it didn't meet a bid requirement of being in business for three years.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$841.4 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 6, 2025
2.$579 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 6, 2024
3.$416.1 Million
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Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 4, 2023
4.$377 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 5, 2023
5.$354 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 6, 2022
6.€321.71 Million
US$337.28 Million
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Dec 6, 2022
7.$297 Million
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Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 6, 2013
8.$285 Million
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Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 6, 2019
9.$270.3 Million
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Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 4, 2021
10.$244 Million
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Mega Millions
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Dec 4, 2020
11.$243 Million
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Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 5, 2020
12.€200 Million
US$242.84 Million
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Euro Millions
Draw Date
Dec 4, 2020
13.$240 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 4, 2024
14.€217 Million
US$234.49 Million
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Euro Millions
Draw Date
Dec 5, 2023
15.$208 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 4, 2018
16.$200 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 5, 2018
17.$193 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 6, 2017
18.€143 Million
US$161.12 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Dec 7, 2021
19.$160 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 5, 2017
20.€130 Million
US$151.41 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Dec 5, 2025
21.€143 Million
US$149.92 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Dec 6, 2022
22.$146 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Dec 5, 2008
23.$145 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 4, 2004
24.€119.67 Million
US$135.38 Million
Draw Date
Dec 4, 2021
25.$127 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Dec 5, 2015

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1984
Tuesday, Dec 4, 1984
41 years old
1984
Tuesday, Dec 4, 1984
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1983
Sunday, Dec 4, 1983
42 years old
1981
Friday, Dec 4, 1981
44 years old
1981
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1980
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1976
Saturday, Dec 4, 1976
49 years old
1974
Wednesday, Dec 4, 1974
51 years old
1972
Monday, Dec 4, 1972
53 years old
1972
Monday, Dec 4, 1972
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1971
Saturday, Dec 4, 1971
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1970
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1970
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1968
Wednesday, Dec 4, 1968
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1967
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1967
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1966
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1965
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1964
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1963
Wednesday, Dec 4, 1963
62 years old
1961
Monday, Dec 4, 1961
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1960
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1954
Saturday, Dec 4, 1954
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1953
Friday, Dec 4, 1953
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1951
Tuesday, Dec 4, 1951
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2021
Semeru on the Indonesian island of Java erupts, killing at least 68 people.
2017
The Thomas Fire starts near Santa Paula in California. It eventually became the largest wildfire in modern California history to date after burning 440 square miles (1,140 km) in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
2015
A firebomb is thrown into a restaurant in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing 17 people.
2014
Islamic insurgents kill three state police at a traffic circle before taking an empty school and a "press house" in Grozny. Ten state forces die with 28 injured in gun battles ending with ten insurgents killed.
2006
Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana.
2005
Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
1998
The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.
1992
Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.
1991
Terry A. Anderson is released after seven years in captivity as a hostage in Beirut; he is the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.
1991
Pan American World Airways ceases its operations after 64 years.
1986
The MV Amazon Venture oil tanker begins leaking oil while at the port of Savannah in the United States, resulting in an oil spill of approximately 500,000 US gallons (1,900,000 L).
1984
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107-150 civilians in Mannar.
1983
US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. One American pilot is killed, one is rescued, and one is captured.
1982
The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution.
1981
South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa).
1979
The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
1978
Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco's first female mayor.
1977
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire.
1977
Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100.
1974
Martinair Flight 138 crashes into the Saptha Kanya mountain range in Maskeliya, Sri Lanka, killing 191.
1971
The PNS Ghazi, a Pakistan Navy submarine, sinks during the course of the Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971.
1971
During a concert by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at the Montreux Casino, an audience member fires a flare gun into the ceiling, causing a fire that destroys the venue. The incident served as the inspiration for Deep Purple's 1973 song Smoke on the Water.
1969
Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
1965
Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.
1964
Free Speech Movement: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest of the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property.
1956
The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.
1950
Korean War: Jesse L. Brown (the 1st African-American Naval aviator) is killed in action during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
1950
Korean War: Associated Press photographer Max Desfor photographs hundreds of Korean refugees crossing a downed bridge in the Taedong River: 1951 Pulitzer Prize winner Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea.
1949
Sir Duncan George Stewart, governor of the Crown Colony of Sarawak, was fatally stabbed by a member of the Rukun 13.
1948
Chinese Civil War: The SS Kiangya, carrying Nationalist refugees from Shanghai, explodes in the Huangpu River.
1945
By a vote of 65-7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations. (The UN had been established on October 24, 1945.)
1943
World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
1943
World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.
1942
World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal campaign ends.
1939
World War II: HMS Nelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.
1928
Cosmo Gordon Lang was enthroned as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the first bachelor to be appointed in 150 years.
1919
Ukrainian War of Independence: The Polonsky conspiracy is initiated, with an attempt to assassinate the high command of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.
1918
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
1917
The Finnish Senate submits to the Parliament of Finland a proposal for the form of government of the Republic of Finland and issued a communication to Parliament declaring the independence of Finland.
1909
In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26-6.
1909
The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
1906
Alpha Phi Alpha the first intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity for African-Americans was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
1893
First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
1881
The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
1875
Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
1872
The American brigantine Mary Celeste is discovered drifting in the Atlantic. Her crew is never found.
1867
Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).
1865
North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed two days later by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.
1864
American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Union cavalry forces defeat Confederate cavalry in the Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia, opening the way for General William T. Sherman's army to approach the coast.
1863
American Civil War: Confederate General James Longstreet lifts his unsuccessful siege of Knoxville, Tennessee after failing to capture the city.
1861
American Civil War: The 109 electors of the several states of the Confederate States of America unanimously elect Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.
1829
In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets sati in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide.
1808
Napoleonic Wars: Under the orders by commander Tomás de Morla, the city of Madrid surrenders to French Emperor Napoleon I after a 4 day long siege.
1804
The United States House of Representatives adopts articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
1791
The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
1786
Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara).
1783
At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.
1745
Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising.
1676
The Battle of Lund, becomes the bloodiest battle in Scandinavian history.
1623
50 Christians are executed in Edo, Japan, during the Great Martyrdom of Edo.
1619
Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."
1563
The final session of the Council of Trent is held nearly 18 years after the body held its first session on December 13, 1545.
1259
Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.
1110
An army led by Baldwin I of Jerusalem and Sigurd the Crusader of Norway captures Sidon at the end of the First Crusade.
963
The lay papal protonotary is elected pope and takes the name Leo VIII, being consecrated on 6 December after ordination.
771
Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne as sole king of the Frankish Kingdom.

Births On This Day

2003
Jackson Holliday, American baseball player
2003
Kim Do-ah, South Korean singer and actress
2002
María Dueñas, Spanish violinist and composer
1999
Kim Do-yeon, South Korean singer and actress
1999
Kang Mi-na, South Korean actress and singer
1996
Ivan Belikov, Russian footballer
1996
Diogo Jota, Portuguese footballer (died 2025)
1996
Sebastián Vegas, Chilean footballer
1994
Gabriel Lundberg, Danish basketball player
1992
Robin Bruyère, Belgian politician
1992
Peta Hiku, New Zealand rugby league player
1992
Jean-Claude Iranzi, Rwandan footballer
1992
Jin, South Korean singer, songwriter and actor
1992
Joe Musgrove, American baseball player
1992
Blake Snell, American baseball player
1991
Duje Dukan, Croatian basketball player
1991
André Roberson, American basketball player
1991
Max Holloway, American mixed martial artist
1991
Reality Winner, American intelligence specialist convicted of espionage
1990
Lukman Haruna, Nigerian footballer
1990
Blake Leary, Australian rugby league player
1990
Igor Sjunin, Estonian triple jumper
1988
Yeng Constantino, Filipina singer and songwriter
1988
Andriy Pylyavskyi, Ukrainian footballer
1987
Orlando Brown, American actor and rapper
1986
Kaija Udras, Estonian skier
1986
Martell Webster, American basketball player
1985
Andrew Brackman, American baseball player
1985
Stephen Dawson, Irish footballer
1985
Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
1984
Lindsay Felton, American actress
1984
Marco Giambruno, Italian footballer
1984
Anna Petrakova, Russian basketball player
1984
Jelly Roll, American singer and rapper
1984
Joe Thomas, American football player
1983
Jimmy Bartel, Australian footballer
1983
Chinx, American rapper (died 2015)
1982
Nathan Douglas, English triple jumper
1982
Waldo Ponce, Chilean footballer
1982
Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese race car driver
1982
Nick Vujicic, Australian evangelist
1981
Brian Vandborg, Danish cyclist
1980
Brian Cook, American basketball player
1980
Viktor, Canadian wrestler and manager
1979
Ysabella Brave, American singer-songwriter
1979
Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
1978
Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer and actress
1977
Ajit Agarkar, Indian cricketer
1977
Darvis Patton, American sprinter
1977
Morten Veland, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter
1976
Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater
1976
Betty Lennox, American basketball player
1974
Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
1973
Tyra Banks, American model, actress, and producer
1973
Frank Boeijen, Dutch keyboard player
1973
Mina Caputo, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1973
Michael Jackson, English footballer and manager
1973
Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league player
1973
Kate Rusby, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1973
Corliss Williamson, American basketball player and coach
1972
Jassen Cullimore, Canadian ice hockey player
1972
Yūko Miyamura, Japanese voice actress and singer
1971
Shannon Briggs, American boxer and actor
1970
Kevin Sussman, American actor and comedian
1969
Dionne Farris, American singer-songwriter, producer and actress
1969
Jay-Z, American rapper, producer, actor, and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records
1969
Plum Sykes, English journalist and author
1968
Tahir Dawar, Pakistani police officer and Pashto poet (died 2018)
1967
Guillermo Amor, Spanish footballer and manager
1966
Fred Armisen, American actor and musician
1966
Andy Hess, American bass player
1966
Suzanne Malveaux, American journalist
1966
Suzette M. Malveaux, American lawyer and academic
1965
Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter
1965
Shaun Hollamby, English race car driver and businessman
1965
Ulf Kirsten, German footballer and manager
1964
Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby player and sportscaster
1964
Chelsea Noble, American actress
1964
Marisa Tomei, American actress
1963
Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
1963
Nigel Heslop, English rugby player
1962
Vinnie Dombroski, American singer-songwriter and musician
1962
Gary Freeman, New Zealand rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1962
Nixon Kiprotich, Kenyan runner
1962
Kevin Richardson, English footballer and manager
1961
Frank Reich, American football player and coach
1961
Naomi Robson, American-Australian television host
1960
David Green, Nicaraguan-American baseball player
1960
Glynis Nunn, Australian heptathlete and hurler
1958
Sergei Starikov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
1957
Raul Boesel, Brazilian race car driver and radio host
1957
Eric S. Raymond, American computer programmer and author
1957
Lee Smith, American baseball player
1956
Nia Griffith, Welsh educator and politician, former Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
1956
Bernard King, American basketball player and sportscaster
1955
Philip Hammond, English businessman and politician, former Chancellor of the Exchequer
1955
Dave Taylor, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
1955
Cassandra Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer
1954
Tony Todd, American actor (died 2024)
1953
Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1953
Jean-Marie Pfaff, Belgian footballer and manager
1951
Gary Rossington, American guitarist (died 2023)
1951
Patricia Wettig, American actress and playwright
1950
Bjørn Kjellemyr, Norwegian bassist and composer (died 2025)
1949
Jeff Bridges, American actor
1949
Jock Stirrup, Baron Stirrup, English air marshal and politician
1948
Southside Johnny, American singer-songwriter
1947
Jane Lubchenco, American ecologist, academic, and diplomat
1946
Karina, Spanish singer/actress
1945
Roberta Bondar, Canadian neurologist, academic, and astronaut
1944
Chris Hillman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944
Anna McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter
1944
François Migault, French race car driver (died 2012)
1944
Dennis Wilson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and drummer (died 1983)
1942
Bob Mosley, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1941
Marty Riessen, American tennis player and coach
1940
Gerd Achterberg, German footballer and manager
1940
Gary Gilmore, American murderer (died 1977)
1939
Stephen W. Bosworth, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Korea (died 2016)
1939
Joan Brady, American-British author (died 2024)
1938
Andre Marrou, American lawyer and politician
1938
Yvonne Minton, Australian-English soprano and actress
1937
Max Baer Jr., American actor, director, and producer
1936
Freddy Cannon, American singer and guitarist
1936
John Giorno, American poet and performance artist (died 2019)
1935
Paul O'Neill, American businessman and politician, 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 2020)
1934
Bill Collins, Australian film critic and author (died 2019)
1934
Victor French, American actor and director (died 1989)
1933
Horst Buchholz, German actor (died 2003)
1933
Wink Martindale, American game show host and producer (died 2025)
1933
Dick Ricketts, American baseball and basketball player (died 1988)
1932
Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea (died 2021)
1931
Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2025)
1931
Wally George, American radio and television host (died 2003)
1930
Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor and comedian (died 2016)
1930
Jim Hall, American guitarist and composer (died 2013)
1929
Şakir Eczacıbaşı, Turkish pharmacist, photographer, and businessman (died 2010)
1926
Ned Romero, American actor and opera singer (died 2017)
1925
Albert Bandura, Canadian-American psychologist and academic (died 2021)
1924
John C. Portman Jr., American architect, designed the Renaissance Center and Tomorrow Square (died 2017)
1923
Charles Keating, American lawyer and financier (died 2014)
1923
Eagle Keys, American-Canadian football player and coach (died 2012)
1923
John Krish, English director and screenwriter (died 2016)
1921
Deanna Durbin, Canadian actress and singer (died 2013)
1920
Nadir Afonso, Portuguese painter and architect (died 2013)
1920
Michael Bates, English actor (died 1978)
1920
Jeanne Manford, American educator and activist, co-founded PFLAG (died 2013)
1919
I. K. Gujral, Indian poet and politician, 12th Prime Minister of India (died 2012)
1916
Ely Jacques Kahn Jr., American journalist and author (died 1994)
1915
Eddie Heywood, American pianist and composer (died 1989)
1914
Rudolf Hausner, Austrian painter and sculptor (died 1995)
1914
Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (died 1993)
1913
Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer (died 1978)
1912
Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1988)
1910
Alex North, American composer and conductor (died 1991)
1910
R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India (died 2009)
1908
Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
1904
Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (died 1982)
1903
Cornell Woolrich, American author (died 1968)
1899
Karl-Günther Heimsoth, German physician and politician (died 1934)
1899
Charlie Spencer, English footballer and manager (died 1953)
1897
Robert Redfield, American anthropologist of Mexico (died 1958)
1895
Feng Youlan, Chinese philosopher and academic (died 1990)
1893
Herbert Read, English poet and critic (died 1968)
1892
Francisco Franco, Spanish general and dictator, Prime Minister of Spain (died 1975)
1892
Liu Bocheng, Chinese commander and politician (died 1986)
1887
Winifred Carney, Irish suffragist, trade unionist, and Irish republican (died 1943)
1884
R. C. Majumdar, Indian historian (died 1980)
1883
Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author and playwright (died 1969)
1882
Constance Davey, Australian psychologist (died 1963)
1881
Erwin von Witzleben, Polish-German field marshal (died 1944)
1877
Morris Alexander, South African politician (died 1946)
1875
Agnes Forbes Blackadder, Scottish medical doctor (died 1964)
1875
Joe Corbett, American baseball player and coach (died 1945)
1875
Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian-Swiss poet and author (died 1926)
1868
Jesse Burkett, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1953)
1867
Stanley Argyle, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Victoria (died 1940)
1865
Edith Cavell, English nurse, humanitarian, and saint (Anglicanism) (died 1915)
1861
Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic poet and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Iceland (died 1922)
1844
Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1914)
1835
Samuel Butler, English author and critic (died 1902)
1817
Nikoloz Baratashvili, Georgian poet and author (died 1845)
1798
Jules Armand Dufaure, French lawyer and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of France (died 1881)
1795
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish-English historian, philosopher, and academic (died 1881)
1777
Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (died 1849)
1727
Johann Gottfried Zinn, German anatomist and botanist (died 1759)
1713
Gasparo Gozzi, Italian playwright and critic (died 1786)
1670
John Aislabie, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1742)
1667
Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, French composer and educator (died 1737)
1660
André Campra, French composer and conductor (died 1744)
1647
Daniel Eberlin, German composer (died 1715)
1595
Jean Chapelain, French poet and critic (died 1674)
1585
John Cotton, English-American minister and theologian (died 1652)
1580
Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (died 1626)
1575
Sister Virginia Maria, Italian nun (died 1650)
1555
Heinrich Meibom, German poet and historian (died 1625)
1506
Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche (died 1558)
1428
Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe (died 1511)
846
Hasan al-Askari 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam (died 874)
AD 34
Persius, Roman poet (died 62)

Deaths On This Day

2024
Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Swedish royal (born 1937)
2024
Brian Thompson, American insurance executive (born 1974)
2022
Bob McGrath, American singer and actor (born 1932)
2022
Patrick Tambay, French race car driver (born 1949)
2017
Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor (born 1938)
2016
Patricia Robins, British writer and WAAF officer (born 1921)
2015
Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (born 1932)
2015
Robert Loggia, American actor and director (born 1930)
2015
Yossi Sarid, Israeli journalist and politician, 15th Israeli Minister of Education (born 1940)
2014
Claudia Emerson, American poet and academic (born 1957)
2014
V. R. Krishna Iyer, Indian lawyer and judge (born 1914)
2014
Vincent L. McKusick, American lawyer and judge (born 1921)
2014
Jeremy Thorpe, English lawyer and politician (born 1929)
2013
Joana Raspall i Juanola, Spanish author and poet (born 1913)
2012
Vasily Belov, Russian author, poet, and playwright (born 1932)
2012
Jack Brooks, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1922)
2012
Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer and manager (born 1971)
2012
Anthony Deane-Drummond, English general (born 1917)
2011
Sonia Pierre, Haitian-Dominican activist (born 1965)
2011
Sócrates, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1954)
2011
Hubert Sumlin, American singer and guitarist (born 1931)
2010
King Curtis Iaukea, American wrestler (born 1937)
2009
Liam Clancy, Irish singer, actor, and guitarist (born 1935)
2007
Pimp C, American rapper (born 1973)
2006
K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (born 1938)
2006
Ross A. McGinnis, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1987)
2005
Errol Brathwaite, New Zealand soldier and author (born 1924)
2005
Gregg Hoffman, American film producer (born 1963)
2004
Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano and actress (born 1943)
2003
Iggy Katona, American race car driver (born 1916)
2000
Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (born 1936)
1999
Rose Bird, American academic and judge, 25th Chief Justice of California (born 1936)
1993
Margaret Landon, American missionary and author (born 1903)
1993
Frank Zappa, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1940)
1992
Henry Clausen, American lawyer and author (born 1905)
1988
Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist and academic (born 1899)
1987
Arnold Lobel, American author and illustrator (born 1933)
1987
Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-American director and screenwriter (born 1897)
1984
Jack Mercer, American animator, screenwriter, voice actor, and singer (born 1910)
1981
Jeanne Block, American psychologist (born 1923)
1980
Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1934)
1980
Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner (born 1911)
1980
Don Warrington, Canadian football player (born 1948)
1976
Tommy Bolin, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1951)
1976
Benjamin Britten, English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1913)
1976
W. F. McCoy, Irish soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1886)
1975
Hannah Arendt, German-American historian, theorist, and academic (born 1906)
1971
Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator, founded the San Francisco Zen Center (born 1904)
1969
Fred Hampton, American Black Panthers activist (born 1948)
1967
Bert Lahr, American actor (born 1895)
1963
Constance Davey, Australian psychologist (born 1882)
1955
József Galamb, Hungarian-American engineer (born 1881)
1954
George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (born 1881)
1950
Jesse L. Brown, 1st African-American Naval aviator (born 1926)
1948
Frank Benford, American physicist and engineer (born 1883)
1945
Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1866)
1945
Richárd Weisz, Hungarian Olympic champion wrestler (born 1879)
1944
Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player and manager (born 1879)
1942
Juhan Kukk, Estonian politician, 3rd Head of State of Estonia (born 1885)
1942
Fritz Löhner-Beda, Jewish Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer (born 1883)
1938
Borghild Holmsen, Norwegian pianist, composer and music critic (born 1865)
1938
Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (born 1903)
1935
Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1864)
1935
Charles Richet, French physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1850)
1933
Stefan George, German-Swiss poet and translator (born 1868)
1926
Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (born 1861)
1902
Charles Dow, American journalist and publisher, co-founded the Dow Jones & Company (born 1851)
1897
Griffith Rhys Jones, Welsh conductor (born 1834)
1893
John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and chemist (born 1820)
1850
William Sturgeon, English physicist, invented the electric motor (born 1783)
1845
Gregor MacGregor, Scottish soldier and explorer (born 1786)
1841
David Daniel Davis, Welsh-English physician and academic (born 1777)
1839
John Leamy, Irish-American merchant (born 1757)
1828
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1770)
1798
Luigi Galvani, Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1737)
1732
John Gay, English poet and playwright (born 1685)
1696
Empress Meishō of Japan (born 1624)
1680
Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (born 1616)
1679
Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher and theorist (born 1588)
1649
William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (born 1585)
1642
Cardinal Richelieu, French cardinal and politician, Chief Minister to the French Monarch (born 1585)
1637
Nicholas Ferrar, English trader (born 1592)
1609
Alexander Hume, Scottish poet (born 1560)
1603
Maerten de Vos, Flemish painter and draughtsman (born 1532)
1585
John Willock, Scottish minister and reformer (born 1515)
1576
Georg Joachim Rheticus, Austrian-Slovak mathematician and cartographer (born 1514)
1459
Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein (born 1401)
1456
Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (born 1401)
1408
Valentina Visconti, wife of Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans
1341
Janisław, Archbishop of Gniezno
1340
Henry Burghersh, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (born 1292)
1334
Pope John XXII (born 1249)
1270
Theobald II of Navarre (born 1238)
1260
Aymer de Valence, Bishop of Winchester (born 1222)
1214
William the Lion, Scottish king (born 1143)
1131
Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (born 1048)
1075
Anno II, German archbishop and saint (born 1010)
870
Suairlech ind Eidnén mac Ciaráin, Irish bishop
771
Carloman I, Frankish king (born 751)
749
John of Damascus, Syrian priest and saint (born 676)
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