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February 14

February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 320 days remain until the end of the year (321 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2025
New Jersey construction worker riddled with "aches and pains" grateful for $1.7M Cash 5 jackpot. A New Jersey construction worker, whose body he says is "falling apart," is grateful to have finally won a $1.7 million Cash 5 jackpot after decades of trying.
2024
Illinois man celebrates Valentine's Day with $1 million lottery win three days after breakup. On what he assumed would be a lonely Valentine's Day after having just gone through a breakup, an Illinois man is instead celebrating the holiday with a $1 million lottery win.
2023
California winner of $2.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot revealed. The California Lottery announced the name of the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot today at a news conference.
2022
South Carolina woman gives away entire lottery prize. A generous lottery winner is giving away every cent of her lottery prize from a South Carolina Lottery instant game.
2021
New Michigan bill would allow multi-state lottery winners to remain anonymous. On Thursday, a State Representative proposed new legislature that would allow Michigan winners of multi-state games like Mega Millions and Powerball to remain anonymous when claiming a prize.
2020
Alaska governor proposes lottery amid budget woes. Alaska, long-reliant on oil and in search of options amid a persistent budget deficit, may turn to the lottery for help.
2019
Michigan woman wins 3 large Keno prizes on same day. A Lansing woman recently won three big Michigan Lottery prizes on the same day and one of them was worth $250,000.
2018
Court hears arguments on $559M lottery winner's plea to remain anonymous. The mystery woman in possession of the winning $560 million Powerball ticket purchased last month in Merrimack, New Hampshire, is highly stressed and is preparing to have security guards in place should her name be revealed, according to her lawyers.
2018
Some N.C. Carolina Cash 5 lottery winners are due a little more. The N.C. Education Lottery says 48 Carolina Cash 5 game winners received $4 less than they actually won.
2017
Iowa Supreme Court hears lottery rigging case. The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether purely circumstantial evidence was enough to convict a former lottery employee of rigging Iowa's Hot Lotto game to win a $16.5 million jackpot.
2017
Britain's youngest EuroMillions winner planning to sue lottery for 'ruining' her life. Britain's youngest EuroMillions lottery winner has revealed she is planning to take legal action against the lottery for negligence.
2016
Pennsylvania Lottery pays off for state's senior citizens. Since its first drawing in 1972, Pennsylvania's lottery has contributed nearly $25 billion to senior programs for low-cost prescription drugs, free and reduced-fare transportation, rebates on property taxes and rent, long-term care services and senior centers.
2013
Pa. lottery deal becomes political football. Gov. Tom Corbett is pressing state Attorney General Kathleen Kane to say whether she'll approve a contract to hire a British firm to manage the $3.5 billion Pennsylvania Lottery.
2011
Texas man alters lottery ticket, tries to claim prize. A Houston man is accused of altering a lottery ticket last year to claim the cash prize, the Harris County District Attorney's Office said.
2008
Police break up suspected lottery ticket theft ring. In Washington state, police have arrested three people on suspicion of stealing lottery scratch tickets from stores all over King and Snohomish counties, then cashing them in at other stores.
2008
Calif. Lottery Director explains expensive party. The director of the California Lottery said she would cut her staff's conference travel budget to offset $50,000 in taxpayer money spent on a questionable employee-recognition party that was the focus of a state Senate hearing Tuesday.
2008
Lottery winner surprised ticket worth $250,000. A Michigan man holding what he thought was a $150 winning lottery ticket was shocked to learn that it was actually worth a quarter of a million dollars.
2006
Same lottery numbers win game twice. Wisconsin lottery officials report the same combination has won the SuperCash game twice within ten days.
2006
Behind the scenes of the Georgia Lottery. The Georgia Lottery has been around for 13 years now and lottery officials say 86 percent of Georgians play. But is it a fair game? WALB News took a behind-the-scenes look to find out.
2006
Lottery scams target big-spending Australians. Overseas lottery scams are flourishing and Australians are being sucked in, many of them losing thousands of dollars, the Australian Consumer Fraud Taskforce (ACFT) says.
2006
Tennessee lottery winner sues state. A woman who won a Tennseess Lottery scratch-off ticket worth over $1 million has sued the state for preventing her from assigning some of her winnings to a financial company in return for a lump sum payout.
2006
N.C. Lottery under fire in court; Judge may suspend progress. A Superior Court judge said he would decide this week whether the state should stop work on launching a lottery while lawyers debate whether the game is legal.
2006
$420 million of lottery jackpots in two days. No one has won the Mega Millions or the Powerball jackpots since last year, making the combined jackpots swell to a staggering $420 million.
2004
Mega Millions Skyrockets to $177 Million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $177 million Saturday when no tickets matched all 5 numbers and the Mega Ball in the Friday drawing.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$457 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2024
2.€369.66 Million
US$396.95 Million
Draw Date
Feb 14, 2023
3.$395 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2026
4.$330.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 15, 2014
5.$317 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 15, 2017
6.$300 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 15, 2006
7.$284.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 14, 2024
8.$260 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2019
9.€179 Million
US$216.89 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2021
10.$203 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 14, 2018
11.$190 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 15, 2019
12.$189 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2016
13.€151 Million
US$188.07 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2018
14.$185.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 14, 2022
15.€164 Million
US$185.04 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 15, 2019
16.$179 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 15, 2008
17.€156.41 Million
US$177.5 Million
Draw Date
Feb 15, 2022
18.$177 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2004
19.$172 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 15, 2025
20.$168 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2018
21.€121.01 Million
US$143.55 Million
Draw Date
Feb 14, 2026
22.$142.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 14, 2026
23.$139 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 14, 2014
24.€107.9 Million
US$130.74 Million
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2021
25.$130 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2007

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1995
Tuesday, Feb 14, 1995
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1990
Wednesday, Feb 14, 1990
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1988
Sunday, Feb 14, 1988
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1986
Friday, Feb 14, 1986
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1985
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1983
Monday, Feb 14, 1983
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1982
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1979
Wednesday, Feb 14, 1979
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1978
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1978
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1976
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1976
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1974
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1970
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1969
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1969
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1967
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1964
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1963
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1959
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1953
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1951
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1943
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1941
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1933
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2020
At least 22 people are killed in an attack on a village in Northwest Region, Cameroon.
2019
Pulwama attack takes place in Lethpora in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel and a suicide bomber were killed and 35 were injured.
2018
Jacob Zuma resigns as President of South Africa.
2018
A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is one of the deadliest school massacres with 17 fatalities and 17 injuries.
2011
As a part of Arab Spring, the Bahraini uprising begins with a 'Day of Rage'.
2008
Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opens fire in a lecture hall of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, Illinois, resulting in six fatalities (including the gunman) and 21 injuries.
2005
In Beirut, 23 people, including former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, are killed when the equivalent of around 1,000 kg of TNT is detonated while Hariri's motorcade drives through the city.
2005
Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit Makati, Davao City, and General Santos, all in the Philippines.
2005
YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.
2004
In a suburb of Moscow, Russia, the roof of the Transvaal water park collapses, killing more than 28 people, and wounding 193 others.
2003
Iraq disarmament crisis: UNMOVIC Executive Chairman Hans Blix reports to the United Nations Security Council that disarmament inspectors have found no weapons of mass destruction in Ba'athist Iraq.
2000
The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
1998
An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which killed 120.
1990
Ninety-two people are killed when Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashes in Bangalore, India.
1990
The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later becomes famous as Pale Blue Dot.
1989
Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal disaster.
1989
Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.
1983
United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud.
1979
In Kabul, Setami Milli militants kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs who is later killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police.
1961
Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
1954
First Indochina War - small French garrison at Đắk Đoa is overrun by the Viet Minh after a week's siege.
1949
The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
1949
The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.
1947
The act abolishing all noble ranks and related styles comes into force in Hungary.
1946
The Bank of England is nationalized.
1945
World War II: On the first day of the bombing of Dresden, the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces begin fire-bombing Dresden.
1945
World War II: Navigational error leads to the mistaken bombing of Prague, Czechoslovakia by a United States Army Air Forces squadron of B-17s assisting in the Soviet Red Army's Vistula-Oder Offensive.
1945
World War II: Mostar is liberated by Yugoslav partisans
1945
President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia aboard the USS Quincy, officially beginning U.S.-Saudi diplomatic relations.
1944
World War II: In the action of 14 February 1944, a Royal Navy submarine sinks a German-controlled Italian Regia Marina submarine in the Strait of Malacca.
1943
World War II: Rostov-on-Don, Russia is liberated.
1943
World War II: Tunisia Campaign: General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim's Fifth Panzer Army launches a counter-attack against Allied positions in Tunisia.
1942
World War II: Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
1939
World War II: German battleship Bismarck is launched.
1929
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago.
1924
The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
1920
The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.
1919
The Polish-Soviet War begins.
1918
Soviet Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar.
1912
Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
1912
The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
1903
The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
1900
The British Army begins the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
1899
Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
1879
The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
1876
Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
1859
Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
1855
Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
1852
Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
1849
In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.
1835
The original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in the Latter Day Saint movement, is formed in Kirtland, Ohio.
1831
Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray and defeats and kills Dejazmach Sabagadis in the Battle of Debre Abbay.
1804
Karađorđe leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
1797
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent: John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.
1779
American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
1779
James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
1778
The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
1655
The Mapuches launch coordinated attacks against the Spanish in Chile beginning the Mapuche uprising of 1655.
1613
Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate at Whitehall Palace, London.
1556
Having been declared a heretic and laicized by Pope Paul IV on 4 December 1555, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is publicly defrocked at Christ Church Cathedral.
1556
Coronation of Akbar as ruler of the Mughal Empire.
1530
Spanish conquistadores, led by Nuño de Guzmán, overthrow and execute Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico.
1349
Strasbourg massacre: Several thousand Jews are burned to death by mobs while the remaining Jews are forcibly removed from Strasbourg after being accused of causing the Black Death.
1130
The troubled 1130 papal election exposes a rift within the College of Cardinals.
1014
Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor.
842
Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German languages.
748
Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt.

Births On This Day

2002
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, American football player
2000
Gabriel Moreno, Venezuelan baseball player
1999
Tyler Adams, American soccer player
1997
Jaehyun, South Korean singer and actor
1997
Breel Embolo, Swiss footballer
1996
Nikolaj Ehlers, Danish ice hockey player
1996
Poasa Faamausili, New Zealand rugby league player
1996
Lucas Hernandez, French footballer
1993
Jadeveon Clowney, American football player
1993
Alberto Rosende, American actor and singer
1992
Christian Eriksen, Danish footballer
1992
Freddie Highmore, English actor
1992
Petr Mrázek, Czech ice hockey player
1991
Karol G, Colombian singer and songwriter
1991
Daniela Mona Lambin, Estonian footballer
1990
Chris Babb, American basketball player
1990
Brett Dier, Canadian actor
1990
Bogdan Kiselevich, Russian ice hockey player
1990
Sefa Yılmaz, German-Turkish footballer
1989
Néstor Calderón, Mexican footballer
1989
Adam Matuszczyk, Polish footballer
1989
Emma Miskew, Canadian curler
1989
Byron Mullens, American basketball player
1989
Derek Norris, American baseball player
1989
Brandon Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player
1989
Jurij Tepeš, Slovenian ski jumper
1989
Kristian Thomas, English gymnast
1988
Katie Boland, Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
1988
Ángel Di María, Argentinian footballer
1988
Siim Liivik, Estonian ice hockey player
1987
Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
1987
Tom Pyatt, Canadian ice hockey player
1987
David Wheater, English footballer
1987
Candice Wiggins, American basketball player
1986
Michael Ammermüller, German racing driver
1986
Oliver Lee, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1986
Gao Lin, Chinese footballer
1986
Tiffany Thornton, American actress and singer
1985
Karima Adebibe, English model and actress
1985
Tyler Clippard, American baseball player
1985
Heart Evangelista, Filipino singer and actress
1985
Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer
1985
Miki Yeung, Hong Kong singer and actress
1984
Matt Barr, American actor
1983
Callix Crabbe, Virgin Islander baseball player
1983
Rocky Elsom, Australian rugby player
1983
Bacary Sagna, French footballer
1982
Marián Gáborík, Slovak ice hockey player
1982
John Halls, English footballer and model
1982
Lenka Tvarošková, Slovak tennis player
1981
Matteo Brighi, Italian footballer
1981
Randy de Puniet, French motorcycle racer
1981
Brad Halsey, American baseball player (died 2014)
1981
Kara Lawson, American basketball player and coach
1981
Jared Lorenzen, American football player (died 2019)
1980
Josh Senter, American screenwriter and producer
1980
Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress and producer
1978
Danai Gurira, American-Zimbabwean actress
1978
Richard Hamilton, American basketball player
1978
Darius Songaila, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
1977
Anna Erschler, Russian mathematician
1977
Cadel Evans, Australian cyclist
1977
Jim Jefferies, Australian comedian and actor
1977
Darren Purse, English footballer
1977
Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (died 2007)
1976
Milan Hejduk, Czech-American ice hockey player
1976
Liv Kristine, Norwegian singer-songwriter
1976
Rie Rasmussen, Danish model, film director, writer, photographer, and actress
1975
Viktor Kozlov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
1975
Dámaso Marte, Dominican baseball player
1974
Valentina Vezzali, Italian fencer and politician
1973
H. D. Ackerman, South African cricketer
1973
Annalisa Buffa, Italian mathematician
1973
Tyus Edney, American basketball player and coach
1973
Steve McNair, American football player (died 2009)
1972
Drew Bledsoe, American football player and coach
1972
Musōyama Masashi, Japanese sumo wrestler
1972
Najwa Nimri, Spanish actress and singer
1972
Jaan Tallinn, Estonian computer programmer, co-developed Skype
1972
Rob Thomas, American singer-songwriter
1971
Kris Aquino, Filipino talk show host, actress, and producer
1971
Gheorghe Mureșan, Romanian basketball player
1970
Giuseppe Guerini, Italian cyclist
1970
Sean Hill, American ice hockey player
1970
Simon Pegg, English actor, director, and producer
1970
Takashi Saito, Japanese baseball player
1969
Meg Hillier, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
1968
Jules Asner, American model and television host
1968
Chris Lewis, Guyanese-English cricketer
1968
Scott McClellan, American civil servant and author, 25th White House Press Secretary
1967
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Greek-English businessman, founded easyJet
1967
Calle Johansson, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
1967
Manuela Maleeva, Bulgarian-Swiss tennis player
1967
Bernie Moreno, American politician and businessman
1967
Mark Rutte, Dutch businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1966
Petr Svoboda, Czech ice hockey player and agent
1964
Gianni Bugno, Italian cyclist and sportscaster
1964
Zach Galligan, American actor
1963
Enrico Colantoni, Canadian actor, director, and producer
1962
Sakina Jaffrey, American actress
1961
D'Wayne Wiggins, American musical artist (died 2025)
1960
Philip Jones, English admiral
1960
Jim Kelly, American football player and businessman
1960
Meg Tilly, American actress and author
1959
Renée Fleming, American soprano and actress
1958
Grant Thomas, Australian footballer and coach
1957
Soile Isokoski, Finnish soprano and actress
1957
Alan Smith, English bishop
1957
Ken Wahl, American actor
1956
Howard Davis Jr., American boxer and trainer (died 2015)
1956
Dave Dravecky, American baseball player
1956
Katharina Fritsch, German sculptor and academic
1955
Carol Kalish, American publisher (died 1991)
1954
Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (died 2013)
1952
Sushma Swaraj, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2019)
1951
Terry Gross, American radio host and producer
1951
Kevin Keegan, English footballer and manager
1950
Roger Fisher, American guitarist and songwriter
1948
Mayra Gómez Kemp, Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (died 2024)
1948
Kitten Natividad, Mexican-American actress and dancer (died 2022)
1948
Pat O'Brien, American journalist and author
1948
Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (died 2005)
1948
Teller, American magician and actor
1947
Tim Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975)
1947
Judd Gregg, American lawyer and politician, 76th Governor of New Hampshire
1947
John Quayle, Australian rugby league player and administrator
1947
Phạm Tuân, Vietnamese aviator and cosmonaut
1947
Stephen A. Schwarzman, American businessman
1946
Bernard Dowiyogo, Nauru politician, President of Nauru (died 2003)
1946
Gregory Hines, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 2003)
1945
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
1945
Rod Masterson, American lieutenant and actor (died 2013)
1944
Carl Bernstein, American journalist and author
1944
Alan Parker, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2020)
1944
Ronnie Peterson, Swedish racing driver (died 1978)
1943
Maceo Parker, American saxophonist
1942
Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician, 108th Mayor of New York City
1942
Andrew Robinson, American actor and director
1942
Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (died 1962)
1941
Donna Shalala, American academic and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
1941
Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician (died 1997)
1939
Razzy Bailey, American country music singer-songwriter and musician (died 2021)
1939
Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2016)
1939
Eugene Fama, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1937
John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport
1937
Magic Sam, American singer and guitarist (died 1969)
1936
Anna German, Polish singer (died 1982)
1935
David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, Scottish academic and diplomat, 27th Governor of Hong Kong
1934
Florence Henderson, American actress and singer (died 2016)
1933
Nell Hall Williams, American quilter (died 2021)
1932
Harriet Andersson, Swedish actress
1931
Brian Kelly, American actor and director (died 2005)
1929
Vic Morrow, American actor and director (died 1982)
1928
William Allain, American lawyer and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (died 2013)
1928
Vicente T. Blaz, American general and politician (died 2014)
1927
Lois Maxwell, Canadian-Australian model and actress (died 2007)
1924
Juan Ponce Enrile, Filipino politician and lawyer (died 2025)
1924
Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (died 2017)
1923
Jay Hebert, American golfer (died 1997)
1921
Hugh Downs, American journalist, game show host, and producer (died 2020)
1921
Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 3rd Mayor of Mississauga (died 2023)
1917
Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
1916
Marcel Bigeard, French general (died 2010)
1916
Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (died 1996)
1916
Edward Platt, American actor (died 1974)
1915
Sally Gray, English actress and singer (died 2006)
1913
Mel Allen, American sportscaster (died 1996)
1913
Woody Hayes, American football player and coach (died 1987)
1913
Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader (died 1975)
1913
James Pike, American bishop (died 1969)
1912
Tibor Sekelj, Hungarian lawyer, explorer, and author (died 1988)
1911
Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch physician and inventor (died 2009)
1907
Johnny Longden, English-American jockey and trainer (died 2003)
1903
Stuart Erwin, American actor (died 1967)
1902
Thelma Ritter, American actress and singer (died 1969)
1900
Jessica Dragonette, American singer (died 1980)
1898
Bill Tilman, English mountaineer and explorer (died 1977)
1898
Fritz Zwicky, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer (died 1974)
1895
Wilhelm Burgdorf, German general (died 1945)
1895
Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (died 1973)
1894
Jack Benny, American actor and producer (died 1974)
1892
Radola Gajda, Czech commander and politician (died 1948)
1891
Katherine Stinson, American aviator (died 1977)
1890
Nina Hamnett, Welsh-English painter and author (died 1956)
1890
Dick Richards, Welsh international footballer (died 1934)
1888
Chandrashekhar Agashe, Indian industrialist (died 1956)
1884
Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish actor and director (died 1947)
1884
Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet and playwright (died 1974)
1882
John Barrymore, American actor (died 1942)
1878
Julius Nieuwland, Belgian priest, chemist and academic (died 1936)
1869
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1959)
1860
Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (died 1954)
1859
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel (died 1896)
1855
Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist (died 1931)
1848
Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (died 1934)
1847
Anna Howard Shaw, American physician, minister, and activist (died 1919)
1846
Julian Scott, American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1901)
1838
Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (died 1914)
1835
Piet Paaltjens, Dutch minister and poet (died 1894)
1829
Alfred Iverson Jr., American Confederate Army officer (died 1911)
1828
Edmond François Valentin About, French journalist and author (died 1885)
1824
Winfield Scott Hancock, American general and politician (died 1886)
1819
Christopher Latham Sholes, American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter (died 1890)
1813
Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (died 1884)
1812
Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (died 1881)
1808
Michael Costa, Italian-English conductor and composer (died 1884)
1800
Emory Washburn, American historian, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1877)
1799
Walenty Wańkowicz, Polish painter and illustrator (died 1842)
1784
Heinrich Baermann, German clarinetist (died 1847)
1782
Eleanora Atherton, English philanthropist (died 1870)
1763
Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (died 1813)
1701
Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (died 1773)
1692
Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French author and playwright (died 1754)
1679
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, German organist and composer (died 1735)
1670
Rajaram Raj Bhonsle, third Chhatrapati of the Maratha Confederacy (died 1700)
1640
Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (died 1693)
1628
Valentine Greatrakes, Irish faith healer (died 1683)
1625
Countess Palatine Maria Euphrosyne of Zweibrücken, Swedish princess (died 1687)
1614
John Wilkins, English bishop, academic and natural philosopher (died 1672)
1602
Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (died 1676)
1545
Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (died 1561)
1513
Domenico Ferrabosco, Italian composer (died 1573)
1490
Valentin Friedland, German scholar and educationist of the Reformation (died 1556)
1483
Babur, Moghul emperor (died 1530)
1468
Johannes Werner, German priest and mathematician (died 1522)
1452
Pandolfo Petrucci, tyrant of Siena (died 1512)
1408
John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel (died 1435)
1404
Leon Battista Alberti, Italian painter, poet, and philosopher (died 1472)

Deaths On This Day

2021
Carlos Menem, Argentine former president, lawyer, and statesman (born 1930)
2021
William Meninger, American Trappist monk and a principal developer of Centering Prayer (born 1932)
2019
Andrea Levy, English author (born 1956)
2018
Ruud Lubbers, Dutch politician and diplomat, Prime Minister and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (born 1939)
2018
Morgan Tsvangirai, 2nd Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (born 1952)
2016
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, English lieutenant, engineer, and politician (born 1928)
2016
Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (born 1949)
2015
Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (born 1921)
2015
Philip Levine, American poet and academic (born 1928)
2015
Franjo Mihalić, Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (born 1920)
2014
Tom Finney, English footballer (born 1922)
2014
Chris Pearson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (born 1931)
2014
Mike Stepovich, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Alaska Territory (born 1919)
2013
Glenn Boyer, American historian and author (born 1924)
2013
Ronald Dworkin, American philosopher and scholar (born 1931)
2012
Mike Bernardo, South African boxer and martial artist (born 1969)
2012
Tonmi Lillman, Finnish drummer and producer (born 1973)
2012
Dory Previn, American singer-songwriter (born 1925)
2012
Péter Rusorán, Hungarian swimmer, water polo player, and coach (born 1940)
2011
George Shearing, English-American pianist and composer (born 1919)
2010
Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)
2010
Dick Francis, Welsh jockey and author (born 1920)
2010
Linnart Mäll, Estonian historian, orientalist, and translator (born 1938)
2009
Bernard Ashley, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Laura Ashley plc (born 1926)
2009
Louie Bellson, American drummer and composer (born 1924)
2008
Perry Lopez, American actor (born 1929)
2007
Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator and director (born 1943)
2007
Gareth Morris, English flute player and educator (born 1920)
2006
Lynden David Hall, English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1974)
2005
Rafic Hariri, Lebanese businessman and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1944; assassinated)
2004
Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (born 1970)
2003
Johnny Longden, English jockey and trainer (born 1907)
2002
Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1922)
2002
Mick Tucker, English drummer (born 1947)
1999
John Ehrlichman, American lawyer and politician, 12th White House Counsel (born 1925)
1999
Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1933)
1998
Peter Koch (wood scientist), American industrial engineer and wood scientist (born 1920)
1996
Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (born 1919)
1995
Michael V. Gazzo, American actor and playwright (born 1923)
1995
U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (born 1907)
1994
Andrei Chikatilo, Soviet serial killer (born 1936)
1994
Christopher Lasch, American historian and critic (born 1932)
1989
James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist (born 1900)
1989
Vincent Crane, English pianist (born 1943)
1988
Frederick Loewe, German-American composer (born 1901)
1987
Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian pianist and composer (born 1904)
1986
Edmund Rubbra, English composer and conductor (born 1901)
1983
Lina Radke, German runner and coach (born 1903)
1979
Adolph Dubs, American lieutenant and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (born 1920)
1976
Gertrud Dorka, German archaeologist, prehistorian and museum director (born 1893)
1976
George Washington Bacon III, American soldier, CIA agent, and mercenary (born 1946)
1976
Charlie Christodoulou, British soldier and mercenary of the Angolan Civil War (born 1951)
1975
Julian Huxley, English biologist and eugenicist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (born 1887)
1975
P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright (born 1881)
1974
Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer and coach (born 1903)
1970
Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer and coach (born 1880)
1969
Vito Genovese, Italian-American mob boss (born 1897)
1967
Sig Ruman, German-American actor (born 1884)
1959
Baby Dodds, American drummer (born 1898)
1958
Abdur Rab Nishtar, Pakistani politician, 2nd Governor of Punjab (born 1899)
1956
Harold Edward Dahl, American pilot and mercenary (born 1909)
1952
Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (born 1896)
1950
Karl Guthe Jansky, American physicist and engineer (born 1905)
1949
Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi politician (born 1901)
1948
Mordecai Brown, American baseball player and manager (born 1876)
1943
Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (born 1899)
1943
David Hilbert, Russian-German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1862)
1942
Adnan Saidi, Malayan lieutenant (born 1915)
1937
Erkki Melartin, Finnish composer (born 1875)
1933
Carl Correns, German botanist and geneticist (born 1864)
1930
Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1853)
1929
Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and lawyer (born 1875)
1924
Amalie Andersen, Norwegian actress (born 1861)
1923
Charles Henry Turner, American zoologist, educator, and comparative psychologist (born 1867)
1922
Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (born 1880; assassinated)
1910
Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (born 1849)
1894
Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (born 1814)
1891
William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (born 1820)
1885
Jules Vallès, French journalist and author (born 1832)
1884
Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (born 1813)
1881
Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (born 1812)
1870
St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (born 1815)
1831
Vicente Guerrero, Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (born 1782)
1831
Henry Maudslay, English engineer (born 1771)
1808
John Dickinson, American lawyer and politician 5th Governor of Delaware (born 1732)
1782
Singu Min, Burmese king (born 1756)
1780
William Blackstone, English jurist and politician (born 1723)
1779
James Cook, English captain, cartographer, and explorer (born 1728)
1755
Isidro de Espinosa, Franciscan missionary from Spanish Texas (born 1679)
1744
John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant (born 1682)
1737
Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, English lawyer and politician Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1685)
1714
Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen of Spain (born 1688)
1676
Abraham Bosse, French engraver and illustrator (born 1602)
1549
Il Sodoma, Italian painter (born 1477)
1528
Edzard I, German nobleman (born 1462)
1489
Nicolaus von Tüngen, prince-bishop of Warmia
1440
Dietrich of Oldenburg, German nobleman
1400
Richard II, king of England (born 1367)
1317
Margaret of France, queen of England
1229
Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, king of the Isles
1164
Sviatoslav Olgovich, Kievan prince
1140
Leo I, Armenian prince
1140
Sobĕslav I, duke of Bohemia
1010
Fujiwara no Korechika, Japanese nobleman (born 974)
1009
Bruno of Querfurt, German missionary bishop
945
Lian Chongyu, Chinese general
945
Zhu Wenjin, Chinese emperor
869
Cyril, Greek missionary bishop and saint (born 827)
269
Saint Valentine, Roman saint
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