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February 16

February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 318 days remain until the end of the year (319 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2026
29 co-workers split $1 million Powerball lottery prize in New York. 28 New Yorkers and one Pennsylvania resident claimed and split a $1 million Powerball lottery prize last week, the New York Lottery announced.
2024
One month left to claim $1 million Michigan Mega Millions lottery ticket before it expires. A winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $1 million is about to go by the wayside as it approaches the one-year expiration date.
2023
Canadian lottery player uses Excel spreadsheet to win the lottery. A Canadian lottery winner says he won the lottery after looking at data of past drawings he compiled on an Excel spreadsheet.
2022
$50 scratch-off lottery trend takes off in multiple states. Lottery players are seeing the dawn of a new era in the lottery industry where $50 scratch-off tickets are now becoming the most expensive games one can reach for at a lottery retailer.
2021
Former fiancé sues $188 million Powerball jackpot winner. The ex-fiancé of a North Carolina Powerball winner is suing her for allegedly giving away over a million dollars' worth of property he claims were gifts given to him by her.
2020
The world may never know who won a $202 million lottery jackpot. $202 million is more money that most of us can even fathom. But one lucky lottery winner from New Jersey may be able to relish all that money in secret — thanks to a new law that went into effect just last month.
2018
CT consumer protection agency issues investigative report about botched raffle drawing. An investigative report on the $1.375 million, New Year's Day lottery blunder spreads blame among the Connecticut Lottery Corp., state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), and a national accounting firm hired to send an observer to the drawing to verify that proper procedures were followed.
2017
$349 MILLION: Huge Powerball jackpot set for Saturday. For the first time in 2017, a Powerball jackpot has exceeded $300 million and has entered into the top 25 US jackpots of all time.
2017
Pa. couple claimed $121.6 million Powerball jackpot on ticket purchased in Delaware. A Pennsylvania couple are winners of $121.6 million on a Powerball ticket purchased in Delaware in December.
2017
NJ lottery winners quickly claim $5.2M Pick 6 jackpot. The shock is wearing off and a sweet new reality is setting in for Sam and Kathy who won Monday's Pick Six jackpot of $5.2 million.
2016
Massachusetts woman spent lottery winnings to help homeless man. A Massachusetts woman won the lottery, and quickly spent all the reward money to help a homeless man on Saturday.
2016
Why you might go bankrupt if your next-door neighbor wins the lottery. Research released this month by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia found a significant jump in bankruptcies among households living near someone who won a big lottery jackpot.
2016
Ohio Lottery's Cash Explosion Show wildly popular after 29 years. Twenty-nine years after it launched, the Ohio Lottery's Cash Explosion show remains must-see TV for thousands of Ohioans, who turn in every Saturday evening to watch ordinary folks jump, cry and scream over winning tens of thousands of dollars.
2015
$50M Canada lotto winner says he had a vision of winning numbers. A man started playing the lottery six years ago when numbers flashed into his head, and now he is a millionaire.
2014
$400 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot skyrockets. For only the 6th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has grown to $400 million or more.
2013
Defense worker wins $217 million Powerball jackpot. A husband and wife who work for the Department of Defense won the Virginia Lottery's $217 million Powerball jackpot, the second-largest lotto prize the state has ever awarded.
2013
Plea deal settles N.Y. lottery ticket trial; immigrant will get $2.5M. A plea agreement Friday in Rockland County Court has ended the case involving a Spring Valley, New York, immigrant's $3 million lottery ticket and three men accused of trying to steal a portion of it.
2011
S.C. Lottery to pay 2 sets of winning numbers after mistake. The South Carolina lottery will pay for two separate sets of winning numbers for a Tuesday Pick 3 drawing after a graphic mistakenly listed the wrong numbers.
2011
Ark. Lottery panel votes for changes to unclaimed prize money. The legislative Lottery Oversight Committee voted today to recommend a fix for a 2010 law change that Arkansas lottery officials say hampers their ability to maximize ticket sales.
2011
N.C. couple nabbed $1M lottery prize just before it expired. Just one day before their winning lottery ticket turned into a scrap of worthless paper, a North Carolina couple has come forward to claim their big million-dollar prize.
2010
Lottery winner has days to collect millions. Indiana lottery officials say they miscalculated the deadline to collect the winnings from a $2.5 million jackpot ticket, and are allowing more time for the winner to come forward.
2010
British couple wins $88M lottery, daughter says 'whatever'. "Whatever", said the teenaged daughter of a British couple who won a £56 million (US$88 million) Euro Millions lottery.
2009
Illinois Senate president hopes to expand lottery. Hoping to squeeze more money out of the state lottery, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton wants to sell tickets online and hire a private company to manage and market the games.
2008
Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised to $220 million. The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing was raised to $220 million, after nobody won the $179 million jackpot Friday night.
2006
Powerball lottery jackpot hits record $365 million. Because no one won last night's $300 million Powerball jackpot, the jackpot will grow to a North American record of $365 million for Saturday night, with a cash option of over $177 million.
2006
Lottery Post reveals N.C. Lottery logo misfire. Lottery Post reveals the logo that North Carolina Lottery officials had to pull the plug on after it was learned that copywrighted material was used to make it.
2006
Judge: N.C. lottery can keep working, but challenge remains alive. The North Carolina lottery can continue preparing for a March 30 kickoff while a court considers a legal challenge to the way the Legislature passed the lottery law last year, a Wake County judge ruled Wednesday.
2006
Lawsuit Challenging N.C. Lottery Still Alive. Critics of the N.C. Education Lottery can keep a lawsuit going that says lawmakers cut legal corners in approving the game, according to a court ruling Wednesday.
2006
N.C. Lottery funding controversy widens. The North Carolina Lottery has not yet started, and already Gov. Mike Easley may be doing what lottery watchdogs feared would happen: Easley is looking to replace funding on existing state programs with lottery revenues, rather than putting the new-found revenue toward new projects.
2004
Tennessee to Join Powerball Lottery. The Tennessee Lottery will join the multistate Powerball game by early summer, officials said Monday.
2004
Clamor for $177 million Mega Millions lottery tickets. When the lottery's Mega Millions jackpot climbs into the stratosphere, people fork out the cash for tickets at local retailers, and the improving economy only helps the sales grow.
2004
Powerball Jackpot Grows To $26 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $26 million, with a cash option of $14.5 million.
2004
Woman hits $10 million jackpot at MGM Grand. Friday, a 49-year-old woman who said she dreamed two weeks ago she would win a lot of money did not let the unlucky Friday the 13th superstition stand in the way of fulfilling her dream at a Megabucks machine at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas.
2004
One ticket wins $15 million Florida Lotto jackpot. One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $15 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
2004
Disputed Massachusetts lottery ticket is found. Police have found a missing $20,000 Massachusetts lottery ticket that a college student said was snatched out of her hand by the clerk at the Westborough store where she bought it.
2004
Lottery ticket thieves beginning to strike across Tennessee. Thieves from Memphis to Knoxville are trying to cash in the lottery, and store owners are taking matters into their own hands to counter them.
2004
Lawmakers busy trying to change Tennessee lottery. The Tennessee Lottery has been up and running for less than a month, but lawmakers of all persuasions - from avid supporters to consistent opponents - are looking to make changes.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$457 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2024
2.$425.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 19, 2014
3.€371.13 Million
US$396.37 Million
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2023
4.$395 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2026
5.$365 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 18, 2006
6.$361 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 18, 2017
7.$316.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2024
8.$260 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2019
9.$223 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2018
10.$220 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 19, 2008
11.€179 Million
US$216.89 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2021
12.$206 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 19, 2019
13.€176 Million
US$199.34 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 19, 2019
14.$189 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2016
15.€151 Million
US$188.07 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2018
16.$183.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2025
17.€157.58 Million
US$179.08 Million
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2022
18.$177 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2004
19.$168 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2018
20.$154.6 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2026
21.$154 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 18, 2014
22.$145 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 18, 2025
22.$145 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2006
24.€121.91 Million
US$144.34 Million
Draw Date
Feb 17, 2026
25.€107.9 Million
US$130.74 Million
Draw Date
Feb 16, 2021

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1996
Friday, Feb 16, 1996
30 years old
1991
Saturday, Feb 16, 1991
35 years old
1980
Saturday, Feb 16, 1980
46 years old
1978
Thursday, Feb 16, 1978
48 years old
1978
Thursday, Feb 16, 1978
48 years old
1978
Thursday, Feb 16, 1978
48 years old
1971
Tuesday, Feb 16, 1971
55 years old
1970
Monday, Feb 16, 1970
56 years old
1970
Monday, Feb 16, 1970
56 years old
1969
Sunday, Feb 16, 1969
57 years old
1967
Thursday, Feb 16, 1967
59 years old
1961
Thursday, Feb 16, 1961
65 years old
1959
Monday, Feb 16, 1959
67 years old
1957
Saturday, Feb 16, 1957
69 years old
1956
Thursday, Feb 16, 1956
70 years old
1953
Monday, Feb 16, 1953
73 years old
1952
Saturday, Feb 16, 1952
74 years old
1945
Friday, Feb 16, 1945
81 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2021
Five thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark the second anniversary of the Hirak protest movement. Demonstrations had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.
2013
A bomb blast at a market in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan kills more than 80 people and injures 190 others.
2006
The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
2005
The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
2005
The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-05 regular season and playoffs.
2000
Emery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17 crashes near Sacramento Mather Airport in Rancho Cordova, California, killing all three aboard.
1998
China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and six more on the ground.
1996
A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people.
1991
Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.
1986
The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.
1986
China Airlines Flight 2265 crashes into the Pacific Ocean near Penghu Airport in Taiwan, killing all 13 aboard.
1985
Hezbollah is founded.
1984
Iran launches Operation Dawn 5, a major offensive during the Iran-Iraq War targeting the Basra-Baghdad highway, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides.
1983
The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75.
1978
The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).
1968
In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
1968
Civil Air Transport Flight 010 crashes near Shongshan Airport in Taiwan, killing 21 of the 63 people on board and one more on the ground.
1962
The Great Sheffield Gale impacts the United Kingdom, killing nine people; the city of Sheffield is devastated, with 150,000 homes damaged.
1962
Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.
1961
Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.
1960
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
1959
Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
1945
World War II: American forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
1945
The Alaska Equal Rights Act of 1945, the first anti-discrimination law in the United States, was signed into law.
1943
World War II: In the early phases of the Third Battle of Kharkov, Red Army troops re-enter the city.
1942
World War II: In Athens, the Greek People's Liberation Army is established
1942
World War II: Attack on Aruba, first World War II German shots fired on a land based object in the Americas.
1940
World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. A total of 299 British prisoners are freed.
1937
Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
1936
The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election.
1934
The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republikanischer Schutzbund.
1934
The Commission of Government is officially sworn in; ending 79 years of responsible government in Newfoundland.
1930
The Romanian Football Federation joins FIFA.
1923
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
1918
The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state.
1900
The Southern Cross expedition led by Carsten Borchgrevink achieved a new Farthest South of 78° 50'S, making the first landing at the Great Ice Barrier.
1899
Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
1881
The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).
1866
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
1862
American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
1804
First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia.
1796
Colombo in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) falls to the British, completing their invasion of Ceylon.
1742
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
1699
First Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania.
1646
Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the First English Civil War.
1630
Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil.
1270
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Karuse.
1249
Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire.

Births On This Day

2001
Yuki Naito, Japanese tennis player
2000
Koffee, Jamaican singer, songwriter and rapper
2000
Coby White, American basketball player
2000
Carlos Yulo, Filipino artistic gymnast
1999
Ignatius Ganago, Cameroonian footballer
1999
Marie Ulven Ringheim, Norwegian singer, songwriter and music producer
1998
An Hyejin, South Korean volleyball player
1998
Kim Suji, South Korean diver
1997
Jordan Greenway, American ice hockey player
1995
Denzel Curry, American rapper
1995
Katy Dunne, English tennis player
1995
Carina Witthöft, German tennis player
1994
Annika Beck, German tennis player
1994
Federico Bernardeschi, Italian footballer
1994
Ava Max, American singer and songwriter
1992
Nicolai Boilesen, Danish footballer
1992
Zsófia Susányi, Hungarian tennis player
1991
Sergio Canales, Spanish footballer
1990
The Weeknd, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
1989
Elizabeth Olsen, American actress
1988
Diego Capel, Spanish footballer
1988
Denílson, Brazilian footballer
1988
Korbinian Holzer, German ice hockey player
1988
Zhang Jike, Chinese table tennis player
1988
Andrea Ranocchia, Italian footballer
1988
Kim Soo-hyun, South Korean actor and singer
1987
Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2008)
1987
Theresa Goh, Singaporean swimmer
1987
Tommy Milone, American baseball player
1987
Jon Ossoff, American politician and filmmaker
1987
Hasheem Thabeet, Tanzanian basketball player
1986
Diego Godín, Uruguayan footballer
1986
Shawne Williams, American basketball player
1985
Simon Francis, English footballer
1985
Stacy Lewis, American golfer
1985
Ron Vlaar, Dutch footballer
1984
Sofia Arvidsson, Swedish tennis player
1984
Oussama Mellouli, Tunisian swimmer
1983
Agyness Deyn, English model, actress, and singer
1983
Tuomo Ruutu, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
1982
Manny Delcarmen, American baseball player
1982
Aleksandr Dmitrijev, Estonian footballer
1982
Lupe Fiasco, American rapper
1982
Rickie Lambert, English footballer
1981
Jay Howard, English race car driver
1981
Susanna Kallur, Swedish sprint hurdler
1981
Jerry Owens, American baseball player
1981
Qyntel Woods, American basketball player
1980
Longineu W. Parsons III, French-American musician and songwriter
1979
Stéphane Dalmat, French footballer
1979
Eric Mun, American-South Korean singer and actor
1979
Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer
1978
Tia Hellebaut, Belgian high jumper and chemist
1978
Wasim Jaffer, Indian cricketer
1978
John Tartaglia, American actor, singer, and puppeteer
1977
Ian Clarke, Irish-American computer scientist, founded Freenet
1977
Ahman Green, American football player
1977
Alexei Morozov, Russian ice hockey player and executive
1976
Eric Byrnes, American baseball player and sportscaster
1976
Kyo, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
1974
Mahershala Ali, American actor
1974
José Dominguez, Portuguese footballer and manager
1973
Cathy Freeman, Australian sprinter
1972
Jerome Bettis, American football player
1972
Zoran Čampara, Bosnian football player
1972
Sarah Clarke, American actress
1972
Naomi Nishida, Japanese actress
1971
Michael Avenatti, American attorney and pundit
1971
Craig Laundy, Australian politician
1970
Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer and manager
1968
Warren Ellis, English author and screenwriter
1967
Keith Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1965
Dave Lombardo, Cuban-American musician and songwriter
1964
Bebeto, Brazilian footballer and manager
1964
Christopher Eccleston, English actor
1962
John Balance, English singer-songwriter (died 2004)
1961
Niko Nirvi, Finnish journalist
1961
Andy Taylor, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1960
Pete Willis, English guitarist and songwriter
1959
John McEnroe, American tennis player and sportscaster
1959
Kelly Tripucka, American basketball player and sportscaster
1958
Natalie Angier, American author
1958
Ice-T, American rapper and actor
1958
Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player
1958
Herb Williams, American basketball player and coach
1957
LeVar Burton, American actor, director, and producer
1956
Vincent Ward, New Zealand director and screenwriter
1954
Iain Banks, Scottish author and playwright (died 2013)
1954
Margaux Hemingway, American model and actress (died 1996)
1954
Michael Holding, Jamaican cricketer and sportscaster
1953
John Bradbury, English musician, songwriter, and producer (died 2015)
1953
Lanny McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1953
Roberta Williams, American video game designer, co-founded Sierra Entertainment
1952
James Ingram, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2019)
1952
Peter Kitchen, English footballer
1951
William Katt, American actor
1950
Peter Hain, Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales
1948
Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler and coach (died 2014)
1947
Jaroslav Kubera, Czech politician (died 2020)
1944
Glyn Davies, Welsh farmer and politician
1944
Richard Ford, American novelist and short story writer
1944
António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cape Verdean politician, 2nd President of Cape Verde (died 2016)
1942
Yang Jen-fu, Taiwanese politician (died 2024)
1941
Kim Jong Il, North Korean commander and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea (died 2011)
1940
Hannelore Schmatz, German mountaineer (died 1979)
1939
Adolfo Azcuna, Filipino lawyer and judge
1938
John Corigliano, American composer and academic
1937
Paul Bailey, British novelist, critic, and biographer
1937
Valentin Bondarenko, Soviet aviator and cosmonaut (died 1961)
1937
Yuri Manin, Russian-German mathematician and academic (died 2023)
1936
Carl Icahn, American businessman and investor
1935
Brian Bedford, English-American actor and director (died 2016)
1935
Sonny Bono, American actor, singer, and politician (died 1998)
1935
Stephen Gaskin, American activist, co-founded The Farm (died 2014)
1935
Bradford Parkinson, American colonel and engineer
1935
Kenneth Price, American painter and sculptor (died 2012)
1934
August Coppola, American author and academic (died 2009)
1934
Marlene Hagge, American golfer (died 2023)
1934
Ken Brown, English footballer and manager
1932
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone (died 2014)
1932
Gretchen Wyler, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2007)
1931
Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2002)
1931
Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2006)
1931
Ken Takakura, Japanese actor and singer (died 2014)
1929
Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer and architect (died 1980)
1929
Peter Porter, Australian-English poet and educator (died 2010)
1927
June Brown, English actress (died 2022)
1926
Margot Frank, German-Dutch holocaust victim (died 1945)
1926
John Schlesinger, English actor and director (died 2003)
1925
Ed Emshwiller, American illustrator and experiment film maker (died 1990)
1923
Samuel Willenberg, Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (died 2016)
1922
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, German soldier and pilot (died 1950)
1921
Jean Behra, French race car driver (died 1959)
1921
John Galbraith Graham, English priest and academic (died 2013)
1921
Vera-Ellen, German-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1981)
1920
Anna Mae Hays, American general (died 2018)
1919
Georges Ulmer, Danish-French actor and composer (died 1989)
1916
Bill Doggett, American pianist and composer (died 1996)
1914
Jimmy Wakely, American country music singer-songwriter and actor (died 1982)
1909
Hugh Beaumont, American actor and director (died 1982)
1909
Richard McDonald, American businessman, co-founded McDonald's (died 1998)
1906
Vera Menchik, Russian-Czechoslovak-British chess player (died 1944)
1905
Henrietta Barnett, English Women's Royal Air Force officer (died 1985)
1904
James Baskett, American actor and singer (died 1948)
1904
George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (died 2005)
1903
Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist and actor (died 1978)
1902
Cyril Vincent, South African cricketer (died 1968)
1901
Wayne King, American singer-songwriter and conductor (died 1985)
1901
Chester Morris, American actor (died 1970)
1896
Eugénie Blanchard, French super-centenarian (died 2010)
1893
Katharine Cornell, American actress and producer (died 1974)
1891
Hans F. K. Günther, German eugenicist and academic (died 1968)
1887
Kathleen Clifford, American actress (died 1962)
1884
Robert J. Flaherty, American director and producer (died 1951)
1878
Pamela Colman Smith, English occultist and illustrator (died 1951)
1878
James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (died 1920)
1877
Tom Crean, Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer (died 1938)
1876
G. M. Trevelyan, English historian and academic (died 1962)
1873
Radoje Domanović, Serbian journalist and author (died 1908)
1866
Billy Hamilton, American baseball player and manager (died 1940)
1856
Ossian Everett Mills, American academic, founded Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (died 1920)
1848
Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist, geneticist, and academic (died 1935)
1848
Octave Mirbeau, French journalist, novelist, and playwright (died 1917)
1845
George Kennan, American journalist and explorer (died 1924)
1843
Henry M. Leland, American engineer and businessman, founded Cadillac and Lincoln (died 1932)
1841
Armand Guillaumin, French painter (died 1927)
1838
Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author (died 1918)
1834
Ernst Haeckel, German biologist, physician, and philosopher (died 1919)
1831
Nikolai Leskov, Russian author, playwright, and journalist (died 1895)
1830
Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (died 1902)
1826
Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet and author (died 1886)
1824
Peter Kosler, Slovenian lawyer, geographer, and cartographer (died 1879)
1822
Francis Galton, English biologist and statistician (died 1911)
1821
Heinrich Barth, German explorer and scholar (died 1865)
1812
Henry Wilson, American colonel and politician, 18th Vice President of the United States (died 1875)
1804
Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist (died 1885)
1802
Phineas Quimby, American mystic and philosopher (died 1866)
1786
Maria Pavlovna, Russian Grand Duchess (died 1859)
1774
Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer (died 1830)
1761
Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general (died 1804)
1740
Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver (died 1813)
1727
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist (died 1817)
1698
Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (died 1758)
1643
John Sharp, English archbishop (died 1714)
1620
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1688)
1543
Kanō Eitoku, Japanese painter and educator (died 1590)
1519
Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (died 1572)
1514
Georg Joachim Rheticus, Austrian cartographer and instrument maker (died 1574)
1497
Philip Melanchthon, German astronomer, theologian, and academic (died 1560)
1471
Krishnadevaraya, emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire (died 1529)
1470
Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1540)
1419
John I, Duke of Cleves (died 1481)
1331
Coluccio Salutati, Italian political leader (died 1406)
1304
Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, Chinese emperor (died 1332)
1222
Nichiren, founder of Nichiren Buddhism (died 1282)

Deaths On This Day

2025
Viktor Antonov, Bulgarian artist (born 1972)
2024
Alexei Navalny, Russian activist (born 1976)
2021
Gustavo Noboa, Ecuadorian politician, 42nd President of Ecuador (born 1937)
2019
Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor (born 1941)
2016
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and diplomat, 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations (born 1922)
2015
Lasse Braun, Algerian-Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1936)
2015
Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter (born 1946)
2015
R. R. Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1957)
2015
Lorena Rojas, Mexican actress and singer (born 1971)
2014
Ken Farragut, American football player (born 1928)
2014
Kralle Krawinkel, German guitarist (born 1947)
2014
Michael Shea, American author (born 1946)
2013
Colin Edwards, Guyanese footballer (born 1991)
2013
Grigory Pomerants, Russian philosopher and author (born 1918)
2013
Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1940)
2012
Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (born 1954)
2012
Elyse Knox, American model, actress, and fashion designer (born 1917)
2012
John Macionis, American swimmer and lieutenant (born 1916)
2012
Anthony Shadid, American journalist (born 1968)
2011
Len Lesser, American actor (born 1922)
2011
Justinas Marcinkevičius, Lithuanian poet and playwright (born 1930)
2009
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, South Korean cardinal (born 1921)
2006
Johnny Grunge, American wrestler (born 1966)
2006
Ernie Stautner, German-American football player and coach (born 1925)
2004
Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (born 1937)
2003
Rusty Magee, American actor and composer (born 1955)
2002
Walter Winterbottom, English footballer and manager (born 1913)
2001
Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (born 1916)
2001
William Masters, American gynecologist and sexologist (born 1915)
2000
Marceline Day, American actress (born 1908)
2000
Lila Kedrova, Russian-French actress and singer
2000
Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-American businessman, founded PING (born 1911)
1998
Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher (born 1908)
1998
Sheu Yuan-dong, Taiwanese politician (born 1927)
1997
Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American physicist and academic (born 1912)
1996
Roberto Aizenberg, Argentinian painter and sculptor (born 1922)
1996
Roger Bowen, American actor and author (born 1932)
1996
Pat Brown, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of California (born 1905)
1996
Brownie McGhee, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1915)
1992
Angela Carter, English novelist, short story writer (born 1940)
1992
Jânio Quadros, Brazilian politician, 22nd President of Brazil (born 1917)
1992
Herman Wold, Norwegian-Swedish economist and statistician (born 1908)
1991
Enrique Bermúdez, Nicaraguan lieutenant and engineer (born 1932)
1990
Keith Haring, American painter and activist (born 1958)
1988
Ye Shengtao, Chinese writer, educator, and politician (born 1894)
1984
M. A. G. Osmani, Bangladeshi general (born 1918)
1980
Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (born 1895)
1977
Janani Luwum, bishop, Church of Uganda, martyr (born c.1922)
1977
Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (born 1905)
1975
Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (born 1903)
1974
John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand Rifle (born 1888)
1967
Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1911)
1964
James M. Canty, American educator, school administrator, and businessperson (born 1865)
1961
Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (born 1891)
1957
Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (born 1876)
1944
Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1870)
1941
Frida Felser, German opera singer and actress (born 1872)
1932
Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1841)
1932
Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (born 1862)
1928
Eddie Foy Sr., American actor and dancer (born 1856)
1919
Vera Kholodnaya, Ukrainian actress (born 1893)
1917
Octave Mirbeau, French journalist, novelist, and playwright (born 1848)
1912
Nicholas of Japan, Russian-Japanese monk and saint (born 1836)
1907
Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1835)
1899
Félix Faure, French merchant and politician, 7th President of France (born 1841)
1898
Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (born 1843)
1862
William Pennington, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1796)
1820
Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (born 1758)
1754
Richard Mead, English physician (born 1673)
1721
James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (born 1686)
1710
Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (born 1632)
1645
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (born 1585)
1579
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Spanish explorer (born 1509)
1560
Jean du Bellay, French cardinal and diplomat (born 1493)
1531
Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1452)
1391
John V Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1332)
1390
Rupert I, Elector Palatine (born 1309)
1281
Gertrude of Hohenberg, queen consort of Germany (born c. 1225)
1279
Afonso III of Portugal (born 1210)
1247
Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (born 1204)
1184
Richard of Dover, Archbishop of Canterbury
902
Mary the Younger, Byzantine saint (born 875)
549
Zhu Yi, Chinese general (born 483)
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