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February 19

February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 315 days remain until the end of the year (316 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2026
Connecticut Lottery shutters headquarters after receiving letter with "powder-like substance". The Connecticut Lottery sent its employees home and shuttered its headquarters after receiving a mysterious letter containing an "unknown powder-like substance."
2025
Virginia woman unhappy with "wrong" lottery ticket wins $2 million prize. A Virginia woman was not happy when a convenience store cashier handed her the wrong lottery ticket, but that feeling faded away when she won a $2 million prize.
2025
Kansas Lottery rolls out iLottery digital ticket sale platform. The Kansas Lottery has officially launched its iLottery platform, allowing Kansas residents to play some draw games and eInstants online.
2023
VIDEO: February's Weekly Roundup in lottery news. Today, Lottery Post published the latest installment of the new Weekly Roundup series featuring some of the most prominent lottery stories in the month of February.
2022
Virginia woman gets $10 million lottery prize for early Valentine's Day present. One Virginia woman received the sweetest early Valentine's Day present from her husband — a winning lottery ticket worth $10 million.
2020
Lottery industry facing new threat in 'skill' games. State lotteries are grappling with the rapid spread of unregulated skill gaming machines, which are found in convenience stores, bars, restaurants and taverns across the country.
2020
Arkansas Lottery plans boost in Natural State Jackpot to celebrate 10-year anniversary. To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is planning a big boost in the Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) if it reaches $150,000 this week.
2019
Florida man claims $15.5M Lotto jackpot. An Estero man is taking home millions in Florida Lotto winnings, according to the Florida Lottery.
2018
Lottery scammer rigged more drawings than first thought, records show. The computer program that a former lottery security official used to rig drawings worth millions of dollars in Iowa and other states was more expansive than investigators first discovered, court records filed last week show.
2017
$403 MILLION: Red hot Powerball jackpot rolls again. This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a lump-sum cash payout of nearly a quarter billion dollars.
2016
Odds not in favor of Alabamians voting on a lottery this year. Leadership in the Alabama Senate says there's less than a coin flip's chance a lottery bill passes the upper chamber this year.
2015
Dozens of 'dead people' collected NJ lottery prizes last year. Nearly four dozen New Jersey lottery winners collected their prizes with false Social Security numbers belonging to dead people, according to an audit of the state lottery system.
2014
Lottery hopefuls line up for chance to win $400M Powerball jackpot. Tonight's Powerball drawing carries an estimated $400 million jackpot, one of the largest in U.S. lottery history.
2014
Man wins $1M in Powerball after playing same numbers for 20 years. A dedicated lottery player has won a $1 million Powerball prize after playing the same numbers every week for two decades.
2013
Arkansas Lottery paid out $1 billion in prizes in 3 years. The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery today announced that total prizes awarded to players in Arkansas have exceeded the astonishing $1 billion mark early Monday.
2012
Idaho's biggest lottery winner knew he would win. The biggest lottery winner in Idaho state history attributes his massive Powerball win to skill and a knowledge that one day he would win.
2010
N.Y. grandmother wins $1M lottery prize. Western New York's newest millionaire thought she had made a mistake when she scratched off the winning space on the state Lottery's new Smooth 7s instant game.
2010
Saskatchewan couple wins $20M lottery jackpot. Saskatchewan's most recently minted multi-millionaires may have traveled to their press conference in a limousine Thursday, but the couple say they are simple people who just happened to have won $20 million.
2009
Woman claims Publix cashier threw away winning lotto ticket. After a Florida woman won the Pick 4 lotto game, a cashier working at the Publix that validated her lottery ticket threw away the winning ticket.
2008
$220M Mega Millions lottery jackpot advice offered. A drool-inducing $220 million is up for grabs in Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery drawing. Before all that green goes to your head, we asked three Atlanta-based experts what should be the first five things on a lottery winner's to do list.
2007
Jamaica police officers arrested in lottery scam crackdown. Operation Kingfish says it is now targeting several police personnel who are involved in the deadly Jamaica lottery scam operating out of Montego Bay, St. James.
2007
Police grab millionaire teenager suspected in lottery scam. Jamaica police investigating an international sweepstakes and lottery scam, were last night interrogating a 19-year-old St James woman to determine how she came to have $1 million in cash in her possession.
2007
W. Canada Lottery web mistake causes player confusion. A computer operator mistake led "winning numbers" of Western Canada Lottery Corp.'s (WCLC) Millionaire Life contest to hit the corporation's website Saturday, long before the scheduled Feb. 28 draw.
2007
Lottery Winners Sued As Nuisances. A couple who talked of helping young people fight drug addiction and alcohol abuse after winning a $2.6 million Oregon Lottery jackpot are facing a city lawsuit alleging they held a four-month-long party that included public sex, fights and signs of drug dealing.
2007
One year later, Powerball still treats them well. A year after eight co-workers split a still-record Powerball jackpot of $365 million, the winners are doing well and spending money with level heads.
2007
Cancer victim struggles to get $1 million lottery prize in lump sum. When Wayne A. Schenk won a million-dollar lottery prize Jan. 12, he thought he would be able to use it to cover $400,000 in cancer treatments, but what he didn't count on was the state lottery insisting on spreading out the payment for 20 years.
2004
Mega Millions Jackpot Raised to $222 Million. As of 11:30 a.m. today, lottery officials for the Mega Millions game announced that -- due to solid ticket sales -- the estimated jackpot for Friday, February 20 has been increased to $222 million.
2004
Mega Millions lottery jackpot fever. Have you bought your lottery ticket yet for the world's biggest lottery jackpot? You still have time. The <a href="http://www.megamillionsonline.com">Mega Millions Lottery</a> jackpot is up to $215 million, and is expected to climb even higher by Friday's drawing.
2004
$35 Million Powerball Jackpot. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $35 million, with a cash option of $19.2 million.
2004
Wyoming Takes Step Towards Instituting Lottery. In a narrow vote, Wyoming lawmakers chose to support a bill that would allow the state to get into the lottery game.
2004
British Lotto winner's legal problems grow. Michael Carroll -- dubbed the "Lotto Lout" in the British press -- has a long rap sheet, which includes brushes with the law both before and after his big win.
2004
Times Square gets Mega ball drop. The drawing for the $215 million Mega Millions jackpot will be held in Times Square tomorrow, and New York's exuberant lottery celebrity, Yolanda Vega, will announce the winning numbers.
2004
Tennessee Lottery selects TV outlets. The Tennessee Lottery has selected the TV stations that will take part in the launch of Cash 3 on March 1 and the televised Powerball drawings in late spring.
2004
Head of Nebraska Lottery Resigns After Inquiry Clears Him. The head of the Nebraska lottery resigned Wednesday, a week after an investigation cleared him of wrongdoing for taking his wife on a trip to Greece that was paid for by a lottery vendor.
2004
Bill outlines changes for Minnesota Lottery operations. The Minnesota Lottery would have far less independence from the normal checks and balances of state government under a bill proposed by two legislators.
2004
Extensive Minnesota lottery probe underway. Minnesota gambling enforcement agents have begun a sweeping investigation into the Minnesota State Lottery that likely will involve inspecting hundreds of contracts with vendors for any improprieties. It is expected to take months to complete.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$493 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2024
2.$435.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 22, 2017
3.$425.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 19, 2014
4.$416 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2026
5.$331.9 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 19, 2024
6.$282 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2019
7.$246 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 21, 2018
8.€202 Million
US$244.86 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 19, 2021
9.$239 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2004
10.$220 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 19, 2008
11.$212 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2016
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.€160 Million
US$197.54 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2018
15.$195.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 19, 2025
16.$190.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 21, 2026
17.$185 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2018
18.€158.94 Million
US$179.95 Million
Draw Date
Feb 19, 2022
19.$175 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 21, 2006
20.$172 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 21, 2014
21.$165 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 21, 2025
22.€130 Million
US$153.08 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2026
23.$150 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2007
24.€122.77 Million
US$144.52 Million
Draw Date
Feb 19, 2026
25.€110.3 Million
US$133.65 Million
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2021

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1990
Monday, Feb 19, 1990
36 years old
1985
Tuesday, Feb 19, 1985
41 years old
1985
Tuesday, Feb 19, 1985
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1983
Saturday, Feb 19, 1983
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1982
Friday, Feb 19, 1982
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1981
Thursday, Feb 19, 1981
45 years old
1973
Monday, Feb 19, 1973
53 years old
1972
Saturday, Feb 19, 1972
54 years old
1972
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54 years old
1971
Friday, Feb 19, 1971
55 years old
1971
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1970
Thursday, Feb 19, 1970
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1965
Friday, Feb 19, 1965
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1963
Tuesday, Feb 19, 1963
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1962
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1961
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1960
Friday, Feb 19, 1960
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1959
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67 years old
1958
Wednesday, Feb 19, 1958
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1955
Saturday, Feb 19, 1955
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1955
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1954
Friday, Feb 19, 1954
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1951
Monday, Feb 19, 1951
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1950
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2021
Mya Thwe Thwe Khine, a 19-year-old protester, becomes the first known casualty of anti-coup protests that formed in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
2020
Nine people are killed in two domestic terrorist shootings in Hanau, Hesse, Germany.
2012
Forty-four people are killed in a prison brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico.
2011
The debut exhibition of the Belitung shipwreck, containing the largest collection of Tang dynasty artifacts found in one location, begins in Singapore.
2006
A methane explosion in a coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners.
2003
An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275.
2002
NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
1989
Flying Tiger Line Flight 066 crashes into a hill near Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia, killing four.
1988
A Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operating as AVAir Flight 3378 crashes in Cary, North Carolina, killing 12.
1986
Akkaraipattu massacre: the Sri Lankan Army massacres 80 Tamil farm workers in eastern Sri Lanka.
1985
William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.
1985
A Boeing 727 operating as Iberia Flight 610 crashes Mount Oiz in Spain, killing 148; it is the deadliest accident to occur in Iberia's history and the deadliest in Basque County to occur.
1978
Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
1976
Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald Ford's Proclamation 4417.
1965
Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and a communist spy of the North Vietnamese Viet Minh, along with Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Trần Thiện Khiêm, all Catholics, attempt a coup against the military junta of the Buddhist Nguyễn Khánh.
1963
The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique reawakens the feminist movement in the United States as women's organizations and consciousness raising groups spread.
1960
China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket.
1959
The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
1954
Transfer of Crimea: The Soviet Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR.
1953
Book censorship in the United States: The Georgia Literature Commission is established.
1949
Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University.
1948
The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta.
1945
World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.
1943
World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.
1942
World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people.
1942
World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps.
1937
Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
1915
World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli.
1913
Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
1884
More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
1878
Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
1847
The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party.
1846
In Austin, Texas, the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States.
1836
King William IV signs Letters Patent establishing the province of South Australia.
1819
British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands.
1807
Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama, and confined to Fort Stoddert.
1726
The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia.
1714
Great Northern War: The battle of Napue between Sweden and Russia is fought in Isokyrö, Ostrobothnia.
1674
England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England.
1649
The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.
1600
The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
1594
Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592.
607
Pope Boniface III is consecrated in Rome.
356
The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the worship of pagan idols in the Roman Empire.
197
Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.

Births On This Day

2004
Millie Bobby Brown, English actress, model and producer
2003
Jakub Ojrzyński, Polish footballer
2001
Lee Kang-in, South Korean footballer
2001
David Mazouz, American actor
1998
Katharina Gerlach, German tennis player
1998
Chappell Roan, American singer and songwriter
1998
Jungwoo, South Korean singer
1996
Mabel, British-Swedish singer
1996
D. J. Wilson, American basketball player
1995
Nikola Jokić, Serbian basketball player
1994
Tiina Trutsi, Estonian footballer
1993
Mauro Icardi, Argentine footballer
1993
Victoria Justice, American actress and singer
1992
Camille Kostek, American model
1992
Cody Parkey, American football player
1991
Trevor Bayne, American race car driver
1991
Christoph Kramer, German footballer
1991
Adreian Payne, American basketball player (died 2022)
1989
Sone Aluko, English-Nigerian footballer
1988
Shawn Matthias, Canadian ice hockey player
1988
Seth Morrison, American guitarist
1987
Anna Cappellini, Italian ice dancer
1987
Josh Reddick, American baseball player
1986
Kyle Chipchura, Canadian ice hockey player
1986
Linus Klasen, Swedish ice hockey player
1986
Marta, Brazilian footballer
1986
Maria Mena, Norwegian singer-songwriter
1985
Haylie Duff, American actress and singer
1985
Arielle Kebbel, American actress and model
1985
Kosta Perović, Serbian basketball player
1984
Chris Richardson, American singer-songwriter
1983
Kotoōshū Katsunori, Bulgarian sumo wrestler
1983
Mika Nakashima, Japanese singer and actress
1983
Reynhard Sinaga, Indonesian sex offender
1983
Ryan Whitney, American ice hockey player
1983
Jawad Williams, American basketball player
1981
Beth Ditto, American singer
1981
Shawn Spears, Canadian wrestler
1980
Dwight Freeney, American football player
1980
Ma Lin, Chinese table tennis player
1980
Mike Miller, American basketball player
1979
Steve Cherundolo, American soccer player and manager
1978
Ben Gummer, English scholar and politician
1978
Immortal Technique, Peruvian-American rapper
1977
Ola Salo, Swedish singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1977
Andrew Ross Sorkin, American journalist and author
1977
Gianluca Zambrotta, Italian footballer and manager
1975
Daniel Adair, Canadian drummer and producer
1975
Daewon Song, South Korean-American skateboarder, co-founded Almost Skateboards
1973
Eric Lange, American actor
1972
Francine Fournier, American wrestler and manager
1972
Sunset Thomas, American pornographic actress
1971
Miguel Batista, Dominican baseball player and poet
1971
Richard Green, Australian golfer
1971
Jeff Kinney, American author and illustrator
1970
Joacim Cans, Swedish singer-songwriter
1970
Verena Nussbaum, Austrian politician
1970
Bellamy Young, American actress
1969
Burton C. Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969
Helena Guergis, Canadian businesswoman and politician
1968
Prince Markie Dee, American rapper and actor (died 2021)
1968
Frank Watkins, American bass player (died 2015)
1967
Benicio del Toro, Puerto Rican actor, director, and producer
1966
Justine Bateman, American actress and producer
1966
Paul Haarhuis, Dutch tennis player and coach
1966
Eduardo Xol, American designer and author (died 2024)
1965
Jon Fishman, American drummer
1965
Clark Hunt, American businessman
1965
Leroy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1964
Doug Aldrich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1964
Jennifer Doudna, American biochemist
1964
Jonathan Lethem, American novelist, essayist, and short story writer
1963
Seal, English singer-songwriter
1963
Jessica Tuck, American actress
1962
Hana Mandlíková, Czech-Australian tennis player and coach
1961
Justin Fashanu, English footballer (died 1998)
1961
Ernie Gonzalez, American golfer (died 2020)
1960
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, second son of Elizabeth II
1960
John Paul Jr., American race car driver (died 2020)
1959
Roger Goodell, American businessman, 6th National Football League Commissioner
1958
Leslie David Baker, American actor
1958
Helen Fielding, English author and screenwriter
1958
Steve Nieve, English keyboard player and composer
1957
Falco, Austrian singer-songwriter, rapper, and musician (died 1998)
1957
Dave Stewart, American baseball player, coach, and executive
1957
Ray Winstone, English actor
1956
Peter Holsapple, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956
Roderick MacKinnon, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1956
Dave Wakeling, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955
Jeff Daniels, American actor and playwright
1954
Francis Buchholz, German bass player (died 2026)
1954
Michael Gira, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1954
Sócrates, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2011)
1953
Corrado Barazzutti, Italian tennis player
1953
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentine lawyer and politician, President of Argentina and Vice President of Argentina
1953
Massimo Troisi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1994)
1952
Ryū Murakami, Japanese novelist and filmmaker
1952
Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexican engineer and astronaut
1952
Amy Tan, American novelist, essayist, and short story writer
1952
Danilo Türk, Slovene academic and politician, 3rd President of Slovenia
1951
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Pakistani scholar and politician, founder of Minhaj-ul-Quran
1950
Juice Leskinen, Finnish singer-songwriter (died 2006)
1950
Andy Powell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949
Danielle Bunten Berry, American game designer and programmer (died 1998)
1949
Eddie Hardin, English singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2015)
1949
Barry Lloyd, English footballer and manager (died 2024)
1949
William Messner-Loebs, American author and illustrator
1948
Mark Andes, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1948
Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (died 2002)
1948
Raúl Grijalva, United States representative from Arizona (died 2025)
1948
Tony Iommi, English guitarist and songwriter
1947
Jackie Curtis, American actress and playwright (died 1985)
1947
Tim Shadbolt, New Zealand businessman and politician, 42nd Mayor of Invercargill
1946
Paul Dean, Canadian guitarist
1946
Peter Hudson, Australian footballer and coach
1946
Karen Silkwood, American technician and activist (died 1974)
1945
Yuri Antonov, Uzbek-Russian singer-songwriter
1944
Les Hinton, English-American journalist and businessman
1943
Lou Christie, American singer-songwriter (died 2025)
1943
Homer Hickam, American author and engineer
1943
Tim Hunt, English biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate
1942
Cyrus Chothia, English biochemist and emeritus scientist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (died 2019)
1942
Paul Krause, American football player and politician
1942
Will Provine, American biologist, historian, and academic (died 2015)
1942
Howard Stringer, Welsh businessman
1941
David Gross, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1941
Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge, English politician
1940
Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan (died 2006)
1940
Smokey Robinson, American singer-songwriter and producer
1940
Bobby Rogers, American singer-songwriter (died 2013)
1939
Erin Pizzey, English activist and author, founded Refuge
1938
Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (died 1989)
1937
Terry Carr, American author and educator (died 1987)
1937
Norm O'Neill, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 2008)
1936
Sam Myers, American singer-songwriter (died 2006)
1936
Frederick Seidel, American poet
1935
Chung-Yun Hse, Wood scientist (died 2021)
1935
Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster (died 2010)
1935
Russ Nixon, American MLB catcher and coach (died 2016)
1932
Joseph P. Kerwin, American captain, physician, and astronaut
1930
John Frankenheimer, American director and producer (died 2002)
1930
K. Viswanath, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023)
1929
Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (died 2003)
1927
Philippe Boiry, French journalist (died 2014)
1926
György Kurtág, Hungarian composer and academic
1924
David Bronstein, Ukrainian chess player and theoretician (died 2006)
1924
Lee Marvin, American actor (died 1987)
1922
Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2015)
1920
C. Z. Guest, American actress, fashion designer, and author (died 2003)
1920
Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet (died 2007)
1920
George Rose, English actor and singer (died 1988)
1918
Fay McKenzie, American actress (died 2019)
1917
Carson McCullers, American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist (died 1967)
1916
Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster (died 1997)
1915
Dick Emery, English actor and comedian (died 1983)
1915
John Freeman, English lawyer, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States (died 2014)
1914
Thelma Kench, New Zealand Olympic sprinter (died 1985)
1913
Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (died 2007)
1913
Frank Tashlin, American animator and screenwriter (died 1972)
1912
Saul Chaplin, American composer (died 1997)
1912
Dorothy Janis, American actress (died 2010)
1911
Merle Oberon, Indian-American actress (died 1979)
1904
Havank, Dutch journalist and author (died 1964)
1902
Kay Boyle, American novelist, short story writer, and educator (died 1992)
1899
Lucio Fontana, Argentinian-Italian painter and sculptor (died 1968)
1897
Alma Rubens, American actress (died 1931)
1896
André Breton, French poet and author (died 1966)
1895
Louis Calhern, American actor (died 1956)
1893
Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director (died 1964)
1888
José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian lawyer and poet (died 1928)
1886
José Abad Santos, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (died 1942)
1880
Álvaro Obregón, Mexican general and politician, 39th President of Mexico (died 1928)
1878
Harriet Bosse, Swedish-Norwegian actress (died 1961)
1877
Gabriele Münter, German painter (died 1962)
1876
Constantin Brâncuși, Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer (died 1957)
1872
Johan Pitka, Estonian admiral (died 1944)
1869
Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenian-Russian poet and author (died 1923)
1865
Sven Hedin, Swedish geographer and explorer (died 1952)
1859
Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1927)
1855
Nishinoumi Kajirō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 16th Yokozuna (died 1908)
1841
Elfrida Andrée, Swedish organist, composer, and conductor (died 1929)
1838
Lydia Thompson, British burlesque performer (died 1908)
1833
Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1906)
1821
August Schleicher, German linguist and academic (died 1868)
1804
Carl von Rokitansky, German physician, pathologist, and philosopher (died 1878)
1800
Émilie Gamelin, Canadian nun and social worker, founded the Sisters of Providence (died 1851)
1798
Allan MacNab, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, Premier of Canada West (died 1862)
1743
Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (died 1805)
1717
David Garrick, English actor, playwright, and producer (died 1779)
1660
Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (died 1742)
1630
Shivaji, Indian warrior-king and the founder of Maratha Empire (died 1680)
1611
Andries de Graeff, Dutch politician (died 1678)
1594
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (died 1612)
1552
Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal (died 1630)
1532
Jean-Antoine de Baïf, French poet (died 1589)
1526
Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist and academic (died 1609)
1519
Froben Christoph of Zimmern, German author of the Zimmern Chronicle (died 1566)
1497
Matthäus Schwarz, German fashion writer (died 1574)
1473
Nicolaus Copernicus, Prussian mathematician and astronomer (died 1543)
1461
Domenico Grimani, Italian cardinal (died 1523)

Deaths On This Day

2020
José Mojica Marins, Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host (born 1936)
2020
Pop Smoke, American rapper (born 1999)
2019
Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer (born 1933)
2017
Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (born 1943)
2016
Umberto Eco, Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (born 1932)
2016
Harper Lee, American author (born 1926)
2016
Chiaki Morosawa, Japanese anime screenwriter (born 1959)
2016
Samuel Willenberg, Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (born 1923)
2015
Harold Johnson, American boxer (born 1928)
2015
Nirad Mohapatra, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1947)
2015
Harris Wittels, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1984)
2014
Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager (born 1946)
2014
Dale Gardner, American captain and astronaut (born 1948)
2014
Valeri Kubasov, Russian engineer and astronaut (born 1935)
2013
Armen Alchian, American economist and academic (born 1914)
2013
Park Chul-soo, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1948)
2013
Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937)
2013
Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (born 1924)
2013
Eugene Whelan, Canadian farmer and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Agriculture (born 1924)
2012
Ruth Barcan Marcus, American philosopher and logician (born 1921)
2012
Jaroslav Velinský, Czech author and songwriter (born 1932)
2012
Vitaly Vorotnikov, Russian politician, 27th Prime Minister of Russia (born 1926)
2011
Ollie Matson, American sprinter and football player (born 1930)
2009
Kelly Groucutt, English singer and bass player (born 1945)
2008
Yegor Letov, Russian singer-songwriter (born 1964)
2008
Lydia Shum, Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer (born 1945)
2007
Janet Blair, American actress and singer (born 1921)
2007
Celia Franca, English-Canadian dancer and director, founded the National Ballet of Canada (born 1921)
2003
Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938)
2002
Sylvia Rivera, American transgender LGBT activist (born 1951)
2001
Liza 'N' Eliaz, Belgian, transgender, hardcore DJ (born 1958)
2001
Stanley Kramer, American director and producer (born 1913)
2001
Charles Trenet, French singer-songwriter (born 1913)
2000
Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-New Zealand painter and illustrator (born 1928)
1999
Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric (born 1943)
1998
Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (born 1913)
1997
Leo Rosten, Polish-American author and academic (born 1908)
1997
Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1904)
1996
Charlie Finley, American businessman (born 1918)
1994
Derek Jarman, English director and set designer (born 1942)
1992
Tojo Yamamoto, American wrestler and manager (born 1927)
1988
André Frédéric Cournand, French-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1895)
1983
Alice White, American actress (born 1904)
1980
Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (born 1946)
1977
Anthony Crosland, English author and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (born 1918)
1977
Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1890)
1973
Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist (born 1892)
1972
John Grierson, Scottish director and producer (born 1898)
1972
Lee Morgan, American trumpet player and composer (born 1938)
1970
Ralph Edward Flanders, US Senator from Vermont (born 1890)
1969
Madge Blake, American actress (born 1899)
1962
Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek-American pathologist, invented the Pap smear (born 1883)
1959
Willard Miller, American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1877)
1957
Maurice Garin, Italian-French cyclist (born 1871)
1953
Richard Rushall, British businessman (born 1864)
1952
Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1859)
1951
André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1869)
1945
John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1916)
1936
Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (born 1879)
1928
George Howard Earle Jr., American lawyer and businessman (born 1856)
1927
Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (born 1847)
1916
Ernst Mach, Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (born 1838)
1915
Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian philosopher and politician (born 1866)
1897
Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (born 1815)
1887
Multatuli, Dutch-German author and civil servant (born 1820)
1837
Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright (born 1813)
1837
Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (born 1756)
1806
Elizabeth Carter, English poet and translator (born 1717)
1799
Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (born 1733)
1789
Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Delaware (born 1738)
1785
Mary, Countess of Harold, English aristocrat and philanthropist (born 1701)
1716
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Norwegian author and poet (born 1634)
1709
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shōgun (born 1646)
1672
Charles Chauncy, English-American minister, theologian, and academic (born 1592)
1622
Henry Savile, English scholar and politician (born 1549)
1605
Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (born 1550)
1602
Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur (born 1558)
1553
Erasmus Reinhold, German astronomer and mathematician (born 1511)
1491
Enno I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (born 1460)
1445
Eleanor of Aragon, queen of Portugal (born 1402)
1414
Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1353)
1408
Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf, English rebel
1300
Munio of Zamora, General of the Dominican Order
1275
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sufi philosopher and poet (born 1177)
1133
Irene Doukaina, Byzantine wife of Alexios I Komnenos (born 1066)
446
Leontius of Trier, Bishop of Trier
197
Clodius Albinus, Roman usurper (born 150)
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