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February 20

February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 314 days remain until the end of the year (315 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2026
Final Cash4Life and Lucky for Life drawings taking place Saturday. Players who want one last shot at playing Cash4Life or Lucky for Life should get their tickets now before the games' final drawings take place Saturday night.
2025
Vermont legislators push bill to end Vermont Lottery and sports betting. Three Vermont lawmakers proposed a one-page bill that would repeal both the Vermont Lottery and sports betting last month.
2024
$36 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida goes unclaimed. Someone who purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket last August in Florida has forfeited a life-changing $36 million prize payout after the winning ticket expired last week.
2020
Thief yanks entire lottery ticket displays from two California businesses. A lightning quick lottery ticket thief tried his luck twice, yanking California Lottery Scratchers display cases from counters in bold heists that were caught on camera at two San Gabriel Valley businesses.
2020
7-Eleven stores to begin selling Oklahoma lottery tickets. If you're hoping to strike it rich, you will soon have another option to try your luck with the Oklahoma Lottery.
2019
Long Island co-workers claim $437 million Mega Millions jackpot. A group of Long Island area co-workers have claimed the $437 million Mega Millions jackpot for the January 1 drawing, the largest jackpot in New York Lottery history.
2017
Police help 100-year-old man after thief steals lottery ticket. When a 100-year-old Massachusetts man was robbed of his winning scratch-off lottery ticket, a local police officer stepped up to help.
2014
California lottery ticket wins $425 million Powerball jackpot. One winning Powerball lottery ticket that hit a $425.3 million jackpot Wednesday night was sold in Milpitas, California, according to lottery officials.
2013
Statisticians search for how to beat the lottery. A Virginia Commonwealth University Statistical Sciences professor believes with a database of enough winning numbers, there is at least the "possibility" of seeing patterns develop.
2013
Pa. Gov. expects protracted legal fight on privatization. The Corbett administration on Tuesday cited the potential for a prolonged appeal of the attorney general's rejection of a Pennsylvania Lottery management contract as it returned a $50 million security payment to a British company.
2011
Powerball lottery jackpot jumps to $155 million. The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing took place last night once again without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Wednesday's drawing to grow to an estimated $155 million, with a cash option of $75.9 million.
2010
$2.5M Indiana lottery ticket found in the nick of time. On Friday, Eric White and his wife, Lori, cashed in, beating the odds by finding and turning in the winning Hoosier Lotto ticket from the Aug. 19 drawing after officials extended the redemption deadline to Feb. 22 because of a date calculation error.
2008
$270 Million: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised again. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game was increased to a whopping $270 million Wednesday, when all the tickets sold for the Tuesday night drawing failed to win the top prize.
2006
In Canada, betting on hockey is no gamble. In Canada, the NHL gambling scandal is playing like the O.J. trial: Publicly, people insist they are sick of the coverage, but secretly they can't get enough.
2006
N.C. lottery is quickly piling up a lot of dirty laundry. An editorial describing the questionable ethics surrounding the inception of the North Carolina Lottery, and the controversies it continues to generate.
2006
Once again, U.S. tries to shut down Internet gambling. Legislation focused on cracking down on the thriving business of online gambling was introduced in Congress this week to tighten existing laws that outlaw the practice in the U.S.
2006
Record Powerball lottery won by one Nebraskan. Someone, somewhere in Nebraska held the only winning ticket for the record $365 million Powerball jackpot, but likely wasn't in a rush to come forward, lottery officials said Sunday.
2004
'Amazing' Mega Millions Sales Pushes Jackpot to $230 Million. Sales for tonight's Mega Millions drawing are so brisk that the estimated jackpot has been revised upward to $230 million.
2004
Mega Millions drawings won't go home until someone wins. Tonight's $222 million Mega Millions drawing will be broadcast live from Times Square in New York City, and Mega Millions drawings will continue to originate from Times Square until the Mega Millions jackpot is won, according to Michigan Lottery officials.
2004
$222M Mega Millions lottery jackpot has Jerseyans dreaming. A surge of ticket buying has swelled the jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery game to at least $222 million -- a figure that could go even higher before Friday night's drawing.
2004
Illinois officials expect huge lottery ticket sales. With tickets sales today expected to approach $1 million an hour for tonight's record $222 million jackpot, Illinois lottery officials are smiling.
2004
Georgia benefits from huge Mega Millions jackpot. Georgia lottery players and residents of 10 other states will compete Friday night to win the Mega Millions jackpot, which stands at $222 million - the largest payday in the game's history.
2004
Large lottery jackpots mean more big bucks for Ohio. Ohio lottery officials hit the jackpot yesterday, as Mega Millions fever brought in about $148,000 an hour for the state.
2004
Five charged in Pennsylvania lottery ticket thefts. A mother and daughter and three other employees of a Scranton, Pennsylvania convenience market stole more than $62,000 last year by taking thousands of instant lottery tickets and cashing in winners, a Lackawanna County detective charged Thursday.
2004
Weekly $15 Service Fee Surprises Some Tennessee Lottery Vendors. A small group of Tennessee Lottery retailers were not informed they'd have to pay a weekly $15 service charge, and some in Knox County aren't happy about it.
2004
Minnesota Lottery audit finds high costs, no crime. The Minnesota State Lottery spends more money and provides less to the state than comparable lotteries and should revisit its ties to the St. Paul-based marketing company Media Rare Inc., auditors reported Thursday.

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.$416 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2026
4.$350.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 21, 2024
5.$282 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2019
6.$275 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 22, 2008
7.€210 Million
US$255.21 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 23, 2021
8.$246 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 21, 2018
9.$239 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2004
10.$224 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 22, 2019
11.$218.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 22, 2025
12.$212 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2016
13.€160 Million
US$197.54 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2018
14.$190.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 21, 2026
15.$185 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2018
16.€160.21 Million
US$181.52 Million
Draw Date
Feb 22, 2022
17.$175 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 21, 2006
18.$172 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 21, 2014
19.$165 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 21, 2025
20.$155 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 23, 2011
21.€130 Million
US$153.08 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2026
22.$150 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2007
23.€123.47 Million
US$145.38 Million
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2026
24.€110.3 Million
US$133.65 Million
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2021
25.€102.03 Million
US$125.96 Million
Draw Date
Feb 20, 2018

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1987
Friday, Feb 20, 1987
39 years old
1985
Wednesday, Feb 20, 1985
41 years old
1985
Wednesday, Feb 20, 1985
41 years old
1984
Monday, Feb 20, 1984
42 years old
1984
Monday, Feb 20, 1984
42 years old
1981
Friday, Feb 20, 1981
45 years old
1978
Monday, Feb 20, 1978
48 years old
1978
Monday, Feb 20, 1978
48 years old
1978
Monday, Feb 20, 1978
48 years old
1978
Monday, Feb 20, 1978
48 years old
1977
Sunday, Feb 20, 1977
49 years old
1975
Thursday, Feb 20, 1975
51 years old
1972
Sunday, Feb 20, 1972
54 years old
1969
Thursday, Feb 20, 1969
57 years old
1962
Tuesday, Feb 20, 1962
64 years old
1956
Monday, Feb 20, 1956
70 years old
1951
Tuesday, Feb 20, 1951
75 years old
1935
Wednesday, Feb 20, 1935
91 years old
(year not provided)
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2016
Six people are killed and two injured in multiple shooting incidents in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
2015
Two trains collide in the Swiss town of Rafz resulting in as many as 49 people injured and Swiss Federal Railways cancelling some services.
2014
Dozens of Euromaidan anti-government protesters died in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, many reportedly killed by snipers.
2010
In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of the archipelago.
2009
Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.
2005
Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
2003
During a Great White concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a pyrotechnics display sets the Station nightclub ablaze, killing 100 and injuring over 200 others.
1998
American figure skater Tara Lipinski, at the age of 15, becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating gold-medalist at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
1991
In the Albanian capital Tirana, a gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down by mobs of angry protesters.
1988
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
1986
The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for ten of those years.
1979
An earthquake cracks open the Sinila volcanic crater on the Dieng Plateau, releasing poisonous H2S gas and killing 149 villagers in the Indonesian province of Central Java.
1971
The United States Emergency Broadcast System is accidentally activated in an erroneous national alert.
1968
The China Academy of Space Technology, China's main arm for the research, development, and creation of space satellites, is established in Beijing.
1965
Ranger 8 crashes into the Moon after a successful mission of photographing possible landing sites for the Apollo program astronauts.
1962
Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.
1959
The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
1956
The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
1952
Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.
1944
World War II: The "Big Week" began with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers.
1944
World War II: The United States takes Eniwetok Atoll.
1943
World War II: American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies.
1943
The Saturday Evening Post publishes the first of Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms in support of United States President Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address theme of Four Freedoms.
1942
World War II: Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace.
1939
Madison Square Garden Nazi rally: The largest ever pro-Nazi rally in United States history is convened in Madison Square Garden, New York City, with 20,000 members and sympathizers of the German American Bund present.
1935
Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
1933
The U.S. Congress approves the Blaine Act to repeal federal Prohibition in the United States, sending the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution to state ratifying conventions for approval.
1933
Adolf Hitler secretly meets with German industrialists to arrange for financing of the Nazi Party's upcoming election campaign.
1931
The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
1931
An anarchist uprising in Encarnación, Paraguay briefly transforms the city into a revolutionary commune.
1920
An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
1913
King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
1909
Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
1905
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of Massachusetts's mandatory smallpox vaccination program in Jacobson v. Massachusetts.
1901
The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
1894
20 February bombings by Désiré Pauwels during the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
1877
Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
1872
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
1865
End of the Uruguayan War, with a peace agreement between President Tomás Villalba and rebel leader Venancio Flores, setting the scene for the destructive War of the Triple Alliance.
1864
American Civil War: Battle of Olustee: The largest battle fought in Florida during the war.
1846
Polish insurgents lead an uprising in Kraków to incite a fight for national independence.
1835
The 1835 Concepción earthquake destroys Concepción, Chile.
1824
William Buckland formally announces the name Megalosaurus, the first scientifically validly named non-avian dinosaur species.
1816
Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville premieres at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.
1813
Manuel Belgrano defeats the royalist army of Pío de Tristán during the Battle of Salta.
1798
Louis-Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.
1792
The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
1685
René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
1553
Yohannan Sulaqa professes his Catholic belief and is ordained as bishop shortly after; this marks the beginning of the Chaldean Catholic Church.
1547
Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
1521
Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León sets out from San Juan, Puerto Rico, for Florida with about 200 prospective colonists.
1472
Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark.
1339
The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated.

Births On This Day

2004
Jared McCain, American basketball player
2003
Olivia Rodrigo, American actress and singer
2002
Gavin Bazunu, Irish footballer
2000
Josh Sargent, American soccer player
1999
Jarrett Culver, American basketball player
1998
Emam Ashour, Egyptian footballer
1996
Clarke Schmidt, American baseball player
1995
Elle Purrier St. Pierre, American track and field athlete
1994
Kateryna Baindl, Ukrainian tennis player
1994
Luis Severino, Dominican baseball player
1993
Jurickson Profar, Curaçaoan baseball player
1991
Hidilyn Diaz, Filipino weightlifter
1991
Angelique van der Meet, Dutch tennis player
1990
Ciro Immobile, Italian footballer
1989
Jack Falahee, American actor and singer-songwriter
1988
Ki Bo-bae, South Korean archer
1988
Jiah Khan, Indian singer and actress (died 2013)
1988
Rihanna, Barbadian singer, songwriter and actress
1987
Luke Burgess, English rugby league player
1987
Martin Hanzal, Czech ice hockey player
1987
James Johnson, American basketball player
1987
Daniella Pineda, American actress
1987
Miles Teller, American actor
1986
Julio Borbón, American baseball player
1985
Killian Dain, Northern Irish wrestler
1985
Ryan Sweeney, American baseball player
1985
Julia Volkova, Russian singer and actress
1984
Brian McCann, American baseball player
1984
Trevor Noah, South African comedian, actor, and television host
1983
Jose Morales, Puerto Rican baseball player
1983
Justin Verlander, American baseball player
1981
Majandra Delfino, American actress and singer-songwriter
1981
Tony Hibbert, English footballer
1980
Imanol Harinordoquy, French rugby player
1980
Luis Gabriel Rey, Colombian footballer
1980
Artur Boruc, Polish footballer
1979
Michael Zegen, American actor
1978
Lauren Ambrose, American actress
1978
Jay Hernandez, American actor
1978
Chelsea Peretti, American actress, comedian, writer, and singer-songwriter
1977
Gail Kim, Canadian wrestler
1977
Stephon Marbury, American basketball player
1975
Liván Hernández, Cuban-American baseball player
1975
Brian Littrell, American singer-songwriter and actor
1974
Karim Bagheri, Iranian footballer and manager
1973
Andrea Savage, American actress and comedian
1971
Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer
1971
Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby player (died 2017)
1969
Kjell Ove Hauge, Norwegian school principal and track and field athlete
1969
Siniša Mihajlović, Serbian footballer and manager (died 2022)
1969
Danis Tanović, Bosnian director and screenwriter
1967
Paul Accola, Swiss alpine skier
1967
Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1994)
1967
David Herman, American comedian and actor
1967
Andrew Shue, American actor and activist, founded Do Something
1967
Lili Taylor, American actress
1966
Cindy Crawford, American model and businesswoman
1964
Willie Garson, American actor and director (died 2021)
1964
Tom Harris, Scottish journalist and politician
1964
Jeff Maggert, American golfer
1964
French Stewart, American actor
1963
Charles Barkley, American basketball player and sportscaster
1963
Ian Brown, English singer-songwriter and musician
1963
Joakim Nystrom, Swedish tennis player
1963
Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health
1963
Cui Yongyuan, Chinese former anchor
1962
Dwayne McDuffie, American author, screenwriter, and producer, co-founded Milestone Media (died 2011)
1961
Steve Lundquist, American swimmer
1960
Joel Hodgson, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1960
Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (died 2014)
1959
Scott Brayton, American race car driver (died 1996)
1959
David Corn, American journalist and author
1959
Bill Gullickson, American baseball player
1958
James Wilby, English actor
1957
Glen Hanlon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1954
Jon Brant, American bass player
1954
Anthony Head, English actor
1954
Patty Hearst, American actress and author
1953
Poison Ivy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1951
Edward Albert, American actor (died 2006)
1951
Gordon Brown, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1951
Randy California, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1997)
1951
Phil Neal, English footballer and manager
1950
Walter Becker, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2017)
1950
Peter Marinello, Scottish footballer
1950
Tony Wilson, English journalist and businessman (died 2007)
1949
Eddie Hemmings, English cricketer
1949
Ivana Trump, Czech-American socialite and model (died 2022)
1948
Pierre Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1948
Jennifer O'Neill, American model and actress
1947
Peter Osgood, English footballer (died 2006)
1947
Peter Strauss, American actor and producer
1946
Brenda Blethyn, English actress
1946
Sandy Duncan, American actress, singer, and dancer
1946
J. Geils, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
1945
Alan Hull, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)
1944
Robert de Cotret, Canadian economist and politician, 56th Secretary of State for Canada (died 1999)
1944
Lew Soloff, American trumpet player, composer, and actor (died 2015)
1944
Willem van Hanegem, Dutch footballer and coach
1943
Antonio Inoki, Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and politician (died 2022)
1943
Mike Leigh, English director and screenwriter
1942
Phil Esposito, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1942
Mitch McConnell, American lawyer and politician
1942
Claude Miller, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)
1941
Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian lawyer and politician
1941
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
1940
Jimmy Greaves, English footballer and TV pundit (died 2021)
1939
Herbert Kohler Jr., American businessman (died 2022)
1937
Robert Huber, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1937
Roger Penske, American race car driver and businessman
1937
Nancy Wilson, American singer and actress (died 2018)
1936
Marj Dusay, American actress (died 2020)
1936
Larry Hovis, American actor and singer (died 2003)
1936
Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and manager (died 2025)
1935
Ellen Gilchrist, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (died 2024)
1934
Bobby Unser, American race car driver (died 2021)
1932
Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and author (died 2007)
1931
John Milnor, American mathematician and academic
1929
Amanda Blake, American actress (died 1989)
1928
Jean Kennedy Smith, American diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to Ireland (died 2020)
1927
Roy Cohn, American lawyer and political activist (died 1986)
1927
Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban singer and musician (died 2005)
1927
Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion designer (died 2018)
1927
Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, director, and diplomat (died 2022)
1926
Matthew Bucksbaum, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded General Growth Properties (died 2013)
1926
Gillian Lynne, English ballerina, choreographer, and director (died 2018)
1926
Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (died 2013)
1926
Bob Richards, American Olympic track and field athlete (died 2023)
1926
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (died 1998)
1925
Robert Altman, American director and screenwriter (died 2006)
1925
Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th Yokozuna (died 1990)
1924
Gloria Vanderbilt, American actress, fashion designer, and socialite (died 2019)
1923
Victor G. Atiyeh, American businessman and politician, 32nd Governor of Oregon (died 2014)
1923
Forbes Burnham, Guyanese lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Guyana (died 1985)
1923
Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress (died 2004)
1921
Buddy Rogers, American wrestler (died 1992)
1920
Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (died 2014)
1919
James O'Meara, English soldier and pilot (died 1974)
1918
Leonore Annenberg, American businesswoman and diplomat (died 2009)
1916
Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer (died 2020)
1914
John Charles Daly, South African-American journalist and game show host (died 1991)
1913
Tommy Henrich, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2009)
1912
Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (died 1994)
1912
Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (died 2006)
1906
Gale Gordon, American actor (died 1995)
1902
Ansel Adams, American photographer and environmentalist (died 1984)
1901
René Dubos, French-American biologist and author (died 1982)
1901
Louis Kahn, American architect, designed the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum and the Bangladesh Parliament Building (died 1974)
1901
Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt (died 1984)
1901
Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (died 1978)
1899
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1992)
1898
Ante Ciliga, Croatian politician, writer and publisher (died 1992)
1897
Ivan Albright, American painter (died 1983)
1895
Louis Zborowski, English race car driver and engineer (died 1924)
1893
Elizabeth Holloway Marston, American psychologist and author (died 1993)
1889
Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and physician (died 1948)
1888
Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (died 1948)
1887
Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada (died 1967)
1882
Elie Nadelman, Polish-American sculptor (died 1946)
1880
Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French author and poet (died 1923)
1879
Hod Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1907)
1874
Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress (died 1967)
1870
Jay Johnson Morrow, American engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (died 1937)
1867
Louise, Princess Royal of England (died 1931)
1866
Carl Westman, Swedish architect, designed the Stockholm Court House and Röhsska Museum (died 1936)
1857
A. P. Lucas, English cricketer (died 1923)
1848
E. H. Harriman, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1909)
1844
Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist and philosopher (died 1906)
1844
Joshua Slocum, Canadian sailor and adventurer (died 1909)
1839
Benjamin Waugh, English activist, founded the NSPCC (died 1908)
1819
Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician (died 1882)
1802
Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (died 1870)
1794
William Carleton, Irish author (died 1869)
1792
Eliza Courtney, French daughter of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (died 1859)
1784
Judith Montefiore, British linguist, travel writer, philanthropist (died 1862)
1774
Vicente Sebastián Pintado, Spanish cartographer, engineer, military officer and land surveyor of Spanish Louisiana and Spanish West Florida (died 1829)
1759
Johann Christian Reil, German physician, physiologist, and anatomist (died 1813)
1756
Angelica Schuyler Church, American socialite, sister-in-law to Alexander Hamilton (died 1814)
1753
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1815)
1751
Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator, and academic (died 1826)
1748
Luther Martin, American politician (died 1826)
1745
Henry James Pye, English poet and politician (died 1813)
1744
William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician (died 1819)
1726
William Prescott, American colonel (died 1795)
1705
Nicolas Chédeville, French musette player and composer (died 1782)
1633
Jan de Baen, Dutch painter (died 1702)
1631
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English politician, Treasurer of the Navy (died 1712)
1608
Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham (died 1649)
1552
Sengoku Hidehisa, Daimyō (died 1614)
1549
Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, last Duke of Urbino (died 1631)
1523
Jan Blahoslav, Czech writer (died 1571)
1469
Thomas Cajetan, Italian philosopher (died 1534)
1358
Eleanor of Aragon, queen of John I of Castile (died 1382)

Deaths On This Day

2025
David Boren, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Oklahoma (born 1941)
2025
Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1939)
2025
Peter Jason, American actor (born 1944)
2024
Andreas Brehme, German footballer (born 1960)
2024
Yoko Yamamoto, Japanese actress (born 1942)
2021
Nurul Haque Miah, Bangladeshi professor and writer (born 1944)
2021
Mauro Bellugi, Italian footballer (born 1950)
2020
Joaquim Pina Moura, Portuguese Minister of Economy and Treasury and MP (born 1952)
2017
Vitaly Churkin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (born 1952)
2017
Mildred Dresselhaus, American physicist (born 1930)
2017
Steve Hewlett, British journalist (born 1958)
2016
Fernando Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest and politician (born 1934)
2015
Govind Pansare, Indian author and activist (born 1933)
2015
Henry Segerstrom, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1923)
2015
John C. Willke, American physician, author, and activist (born 1925)
2014
Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist and politician, President of Uruguay (born 1923)
2014
Walter D. Ehlers, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1921)
2014
Garrick Utley, American journalist (born 1939)
2013
Kenji Eno, Japanese game designer and composer (born 1970)
2013
David S. McKay, American biochemist and geologist (born 1936)
2013
Antonio Roma, Argentinian footballer (born 1932)
2012
Knut Torbjørn Eggen, Norwegian footballer and manager (born 1960)
2012
Katie Hall, American educator and politician (born 1938)
2010
Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (born 1924)
2009
Larry H. Miller, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1944)
2008
Emily Perry, English actress and dancer (born 1907)
2006
Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster (born 1919)
2006
Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist and author (born 1920)
2005
Sandra Dee, American actress (born 1942)
2005
Josef Holeček, Czech canoeist (born 1921)
2005
John Raitt, American actor and singer (born 1917)
2005
Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (born 1937)
2003
Mushaf Ali Mir, Pakistani air marshal (born 1947)
2003
Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and author (born 1907)
2003
Orville Freeman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 29th Governor of Minnesota (born 1918)
2001
Rosemary DeCamp, American actress (born 1910)
2001
Donella Meadows, American environmentalist, author, and academic (born 1941)
1999
Sarah Kane, English playwright (born 1971)
1999
Gene Siskel, American journalist and critic (born 1946)
1996
Solomon Asch, American psychologist and academic (born 1907)
1996
Audrey Munson, American model (born 1891)
1996
Toru Takemitsu, Japanese pianist, guitarist, and composer (born 1930)
1993
Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, founded Lamborghini (born 1916)
1993
Ernest L. Massad, American general (born 1908)
1992
A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (born 1898)
1992
Barbara Lüdemann, German politician (born 1922)
1992
Dick York, American actor (born 1928)
1987
Wayne Boring, American illustrator (born 1905)
1981
Nicolas de Gunzburg, French-American banker and publisher (born 1904)
1976
René Cassin, French lawyer and judge, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)
1976
Kathryn Kuhlman, healing evangelist, known for belief in Holy Spirit (born 1907)
1972
Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1906)
1972
Walter Winchell, American journalist and actor (born 1897)
1969
Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (born 1883)
1968
Anthony Asquith, English director and screenwriter (born 1902)
1966
Chester W. Nimitz, American admiral (born 1885)
1965
Michał Waszyński, Polish film director and producer (born 1904)
1963
Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (born 1879)
1961
Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (born 1882)
1957
Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Turkish scholar and politician (born 1878)
1947
Viktor Gutić, Croatian fascist official (born 1901)
1936
Max Schreck, German actor (born 1879)
1933
Takiji Kobayashi, Japanese writer (born 1903)
1920
Jacinta Marto, Portuguese saint (born 1910)
1920
Robert Peary, American admiral and explorer (born 1856)
1916
Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1844)
1907
Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852)
1900
Washakie, American tribal leader (born 1798)
1895
Frederick Douglass, American author and activist (born c. 1818)
1893
P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (born 1818)
1871
Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (born 1810)
1862
William Wallace Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln (born 1850)
1850
Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician. 14th President (1843-1844) (born 1794)
1810
Andreas Hofer, Tyrolean rebel leader (born 1767)
1806
Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician (born 1725)
1790
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1741)
1778
Laura Bassi, Italian physicist and scholar (born 1711)
1773
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (born 1701)
1771
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist and astronomer (born 1678)
1762
Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic (born 1723)
1626
John Dowland, English lute player and composer (born 1563)
1618
Philip William, Prince of Orange (born 1554)
1579
Nicholas Bacon, English politician (born 1509)
1524
Tecun Uman, Mayan ruler (born 1500)
1513
King John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (born 1455)
1458
Lazar Branković, Despot of Serbia
1431
Pope Martin V (born 1368)
1408
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English politician, Earl Marshal of England (born 1341)
1258
Al-Musta'sim, Iraqi caliph (born 1213)
1194
Tancred, King of Sicily (born 1138)
1171
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (born 1138)
1154
Saint Wulfric of Haselbury (born c. 1080)
1054
Yaroslav the Wise, grand prince of Veliky Novgorod and Kyiv (born 978)
922
Theodora, Byzantine empress
789
Leo of Catania, saint and bishop of Catania (born 709)
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