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February 22

February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 312 days remain until the end of the year (313 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2025
West Virginia to add daily draw games to online ticket sales offerings. The West Virginia Lottery announced this week that its iPlay online gaming platform will expand to offer sales for its in-state daily draw games.
2023
Florida lottery winner claims share of $494 million Mega Millions jackpot. One of the two winners of the $494 million Mega Millions jackpot drawn in October 2022 has stepped forward to claim their share of the prize.
2022
"True Ravens Fan" is the Maryland Lottery's first Pick 5 winner. The Maryland Lottery awarded its first Pick 5 $50,000 top prize just days after the launch of the new in-state game.
2018
High-tech lottery company opens new $15M facility in Florida. The high technology of today's lottery tickets was one of the themes celebrated Tuesday at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new $15 million facility in Lakeland, Florida, operated by the British-based International Game Technology.
2017
Woman sentenced for stealing more than $400,000 from Missouri lottery winner. A former Kansas City woman who stole more than $400,000 from a Missouri Lottery winner was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison.
2017
Florida Lottery sued by House over contract. Florida's House of Representatives filed a lawsuit late Friday accusing the Florida Lottery of illegally signing a long-term contract for ticket sales, escalating a feud between House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Gov. Rick Scott a little more than a week before the legislative session begins.
2016
Scratch games power increased Arizona Lottery revenues. Arizona Lottery sales exceeded $379.9 million during the first half of its 2016 fiscal year, representing an increase of 12.2 percent over the same period during the previous fiscal year.
2016
Homeless man helped by lottery winner arrested for failing to register as sex offender. A homeless man who was given a warm bed and some loving care by a Massachusetts lottery winner was arrested Thursday for failing to register as a sex offender.
2016
No consensus on what an Alabama lottery would look like. There are strong opinions on both side of the Alabama lottery issue, but even the lawmakers who do want a lottery don't agree on what kind of lottery is right for the state.
2014
$195 MILLION: Mega Millions keeps the good times rolling. The new Mega Millions jackpot for the upcoming Tuesday drawing has now reached $195 million, just 2 months after exploding to a near-record $636 million.
2013
Wyoming Senate passes lottery bill. The Wyoming State Senate voted 18-10 Friday afternoon to give final approval to the bill that would create a Wyoming lottery.
2013
Hair stylists spar over $9.5M Hoosier Lotto jackpot. An Indianapolis, Indiana, hair stylist says she won a $9.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot, but her co-workers say they pooled their money to buy the winning ticket, and they should split it.
2013
N.Y. Lottery may lift curbs on Quick Draw keno game. Quick Draw has been so popular since its introduction in New York in 1995 that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed eliminating the last remaining restrictions on where the game can be played.
2013
Camelot, Pa. Gov. extend contract expiration date. The Corbett administration's embattled deal with a British firm to run the Pennsylvania Lottery will remain alive -- at least for another three weeks.
2013
Kentucky Democrats propose taxing lottery tickets. Democratic House leaders want to add a 6 percent sales tax to Kentucky Lottery purchases and expand the selection of lottery games as a way to increase funding for the state's ailing pension system.
2013
Pa. Gov. may challenge lottery privatization rejection. A legal expert says the Pennsylvania governor is likely to ask the state Supreme Court to circumvent normal flow of cases through courts and hear his challenge immediately.
2013
Final Wyoming Senate vote on lottery bill coming Friday. A bill that would allow a Wyoming lottery and multi-state games such as Powerball received preliminary approval in the state Senate on Wednesday, and is schedule for a final vote on Friday.
2013
Nevada governor signs online gambling bill. Gov. Brian Sandoval signed legislation Thursday legalizing online gambling in Nevada, capping a dizzying day at the Legislature as lawmakers passed the bill through the Assembly and Senate as an emergency measure.
2011
Bill dissolves Arkansas lottery panel. The legislative committee that oversees the Arkansas Lottery would be dissolved under a bill filed Monday.
2009
N.J. store seeking owner of $2.5 million winning lottery ticket. A New Jersey Quick Mart store has the Pick 6 Lotto winning numbers posted on the lottery machine for the $2,544,745 jackpot that was drawn on Dec. 29, but so far the winner has not claimed the prize.
2008
Man arrested after snatching lottery tickets from player. A California man is in jail after he robbed a woman of her lottery tickets and later fled from officers, police said.
2007
Ct. lottery ticket worth $3.5 million expires. Connecticut lottery officials said no one has produced the winning ticket for a $3.5 million jackpot in the Feb. 14, 2006, drawing.
2006
ABC duped by Powerball lottery winner hoax. The brief hoax involving a man claiming to be an out-of-work truck driver who won the $365 million Powerball jackpot was months in the making.
2006
Record Powerball lottery jackpot claimed by 8 meat plant workers. The record $365 million Powerball jackpot has been claimed by a group of eight workers from a Nebraska meat processing plant.
2006
N.C. Lottery finally gets a logo. It may not be pretty, but at least the North Carolina Lottery finally has adopted a symbol to represent itself.
2005
N.C. Gov. renews call for lottery. North carolina Governor Mike Easley renewed his commitment to establishing a state lottery in his State of the State Address last night.
2005
Michigan Lottery selling scratch games after top prize gone. Michigan lottery players who don't read the small print or check the lottery's Web site wouldn't know that the $10 Golden Pack scratch tickets they bought aren't able to win the top prize.
2005
Arizona couple won a lotta lottery grief. It only took Bernie Nauss and his wife, Krista a few years to lose one-third of their $22.5 million fortune trying to grow hydroponic tomatoes.
2005
Oklahoma lottery commission members selected. Former Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick was among those appointed by Gov. Brad Henry on Monday to serve on the new Oklahoma Education Lottery Commission.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$525 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 23, 2024
2.$438 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2026
3.$435.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 22, 2017
4.$375.9 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2024
5.$304 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 23, 2019
6.$275 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 22, 2008
7.$269 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2018
8.€210 Million
US$255.21 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 23, 2021
9.$236 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2016
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.€174 Million
US$214 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 23, 2018
13.$212 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2006
14.$204 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 23, 2018
15.$202.6 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 23, 2026
16.$195 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 25, 2014
17.€160.21 Million
US$181.52 Million
Draw Date
Feb 22, 2022
18.$181 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 25, 2025
19.$177 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 23, 2007
20.€142 Million
US$167.29 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2026
21.$155 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 23, 2011
22.$150 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 25, 2009
23.€125.32 Million
US$147.63 Million
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2026
24.$145 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2009
25.€111.52 Million
US$135.53 Million
Draw Date
Feb 23, 2021

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1987
Sunday, Feb 22, 1987
39 years old
1986
Saturday, Feb 22, 1986
40 years old
1985
Friday, Feb 22, 1985
41 years old
1982
Monday, Feb 22, 1982
44 years old
1980
Friday, Feb 22, 1980
46 years old
1979
Thursday, Feb 22, 1979
47 years old
1976
Sunday, Feb 22, 1976
50 years old
1972
Tuesday, Feb 22, 1972
54 years old
1972
Tuesday, Feb 22, 1972
54 years old
1972
Tuesday, Feb 22, 1972
54 years old
1971
Monday, Feb 22, 1971
55 years old
1971
Monday, Feb 22, 1971
55 years old
1971
Monday, Feb 22, 1971
55 years old
1968
Thursday, Feb 22, 1968
58 years old
1968
Thursday, Feb 22, 1968
58 years old
1967
Wednesday, Feb 22, 1967
59 years old
1966
Tuesday, Feb 22, 1966
60 years old
1965
Monday, Feb 22, 1965
61 years old
1964
Saturday, Feb 22, 1964
62 years old
1959
Sunday, Feb 22, 1959
67 years old
1957
Friday, Feb 22, 1957
69 years old
1957
Friday, Feb 22, 1957
69 years old
1955
Tuesday, Feb 22, 1955
71 years old
1952
Friday, Feb 22, 1952
74 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2022
Twosday, the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:22:22, occurs.
2018
A man throws a grenade at the U.S. embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro. He dies at the scene from a second explosion, with no one else hurt.
2015
A ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the Padma River, killing 70 people.
2014
President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328-0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion.
2012
A train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 51 people and injures 700 others.
2011
New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake, the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, kills 185 people.
2011
Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people march in protest against the deaths of seven victims killed by police and army forces during previous protests.
2006
At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war.
2006
The Securitas depot robbery was the UK's largest heist. Almost £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) was stolen from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
2005
The 6.4 Mw Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured.
2002
Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
1997
In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
1995
The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.
1994
Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union.
1986
Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
1983
The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
1980
Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3.
1979
Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1974
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.
1974
Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but commits suicide after being wounded by police.
1973
Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
1972
The Official Irish Republican Army detonates a car bomb at Aldershot barracks, killing seven and injuring nineteen others.
1959
Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
1958
Following a plebiscite in both countries the previous day, Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.
1957
Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam survives a communist shooting assassination attempt in Buôn Ma Thuột.
1946
The "Long Telegram", proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow.
1944
World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone.
1944
World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Krivoi Rog.
1943
World War II: Members of the White Rose resistance, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst are executed in Nazi Germany.
1943
Yankee Clipper crashes while landing on the Tagus in Lisbon, killing 24.
1942
World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.
1921
After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the emperor of Mongolia.
1909
The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
1904
The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
1899
Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine-American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
1889
President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
1881
Cleopatra's Needle, a 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian obelisk is erected in Central Park, New York.
1879
In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
1872
The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
1862
American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861.
1856
The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh.
1848
The French Revolution of 1848, which would lead to the establishment of the French Second Republic, begins.
1847
Mexican-American War: The Battle of Buena Vista: Five thousand American troops defeat 15,000 Mexican troops.
1819
By the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.
1797
The last Invasion of Britain begins near Fishguard, Wales.
1770
British customs officer Ebenezer Richardson fires blindly into a crowd during a protest in North End, Boston, fatally wounding 11-year-old Christopher Seider; the first American fatality of the American Revolution.
1744
War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
1651
St. Peter's Flood: A storm surge floods the Frisian coast, drowning 15,000 people.
1632
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the dedicatee, receives the first printed copy of Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems.
1495
King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne.
1371
Robert II becomes King of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty.
1316
The Battle of Picotin, between Ferdinand of Majorca and the forces of Matilda of Hainaut, ends in victory for Ferdinand.
1076
Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14-20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

Births On This Day

1999
Harry Brook, English cricketer
1997
Jerome Robinson, American basketball player
1997
Ilya Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player
1996
Kia Nurse, Canadian basketball player
1995
Devonte' Graham, American basketball player
1994
Nam Joo-hyuk, South Korean model and actor
1994
Elfrid Payton, American basketball player
1992
Dixon Machado, Venezuelan baseball player
1991
Khalil Mack, American football player
1989
Franco Vázquez, Argentine footballer
1988
Jonathan Borlée, Belgian sprinter
1987
Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model
1987
Sergio Romero, Argentine footballer
1986
Rajon Rondo, American basketball player
1985
Hamer Bouazza, Algerian footballer
1985
Georgios Printezis, Greek basketball player
1985
Zach Roerig, American actor
1984
Tommy Bowe, Irish rugby player
1984
Branislav Ivanović, Serbian footballer
1983
Brian Duensing, American baseball player
1983
Clint McKay, Australian cricketer
1983
Iliza Shlesinger, American stand-up comedian, actress and television host
1983
Shaun Tait, Australian cricketer
1980
Jeanette Biedermann, German singer-songwriter and actress
1979
Brett Emerton, Australian footballer
1979
Lee Na-young, South Korean actress
1977
Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer
1975
Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1974
James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974
Chris Moyles, English radio and television host
1973
Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (died 2013)
1973
Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer
1973
Scott Phillips, American musician and songwriter
1972
Michael Chang, American tennis player and coach
1972
Claudia Pechstein, German speed skater
1972
Haim Revivo, Israeli footballer
1972
Ben Sasse, American politician and college administrator
1971
Lea Salonga, Filipino actress and singer
1969
Thomas Jane, American actor
1969
Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer and sportscaster
1969
Marc Wilmots, Belgian footballer and manager
1968
Shawn Graham, Canadian politician, 31st Premier of New Brunswick
1968
Jeri Ryan, American model and actress
1968
Kazuhiro Sasaki, Japanese baseball player
1968
Jayson Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster
1967
Paul Lieberstein, American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
1967
Psicosis II, Mexican wrestler
1966
Rachel Dratch, American actress and comedian
1965
Chris Dudley, American basketball player
1965
Kieren Fallon, Irish jockey
1965
Pat LaFontaine, American ice hockey player
1964
Diane Charlemagne, English singer-songwriter (died 2015)
1964
Andy Gray, English footballer and manager
1963
Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
1963
Devon Malcolm, Jamaican-English cricketer
1963
Vijay Singh, Fijian-American golfer
1962
Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (died 2006)
1961
Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1960
Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1959
Jiří Čunek, Czech politician
1959
Kyle MacLachlan, American actor
1959
Bronwyn Oliver, Australian sculptor (died 2006)
1959
Harry Leary, American BMX racer (died 2024)
1958
Dave Spitz, American bass player and songwriter
1958
Richard Greenberg, American playwright and television writer (died 2025)
1957
Willie Smits, Dutch microbiologist and engineer
1955
David Axelrod, American journalist and political adviser
1955
Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player
1953
Nigel Planer, English actor and screenwriter
1952
Bill Frist, American physician and politician
1952
Joaquim Pina Moura, Portuguese Minister of Economy and Treasury and MP (died 2020)
1952
Saufatu Sopoanga, Tuvaluan politician, 8th Prime Minister of Tuvalu (died 2020)
1951
Ellen Greene, American singer and actress
1950
Julius Erving, American basketball player and sportscaster
1950
Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer-songwriter
1950
Miou-Miou, French actress
1950
Genesis P-Orridge, English singer-songwriter (died 2020)
1950
Julie Walters, English actress and author
1949
John Duncan, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2022)
1949
Niki Lauda, Austrian racing driver (died 2019)
1949
Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player and coach
1948
John Ashton, American actor (died 2024)
1948
Dennis Awtrey, American basketball player
1947
Pirjo Honkasalo, Finnish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
1947
Harvey Mason, American drummer
1947
John Radford, English footballer and manager
1947
Frank Van Dun, Belgian philosopher and theorist
1946
Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager (died 2014)
1945
Oliver, American pop singer (died 2000)
1944
Jonathan Demme, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017)
1944
Mick Green, English guitarist (died 2010)
1944
Robert Kardashian, American lawyer and businessman (died 2003)
1944
Christopher Meyer, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States (died 2022)
1944
Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player and painter
1943
Terry Eagleton, English philosopher and critic
1943
Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany (died 2025)
1943
Dick Van Arsdale, American basketball player (died 2024)
1943
Tom Van Arsdale, American basketball player
1943
Otoya Yamaguchi, Japanese assassin of Inejiro Asanuma (died 1960)
1942
Christine Keeler, English model and dancer (died 2017)
1941
Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic
1940
Judy Cornwell, English actress
1940
Chet Walker, American basketball player (died 2024)
1938
Steve Barber, American baseball player (died 2007)
1938
Tony Macedo, Gibraltarian born English footballer
1938
Ishmael Reed, American poet, novelist, essayist
1937
Tommy Aaron, American golfer
1937
Joanna Russ, American author and activist (died 2011)
1936
J. Michael Bishop, American microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1934
Sparky Anderson, American baseball player and manager (died 2010)
1933
Sheila Hancock, English actress and author
1933
Katharine, Duchess of Kent (died 2025)
1933
Ernie K-Doe, American R&B singer (died 2001)
1933
Bobby Smith, English footballer (died 2010)
1932
Ted Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2009)
1930
Marni Nixon, American soprano and actress (died 2016)
1929
James Hong, American actor and director
1929
Rebecca Schull, American stage, film, and television actress
1928
Clarence 13X, American religious leader, founded the Nation of Gods and Earths (died 1969)
1928
Texas Johnny Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)
1928
Paul Dooley, American actor
1928
Bruce Forsyth, English singer and television host (died 2017)
1928
Thomas E. Kurtz, American computer scientist and educator (died 2024)
1927
Florencio Campomanes, Filipino political scientist and chess player (died 2010)
1927
Guy Mitchell, American singer (died 1999)
1926
Kenneth Williams, English actor and screenwriter (died 1988)
1925
Edward Gorey, American illustrator and poet (died 2000)
1925
Gerald Stern, American poet and academic (died 2022)
1923
François Cavanna, French author and editor (died 2014)
1923
Bleddyn Williams, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (died 2009)
1922
Zenaida Manfugás, Cuban pianist (died 2012)
1922
Joe Wilder, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (died 2014)
1921
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (died 1996)
1921
Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (died 1994)
1921
Marshall Teague, American race car driver (died 1959)
1918
Sid Abel, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2000)
1918
Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (died 2014)
1918
Robert Wadlow, American man, the tallest person in recorded history (died 1940)
1915
Gus Lesnevich, American boxer (died 1964)
1914
Renato Dulbecco, Italian-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)
1910
George Hunt, English footballer (died 1996)
1908
Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan politician, 56th President of Venezuela (died 1981)
1908
John Mills, English actor (died 2005)
1907
Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, and producer (died 1997)
1907
Robert Young, American actor (died 1998)
1906
Constance Stokes, Australian painter (died 1991)
1903
Morley Callaghan, Canadian author and playwright (died 1990)
1903
Frank P. Ramsey, English economist, mathematician, and philosopher (died 1930)
1900
Luis Buñuel, Spanish-Mexican director and producer (died 1983)
1899
George O'Hara, American actor and screenwriter (died 1966)
1897
Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (died 1947)
1895
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician (died 1979)
1892
Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet and playwright (died 1950)
1891
Vlas Chubar, Russian economist and politician (died 1939)
1889
Olave Baden-Powell, English scout leader, first World Chief Guide (died 1977)
1889
R. G. Collingwood, English historian and philosopher (died 1943)
1888
Owen Brewster, American captain and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (died 1961)
1887
Savielly Tartakower, Polish journalist, author, and chess player (died 1956)
1887
Pat Sullivan, Australian-American animator and producer (died 1933)
1886
Hugo Ball, German author and poet (died 1927)
1883
Marguerite Clark, American actress (died 1940)
1882
Eric Gill, English sculptor and illustrator (died 1940)
1881
Joseph B. Ely, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1956)
1881
Albin Prepeluh, Slovenian journalist and politician (died 1937)
1880
Eric Lemming, Swedish athlete (died 1930)
1879
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish chemist and academic (died 1947)
1876
Zitkala-Sa, American author and activist (died 1938)
1874
Bill Klem, American baseball player and umpire (died 1951)
1864
Jules Renard, French author and playwright (died 1910)
1863
Charles McLean Andrews, American historian, author, and academic (died 1943)
1861
Lewis Akeley, American academic (died 1961)
1860
Mary W. Bacheler, American physician and Baptist medical missionary (died 1939)
1857
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general, co-founded The Scout Association (died 1941)
1857
Heinrich Hertz, German physicist, philosopher, and academic (died 1894)
1849
Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1915)
1840
August Bebel, German theorist and politician (died 1913)
1836
Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar and academic (died 1906)
1825
Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop (died 1898)
1824
Pierre Janssen, French astronomer and mathematician (died 1907)
1819
James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (died 1891)
1817
Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician and academic (died 1880)
1806
Józef Kremer, Polish historian and philosopher (died 1875)
1805
Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, English poet and hymnwriter (died 1848)
1796
Alexis Bachelot, French priest and missionary (died 1837)
1796
Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist (died 1874)
1788
Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (died 1860)
1778
Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (died 1860)
1749
Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist and theorist (died 1818)
1732
George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (died 1799)
1715
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, French artist (died 1790)
1649
Bon Boullogne, French painter (died 1717)
1631
Peder Syv, Danish historian (died 1702)
1592
Nicholas Ferrar, English scholar (died 1637)
1550
Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg (died 1616)
1520
Moses Isserles, Polish rabbi (died 1572)
1514
Tahmasp I, Iranian shah (died 1576)
1500
Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (died 1564)
1440
Ladislaus the Posthumous, Hungarian King (died 1457)
1403
Charles VII of France (died 1461)
1040
Rashi, French rabbi and author (died 1105)

Deaths On This Day

2024
John Lowe, English musician, pianist for The Quarrymen (born 1942)
2021
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet, painter (born 1919)
2019
Brody Stevens, American comedian and actor (born 1970)
2019
Morgan Woodward, American actor (born 1925)
2015
Chris Rainbow, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (born 1946)
2014
Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (born 1966)
2014
Trebor Jay Tichenor, American pianist and composer (born 1940)
2014
Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (born 1915)
2013
Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (born 1938)
2013
Jean-Louis Michon, French-Swiss scholar and translator (born 1924)
2013
Wolfgang Sawallisch, German pianist and conductor (born 1923)
2012
Sukhbir, Indian author and poet (born 1925)
2012
Frank Carson, Irish-English comedian and actor (born 1926)
2012
Marie Colvin, American journalist (born 1956)
2012
Rémi Ochlik, French photographer and journalist (born 1983)
2007
George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English politician, Leader of the House of Lords (born 1918)
2007
Dennis Johnson, American basketball player and coach (born 1954)
2006
S. Rajaratnam, Singaporean politician, 1st Senior Minister of Singapore (born 1915)
2005
Lee Eun-ju, South Korean actress and singer (born 1980)
2005
Simone Simon, French actress (born 1910)
2004
Andy Seminick, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1920)
2002
Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (born 1912)
2002
Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (born 1934)
1999
William Bronk, American poet and academic (born 1918)
1999
Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (born 1964)
1998
Abraham A. Ribicoff, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (born 1910)
1997
Joseph Aiuppa, American gangster (born 1907)
1995
Ed Flanders, American actor (born 1934)
1994
Papa John Creach, American violinist (born 1917)
1992
Markos Vafiadis, Greek general and politician (born 1906)
1987
David Susskind, American talk show host and producer (born 1920)
1987
Andy Warhol, American painter and photographer (born 1928)
1986
John Donnelly, Australian rugby league player (born 1955)
1985
Salvador Espriu, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (born 1913)
1985
Efrem Zimbalist, Russian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1889)
1983
Adrian Boult, English conductor (born 1889)
1983
Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (born 1913)
1982
Josh Malihabadi, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (born 1898)
1980
Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian painter, poet and playwright (born 1886)
1976
Angela Baddeley, English actress (born 1904)
1976
Florence Ballard, American singer (born 1943)
1973
Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (born 1916)
1973
Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish author (born 1899)
1973
Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (born 1900)
1973
Winthrop Rockefeller, American colonel and politician, 37th Governor of Arkansas (born 1912)
1971
Frédéric Mariotti, French actor (born 1883)
1965
Felix Frankfurter, Austrian-American lawyer and jurist (born 1882)
1961
Nick LaRocca, American trumpet player and composer (born 1889)
1960
Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian-French painter and critic (born 1905)
1958
Abul Kalam Azad, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of Education (born 1888)
1945
Osip Brik, Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (born 1888)
1944
Kasturba Gandhi, Indian activist (born 1869)
1944
Fritz Schmenkel, anti-Nazi German who joined Soviet partisans (born 1916)
1943
Christoph Probst, German activist (born 1919)
1943
Hans Scholl, German activist (born 1918)
1943
Sophie Scholl, German activist (born 1921)
1942
Stefan Zweig, Austrian journalist, author, and playwright (born 1881)
1939
Antonio Machado, Spanish-French poet and author (born 1875)
1932
Harriet Converse Moody, American businesswoman and arts patron (born 1857)
1923
Théophile Delcassé, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1852)
1913
Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist and author (born 1857)
1913
Francisco I. Madero, Mexican president and author (born 1873)
1904
Leslie Stephen, English historian, author, and critic (born 1832)
1903
Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer (born 1860)
1898
Heungseon Daewongun, Korean king (born 1820)
1897
Charles Blondin, French tightrope walker and acrobat (born 1824)
1890
John Jacob Astor III, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1822)
1890
Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (born 1834)
1888
Anna Kingsford, English physician and activist (born 1846)
1875
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and illustrator (born 1796)
1875
Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist (born 1797)
1816
Adam Ferguson, Scottish historian and philosopher (born 1723)
1799
Heshen, Chinese politician (born 1750)
1770
Christopher Seider, first American killed in the American Revolution (born 1758)
1732
Francis Atterbury, English bishop (born 1663)
1731
Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (born 1638)
1690
Charles Le Brun, French painter and theorist (born 1619)
1680
La Voisin, French occultist (born 1640)
1674
Jean Chapelain, French poet and critic (born 1595)
1627
Olivier van Noort, Dutch explorer (born 1558)
1512
Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer (born 1454)
1511
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (born 1511)
1500
Gerhard VI, German nobleman (born 1430)
1452
William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (born 1425)
1371
David II, King of Scotland (born 1324)
1297
Margaret of Cortona, Italian penitent (born 1247)
1111
Roger Borsa, King of Sicily (born 1078)
1079
John of Fécamp, Italian Benedictine abbot
1072
Peter Damian, Italian cardinal
1071
Arnulf III, Count of Flanders
978
Lambert, Count of Chalon (born 930)
970
García I, King of Pamplona
965
Otto, Duke of Burgundy (born 944)
954
Guo Wei, Chinese Emperor (born 904)
845
Wang, Chinese Empress dowager
793
Sicga, Anglo-Saxon nobleman and regicide
606
Sabinian, Pope of the Catholic Church
556
Maximianus, Bishop of Ravenna (born 499)
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