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February 6

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February 6

February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 328 days remain until the end of the year (329 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2023: Tonight's Powerball drawing offering massive $747 million jackpot. After a 33rd-consecutive drawing without a winner, the Powerball multi-state lottery game now features a jackpot that will provide multi-generational wealth to the lucky player who eventually wins it all.
2020: California Lottery under fire for giving away $212,500 in Scratchers on 'Ellen'. A whistleblower complaint filed by California Lottery employees argues that the agency's giveaway of $212,500 in scratch-off tickets on a television talk show should be investigated as a misuse of funds.
2020: UK Couple plans to spend lottery jackpot on new knees. A couple who won £1 million (US$1.3 million) in the United Kingdom's National Lottery plan to spend their winnings on a pair of replacement knees.
2019: Lottery winners use wacky names to claim prizes. In Ohio, an open records request revealed a bunch of creative names used to claim big lottery prizes.
2018: Auditor general finds no fault with Pa. Lottery, but unusual wins remain unexplained. Pennsylvania's Auditor General says that he has full confidence in the integrity of the Pennsylvania Lottery following a review in response to an investigation in 2017 that found some Pennsylvanians have claimed lottery tickets with seemingly improbable frequency.
2018: Georgia Senate passes bill that would give lottery winners anonymity. A proposal that would allow Georgia lottery winners to remain anonymous took an important step forward Monday.
2017: Woman quit job days before winning $3.3M lottery. The Aurora, Colorado, woman who won a $3.3 million jackpot last Friday was still in shock when she came into the Denver claims office a week later, according to state lottery officials.
2015: $380 MILLION: Massive sales push Powerball jackpot higher. Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Saturday's drawing to $380 million.
2015: $360 MILLION: Powerball jackpot surges on rollover. This weekend Powerball will be the hot ticket, featuring a jackpot larger than any other United States lottery drawing in almost a year.
2014: $247 MILLION: Huge Powerball lottery jackpot set for Saturday. Just over a month after the Mega Millions lottery created two mega-millionaires with a gigantic $648 million jackpot, the multi-state Powerball game is back with a jackpot counter-punch worth a whopping $247 million.
2013: Arkansas couple wins lotto twice in 1 weekend. An Arkansas couple struck gold twice after winning $1 million and $50,000 jackpots, both of them during this past weekend, and both with tickets sold from the same store.
2011: $29M lottery jackpot 12 years in making. Perseverance and planning ahead with a storm bearing down on the region paid off for a group of postal worker friends, who came forward Friday to claim their $29 million jackpot.
2010: Florida Lottery seeks gambling expansion. While lawmakers in the state of Florida debate how to expand casino gambling, the Florida Lottery has expansion plans of their own.
2010: Mom of murdered lottery winner speaks. The mother of a murdered Florida Lottery winner is talking about her son's death. Investigators found the body of Abraham Shakespeare last week buried near a home in Plant City.
2008: Lottery winner's sweet wish. Retired hospital porter Steve Smith, who is suffering from a potentially fatal heart defect, won almost Â£19 million (US $38 million) on Britain's National Lottery -- but said he would give it all up if he could spend a few more years living with his wife Ida.
2004: Arkansas poll shows more support for lottery than higher taxes. A poll shows that most Arkansans would not support increased income taxes to pay for education reform, and about half oppose a sales tax increase, but many are willing to take a chance on a lottery.
2004: Fresno resident wins $10 million Calif. SuperLotto Plus jackpot. Jaime Chavez of Fresno, California won Wednesday night's $10 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot with a ticket he bought in a local convenience store.
2004: Nebraska Probing Lottery Official's Trip. An investigation into the director of the Nebraska Lottery focuses on a trip he and his wife took to Greece that was paid for by a lottery vendor, the attorney general said Thursday.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$754.6 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2023
2.$394.5 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2015
3.€364.91 Million US$391.11 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2023
4.$255 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2017
5.$253.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2014
6.$250 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2012
7.$210 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2006
8.$208 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2013
9.$204 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2019
10.€139.02 Million
US$191.23 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2010
11.€130 Million
US$188.4 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2008
12.$187 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2020
13.€129 Million
US$175.65 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 12, 2010
14.€144 Million
US$174.53 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2021
15.€152.65 Million
US$174.28 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2022
16.$165 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2018
17.€141 Million
US$159.74 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2019
18.$157 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2019
19.$147.7 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2022
20.€116 Million
US$143.6 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2018
21.€130 Million
US$143.33 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2020
22.$141 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2010
23.$136 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2016
24.€100 Million
US$130.13 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2007
25.$125 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2008

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1994: yungtolo1531
Sunday, Feb 6, 1994
29 years old
1986: heather28
Thursday, Feb 6, 1986
37 years old
1976: Ryanpam
Friday, Feb 6, 1976
47 years old
1974: jp91
Wednesday, Feb 6, 1974
49 years old
1969: Jackel1237
Thursday, Feb 6, 1969
54 years old
1968: KKLK$DAY7
Tuesday, Feb 6, 1968
55 years old
1966: JustJim
Sunday, Feb 6, 1966
57 years old
1961: Babyface51
Monday, Feb 6, 1961
62 years old
1958: lovemoney
Thursday, Feb 6, 1958
65 years old
1956: PWhite1313
Monday, Feb 6, 1956
67 years old
1949: basha12
Sunday, Feb 6, 1949
74 years old
1940: aquarian1000
Tuesday, Feb 6, 1940
83 years old
: miss7figure
(year not provided)
: msmeka1220
(year not provided)
: POWER$1000
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

1900: The Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international arbitration court at The Hague, is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.
1899: Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
1862: American Civil War: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the Union its first victory of the war, capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee in the Battle of Fort Henry.
1851: The largest Australian bushfires in a populous region in recorded history take place in the state of Victoria.
1843: The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).
1840: Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
1833: Otto becomes the first modern King of Greece.
1820: The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society depart New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.
1819: The Treaty of Singapore was signed by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Hussein Shah of Johor, and Temenggong Abdul Rahman, and it is now recognised as the founding of modern Singapore.
1806: Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.
1788: Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1778: American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
1778: New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
1694: The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
1685: James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
1579: The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.

Births On This Day

1995: Leon Goretzka, German footballer
1995: Sam McQueen, English footballer
1994: Charlie Heaton, British actor and musician
1993: Teresa Scanlan, Miss America 2011
1993: Tinashe, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1992: Víctor Mañón, Mexican footballer
1991: Tobias Eisenbauer, Austrian ice dancer
1991: Aleksandar Katai, Serbian footballer
1991: Ida Njåtun, Norwegian speed skater
1991: Eva Wacanno, Dutch tennis player
1991: Fei Yu, Chinese footballer
1990: Adam Henrique, Canadian ice hockey player
1990: Jermaine Kearse, American football player
1990: Aida Rybalko, Lithuanian figure skater
1989: Craig Cathcart, Northern Irish footballer
1989: Jonny Flynn, American basketball player
1988: Bailey Hanks, American actress, singer, and dancer
1986: Dane DeHaan, American actor
1986: Tony Johnson, American mixed martial artist
1986: Yunho, South Korean singer and actor
1985: Ben Creagh, Australian rugby league player
1985: Fallulah, Danish singer-songwriter
1985: Kris Humphries, American basketball player
1984: Darren Bent, English international footballer
1984: Piret Järvis, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1984: Antoine Wright, American basketball player
1983: Brodie Croyle, American football player
1983: Dimas Delgado, Spanish footballer
1983: S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer
1983: Jamie Whincup, Australian race car driver
1982: Tank, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
1982: Alice Eve, English actress
1982: Elise Ray, American gymnast
1981: Ricky Barnes, American golfer
1981: Calum Best, American-English model and actor
1981: Shim Eun-jin, South Korean singer and actress
1981: Alison Haislip, American actress and producer
1981: Jens Lekman, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981: Ty Warren, American football player
1980: Kerry Jeremy, Antiguan cricketer
1980: Kim Poirier, Canadian actress, singer, and producer
1980: Luke Ravenstahl, American politician, 58th Mayor of Pittsburgh
1979: Dan Bălan, Moldovan singer-songwriter and producer
1978: Yael Naim, French-Israeli singer-songwriter
1977: Josh Stewart, American actor
1976: Tanja Frieden, Swiss snowboarder and educator
1976: Kim Zmeskal, American gymnast and coach
1975: Chad Allen, American baseball player and coach
1975: Orkut Büyükkökten, Turkish computer scientist and engineer, created Orkut
1975: Tomoko Kawase, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
1974: Aljo Bendijo, Filipino journalist
1972: Stefano Bettarini, Italian footballer
1972: David Binn, American football player
1971: Brad Hogg, Australian cricketer
1971: Carlos Rogers, American basketball player
1970: Per Frandsen, Danish footballer and manager
1970: Tim Herron, American golfer
1969: David Hayter, American actor and screenwriter
1969: Masaharu Fukuyama, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1969: Tim Sherwood, English international footballer and manager
1969: Bob Wickman, American baseball player
1968: Adolfo Valencia, Colombian footballer
1968: Akira Yamaoka, Japanese composer and producer
1967: Anita Cochran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1967: Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
1967: Michelle Thrush, Canadian actress and activist
1966: Rick Astley, English singer-songwriter
1965: Jan Svěrák, Czech actor, director, and screenwriter
1964: Laurent Cabannes, French rugby player
1964: Gordon Downie, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2017)
1964: Colin Miller, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1964: Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian actor and director
1963: David Capel, English cricketer (d. 2020)
1963: Scott Gordon, American ice hockey player and coach
1963: Quentin Letts, English journalist and critic
1962: Stavros Lambrinidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Greece
1962: Axl Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer
1961: Michael Bolt, Australian rugby league player
1961: Cam Cameron, American football player and coach
1961: Bill Lester, American race car driver
1961: Yury Onufriyenko, Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1960: Jeremy Bowen, Welsh journalist
1960: Megan Gallagher, American actress
1958: Cecily Adams, American actress and casting director (d. 2004)
1957: Andres Lipstok, Estonian economist and politician, Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs
1957: Kathy Najimy, American actress and comedian
1957: Simon Phillips, English drummer and producer
1957: Robert Townsend, American actor and director
1956: Jerry Marotta, American drummer
1955: Avram Grant, Israeli football manager
1955: Michael Pollan, American journalist, author, and academic
1955: Bruno Stolorz, French rugby player and coach
1952: Ric Charlesworth, Australian cricketer, coach, and politician
1952: Viktor Giacobbo, Swiss actor, producer, and screenwriter
1952: Ricardo La Volpe, Argentinian footballer, manager, and coach
1950: Natalie Cole, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2015)
1950: Timothy M. Dolan, American cardinal
1950: Punky Meadows, American rock guitarist and songwriter
1949: Mike Batt, English singer-songwriter and producer
1949: Manuel Orantes, Spanish tennis player
1949: Jim Sheridan, Irish director, producer, and screenwriter
1947: Bill Staines, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947: Charlie Hickcox, American swimmer (d .2010)
1946: Richie Hayward, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2010)
1946: Kate McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
1946: Jim Turner, American captain and politician
1945: Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)
1944: Christine Boutin, French politician, French Minister of Housing and Urban Development
1944: Willie Tee, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2007)
1944: Michael Tucker, American actor and producer
1943: Fabian Forte, American pop singer and actor
1943: Gayle Hunnicutt, American actress
1942: Sarah Brady, American activist and author (d. 2015)
1942: Charlie Coles, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
1942: Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov, Azerbaijani philosopher and academic (d. 2021)
1942: James Loewen, American sociologist and historian
1942: Tommy Roberts, English fashion designer (d. 2012)
1941: Stephen Albert, American pianist and composer (d. 1992)
1941: Dave Berry, English pop singer
1941: Gigi Perreau, American actress and director
1940: Tom Brokaw, American journalist and author
1940: Petr Hájek, Czech mathematician and academic (d. 2016)
1940: Jimmy Tarbuck, English comedian and actor
1939: Jean Beaudin, Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 2019)
1939: Mike Farrell, American actor, director, producer, activist and public speaker
1939: Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer (d. 2014)
1938: Fred Mifflin, Canadian admiral and politician, 19th Minister of Veterans Affairs (d. 2013)
1936: Kent Douglas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2009)
1933: Leslie Crowther, English comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 1996)
1932: Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier and anarchist (d. 1959)
1932: François Truffaut, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)
1931: Rip Torn, American actor (d. 2019)
1931: Fred Trueman, English cricketer (d. 2006)
1931: Mamie Van Doren, American actress and model
1931: Ricardo Vidal, Filipino cardinal (d. 2017)
1930: Jun Kondo, Japanese physicist and academic
1929: Colin Murdoch, New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian, invented the tranquilliser gun (d. 2008)
1929: Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, Venezuelan author and critic (d. 2011)
1929: Valentin Yanin, Russian historian and author (d. 2020)
1928: Allan H. Meltzer, American economist and academic (d. 2017)
1927: Gerard K. O'Neill, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1992)
1925: Walker Edmiston, American actor and puppeteer (d. 2007)
1924: Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (d. 1994)
1924: Jin Yong, Hong Kong author and publisher, founded Ming Pao (d. 2018)
1923: Gyula Lóránt, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1981)
1922: Patrick Macnee, English-American actor and costume designer (d. 2015)
1922: Denis Norden, English actor, screenwriter, and television host (d. 2018)
1922: Haskell Wexler, American director, producer, and cinematographer (d. 2015)
1921: Carl Neumann Degler, American historian and author (d. 2014)
1921: Bob Scott, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2012)
1919: Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman (d. 2013)
1918: Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author and painter (d. 2007)
1917: Louis-Philippe de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2008)
1917: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and socialite (d. 2016)
1916: John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (d. 2006)
1915: Kavi Pradeep, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1998)
1914: Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (d. 2005)
1913: Mary Leakey, English-Kenyan archaeologist and anthropologist (d. 1996)
1912: Eva Braun, German wife of Adolf Hitler (d. 1945)
1912: Christopher Hill, English historian and author (d. 2003)
1911: Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (d. 2004)
1910: Roman Czerniawski, Polish air force officer and spy (d. 1985)
1910: Irmgard Keun, German author (d. 1982)
1910: Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-American gangster (d. 1993)
1908: Amintore Fanfani, Italian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1999)
1908: Edward Lansdale, American general and CIA agent (d. 1987)
1908: Geo Bogza, Romanian poet and journalist (d. 1993)
1908: Michael Maltese, American actor, screenwriter, and composer (d. 1981)
1906: Joseph Schull, Canadian playwright and historian (d. 1980)
1905: Władysław Gomułka, Polish politician (d. 1982)
1905: Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (d. 1980)
1903: Claudio Arrau, Chilean pianist and composer (d. 1991)
1902: George Brunies, American trombonist (d. 1974)
1901: Ben Lyon, American actor (d. 1979)
1899: Ramon Novarro, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (d. 1968)
1898: Harry Haywood, American soldier and politician (d. 1985)
1895: Robert La Follette Jr., American politician (d. 1953)
1895: María Teresa Vera, Cuban singer, guitarist and composer (d. 1965)
1895: Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (d. 1948)
1894: Eric Partridge, New Zealand-English lexicographer and academic (d. 1979)
1894: Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master (d. 1974)
1893: Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Pakistani politician and diplomat, 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs for Pakistan (d. 1985)
1892: Maximilian Fretter-Pico, German general (d. 1984)
1892: William P. Murphy, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
1890: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani activist and politician (d. 1988)
1890: James McGirr, Australian politician, 28th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1957)
1887: Josef Frings, German cardinal (d. 1978)
1884: Marcel Cohen, French linguist and scholar (d. 1974)
1880: Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (d. 1931)
1879: Othon Friesz, French painter (d. 1949)
1879: Magnús Guðmundsson, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1937)
1879: Edwin Samuel Montagu, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1924)
1879: Carl Ramsauer, German physicist and author (d. 1955)
1876: Henry Blogg, English fisherman and sailor (d. 1954)
1875: Leonid Gobyato, Russian general (d. 1915)
1874: Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (d. 1937)
1872: Robert Maillart, Swiss engineer, designed the Salginatobel Bridge and Schwandbach Bridge (d. 1940)
1866: Karl Sapper, German linguist and explorer (d. 1945)
1864: John Henry Mackay, Scottish-German philosopher and author (d. 1933)
1861: Nikolay Zelinsky, Russian chemist and academic (d. 1953)
1852: C. Lloyd Morgan, English zoologist and psychologist (d. 1936)
1852: Vasily Safonov, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1918)
1847: Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, designed the Plaza Hotel (d. 1918)
1845: Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (d. 1912)
1843: Inoue Kowashi, Japanese scholar and politician (d. 1895)
1843: Frederic William Henry Myers, English poet and philologist, co-founded the Society for Psychical Research (d. 1901)
1842: Alexandre Ribot, French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1923)
1839: Eduard Hitzig, German neurologist and psychiatrist (d. 1907)
1838: Henry Irving, English actor and manager (d. 1905)
1838: Israel Meir Kagan, Lithuanian-Polish rabbi and author (d. 1933)
1834: Edwin Klebs, German-Swiss pathologist and academic (d. 1913)
1834: Ema Pukšec, Croatian-German soprano (d. 1889)
1834: Wilhelm von Scherff, German general and author (d. 1911)
1833: José María de Pereda, Spanish author and academic (d. 1906)
1833: J. E. B. Stuart, American general (d. 1864)
1832: John Brown Gordon, American general and politician, 53rd Governor of Georgia (d. 1904)
1829: Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer, French architect, designed the La Santé Prison and Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge (d. 1914)
1820: Thomas C. Durant, American railroad tycoon (d. 1885)
1818: William M. Evarts, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of State (d. 1901)
1814: Auguste Chapdelaine, French missionary and saint (d. 1856)
1811: Henry Liddell, English priest, author, and academic (d. 1898)
1802: Charles Wheatstone, English-French physicist and cryptographer (d. 1875)
1800: Achille Devéria, French painter and lithographer (d. 1857)
1799: Imre Frivaldszky, Hungarian botanist and entomologist (d. 1870)
1797: Joseph von Radowitz, Prussian general and politician, Foreign Minister of Prussia (d. 1853)
1796: John Stevens Henslow, English botanist and geologist (d. 1861)
1781: John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, Irish general and politician, Governor of Saint Lucia (d. 1844)
1778: Ugo Foscolo, Italian author and poet (d. 1827)
1772: George Murray, Scottish general and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (d. 1830)
1769: Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Austrian general (d. 1862)
1758: Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Belarusian-Polish poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1841)
1756: Aaron Burr, American colonel and politician, 3rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1836)
1753: Évariste de Parny, French poet and author (d. 1814)
1748: Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and academic, founded the Illuminati (d. 1830)
1744: Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (d. 1795)
1736: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, German-Austrian sculptor (d. 1783)
1732: Charles Lee, English-American general (d. 1782)
1726: Patrick Russell, Scottish surgeon and zoologist (d. 1805)
1719: Alberto Pullicino, Maltese painter (d. 1759)
1695: Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss-Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1726)
1665: Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (d. 1714)
1664: Mustafa II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1703)
1649: Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp, German noblewoman (d. 1728)
1643: Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg, Prussian politician, 1st Minister President of Prussia (d. 1712)
1612: Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1694)
1611: Chongzhen Emperor of China (d. 1644)
1608: António Vieira, Portuguese priest and philosopher (d. 1697)
1605: Bernard of Corleone, Italian saint (d. 1667)
1582: Mario Bettinus, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1657)
1577: Beatrice Cenci, Italian murderer (d. 1599)
1536: Sassa Narimasa, Japanese samurai (d. 1588)
1465: Scipione del Ferro, Italian mathematician and theorist (d. 1526)
1453: Girolamo Benivieni, Florentine poet (d. 1542)
1452: Joanna, Princess of Portugal (d. 1490)
1402: Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1458)
885: Emperor Daigo of Japan (d. 930)

Deaths On This Day

2022: Lata Mangeshkar, Indian singer and music composer (b. 1929)
2021: George Shultz, American politician, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor (b. 1920)
2017: Irwin Corey, American comedian and actor (b. 1914)
2017: Inge Keller, German actress (b. 1923)
2017: Alec McCowen, English actor (b. 1925)
2017: Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby union footballer (b. 1971)
2016: Dan Gerson, American screenwriter (b. 1966)
2016: Dan Hicks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
2015: André Brink, South African author and playwright (b. 1935)
2015: Alan Nunnelee, American lawyer and politician (b. 1958)
2015: Pedro León Zapata, Venezuelan cartoonist (b. 1929)
2014: Vasiľ Biľak, Slovak politician (b. 1917)
2014: Ralph Kiner, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1922)
2014: Maxine Kumin, American author and poet (b. 1925)
2014: Vaçe Zela, Albanian-Swiss singer and guitarist (b. 1939)
2013: Chokri Belaid, Tunisian lawyer and politician (b. 1964)
2013: Menachem Elon, German-Israeli academic and jurist (b. 1923)
2012: David Rosenhan, American psychologist and academic (b. 1929)
2012: Antoni Tàpies, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
2012: Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1956)
2011: Gary Moore, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1952)
2009: Philip Carey, American actor (b. 1925)
2009: Shirley Jean Rickert, American actress (b. 1926)
2009: James Whitmore, American actor (b. 1921)
2008: Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)
2007: Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)
2007: Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1913)
2007: Willye White, American runner and long jumper (b. 1939)
2005: Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (b. 1913)
2004: Gerald Bouey, Canadian lieutenant and economist (b. 1920)
2002: Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)
2001: Filemon Lagman, Filipino theoretician and activist (b. 1953)
2001: Trần Văn Lắm, South Vietnamese diplomat and politician (b. 1913)
2000: Phil Walters, American race car driver (b. 1916)
2000: Hani al-Rahib, Syrian novelist and literary academic (b. 1939)
1999: Don Dunstan, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (b. 1926)
1999: Jimmy Roberts, American tenor (b. 1924)
1998: Falco, Austrian pop-rock musician (b. 1957)
1995: James Merrill, American poet and playwright (b. 1926)
1994: Joseph Cotten, American actor (b. 1905)
1994: Jack Kirby, American author and illustrator (b. 1917)
1993: Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1943)
1991: Salvador Luria, Italian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
1991: Danny Thomas, American actor, producer, and humanitarian (b. 1914)
1990: Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (b. 1913)
1989: Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian and author (b. 1912)
1987: Julien Chouinard, Canadian lawyer and jurist (b. 1929)
1986: Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1899)
1986: Dandy Nichols, English actress (b. 1907)
1986: Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (b. 1912)
1985: James Hadley Chase, English-Swiss soldier and author (b. 1906)
1982: Ben Nicholson, British painter (b. 1894)
1981: Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (b. 1925)
1976: Ritwik Ghatak, Bangladeshi-Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
1976: Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1928)
1972: Julian Steward, American anthropologist (b. 1902)
1971: Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson, drag racer (b. 1933)
1967: Martine Carol, French actress (b. 1920)
1964: Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (b. 1869)
1963: Piero Manzoni, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1933)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Geoff Bent, English footballer (b. 1932)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Roger Byrne, English footballer (b. 1929)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Eddie Colman, English footballer (b. 1936)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Walter Crickmer, English footballer and manager (b. 1900)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Mark Jones, English footballer (b. 1933)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster David Pegg, English footballer (b. 1935)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (b. 1913)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Tommy Taylor, English footballer (b. 1932)
1952: George VI of the United Kingdom (b. 1895)
1951: Gabby Street, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882)
1942: Jaan Soots, Estonian general and politician, 7th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1880)
1938: Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (b. 1860)
1932: John Earle, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1865)
1931: Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)
1929: Maria Christina of Austria (b. 1858)
1918: Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
1916: Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1867)
1908: Harriet Samuel, English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer H. Samuel (b. 1836)
1902: John Colton, English-Australian politician, 13th Premier of South Australia (b. 1823)
1899: Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1831)
1865: Isabella Beeton, English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (b. 1836)
1834: Richard Lemon Lander, English explorer (b. 1804)
1833: Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1762)
1804: Joseph Priestley, English chemist and theologian (b. 1733)
1793: Carlo Goldoni, Italian-French playwright (b. 1707)
1783: Capability Brown, English gardener and architect (b. 1716)
1775: William Dowdeswell, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1721)
1740: Pope Clement XII (b. 1652)
1695: Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1642)
1685: Charles II of England (b. 1630)
1617: Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1553)
1612: Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1538)
1597: Franciscus Patricius, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1529)
1593: Jacques Amyot, French author and translator (b. 1513)
1593: Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan (b. 1517)
1585: Edmund Plowden, English lawyer and scholar (b. 1518)
1539: John III, Duke of Cleves (b. 1491)
1519: Lorenz von Bibra, Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Würzburg (b. 1459)
1515: Aldus Manutius, Italian publisher, founded the Aldine Press (b. 1449)
1497: Johannes Ockeghem, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1410)
1411: Esau de' Buondelmonti, ruler of Epirus
1378: Joanna of Bourbon (b. 1338)
1215: Hōjō Tokimasa, Japanese shikken of the Kamakura bakufu (b. 1138)
1140: Thurstan, Archbishop of York
891: Photios I of Constantinople (b. 810)
797: Donnchad Midi, Irish king (b. 733)
743: Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad caliph (b. 691)

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