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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

2025: Tennessee Lottery launches online Powerball sales to combat competition from sports betting. The Tennessee Lottery has quietly launched its online platform to sell tickets directly to players online in a bid to compete with growing competition from sports betting.
2024: Trucker drove to Texas only to find out that he won $1M in Virginia Lottery's Millionaire Raffle. A Virginia trucker drove all the way to Texas only to find out there that he was holding onto a winning ticket worth $1 million for the Virginia Lottery's New Year's Millionaire Raffle.
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.$365 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2024
5.$346 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2026
6.$255 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2017
7.$253.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2014
8.$250 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2012
9.$229.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2024
10.$210 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2006
11.$208 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2013
12.$204 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2019
13.€139.02 Million
US$191.23 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2010
14.€130 Million
US$188.4 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2008
15.$187 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2020
16.€129 Million
US$175.65 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 12, 2010
17.€144 Million
US$174.53 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2021
18.€152.65 Million
US$174.28 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2022
19.$165 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2018
20.€141 Million
US$159.74 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2019
21.$157 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2019
22.$147.7 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2022
23.€116 Million
US$143.6 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2018
24.€130 Million
US$143.33 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2020
25.$141 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2010

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1997: Guadalupe
Thursday, Feb 6, 1997
29 years old
1994: yungtolo1531
Sunday, Feb 6, 1994
32 years old
1986: heather28
Thursday, Feb 6, 1986
40 years old
1981: Gkjones
Friday, Feb 6, 1981
45 years old
1976: Ryanpam
Friday, Feb 6, 1976
50 years old
1974: jp91
Wednesday, Feb 6, 1974
52 years old
1973: EmptyLuckBox
Tuesday, Feb 6, 1973
53 years old
1972: Dwnunder
Sunday, Feb 6, 1972
54 years old
1969: Jackel1237
Thursday, Feb 6, 1969
57 years old
1968: KKLK$DAY7
Tuesday, Feb 6, 1968
58 years old
1967: roaddog1967
Monday, Feb 6, 1967
59 years old
1966: JustJim
Sunday, Feb 6, 1966
60 years old
1961: Babyface51
Monday, Feb 6, 1961
65 years old
1958: lovemoney
Thursday, Feb 6, 1958
68 years old
1956: PWhite1313
Monday, Feb 6, 1956
70 years old
1949: basha12
Sunday, Feb 6, 1949
77 years old
1940: aquarian1000
Tuesday, Feb 6, 1940
86 years old
: miss7figure
(year not provided)
: msmeka1220
(year not provided)
: Odds1C
(year not provided)
: POWER$1000
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2023: Two earthquakes measuring M_ww 7.8 and 7.5 struck near the border between Turkey and Syria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). The earthquakes resulted in numerous aftershocks and a death toll of 57,658 people.
2021: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken suspends agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to send asylum seekers back to their home countries.
2018: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, a super heavy launch vehicle, makes its maiden flight.
2016: An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes southern Taiwan, killing 117 people.
2012: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits the central Philippine island of Negros, leaving 112 people dead.
2006: Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada.
2000: Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.
1998: Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
1996: Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
1996: Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, killing all 189 people on board. This is the deadliest aviation accident involving a Boeing 757.
1989: The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
1987: Justice Mary Gaudron becomes the first woman to be appointed to the High Court of Australia.
1981: The National Resistance Army of Uganda launches an attack on a Ugandan Army installation in the central Mubende District to begin the Ugandan Bush War.
1978: The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.
1976: In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
1973: The M_s 7.6 Luhuo earthquake strikes Sichuan Province, causing widespread destruction and killing at least 2,199 people.
1959: Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
1959: At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
1958: Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster.
1952: Elizabeth II becomes Queen of the United Kingdom and her other Realms and Territories and Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a tree house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
1951: The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
1951: The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.
1944: World War II: The Great Raids Against Helsinki begins.
1934: Far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon in an attempted coup against the French Third Republic, creating a political crisis in France.
1922: The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.
1919: The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job.
1918: British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, get the right to vote when Representation of the People Act 1918 is passed by Parliament.
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.
1865: The municipal administration of Finland is established.
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 Diocese of Manila is erected by papal bull, with Domingo de Salazar appointed its first bishop.
590: Hormizd IV, king of the Sasanian Empire, is overthrown and blinded by his brothers-in-law Vistahm and Vinduyih.

Births On This Day

2002: Ona Huczkowski, Finnish actress
2000: Conor Gallagher, English footballer
1998: Adley Rutschman, American baseball player
1996: Kevon Looney, American basketball player
1995: Nyck de Vries, Dutch racing driver
1995: Leon Goretzka, German footballer
1995: Sam McQueen, English footballer
1994: Charlie Heaton, English actor and musician
1993: Teresa Scanlan, American beauty pageant titleholder, 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
1990: Dominic Sherwood, English actor
1989: Craig Cathcart, Northern Irish footballer
1989: Jonny Flynn, American basketball player
1988: Anna Diop, Senegalese-American actress
1988: Bailey Hanks, American actress, singer, and dancer
1987: Pedro Álvarez, Dominican-American baseball player
1987: Travis Wood, American baseball player
1986: Dane DeHaan, American actor
1986: Tony Johnson, American mixed martial artist
1986: Yunho, South Korean singer and actor
1985: Fallulah, Danish singer-songwriter
1985: Kris Humphries, American basketball player
1985: Crystal Reed, American actress
1984: Darren Bent, English international footballer
1984: Piret Järvis, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1984: Antoine Wright, American basketball player
1983: Dimas Delgado, Spanish footballer
1983: S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer
1983: Jamie Whincup, Australian race car driver
1982: Alice Eve, English actress
1982: Elise Ray, American gymnast
1982: Tank, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
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
1980: Kerry Jeremy, Antiguan cricketer
1980: Konnor, American wrestler
1980: Ben Lawson, Australian actor
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
1971: Brian Stepanek, American actor
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 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 (died 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 (died 2017)
1964: Colin Miller, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1964: Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian actor and director
1963: David Capel, English cricketer (died 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: 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 (died 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: John Kuester, American basketball player and coach
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
1951: Kevin Whately, English actor
1950: Natalie Cole, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 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
1949: Mike Anderson, former American football player.
1947: Charlie Hickcox, American swimmer (died 2010)
1947: Bill Staines, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
1946: Richie Hayward, American drummer and songwriter (died 2010)
1946: Kate McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (died 2010)
1946: Jim Turner, American captain and politician
1945: Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1981)
1945: Michael Tucker, American actor and producer
1944: Christine Boutin, French politician, French Minister of Housing and Urban Development
1944: Willie Tee, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2007)
1943: Fabian Forte, American pop singer and actor
1943: Gayle Hunnicutt, American actress (died 2023)
1942: Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov, Azerbaijani philosopher and academic (died 2021)
1942: Sarah Brady, American activist and author (died 2015)
1942: Charlie Coles, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
1942: James Loewen, American sociologist and historian (died 2021)
1942: Tommy Roberts, English fashion designer (died 2012)
1941: Stephen Albert, American pianist and composer (died 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 (died 2016)
1940: Jimmy Tarbuck, English comedian and actor
1939: Jean Beaudin, Canadian director and screenwriter (died 2019)
1939: Mike Farrell, American actor, director, producer, activist and public speaker
1939: Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer (died 2014)
1938: Fred Mifflin, Canadian admiral and politician, 19th Minister of Veterans Affairs (died 2013)
1936: Kent Douglas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2009)
1933: Leslie Crowther, English comedian, actor, and game show host (died 1996)
1932: Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier and anarchist (died 1959)
1932: François Truffaut, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984)
1931: Rip Torn, American actor (died 2019)
1931: Fred Trueman, English cricketer (died 2006)
1931: Mamie Van Doren, American actress and model
1931: Ricardo Vidal, Filipino cardinal (died 2017)
1930: Jun Kondo, Japanese physicist and academic (died 2022)
1929: Colin Murdoch, New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian, invented the tranquilliser gun (died 2008)
1929: Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, Venezuelan author and critic (died 2011)
1929: Valentin Yanin, Russian historian and author (died 2020)
1928: Allan H. Meltzer, American economist and academic (died 2017)
1927: Gerard K. O'Neill, American physicist and astronomer (died 1992)
1924: Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (died 1994)
1924: Jin Yong, Hong Kong author and publisher, founded Ming Pao (died 2018)
1923: Gyula Lóránt, Hungarian footballer and manager (died 1981)
1922: Patrick Macnee, English-American actor and costume designer (died 2015)
1922: Denis Norden, English actor, screenwriter, and television host (died 2018)
1922: Haskell Wexler, American director, producer, and cinematographer (died 2015)
1921: Carl Neumann Degler, American historian and author (died 2014)
1921: Bob Scott, New Zealand rugby player (died 2012)
1919: Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman (died 2013)
1918: Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author and painter (died 2007)
1917: Louis-Philippe de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer and jurist (died 2008)
1917: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and socialite (died 2016)
1916: John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (died 2006)
1915: Kavi Pradeep, Indian poet and songwriter (died 1998)
1914: Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (died 2005)
1913: Mary Leakey, English-Kenyan archaeologist and anthropologist (died 1996)
1912: Eva Braun, German wife of Adolf Hitler (died 1945)
1912: Christopher Hill, English historian and author (died 2003)
1911: Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (died 2004)
1910: Roman Czerniawski, Polish air force officer and spy (died 1985)
1910: Irmgard Keun, German author (died 1982)
1910: Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-American gangster (died 1993)
1908: Geo Bogza, Romanian poet and journalist (died 1993)
1908: Amintore Fanfani, Italian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (died 1999)
1908: Edward Lansdale, American general and CIA agent (died 1987)
1908: Michael Maltese, American actor, screenwriter, and composer (died 1981)
1906: Joseph Schull, Canadian playwright and historian (died 1980)
1905: Władysław Gomułka, Polish politician (died 1982)
1905: Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (died 1980)
1903: Claudio Arrau, Chilean pianist and composer (died 1991)
1902: George Brunies, American trombonist (died 1974)
1901: Ben Lyon, American actor (died 1979)
1899: Ramon Novarro, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (died 1968)
1898: Harry Haywood, American soldier and politician (died 1985)
1895: Robert La Follette Jr., American politician (died 1953)
1895: María Teresa Vera, Cuban singer, guitarist and composer (died 1965)
1895: Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (died 1948)
1894: Eric Partridge, New Zealand-English lexicographer and academic (died 1979)
1894: Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master (died 1974)
1893: Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Pakistani politician and diplomat, 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs for Pakistan (died 1985)
1892: Maximilian Fretter-Pico, German general (died 1984)
1892: William P. Murphy, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)
1890: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani activist and politician (died 1988)
1890: James McGirr, Australian politician, 28th Premier of New South Wales (died 1957)
1887: Josef Frings, German cardinal (died 1978)
1884: Marcel Cohen, French linguist and scholar (died 1974)
1880: Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (died 1931)
1879: Othon Friesz, French painter (died 1949)
1879: Magnús Guðmundsson, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Iceland (died 1937)
1879: Edwin Samuel Montagu, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 1924)
1879: Carl Ramsauer, German physicist and author (died 1955)
1876: Henry Blogg, English fisherman and sailor (died 1954)
1875: Leonid Gobyato, Russian general (died 1915)
1874: Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (died 1937)
1872: Robert Maillart, Swiss engineer, designed the Salginatobel Bridge and Schwandbach Bridge (died 1940)
1866: Karl Sapper, German linguist and explorer (died 1945)
1864: John Henry Mackay, Scottish-German philosopher and author (died 1933)
1861: Nikolay Zelinsky, Russian chemist and academic (died 1953)
1852: C. Lloyd Morgan, English zoologist and psychologist (died 1936)
1852: Vasily Safonov, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1918)
1847: Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, designed the Plaza Hotel (died 1918)
1845: Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (died 1912)
1843: Inoue Kowashi, Japanese scholar and politician (died 1895)
1843: Frederic William Henry Myers, English poet and philologist, co-founded the Society for Psychical Research (died 1901)
1842: Alexandre Ribot, French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1923)
1839: Eduard Hitzig, German neurologist and psychiatrist (died 1907)
1838: Henry Irving, English actor and manager (died 1905)
1838: Israel Meir Kagan, Lithuanian-Polish rabbi and author (died 1933)
1834: Edwin Klebs, German-Swiss pathologist and academic (died 1913)
1834: Ema Pukšec, Croatian-German soprano (died 1889)
1834: Wilhelm von Scherff, German general and author (died 1911)
1833: José María de Pereda, Spanish author and academic (died 1906)
1833: J. E. B. Stuart, American general (died 1864)
1832: John Brown Gordon, American general and politician, 53rd Governor of Georgia (died 1904)
1829: Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer, French architect, designed the La Santé Prison and Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge (died 1914)
1820: Thomas C. Durant, American railroad tycoon (died 1885)
1818: William M. Evarts, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of State (died 1901)
1814: Auguste Chapdelaine, French missionary and saint (died 1856)
1811: Henry Liddell, English priest, author, and academic (died 1898)
1802: Charles Wheatstone, English-French physicist and cryptographer (died 1875)
1800: Achille Devéria, French painter and lithographer (died 1857)
1799: Imre Frivaldszky, Hungarian botanist and entomologist (died 1870)
1797: Joseph von Radowitz, Prussian general and politician, Foreign Minister of Prussia (died 1853)
1796: John Stevens Henslow, English botanist and geologist (died 1861)
1781: John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, Irish general and politician, Governor of Saint Lucia (died 1844)
1778: Ugo Foscolo, Italian author and poet (died 1827)
1772: George Murray, Scottish general and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (died 1830)
1769: Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Austrian general (died 1862)
1758: Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Belarusian-Polish poet, playwright, and politician (died 1841)
1756: Aaron Burr, American colonel and politician, 3rd Vice President of the United States (died 1836)
1753: Évariste de Parny, French poet and author (died 1814)
1748: Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and academic, founded the Illuminati (died 1830)
1744: Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (died 1795)
1736: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, German-Austrian sculptor (died 1783)
1732: Charles Lee, English-American general (died 1782)
1726: Patrick Russell, Scottish surgeon and zoologist (died 1805)
1719: Alberto Pullicino, Maltese painter (died 1759)
1695: Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss-Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1726)
1665: Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (died 1714)
1664: Mustafa II, Ottoman sultan (died 1703)
1649: Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp, German noblewoman (died 1728)
1643: Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg, Prussian politician, 1st Minister President of Prussia (died 1712)
1612: Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician, theologian, and philosopher (died 1694)
1611: Chongzhen Emperor of China (died 1644)
1608: António Vieira, Portuguese priest and philosopher (died 1697)
1605: Bernard of Corleone, Italian saint (died 1667)
1582: Mario Bettinus, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (died 1657)
1577: Beatrice Cenci, Italian murderer (died 1599)
1536: Sassa Narimasa, Japanese samurai (died 1588)
1465: Scipione del Ferro, Italian mathematician and theorist (died 1526)
1453: Girolamo Benivieni, Florentine poet (died 1542)
1452: Joanna, Princess of Portugal (died 1490)
1402: Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse, Landgrave of Hesse (died 1458)
885: Emperor Daigo of Japan (died 930)

Deaths On This Day

2025: Virginia Halas McCaskey, American football executive (born 1923)
2025: Nigel McCrery, English screenwriter, producer and writer (born 1953)
2024: Sebastian Piñera, former Chilean president (born 1949)
2023: Greta Andersen, Danish swimmer (born 1927)
2022: Lata Mangeshkar, Indian singer and music composer (born 1929)
2021: George Shultz, American politician, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor (born 1920)
2020: Jhon Jairo Velásquez, Colombian hitman and drug dealer (born 1962)
2019: Manfred Eigen, German Nobel Prize winning biophysical chemist (born 1927)
2019: Rosamunde Pilcher, British author (born 1924)
2018: Donald Lynden-Bell, English astrophysicist (born 1935)
2017: Irwin Corey, American comedian and actor (born 1914)
2017: Inge Keller, German actress (born 1923)
2017: Alec McCowen, English actor (born 1925)
2017: Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby union footballer (born 1971)
2016: Dan Gerson, American screenwriter (born 1966)
2016: Dan Hicks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)
2015: André Brink, South African author and playwright (born 1935)
2015: Alan Nunnelee, American lawyer and politician (born 1958)
2015: Pedro León Zapata, Venezuelan cartoonist (born 1929)
2014: Vasiľ Biľak, Slovak politician (born 1917)
2014: Ralph Kiner, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1922)
2014: Maxine Kumin, American author and poet (born 1925)
2014: Vaçe Zela, Albanian-Swiss singer and guitarist (born 1939)
2013: Chokri Belaid, Tunisian lawyer and politician (born 1964)
2013: Menachem Elon, German-Israeli academic and jurist (born 1923)
2012: David Rosenhan, American psychologist and academic (born 1929)
2012: Antoni Tàpies, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1923)
2012: Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (born 1956)
2011: Gary Moore, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1952)
2009: Philip Carey, American actor (born 1925)
2009: Shirley Jean Rickert, American actress (born 1926)
2009: James Whitmore, American actor (born 1921)
2008: Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer (born 1918)
2007: Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (born 1926)
2007: Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1913)
2007: Willye White, American runner and long jumper (born 1939)
2005: Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (born 1913)
2004: Gerald Bouey, Canadian lieutenant and economist (born 1920)
2002: Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1914)
2001: Filemon Lagman, Filipino theoretician and activist (born 1953)
2001: Trần Văn Lắm, South Vietnamese diplomat and politician (born 1913)
2000: Phil Walters, American race car driver (born 1916)
2000: Hani al-Rahib, Syrian novelist and literary academic (born 1939)
1999: Don Dunstan, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (born 1926)
1999: Jimmy Roberts, American tenor (born 1924)
1998: Falco, Austrian pop-rock musician (born 1957)
1995: James Merrill, American poet and playwright (born 1926)
1994: Joseph Cotten, American actor (born 1905)
1994: Jack Kirby, American author and illustrator (born 1917)
1993: Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and sportscaster (born 1943)
1991: Salvador Luria, Italian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)
1991: Danny Thomas, American actor, producer, and humanitarian (born 1914)
1990: Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (born 1913)
1989: Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian and author (born 1912)
1987: Julien Chouinard, Canadian lawyer and jurist (born 1929)
1986: Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (born 1899)
1986: Dandy Nichols, English actress (born 1907)
1986: Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (born 1912)
1985: James Hadley Chase, English-Swiss soldier and author (born 1906)
1982: Ben Nicholson, British painter (born 1894)
1981: Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (born 1925)
1976: Ritwik Ghatak, Bangladeshi-Indian director and screenwriter (born 1925)
1976: Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1928)
1972: Julian Steward, American anthropologist (born 1902)
1971: Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson, drag racer (born 1933)
1967: Martine Carol, French actress (born 1920)
1964: Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (born 1869)
1963: Piero Manzoni, Italian painter and sculptor (born 1933)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Geoff Bent, English footballer (born 1932)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Roger Byrne, English footballer (born 1929)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Eddie Colman, English footballer (born 1936)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Walter Crickmer, English footballer and manager (born 1900)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Mark Jones, English footballer (born 1933)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster David Pegg, English footballer (born 1935)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (born 1913)
1958: victims of the Munich air disaster Tommy Taylor, English footballer (born 1932)
1952: George VI of the United Kingdom (born 1895)
1951: Gabby Street, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1882)
1942: Jaan Soots, Estonian general and politician, 7th Estonian Minister of War (born 1880)
1938: Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (born 1860)
1932: John Earle, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Tasmania (born 1865)
1931: Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (born 1861)
1929: Maria Christina of Austria (born 1858)
1918: Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (born 1862)
1916: Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (born 1867)
1908: Harriet Samuel, English businesswoman and founder of the jewellery retailer H. Samuel (born 1836)
1902: John Colton, English-Australian politician, 13th Premier of South Australia (born 1823)
1899: Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, chancellor of Germany (born 1831)
1865: Isabella Beeton, English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (born 1836)
1834: Richard Lemon Lander, English explorer (born 1804)
1833: Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist and entomologist (born 1762)
1804: Joseph Priestley, English chemist and theologian (born 1733)
1793: Carlo Goldoni, Italian-French playwright (born 1707)
1783: Capability Brown, English gardener and architect (born 1716)
1775: William Dowdeswell, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1721)
1740: Pope Clement XII (born 1652)
1695: Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (born 1642)
1685: Charles II of England (born 1630)
1617: Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (born 1553)
1612: Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1538)
1597: Franciscus Patricius, Italian philosopher and scientist (born 1529)
1593: Jacques Amyot, French author and translator (born 1513)
1593: Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan (born 1517)
1585: Edmund Plowden, English lawyer and scholar (born 1518)
1539: John III, Duke of Cleves (born 1491)
1519: Lorenz von Bibra, Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Würzburg (born 1459)
1515: Aldus Manutius, Italian publisher, founded the Aldine Press (born 1449)
1497: Johannes Ockeghem, Flemish composer and educator (born 1410)
1411: Esau de' Buondelmonti, ruler of Epirus
1378: Joanna of Bourbon (born 1338)
1215: Hōjō Tokimasa, Japanese shikken of the Kamakura bakufu (born 1138)
1140: Thurstan, Archbishop of York
1135: Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily
891: Photios I of Constantinople (born 810)
797: Donnchad Midi, Irish king (born 733)
743: Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad caliph (born 691)
685: Hlothhere, king of Kent

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