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February 7

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February 7

February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 327 days remain until the end of the year (328 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2024: New $50 Massachusetts Lottery ticket offers "unprecedented" top prize of $1 million a year for life. The Massachusetts Lottery released a new $50 scratch-off ticket that boasts an "unprecedented" top prize of $1 million a year for life.
2023: $754.6 million Powerball lottery jackpot won by single ticket sold in Washington. One Powerball lottery ticket sold in Washington won the ninth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history on Monday night.
2022: Bill granting limited lottery winner anonymity passes in Florida House. The Florida House passed a bill that would allow lottery winners of $250,000 and over to keep their identity hidden from public eye for 90 days.
2019: Iowa Lottery prepared to take sports bets if lawmakers approve. On Wednesday the Iowa legislature began what will likely be a long conversation over legalizing sports gambling in Iowa.
2019: Chicago man wins $20M prize on first lottery scratch-off. A Chicago man just won $20,000 a week for 20 years thanks to a persistent co-worker and his first-ever $20 scratch ticket.
2018: Alabama Democrat Gov. candidate campaigns on starting lottery. Democrat gubernatorial candidate Sue Bell Cobb laid out a detailed plan for a state lottery Wednesday, saying the proposal would put Alabamians in a better position to get higher paying jobs.
2012: Florida Lottery education spending investigated. Florida Lottery education dollars that used to go mainly to K-12 education are now being spread into several different educational initiatives, raising the ire of local Superintendents, but pleasing those who feel that education spending should be more diverse.
2010: N.Y. Lottery's Yolanda Vega celebrates 20th anniversary with the state. Yolanda Vega, the most recognizable voice of the New York Lottery, celebrated her 20th anniversary with the state Friday and there are no signs her number is up.
2010: Columnist proposes lottery for new Vikings stadium. A Minnesota columnist explains the upside of a Vikings stadium lottery -- and the downside.
2009: Wyoming lottery bill clears first hurdle. A Wyoming House panel recommended Friday that the state House pass a bill creating a lottery.
2007: Publix workers win $1 million lottery jackpot. Two grocery store workers who won $1 million in the Georgia Lottery will take part in a check presentation ceremony this afternoon at the store where they purchased the tickets.
2007: 90-year-old wins $1 million in Fla. Lottery's Monopoly game. The Florida Lottery announced Friday the $1 million top prize for the Million Dollar Monopoly scratch-off game was claimed by Myrna Fonda, 90, of Seffner.
2007: Spain nabs con artists in major lottery scam. Spanish authorities said yesterday they have arrested 43 people in Seville, Spain, for allegedly running a multi-million-euro lottery scam in different cities across Europe, including Athens.
2007: Tenn. legislator no longer pursuing national lottery. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., said Tuesday that he has abandoned the idea of sponsoring a bill to create a national lottery, saying it had little support from his party leaders, and would take money from the hands of Tennesseans.
2007: Wyoming lottery bill killed once again. The Wyoming state House on Monday voted 31-27 to kill yet another attempt to legalize a lottery in the state.
2006: Maryland Lottery breaks weekly sales record. The Maryland Lottery broke several records last week, bringing in nearly $35 million in sales.
2006: Calif. lottery sales up 7 percent. Lottery sales are up 7 percent halfway through the fiscal year, the California Lottery reported over the weekend, representing an increase of $119 million.
2006: Arkansas lottery surfaces again. The Arkansas Supreme Court's order to boost funding for public schools could bring proposals for a state lottery front and center again.
2006: Iowa legislators explain controversial lottery issue. Larger-than-usual audiences met with Iowa legislators Saturday to hear what's going on at the Statehouse and to share their own concerns.
2006: Arkansas Man Wins $200,000 Powerball Prize. An Arkansas man was too excited to finish his meal when he learned he won $200,000 with a Powerball ticket purchased in Roland, Oklahoma.
2005: Memphis woman wins $1 million. An exhilarated Minnie Williams, 54, of Memphis, Tennessee, won $1 million Saturday evening at the culmination of the Tennessee Lottery's second "Millionaire Live!" drawing event.
2005: Thieves Attack, Steal Truck of Lottery Player. A suspect accused of carjacking a man outside a southeast Houston convenience store was arrested and placed behind bars Monday morning, but his accomplice remains on the run, police told an area news station.
2005: Crumpled lottery ticket left in drawer wins $5.6 million. Joanne and David Austin from West Hull collected a check for £3 million (US$5.6 million) nearly a month after becoming one of five ticket holders to share a £15 million (US$28 million) UK Lotto Superdraw on January 8th.
2004: Lottery Post Adds New Lottery Predictions Features. Lottery Post, a leading Internet Web site focused on the lottery industry, increased its offerings today with the addition of a section dedicated to future lottery predictions.
2004: Mega Millions jackpot increases to $121 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $121 million Saturday, as none of the tickets sold for Friday's $102 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$394.5 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2015
2.$394 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2024
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.$229.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2024
8.$224 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2019
9.$210 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2006
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
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 10, 2016
18.$157 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2019
20.€128 Million
US$156.8 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2018
21.$147.7 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2022
22.€130 Million
US$143.33 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2020
23.$136 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2018
24.€100 Million
US$130.13 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2007
25.€104.27 Million
US$126.38 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2021

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1987: Enasty$4545
Saturday, Feb 7, 1987
37 years old
1987: ScottBrice45
Saturday, Feb 7, 1987
37 years old
1985: cbw03b
Thursday, Feb 7, 1985
39 years old
1982: rogermubel
Sunday, Feb 7, 1982
42 years old
1982: tonyyr1
Sunday, Feb 7, 1982
42 years old
1980: Elvina
Thursday, Feb 7, 1980
44 years old
1977: knowles77
Monday, Feb 7, 1977
47 years old
1976: schmuckatelly
Saturday, Feb 7, 1976
48 years old
1976: Tricia76
Saturday, Feb 7, 1976
48 years old
1972: sashismom
Monday, Feb 7, 1972
52 years old
1972: Vilese
Monday, Feb 7, 1972
52 years old
1970: Candlelight777
Saturday, Feb 7, 1970
54 years old
1968: WholeLottoLuv
Wednesday, Feb 7, 1968
56 years old
1968: Peekaboo54
Wednesday, Feb 7, 1968
56 years old
1967: crosstimbers
Tuesday, Feb 7, 1967
57 years old
1967: Lottowiz34
Tuesday, Feb 7, 1967
57 years old
1966: egage43
Monday, Feb 7, 1966
58 years old
1964: allise020764
Friday, Feb 7, 1964
60 years old
1964: sweettea207
Friday, Feb 7, 1964
60 years old
1961: cmpmcg25
Tuesday, Feb 7, 1961
63 years old
1961: xoffer
Tuesday, Feb 7, 1961
63 years old
1961: xofferroundell
Tuesday, Feb 7, 1961
63 years old
1961: xoffersarnia
Tuesday, Feb 7, 1961
63 years old
1959: crotchrocket
Saturday, Feb 7, 1959
65 years old
1959: summer67
Saturday, Feb 7, 1959
65 years old
1956: LottoHackJack
Tuesday, Feb 7, 1956
68 years old
1955: Zocker36
Monday, Feb 7, 1955
69 years old
1954: SquirrelLady70
Sunday, Feb 7, 1954
70 years old
: Ant$
(year not provided)
: Pretty207
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2021: The 2021 Uttarakhand flood begins.
2016: North Korea launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 into outer space violating multiple UN treaties and prompting condemnation from around the world.
2014: Scientists announce that the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, date back to more than 800,000 years ago, making them the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa.
2013: The U.S. state of Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was formally ratified by Mississippi in 1995.
2012: President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of the Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.
2009: Bushfires in Victoria leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history.
2001: Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-98, carrying the Destiny laboratory module to the International Space Station.
1999: Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein.
1995: Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
1992: The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.
1991: Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in.
1991: The Troubles: The Provisional IRA launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street in London, the headquarters of the British government.
1990: Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.
1986: Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation.
1984: Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission: Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).
1981: A plane crash at Pushkin Airport kills 50 people, including 16 members of the Pacific Fleet.
1979: Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered.
1974: Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1962: The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
1951: Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces.
1944: World War II: In Anzio, Italy, German forces launch a counteroffensive during the Allied Operation Shingle.
1943: World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal Campaign.
1940: The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
1904: A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
1900: Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
1900: A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco falls ill to bubonic plague in the first plague epidemic in the continental United States.
1898: Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse...!
1894: The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States.
1863: HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
1854: A law is approved to found the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Lectures started October 16, 1855.
1842: Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
1819: Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.
1813: In the action of 7 February 1813 near the Îles de Los, the frigates Aréthuse and Amelia batter each other, but neither can gain the upper hand.
1812: The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
1807: Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day.
1795: The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
1783: American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
1756: Guaraní War: The leader of the Guaraní rebels, Sepé Tiaraju, is killed in a skirmish with Spanish and Portuguese troops.
1497: In Florence, Italy, supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn cosmetics, art, and books, in a "Bonfire of the vanities".
1365: Albert III of Mecklenburg (King Albert of Sweden) grants city rights to Ulvila (Swedish: Ulvsby).
1313: King Thihathu founds the Pinya Kingdom as the de jure successor state of the Pagan Kingdom.
1301: Edward of Caernarvon (later king Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales.
987: Bardas Phokas the Younger and Bardas Skleros, Byzantine generals of the military elite, begin a wide-scale rebellion against Emperor Basil II.
457: Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor.

Births On This Day

2003: Alessandro Fontanarosa Italian footballer
1999: Omar Marmoush, Egyptian footballer
1997: Nicolò Barella, Italian footballer
1997: Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player
1996: Pierre Gasly, French racing driver
1995: Roberto Osuna, Mexican baseball player
1994: Riley Barber, American ice hockey player
1993: Chris Mears, English diver
1992: Sergi Roberto, Spanish footballer
1992: Ksenia Stolbova, Russian figure skater
1992: Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer and actress
1991: Gabbie Hanna, American Internet personality and singer-songwriter
1991: Ryan O'Reilly, Canadian ice hockey player
1990: Jacksepticeye, Irish YouTuber
1990: Gianluca Lapadula, Italian footballer
1990: Dalilah Muhammad, American hurdler
1990: Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player
1989: Nick Calathes, Greek basketball player
1989: Elia Viviani, Italian cyclist
1988: Ai Kago, Japanese singer and actress
1988: Matthew Stafford, American football player
1985: Tina Majorino, American actress
1985: Deborah Ann Woll, American actress
1984: Trey Hardee, American decathlete
1983: Sho Kamogawa, Japanese footballer
1983: Federico Marchetti, Italian footballer
1982: Mohammed Bijeh, Iranian serial killer (d. 2006)
1982: Osamu Mukai, Japanese actor
1982: Mickaël Piétrus, French basketball player
1981: Darcy Dolce Neto, Brazilian footballer
1981: Lee Ok-sung, South Korean boxer
1979: Daniel Bierofka, German footballer and coach
1979: Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
1979: Sam J. Miller, American author
1978: David Aebischer, Swiss ice hockey player
1978: Endy Chávez, Venezuelan baseball player
1978: Ashton Kutcher, American model, actor, producer, and entrepreneur
1978: Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian football player
1977: Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Japanese footballer
1976: Chito Miranda, Filipino singer-songwriter
1975: Wes Borland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1975: Miriam Corowa, Australian journalist, television presenter and producer
1975: Alexandre Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
1975: Rémi Gaillard, French comedian and actor
1974: J Dilla, American rapper and producer (d. 2006)
1974: Nujabes, Japanese record producer, DJ, composer and arranger (d. 2010)
1974: Steve Nash, South African-Canadian basketball player
1973: Juwan Howard, American basketball player and coach
1972: Robyn Lively, American actress
1971: Anita Tsoy, Russian singer-songwriter
1969: Andrew Micallef, Maltese painter and musician
1968: Peter Bondra, Ukrainian-Slovak ice hockey player and manager
1968: Sully Erna, American singer-songwriter and musician
1968: Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer and sportscaster
1966: Kristin Otto, German swimmer
1965: Chris Rock, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1964: Ashok Banker, Indian journalist, author, and screenwriter
1963: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, American Naval officer and astronaut
1962: Garth Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962: David Bryan, American keyboard player and songwriter
1962: Eddie Izzard, English comedian, actor, and producer
1960: Robert Smigel, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1960: James Spader, American actor and producer
1959: Mick McCarthy, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
1958: Giuseppe Baresi, Italian footballer and manager
1958: Terry Marsh, English boxer and politician
1958: Matt Ridley, English journalist, author, and politician
1956: John Nielsen, Danish racing driver
1956: Mark St. John, American guitarist (d. 2007)
1955: Rolf Benirschke, American football player and game show host
1955: Miguel Ferrer, American actor and director (d. 2017)
1954: Dieter Bohlen, German singer-songwriter and producer
1953: Robert Brazile, American football player
1950: Karen Joy Fowler, American author
1949: Jacques Duchesneau, Canadian police officer and politician
1946: Héctor Babenco, Argentinian-Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1946: Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (d. 2011)
1946: Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian priest and activist (d. 2009)
1945: Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player and journalist
1943: Eric Foner, American historian, author, and academic
1942: Gareth Hunt, English actor (d. 2007)
1940: Tony Tan, Singaporean academic and politician, 7th President of Singapore
1937: Peter Jay, English economist, journalist, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States
1937: Juan Pizarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2021)
1936: Jas Gawronski, Italian journalist and politician
1935: Cliff Jones, Welsh international footballer
1935: Herb Kohl, American businessman and politician (d. 2023)
1935: Jörg Schneider, Swiss actor and author (d. 2015)
1934: Eddie Fenech Adami, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Malta
1934: King Curtis, American saxophonist and producer (d. 1971)
1934: Earl King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2003)
1933: K. N. Choksy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, Sri Lankan Minister of Finance (d. 2015)
1932: Gay Talese, American journalist and memoirist
1932: Alfred Worden, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2020)
1929: Jim Langley, English international footballer and manager (d. 2007)
1928: Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (d. 2014)
1927: Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress (d. 2020)
1927: Vladimir Kuts, Ukrainian-Russian runner and coach (d. 1975)
1927: Lalo Ríos, Mexican actor (d. 1973)
1926: Konstantin Feoktistov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2009)
1925: Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (d. 2012)
1923: Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (d. 2014)
1922: Hattie Jacques, English actress (d. 1980)
1921: Athol Rowan, South African cricketer (d. 1998)
1920: Oscar Brand, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2016)
1920: An Wang, Chinese-American engineer and businessman, founded Wang Laboratories (d. 1990)
1919: Jock Mahoney, American actor and stuntman (d. 1989)
1919: Desmond Doss, American army corporal and combat medic, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2006)
1916: Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
1915: Teoctist Arăpașu, Romanian patriarch (d. 2007)
1915: Eddie Bracken, American actor and singer (d. 2002)
1912: Russell Drysdale, English-Australian painter (d. 1981)
1912: Roberta McCain, American socialite and oil heiress (d. 2020)
1909: Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop (d. 1999)
1909: Amedeo Guillet, Italian soldier (d. 2010)
1908: Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. 1983)
1908: Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian journalist and author (d. 2000)
1906: Puyi, Chinese emperor (d. 1967)
1906: Oleg Antonov, Soviet engineer, founded the Antonov Aircraft Company (d. 1984)
1905: Paul Nizan, French philosopher and author (d. 1940)
1905: Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
1904: Ernest E. Debs, American politician (d. 2002)
1901: Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand minister and politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Finance (d. 1989)
1895: Anita Stewart, American actress (d. 1961)
1893: Joseph Algernon Pearce, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1988)
1893: Nicanor Abelardo, Filipino pianist, composer and teacher (d. 1934)
1889: Harry Nyquist, Swedish-American engineer and theorist (d. 1976)
1887: Eubie Blake, American pianist and composer (d. 1983)
1885: Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
1885: Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (d. 1953)
1878: Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Russian-American pianist and conductor (d. 1936)
1877: G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and geneticist (d. 1947)
1875: Erkki Melartin, Finnish composer (d. 1937)
1873: Thomas Andrews, Irish shipbuilder and businessman, designed the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)
1871: Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1927)
1870: Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish psychologist and therapist (d. 1937)
1867: Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (d. 1957)
1864: Arthur Collins, American baritone singer (d. 1933)
1837: James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (d. 1915)
1834: Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe, French architect (d. 1895)
1825: Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist (d. 1908)
1812: Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic (d. 1870)
1804: John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company (d. 1886)
1802: Louisa Jane Hall, American poet, essayist, and literary critic (d. 1892)
1796: Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (baptism date; d. 1874)
1758: Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer (d. 1826)
1741: Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic (d. 1825)
1726: Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter (d. 1766)
1722: Azar Bigdeli, Iranian anthologist and poet (d. 1781)
1693: Empress Anna of Russia (d. 1740)
1622: Vittoria della Rovere, Italian noble (d. 1694)
1612: Thomas Killigrew, English playwright and manager (d. 1683)
1500: João de Castro, viceroy of Portuguese India (d. 1548)
1487: Queen Dangyeong, Korean royal consort (d. 1557)
1478: Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1535)
1449: Adriana of Nassau-Siegen, German countess (d. 1477)
1102: Empress Matilda, Holy Roman Empress and claimant to the English throne (probable; d. 1167)
574: Prince Shōtoku of Japan (d. 622)

Deaths On This Day

2020: Li Wenliang, Chinese ophthalmologist who initially warned about COVID-19 (b. 1986)
2019: John Dingell, American politician (b. 1926)
2019: Albert Finney, English actor (b. 1936)
2019: Jan Olszewski, Polish politician, 3rd Prime Minister (b. 1930)
2019: Frank Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1935)
2017: Richard Hatch, American actor (b. 1945)
2017: Hans Rosling, Swedish academic (b. 1948)
2017: Tzvetan Todorov, Bulgarian philosopher (b. 1939)
2015: Billy Casper, American golfer (b. 1931)
2015: Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (b. 1934)
2015: Dean Smith, American basketball player and coach (b. 1931)
2015: John C. Whitehead, American banker and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of State (b. 1922)
2014: Doug Mohns, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1933)
2013: Krsto Papić, Croatian director and screenwriter (b. 1933)
2012: Harry Keough, American soccer player and coach (b. 1927)
2010: Franco Ballerini, Italian cyclist and coach (b. 1964)
2009: Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
2006: Princess Durru Shehvar of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1914)
2005: Atli Dam, Faroese engineer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1932)
2003: Augusto Monterroso, Guatemalan author (b. 1921)
2001: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (b. 1906)
2000: Doug Henning, Canadian magician and politician (b. 1947)
1999: King Hussein of Jordan (b. 1935)
1999: Bobby Troup, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1918)
1994: Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1913)
1991: Amos Yarkoni, Israeli colonel (b. 1920)
1990: Alan Perlis, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1922)
1990: Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino general (b. 1905)
1986: Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (b. 1923)
1979: Josef Mengele, German SS officer and physician (b. 1911)
1972: Walter Lang, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
1968: Nick Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1931)
1964: Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1894)
1963: Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist and manager (b. 1902)
1960: Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1903)
1959: Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)
1959: Daniel François Malan, South African minister and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1874)
1959: Guitar Slim, American singer and guitarist (b. 1926)
1944: Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (b. 1874)
1942: Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (b. 1876)
1940: James McCormick (Irish republican), Executed Irish Republican (b. 1910)
1940: Peter Barnes (Irish republican), Executed Irish Republican (b. 1907)
1939: Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1886)
1938: Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (b. 1868)
1937: Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
1921: John J. Gardner, American politician (b. 1845)
1920: Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and explorer (b. 1874)
1920: Charles Langelier, Canadian journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1850)
1919: William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1841)
1897: Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1847)
1891: Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (b. 1849)
1878: Pope Pius IX (b. 1792)
1873: Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish author (b. 1814)
1871: Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (b. 1797)
1864: Vuk Karadžić, Serbian philologist and linguist (b. 1787)
1862: Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1787)
1849: Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845-1846) (b. 1797)
1837: Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)
1823: Ann Radcliffe, English author (b. 1764)
1819: August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and author (b. 1737)
1801: Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and academic (b. 1726)
1799: Qianlong Emperor of China (b. 1711)
1779: William Boyce, English organist and composer (b. 1711)
1736: Stephen Gray, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1666)
1693: Paul Pellisson, French lawyer and author (b. 1624)
1642: William Bedell, English bishop and academic (b. 1571)
1626: William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)
1623: Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (b. 1546)
1603: Bartholomäus Sastrow, German politician (b. 1520)
1560: Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Florentine sculptor (b. 1493)
1520: Alfonsina de' Medici, Regent of Florence (b. 1472)
1333: Nikko, Japanese priest, founder of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism (b. 1246)
1320: Jan Muskata, Bishop of Kraków (b. 1250)
1317: Robert, Count of Clermont (b. 1256)
1259: Thomas, Count of Flanders
1165: Marshal Stephen of Armenia
1127: Ava, German poet (b. 1060)
1065: Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim (b. c. 1010)
1045: Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)
999: Boleslaus II the Pious, Duke of Bohemia (b. 932)
318: Jin Mindi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 300)
199: Lü Bu, Chinese warlord

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