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January 20

January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 345 days remain until the end of the year (346 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2026
Florida man arrested after attempting to cash stolen $115,000 Fantasy 5 lottery ticket. A Florida man was arrested after attempting to cash in a stolen Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth more than $115,000.
2025
One Oregon lottery ticket wins first Powerball jackpot of the year worth $328.5 million. One Oregon lottery player became the first Powerball jackpot winner of the year, laying sole claim to a multi-million-dollar prize worth a hefty $328.5 million Saturday night.
2024
Massachusetts man and his dog claim $4 million lottery win. A Massachusetts man brought his dog with him to claim a big lottery prize on Wednesday, and he plans to use part of his winnings to help animals.
2022
Lottery winners use prize to buy support dog for disabled daughter. A couple from the United Kingdom could not think of a better way to spend their lottery winnings than bringing support dog Merlin into their daughter's life.
2021
Oops, Georgia Lottery can't find a C8 Corvette to award man who won 'Corvette and Cash' game. A Georgia man who won the top prize of a C8 Corvette in a scratch-off lottery game is having trouble claiming his prized car, as the Georgia Lottery is unable to locate a car to award him.
2021
$970 MILLION: Mega lottery jackpot set for Friday. The most commonly-heard phrase this week just might be, "Did you get Mega Millions tickets?"
2019
Bill to allow lottery winners to remain anonymous passes Virginia Senate. A bill that would allow lottery winners in Virginia to remain anonymous has cleared one hurdle toward becoming a law.
2016
California Lottery officials seized surveillance footage from store that sold Powerball ticket. Whoever bought the winning Powerball ticket from a Chino Hills, California, 7-Eleven remains a mystery, even to the store's owner.
2016
Lucky NJ man wins third major lottery prize. A Brick Township, New Jersey, man seems to have the Midas touch when it comes to the New Jersey Lottery's scratch-off games.
2015
NH Lottery launches bacon-scented scratch ticket. The New Hampshire Lottery has launched its first scratch-and-sniff scratch ticket, the organization announced Monday.
2015
Wyoming Lottery to start its first in-state game in March. The United States' newest lottery, Wyoming, is set to begin its first in-state lottery game in two months.
2012
Hot Lotto trust representative won't name winner. An Iowa Lottery spokeswoman says a New York attorney behind the jackpot mystery didn't answer key questions during their meeting Tuesday.
2012
Representative of Hot Lotto winner named in lawsuit. The case of the most mysterious jackpot winner in the history of the Iowa Lottery got even more convoluted Thursday.
2012
Lotto tickets bought with bags of coins lead to bust in massive Metro theft. A long-running scam to steal thousands of Metro riders' fares unraveled this week after a man in a police uniform driving a Jaguar bought thousands of Virginia lottery tickets with bags and bags of apparently stolen coins.
2011
Atlantic Lottery Web site suffers three-day outage. The Atlantic Lottery Corp. website was down for a third day as technicians worked behind the scenes to do an upgrade on the site, widely used by lottery players to check winning ticket numbers or play games.
2011
$32M Calif. Lottery jackpot claimed. A 53-year-old quality control inspector and life-long resident of Orosi, California, came forward Tuesday to claim Saturday's $32 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot.
2011
Kentucky Lottery retailers get technology upgrade. New terminals will soon be in place at all Kentucky lottery retailers which will provide smoother and safer transactions for players.
2010
Multi-state lottery options will expand in 33 states. On Jan. 31, a multi-state wave will roll over the USA. 33 out of 44 states with a lottery (including D.C.) will begin selling tickets for both of the USA's nation-wide games.
2009
Missouri Lottery raffle makes a millionaire. Somebody is $1 million richer following the Missouri Lottery's Million-Dollar Raffle drawing, which was held today.
2009
Indiana convenience store sells winning $163M Powerball ticket. The Southeast Indiana community of Lawrenceburg is buzzing with news that a convenience store there sold the one winning Powerball ticket in Saturday's drawing.
2009
Custer rich with Powerball winners. With the second $200,000 Powerball winning ticket having been sold in the Southern Hills community of Custer, South Dakota, in less than six months, Powerball business was brisk Monday.
2008
Lottery scammer who later won shot, killed. A Fort Lauderdale man who once went to jail for making fake lottery tickets -- and then won a million-dollar prize for real -- died from a gunshot wound.
2006
Woman 'hiding lottery win from husband'. A mystery woman claimed today she has won £1.5 million (US$2.65 million) from the UK National Lottery -- but has hidden her fortune from colleagues, friends and family.
2006
Illinois Lottery exploring Internet sales again. A proposal from last spring to authorize Internet sales of Illinois lottery tickets popped up again Thursday, a week after Gov. Rod Blagojevich unveiled a controversial initiative to include keno in the lottery as a way to finance school construction bonds.
2006
Papers provide details on N.C. Lottery lobby. Meredith Norris, former top political aide to North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black, urged him to call Gov. Mike Easley and push for a lottery-legislation change suggested by a lottery company executive during last year's General Assembly session, documents released Thursday show.
2006
Lottery millionaire facing jail. A convicted criminal who won a £9.7 million National Lottery jackpot is facing another jail sentence -- seven months after saying he was "turning over a new leaf".
2006
Judge questions Tenn. Lottery's handling of harassment investigation. A judge said a Tennessee Lottery investigation of workplace harassment violated due process and questioned whether it justified forcing a high-ranking lottery official out of his job.
2006
Woman Cashes Lottery Ticket From 1992. In a case of better late then never, an Australian woman has collected 100,000 Australian dollars (US$74,810) after cashing in a lottery ticket more than a decade after it was bought, an official said Friday.
2005
Jackpot runner-up says lottery officials reneged on settlement offer. A 57-year-old Fayetteville, Tenn., man who sued the Tennessee Lottery after its first, and to date only, $1 million drawing last summer said he feels doubly cheated after a series of talks with lottery officials left him with no settlement agreement.
2005
Newport Beach Man Claims $81 Million California Lottery Jackpot. A 25-year-old Newport Beach man was identified Tuesday as the sole winner of last Wednesday's $81 million California SuperLotto Plus lottery jackpot.
2005
Jury rules lottery pool members entitled to share Mega Millions prize. A jury found that a postal employee must share a $175,000 Mega Millions lottery prize with co-workers who accused him of cheating them out of their cut.
2005
Landmark bill would ban computerized lottery drawings in Delaware. A bipartisan duo of lawmakers said Wednesday they intend to push a bill to require the Delaware state lottery to abandon a computer that picks winning lottery numbers.
2005
Wash. Lottery considers adding third weekly drawing. The Washington Lottery Commission will meet at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport today to consider adding a drawing on Mondays for their flagship Lotto and Quinto games.
2005
NY Gov. proposes new lottery games. In his budget released Tuesday, Gov. George E. Pataki projected profits will grow to more than $2 billion next year with the help of new games and expanded hours.
2004
Commission approves settlement between House leader, GTECH. The Rhode Island state Ethics Commission was to vote Tuesday on a proposed settlement that would have House Majority Leader Gordon Fox pay a $10,000 fine for voting on a $770 million, no-bid deal for the lottery company GTECH in which his law firm was involved.
2004
Record Powerball winner loses more money. For the second time in several months, Jack Whittaker's vehicle was broken into and thousands of dollars were taken.
2004
Louisiana Lottery reports boost due to Powerball. Louisiana lottery revenue took a significant jump last year, largely because of four Powerball jackpots that exceeded $100 million in the last half of 2003, lottery officials said.
2004
Scratch-offs bring big cash to states. Scratch-off lottery tickets may not produce the drama associated with high-jackpot games like Powerball or Mega Millions, but to most state lotteries they bring in something just as important: money.
2004
College student wins $20 million Super 7 jackpot. Colin McDonald of Belleville, Ontario won't have to worry about a business assignment that was due this week, or the cost of books and rising tuition fees after he won last Friday's $20 million Super 7 jackpot.
2004
N.C. surrounded by state gambling. Tennessee's launch of a state lottery on Tuesday leaves North Carolina surrounded by states sponsoring gambling games.
2004
Ohio City Can't Collect Taxes From Mega Millions. City officials in the Cleveland suburb of South Euclid were stunned to learn that they can't collect $1.4 million in income taxes from the winner because the city charter wasn't updated to include lottery winnings as taxable income.
2004
First Lottery Tickets Sold in Tennessee. Lottery fans dreaming of riches waited patiently until after midnight to try their luck as Tennessee became the last state in the Southeast to offer legal gambling.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$1.05 Billion
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 22, 2021
2.$731.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 20, 2021
3.$476.7 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 21, 2023
4.€353.71 Million
US$384.3 Million
Draw Date
Jan 21, 2023
5.$376 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 21, 2022
6.$343 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 22, 2020
7.$262 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2024
8.$250 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 20, 2026
9.$209.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 21, 2026
10.$208 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 21, 2015
11.$205 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 20, 2007
12.$162 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 20, 2017
13.€142.94 Million
US$161.98 Million
Draw Date
Jan 20, 2022
14.$153 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 21, 2017
15.€125 Million
US$151.19 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 20, 2006
16.$144 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2019
17.$131 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 22, 2014
18.€108.2 Million
US$126.8 Million
Draw Date
Jan 20, 2026
19.$123.2 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 20, 2024
20.$118 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 22, 2011
21.$116 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 21, 2020
22.€94.71 Million
US$115.11 Million
Draw Date
Jan 21, 2021
23.€104 Million
US$112.46 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 22, 2016
24.$110 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2013
25.€73 Million
US$107.34 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2008

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

2002
Sunday, Jan 20, 2002
24 years old
1986
Monday, Jan 20, 1986
40 years old
1982
Wednesday, Jan 20, 1982
44 years old
1981
Tuesday, Jan 20, 1981
45 years old
1981
Tuesday, Jan 20, 1981
45 years old
1980
Sunday, Jan 20, 1980
46 years old
1980
Sunday, Jan 20, 1980
46 years old
1977
Thursday, Jan 20, 1977
49 years old
1974
Sunday, Jan 20, 1974
52 years old
1972
Thursday, Jan 20, 1972
54 years old
1972
Thursday, Jan 20, 1972
54 years old
1971
Wednesday, Jan 20, 1971
55 years old
1968
Saturday, Jan 20, 1968
58 years old
1967
Friday, Jan 20, 1967
59 years old
1964
Monday, Jan 20, 1964
62 years old
1961
Friday, Jan 20, 1961
65 years old
1959
Tuesday, Jan 20, 1959
67 years old
1959
Tuesday, Jan 20, 1959
67 years old
1955
Thursday, Jan 20, 1955
71 years old
1950
Friday, Jan 20, 1950
76 years old
1945
Saturday, Jan 20, 1945
81 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2025
Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America. He is currently the oldest person ever inaugurated.
2021
Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America. At the time of his inauguration, he became the oldest person ever inaugurated. Kamala Harris became the first female Vice President of the United States.
2018
A group of four or five gunmen attack The Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle. The attack kills 40 people and injures many others.
2018
Syrian civil war: The Government of Turkey announces the initiation of the Afrin offensive and begins shelling Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions in Afrin Region.
2017
Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America.
2009
Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States.
2009
A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.
2001
President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent four-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
1992
Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France, killing 87 of the 96 people on board.
1991
Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south.
1990
Protests in Azerbaijan, part of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union.
1986
In the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
1986
Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Justin Lekhanya.
1981
Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States of America, Iran releases 52 American hostages.
1974
China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam.
1973
Amílcar Cabral, leader of the independence movement in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, is assassinated in Conakry, Guinea.
1972
Pakistan launches its nuclear weapons program, a few weeks after its defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, as well as the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
1961
John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States of America, becoming the youngest man to be elected into that office, and the first Roman Catholic.
1954
In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States of America, becoming the first president to begin his presidency on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
1945
World War II: The provisional government of Béla Miklós in Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies.
1945
World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months.
1942
World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question".
1941
A German officer is killed in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers.
1937
Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President; it is the first time a Presidential Inauguration takes place on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
1921
The British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel; all 56 on board die.
1921
The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
1909
Newly formed automaker General Motors (GM) buys into the Oakland Motor Car Company, which later becomes GM's long-running Pontiac division.
1887
The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
1877
The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
1874
The Treaty of Pangkor is signed between the British and Sultan Abdullah of Perak, paving the way for further British colonization of Malaya.
1841
Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
1839
In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats an alliance between Peru and Bolivia.
1788
The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay, beginning the British colonization of Australia. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
1785
Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.
1783
The Kingdom of Great Britain signs preliminary articles of peace with the Kingdom of France, setting the stage for the official end of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War later that year.
1726
J. S. Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen (My sighs, my tears), BWV 13, for the second Sunday after Epiphany.
1649
The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings.
1576
The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.
1567
Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drive the French out of Rio de Janeiro.
1523
Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway.
1401
The Taula de canvi (Catalan: "Table of change"), described as Europe's first-ever public bank, began operations inside Barcelona's Llotja de Mar.
1356
Edward Balliol surrenders his claim to the Scottish throne to Edward III in exchange for an English pension.
1320
Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland.
1265
The first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major towns holds its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament".
1156
Finnish peasant Lalli kills English clergyman Henry, the Bishop of Turku, on the ice of Lake Köyliö.
250
Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution.

Births On This Day

2003
J. J. McCarthy, American football player
2003
Antonia Ružić, Croatian tennis player
2002
Arnaud Kalimuendo, French footballer
2000
Tyler Herro, American basketball player
1995
Joey Badass, American rapper and actor
1995
Calum Chambers, English footballer
1995
José María Giménez, Uruguayan footballer
1995
Sergi Samper, Spanish footballer
1995
Kim So-hee, South Korean singer
1994
Seán Kavanagh, Irish footballer
1994
Hampus Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player
1994
Lucas Piazon, Brazilian footballer
1993
Lorenzo Crisetig, Italian footballer
1993
Cat Janice, American singer-songwriter (died 2024)
1993
DeVante Parker, American football player
1991
Tom Cairney, Scottish footballer
1991
Ciara Hanna, American actress and model
1991
Polona Hercog, Slovenian tennis player
1991
Jumpol Adulkittiporn, Thai actor
1989
Nick Foles, American football player
1989
Alex Grant, Canadian ice hockey player
1989
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, New Zealand rugby league player
1988
Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian footballer
1988
Jan Muršak, Slovenian ice hockey player
1987
Evan Peters, American actor
1986
Kevin Parker, Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and producer
1985
Nabil Boukili, Belgian politician
1984
Toni Gonzaga, Filipino singer and television personality
1984
Bonnie McKee, American singer-songwriter
1983
Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican baseball player
1982
Ruchi Sanghvi, Indian computer engineer
1982
Fredrik Strømstad, Norwegian footballer
1981
Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
1981
Owen Hargreaves, English footballer
1981
Jason Richardson, American basketball player
1980
Karl Anderson, American wrestler
1980
Philippe Cousteau, Jr., American-French oceanographer and journalist
1980
Philippe Gagnon, Canadian swimmer
1980
Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean singer and actor
1979
Rob Bourdon, American musician and songwriter
1979
Will Young, English singer-songwriter and actor
1978
Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete
1978
Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer
1977
Paul Adams, South African cricketer and coach
1977
Sid Wilson, American musician
1976
Kirsty Gallacher, Scottish television presenter
1976
Michael Myers, American football player
1976
Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater
1975
David Eckstein, American baseball player
1975
Norberto Fontana, Argentinian racing driver
1975
Zac Goldsmith, English journalist and politician
1975
Ira Newble, American basketball player
1973
Stephen Crabb, Scottish-Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales
1973
Queen Mathilde of Belgium
1972
Nikki Haley, American accountant and politician, 116th Governor of South Carolina
1971
Gary Barlow, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1971
Wakanohana Masaru, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th Yokozuna
1971
Questlove, American musician, record producer, and filmmaker
1970
Skeet Ulrich, American actor
1969
Patrick K. Kroupa, American computer hacker and activist, co-founded MindVox
1969
Reno Wilson, American actor
1969
Nicky Wire, Welsh singer-songwriter and bass player
1968
Nick Anderson, American basketball player and sportscaster
1968
Junior Murray, Grenadian cricketer
1967
Kellyanne Conway, American political strategist and pundit
1967
Stacey Dash, American actress and television journalist
1966
Chris Morris, American basketball player
1966
Rainn Wilson, American actor
1965
Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer and manager
1965
Warren Joyce, English footballer and manager
1965
Greg K., American musician and songwriter
1965
John Michael Montgomery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1965
Heather Small, English singer-songwriter
1965
Sophie, Countess of Wessex
1965
Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer
1964
Ozzie Guillén, Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager
1964
Ron Harper, American basketball player and coach
1964
Jack Lewis, American soldier and author
1964
Kazushige Nojima, Japanese screenwriter and songwriter
1964
Aquilino Pimentel III, Filipino lawyer and politician
1964
Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author
1963
James Denton, American actor
1963
Mark Ryden, American painter and illustrator
1961
Janey Godley, Scottish actor, writer and comedian (died 2024)
1961
Yolanda González (activist), Basque militant activist
1959
Tami Hoag, American author
1959
R. A. Salvatore, American author
1958
Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, director, and producer
1957
Andy Sheppard, English saxophonist and composer
1956
Maria Larsson, Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Health and Social Affairs
1956
Bill Maher, American comedian, political commentator, media critic, television host, and producer
1956
Richard Morecroft, English-Australian journalist and television host
1956
John Naber, American swimmer
1955
McKeeva Bush, Caymanian politician, Premier of the Cayman Islands
1954
Mohammad Dawran, Afghan aviator and military officer
1954
Ken Page, American actor and cabaret singer (died 2024)
1954
Alison Seabeck, English lawyer and politician
1953
Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and convicted sex offender (died 2019)
1952
Nikos Sideris, Greek psychiatrist and poet
1952
Paul Stanley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1952
John Witherow, South African-English journalist and author
1951
Iván Fischer, Hungarian conductor and composer
1951
Ian Hill, English rock bassist
1950
Daniel Benzali, Brazilian-American actor
1950
William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance (died 2014)
1950
Mahamane Ousmane, Nigerien politician, President of Niger
1949
Göran Persson, Swedish lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Sweden
1948
Nancy Kress, American author and academic
1948
Natan Sharansky, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
1947
Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and sportscaster
1946
David Lynch, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2025)
1946
Vladimír Merta, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist
1945
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist and sportscaster (died 2013)
1945
Eric Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1944
José Luis Garci, Spanish director and producer
1944
Farhad Mehrad, Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)
1944
Pat Parker, American poet (died 1989)
1942
Linda Moulton Howe, American journalist and producer
1940
Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress
1940
Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician (died 2022)
1940
Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (died 2009)
1939
Paul Coverdell, American captain and politician (died 2000)
1939
Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist
1938
Derek Dougan, Irish-English footballer and journalist (died 2007)
1937
Bailey Howell, American basketball player
1935
Dorothy Provine, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2010)
1934
Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (died 2014)
1934
Tom Baker, English actor
1932
Lou Fontinato, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2016)
1931
David Lee, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1931
Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese pianist and composer (died 1992)
1930
Buzz Aldrin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1929
Arte Johnson, American actor and comedian (died 2019)
1929
Masaharu Kawakatsu, Japanese biologist
1929
Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (died 1964)
1928
Antonio de Almeida, French conductor and musicologist (died 1997)
1927
Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist and academic (died 2007)
1926
Patricia Neal, American actress (died 2010)
1926
David Tudor, American pianist and composer (died 1996)
1925
Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (died 2015)
1925
Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician (died 2020)
1924
Yvonne Loriod, French pianist and composer (died 2010)
1923
Slim Whitman, American country and western singer-songwriter and musician (died 2013)
1922
Ray Anthony, American trumpeter and bandleader
1922
Don Mankiewicz, American author and screenwriter (died 2015)
1921
Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (died 2006)
1920
Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1993)
1920
DeForest Kelley, American actor (died 1999)
1920
Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (died 2006)
1918
Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2002)
1918
Nevin Scrimshaw, American scientist (died 2013)
1915
Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Pakistani businessman and politician, 7th President of Pakistan (died 2006)
1910
Joy Adamson, Austria-Kenyan painter and conservationist (died 1980)
1909
Gōgen Yamaguchi, Japanese martial artist (died 1989)
1907
Paula Wessely, Austrian actress and producer (died 2000)
1906
Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (died 1975)
1902
Leon Ames, American actor (died 1993)
1902
Kevin Barry, Irish Republican Army volunteer (died 1920)
1900
Dorothy Annan, English painter, potter, and muralist (died 1983)
1900
Colin Clive, English actor (died 1937)
1899
Clarice Cliff, English potter (died 1972)
1899
Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (died 1990)
1898
U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (died 1947)
1896
George Burns, American actor, comedian, and producer (died 1996)
1895
Gábor Szegő, Hungarian mathematician and academic (died 1985)
1894
Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie (died 1968)
1894
Walter Piston, American composer, theorist, and academic (died 1976)
1893
Georg Åberg, Swedish triple jumper (died 1946)
1891
Mischa Elman, Ukrainian-American violinist (died 1967)
1889
Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer and businessman, founded the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company (died 1969)
1888
Lead Belly, American folk/blues musician and songwriter (died 1949)
1883
Enoch L. Johnson, American mob boss (died 1968)
1883
Forrest Wilson, American journalist and author (died 1942)
1882
Johnny Torrio, Italian-American mob boss (died 1957)
1880
Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (died 1962)
1879
Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and educator (died 1968)
1878
Finlay Currie, Scottish-English actor (died 1968)
1876
Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (died 1957)
1874
Steve Bloomer, English footballer and coach (died 1938)
1873
Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1950)
1870
Guillaume Lekeu, Belgian pianist and composer (died 1894)
1865
Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (died 1944)
1865
Wilhelm Ramsay, Finnish geologist and professor (died 1928)
1856
Harriot Stanton Blatch, American suffragist and organizer (died 1940)
1855
Ernest Chausson, French composer (died 1899)
1834
George D. Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 34th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1896)
1819
Göran Fredrik Göransson, Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (died 1900)
1814
David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso (died 1868)
1812
William Fox, English-New Zealand politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1893)
1812
Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (died 1896)
1799
Anson Jones, American physician and politician, 5th President of the Republic of Texas (died 1858)
1783
Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (died 1860)
1781
Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (died 1848)
1775
André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician (died 1836)
1762
Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny, Belgian-French composer and theorist (died 1842)
1755
Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral (died 1824)
1741
Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author (died 1783)
1732
Richard Henry Lee, American lawyer and politician, President of the Continental Congress (died 1794)
1716
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and numismatist (died 1795)
1716
Charles III of Spain (died 1788)
1703
Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer (died 1741)
1664
Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (died 1718)
1586
Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (died 1630)
1573
Simon Marius, German astronomer and academic (died 1624)
1569
Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (died 1629)
1554
Sebastian, King of Portugal (died 1578)
1526
Rafael Bombelli, Italian mathematician (died 1572)
1502
Sebastian de Aparicio, Spanish-Mexican rancher and missionary (died 1600)
1500
Jean Quintin, French priest, knight and writer (died 1561)
1499
Sebastian Franck, German humanist (probable; (died 1543)
1488
Sebastian Münster, German scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer (died 1552)
1436
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shōgun (died 1490)
1292
Elizabeth of Bohemia, queen consort of Bohemia (died 1330)
1029
Alp Arslan, Seljuk sultan (probable; (died 1072)
225
Gordian III, Roman emperor (died 244)

Deaths On This Day

2025
Lynn Ban, Singaporean jewelry designer (born 1972)
2025
Cecile Richards, American activist and former Planned Parenthood president (born 1957)
2024
Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1926)
2022
Meat Loaf, American singer and actor (born 1947)
2021
Sibusiso Moyo, Zimbabwean politician, army general (born 1960)
2021
Mira Furlan, Croatian actress and singer (born 1955)
2020
Jaroslav Kubera, Czech politician (born 1947)
2020
Tom Fisher Railsback, American politician, member of the Illinois and U.S. House of Representatives (born 1932)
2018
Paul Bocuse, French chef (born 1926)
2018
Naomi Parker Fraley, American naval machiner (born 1921)
2016
Mykolas Burokevičius, Lithuanian carpenter and politician (born 1927)
2016
Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (born 1920)
2014
Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (born 1933)
2014
Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (born 1921)
2014
Jonas Trinkūnas, Lithuanian ethnologist and academic (born 1939)
2013
Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (born 1933)
2013
Toyo Shibata, Japanese poet and author (born 1911)
2012
Etta James, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)
2012
John Levy, American bassist and manager (born 1912)
2012
Ioannis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of the Interior (born 1933)
2012
Alejandro Rodriguez, Venezuelan-American pediatrician and psychiatrist (born 1918)
2009
Stéphanos II Ghattas, Egyptian patriarch (born 1920)
2005
Per Borten, Norwegian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (born 1913)
2005
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Polish journalist and politician (born 1914)
2005
Miriam Rothschild, English zoologist, entomologist, and author (born 1908)
2004
Alan Brown, English racing driver (born 1919)
2004
T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (born 1917)
2003
Al Hirschfeld, American painter and illustrator (born 1903)
2003
Nedra Volz, American actress (born 1908)
2002
Carrie Hamilton, American actress and singer (born 1963)
1996
Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and composer (born 1927)
1994
Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and coach (born 1909)
1994
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, first Kenyan Vice-President (born 1911)
1993
Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian activist (born 1929)
1990
Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (born 1907)
1989
Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)
1988
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani activist and politician (born 1890)
1988
Dora Stratou, Greek dancer and choreographer (born 1903)
1984
Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (born 1904)
1983
Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (born 1933)
1980
William Roberts, English soldier and painter (born 1895)
1977
Dimitrios Kiousopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, 151st Prime Minister of Greece (born 1892)
1973
Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and surgeon (born 1885)
1973
Amílcar Cabral, Guinea Bissauan-Cape Verdian engineer and politician (born 1924)
1971
Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1880)
1971
Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (born 1903)
1965
Alan Freed, American radio host (born 1922)
1962
Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher (born 1887)
1955
Robert P. T. Coffin, American author and poet (born 1892)
1954
Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (born 1882)
1954
Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (born 1890)
1947
Josh Gibson, American baseball player (born 1911)
1947
Andrew Volstead, American member of the United States House of Representatives (born 1860)
1944
James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (born 1860)
1940
Omar Bundy, American general (born 1861)
1936
George V of the United Kingdom (born 1865)
1931
Margrethe Munthe, Norwegian songwriter (born 1860)
1924
Henry "Ivo" Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (born 1872)
1921
Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (born 1847)
1920
Georg Lurich, Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (born 1876)
1915
Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (born 1840)
1913
José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican engraver and illustrator (born 1852)
1908
John Ordronaux, American surgeon and academic (born 1830)
1907
Agnes Mary Clerke, Irish astronomer and author (born 1842)
1901
Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (born 1826)
1900
John Ruskin, English painter and critic (born 1819)
1891
Kalākaua, king of Hawaii (born 1836)
1875
Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (born 1814)
1873
Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (born 1799)
1859
Bettina von Arnim, German author, illustrator, and composer (born 1785)
1852
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 6th Yokozuna (born 1794)
1850
Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (born 1779)
1848
Christian VIII, Danish king (born 1786)
1841
Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (born 1780)
1841
Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (born 1791)
1837
John Soane, English architect, designed the Bank of England (born 1753)
1819
Charles IV, Spanish king (born 1748)
1810
Benjamin Chew, American lawyer and judge (born 1721)
1779
David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (born 1717)
1770
Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1722)
1751
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (born 1665)
1709
François de la Chaise, French priest (born 1624)
1707
Humphrey Hody, English scholar and theologian (born 1659)
1666
Anne of Austria, Queen and regent of France (born 1601)
1663
Isaac Ambrose, English minister and author (born 1604)
1612
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1552)
1568
Myles Coverdale, English bishop and translator (born 1488)
1479
John II, king of Sicily (born 1398)
1343
Robert, king of Naples (born 1275)
1336
John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (born 1306)
1265
John Maunsell, English Lord Chancellor
1191
Frederick VI, duke of Swabia (born 1167)
1191
Theobald V, count of Blois (born 1130
1189
Shi Zong, Chinese emperor of Jin (born 1123)
1156
Henry, English bishop and saint
1095
Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester
1029
Heonae, Korean queen and regent (born 964)
928
Zhao Guangfeng, Chinese official and chancellor
924
Li Jitao, Chinese general of Later Tang
882
Louis the Younger, king of the East Frankish Kingdom
842
Theophilos, Byzantine emperor (born 813)
820
Al-Shafi‘i, Arab scholar and jurist (born 767)
640
Eadbald, king of Kent
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