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On This Day in History
January 21
January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 344 days remain until the end of the year (345 in leap years).
Lottery News On This Day
- 2022
- North Carolina veteran's fortune cookie nets him $4 million Mega Millions lottery prize. A North Carolina veteran and his wife had an incredible reaction upon realizing that his fortune cookie-inspired Mega Millions numbers netted him a $4 million prize.
- 2021
- $731.1 million Powerball lottery jackpot won by single ticket sold in Maryland. One Powerball lottery ticket sold in Maryland won the sixth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history on Wednesday night.
- 2020
- Texas Lottery to expand ticket sales at checkout lanes. Later this year the Texas Lottery will expand its pilot program that sells lottery tickets at store checkout lines.
- 2019
- Lawyers seek to depose lottery fraud mastermind in prison. Lawyers pursuing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of lottery customers nationwide are seeking to interview the jailed insider who allegedly rigged jackpots for himself and others for years.
- 2016
- Retired snow plow driver wins Montana Millionaire raffle. Jack Barisich, an 86-year-old retired snow plow driver with the Montana Department of Transportation living in Winnett, Montana, has claimed the grand prize in the Montana Millionaire lottery drawing.
- 2016
- Irish lottery site and ticket machines hit by DDoS attack. Ireland's National Lottery website and ticket machines were knocked offline after a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Wednesday.
- 2016
- Georgia Lottery winner killed during home invasion. A Fitzgerald, Georgia, man who recently won a nearly half-million dollar Georgia lottery jackpot was murdered overnight Thursday during a home invasion robbery.
- 2013
- $1M lottery winner pleads guilty to theft. A Chelmsford, Massachusetts, man who won $1 million from a Massachusetts State Lottery ticket in 2009 will serve at least 18 months behind bars after he admitted to swindling more than $21,000 from his home oil company's customers.
- 2009
- Texas woman says friend stole winning lottery ticket. A Fort Worth woman says her gamble in letting a friend take her winning $20,000 lottery ticket to a store to verify whether it was a winner apparently didn't pay off.
- 2009
- N.J. Lottery's raffle drawing is finally here. After seeing all the other raffle-drawing states crown their millionaires during the holiday season, New Jersey lottery players may have gotten restless, but tonight is now their night.
- 2009
- Kentucky blocked from seizing gambling domain names. Kentucky may not seize 141 online casinos' Internet domain names in an attempt to block them from operating within the state's borders, a three-judge appeals panel ruled.
- 2008
- Police seize winning lottery ticket bought with drug money. A Maine man who was arrested Thursday for selling methadone to an undercover police officer apparently used money from the sale to buy a lottery ticket that won him $1,000.
- 2007
- Oklahoma Lottery holds drawing for 1st Anniversary Raffle. The Oklahoma Lottery Saturday held the drawing for its new raffle-style game, which, judging by the title, will happen once a year.
- 2005
- Iowa Lottery Unveils Chocolate-Scented Tickets. The Iowa Lottery will begin selling chocolate-scented "Sweet Rewards" instant scratch-off cards Monday.
- 2005
- For Mega Millions lottery winners, $130 million is surreal. "If you ain't never had nothing, how can you expect to behave when you have something," James F. Jones said Wednesday afternoon as he stood behind the counter of his shop, surrounded by tires, valves and the pervasive smell of grease.
- 2005
- California liquor store waiting for mystery lottery winner. Millions of dollars were awaiting an anonymous lotto ticket holder Thursday as the owners of Valencia Liquor made preparations to greet California's latest midweek SuperLotto Plus winner.
- 2005
- Suspicious lottery player wins big Powerball prize. The possibility of winning big has kept Rod Jacobs buying Powerball tickets for years, even though he's always wondered if the lottery is rigged - that is, until last week when he and his roommate, Marian Mathewson, won $100,000 off a ticket Mathewson purchased at an Idaho gas station.
- 2005
- Tennessee lottery sales lower than other first-year sales. Tennessee's lottery had a ho-hum first year in sales when measuring its results against lotteries in other states.
- 2005
- Illinois looking for $175,000 Mega Millions lottery winner. An Edwardsville, Illinois convenience store sold a Mega Millions lottery ticket that has made someone $175,000 richer.
- 2005
- Georgia couple has $130 million Mega Millions lottery ticket. A couple that lives just outside Washington, Georgia says they have the winning Mega Millions ticket, which is worth $130 million.
- 2005
- Washington Mega Millions lottery player is lucky 10 times over. Archie Herring of Seattle, Washington just missed winning this week's huge $130 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, correctly guessing five of the six numbers drawn but missing the all-important Mega Ball number. But lucky for him, Herring won second prize ten times for a $1.75 million payday.
- 2004
- Mega Millions jackpot increases to $51 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $51 million Wednesday when none of the tickets sold for Tuesday's drawing matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball.
- 2004
- Luck almost went in the trash. Bob and Joyce Waterfield have played the lottery for decades hoping to hit the jackpot. When they finally did, they very nearly chucked their good fortune in a trash bin.
- 2004
- Pair Torn A$under. A terminally ill World War II veteran - who sued his wife because she dumped him to run off with their winning $25 million New York Lotto ticket - enjoyed a bittersweet victory yesterday, getting both a piece of the jackpot and a divorce.
- 2004
- Mississippi lawmaker wants lottery. Mississippi state Rep. Alyce Clarke has introduced a bill for a lottery in Mississippi, but key lawmakers, including House Speaker Billy McCoy and the House Gaming Committee chairman, said don't bet on it passing.
- 2004
- Lottery gets 'gangbuster' start. The Tennessee Lottery got off to a "gangbusters" start in Knoxville on Tuesday after a 12:01 a.m. kickoff, with hundreds lining up for tickets and the city reporting one of the state's largest winners.
- 2004
- Tennesseans cash in. Retailers were busy the first day of the Tennessee Lottery, but of the 3,500 retail locations selling the tickets less than 4 percent experienced major problems.
- 2004
- Lottery's first day a success, especially for two. Tennessee Lottery officials called Tuesday's launch of lottery instant-ticket sales a success, with "brisk" sales at retailers across the state.
- 2004
- Governor among first to kick off Tennessee lottery. Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, wearing a yellow-and-purple lottery button reading "Education Wins," wasn't disappointed when he didn't win a prize on his first ticket - or any of several follow-up tries - because the proceeds go toward college scholarships for qualifying Tennessee students.
- 2004
- Tennessee Lottery snapshots from day 1. A sampling of lottery stories from the first day of lottery sales in Tennessee.
Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day
- 1.$1.05 Billion
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jan 22, 2021 - 2.$476.7 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jan 21, 2023 - 3.€353.71 Million
US$384.3 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Jan 21, 2023 - 4.$376 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jan 21, 2022 - 5.$343 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jan 22, 2020 - 6.$240 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jan 24, 2007 - 7.$208 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jan 21, 2015 - 8.€146 Million
US$178.86 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Jan 27, 2006 - 9.$177 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jan 24, 2017 - 10.€143.94 Million
US$163.3 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Jan 22, 2022 - 11.$153 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jan 21, 2017 - 12.$144 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jan 23, 2019 - 13.$131 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jan 22, 2014 - 14.$118 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jan 22, 2011 - 15.$116 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jan 21, 2020 - 16.€94.71 Million
US$115.11 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Jan 21, 2021 - 17.€104 Million
US$112.46 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Jan 22, 2016 - 18.$110 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jan 23, 2013 - 19.€88.74 Million
US$108.94 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Jan 23, 2018 - 20.€73 Million
US$107.34 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Jan 25, 2008 - 21.€94.24 Million
US$107.05 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Jan 22, 2019 - 22.€85.08 Million
US$105.81 Million - Multi-Country
EuroJackpotDraw Date
Jan 26, 2018 - 23.$105 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jan 22, 2010 - 24.$101 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jan 21, 2006 - 25.$100 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jan 21, 2012
Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day
- 1986
- Tuesday, Jan 21, 1986
37 years old - 1985
- Monday, Jan 21, 1985
38 years old - 1984
- Saturday, Jan 21, 1984
39 years old - 1981
- Wednesday, Jan 21, 1981
42 years old - 1972
- Friday, Jan 21, 1972
51 years old - 1970
- Wednesday, Jan 21, 1970
53 years old - 1963
- Monday, Jan 21, 1963
60 years old - 1962
- Sunday, Jan 21, 1962
61 years old - 1959
- Wednesday, Jan 21, 1959
64 years old - 1946
- Monday, Jan 21, 1946
77 years old - (year not provided)
- (year not provided)
Worldwide Events On This Day
- 2018
- Rocket Lab's Electron becomes the first rocket to reach orbit using an electric pump-fed engine and deploys three CubeSats.
- 2017
- Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.
- 2014
- Rojava conflict: The Jazira Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
- 2011
- Anti-government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Four people lose their lives from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office.
- 2009
- Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war it had with Hamas. However, intermittent fire by both sides continues in the weeks to follow.
- 2005
- In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.
- 2004
- NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
- 2003
- A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless.
- 2000
- Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutiérrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad.
- 1999
- War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board.
- 1997
- The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395-28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
- 1985
- Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes near Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Reno, Nevada, killing 70 people.
- 1981
- Production of the DeLorean sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- 1980
- Iran Air Flight 291 crashes in the Alborz Mountains while on approach to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, killing 128 people.
- 1976
- Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
- 1971
- The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
- 1968
- Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh: One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
- 1968
- A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
- 1963
- The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad ends operation.
- 1960
- Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board.
- 1960
- Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people.
- 1960
- A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners.
- 1954
- The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
- 1951
- The catastrophic eruption of Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea claims 2,942 lives.
- 1950
- American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
- 1948
- The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day.
- 1943
- As part of Operation Animals, British SOE saboteurs destroy the railway bridge over the Asopos River, and guerrillas of the Greek People's Liberation Army ambush and destroy a German convoy at the Battle of Sarantaporos.
- 1941
- Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.
- 1932
- Finland and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty.
- 1931
- Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
- 1925
- Albania declares itself a republic.
- 1919
- A revolutionary Irish parliament is founded and declares the independence of the Irish Republic. One of the first engagements of the Irish War of Independence takes place.
- 1915
- Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit.
- 1911
- The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
- 1908
- New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
- 1893
- The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
- 1861
- American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
- 1854
- The RMS Tayleur sinks off Lambay Island on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Australia with great loss of life.
- 1793
- After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
- 1789
- The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
- 1774
- Abdul Hamid I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
- 1749
- The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona is destroyed by fire, as a result of a torch being left behind in the box of a nobleman after a performance. It is rebuilt in 1754.
- 1720
- Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.
- 1535
- Following the Affair of the Placards, the French king leads an anti-Protestant procession through Paris.
- 1525
- The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.
- 763
- Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa.
Births On This Day
- 2004
- Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
- 1999
- Rubina Ali, Indian actress
- 1997
- Jeremy Shada, American actor, musician and singer
- 1997
- Ilia Topuria, German-Georgian mixed martial artist
- 1996
- Marco Asensio, Spanish footballer
- 1995
- Yulia Belorukova, Russian cross-country skier
- 1995
- Nguyễn Công Phượng, Vietnamese footballer
- 1995
- Marine Johannes, French basketball player
- 1995
- Alanna Kennedy, Australian footballer
- 1994
- Amin Affane, Swedish footballer
- 1994
- Laura Robson, Australian-English tennis player
- 1994
- Booboo Stewart, American actor
- 1993
- Muralha, Brazilian footballer
- 1992
- Verónica Cepede Royg, Paraguayan tennis player
- 1992
- Sven Erik Bystrøm, Norwegian cyclist
- 1992
- James Duckworth, Australian tennis player
- 1992
- Kwame Karikari, Ghanaian footballer
- 1992
- Nicolás Mezquida, Uruguayan footballer
- 1992
- Roland Szolnoki, Hungarian footballer
- 1991
- Ali Al-Busaidi, Omani footballer
- 1991
- Jan Hirt, Czech cyclist
- 1991
- Marta Pagnini, Italian gymnast
- 1990
- Arash Afshin, Iranian footballer
- 1990
- Diogo Amado, Portuguese footballer
- 1990
- Andriy Bohdanov, Ukrainian footballer
- 1990
- Kelly Rohrbach, American model and actress
- 1990
- André Martins, Portuguese footballer
- 1990
- Knowledge Musona, Zimbabwean footballer
- 1990
- Jacob Smith, American actor
- 1990
- Doni Tata Pradita, Indonesian motorcycle racer
- 1989
- Doğuş Balbay, Turkish basketball player
- 1989
- Kayla Banwarth, American indoor volleyball player
- 1989
- Férébory Doré, Congolese footballer
- 1989
- Sergey Fesikov, Russian swimmer
- 1989
- Justin Houston, American football player
- 1989
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Armenian footballer
- 1989
- Matteo Pelucchi, Italian cyclist
- 1989
- Zhang Shuai, Chinese tennis player
- 1988
- Glaiza de Castro, Filipino actress and singer
- 1988
- Ashton Eaton, American decathlete
- 1988
- Rolands Freimanis, Latvian basketball player
- 1988
- Vanessa Hessler, Italian-American model and actress
- 1988
- Aleksandar Lazevski, Macedonian footballer
- 1988
- Ángel Mena, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1988
- Valérie Tétreault, Canadian tennis player
- 1988
- Pieter Timmers, Belgian swimmer
- 1988
- Nemanja Tomić, Serbian footballer
- 1987
- Ioannis Athanasoulas, Greek basketball player
- 1987
- Andrei Cojocari, Moldovan international footballer
- 1987
- Brandon Crawford, American baseball player
- 1987
- Aida Hadzialic, Swedish politician
- 1987
- Shaun Keeling, South African rower
- 1987
- Augustine Kiprono Choge, Kenyan runner
- 1987
- Darren Helm, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1987
- Will Johnson, Canadian footballer
- 1987
- Dominik Roels, German cyclist
- 1987
- Maša Zec Peškirič, Slovenian tennis player
- 1987
- Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Japanese actress
- 1986
- César Arzo, Spanish footballer
- 1986
- Edson Barboza, Brazilian mixed martial artist
- 1986
- João Gomes Júnior, Brazilian swimmer
- 1986
- Javi López, Spanish footballer
- 1986
- Gina Mambrú, Dominican Republic volleyball player
- 1986
- Jonathan Quick, American ice hockey player
- 1986
- Mike Taylor, American basketball player
- 1986
- Óscar Vílchez, Peruvian footballer
- 1986
- Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor (d. 2020)
- 1985
- Artur Beterbiev, Russian boxer
- 1985
- Aura Dione, Danish singer and songwriter
- 1985
- Yumi Hara, Japanese voice actress and singer
- 1985
- Sasha Pivovarova, Russian model and actress
- 1985
- Rodrigo San Miguel, Spanish basketball player
- 1985
- Ri Se-gwang, North Korean artistic gymnast
- 1985
- Dmitri Sokolov, Russian basketball player
- 1985
- Ryan Suter, American ice hockey player
- 1984
- Luke Grimes, American actor
- 1984
- Alex Koslov, Moldovan-American wrestler
- 1984
- Haloti Ngata, American football player
- 1983
- Alex Acker, American basketball player
- 1983
- Svetlana Khodchenkova, Russian actress
- 1983
- Marieke van den Ham, Dutch water polo player
- 1983
- Maryse Ouellet, French-Canadian wrestler
- 1983
- Álvaro Quirós, Spanish golfer
- 1983
- Francesca Segat, Italian swimmer
- 1983
- Moritz Volz, German footballer
- 1983
- Kelly VanderBeek, Canadian alpine skier
- 1982
- Richard José Blanco, Venezuelan footballer
- 1982
- Adriano Ferreira Martins, Brazilian footballer
- 1982
- Nicolas Mahut, French tennis player
- 1982
- Sarah Ourahmoune, French boxer
- 1982
- Simon Rolfes, German footballer
- 1981
- Gillian Chung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
- 1981
- Wu Hanxiong, Chinese fencer
- 1981
- Dany Heatley, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981
- Andy Lee, South Korean singer and actor
- 1981
- Izabella Miko, Polish actress, dancer, and producer
- 1981
- Shawn Redhage, American-Australian basketball player
- 1981
- Michel Teló, Brazilian singer-songwriter
- 1981
- Jung Ryeo-won, South Korean actress
- 1981
- David F. Sandberg, Swedish filmmaker
- 1980
- Karsten Forsterling, Australian rower
- 1980
- Dave Kitson, English footballer and manager
- 1980
- Lee Kyung-won, South Korean badminton player
- 1980
- Kevin McKenna, Canadian soccer player
- 1980
- Nana Mizuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress
- 1980
- Xavier Pons, Spanish rally diver
- 1980
- Mari Possa, El Salvadoran pornographic actress
- 1980
- Bratislav Ristić, Serbian footballer
- 1979
- Quinton Jacobs, Namibian footballer
- 1979
- Melendi, Spanish singer
- 1979
- Brian O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player
- 1978
- Faris Al-Sultan, German triathlete
- 1978
- Peter von Allmen, Swiss cross-country skier
- 1978
- Hernán Rodrigo López, Uruguayan footballer
- 1978
- Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player
- 1977
- Hussein Abdulghani, Saudi Arabian footballer
- 1977
- Bradley Carnell, South African footballer
- 1977
- John DeSantis, Canadian actor
- 1977
- Kirsten Klose, German hammer thrower
- 1977
- Denis Lunghi, Italian cyclist
- 1977
- Ulrike Maisch, German runner
- 1977
- Phil Neville, English footballer and manager
- 1977
- Michael Ruffin, American basketball player
- 1977
- Jerry Trainor, American actor, director, and producer
- 1976
- Aivaras Abromavičius, Lithuanian-Ukrainian banker and politician; 15th Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development
- 1976
- Raivis Belohvoščiks, Latvian cyclist
- 1976
- Emma Bunton, English singer
- 1976
- Lars Eidinger, German actor
- 1976
- Giorgio Frezzolini, Italian footballer
- 1976
- Igors Stepanovs, Latvian footballer
- 1975
- Nicky Butt, English footballer and coach
- 1975
- Casey FitzRandolph, American speedskater
- 1975
- Yuji Ide, Japanese race car driver
- 1975
- Ito, Spanish footballer and manager
- 1975
- Willem Korsten, Dutch footballer
- 1975
- Jason Moran, American jazz pianist, composer and educator
- 1975
- Florin Șerban, Romanian director
- 1975
- Alyaksandr Yermakovich, Belarusian footballer and manager
- 1974
- Malena Alterio, Spanish actress
- 1974
- Maxwell Atoms, American animator, screenwriter and voice actor
- 1974
- Kim Dotcom, German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur and political activist
- 1974
- Arthémon Hatungimana, Burundian middle-distance runner
- 1974
- Vincent Laresca, American actor
- 1974
- Ulrich Le Pen, French footballer
- 1974
- Marco Zanotti, Italian cyclist
- 1973
- Rob Hayles, English cyclist
- 1973
- Chris Kilmore, American musician and DJ
- 1973
- Edvinas Krungolcas, Lithuanian modern pentathlete
- 1973
- Flavio Maestri, Peruvian footballer
- 1972
- Billel Dziri, Algerian footballer and manager
- 1972
- Rick Falkvinge, Swedish businessman and politician
- 1972
- Sead Kapetanović, Bosnian footballer
- 1972
- Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese composer and producer
- 1972
- Cat Power, American singer, musician and actress
- 1972
- Shawn Rojeski, American curler
- 1972
- Sabina Valbusa, Italian cross-country skier
- 1971
- Uni Arge, Faroese footballer and entertainer
- 1971
- Rafael Berges, Spanish footballer
- 1971
- Doug Edwards, American basketball player
- 1971
- Dmitri Khlestov, Russian footballer
- 1971
- Dylan Kussman, American actor
- 1971
- Sergey Klevchenya, Russian speed skater
- 1971
- Doug Weight, American ice hockey player and coach
- 1970
- Alen Bokšić, former Croatian footballer
- 1970
- Marina Foïs, French actress
- 1970
- Ken Leung, American actor
- 1970
- Oren Peli, Israeli-American director, producer and screenwriter
- 1969
- John Ducey, American actor
- 1969
- Eduard Hämäläinen, Finnish-Belarusian decathlete
- 1969
- Karina Lombard, French-American actress and singer
- 1969
- Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese comic artist
- 1968
- Dmitry Fomin, Soviet and Russian volleyball player
- 1968
- Ilya Smirin, Israeli chess Grandmaster
- 1968
- Artur Dmitriev, Soviet and Russian ice skater
- 1968
- Sébastien Lifshitz, French director
- 1968
- Charlotte Ross, American actress
- 1967
- Artashes Minasian, Armenian chess player
- 1967
- Alfred Jermaniš, Slovenian footballer
- 1967
- Gorō Miyazaki, Japanese film director and landscaper
- 1965
- Robert Del Naja, British artist, musician and singer
- 1965
- Jam Master Jay, American DJ, rapper, and producer (d. 2002)
- 1965
- Masahiro Wada, Japanese footballer
- 1964
- Andreas Bauer, German ski jumper
- 1964
- Tony Dolan, English musician and actor
- 1964
- Gérald Passi, French footballer
- 1964
- Ricardo Serna, Spanish footballer
- 1964
- Aleksandar Šoštar, Serbian water polo player
- 1964
- Danny Wallace, English footballer
- 1963
- Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player
- 1963
- Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player and coach
- 1962
- Tyler Cowen, American economist and academic
- 1962
- Isabelle Nanty, French actress, director and screenwriter
- 1962
- Gabriele Pin, Italian footballer and coach
- 1962
- Zoran Thaler, Slovenian politician
- 1962
- Erik Verlinde, Dutch theoretical physicist
- 1962
- Marie Trintignant, French actress (d. 2003)
- 1961
- Kevin Cramer, American politician
- 1961
- Cornelia Pröll, Austrian alpine skier
- 1961
- Ivo Pukanić Croatian journalist (d. 2008)
- 1961
- Gary Shaw, English footballer
- 1961
- Piotr Ugrumov, Russian cyclist
- 1960
- Sidney Lowe, American basketball player
- 1960
- Mike Terrana, American hard rock and heavy metal drummer
- 1959
- Sergei Alifirenko, Russian pistol shooter
- 1959
- Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1958
- Matt Salmon, American politician
- 1958
- Hussein Saeed, Iraqi footballer
- 1958
- Sergei Walter, Ukrainian politician (d. 2015)
- 1958
- Michael Wincott, Canadian actor
- 1956
- Robby Benson, American actor and director
- 1956
- Geena Davis, American actress and producer
- 1955
- Peter Fleming, American tennis player
- 1955
- Jeff Koons, American painter and sculptor
- 1955
- Nello Musumeci, Italian politician and President of Sicily
- 1954
- Thomas de Maizière, German politician of the Christian Democratic Union
- 1954
- Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkinabé director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)
- 1954
- Phil Thompson, English footballer and coach
- 1953
- Paul Allen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft (d. 2018)
- 1953
- Felipe Yáñez, Spanish cyclist
- 1952
- Marco Camenisch, Swiss activist and murderer
- 1952
- Werner Grissmann, Austrian alpine skier
- 1952
- Mikhail Umansky, Russian chess player (d. 2010)
- 1951
- Eric Holder, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 82nd United States Attorney General
- 1950
- Marion Becker, German javelin thrower
- 1950
- Gary Locke, American politician and diplomat, 36th United States Secretary of Commerce
- 1950
- José Marín, Spanish racewalker
- 1950
- Billy Ocean, Trinidadian-English singer-songwriter
- 1950
- Agnes van Ardenne, Dutch politician and diplomat, Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation
- 1949
- Trương Tấn Sang, Vietnamese politician and 7th President of Vietnam
- 1949
- Clifford Ray, American basketball coach and player
- 1948
- Zygmunt Kukla, Polish footballer (d. 2016)
- 1948
- Hugo Tocalli, Argentine footballer
- 1947
- Jill Eikenberry, American actress
- 1947
- Andrzej Bachleda, Polish former alpine skier
- 1947
- Dorian M. Goldfeld, American mathematician
- 1947
- Pye Hastings, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1947
- Michel Jonasz, French singer-songwriter and actor
- 1947
- Joseph Nicolosi, American clinical psychologist (d. 2017)
- 1947
- Giuseppe Savoldi, Italian footballer
- 1947
- Roberto Zywica, Argentine footballer
- 1946
- Ichiro Hosotani, Japanese footballer
- 1946
- Nella Martinetti, Swiss singer (d. 2011)
- 1946
- Tomás Pineda, El Salvadoran footballer
- 1946
- Miguel Reina, Spanish footballer
- 1945
- Pete Kircher, English drummer
- 1945
- Martin Shaw, English actor and producer
- 1944
- Uto Ughi, Italian violinist
- 1943
- Zdravko Hebel, Croatian water polo player (d. 2017)
- 1943
- Arnar Jónsson, Icelandic actor
- 1943
- Alfons Peeters, Belgian footballer (d. 2015)
- 1943
- Kenzo Yokoyama, Japanese footballer
- 1942
- Freddy Breck, German singer, producer, and news anchor (d. 2008)
- 1942
- Eugène Camara, Prime Minister of Guinea (d. 2019)
- 1942
- Han Pil-hwa, North Korean speed skater
- 1942
- Mac Davis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2020)
- 1942
- Edwin Starr, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
- 1942
- Michael G. Wilson, American producer and screenwriter
- 1941
- Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (d. 2013)
- 1941
- Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor and conductor
- 1941
- Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
- 1941
- Mike Medavoy, Chinese-born American film producer, co-founded Orion Pictures
- 1941
- Ivan Putski, Polish-American wrestler and bodybuilder
- 1941
- Elaine Showalter, American author and critic
- 1940
- Jack Nicklaus, American golfer and sportscaster
- 1940
- Patrick Robinson, British novelist
- 1939
- Paul Genevay, French sprinter
- 1939
- Friedel Lutz, German footballer
- 1939
- Steve Paxton, American dancer and choreographer
- 1939
- Viacheslav Platonov, Russian volleyball player and coach (d. 2005)
- 1938
- Romano Fogli, Italian footballer
- 1937
- Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi, Hungarian fencer (d. 2013)
- 1937
- Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, the youngest son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
- 1936
- Dick Davies, American basketball player (d. 2012)
- 1934
- Audrey Dalton, Irish actress
- 1934
- Antonio Karmany, Spanish cyclist
- 1934
- Alfonso Portugal, Mexican footballer (d. 2016)
- 1934
- Ann Wedgeworth, American actress (d. 2017)
- 1933
- Habib Thiam, Senegalese politician (d. 2017)
- 1933
- Tony Marchi, English footballer (d. 2022)
- 1931
- Yoshiko Kuga, Japanese actress
- 1930
- Mainza Chona, Zambian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zambia (d. 2001)
- 1929
- Radley Metzger, American filmmaker (d. 2017)
- 1928
- Gene Sharp, American political scientist and academic, founded the Albert Einstein Institution (d. 2018)
- 1928
- Reynaldo Bignone, Argentinian general and politician, 41st President of Argentina (d. 2018)
- 1927
- Rudolf Kraus, German footballer (d. 2003)
- 1926
- Clive Donner, British director (d. 2010)
- 1926
- Franco Evangelisti, Italian composer (d. 1980)
- 1926
- Steve Reeves, American bodybuilder and actor (d. 2000)
- 1926
- Roger Taillibert, French architect (d. 2019)
- 1926
- Robert J. White, American neurosurgeon (d. 2010)
- 1925
- Charles Aidman, American actor (d. 1993)
- 1925
- Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer (d. 2014)
- 1925
- Eva Ibbotson, Austrian-English author (d. 2010)
- 1925
- Arnold Skaaland, American wrestler and manager (d. 2007)
- 1924
- Shafiga Akhundova, Azerbaijani Composer, first professional female author of an opera in the East (d. 2013)
- 1924
- Benny Hill, English actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
- 1923
- Lola Flores, Spanish singer, dancer, and actress (d. 1995)
- 1923
- Alberto de Mendoza, Argentine actor (d. 2011)
- 1923
- Pahiño, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)
- 1922
- Lincoln Alexander, Canadian lawyer and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 2012)
- 1922
- Telly Savalas, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1922
- Paul Scofield, English actor (d. 2008)
- 1922
- Predrag Vranicki, Croatian Marxist humanist (d. 2002)
- 1920
- Errol Barrow, first Prime Minister of Barbados (d. 1987)
- 1919
- Eric Brown, Scottish-English captain and pilot (d. 2016)
- 1918
- Jimmy Hagan, English footballer (d. 1998)
- 1918
- Richard Winters, American soldier (d. 2011)
- 1918
- Antonio Janigro, Italian cellist and conductor (d. 1989)
- 1917
- Erling Persson, H&M founder (d. 2002)
- 1916
- Pietro Rava, Italian footballer (d. 2006)
- 1916
- Zypora Spaisman, Polish midwife; American and Yiddish-language actress; producer of the Yiddish stage (d. 2002)
- 1915
- André Lichnerowicz, French mathematician (d. 1998)
- 1915
- Orazio Mariani, Italian sprinter (d. 1981)
- 1912
- Konrad Emil Bloch, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)
- 1911
- Dick Garrard, Australian wrestler (d. 2003)
- 1911
- Lee Yoo-hyung, Korean footballer and manager (d. 2003)
- 1910
- Hideo Shinojima, Japanese footballer (d. 1975)
- 1910
- Albert Rosellini, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Washington (d. 2011)
- 1910
- Rosa Kellner, German athlete (d. 1984)
- 1910
- Károly Takács, Hungarian shooter (d. 1976)
- 1909
- Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer and conductor (d. 2004)
- 1909
- Teofilo Spasojević, Serbian footballer (d. 1970)
- 1907
- Carlo Cavagnoli, Italian boxer (d. 1991)
- 1906
- Igor Moiseyev, Russian choreographer (d. 2007)
- 1905
- Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (d. 1957)
- 1905
- Karl Wallenda, German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (d. 1978)
- 1904
- Puck van Heel, Dutch footballer (d. 1984)
- 1904
- John Porter, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1997)
- 1903
- William Lyon, American film editor (d. 1974)
- 1903
- Raymond Suvigny, French weightlifter (d. 1945)
- 1901
- Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1978)
- 1900
- Elof Ahrle, Swedish actor and director (d. 1965)
- 1900
- Anselm Franz, Austrian engineer (d. 1994)
- 1900
- Fernando Quiroga Palacios, Spanish Cardinal (d. 1971)
- 1899
- John Bodkin Adams, British general practitioner and convict (d. 1983)
- 1899
- Gyula Mándi, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1969)
- 1899
- Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian-American pianist and composer (d. 1977)
- 1898
- Rudolph Maté, Polish-Hungarian-American cinematographer, producer and director (d. 1964)
- 1898
- Ahmad Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia (d. 1930)
- 1898
- Eduard Zintl, German chemist (d. 1941)
- 1897
- René Iché, French sculptor (d. 1954)
- 1896
- Guy Gilpatric, American pilot and journalist (d. 1950)
- 1896
- Paula Hitler, younger sister of Adolf Hitler (d. 1960)
- 1896
- J. Carrol Naish, American actor (d. 1973)
- 1896
- Masa Perttilä, Finnish wrestler (d. 1968)
- 1895
- Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish fashion designer, founded Balenciaga (d. 1972)
- 1895
- Daniel Chalonge, French astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1977)
- 1895
- Noe Itō, Japanese anarchist, author and feminist (d. 1923)
- 1891
- Albert Battel, German Army lieutenant and lawyer (d. 1952)
- 1891
- Francisco Lázaro, Portuguese marathon runner (d. 1912)
- 1889
- Pitirim Sorokin, American sociologist and political activist (d. 1968)
- 1889
- Edith Tolkien, wife and muse of J. R. R. Tolkien (d. 1971)
- 1887
- Wolfgang Köhler, German psychologist and phenomenologist (d. 1967)
- 1887
- Ernest Holmes, American New Thought writer (d. 1960)
- 1887
- Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926)
- 1886
- John M. Stahl, American director and producer (d. 1950)
- 1885
- Duncan Grant, British painter and designer (d. 1978)
- 1885
- Umberto Nobile, Italian engineer and explorer (d. 1978)
- 1885
- Harold A. Wilson, English runner (d. 1932)
- 1883
- Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet and educator (d. 1929)
- 1883
- Mathias Hynes, British tug of war competitor (d. 1926)
- 1882
- Pavel Florensky, Russian mathematician and theologian (d. 1937)
- 1882
- Francis Gailey, Australian-American swimmer (d. 1972)
- 1881
- Ernst Fast, Swedish runner (d. 1959)
- 1881
- André Godard, French archaeologist, architect and historian (d. 1965)
- 1881
- Ivan Ribar, Yugoslav politician (d. 1968)
- 1880
- George Van Biesbroeck, Belgian-American astronomer (d. 1974)
- 1878
- Vahan Tekeyan, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1948)
- 1877
- Baldassarre Negroni, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1948)
- 1875
- Paul E. Kahle, German orientalist (d. 1964)
- 1874
- René-Louis Baire, French mathematician (d. 1932)
- 1873
- Arturo Labriola, Italian revolutionary syndicalist (d. 1959)
- 1871
- Olga Preobrajenska, Russian ballerina (d. 1962)
- 1869
- Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (d. 1916)
- 1868
- Felix Hoffmann, German chemist (d. 1946)
- 1867
- Ludwig Thoma, German paramedic and author (d. 1921)
- 1867
- Maxime Weygand, Belgian-French general (d. 1965)
- 1865
- Heinrich Albers-Schonberg, German gynecologist and radiologist (d. 1921)
- 1864
- Israel Zangwill, British author (d. 1926)
- 1860
- Karl Staaff, Swedish lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915)
- 1855
- Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (d. 1874)
- 1854
- Karl Julius Beloch, German classical and economic historian (d. 1929)
- 1854
- Eusapia Palladino, Italian spiritualist (d. 1918)
- 1851
- Giuseppe Allamano, Italian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1926)
- 1848
- Henri Duparc, French soldier and composer (d. 1933)
- 1847
- Joseph Achille Le Bel, French chemist (d. 1930)
- 1846
- Pieter Hendrik Schoute, Dutch mathematician and academic (d. 1923)
- 1846
- Albert Lavignac, French music scholar (d. 1916)
- 1845
- Harriet Backer, Norwegian painter (d. 1932)
- 1843
- Émile Levassor, French engineer (d. 1897)
- 1841
- Édouard Schuré, French philosopher and author (d. 1929)
- 1840
- Sophia Jex-Blake, English physician and feminist (d. 1912)
- 1839
- Caterina Volpicelli, Italian Roman Catholic nun (d. 1894)
- 1829
- Oscar II of Sweden (d. 1907)
- 1827
- Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1900)
- 1824
- Stonewall Jackson, American general (d. 1863)
- 1820
- Joseph Wolf, German ornithologist and illustrator (d. 1899)
- 1820
- Egide Walschaerts, Belgian mechanical engineer (d. 1901)
- 1815
- Horace Wells, American dentist (d. 1848)
- 1814
- Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, German bibliographer and historian (d. 1885)
- 1813
- John C. Frémont, American general, explorer, and politician, 5th Territorial Governor of Arizona (d. 1890)
- 1813
- Giuseppe Montanelli, Italian statesman and author (d. 1862)
- 1811
- James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, British statesman (d. 1885)
- 1810
- Pierre Louis Charles de Failly, French general (d. 1892)
- 1808
- Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, 16th President of Peru (d. 1875)
- 1804
- Moritz von Schwind, Austrian painter (d. 1871)
- 1801
- John Batman, Australian entrepreneur and explorer (d. 1839)
- 1800
- Theodor Fliedner, German Lutheran minister (d. 1864)
- 1797
- Joseph Méry, French author and journalist (d. 1866)
- 1796
- Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1880)
- 1788
- William Henry Smyth, Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist
- 1784
- Peter De Wint, English painter (d. 1849)
- 1775
- Manuel Garcia, Spanish opera singer and composer (d. 1832)
- 1763
- Augustin Robespierre, younger brother of French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre (d. 1794)
- 1741
- Chaim of Volozhin, Orthodox rabbi (d. 1821)
- 1738
- Ethan Allen, American general (d. 1789)
- 1732
- Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, son of Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis (d. 1797)
- 1721
- James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician, Governor of Minorca (d. 1794)
- 1717
- Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa, Spanish military officer and governor of Cuba (d. 1779)
- 1714
- Anna Morandi Manzolini, Spanish anatomist (d. 1774)
- 1675
- Duchess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg, Margravine of Baden-Baden (d. 1733)
- 1659
- Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter (d. 1722)
- 1655
- Antonio Molinari, Italian painter (d. 1704)
- 1636
- Melchiorre Cafà, Maltese Baroque sculptor (baptised; d. 1667)
- 1612
- Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, count of Nassau-Dietz (d. 1640)
- 1598
- Matsudaira Tadamasa, Japanese samurai and daimyō (d. 1645)
- 1493
- Giovanni Poggio, Italian cardinal and diplomat (d. 1556)
- 1338
- Charles V of France (d. 1380)
- 1277
- Galeazzo I Visconti, lord of Milan
- 1264
- Alexander, Prince of Scotland (d. 1284)
Deaths On This Day
- 2022
- Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian (b. 1953)
- 2022
- Leonor Oyarzún, Chilean socialite, First Lady of Chile (b. 1919)
- 2020
- Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
- 2020
- Morgan Wootten, American high school basketball coach (b. 1931)
- 2019
- Kaye Ballard, American actress (b. 1925)
- 2019
- Henri, Count of Paris, Head of the House of Orléans (b. 1933)
- 2019
- Emiliano Sala, Argentine footballer (b. 1990)
- 2019
- Harris Wofford, American politician, author and civil rights activist (b. 1926)
- 2016
- Bill Johnson, American skier (b. 1960)
- 2016
- Mrinalini Sarabhai, a 1992-Padma Bhushan award winner Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. (b. 1918)
- 2015
- Marcus Borg, American scholar, theologian, and author (b. 1942)
- 2015
- Leon Brittan, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1939)
- 2015
- Johnnie Lewis, Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Justice of Liberia (b. 1946)
- 2013
- Ahmet Mete Işıkara, Turkish geophysicist and academic (b. 1941)
- 2013
- Chumpol Silpa-archa, Thai academic and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1940)
- 2013
- Michael Winner, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1935)
- 2011
- Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (b. 1922)
- 2011
- Dennis Oppenheim, American sculptor and photographer (b. 1938)
- 2011
- E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1958)
- 2010
- Paul Quarrington, Canadian author, playwright, guitarist, and composer (b. 1953)
- 2009
- Krista Kilvet, Estonian journalist, politician and diplomat (b. 1946)
- 2006
- Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovo journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (b. 1944)
- 2005
- Theun de Vries, Dutch author and poet (b. 1907)
- 2005
- John L. Hess, American journalist and critic (b. 1917)
- 2005
- Kaljo Raid, Estonian cellist, composer, and pastor (b. 1921)
- 2004
- Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian author and playwright (b. 1929)
- 2003
- Paul Haines, American-Canadian poet and songwriter (b. 1933)
- 2003
- Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1916)
- 2002
- Peggy Lee, American singer (b. 1920)
- 1999
- Susan Strasberg, American actress (b. 1938)
- 1998
- Jack Lord, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)
- 1994
- Bassel al-Assad, Son of the former President of the Syrian Arab Republic Hafez al-Assad (b. 1962)
- 1993
- Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1903)
- 1989
- Carl Furillo, American baseball player (b. 1922)
- 1989
- Billy Tipton, American pianist and saxophonist (b. 1914)
- 1988
- Vincent Lingiari, Australian Aboriginal rights activist (b. 1919)
- 1987
- Charles Goodell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1926)
- 1985
- James Beard, American chef and author (b. 1903)
- 1985
- Eddie Graham, American wrestler and promoter (b. 1930)
- 1984
- Giannis Skarimpas, Greek playwright and poet (b. 1893)
- 1984
- Jackie Wilson, American singer (b. 1934)
- 1983
- Lamar Williams, American bass player (b. 1949)
- 1978
- Freda Utley, English scholar and author (b. 1898)
- 1977
- Sandro Penna, Italian poet and journalist (b. 1906)
- 1967
- Ann Sheridan, American actress (b. 1915)
- 1963
- Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, Indian author, poet, and academic (b. 1893)
- 1963
- Spiros Xenos, Greek-Swedish painter (b. 1881)
- 1961
- Blaise Cendrars, Swiss author and poet (b. 1887)
- 1959
- Cecil B. DeMille, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881)
- 1959
- Frances Gertrude McGill, pioneering Canadian forensic pathologist (b. 1882)
- 1959
- Carl Switzer, American child actor and hunting guide (b. 1927)
- 1955
- Archie Hahn, German-American runner and coach (b. 1880)
- 1950
- George Orwell, British novelist, essayist, and critic (b. 1903)
- 1948
- Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator (b. 1876)
- 1945
- Rash Behari Bose, founder of the Indian National Army (b. 1886)
- 1938
- Georges Méliès, French actor, director, and producer (b. 1861)
- 1937
- Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1896)
- 1933
- George Moore, Irish author, poet, and critic (b. 1852)
- 1932
- Lytton Strachey, English writer and critic (b. 1880)
- 1931
- Felix Blumenfeld, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)
- 1928
- George Washington Goethals, American general and engineer (b. 1858)
- 1926
- Camillo Golgi, Italian physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
- 1924
- Vladimir Lenin, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1870)
- 1919
- Gojong of Korea (b. 1852)
- 1919
- Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 277th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1839)
- 1918
- Jan Drozdowski, Polish pianist and music teacher (b. 1857)
- 1914
- Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian painter and illustrator (b. 1857)
- 1901
- Elisha Gray, American engineer, co-founded Western Electric (b. 1835)
- 1891
- Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American lieutenant and composer (b. 1842)
- 1881
- Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
- 1872
- Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright and poet (b. 1791)
- 1870
- Alexander Herzen, Russian philosopher and author (b. 1812)
- 1862
- Božena Němcová, Austrian-Czech author and poet (b. 1820)
- 1851
- Albert Lortzing, German actor and composer (b. 1801)
- 1831
- Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (b. 1781)
- 1823
- Cayetano José Rodríguez, Argentinian cleric, journalist, and poet (b. 1761)
- 1814
- Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French botanist and author (b. 1737)
- 1809
- Josiah Hornblower, American engineer and politician (b. 1729)
- 1795
- Samuel Wallis, English navigator and explorer (b. 1728)
- 1793
- Louis XVI of France (b. 1754)
- 1789
- Baron d'Holbach, French-German philosopher and author (b. 1723)
- 1775
- Yemelyan Pugachev, Russian rebel (b. 1742)
- 1774
- Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1717)
- 1773
- Alexis Piron, French playwright and author (b. 1689)
- 1731
- Ignjat Đurđević, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1675)
- 1722
- Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1661)
- 1710
- Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic and critic (b. 1638)
- 1706
- Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649)
- 1699
- Obadiah Walker, English historian and academic (b. 1616)
- 1683
- Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1621)
- 1670
- Claude Duval, French highwayman (b. 1643)
- 1638
- Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (b. 1570)
- 1609
- Joseph Justus Scaliger, French historian and scholar (b. 1540)
- 1546
- Azai Sukemasa, Japanese daimyō (b. 1491)
- 1527
- Juan de Grijalva, Spanish explorer (b. 1489)
- 1320
- Árni Helgason, Icelandic bishop (b. c. 1260)
- 1203
- Agnes II, Abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1139)
- 1118
- Pope Paschal II (b. 1050)
- 945
- Yang Tan, Chinese general and governor
- 942
- An Chongrong, Chinese general (Five Dynasties)
- 939
- Yang Pu, Chinese emperor (b. 900)
- 918
- Liu Zhijun, Chinese general
- 917
- Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (b. 880)
- 496
- Epiphanius of Pavia, Italian bishop and saint (b. 438)
- 420
- Yazdegerd I, king of the Sassanid Empire