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January 23

January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 342 days remain until the end of the year (343 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2025
South Carolina legislation pushing to allow debit cards as payment method for lottery tickets. In an effort to increase state revenue and target younger generations, South Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill that, if passed, would allow residents to purchase lottery tickets with debit cards.
2024
Lottery player lets wife scratch off ticket he already knew was a $100K winner. A St. Louis County man let his wife scratch off a $100,000 winner after he already figured out the ticket was a big winner, the Missouri Lottery said.
2023
Texas woman steals winning $1 million lottery ticket from cousin. A Texas woman duped her cousin, stole his winning lottery ticket worth $1 million, and claimed hundreds of thousands of dollars in a lump sum payout without his knowledge.
2023
Four Michigan family members formed lottery club then won Lotto 47 jackpot. Four family members in Michigan teamed up to create a lottery club, increasing their chances at a big win — which paid off handsomely when they recently claimed a $3.73 million Lotto 47 jackpot.
2022
Virginia man scoops $100, $200, $400, and $100,000 lottery prizes in one day. The lottery prizes kept on rolling in for one incredibly lucky lottery player in a phenomenal winning streak before he won $100,000 on his fourth and final ticket.
2021
One Michigan lottery ticket wins $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot. After a record run of 36 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 37th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Michigan matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball.
2019
Florida lottery to roll out new game. The Florida Lottery is launching a new draw game called Jackpot Triple Play with Combo next week.
2019
SC officials getting nervous that $1.5 billion Mega Millions winner won't claim prize. If in a few weeks no one claims a lottery ticket worth $1.5 billion sold in South Carolina, state lawmakers may have less money to spend in the coming fiscal year.
2018
S.C. lottery glitch could result in $35 million in prize payouts; NJ firm will investigate. South Carolina lottery officials say a computer glitch that made winners out of everyone who played a holiday game for two hours on Christmas Day could result in a more than $35 million prize payout — nearly double the initial estimate.
2018
Minnesota lottery ticket given by daughter to dad as Christmas gift hits for $1M. Don DeSaer got a lottery ticket for Christmas from his daughter — a Minnesota Millionaire Raffle ticket. It turned out to be true to its name.
2013
$1 million Raffle ticket was being used as a Christmas ornament. Idaho Lottery officials say the Nampa man who held the winning $1 million Raffle ticket was using it as an ornament on the family Christmas tree.
2013
Delaware Lottery adds Keno to lineup. Delaware's latest effort to squeeze state revenues out of an increasingly competitive regional gambling market launched Tuesday with the activation of Keno instant lottery terminals at 81 bars, restaurants and other private businesses.
2012
Iowa Lottery threatens to deny jackpot payout if winner stays anonymous. Iowa Lottery officials have set a 3 p.m. Friday deadline for the mystery winner of a multi-million dollar Hot Lotto jackpot to reveal themselves or their claim on the prize will be denied.
2009
N.M. Lottery to replace Powerball tickets printed in error. The New Mexico Lottery has discovered that approximately 450 Powerball wagers were printed in error earlier this month.
2009
Illinois Lottery awards $105M ad contract. The Illinois Lottery announced Thursday that it has awarded Energy BBDO its $105 million general market advertising contract.
2009
Neb. lottery numbers drawn twice in row. A Nebraska Lottery official says the winning numbers for the state's Pick 3 lottery on Tuesday were exactly the same as the winning combination from the night before.
2008
Tennessee Lottery creates four instant millionaires. The Tennessee Lottery held its second-ever Million $ Madness raffle drawing yesterday, which instantly created four millionaires.
2007
Despite strong opposition, Indiana moves ahead with selling lottery. Indiana is considering a Wall Street investment firm to help it pull together a plan to lease the Hoosier Lottery, despite legislative skepticism that could kill the deal.
2007
Canada lottery winner used the weather to pick numbers. A 39-year-old stucco contractor from Alberta, Canada, won almost $14 million playing lotto numbers based on Scarborough's weather patterns.
2007
Tenn. Lottery introduces new raffle game. To mark its third anniversary, the Tennessee Lottery introduced a game Monday that gives Tennesseans the "best odds yet" to win $1 million.
2007
Illinois Is Putting Lottery on Block for Quick Payoff. The state of Illinois yesterday took the first steps in selling its state lottery system, hoping to attract as much as $10 billion from investors who, in return, would own a monopoly that could turn out to be the biggest jackpot yet.
2004
Simple solution fixes store's lottery machine. Three days after everyone else, the only lottery store in Harrogate, Tennessee is finally selling tickets. And the solution to what seemed a complicated problem, was simple.
2004
Miami Man Claims One-Third Share of $40 Million Florida Lotto Jackpot. The Florida Lottery announced today that Thomas Earley, 44, of Miami claimed the last one-third share of the $40 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the December 13, 2003 drawing.
2004
Woman Says Store Clerk Stole Winning Lottery Ticket. A Westborough, Massachusetts man faces a charge of larceny in the alleged theft of a lottery scratch ticket believed to be a $20,000 winner.
2004
$5M Mass. Lottery Ad Blitz Begins. The Massachusetts Lottery embarks on an ambitious $5 million advertising campaign on Monday, with Lottery officials hoping to bring in an extra $25 million and draw new players with a series of television, radio, newspaper and billboard ads that will appear through June.
2004
Powerball Jackpot Reaches $55 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $55 million, with a cash option of $30.1 million.
2004
One ticket hits $35 million Florida Lotto jackpot. One ticket matched the six Florida Lotto numbers drawn Wednesday night to win a prize of $35 million.
2004
Powerball payday comes for shop owner. Officials from the S.C. Education Lottery made their way to Clover Shop & Save on Thursday with a $50,000 check the store on U.S. 321 earned for its part in selling a winning Powerball ticket.
2004
Tenn. Lottery rakes in millions fast. Tennessee's lottery took in about $10.8 million on its first day, setting a per-capita sales record for lottery launches with nearly $2 spent for every state resident, officials said.
2004
Spring Valley couple are lottery millionaires. Don and Jennifer Burdette purchased one of two winning California SuperLotto Plus tickets in the Jan. 14 drawing to split the $13 million prize.
2004
Florida Mega Money game getting "way more mega". The Florida Lottery announced today that beginning January 28, the Mega Money game is being restructured with additional prizes and a rolldown feature.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$500.6 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2023
2.$396 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2022
3.€355.27 Million
US$386.53 Million
Draw Date
Jan 24, 2023
4.$373 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2020
5.$266 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2026
6.$262 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2024
7.$240 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 24, 2007
8.$230 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 24, 2015
9.€146 Million
US$178.86 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2006
10.$177 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 24, 2017
11.$170 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2017
12.€145.16 Million
US$163.94 Million
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2022
13.$152 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2014
14.$146.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 24, 2024
15.$144 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2019
16.$130 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 24, 2020
17.€109.8 Million
US$129.38 Million
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2026
18.€115 Million
US$124.76 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2016
19.$121 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2010
20.$120 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2012
21.€95.95 Million
US$116.79 Million
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2021
22.€99 Million
US$116.65 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2026
23.$115 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2006
24.$110 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2013
25.€88.74 Million
US$108.94 Million
Draw Date
Jan 23, 2018

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1997
Thursday, Jan 23, 1997
29 years old
1986
Thursday, Jan 23, 1986
40 years old
1983
Sunday, Jan 23, 1983
43 years old
1982
Saturday, Jan 23, 1982
44 years old
1981
Friday, Jan 23, 1981
45 years old
1980
Wednesday, Jan 23, 1980
46 years old
1979
Tuesday, Jan 23, 1979
47 years old
1978
Monday, Jan 23, 1978
48 years old
1978
Monday, Jan 23, 1978
48 years old
1976
Friday, Jan 23, 1976
50 years old
1975
Thursday, Jan 23, 1975
51 years old
1973
Tuesday, Jan 23, 1973
53 years old
1972
Sunday, Jan 23, 1972
54 years old
1972
Sunday, Jan 23, 1972
54 years old
1971
Saturday, Jan 23, 1971
55 years old
1965
Saturday, Jan 23, 1965
61 years old
1964
Thursday, Jan 23, 1964
62 years old
1961
Monday, Jan 23, 1961
65 years old
1957
Wednesday, Jan 23, 1957
69 years old
1955
Sunday, Jan 23, 1955
71 years old
1951
Tuesday, Jan 23, 1951
75 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2024
Northwestern Air Flight 738 crashes after takeoff from Fort Smith Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada, killing six people.
2022
Mutinying Burkinabè soldiers led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba depose and detain President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid widespread anti-government protests.
2018
A 7.9 Mw earthquake occurs in the Gulf of Alaska. It is tied as the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States, but there are no reports of significant damage or fatalities.
2018
A double car bombing in Benghazi, Libya, kills at least 33 people and wounds "dozens" of others. The victims include both military personnel and civilians, according to local officials.
2018
The China-United States trade war begins when President Donald Trump places tariffs on Chinese solar panels and washing machines.
2003
A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted.
2002
U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan and subsequently murdered.
2001
Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
1998
Netscape announces Mozilla, with the intention to release Communicator code as open source.
1997
Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
1987
Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan sends a "letter of death" to Somali President Siad Barre, proposing the genocide of the Isaaq people.
1986
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.
1982
World Airways Flight 30 overshoots the runway at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, and crashes into Boston Harbor. Two people are missing and presumed dead.
1968
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by the Korean People's Navy.
1967
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
1967
Milton Keynes (England) is founded as a new town by Order in Council, with a planning brief to become a city of 250,000 people. Its initial designated area enclosed three existing towns and twenty-one villages. The area to be developed was largely farmland, with evidence of continuous settlement dating back to the Bronze Age.
1964
The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
1963
The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese Army stationed in Tite.
1960
The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 metres (35,797 ft) in the Pacific Ocean.
1958
After a general uprising and rioting in the streets, President Marcos Pérez Jiménez leaves Venezuela.
1957
American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee".
1950
The Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
1945
World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal.
1943
World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German-Italian Panzer Army.
1942
World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea.
1941
Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.
1937
The trial of the anti-Soviet Trotskyist center sees seventeen mid-level Communists accused of sympathizing with Leon Trotsky and plotting to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime.
1922
The first successful treatment with insulin is given to 14-year-old diabetic Leonard Thompson.
1920
The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
1919
The First Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the Makhnovshchina at Velykomykhailivka.
1912
The First International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
1909
RMS Republic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
1904
Ålesund Fire: The Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
1900
Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.
1899
The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first president.
1879
Anglo-Zulu War: The Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
1870
In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
1849
Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States' first female doctor.
1846
Slavery in Tunisia is abolished.
1795
After crossing the frozen Zuiderzee, the French cavalry captured 14 Dutch ships and 850 guns, in a rare occurrence of surrender of naval vessels to land forces.
1793
Second Partition of Poland.
1789
Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.) when Bishop John Carroll, Rev. Robert Molyneux, and Rev. John Ashton purchase land for the proposed academy for the education of youth.
1755
Moscow University is established (12 January 1755 O.S.).
1719
The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire.
1656
Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.
1579
The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.
1571
The Royal Exchange opens in London.
1570
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such.
1565
The Deccan Sultanates defeat Rama Raya of the Vijayanagara Empire at the Battle of Talikota, resulting in over 100,000 casualties and the destruction of the capital Vijayanagara.
1556
The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
1546
Having published nothing for eleven years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel.
1368
Zhu Yuanzhang proclaims himself the Hongwu Emperor, beginning the Ming dynasty.
1264
In the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, King Louis IX of France issues the Mise of Amiens, a one-sided decision in favour of Henry that later leads to the Second Barons' War.
1229
The episcopal seat is moved from Nousiainen to Koroinen (located near the current centre of Turku) by the permission of Pope Gregory IX. The date is starting to be considered as the founding of Turku.
971
Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao.
393
Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor.

Births On This Day

2004
Julio Enciso, Paraguayan footballer
2002
Joško Gvardiol, Croatian footballer
2002
Nicola Zalewski, Polish footballer
2001
Olga Danilović, Serbian tennis player
1999
Alban Lafont, French footballer
1998
XXXTentacion, American rapper (died 2018)
1996
Keita Bates-Diop, American basketball player
1996
Ruben Loftus-Cheek, English footballer
1994
Addison Russell, American baseball player
1992
Reina Triendl, Japanese model and actress
1991
Steve Birnbaum, American soccer player
1990
Alex Silva, Canadian wrestler
1987
Leo Komarov, Estonian-Finnish ice hockey player
1986
Gelete Burka, Ethiopian runner
1986
Marc Laird, Scottish footballer
1986
José Enrique, Spanish footballer
1986
Steven Taylor, English footballer
1986
Sandro Viletta, Swiss skier
1985
San E, South Korean rapper
1985
Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer
1985
Doutzen Kroes, Dutch model and actress
1985
Yevgeny Lukyanenko, Russian pole vaulter
1985
Aselefech Mergia, Ethiopian runner
1985
Jeff Samardzija, American baseball and football player
1984
Arjen Robben, Dutch footballer
1983
Irving Saladino, Panamanian long jumper
1982
Oceana Mahlmann, German singer and songwriter
1982
Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player
1982
Andrew Rock, American sprinter
1981
Rob Friend, Canadian soccer player
1981
Julia Jones, American actress
1979
Scott Hannan, Canadian ice hockey player
1979
Larry Hughes, American basketball player
1979
Dawn O'Porter, Scottish-English fashion designer and journalist
1979
Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player and coach
1979
Maria Stepanova, Russian basketball player
1976
Brandon Duckworth, American baseball player and scout
1976
Anne Margrethe Hausken, Norwegian orienteering competitor
1976
Alex Shaffer, American skier
1975
Phil Dawson, American football player
1975
Tito Ortiz, American mixed martial artist
1974
Glen Chapple, English cricketer
1974
Rebekah Elmaloglou, Australian actress
1974
Richard T. Slone, English painter
1974
Tiffani Thiessen, American actress
1973
Tomas Holmström, Swedish ice hockey player
1972
Ewen Bremner, Scottish actor
1971
Kevin Mawae, American football player and coach
1971
Adam Parore, New Zealand cricketer and mountaineer
1971
Claire Rankin, Canadian actress
1970
Richard Šmehlík, Czech ice hockey player
1970
Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper
1969
Andrei Kanchelskis, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager
1969
Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player and actor
1969
Susen Tiedtke, German long jumper
1968
Taro Hakase, Japanese violinist and composer
1968
Petr Korda, Czech-Monégasque tennis player
1967
Owen Cunningham, Australian rugby league player
1966
Damien Hardman, Australian surfer
1966
Haywoode Workman, American basketball player and referee
1965
Louie Clemente, American drummer
1964
Jonatha Brooke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1964
Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer
1964
Bharrat Jagdeo, Guyanese economist and politician, 7th President of Guyana
1963
Gail O'Grady, American actress
1962
David Arnold, English composer
1962
Aivar Lillevere, Estonian footballer and coach
1962
Elvira Lindo, Spanish journalist and author
1962
Boris McGiver, American actor
1961
Peter Mackenzie, American actor
1961
Yelena Sinchukova, Russian long jumper
1960
Greg Ritchie, Australian cricketer
1959
Clive Bull, English radio host
1958
Sergey Litvinov, Russian hammer thrower (died 2018)
1957
Caroline, Princess of Hanover
1954
Trevor Hohns, Australian cricketer
1953
John Luther Adams, American composer
1953
Alister McGrath, Irish priest, historian, and theologian
1953
Antonio Villaraigosa, American politician, 41st Mayor of Los Angeles
1953
Robin Zander, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952
Omar Henry, South African cricketer
1952
Jaroslav Pouzar, Czech ice hockey player
1951
Chesley Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert
1950
Richard Dean Anderson, American actor, producer, and composer
1950
Guida Maria, Portuguese actress (died 2018)
1950
Suzanne Scotchmer, American economist and academic (died 2014)
1950
Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (died 2012)
1949
Charlie Papazian, American nuclear engineer, brewer and author.
1948
Anita Pointer, American singer-songwriter (died 2022)
1947
Tom Carper, American captain and politician, 71st Governor of Delaware
1947
Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesian politician, 5th president of Indonesia
1946
Arnoldo Alemán, Nicaraguan lawyer and politician, President of Nicaragua
1946
Boris Berezovsky, Russian-English businessman and mathematician (died 2013)
1946
Marie Charlotte Fayanga, Central African politician and diplomat (died 2021)
1945
Mike Harris, Canadian politician, 22nd Premier of Ontario
1944
Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, director, and producer (died 2019)
1943
Gary Burton, American musician
1943
Gil Gerard, American actor (died 2025)
1943
Özhan Canaydın, Turkish basketball player and businessman (died 2010)
1942
Laurie Mayne, Australian cricketer
1942
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Mongolian politician, 1st President of Mongolia (died 2025)
1942
Herman Tjeenk Willink, Dutch judge and politician
1941
Jock R. Anderson, Australian economist and academic
1941
João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian journalist, author, and academic (died 2014)
1940
Alan Cheuse, American writer and critic (died 2015)
1940
Joe Dowell, American singer (died 2016)
1939
Ed Roberts, American activist (died 1995)
1938
Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (died 1999)
1938
Georg Baselitz, German painter and sculptor
1936
Jerry Kramer, American football player and sportscaster
1936
Cécile Ousset, French pianist
1935
Mike Agostini, Trinidadian sprinter (died 2016)
1935
Tom Reamy, American author (died 1977)
1934
Lou Antonio, American actor and director
1934
Pierre Bourgault, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2003)
1933
Bill Hayden, Australian politician, 21st Governor General of Australia (died 2023)
1933
Chita Rivera, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2024)
1932
George Allen, English footballer (died 2016)
1932
Larri Thomas, American actress and dancer (died 2013)
1930
Tanya Savicheva, Russian child diarist (died 1944)
1930
Mervyn Rose, Australian tennis player (died 2017)
1930
Derek Walcott, Saint Lucian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)
1930
Teresa Żylis-Gara, Polish operatic soprano (died 2021)
1929
Myron Cope, American journalist and sportscaster (died 2008)
1929
Filaret Denysenko, Ukrainian religious leader, Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate
1929
Phillip Knightley, Australian journalist, author, and critic (died 2016)
1929
John Polanyi, German-Canadian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1928
Jeanne Moreau, French actress (died 2017)
1927
Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American businessman and explorer (died 1994)
1927
Fred Williams, Australian painter (died 1982)
1926
Bal Thackeray, Indian journalist, cartoonist, and politician (died 2012)
1925
Marty Paich, American pianist, composer, producer, and conductor (died 1995)
1924
Frank Lautenberg, American soldier, businessman, and politician (died 2013)
1923
Horace Ashenfelter, American runner (died 2018)
1923
Walter M. Miller, Jr., American soldier and author (died 1996)
1922
Leon Golub, American painter and academic (died 2004)
1922
Tom Lewis, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of New South Wales (died 2016)
1920
Gottfried Böhm, German architect (died 2021)
1920
Henry Eriksson, Swedish runner (died 2000)
1920
Walter Frederick Morrison, American businessman, invented the Frisbee (died 2010)
1919
Frances Bay, Canadian-American actress (died 2011)
1919
Hans Hass, Austrian biologist and diver (died 2013)
1919
Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (died 1962)
1919
Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (died 1996)
1918
Gertrude B. Elion, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)
1918
Charlie Kerins, Executed Irish Republican (died 1944)
1918
Florence Rush, American social worker and theorist (died 2008)
1916
David Douglas Duncan, American photographer and journalist (died 2018)
1916
Airey Neave, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 1979)
1915
Herma Bauma, Austrian javelin thrower and handball player (died 2003)
1915
W. Arthur Lewis, Saint Lucian-Barbadian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991)
1915
Potter Stewart, American lawyer and judge (died 1985)
1913
Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (died 1960)
1913
Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (died 2007)
1912
Boris Pokrovsky, Russian director and manager (died 2009)
1910
Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (died 1953)
1907
Dan Duryea, American actor and singer (died 1968)
1907
Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)
1905
Erich Borchmeyer, German sprinter (died 2000)
1903
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian lawyer and politician, 16th Minister of National Education of Colombia (died 1948)
1901
Arthur Wirtz, American businessman (died 1983)
1900
William Ifor Jones, Welsh organist and conductor (died 1988)
1899
Glen Kidston, English racing driver and pilot (died 1931)
1898
Georg Kulenkampff, German violinist (died 1948)
1898
Randolph Scott, American actor (died 1987)
1898
Freda Utley, English scholar and author (died 1978)
1897
Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (died 1945)
1897
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (died 2000)
1897
Ieva Simonaitytė, Lithuanian author (died 1978)
1897
William Stephenson, Canadian captain and spy (died 1989)
1896
Alf Blair, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1944)
1896
Alf Hall, English-South African cricketer (died 1964)
1894
Jyotirmoyee Devi, Indian author (died 1988)
1889
Claribel Kendall, American mathematician (died 1965)
1880
Antonio Díaz Soto y Gama, Mexican politician (died 1967)
1878
Rutland Boughton, English composer (died 1960)
1876
Otto Diels, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1954)
1872
Paul Langevin, French physicist and academic (died 1946)
1872
Jože Plečnik, Slovenian architect, designed Plečnik Parliament (died 1957)
1862
David Hilbert, German mathematician and academic (died 1943)
1862
Frank Shuman, American inventor and engineer (died 1918)
1857
Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist and seismologist (died 1936)
1855
John Browning, American weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company (died 1926)
1853
John Marks Moore, American politician (died 1902)
1846
Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist and mathematician (died 1915)
1840
Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer (died 1905)
1838
Marianne Cope, German-American nun and saint (died 1918)
1833
Muthu Coomaraswamy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (died 1879)
1832
Édouard Manet, French painter (died 1883)
1828
Saigō Takamori, Japanese samurai (died 1877)
1813
Camilla Collett, Norwegian novelist and activist (died 1895)
1809
Surendra Sai, Indian activist (died 1884)
1799
Alois Negrelli, Tyrolean engineer and railroad pioneer active in the Austrian Empire (died 1858)
1786
Auguste de Montferrand, French-Russian architect, designed Saint Isaac's Cathedral and Alexander Column (died 1858)
1783
Stendhal, French novelist (died 1842)
1780
Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general (died 1827)
1752
Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1832)
1745
William Jessop, English engineer, built the Cromford Canal (died 1814)
1737
John Hancock, American general and politician, first Governor of Massachusetts (died 1793)
1719
John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (died 1790)
1622
Abraham Diepraam, Dutch painter (died 1670)
1585
Mary Ward, English Catholic Religious Sister (died 1645)
1514
Hai Rui, Chinese politician (died 1587)
1378
Louis III, Elector Palatine (died 1436)
1350
Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (died 1419)

Deaths On This Day

2024
Charles Osgood, American radio and television commentator, writer and musician (born 1933)
2024
Melanie Safka, American Emmy winning singer-songwriter (born 1947)
2021
Hal Holbrook, American actor and director (born 1925)
2021
Larry King, American journalist and talk show host (born 1933)
2021
Song Yoo-jung, South Korean actress and model (born 1994)
2019
Aloysius Pang, Singaporean actor (born 1990)
2019
Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean Afro Jazz musician (born 1952)
2018
Hugh Masekela, South African trumpeter, composer and singer (born 1939)
2018
Wyatt Tee Walker, American civil rights activist and pastor (born 1928)
2015
Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach (born 1931)
2015
Prosper Ego, Dutch activist, founded the Oud-Strijders Legioen (born 1927)
2015
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (born 1924)
2014
Yuri Izrael, Russian meteorologist and journalist (born 1930)
2014
Elmira Nazirova, Azerbaijani composer (born 1928)
2013
Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (born 1929)
2009
Robert W. Scott, American farmer and politician, 67th Governor of North Carolina (born 1929)
2007
Syed Hussein Alatas, Malaysian sociologist and politician (born 1928)
2005
Johnny Carson, American talk show host, television personality, and producer (born 1925)
2004
Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (born 1920)
2003
Nell Carter, American actress and singer (born 1948)
2002
Paul Aars, American race car driver (born 1934)
2002
Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (born 1930)
2002
Robert Nozick, American philosopher, author, and academic (born 1938)
1999
Joe D'Amato, Italian director and cinematographer (born 1936)
1999
Jay Pritzker, American businessman, co-founded the Hyatt Corporation (born 1922)
1994
Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian field marshal (born 1917)
1994
Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (born 1929)
1993
Keith Laumer, American soldier, author, and diplomat (born 1925)
1992
Freddie Bartholomew, American actor (born 1924)
1991
Northrop Frye, Canadian author and critic (born 1912)
1990
Allen Collins, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1952)
1989
Salvador Dalí, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1904)
1989
Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish race car driver (born 1961)
1988
Charles Glen King, American biochemist and academic (born 1896)
1986
Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and painter (born 1921)
1985
James Beard, American chef and cookbook author for whom the James Beard Foundation Awards are named (born 1905)
1984
Muin Bseiso, Palestinian-Egyptian poet and critic (born 1926)
1983
Fred Bakewell, English cricketer and coach (born 1908)
1981
Samuel Barber, American pianist and composer (born 1910)
1980
Giovanni Michelotti, Italian engineer (born 1921)
1978
Terry Kath, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1946)
1978
Jack Oakie, American actor (born 1903)
1977
Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (born 1903)
1976
Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, and activist (born 1898)
1973
Alexander Onassis, American-Greek businessman (born 1948)
1973
Kid Ory, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1886)
1971
Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (born 1871)
1966
T. M. Sabaratnam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (born 1895)
1963
Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor (born 1908)
1956
Alexander Korda, Hungarian-English director and producer (born 1893)
1947
Pierre Bonnard, French painter (born 1867)
1944
Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter and illustrator (born 1863)
1943
Alexander Woollcott, American actor, playwright, and critic (born 1887)
1939
Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer and manager (born 1903)
1937
Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (born 1876)
1931
Anna Pavlova, Russian-English ballerina (born 1881)
1923
Max Nordau, Austrian physician and author (born 1849)
1922
René Beeh, Alsatian painter and draughtsman (born 1886)
1922
Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic (born 1855)
1921
Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer and conductor (born 1877)
1893
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, American lawyer and politician, 16th United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1825)
1893
William Price, Welsh physician, Chartist, and neo-Druid (born 1800)
1893
José Zorrilla, Spanish poet and playwright (born 1817)
1883
Gustave Doré, French engraver and illustrator (born 1832)
1875
Charles Kingsley, English priest and author (born 1819)
1866
Thomas Love Peacock, English author and poet (born 1785)
1837
John Field, Irish pianist and composer (born 1782)
1833
Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician (born 1757)
1820
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (born 1767)
1812
Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (born 1764)
1810
Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German chemist and physicist (born 1776)
1806
William Pitt the Younger, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1759)
1805
Claude Chappe, French engineer (born 1763)
1803
Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer, founded Guinness (born 1725)
1800
Edward Rutledge, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina (born 1749)
1789
Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (born 1724)
1789
John Cleland, English author (born 1709)
1785
Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician and academic (born 1717)
1744
Giambattista Vico, Italian historian and philosopher (born 1668)
1650
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke (born 1584)
1622
William Baffin, English explorer and navigator (born 1584)
1620
John Croke, English politician and judge (born 1553)
1570
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Scottish politician (born 1531)
1567
Jiajing Emperor of China (born 1507)
1549
Johannes Honter, Romanian-Hungarian cartographer and theologian (born 1498)
1548
Bernardo Pisano, Italian priest, scholar, and composer (born 1490)
1516
Ferdinand II of Aragon (born 1452)
1423
Margaret of Bavaria, Burgundian regent (born 1363)
1297
Florent of Hainaut, Prince of Achaea (born c. 1255)
1252
Isabella, Queen of Armenia
1199
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Moroccan caliph (born 1160)
1002
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (born 980)
989
Adalbero, archbishop of Reims
667
Ildefonsus, bishop of Toledo
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