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January 24

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January 24

January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 341 days remain until the end of the year (342 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2026: Millionaire for Life multi-state lottery game to replace Cash4Life and Lucky for Life in February. The new Millionaire for Life multi-state draw game is just around the corner, which will offer "the jackpot of a lifetime."
2025: South Carolina man fights nerves in The Big Spin live lottery event and emerges with $500,000 prize. A South Carolina man overcame immense pressure to win a $500,000 prize in The Big Spin live lottery event.
2024: Ireland Lottery advertising claims under scrutiny. The Ireland Lottery has been told by an ad standards body to be clearer over claims that "90 per cent of National Lottery money goes back into the community."
2021: New Hampshire wins appeal; Wire Act does not apply to lotteries. The New Hampshire Lottery has prevailed against the US Department of Justice when a federal court ruled Wednesday that the Wire Act does not apply to lotteries, cementing the legality of participating in the state lottery over the Internet.
2020: Kentucky Lottery president and CEO set to retire. In today's meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's board of directors, Lottery President and CEO Tom Delacenserie announced his retirement effective March 6.
2018: Store clerk busted trying to scam undercover lottery investigator. A Winn-Dixie Liquors employee is accused of keeping a customer's $600 winning ticket — and paying him only 5 bucks.
2017: $83M Mega Millions jackpot claimed in Georgia. It took some time, but the winners of an $83 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot have stepped up and claimed their prize — using a legal framework to avoid revealing their identities.
2017: Georgia Gov. to support casino bill if lottery not impacted. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said Tuesday he won't oppose legislation that would legalize casino gambling as long as it doesn't "devastate" the state's popular lottery-funded HOPE scholarship program.
2017: Wisconsin $1M lottery ticket expires next week. Time is nearly out for a Wisconsin lottery player to claim a huge win.
2017: Massachusetts lawmakers renew push for online lottery sales. If Massachusetts lawmakers pass a plan backed by State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, the state lottery could be coming to phones and computers across the Commonwealth.
2016: Former Anchorage mayor is pushing for an Alaska state lottery. Former Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan is in Juneau, Alaska, this week hoping to hit the jackpot: He's trying to convince lawmakers to authorize a state lottery.
2014: Man's ex-wife wins lottery and makes him a millionaire. Milkman John Hay reckons his ex-wife is the cream of the crop -- after she made him a millionaire when she scooped the Lotto jackpot.
2014: Two Scots fail to collect £1 million lottery prizes. A UK National Lottery spokesman urged all players to check their tickets on a regular basis after two players from Scotland failed to collect their £1 million prizes on time.
2014: 22 N.Y. coworkers' complicated journey to claim $1 million prize. Claiming a big lottery prize is a little more complicated than you might expect, especially if you are splitting the jackpot with a large group.
2014: $25K Ga. lottery ticket disputed, money could go to child support. Winnings from a Georgia Lottery ticket are under dispute as two people and state child support officials have laid claim to the $25,000 prize.
2012: 2011 Lottery Results Almanac Published. The latest edition of Lottery Post's highly-regarded lottery results reference book officially went on sale today.
2012: $14.3 million lottery winner almost didn't claim prize. A Wisconsin man thought he played Powerball, but actually bought a Megabucks ticket -- and won $14.3 million.
2011: College student treated to 'royal' Georgia Lottery prize. A college student who purchased a winning ticket in Savannah is mapping out her future after claiming a half-million dollar Georgia Lottery prize.
2011: N.Y. laundromat sells $122M Powerball lottery ticket. Some lucky Powerball player just hit a $122 million jackpot at the Clothespin Laundromat in Catskill, New York.
2011: Lottery winner flees Spain penniless as bank seizes villa and bar. When Lawrence Candlish won £5.5 million (US$8.8 million) playing the National Lottery in 1997 it promised to make his dreams come true, but now he's broke after blowing through the entire jackpot.
2010: Lottery Results Almanac is first mainstream lottery results reference book. Lottery players finally get the respect they deserve, with the publication of the first in a series of lottery results reference books geared to a market that has been largely underserved by mainstream publishers.
2006: N.C. lottey commission to announce vendor choice. Next week the North Carolina lottery commission will announce the controversial decision of which company provides the actual games like scratch-off tickets.
2006: Missouri celebrates 20 years of lottery. The Missouri Lottery celebrates its 20th birthday this month by giving Missourians a special six-digit tax-free birthday present.
2006: Lottery newsletters try to predict winning numbers. Each issue of Lotto Stats and its sister magazine, Lotto News, purport to do what any mathematician will tell you cannot be done: teach you how to win the lottery.
2006: Arkansas Gov. candidate's lottery figures appear unrealistic. Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Bill Halter's claim that a state lottery would generate as much as $250 million for education far exceeds previous state estimates that his campaign said Monday were out of date.
2006: Lottery idea proposed by Arkansas Gov. candidate. During the weekend, an Arkansas gubernatorial hopeful uttered the "L" word in announcing his candidacy.
2006: Calif. family wins $84 million SuperLotto jackpot. A Palmdale family who won Saturday's $84 million dollar California SuperLotto jackpot says the newfound wealth won't change their lives.
2005: Is this the year for a Mississippi lottery?. Mississippi State Rep. Alyce Clarke, D-Jackson, introduced a bill last week to institute a lottery, reasoning that many of the state's residents already are buying tickets in Louisiana and Georgia - neighboring states that have lotteries - and Mississippi is losing out on that money.
2005: Virginia Lottery Sales Pass the $15 Billion Mark. The Virginia Lottery reached two major milestones as the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 came to a close.
2005: Florida Lottery set to roll out changes. The Florida Lottery will implement a series of changes January 31, including new lottery machines, changes to the Pick 4 game, and new game called Grouper.
2005: NJ Lottery may use environmentalist's idea for new game. The Department of Environmental Protection commissioner has promised to discuss with the New Jersey state treasurer an idea for a lottery game to benefit the environment, but he cannot promise that the game will receive approval, according to a letter from the DEP.
2005: Lottery dealer opens his books to show he's not getting rich. The Oregon Lottery Commission is expected to vote Wednesday to add slot-machine-style games to its network of video-poker terminals housed in bars and restaurants across the state. In exchange, the Oregon Lottery is pressuring retailers to revise six-year contracts signed last year by lowering their share of video-poker profits.
2005: Loyal Staff Stays on the Job after Lottery Jackpot Win. A group of 25 factory workers today pledged to finish an important order for their bosses, despite scooping a UK National Lottery jackpot of more than £14 million (US$26.3 million).
2004: Mega Millions jackpot increases to $60 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $60 million Saturday when none of the tickets sold for Friday's drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.
2004: Man dies after win on lottery TV show. The winner of this week's "Hoosier Millionaire" game show died after being hit by a pickup truck just hours after the show's taping, authorities said Friday.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$530.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2023
2.$396 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2022
3.€355.27 Million US$386.53 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 24, 2023
4.$373 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2020
5.$285 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2026
5.$285 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 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: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2022
13.$161 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2019
14.$152 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2014
15.$146.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 24, 2024
16.€130 Million
US$141.14 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2024
17.€110.8 Million
US$131 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 24, 2026
18.€109 Million
US$130.31 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2026
19.$130 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 24, 2020
19.$130 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2013
21.€115 Million
US$124.76 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2016
22.$121 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2010
23.$120 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2012
24.€97.1 Million
US$117.99 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2021
25.$115 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 25, 2006

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1990: Deandra242
Wednesday, Jan 24, 1990
36 years old
1986: propicks
Friday, Jan 24, 1986
40 years old
1983: lvision
Monday, Jan 24, 1983
43 years old
1974: Lynn2015
Thursday, Jan 24, 1974
52 years old
1974: buiu
Thursday, Jan 24, 1974
52 years old
1967: ronniec
Tuesday, Jan 24, 1967
59 years old
1967: northeast
Tuesday, Jan 24, 1967
59 years old
1967: OUTLAW67
Tuesday, Jan 24, 1967
59 years old
1964: nipponclippon
Friday, Jan 24, 1964
62 years old
1963: pp012463
Thursday, Jan 24, 1963
63 years old
1962: tamiller
Wednesday, Jan 24, 1962
64 years old
1961: lapagie-50
Tuesday, Jan 24, 1961
65 years old
: catgirl
(year not provided)
: zinniagirl
(year not provided)
: ecosvaldo
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2018: Former doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced up to 175 years in prison after being found guilty of using his position to sexually abuse female gymnasts.
2011: At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.
2009: Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
2003: The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
1990: Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
1989: Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, with over 30 known victims, is executed in the electric chair at the Florida State Prison.
1987: About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.
1986: The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus.
1984: Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States.
1978: Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
1977: The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy.
1972: Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
1968: Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa.
1966: Air India Flight 101 crashes into Mont Blanc.
1961: Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
1960: Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
1946: The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
1943: World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
1942: World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
1939: The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
1935: Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company starts selling the first canned beer.
1933: The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.
1918: The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style).
1916: In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
1915: World War I: British Grand Fleet battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty engage Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper's battle cruisers in the Battle of Dogger Bank.
1908: The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
1900: Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.
1859: The United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (later named Romania) is formed as a personal union under the rule of Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza.
1857: The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.
1848: California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
1835: Slaves in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, stage a revolt, which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later.
1817: Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the action of Picheuta.
1758: During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763).
1742: Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
1679: King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
1651: Arauco War: Spanish and Mapuche authorities meet in the Parliament of Boroa renewing the fragile peace established at the parliaments of Quillín in 1641 and 1647.
1536: King Henry VIII of England suffers an accident while jousting, leading to a brain injury that historians say may have influenced his later erratic behaviour and possible impotence.
1458: Matthias Corvinus is elected King of Hungary.
1438: The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV.
914: Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt.
41: Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula.

Births On This Day

2012: Princess Athena of Denmark
2003: Johnny Orlando, Canadian singer and songwriter
1999: Vitalie Damașcan, Moldovan footballer
1999: Tristan Wirfs, American football player
1997: Nirei Fukuzumi, Japanese race car driver
1995: Dylan Everett, Canadian actor
1994: Tommie Hoban, English footballer
1992: Felitciano Zschusschen, Curaçao footballer
1991: Zhan Beleniuk, Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
1991: Tatiana Kashirina, Russian weightlifter
1991: Zack Kassian, Canadian ice hockey player
1991: Zé Luís, Cape Verdean footballer
1991: Li Xuerui, Chinese badminton player
1990: Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989: Serdar Kesimal, Turkish footballer
1989: Gong Lijiao, Chinese shot putter
1989: Whit Merrifield, American baseball player
1989: José Quintana, Colombian baseball player
1989: Ki Sung-yueng, South Korean footballer
1988: Selina Jörg, German snowboarder
1988: DaJuan Summers, American basketball player
1987: Brian Cushing, American football player
1987: Wayne Hennessey, Welsh footballer
1987: Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
1987: Davide Valsecchi, Italian racing driver
1987: Kia Vaughn, American-Czech basketball player
1987: Guan Xin, Chinese basketball player
1986: Cristiano Araújo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 2015)
1986: Mischa Barton, English-American actress
1986: Tyler Flowers, American baseball player
1986: Vladislav Ivanov, Russian footballer
1986: Michael Kightly, English footballer
1986: Sean McVay, American football coach
1986: Mohammad Bagheri Motamed, Iranian taekwondo practitioner
1986: Ricky Ullman, Israeli-American actor
1985: Fabiana Claudino, Brazilian volleyball player
1985: Trey Gilder, American basketball player
1984: Justin Baldoni, American actor, director, and producer
1984: Emerse Faé, French-Ivorian footballer
1984: Yotam Halperin, Israeli basketball player
1984: Jung Jin-sun, South Korean fencer
1984: Scott Kazmir, American baseball player
1984: Paulo Sérgio, Portuguese footballer
1983: Davide Biondini, Italian footballer
1983: Wyatt Crockett, New Zealand rugby player
1983: Evgeny Drattsev, Russian swimmer
1983: Craig Horner, Australian actor and musician
1983: Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer
1983: Scott Speed, American race car driver
1982: Céline Deville, French footballer
1982: Daveed Diggs, American actor, rapper and singer
1982: Claudia Heill, Austrian judoka (died 2011)
1982: Aitor Hernández, Spanish racing cyclist
1981: Carrie Coon, American actress
1981: Mario Eggimann, Swiss footballer
1981: Zaur Hashimov, Azerbaijani footballer and manager
1981: Elena Kolomina, Kazakhstani cross country skier
1980: Jofre Mateu, Spanish footballer
1980: Suzy, Portuguese singer
1979: Tatyana Ali, American actress and singer
1979: Leandro Desábato, Argentinian footballer
1979: Busy Signal, Jamaican dancehall reggae artist
1979: Nik Wallenda, American acrobat
1978: Veerle Baetens, Belgian actress and singer
1978: Mark Hildreth, Canadian actor and musician
1978: Kristen Schaal, American actress, voice artist, comedian and writer
1977: Andrija Gerić, Serbian volleyball player
1977: Michelle Hunziker, Swiss-Dutch actress, model and singer
1976: Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer, coach, and choreographer
1976: Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist
1975: Gianluca Basile, Italian former professional basketball player
1975: Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer and manager
1975: Reto Hug, Swiss triathlete
1975: Henna Raita, Finnish alpine skier
1974: Cyril Despres, French rally racer
1974: Ed Helms, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1974: Melissa Tkautz, Australian actress and singer
1974: Rokia Traoré, Malian singer
1972: Beth Hart, American singer-songwriter and musician
1971: José Carlos Fernandez, Bolivian footballer
1970: Roberto Bonano, Argentine footballer
1970: Luke Egan, Australian surfer
1970: Neil Johnson, Zimbabwean cricketer
1970: Matthew Lillard, American actor
1969: Yoo Ho-jeong, South Korean actress
1969: Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva, Brazilian religious leader, Bishop of Montenegro
1968: Fernando Escartín, Spanish cyclist
1968: Tymerlan Huseynov, Ukrainian footballer
1968: Antony Garrett Lisi, American theoretical physicist
1968: Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast
1967: Michael Kiske, German singer
1967: Phil LaMarr, American actor and comedian
1966: Julie Dreyfus, French actress
1966: Karin Viard, French actress
1965: Mike Awesome, American wrestler (died 2007)
1965: Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1965: Margaret Urlich, New Zealand singer-songwriter (died 2022)
1965: Pagonis Vakalopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
1963: Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer
1961: Jorge Barrios, Uruguayan footballer
1961: Guido Buchwald, German footballer and manager
1961: Christa Kinshofer, German ski racer
1961: Nastassja Kinski, German-American actress and producer
1961: William Van Dijck, Belgian runner
1960: Jack Neo, Singaporean filmmaker, director and actor
1959: Akira Maeda, Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
1959: Michel Preud'homme, Belgian footballer and manager
1958: Kim Eui-kon, Korean wrestler (died 2014)
1958: Jools Holland, English singer-songwriter and pianist
1958: Frank Ullrich, German biathlete
1957: Mark Eaton, American basketball player and sportscaster (died 2021)
1957: Ade Edmondson, English comedian and musician
1956: Agus Martowardojo, governor of Bank Indonesia
1955: Jim Montgomery, American swimmer
1955: Alan Sokal, American physicist and author
1955: Lynda Weinman, American businesswoman and author
1954: Jo Gartner, Austrian race car driver (died 1986)
1953: Yuri Bashmet, Russian violinist, viola player, and conductor
1953: Moon Jae-in, South Korean politician, 19th President of South Korea
1951: Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American comedian and actor
1950: Daniel Auteuil, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1949: John Belushi, American actor and screenwriter (died 1982)
1949: Bart Gordon, American lawyer
1949: Nadezhda Ilyina, Russian athlete and mother of Russian tennis player Nadia Petrova (died 2013)
1949: Rihoko Yoshida, Japanese voice actress
1948: Michael Des Barres, the 26th Marquis Des Barres, English musician, actor, and DJ
1947: Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer (died 2012)
1947: Michio Kaku, American physicist and academic
1947: Masashi Ozaki, Japanese baseball player and golfer
1947: Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
1946: Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor
1945: John Garamendi, American football player and politician, 1st United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior
1945: Subhash Ghai, Indian director, producer and screenwriter
1945: Eva Janko, Austrian javelin thrower
1944: David Gerrold, American science fiction screenwriter and author
1944: Gian-Franco Kasper, Swiss ski official (died 2021)
1943: Barry Mealand, English footballer (died 2013)
1943: Peter Struck, German lawyer and politician, 13th German Federal Minister of Defence (died 2012)
1943: Sharon Tate, American model and actress (died 1969)
1943: Tony Trimmer, English race car driver
1943: Manuel Velázquez, Spanish footballer (died 2016)
1942: Ingo Friedrich, German Member of the European Parliament
1942: Gary Hart, American wrestler and manager (died 2008)
1941: Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941: Aaron Neville, American singer
1941: Dan Shechtman, Israeli chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1940: Vito Acconci, American designer (died 2017)
1940: Joachim Gauck, German pastor and politician, 11th President of Germany
1939: Renate Garisch-Culmberger, German shot putter (died 2023)
1939: Ray Stevens, American singer-songwriter and actor
1938: Julius Hemphill, American saxophonist and composer (died 1995)
1937: Trevor Edwards, Welsh footballer
1936: Doug Kershaw, American fiddle player and singer
1935: Shivabalayogi, Indian religious leader (died 1994)
1934: Leonard Goldberg, American producer (died 2019)
1934: Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and dramatist (died 1976)
1933: Kamran Baghirov, the 12th First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party (died 2000)
1933: Asim Ferhatović, Bosnian footballer (died 1987)
1932: Éliane Radigue, French electronic music composer
1931: Lars Hörmander, Swedish mathematician and academic (died 2012)
1931: Ib Nørholm, Danish composer and organist (died 2019)
1930: Terence Bayler, New Zealand actor (died 2016)
1930: Mahmoud Farshchian, Iranian-Persian painter and academic (died 2025)
1930: John Romita Sr., American comic book artist (died 2023)
1928: Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethologist, and painter
1928: Michel Serrault, French actor (died 2007)
1927: Paula Hawkins, American politician (died 2009)
1926: Ruth Asawa, American sculptor (died 2013)
1926: Georges Lautner, French director and screenwriter (died 2013)
1925: Gus Mortson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
1925: Maria Tallchief, American ballerina and actress (died 2013)
1924: Brian Bevan, Australian rugby league player (died 1991)
1924: Karpoori Thakur, Indian politician, 11th Chief Minister of Bihar (died 1988)
1922: Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (died 2014)
1922: Neil Franklin, English footballer (died 1996)
1920: Jimmy Forrest, American saxophonist (died 1980)
1920: Jerry Maren, American actor (died 2018)
1919: Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1973)
1919: Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator (died 2009)
1918: Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (died 2009)
1918: Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1996)
1917: Ernest Borgnine, American actor (died 2012)
1917: Wilhelmus Demarteau, Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (died 2012)
1916: Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (died 2009)
1916: Gene Mako, Hungarian-American tennis player and actor (died 2013)
1915: Vítězslava Kaprálová, Czech composer and conductor (died 1940)
1915: Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic (died 1991)
1913: Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (died 2008)
1913: Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1983)
1912: Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (died 2005)
1910: Doris Haddock, American political activist (died 2010)
1909: Martin Lings, English author and scholar (died 2005)
1909: Ester Šimerová-Martinčeková, Slovak painter (died 2005)
1907: Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1999)
1907: Jean Daetwyler, Swiss composer and musician (died 1994)
1907: Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (died 1979)
1906: Wilfred Jackson, American animator and composer (died 1988)
1905: J. Howard Marshall, American lawyer and businessman (died 1995)
1901: Harry Calder, South African cricketer (died 1995)
1901: Cassandre, French painter (died 1968)
1901: Edward Turner, English engineer (died 1973)
1900: René Guillot, French writer (died 1969)
1899: Hoyt Vandenberg, U.S. Air Force general (died 1954)
1897: Paul Fejos, Hungarian-born American director (died 1963)
1895: Eugen Roth, German poet and songwriter (died 1976)
1892: Franz Aigner, Austrian weightlifter (died 1970)
1891: Walter Model, German field marshal (died 1945)
1889: Victor Eftimiu, Romanian poet and playwright (died 1972)
1889: Charles Hawes, American historian and author (died 1923)
1889: Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, German general of paratroop forces during World War II (died 1968)
1888: Vicki Baum, Austrian author and screenwriter (died 1960)
1888: Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman, founded the Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company (died 1958)
1887: Jean-Henri Humbert, French botanist (died 1967)
1886: Henry King, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1982)
1885: Marjory Stephenson, British biochemist (died 1948)
1882: Harold D. Babcock, American astronomer (died 1968)
1882: Ödön Bodor, Hungarian athlete (died 1927)
1873: Dmitry Ushakov, Russian philologist and lexicographer (died 1942)
1872: Yuly Aykhenvald, Russian literary critic (died 1928)
1872: Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (died 1943)
1872: Morris Travers, English chemist and academic (died 1961)
1871: Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic, Czech poet, writer and literary critic (died 1951)
1871: Thomas Jaggar, American volcanologist (died 1953)
1870: Herbert Kilpin, English footballer (died 1916)
1869: Helena Maud Brown Cobb, American educator and missionary (died 1922)
1866: Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1920)
1864: Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist (died 1936)
1864: Gaetano Giardino, Italian soldier and Marshal of Italy (died 1935)
1863: August Adler, Czech and Austrian mathematician (died 1923)
1862: Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (died 1937)
1858: Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher (died 1889)
1856: Friedrich Grünanger, Transylvanian Hungarian-German architect (died 1929)
1853: Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser, German psychiatrist (died 1931)
1850: Hermann Ebbinghaus, German psychologist (died 1909)
1848: Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (died 1916)
1843: Josip Stadler, Croatian archbishop (died 1918)
1836: Signe Rink, Greenland-born Danish writer and ethnologist (died 1909)
1829: Yechiel Michel Epstein, Rabbi and posek (died 1908)
1828: Ferdinand Cohn, German biologist (died 1898)
1816: Wilhelm Henzen, German philologist and epigraphist (died 1887)
1814: Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, French Crown Princess (died 1858)
1814: John Colenso, British mathematician (died 1883)
1804: Delphine de Girardin, French author (died 1855)
1787: Christian Ludwig Brehm, German pastor and ornithologist (died 1864)
1776: E. T. A. Hoffmann, German jurist, author, and composer (died 1822)
1763: Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Ukrainian general and politician (died 1831)
1761: Louis Klein, French general (died 1845)
1754: Andrew Ellicott, American soldier and surveyor (died 1820)
1749: Charles James Fox, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (died 1806)
1746: Gustav III of Sweden (died 1792)
1739: Jean Nicolas Houchard, French General of the French Revolution (died 1793)
1732: Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and financier (died 1799)
1712: Frederick the Great, Prussian king (died 1786)
1709: Dom Bédos de Celles, French monk and organist (died 1779)
1705: Farinelli, Italian castrato singer (died 1782)
1684: Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, German noble (died 1737)
1679: Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (died 1754)
1674: Thomas Tanner, English bishop (died 1735)
1672: Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt, German Lieutenant General (died 1731)
1670: William Congreve, English playwright and poet (died 1729)
1664: John Vanbrugh, English architect and dramatist (died 1726)
1643: Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and politician, Lord Chamberlain of Great Britain (died 1706)
1619: Yamazaki Ansai, Japanese philosopher (died 1682)
1602: Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, English politician (died 1666)
1547: Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Austrian Archduchess (died 1578)
1444: Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (died 1476)
1287: Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (died 1345)
76: Hadrian, Roman emperor (died 138)

Deaths On This Day

2025: Iris Cummings, American swimmer and aviator (born 1920)
2019: Rosemary Bryant Mariner, American United States Naval Aviator (born 1953)
2018: Mark E. Smith, British singer-songwriter (born 1957)
2017: Helena Kmieć, Polish Roman Catholic missionary (born 1991)
2017: Butch Trucks, American drummer (born 1947)
2016: Fredrik Barth, German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (born 1928)
2016: Marvin Minsky, American computer scientist and academic (born 1927)
2016: Henry Worsley, English colonel and explorer (born 1960)
2015: Otto Carius, German lieutenant and pharmacist (born 1922)
2014: Shulamit Aloni, Israeli lawyer and politician, 11th Israeli Minister of Education (born 1928)
2014: Rafael Pineda Ponce, Honduran academic and politician (born 1930)
2011: Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer (born 1949)
2010: Pernell Roberts, American actor (born 1928)
2008: Usha Narayanan, Burmese-born First Lady of India (born 1922)
2007: Krystyna Feldman, Polish actress (born 1916)
2007: İsmail Cem İpekçi, Turkish journalist and politician, 45th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1940)
2007: Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian academic and politician (born 1956)
2007: Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican-American soldier (born 1891)
2006: Schafik Handal, Salvadoran politician (born 1930)
2004: Leônidas, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1913)
2003: Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman (born 1921)
2002: Elie Hobeika, Lebanese commander and politician (born 1956)
2001: Gaffar Okkan, Turkish police chief (born 1952)
1993: Gustav Ernesaks, Estonian composer and conductor (born 1908)
1993: Thurgood Marshall, American lawyer and jurist, 32nd United States Solicitor General (born 1908)
1993: Uğur Mumcu, Turkish investigative journalist (born 1942)
1992: Ken Darby, American composer and conductor (born 1909)
1991: Jack Schaefer, American journalist and author (born 1907)
1990: Madge Bellamy, American actress (born 1899)
1989: Ted Bundy, American serial killer (born 1946)
1988: Werner Fenchel, German-Danish mathematician and academic (born 1905)
1986: L. Ron Hubbard, American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (born 1911)
1986: Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (born 1921)
1983: George Cukor, American director and producer (born 1899)
1982: Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (born 1918)
1975: Larry Fine, American comedian (born 1902)
1973: J. Carrol Naish, American actor (born 1896)
1971: Bill W., American activist, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (born 1895)
1970: Caresse Crosby, American fashion designer and publisher, co-founded the Black Sun Press (born 1891)
1966: Homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist and academic (born 1909)
1965: Winston Churchill, English statesman, soldier, and writer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
1962: André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (born 1885)
1962: Stanley Lord, English naval captain (born 1877)
1962: Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish author, poet, and scholar (born 1901)
1961: Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (born 1884)
1960: Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (born 1886)
1946: Morris Alexander, South African politician (born 1877)
1943: John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (born 1858)
1939: Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (born 1867)
1920: Percy French, Irish songwriter, entertainer and artist (born 1854)
1920: Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (born 1884)
1895: Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1849)
1883: Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (born 1812)
1881: James Collinson, English painter (born 1825)
1877: Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (born 1796)
1709: George Rooke, English admiral and politician (born 1650)
1666: Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer and theorist (born 1588)
1639: Jörg Jenatsch, Swiss pastor and politician (born 1596)
1626: Samuel Argall, English captain and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (born 1572)
1595: Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (born 1529)
1525: Franciabigio, Florentine painter (born 1482)
1473: Conrad Paumann, German organist and composer (born 1410)
1376: Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English commander (born 1306)
1336: Alfonso IV of Aragon (born 1299)
1125: David IV of Georgia (born 1073)
1046: Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen (born c. 985)
901: Liu Jishu, general of the Tang Dynasty
817: Pope Stephen IV (born 770)
41: Caligula, Roman emperor (born 12)

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