On This Day in History

January 26

January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 339 days remain until the end of the year (340 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2024
Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Grief announces retirement. The Texas Lottery's Executive Director and longest-serving member Gary Grief announced he will retire at the end of February 2024.
2023
Florida man wins $1 million prize after being cut in line for lottery tickets. A Florida man won $1 million in the Florida Lottery after another customer cut in front of him in the line to buy lottery tickets.
2022
Group of seven friends win record $1.01 million Virginia Cash 5 jackpot. A group of friends dubbed the "Magnificent Seven" have claimed the Virginia Lottery's largest Cash 5 jackpot to-date of $1,008,842.
2021
Dozens of lottery players across the USA hit it big in Powerball. In an unusual Powerball drawing Saturday, dozens of players won huge prizes, including a New Jersey player who won the $23.2 million jackpot.
2020
Lottery Post can now 'speak' lottery results. Speednet Group, a leading lottery technology company, today announced a new voice synthesis feature for the Lottery Post website that can speak the winning numbers at the tap of a button.
2018
New Jersey store clerk accused of stealing $1M lottery ticket. A New Jersey convenience store worker stole a customer's $1 million-winning lottery ticket and tried to pass it off as his own, authorities say.
2018
Powerball sales drop busts NJ Lottery's 7-year winning streak. Lottery sales in New Jersey fell for the first in seven years in 2017 led by a sharp by decline in revenue from Powerball tickets, though scratch-off games remain the state's biggest money maker, according to the New Jersey Lottery's annual report.
2017
Man wins lottery on his birthday thanks to mom's advice. A Delta Air Lines ramp agent took his mom's advice and bought a scratch-off lottery ticket on his 28th birthday — and it turned out to be a $5 million winner.
2016
Bad dad accused of stealing lottery tickets with son. A central Florida father and son are accused of stealing $300 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets.
2016
Hawaii lawmaker introduces bill to create state lottery. It doesn't have a hearing scheduled yet, but there is now a bill to create a state lottery in Hawaii.
2015
Massachusetts man buys lottery tickets to break $100 bill, wins $10 million. A Massachusetts man who bought two lotto tickets so he could break a $100 bill to buy lunch was left stunned after he ended up scooping an astonishing $10 million in prize money.
2013
Proposal to ban welfare recipients from playing lottery. North Carolina lawmakers are drafting legislation that would ban people on welfare or those who are in bankruptcy from buying lottery tickets.
2012
Three women vying for ownership of $1 million lottery ticket. A winning $1 million lottery ticket picked out of a gas station trash can has become the subject of a three-way legal battle in Arkansas.
2012
Lawyer gives up $14 million Iowa lottery ticket claim. Strangest winner story ever: A lawyer sacrificed a $14 million jackpot payout in order to prevent lottery from learning the winner's true identity.
2011
N.M. Lottery dog contest has entrants howling over voting cheats. The New Mexico was forced to put their Lucky Dog Photo Contest on a leash yesterday when it was determined that some entrants were piling on extra votes.
2011
Lottery winner charged in tax conspiracy. Federal prosecutors in Delaware are charging a Wilmington resident and a convenience-store operator with conspiring to hide a $532,000 lottery win to avoid federal taxes.
2011
Louisiana Lottery celebrates 20 years of winning numbers. After being approved by voters by a seven-to-three margin in 1990 and subsequently launching its first scratch-off game in 1991, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2011 with a host of player promotions and games.
2011
Lottery ticket fetched from drawer wins $250,000. A Baltimore, Maryland, man who wanted a break from Sunday's NFL playoff games decided to dig up some old lottery tickets -- and one of them happened to be worth $250,000.
2010
N.M. family claims $3.5M Hot Lotto jackpot. A retired couple from Ruidoso, New Mexico, and their two daughters from Austin, Texas claimed a $3.54 million Hot Lotto jackpot Monday.
2007
$254 million Powerball lottery ticket richest ever in Missouri. The winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever sold in Missouri -- worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars -- bought the ticket at a suburban St. Louis grocery store, state lottery officials said Thursday.
2007
Oregon Lottery trying to shut down 'casino delis'. Across Oregon, delis that seem to specialize in lottery more than lunch pose a dilemma.
2006
Britons go lotto loopy for £100m Euro Millions draw. If one lucky player wins the Euro Millions jackpot tomorrow they will instantly become Britain's 458th richest person, alongside Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.
2006
Ohio couple hits lottery jackpot. Even before they won a $1 million prize in the Ohio Lottery, Gregory and Shelley West, of Marietta, were winners to their next door neighbor, Edee Starcher.
2006
Woman finds lottery fortune in fortune cookie. Alberta's newest millionaire credits a Chinese fortune cookie for her good fortune.
2006
Wisconsin Megabucks lottery winners come forward. Brian Schultz of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and his two sons, Todd and Matthew, have finally come forward and are splitting an $11.1 million Megabucks lottery jackpot from the Christmas Eve drawing, lottery officials announced Tuesday.
2005
NJ Teachers just miss $130M Mega Millions lottery jackpot. A group of 82 teachers and staff members at School 10 in Paterson, New Jersey came within one number of winning the $130 million jackpot in last week's Mega Millions game.
2005
Hopes for N.C. lottery still alive. The $1.2 billion revenue shortfall legislators expected to greet them as the General Assembly opened Tuesday may be enough to bring the lottery to North Carolina, area legislators said.
2005
Seven Days Left Until $14 Million Illinois Lottery Jackpot Expires. A $14 million Illinois Lottery jackpot will expire at midnight on January 31, 2005 if no winner steps forward with the winning ticket.
2005
Lottery benefits Kentucky students but not its schools. The third story in a four-part series on the Kentucky lottery and its local and state impact.
2005
Group finds winning lottery ticket a month after the drawing. A lottery pool of shop workers who play the UK Lotto spoke today of their delight at discovering that an unchecked lottery ticket left in their office was worth £5 million (US$9.4 million).
2004
Final Penn. Super 6 Lotto Drawing Tomorrow. If no one wins the jackpot prize on January 27, the cash value of the jackpot will be shared proportionately by second-, third- and fourth-tier winners.
2004
Powerball Rolls Again; Jackpot Soars to $64 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $64 million, with a cash option of $35.3 million.
2004
Missouri Lottery celebrates 18 years. After 18 years, $7 billion in sales and with more than $2.1 billion in proceeds, the Missouri Lottery is still going strong.
2004
Muskegon resident wins Michigan Lottery's '$2,000,000 Fortune'. William Schad of Muskegon, Michigan became the Michigan Lottery's newest millionaire on Friday, January 16, 2004 while participating in a mid-court drawing at halftime during the Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards NBA basketball game.
2004
'Hula time' for $400,000 Texas Two Step winner. Khon C. Tran of Austin is taking his family for a vacation to Hawaii later this year. He'll pay for it with some of the $400,000 he won playing the Texas Two Step game from the Texas Lottery.
2004
Ticket bought in Va. hits $13 million Lotto South jackpot. One ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday's $13 million Lotto South drawing, the Virginia Lottery said.
2004
Florida Lotto winner bought ticket near Delray. The sole winning ticket from Saturday's $3 million Florida Lotto jackpot was sold at the Farm Food Store on Jog Road south of Atlantic Avenue in suburban Delray Beach, lottery officials said.
2004
Easley continues quest for N.C. lottery. Gov. Mike Easley provides insight into his on-going quest to bring a state lottery to North Carolina.
2004
Mississippi Residents Flock to Tennessee for Lottery Tickets. Mississippians have treked across the state line to buy Tennessee lottery tickets since Tuesday, the first day of the Tennessee lottery. Almost everyone who has played has reported winning a free ticket or at least a couple of dollars.
2004
Powerball Record-Holder Arrested for Drunk Driving. Jack Whittaker, who hit the $314.9 million Powerball jackpot on Christmas 2002, was charged Sunday with drunk driving - just weeks after being charged with trying to assault a bar manager.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$576.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2023
2.$426 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2022
3.$394 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2020
4.€356.77 Million
US$388.55 Million
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2023
5.$285 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2024
6.$261 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2015
7.$191 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2017
8.$187 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2017
9.€146 Million
US$178.86 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2006
10.$171 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2014
11.$163.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2024
12.€146.31 Million
US$163.31 Million
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2022
13.$161 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2019
14.$146 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2012
15.€130 Million
US$141.14 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2024
16.$141 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2020
17.$135 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2006
18.$130 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2013
19.€115 Million
US$124.76 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2016
20.$121 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2010
21.€97.1 Million
US$117.99 Million
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2021
22.€90.93 Million
US$112.99 Million
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2018
23.$112 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2018
24.€90 Million
US$111.92 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2018
25.€96.41 Million
US$109.93 Million
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2019

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1992
Sunday, Jan 26, 1992
32 years old
1989
Thursday, Jan 26, 1989
35 years old
1983
Wednesday, Jan 26, 1983
41 years old
1979
Friday, Jan 26, 1979
45 years old
1977
Wednesday, Jan 26, 1977
47 years old
1974
Saturday, Jan 26, 1974
50 years old
1973
Friday, Jan 26, 1973
51 years old
1966
Wednesday, Jan 26, 1966
58 years old
1964
Sunday, Jan 26, 1964
60 years old
1963
Saturday, Jan 26, 1963
61 years old
1951
Friday, Jan 26, 1951
73 years old
1947
Sunday, Jan 26, 1947
77 years old
1945
Friday, Jan 26, 1945
79 years old
(year not provided)
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(year not provided)
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2009
YaYa Gosselin, American actress
2009
The Suleman octuplets
2002
Darya Astakhova, Russian tennis player
2001
Latalia Bevan, Welsh artistic gymnast
2000
Ester Expósito, Spanish actress
1998
Moonbin, South Korean singer and actor. (d. 2023)
1997
Gedion Zelalem, German-born American soccer player
1995
Sione Katoa, New Zealand rugby league player
1995
Jean-Charles Castelletto, Cameroonian footballer
1993
Lana Clelland, Scottish footballer
1993
Alice Powell, British racing driver
1993
Florian Thauvin, French footballer
1992
Sasha Banks, American wrestler
1991
Manti Te'o, American football player
1990
Sergio Pérez, Mexican race car driver
1990
Peter Sagan, Slovak professional cyclist
1989
MarShon Brooks, American basketball player
1989
Emily Hughes, American figure skater
1988
Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Greek high jumper
1987
Sebastian Giovinco, Italian footballer
1986
Gerald Green, American basketball player
1986
Kim Jae-joong, South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and director
1986
Mustapha Yatabaré, French-Malian footballer
1985
Heather Stanning, English rower
1984
Ryan Hoffman, Australian rugby league player
1984
Iain Turner, Scottish footballer
1984
Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer
1983
Petri Oravainen, Finnish footballer
1983
Eric Werner, American ice hockey player
1982
Reggie Hodges, American football player
1981
José de Jesús Corona, Mexican footballer
1981
Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor
1981
Juan José Haedo, Argentinian cyclist
1981
Colin O'Donoghue, Irish actor
1979
Graham Phillips (journalist), British journalist
1978
Corina Morariu, American tennis player and sportscaster
1977
Vince Carter, American basketball player
1977
Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player and coach
1973
Larissa Lowing, Canadian artistic gymnast
1973
Melvil Poupaud, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1973
Brendan Rodgers, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1973
Mayu Shinjo, Japanese author and illustrator
1970
Kirk Franklin, American singer-songwriter and producer
1969
George Dikeoulakos, Greek-Romanian basketball player and coach
1968
Jupiter Apple, Brazilian singer-songwriter, film director, and actor (d. 2015)
1967
Anatoly Komm, Russian chef and businessman
1967
Col Needham, English businessman, co-founded Internet Movie Database
1966
Kazushige Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and sportscaster
1965
Kevin McCarthy, American politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
1965
Thomas Östros, Swedish businessman and politician
1965
Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast and coach
1964
Adam Crozier, Scottish businessman
1963
José Mourinho, Portuguese footballer and manager
1963
Simon O'Donnell, Australian footballer, cricketer, and sportscaster
1963
Tony Parks, English footballer and manager
1963
Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962
Guo Jian, Chinese-Australian painter, sculptor, and photographer
1962
Tim May, Australian cricketer
1962
Oscar Ruggeri, Argentinian footballer and manager
1961
Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961
Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958
Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter
1958
Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
1957
Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (d. 2003)
1955
Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2020)
1954
Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer
1954
Condoleezza Rice, American politician, 86th United States Secretary of State
1953
Alik L. Alik, Micronesian politician, 7th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
1953
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark
1953
Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951
David Briggs, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1951
Andy Hummel, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2010)
1951
Anne Mills, English economist and academic
1950
Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (d. 2008)
1950
Jack Youngblood, American football player
1949
Jonathan Carroll, American author
1949
David Strathairn, American actor
1948
Alda Facio, Costa Rican jurist, writer and teacher
1947
Patrick Dewaere, French actor and composer (d. 1982)
1947
Les Ebdon, English chemist and academic
1947
Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, Irish director, producer, and production manager
1947
Michel Sardou, French singer-songwriter and actor
1946
Christopher Hampton, Portuguese-English director, screenwriter, and playwright
1946
Gene Siskel, American journalist and film critic (d. 1999)
1946
Susan Friedlander, American mathematician
1945
Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987)
1945
David Purley, English race car driver (d. 1985)
1944
Angela Davis, American activist, academic, and author
1944
Jerry Sandusky, American football coach and criminal
1943
César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
1943
Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician
1940
Séamus Hegarty, Irish bishop (d. 2019)
1940
Frank Large, English footballer and cricketer (d. 2003)
1938
Henry Jaglom, English-American director and screenwriter
1937
Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leonean soldier and politician, 2nd President of Sierra Leone (d. 2003)
1936
Sal Buscema, American illustrator
1935
Corrado Augias, Italian journalist and politician
1935
Henry Jordan, American football player (d. 1977)
1935
Paula Rego, Portuguese-born British visual artist (d. 2022)
1934
Roger Landry, Canadian businessman and publisher (d. 2020)
1934
Charles Marowitz, American director, playwright, and critic (d. 2014)
1934
Huey "Piano" Smith, American pianist and songwriter (d. 2023)
1934
Bob Uecker, American baseball player, sportscaster and actor
1933
Donald Sarason, American mathematician (d. 2017)
1929
Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and educator
1928
Roger Vadim, French actor and director (d. 2000)
1927
José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran businessman and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2005)
1927
Bob Nieman, American baseball player and scout (d. 1985)
1927
Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (d. 2013)
1926
Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani linguist and scholar (d. 2013)
1926
Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr., American architect and businessman, co-founded the Sea Pines Company (d. 2014)
1925
David Jenkins, English bishop and theologian (d. 2016)
1925
Joan Leslie, American actress (d. 2015)
1925
Paul Newman, American actor, activist, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (d. 2008)
1925
Ben Pucci, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)
1925
Claude Ryan, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2004)
1924
Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (d. 2014)
1924
Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1998)
1923
Patrick J. Hannifin, American admiral (d. 2014)
1923
Anne Jeffreys, American actress and singer (d. 2017)
1922
Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1996)
1922
Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician, 7th Irish Minister for Health (d. 1993)
1922
Gil Merrick, English footballer (d. 2010)
1921
Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (d. 2005)
1921
Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1999)
1921
Veikko Uusimäki, Finnish actor and theater councilor (d. 2008)
1920
Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal researcher and author (d. 2009)
1919
Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (d. 1949)
1919
Bill Nicholson, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
1919
Hyun Soong-jong, South Korean politician, 24th Prime Minister of South Korea (d. 2020)
1918
Philip José Farmer, American author (d. 2009)
1917
Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (d. 2014)
1915
William Hopper, American actor (d. 1970)
1914
Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire (d. 2006)
1913
Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990)
1911
Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
1911
Norbert Schultze, German composer and conductor (d. 2002)
1910
Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
1908
Jill Esmond, English actress (d. 1990)
1908
Rupprecht Geiger, German painter and sculptor (d. 2009)
1908
Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (d. 1997)
1907
Rex Connor, Australian politician (d. 1977)
1907
Dimitrios Holevas, Greek priest and philologist (d. 2001)
1905
Charles Lane, American actor and singer (d. 2007)
1905
Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 1987)
1904
Ancel Keys, American physiologist and nutritionist (d. 2004)
1904
Seán MacBride, Irish lawyer and politician, Irish Minister for External Affairs Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
1902
Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (d. 1940)
1900
Karl Ristenpart, German conductor (d. 1967)
1899
Günther Reindorff, Russian-Estonian graphic designer and illustrator (d. 1974)
1893
Giuseppe Genco Russo, Italian mob boss (d. 1976)
1892
Bessie Coleman, American pilot (d. 1926)
1891
Frank Costello, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1973)
1891
August Froehlich, German priest and martyr (d. 1942)
1891
Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian neurosurgeon and academic (d. 1976)
1887
François Faber, French-Luxembourgian cyclist (d. 1915)
1887
Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot (d. 1947)
1887
Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (d. 1968)
1885
Michael Considine, Irish-Australian politician (d. 1959)
1885
Harry Ricardo, English engineer and academic (d. 1974)
1885
Per Thorén, Swedish figure skater (d. 1962)
1880
Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
1878
Dave Nourse, English-South African cricketer and coach (d. 1948)
1877
Kees van Dongen, Dutch painter (d. 1968)
1866
John Cady, American golfer (d. 1933)
1864
József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (d. 1934)
1863
Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1922)
1861
Louis Anquetin, French painter (d. 1932)
1857
12th Dalai Lama (d. 1875)
1852
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer (d. 1905)
1842
François Coppée, French poet and author (d. 1908)
1832
George Shiras, Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1924)
1824
Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist (d. 1888)
1813
Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican philosopher and poet (d. 1876)
1781
Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (d. 1831)
1763
Charles XIV John of Sweden (d. 1844)
1722
Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author (d. 1805)
1716
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1785)
1715
Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (d. 1771)
1714
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator (d. 1785)
1657
William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1737)
1582
Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter (d. 1647)
1549
Jakob Ebert, German theologian (d. 1614)
1541
Florent Chrestien, French poet and translator (d. 1596)
183
Lady Zhen, wife of Cao Pi (d. 221)

Births On This Day

2009
YaYa Gosselin, American actress
2009
The Suleman octuplets
2002
Darya Astakhova, Russian tennis player
2001
Latalia Bevan, Welsh artistic gymnast
2000
Ester Expósito, Spanish actress
1998
Moonbin, South Korean singer and actor. (d. 2023)
1997
Gedion Zelalem, German-born American soccer player
1995
Sione Katoa, New Zealand rugby league player
1995
Jean-Charles Castelletto, Cameroonian footballer
1993
Lana Clelland, Scottish footballer
1993
Alice Powell, British racing driver
1993
Florian Thauvin, French footballer
1992
Sasha Banks, American wrestler
1991
Manti Te'o, American football player
1990
Sergio Pérez, Mexican race car driver
1990
Peter Sagan, Slovak professional cyclist
1989
MarShon Brooks, American basketball player
1989
Emily Hughes, American figure skater
1988
Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Greek high jumper
1987
Sebastian Giovinco, Italian footballer
1986
Gerald Green, American basketball player
1986
Kim Jae-joong, South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and director
1986
Mustapha Yatabaré, French-Malian footballer
1985
Heather Stanning, English rower
1984
Ryan Hoffman, Australian rugby league player
1984
Iain Turner, Scottish footballer
1984
Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer
1983
Petri Oravainen, Finnish footballer
1983
Eric Werner, American ice hockey player
1982
Reggie Hodges, American football player
1981
José de Jesús Corona, Mexican footballer
1981
Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor
1981
Juan José Haedo, Argentinian cyclist
1981
Colin O'Donoghue, Irish actor
1979
Graham Phillips (journalist), British journalist
1978
Corina Morariu, American tennis player and sportscaster
1977
Vince Carter, American basketball player
1977
Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player and coach
1973
Larissa Lowing, Canadian artistic gymnast
1973
Melvil Poupaud, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1973
Brendan Rodgers, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1973
Mayu Shinjo, Japanese author and illustrator
1970
Kirk Franklin, American singer-songwriter and producer
1969
George Dikeoulakos, Greek-Romanian basketball player and coach
1968
Jupiter Apple, Brazilian singer-songwriter, film director, and actor (d. 2015)
1967
Anatoly Komm, Russian chef and businessman
1967
Col Needham, English businessman, co-founded Internet Movie Database
1966
Kazushige Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and sportscaster
1965
Kevin McCarthy, American politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
1965
Thomas Östros, Swedish businessman and politician
1965
Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast and coach
1964
Adam Crozier, Scottish businessman
1963
José Mourinho, Portuguese footballer and manager
1963
Simon O'Donnell, Australian footballer, cricketer, and sportscaster
1963
Tony Parks, English footballer and manager
1963
Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962
Guo Jian, Chinese-Australian painter, sculptor, and photographer
1962
Tim May, Australian cricketer
1962
Oscar Ruggeri, Argentinian footballer and manager
1961
Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961
Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958
Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter
1958
Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
1957
Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (d. 2003)
1955
Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2020)
1954
Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer
1954
Condoleezza Rice, American politician, 86th United States Secretary of State
1953
Alik L. Alik, Micronesian politician, 7th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
1953
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark
1953
Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951
David Briggs, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1951
Andy Hummel, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2010)
1951
Anne Mills, English economist and academic
1950
Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (d. 2008)
1950
Jack Youngblood, American football player
1949
Jonathan Carroll, American author
1949
David Strathairn, American actor
1948
Alda Facio, Costa Rican jurist, writer and teacher
1947
Patrick Dewaere, French actor and composer (d. 1982)
1947
Les Ebdon, English chemist and academic
1947
Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, Irish director, producer, and production manager
1947
Michel Sardou, French singer-songwriter and actor
1946
Christopher Hampton, Portuguese-English director, screenwriter, and playwright
1946
Gene Siskel, American journalist and film critic (d. 1999)
1946
Susan Friedlander, American mathematician
1945
Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987)
1945
David Purley, English race car driver (d. 1985)
1944
Angela Davis, American activist, academic, and author
1944
Jerry Sandusky, American football coach and criminal
1943
César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
1943
Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician
1940
Séamus Hegarty, Irish bishop (d. 2019)
1940
Frank Large, English footballer and cricketer (d. 2003)
1938
Henry Jaglom, English-American director and screenwriter
1937
Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leonean soldier and politician, 2nd President of Sierra Leone (d. 2003)
1936
Sal Buscema, American illustrator
1935
Corrado Augias, Italian journalist and politician
1935
Henry Jordan, American football player (d. 1977)
1935
Paula Rego, Portuguese-born British visual artist (d. 2022)
1934
Roger Landry, Canadian businessman and publisher (d. 2020)
1934
Charles Marowitz, American director, playwright, and critic (d. 2014)
1934
Huey "Piano" Smith, American pianist and songwriter (d. 2023)
1934
Bob Uecker, American baseball player, sportscaster and actor
1933
Donald Sarason, American mathematician (d. 2017)
1929
Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and educator
1928
Roger Vadim, French actor and director (d. 2000)
1927
José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran businessman and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2005)
1927
Bob Nieman, American baseball player and scout (d. 1985)
1927
Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (d. 2013)
1926
Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani linguist and scholar (d. 2013)
1926
Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr., American architect and businessman, co-founded the Sea Pines Company (d. 2014)
1925
David Jenkins, English bishop and theologian (d. 2016)
1925
Joan Leslie, American actress (d. 2015)
1925
Paul Newman, American actor, activist, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (d. 2008)
1925
Ben Pucci, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)
1925
Claude Ryan, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2004)
1924
Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (d. 2014)
1924
Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1998)
1923
Patrick J. Hannifin, American admiral (d. 2014)
1923
Anne Jeffreys, American actress and singer (d. 2017)
1922
Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1996)
1922
Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician, 7th Irish Minister for Health (d. 1993)
1922
Gil Merrick, English footballer (d. 2010)
1921
Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (d. 2005)
1921
Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1999)
1921
Veikko Uusimäki, Finnish actor and theater councilor (d. 2008)
1920
Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal researcher and author (d. 2009)
1919
Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (d. 1949)
1919
Bill Nicholson, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
1919
Hyun Soong-jong, South Korean politician, 24th Prime Minister of South Korea (d. 2020)
1918
Philip José Farmer, American author (d. 2009)
1917
Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (d. 2014)
1915
William Hopper, American actor (d. 1970)
1914
Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire (d. 2006)
1913
Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990)
1911
Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
1911
Norbert Schultze, German composer and conductor (d. 2002)
1910
Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
1908
Jill Esmond, English actress (d. 1990)
1908
Rupprecht Geiger, German painter and sculptor (d. 2009)
1908
Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (d. 1997)
1907
Rex Connor, Australian politician (d. 1977)
1907
Dimitrios Holevas, Greek priest and philologist (d. 2001)
1905
Charles Lane, American actor and singer (d. 2007)
1905
Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 1987)
1904
Ancel Keys, American physiologist and nutritionist (d. 2004)
1904
Seán MacBride, Irish lawyer and politician, Irish Minister for External Affairs Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
1902
Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (d. 1940)
1900
Karl Ristenpart, German conductor (d. 1967)
1899
Günther Reindorff, Russian-Estonian graphic designer and illustrator (d. 1974)
1893
Giuseppe Genco Russo, Italian mob boss (d. 1976)
1892
Bessie Coleman, American pilot (d. 1926)
1891
Frank Costello, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1973)
1891
August Froehlich, German priest and martyr (d. 1942)
1891
Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian neurosurgeon and academic (d. 1976)
1887
François Faber, French-Luxembourgian cyclist (d. 1915)
1887
Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot (d. 1947)
1887
Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (d. 1968)
1885
Michael Considine, Irish-Australian politician (d. 1959)
1885
Harry Ricardo, English engineer and academic (d. 1974)
1885
Per Thorén, Swedish figure skater (d. 1962)
1880
Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
1878
Dave Nourse, English-South African cricketer and coach (d. 1948)
1877
Kees van Dongen, Dutch painter (d. 1968)
1866
John Cady, American golfer (d. 1933)
1864
József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (d. 1934)
1863
Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1922)
1861
Louis Anquetin, French painter (d. 1932)
1857
12th Dalai Lama (d. 1875)
1852
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer (d. 1905)
1842
François Coppée, French poet and author (d. 1908)
1832
George Shiras, Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1924)
1824
Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist (d. 1888)
1813
Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican philosopher and poet (d. 1876)
1781
Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (d. 1831)
1763
Charles XIV John of Sweden (d. 1844)
1722
Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author (d. 1805)
1716
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1785)
1715
Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (d. 1771)
1714
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator (d. 1785)
1657
William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1737)
1582
Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter (d. 1647)
1549
Jakob Ebert, German theologian (d. 1614)
1541
Florent Chrestien, French poet and translator (d. 1596)
183
Lady Zhen, wife of Cao Pi (d. 221)

Deaths On This Day

2020
John Altobelli, American college baseball coach (b. 1963)
2020
Kobe Bryant, American basketball player (b. 1978)
2017
Mike Connors, American actor (b. 1925)
2017
Tam Dalyell, Scottish politician (b. 1932)
2017
Lindy Delapenha, Jamaican footballer and sports journalist (b. 1927)
2017
Barbara Hale, American actress (b. 1922)
2017
Barbara Howard, Canadian sprinter and educator (b. 1920)
2016
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, Pakistani military leader, foreign minister, and diplomat (b. 1920)
2016
Abe Vigoda, American actor (b. 1921)
2015
Cleven "Goodie" Goudeau, American art director and cartoonist (b. 1932)
2015
Tom Uren, Australian politician (b. 1921)
2014
Tom Gola, American basketball player, coach, and politician (b. 1933)
2014
Paula Gruden, Slovenian-Australian poet and translator (b. 1921)
2014
José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet and author (b. 1939)
2013
Christine M. Jones, American educator and politician (b. 1929)
2013
Stefan Kudelski, Polish-Swiss engineer, inventor of the Nagra (b. 1929)
2013
Padma Kant Shukla, Indian physicist and academic (b. 1950)
2013
Shōtarō Yasuoka, Japanese author (b. 1920)
2012
Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1924)
2011
David Kato Kisule, Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist, considered a father of Uganda's gay rights movement (b. 1964)
2011
Charlie Louvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1927)
2010
Louis Auchincloss, American novelist and essayist (b. 1917)
2008
Viktor Schreckengost, American sculptor and designer (b. 1906)
2008
George Habash, Palestinian politician, founder of the PFLP (b. 1926)
2007
Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
2006
Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Pakistani politician (b. 1917)
2004
Fred Haas, American golfer (b. 1916)
2003
Valeriy Brumel, Russian high jumper (b. 1942)
2003
Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian and academic (b. 1917)
2003
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (b. 1931)
2001
Al McGuire, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928)
2000
Don Budge, American tennis player and coach (b. 1915)
2000
Kathleen Hale, English author and illustrator (b. 1898)
2000
A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (b. 1912)
1997
Jeane Dixon, American astrologer and psychic (b. 1904)
1996
Harold Brodkey, American author and academic (b. 1930)
1996
Frank Howard, American football player and coach (b. 1909)
1996
Henry Lewis, American bassist and conductor (b. 1932)
1993
Jan Gies, Dutch businessman and humanitarian (b. 1905)
1993
Jeanne Sauvé, Canadian journalist and politician, Governor General of Canada (b. 1922)
1992
José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor (b. 1912)
1990
Lewis Mumford, American sociologist and historian (b. 1895)
1986
Ruben Nirvi, Finnish linguist and professor (b. 1905)
1985
Kenny Clarke, American jazz drummer and bandleader (b. 1914)
1983
Bear Bryant, American football player and coach (b. 1913)
1979
Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (b. 1908)
1976
João Branco Núncio, Portuguese bullfighter (b. 1901)
1973
Edward G. Robinson, Romanian-American actor (b. 1893)
1968
Merrill C. Meigs, American publisher (b. 1883)
1962
Lucky Luciano, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1897)
1953
Athanase David, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1882)
1948
Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist (born 1876)
1947
Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (b. 1898)
1946
Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (b. 1884)
1943
Harry H. Laughlin, American sociologist and eugenicist (b. 1880)
1943
Nikolai Vavilov, Russian botanist and geneticist (b. 1887)
1932
William Wrigley, Jr., American businessman, founded the Wrigley Company (b. 1861)
1920
Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter and author (b. 1898)
1904
Whitaker Wright, English businessman (b. 1846)
1896
James Edwin Campbell, American educator, school administrator, newspaper editor, poet, and essayist (b. 1867)
1895
Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic (b. 1825)
1893
Abner Doubleday, American general (b. 1819)
1891
Nicolaus Otto, German engineer, invented the Internal combustion engine (b. 1833)
1887
Anandi Gopal Joshi, one of the first female Indian physicians (b. 1865)
1886
David Rice Atchison, American general and politician (b. 1807)
1885
Edward Davy, English-Australian physician and engineer (b. 1806)
1885
Charles George Gordon, English general and politician (b. 1833)
1869
Duncan Gordon Boyes, English soldier; Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1846)
1860
Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient, opera singer (b. 1804)
1855
Gérard de Nerval, French poet and translator (b. 1808)
1849
Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet, playwright, and physician (b. 1803)
1830
Filippo Castagna, Maltese politician (b. 1765)
1824
Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (b. 1791)
1823
Edward Jenner, English physician and immunologist, creator of the smallpox vaccine (b. 1749)
1814
Manuel do Cenáculo, Portuguese prelate and antiquarian (b. 1724)
1799
Gabriel Christie, Scottish general (b. 1722)
1795
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German harpsichord player and composer (b. 1732)
1750
Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist and academic (b. 1686)
1744
Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)
1697
Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and theorist (b. 1640)
1641
Lawrence Hyde, English lawyer (b. 1562)
1630
Henry Briggs, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1556)
1620
Amar Singh I, ruler of Mewar (b. 1559)
1567
Nicholas Wotton, English courtier and diplomat (b. 1497)
1390
Adolph IX, Count of Holstein-Kiel (b.c 1327)
738
John of Dailam, Syrian monk and saint (b. 660)