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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

2026
Indiana legislature rejects bill for online lottery ticket sales. A bill to allow online lottery sales in Indiana died before it even had the chance to make it to the House floor for consideration, snuffing out hopes for a digital platform yet again.
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 27, 2026
5.$285 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2024
7.$261 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2015
8.$191 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2017
9.$187 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2017
10.€146 Million
US$178.86 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2006
11.$171 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2014
12.$163.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2024
13.€146.31 Million
US$163.31 Million
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2022
14.$161 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2019
15.$146 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2012
16.€130 Million
US$141.14 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2024
17.$141 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2020
18.$135 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 28, 2006
19.€111.65 Million
US$133.47 Million
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2026
20.€109 Million
US$130.31 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2026
21.$130 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2013
22.€115 Million
US$124.76 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2016
23.$121 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2010
24.€97.1 Million
US$117.99 Million
Draw Date
Jan 26, 2021
25.€90.93 Million
US$112.99 Million
Draw Date
Jan 27, 2018

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1994
Wednesday, Jan 26, 1994
32 years old
1992
Sunday, Jan 26, 1992
34 years old
1989
Thursday, Jan 26, 1989
37 years old
1983
Wednesday, Jan 26, 1983
43 years old
1979
Friday, Jan 26, 1979
47 years old
1979
Friday, Jan 26, 1979
47 years old
1977
Wednesday, Jan 26, 1977
49 years old
1974
Saturday, Jan 26, 1974
52 years old
1973
Friday, Jan 26, 1973
53 years old
1966
Wednesday, Jan 26, 1966
60 years old
1964
Sunday, Jan 26, 1964
62 years old
1963
Saturday, Jan 26, 1963
63 years old
1951
Friday, Jan 26, 1951
75 years old
1947
Sunday, Jan 26, 1947
79 years old
1945
Friday, Jan 26, 1945
81 years old
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(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2021
Protesters and farmers storm the Red Fort near Delhi, clashing with police. One protester is killed and more than 80 police officers are injured.
2020
A Sikorsky S-76B flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashes in Calabasas, 30 miles west of Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board, including five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant.
2015
An aircraft crashes at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others.
2015
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) recaptures the city of Kobanî from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), marking a turning point in the Siege of Kobanî.
2009
Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina.
2009
Nadya Suleman gives birth to the world's first surviving octuplets.
2001
The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India, leaving 13,805-20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured.
2001
Diane Whipple, a lacrosse coach, is killed in a dog attack in San Francisco. The resulting court case clarified the meaning of implied malice murder.
1998
Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
1991
Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.
1986
The Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni.
1974
Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes during takeoff from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (now İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the Fokker F28 Fellowship.
1972
JAT Flight 367 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC-9. Flight attendant Vesna Vulović survives with critical injuries.
1966
The three Beaumont children disappear from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.
1962
Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
1959
The 41-acre (17 ha) Chain Island is listed for sale by the California State Lands Commission, with a minimum bid of $5,226.
1956
Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland.
1952
Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
1950
The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
1949
The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
1945
World War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor.
1942
World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland.
1939
Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
1934
The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
1934
German-Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed.
1930
The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
1926
The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
1918
Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war.
1915
The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
1905
The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan, which weighs 3,106.75 carats (0.621350 kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
1885
Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
1870
Reconstruction Era: Virginia is readmitted to the Union.
1863
American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.
1863
American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
1861
American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union.
1856
First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all-day battle with settlers.
1855
Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory.
1841
Gordon Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong.
1837
Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state.
1808
The Rum Rebellion is the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in New South Wales.
1788
The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
1765
A British naval expedition arrives at and names Port Egmont in the Falkland Islands, founding a settlement there eight days later. (Arrival was 15 January 1765 O.S.)
1700
The 8.7-9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
1699
For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers.
1641
Reapers' War: Battle of Montjuïc, decisive victory of the Catalan army (with French support) over the Spanish army.
1564
The Council of Trent establishes an official distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.
1564
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Tsardom of Russia in the Battle of Ula during the Livonian War.
1531
The 6.4-7.1 Mw Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people.
661
The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph.

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
2001
Isaac Okoro, American basketball player
2000
Ester Expósito, Spanish actress
2000
Darius Garland, American basketball player
1999
Leonardo Balerdi, Argentine footballer
1999
Travis Etienne, American football player
1998
Moonbin, South Korean singer and actor. (died 2023)
1997
Gedion Zelalem, German-born American soccer player
1996
Zakaria Bakkali, Belgian footballer
1996
Hwang Hee-chan, South Korean football player
1995
Jean-Charles Castelletto, Cameroonian footballer
1995
Sione Katoa, New Zealand rugby league player
1994
Montrezl Harrell, American basketball player
1993
Miguel Borja, Colombian footballer
1993
Lana Clelland, Scottish footballer
1993
Kevin Pangos, Canadian-Slovenian basketball player
1993
Alice Powell, British racing driver
1993
Florian Thauvin, French footballer
1992
Mercedes Moné, American wrestler
1991
Esteban Andrada, Argentine footballer
1991
Nicolò Melli, Italian-American basketball player
1991
Alex Sandro, Brazilian footballer
1991
Manti Te'o, American football player
1990
Brandon Bolden, 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
1989
Torrey Smith, American football player
1988
Dan Bailey, American football player
1988
Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Greek high jumper
1987
Sebastian Giovinco, Italian footballer
1987
Héctor Noesí, Dominican baseball player
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
1981
José de Jesús Corona, Mexican footballer
1981
Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor
1981
Juan José Haedo, Argentine cyclist
1981
Colin O'Donoghue, Irish actor
1979
Sara Rue, American actress
1978
Esteban Germán, Dominican baseball player
1978
Corina Morariu, American tennis player and sportscaster
1978
Andrés Torres, American baseball player
1977
Vince Carter, American basketball player
1977
Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player and coach
1976
Gilles Marini, French actor
1973
Jennifer Crystal Foley, American actress
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
1972
Nate Mooney, American actor
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 (died 2015)
1967
Bryan Callen, American comedian, actor, and writer
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
1964
Paul Johansson, American-Canadian actor
1963
Jazzie B, British DJ and music producer
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, Argentine footballer and manager
1961
Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961
Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960
Charlie Gillingham, American musician
1958
Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter
1958
Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
1957
Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (died 2003)
1955
Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2020)
1954
Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer
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
1952
Tom Henderson, American basketball player
1951
David Briggs, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1951
Andy Hummel, American singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2010)
1951
Anne Mills, English economist and academic
1950
Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (died 2008)
1950
Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey player and coach (died 2004)
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
1948
Corky Laing, Canadian rock drummer
1947
Patrick Dewaere, French actor and composer (died 1982)
1947
Les Ebdon, English chemist and academic
1947
Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, Irish director, producer, and production manager
1947
Richard Portnow, American actor
1947
Michel Sardou, French singer-songwriter and actor
1946
Susan Friedlander, American mathematician
1946
Christopher Hampton, Portuguese-English director, screenwriter, and playwright
1946
Gene Siskel, American journalist and film critic (died 1999)
1945
Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (died 1987)
1945
David Purley, English race car driver (died 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 (died 2005)
1943
Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician
1940
Séamus Hegarty, Irish bishop (died 2019)
1940
Frank Large, English footballer and cricketer (died 2003)
1938
Henry Jaglom, English-American director and screenwriter
1937
Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leonean soldier and politician, 2nd President of Sierra Leone (died 2003)
1936
Sal Buscema, American illustrator
1935
Corrado Augias, Italian journalist and politician
1935
Henry Jordan, American football player (died 1977)
1935
Paula Rego, Portuguese-born British visual artist (died 2022)
1934
Roger Landry, Canadian businessman and publisher (died 2020)
1934
Charles Marowitz, American director, playwright, and critic (died 2014)
1934
Huey "Piano" Smith, American pianist and songwriter (died 2023)
1934
Bob Uecker, American baseball player, sportscaster and actor (died 2025)
1934
Oldo Hlaváček, Slovak actor and screenwriter (died 2025)
1933
Donald Sarason, American mathematician (died 2017)
1929
Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and educator (died 2025)
1928
Roger Vadim, French actor and director (died 2000)
1927
José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran businessman and politician, President of Honduras (died 2005)
1927
Bob Nieman, American baseball player and scout (died 1985)
1927
Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (died 2013)
1926
Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani linguist and scholar (died 2013)
1926
Joseph Bacon Fraser Jr., American architect and businessman, co-founded the Sea Pines Company (died 2014)
1925
David Jenkins, English bishop and theologian (died 2016)
1925
Joan Leslie, American actress (died 2015)
1925
Paul Newman, American actor, activist, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (died 2008)
1925
Ben Pucci, American football player and sportscaster (died 2013)
1925
Claude Ryan, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2004)
1924
Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (died 2014)
1924
Anahid Ajemian, American violinist (died 2016)
1924
Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (died 1998)
1923
Patrick J. Hannifin, American admiral (died 2014)
1923
Anne Jeffreys, American actress and singer (died 2017)
1922
Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (died 1996)
1922
Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician, 7th Irish Minister for Health (died 1993)
1922
Gil Merrick, English footballer (died 2010)
1921
Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (died 2005)
1921
Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (died 1999)
1921
Veikko Uusimäki, Finnish actor and theater councilor (died 2008)
1920
Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal researcher and author (died 2009)
1919
Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (died 1949)
1919
Bill Nicholson, English footballer and manager (died 2004)
1919
Hyun Soong-jong, South Korean politician, 24th Prime Minister of South Korea (died 2020)
1918
Philip José Farmer, American author (died 2009)
1917
Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (died 2014)
1915
William Hopper, American actor (died 1970)
1914
Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire (died 2006)
1913
Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (died 1990)
1911
Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1993)
1911
Norbert Schultze, German composer and conductor (died 2002)
1910
Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator, director, and screenwriter (died 1989)
1908
Jill Esmond, English actress (died 1990)
1908
Rupprecht Geiger, German painter and sculptor (died 2009)
1908
Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (died 1997)
1908
Robert Halperin, American yachtsman (died 1985)
1907
Rex Connor, Australian politician (died 1977)
1907
Dimitrios Holevas, Greek priest and philologist (died 2001)
1905
Charles Lane, American actor and singer (died 2007)
1905
Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (died 1987)
1904
Ancel Keys, American physiologist and nutritionist (died 2004)
1904
Seán MacBride, Irish lawyer and politician, Irish Minister for External Affairs Nobel Prize laureate (died 1988)
1902
Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (died 1940)
1900
Karl Ristenpart, German conductor (died 1967)
1899
Günther Reindorff, Russian-Estonian graphic designer and illustrator (died 1974)
1893
Giuseppe Genco Russo, Italian mob boss (died 1976)
1892
Bessie Coleman, American pilot (died 1926)
1891
Frank Costello, Italian-American mob boss (died 1973)
1891
August Froehlich, German priest and martyr (died 1942)
1891
Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian neurosurgeon and academic (died 1976)
1887
François Faber, French-Luxembourgish cyclist (died 1915)
1887
Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot (died 1947)
1885
Harry Ricardo, English engineer and academic (died 1974)
1885
Per Thorén, Swedish figure skater (died 1962)
1880
Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1964)
1877
Kees van Dongen, Dutch painter (died 1968)
1866
John Cady, American golfer (died 1933)
1864
József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (died 1934)
1863
Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (died 1922)
1861
Louis Anquetin, French painter (died 1932)
1852
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer (died 1905)
1842
François Coppée, French poet and author (died 1908)
1832
George Shiras Jr., American lawyer and Supreme Court justice (died 1924)
1824
Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist (died 1888)
1813
Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican philosopher and poet, founding father of the Dominican Republic (died 1876)
1781
Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (died 1831)
1763
Charles XIV John of Sweden (died 1844)
1722
Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author (died 1805)
1716
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1785)
1715
Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (died 1771)
1714
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator (died 1785)
1657
William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1737)
1582
Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter (died 1647)
1549
Jakob Ebert, German theologian (died 1614)
1541
Florent Chrestien, French poet and translator (died 1596)
183
Lady Zhen, wife of Cao Pi (died 221)

Deaths On This Day

2025
Suzanne Massie, American historian (born 1931)
2020
John Altobelli, American college baseball coach (born 1963)
2020
Gianna Bryant, American student-athlete (born 2006)
2020
Kobe Bryant, American basketball player (born 1978)
2017
Mike Connors, American actor (born 1925)
2017
Tam Dalyell, Scottish politician (born 1932)
2017
Lindy Delapenha, Jamaican footballer and sports journalist (born 1927)
2017
Barbara Hale, American actress (born 1922)
2017
Barbara Howard, Canadian sprinter and educator (born 1920)
2016
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, Pakistani military leader, foreign minister, and diplomat (born 1920)
2016
Abe Vigoda, American actor (born 1921)
2015
Cleven "Goodie" Goudeau, American art director and cartoonist (born 1932)
2015
Tom Uren, Australian politician (born 1921)
2014
Tom Gola, American basketball player, coach, and politician (born 1933)
2014
Paula Gruden, Slovenian-Australian poet and translator (born 1921)
2014
José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet and author (born 1939)
2013
Christine M. Jones, American educator and politician (born 1929)
2013
Stefan Kudelski, Polish-Swiss engineer, inventor of the Nagra (born 1929)
2013
Padma Kant Shukla, Indian physicist and academic (born 1950)
2013
Shōtarō Yasuoka, Japanese author (born 1920)
2012
Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver (born 1924)
2011
David Kato Kisule, Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist, considered a father of Uganda's gay rights movement (born 1964)
2011
Charlie Louvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1927)
2010
Louis Auchincloss, American novelist and essayist (born 1917)
2008
Viktor Schreckengost, American sculptor and designer (born 1906)
2008
George Habash, Palestinian politician, founder of the PFLP (born 1926)
2007
Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1929)
2006
Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Pakistani politician (born 1917)
2004
Fred Haas, American golfer (born 1916)
2003
Valeriy Brumel, Russian high jumper (born 1942)
2003
Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian and academic (born 1917)
2003
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (born 1931)
2001
Al McGuire, American basketball player and coach (born 1928)
2000
Don Budge, American tennis player and coach (born 1915)
2000
Kathleen Hale, English author and illustrator (born 1898)
2000
A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (born 1912)
1997
Jeane Dixon, American astrologer and psychic (born 1904)
1996
Harold Brodkey, American author and academic (born 1930)
1996
Frank Howard, American football player and coach (born 1909)
1996
Henry Lewis, American bassist and conductor (born 1932)
1993
Jan Gies, Dutch businessman and humanitarian (born 1905)
1993
Jeanne Sauvé, Canadian journalist and politician, Governor General of Canada (born 1922)
1992
José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor (born 1912)
1990
Lewis Mumford, American sociologist and historian (born 1895)
1986
Ruben Nirvi, Finnish linguist and professor (born 1905)
1985
Kenny Clarke, American jazz drummer and bandleader (born 1914)
1983
Bear Bryant, American football player and coach (born 1913)
1979
Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (born 1908)
1977
Dietrich von Hildebrand, German Catholic philosopher and author (born 1889)
1976
João Branco Núncio, Portuguese bullfighter (born 1901)
1973
Edward G. Robinson, Romanian-American actor (born 1893)
1968
Merrill C. Meigs, American publisher (born 1883)
1962
Lucky Luciano, Italian-American mob boss (born 1897)
1953
Athanase David, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1882)
1948
Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist (born 1876)
1947
Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (born 1898)
1946
Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (born 1884)
1943
Harry H. Laughlin, American sociologist and eugenicist (born 1880)
1943
Nikolai Vavilov, Russian botanist and geneticist (born 1887)
1932
William Wrigley Jr., American businessman, founded the Wrigley Company (born 1861)
1920
Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter and author (born 1898)
1904
Whitaker Wright, English businessman (born 1846)
1896
James Edwin Campbell, American educator, school administrator, newspaper editor, poet, and essayist (born 1867)
1895
Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic (born 1825)
1893
Abner Doubleday, American general (born 1819)
1891
Nicolaus Otto, German engineer, invented the Internal combustion engine (born 1833)
1887
Anandi Gopal Joshi, one of the first female Indian physicians (born 1865)
1886
David Rice Atchison, American general and politician (born 1807)
1885
Edward Davy, English-Australian physician and engineer (born 1806)
1885
Charles George Gordon, English general and politician (born 1833)
1869
Duncan Gordon Boyes, English soldier; Victoria Cross recipient (born 1846)
1860
Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient, opera singer (born 1804)
1855
Gérard de Nerval, French poet and translator (born 1808)
1849
Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet, playwright, and physician (born 1803)
1830
Filippo Castagna, Maltese politician (born 1765)
1824
Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (born 1791)
1823
Edward Jenner, English physician and immunologist, creator of the smallpox vaccine (born 1749)
1814
Manuel do Cenáculo, Portuguese prelate and antiquarian (born 1724)
1799
Gabriel Christie, Scottish general (born 1722)
1795
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German harpsichord player and composer (born 1732)
1750
Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist and academic (born 1686)
1744
Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (born 1683)
1697
Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and theorist (born 1640)
1641
Lawrence Hyde, English lawyer (born 1562)
1630
Henry Briggs, English mathematician and astronomer (born 1556)
1620
Amar Singh I, ruler of Mewar (born 1559)
1567
Nicholas Wotton, English courtier and diplomat (born 1497)
1390
Adolph IX, Count of Holstein-Kiel (born c. 1327)
738
John of Dailam, Syrian monk and saint (born 660)
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