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January 29

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January 29

January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 336 days remain until the end of the year (337 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2025: Michigan woman buys lottery tickets for Christmas gifts, wins $1M on the one she saved for herself. A generous Michigan woman bought several lottery tickets to give to her family members as Christmas gifts and won $1 million from the ticket she kept for herself.
2024: Ohio Lottery cashing services restored after 'cybersecurity incident' in December. Weeks after a cybersecurity incident at the Ohio Lottery made it next to impossible to cash in winning tickets over $599, the Lottery said all options are again available.
2021: Oregon friends of over 40 years split $7.4 million lottery jackpot. Two friends from Oregon who have shared a friendship for over 40 years are now sharing a $7.4 million Megabucks jackpot.
2021: Québec Lottery launches first-ever lottery ticket printed on 100% recycled materials. The Québec Lottery announced last week that they have just launched the first-ever lottery ticket printed on entirely recycled materials.
2019: Maryland lottery player wins three $50K prizes on identical tickets. A Maryland man said his adherence to lottery superstitions earned him three top prizes in the same Bonus Match 5 drawing.
2019: Multi-state Cash4Life may become daily lottery game. Lottery players in nine states may soon have a chance to play the game Cash4Life on daily basis.
2018: Georgia group fights to prevent lottery winners from claiming anonymously. An open-government advocacy group has denounced a bipartisan proposal being considered by the Georgia Senate that would allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.
2018: Three Ohio Lottery Commission workers fired after theft accusations. Three Ohio Lottery Commission workers lost their jobs last week after a watchdog agency accused them of stealing nearly $3,000 in goods that belonged to the state from a Cleveland warehouse.
2018: NY man dies weeks after winning $1 million lottery jackpot. A New York man who hit the jackpot with a $1 million dollar scratch-off ticket three weeks ago died suddenly Friday, succumbing to stage four cancer, according to multiple reports.
2016: Michigan man wins second lottery jackpot. Clad in a basic t-shirt and jeans, you may never believe Pat Kukla is the luckiest man in Calhoun County, Michigan.
2016: Some lawmakers say Hawaii lottery has a chance this year. It comes up nearly every legislative session, but could this be the year that Hawaii lawmakers legalize gambling with a lottery?
2015: Retired Brooklyn bus driver hits $7M Cash4Life jackpot. Frederick McClendon claimed his $7 million prize Tuesday in the New York Lottery's Cash4Life draw game.
2014: Snowstorms hurt Massachusetts Lottery sales. Lottery ticket sales dipped in December by nearly $1 million below last year’s total -- a drop Lottery officials attribute to two snowstorms that kept buyers out of stores.
2014: Mass. Lottery wants to experiment with online gaming. Massachusetts Lottery officials asked lawmakers Tuesday to pass legislation that would let the agency experiment with online gambling.
2013: N.J. Assembly approves measures to slow Gov.'s plan to privatize lottery. The New Jersey Assembly Monday passed a measure that would force Gov. Chris Christie to seek the Legislature's approval for his plan to privatize parts of the state lottery, which Democratic lawmakers said is being pushed through "under the radar" without oversight.
2009: Lottery win bad news for gas station employees. Four employees at a gas station that sold a $25.5 million Illinois lottery ticket allege that they were fired because the Wadsworth Mobil owner did not want to share the one percent commission he received for the winning ticket.
2009: $14M lottery winner promises big tip. Standing in front of reporters yesterday at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's prize office, Jorma Hogbacka said he wasn't surprised he won $14.8 million because it was in the stars.
2008: Calif. Lottery director's job doesn't depend on auditor's report. The California state Senate's decision on confirmation of Joan Borucki as director of the state lottery will be history by the time the state auditor completes its report on a questionable employee recognition celebration.
2007: Last-minute lottery ticket wins $254 million Powerball jackpot. A retired electrician and World War II veteran is the winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever sold in Missouri -- worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars.
2004: Partnership Claims $35 Million Florida Lotto Jackpot. The Florida Lottery announced today the $35 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the January 21 drawing was claimed in the name of the Cruz Family Partnership of Carol City, Florida.
2004: Powerball Jackpot Reaches $74 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $74 million, with a cash option of $40.9 million.
2004: Kansas Lottery Sales Above Projections. The Kansas Lottery has experienced sales increases for Fiscal Year 2004, owing largely to new games and improved marketing practices.
2004: Self-service machines coming for Texas Lottery games. Texas Lottery officials plan to install about 1,000 ATM-like machines at retail outlets across the state that will dispense tickets for such games as Lotto Texas, Mega Millions and Cash Five.
2004: Friends Say Audit Troubled Minnesota Lottery Chief. The suicide of Minnesota Lottery Director George Anderson has focused new attention on criticism that the Minnesota Lottery has had higher overhead costs than comparable state lotteries.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$606.6 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2023
2.$394 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2020
3.€360.07 Million US$390.71 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 31, 2023
4.$311 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2024
5.$303 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2026
6.$285.8 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 31, 2015
7.€183 Million US$220.88 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 3, 2006
8.$206 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 1, 2017
9.$174.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2024
10.$174 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2019
11.$171 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2014
12.$170 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 1, 2012
13.€147.64 Million
US$164.6 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2022
14.$156 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 1, 2006
15.$155 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 31, 2020
16.€143 Million
US$154.93 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2024
17.$151 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2013
18.€123 Million
US$146.22 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2026
19.$144 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2010
20.€131 Million
US$142.27 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2016
21.€112.5 Million
US$134.46 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2026
22.$127 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 31, 2018
23.€98 Million
US$121.54 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2018
24.€99.4 Million
US$120.64 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2021
25.€107.47 Million
US$116.61 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jan 31, 2023

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1992: sdspeed29
Wednesday, Jan 29, 1992
34 years old
1991: comforthawk
Tuesday, Jan 29, 1991
35 years old
1988: Silvy-xoxo
Friday, Jan 29, 1988
38 years old
1988: HatchetExecutio
Friday, Jan 29, 1988
38 years old
1988: senpublisher
Friday, Jan 29, 1988
38 years old
1985: mike cos
Tuesday, Jan 29, 1985
41 years old
1984: William1984
Sunday, Jan 29, 1984
42 years old
1981: MoneyMind
Thursday, Jan 29, 1981
45 years old
1979: Luckyplucky
Monday, Jan 29, 1979
47 years old
1979: mushtaq
Monday, Jan 29, 1979
47 years old
1974: armandger
Tuesday, Jan 29, 1974
52 years old
1971: BahamasCandy
Friday, Jan 29, 1971
55 years old
1971: msrubia
Friday, Jan 29, 1971
55 years old
1971: RiteOnYourMoney
Friday, Jan 29, 1971
55 years old
1970: DAVID45
Thursday, Jan 29, 1970
56 years old
1965: MyLocs
Friday, Jan 29, 1965
61 years old
1964: hotstuff
Wednesday, Jan 29, 1964
62 years old
1915: Tren3t
Friday, Jan 29, 1915
111 years old
: Mo monie
(year not provided)
: DrumSlinger
(year not provided)
: kellycat
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2025: American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people onboard both aircraft.
2025: A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people.
2022: Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city.
2017: A gunman opens fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, killing six people and wounding 19 others in a spree shooting.
2014: Rojava conflict: The Afrin Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
2013: SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people.
2009: Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.
2008: An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
2005: The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.
2002: In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.
2001: Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
1996: President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing.
1991: Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
1989: Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so.
1983: Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours.
1973: EgyptAir Flight 741 crashes into the Kyrenia Mountains in Cyprus, killing 37 people.
1971: The last of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland.
1959: The first Melodifestivalen is held at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden.
1944: World War II: Approximately 38 people are killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai, Lithuania) is attacked by Soviet partisan units.
1944: World War II: In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid.
1943: World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USS Chicago (CA-29) is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.
1940: Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed.
1936: The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
1918: Ukrainian-Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kyiv, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty.
1918: Ukrainian-Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
1911: Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.
1907: Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
1891: Liliʻuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
1886: Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
1863: The Bear River Massacre: A detachment of California Volunteers led by Colonel Patrick Edward Connor engage the Shoshone at Bear River, Washington Territory, killing hundreds of men, women and children.
1861: Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
1856: Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
1850: Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
1845: "The Raven" is published in The Evening Mirror in New York, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.
1819: Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.
1814: War of the Sixth Coalition: France engages Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.
946: Caliph al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler of the Buyid Empire. He is succeeded by al-Muti as caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate.
904: Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.

Births On This Day

2003: Jarell Quansah, English footballer
2001: Lee Dae-hwi, South Korean singer
1997: Joel Eriksson Ek, Swedish ice hockey player
1997: Jack Roslovic, American ice hockey player
1993: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer
1992: Markel Brown, American basketball player
1992: Maxi Kleber, German basketball player
1989: Mohamed Abou Gabal, Egyptian footballer
1989: Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player
1988: Ayobami Adebayo, Nigerian author
1988: Jake Auchincloss, American politician, businessman, and Marine veteran
1988: Hank Conger, American baseball player
1988: Shay Logan, English footballer
1987: José Abreu, Cuban baseball player
1987: Alex Avila, American baseball player
1987: Jessica Burkhart, American author
1987: Vladimír Mihálik, Slovak ice hockey player
1986: Chris Bourque, American ice hockey player
1986: Thomas Greiss, German ice hockey player
1986: Jair Jurrjens, Curaçaoan baseball player
1985: Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
1985: Isabel Lucas, Australian actress and model
1985: Rag'n'Bone Man, English singer-songwriter
1983: Tim Gleason, American ice hockey player
1982: Adam Lambert, American singer, songwriter and actor
1981: Tenoch Huerta, Mexican actor
1981: Jonny Lang, American singer, songwriter and guitarist
1980: Jason James Richter, American actor and musician
1979: Andrew Keegan, American actor
1979: Christina Koch, American engineer and astronaut
1977: Justin Hartley, American actor
1977: Sam Jaeger, American actor and screenwriter
1975: Sharif Atkins, American actor
1975: Sara Gilbert, American actress, producer, and talk show host
1975: Kelly Packard, American actress
1973: Megan McArdle, American journalist
1973: Jason Schmidt, American baseball player
1972: Brian Wood, American writer, illustrator and graphic designer
1971: Clare Balding, English broadcaster, journalist and author
1970: Heather Graham, American actress
1970: Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
1970: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian colonel and politician
1970: Paul Ryan, American politician, 62nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
1969: Sam Trammell, American actor
1968: Edward Burns, American actor, director, writer, and producer
1968: Monte Cook, American game designer and writer
1968: Aeneas Williams, American football player
1967: Sean Burke, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1967: Stacey King, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1965: David Agus, American physician and author
1965: Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player
1964: Roddy Frame, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician
1964: Andre Reed, American football player
1962: Gauri Lankesh, Indian journalist and activist (died 2017)
1962: Lee Terry, American politician and lawyer
1962: Nicholas Turturro, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961: Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwean businessman and philanthropist
1960: Cho-liang Lin, Taiwanese-American musician
1960: Greg Louganis, American diver and author
1960: Steve Sax, American baseball player
1960: Gia Carangi, American supermodel (died 1986)
1958: Judy Norton, American actress and theater director
1957: Diane Delano, American actress (died 2024)
1957: Ron Franscell, American author and journalist
1956: Irlene Mandrell, American musician, actress, and model
1956: Amii Stewart, American singer and dancer
1955: Greg Ballard, American basketball player and coach (died 2016)
1955: John Tate, American boxer (died 1998)
1954: Terry Kinney, American actor and director
1954: Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, and producer, founded Harpo Productions
1953: Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (died 1995)
1953: Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer
1952: Pete Geren, American attorney and politician
1952: Tim Healy, British actor
1950: Ann Jillian, American actress and singer
1950: Miklós Vámos, Hungarian writer, novelist, screenwriter and translator
1949: Doris Davenport, American poet and teacher
1949: Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer and producer (died 2014)
1948: Raymond Keene, English chess player and author
1948: Cristina Saralegui, Cuban-American journalist, actress and talk show host
1948: Marc Singer, Canadian-American actor
1947: Linda B. Buck, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1947: David Byron, English singer-songwriter (died 1985)
1947: Marián Varga, Slovak organist and composer (died 2017)
1946: Geater Davis, American singer-songwriter (died 1984)
1946: Bettye LaVette, American singer-songwriter
1945: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian academic and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (died 2022)
1945: Tom Selleck, American actor and businessman
1943: Tony Blackburn, English radio and television host
1943: Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2014)
1943: Mark Wynter, English singer and actor
1942: Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Cuban military officer, legislator and cosmonaut
1941: Robin Morgan, American actress, journalist, and author
1941: Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician (died 2024)
1940: Justino Díaz, Puerto Rican opera singer
1940: Katharine Ross, American actress and author
1939: Germaine Greer, Australian journalist and author
1939: Jeanne Lee, American jazz singer, poet and composer (died 2000)
1937: Jeff Clyne, British musician (died 2009)
1936: James Jamerson, American bass player (died 1983)
1936: Veturi, Indian poet and songwriter (died 2010)
1934: Alan Cowley, British chemist (died 2020)
1933: Sacha Distel, French singer and guitarist (died 2004)
1932: Raman Subba Row, English cricketer and referee (died 2024)
1931: Leslie Bricusse, English playwright and composer (died 2021)
1931: Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 2nd President of Hungary (died 2011)
1929: Elio Petri, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1982)
1928: Joseph Kruskal, American mathematician and computer scientist (died 2010)
1928: Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong real estate billionaire (died 2025)
1927: Edward Abbey, American environmentalist and author (died 1989)
1926: Abdus Salam, Pakistani-British physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)
1923: Paddy Chayefsky, American author and screenwriter (died 1981)
1923: Eddie Taylor, American electric blues guitarist and singer (died 1985)
1920: Paul Gayten, American R&B pianist, songwriter, producer, and record company executive (died 1991)
1918: John Forsythe, American actor (died 2010)
1917: John Raitt, American actor and singer (died 2005)
1916: Roy Markham, British plant virologist (died 1979)
1915: Bill Peet, American author and illustrator (died 2002)
1915: John Serry Sr., Italian-American concert accordionist and composer (died 2003)
1913: Victor Mature, American actor (died 1999)
1905: Barnett Newman, American painter and etcher (died 1970)
1901: Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and broadcaster, founded the DuMont Television Network (died 1965)
1901: E. P. Taylor, Canadian businessman and horse breeder (died 1989)
1895: Muna Lee, American poet and author (died 1965)
1892: Ernst Lubitsch, German American film director, producer, writer, and actor (died 1947)
1888: Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (died 1970)
1888: Wellington Koo, Chinese statesman (died 1985)
1886: Karl Freudenberg, German chemist (died 1983)
1884: Juhan Aavik, Estonian-Swedish composer and conductor (died 1982)
1881: Alice Catherine Evans, American microbiologist (died 1975)
1880: W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (died 1946)
1876: Havergal Brian, English composer (died 1972)
1874: John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (died 1960)
1867: Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish journalist and author (died 1928)
1866: Romain Rolland, French historian, author, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1944)
1864: Richard Arman Gregory, British astronomer (died 1952)
1862: Frederick Delius, English composer (died 1934)
1861: Florida Ruffin Ridley, American civil rights activist, teacher, editor, and writer (died 1943)
1860: Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (died 1904)
1858: Henry Ward Ranger, American painter and academic (died 1916)
1852: Frederic Hymen Cowen, Jamaican-English pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1935)
1846: Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician and physicist (died 1915)
1843: William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States (died 1901)
1810: Ernst Kummer, Polish-German mathematician and academic (died 1893)
1810: Mary Whitwell Hale, American teacher, school founder, and hymnwriter (died 1862)
1801: Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1857)
1792: Lemuel H. Arnold, American politician (died 1852)
1782: Daniel Auber, French composer (died 1871)
1761: Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1849)
1756: Henry Lee III, American general and politician, 9th Governor of Virginia (died 1818)
1754: Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio (died 1806)
1749: Christian VII of Denmark (died 1808)
1737: Thomas Paine, English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary (died 1809)
1718: Paul Rabaut, French pastor (died 1794)
1717: Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (died 1797)
1715: Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian organist and composer (died 1777)
1711: Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (died 1788)
1688: Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (died 1772)
1632: Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (died 1703)
1602: Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (died 1651)
1591: Franciscus Junius, German pioneer philologist (died 1677)
1584: Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (died 1647)
1525: Lelio Sozzini, Italian humanist and reformer (died 1562)
1499: Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther; formerly a Roman Catholic nun (died 1552)
1475: Giuliano Bugiardini, Italian painter (died 1555)
1455: Johann Reuchlin, German-born humanist and scholar (died 1522)

Deaths On This Day

2025: Salwan Momika, Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam activist (born 1986)
2025: Richard Williamson, British Catholic traditionalist bishop (born 1940)
2025: Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision: Vadim Naumov, Russian pair skater (born 1969)
2025: Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision: Evgenia Shishkova, Russian pair skater and coach (born 1972)
2023: Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 5th Mayor of Mississauga (born 1921)
2023: Will Steffen, American-Australian chemist (born 1947)
2023: Gero Storjohann, German politician (born 1958)
2022: Howard Hesseman, American actor (born 1940)
2021: Walker Boone, Canadian actor (born 1944)
2019: George Fernandes, Indian politician (born 1930)
2019: James Ingram, American musician (born 1952)
2016: Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (born 1938)
2016: Jacques Rivette, French director, screenwriter, and critic (born 1928)
2015: Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist, author, and academic (born 1937)
2015: Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter and poet (born 1933)
2015: Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot (born 1918)
2012: Ranjit Singh Dyal, Indian general and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (born 1928)
2012: Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy (born 1918)
2012: Camilla Williams, American soprano and educator (born 1919)
2011: Milton Babbitt, American composer, educator, and theorist (born 1916)
2009: Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (born 1913)
2009: John Martyn, British singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948)
2008: Margaret Truman, American singer and author (born 1924)
2006: Nam June Paik, South Korean-American artist (born 1932)
2005: Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (born 1924)
2004: Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (born 1924)
2003: Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (born 1911)
2002: Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (born 1914)
1999: Lili St. Cyr, American model and dancer (born 1918)
1994: Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (born 1967)
1993: Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (born 1906)
1992: Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1915)
1991: Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (born 1907)
1989: Morton DaCosta, American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor (born 1914)
1988: James Rhyne Killian, American educator, scientist and White House advisor (born 1904)
1987: Vincent R. Impellitteri, American politician and judge, 101st Mayor of New York City (born 1900)
1984: Frances Goodrich, American actress, dramatist and screenwriter (born 1890)
1984: John Macnaghten Whittaker, British mathematician (born 1905)
1983: Stuart H. Ingersoll, American naval aviator, USN vice admiral (born 1898)
1982: Rudolph Peters, British biochemist (born 1889)
1982: Roger Stanier, Canadian microbiologist (born 1916)
1982: Charles Sykes, British physicist and metallurgist (born 1905)
1981: Jack A. W. Bennett, New Zealander literary scholar (born 1911)
1981: John Glassco, Canadian poet, memoirist and novelist (born 1909)
1980: Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (born 1893)
1979: Sonny Payne, American jazz drummer (born 1926)
1978: Tim McCoy, American actor and military officer (born 1891)
1978: Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (born 1895)
1977: Johnny Franz, English record producer and pianist (born 1922)
1977: Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (born 1954)
1976: Jesse Fuller, American one-man band musician (born 1896)
1974: H. E. Bates, English writer (born 1905)
1973: Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer (born 1903)
1970: Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (born 1885)
1970: B. H. Liddell Hart, French-English soldier, historian, and journalist (born 1895)
1969: Allen Dulles, American banker, lawyer, and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (born 1893)
1969: Max Weinreich, Russian-American-Jewish linguist and cofounder of YIVO (born 1894)
1967: Harold Munro Fox, English zoologist (born 1889)
1966: Pierre Mercure, Canadian composer, TV producer, bassoonist and administrator (born 1927)
1965: Jack Hylton, English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario (born 1892)
1964: Vera Hall, American folk singer (born 1902)
1964: Alan Ladd, American actor (born 1913)
1963: Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (born 1874)
1962: Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (born 1875)
1962: William Francis Gray Swann, Anglo-American physicist (born 1884)
1961: Angela Thirkell, English novelist (born 1890)
1960: Mack Harrell, American operatic and concert baritone vocalist (born 1909)
1960: George S. Messersmith, American diplomat (born 1883)
1959: Pauline Smith, South African novelist, short story writer, memoirist and playwright (born 1882)
1956: H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (born 1880)
1955: Hans Hedtoft, Danish politician (born 1903)
1954: Walter Conrad Arensberg, American art collector, critic and poet (born 1878)
1951: James Bridie, Scottish playwright, screenwriter and physician (born 1888)
1948: Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (born 1900)
1946: Harry Hopkins, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (born 1890)
1946: Sidney Jones, English conductor and composer (born 1861)
1944: William Allen White, American journalist and author (born 1868)
1941: Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1871)
1940: Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (born 1874)
1935: Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, American explorer (born 1853)
1934: Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1868)
1934: Dukinfield Henry Scott, British botanist (born 1854)
1933: Sara Teasdale, American poet (born 1884)
1929: Jacques Bouhy, Belgian baritone (born 1848)
1929: Charles Fox Parham, American preacher and evangelist (born 1873)
1928: Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (born 1861)
1923: Elihu Vedder, American symbolist painter, book illustrator and poet (born 1836)
1917: Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (born 1841)
1916: Sibylle von Olfers, German art teacher, author and nun (born 1881)
1912: Herman Bang, Danish journalist and author (born 1857)
1910: Édouard Rod, French-Swiss novelist (born 1857)
1906: Christian IX of Denmark (born 1818)
1901: Eugène Louis-Marie Jancourt, French bassoonist, composer and pedagogue (born 1815)
1899: Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (born 1839)
1888: Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (born 1812)
1870: Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1797)
1829: Paul Barras, French captain and politician (born 1755)
1820: George III of the United Kingdom (born 1738)
1763: Juan José Eguiara y Eguren, Mexican bishop and Catholic scholar (born 1696)
1763: Louis Racine, French poet (born 1692)
1743: André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (born 1653)
1737: George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (born 1666)
1706: Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (born 1643)
1678: Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (born 1593)
1647: Francis Meres, English priest and author (born 1565)
1597: Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (born 1530)
1119: Pope Gelasius II (born 1060)
757: An Lushan, Chinese general (born 703)

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