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July 10

July 10 is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 174 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025
N.C. woman takes $8 million lottery prize as $400,000 a year annuity. A North Carolina woman tried her luck on a $50 scratch-off and won the $8 million top prize that she will collect in $400,000 annual payments for 20 years.
2024
Canadian man will never work again after winning $66 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot. A Canadian man declared that he will never work again after scooping a $66 million (US$48.4 million) Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot, the largest Lotto 6/49 prize ever won in Western Canada.
2023
Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.13 billion in combined lottery jackpots. Lottery players have two massive multi-state jackpots to try to win this week, adding up to a whopping $1.13 billion in total.
2021
Loto-Québec IT technician accused of stealing thousands from customer accounts. After a year-long investigation, a former employee at Loto-Québec was accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from customer accounts that were supposedly inactive.
2019
N.H. Lottery asks Concord to give Keno another shot. Nearly two years after Keno received a sound defeat in Concord, the New Hampshire Lottery Commission is hoping the Capital City will give the game another try.
2019
Wisconsin Republicans to hold hearing on lottery privacy bill. Wisconsin Republicans are planning to take public comments on a bill that would keep lottery winners' names secret.
2017
19-year-old wins lottery twice in one week. A California teen is celebrating two big lottery wins in just a week.
2017
Illinois lost $4 million by halting Powerball, Mega Millions sales. Illinois Lottery officials say the state lost about $4 million by halting sales of Powerball and Mega Millions tickets due to the state budget stalemate.
2016
$311 MILLION: Here comes Powerball. No sooner was Friday's $540 million Mega Millions jackpot won than Powerball became perfectly positioned to take the spotlight with a big rollover Saturday night.
2015
Time running out for $7 million NY lottery winner to claim prize. The buyer of a top prize-winning lottery ticket worth $7 million has just two weeks left to claim their windfall — or lose it forever.
2015
Scratch-off games propel Ohio Lottery to record sales. Like other state lotteries have recently reported, the Ohio Lottery has managed to increase its sales to record levels in the past year, despite a sharp downturn in multi-state lottery sales, through an emphasis on scratch-off ticket sales.
2015
Rural Kansas couple wins $9.85 million Hot Lotto jackpot. When Stephen Harrod checked his Hot Lotto ticket in the early morning on July 2nd to find out the prize amount, the convenience store clerk couldn't believe her eyes.
2014
Virginia woman wins Cash 5 for second time. A Virginia woman celebrated Independence Day this year by winning the Cash 5 top prize for the second time.
2014
N.C. school construction lottery money doesn't really build schools. Where does the North Carolina Education Lottery money go? You know, you buy a ticket, you put money into the education lottery, and you think all that money goes to North Carolina schools. But that is not quite how it works.
2013
Tenn. lottery chief offers advice to fledgling Wyoming Lottery. The Wyoming Lottery Board received some much-needed advice -- and a stern warning -- from someone who has helped shepherd other states through the the complicated process of launching state-sponsored games of chance.
2010
First N.C. Mega Millions lottery winner claims jackpot. The sole winner of a May 28 Mega Millions drawing for $12 million, the first jackpot-winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in North Carolina, has finally come forward.
2008
Man throws away winning lottery ticket, but still collects. Degli Martinez, 55, of Queens, New York, claimed the biggest single Lotto jackpot in state history on Wednesday, a $65 million prize that took over a year and a police probe before he was allowed to have it.
2006
US House on the brink of taking away online gambling rights. Gamblers who prefer their laptops to blackjack tables won't like what Congress is doing. On Tuesday, the House plans to vote on a bill that would ban credit cards for paying online bets and could padlock gambling Web sites.
2006
N.C. Lottery to introduce $10 scratch game. North Carolina will soon join the majority of state lotteries with the kind of pricey scratch-off game that has helped boost game revenue nationwide.
2006
Keno sales surge across Massacusetts. Across Massachusetts, recent format changes have fueled a surge in Keno sales.
2006
N.M. Lottery official resigns after leaving DWI accident scene. The vice chairman of the New Mexico Lottery Authority board of directors has turned in a letter of resignation to Gov. Bill Richardson, days after he was arrested in a bizarre drunk-driving crash.
2004
Mega Millions lottery jackpot jumps to $20 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $20 million Saturday.
2004
Missouri Lottery expands games to twice a day. The Missouri Lottery's daily games will expand from one to two drawings a day later this month, officials said Friday.
2004
Postal workers sue for share of Mega Millions lottery prize. Post office colleagues of a man who won $175,000 in the Mega Millions lottery drawing say they were cheated out of a share of the prize.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$680.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 10, 2023
2.$500 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 11, 2023
3.$440 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2022
4.$311 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 13, 2016
5.$306 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 10, 2018
6.€185 Million
US$258.45 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2011
7.€236.43 Million
US$237.23 Million
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2022
8.$237.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2025
9.€230 Million
US$230.78 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2022
10.€185.72 Million
US$209.16 Million
Draw Date
Jul 11, 2019
11.$203 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2024
12.$202 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 11, 2017
13.$180 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 10, 2019
14.$155 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2017
15.$138 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2002
16.$125.7 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 10, 2021
17.$121 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2019
18.€106.86 Million
US$118.39 Million
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2016
19.$106 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 10, 2015
20.$104 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 13, 2021
21.€90 Million
US$101.4 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2019
22.€86 Million
US$100.53 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 11, 2025
23.$100 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2005
24.€81 Million
US$97.9 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 15, 2005
25.€92.52 Million
US$92.84 Million
Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jul 12, 2022

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1994
Sunday, Jul 10, 1994
31 years old
1987
Friday, Jul 10, 1987
38 years old
1985
Wednesday, Jul 10, 1985
40 years old
1984
Tuesday, Jul 10, 1984
41 years old
1983
Sunday, Jul 10, 1983
42 years old
1982
Saturday, Jul 10, 1982
43 years old
1981
Friday, Jul 10, 1981
44 years old
1981
Friday, Jul 10, 1981
44 years old
1980
Thursday, Jul 10, 1980
45 years old
1979
Tuesday, Jul 10, 1979
46 years old
1976
Saturday, Jul 10, 1976
49 years old
1973
Tuesday, Jul 10, 1973
52 years old
1972
Monday, Jul 10, 1972
53 years old
1972
Monday, Jul 10, 1972
53 years old
1962
Tuesday, Jul 10, 1962
63 years old
1959
Friday, Jul 10, 1959
66 years old
1959
Friday, Jul 10, 1959
66 years old
1952
Thursday, Jul 10, 1952
73 years old
1949
Sunday, Jul 10, 1949
76 years old
1946
Wednesday, Jul 10, 1946
79 years old
1925
Friday, Jul 10, 1925
100 years old
(year not provided)
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2019
The final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum.
2018
Tham Luang cave rescue: A group of Thai school children and their football coach are all rescued from a cave after being stuck there for 18 days; one Thai Navy SEAL diver dies during the rescue mission.
2017
Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of Iraq.
2016
Portugal defeats France in the UEFA Euro 2016 Final to win their first European title.
2012
The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage.
2011
Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sinks in the Volga River near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, causing 122 deaths.
2011
Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print.
2008
Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal.
2007
Erden Eruç begins the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
2006
A Pakistan International Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Multan International Airport, killing all 45 people on board.
2002
The Massacre of the Innocents, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, is sold at a Sotheby's auction for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson.
2000
EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA.
2000
Bashar al-Assad succeeds his father Hafez al-Assad as President of Syria.
1999
In women's association football, the United States defeats China in a penalty shoot-out at the Rose Bowl near Los Angeles to win the final match of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Watched by 90,185 spectators, the final sets a new world record for attendance at a women's sporting event.
1998
Catholic Church sexual abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claim they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest.
1997
In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
1997
Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests.
1995
Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest.
1995
The NIOSH air filtration ratings update with the enactment of 42 CFR 84, previously published in the Federal Register. The new regulation includes rules governing the new N95 respirator standard.
1992
In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
1991
The South African cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following the end of Apartheid.
1991
Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia.
1991
A Beechcraft Model 99 crashes near Birmingham Municipal Airport (now Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport) in Birmingham, Alabama, killing 13 of the 15 people on board.
1985
The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira.
1985
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster.
1978
President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
1976
Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.
1974
An EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes at Cairo International Airport, killing all six people on board.
1973
The Bahamas gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
1966
The Chicago Freedom Movement, co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago; as many as 60,000 people attend.
1962
Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
1951
Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong.
1947
Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
1943
World War II: Operation Husky begins in Sicily.
1942
World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero"), which the US Navy then uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics.
1941
Jedwabne pogrom: Massacre of Polish Jews living in and near the village of Jedwabne.
1940
World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
1940
World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks begin against British maritime convoys in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.
1938
Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.
1927
Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, is assassinated by the IRA.
1925
Scopes trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
1924
Paavo Nurmi wins the 1,500 m and 5,000 m events at the Paris Olympics, with just an hour between the two races.
1921
Belfast's Bloody Sunday occurs with 20 killings, at least 100 wounded and 200 homes destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1920
Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada.
1890
Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
1883
War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvian army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
1882
War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.
1877
The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
1850
U.S. President Millard Fillmore is sworn in, a day after becoming president upon Zachary Taylor's death.
1832
U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States.
1806
The Vellore Mutiny is the first instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company.
1789
Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
1778
American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1668
Anglo-Spanish War (1654-1671): Notable Buccaneer Henry Morgan with an English Privateer force lands at Porto Bello in an attempt to capture the fortified and lucrative Spanish city.
1645
English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.
1584
William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.
1553
Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England.
1519
Zhu Chenhao declares the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion, and leads his army north in an attempt to capture Nanjing.
1512
The Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre commences with the capture of Goizueta.
1499
The Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama.
1460
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, defeats the king's Lancastrian forces and takes King Henry VI prisoner in the Battle of Northampton.
1290
Ladislaus IV, King of Hungary, is assassinated at the castle of Körösszeg (modern-day Cheresig in Romania).
1212
The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground.
988
The Norse King Glúniairn recognises Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, High King of Ireland, and agrees to pay taxes and accept Brehon Law; the event is considered to be the founding of the city of Dublin.
645
Isshi Incident: Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari assassinate Soga no Iruka during a coup d'état at the imperial palace.
420
Having usurped the throne of Emperor Gong of Jin, Liu Yu proclaims himself Emperor of the Liu Song dynasty.
138
Emperor Hadrian of Rome dies of heart failure at his residence on the bay of Naples, Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina.

Births On This Day

2024
Moo Deng, Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus
2007
Mason Thames, American actor
2002
Reece Walsh, Australian rugby league player
2001
Isabela Merced, American actress
1999
April Ivy, Portuguese composer and singer
1998
Angus Cloud, American actor (died 2023)
1994
Chae Soo-bin, South Korean actress
1991
Daishōmaru Shōgo, Japanese sumo wrestler
1990
Adam Reynolds, Australian rugby league player
1990
Trent Richardson, American footballer
1990
Chiyonokuni Toshiki, Japanese sumo wrestler
1988
Antonio Brown, American football player
1988
Heather Hemmens, American actress, director, and producer
1988
Sarah Walker, New Zealand BMX rider
1985
Park Chu-young, South Korean footballer
1985
B. J. Crombeen, American ice hockey player
1985
Mario Gómez, German footballer
1985
Funda Oru, Belgian politician
1984
Nikolaos Mitrou, Greek footballer
1983
Giuseppe De Feudis, Italian footballer
1983
Matthew Egan, Australian footballer
1983
Gabi, Spanish footballer
1983
Kim Hee-chul, Korean entertainer and singer
1983
Joelson José Inácio, Brazilian footballer
1983
Doug Kramer, Filipino basketball player
1983
Anthony Watmough, Australian rugby league player
1983
Sherif Ekramy, Egyptian footballer
1982
Alex Arrowsmith, American guitarist and producer
1982
Juliya Chernetsky, Ukrainian-American television host
1982
Sebastian Mila, Polish footballer
1982
Jeffrey Walker, Australian actor and director
1981
Aleksandar Tunchev, Bulgarian footballer
1980
Alejandro Millán, Mexican singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1980
Adam Petty, American race car driver (died 2000)
1980
Claudia Leitte, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1980
James Rolfe, American actor, director, and producer
1980
Jessica Simpson, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
1979
Mvondo Atangana, Cameroon footballer
1979
Gong Yoo, Korean actor
1977
Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor
1976
Edmílson, Brazilian footballer
1976
Elijah Blue Allman, American singer and guitarist
1976
Ludovic Giuly, French footballer
1976
Adrian Grenier, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1976
Brendon Lade, Australian footballer and coach
1976
Lars Ricken, German footballer
1975
Andrew Firestone, American businessman
1975
Brendan Gaughan, American race car driver
1975
Alain Nasreddine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1975
Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor (died 2018)
1975
Richard Westbrook, English race car driver
1974
Imelda May, Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
1974
Brian Thompson, American insurance executive (died 2024)
1972
Peter Serafinowicz, English actor
1972
Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and producer
1972
Tilo Wolff, German-Swiss singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1971
Adam Foote, Canadian ice hockey player
1971
Gregory Goodridge, Barbadian footballer and coach
1970
Gary LeVox, American singer-songwriter
1970
Jason Orange, English singer-songwriter and dancer
1970
John Simm, English actor
1969
Marty Cordova, American baseball player
1969
Gale Harold, American actor
1967
Tom Meents, American professional monster truck driver
1967
Rebekah Del Rio, American singer-songwriter
1967
Gillian Tett, English journalist and author
1967
Ikki Sawamura, Japanese model, actor and television presenter
1967
John Yoo, South Korean-American lawyer, author, and educator
1966
Clive Efford, English politician
1966
Johnny Grunge, American wrestler (died 2006)
1966
Christian Stangl, Austrian skier and mountaineer
1966
Anna Bråkenhielm, Swedish business executive
1965
Scott McCarron, American golfer
1965
Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, European Princess
1965
Ken Mellons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1964
Martin Laurendeau, Canadian tennis player and coach
1964
Urban Meyer, American football player and coach
1964
Wilfried Peeters, Belgian cyclist
1963
Ian Lougher, Welsh motorcycle racer
1961
Jacky Cheung, Hong Kong singer and film actor
1961
Marc Riley, English guitarist and radio DJ
1960
Ariel Castro, Puerto Rican-American convicted kidnapper and rapist (died 2013)
1959
Ellen Kuras, American director and cinematographer
1959
Sandy West, American singer, drummer and songwriter (died 2006)
1958
Béla Fleck, American banjo player and songwriter
1958
Fiona Shaw, Irish actress and director
1957
Derry Grehan, Canadian rock guitarist and songwriter
1956
Tom McClintock, American lawyer and politician
1956
K. Rajagopal, Malaysian football manager
1955
Nic Dakin, English educator and politician
1955
Geoff Gerard, Australian rugby league player
1954
Tommy Bowden, American football player and coach
1954
Andre Dawson, American baseball player
1954
Neil Tennant, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1953
Rik Emmett, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1953
Zoogz Rift, American musician and wrestler (died 2011)
1952
Kim Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952
Peter van Heemst, Dutch politician
1951
Cheryl Wheeler, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951
Rajnath Singh, Indian Politician and Union Home Minister of India
1950
Tony Baldry, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, British Minister of State for Agriculture
1950
Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of Greece, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior
1949
Anna Czerwińska, Polish mountaineer and author (died 2023)
1949
Sunil Gavaskar, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
1949
Greg Kihn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
1948
Ronnie Cutrone, American painter (died 2013)
1948
Chico Resch, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1948
Natalya Sedykh, Russian figure skater, ballet dancer, actor
1948
John Whitehead, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2004)
1947
Arlo Guthrie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1946
Jean-Pierre Jarier, French race car driver
1946
Chin Han, Taiwanese actor
1945
Ron Glass, American actor (died 2016)
1945
Hal McRae, American baseball player and manager
1945
John Motson, English sportscaster (died 2023)
1945
Jean-Marie Poiré, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1945
Virginia Wade, English tennis player and sportscaster
1944
Mick Grant, English motorcycle racer
1944
Norman Hammond, English archaeologist and academic
1943
Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (died 1993)
1943
Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Zambian politician
1943
Jerry Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
1942
Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2010)
1942
Pyotr Klimuk, Belarusian general, pilot, and astronaut
1942
Sixto Rodriguez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2023)
1942
Lopo do Nascimento, Angolan politician; 1st Prime Minister of Angola
1941
Jake Eberts, Canadian film producer (died 2012)
1941
David G. Hartwell, American anthologist, author, and critic (died 2016)
1941
Robert Pine, American actor and director
1941
Ian Whitcomb, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2020)
1940
Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai, Indian-English economist and politician
1940
Helen Donath, American soprano and actress
1940
Brian Priestley, English pianist and composer
1940
Keith Stackpole, Australian cricketer (died 2025)
1939
Phil Kelly, Irish-English footballer and manager (died 2012)
1939
Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, journalist and educator (died 1999)
1939
Mavis Staples, American singer
1938
Paul Andreu, French architect (died 2018)
1938
Lee Morgan, American trumpet player and composer (died 1972)
1937
Edwards Barham, American farmer and politician (died 2014)
1937
Gun Svensson, Swedish politician
1936
Herbert Boyer, American businessman, co-founded Genentech
1936
Tunne Kelam, Estonian journalist and politician
1935
Margaret McEntee, American Catholic religious sister and educator
1935
Wilson Tuckey, Australian politician
1935
Wilson Whineray, New Zealand rugby player and businessman (died 2012)
1934
Marshall Brodien, American actor (died 2019)
1934
Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer and voice actor (died 2012)
1933
Jumpin' Gene Simmons, American rockabilly singer-songwriter (died 2006)
1933
C.K. Yang, Taiwanese decathlete and pole vaulter (died 2007)
1932
Carlo Maria Abate, Italian race car driver (died 2019)
1932
Neile Adams, Filipino-American actress, singer and dancer
1932
Manfred Preußger, German athlete
1931
Nick Adams, American actor and screenwriter (died 1968)
1931
Jerry Herman, American composer and songwriter (died 2019)
1931
Julian May, American author (died 2017)
1931
Alice Munro, Canadian short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)
1930
Bruce Boa, Canadian actor (died 2004)
1930
Janette Sherman, American physician, author, and pioneer in occupational and environmental health (died 2019)
1930
Josephine Veasey, English soprano and actress (died 2022)
1929
Winnie Ewing, Scottish lawyer and politician (died 2023)
1929
George Clayton Johnson, American author and screenwriter (died 2015)
1929
Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (died 2004)
1929
José Vicente Rangel, Venezuelan politician; 21st Vice President of Venezuela (died 2020)
1928
Don Bolles, American investigative reporter (died 1976)
1928
Bernard Buffet, French painter and illustrator (died 1999)
1928
Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (died 2003)
1928
Moshe Greenberg, American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2010)
1928
John Glenn, American baseball player (died 2023)
1927
Grigory Barenblatt, Russian mathematician and academic (died 2018)
1927
David Dinkins, American soldier and politician, 106th Mayor of New York City (died 2020)
1927
William Smithers, American actor
1926
Carleton Carpenter, American actor, magician, songwriter, and novelist (died 2022)
1926
Fred Gwynne, American actor (died 1993)
1925
Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian physician and politician, 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia
1925
Ernest Bertrand Boland, American Roman Catholic bishop (died 2023)
1924
Johnny Bach, American basketball player and coach (died 2016)
1924
Bobo Brazil, American wrestler (died 1998)
1923
Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer and actress (died 2001)
1923
John Bradley, American soldier (died 1994)
1923
Suzanne Cloutier, Canadian actress and producer (died 2003)
1923
G. A. Kulkarni, Indian author and academic (died 1987)
1922
Jean Kerr, American author and playwright (died 2003)
1922
Herb McKenley, Jamaican sprinter (died 2007)
1922
Jake LaMotta, American boxer and actor (died 2017)
1921
Harvey Ball, American illustrator, created the Smiley (died 2001)
1921
Jeff Donnell, American actress (died 1988)
1921
John K. Singlaub, U.S. Army Major General (died 2022)
1921
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, co-founded the Special Olympics (died 2009)
1920
David Brinkley, American journalist (died 2003)
1920
Owen Chamberlain, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2006)
1920
Cyril Grant, English footballer (died 2002)
1919
Pierre Gamarra, French author, poet, and critic (died 2009)
1919
Ian Wallace, English actor and singer (died 2009)
1918
James Aldridge, Australian-English journalist and author (died 2015)
1918
Chuck Stevens, American baseball player (died 2018)
1918
Frank L. Lambert, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Occidental College (died 2018)
1918
Fred Wacker, American race driver and engineer (died 1998)
1917
Hugh Alexander, American baseball player and scout (died 2000)
1917
Don Herbert, American television host known as "Mr. Wizard" (died 2007)
1917
Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (died 1998)
1916
Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (died 1972)
1914
Joe Shuster, Canadian-American illustrator, co-created Superman (died 1992)
1914
Rempo Urip, Indonesian film director (died 2001)
1913
Salvador Espriu, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (died 1985)
1911
Terry-Thomas, English comedian and character actor (died 1990)
1911
Cootie Williams, American trumpeter and bandleader (died 1985)
1909
Donald Sinclair, English lieutenant and businessman (died 1981)
1907
Blind Boy Fuller, American singer and guitarist (died 1941)
1905
Mildred Benson, American journalist and author (died 2002)
1905
Thomas Gomez, American actor (died 1971)
1905
Wolfram Sievers, German physician (died 1948)
1904
Lili Damita, French-American actress (died 1994)
1903
Werner Best, German SS officer and jurist (died 1989)
1903
John Wyndham, English author (died 1969)
1902
Kurt Alder, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1958)
1902
Nicolás Guillén, Cuban poet, journalist, and activist (died 1989)
1900
Mitchell Parish, Lithuanian-American songwriter (died 1993)
1900
Sampson Sievers, Russian monk and mystic (died 1979)
1899
John Gilbert, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1936)
1899
Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (died 1978)
1898
Renée Björling, Swedish actress (died 1975)
1897
Legs Diamond, American gangster (died 1931)
1897
Karl Plagge, German general and engineer (died 1957)
1896
Thérèse Casgrain, Canadian politician (died 1981)
1895
Carl Orff, German composer and educator (died 1982)
1894
Jimmy McHugh, American composer (died 1969)
1891
Edith Quimby, American medical researcher and physicist (died 1982)
1888
Giorgio de Chirico, Greek-Italian painter and set designer (died 1978)
1888
Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese evangelist, author, and activist (died 1960)
1883
Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (died 1948)
1883
Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian playwright and politician (died 1952)
1882
Ima Hogg, American society leader, philanthropist, patron and collector of the arts (died 1975)
1878
Otto Freundlich, German painter and sculptor (died 1943)
1877
Ernst Bresslau, German zoologist (died 1935)
1875
Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (died 1955)
1875
Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám, Hungarian politician (died 1973)
1874
Sergey Konenkov, Russian sculptor (died 1971)
1871
Marcel Proust, French novelist, critic, and essayist (died 1922)
1867
Prince Maximilian of Baden (died 1929)
1864
Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (died 1926)
1856
Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (died 1943)
1839
Adolphus Busch, German brewer, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (died 1913)
1835
Henryk Wieniawski, Polish violinist and composer (died 1880)
1832
Alvan Graham Clark, American astronomer (died 1897)
1830
Camille Pissarro, Danish-French painter (died 1903)
1823
Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1908)
1809
Friedrich August von Quenstedt, German geologist and palaeontologist (died 1889)
1804
Emma Smith, American religious leader (died 1879)
1802
Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (died 1871)
1802
Alfred Ronalds, British fly fishing author, artisan and Australian pioneer (died 1860)
1792
George M. Dallas, American lawyer and politician, 11th Vice President of the United States (died 1864)
1752
David Humphreys (soldier), American Revolutionary War colonel, politician, foreign minister and entrepreneur.
1752
St. George Tucker, United States federal judge (died 1827)
1724
Eva Ekeblad, Swedish noble and agronomist (died 1786)
1723
William Blackstone, English lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1780)
1682
Roger Cotes, English mathematician and astronomer (died 1716)
1666
John Ernest Grabe, German theologian and academic (died 1711)
1638
David Teniers III, Flemish painter (died 1685)
1625
Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer (died 1703)
1614
Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, Irish-English politician (died 1686)
1592
Pierre d'Hozier, French genealogist and historian (died 1660)
1533
Antonio Possevino, Italian diplomat (died 1611)
1517
Odet de Coligny, French cardinal (died 1571)
1515
Francisco de Toledo, Viceroy of Peru (died 1582)
1509
John Calvin, French pastor and theologian (died 1564)
1501
Cho Shik, Korean poet and scholar (died 1572)
1451
James III of Scotland (died 1488)
1419
Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (died 1471)

Deaths On This Day

2024
Joe Engle, American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1932)
2024
Alex Janvier, Native American Artist (born 1935)
2024
Dave Loggins, American musician (born 1947)
2022
Maurice Boucher, Canadian outlaw biker (born 1953)
2020
Lara van Ruijven, Dutch short track speed skater (born 1992)
2020
Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager (born 1935)
2018
Henry Morgenthau III, American author and television producer (born 1917)
2016
Katharina Focke, German politician (born 1922)
2015
Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (born 1944)
2015
Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor (born 1932)
2015
Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor (born 1926)
2014
Robert C. Broomfield, American lawyer and judge (born 1933)
2014
Juozas Kazickas, Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist (born 1918)
2014
Paul G. Risser, American ecologist and academic (born 1939)
2014
Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (born 1912)
2014
Gloria Schweigerdt, American baseball player (born 1934)
2013
Philip Caldwell, American businessman (born 1920)
2013
Józef Gara, Polish poet and linguist (born 1929)
2013
Concha García Campoy, Spanish journalist (born 1958)
2013
Caroline Duby Glassman, American lawyer and jurist (born 1922)
2013
Ku Ok-hee, South Korean golfer (born 1956)
2013
Gokulananda Mahapatra, Indian author and academic (born 1922)
2012
Dolphy, Filipino actor, singer, and producer (born 1928)
2012
Peter Kyros, American lawyer and politician (born 1925)
2012
Berthe Meijer, German-Dutch journalist and author (born 1938)
2012
Fritz Langanke, German lieutenant (born 1919)
2012
Viktor Suslin, Russian-German composer (born 1942)
2011
Pierrette Alarie, Canadian soprano and educator (born 1921)
2011
Roland Petit, French dancer and choreographer (born 1924)
2009
Ebba Haslund, Norwegian writer (born 1917)
2008
Hiroaki Aoki, Japanese-American wrestler and businessman, founded Benihana (born 1938)
2008
Mike Souchak, American golfer (born 1927)
2007
Abdul Rashid Ghazi, chancellor of Faridia University. (born 1964)
2007
Doug Marlette, American cartoonist and author (born 1949)
2006
Shamil Basayev, Chechen terrorist rebel leader (born 1965)
2006
Lennart Bladh, Swedish politician (born 1920)
2005
A. J. Quinnell, English author (born 1940)
2004
Pati Behrs, Russian-American ballerina and actress (born 1922)
2003
Winston Graham, English author (born 1908)
2003
Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross, German-English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1902)
2002
Jean-Pierre Côté, Canadian politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1926)
2002
Evangelos Florakis, Greek general (born 1943)
2002
Laurence Janifer, American author (born 1933)
2000
Vakkom Majeed, Indian journalist and politician (born 1909)
1996
Eno Raud, Estonian author (born 1928)
1995
Mehmet Ali Aybar, Turkish lawyer and politician (born 1908)
1993
Ruth Krauss, American author and poet (born 1901)
1993
Sam Rolfe, American screenwriter and producer (born 1924)
1989
Mel Blanc, American voice actor (born 1908)
1987
John Hammond, American record producer, critic, and activist (born 1910)
1986
Tadeusz Piotrowski, Polish mountaineer and author (born 1940)
1985
Fernando Pereira, Dutch photographer (born 1950)
1980
Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter (born 1908)
1979
Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (born 1894)
1978
John D. Rockefeller III, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Asia Society (born 1906)
1976
Costas Georgiou, Cypriot-born British mercenary in the Angolan Civil War (born 1951)
1972
Lovie Austin, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1887)
1971
Laurent Dauthuille, French boxer (born 1924)
1970
Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic academic and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Iceland (born 1908)
1963
Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster (born 1893)
1962
Yehuda Leib Maimon, Israeli rabbi and politician (born 1875)
1960
Sæbjørn Buttedahl, Norwegian actor and sculptor (born 1876)
1956
Joe Giard, American baseball player (born 1898)
1954
Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss (born 1877)
1952
Rued Langgaard, Danish organist and composer (born 1893)
1950
Richard Maury, American-Argentinian engineer (born 1882)
1941
Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1890)
1941
Huntley Wright, English actor (born 1868)
1938
Arthur Barclay, 15th president of Liberia (born 1854)
1929
Ève Lavallière, French actress (born 1866)
1920
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, British admiral (born 1841)
1915
Hendrik Willem Mesdag, Dutch painter (born 1831)
1908
Phoebe Knapp, American organist and composer (born 1839)
1884
Paul Morphy, American chess player (born 1837)
1881
Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect and academic (born 1812)
1863
Clement Clarke Moore, American author and educator (born 1779)
1851
Louis Daguerre, French photographer and physicist, invented the daguerreotype (born 1787)
1806
George Stubbs, English painter and academic (born 1724)
1794
Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny, French general (born 1754)
1776
Richard Peters, English lawyer and minister (born 1704)
1686
John Fell, English bishop and academic (born 1625)
1683
François Eudes de Mézeray, French historian and author (born 1610)
1680
Louis Moréri, French priest and scholar (born 1643)
1653
Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (born 1600)
1621
Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, French commander (born 1571)
1603
Joan Terès i Borrull, Spanish archbishop and academic (born 1538)
1594
Paolo Bellasio, Italian organist and composer (born 1554)
1590
Charles II, archduke of Austria (born 1540)
1584
William I, Dutch nobleman (born 1533)
1576
Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo, Italian noble (born 1553)
1559
Henry II, king of France (born 1519)
1510
Catherine Cornaro, queen of Cyprus (born 1454)
1480
René of Anjou, French nobleman (born 1400)
1473
James II, king of Cyprus
1461
Thomas, king of Bosnia (born 1411)
1460
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English commander and politician, Lord High Constable of England (born 1402)
1460
John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, English nobleman (born c. 1413)
1290
Ladislaus IV, king of Hungary (born 1262)
1103
Eric I, king of Denmark (born 1060)
1086
Canute IV, king of Denmark (born 1043)
994
Leopold I, margrave of Austria
983
Benedict VII, pope of the Catholic Church
831
Zubaidah bint Ja`far, Abbasid Princess
772
Amalberga of Temse, Frankish noblewoman
649
Tai Zong, Chinese emperor (born 598)
645
Soga no Iruka, Japanese politician
138
Hadrian, Roman emperor (born 76)
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