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July 13

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July 13

July 13 is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 171 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2024: £1 million EuroMillions lottery winner delivering babies as a midwife one decade later. A midwife who won a £1 million (US$1.29 million) EuroMillions lottery prize in 2014 never gave up her passion for her role in helping new parents and is still delivering babies a decade after the win.
2023: $875 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges on rollover. This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a massive jackpot that is approaching a billion dollars.
2022: Michigan lottery club claims $1.85 million Lotto 47 jackpot after playing together for 20 years. A lottery club finally got their windfall after playing together for 20 years, taking home a $1.85 million Michigan Lottery Lotto 47 jackpot.
2022: Australian woman shocked into silence after discovering she hit $30 million Oz Lotto jackpot. An Australian woman couldn't sleep after finding out she won a jackpot from the Australian Lottery's Oz Lotto game, but one restless night isn't so bad of a price to pay for suddenly becoming $30 million (US$ 20.2 million) richer.
2021: Homeless veteran who lost everything in pandemic wins D.C. vaccine lottery prize. An Air Force veteran who lost his job, home, and car to the pandemic was desperate for support when he arrived at a Washington D.C. homeless shelter, but things changed for the better when he won a prize in the D.C. vaccine lottery.
2020: Pandemic continues to batter state lotteries and programs. Unsurprisingly, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to batter state programs and lotteries as lottery revenue streams take a hit. While some state lotteries saw unprecedented sales increases within the past few months, diminished sales in other states leave others in a realm of uncertainty, looking for ways to make up for the deficits.
2019: Minnesota man claims $21.6 million Lotto America jackpot. A Minnesota man has found himself a multimillionaire after winning $21.6 million in Lotto America's Wednesday draw.
2018: Oregon man arrested for threatening lottery. A Lebanon, Oregon, man was arrested after he sent a shooting threat in an e-mail to the Oregon Lottery.
2018: Massachusetts man buys 9 lottery tickets worth $900,000. A Massachusetts man who has been playing the same numbers for 26 years won big when those numbers were drawn on the evening that he had purchase nine identical lottery tickets.
2018: $2.9M jackpot winner received lottery ticket as a gift. Season ticket holder Christopher Voelker of Raynham, Massachusetts, is the winner of a $2.97 million jackpot prize in the state lottery's Megabucks Doubler drawing that took place Saturday, May 26.
2017: Texas plan would tap lottery revenue for teacher bonuses. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to spend $700 million annually in Texas lottery revenue on bonuses for veteran teachers.
2016: Connecticut men charged with rigging machines in lottery scheme. State authorities continue to investigate the rigging of a Connecticut Lottery game they say increased the number of winning tickets and the payout to retailers.
2016: Three lottery tickets worth $50,000 each go unclaimed in Virginia. No one came forward to claim three separate Virginia lottery tickets that were each worth $50,000, so the money now goes to a state fund for educational uses.
2015: Australian lottery winner accused of hiding win reaches deal with pool members. A group of people who sued a Melbourne, Australia, co-worker after he allegedly failed to distribute the winnings of a AU$16.6 million (US$12.3 million) lottery pool ticket have reportedly struck a deal with him.
2013: Former Arkansas Lottery official admits stealing tickets. A former Arkansas Lottery security official pleaded guilty Friday to a long-running scheme in which he's accused of stealing and cashing nearly a half-million dollars' worth of scratch-off tickets.
2012: Court: Police can collect $1M lottery prize. The police in Medford, Oregon, can collect much of a $1 million prize from the Oregon Lottery that came from a scratch ticket bought with a dead woman's credit card, Oregon's appeals court has ruled.
2011: One ticket sold in Britain wins biggest European jackpot ever. Worth £161 million (US$258.4 million) but still unclaimed, a Briton holds the lottery ticket that will place them amongst the richest people in the country.
2011: Two get probation in scheme to avoid taxes on lottery win. A pair of men who conspired to hide from the tax man that one of them won $500,000 in the lottery were each sentenced to two years of probation Tuesday.
2010: First Arkansas Lottery raffle on sale Wednesday. The Arkansas Lottery is rolling out its latest game Wednesday, Million Dollar Raffle, which will award two grand prizes of $1 million each.
2007: Kentucky Lottery raffle drawing date set. The Kentucky Lottery raffle game named after the date it was to be drawn on is now set to take place about a month later.
2006: Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $86 million. Because the Powerball jackpot was not hit Wednesday evening, the new jackpot for the Saturday, July 15th drawing will be $86 million with a cash option of $38.8 million.
2006: Texas Lottery audits find more problems. Months after Texas Lottery officials were chastised for inflating Texas Lotto jackpot estimates in a scandal that cost the executive director his job, the agency did it again at least three more times, according to one of two highly critical state auditor reports on the lottery released Tuesday.
2006: Lottery, casino shutdown cost N.J. millions. Shutting down government cost New Jersey millions in lost casino tax and lottery revenue and took a toll on privately owned businesses. Rubbing salt in the wounds of residents, the sales tax was raised from 6 percent to 7 percent.
2006: N.J. Woman Wins $1M With Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket. A Cape May County woman is a $1 million winner, but she said she plans to keep working.
2006: Woman, dad win lottery's three top prizes on same numbers. A Weirton, West Virginia, woman and her father won a total of $75,000 by claiming the three top prizes in the Cash 25 lottery game on July 4 -- but neither of them knew the other one was playing.
2006: Tech students to get nearly $1,000 from S.C. Lottery scholarships. Lottery-funded tuition assistance for students heading to technical college in South Carolina in fall has gone up to $996 and $83 per credit hour for part-time students.
2006: Nine workers whose factory is closing win lottery. Nine auto parts workers whose factory is slated to close at the end of the year have something to celebrate: a $9 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot.
2006: Texas Lottery defends jackpot advertising policies. The Texas Lottery Commission defended its Lotto Texas jackpot advertising policies yesterday, after an audit said the current practice could reduce the amount of money transferred to the state to support education.
2005: Lottery Ticket Sold in Virginia Beach Worth $175,000 Expires Thursday. A winning Mega Million Lottery Ticket worth $175,000 is set to expire at 5:00pm Thursday unless the lucky owner comes forward to claim his or her prize.
2005: Federal Workers Share $10M Powerball Lottery Jackpot. A group of federal disaster workers, used to helping others facing misfortune, are instead basking in their own good fortune as they get ready to claim a $10 million Powerball jackpot, officials said Wednesday.
2004: Minnesota couple claims Powerball lottery jackpot. Jim and Jackie Lagoon from Stillwater, Minnesota redeemed the winning ticket for the July 7 Powerball drawing worth $21.1 million.
2004: Penn. Lottery has record sales. The Pennsylvania Lottery, the only state lottery to designate all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents, had record sales of $2.35 billion in fiscal 2003-04, topping the old record of $2.13 billion, set in 2002-03, by $219 million or 10.3 percent.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$829.4 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 15, 2023
2.$560 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 14, 2023
3.$480 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 15, 2022
4.$340 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 13, 2018
5.$311 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 13, 2016
6.$250.4 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 14, 2025
7.€237.63 Million US$238.03 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 14, 2022
8.€230 Million US$231.45 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 15, 2022
9.$226 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 16, 2024
10.$217 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 14, 2017
11.€187.4 Million
US$211.27 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 13, 2019
12.$194 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 13, 2019
13.$172 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 15, 2017
14.$165 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 16, 2002
15.$137.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 14, 2021
16.$137 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 16, 2019
17.$123 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 14, 2015
18.$122 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 15, 2005
19.€107.94 Million
US$119.97 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 14, 2016
20.€97 Million
US$112.86 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 15, 2025
21.€97 Million
US$108.85 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 16, 2019
22.€107.39 Million
US$108.06 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jul 15, 2022
23.$104 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 13, 2021
24.$100 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 14, 2018
25.€81 Million
US$97.9 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 15, 2005

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1994: Dwinning1
Wednesday, Jul 13, 1994
31 years old
1989: Chinequia
Thursday, Jul 13, 1989
36 years old
1988: Heartofgold
Wednesday, Jul 13, 1988
37 years old
1984: bahama travo$
Friday, Jul 13, 1984
41 years old
1984: HopefulE-IllHit
Friday, Jul 13, 1984
41 years old
1980: Jedipimp
Sunday, Jul 13, 1980
45 years old
1978: Emclark
Thursday, Jul 13, 1978
47 years old
1976: Lovemy3
Tuesday, Jul 13, 1976
49 years old
1975: PEACHA
Sunday, Jul 13, 1975
50 years old
1970: Maincross
Monday, Jul 13, 1970
55 years old
1968: llucas07
Saturday, Jul 13, 1968
57 years old
1967: Cabdrive
Thursday, Jul 13, 1967
58 years old
1966: Mikyj
Wednesday, Jul 13, 1966
59 years old
1965: BLAIR1941
Tuesday, Jul 13, 1965
60 years old
1965: salsonico
Tuesday, Jul 13, 1965
60 years old
1964: Waiting2win$
Monday, Jul 13, 1964
61 years old
1961: a2rob1
Thursday, Jul 13, 1961
64 years old
1958: gmalady
Sunday, Jul 13, 1958
67 years old
1958: iam713
Sunday, Jul 13, 1958
67 years old
1956: blissheart
Friday, Jul 13, 1956
69 years old
1944: cheech
Thursday, Jul 13, 1944
81 years old
: Gingersnaps67
(year not provided)
: numbajack242
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2024: President of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.
2020: After a five-day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera is recovered from Lake Piru, where she drowned in California.
2016: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May.
2014: Germany wins the FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina in the final 1-0 after extra time.
2013: Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan.
2011: Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
2011: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
2008: Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001.
2003: French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
1995: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-70 to deploy the TDRS-7 satellite.
1990: Lenin Peak disaster: a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan triggers an avalanche on Lenin Peak, killing 43 climbers in the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history.
1985: The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
1985: Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
1977: Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
1977: New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
1973: Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee.
1962: In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
1956: The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.
1951: Vuoristorata, one of the oldest still-operating wooden roller coasters in Europe, is opened at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland.
1941: World War II: Montenegrins begin the Trinaestojulski ustanak (Thirteenth of July Uprising), a popular revolt against the Axis powers.
1930: The inaugural FIFA World Cup begins in Uruguay.
1919: The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
1913: The 1913 Romanian Army cholera outbreak during the Second Balkan War starts.
1878: Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
1863: American Civil War: The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the worst in United States history.
1854: In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
1849: The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion began in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
1831: Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian Principalities that were to become the basis of Romania.
1830: The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengali Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India.
1814: The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established.
1794: The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria begins.
1793: Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
1787: The Congress of the Confederation enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
1690: Nine Years' War: French naval forces led by Anne Hilarion de Tourville fresh from their victory at Beachy Head sail West and launch a raid on the small English town of Teignmouth leaving it devastated.
1643: English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down: In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller.
1586: Anglo-Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company manage to repel a fleet of eleven Spanish and Maltese galleys off the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria.
1573: Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months.
1558: Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
1402: Nanjing surrenders to Zhu Di without a fight, ending the Jingnan campaign. The Jianwen Emperor disappears and his family is incarcerated.
1260: The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
1249: Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots.
1174: William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.

Births On This Day

2007: Lamine Yamal, Spanish footballer
2003: Wyatt Oleff, American actor
2003: Mason Teague, Australian rugby league player
2002: Deborah Medrado, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
2001: Kim Sin-jin, South Korean footballer
1997: Josh Hines-Allen, American football player
1997: Leo Howard, American actor and martial artist
1995: Cody Bellinger, American baseball player
1995: Dante Exum, Australian basketball player
1993: Dan Bentley, English footballer
1992: Rich the Kid, American rapper
1992: Elise Matthysen, Belgian swimmer
1991: Tyler Skaggs, American baseball player (died 2019)
1990: Kieran Foran, New Zealand rugby league player
1990: Eduardo Salvio, Argentinian footballer
1989: Leon Bridges, American soul singer, songwriter and record producer
1989: Charis Giannopoulos, Greek basketball player
1988: Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes, Brazilian-Italian footballer
1988: Colton Haynes, American actor, model and singer
1988: DJ LeMahieu, American baseball player
1988: Steven R. McQueen, American actor and model
1988: Raúl Spank, German high jumper
1988: Tulisa, English singer-songwriter and actress
1985: Trell Kimmons, American sprinter
1985: Guillermo Ochoa, Mexican footballer
1985: Charlotte Dujardin, English equestrian
1985: Abdallah El Said, Egyptian footballer
1984: Ida Maria, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1984: Faf du Plessis, South African professional cricketer
1983: Kristof Beyens, Belgian sprinter
1983: Marco Pomante, Italian footballer
1983: Liu Xiang, Chinese hurdler
1982: Shin-Soo Choo, South Korean baseball player
1982: Simon Clist, English footballer
1982: Dominic Isaacs, South African footballer
1982: Nick Kenny, Australian rugby league player
1982: Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
1981: Ágnes Kovács, Hungarian swimmer
1981: Mirco Lorenzetto, Italian cyclist
1979: Craig Bellamy, Welsh footballer
1979: Daniel Díaz, Argentinian footballer
1979: Libuše Průšová, Czech tennis player
1979: Lucinda Ruh, Swiss figure skater and coach
1978: Ryan Ludwick, American baseball player
1978: Prodromos Nikolaidis, Greek basketball player
1977: Chris Horn, American football player
1976: Sheldon Souray, Canadian ice hockey player
1975: Diego Spotorno, Ecuadorian actor
1975: Mariada Pieridi, Cypriot singer-songwriter
1974: Deborah Cox, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
1974: Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver
1972: Sean Waltman, American professional wrestler
1971: MF Doom, English-American rapper (died 2020)
1971: Mark Neeld, Australian footballer and coach
1970: Andrei Tivontchik, German pole vaulter and trainer
1969: Brad Godden, Australian rugby league player
1969: Ken Jeong, American actor, comedian, and physician
1969: Oleg Serebrian, Moldovan political scientist and politician
1967: Richard Marles, Australian lawyer and politician, 50th Australian Minister for Trade and Investment
1967: Mark McGowan, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Western Australia
1966: Gerald Levert, American R&B singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2006)
1966: Natalia Luis-Bassa, Venezuelan-English conductor and educator
1965: Eileen Ivers, American fiddler
1965: Akina Nakamori, Japanese singer and actress
1965: Colin van der Voort, Australian rugby league player
1964: Charlie Hides, American drag queen and comedian
1964: Paul Thorn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963: Parker Bohn III, American bowler
1963: Neal Foulds, English snooker player and sportscaster
1963: Kenny Johnson, American actor, producer, and model
1962: Tom Kenny, American voice actor and screenwriter
1962: Rhonda Vincent, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player
1961: Tahira Asif, Pakistani politician (died 2014)
1961: Anders Jarryd, Swedish tennis player
1961: Khalid Mahmood, Pakistani-English engineer and politician
1961: Stelios Manolas, Greek footballer and manager
1961: Tim Watson, Australian footballer, coach, and journalist
1960: Robert Abraham, American football player
1960: Ian Hislop, Welsh-English journalist and screenwriter
1960: Curtis Rouse, American football player (died 2013)
1959: Richard Leman, English field hockey player
1959: Fuziah Salleh, Malaysian politician
1957: Thierry Boutsen, Belgian race car driver and businessman
1957: Cameron Crowe, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1956: Mark Mendoza, American bass player and songwriter
1956: Michael Spinks, American boxer
1954: Ray Bright, Australian cricketer
1954: Louise Mandrell, American singer-songwriter and actress
1953: Gil Birmingham, American actor
1953: David Thompson, American basketball player
1951: Rob Bishop, American educator and politician
1951: Didi Conn, American actress and singer
1950: George Nelson, American astronomer and astronaut
1950: Ma Ying-jeou, Hong Kong-Taiwanese commander and politician, 12th President of the Republic of China
1950: Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (died 2015)
1949: Bryan Murray, Irish actor
1948: Catherine Breillat, French director and screenwriter
1948: Tony Kornheiser, American television sports talk show host and former sportswriter
1946: Bob Kauffman, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)
1946: Cheech Marin, American actor and comedian
1945: Ashley Mallett, Australian cricketer and author (died 2021)
1944: Eric Freeman, Australian cricketer (died 2020)
1944: Cyril Knowles, English footballer and manager (died 1991)
1944: Ernő Rubik, Hungarian game designer, architect, and educator, invented the Rubik's Cube
1943: Chris Serle, English journalist and actor
1942: Harrison Ford, American actor and producer
1942: Roger McGuinn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941: Grahame Corling, Australian cricketer
1941: Robert Forster, American actor and producer (died 2019)
1941: Ehud Manor, Israeli songwriter and translator (died 2005)
1941: Jacques Perrin, French actor, director, and producer (died 2022)
1940: Tom Lichtenberg, American football player and coach (died 2013)
1940: Paul Prudhomme, American chef and author (died 2015)
1940: Patrick Stewart, English actor, director, and producer
1939: Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (died 2013)
1937: Ghillean Prance, English botanist and ecologist
1936: Albert Ayler, American saxophonist and composer (died 1970)
1935: Jack Kemp, American football player and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (died 2009)
1935: Earl Lovelace, Trinidadian journalist, author, and playwright
1935: Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist (died 2021)
1934: Peter Gzowski, Canadian journalist and academic (died 2002)
1934: Gordon Lee, English footballer and manager (died 2022)
1934: Wole Soyinka, Nigerian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
1934: Aleksei Yeliseyev, Russian engineer and astronaut
1933: David Storey, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2017)
1933: Piero Manzoni, Italian artist (died 1963)
1932: Hubert Reeves, Canadian-French astrophysicist and author (died 2023)
1932: Per Nørgård, Danish composer and music theorist (died 2025)
1931: Frank Ramsey, American basketball player and coach (died 2018)
1930: Sam Greenlee, American author and poet (died 2014)
1930: Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer-songwriter (died 2004)
1929: Sofia Muratova, Russian gymnast (died 2006)
1929: Svein Ellingsen, Norwegian visual artist and hymnist (died 2020)
1928: Bob Crane, American actor (died 1978)
1928: Sven Davidson, Swedish-American tennis player (died 2008)
1928: Johnny Gilbert, American game show host and announcer
1928: Al Rex, American musician (died 2020)
1927: Simone Veil, French lawyer and politician, President of the European Parliament (died 2017)
1927: Ian Reed, Australian discus thrower (died 2020)
1926: Robert H. Justman, American director, producer, and production manager (died 2008)
1926: T. Loren Christianson, American politician (died 2019)
1926: Thomas Clark, American politician (died 2020)
1925: Suzanne Zimmerman, American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist (died 2021)
1925: Huang Zongying, Chinese actress and writer (died 2020)
1923: Ashley Bryan, American children's book author and illustrator (died 2022)
1922: Leslie Brooks, American actress (died 2011)
1922: Anker Jørgensen, Danish trade union leader and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 2016)
1922: Helmy Afify Abd El-Bar, Egyptian military commander (died 2011)
1922: Ken Mosdell, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2006)
1921: Ernest Gold, Austrian-American composer and conductor (died 1999)
1919: Hau Pei-tsun, 13th Premier of the Republic of China (died 2020)
1919: William F. Quinn, American lawyer (died 2006)
1918: Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (died 1955)
1918: Ronald Bladen, American painter and sculptor (died 1988)
1918: Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (died 2015)
1915: Kaoru Ishikawa, Japanese author and educator (died 1989)
1913: Dave Garroway, American journalist and television personality (died 1982)
1913: Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (died 2012)
1911: Bob Steele, American radio personality (died 2002)
1910: Lien Gisolf, Dutch high jumper (died 1993)
1910: Loren Pope, American journalist and author (died 2008)
1909: Souphanouvong, 1st President of Laos (died 1995)
1908: Dorothy Round, English tennis player (died 1982)
1908: Tim Spencer, American country & western singer-songwriter and actor (died 1974)
1907: George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (died 2002)
1905: Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino general (died 1990)
1905: Eugenio Pagnini, Italian modern pentathlete (died 1993)
1905: Magda Foy, American child actress (died 2000)
1903: Kenneth Clark, English historian and author (died 1983)
1901: Eric Portman, English actor (died 1969)
1900: George Lewis, American clarinet player and songwriter (died 1969)
1898: Julius Schreck, German commander (died 1936)
1898: Ivan Triesault, Estonian-born American actor (died 1980)
1896: Mordecai Ardon, Israeli painter and educator (died 1992)
1895: Sidney Blackmer, American actor (died 1973)
1894: Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (died 1940)
1892: Léo-Pol Morin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (died 1941)
1892: Jonni Myyrä, Finnish-American discus and javelin thrower (died 1955)
1889: Emma Asson, Estonian educator and politician (died 1965)
1889: Stan Coveleski, American baseball player (died 1984)
1886: Father Edward J. Flanagan, founder of Boys Town (died 1948)
1884: Yrjö Saarela, Finnish wrestler and coach (died 1951)
1877: Robert Henry Mathews, Australian linguist and missionary (died 1970)
1864: John Jacob Astor IV, American colonel and businessman (died 1912)
1863: Margaret Murray, British archaeologist, anthropologist, historian, and folklorist (died 1963)
1859: Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1947)
1858: Stewart Culin, American ethnographer and author (died 1929)
1841: Otto Wagner, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Postal Savings Bank and Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station (died 1918)
1831: Arthur Böttcher, German pathologist and anatomist (died 1889)
1821: Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (died 1877)
1793: John Clare, English poet and author (died 1864)
1770: Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (died 1837)
1760: István Pauli, Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet (died 1829)
1756: Thomas Rowlandson, English artist and caricaturist (died 1827)
1745: Robert Calder, Scottish-English admiral (died 1818)
1608: Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1657)
1607: Wenceslaus Hollar, Czech-English painter and illustrator (died 1677)
1606: Roland Fréart de Chambray (died 1676)
1590: Pope Clement X (died 1676)
1579: Arthur Dee, English physician and chemist (died 1651)
1527: John Dee, English-Welsh mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (died 1609)
1478: Giulio d'Este, illegitimate son of Italian noble (died 1561)
1470: Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici, Catholic cardinal (died 1528)

Deaths On This Day

2024: Shannen Doherty, American actress (born 1971)
2024: Ruth Hesse, German opera singer (born 1936)
2024: Richard Simmons, American fitness personality and public figure (born 1948)
2024: Chino Trinidad, Filipino sports journalist and executive (born 1967)
2024: Thomas Matthew Crooks, American student, known for attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump (born 2003)
2024: Naomi Pomeroy, American Chef and Restaurateur (born 1974)
2020: Grant Imahara, American electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host (born 1970)
2020: Zindzi Mandela, South African politician, diplomat, and third daughter of Nelson Mandela (born 1960)
2017: Liu Xiaobo, Chinese literary critic, human rights activist (born 1955)
2015: Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (born 1979)
2015: Martin Litchfield West, English scholar, author, and academic (born 1927)
2014: Thomas Berger, American author and playwright (born 1924)
2014: Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist, author, and academic (born 1919)
2014: Nadine Gordimer, South African novelist, short story writer, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923)
2014: Jeff Leiding, American football player (born 1961)
2014: Lorin Maazel, French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1930)
2013: Leonard Garment, American lawyer and public servant, 14th White House Counsel (born 1924)
2013: Henri Julien, French race car driver (born 1927)
2013: Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and singer (born 1982)
2013: Ottavio Quattrocchi, Italian businessman (born 1938)
2013: Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (born 1924)
2013: Marc Simont, French-American author and illustrator (born 1915)
2012: Warren Jabali, American basketball player (born 1946)
2012: Jerzy Kulej, Polish boxer and politician (born 1940)
2012: Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer (born 1934)
2011: Allan Jeans, Australian footballer and coach (born 1933)
2010: Manohari Singh, Indian saxophonist and composer (born 1931)
2010: George Steinbrenner, American businessman (born 1930)
2008: Bronisław Geremek, Polish historian and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1932)
2007: Michael Reardon, American mountaineer (born 1965)
2006: Red Buttons, American actor (born 1919)
2005: Robert E. Ogren, American zoologist (born 1922)
2003: Compay Segundo, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1907)
2000: Jan Karski, Polish-American activist and academic (born 1914)
1999: Konstantinos Kollias, Greek general and politician, 168th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1901)
1997: Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (born 1968)
1996: Pandro S. Berman, American director, producer, and production manager (born 1905)
1995: Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman (born 1920)
1993: Davey Allison, American race car driver (born 1961)
1983: Gabrielle Roy, Canadian engineer and author (born 1909)
1981: Martin Hurson Irish Republican Hunger Striker
1980: Seretse Khama, Botswana lawyer and politician, 1st President of Botswana (born 1921)
1979: Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and illustrator (born 1913)
1976: Frederick Hawksworth, English engineer (born 1884)
1976: Joachim Peiper, German SS officer (born 1915)
1974: Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1897)
1973: Willy Fritsch, German actor and screenwriter (born 1901)
1970: Leslie Groves, American general and engineer (born 1896)
1970: Sheng Shicai, Chinese warlord (born 1895)
1967: Tom Simpson, English cyclist (born 1937)
1965: Photis Kontoglou, Greek painter, illustrator and writer (born 1895)
1960: Joy Davidman, American-English poet and author (born 1915)
1954: Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator (born 1907)
1951: Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-American composer and painter (born 1874)
1949: Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (born 1877)
1946: Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and curator (born 1864)
1945: Alla Nazimova, Russian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (born 1879)
1941: Ilmar Raud, Estonian chess player (born 1913)
1936: Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and politician (born 1887)
1934: Mary E. Byrd, American astronomer and academic (born 1849)
1927: Mimar Kemaleddin Bey, Turkish architect and academic, designed the Tayyare Apartments (born 1870)
1922: Martin Dies Sr., American journalist and politician (born 1870)
1921: Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1845)
1911: Allan McLean, Scottish-Australian politician, 19th Premier of Victoria (born 1840)
1907: Henrik Sillem, Dutch target shooter and jurist (born 1866)
1896: August Kekulé, German chemist and academic (born 1829)
1893: They Even Fear His Horses, American tribal chief (born 1836)
1890: John C. Frémont, American general and politician, 5th Territorial Governor of Arizona (born 1813)
1890: Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Estonian journalist and poet (born 1819)
1889: Robert Hamerling, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (born 1830)
1881: John C. Pemberton, American general (born 1814)
1807: Henry Benedict Stuart, Italian cardinal, pretender to the British throne and last member of the House of Stuart (born 1725)
1793: Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, scientist and theorist (born 1743)
1789: Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist and academic (born 1715)
1762: James Bradley, English priest and astronomer (born 1693)
1755: Edward Braddock, Scottish general (born 1695)
1683: Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1631)
1629: Caspar Bartholin the Elder, Swedish physician and theologian (born 1585)
1628: Robert Shirley, English soldier and diplomat (born 1581)
1626: Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English politician (born 1563)
1621: Albert VII, archduke of Austria (born 1559)
1617: Adam Wenceslaus, duke of Cieszyn (born 1574)
1551: John Wallop, English soldier and diplomat (born 1490)
1491: Afonso, Portuguese prince (born 1475)
1399: Peter Parler, German architect, designed St. Vitus Cathedral and Charles Bridge (born 1330)
1380: Bertrand du Guesclin, French nobleman and knight (born 1320)
1357: Bartolus de Saxoferrato Italian academic and jurist (born 1313)
1205: Hubert Walter, English archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of The United Kingdom (born 1160)
1105: Rashi, French rabbi and commentator (born 1040)
1024: Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 973)
982: Gunther, margrave of Merseburg
982: Henry I, bishop of Augsburg
982: Pandulf II, Lombard prince
982: Landulf IV, Lombard prince
982: Abu'l-Qasim, Kalbid emir of Sicily
939: Leo VII, pope of the Catholic Church
884: Huang Chao, Chinese rebel leader (born 835)
858: Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
815: Wu Yuanheng, Chinese poet and politician (born 758)
716: Rui Zong, Chinese emperor (born 662)
574: John III, pope of the Catholic Church

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