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July 28

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July 28

July 28 is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 156 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025: Connecticut Lottery retailer license suspended after illegal slot machines discovered. A Connecticut Lottery retailer had its license suspended and its owner arrested after investigators discovered illegal slot machines on the premises.
2022: $1.1 BILLION: Rush of Mega Millions lottery sales prompts officials to raise jackpot estimate. A rush of lottery ticket sales for the $1.025 billion Mega Millions jackpot has prompted lottery officials to revise their estimate for the Friday night drawing just one day after it was announced to $1.1 billion — an increase of $75 million.
2021: The transformation of Lucky for Life into a computerized daily drawing. In April, state lotteries participating in the popular multi-state Lucky for Life lottery game announced that the game would be moving from bi-weekly drawings to a once-daily draw format. Now that the changeover has officially transpired, Lottery Post took a closer look at how and why the game offering players the opportunity to win $1,000 a day for life evolved as a whole.
2021: New Zealand couple hopes $17 million lottery prize will last generations. A young married couple from Auckland, New Zealand, started their Sunday morning learning they were $17.16 million (US$12.6 million) richer.
2020: Australian woman wins second major lottery prize. A woman from South Gippsland, Australia is familiar with the shock of winning a major lottery prize. After discovering that her ticket matched all six numbers in the July 25, 2020 TattsLotto drawing, she got to relive the experience once more.
2020: Human-sized robot presents $6 million prize to Canadian lottery winner. While lotteries continue to offer reconfigured claims processes and practices to combat the spread of COVID-19, Loto-Québec showed off its adherence to social distancing guidelines in a unique way last week as it celebrated its first in-person check presentation since the start of the pandemic.
2019: NC man glad he didn't throw away losing scratch-off lottery tickets. A North Carolina man was about to throw three scratch-off lottery tickets away after none of them won much when he noticed the ticket mentioned that a second-chance drawing was available.
2017: Wisconsin woman claims $156.2 million Powerball lottery jackpot. After four months, the $156.2 million Powerball lottery jackpot prize sold in Wisconsin in March has been claimed.
2017: Jamaican lottery scam ringleader pleads guilty. A Jamaican man accused of masterminding a lottery scam that defrauded dozens of mostly elderly Americans out of millions of dollars has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, and a federal prosecutor says more defendants in the case might do the same.
2016: $478 MILLION: Powerball jackpot surges into top 10. July has shaped up to be a sizzling hot month for lottery jackpot chasers, with first Mega Millions, and now with Powerball, each offering up a grand prizes of around a half-billion dollars.
2016: Iowa court reverses part of Tipton's lottery fraud conviction. An Iowa appeals court on Wednesday upheld a former lottery employee's conviction for rigging the computer system to generate the winning ticket in a $16 million jackpot, but reversed a conviction for attempting to cash in on the ticket.
2013: $235 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot soars. There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $235 million for Wednesday's drawing.
2010: Big winners reduce Iowa Lottery profitability. Iowa Lottery sales rose over the past 12 months, although profits dipped slightly amid a surge of lucky prize winners.
2009: 2-time lottery winner's past questioned. The past of a Fall River man who claimed he won the lottery twice in one day is now being called into question. It turns out Phillip Brunelle, formerly known as Phillip Daggett, has been in legal trouble before for making false claims.
2009: Queens man claims $133M Mega Millions lottery jackpot. A Queens man who spent just $2 on a Mega Millions ticket was presented with a $133 million over-sized check this morning.
2009: Man wins $1,001,000 from 2 scratch tickets. A Massachusetts man won $1,000 and $1 million dollars from two scratch-off lottery tickets on the same day.
2006: Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $155 million. Because the grand prize was not hit in Wednesday evening's Powerball drawing, the jackpot for the Saturday, July 29th drawing will be $155 million with a cash option of $70.7 million.
2006: GTECH sale closer as more states approve. The sale of West Greenwich-based GTECH Holdings Corp. to Italian lottery giant Lottomatica SpA this week inched toward completion.
2006: Kansas Lottery's 'Pocket slots' a hit with players. The Kansas Lottery's "pocket slots" game is approaching sellout after just five weeks of retail sales.
2006: N.C. legislature approves lottery oversight committee. Lawmakers will be able to keep a close watch on North Carolina's newly adopted lottery under a bill passed Thursday night.
2006: Five N.C. stores stop selling lottery tickets. Across North Carolina, a total of 132 stores have discontinued lottery ticket sales because they say it's just not worth the effort.
2006: Unclaimed $110,000 Michigan lottery ticket expires Monday. If you play the Michigan lottery and pass through St. Johns, check your glove compartment, your old pants pockets, your dresser drawers because a Fantasy 5 ticket worth $110,000 expires at 4:45 p.m. Monday.
2005: N.M. Lottery posts second-best year. New Mexico legislators were told today that strong sales of in-state games helped drive the New Mexico Lottery to its second-best year of sales.
2005: Pennsylvania lottery machines knocked out by lightning. A lightning strike at a control center put more than two-thirds of the terminals selling Pennsylvania lottery tickets out of commission for almost four hours Wednesday evening, which officials said would certainly mean reduced sales.
2005: Schwarzenegger to replace Calif. lottery director. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's aides said Tuesday that he is dumping troubleshooter Chon Gutierrez, the acting lottery director who engineered California's participation with the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game, and then sent an adviser to spy on Democrats who are trying to halt ticket sales.
2005: Lottery scores triple-zeros twice in one day. Missouri Lottery players with an affinity for the number zero won big Wednesday, when the winning Pick 3 numbers in both the afternoon and evening drawings were 0-0-0.
2004: Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in N.Y.. A single ticket sold in Staten Island, New York, has matched the winning combination in the latest Mega Millions lottery drawing and is worth $10 million.
2004: GTECH rolls out self-serve lottery machines. GTECH Holdings Corp. yesterday unveiled a new vending machine that doles out instant and traditional lottery tickets directly to shoppers.
2003: TN Lottery board meets today, to hear Georgia proposal. The Tennessee Lottery Corporation Board is expected to hear a proposal Monday from Georgia officials about a potential deal between the state games.
2003: 7-Eleven to sell lottery tickets online at kiosks. 7-Eleven Inc. is putting lottery tickets at its customers' fingertips by adding lottery ticket sales to services available at its Vcom electronic commerce kiosks in 1,000 stores in 14 states and the District of Columbia.
2003: Virginia Lottery Shatters Records for Fiscal Year 2003. Virginia Lottery profits, which are dedicated by constitutional mandate to support public education (K-12) in the Commonwealth, came to more than $375.2 million for the fiscal year that ended at midnight June 30, 2003.
2003: Lottery learns Texas must pick a game. The head of the state lottery agency said Wednesday that he will not recommend that Texas join both major multistate lotto games, a concept pitched last month by the Lottery Commission chairman.
2003: Rhode Island Lottery Drops The Ball. The Rhode Island Lottery plans to double the prize money for the Wild Money drawing on Saturday after it discovered a mistake in the game earlier this week.
2003: Fla. Lottery official arrested on bribery charges. A Florida Lottery district manager was arrested on bribery charges Friday after allegedly accepting payment from a Gainesville store owner he thought was seeking preferential treatment in getting a lottery ticket machine.
2003: Cohen criticizes Bredesen on lottery. Sen. Steve Cohen, chief sponsor of legislation creating Tennessee's new lottery and an increasingly frequent critic of Gov. Phil Bredesen, asked the governor Thursday why the lottery's board of directors was not allowed to choose its own credit provider.
2003: Tennessee lottery board meets for second time. Tennessee's new lottery board will meet today for the second time following a rocky start last week.
2003: Two tickets, from Miami and Fort Myers, share $75 million jackpot. Two tickets matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to share a jackpot of $75 million, lottery officials said Sunday.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$1.34 Billion: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 29, 2022
2.$940 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 28, 2023
3.$487 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 30, 2016
4.$365 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 28, 2025
5.$331 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 30, 2024
6.$282 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 28, 2017
7.$250 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 29, 1998
8.€244.68 Million US$249.08 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 28, 2022
9.$239 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 29, 2017
10.$235 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 31, 2013
11.€198.1 Million
US$220.86 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 30, 2019
12.€153 Million
US$188.05 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 31, 2012
13.$185.7 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 28, 2021
14.$178.8 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 30, 2022
15.€151 Million
US$174.47 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 29, 2025
16.$168 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 28, 2018
17.$166 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 30, 2021
18.$155 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 29, 2006
19.$142.6 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 29, 2024
20.$139 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 28, 2012
21.€113 Million
US$137.17 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 29, 2005
22.$133 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 30, 2011
23.$130 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 29, 2025
24.€114.29 Million
US$126.68 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 28, 2016
25.$126 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 29, 2020

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1989: ChosenOnee
Friday, Jul 28, 1989
36 years old
1983: Denise-01
Thursday, Jul 28, 1983
42 years old
1980: greese407
Monday, Jul 28, 1980
45 years old
1978: FruitFlavors
Friday, Jul 28, 1978
47 years old
1976: aimin74
Wednesday, Jul 28, 1976
49 years old
1975: kyokushin187
Monday, Jul 28, 1975
50 years old
1973: CESARFC2000
Saturday, Jul 28, 1973
52 years old
1973: ballhead14
Saturday, Jul 28, 1973
52 years old
1971: LottoWizeGuy
Wednesday, Jul 28, 1971
54 years old
1971: Blaideman41
Wednesday, Jul 28, 1971
54 years old
1966: mrslimpickens
Thursday, Jul 28, 1966
59 years old
1962: chantela27
Saturday, Jul 28, 1962
63 years old
1960: SunshineJan
Thursday, Jul 28, 1960
65 years old
1958: deb728
Monday, Jul 28, 1958
67 years old
1958: msp574
Monday, Jul 28, 1958
67 years old
1958: victorc
Monday, Jul 28, 1958
67 years old
1955: cajuncooker
Thursday, Jul 28, 1955
70 years old
1952: cathybkaur
Monday, Jul 28, 1952
73 years old
1947: bmuhamm47
Monday, Jul 28, 1947
78 years old
1947: KENNETH1947
Monday, Jul 28, 1947
78 years old
: mony
(year not provided)
: ladygirl99
(year not provided)
: preppyesque
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2022: Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses.
2018: Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
2017: Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
2011: While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board.
2010: Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321.
2005: The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.
2002: Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
2002: Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board.
2001: Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting.
1996: The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
1984: Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles.
1976: The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.
1974: Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed.
1973: Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.
1965: Vietnam War: U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
1962: Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students
1960: The German Volkswagen Act comes into force.
1957: Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992.
1945: A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.
1943: World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
1942: World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution.
1939: The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.
1938: Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.
1935: First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
1932: U.S. president Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.
1917: The Silent Parade takes place in New York City, in protest against murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
1915: The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.
1914: In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.
1911: The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began as the SY Aurora departed London.
1896: The city of Miami is incorporated.
1883: A moderate earthquake measuring magnitude 4.3-5.2 strikes the Italian island of Ischia, killing over 2,300 people.
1868: The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
1866: At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
1864: American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
1854: USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy and now a museum ship in Baltimore Harbor, is commissioned.
1821: José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain.
1809: Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera: Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte.
1808: Mahmud II became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
1794: French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France.
1778: Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
1656: Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins.
1635: In the Eighty Years' War, the Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of Schenkenschans.
1571: La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines, is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomiendas (provinces) in the country.
1540: Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
1402: Ottoman-Timurid Wars: Battle of Ankara: Timur, ruler of Timurid Empire, defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I.
1364: Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.

Births On This Day

2003: Malik Nabers, American football player
2000: Emile Smith Rowe, English footballer
1999: GloRilla, American rapper
1996: Harriet Dart, British tennis player
1994: Walker Buehler, American baseball player
1994: Hyojung, South Korean singer
1993: Harry Kane, English footballer
1993: Evan Rodrigues, Canadian ice hockey player
1993: Cher Lloyd, English singer
1992: Spencer Boldman, American actor
1990: Soulja Boy, American rapper, producer, and actor
1990: Simone Pizzuti, Italian footballer
1988: Gunnar Nelson, Icelandic professional fighter and mixed martial artist
1987: Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian-Greek footballer
1987: Pedro, Spanish footballer
1987: Christofer Ranzmaier, Austrian politician
1986: Alexandra Chando, American actress
1986: Lauri Korpikoski, Finnish ice hockey player
1985: Mathieu Debuchy, French footballer
1985: Dustin Milligan, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1984: Zach Parise, American ice hockey player
1984: DeMeco Ryans, American football player and coach
1984: John David Washington, American actor and football player
1983: Sam Dastyari, Iranian-Australian politician
1983: Cody Hay, Canadian figure skater
1983: Ilir Latifi, Swedish-Kosovar mixed martial artist
1982: Cain Velasquez, Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler
1981: Michael Carrick, English footballer and coach
1981: Willie Green, American basketball player and coach
1979: Henrik Hansen, Danish footballer
1979: Birgitta Haukdal, Icelandic singer-songwriter and producer
1979: Lee Min-woo, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
1979: Alena Popchanka, Belarusian-French swimmer and coach
1978: Kārlis Vērdiņš, Latvian poet
1978: Hitomi Yaida, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977: Aki Berg, Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player
1977: Manu Ginóbili, Argentinian basketball player
1977: Miyabiyama Tetsushi, Japanese sumo wrestler
1976: Jacoby Shaddix, American singer-songwriter
1975: Leonor Watling, Spanish actress
1974: Afroman, American rapper and comedian
1974: Elizabeth Berkley, American actress
1974: Alexis Tsipras, Greek engineer and politician, 186th Prime Minister of Greece
1973: Marc Dupré, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1973: Steve Staios, Canadian ice hockey player
1972: Robert Chapman, English cricketer
1971: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (died 2019)
1971: Ludmilla Lacueva Canut, Andorran writer
1971: Stephen Lynch, American singer-songwriter and actor
1971: Annie Perreault, Canadian speed skater
1970: Michael Amott, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
1970: Isabelle Brasseur, Canadian figure skater
1970: Paul Strang, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
1969: Alexis Arquette, American actress (died 2016)
1969: Garth Snow, American ice hockey player and manager
1969: Dana White, American businessman, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
1967: Taka Hirose, Japanese bass player
1966: Sossina M. Haile, Ethiopian American chemist
1966: Miguel Ángel Nadal, Spanish footballer
1966: Jimmy Pardo, American stand-up comedian, actor, and host
1966: Shikao Suga, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
1965: Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer
1964: Lori Loughlin, American actress
1962: Rachel Sweet, American singer, television writer, and actress
1961: Yannick Dalmas, French racing driver
1960: Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter
1960: Jon J. Muth, American author and illustrator
1960: Yōichi Takahashi, Japanese illustrator
1959: William T. Vollmann, American novelist, short story writer and journalist
1958: Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (died 1981)
1958: Michael Hitchcock, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1956: John Feinstein, American sportswriter and commentator (died 2025)
1956: Robert Swan, English explorer
1954: Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (died 2013)
1954: Gerd Faltings, German mathematician and academic
1954: Steve Morse, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1954: Mikey Sheehy, Irish footballer
1952: Glenn A. Baker, Australian journalist and author
1952: Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand
1951: Santiago Calatrava, Spanish architect and engineer, designed the Athens Olympic Sports Complex
1951: Doug Collins, American basketball player and coach
1951: Gregg Giuffria, American rock musician and businessman
1951: Ray Kennedy, English footballer (died 2021)
1950: Shahyar Ghanbari, Iranian singer-songwriter
1950: Tapley Seaton, Kittitian politician, 4th Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (died 2023)
1949: Vida Blue, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)
1949: Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and producer
1948: Gerald Casale, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director
1948: Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (died 2013)
1947: Peter Cosgrove, Australian general and politician, 26th Governor General of Australia
1947: Sally Struthers, American actress
1946: Jonathan Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946: Linda Kelsey, American actress
1946: Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani poet and activist (died 2018)
1945: Jim Davis, American cartoonist, created Garfield
1943: Mike Bloomfield, American guitarist and songwriter (died 1981)
1943: Bill Bradley, American basketball player and politician
1943: Richard Wright, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2008)
1942: Tonia Marketaki, Greek director and screenwriter (died 1994)
1942: John Sattler, Australian rugby league player (died 2023)
1941: Bill Crider, American author (died 2018)
1941: Riccardo Muti, Italian conductor and educator
1941: Susan Roces, Filipino actress and producer (died 2022)
1938: Luis Aragonés, Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (died 2014)
1938: Arsen Dedić, Croatian singer-songwriter and poet (died 2015)
1938: Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian engineer, academic, and politician, 90th President of Peru (died 2024)
1938: Chuan Leekpai, Thai lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Thailand
1937: Francis Veber, French director and screenwriter
1936: Russ Jackson, Canadian football player and coach
1936: Garfield Sobers, Barbadian cricketer
1935: Neil McKendrick, English historian and academic
1934: Jacques d'Amboise, American dancer and choreographer (died 2021)
1933: Charlie Hodge, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 2016)
1932: Natalie Babbitt, American author and illustrator (died 2016)
1932: Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra, Brazilian colonel (died 2015)
1931: Alan Brownjohn, English poet and author (died 2024)
1931: Darryl Hickman, American actor (died 2024)
1931: Johnny Martin, Australian cricketer (died 1992)
1930: Firoza Begum, Bangladeshi singer (died 2014)
1930: Junior Kimbrough, American singer and guitarist (died 1998)
1930: Jean Roba, Belgian author and illustrator (died 2006)
1930: Ramsey Muir Withers, Canadian general (died 2014)
1929: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist and socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (died 1994)
1929: Shirley Ann Grau, American novelist and short story writer (died 2020)
1927: John Ashbery, American poet (died 2017)
1926: Charlie Biddle, American-Canadian bassist (died 2003)
1925: Baruch Samuel Blumberg, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
1924: Luigi Musso, Italian racing driver (died 1958)
1923: Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (died 2008)
1922: Jacques Piccard, Belgian-Swiss oceanographer and engineer (died 2008)
1920: Andrew V. McLaglen, English-American director and producer (died 2014)
1916: David Brown, American journalist and producer (died 2010)
1915: Charles Hard Townes, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)
1915: Dick Sprang, American illustrator (died 2000)
1915: Frankie Yankovic, American polka musician (died 1998)
1914: Carmen Dragon, American conductor and composer (died 1984)
1909: Aenne Burda, German publisher (died 2005)
1909: Malcolm Lowry, English novelist and poet (died 1957)
1907: Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded Tupperware Brands (died 1983)
1902: Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (died 1959)
1902: Sir Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (died 1994)
1901: Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1979)
1901: Rudy Vallée, American actor, singer, and saxophonist (died 1986)
1898: Lawrence Gray, American actor (died 1970)
1896: Barbara La Marr, American actress and screenwriter (died 1926)
1893: Rued Langgaard, Danish organist and composer (died 1952)
1887: Marcel Duchamp, French-American painter and sculptor (died 1968)
1887: Willard Price, Canadian-American journalist and author (died 1983)
1879: Lucy Burns, American activist, co-founded the National Woman's Party (died 1966)
1879: Stefan Filipkiewicz, Polish painter (died 1944)
1874: Ernst Cassirer, Polish-American philosopher and academic (died 1945)
1872: Albert Sarraut, French journalist and politician, 106th Prime Minister of France (died 1962)
1867: Charles Dillon Perrine, American-Argentinian astronomer (died 1951)
1866: Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (died 1943)
1866: Albertson Van Zo Post, American fencer (died 1938)
1863: Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, Russian general (died 1919)
1860: Elias M. Ammons, American businessman and politician, 19th Governor of Colorado (died 1925)
1860: Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (died 1922)
1857: Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded Volunteers of America (died 1940)
1849: James Edson White, American author and publisher, second son of Ellen G. White and James S. White
1844: Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (died 1889)
1815: Stefan Dunjov, Bulgarian colonel (died 1889)
1804: Ludwig Feuerbach, German anthropologist and philosopher (died 1872)
1796: Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian businessman, founded the Bösendorfer Company (died 1859)
1783: Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck, German army officer and writer (died 1860)
1750: Fabre d'Églantine, French actor, playwright, and politician (died 1794)
1746: Thomas Heyward, Jr., American judge and politician (died 1809)
1659: Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat (died 1715)
1645: Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, French princess (died 1721)
1609: Judith Leyster, Dutch painter (died 1660)
1516: William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, German nobleman (died 1592)
1458: Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet, humanist and epigrammist (died 1530)
1347: Margaret of Durazzo, Queen of Naples and Hungary (died 1412)

Deaths On This Day

2024: John Anderson, Scottish television personality, teacher and coach (born 1931)
2024: Doug Creek, American baseball player (born 1969)
2024: Reyes Moronta, Dominican baseball player (born 1993)
2024: Francine Pascal, American author (born 1932)
2022: Bernard Cribbins, British actor (born 1928)
2021: Dusty Hill, American musician (born 1949)
2020: Junrey Balawing, Filipino record holder (born 1993)
2018: Wanny van Gils, Dutch footballer (born 1959)
2016: Émile Derlin Zinsou, Beninese politician (born 1918)
2016: Mahasweta Devi, Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (born 1926)
2015: Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (born 1950)
2015: Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (born 1954)
2015: Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (born 1949)
2014: Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1925)
2014: Alakbar Mammadov, Azerbaijani footballer and manager (born 1930)
2013: Mustafa Adrisi, Ugandan general and politician, 3rd Vice President of Uganda (born 1922)
2013: Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (born 1932)
2013: Rita Reys, Dutch jazz singer (born 1924)
2013: William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1917)
2013: Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal (born 1914)
2012: Colin Horsley, New Zealand-English pianist and educator (born 1920)
2012: Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (born 1937)
2012: William F. Milliken Jr., American race car driver and engineer (born 1911)
2011: Abdul Fatah Younis, Libyan general (born 1944)
2009: Jim Johnson, American football player and coach (born 1941)
2007: Karl Gotch, Belgian-American wrestler and trainer (born 1924)
2007: Jim LeRoy, American soldier and pilot (born 1961)
2006: David Gemmell, English author (born 1948)
2004: Francis Crick, English biologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916)
2004: Tiziano Terzani, Italian journalist and author (born 1938)
2003: Valerie Goulding, Irish activist and politician (born 1918)
2002: Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910)
2001: Ahmed Sofa, Bangladeshi poet, author, and critic (born 1943)
2000: Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist and historian (born 1918)
1999: Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
1998: Zbigniew Herbert, Polish poet and author (born 1924)
1998: Lenny McLean, English boxer, actor, and author (born 1949)
1998: Consalvo Sanesi, Italian racing driver (born 1911)
1997: Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (born 1920)
1997: Seni Pramoj, Thai lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1905)
1996: Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and academic (born 1908)
1993: Stanley Woods, Irish motorcycle racer (born 1903)
1992: Sulev Nõmmik, Estonian actor and director (born 1931)
1990: Jill Esmond, English actress (born 1908)
1987: Jack Renshaw, Australian politician, 31st Premier of New South Wales (born 1909)
1982: Keith Green, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1953)
1981: Stanley Rother, American priest and missionary (born 1935)
1980: Rose Rand, Austrian-born American logician and philosopher (born 1903)
1979: Don Miller, American football player and coach (born 1902)
1979: Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (born 1898)
1976: Maggie Gripenberg, Finnish dancer and choreographer (born 1881)
1972: Helen Traubel, American soprano and actress (born 1903)
1971: Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, Canadian colonel and diplomat (born 1890)
1971: Myril Hoag, American baseball player (born 1908)
1971: Charles E. Pont, French-American minister and painter (born 1898)
1969: Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (born 1882)
1969: Frank Loesser, American composer (born 1910)
1968: Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879)
1967: Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1942)
1965: Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (born 1894)
1965: Attallah Suheimat, Jordanian politician (born 1875)
1963: Carl Borgward, German engineer, founder of Borgward Group
1957: Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and educator (born 1876)
1957: Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (born 1876)
1946: Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (born 1910)
1942: Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (born 1853)
1935: Meletius IV of Constantinople (born 1871)
1934: Marie Dressler, Canadian-American actress and singer (born 1868)
1934: Louis Tancred, South African cricketer and pilot (born 1876)
1933: Nishinoumi Kajirō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, 30th yokozuna (born 1890)
1930: John DeWitt, American hammer thrower (born 1881)
1930: Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1862)
1928: Édouard-Henri Avril, French painter (born 1849)
1895: Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (born 1803)
1885: Moses Montefiore, British philanthropist, sheriff and banker (born 1784)
1878: George Law Curry, American publisher and politician (born 1820)
1869: Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech anatomist and physiologist (born 1787)
1849: Charles Albert of Sardinia (born 1798)
1844: Joseph Bonaparte, French diplomat and brother of Napoleon (born 1768)
1842: Clemens Brentano, German author and poet (born 1778)
1838: Bernhard Crusell, Finnish composer (born 1775)
1836: Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (born 1777)
1835: Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise, French general and politician, 15th Prime Minister of France (born 1768)
1818: Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (born 1746)
1809: Richard Beckett, English cricketer and captain (born 1772)
1808: Selim III, Ottoman sultan (born 1761)
1794: Maximilien Robespierre, French politician, (born 1758)
1794: Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician (born 1767)
1762: George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (born 1691)
1750: Johann Sebastian Bach, German organist and composer (born 1685)
1741: Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (born 1678)
1718: Étienne Baluze, French scholar and academic (born 1630)
1685: Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (born 1618)
1675: Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer and politician (born 1605)
1667: Abraham Cowley, English poet and author (born 1618)
1655: Cyrano de Bergerac, French poet and playwright (born 1619)
1631: Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Spanish playwright (born 1569)
1585: Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (born 1527)
1540: Thomas Cromwell, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1495)
1527: Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish explorer, founded the city of Santa Marta (born 1460)
1508: Robert Blackadder, bishop of Glasgow
1488: Edward Woodville, Lord Scales (at the Battle of St. Aubin-du-Cormier)
1458: John II, king of Cyprus and Armenia (born 1418)
1345: Sancia of Majorca, queen regent of Naples (born c. 1285)
1333: Guy VIII of Viennois, Dauphin of Vienne (born 1309)
1285: Keran, Queen of Armenia ( b. before 1262)
1271: Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster (born 1220)
1230: Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (born 1176)
1128: William Clito, English son of Sybilla of Conversano (born 1102)
1057: Victor II, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1018)
942: Shi Jingtang, emperor of Later Jin (born 892)
938: Thankmar, half-brother of Otto I (during Siege of Eresburg) (born c. 908)
631: Athanasius I Gammolo, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.
450: Theodosius II, Roman emperor (born 401)

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