On This Day in History

July 5

July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 179 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025
South Carolina Lottery begins accepting debit card payments for ticket purchases. The South Carolina Lottery announced today that lottery players can now purchase tickets with a debit card.
2024
80-year-old Michigan man wins $300,000 in lottery one week after switching to scratch-off games. A dedicated lottery player who exclusively played draw games won a $300,000 top prize on a scratch-off ticket just a week and a half after switching over to playing instant games.
2023
Washington Lottery Hit 5 ticket worth $755,000 expires soon. A $755,000 Hit 5 prize will soon expire, unless someone steps forward to present the winning ticket to the Washington Lottery.
2022
Montana Lottery celebrates 35th anniversary. The Montana Lottery has generated $302 million to benefit the State of Montana since its inception in 1987, paying out more than $774 million in prizes to winners.
2019
Fishing boat captain stops at store for a drink and wins $1 million in NC lottery. The sun-burned captain of a fishing boat stopped to buy a drink Tuesday at a convenience store in Wilmington and ended up winning $1 million, according to the N.C. Education Lottery.
2018
Father and son win big in Virginia Lottery Cash 5. A father and son from Newport News, Virginia, won a combined $400,000 with four Cash 5 lottery tickets.
2018
Man wins $4 million Massachusetts lottery prize, plans to take care of mother. A Rockland, Massachusetts, resident is the first to claim the $4 million prize in the state's "100X" instant ticket game, which began in mid-June.
2017
New York seizes $20 million in lottery prizes from people on public assistance. New York state has reclaimed nearly $20 million in lottery prizes since 2013 from winners who had received public assistance in the last 10 years.
2017
Oklahoma Lottery boosts prizes to lure back players. Oklahoma lottery officials are rolling out a new series of games after lawmakers restructured the system this year.
2016
$454 million jackpot driving Mega Million ticket sales. With strong sales around the country, the estimated jackpot for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing has been raised to $454 million, with a lump-sum cash option of $319 million cash.
2016
Longtime Kentucky Lottery director dies following fall. Arthur L. "Arch" Gleason, the longtime head of the Kentucky Lottery Corp. died on Friday following a fall in Cincinnati.
2014
Woman sues TN Lottery over 'toxic' workplace, harassment. A former employee is suing the Tennessee Lottery in federal court, saying supervisors constantly sexually harassed her and then had her fired for complaining.
2010
Ohio Lottery reports record sales. The Ohio Lottery says it's on a roll, with the introduction of Powerball helping the agency post another year of record sales.
2009
Pennsylvania Lottery's raffle makes 4 millionaires. The Pennsylvania Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn Saturday, July 4th, and made four instant millionaires.
2009
Florida Lottery Raffle drawing crowns 7 new millionaires. 750,000 Florida Lottery raffle tickets had a shot at winning $1 million, and seven of those are officially chosen as the big winners.
2008
Pick 3 numbers in Kansas Lottery misreported. The Kansas Lottery says it misreported Pick 3 numbers for three dates because of a software glitch.
2007
Mass. Lottery sweepstakes winner collects $20M prize. Judith Zahn of Hatfield today claimed the winning $20 million ticket in the Massachusetts Lottery's Star Spangled Sweepstakes drawing on Tuesday night.
2004
Tenn. Lottery Executive Perks Criticized. Tennessee lottery funds were used to pay for six months of temporary housing for lottery CEO Rebecca Paul and three other top executives, a perk one state senator says is too costly.
2004
Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $21 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $21 million, with a cash option of $11 million.
2004
Lottery-ticket seller also a Mega winner. Whoever bought the winning ticket in the $290 million Mega Millions lottery drawing couldn't have been much happier Saturday than the person who sold it.
2004
Two Tickets Win $6 Million Florida Lotto Jackpot. Two tickets matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to share a jackpot of $6 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
2004
Minnesota top pull-tab state. Minnesota residents spend $1.3 billion on pull-tabs annually -- more than they spend on casino gambling -- with the proceeds going to charity.
2004
N.C. woman claims $66M Powerball jackpot. A North Carolina woman turned in the winning $65.8 million Powerball ticket to South Carolina Lottery officials late Friday afternoon.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$557.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2023
2.$454 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2016
3.$450 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 7, 2023
4.$370 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2022
5.$283 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 6, 2018
6.$257 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 6, 2016
7.€171 Million
US$247.23 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2011
8.€232.96 Million
US$239.81 Million
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2022
9.€217 Million
US$223.38 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2022
10.€182.7 Million
US$205.12 Million
Draw Date
Jul 6, 2019
11.$200 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2003
12.$192.4 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2025
13.$186 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 7, 2017
14.$165 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 6, 2019
15.$162 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2024
16.€143 Million
US$157.66 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 7, 2020
17.$133 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 7, 2009
18.$126 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 6, 2007
19.$121 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2017
20.€103.55 Million
US$114.96 Million
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2016
21.$114.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 7, 2021
22.$111.2 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 7, 1993
23.$110 Million
California
SuperLotto Plus
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2006
24.€90 Million
US$105.61 Million
Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jul 6, 2018
25.$101 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 5, 2014

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1996
Friday, Jul 5, 1996
29 years old
1989
Wednesday, Jul 5, 1989
36 years old
1985
Friday, Jul 5, 1985
40 years old
1980
Saturday, Jul 5, 1980
45 years old
1980
Saturday, Jul 5, 1980
45 years old
1979
Thursday, Jul 5, 1979
46 years old
1976
Monday, Jul 5, 1976
49 years old
1960
Tuesday, Jul 5, 1960
65 years old
1960
Tuesday, Jul 5, 1960
65 years old
1960
Tuesday, Jul 5, 1960
65 years old
1960
Tuesday, Jul 5, 1960
65 years old
1957
Friday, Jul 5, 1957
68 years old
1957
Friday, Jul 5, 1957
68 years old
1957
Friday, Jul 5, 1957
68 years old
1954
Monday, Jul 5, 1954
71 years old
1950
Wednesday, Jul 5, 1950
75 years old
1926
Monday, Jul 5, 1926
99 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2024
Keir Starmer is appointed Prime Minister by Charles III, becoming the first Labour prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010 and the first one to win a general election since Tony Blair at the 2005 general election
2022
British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
2016
The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.
2012
The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
2009
A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
2009
The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in Britain, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
2006
North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
2004
The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.
2003
The World Health Organization announces that the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak has been contained.
1999
U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
1997
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.
1996
Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
1995
Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.
1994
Jeff Bezos founds Amazon.
1989
Iran-Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.
1987
Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.
1984
The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule against use of evidence obtained through defective warrants in criminal trials.
1980
Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976-1980).
1977
The Pakistan Armed Forces under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq seize power in Operation Fair Play and begin 11 years of martial law. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
1975
Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
1975
Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.
1973
A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters.
1973
Juvénal Habyarimana seizes power over Rwanda in a coup d'état.
1971
The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
1970
Air Canada Flight 621 crashes in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, killing all 109 people on board.
1962
The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an eight-year-long war with France.
1954
The BBC broadcasts its first daily television news bulletin.
1954
Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
1950
Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
1950
The Knesset of Israel passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to the Land of Israel.
1948
National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom.
1946
Micheline Bernardini models the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris.
1945
The United Kingdom holds its first general election in 10 years, which would be won by Clement Attlee's Labour Party.
1943
World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
1943
World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
1941
World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.
1940
World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
1937
Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
1935
The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1934
"Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
1915
The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
1884
Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
1865
The United States Secret Service begins operation.
1859
The United States discovers and claims Midway Atoll.
1852
Frederick Douglass delivers his "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech in Rochester, New York.
1841
Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.
1833
Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.
1833
Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
1814
War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario.
1813
War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.
1811
The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is adopted by a congress of the provinces.
1809
The Battle of Wagram between the French and Austrian Empires begins.
1807
In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion.
1803
The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of the Electorate of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
1775
The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
1770
The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
1687
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
1610
John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
1594
Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.
1584
The Maronite College is established in Rome.
1316
The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada.
328
The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.

Births On This Day

1999
Suzan Lamens, Dutch tennis player
1999
Kang Hye-won, South Korean actress and singer
1998
Emily Fox, American soccer player
1996
Aamir Jamal, Pakistani cricketer
1994
Jeon Jong-seo, South Korean actress
1994
Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player
1993
Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player
1993
Jorge Polanco, Dominican baseball player
1992
Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer
1992
Chiara Scholl, American tennis player
1990
Abeba Aregawi, Ethiopian-Swedish runner
1989
Adam Cole, American wrestler
1989
Georgios Efrem, Cypriot footballer
1988
Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer
1987
Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor
1987
Safiq Rahim, Malaysian footballer
1987
Alexander Kristoff, Norwegian cyclist
1986
Iurii Cheban, Ukrainian canoe sprinter
1986
Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (died 2012)
1986
Alexander Radulov, Russian ice hockey player
1985
Alexandre R. Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
1985
Megan Rapinoe, American soccer player
1984
Danay Garcia, Cuban actress
1984
Zack Miller, American golfer
1983
Marco Estrada, Mexican baseball player
1983
Jonás Gutiérrez, Argentinian footballer
1983
Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player
1983
Taavi Peetre, Estonian shot putter (died 2010)
1982
Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer
1982
Alexander Dimitrenko, Ukrainian-German boxer
1982
Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer
1982
Philippe Gilbert, Belgian cyclist
1982
Kate Gynther, Australian water polo player
1982
Dave Haywood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982
Paíto, Mozambican footballer
1982
Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer
1982
Beno Udrih, Slovenian basketball player
1982
Tuba Büyüküstün, Turkish actress
1982
Junri Namigata, Japanese tennis player
1980
Pauly D, American television personality
1980
David Rozehnal, Czech footballer
1980
Mads Tolling, Danish-American violinist and composer
1979
Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter
1979
Amélie Mauresmo, French-Swiss tennis player
1979
Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer and manager
1978
Britta Oppelt, German rower
1978
Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (died 2013)
1978
İsmail YK, German-Turkish singer-songwriter
1977
Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player
1976
Bizarre, American rapper
1976
Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer
1975
Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer and coach
1975
Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player
1974
Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian footballer
1974
Sarah Taylor, Jersey squash player
1973
Marcus Allbäck, Swedish footballer and coach
1973
Bengt Lagerberg, Swedish drummer
1973
Róisín Murphy, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
1972
Matthew Birir, Kenyan runner
1972
Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter
1972
Gary Shteyngart, American writer
1971
Derek McInnes, Scottish footballer and manager
1970
Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (died 2004)
1970
Valentí Massana, Spanish race walker
1969
Jenji Kohan, American screenwriter and producer
1969
John LeClair, American ice hockey player
1969
RZA, American rapper, producer, actor, and director
1968
Ken Akamatsu, Japanese illustrator
1968
Kenji Ito, Japanese pianist and composer
1968
Nardwuar, Canadian celebrity journalist and musician
1968
Hedi Slimane, French fashion designer and photographer
1968
Alex Zülle, Swiss cyclist
1968
Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American technology executive (died 2024)
1967
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi politician, 80th Prime Minister of Iraq
1966
Susannah Doyle, English actress, director, and playwright
1966
Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach
1964
Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and producer
1963
Edie Falco, American actress
1962
Sarina Hülsenbeck, German swimmer
1959
Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1958
Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (died 1996)
1958
Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator
1957
Carlo Thränhardt, German high jumper
1957
Doug Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
1956
Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay
1956
James Lofton, American football player and coach
1955
Tony Hadley, English footballer
1955
Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player and coach (died 2019)
1954
Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist and songwriter
1954
John Wright, New Zealand cricketer and coach
1953
David Morrow, Australian radio host and sportscaster (died 2024)
1953
Caryn Navy, American mathematician and computer scientist
1951
Goose Gossage, American baseball player
1950
Carlos Caszely, Chilean footballer
1950
Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor
1949
Ludwig G. Strauss, German physician and academic (died 2013)
1949
Jill Murphy,British children's author (died 2021)
1946
Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec
1946
Paul Smith, English fashion designer
1946
Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1946
Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov, Russian dancer and choreographer (died 2013)
1945
Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (died 2015)
1945
Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Mexico
1944
Leni Björklund, Swedish politician, 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden
1943
Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach (died 2001)
1943
Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster
1943
Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (died 2023)
1942
Matthias Bamert, Swiss composer and conductor
1942
Hannes Löhr, German footballer, coach, and manager (died 2016)
1941
Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji
1940
Chuck Close, American painter and photographer (died 2021)
1938
Ronnie Self, American singer-songwriter (died 1981)
1937
Nita Lowey, American politician (born 1937)
1936
Shirley Knight, American actress (died 2020)
1936
James Mirrlees, Scottish economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
1935
John Schoenherr, American illustrator (died 2010)
1933
Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critic and physicist (died 1986)
1932
Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 2013)
1931
Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (died 2000)
1929
Jimmy Carruthers, Australian boxer (died 1990)
1929
Katherine Helmond, American actress and director (died 2019)
1929
Tony Lock, English cricketer (died 1995)
1929
Jovan Rašković, Serbian psychiatrist, academic, and politician (died 1992)
1929
Jiří Reynek, Czech poet and graphic artist (died 2014)
1928
Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 2013)
1928
Warren Oates, American actor (died 1982)
1926
Diana Lynn, American actress (died 1971)
1925
Fernando de Szyszlo, Peruvian painter and sculptor (died 2017)
1925
Jean Raspail, French author and explorer (died 2020)
1924
János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (died 2013)
1924
Edward Cassidy, Australian Roman Catholic cardinal priest (died 2021)
1923
George Moore, Australian jockey (died 2008)
1923
Mitsuye Yamada, Japanese American activist
1921
Viktor Kulikov, Russian marshal (died 2013)
1921
Nanos Valaoritis, Greek author, poet, and playwright (died 2019)
1918
K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (died 2010)
1918
Brian James, Australian actor (died 2009)
1918
Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2012)
1918
George Rochberg, American composer and educator (died 2005)
1916
Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (died 2018)
1916
Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (died 2012)
1915
Babe Paley, American socialite (died 1978)
1915
John Woodruff, American runner and commander (died 2007)
1915
Al Timothy, Trinidadian musician and songwriter (died 2000)
1914
John Thomas Dunlop, American administrator and labor scholar (died 2003)
1914
Annie Fischer, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1995)
1913
George Costakis, Russian art collector (died 1990)
1913
Smiley Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1966)
1911
Endel Aruja, Estonian-Canadian physicist and academic (died 2008)
1911
Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (died 1955)
1911
Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1980)
1911
Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (died 1974)
1910
Georges Vedel, French lawyer and academic (died 2002)
1908
Henri of Orléans, (died 1999)
1908
Lyman S. Ayres II, American businessman (died 1996)
1905
Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau, Haitian sociologist and educator (died 1970)
1904
Harold Acton, English scholar and author (died 1994)
1904
Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist and ornithologist (died 2005)
1904
Milburn Stone, American actor (died 1980)
1902
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American colonel and politician, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 1985)
1901
Julio Libonatti, Italian-Argentinian footballer (died 1981)
1900
Yoshimaro Yamashina, Japanese ornithologist, founded the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (died 1989)
1900
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal (died 1987)
1899
Marcel Achard, French playwright, screenwriter, and author (died 1974)
1898
Georgios Grivas, Greek general (died 1974)
1896
Thomas Playford IV, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of South Australia (died 1981)
1894
Ants Lauter, Estonian actor and director (died 1973)
1893
Anthony Berkeley Cox, English writer (died 1971)
1893
Giuseppe Caselli, Italian painter (died 1976)
1891
John Howard Northrop, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)
1891
Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (died 1955)
1890
Frederick Lewis Allen, American historian and journalist (died 1954)
1889
Jean Cocteau, French novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1963)
1888
Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1963)
1888
Louise Freeland Jenkins, American astronomer and academic (died 1970)
1886
Willem Drees, Dutch politician and historian, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958) (died 1988)
1886
Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia (died 1918)
1885
Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (died 1936)
1885
André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (died 1962)
1884
Enrico Dante, Italian cardinal (died 1967)
1883
Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian, author, and academic (died 1975)
1882
Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (died 1927)
1880
Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (died 1940)
1880
Constantin Tănase, Romanian actor and playwright (died 1945)
1879
Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (died 1945)
1879
Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player and educator (died 1959)
1874
Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (died 1967)
1872
Édouard Herriot, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1957)
1867
A. E. Douglass, American astronomer (died 1962)
1864
Stephan Krehl, German composer (died 1924)
1862
George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist (died 1937)
1862
Horatio Caro, English chess master (died 1920)
1860
Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (died 1919)
1860
Mathieu Jaboulay, French surgeon (died 1913)
1857
Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist (died 1933)
1857
Julien Tiersot, French musicologist and composer (died 1936)
1853
Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (died 1902)
1849
William Thomas Stead, English journalist (died 1912)
1841
William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1904)
1832
Pavel Chistyakov, Russian painter and educator (died 1919)
1829
Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican politician and diplomat, Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Mexico (died 1910)
1820
William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and engineer (died 1872)
1810
P. T. Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (died 1891)
1805
Robert FitzRoy, English captain, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (died 1865)
1803
George Borrow, British writer (died 1881)
1802
Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (died 1855)
1801
David Farragut, American admiral (died 1870)
1794
Sylvester Graham, American minister and activist (died 1851)
1793
Pavel Pestel, Russian officer (died 1826)
1781
Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (died 1826)
1780
François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician (died 1838)
1755
Sarah Siddons, English actress (died 1831)
1745
Carl Arnold Kortum, German physician and poet (died 1824)
1718
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1794)
1717
Peter III, Portuguese king (died 1786)
1709
Étienne de Silhouette, French translator and politician, Controller-General of Finances (died 1767)
1675
Mary Walcott, American accuser and witness at the Salem witch trials (died 1719)
1670
Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, countess palatine (died 1748)
1653
Thomas Pitt, English businessman and politician (died 1726)
1593
Achille d'Étampes de Valençay, French military leader (died 1646)
1586
Thomas Hooker, English-born founder of the Colony of Connecticut (died 1647)
1580
Carlo Contarini, doge of Venice (died 1656)
1554
Elisabeth of Austria, French queen (died 1592)
1549
Francesco Maria del Monte, Italian cardinal and art collector (died 1627)
1547
Garzia de' Medici, Tuscan son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1562)
1466
Giovanni Sforza, Italian nobleman (died 1510)
1321
Joan of the Tower, English consort of David II of Scotland (died 1362)
1029
Al-Mustansir Billah, Fatimid caliph (died 1094)
980
Mokjong of Goryeo, Korean king (died 1009)
465
Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I, Mayan ruler (died 524)

Deaths On This Day

2024
Jon Landau, American film producer (born 1960)
2024
Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)
2024
Vic Seixas, American tennis player (born 1923)
2021
Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (born 1943)
2021
Richard Donner, American film director (born 1930)
2020
Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (born 1978)
2015
Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (born 1949)
2015
Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921)
2014
Rosemary Murphy, American actress (born 1925)
2014
Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (born 1935)
2014
Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (born 1931)
2014
Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (born 1983)
2013
Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (born 1925)
2013
David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (born 1929)
2013
Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (born 1939)
2012
Rob Goris, Belgian cyclist (born 1982)
2012
Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (born 1944)
2012
Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman and politician (born 1933)
2012
Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)
2011
Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter, sculptor, and photographer (born 1928)
2010
Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1965)
2008
Hasan Doğan, Turkish businessman (born 1956)
2007
Régine Crespin, French soprano (born 1927)
2007
George Melly, English singer-songwriter and critic (born 1926)
2006
Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoe racer (born 1919)
2006
Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (born 1924)
2006
Kenneth Lay, American businessman (born 1942)
2006
Amzie Strickland, American actress (born 1919)
2005
James Stockdale, American admiral (born 1923)
2004
Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (born 1923)
2004
Rodger Ward, American race car driver and sportscaster (born 1921)
2002
Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (born 1924)
2002
Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (born 1918)
1998
Sid Luckman, American football player (born 1916)
1997
A. Thangathurai, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (born 1936)
1995
Jüri Järvet, Estonian actor and screenwriter (born 1919)
1991
Howard Nemerov, American poet and essayist (born 1920)
1984
Chic Murray, Canadian politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga (born 1914)
1983
Harry James, American trumpet player and actor (born 1916)
1976
Walter Giesler, American soccer player and referee (born 1910)
1975
Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (born 1892)
1969
Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist and educator (born 1884)
1969
Walter Gropius, German architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building and Werkbund Exhibition (born 1883)
1969
Tom Mboya, Kenyan politician, 1st Kenyan Minister of Justice (born 1930)
1969
Leo McCarey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1898)
1966
George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885)
1965
Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (born 1909)
1957
Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1887)
1948
Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (born 1888)
1948
Carole Landis, American actress (born 1919)
1948
Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician (born 1871)
1945
John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1885)
1943
Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Polish actor (born 1880)
1943
Karin Swanström, Swedish actress, director, and producer (born 1873)
1937
Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (born 1884)
1935
Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (born 1870)
1932
Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (born 1880)
1929
Henry Johnson, American sergeant (born 1897)
1927
Albrecht Kossel, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1853)
1920
Max Klinger, German painter and sculptor (born 1857)
1908
Jonas Lie, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (born 1833)
1884
Victor Massé, French composer (born 1822)
1863
Lewis Armistead, Confederate general (born 1817)
1862
Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist and paleontologist (born 1800)
1859
Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist and engineer (born 1777)
1833
Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known photograph (born 1765)
1826
Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (born 1782)
1819
William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician (born 1744)
1773
Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (born 1719)
1719
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, German-English general (born 1641)
1715
Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat (born 1659)
1676
Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician (born 1613)
1666
Albert VI, German nobleman (born 1584)
1661
Sir Hugh Speke, 1st Baronet
1539
Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (born 1502)
1507
Crinitus, Italian scholar and academic (born 1475)
1413
Musa Çelebi, Ottoman prince and co-ruler
1375
Charles III, French nobleman (born 1337)
1316
Ferdinand, prince of Majorca (born 1278)
1091
William of Hirsau, German abbot
1080
Ísleifur Gissurarson, Icelandic bishop (born 1006)
967
Murakami, Japanese emperor (born 926)
936
Xu Ji, Chinese official and chancellor
905
Cui Yuan, Chinese chancellor
905
Dugu Sun, Chinese chancellor
905
Lu Yi, Chinese chancellor (born 847)
905
Pei Shu, Chinese chancellor (born 841)
905
Wang Pu, Chinese chancellor