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July 8

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July 8

July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 176 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025: New Jersey Lottery lowers odds of winning Fast Play Progressive jackpot. The New Jersey Lottery announced last week that the odds of winning the Fast Play Progressive jackpot will decrease to allow for larger advertised jackpots.
2024: Nebraska woman wins $220,000 Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot with "mistake" lottery ticket. A Nebraska woman walked away with a $220,000 Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot using a "mistake" lottery ticket, and it's not the first time her steadfast decision won her a jackpot this way.
2022: Four Wisconsin SuperCash! tickets sold on the same day win $350,000 top prize. Four top prize-winning tickets were sold on the same day for the Wisconsin Lottery's SuperCash! draw game this week, each ticket winning a $350,000 prize.
2021: Australia's biggest lottery winner still working after winning record $107 million Powerball jackpot. After winning a record-breaking $107 million (US$79.6 million) in January 2019, an Australian nurse proclaimed that she would be returning to work the next day, and she has since kept her promise.
2019: California man charged with stealing roommate's $10 million lottery ticket released from custody. A 35-year-old Vacaville, California, man who police say stole his roommate's lottery ticket worth $10 million late last year has been released from custody.
2019: Massachusetts retailers resist Lottery's push for online sales. A group of retailers who sell lottery products are opposed to allowing the lottery to move online, arguing that brick-and-mortar retailers fuel the success of the Massachusetts Lottery and in turn benefit from foot traffic from players.
2019: Wisconsin bill allowing anonymity for lottery winners heading to committee. A bill that would allow lottery winners to remain anonymous in Wisconsin will go before a State Assembly committee next week.
2016: Deadline approaching for three unclaimed $50,000 lottery tickets in Virginia. Virginia lottery players: Better hurry and check your Powerball ticket from the historic $1.6 billion jackpot in January.
2015: Powerball changing in October to generate bigger jackpots. The multi-state Powerball game will be changing in October, making it harder to win the jackpot, while at the same time making it easier to win a smaller prize.
2015: Michigan woman nearly throws away $100,000 winning lottery ticket. An aware store clerk saved an Oakland County, Michigan, woman from throwing away a $100,000 winning lottery game ticket.
2014: New keno game boosts sales for Kentucky Lottery. The Kentucky Lottery's new keno game hasn't attracted as many retailers as projected, but sales have exceeded expectations since it launched late last year.
2014: Keno opens a new fight over Arkansas lottery. Arkansas lottery officials won't just be making the case for why they should be allowed to expand their games to include offerings such as keno when the Legislature meets next year. They'll also be making the case for not completely overhauling their structure.
2014: NJ court rules against union's effort to stop state lottery privatization. A state appeals court last week ruled against a public workers union in its effort to stop New Jersey from privatizing parts of the state lottery.
2013: Mass. Lottery bases advertising hire on diversity. The Massachusetts Lottery's lucrative advertising contract, the source of the political downfall of former state Treasurer Tim Cahill, is again under fire after a marketing firm led by a prominent Boston businesswoman lost the bid under the state's diversity program.
2011: Minnesota shutdown boosts Iowa border lottery sales. Sales of Iowa Lottery tickets at retail stores along the Minnesota border are getting a boost from the Gopher State's government shutdown.
2010: $260M Ohio Powerball lottery winner claims jackpot anonymously. The holder of Ohio's first Powerball jackpot prize ticket came forward Tuesday to claim the $260 million prize in a blind trust.
2009: Florida man wins third big lottery prize. Luck has struck for the third time for a central Florida man.
2007: New York Lottery Raffle to Riches results. The New York Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Raffle to Riches, was drawn Saturday, and will make 14 instant millionaires.
2007: Maryland Lottery Countdown to Millions raffle results. The Maryland Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Countdown to Millions, was drawn today, and will make four instant millionaires.
2005: Texas Gov. expects panel to correct lottery problems. Texas Gov. Rick Perry expects the three-member panel that oversees the Texas lottery to "get that agency straightened out" during next week's closed-door meeting on whether to replace the top executives, the governor's spokesman said Thursday.
2005: Calif. Democrat criticizes lottery's 'weak case'. A California Democrat Senator is claiming that the California Lottery should not be selling Mega Millions lottery tickets, and that the lottery will be forced to shut down the game due to their 'fairly weak case'.
2005: Deceased lottery winner's kids finally get their inheritance. The children of an illiterate Massachusetts man who became an overnight lottery millionaire will get to share in their inheritance, thanks to a judge who has seen to it their high-rolling cousin's luck has run out.
2005: Oregon to add gaming machines at horse track. In a move that supporters say will help save horse racing in the state, the Oregon House approved a bill that would expand the number of slot and video-poker machines at Portland Meadows.
2005: Internet lottery game not popular with Kansas players. The lack of success by the Kansas eScratch lottery game illustrates that lottery players do not want a game to be played on the Internet just for the sake of being an online game.
2005: Texas lottery director stands firm amid attacks. Reagan Greer, the Texas Lottery Commission's embattled executive director who signed off on four inflated Lotto jackpots, shows no sign he will cave in to pressure and resign.
2005: Clever lottery players all win on handshake agreement. In a classic case of "a bird in the hand," four of the five finalists competing in a $2 million Michigan lottery drawing decided to hedge their bets by agreeing to split the winnings no matter whose ticket was drawn.
2005: Anti-lottery group sues to end Mega Millions in California. The California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking an injunction to shut down the state's two-week-old Mega Millions multistate lotto.
2004: Mass. Lottery to announce winner of $294 million Mega Millions jackpot. In a press conference to be held Friday, July 9, 2004 at 11:30 AM, the Massachusetts Lottery will present the winner of the record $294 million Mega Millions jackpot with a ceremonial check.
2004: Minnesota ticket wins $21.1 million Powerball lottery jackpot. The winning ticket for the Wednesday Powerball drawing worth $21.1 million was purchased in Minnesota.
2004: Missouri lottery sales set record. The Missouri Lottery had record sales of nearly $800 million last fiscal year, the lottery said Wednesday.
2004: 1 Michigan WinFall jackpot winner Wednesday. One ticket matched all six numbers in the latest Michigan Lottery WinFall drawing, netting the winner more than $3.7 million.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$630.5 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 8, 2023
2.$536 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 8, 2016
3.$500 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 11, 2023
4.$410 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 8, 2022
5.$306 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 10, 2018
6.$288 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2016
7.€185 Million US$264.22 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 8, 2011
8.$261.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2003
9.€235.17 Million US$239.53 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2022
10.€230 Million
US$233.77 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 8, 2022
11.$217.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2025
12.€184.28 Million
US$206.5 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2019
13.$202 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 11, 2017
14.$181 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2024
15.$180 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 10, 2019
16.$140 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 8, 2017
17.$125.7 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 10, 2021
18.$122 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2014
19.€105.76 Million
US$116.87 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2016
20.$115 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2002
21.$107 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2019
22.€98.18 Million
US$106.21 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2024
23.$106 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 10, 2015
24.$94 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2021
25.€81 Million
US$90.77 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 9, 2019

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1988: helpmewin
Friday, Jul 8, 1988
37 years old
1983: harleybabe99
Friday, Jul 8, 1983
42 years old
1980: iwannawin09
Tuesday, Jul 8, 1980
45 years old
1980: Tryce
Tuesday, Jul 8, 1980
45 years old
1979: Breadk
Sunday, Jul 8, 1979
46 years old
1972: passionloto
Saturday, Jul 8, 1972
53 years old
1966: maplesma1
Friday, Jul 8, 1966
59 years old
1961: Edroyblue
Saturday, Jul 8, 1961
64 years old
1961: mistercontrolle
Saturday, Jul 8, 1961
64 years old
1959: carolinagdog
Wednesday, Jul 8, 1959
66 years old
1955: Litebets27
Friday, Jul 8, 1955
70 years old
1954: rezanasr
Thursday, Jul 8, 1954
71 years old
1953: Joyis66
Wednesday, Jul 8, 1953
72 years old
1951: hKeith51
Sunday, Jul 8, 1951
74 years old
1951: Sconiers
Sunday, Jul 8, 1951
74 years old
1949: slowpitchjim
Friday, Jul 8, 1949
76 years old
1945: butch2030
Sunday, Jul 8, 1945
80 years old
: chippie
(year not provided)
: duckman
(year not provided)
: lionessreleased
(year not provided)
: Angler
(year not provided)
: LottoNuB
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2014: Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers.
2014: The worst historical defeat of Brazil against the Germany with a result of 1-7 in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup that has been dubbed the Mineirazo.
2011: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
2003: Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.
1994: Kim Jong Il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il Sung.
1994: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on an international science mission.
1988: The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala in India killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.
1982: A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months.
1980: The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20-10 at Lang Park.
1980: Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board.
1972: Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani.
1970: Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
1968: The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
1966: King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
1965: Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 is destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52.
1962: Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.
1960: Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
1948: The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called the Women's Air Force (WAF).
1947: Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
1937: Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
1933: The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.
1932: The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
1912: Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves.
1898: The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
1892: St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
1889: The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
1879: Sailing ship USS Jeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
1876: The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one white assailant.
1874: The Mounties begin their March West.
1864: Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
1859: King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
1853: The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade.
1822: Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.
1776: Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
1775: The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
1760: British forces defeat French forces in the last naval battle in New France.
1758: French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York.
1741: Reverend Jonathan Edwards preaches to his congregation in Enfield, Connecticut his most famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"; an influence for the First Great Awakening.
1730: An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of Chile's coastline.
1716: The Battle of Dynekilen forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway.
1709: Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.
1663: Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island.
1579: Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
1497: Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.
1283: Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet, defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta.
1167: The Byzantines defeat the Hungarian army decisively at Sirmium, forcing the Hungarians to sue for peace.
1099: Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch.

Births On This Day

1999: İpek Öz, Turkish tennis player
1998: Maya Hawke, American actress
1998: Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper
1997: Bryce Love, American football player
1996: Marlon Humphrey, American football player
1993: David Corenswet, American actor
1992: Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter (died 2015)
1992: Son Heung-min, Korean footballer
1991: Virgil van Dijk, Dutch footballer
1990: Kevin Trapp, German footballer
1989: Yarden Gerbi, Israeli Judo champion
1989: Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer (died 2012)
1988: Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (died 2012)
1988: Jesse Sergent, New Zealand cyclist
1987: Josh Harrison, American baseball player
1986: Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer
1983: John Bowker, American baseball player
1983: Rich Peverley, Canadian ice hockey player
1982: Shonette Azore-Bruce, Barbadian netball player
1982: Sophia Bush, American actress and director
1982: Hakim Warrick, American basketball player
1981: Wolfram Müller, German runner
1981: Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player
1980: Eric Chouinard, American-Canadian ice hockey player
1980: Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
1979: Mat McBriar, American football player
1979: Ben Jelen, Scottish-American singer-songwriter
1978: Urmas Rooba, Estonian footballer
1977: Christian Abbiati, Italian footballer
1977: Paolo Tiralongo, Italian cyclist
1977: Milo Ventimiglia, American actor, director, and producer
1977: Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player
1976: Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer
1976: Ellen MacArthur, English sailor
1974: Hu Liang, Chinese field hockey player
1973: Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress and writer
1972: Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
1972: Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer
1972: Shōsuke Tanihara, Japanese actor
1971: Neil Jenkins, Welsh rugby player and coach
1970: Beck, American singer-songwriter and producer
1970: Mark Butler, Australian politician
1970: Sylvain Gaudreault, Canadian educator and politician
1970: Todd Martin, American tennis player and coach
1969: Sugizo, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
1968: Billy Crudup, American actor
1968: Shane Howarth, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1967: Jordan Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer
1967: Charlie Cardona, Colombian singer
1966: Ralf Altmeyer, German-Chinese virologist and academic
1966: Shadlog Bernicke, Nauruan politician
1966: Michael Hite, American politician
1965: Dan Levinson, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and bandleader
1964: Alexei Gusarov, Russian ice hockey player and manager
1963: Mark Christopher, American director and screenwriter
1962: Joan Osborne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961: Ces Drilon, Filipino journalist
1961: Andrew Fletcher, English keyboard player (died 2022)
1961: Toby Keith, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2024)
1961: Karl Seglem, Norwegian saxophonist and record producer
1960: Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league player and coach
1959: Pauline Quirke, English actress
1958: Kevin Bacon, American actor and musician
1958: Andreas Carlgren, Swedish educator and politician, 8th Swedish Minister for the Environment
1958: Tzipi Livni, Israeli lawyer and politician, 18th Justice Minister of Israel
1957: Carlos Cavazo, Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter
1957: Aleksandr Gurnov, Russian journalist and author
1956: Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player and coach
1952: Larry Garner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952: Jack Lambert, American football player and sportscaster
1952: Marianne Williamson, American author and activist
1951: Alan Ashby, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
1951: Anjelica Huston, American actress and director
1949: Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-American chef, restaurateur and entrepreneur
1949: Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (died 2009)
1948: Raffi, Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter
1948: Ruby Sales, American civil-rights activist
1947: Kim Darby, American actress
1947: Jenny Diski, English author and screenwriter (died 2016)
1947: Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian religious leader, founded the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
1945: Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician, 91st President of the Swiss Confederation
1944: Jaimoe, American drummer
1944: Jeffrey Tambor, American actor and singer
1942: Phil Gramm, American economist and politician
1941: Dario Gradi, Italian-English footballer, coach, and manager
1940: Joe B. Mauldin, American bass player and songwriter (died 2015)
1939: Ed Lumley, Canadian businessman and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Communications (died 2025)
1938: Diane Clare, English actress (died 2013)
1935: John David Crow, American football player and coach (died 2015)
1935: Steve Lawrence, American actor and singer (died 2024)
1935: Vitaly Sevastyanov, Russian engineer and cosmonaut (died 2010)
1934: Raquel Correa, Chilean journalist (died 2012)
1934: Marty Feldman, English actor and screenwriter (died 1982)
1934: Edward D. DiPrete, American politician
1933: Antonio Lamer, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Chief Justice of Canada (died 2007)
1930: Jerry Vale, American singer (died 2014)
1928: Balakh Sher Mazari, former prime minister of Pakistan (died 2022)
1927: Maurice Hayes, Irish educator and politician (died 2017)
1927: Khensur Lungri Namgyel, Tibetan religious leader
1927: Bob Beckham, American country singer (died 2013)
1926: David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (died 2014)
1926: John Dingell, American lieutenant and politician (died 2019)
1926: Martin Riesen, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender (died 2003)
1926: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and author (died 2004)
1925: Marco Cé, Italian cardinal (died 2014)
1925: Arthur Imperatore Sr., Italian-American businessman (died 2020)
1925: Bill Mackrides, American football quarterback (died 2019)
1925: Dominique Nohain, French actor, screenwriter and director (died 2017)
1924: Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (died 2005)
1924: Charles C. Droz, American politician
1923: Harrison Dillard, American sprinter and hurdler (died 2019)
1923: Val Bettin, American actor (died 2021)
1921: John Money, New Zealand psychologist and sexologist, known for his research on gender identity, and responsible for controversial involuntary sex reassignment of David Reimer (died 2006)
1920: Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman (died 1995)
1919: Walter Scheel, German soldier and politician, 4th President of West Germany (died 2016)
1918: Paul B. Fay, American businessman, soldier, and diplomat, 12th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 2009)
1918: Irwin Hasen, American illustrator (died 2015)
1918: Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot (died 2002)
1918: Julia Pirie, British spy working for MI5 (died 2008)
1918: Edward B. Giller, American Major General (died 2017)
1918: Craig Stevens, American actor (died 2000)
1917: Pamela Brown, English actress (died 1975)
1917: Faye Emerson, American actress (died 1983)
1917: J. F. Powers, American novelist and short story writer (died 1999)
1916: Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (died 2017)
1915: Neil D. Van Sickle, American Air Force major general (died 2019)
1915: Lowell English, United States Marine Corps general (died 2005)
1914: Jyoti Basu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of West Bengal (died 2010)
1914: Billy Eckstine, American singer and trumpet player (died 1993)
1913: Alejandra Soler, Spanish politician (died 2017)
1911: Ken Farnes, English cricketer (died 1941)
1910: Carlos Betances Ramírez, Puerto Rican general (died 2001)
1909: Alan Brown, English soldier (died 1971)
1909: Ike Petersen, American football player (died 1995)
1908: Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and actor (died 1975)
1908: Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (died 1979)
1908: V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao, Indian economist, politician, professor and educator (died 1991)
1907: George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (died 1995)
1906: Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the IDS Center and PPG Place (died 2005)
1905: Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator and director (died 1997)
1904: Henri Cartan, French mathematician and academic (died 2008)
1900: George Antheil, American pianist, composer, and author (died 1959)
1898: Melville Ruick, American actor (died 1972)
1895: Igor Tamm, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)
1894: Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
1893: R. Carlyle Buley, American historian and author (died 1968)
1892: Richard Aldington, English author and poet (died 1962)
1892: Pavel Korin, Russian painter (died 1967)
1890: Stanton Macdonald-Wright, American painter (died 1973)
1885: Ernst Bloch, German philosopher, author, and academic (died 1977)
1885: Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (died 1948)
1882: Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (died 1961)
1876: Alexandros Papanastasiou, Greek sociologist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1936)
1867: Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (died 1945)
1857: Alfred Binet, French psychologist and graphologist (died 1911)
1851: Arthur Evans, English archaeologist and academic (died 1941)
1851: John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (died 1916)
1839: John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company (died 1937)
1838: Eli Lilly, American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded Eli Lilly and Company (died 1898)
1838: Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company (died 1917)
1836: Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1914)
1831: John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola (died 1888)
1830: Frederick W. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (died 1915)
1819: Francis Leopold McClintock, Irish admiral and explorer (died 1907)
1779: Giorgio Pullicino, Maltese painter and architect (died 1851)
1766: Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (died 1842)
1760: Christian Kramp, French mathematician and academic (died 1826)
1621: Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (died 1695)
1593: Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (died 1653)
1545: Carlos, Prince of Asturias (died 1568)
1538: Alberto Bolognetti, Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1585)
1528: Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (died 1580)
1478: Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian linguist, poet, and playwright (died 1550)

Deaths On This Day

2022: Shinzo Abe, Japanese politician (born 1954)
2022: Larry Storch, American actor and comedian (born 1923)
2022: Luis Echeverría, Mexican lawyer and politician (born 1922)
2022: Tony Sirico, American actor (born 1942)
2020: Naya Rivera, American actress, model and singer (born 1987)
2020: Alex Pullin, Australian snowboarder (born 1987)
2018: Tab Hunter, American actor, pop singer, film producer and author (born 1931)
2016: Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist (born 1928)
2015: Ken Stabler, American football player and sportscaster (born 1945)
2015: James Tate, American poet (born 1943)
2014: Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (born 1930)
2014: John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (born 1925)
2014: Ben Pangelinan, Guamanian businessman and politician (born 1956)
2014: Howard Siler, American bobsledder and coach (born 1945)
2014: Tom Veryzer, American baseball player (born 1953)
2013: Dick Gray, American baseball player (born 1931)
2013: Edmund Morgan, American historian and author (born 1916)
2013: Claudiney Ramos, Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
2013: Rubby Sherr, American physicist and academic (born 1913)
2013: Sundri Uttamchandani, Indian author (born 1924)
2013: Brett Walker, American songwriter and producer (born 1961)
2012: Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud, Saudi Arabian politician (born 1934)
2012: Ernest Borgnine, American actor (born 1917)
2012: Gyang Dalyop Datong, Nigerian physician and politician (born 1959)
2012: Martin Pakledinaz, American costume designer (born 1953)
2011: Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet (born 1924)
2011: Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States (born 1918)
2009: Midnight, American singer-songwriter (born 1962)
2008: John Templeton, American-born British businessman and philanthropist (born 1912)
2007: Chandra Shekhar, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (born 1927)
2007: Jack B. Sowards, American screenwriter and producer (born 1929)
2006: June Allyson, American actress and singer (born 1917)
2005: Maurice Baquet, French actor and cellist (born 1911)
2004: Paula Danziger, American author and educator (born 1944)
2002: Ward Kimball, American animator and trombonist (born 1914)
2001: John O'Shea, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1920)
1999: Pete Conrad, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (born 1930)
1998: Lilí Álvarez, Spanish tennis player, author, and feminist (born 1905)
1996: Irene Prador, Austrian-born actress and writer (born 1911)
1994: Christian-Jaque, French director and screenwriter (born 1904)
1994: Kim Il Sung, North Korean commander and politician, President of North Korea (born 1912)
1994: Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American businessman and explorer (born 1927)
1994: Dick Sargent, American actor (born 1930)
1993: Abul Hasan Jashori, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and freedom fighter (born 1918)
1991: James Franciscus, American actor (born 1934)
1990: Howard Duff, American actor (born 1913)
1988: Ray Barbuti, American runner and football player (born 1905)
1987: Lionel Chevrier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Canadian Minister of Justice (born 1903)
1987: Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet and author (born 1896)
1986: Skeeter Webb, American baseball player and manager (born 1909)
1985: Phil Foster, American actor and screenwriter (born 1913)
1985: Jean-Paul Le Chanois, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1909)
1981: Joe McDonnell (hunger striker), Irish Republican Army member (born 1951)
1981: Bill Hallahan, American baseball player (born 1902)
1979: Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1906)
1979: Michael Wilding, English actor (born 1912)
1979: Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
1973: Gene L. Coon, American screenwriter and producer (born 1924)
1973: Ben-Zion Dinur, Russian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Education Minister of Israel (born 1884)
1973: Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer and coach (born 1877)
1972: Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian writer and politician (born 1936)
1971: Kurt Reidemeister, German mathematician connected to the Vienna Circle (born 1893)
1968: Désiré Mérchez, French swimmer and water polo player (born 1882)
1967: Vivien Leigh, British actress (born 1913)
1965: Thomas Sigismund Stribling, American lawyer and author (born 1881)
1956: Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and critic (born 1881)
1952: August Alle, Estonian lawyer, author, and poet (born 1890)
1950: Othmar Spann, Austrian sociologist, economist, and philosopher (born 1878)
1943: Jean Moulin, French soldier (born 1899)
1942: Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Algerian-French general (born 1856)
1942: Refik Saydam, Turkish physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1881)
1941: Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, historian, and politician (born 1874)
1939: Havelock Ellis, English psychologist and author (born 1859)
1934: Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (born 1848)
1933: Anthony Hope, English author and playwright (born 1863)
1930: Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1856)
1921: Ellen Oliver (suffragette), British suffragette and purity activist (born 1870)
1917: Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (born 1877)
1913: Louis Hémon, French-Canadian author (born 1880)
1905: Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer (born 1834)
1895: Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian chemist and physicist (born 1821)
1887: Ben Holladay, American businessman (born 1819)
1873: Franz Xaver Winterhalter, German painter and lithographer (born 1805)
1859: Oscar I of Sweden (born 1799)
1850: Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (born 1774)
1823: Henry Raeburn, Scottish portrait painter (born 1756)
1822: Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (born 1792)
1820: Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor (born 1816)
1794: Richard Mique, French architect (born 1728)
1784: Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (born 1735)
1721: Elihu Yale, American-English merchant and philanthropist (born 1649)
1716: Robert South, English preacher and theologian (born 1634)
1695: Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (born 1629)
1689: Edward Wooster, English-American settler (born 1622)
1623: Pope Gregory XV (born 1554)
1538: Diego de Almagro, Spanish general and explorer (born 1475)
1390: Albert of Saxony, Bishop of Halberstadt and German philosopher (born circa 1320)
1261: Adolf IV of Holstein, Count of Schauenburg
1253: Theobald I of Navarre (born 1201)
1153: Pope Eugene III (born 1087)
975: Edgar the Peaceful, English king (born 943)
901: Grimbald, French-English monk and saint (born 827)
900: Qatr al-Nada, wife of the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tadid
873: Gunther, archbishop of Cologne
810: Pepin of Italy, son of Charlemagne (born 773)
689: Kilian, Irish bishop

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