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June 22

June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 192 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2024
Illinois man honors late wife by playing her lottery numbers and wins $1 million Lotto prize. An Illinois man who honored his late wife by playing her usual numbers in the Illinois Lottery won a $1 million Lotto prize by doing so.
2023
$3.9 million Colorado Lotto+ winner just wants a new vacuum. A new vacuum is all a retired Colorado lottery winner wants to buy after hitting a $3.9 million Colorado Lotto+ jackpot
2022
Canadian $70 million Lotto Max jackpot winner wants to help rebuild Ukraine with lottery prize. A recent winner of the $70 million (US$54.03 million) multi-province Lotto Max jackpot already has plans underway to help rebuild war-torn Ukraine, among other items to be crossed off on his premeditated checklist.
2021
NEW VIDEO: Scratching off a huge lottery ticket. This month, one scratch-off lottery ticket caught our eye, and we just had to try it out.
2020
NJ Lottery announces new evening draw times and other changes. The New Jersey Lottery is modernizing its core games line-up starting June 29 with a new draw time, new way to watch, and a bigger starting jackpot for Jersey Cash 5.
2018
California Lottery issues new rules for retailers after rash of thefts. A rash of thefts of California Lottery tickets in San Jose prompted the state this week to roll out a new system aimed at preventing store owners from paying out purloined scratchers.
2018
WV Lottery Commission establishes rules for sports betting. The West Virginia Lottery Commission has set its rules for sports betting in the state, following an emergency meeting Thursday.
2017
Lottery vending machines in Kansas may depend on whether lawmakers show up Monday. Your ability to buy lottery tickets from vending machines in Kansas may depend on how many lawmakers show up for the ceremonial last day of the session Monday.
2017
Pa. seniors worry expanded gambling will hurt lottery proceeds. A bill passed in the Pennsylvania House would allow casino-style gambling in airports, veterans halls, and truck stops.
2016
US Senate panel demands info in lottery scandal. A U.S. Senate oversight panel demanded Wednesday to know how state lotteries are increasing their security measures after an insider allegedly rigged jackpots for years to enrich himself and associates.
2016
$363 MILLION: Red hot Mega Millions jackpot set for Friday. After its months-long build-up, the multi-state Mega Millions jackpot is finally starting to increase rapidly as tickets are bring scooped up by loyal and casual players alike.
2015
$136M Powerball winner sued for 'dooring' cyclist. A Staten Island plumber who won a $136 million Powerball jackpot is being sued by Kieran Del Pasqua, who says he was sent flying when Perosi opened the door of his Ford F150 in a bike lane in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
2015
Ohio Lottery officials exploring other ways to pay winning-ticket holders. Ohio Lottery officials are considering new options to pay some winners because retailers now have less cash on hand to give out to those holding winning tickets.
2011
Ohio Lottery privatization critics getting louder. A chorus of critics across the political spectrum is rising up against plans by Ohio Republicans to privatize day-to-day operations of the state lottery and expand its reach into slots-like video lottery terminals at horse tracks.
2011
Damaging evidence against former Mass Lottery overseer. Former Massachusetts state treasurer Timothy P. Cahill was directly involved in the state lottery's decision to launch a $1.65 million taxpayer-funded advertising blitz seen as benefiting his campaign for governor last year, according to e-mails and other documents obtained by local media.
2010
N.M. Lottery rockin' out with new Kiss scratch game. Kiss, the iconic rock band that has sold more than 80 million albums, can now add the Kiss Scratcher Game to their staggering list of accomplishments.
2010
Two big Penn. Lottery prizes due to expire July 4. Two Pennsylvania Lottery winning tickets -- a Powerball ticket worth $200,000 and a Quinto evening ticket worth $50,000 from the July 4, 2009, drawings -- have yet to be presented for payment.
2010
N.C. Senate approves Internet sweepstakes ban. The North Carolina Senate passed a bill Monday night that would ban electronic sweepstakes in North Carolina.
2009
Georgia carpenter wins lottery twice in a week. One week after winning $1,000 in the Georgia Lottery, a 62-year-old carpenter struck it really big.
2009
N.C. town abuzz over $88M Powerball lottery jackpot win. There was one question just about everybody in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, wanted answered Sunday: Who bought the winning Powerball ticket worth $88.1 million?
2009
$39M lottery ticket sold at Santa Cruz store. One lucky Californian is holding a SuperLotto Plus lottery ticket worth $39 million.
2009
Arkansas Lottery targets Oct. 29 for first ticket sales. The Arkansas Lottery Commission set official target dates Friday for the first lottery tickets to go on sale: Oct. 29 for instant-win, scratch-off tickets and Dec. 14 for tickets for drawing games.
2007
Virginia man claims lottery raffle prize. Donnie Taylor, a 60-year-old retired graphics technician, has claimed his $1 million prize in the Virginia Lottery's latest sweepstakes, the Millionaire Raffle.
2007
Tyler man wins $1 million Texas Lottery jackpot. A Tyler man is a little richer after winning $1 million in the Texas Lottery.
2007
NJ Lottery to enforce child support withholdings from winners. A measure approved unanimously by the New Jersey State Assembly would require lottery officials to deduct outstanding debt before awarding prize money.
2007
$1 million lottery ticket was overlooked for weeks. A Tennessee man carried a winning Million $ Madness raffle ticket in his wallet for weeks after the drawing.
2006
$82 Million: California lottery jackpot keeps rolling. The jackpot in the California SuperLotto Plus lottery game grew to $82 million Thursday -- currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.
2006
Illinois lottery privitization plan panned by tax group. An estimated $10 billion windfall from the sale or lease of the Illinois Lottery for state education funding would be short-lived, maintains a new report by the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, a Chicago-based fiscal policy think tank.
2005
CA Lottery spars with legislator over Mega Millions legality. California lottery officials told a Senate committee Tuesday that they had the power to join the multistate Mega Millions lotto game even though the authorization wasn't spelled out in the 1984 initiative that set up the lottery.
2005
Odds longer, prizes bigger as California joins Mega Millions. The odds of winning the Mega Millions lottery game got a bit longer on Wednesday, but the prizes also got sweeter.
2005
Mega Millions lottery goes on sale in California. Today, 35 million Californians get their first chance to buy a ticket on what may become the biggest lottery jackpot ever offered -- but the odds of winning a fortune are the longest ever seen.
2004
Florida man claims $6 million Lotto prize. A hairdresser became a millionaire after buying a winning Lotto ticket on a camping trip.
2004
Penn. Woman Admits Guilt in Lottery Scam. A woman in Scranton, Pennsylvania admitted she's guilty of running a lottery scam out of a convenient store.
2004
$145 million winner contacts lottery officials. The winner of Saturday's $145 million Lotto Texas jackpot who bought the ticket in El Paso contacted the Texas Lottery Commission on Monday.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$424.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 24, 2023
2.$363 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 24, 2016
3.$326 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 24, 2025
4.$320 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 23, 2023
5.$313.7 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 22, 2022
6.$312 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 24, 2022
7.€185 Million
US$242.33 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2013
8.€226.28 Million
US$238.11 Million
Draw Date
Jun 23, 2022
9.€213 Million
US$228.25 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2024
10.€173.8 Million
US$197.77 Million
Draw Date
Jun 22, 2019
11.$192 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 22, 2018
12.$184 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 22, 2016
13.€161 Million
US$169.77 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 24, 2022
14.€119 Million
US$169.05 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 24, 2011
15.$150 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 22, 2004
16.$134 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 23, 2017
17.€120 Million
US$130.8 Million
Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jun 23, 2023
18.$129.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 23, 2025
19.$127 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 22, 2013
20.€98.36 Million
US$111.61 Million
Draw Date
Jun 23, 2016
21.$110 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2003
22.$108 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 22, 2019
23.€90 Million
US$104.85 Million
Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jun 22, 2018
24.$97 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2024
24.$97 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 23, 2010

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

2001
Friday, Jun 22, 2001
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1985
Saturday, Jun 22, 1985
40 years old
1984
Friday, Jun 22, 1984
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1982
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1982
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1977
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48 years old
1976
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1973
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1972
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1970
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1970
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1970
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1968
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57 years old
1967
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58 years old
1965
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60 years old
1964
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1964
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1964
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1962
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1962
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1959
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1959
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1958
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1957
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1947
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1945
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2022
An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths.
2015
The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured.
2012
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
2012
A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria.
2009
A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured.
2007
The small town of Elie, Manitoba is hit by Canada’s most intense tornado on record.
2002
An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response.
2000
Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people.
1990
Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.
1986
The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2-1 and later goes on to win the World Cup.
1984
Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark.
1979
Former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.
1978
Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy.
1969
The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
1966
Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyen Cao Ky crushed the Buddhist Uprising.
1965
The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed.
1962
Air France Flight 117 crashes on approach to Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, killing 112 people.
1948
The ship HMT Empire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.
1948
King George VI formally gives up the title "Emperor of India", half a year after Britain actually gave up its rule of India.
1945
World War II: The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end with an American flag-raising ceremony.
1944
World War II: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre.
1944
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
1942
World War II: Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the Axis capture of Tobruk.
1942
The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by U.S. Congress.
1941
World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
1940
World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918.
1922
British Army Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is killed by the Irish Republican Army helping to spark the Irish Civil War.
1918
The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
1911
George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1911
Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
1907
The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
1898
Spanish-American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U.S. Fifth Army Corps begins landing at Daiquirí, Cuba, about 16 miles (26 km) east of Santiago de Cuba. Lt. Gen. Arsenio Linares y Pombo of the Spanish Army outnumbers them two-to-one, but does not oppose the landings.
1897
British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
1893
The Royal Navy battleship HMS Camperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMS Victoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
1870
The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
1839
Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears.
1813
War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a thirty kilometres (19 mi) journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.
1812
France declares war on Russia, starting Napoleon's invasion.
1807
In the Chesapeake-Leopard affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the American frigate USS Chesapeake.
1793
Haitian Revolution: The Battle of Cap-Français ends with French Republican troops and black slave insurgents capturing the city.
1783
A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.
1774
The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
1633
The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy.
1593
Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Ottomans.
1527
Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta.
910
The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army near the Rednitz River, killing its leader Gebhard, Duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine).
813
Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars led by Krum defeat the Byzantine army near Edirne. Emperor Michael I is forced to abdicate in favor of Leo V the Armenian.
331
The Council of Ephesus, the third ecumenical council, begins, dealing with Nestorianism.
168 BC
Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War.
217 BC
Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.

Births On This Day

1999
Sam Retford, Australian-English actor
1996
Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer
1994
Sebastien Haller, French footballer
1994
Marnus Labuschagne, South African-Australian cricketer
1994
Carlos Vinícius Santos de Jesus, Brazilian footballer
1993
Loris Karius, German footballer
1992
Ura Kazuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
1992
Harry Reid, British actor
1991
Hugo Mallo, Spanish footballer
1990
Sebastian Jung, German footballer
1989
Cédric Mongongu, Congolese footballer
1989
Jung Yong-hwa, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor
1988
Omri Casspi, Israeli basketball player
1987
Danny Green, American basketball player
1987
Lee Min-ho, South Korean actor, singer, model, creative director and businessman
1987
Nikita Rukavytsya, Ukrainian-Australian footballer
1985
Thomas Leuluai, New Zealand rugby league player
1984
Dustin Johnson, American golfer
1984
Rubén Iván Martínez, Spanish footballer
1984
Jerome Taylor, Jamaican cricketer
1984
Janko Tipsarević, Serbian tennis player
1983
Allar Raja, Estonian rower
1982
Andoni Iraola, Spanish footballer
1982
Ian Kinsler, American baseball player
1982
Soraia Chaves, Portuguese actress and model
1981
Sione Lauaki, New Zealand rugby player (died 2017)
1981
Aquivaldo Mosquera, Colombian footballer
1980
Ilya Bryzgalov, Russian ice hockey player
1980
Stephanie Jacobsen, Hong Kong-Australian actress
1979
Joey Cheek, American speed skater
1979
Thomas Voeckler, French cyclist
1978
Champ Bailey, American football player
1978
Dan Wheldon, English racing driver (died 2011)
1975
Urmas Reinsalu, Estonian academic and politician, 28th Estonian Minister of Defence
1974
Jo Cox, British politician (died 2016)
1974
Donald Faison, American actor
1974
Vijay, Indian actor
1973
Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir, Icelandic politician
1973
Carson Daly, American radio and television host
1972
Damien Oliver, Australian jockey
1971
Gary Connolly, English rugby player
1971
Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actress and comedian
1971
Laila Rouass, British actress
1971
Kurt Warner, American football player and sportscaster
1968
Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player and coach
1968
Miri Yu, Zainichi, Korean novelist
1966
Michael Park, English racing driver (died 2005)
1966
Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress
1966
Dean Woods, Australian cyclist
1965
Uwe Boll, German director, producer, and screenwriter
1965
Ľubomír Moravčík, Czech footballer and manager
1964
Cadillac Anderson, American basketball player
1964
Amy Brenneman, American actress
1964
Dan Brown, American author and academic
1964
Miroslav Kadlec, Czech footballer
1963
Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 61st Yokozuna
1963
John Tenta, Canadian-American wrestler (died 2006)
1962
Stephen Chow, Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1962
Bobby Gillespie, Scottish musician and singer-songwriter
1962
Clyde Drexler, American basketball player and coach
1962
Gerald Hillringhaus, German footballer
1961
Jimmy Somerville, Scottish singer-songwriter
1960
Erin Brockovich, American lawyer and environmentalist
1960
Margrit Klinger, German runner
1960
Tracy Pollan, American actress
1959
Michael Kinane, Irish jockey
1959
Nicola Sirkis, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959
Daniel Xuereb, French footballer
1958
Rocío Banquells, Mexican pop singer and actress
1958
Bruce Campbell, American actor, director, producer and writer
1957
Danny Baker, English journalist and screenwriter
1957
Garry Gary Beers, Australian bass player, songwriter, and producer
1957
Kevin Bond, English footballer and manager
1957
Michael Stratton, English geneticist and academic
1956
Darryl Brohman, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1956
Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist
1956
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani agriculturist and politician, 25th Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs
1956
Tim Russ, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1956
Markus Schatte, German footballer, manager, and coach
1956
Derek Forbes, Scottish bass player and guitarist
1955
Green Gartside, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955
Christine Orengo, British academic and educator
1954
Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (died 1977)
1953
Wim Eijk, Dutch cardinal
1953
Mauro Francaviglia, Italian mathematician and academic (died 2013)
1953
Cyndi Lauper, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1953
Bruce McAvaney, Australian journalist and sportscaster
1952
Graham Greene, Canadian actor
1952
Santokh Singh, Malaysian football player
1951
Brian Cookson, British cyclist and sports administrator
1951
Craig Gruber, American bass player (died 2015)
1951
Humphrey Ocean, English painter and academic
1950
Sharon Maughan, English actress
1950
Adrian Năstase, Romanian lawyer and politician, 59th Prime Minister of Romania
1950
Greg Oliphant, Australian rugby league player
1950
John Perdue, former West Virginia State Treasurer
1950
Zenonas Petrauskas, Lithuanian lawyer and politician (died 2009)
1950
Tom Alter, Indian actor (died 2017)
1949
Larry Junstrom, American bass player (died 2019)
1949
Brian Leveson, English lawyer and judge
1949
Alan Osmond, American singer and producer
1949
Meryl Streep, American actress
1949
Luís Filipe Vieira, Portuguese businessman
1949
Lindsay Wagner, American actress
1949
Elizabeth Warren, American academic and politician
1948
James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, Scottish businessman
1948
Todd Rundgren, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1947
Octavia E. Butler, American author (died 2006)
1947
Howard Kaylan, American pop-rock singer-songwriter and musician
1947
Bruno Latour, French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist (died 2022)
1947
Pete Maravich, American basketball player (died 1988)
1947
Jerry Rawlings, Ghanaian lieutenant and politician, President of Ghana (died 2020)
1946
Linda Bond, Canadian 19th General of The Salvation Army
1946
Sheila Hollins, Baroness Hollins, English psychiatrist and academic
1946
Eliades Ochoa, Cuban singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1946
Józef Oleksy, Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland (died 2015)
1946
Stephen Waley-Cohen, English journalist and businessman
1945
Rainer Brüderle, German economist and politician, German Minister of Economics and Technology
1944
Peter Asher, English singer, guitarist, and producer
1944
Helmut Dietl, German director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)
1943
Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director
1943
Brit Hume, American journalist and author
1943
J. Michael Kosterlitz, British-American physicist
1941
Ed Bradley, American journalist (died 2006)
1941
Terttu Savola, Finnish journalist and politician
1940
Joan Busfield, English sociologist, psychologist, and academic
1940
Hubert Chesshyre, English historian and author (died 2020)
1940
Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016)
1940
Esther Rantzen, English journalist
1939
Don Matthews, American-Canadian football player and coach (died 2017)
1939
Ed Paschke, Polish-American painter and academic (died 2004)
1937
Chris Blackwell, English record producer, co-founded Island Records
1937
Bernie McGann, Australian saxophonist and composer (died 2013)
1936
Kris Kristofferson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2024)
1936
Ferran Olivella, Spanish footballer (died 2023)
1936
Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian accordion player and composer
1934
James Bjorken, American physicist, author, and academic
1933
Dianne Feinstein, American politician (died 2023)
1932
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, Princess of Iran (died 2001)
1932
Yevgeny Kychanov, Russian orientalist, historian, and academic (died 2013)
1932
Amrish Puri, Indian actor (died 2005)
1932
June Salter, Australian actress (died 2001)
1932
Prunella Scales, English actress
1932
John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, English businessman and politician, Leader of the House of Lords
1931
Ruby Garrard Woodson, American educator and cultural historian (died 2008)
1930
Yuri Artyukhin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (died 1998)
1930
Walter Bonatti, Italian journalist and mountaineer (died 2011)
1929
Bruce Kent, English activist and laicised Roman Catholic priest (died 2022)
1928
Ralph Waite, American actor and director (died 2014)
1927
Anthony Low, Indian-English historian and academic (died 2015)
1926
George Englund, American film editor, director, producer and actor (died 2017)
1926
Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (died 2014)
1924
Christopher Booth, English clinician and historian (died 2012)
1924
Larkin Kerwin, Canadian physicist and academic (died 2004)
1923
José Giovanni, French-Swiss director and screenwriter (died 2004)
1922
Bill Blass, American fashion designer, founded Bill Blass Group (died 2002)
1922
Clair Cameron Patterson, American scientist (died 1995)
1921
Joseph Papp, American director and producer (died 1991)
1921
Barbara Vucanovich, American lawyer and politician (died 2013)
1921
Radovan Ivšić, Croatian writer (died 2009)
1921
Barbara Perry, American actress (died 2019)
1920
James H. Pomerene, American computer scientist and engineer (died 2008)
1920
Jovito Salonga, Filipino lawyer and politician, 14th President of the Senate of the Philippines (died 2016)
1919
Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (died 1980)
1919
Henri Tajfel, Polish social psychologist (died 1982)
1919
Clifton McNeely, American basketball player and coach (died 2003)
1918
Cicely Saunders, English nurse, social worker, physician and writer (died 2005)
1918
Yeoh Ghim Seng, Singaporean politician, acting President of Singapore (died 1993)
1916
Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (died 1982)
1916
Richard Eastham, American actor (died 2005)
1916
Emil Fackenheim, German Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi (died 2003)
1915
Dolf van der Linden, Dutch conductor and composer (died 1999)
1915
Cornelius Warmerdam, American pole vaulter and coach (died 2001)
1915
Randolph Hokanson, American pianist (died 2018)
1915
Thomas Quinn Curtiss, American writer, and film and theatre critic (died 2000)
1914
Mei Zhi, Chinese author and essayist (died 2004)
1913
Sándor Weöres, Hungarian poet and author (died 1989)
1912
Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (died 1983)
1912
Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (died 2008)
1911
Vernon Kirby, South African tennis player (died 1994)
1910
John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Indian-English lieutenant and mountaineer (died 1998)
1910
Anne Ziegler, English singer (died 2003)
1910
Konrad Zuse, German computer scientist and engineer, invented the Z3 computer (died 1995)
1909
Katherine Dunham, American dancer and choreographer (died 2006)
1909
Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Spanish princess and aristocrat (died 2002)
1909
Mike Todd, American producer and manager (died 1958)
1907
Eriks Ādamsons, Latvian writer, poet, and novelist (died 1946)
1906
William Kneale, English logician and philosopher (died 1990)
1906
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American pilot and author (died 2001)
1906
Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002)
1903
John Dillinger, American criminal (died 1934)
1903
Carl Hubbell, American baseball player (died 1988)
1902
Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (died 1950)
1901
Elias Katz, Finnish runner and coach (died 1947)
1900
Oskar Fischinger, German-American abstract artist, filmmaker, and painter (died 1967)
1899
Richard Gurley Drew, American engineer, invented Masking tape (died 1980)
1899
Michał Kalecki, Polish economist and academic (died 1970)
1898
Erich Maria Remarque, German-Swiss soldier and author (died 1970)
1897
Edmund A. Chester, American journalist and broadcaster (died 1973)
1897
Norbert Elias, German-Dutch sociologist and philosopher (died 1990)
1896
Leonard W. Murray, Canadian admiral (died 1971)
1894
Bernard Ashmole, English archaeologist and art historian (died 1988)
1892
Robert Ritter von Greim, German general and pilot (died 1945)
1891
Franz Alexander, Hungarian psychoanalyst and physician (died 1964)
1890
Aleksander Warma, Estonian commander and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 1970)
1889
Joseph Cohen, British solicitor, property developer, cinema magnate and Jewish community leader (died 1980)
1888
Harold Hitz Burton, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of Cleveland (died 1964)
1887
Julian Huxley, English biologist and academic (died 1975)
1885
Milan Vidmar, Slovenian engineer and chess player (died 1962)
1884
James Rector, American sprinter and lawyer (died 1949)
1880
Johannes Drost, Dutch swimmer (died 1954)
1879
Thibaudeau Rinfret, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 9th Chief Justice of Canada (died 1962)
1876
Pascual Díaz y Barreto, Mexican archbishop (died 1936)
1874
Walter Friedrich Otto, German philologist and scholar (died 1958)
1873
Filippo Silvestri, Italian entomologist and academic (died 1949)
1871
William McDougall, English psychologist and polymath (died 1938)
1869
Hendrikus Colijn, Dutch Politician and Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1944)[1]
1864
Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician and academic (died 1909)
1861
Maximilian von Spee, Danish-German admiral (died 1914)
1856
Henry Rider Haggard, English novelist (died 1925).
1855
Samuel Morris, Australian cricketer (died 1931)
1850
Ignác Goldziher, Hungarian scholar of Islam (died 1921)
1845
Tom Dula, American soldier (died 1868)
1845
Richard Seddon, English-New Zealand politician, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1906)
1844
Oscar von Gebhardt, German theologian and academic (died 1906)
1837
Paul Morphy, American chess player (died 1884)
1837
Ernst Ziller, German-Greek architect, designed the Presidential Mansion (died 1923)
1834
William Chester Minor, American surgeon and linguist (died 1920)
1820
James Hutchison Stirling, Scottish physician and philosopher (died 1909).
1805
Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian journalist and politician (died 1872).
1792
James Beaumont Neilson, Scottish engineer and businessman (died 1865)
1767
Wilhelm von Humboldt, German philosopher, academic, and politician, Interior Minister of Prussia (died 1835).
1763
Étienne Méhul, French pianist and composer (died 1817).
1757
George Vancouver, English lieutenant and explorer (died 1798).
1738
Jacques Delille, French poet and translator (died 1813).
1713
John Sackville, English cricketer and politician (died 1765)
1704
John Taylor, English author and scholar (died 1766)
1684
Francesco Manfredini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1762)
1680
Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister and theologian (died 1754).
1593
Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English landowner and Parliamentarian commander (died 1671)
1477
Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, English nobleman (died 1530)
1450
Eleanor of Naples, duchess of Ferrara (died 1493)
1427
Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Italian writer and wife of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (died 1482)
1373
Elizabeth Bonifacia, heiress of Poland (died 1399)
1000
Robert I, duke of Normandy (died 1035)
916
Sayf al-Dawla, founder of the Emirate of Aleppo (died 967)
662
Rui Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (died 716)

Deaths On This Day

2023
Harry Markowitz, American Nobel economist (born 1927)
2022
Bruton Smith, American racetrack promoter (born 1927)
2022
Yves Coppens, French anthropologist (born 1934)
2018
Vinnie Paul, American musician (born 1964)
2017
Mao Kobayashi, Japanese newscaster and actress (born 1982)
2017
Quett Masire, Botswanan politician (born 1926)
2015
James Horner, American composer and conductor (born 1953)
2014
Fouad Ajami, Lebanese-American author and academic (born 1945)
2014
Rama Narayanan, Indian director and producer (born 1949)
2013
Henning Larsen, Danish architect, designed the Copenhagen Opera House (born 1925)
2013
Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (born 1978)
2012
Juan Luis Galiardo, Spanish actor and producer (born 1922)
2011
Coşkun Özarı, Turkish footballer and coach (born 1931)
2008
Natalia Bekhtereva, Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (born 1924)
2008
George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (born 1937)
2008
Dody Goodman, American actress and dancer (born 1914)
2007
Erik Parlevliet, Dutch field hockey player (born 1964)
2004
Bob Bemer, American computer scientist and engineer (born 1920)
2004
Mattie Stepanek, American poet and author (born 1990)
2003
Vasil Bykaŭ, Belarusian war novelist (born 1924)
1997
Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer-songwriter (born 1956)
1997
Gérard Pelletier, Canadian journalist and politician (born 1919)
1995
Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet and songwriter (born 1931)
1995
Al Hansen, American sculptor and author (born 1927)
1993
Pat Nixon, American educator, 37th First Lady of the United States (born 1912)
1990
Ilya Frank, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1908)
1988
Dennis Day, American singer and actor (born 1916)
1987
Fred Astaire, American actor and dancer (born 1899)
1984
Joseph Losey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1909)
1980
Joseph Cohen, British solicitor, property developer, cinema magnate and Jewish community leader (born 1889)
1979
Louis Chiron, Monégasque race car driver (born 1899)
1977
Jacqueline Audry, French director and screenwriter (born 1908)
1977
Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)
1974
Darius Milhaud, French composer and educator (born 1892)
1970
Đặng Thùy Trâm, Vietnamese surgeon and author (born 1942)
1969
Judy Garland, American actress and singer (born 1922)
1966
Thaddeus Shideler, American hurdler (born 1883)
1965
David O. Selznick, American screenwriter and producer (born 1902)
1964
Havank, Dutch journalist and author (born 1904)
1959
Hermann Brill, German educator and politician, 8th Minister-President of Thuringia (born 1895)
1956
Walter de la Mare, English poet, short story writer and novelist (born 1873)
1945
Isamu Chō, Japanese general (born 1895)
1945
Mitsuru Ushijima, Japanese general (born 1887)
1942
August Froehlich, German priest and activist (born 1891)
1940
Monty Noble, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1873)
1938
C. J. Dennis, Australian poet and author (born 1876)
1936
Moritz Schlick, German-Austrian physicist and philosopher (born 1882)
1935
Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian and diplomat (born 1866)
1933
Tim Birkin, English racing driver and lieutenant (born 1896)
1931
Armand Fallières, French politician, 9th President of France (born 1841)
1928
A. B. Frost, American illustrator and painter (born 1851)
1925
Felix Klein, German mathematician and academic (born 1849)
1913
Ștefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian poet and translator (born 1875)
1905
Francis Lubbock, American colonel and politician, 9th Governor of Texas (born 1815)
1894
Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop and missionary (born 1823)
1892
Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic (born 1819)
1874
Howard Staunton, English chess player (born 1810)
1872
Rudecindo Alvarado, Argentinian general (born 1792)
1868
Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (born 1801)
1828
Lars Ingier, Norwegian road manager, land owner, and mill owner (born 1760)
1766
Carlo Zimech, Maltese priest and painter (born 1696)
1714
Matthew Henry, Welsh minister and author (born 1662)
1699
Josiah Child, English merchant, economist, and politician (born 1630)
1664
Katherine Philips, Anglo-Welsh poet (born 1631)
1634
Johann von Aldringen, Austrian field marshal (born 1588)
1632
James Whitelocke, English judge and politician, Chief Justice of Chester (born 1570)
1535
John Fisher, English bishop and saint (born 1469)
1521
Leonardo Loredan, Italian politician, 76th Doge of Venice (born 1436)
1429
Jamshīd al-Kāshī, Persian astronomer and mathematician (born 1380)
1343
Aimone, Count of Savoy (born 1291)
1276
Innocent V, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1225)
1101
Roger I of Sicily, Norman nobleman (born 1031)
1017
Leo Passianos, Byzantine general
947
Qian Hongzuo, king of Wuyue (born 928)
910
Gebhard, Frankish nobleman
910
Gerhard I, Frankish nobleman
431
Paulinus of Nola, Christian bishop and poet (born 354)
207 BC
Hasdrubal Barca, Carthaginian general in the Second Punic War (born 245 BC)
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