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June 25

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June 25

June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 189 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025: Virginia and Idaho Lottery $1 million raffle tickets both set to expire in less than a week. Two $1 million winning raffle tickets, one each from the Virginia Lottery and Idaho Lottery's annual raffles, will expire on the same day if their respective winners don't lay claim to them.
2024: Third time's the charm for Maryland winner of $150,000 lottery prize. An occasional Maryland lottery player scratched off two losing tickets before deciding to put down some cash for a third, which paid off to the tune of $150,000.
2024: Maine Lottery celebrates 50th anniversary. The Maine Lottery is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the release of a new series of instant scratch-off tickets designed to mark the gold milestone.
2021: Kansas man dreams about winning the lottery, wins 3X the amount in real life. Dreams are now a reality for a lucky Kansas player who dreamed of winning $25,000 and won three times the amount two days later from a Kansas Lottery scratch-off.
2020: Atlantic Lottery Corporation cuts its workforce by nearly a tenth. As the coronavirus continues to linger in varying degrees around the world, the Atlantic Lottery Corporation is the latest lottery in the gaming industry to react. On Wednesday, the Canadian lottery laid off 61 employees, citing problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a shift in digital demand for gambling.
2020: Massachusetts lottery offices reopen for prizes of $5,000 or more. As of Wednesday, June 24, Massachusetts lottery offices are now open for large prize claims of $5,000 or more with some restrictions in place depending on the office location.
2019: UK winner claims £123 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot anonymously. A £123 million (US$140 million) EuroMillions jackpot win has been successfully claimed by a UK ticket holder who has chosen to remain anonymous, Camelot said.
2019: NC Lottery pays out record $7.8 million in Pick 4 drawing. More than 2,000 players won the Pick 4 lottery in North Carolina on Saturday when they all chose the winning numbers 0-0-0-0.
2019: Oregon store employees dig through trash to help find winning $1,200 lottery ticket. A store manager at a local lottery shop in southeast Portland, Oregon, went above and beyond to help a customer who'd lost their winning ticket.
2018: Visiting father discovers son's lifetime lottery win. A Michigan man said he might have never known about his $25,000 a year for life lottery jackpot if his father hadn't come to visit.
2017: Mississippi lottery panel visits neighboring states to garner information. Trips to neighboring states to observe their lottery operations have shed light on the types of decisions that must be made should Mississippi opt to enact a lottery, two Northeast Mississippi legislators recently said.
2015: Newlyweds win $15M Mass. Lottery scratch prize. Two Cape Cod newlyweds got the wedding gift of a lifetime Saturday when they scratched their way into multimillionaire status on a winning Supreme Millions $30 ticket at a Tedeschi store in Eastham, Massachusetts.
2015: China reveals misuse of $2.7 billion in lottery funds. China has uncovered widespread misappropriation of 16.9 billion yuan (US$2.72 billion) of funds from its state lottery program, underscoring the extent of official corruption as the country tries to root out graft.
2014: Friends sue NJ Lottery, saying they're owed $1 million for discarded ticket. Two friends who claim they bought a Powerball ticket worth $1 million at a Mahwah convenience store last year sued the New Jersey Lottery Commission yesterday, claiming they tossed out the ticket because the state was too slow to update its website with the winning numbers.
2014: Oklahoma man arrested after trying to redeem forged lottery ticket. Oklahoma City police arrested a man last week trying to cash in a forged lottery ticket.
2014: NJ Lottery's Pick 6 has 2 winners after 6-month drought. After going for 6 months without a jackpot winner, the New Jersey Pick 6 game has suddenly woken up by producing two millionaires in quick succession.
2013: Arkansas Lottery Commission to revisit monitor games. With proceeds down from last year, the Arkansas Lottery Commission will consider adding monitor games to boost revenue -- an option that Gov. Mike Beebe and others have spoken against in the past.
2013: Wisconsin woman charged with stealing to buy lottery tickets. A 34-year-old Wisconsin Rapids woman authorities say stole almost $30,000 from her Saratoga employer and used some of the money to buy lottery tickets faces related charges in Wood County Circuit Court.
2010: NH Lottery offering online gambling games. Gamblers will be able to buy lottery tickets in New Hampshire next week to play online -- a move seen by some as an expansion of the kind of gambling that state lawmakers oppose.
2010: One of Britain's youngest lottery winners, dead at 29. One of Britain's youngest lottery millionaires has been found dead at 29.
2010: After ripping up lottery ticket, Montana pair claim $48.5M share of Powerball jackpot. Six lucky numbers turned into a life-changing, eight-figure payout for a pair of Helenans who Thursday discovered their share of a Powerball lotto jackpot will be some $48.5 million.
2009: Arkansas lottery director turns down $11,000 housing allowance. The incoming head of Arkansas' lottery, set to be one of the highest-paid lottery directors in the country, didn't take all the cash offered him.
2009: NY Lottery OKs video table games. The New York Lottery will permit state-run casinos to add video roulette, baccarat, craps and blackjack next year even if the Assembly fails to authorize the move.
2009: Lottery winners broke, busted. A $1 million lottery winner from New York and his wife are both in jail on drug charges, unable to afford bail.
2009: Quick decision: New Ark. Lottery chief recommends Powerball. The newly hired director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery says he is recommending that the State Lottery Commission accept an invitation by Powerball to join the multi-state lottery known for its often soaring jackpots.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$442.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 26, 2023
2.$390 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 28, 2016
3.$348 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 27, 2025
4.$343 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 27, 2023
5.$333.7 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2022
6.$333 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 28, 2022
7.€185 Million US$242.33 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2013
8.€227.73 Million US$240.37 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2022
9.€213 Million US$228.25 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2024
10.$212 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 26, 2018
11.$203 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2016
12.€175.36 Million
US$199.52 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2019
13.€132 Million
US$189.01 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 28, 2011
14.€176 Million
US$185.59 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 28, 2022
15.$177 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2004
16.$145 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 27, 2017
17.$139.8 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2025
18.$122 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 26, 2019
19.€99.42 Million
US$110.54 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2016
20.$110 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2003
21.€90 Million
US$105.05 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jun 29, 2018
22.$103 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 27, 2007
23.$100 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 26, 1999
24.$97 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 25, 2024
25.$96.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 26, 2024

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1991: mrd3rp420
Tuesday, Jun 25, 1991
34 years old
1986: Shenelle86
Wednesday, Jun 25, 1986
39 years old
1985: Cherryapple
Tuesday, Jun 25, 1985
40 years old
1981: veteran31
Thursday, Jun 25, 1981
44 years old
1973: Jackie49
Monday, Jun 25, 1973
52 years old
1973: trenticle
Monday, Jun 25, 1973
52 years old
1968: tsteeler123
Tuesday, Jun 25, 1968
57 years old
1966: Jensen
Saturday, Jun 25, 1966
59 years old
1963: justme4$
Tuesday, Jun 25, 1963
62 years old
1961: narlie
Sunday, Jun 25, 1961
64 years old
1961: mike moyer
Sunday, Jun 25, 1961
64 years old
1958: tepal
Wednesday, Jun 25, 1958
67 years old
1955: SEALY
Saturday, Jun 25, 1955
70 years old
1953: Nididimples*
Thursday, Jun 25, 1953
72 years old
1952: Annaly
Wednesday, Jun 25, 1952
73 years old
1941: pegeler
Wednesday, Jun 25, 1941
84 years old
: AbacoTiger
(year not provided)
: Monica Madison
(year not provided)
: Cfrank23
(year not provided)
: DT$!
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2024: Thousands of people storm Kenya's Parliament Buildings protesting the passing of the government's 2024/25 Finance Bill.
2022: The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the longest bridge of Bangladesh, Padma Bridge.
2022: Russo-Ukrainian War: The Battle of Sievierodonetsk ends after weeks of heavy fighting with the Russian capture of the city, leading to the Battle of Lysychansk.
2022: Two people are killed and 21 more injured after a gunman opens fire at three sites in Oslo in a suspected Islamist anti-LGBTQ+ attack.
2007: PMTair Flight 241 crashes in the Dâmrei Mountains in Kampot Province, Cambodia, killing all 22 people on board.
1998: In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
1997: An uncrewed Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.
1997: The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
1996: The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
1996: American rapper Jay-Z releases his debut album, Reasonable Doubt.
1993: Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
1992: Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-50, the first shuttle mission to carry Extended Duration Orbiter hardware.
1991: The breakup of Yugoslavia begins when Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
1981: Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
1978: The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
1976: Missouri Governor Kit Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1975: Mozambique achieves independence from Portugal.
1975: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of internal emergency in India.
1960: Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
1950: The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
1948: The United States Congress passes the Displaced Persons Act to allow World War II refugees to immigrate to the United States above quota restrictions.
1947: The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
1944: World War II: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in the Nordic countries, begins.
1944: World War II: United States Navy and British Royal Navy ships bombard Cherbourg to support United States Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.
1944: The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.
1943: The Holocaust and World War II: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis.
1943: The left-wing German Jewish exile Arthur Goldstein is murdered in Auschwitz.
1941: World War II: The Continuation War between the Soviet Union and Finland, supported by Nazi Germany, began.
1940: World War II: The French armistice with Nazi Germany comes into effect.
1938: Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
1935: Colombia-Soviet Union relations are established.
1913: American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
1910: The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of women or girls for "immoral purposes"; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.
1910: Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
1906: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
1900: The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
1876: American Indian Wars: Battle of the Little Bighorn: 300 men of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer are wiped out by 5,000 Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho, led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
1848: A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism.
1788: Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1786: Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
1741: Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
1678: Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
1658: Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War.
1530: At the Diet of Augsburg the Augsburg Confession is presented to the Holy Roman Emperor by the Lutheran princes and Electors of Germany.
1258: War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Acre, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet sailing to relieve Acre.
841: In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of Italy and Pepin II of Aquitaine.
524: The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce.

Births On This Day

2005: Kylie Cantrall, American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and social media personality
2002: Benson Boone, American singer-songwriter
2001: Philip Broberg, Swedish professional ice hockey player
1998: Kyle Chalmers, Australian swimmer
1996: Pietro Fittipaldi, Brazilian-American race car driver
1990: Andi Eigenmann, Filipino actress
1988: Jhonas Enroth, Swedish ice hockey player
1988: Miguel Layún, Mexican footballer
1988: Therese Johaug, Norwegian cross-country skier
1986: Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer and actress
1985: Karim Matmour, Algerian footballer
1983: Marc Janko, Austrian footballer
1982: Rain, South Korean singer and actor
1982: Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player
1981: Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper
1979: Richard Hughes, Scottish footballer
1979: Busy Philipps, American actress
1978: Aramis Ramírez, Dominican baseball player
1976: José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer
1976: Carlos Nieto, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1976: Neil Walker, American swimmer
1975: Kiur Aarma, Estonian journalist and producer
1975: Linda Cardellini, American actress
1975: Albert Costa, Spanish tennis player and coach
1975: Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess player
1975: Michele Merkin, American model and television host
1974: Nisha Ganatra, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
1974: Glen Metropolit, Canadian ice hockey player
1973: Milan Hnilička, Czech ice hockey player
1973: Jamie Redknapp, English footballer and coach
1972: Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach
1972: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Libyan engineer and politician
1971: Karen Darke, English cyclist and author
1971: Jason Gallian, Australian-English cricketer and educator
1971: Rod Kafer, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
1971: Angela Kinsey, American actress
1971: Neil Lennon, Northern Irish-Scottish footballer and manager
1971: Michael Tucker, American baseball player
1970: Roope Latvala, Finnish guitarist
1970: Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete and politician
1969: Kevin Kelley, American football coach
1968: Adrian Garvey, Zimbabwean-South African rugby player
1968: Vaios Karagiannis, Greek footballer and manager
1967: Tracey Spicer, Australian journalist
1966: Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American basketball player (died 2024)
1965: Napole Polutele, French politician
1965: Kerri Pottharst, Australian beach volleyball player
1964: Phil Emery, Australian cricketer
1964: Johnny Herbert, English racing driver and sportscaster
1964: John McCrea, American singer-songwriter and musician
1963: Yann Martel, Spanish-born Canadian author
1963: Doug Gilmour, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1963: George Michael, English singer-songwriter and producer (died 2016)
1961: Timur Bekmambetov, Kazakh director, producer, and screenwriter
1961: Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor, director, producer and singer
1960: Alastair Bruce of Crionaich, English-Scottish journalist and author
1960: Craig Johnston, South African-Australian footballer and photographer
1960: Laurent Rodriguez, French rugby player
1959: Lutz Dombrowski, German long jumper and educator
1959: Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper
1959: Bobbie Vaile, Australian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 1996)
1957: Greg Millen, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2025)
1956: Anthony Bourdain, American chef and author (died 2018)
1956: Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia (died 2004)
1956: Craig Young, Australian rugby player and coach
1955: Vic Marks, English cricketer and sportscaster
1954: Mario Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
1954: David Paich, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
1954: Sonia Sotomayor, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
1953: Olivier Ameisen, French-American cardiologist and educator (died 2013)
1953: Ian Davis, Australian cricketer
1952: Péter Erdő, Hungarian cardinal
1952: Tim Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter
1952: Martin Gerschwitz, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1952: Kristina Abelli Elander, Swedish artist
1951: Eva Bayer-Fluckiger, Swiss mathematician and academic
1950: Marcello Toninelli, Italian author and screenwriter
1949: Richard Clarke, Irish archbishop
1949: Patrick Tambay, French racing driver (died 2022)
1949: Yoon Joo-sang, South Korean actor
1947: John Powell, American discus thrower (died 2022)
1947: Jimmie Walker, American actor
1947: Paul-André Cadieux, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2024)
1946: Roméo Dallaire, Dutch-Canadian general and politician
1946: Allen Lanier, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2013)
1946: Ian McDonald, English guitarist and saxophonist (died 2022)
1945: Baba Gana Kingibe, Nigerian politician
1945: Harry Womack, American singer (died 1974)
1944: Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1944: Gary David Goldberg, American screenwriter and producer (died 2013)
1943: Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter
1942: Patricia Brake, English actress (died 2022)
1942: Nikiforos Diamandouros, Greek academic and politician
1942: Willis Reed, American basketball player, coach, and manager (died 2023)
1942: Michel Tremblay, Canadian author and playwright
1941: Denys Arcand, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
1941: John Albert Raven, Scottish academic and ecologist
1940: Judy Amoore, Australian runner
1940: Mary Beth Peil, American actress and singer
1940: A. J. Quinnell, English-Maltese author (died 2005)
1940: Clint Warwick, English bass player (died 2004)
1939: Allen Fox, American tennis player and coach
1937: Eddie Floyd, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
1937: Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland, English politician (died 2019)
1937: Doreen Wells, English ballerina and actress
1936: B. J. Habibie, Indonesian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Indonesia (died 2019)
1936: Bert Hölldobler, German biologist and entomologist
1935: Ray Butt, English television producer and director (died 2013)
1935: Salihu Ibrahim, Nigerian Army Officer (died 2018)
1935: Taufiq Ismail, Indonesian poet and activist
1935: Larry Kramer, American author, playwright, and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (died 2020)
1935: Don Demeter, American professional baseball player (died 2021)
1935: Tony Lanfranchi, English racing driver (died 2004)
1935: Judy Howe, American artistic gymnast
1935: Charles Sheffield, English-American mathematician, physicist, and author (died 2002)
1934: Jean Geissinger, American baseball player (died 2014)
1934: Jack W. Hayford, American minister and author (died 2023)
1934: Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican actress and director (died 2006)
1933: Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect, designed the Porto School of Architecture
1932: Peter Blake, English painter and illustrator
1932: George Sluizer, French-Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
1931: V. P. Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (died 2008)
1929: Eric Carle, American author and illustrator (died 2021)
1929: Francesco Marchisano, Italian cardinal (died 2014)
1928: Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)
1928: Michel Brault, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)
1928: Peyo, Belgian author and illustrator, created The Smurfs (died 1992)
1927: Antal Róka, Hungarian runner (died 1970)
1927: Arnold Wolfendale, English astronomer and academic (died 2020)
1926: Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian author and poet (died 1973)
1926: Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (died 2015)
1926: Stig Sollander, Swedish Alpine skier (died 2019)
1925: June Lockhart, American actress
1925: Robert Venturi, American architect and academic (died 2018)
1925: Virginia Patton, American actress and businesswoman (died 2022)
1924: Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2011)
1924: Dimitar Isakov, Bulgarian football player
1924: Madan Mohan, Iraqi-Indian composer and director (died 1975)
1924: William J. Castagna, American lawyer and judge (died 2020)
1923: Sam Francis, American soldier and painter (died 1994)
1923: Dorothy Gilman, American author (died 2012)
1923: Jamshid Amouzegar, 43rd Prime Minister of Iran (died 2016)
1922: Johnny Smith, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2013)
1921: Celia Franca, English-Canadian ballerina and choreographer, founded the National Ballet of Canada (died 2007)
1920: Lassie Lou Ahern, American actress (died 2018)
1918: P. H. Newby, English soldier and author (died 1997)
1917: Nils Karlsson, Swedish skier (died 2012)
1917: Claude Seignolle, French author (died 2018)
1915: Whipper Billy Watson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (died 1990)
1913: Cyril Fletcher, English actor and screenwriter (died 2005)
1912: William T. Cahill, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (died 1996)
1911: William Howard Stein, American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1980)
1908: Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher and academic (died 2000)
1907: J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
1905: Rupert Wildt, German-American astronomer and academic (died 1976)
1903: George Orwell, British novelist, essayist, and critic (died 1950)
1903: Anne Revere, American actress (died 1990)
1902: Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu of Japan (died 1953)
1901: Harold Roe Bartle, American businessman and politician, 47th Mayor of Kansas City (died 1974)
1900: Marta Abba, Italian actress (died 1988)
1900: Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer (died 1969)
1900: Georgia Hale, American silent film actress and real estate investor (died 1985)
1900: Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (died 1979)
1898: Kay Sage, American painter and poet (died 1963)
1894: Hermann Oberth, Romanian-German physicist and engineer (died 1989)
1892: Shirō Ishii, Japanese microbiologist and general (died 1959)
1887: George Abbott, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1995)
1887: Frigyes Karinthy, Hungarian author, poet, and journalist (died 1938)
1886: Henry H. Arnold, American general (died 1950)
1884: Géza Gyóni, Hungarian soldier and poet (died 1917)
1884: Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, German-French art collector and historian (died 1979)
1874: Rose O'Neill, American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer (died 1944)
1866: Eloísa Díaz, Chilean doctor and Chile's first female physician (died 1950)
1864: Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941)
1863: Émile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat (died 1935)
1860: Gustave Charpentier, French composer and conductor (died 1956)
1858: Georges Courteline, French author and playwright (died 1929)
1852: Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect, designed the Park Güell (died 1926)
1825: James Farnell, Australian politician, 8th Premier of New South Wales (died 1888)
1814: Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist and engineer (died 1896)
1799: David Douglas, Scottish-English botanist and explorer (died 1834)
1755: Natalia Alexeievna of Russia (died 1776)
1715: Joseph Foullon de Doué, French soldier and politician, Controller-General of Finances (died 1789)
1709: Francesco Araja, Italian composer (died 1762)
1632: Girolamo Corner, Venetian statesman and military commander (died 1690)
1612: John Albert Vasa, Polish cardinal (died 1634)
1568: Gunilla Bielke, Queen of Sweden (died 1597)
1560: Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (died 1634)
1526: Elisabeth Parr, Marchioness of Northampton (died 1565)
1484: Bartholomeus V. Welser, German banker (died 1561)
1371: Joanna II of Naples (died 1435)
1328: William de Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English commander (died 1397)
1242: Beatrice of England (died 1275)

Deaths On This Day

2024: Sika Anoa‘i, American Samoan professional wrestler (born 1945)
2024: Bill Cobbs, American actor (born 1934)
2023: Simon Crean, Australian trade union leader and politician (born 1949)
2016: Adam Small, South African writer of apartheid-period (born 1936)
2015: Patrick Macnee, English actor (born 1922)
2015: Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Egyptian-Armenian patriarch (born 1940)
2014: Nigel Calder, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1931)
2014: Ana María Matute, Spanish author and academic (born 1925)
2014: Ivan Plyushch, Ukrainian agronomist and politician (born 1941)
2013: George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (born 1923)
2013: Catherine Gibson, Scottish swimmer (born 1931)
2013: Robert E. Gilka, American photographer and journalist (born 1916)
2013: Harry Parker, American rower and coach (born 1935)
2013: Mildred Ladner Thompson, American journalist (born 1918)
2013: Green Wix Unthank, American soldier and judge (born 1923)
2012: Shigemitsu Dandō, Japanese academic and jurist (born 1913)
2012: Campbell Gillies, Scottish jockey (born 1990)
2012: George Randolph Hearst, Jr., American businessman (born 1927)
2012: Lucella MacLean, American baseball player (born 1921)
2012: Edgar Ross, American boxer (born 1949)
2011: Annie Easley, American computer scientist and mathematician (born 1933)
2011: Goff Richards, English composer and conductor (born 1944)
2011: Margaret Tyzack, English actress (born 1931)
2010: Alan Plater, English playwright and screenwriter (born 1935)
2010: Richard B. Sellars, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1915)
2009: Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (born 1947)
2009: Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (born 1958)
2009: Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter (born 1937)
2008: Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and ethologist (born 1939)
2007: J. Fred Duckett, American journalist and educator (born 1933)
2007: Jeeva, Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1963)
2006: Jaap Penraat, Dutch-American humanitarian (born 1918)
2005: John Fiedler, American actor and voice artist (born 1925)
2005: Kâzım Koyuncu, Turkish singer-songwriter and activist (born 1971)
2004: Morton Coutts, New Zealand inventor (born 1904)
2003: Lester Maddox, American businessman and politician, 75th Governor of Georgia (born 1915)
2002: Jean Corbeil, Canadian politician, 29th Canadian Minister of Labour (born 1934)
1999: Fred Trump, American real estate developer and businessman (born 1905)
1997: Jacques Cousteau, French oceanographer and explorer (born 1910)
1996: Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat, British Ambassador to South Africa (born 1914)
1995: Warren E. Burger, Fifteenth Chief Justice of the United States (born 1907)
1995: Ernest Walton, Irish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
1992: Jerome Brown, American football player (born 1965)
1990: Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and murderer (born 1940)
1988: Hillel Slovak, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (born 1962)
1984: Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher (born 1926)
1983: Alberto Ginastera, Argentinian pianist and composer (born 1916)
1981: Felipe Cossío del Pomar, Peruvian painter and political activist (born 1888)
1979: Dave Fleischer, American animator, director, and producer (born 1894)
1979: Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer (born 1906)
1977: Olave Baden-Powell, British Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting leader (born 1889)
1977: Endre Szervánszky, Hungarian pianist and composer (born 1911)
1976: Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter, co-founded Capitol Records (born 1909)
1974: Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician and physicist (born 1893)
1972: Jan Matulka, Czech-American painter and illustrator (born 1890)
1971: John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Scottish physician, biologist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1880)
1968: Tony Hancock, English comedian and actor (born 1924)
1960: Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and manager (born 1869)
1959: Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (born 1938)
1958: Alfred Noyes, English author, poet, and playwright (born 1880)
1950: Muiris Ó Súilleabháin, Irish police officer and author (born 1904)
1949: Buck Freeman, American baseball player (born 1871)
1949: James Steen, American water polo player (born 1876)
1948: William C. Lee, American general (born 1895)
1947: Jimmy Doyle, American boxer (born 1924)
1944: Dénes Berinkey, Hungarian jurist and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1871)
1944: Lucha Reyes, Mexican singer and actress (born 1906)
1943: Arthur Goldstein, German Jewish left-wing activist (c. 1887)
1939: Richard Seaman, English race car driver (born 1913)
1937: Colin Clive, British actor (born 1900)
1922: Satyendranath Dutta, Indian poet and author (born 1882)
1918: Jake Beckley, American baseball player and coach (born 1867)
1917: Géza Gyóni, Hungarian soldier and poet (born 1884)
1916: Thomas Eakins, American painter, photographer, and sculptor (born 1844)
1912: Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-British painter (born 1836)
1906: Stanford White, American architect, designed the Washington Square Arch (born 1853)
1894: Marie François Sadi Carnot, French engineer and politician, 5th President of France (born 1837)
1886: Jean-Louis Beaudry, Canadian businessman and politician, 11th Mayor of Montreal (born 1809)
1884: Hans Rott, Austrian organist and composer (born 1858)
1882: François Jouffroy, French sculptor (born 1806)
1876: James Calhoun, American lieutenant (born 1845)
1876: Boston Custer, American civilian army contractor (born 1848)
1876: George Armstrong Custer, American general (born 1839)
1876: Thomas Custer, American officer, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1845)
1876: Myles Keogh, Irish-American officer (born 1840)
1875: Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (born 1796)
1870: David Heaton, American lawyer and politician (born 1823)
1868: Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist and neurophysiologist (born 1811)
1866: Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish biologist and paleontologist (born 1803)
1861: Abdülmecid I, Ottoman sultan (born 1823)
1838: François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo, French general and engineer (born 1774)
1835: Ebenezer Pemberton, American educator (born 1746)
1822: E. T. A. Hoffmann, German composer, critic, and jurist (born 1776)
1798: Thomas Sandby, English cartographer, painter, and architect (born 1721)
1767: Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer and theorist (born 1681)
1715: Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and politician (born 1646)
1686: Simon Ushakov, Russian painter and educator (born 1626)
1673: Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, French captain (born 1611)
1671: Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer (born 1598)
1669: François de Vendôme, duke of Beaufort (born 1616)
1665: Sigismund Francis, archduke of Austria (born 1630)
1638: Juan Pérez de Montalbán, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (born 1602)
1634: John Marston, English poet and playwright (born 1576)
1593: Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (born 1541)
1579: Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord (born 1541)
1533: Mary Tudor, queen of France (born 1496)
1522: Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer and theorist (born 1451)
1483: Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, English courtier and translator (born 1440)
1483: Richard Grey, half brother of Edward V of England (born 1458)
1394: Dorothea of Montau, German hermitess (born 1347)
1337: Frederick III, king of Sicily (born 1272)
1291: Eleanor of Provence, queen of England (born 1223)
1218: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French politician, Lord High Steward (born 1160)
1134: Niels, king of Denmark (born 1065)
1031: Sheng Zong, Chinese emperor (born 972)
1014: Æthelstan Ætheling, son of Æthelred the Unready
931: An Chonghui, Chinese general
891: Sunderolt, German archbishop
841: Gerard of Auvergne, Frankish nobleman
841: Ricwin of Nantes, Frankish nobleman
635: Gao Zu, Chinese emperor (born 566)

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