On This Day in History

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
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
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
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
Tuesday, Jun 25, 1991
34 years old
1986
Wednesday, Jun 25, 1986
39 years old
1985
Tuesday, Jun 25, 1985
40 years old
1981
Thursday, Jun 25, 1981
44 years old
1973
Monday, Jun 25, 1973
52 years old
1973
Monday, Jun 25, 1973
52 years old
1968
Tuesday, Jun 25, 1968
57 years old
1966
Saturday, Jun 25, 1966
59 years old
1963
Tuesday, Jun 25, 1963
62 years old
1961
Sunday, Jun 25, 1961
64 years old
1961
Sunday, Jun 25, 1961
64 years old
1958
Wednesday, Jun 25, 1958
67 years old
1955
Saturday, Jun 25, 1955
70 years old
1953
Thursday, Jun 25, 1953
72 years old
1952
Wednesday, Jun 25, 1952
73 years old
1941
Wednesday, Jun 25, 1941
84 years old
(year not provided)
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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)