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June 3

June 3 is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 211 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026
15 New Jersey "Night of Millionaires" Powerball winners claim prizes of $1 million and more. The New Jersey Lottery has been reporting a slew of winners skipping through their doors to claim prizes of $1 million and more after one Powerball drawing in April resulted in a "Night of Millionaires."
2025
Lottery-loving Michigan couple celebrate $2 million win on wedding anniversary. A married Michigan couple gifted themselves "the best surprise" on their wedding anniversary when they won a $2 million lottery prize from one of their favorite tickets.
2023
Maryland dog groomer wins $2 million in lottery, credits message from late father. A Maryland woman is crediting her late father and a "penny from heaven" for winning $2 million in a scratch-off game.
2022
Michigan man wins two lottery jackpots in a month. A Michigan Lottery player is over a million dollars richer after winning not one, but two jackpots in just one month.
2022
Washington Lottery to begin accepting debit card payments. The Washington Lottery is planning to rollout debit card payments for tickets at all its vending machines.
2018
Texas lottery winner battled Alzheimer's as daughter stole $250,000. Five years after winning $750,000, a Texas woman was broke and evicted from an Alzheimer's care facility due to her daughter's theft of $250,000 from her account.
2015
Irish lottery pool playing same numbers for 27 years wins €5.9 million. A lottery pool that has been playing the same numbers in the weekly Ireland Lotto draw for 27 years has finally seen them win big.
2015
Illinois lottery ticket wins $260M Mega Millions jackpot. One lucky Illinois lottery player is a whole lot happier today, after they won a Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $260 million Tuesday night.
2014
Couple recovers $50 million lottery ticket. A Canadian couple endured a roller-coaster ride of emotions when a lottery ticket worth $50 million went missing only to be found and returned by someone at their church.
2013
Florida city still wondering: Who won the $590M lottery jackpot?. It's been two long weeks since the small city of Zephyrhills learned that a $590 million Powerball ticket was sold at a supermarket here.
2013
New Arkansas jackpot game boosting lottery revenue after drop. Last year, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery surpassed $1 billion in total ticket sales since it began in 2009.
2011
Georgia Lottery to conduct bonus Cash 4 drawing. Georgia lottery officials announced that a bonus drawing of the Cash 4 game would be forthcoming, due to a mechanical error in Friday's midday draw.
2011
N.C. man rescues winning lottery ticket in garbage. After throwing his lottery ticket in the trash, James Dixon, a retired maintenance supervisor from Burlington, realized the lottery numbers he checked were for the previous day.
2010
Ohio lottery ticket wins $261.6M Powerball jackpot. Ohio has a $261.6 million Powerball winner less than two months after the state joined the multi-state lottery game.
2010
Auditor General criticizes Ontario Lottery top executives. Ontario's provincial Auditor General, Jim McCarter, released his 21 page report this morning which has questioned the integrity of the executives behind the OLGC.
2010
Winning lottery ticket for $97M jackpot purchased in Dallas. Someone in Dallas won a $97 million lottery jackpot in Saturday's Lotto Texas drawing.
2010
Complaints prompt review of Arkansas Lottery's personnel policies, salaries. Anonymous complaints about personnel issues have prompted the Arkansas Lottery Commission to request a review of the lottery's human resources policies and salary structure.
2010
Some upset with Pennsylvania Lottery broadcast. Some Pennsylvania lottery players are upset about how TV stations are being allowed to air the Mega Millions drawings on a tape delay.
2010
Wash. man accused of stealing $100K of lottery tickets. The manager of a Winlock, Washington, store stole thousands of dollars in scratch tickets and hid evidence of the thefts, some of which were caught on camera, Lewis County authorities said.
2004
Florida Lotto Soars to $26 Million. No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the jackpot to roll over to $26 million, lottery officials said Thursday.
2004
Powerball Jackpot Reaches $14 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $14 million, with a cash option of $7.1 million.
2004
Tennessee clerk charged in lottery ticket theft. Oak Ridge police arrested the former employee of an Oak Ridge grocery store on felony theft charges after she allegedly stole and cashed lottery tickets.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$552 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2024
2.$475 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
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Jun 4, 2019
3.$378 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
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Jun 5, 2020
4.$368 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 5, 2026
5.$338 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2017
6.$285.6 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 5, 2021
7.€237 Million
US$269.92 Million
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Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2025
8.$257 Million
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Powerball
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Jun 3, 2023
9.$251 Million
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Mega Millions
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Jun 3, 2016
10.€214.87 Million
US$230.32 Million
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Jun 4, 2022
11.$218 Million
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Mega Millions
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Jun 6, 2023
12.$202 Million
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Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2025
13.€173.39 Million
US$201.45 Million
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2026
14.$194.2 Million
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Powerball
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Jun 3, 2026
15.$192 Million
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Powerball
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Jun 4, 2014
16.$189.6 Million
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Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2022
17.$189 Million
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Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2022
18.$188.9 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2015
19.€159 Million
US$184.63 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 5, 2026
20.€163.1 Million
US$183.54 Million
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2019
21.$177 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 6, 2012
22.$173.4 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2024
23.€132 Million
US$173.37 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 5, 2012
24.€130 Million
US$158.81 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2021
25.$135 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2020

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1999
Thursday, Jun 3, 1999
27 years old
1990
Sunday, Jun 3, 1990
36 years old
1985
Monday, Jun 3, 1985
41 years old
1983
Friday, Jun 3, 1983
43 years old
1983
Friday, Jun 3, 1983
43 years old
1981
Wednesday, Jun 3, 1981
45 years old
1975
Tuesday, Jun 3, 1975
51 years old
1975
Tuesday, Jun 3, 1975
51 years old
1974
Monday, Jun 3, 1974
52 years old
1969
Tuesday, Jun 3, 1969
57 years old
1968
Monday, Jun 3, 1968
58 years old
1968
Monday, Jun 3, 1968
58 years old
1967
Saturday, Jun 3, 1967
59 years old
1966
Friday, Jun 3, 1966
60 years old
1962
Sunday, Jun 3, 1962
64 years old
1961
Saturday, Jun 3, 1961
65 years old
1961
Saturday, Jun 3, 1961
65 years old
1955
Friday, Jun 3, 1955
71 years old
1954
Thursday, Jun 3, 1954
72 years old
1954
Thursday, Jun 3, 1954
72 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2025
Reconstitution of the Academy of the Distrustful in the Sala Dalmases of the Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona in Barcelona.
2019
Khartoum massacre: In Sudan, over 100 people are killed when security forces accompanied by Janjaweed militiamen storm and open fire on a sit-in protest.
2013
The trial of United States Army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland.
2013
At least 119 people are killed in a fire at a poultry farm in Jilin Province in northeastern China.
2012
A plane carrying 153 people crashes in a residential neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board plus six people on the ground.
2012
The pageant for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II takes place on the River Thames.
2006
The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
1998
After suffering a mechanical failure, a high speed train derails at Eschede, Germany, killing 101 people.
1992
Australian Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo which led to the Native Title Act 1993 overturning the long-held colonial assumption of terra nullius.
1991
Mount Unzen erupts in Kyūshū, Japan, killing 43 people, all of them either researchers or journalists.
1989
The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.
1984
Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000.
1982
The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov, is shot on a London street; he survives but is left paralysed.
1980
The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak hits Nebraska, United States, causing five deaths and $300 million (equivalent to $1172 million in 2025) worth of damage.
1979
A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels (480,000 m) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded.
1973
A Soviet supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near Goussainville, France, killing 14, the first crash of a supersonic passenger aircraft.
1969
Melbourne-Evans collision: off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half; resulting in 74 deaths.
1965
The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
1963
Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.
1962
At Paris Orly Airport, Air France Flight 007 overruns the runway and explodes when the crew attempts to abort takeoff, killing 130.
1950
Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.
1943
In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines attack Latino youths in the five-day Zoot Suit Riots.
1942
World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island.
1941
World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants.
1940
World War II: During the Battle of France, the Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
1940
Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl.
1937
The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
1935
One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa.
1916
The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
1892
Liverpool F.C. is founded by John Houlding.
1889
The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
1885
In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
1864
American Civil War: Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant sustain heavy casualties attacking Confederate troops under Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Cold Harbor in Hanover County, Virginia.
1863
American Civil War: Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia begin marching to invade the North for a second time, starting the Gettysburg campaign.
1861
American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia.
1844
The last pair of great auks is killed.
1839
In Humen, China, Lin Zexu destroys 1.2 million kilograms of opium confiscated from British merchants, providing Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War.
1781
Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending British raid.
1700
Foundation of the Academy of the Distrustful in the library room of the Palau Dalmases in Barcelona.
1665
James Stuart, Duke of York (later to become King James II of England), defeats the Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft.
1658
Pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France.
1621
The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland.
1608
Samuel de Champlain lands at Tadoussac, Quebec, in the course of his third voyage to New France, and begins erecting fortifications.
1602
An English naval force defeats a fleet of Spanish galleys, and captures a large Portuguese carrack at the Battle of Sesimbra Bay.
1539
Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
1326
The Treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark.
1140
The French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy.
1098
After a five-month siege during the First Crusade, the Crusaders seize Antioch.
713
The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, deposed and sent into exile by conspirators of the Opsikion army in Thrace. He is succeeded by Anastasios II, who begins the reorganization of the Byzantine army.
350
The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators.

Births On This Day

2008
Sutee Mcateer, Keilor Basketball Association Player
2005
Désiré Doué, French footballer
2002
Tyrell Sloan, Australian rugby league player
2001
Jalen Suggs, American basketball player
2000
Beabadoobee, Filipino singer-songwriter
1999
Cameron Green, Australian cricketer
1999
Dzhem Yamenov, Bulgarian politician
1998
Sam Curran, English cricketer
1997
Louis Hofmann, German actor
1994
Harrison Bader, American baseball player
1993
Otto Porter Jr., American basketball player
1992
Dilraba Dilmurat, Chinese actress
1992
Mario Götze, German footballer
1992
Jade Cargill, American professional wrestler
1991
Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (died 2017)
1989
Katie Hoff, American swimmer
1989
Imogen Poots, English actress and model
1987
Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress
1986
Al Horford, Dominican basketball player
1986
Micah Kogo, Kenyan runner
1986
Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
1986
Tomáš Verner, Czech ice skater
1985
Papiss Cissé, Senegalese footballer
1985
Łukasz Piszczek, Polish footballer
1983
Pasquale Foggia, Italian footballer
1982
Yelena Isinbayeva, Russian pole vaulter
1982
Manfred Mölgg, Italian skier
1981
Sosene Anesi, New Zealand rugby player
1981
Sam Murphy, Australian rugby league player
1980
Amauri, Italian international footballer
1979
Christian Malcolm, Welsh sprinter
1979
Pierre Poilievre, Canadian politician, Leader of the Opposition
1978
Lyfe Jennings, American singer-songwriter and producer
1977
Cris, Brazilian footballer
1977
Travis Hafner, American baseball player
1976
Jamie McMurray, American race car driver
1975
Jose Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
1974
Kelly Jones, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974
Serhiy Rebrov, Ukrainian international footballer and manager
1972
Julie Gayet, French actress
1969
Takako Minekawa, Japanese singer-songwriter
1969
Dean Pay, Australian rugby league player and coach
1969
Hiroyuki Takami, Japanese singer and actor
1967
Anderson Cooper, American journalist and author
1967
Tamás Darnyi, Hungarian swimmer
1967
Newton, English singer-songwriter
1966
Wasim Akram, Pakistani cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1966
Bill Callahan, American singer-songwriter
1965
Mike Gordon, American bassist and vocalist
1965
Hans Kroes, Dutch swimmer
1965
Michael Moore, British accountant and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
1965
Tina Kaidanow, American diplomat and government official (died 2024)
1964
Kerry King, American guitarist and songwriter
1964
James Purefoy, English actor
1962
Susannah Constantine, English fashion designer, journalist, and author
1961
Lawrence Lessig, American lawyer, academic, and author, founded the Creative Commons
1961
Peter Vidmar, American gymnast
1961
Ed Wynne, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1960
Jeff Colyer, American politician, 47th Governor of Kansas
1960
Catherine Davani, first female Papua New Guinean judge (died 2016)
1960
Tracy Grimshaw, Australian television host
1960
Carl Rackemann, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1959
Sam Mills, American football player (died 2005)
1956
George Burley, Scottish footballer and manager
1956
Danny Wilde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955
Louis H. Schiff, retired American judge, law school professor.
1954
Dan Hill, Canadian singer-songwriter
1951
Jill Biden, American educator, First Lady of the United States
1951
Deniece Williams, American singer-songwriter
1950
Frédéric François, Belgian singer-songwriter
1950
Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter and producer (died 2015)
1950
Larry Probst, American businessman
1950
Suzi Quatro, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948
Jan Reker, Dutch footballer and manager
1946
Michael Clarke, American drummer (died 1993)
1946
Penelope Wilton, English actress
1945
Hale Irwin, American golfer and architect
1945
Ramon Jacinto, Filipino singer, guitarist, and businessman, founded the Rajah Broadcasting Network
1945
Bill Paterson, Scottish actor
1943
Billy Cunningham, American basketball player and coach
1942
Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1999)
1937
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, French racing driver (died 2021)
1936
Larry McMurtry, American novelist and screenwriter (died 2021)
1936
Colin Meads, New Zealand rugby player and coach (died 2017)
1931
Françoise Arnoul, Algerian-French actress (died 2021)
1931
Raúl Castro, Cuban commander and politician, 18th President of Cuba
1931
John Norman, American philosopher and author
1931
Lindy Remigino, American runner and coach (died 2018)
1931
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahranian king (died 1999)
1930
Marion Zimmer Bradley, American author and poet (died 1999)
1930
George Fernandes, Indian journalist and politician, Minister of Defence for India (died 2019)
1930
Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's (died 2020)
1929
Werner Arber, Swiss microbiologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate
1929
Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (died 2017)
1928
Donald Judd, American sculptor and painter (died 1994)
1928
John Richard Reid, New Zealand cricketer (died 2020)
1927
Boots Randolph, American saxophonist and composer (died 2007)
1926
Allen Ginsberg, American poet (died 1997)
1926
Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (died 2015)
1925
Tony Curtis, American actor (died 2010)
1924
Karunanidhi, Indian screenwriter and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (died 2018)
1924
Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-American actress (died 1991)
1924
Jimmy Rogers, American singer and guitarist (died 1997)
1924
Torsten Wiesel, Swedish neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1923
Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician and theorist (died 2017)
1922
Alain Resnais, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
1921
Forbes Carlile, Australian pentathlete and coach (died 2016)
1918
Patrick Cargill, English actor and producer (died 1996)
1918
Lili St. Cyr, American burlesque dancer (died 1999)
1917
Leo Gorcey, American actor (died 1969)
1914
Ignacio Ponseti, Spanish physician and orthopedist (died 2009)
1913
Pedro Mir, Dominican poet and author (died 2000)
1911
Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter (died 1999)
1910
Paulette Goddard, American actress and model (died 1990)
1907
Paul Rotha, English director and producer (died 1984)
1906
R. G. D. Allen, English economist, mathematician, and statistician (died 1983)
1906
Josephine Baker, French actress, singer, and dancer; French Resistance operative (died 1975)
1906
Walter Robins, English cricketer and footballer (died 1968)
1905
Martin Gottfried Weiss, German SS officer (died 1946)
1904
Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (died 1950)
1904
Jan Peerce, American tenor and actor (died 1984)
1903
Eddie Acuff, American actor (died 1956)
1901
Maurice Evans, English actor (died 1989)
1901
Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (died 2001)
1900
Adelaide Ames, American astronomer and academic (died 1932)
1900
Leo Picard, German-Israeli geologist and academic (died 1997)
1899
Georg von Békésy, Hungarian-American biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1972)
1897
Memphis Minnie, American singer-songwriter (died 1973)
1890
Baburao Painter, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1954)
1881
Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter and set designer (died 1964)
1879
Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (died 1945)
1879
Raymond Pearl, American biologist and botanist (died 1940)
1879
Vivian Woodward, English footballer and soldier (died 1954)
1877
Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator (died 1953)
1873
Otto Loewi, German-American pharmacologist and psychobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1961)
1866
George Howells Broadhurst, English-American director and manager (died 1952)
1865
George V of the United Kingdom (died 1936)
1864
Otto Erich Hartleben, German poet and playwright (died 1905)
1864
Ransom E. Olds, American businessman, founded Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company (died 1950)
1853
Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (died 1942)
1852
Theodore Robinson, American painter and academic (died 1896)
1844
Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States (died 1899)
1844
Detlev von Liliencron, German poet and author (died 1909)
1843
Frederik VIII of Denmark (died 1912)
1832
Charles Lecocq, French pianist and composer (died 1918)
1819
Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1892)
1819
Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter (died 1891)
1819
Magdalene Thoresen, Danish writer (died 1903)
1818
Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician, Governor of Senegal (died 1889)
1817
Princess Clémentine of Orléans(died 1907)
1808
Jefferson Davis, American colonel and politician, President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 - 1865 (died 1889)
1771
Sydney Smith, English preacher and author (died 1845)
1770
Manuel Belgrano, Argentinian economist, lawyer, and politician (died 1820)
1736
Ignaz Fränzl, German violinist and composer (died 1811)
1726
James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (died 1797)
1723
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician, geologist, and botanist (died 1788)
1659
David Gregory, Scottish-English mathematician and astronomer (died 1708)
1636
John Hale, American minister (died 1700)
1635
Philippe Quinault, French playwright and composer (died 1688)
1576
Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian minister, theologian, and academic (died 1649)
1554
Pietro de' Medici, Italian noble (died 1604)
1540
Charles II, Archduke of Austria (died 1590)
1537
João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (died 1554)
1454
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania (1474-1523) (died 1523)
1421
Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, Italian noble (died 1463)
1139
Conon of Naso, Basilian abbot (died 1236)

Deaths On This Day

2025
Jim Marshall, American football player (born 1937)
2025
Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1936)
2025
Edmund White, American novelist, memoirist and essayist (born 1940)
2024
Brigitte Bierlein, former Austrian chancellor (born 1949)
2024
William Russell, English actor (born 1924)
2021
F. Lee Bailey, American attorney (born 1933)
2016
Muhammad Ali, American boxer (born 1942)
2015
Avi Beker, Israeli political scientist and academic (born 1951)
2014
Svyatoslav Belza, Russian journalist, author, and critic (born 1942)
2014
Gopinath Munde, Indian politician, 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1949)
2013
Atul Chitnis, German-Indian technologist and journalist (born 1962)
2013
Józef Czyrek, Polish economist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1928)
2013
Frank Lautenberg, American soldier and politician (born 1924)
2012
Carol Ann Abrams, American producer, author, and academic (born 1942)
2012
Roy Salvadori, English racing driver and manager (born 1922)
2012
Brian Talboys, New Zealand journalist and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1921)
2011
James Arness, American actor and producer (born 1923)
2011
Andrew Gold, American singer, songwriter, musician and arranger (born 1951)
2011
Bhajan Lal, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Haryana (born 1930)
2011
Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and activist (born 1928)
2011
Jan van Roessel, Dutch footballer (born 1925)
2010
Rue McClanahan, American actress (born 1934)
2009
David Carradine, American actor (born 1936)
2009
Koko Taylor, American singer (born 1928)
2006
Clinton Jones, American Episcopal priest and gay rights activist (born 1916)
2005
Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1945)
2003
Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (born 1907)
2002
Lew Wasserman, American talent agent and manager (born 1913)
2001
Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor and producer (born 1915)
1997
Dennis James, American actor and game show host (born 1917)
1994
Puig Aubert, German-French rugby player and coach (born 1925)
1993
Yeoh Ghim Seng, Singaporean politician, acting President of Singapore (born 1918)
1992
Robert Morley, English actor and screenwriter (born 1908)
1991
Brian Bevan, Australian rugby league player (born 1924)
1991
Katia Krafft, French volcanologist and geologist (born 1942)
1991
Maurice Krafft, French volcanologist and geologist (born 1946)
1991
Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician and academic (born 1918)
1990
Robert Noyce, American physicist and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation (born 1927)
1989
Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian religious leader and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran (born 1900)
1987
Will Sampson, American actor and painter (born 1933)
1986
Anna Neagle, English actress and singer (born 1904)
1981
Carleton S. Coon, American anthropologist and academic (born 1904)
1977
Archibald Hill, English physiologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1886)
1977
Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1906)
1975
Ozzie Nelson, American actor and bandleader (born 1906)
1975
Eisaku Satō, Japanese and politician, Prime Minister of Japan (born 1901)
1974
Michael Gaughan, Irish Republican died on hunger strike (born 1949)
1973
Jean Batmale, French footballer and manager (born 1895)
1971
Heinz Hopf, German-Swiss mathematician and academic (born 1894)
1970
Hjalmar Schacht, Danish-German economist, banker, and politician (born 1877)
1969
George Edwin Cooke, American soccer player (born 1883)
1964
Kâzım Orbay, Turkish general and politician, 9th Turkish Speaker of the Parliament (born 1887)
1964
Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888)
1963
Edmond Decottignies, French weightlifter (born 1893)
1963
Pope John XXIII (born 1881)
1963
Nâzım Hikmet, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (born 1902)
1963
Samuel Rocke, Australian politician who served as an independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia (born 1874)
1946
Mikhail Kalinin, Russian civil servant and politician (born 1875)
1938
John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (born 1873)
1933
William Muldoon, American wrestler (born 1852)
1928
Li Yuanhong, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (born 1864)
1924
Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian lawyer and author (born 1883)
1921
Coenraad Hiebendaal, Dutch rower and physician (born 1879)
1906
John Maxwell, American golfer (born 1871)
1902
Vital-Justin Grandin, French-Canadian bishop and missionary (born 1829)
1900
Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (born 1862)
1899
Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer and educator (born 1825)
1894
Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal, German lawyer and jurist (born 1812)
1882
Christian Wilberg, German painter and illustrator (born 1839)
1877
Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian botanist, composer, and publisher (born 1800)
1875
Georges Bizet, French pianist and composer (born 1838)
1865
Okada Izō, Japanese samurai (born 1838)
1861
Stephen A. Douglas, American lawyer and politician, 7th Secretary of State of Illinois (born 1813)
1858
Julius Reubke, German pianist and composer (born 1834)
1826
Nikolay Karamzin, Russian historian and poet (born 1766)
1780
Thomas Hutchinson, American businessman and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (born 1711)
1659
Morgan Llwyd, Welsh minister and poet (born 1619)
1657
William Harvey, English physician and academic (born 1578)
1649
Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (born 1590)
1640
Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1584)
1615
Sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (born 1567)
1594
John Aylmer, English bishop and scholar (born 1521)
1553
Wolf Huber, Austrian painter, printmaker and architect (born 1485)
1548
Juan de Zumárraga, Spanish-Mexican archbishop (born 1468)
1511
Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah, Islamic scholar, author of the Oran fatwa
1453
Loukas Notaras, last megas doux of the Byzantine Empire
1411
Leopold IV, Duke of Austria (born 1371)
1397
William de Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English commander (born 1328)
1052
Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno
800
Staurakios, Byzantine general
734
Simeon of the Olives, Syriac bishop of Harran
628
Liang Shidu, Chinese rebel leader
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