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On This Day in History
June 30
June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 184 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day
- 2023
- Massachusetts Mega Millions winner who had $3 million ticket stolen from him claims prize. The lottery winner of a $3 million Mega Millions prize whose ticket was stolen from him by a liquor store cashier claimed his prize today, the Massachusetts Lottery announced.
- 2022
- Daughter gifts her dad lottery ticket worth $675,000 for Father's Day. For one dad, nothing says "Happy Father's Day" than being gifted a lottery ticket that turns out to be worth $675,000 (US$523,036).
- 2021
- Missouri will allow lottery winners to remain anonymous. Lottery winners in Missouri will soon be able to claim their prizes under full anonymity once a new law takes effect in August.
- 2020
- Arkansas man left trembling after winning $1 million lottery prize. An El Dorado man has a huge reason to celebrate after becoming Arkansas' newest millionaire, thanks to a $20 scratch-off lottery game.
- 2019
- Mississippi Lottery targets Dec. 1 startup date. The Mississippi Lottery Corporation says it plans for stores to be selling scratch-off lottery tickets by Dec. 1.
- 2018
- Paper-jammed lottery ticket turns out to be $22,000 winner for Kansas couple. A paper-jammed Kansas Lottery ticket turned out to be lucky for a couple from Tonganoxie, Kansas.
- 2017
- Washington Lottery to shut down if lawmakers can't agree on budget. Washington's Lottery will suspend all operations if lawmakers can't pass the state's operating budget by midnight on Friday, June 30, 2017.
- 2015
- Mass Lottery to announce record sales. The Massachusetts Lottery is expected to break a sales record this year for the fourth year in a row, the lottery executive director said Tuesday.
- 2015
- Unclaimed Va. $100K Cash 5 lottery ticket about to expire. If you played Virginia's Cash 5 lottery game back in January, you may want to check your pockets, bags and glove compartment, because one lucky person is holding on to a winning lottery ticket that is set to expire soon.
- 2015
- Arkansas Lottery sales director to resign. The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's director of sales was given a choice Monday — resignation or termination.
- 2013
- Another lottery contract is under the D.C. Council's microscope. The DC Lottery needs to keep its contract with Scientific Games to produce scratch games, but the stringent contract laws in Washington, D.C. may put the contract in jeopardy.
- 2013
- Ireland Lottery doesn't have enough cash to pay €94m mystery winner. The mystery winner of the €94m Euromillions jackpot is not expected to claim their prize until next week because the Ireland National Lottery does not have enough money in the bank to pay them.
- 2012
- Colorado Lottery ends MatchPlay game. The Colorado Lottery conducted its final MatchPlay drawing Friday, capping a two-year run for the jackpot game.
- 2011
- D.C. continues rollout of online gambling. The scramble is on to launch an online casino in Washington, D.C., which is the first jurisdiction in the United States to sanction online gambling.
- 2011
- Illinois Lottery run by private company starting Friday. Illinois' private lottery manager takes over operations Friday, with both the company and the state envisioning greatly increased sales and more money for state coffers.
- 2009
- N.C. lottery players looking for luck after $88M win. Lottery tickets have been selling like wildfire since Kings Mountain resident Jeff Wilson won $88.1 million playing Powerball, said Angi White, assistant manager of the Petro Express in Kings Mountain where the winning ticket was sold.
- 2009
- Arkansas Gov. and new lottery director meet. The head of the Arkansas state lottery and Gov. Mike Beebe met for the first time Monday but didn't talk much about their differences on keno.
- 2009
- Ohio Lottery switches to Greek operator Intralot. At 11:59 p.m. today, in an office park in Strongsville, state officials and a gaggle of computer technicians, some from Greece, will change how Ohioans get their lottery tickets.
- 2008
- Lottery scratch games still being sold after jackpots are gone. State lotteries are coming under renewed criticism for selling scratch-off tickets after the top prizes have been given away.
- 2007
- Oklahoma couple claims $106M Powerball lottery jackpot. Don Harvey's long-haul truck had almost two million miles on it when its engine died this week. Now he's planning to ride the road in style, thanks to a $105.8 million Powerball ticket bought by his wife.
- 2005
- Yacht Stolen From Co-Winner of Record Big Game Lottery Jackpot. A yacht was stolen from a lottery winner in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, so that the thief could impress his girlfriend.
- 2005
- Texas Lottery officials testify that public was deceived. Texas Lottery Commission Chairman C. Thomas Clowe told lawmakers Wednesday that the public was deceived by recently inflated jackpot estimates and vowed the agency would take action to keep it from happening again.
- 2005
- Texas Lottery Whistleblower Fired. The scandal embroiling the Texas Lottery Commission over inflated jackpot estimates intensified Wednesday when top agency officials acknowledged firing a colleague who only days earlier warned ticket sales would fall short of advertised amounts.
- 2005
- Virginia lottery winner claims first Set for Life check. Last week, Gordon McKinney of Chuckey, Tenn., won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery's new scratch-off game, Set for Life, and will receive $2,000 a week for the rest of his life.
- 2005
- Calif. Lottery Sales Reach Record High. People bought more than $3 billion in California Lottery tickets this fiscal year, a record for the nearly 20-year-old games.
- 2004
- $280 Million: Record Mega Millions Jackpot. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $280 million Wednesday, the highest jackpot for the game since its inception in May, 2002.
- 2004
- Lotto winner is held in shooting. The youngest Lotto jackpot winner ever in Colorado is behind bars and faces a charge of attempted murder after Longmont police said he shot another man in the head over the weekend.
- 2004
- Ex-lottery manager sues Penn. officials. A former Republican state House candidate from Bethlehem is claiming that Democratic state officials violated her rights by firing her from the Pennsylvania Lottery for political reasons.
- 2004
- W.V. Lottery sets single-month sales record. May was a record sales month in what will be a record year for the West Virginia Lottery, with profits to the state topping the half-billion-dollar mark.
- 2004
- Jamaica Lottery Recovers. Supreme Ventures Ltd., Jamaica's sole lottery company, has seen a substantial recovery in its business since the Government decided to lift the tax it had imposed on winnings last year.
Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day
- 1.$502.4 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jul 1, 2023 - 2.$415 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jul 1, 2016 - 3.$368 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jun 30, 2023 - 4.$360 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jul 1, 2022 - 5.$294 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jul 2, 2004 - 6.$256 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jul 3, 2018 - 7.$243 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jul 2, 2016 - 8.€230.36 Million
US$240.82 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Jun 30, 2022 - 9.€152 Million
US$220.6 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Jul 1, 2011 - 10.€198 Million
US$206.53 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Jul 1, 2022 - 11.€179.65 Million
US$202.9 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Jul 2, 2019 - 12.$165 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jul 2, 2003 - 13.$158 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jun 30, 2017 - 14.$150 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jul 3, 2019 - 15.$145 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jun 30, 1999 - 16.$137 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jul 2, 2024 - 17.$126.6 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jul 1, 2024 - 18.€100 Million
US$114.18 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Jun 30, 2017 - 19.€101.19 Million
US$112.34 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Jun 30, 2016 - 20.$106 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jul 3, 2007 - 20.$106 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Jul 1, 2017 - 22.€90 Million
US$105.61 Million - Multi-Country
EuroJackpotDraw Date
Jul 6, 2018 - 23.$105 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jul 1, 2011 - 24.$98 Million
- California
SuperLotto PlusDraw Date
Jul 1, 2006 - 25.$94 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Jun 30, 2009
Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day
- 1989
- Friday, Jun 30, 1989
35 years old - 1988
- Thursday, Jun 30, 1988
36 years old - 1987
- Tuesday, Jun 30, 1987
37 years old - 1984
- Saturday, Jun 30, 1984
40 years old - 1983
- Thursday, Jun 30, 1983
41 years old - 1982
- Wednesday, Jun 30, 1982
42 years old - 1980
- Monday, Jun 30, 1980
44 years old - 1978
- Friday, Jun 30, 1978
46 years old - 1977
- Thursday, Jun 30, 1977
47 years old - 1973
- Saturday, Jun 30, 1973
51 years old - 1972
- Friday, Jun 30, 1972
52 years old - 1968
- Sunday, Jun 30, 1968
56 years old - 1967
- Friday, Jun 30, 1967
57 years old - 1964
- Tuesday, Jun 30, 1964
60 years old - 1961
- Friday, Jun 30, 1961
63 years old - 1960
- Thursday, Jun 30, 1960
64 years old - 1958
- Monday, Jun 30, 1958
66 years old - 1951
- Saturday, Jun 30, 1951
73 years old - 1946
- Sunday, Jun 30, 1946
78 years old - 1946
- Sunday, Jun 30, 1946
78 years old - 1945
- Saturday, Jun 30, 1945
79 years old - (year not provided)
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Worldwide Events On This Day
- 2023
- A Tajik citizen with ISIS connections, wanted in Tajikistan for murder and kidnapping, kills two people at Chișinău International Airport in Moldova, after being denied entry to the country.
- 2021
- The Tiger Fire ignites near Black Canyon City, Arizona, and goes on to burn 16,278 acres (6,587 ha) of land before being fully contained on July 30.
- 2019
- Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
- 2015
- A Hercules C-130 military aircraft with 113 people on board crashes in a residential area in Medan, Indonesia, resulting in at least 116 deaths.
- 2013
- Nineteen firefighters die controlling a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona.
- 2013
- Protests begin around Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party, leading to their overthrow during the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.
- 2009
- Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-300, crashes into the Indian Ocean near Comoros, killing 152 of the 153 people on board. A 14-year-old girl named Bahia Bakari survives the crash.
- 2007
- A Jeep Cherokee filled with propane canisters drives into the entrance of Glasgow Airport, Scotland in a failed terrorist attack. This was linked to the 2007 London car bombs that had taken place the day before.
- 1994
- During a test flight of an Airbus A330-300 at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, the aircraft crashes killing all seven people on board.
- 1990
- East and West Germany merge their economies.
- 1989
- A coup d'état in Sudan deposes the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani.
- 1986
- The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.
- 1985
- Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.
- 1977
- The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.
- 1974
- The Baltimore municipal strike of 1974 begins.
- 1973
- Concorde 001 intercepts the path of a total solar eclipse and follows the moon's shadow, experiencing the longest total eclipse observation.
- 1972
- The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
- 1971
- The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
- 1968
- Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God.
- 1966
- The National Organization for Women, the United States' largest feminist organization, is founded.
- 1963
- Ciaculli bombing: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.
- 1960
- Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).
- 1959
- A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
- 1956
- A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
- 1953
- The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
- 1944
- World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
- 1937
- The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.
- 1936
- Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.
- 1934
- The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
- 1922
- In Washington D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes and Dominican Ambassador Francisco J. Peynado sign the Hughes-Peynado agreement, which ends the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic.
- 1921
- U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States.
- 1916
- World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France.
- 1912
- The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
- 1908
- The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
- 1906
- The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
- 1905
- Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
- 1900
- A savage fire wrecked three steamships docked at a pier in Hoboken, New Jersey. Over 200 crew members and passengers are killed, and hundreds injured.
- 1892
- The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- 1886
- The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
- 1882
- Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
- 1864
- U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
- 1860
- The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.
- 1859
- French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
- 1805
- Under An act to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate governments, adopted by the U.S. Congress on January 11, 1805, the Michigan Territory is organized.
- 1794
- Northwest Indian War: Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.
- 1758
- Seven Years' War: Habsburg Austrian forces destroy a Prussian reinforcement and supply convoy in the Battle of Domstadtl, helping to expel Prussian King Frederick the Great from Moravia.
- 1703
- The Battle of Ekeren between a Dutch force and a French force.
- 1688
- The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.
- 1651
- The Deluge: Khmelnytsky Uprising: The Battle of Berestechko ends with a Polish victory.
- 1632
- The University of Tartu is founded.
- 1598
- The Spanish-held Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico having been besieged for fifteen days, surrenders to an English force under Sir George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland.
- 1559
- King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel, comte de Montgomery.
- 1521
- Spanish forces defeat a combined French and Navarrese army at the Battle of Noáin during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre.
- 1422
- Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons.
- 763
- The Byzantine army of emperor Constantine V defeats the Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus.
- 296
- Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy.
Births On This Day
- 1998
- Tom Davies, English footballer
- 1997
- A. J. Brown, American football player
- 1997
- Reuben Garrick, Australian rugby league player
- 1995
- bbno$, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1993
- Trea Turner, American baseball player
- 1989
- Asbel Kiprop, Kenyan runner
- 1989
- Steffen Liebig, German rugby player
- 1989
- David Myers, Australian footballer
- 1988
- Jacksfilms, American YouTuber
- 1988
- Joe Mazzulla, American basketball coach
- 1987
- Ryan Cook, American baseball player
- 1987
- Andrew Hedgman, New Zealand runner
- 1986
- Alicia Fox, American wrestler, model, and actress
- 1986
- Fredy Guarín, Colombian footballer
- 1986
- Nicola Pozzi, Italian footballer
- 1986
- Allegra Versace, Italian-American businesswoman
- 1985
- Trevor Ariza, American basketball player
- 1985
- Michael Phelps, American swimmer
- 1985
- Cody Rhodes, American wrestler
- 1985
- Fabiana Vallejos, Argentinian footballer
- 1984
- Fantasia Barrino, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1984
- Dax Harwood, American wrestler
- 1984
- Tunku Ismail Idris, Crown Prince of Johor, Malaysia
- 1983
- Marcus Burghardt, German cyclist
- 1983
- Katherine Ryan, UK-based Canadian comedian and presenter
- 1983
- Cheryl, English singer and TV personality
- 1982
- Lizzy Caplan, American actress
- 1982
- Ignacio Carrasco, Mexican footballer
- 1981
- Can Artam, Turkish race car driver
- 1981
- Matt Kirk, Canadian football player
- 1981
- Barbora Špotáková, Czech javelin thrower
- 1981
- Ben Utecht, American football player
- 1980
- Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
- 1980
- Seyi Olofinjana, Nigerian footballer
- 1980
- Ryan ten Doeschate, Dutch cricketer
- 1979
- Sylvain Chavanel, French cyclist
- 1978
- Ben Cousins, Australian footballer
- 1978
- Patrick Ivuti, Kenyan runner
- 1978
- Claudio Rivalta, Italian footballer
- 1975
- James Bannatyne, New Zealand footballer
- 1975
- Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver
- 1974
- Hezekiél Sepeng, South African runner
- 1973
- Chan Ho Park, South Korean baseball player
- 1973
- Frank Rost, German footballer and manager
- 1972
- Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
- 1972
- Molly Parker, Canadian actress
- 1971
- Monica Potter, American actress
- 1970
- Brian Bloom, American actor and screenwriter
- 1970
- Antonio Chimenti, Italian footballer and manager
- 1970
- Mark Grudzielanek, American baseball player and manager
- 1969
- Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer and politician
- 1969
- Uta Rohländer, German sprinter
- 1969
- Sébastien Rose, Canadian director and screenwriter
- 1968
- Phil Anselmo, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1967
- Patrik Bodén, Swedish javelin thrower
- 1967
- David Busst, English footballer and manager
- 1967
- Victoria Kaspi, American-Canadian astrophysicist and academic
- 1966
- Mike Tyson, American boxer and actor
- 1965
- Steve Duchesne, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
- 1965
- Cho Jae-hyun, South Korean actor
- 1965
- Anna Levandi, Russian figure skater and coach
- 1965
- Gary Pallister, English footballer and sportscaster
- 1965
- Mitch Richmond, American basketball player
- 1964
- Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg
- 1964
- Mark Waters, American director and producer
- 1963
- Olha Bryzhina, Ukrainian sprinter
- 1963
- Rupert Graves, English actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1963
- Yngwie Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
- 1962
- Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player (d. 2020)
- 1962
- Julianne Regan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1961
- Lynne Jolitz, American computer scientist and programmer
- 1961
- Clive Nolan, English musician, composer and producer
- 1960
- Jack McConnell, Scottish educator and politician, 3rd First Minister of Scotland
- 1960
- Murray Cook, Australian musician, actor, songwriter and producer
- 1959
- Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor
- 1959
- Daniel Goldhagen, American political scientist, author, and academic
- 1959
- Brendan Perry, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1959
- Sakis Tsiolis, Greek footballer and manager
- 1959
- Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma, Indian-English businesswoman and politician
- 1958
- Pam Royle, British television presenter, journalist and voice coach
- 1958
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer
- 1957
- Bud Black, American baseball player and manager
- 1957
- Sterling Marlin, American race car driver
- 1956
- Volker Beck, German hurdler and coach
- 1956
- David Lidington, English historian, academic, and politician, Minister of State for Europe
- 1956
- David Alan Grier, American actor, singer, and comedian
- 1955
- Brian Vollmer, Canadian singer
- 1955
- Egils Levits, Latvian judge, jurist, 10th President of Latvia
- 1954
- Stephen Barlow, English organist, composer, and conductor
- 1954
- Pierre Charles, Dominican educator and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (d. 2004)
- 1954
- Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia
- 1954
- Wayne Swan, Australian academic and politician, 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
- 1953
- Hal Lindes, American-English guitarist and film score composer
- 1952
- Athanassios S. Fokas, Greek mathematician and academic
- 1952
- David Garrison, American actor and singer
- 1951
- Stanley Clarke, American bass player and composer
- 1949
- Uwe Kliemann, German footballer, coach, and manager
- 1949
- Andy Scott, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1949
- Bùi Thanh Liêm, Vietnamese cosmonaut (d. 1981)
- 1944
- Terry Funk, American wrestler (d. 2023)
- 1944
- Raymond Moody, American parapsychologist and author
- 1944
- Glenn Shorrock, English-Australian singer-songwriter
- 1944
- Ron Swoboda, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1943
- Florence Ballard, American pop/soul singer (d. 1976)
- 1943
- Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Indian director and screenwriter
- 1942
- Robert Ballard, American lieutenant and oceanographer
- 1942
- Ron Harris, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1941
- Peter Pollock, South African cricketer and author
- 1940
- Mark Spoelstra, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
- 1939
- Tony Hatch, English pianist, composer, and producer
- 1939
- Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (d. 2016)
- 1939
- José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet and author (d. 2014)
- 1938
- Billy Mills, American sprinter
- 1937
- Larry Henley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
- 1936
- Assia Djebar, Algerian-French author and translator (d. 2015)
- 1936
- Nancy Dussault, American actress and singer
- 1936
- Tony Musante, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2013)
- 1936
- Dave Van Ronk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
- 1935
- John Harlin, American pilot and mountaineer (d. 1966)
- 1934
- Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician and author (d. 1997)
- 1933
- Tomislav Ivić, Croatian football coach and manager (d. 2011)
- 1933
- Joan Murrell Owens, American educator and marine biologist (d. 2011)
- 1933
- M. J. K. Smith, English cricketer and rugby player
- 1933
- Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2022)
- 1933
- Cookie, Australian Major Mitchell's cockatoo, oldest recorded parrot (d. 2016)
- 1931
- Yo-Yo Davalillo, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
- 1931
- Andrew Hill, American pianist and composer (d. 2007)
- 1931
- Ronald Rene Lagueux, American judge (d. 2023)
- 1931
- Kaye Vaughan, American football player (d. 2023)
- 1930
- Ben Atchley, American politician (d. 2018)
- 1930
- Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian politician (d. 2021)
- 1930
- Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad, Syrian bishop (d. 2018)
- 1929
- Yang Ti-liang, Chinese judge (d. 2023)
- 1928
- Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli, Islamic philosopher, theologian, mathematician and mystic (d. 2021)
- 1928
- Nathaniel Tarn, American poet, essayist, anthropologist, and translator
- 1927
- Shirley Fry Irvin, American tennis player (d. 2021)
- 1927
- James Goldman, American screenwriter and playwright (d. 1998)
- 1927
- Mario Lanfranchi, Italian director, screenwriter, producer, collector and actor (d. 2022)
- 1927
- Frank McCabe, American basketball player (d. 2021)
- 1926
- Paul Berg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2023)
- 1925
- Fred Schaus, American basketball player and coach (d. 2010)
- 1925
- Ebrahim Amini, Iranian politician (d. 2020)
- 1924
- Max Trepp, Swiss sprinter (d. 1990)
- 1921
- Washington SyCip, American-Filipino accountant (d. 2017)
- 1920
- Eleanor Ross Taylor, American poet and educator (d. 2011)
- 1919
- Ed Yost, American inventor of the modern hot air balloon (d. 2007)
- 1917
- Susan Hayward, American actress (d. 1975)
- 1917
- Lena Horne, American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2010)
- 1917
- Willa Kim, American costume designer (d. 2016)
- 1914
- Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese general and politician, 15th President of Portugal (d. 2001)
- 1914
- Allan Houser, American sculptor and painter (d. 1994)
- 1913
- Alfonso López Michelsen, Colombian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Colombia (d. 2007)
- 1913
- Harry Wismer, American sportscaster (d. 1967)
- 1912
- Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (d. 2003)
- 1912
- Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1971)
- 1912
- María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (d. 2009)
- 1911
- Czesław Miłosz, Polish novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
- 1911
- Nagarjun, Indian poet (d. 1998)
- 1909
- Juan Bosch, 43rd President of the Dominican Republic (d. 2001)
- 1908
- Winston Graham, English author (d. 2003)
- 1908
- Luigi Rovere, Italian film producer (d. 1996)
- 1908
- Rob Nieuwenhuys, Dutch writer (d. 1999)
- 1907
- Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian general and politician (d. 1950)
- 1906
- Anthony Mann, American actor and director (d. 1967)
- 1905
- John Van Ryn, American tennis player (d. 1999)
- 1899
- Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. 1990)
- 1895
- Heinz Warneke, German-American sculptor and educator (d. 1983)
- 1893
- Nellah Massey Bailey, American politician and librarian (d. 1956)
- 1893
- Walter Ulbricht, German soldier and politician (d. 1973)
- 1892
- Pierre Blanchar, Algerian-French actor and director (d. 1963)
- 1891
- Man Mountain Dean, American wrestler and sergeant (d. 1953)
- 1891
- Ed Lewis, American wrestler and manager (d. 1966)
- 1891
- Stanley Spencer, English painter (d. 1959)
- 1890
- Paul Boffa, Maltese physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 1962)
- 1889
- Archibald Frazer-Nash, English motor car designer, engineer and founder of Frazer Nash (d. 1965)
- 1884
- Georges Duhamel, French author and critic (d. 1966)
- 1864
- Frederick Bligh Bond, English architect and archaeologist (d. 1945)
- 1843
- Ernest Mason Satow, English orientalist and diplomat (d. 1929)
- 1817
- Joseph Dalton Hooker, English botanist and explorer (d. 1911)
- 1807
- Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German author, poet, and playwright (d. 1887)
- 1803
- Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet, playwright, and physician (d. 1849)
- 1791
- Félix Savart, French physicist and psychologist (d. 1841)
- 1789
- Horace Vernet, French painter and academic (d. 1863)
- 1755
- Paul Barras, French soldier and politician (d. 1829)
- 1722
- Jiří Antonín Benda, Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister (d. 1795)
- 1688
- Abu l-Hasan Ali I, ruler of Tunisia (d. 1756)
- 1685
- John Gay, English poet and playwright (d. 1732)
- 1641
- Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, German-English general (d. 1719)
- 1588
- Giovanni Maria Sabino, Italian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1649)
- 1533
- Martín de Rada, Spanish missionary (d. 1578)
- 1503
- John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)
- 1478
- John, Prince of Asturias, Son of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile (d. 1497)
- 1470
- Charles VIII of France (d. 1498)
- 1468
- John, Elector of Saxony (d. 1532)
- 1286
- John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, English magnate (d. 1347)
Deaths On This Day
- 2022
- Technoblade, American YouTuber and streamer (b. 1999)
- 2021
- Raj Kaushal, Indian Film Director and Producer (b. 1971)
- 2018
- Smoke Dawg, Canadian rapper (b. 1996)
- 2017
- Barry Norman, English television presenter (b. 1933)
- 2017
- Simone Veil, French lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
- 2015
- Charles W. Bagnal, American general (b. 1934)
- 2015
- Robert Dewar, English-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1945)
- 2015
- Arthur Porter, Canadian physician and academic (b. 1956)
- 2015
- Leonard Starr, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)
- 2014
- Frank Cashen, American businessman (b. 1925)
- 2014
- Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- 2014
- Željko Šturanović, Montenegrin lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Montenegro (b. 1960)
- 2013
- Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, English lawyer and judge (b. 1917)
- 2013
- Akpor Pius Ewherido, Nigerian politician (b. 1963)
- 2013
- Kathryn Morrison, American educator and politician (b. 1942)
- 2013
- Thompson Oliha, Nigerian footballer (b. 1968)
- 2013
- Keith Seaman, Australian politician, 29th Governor of South Australia (b. 1920)
- 2012
- Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun, English-Australian politician (b. 1942)
- 2012
- Yitzhak Shamir, Israeli politician, 7th Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1915)
- 2012
- Michael J. Ybarra, American journalist and author (b. 1966)
- 2009
- Pina Bausch, German dancer, choreographer, and director (b. 1940)
- 2009
- Harve Presnell, American actor and singer (b. 1933)
- 2007
- Sahib Singh Verma, Indian librarian and politician, 4th Chief Minister of Delhi (b. 1943)
- 2004
- Eddie Burns, Australian rugby league player (b. 1916)
- 2003
- Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (b. 1924)
- 2003
- Robert McCloskey, American author and illustrator (b. 1915)
- 2002
- Chico Xavier, Brazilian medium and author (b. 1910)
- 2001
- Chet Atkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924)
- 2001
- Joe Henderson, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1937)
- 1996
- Lakis Petropoulos, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1932)
- 1995
- Georgy Beregovoy, Ukrainian general and astronaut (b. 1921)
- 1995
- Gale Gordon, American actor and voice artist (b. 1906)
- 1985
- Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (b. 1933)
- 1984
- Lillian Hellman, American author and playwright (b. 1905)
- 1976
- Firpo Marberry, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1898)
- 1974
- Alberta Williams King, Civil rights activist (b. 1904)
- 1973
- Nancy Mitford, English journalist and author (b. 1904)
- 1973
- Vasyl Velychkovsky, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop and martyr (b. 1903)
- 1971
- Georgi Asparuhov, Bulgarian footballer (b. 1943)
- 1971
- Herbert Biberman, American director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
- 1971
- Georgy Dobrovolsky Ukrainian pilot and astronaut (b. 1928)
- 1971
- Nikola Kotkov, Bulgarian footballer (b. 1938)
- 1971
- Viktor Patsayev, Kazakh engineer and astronaut (b. 1933)
- 1971
- Vladislav Volkov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1935)
- 1968
- Ernst Marcus, German zoologist (b. 1893)
- 1966
- Giuseppe Farina, Italian race car driver (b. 1906)
- 1966
- Margery Allingham, English author of detective fiction (b. 1904)
- 1961
- Lee de Forest, American inventor, invented the audion tube (b. 1873)
- 1959
- José Vasconcelos, Mexican philosopher and politician (b. 1882)
- 1956
- Thorleif Lund, Norwegian actor (b. 1880)
- 1954
- Andrass Samuelsen, Faroese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1873)
- 1953
- Elsa Beskow, Swedish author and illustrator (b. 1874)
- 1953
- Charles William Miller, Brazilian footballer and civil servant (b. 1874)
- 1951
- Yrjö Saarela, Finnish wrestler and coach (b. 1884)
- 1949
- Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild, French financier and polo player (b. 1868)
- 1948
- Prince Sabahaddin, Turkish-Swiss sociologist and academic (b. 1879)
- 1941
- Yefim Fomin, Belarusian politician (b. 1909)
- 1941
- Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1875)
- 1934
- Karl Ernst, German soldier (b. 1904)
- 1934
- Erich Klausener, German soldier and politician (b. 1885)
- 1934
- Gustav Ritter von Kahr, German lawyer and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (b. 1862)
- 1934
- Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1892)
- 1934
- Kurt von Schleicher, German general and politician, 23rd Chancellor of Germany (b. 1882)
- 1932
- Bruno Kastner, German actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1890)
- 1919
- John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1842)
- 1917
- Antonio de La Gándara, French painter and illustrator (b. 1861)
- 1917
- Dadabhai Naoroji, Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader (b. 1825)
- 1916
- Eunice Eloisae Gibbs Allyn, American correspondent, author, and poet (b. 1847)
- 1913
- Alphonse Kirchhoffer, French fencer (b. 1873)
- 1908
- Thomas Hill, American painter (b. 1829)
- 1890
- Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American organist and composer (b. 1819)
- 1882
- Charles J. Guiteau, American preacher and lawyer, assassin of James A. Garfield (b. 1841)
- 1882
- Alberto Henschel, German-Brazilian photographer and businessman (b. 1827)
- 1857
- Alcide d'Orbigny, French zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1802)
- 1796
- Abraham Yates Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1724)
- 1785
- James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia (b. 1696)
- 1709
- Edward Lhuyd, Welsh botanist, linguist, and geographer (b. 1660)
- 1708
- Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1684)
- 1704
- John Quelch, English pirate (b. 1665)
- 1670
- Henrietta of England (b. 1644)
- 1666
- Alexander Brome, English poet and playwright (b. 1620)
- 1660
- William Oughtred, English minister and mathematician (b. 1575)
- 1649
- Simon Vouet, French painter (b. 1590)
- 1607
- Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1538)
- 1538
- Charles II, Duke of Guelders (b. 1467)
- 1522
- Johann Reuchlin, German humanist and Hebrew scholar (b. 1455)
- 1364
- Arnošt of Pardubice, Czech archbishop (b. 1297)
- 1337
- Eleanor de Clare, English noblewoman (b. 1290)
- 1278
- Pierre de la Broce, French courtier
- 1224
- Adolf of Osnabrück, German monk and bishop (b. 1185)
- 1181
- Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester, Welsh politician (b. 1147)
- 1066
- St.Theobald Of Provins
- 888
- Æthelred, archbishop of Canterbury
- 710
- Erentrude, Frankish abbess
- 350
- Nepotianus, Roman ruler