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March 1

March 1 is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 305 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025
Texas Senator threatens to defund the Texas Lottery. A Texas State Senator threatened to shut down the Texas Lottery if they were not to enforce a Senate bill prohibiting lottery couriers in the state.
2024
Limited-edition "Jaws" scratch-off lottery tickets coming soon to Massachusetts. The Massachusetts State Lottery Commission is making waves by announcing a limited-edition scratch-off lottery game inspired by the iconic movie "Jaws."
2023
Georgia gas station employee accused of stealing over $127,000 of lottery tickets in scanning scam. A gas station employee is accused of stealing over $127,000 worth of lottery tickets in a scheme he ran over time from behind the counter.
2022
250 member Facebook group wins and splits $126 million Australian Powerball jackpot. A Facebook group made up of 250 people from the same town have won a share of the $126 million (US$91.3 million) Powerball lottery jackpot.
2021
Fortune cookie gives Florida player a lucky break. A fortune cookie lived up to its name after a Florida resident won a $500,000 Powerball prize in the North Carolina Lottery after using the numbers written on the back of the paper slip.
2019
The daily lottery was originally a Harlem game — then the government wanted in. The numbers were a sprawling, black-run business for decades before the New York state government wanted a piece of the action.
2018
Gaming the lottery was this couple's retirement plan. How two retirees exploited a flaw in the system to make millions.
2017
N.J. Gov. proposes using lottery funds to fix pension hole. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie used his budget address Tuesday to take a final stab at saving government worker pensions, proposing to dedicate revenues from lottery ticket sales to the distressed fund.
2017
Online Michigan lottery winners get instant notification after the drawing. If you play the Michigan Lottery online and win, expect a phone call. If you don't, keep an eye on your ticket and the phone number on the back.
2017
Lottery-winner secrecy bill dies in Idaho Senate. An Idaho Senate panel has killed legislation that would have allowed lottery winners to hide their identities.
2016
Michigan man had $1 million lottery ticket in his wallet for months. A Michigan man walked around with a $1 million lottery ticket in his wallet for two months before realizing he was a big winner.
2016
Man wins Russia's biggest ever lottery jackpot. A resident of the Siberian city of Novosibirsk has won 350 million rubles (US$4.7 million) — Russia's biggest-ever lottery prize, the state-run lottery Gosloto said in a statement Monday.
2013
Judge won't give bakery workers partial lottery prize. A Cook County, Illinois, judge on Thursday refused to award a partial payout of a $118 million Mega Millions prize won by employees of a Chicago Heights-based bakery.
2013
Autopsy reveals little about Illinois lottery winner death. An autopsy on the exhumed body of an Indian-born lottery winner in the U.S. who was poisoned with cyanide yielded no significant new clues about his death, a medical examiner said Friday.
2010
Winner of airline lottery eats winning ticket. A passenger flying on a Ryanair flight Thursday from Krakow, Poland, to the U.K.'s East Midlands airport ate a winning lottery ticket worth 10,000 euros ($15,000) when he was told he could not claim the prize mid-flight.
2009
Two tickets will share $174M Powerball lottery jackpot. Two tickets for the Powerball game Saturday night -- one sold in Delaware and the other in Pennsylvania -- matched all five numbers plus the Powerball drawn to win a share of the top prize.
2006
$267 million Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Ohio. The winning ticket from the $267 million Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night was sold in the northwest Ohio town of Lyons, an Ohio Lottery spokeswoman said.
2005
Colorado Lottery to suspend sales for one day. Colorado plans to halt lottery ticket sales for one day this spring while workers install machines that verify which tickets are winners.
2005
Maine Gov. moves forward on controversial lottery plan. As Republican lawmakers pressed for more details Monday, the Baldacci administration was fast-tracking its plan to sell off Maine's lottery revenue stream in order to help balance the state's two-year, $5.7 billion budget.
2005
Persistence pays off for long-time lottery player. After playing the lottery for 25 years, Winnipeg residents Ron Jones and his wife Gloria Dutchuk won an $8.3 million (US$6.7 million) jackpot Saturday.
2005
Singapore man wrongfully jailed while claiming lottery jackpot. A Singaporean man who was wrongly detained while collecting a US$1.2 million lottery prize has finally received his winnings after a woman who claimed to be the rightful winner was jailed.
2005
Texas Lottery Considering Computerized Drawings. Warning to Texas Lottery players: Your state lottery is considering a move that will eliminate real lottery ball machines, and will use a computer to select your lottery numbers.
2005
World Games officials face probe. A lawyer representing disgruntled investors in the controversial World Games Inc. (WGI) has reported WGI's Norwegian officials to the country's white collar crime unit.
2004
Powerball Jackpot Soars to $61 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $61 million, with a cash option of $33 million.
2004
One person wins $8.5 million Colorado Lottery. One person matched all six numbers in Saturday's Colorado Lotto drawing, winning the $8.5 million jackpot.
2004
Tennessee lottery sale drop-off is less than expected. Since the first Tennessee scratch-off lottery tickets started selling more than a month ago, sales have been declining -- but at a rate less than expected.
2004
Luck, Be a Lady, Madame, and Senora. After more than a decade of research, three national lottery companies have finally rolled out the game they're betting can match the success of U.S. multi-state lotteries: Euro Millions.
2004
Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $6 million. No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the jackpot to roll over to $6 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
2004
Tennessee Cash 3 lottery game starts today. Tennessee will hold its first Cash 3 lottery drawing tonight at 6:28 p.m., and will add Powerball early this summer.
2004
Calif. lottery 'winner' didn't buy ticket. The rags-to-riches story of Jaime Chavez Ramos has a new plot: He has signed over a $10 million California SuperLotto jackpot to Benjamin Garcia, whom Ramos identified as his cousin.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$607 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 1, 2024
2.$473 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 3, 2026
3.$442.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 2, 2024
4.$348 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 2, 2019
5.$321 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 3, 2018
6.$291.4 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 2, 2016
7.$275 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 2, 2007
8.$273 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 1, 2019
9.$264.7 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 1, 2025
10.$250.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 2, 2026
11.$243 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 2, 2018
12.$240 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 4, 2014
13.$215 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 4, 2025
14.$212 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 3, 2009
15.€174 Million
US$202.34 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 3, 2026
16.€164 Million
US$182.83 Million
Draw Date
Mar 1, 2022
17.$167 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 3, 2023
18.$153 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 1, 2008
19.€128.74 Million
US$149.71 Million
Draw Date
Mar 3, 2026
20.$144 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 1, 2023
21.€115.17 Million
US$138.87 Million
Draw Date
Mar 2, 2021
22.€130 Million
US$138.11 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 3, 2023
23.$135 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 1, 2016
24.€106.58 Million
US$130.25 Million
Draw Date
Mar 1, 2018
25.€113.38 Million
US$128.91 Million
Draw Date
Mar 2, 2019

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1997
Saturday, Mar 1, 1997
29 years old
1982
Monday, Mar 1, 1982
44 years old
1982
Monday, Mar 1, 1982
44 years old
1981
Sunday, Mar 1, 1981
45 years old
1981
Sunday, Mar 1, 1981
45 years old
1980
Saturday, Mar 1, 1980
46 years old
1979
Thursday, Mar 1, 1979
47 years old
1976
Monday, Mar 1, 1976
50 years old
1975
Saturday, Mar 1, 1975
51 years old
1971
Monday, Mar 1, 1971
55 years old
1971
Monday, Mar 1, 1971
55 years old
1970
Sunday, Mar 1, 1970
56 years old
1969
Saturday, Mar 1, 1969
57 years old
1965
Monday, Mar 1, 1965
61 years old
1965
Monday, Mar 1, 1965
61 years old
1962
Thursday, Mar 1, 1962
64 years old
1962
Thursday, Mar 1, 1962
64 years old
1956
Thursday, Mar 1, 1956
70 years old
1950
Wednesday, Mar 1, 1950
76 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2014
Thirty-five people are killed and 143 injured in a mass stabbing at Kunming Railway Station in China.
2008
The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections, as a result ten people are killed.
2007
Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20 people, including eight at Enterprise High School.
2006
English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
2005
In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of any crime is unconstitutional.
2003
Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security.
2002
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
2002
The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800 km (500 mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.
2002
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-109 to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
1998
Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
1992
Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
1991
Uprisings against Saddam Hussein begin in Iraq, leading to the deaths of more than 25,000 people, mostly civilians.
1990
Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
1981
Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.
1974
Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
1973
Black September storms the Saudi embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, resulting in the assassination of three Western hostages.
1971
President of Pakistan Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan.
1966
Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface.
1966
The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria.
1964
Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe.
1964
Paradise Airlines Flight 901A crashes near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, killing 85.
1962
American Airlines Flight 1 crashes into Jamaica Bay in New York, killing 95.
1961
Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.
1958
Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first U.S. member of the Roman Curia.
1956
The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
1956
Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.
1954
Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.
1954
Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.
1953
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.
1950
Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
1947
The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
1946
The Bank of England is nationalised.
1942
World War II: Japanese forces land on Java, the main island of the Dutch East Indies, at Merak and Banten Bay (Banten), Eretan Wetan (Indramayu) and Kragan (Rembang).
1941
World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.
1939
An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.
1932
Aviator Charles Lindbergh's 20-month-old son Charles Jr is kidnapped from his home in East Amwell, New Jersey. His body would not be found until May 12.
1921
The Australian cricket team captained by Warwick Armstrong becomes the first team to complete a whitewash of The Ashes, something that would not be repeated for 86 years.
1921
Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion begins, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.
1919
March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.
1917
The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
1914
China joins the Universal Postal Union.
1910
The deadliest avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern King County, Washington, killing 96 people.
1901
The Australian Army is formed.
1896
Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
1896
Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
1893
Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
1872
Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
1871
The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
1870
Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
1867
Nebraska is admitted as the 37th U.S. state.
1845
United States President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.
1836
A convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico.
1815
Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba.
1811
Leaders of the Mamluk dynasty are killed by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali.
1805
Justice Samuel Chase is acquitted at the end of his impeachment trial before the U.S. Senate.
1796
The Dutch East India Company is nationalized by the Batavian Republic.
1781
The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States.
1692
Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.
1633
Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu.
1628
Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date.
1562
Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.
1476
Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro.
834
Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Frankish Empire.
350
Vetranio proclaims himself Caesar after being encouraged to do so by Constantina, sister of Constantius II.
293
Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy, known as the Quattuor Principes Mundi ("Four Rulers of the World").
509 BC
Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia.

Births On This Day

2001
Wander Franco, Dominican baseball player
2001
Sapnap, American YouTuber
2000
Ja'Marr Chase, American football player
1999
Oswaldo Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
1999
Brogan Hay, Scottish footballer
1994
Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter
1994
Asanoyama Hiroki, Japanese sumo wrestler
1994
Tyreek Hill, American football player
1994
Maximilian Philipp, German footballer
1993
Juan Bernat, Spanish footballer
1993
Michael Conforto, American baseball player
1993
Josh McEachran, English footballer
1993
Victor Rask, Swedish ice hockey player
1993
Jordan Veretout, French footballer
1992
Édouard Mendy, Senegalese footballer
1992
Tom Walsh, New Zealand athlete
1991
Joe Mantiply, American baseball player
1989
Tenille Dashwood, Australian professional wrestler
1989
Daniella Monet, American actress
1989
Emeraude Toubia, Canadian-American actress
1989
Carlos Vela, Mexican footballer
1988
Trevor Cahill, American baseball player
1988
Jarvis Varnado, American basketball player
1987
Kesha, American singer-songwriter and actress
1987
Kyle O'Reilly, Canadian professional wrestler
1986
Big E, American professional wrestler
1986
Jonathan Spector, American soccer player
1986
Alec Utgoff, Ukrainian-English actor
1985
Andreas Ottl, German footballer
1984
Alexander Steen, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player
1984
Claudio Bieler, Argentinian footballer
1983
Daniel Carvalho, Brazilian footballer
1983
Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan-Mexican actress
1982
Travis Diener, American-Italian basketball player
1981
Will Power, Australian race car driver
1980
Shahid Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
1980
Sercan Güvenışık, German-Turkish footballer
1980
Djimi Traoré, French-Malian footballer
1979
Mikkel Kessler, Danish boxer
1979
Bruno Langlois, Canadian cyclist
1978
Jensen Ackles, American actor and musician
1977
Rens Blom, Dutch pole vaulter
1974
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American actor
1973
Jack Davenport, English actor
1973
Ryan Peake, Canadian musician and songwriter
1973
Chris Webber, American basketball player and sportscaster
1971
Ma Dong-seok, South Korean-American actor
1971
Brad Falchuk, American screenwriter, director, and producer
1970
Yolanda Griffith, American basketball player and coach
1969
Javier Bardem, Spanish actor and producer
1967
George Eads, American actor
1967
Aron Winter, Surinamese-Dutch footballer and manager
1966
Don Lemon, American journalist
1966
Zack Snyder, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1965
Booker T, American professional wrestler and sportscaster
1965
Chris Eigeman, American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
1965
Stewart Elliott, Canadian jockey
1963
Bryan Batt, American actor
1963
Ron Francis, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1963
Magnus Svensson, Swedish ice hockey player
1963
Russell Wong, American actor
1961
Mike Rozier, American football player
1959
Nick Griffin, English politician
1958
Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1958
Wayne B. Phillips, Australian cricketer and coach
1958
Bertrand Piccard, Swiss psychiatrist and aviator
1956
Tim Daly, American actor, director, and producer
1956
Dalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuanian politician, 8th President of Lithuania
1955
Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, member of the British royal family and Royal Navy officer
1954
Catherine Bach, American actress
1954
Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer
1953
Sinan Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer
1953
Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese footballer and manager
1953
M. K. Stalin, Indian Tamil politician, 8th and incumbent Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
1952
Dave Barr, Canadian golfer
1952
Nevada Barr, American actress and author
1952
Janice Burgess, American television executive, screenwriter, and producer (died 2024)
1952
Leigh Matthews, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster
1952
Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer (died 2009)
1952
Martin O'Neill, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1952
Brian Winters, American basketball player and coach
1951
Sergei Kourdakov, Russian-American KGB agent (died 1973)
1947
Alan Thicke, Canadian-American actor and composer (died 2016)
1946
Gerry Boulet, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 1990)
1946
Jim Crace, English author and academic
1945
Dirk Benedict, American actor and director
1944
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal
1944
John Breaux, American lawyer and politician
1944
Mike d'Abo, English singer
1944
Roger Daltrey, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1943
Gil Amelio, American businessman
1943
José Ángel Iribar, Spanish footballer and manager
1943
Rashid Sunyaev, Russian-German astronomer and physicist
1942
Richard Myers, American general
1941
Robert Hass, American poet
1941
Dave Marcis, American stock car racing driver
1940
Robin Gray, Australian politician, 37th Premier of Tasmania
1940
Robert Grossman, American painter, sculptor, and author (died 2018)
1939
Leo Brouwer, Cuban guitarist, composer, and conductor
1939
Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Pakistani author
1936
Jean-Edern Hallier, French author (died 1997)
1935
Robert Conrad, American actor, radio host and stuntman (died 2020)
1934
Jean-Michel Folon, Belgian painter and sculptor (died 2005)
1934
Joan Hackett, American actress (died 1983)
1930
Monu Mukhopadhyay, Indian Bengali actor (died 2020)
1930
Gastone Nencini, Italian cyclist (died 1980)
1929
Georgi Markov, Bulgarian journalist and author (died 1978)
1928
Jacques Rivette, French director, screenwriter, and critic (died 2016)
1927
George O. Abell, American astronomer, academic, and skeptic (died 1983)
1927
Harry Belafonte, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2023)
1927
Robert Bork, American lawyer and scholar, United States Attorney General (died 2012)
1926
Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (died 2022)
1926
Cesare Danova, Italian-American actor (died 1992)
1926
Pete Rozelle, American businessman and 3rd National Football League Commissioner (died 1996)
1926
Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2013)
1924
Arnold Drake, American author and screenwriter (died 2007)
1924
Deke Slayton, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (died 1993)
1922
William Gaines, American publisher (died 1992)
1922
Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli general and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
1922
Fred Scolari, American basketball player (died 2002)
1921
Cameron Argetsinger, American race car driver and lawyer (died 2008)
1921
Terence Cooke, American cardinal (died 1983)
1921
Richard Wilbur, American poet, translator, and essayist (died 2017)
1920
Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1984)
1920
Howard Nemerov, American poet and academic (died 1991)
1918
João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (died 1976)
1918
Gladys Spellman, American educator and politician (died 1988)
1917
Robert Lowell, American poet (died 1977)
1917
Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (died 1994)
1914
Harry Caray, American sportscaster (died 1998)
1914
Ralph Ellison, American novelist and literary critic (died 1994)
1912
Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (died 2003)
1912
Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (died 2011)
1910
Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)
1910
David Niven, English soldier and actor (died 1983)
1909
Eugene Esmonde, English lieutenant and pilot (died 1942)
1909
Winston Sharples, American pianist and composer (died 1978)
1906
Phạm Văn Đồng, Vietnamese lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Vietnam (died 2000)
1905
Doris Hare, Welsh-English actress, singer, and dancer (died 2000)
1904
Paul Hartman, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1973)
1904
Glenn Miller, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1944)
1900
Basil Bunting, British poet (died 1985)
1899
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, German SS officer (died 1972)
1896
Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1960)
1896
Moriz Seeler, German playwright and producer (died 1942)
1893
Mercedes de Acosta, American author, poet, and playwright (died 1968)
1892
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author and educator (died 1927)
1891
Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (died 1940)
1890
Theresa Bernstein, Polish-American painter and author (died 2002)
1889
Tetsuro Watsuji, Japanese historian and philosopher (died 1960)
1888
Ewart Astill, English cricketer and billiards player (died 1948)
1888
Fanny Walden, English cricketer and umpire, international footballer (died 1949)
1886
Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian-Swiss painter, poet, and playwright (died 1980)
1880
Lytton Strachey, British writer and critic (died 1932)
1876
Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman (died 1942)
1870
E. M. Antoniadi, Greek-French astronomer and academic (died 1944)
1863
Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and set designer (died 1930)
1852
Théophile Delcassé, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1923)
1848
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Irish-American sculptor and academic (died 1907)
1842
Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (died 1901)
1837
William Dean Howells, American novelist, playwright, and critic (died 1920)
1835
Philip Fysh, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Tasmania (died 1919)
1821
Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (died 1896)
1817
Giovanni Duprè, Italian sculptor and educator (died 1882)
1812
Augustus Pugin, English architect, co-designed the Palace of Westminster (died 1852)
1810
Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (died 1849)
1807
Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1898)
1769
François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (died 1796)
1760
François Buzot, French lawyer and politician (died 1794)
1732
William Cushing, American lawyer and judge (died 1810)
1724
Manuel do Cenáculo, Portuguese prelate and antiquarian (died 1814)
1683
Tsangyang Gyatso, sixth Dalai Lama (died 1706)
1683
Caroline of Ansbach, British queen and regent (died 1737)
1657
Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian and author (died 1740)
1647
John de Brito, Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr (died 1693)
1629
Abraham Teniers, Flemish painter (died 1670)
1611
John Pell, English mathematician and linguist (died 1685)
1597
Jean-Charles della Faille, Flemish priest and mathematician (died 1652)
1577
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (died 1635)
1554
William Stafford, English courtier and conspirator (died 1612)
1547
Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher and lexicographer (died 1628)
1456
Vladislaus II of Hungary (died 1516)
1432
Isabella of Coimbra (died 1455)
1389
Antoninus of Florence, Italian archbishop and saint (died 1459)
1105
Alfonso VII, king of León and Castile (died 1157)

Deaths On This Day

2025
Pat Ingoldsby, Irish poet and television presenter (born 1942)
2025
Joey Molland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1947)
2025
Angie Stone, American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1961)
2024
Iris Apfel, American businesswoman, interior designer, and philanthropist (born 1921)
2024
Akira Toriyama, Japanese manga artist (born 1955)
2023
Just Fontaine, French footballer (born 1933)
2019
Mike Willesee, Australian journalist and producer (born 1942)
2018
María Rubio, Mexican television, film and stage actress (born 1934)
2016
Carole Achache, French writer, photographer and actress (born 1952)
2015
Minnie Miñoso, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (born 1922)
2014
Alain Resnais, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
2013
Bonnie Franklin, American actress, dancer, and singer (born 1944)
2012
Andrew Breitbart, American journalist and publisher (born 1969)
2012
Germano Mosconi, Italian journalist (born 1932)
2010
Kristian Digby, English television host and director (born 1977)
2006
Peter Osgood, English footballer (born 1947)
2006
Jack Wild, English actor (born 1952)
2006
Nurasyura binte Mohamed Fauzi, Singaporean rape and murder victim (born 2003)
2004
Mian Ghulam Jilani, Pakistani general (born 1914)
1998
Archie Goodwin, American author and illustrator (born 1937)
1995
César Rodríguez Álvarez, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1920)
1995
Georges J. F. Köhler, German biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1946)
1993
Joseph Christopher, American schizophrenic serial killer (born 1955)
1991
Edwin H. Land, American scientist and businessman, co-founded the Polaroid Corporation (born 1909)
1989
Vasantdada Patil, Indian politician, 5th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1917)
1988
Joe Besser, American comedian and actor (born 1907)
1984
Jackie Coogan, American actor (born 1914)
1983
Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-English journalist and author (born 1905)
1980
Wilhelmina Cooper, Dutch-American model and businesswoman, founded Wilhelmina Models (born 1940)
1980
Dixie Dean, English footballer (born 1907)
1979
Mustafa Barzani, Iraqi-Kurdistan politician (born 1903)
1978
Paul Scott, English author, poet, and playwright (born 1920)
1976
Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer (born 1910)
1974
Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (born 1935)
1966
Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (born 1903)
1952
Mariano Azuela, Mexican physician and author (born 1873)
1943
Alexandre Yersin, Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist (born 1863)
1942
George S. Rentz, American commander (born 1882)
1940
A. H. Tammsaare, Estonian author (born 1878)
1938
Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian journalist and politician (born 1863)
1936
Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian author and poet (born 1871)
1932
Frank Teschemacher, American Jazz musician (born 1906)
1925
Homer Plessy, American political activist (born 1862 or 1863)
1922
Pichichi, Spanish footballer (born 1892)
1920
John H. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician (born 1842)
1914
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, English soldier and politician, 8th Governor General of Canada (born 1845)
1911
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852)
1906
José María de Pereda, Spanish author (born 1833)
1890
Rafael Campo, President of El Salvador from 1856 to 1858 (born 1813)
1889
William Henry Monk, English organist and composer (born 1823)
1884
Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician and academic (born 1820)
1882
Theodor Kullak, German pianist, composer, and educator (born 1818)
1875
Tristan Corbière, French poet and educator (born 1845)
1862
Peter Barlow, English mathematician and physicist (born 1776)
1841
Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (born 1764)
1792
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1747)
1792
Angelo Emo, Venetian admiral and statesman (born 1731)
1773
Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect, designed the Palace of Caserta (born 1700)
1768
Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and author (born 1694)
1734
Roger North, English lawyer and author (born 1653)
1697
Francesco Redi, Italian physician and poet (born 1626)
1661
Richard Zouch, English judge and politician (born 1590)
1643
Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian keyboardist and composer (born 1583)
1633
George Herbert, English poet and orator (born 1593)
1620
Thomas Campion, English poet and composer (born 1567)
1546
George Wishart, Scottish minister and martyr (born 1513)
1510
Francisco de Almeida, Portuguese soldier and explorer (born 1450)
1383
Amadeus VI, count of Savoy (born 1334)
1320
Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Chinese emperor (born 1286)
1244
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, Welsh noble, son of Llywelyn the Great (born 1200)
1233
Thomas, count of Savoy (born 1178)
1131
Stephen II, king of Hungary and Croatia (born 1101)
1058
Ermesinde of Carcassonne, countess and regent of Barcelona (born 972)
991
En'yū, Japanese emperor (born 959)
977
Rudesind, Galician bishop (born 907)
965
Leo VIII, pope of the Catholic Church
589
David, Welsh bishop and saint
492
Felix III, pope of the Catholic Church
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