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March 10

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March 10

March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 296 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026: Once homeless, now a lottery winner: Colorado man gets his $1 million comeback. What seemed like an impossible situation is now one Colorado man's reality after he successfully lifted himself out of homelessness and proceeded to win $1 million in the lottery.
2025: "My Lottery Dream Home" fan to buy her own home thanks to $250,000 scratch-off win. A Washington woman who loves watching "My Lottery Dream Home" will get to buy her own home after taking inspiration from the reality TV show and winning a $250,000 lottery prize.
2021: Tennessee truck driver wins $2 million lottery jackpot while on the road. Luck comes in threes for a third generation truck driver, who went numb when he found out that he won a $2 million jackpot while making a stop on the road.
2019: Virginia woman wins $150,000 lottery payout in one Pick 4 drawing. Some people have all the luck. In February, that person was Deborah Brown.
2017: NY couple collects state's largest-ever scratch-off lottery prize. James and Sylvia Silverence are the winners of the New York Lottery's largest-ever scratch-off prize.
2016: No $50K bonus for Washington retailer who sold winning lottery ticket. Last year the Washington Legislature decided to increase revenue by reducing commissions to stores selling lottery tickets.
2014: $338M NJ Powerball winner reconciles with girlfriend who sued him. After settling a lawsuit that sought a cut of her former live-in boyfriend's $338 million Powerball winnings, Inez Sanchez has reconciled with her now-loaded beau, Pedro Quezada.
2013: $183 MILLION: Huge Powerball lottery jackpot set for Wednesday. There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $183 million for Wednesday's drawing.
2012: $171 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls. Tuesday night we'll find out if the Mega Millions lottery game enters into the realm of $200+ million jackpots, or if an incredibly lucky ticket-holder wins a $171 million jackpot.
2010: Calif. man claims $134M Mega Millions lottery jackpot. California Lottery officials Tuesday announced the name of a man, believed to be a Long Beach resident, who has won the $134 million Mega Millions jackpot.
2009: N.J. Lottery to add Powerball?. Two state officials who have been briefed on the budget Gov. Jon S. Corzine will present to the Legislature on Tuesday say it includes a proposal that New Jersey become the 31st state to offer Powerball.
2008: Fortune cookie prophecy comes true for lottery winners. Two Nampa men will split a $600,000 Powerball prize, and they credit a fortune cookie for their good fortune.
2008: Iowa Lottery requires winners to sign tickets. On the heels of a similar announcement from the Ontario Lottery, the Iowa Lottery has imposed a new rule aimed at reducing the possibility of retailer fraud.
2008: Glitch in lottery system, N.L. woman says. A lottery player in Newfoundland says there could be a problem with Atlantic Lottery tickets after she says she was denied her prize.
2008: Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $230 million. The jackpot in "America's Game" continues to grow, as do the lines at the lottery ticket counters.
2006: $200,000 N.M. Powerball lottery ticket expires. A $200,000 winning Powerball lottery ticket sold in New Mexico expired today, without anyone stepping forward to rightfully claim the prize.
2005: Oklahoma lawmakers acused of holding lottery funds. An aide to Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry says he's concerned that the House hasn't approved a request for supplemental funding for the Oklahoma Education Lottery Commission.
2005: Oklahoma Lottery Commission Starts Search For Director. Oklahoma's new Lottery Commission Tuesday began preparing the process for hiring an executive director.
2005: NY Lottery continues Quick Draw investigation. The New York State Lottery's investigation of suspicious sales of its Quick Draw game is still underway and there is no timetable for completion.
2005: Colorado Lottery employees accused of taking gifts won't face charges. The Arapahoe County District Attorney's Office will not file charges against Colorado Division of Lottery employees accused of improperly accepting gifts from vendors between 1999 and 2003.
2005: Georgia House to vote on Internet lottery bill tomorrow. State House members in Georgia have scheduled a Thursday vote on a bill that would establish a means to buy lottery tickets over the Internet, but the bill may run into legal trouble.
2005: N.C. lawmakers push for quick vote on lottery. Leaders in the N.C. House hope to hold an up-or-down vote on a state lottery within the next several weeks and not put the issue to a vote of the people, House Speaker Jim Black said yesterday.
2005: NJ may ban smoking in casinos. Acting New Jersey Governor Richard J. Codey may use the power the position he stumbled into when Gov. McGreevey resigned last year to push an aggressive anti-smoking agenda, which would even include banning smoking in New Jersey casinos.
2004: Mega Millions jackpot increases to $20 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $20 million Wednesday.
2004: Indiana woman claims $6.5 million jackpot. A Greenwood, Indiana woman has claimed a $6.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot from a drawing nearly four months ago, lottery officials said Tuesday.
2004: No Lottery for Mississippi. Mississippi lawmakers refused to take a chance on a proposed state lottery to help fund education.
2004: Cleveland TV Station Stole Mega Millions Broadcast. WOIO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Cleveland, picked up WGN's live broadcast of the multistate Mega Millions drawing with a jackpot of $239 million on Feb. 20.
2004: Colorado Lottery violations detailed in report. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has sent the Arapahoe County district attorney a report that details widespread gift-taking and policy violations in the offices of the Colorado Lottery.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$735 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 12, 2024
2.$536 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 10, 2026
3.$534.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 11, 2024
4.$448.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2019
5.$380.6 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 10, 2018
6.$335.7 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 10, 2025
7.$318 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2018
8.$309 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 11, 2014
9.$256 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 11, 2025
10.$230 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 12, 2008
11.€181.07 Million
US$210.57 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 10, 2026
12.$203 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 10, 2023
13.€168.98 Million
US$186.16 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 10, 2022
14.$183 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2013
15.$171 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2012
16.$170 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 10, 2010
17.€143 Million
US$155.96 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 11, 2025
18.€112 Million
US$155.22 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 11, 2014
19.$154.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 10, 2021
20.€132.07 Million
US$153.58 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 10, 2026
21.$151 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 11, 2011
22.€119.95 Million
US$143.52 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 11, 2021
23.$142 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 10, 2007
24.€111.49 Million
US$137.21 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 10, 2018
25.€118.25 Million
US$133.37 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 12, 2019

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1986: narahlucy
Monday, Mar 10, 1986
40 years old
1985: cwilli32003
Sunday, Mar 10, 1985
41 years old
1982: Nesio
Wednesday, Mar 10, 1982
44 years old
1975: Ramona44
Monday, Mar 10, 1975
51 years old
1973: Triple333
Saturday, Mar 10, 1973
53 years old
1972: tbarnesk
Friday, Mar 10, 1972
54 years old
1967: MrsGH01
Friday, Mar 10, 1967
59 years old
1964: JANMRP64
Tuesday, Mar 10, 1964
62 years old
1962: A649KING2B
Saturday, Mar 10, 1962
64 years old
1962: jerz310
Saturday, Mar 10, 1962
64 years old
1952: Winners
Monday, Mar 10, 1952
74 years old
1945: streitcm
Saturday, Mar 10, 1945
81 years old
: AGF310
(year not provided)
: pegleg
(year not provided)
: goldeneagle
(year not provided)
: MsElegant1
(year not provided)
: Ramborandoo
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2024: 2024 Portuguese legislative election: Elections are held in Portugal for all 230 seats in the Assembly of the Republic. The Partido Socialista loses its absolute majority to the Partido Social Democrata, winning 77 and 79 seats respectively.
2023: Silicon Valley Bank collapses due to a run on its deposits, in the second largest bank failure in US history. Its operations are taken over by the FDIC.
2022: 2022 Hungarian presidential election: The National Assembly of Hungary elects former minister for Family Affairs, Katalin Novák, as president of Hungary in a 137-51 vote, becoming the first female president in the country's history.
2019: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX, crashes shortly after take off, killing all 157 passengers and crew. This and the prior Lion Air Flight 610 led to all 387 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft being grounded worldwide.
2017: The impeachment of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea in response to a major political scandal is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending her presidency.
2006: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
2000: The Dot-com bubble peaks with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index reaching 5,048.62.
1991: 1991 Salvadoran legislative election: The Nationalist Republican Alliance wins 39 of the 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.
1990: In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted eighteen months after seizing power in a coup d'état in September 1988.
1989: Air Ontario Flight 1363, a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, crashes at Dryden Regional Airport in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, killing 24.
1982: Syzygy: All nine planets recognized at this time - Mercury to Pluto - align on the same side of the Sun.
1979: 1979 International Women's Day protests in Tehran: Protestor involvement peaks with 15,000 Iranian women and girls performing a three‐hour-long sit‐in at the Courthouse of Tehran.
1977: Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus.
1975: Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Vietnam.
1974: 1974 Belgian general election: Elections are held in Belgium for all 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives, the Belgian Socialist Party taking the majority with 59.
1971: John Gorton resigns as Prime Minister of Australia and the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia after a secret ballot vote of confidence, being replaced in both positions by William McMahon.
1970: Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.
1969: In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.
1966: Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacks rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
1959: Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
1952: Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba.
1949: Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.
1945: World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
1944: Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
1933: The Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area, leaving around 108 people dead.
1922: Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.
1909: By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
1906: The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
1891: Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
1876: The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
1873: The first Azerbaijani play, The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran, prepared by Akhundov, is performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
1861: El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War.
1831: The French Foreign Legion is created by Louis Philippe, the King of France, from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France.
1830: The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.
1814: Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.
1762: French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
1735: An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from occupied territories.
1661: French "Sun King" Louis XIV begins his personal rule of France after the death of his premier, the Cardinal Mazarin.
1629: Charles I dissolves the Parliament of England, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
1607: Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
1535: Spaniard Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama, discovers the Galápagos Islands by chance on his way to Peru.
1496: After establishing the city of Santo Domingo, Christopher Columbus departs for Spain, leaving his brother in command.
947: The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor.
298: Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.
241 BC: First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.

Births On This Day

2008: Francesco Camarda, Italian footballer
2004: Matt Poitras, Canadian ice hockey player
2002: Keon Johnson, American basketball player
2000: Nick Bolton, American football player
1999: Cole Kmet, American football player
1998: Justin Herbert, American football player
1997: Belinda Bencic, Swiss tennis player
1995: Zach LaVine, American basketball player
1995: Sergey Mozgov, Russian ice dancer
1994: Bad Bunny, Puerto Rican rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, and wrestler
1994: Nikita Parris, English footballer
1993: Jack Butland, English footballer
1993: Aminata Namasia, Congolese politician
1992: Neeskens Kebano, French-Congolese footballer
1992: Emily Osment, American actress and singer-songwriter
1991: Kenshi Yonezu, Japanese singer-songwriter and illustrator
1990: Stefanie Vögele, Swiss tennis player
1989: Simon Moser, Swiss ice hockey player
1989: Dayán Viciedo, Cuban baseball player
1988: Clarissa dos Santos, Brazilian basketball player
1988: Josh Hoffman, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
1988: Ego Nwodim, American actress
1988: Quincy Pondexter, American basketball player and coach
1988: Ivan Rakitić, Croatian football player
1987: Martellus Bennett, American football player
1987: Greg Eastwood, New Zealand rugby league player
1987: Tuukka Rask, Finnish ice hockey player
1987: Emeli Sandé, British singer-songwriter
1987: Māris Štrombergs, Latvian BMX racer
1986: Sergei Shirokov, Russian ice hockey player
1984: Tim Brent, Canadian ice hockey player
1984: Ben May, English footballer
1984: Olivia Wilde, American actress and director
1983: Étienne Boulay, Canadian football player
1983: Janet Mock, American journalist, author, and activist
1983: Rafe Spall, English actor
1983: Carrie Underwood, American singer-songwriter
1982: Kwame Brown, American basketball player
1982: Dr Disrespect, American live streamer
1982: Logan Mankins, American football player
1982: Thomas Middleditch, Canadian-American comedian and actor
1981: Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian footballer
1981: Steven Reid, English-Irish footballer
1979: Edi Gathegi, Kenyan-American actor
1979: Danny Pudi, American actor
1978: Benjamin Burnley, American musician
1978: Camille, French singer-songwriter and actress
1977: Shannon Miller, American gymnast
1977: Robin Thicke, American singer, songwriter, and record producer
1977: Bree Turner, American actress
1976: Barbara Schett, Austrian tennis player
1974: Cristián de la Fuente, Chilean actor, model, producer, and television host
1973: Jason Croker, Australian rugby league player
1973: Liu Qiangdong, Chinese entrepreneur, billionaire, founder of JD.com
1973: Chris Sutton, English footballer
1973: Mauricio Taricco, Argentine footballer and manager
1972: Beth Buchanan, Australian actress
1972: Matt Kenseth, American NASCAR driver
1972: Timbaland, American rapper and producer
1971: Jon Hamm, American actor and director
1969: Paget Brewster, American actress
1968: Alma Čardžić, Bosnian singer
1968: Pavel Srníček, Czech footballer and coach (died 2015)
1966: Edie Brickell, American singer-songwriter
1966: Mike Timlin, American baseball player
1965: Jillian Richardson, Canadian sprinter
1965: Rod Woodson, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
1964: Greg Campbell, Australian cricketer
1964: Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter
1964: Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
1963: Jeff Ament, American bass player and songwriter
1963: Rick Rubin, American record producer
1962: Jasmine Guy, American actress, singer, and director
1962: Seiko Matsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter
1961: Laurel Clark, American captain, physician, and astronaut (died 2003)
1961: Mitch Gaylord, American gymnast and actor
1958: Garth Crooks, English footballer and sportscaster
1958: Steve Howe, American baseball player (died 2006)
1958: Sheikh Mohammad Illias, Bengali politician
1958: Sharon Stone, American actress and producer
1957: Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (died 2011)
1957: Shannon Tweed, Canadian model and actress
1956: Robert Llewellyn, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1956: Larry Myricks, American long jumper and sprinter
1956: Odile Buisson, French gynecologist, advocate for women's right to pleasure
1955: Toshio Suzuki, Japanese race car driver
1953: Paul Haggis, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
1952: Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean politician, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (died 2018)
1951: Gloria Diaz, Filipino actress and beauty queen, Miss Universe 1969
1950: Aloma Wright, American actress
1948: Austin Carr, American basketball player
1947: Kim Campbell, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Canada
1947: Tom Scholz, American musician and songwriter
1946: Curley Culp, American football player (died 2021)
1946: Gérard Garouste, French contemporary artist
1946: Jim Valvano, American basketball player and coach (died 1993)
1945: Katharine Houghton, American actress and playwright
1945: Madhavrao Scindia, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Railways (died 2001)
1944: Richard Gant, American actor
1943: Peter Berresford Ellis, English historian and author
1940: LeRoy Ellis, American basketball player (died 2012)
1940: Chuck Norris, American actor, producer, and martial artist
1940: David Rabe, American playwright and screenwriter
1939: Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian activist and author (died 2013)
1939: Irina Press, Ukrainian-Russian hurdler and pentathlete (died 2004)
1938: Norman Blake, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1938: Ron Mix, American football player
1937: María Kodama, Argentine writer and translator (died 2023)
1937: Sam Hall, American diver, legislator, and mercenary (died 2014)
1936: Sepp Blatter, Swiss businessman and eighth president of FIFA
1935: Polly Farmer, Australian footballer and coach (died 2019)
1934: Gergely Kulcsár, Hungarian javelin thrower (died 2020)
1933: Ralph Emery, American country music disc jockey, radio and television host (died 2022)
1932: Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender, English politician (died 2019)
1931: Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (died 2001)
1930: Sándor Iharos, Hungarian runner (died 1996)
1929: Sam Steiger, American journalist and politician (died 2012)
1928: Sara Montiel, Spanish actress (died 2013)
1928: James Earl Ray, American criminal; assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (died 1998)
1927: Claude Laydu, Belgian-French actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2011)
1926: Marques Haynes, American basketball player (died 2015)
1925: Bob Lanier, American lawyer, banker, and politician, Mayor of Houston (died 2014)
1924: Judith Jones, American literary and cookbook editor (died 2017)
1923: Val Logsdon Fitch, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)
1920: Alfred Peet, Dutch-American businessman, founded Peet's Coffee & Tea (died 2007)
1919: Leonor Oyarzún, Chilean socialite, First Lady of Chile from 1990 to 1994 (died 2022)
1918: Günther Rall, German general and pilot (died 2009)
1917: David Hare, American Surrealist artist, sculptor, photographer and painter (died 1992)
1915: Harry Bertoia, Italian-American sculptor and furniture designer (died 1978)
1915: Joža Horvat, Croatian writer (died 2012)
1903: Edward Bawden, English artist and illustrator (died 1989)
1903: Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (died 1931)
1903: Clare Boothe Luce, American playwright, journalist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (died 1987)
1901: Michel Seuphor, Belgian painter (died 1999)
1900: Violet Brown, Jamaican supercentenarian, oldest Jamaican ever (died 2017)
1900: Pandelis Pouliopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician (died 1943)
1896: Frederick Coulton Waugh, British cartoonist, painter, teacher and author (died 1973)
1892: Arthur Honegger, French composer and educator (died 1955)
1892: Gregory La Cava, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1952)
1890: Albert Ogilvie, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Tasmania (died 1939)
1888: Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (died 1961)
1881: Jessie Boswell, English painter (died 1956)
1877: Pascual Ortiz Rubio, Mexican diplomat and president (1930-1932) (died 1963)
1876: Anna Hyatt Huntington, American sculptor (died 1973)
1873: Jakob Wassermann, German-Austrian soldier and author (died 1934)
1870: David Riazanov, Russian theorist and politician (died 1938)
1867: Hector Guimard, French-American architect (died 1942)
1867: Lillian Wald, American nurse, humanitarian, and author, founded the Henry Street Settlement (died 1940)
1853: Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1930)
1850: Spencer Gore, English tennis player and cricketer (died 1906)
1846: Edward Baker Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln (died 1850)
1845: Alexander III of Russia (died 1894)
1844: Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (died 1908)
1844: Marie Euphrosyne Spartali, British Pre-Raphaelite painter (died 1927)
1843: Evelyn Abbott, English classical scholar (died 1901)
1810: Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet and lawyer (died 1886)
1795: Joseph Légaré, Canadian painter and glazier, artist, seigneur and political figure (died 1855)
1789: Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) (died 1850)
1788: Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German author, poet, playwright, and critic (died 1857)
1788: Edward Hodges Baily, English sculptor (died 1867)
1787: Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (died 1862)
1787: William Etty, English painter and academic (died 1849)
1777: Louis Hersent, French painter (died 1860)
1772: Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German poet and critic (died 1829)
1769: Joseph Williamson, English businessman and philanthropist (died 1840)
1749: Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian-American priest and poet (died 1838)
1709: Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (died 1746)
1656: Giacomo Serpotta, Italian Rococo sculptor (died 1732)
1653: John Benbow, Royal Navy admiral (died 1702)
1628: François Girardon, French sculptor (died 1715)
1628: Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician and biologist (died 1694)
1604: Johann Rudolf Glauber, German-Dutch alchemist and chemist (died 1670)
1596: Princess Maria Elizabeth of Sweden, daughter of King Charles IX of Sweden (died 1618)
1536: Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (died 1572)
1503: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1564)
1452: Ferdinand II, King of Castile and León (died 1516)

Deaths On This Day

2025: Stanley R. Jaffe, American film producer and director (born 1940)
2025: Carl Lundström, Swedish businessman and activist (born 1960)
2022: John Elliott, English historian and academic (born 1930)
2016: Ken Adam, German-English production designer and art director (born 1921)
2016: Roberto Perfumo, Argentinian footballer and sportscaster (born 1942)
2016: Jovito Salonga, Filipino lawyer and politician, 14th President of the Senate of the Philippines (born 1920)
2016: Anita Brookner, English novelist and art historian (born 1928)
2015: Richard Glatzer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1952)
2013: Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, British born Swedish Princess (born 1915)
2012: Jean Giraud, French author and illustrator (born 1938)
2012: Frank Sherwood Rowland, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)
2011: Bill Blackbeard, American author and illustrator (born 1926)
2010: Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Egyptian scholar and academic (born 1928)
2010: Corey Haim, Canadian actor (born 1971)
2007: Ernie Ladd, American football player and wrestler (born 1938)
2005: Dave Allen, Irish-English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1936)
1999: Oswaldo Guayasamín, Ecuadorian painter and sculptor (born 1919)
1998: Lloyd Bridges, American actor and director (born 1913)
1997: LaVern Baker, American singer and actress (born 1929)
1996: Ross Hunter, American film producer (born 1926)
1992: Giorgos Zampetas, Greek bouzouki player and composer (born 1925)
1988: Andy Gibb, Australian singer-songwriter and actor (born 1958)
1986: Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director (born 1907)
1985: Konstantin Chernenko, Russian soldier and politician, Head of State of The Soviet Union (born 1911)
1985: Bob Nieman, American baseball player (born 1927)
1977: E. Power Biggs, English-American organist and composer (born 1906)
1973: Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale (1960 - 1973), Governor of Kenya (1952 - 1959), High Commissioner for Southern Africa (1944 - 1951), Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1942 - 1944) (born 1903)
1973: Li Mi, Chinese lieutenant general and anti-communist, Taiwanese nationalist (born 1902)
1973: Richard Sharples, British politician, incumbent Governor of Bermuda (1972-1973) (born 1916)
1966: Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888)
1966: Frank O'Connor, Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet (born 1903)
1951: Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Japan (born 1872)
1948: Zelda Fitzgerald, American author, visual artist, and ballet dancer (born 1900)
1948: Jan Masaryk, Czech soldier and politician (born 1886)
1942: Wilbur Scoville, American pharmacist and chemist (born 1865)
1940: Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist and playwright (born 1891)
1937: Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian journalist and author (born 1884)
1925: Myer Prinstein, Polish-American jumper (born 1878)
1923: Salvador Seguí, Catalan anarcho-syndicalist leader (born 1887)
1913: Harriet Tubman, American nurse and activist (born c. 1820)
1910: Karl Lueger, Austrian lawyer and politician Mayor of Vienna (born 1844)
1910: Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1824)
1898: Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, French nun and saint, founded the Religious of the Assumption (born 1817)
1897: Savitribai Phule, Indian poet and activist (born 1831)
1895: Charles Frederick Worth, English-French fashion designer (born 1825)
1872: Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian journalist and politician (born 1805)
1861: Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet, playwright, and ethnographer (born 1814)
1832: Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1752)
1826: John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian (born 1758)
1792: John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1713)
1776: Élie Catherine Fréron, French author and critic (born 1718)
1724: Urban Hjärne, Swedish chemist, geologist, and physician (born 1641)
1682: Jacob van Ruisdael, Dutch painter and etcher (born 1628)
1585: Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (born 1517)
1572: William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester
1528: Balthasar Hübmaier, German/Moravian Anabaptist leader
1513: John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander and politician, Lord High Constable of England (born 1442)
1315: Agnes Blannbekin, Austrian mystic
1291: Arghun, Mongol ruler in Persia (born c. 1258)
948: Liu Zhiyuan, Shatuo founder of the Later Han dynasty (born 895)
483: Pope Simplicius

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