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March 13

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March 13

March 13 is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 293 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026: Maryland man uses intuition with license plate numbers and wins $100,000 in Pick 5. A Maryland man stuck to a personal method of selecting lottery numbers for a Pick 5 drawing — derived using license plates — and won $100,000 in a single Pick 5 drawing.
2025: Kentucky woman buys Powerball ticket in honor of late father, wins $150,000 prize on his birthday. A sentimental anniversary inspired a Kentucky woman to play Powerball in her late father's memory and won a $150,000 prize on his birthday.
2024: Michigan woman finds out through Facebook that she won $1 million Powerball lottery prize. It's thanks to Facebook that a Michigan woman learned she won a $1 million Powerball lottery prize.
2023: German €10 million lottery winner buys pet alligator. A German lottery winner who won €10 million (US$10.4 million) in the lottery has spent half of his prize on a variety of luxuries, such as sportscars, penthouses, and of course, a pet alligator.
2021: Wyoming Lottery to launch 2by2 game Sunday. The Wyoming Lottery held a virtual press event this week to celebrate the launch of its latest game, 2by2, with tickets available starting Sunday.
2019: Man buys second winning $1M lottery ticket at same store in less than 2 years. A North Carolina man has won a second $1 million lottery prize at the same store in less than two years, lottery officials said Friday.
2017: Indiana Powerball winner claims $435 million jackpot anonymously. At an afternoon press conference, the Hoosier Lottery announced that a Lafayette man claimed a $435.3 million Powerball jackpot that was drawn in February.
2017: Triple 7s result in $2.2 million lottery payout. On Monday, lottery officials announced that 8,955 Pick 3 players in South Carolina celebrated triple lucky 7's this weekend.
2017: Louisiana Lottery showed incorrect winning numbers for Pick 3, Pick 4 on March 12. The Louisiana Lottery Corporation drawing show that aired on March 12 showed the wrong numbers for Pick 3 and Pick 4, the corporation announced.
2017: Lawsuit alleges Illinois lottery contractor cheated players, vendors. A company hired to manage the Illinois Lottery cheated players and lottery vendors by misrepresenting the odds of winning scratch-off games, a class-action lawsuit in federal court alleges.
2016: Consultant lays out 'ambitious' vision for Arkansas Lottery. A consultant for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery envisions ticket sales steadily increasing from $450 million in the current fiscal year to $615 million by fiscal 2021 and net proceeds for scholarships rising from $85 million to $109 million in the same period.
2015: Calif. man knew he won $1M but lost the lottery ticket. A California man was unable to collect a $1 million Powerball lottery prize after he misplaced the winning ticket.
2012: New England states start new lottery game Thursday. For the first time ever, the six New England states will jointly run a multi-state lottery game, starting this week.
2011: $172 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls. Will an incredibly lucky lottery player win a life-changing windfall this week, or will the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game enter another round of $200+ million jackpots?
2010: Virginia man claims $200M Mega Millions lottery jackpot. For nearly five months Steve Williams waited, holding a Mega Millions ticket that he knew was worth $200 million. Finally, on March 12, 2010, he officially claimed his prize, becoming the second-largest winner in the Virginia Lottery's history.
2009: Cable worker wins $50,000 a year for life from N.C. lottery. A North Carolina man who has made a living installing telephone cable for more than 30 years hit the lottery's first winning "Lifetime Riches" scratch-off ticket, which pays out $50,000 a year for life.
2009: Lottery winner buys Fort Myers business. AFter spending several months traveling and relaxing, Jason Fry decided to rejoin the workforce by becoming a business owner.
2009: Iowa Lottery retail check finds no cheating. The Iowa Lottery said today it found no evidence that lottery ticket winners were cheated when it conducted security checks last month at 120 retail sites statewide.
2008: $275 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot raised again. The Powerball jackpot continues to build, now exceeding the level attained by Mega Millions last month before it was won by a Georgia couple.
2006: Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $75 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $75 million, with a cash option of $35.4 million.
2006: Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $42 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $42 million Saturday.
2006: Iowa Legislators start spinning TouchPlay debate today. There are a lot of jackpots on the line today when legislators begin debating the future of the Iowa Lottery's slot machine-like games located in Main Street businesses across the state.
2006: Lessons Learned: Lottery winners should never eat their seed corn. After blowing off the first million of the jackpot, how do you preserve and grow the remainder so that it lasts as long as you do, making it possible to leave your own legacy?
2006: 'Lottery Man' uses Powerball fortune to help quake victims. Ihsan Khan is a multimillion-dollar Powerball winner who was elected mayor of his hometown district in Pakistan two days before the devastating Oct. 8 earthquake. Now Khan is helping his destroyed district with his lottery winnings.
2006: Lottery scams use real business names to appear legitimate. Lottery scams are using legitimate business names in official-looking letters in an attempt to sell their ruse to non-suspecting people.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$815 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 15, 2024
2.$563.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2024
3.$448.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2019
4.$417.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 14, 2018
5.$380.6 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 15, 2025
6.$353 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 14, 2014
7.$318 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2018
8.$277 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 14, 2025
9.$276.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 15, 2008
10.$229 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 14, 2023
11.$212 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2010
12.€171.57 Million
US$188.25 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 15, 2022
13.$183 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2013
14.€129 Million
US$179.25 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 14, 2014
15.€162 Million
US$176.26 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 14, 2025
16.$172 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 15, 2011
17.$171 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2012
18.$170.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2021
19.$165 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 14, 2007
20.€133.65 Million
US$153.3 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2026
21.€105 Million
US$148.73 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 18, 2011
22.€120.96 Million
US$144.58 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2021
23.€130 Million
US$141.56 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 15, 2024
24.€112.7 Million
US$139.4 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 13, 2018
25.$137 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 14, 2015

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1995: Baesquiat3
Monday, Mar 13, 1995
31 years old
1989: RedCafe89
Monday, Mar 13, 1989
37 years old
1986: pballwinner
Thursday, Mar 13, 1986
40 years old
1982: DestinedPath
Saturday, Mar 13, 1982
44 years old
1982: cotoole02
Saturday, Mar 13, 1982
44 years old
1981: mountainman
Friday, Mar 13, 1981
45 years old
1979: Neges509
Tuesday, Mar 13, 1979
47 years old
1978: Pineapplelooza
Monday, Mar 13, 1978
48 years old
1976: liquidmetalix
Saturday, Mar 13, 1976
50 years old
1976: tce36
Saturday, Mar 13, 1976
50 years old
1975: Tasookaya
Thursday, Mar 13, 1975
51 years old
1973: focus73
Tuesday, Mar 13, 1973
53 years old
1970: Jerry113
Friday, Mar 13, 1970
56 years old
1969: Alay69
Thursday, Mar 13, 1969
57 years old
1969: floorman
Thursday, Mar 13, 1969
57 years old
1966: ECruz68007
Sunday, Mar 13, 1966
60 years old
1963: JAGUAR13
Wednesday, Mar 13, 1963
63 years old
1962: Lokilweinr*
Tuesday, Mar 13, 1962
64 years old
1960: Bobby1960
Sunday, Mar 13, 1960
66 years old
1960: Silv3r
Sunday, Mar 13, 1960
66 years old
1958: Monique pierre
Thursday, Mar 13, 1958
68 years old
1948: meborino
Saturday, Mar 13, 1948
78 years old
1940: cej17822
Wednesday, Mar 13, 1940
86 years old
: FredGSanford147
(year not provided)
: Jiggerman1
(year not provided)
: LOOSE CANNON
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2020: President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
2020: Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality.
2020: Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.
2016: The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.
2016: Three gunmen attack two hotels in the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam, killing at least 19 people.
2013: The 2013 papal conclave elects Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio taking the name Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
2012: The Sierre coach crash kills 28 people, including 22 children.
2003: An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.
1997: The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
1996: The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland.
1993: The 1993 Storm of the Century affects the eastern United States, dropping feet of snow in many areas.
1992: The M_w 6.6 Erzincan earthquake strikes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).
1989: Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-29 carrying the TDRS-4 satellite.
1988: The Seikan Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world with an undersea segment, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.
1979: The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'état.
1974: Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802 crashes into the White Mountains near Bishop, California, killing 36.
1969: Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.
1964: Kitty Genovese is murdered in New York City, prompting research into the bystander effect due to the false story that neighbors witnessed the killing and did nothing to help her.
1957: Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
1954: The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory led to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
1943: The Holocaust: German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.
1940: The Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union officially ends after the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty.
1930: The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory.
1920: The Kapp Putsch briefly ousts the Weimar Republic government from Berlin.
1900: British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.
1888: The eruption of Ritter Island triggers tsunamis that kill up to 3,000 people on nearby islands.
1884: The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
1862: The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves is passed by the United States Congress, effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.
1848: The German revolutions of 1848-1849 begin in Vienna.
1845: Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.
1825: Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry.
1815: Participants at the Congress of Vienna declare Napoleon an outlaw following his escape from Elba
1811: A French and Italian fleet is defeated by a British squadron off the island of Vis in the Adriatic during the Napoleonic Wars.
1809: Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden is deposed in the Coup of 1809.
1781: William Herschel discovers Uranus.
1741: The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins.
1697: Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, falls to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
1639: Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard.
1591: At the Battle of Tondibi in Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty, led by Judar Pasha, defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one.
1567: The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War.
1323: Siege of Warangal: Sultan Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq sends an expeditionary army led by his son, Muhammad bin Tughluq, to the Kakatiya capital Warangal - after ruler Prataparudra has refused to make tribute payments. He besieges the city and finally, after a campaign of 8 months, Prataparudra surrenders on November 9.
1261: The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Genoa sign a permanent treaty against the Venetians at Nymphaeum.
624: The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh.
483: Election of Pope Felix III following the death of Pope Simplicius earlier that month.
222: Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander.

Births On This Day

2004: Coco Gauff, American tennis player
2002: Frank Gore Jr., American football player
2001: Beomgyu, South Korean singer-songwriter
2001: Thomas Dearden, Australian rugby league player
1998: Jay-Roy Grot, Dutch footballer
1998: Jack Harlow, American rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
1997: Pyper America, American model, actress, and musician
1997: Landry Shamet, American basketball player
1996: Brayden Point, Canadian ice hockey player
1995: Mikaela Shiffrin, American skier
1995: Jang Su-jeong, South Korean tennis player
1994: Gerard Deulofeu, Spanish footballer
1994: Mohammed Siraj, Indian cricketer
1993: Tyrone Mings, English footballer
1992: Lucy Fry, Australian actress
1992: George MacKay, English actor
1992: Ozuna, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and rapper
1992: L, South Korean actor and singer
1991: Daniel Greig, Australian speed skater
1991: Tristan Thompson, American basketball player
1990: Anicet Abel, Malagasy footballer
1990: Marcell Dareus, American football player
1989: Holger Badstuber, German footballer
1989: Peaches Geldof, English columnist, television personality, and model (died 2014)
1989: Sandy León, Venezuelan baseball player
1989: Marko Marin, German footballer
1989: Robert Wickens, Canadian racing driver
1988: Furdjel Narsingh, Dutch footballer
1987: Marco Andretti, American race car driver
1987: Andreas Beck, German footballer
1986: Neil Wagner, South African-New Zealand cricketer
1985: Alcides, Brazilian footballer
1985: Emile Hirsch, American actor
1984: Geeta Basra, Indian actress
1983: Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer
1982: Izi Castro Marques, Brazilian basketball player
1982: Nicole Ohlde, American basketball player
1980: Caron Butler, American basketball player
1980: Brad Watts, Australian rugby league player
1979: Johan Santana, Venezuelan baseball player
1979: Cédric Van Branteghem, Belgian sprinter
1978: Tom Danielson, American cyclist
1976: Troy Hudson, American basketball player and rapper
1976: Danny Masterson, American actor and producer
1975: Mark Clattenburg, English football referee
1974: James Brinkley, Scottish cricketer
1974: Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player and sportscaster
1973: Edgar Davids, Surinamese-Dutch footballer and manager
1973: David Draiman, American singer-songwriter
1973: Bobby Jackson, American basketball player and coach
1972: Common, American rapper and actor
1972: Trent Dilfer, American football player, coach, and analyst
1971: Annabeth Gish, American actress
1971: Allan Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
1971: Adina Porter, American actress
1970: Tim Story, American director and producer
1969: Darren Fritz, Australian rugby league player
1967: Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (died 1994)
1967: Pieter Vink, Dutch footballer and referee
1966: Chico Science, Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 1997)
1964: Will Clark, American baseball player
1964: Craig Dimond, Australian rugby league player
1964: Trevor Gillmeister, Australian rugby league player and coach
1963: Mariano Duncan, Dominican baseball player and manager
1963: Vance Johnson, American football player
1963: Fito Páez, Argentine musician, songwriter and filmmaker
1962: Alfredo Maia, Portuguese politician
1960: Adam Clayton, English-Irish musician and songwriter
1960: Joe Ranft, American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor (died 2005)
1959: Dirk Wellham, Australian cricketer
1958: Mágico González, Salvadoran footballer
1958: Rick Lazio, American lawyer and politician
1958: Caryl Phillips, Caribbean-English author and playwright
1957: John Hoeven, American banker and politician, 31st Governor of North Dakota
1957: Moses Hogan, American composer and conductor (died 2003)
1956: Dana Delany, American actress and producer
1956: Jamie Dimon, North-American businessman and banker
1955: Bruno Conti, Italian footballer and manager
1955: Glenne Headly, American actress (died 2017)
1955: Olga Rukavishnikova, Russian pentathlete
1954: Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos, Guyanese-English politician and diplomat
1954: Robin Duke, Canadian actress and screenwriter
1953: Andy Bean, American golfer (died 2023)
1953: Michael Curry, American bishop, 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
1953: Deborah Raffin, American actress (died 2012)
1952: Wolfgang Rihm, German composer and educator
1952: Tim Sebastian, English journalist and author
1950: Joe Bugner, Hungarian-British boxer and actor (died 2025)
1950: Bernard Julien, Trinidadian cricketer
1950: Charles Krauthammer, American physician, journalist, and author (died 2018)
1950: William H. Macy, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1949: Ze'ev Bielski, Israeli politician
1949: Sian Elias, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 12th Chief Justice of New Zealand
1949: Trevor Sorbie, Scottish hairdresser (died 2024)
1947: Lesley Collier, English ballerina and educator
1947: Beat Richner, Swiss pediatrician and cellist (died 2018)
1947: Lyn St. James, American race car driver
1946: Yonatan Netanyahu, American-Israeli colonel (died 1976)
1945: Anatoly Fomenko, Russian mathematician and academic
1944: Terence Burns, Baron Burns, English economist and academic
1942: Dave Cutler, American computer scientist and engineer
1942: Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and author (died 2008)
1942: Scatman John, American singer-songwriter (died 1999)
1942: George Negus, Australian journalist and television host (died 2024)
1941: Donella Meadows, American environmentalist, author, and academic (died 2001)
1941: Lee Moses, American R&B Soul Singer and Guitarist (died 1998)
1939: Neil Sedaka, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2026)
1938: Robert Gammage, American captain and politician (died 2012)
1935: David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (died 2015)
1933: Diane Dillon, American illustrator
1933: Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan economist and sociologist (died 2014)
1933: Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic (died 2009)
1930: Walter Jacob, American Reform rabbi (died 2024)
1929: Zbigniew Messner, Polish economist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (died 2014)
1926: Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (died 2003)
1925: Roy Haynes, American drummer and composer (died 2024)
1923: Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek general (died 2010)
1921: Al Jaffee, American cartoonist (died 2023)
1920: Ralph J. Roberts, American businessman, co-founded Comcast (died 2015)
1916: Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (died 2013)
1916: Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (died 2017)
1914: W. O. Mitchell, Canadian author and playwright (died 1998)
1914: Edward O'Hare, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1943)
1913: William J. Casey, American politician, 13th Director of Central Intelligence (died 1987)
1913: Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and playwright (died 2009)
1911: José Ardévol, Cuban composer and conductor (died 1981)
1911: L. Ron Hubbard, American author, founder of Scientology (died 1986)
1910: Sammy Kaye, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (died 1987)
1910: Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author (died 1973)
1908: Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died 2002)
1908: Myrtle Bachelder, American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer (died 1997)
1907: Dorothy Tangney, Australian politician (died 1985)
1904: Clifford Roach, Trinidadian cricketer and footballer (died 1988)
1902: Hans Bellmer, German-French painter and sculptor (died 1975)
1900: Andrée Bosquet, Belgian painter (died 1980)
1900: Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)
1899: John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1980)
1899: Pancho Vladigerov, Bulgarian pianist and composer (died 1978)
1898: Henry Hathaway, American director and producer (died 1985)
1897: Yeghishe Charents, Armenian poet and activist (died 1937)
1892: Janet Flanner, American journalist and author (died 1978)
1890: Fritz Busch, German conductor and director (died 1951)
1888: Paul Morand, French author and diplomat (died 1976)
1886: Home Run Baker, American baseball player and manager (died 1963)
1886: Albert William Stevens, American captain and photographer (died 1949)
1884: Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author and educator (died 1941)
1883: Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer (died 1926)
1880: Josef Gočár, Czech architect (died 1945)
1874: Ellery Harding Clark, American jumper, coach, and lawyer (died 1949)
1870: William Glackens, American painter and illustrator (died 1938)
1864: Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian-German painter (died 1941)
1862: Paul Prosper Henrys, French general (died 1943)
1860: Hugo Wolf, Slovene-Austrian composer (died 1903)
1857: B. H. Roberts, English-American historian and politician (died 1933)
1855: Percival Lowell, American astronomer and mathematician (died 1916)
1825: Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (died 1903)
1815: James Curtis Hepburn, American physician, linguist, and missionary (died 1911)
1800: Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Ottoman politician, 212th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (died 1858)
1798: Abigail Fillmore, American wife of Millard Fillmore, 14th First Lady of the United States (died 1853)
1781: Karl Friedrich Schinkel, German painter and architect, designed the Konzerthaus Berlin (died 1841)
1770: Daniel Lambert, English animal breeder (died 1809)
1764: Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1845)
1763: Guillaume Brune, French general and diplomat (died 1815)
1741: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1790)
1720: Charles Bonnet, Swiss historian and author (died 1793)
1719: John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (died 1797)
1700: Michel Blavet, French flute player and composer (died 1768)
1683: Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, German botanist (died 1741)
1615: Innocent XII, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1700)
1599: John Berchmans, Belgian Jesuit scholastic and saint (died 1621)
1593: Georges de La Tour, French painter (probable; (died 1652)
1560: William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Dutch count (died 1620)
1479: Lazarus Spengler, German hymnwriter (died 1534)
1372: Louis I, Duke of Orléans (died 1407)

Deaths On This Day

2025: John Feinstein, American sportswriter and commentator (born 1956)
2025: Raúl Grijalva, United States representative from Arizona (born 1948)
2025: Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian-German pianist and composer (born 1931)
2024: Philippe de Gaulle, French admiral (born 1921)
2022: William Hurt, American actor (born 1950)
2021: Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American professional boxer (born 1954)
2021: Murray Walker, English motorsport commentator and journalist (born 1923)
2018: Emily Nasrallah, Lebanese writer and women's rights activist. (born 1931)
2017: Amy Krouse Rosenthal, American author (born 1965)
2016: Hilary Putnam, American philosopher, mathematician, and computer scientist (born 1926)
2015: Al Rosen, American baseball player and manager (born 1924)
2014: Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (born 1928)
2014: Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, Irish businessman and politician (born 1944)
2014: Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone (born 1932)
2014: Icchokas Meras, Lithuanian-Israeli author and screenwriter (born 1934)
2013: Clive Burr, English drummer and songwriter (born 1957)
2011: Rick Martin, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1951)
2010: Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter (born 1930)
2009: Betsy Blair, American actress (born 1923)
2009: Alan W. Livingston, American businessman (born 1917)
2007: Arnold Skaaland, American wrestler and manager (born 1925)
2006: Robert C. Baker, American businessman, invented the chicken nugget (born 1921)
2006: Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (born 1944)
2006: Maureen Stapleton, American actress (born 1925)
2006: Peter Tomarken, American television personality, game show host (born 1942)
2004: Franz König, Austrian cardinal (born 1905)
2002: Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (born 1900)
2001: John A. Alonzo, American actor and cinematographer (born 1934)
2001: Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian and educator (born 1895)
1999: Lee Falk, American cartoonist, director, and producer (born 1911)
1999: Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (born 1912)
1998: Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (born 1945)
1998: Hans von Ohain, German-American physicist and engineer (born 1911)
1996: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director and screenwriter (born 1941)
1995: Odette Hallowes, French nurse and spy (born 1912)
1990: Bruno Bettelheim, Austrian-American psychologist and author (born 1903)
1983: Paul Citroen, German-Dutch illustrator and educator (born 1896)
1976: Ole Haugsrud, American sports executive (born 1900)
1975: Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav novelist, poet, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)
1972: Tony Ray-Jones, English photographer (born 1941)
1971: Rockwell Kent, American painter and illustrator (born 1882)
1965: Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (born 1891)
1965: Fan Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Albania (born 1882)
1962: Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor (born 1882)
1961: Lise Lindbæk, Norwegian journalist and war correspondent (born 1905)
1953: Johan Laidoner, Estonian general and statesman (born 1884)
1951: Ants "the Terrible" Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (born 1917)
1946: Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (born 1878)
1943: Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, and novelist (born 1898)
1938: Clarence Darrow, American lawyer and author (born 1857)
1936: Francis Bell, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1851)
1923: Josephine Leary, American real estate entrepreneur (born 1856)
1921: Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (born 1835)
1912: Eugène-Étienne Taché, Canadian engineer and architect, designed the Parliament Building (born 1836)
1906: Susan B. Anthony, American activist (born 1820)
1901: Benjamin Harrison, American general and politician, 23rd President of the United States (born 1833)
1885: Giorgio Mitrovich, Maltese politician (born 1795)
1884: Leland Stanford Jr., American son of Leland Stanford (born 1868)
1881: Alexander II of Russia (born 1818)
1879: Adolf Anderssen, German mathematician and chess player (born 1818)
1873: David Swinson Maynard, American physician, lawyer, and businessman (born 1808)
1854: Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French politician, 6th Prime Minister of France (born 1773)
1842: Henry Shrapnel, English general (born 1761)
1833: William Bradley, English lieutenant and cartographer (born 1757)
1823: John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician (born 1735)
1808: Christian VII of Denmark (born 1749)
1800: Nana Fadnavis, Indian minister and politician (born 1742)
1719: Johann Friedrich Böttger, German chemist and potter (born 1682)
1711: Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (born 1636)
1619: Richard Burbage, English actor (born 1567)
1601: Henry Cuffe, Politician (born 1563)
1573: Michel de l'Hôpital, French politician (born 1507)
1447: Shah Rukh, Timurid ruler of Persia and Transoxania (born 1377)
1415: Minye Kyawswa, Crown Prince of Ava (born 1391)
1271: Henry of Almain, English knight (born 1235)
1202: Mieszko III the Old, king of Poland (born c. 1121)

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