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March 30

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March 30

March 30 is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 276 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026: Virginia man wins 20 times in a single Pick 4 lottery drawing, racking up $100,000. A Virginia man plays Pick 4 every single day, and his big $100,000 payout finally arrived when he purchased 20 lottery tickets for one drawing.
2025: Kentucky woman brings in carton of eggs to claim $281,651 online lottery prize. A Kentucky woman brought in and posed with a carton of eggs while claiming a $281,651 online lottery prize at the Kentucky Lottery headquarters.
2024: Canadian man claims record $64 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot right before it expires. A record-breaking $64 million (US$47.26 million) Lotto 6/49 jackpot was claimed by one Canadian man just mere weeks before the winning ticket expired.
2023: Florida woman sentenced to prison after altering and stealing lottery tickets. A Florida woman was convicted for altering lottery tickets and stealing ones she knew were winners, including a ticket worth $20,000.
2021: Nebraska couple wins truck in the lottery after joking about it. An off-hand joke suddenly became cemented in reality when a Nebraska couple won a truck as a top prize from a scratch-off game.
2020: Liquor, cannabis, lottery: Are our vices essential services in face of COVID-19?. In a series of executive orders, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has increasingly forced businesses to close their doors to slow the spread of COVID-19, but there are three notable exceptions: Liquor, cannabis, and lottery tickets.
2018: $521 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot raised due to surging sales. A rush of ticket sales for the half-billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot has prompted lottery officials to revise their estimate for the Friday night drawing to $521 million.
2016: Mississippi lawmakers take first steps to create state lottery. It's time to give the people what they want and they want a lottery, one Mississippi lawmaker said Tuesday on the House floor.
2012: $640 MILLION: MEGA MANIA!. Even the state lotteries offering Mega Millions did not imagine a jackpot this large.
2012: Mega Millions fever sweeps nation as jackpot hits $540 million. Waiting with anticipation for that big drawing tonight? Here's a news story and some videos to help pass the time and keep those dreams alive.
2012: Illinois picks right week to start selling tickets online. With a record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot in play, Illinois picked the right week to become the first state in the nation to sell lottery tickets online.
2010: Lottery scam victim, 78, becomes scammer, swindles friends. A 78-year-old retiree is accused by police of duping friends, neighbors and even her pastor out of more than $1 million.
2010: St. Louis man wins $24,000 playing Pick 4. A Missouri lottery player purchased multiple Pick 4 tickets with the same number, and matched the winning numbers exactly.
2009: Sting nabs Minnesota lottery clerks stealing winning tickets. Five Twin Cities convenience store employees and three accomplices are facing lottery fraud charges after they were caught by undercover investigators allegedly trying to cash in winning lottery tickets for themselves.
2009: Nevada lottery plan approved by committee. A Nevada Assembly panel voted Thursday to back a plan for a lottery in the nation's No. 1 gambling state, despite arguments that it would compete with slot machines and other games of chance.
2009: Mass. Lottery proposes changes to Megabucks game. For devotees of Megabucks, the odds of winning may soon be getting longer under a proposal to update the 27-year-old jackpot game.
2009: Oklahoma Lottery bracing for loss of Arkansas dollars. Oklahoma will lose $10 million to $12 million in sales the first year when Arkansas begins its lottery games, an official said.
2007: N.M. Gov. signs bill to extend lottery scholarships. A bill signed by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Thursday is designed to extend the life of the lottery scholarship fund, which has been projected to run out of money in the next few years.
2007: N.C. Lottery celebrating 1st birthday. Now a year old, the North Carolina Education Lottery is meeting its goal of keeping residents from crossing the border to buy tickets -- but failing to reach financial expectations initially touted by lawmakers and Gov. Mike Easley.
2007: Ontario Lottery players don't know who to trust. With widespread corruption -- or at least permissiveness of corruption -- coming to light in Ontario, lottery players don't know who to turn to when there is a problem.
2006: Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $152 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, the jackpot grew to an estimated $152 million, with a cash option of $71.8 million.
2006: NY woman is Red Hot millionaire. A single mother from Le Roy, New York, has won a fortune.
2006: Mass. House to Lift Lottery Aid Cap. Massachusetts State Representative Daniel E. Bosley (D-North Adams) today announced that the upcoming House Ways and Means budget will lift the cap on Lottery aid and send the highest levels of local aid to cities and towns in the Commonwealth's history.
2006: Penn. woman sues for share of winning lottery ticket. A New Salem woman wants a Fayette County judge to stop her former roommate from cashing a $1 million winning instant lottery ticket because she believes the money should be shared.
2006: N.C. lottery begins with winners, losers -- and some glitches. North Carolina Board of Education chairman Howard Lee bought the ceremonial first tickets in Raleigh at dawn, making North Carolina the 42nd state with a lottery.
2006: N.C. Lottery begins today. After years of watching players take their millionaire dreams -- and spending money -- across state borders, North Carolinians will start playing their own lottery today.
2005: Workers indicted in lottery scandal. Two former employees of an Exxon store in Gordonsville, Virginia have been indicted on charges of embezzling $14,000 in Virginia lottery tickets.
2005: Oklahoma Lottery Commission Seeking Executive Director. Lottery experts from Tennessee and New Mexico offered their advice Tuesday to members of the newly formed Oklahoma Lottery Commission, as it searches for an executive director to head the new statewide lottery.
2005: One ticket wins $718,000 Ohio Rolling Cash 5 jackpot. One Rolling Cash 5 game ticket had the right combination for the drawing Tuesday, and it's worth the Ohio Lottery game's jackpot of $718,000.
2005: N.C. Lottery committe selected and moving quickly. House Speaker Jim Black chose his top lieutenant Monday to lead a special committee whose mission is to fashion an education lottery bill on which the full chamber can vote.
2005: Kentucky Lottery starts new 'Double Up Cash' game this weekend. The Kentucky Lottery will begin selling tickets Sunday for a new computerized game, Double Up Cash, that offers players a chance to double nonjackpot prizes if they correctly pick "heads" or "tails."
2004: Player wins UK Lottery jackpot buying ticket online. Camelot, the company that operates the UK National Lottery, is trumpeting its first online lotto millionaire.
2004: UK National Lottery plans iTV and mobile services. UK National Lottery operator Camelot revealed today that it plans to launch the lottery on interactive TV this spring, followed by a mobile service later in the year.
2004: Visible numbers end sales of Louisiana Lottery scratch-off games. The Louisiana Lottery Corp. has stopped sales of three scratch-off games because numbers supposed to be hidden could be read without scratching off anything.
2004: Ohio man becomes an instant millionaire. A Grafton, Ohio man instantly turned a $5 investment into $1 million at an Ohio gas station and convenience store on Sunday morning.
2004: UK National Lottery freebies mark anniversary. Free tickets for the cinema and tourist attractions being given away by Camelot to celebrate the UK National Lottery's tenth anniversary.
2004: Tenn. stores to receive $25,000 for selling Powerball jackpot ticket. A Tennessee retailer who sells a Powerball ticket that nets the multimillion-dollar grand prize will receive a reward of $25,000.
2004: Iowa woman pleads innocent in Powerball lottery theft. A Fonda, Iowa, woman has pleaded innocent to theft for allegedly claiming a $100,000 lottery prize after several people had pooled money to buy tickets.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$951.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2024
2.$656 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2012
3.$533 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2018
4.$355 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 31, 2023
5.$207.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2022
6.€180.22 Million US$199.94 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 31, 2022
7.$180.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2026
8.$174 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 31, 2017
9.$170 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 1, 2020
10.€142.3 Million
US$163.66 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 31, 2026
11.$153 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2011
12.$152 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 1, 2006
12.$152 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2021
14.€128.82 Million
US$151.07 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2021
15.€122.14 Million
US$150.52 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 31, 2018
16.$150.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 1, 2023
17.€125 Million
US$146.59 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2021
18.€127.98 Million
US$143.63 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2019
19.$135 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 1, 2008
20.$117 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 31, 2006
21.$116 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2016
22.$113 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 31, 2020
23.$109 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 1, 2009
24.$102 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 30, 1999
25.€90 Million
US$99.23 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Apr 3, 2020

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1990: cash3queen330
Friday, Mar 30, 1990
36 years old
1988: Squeaky$
Wednesday, Mar 30, 1988
38 years old
1987: luckismyname
Monday, Mar 30, 1987
39 years old
1986: latoya25
Sunday, Mar 30, 1986
40 years old
1986: codrrblake
Sunday, Mar 30, 1986
40 years old
1984: SassysBaibeee
Friday, Mar 30, 1984
42 years old
1983: Ey3amL0v3
Wednesday, Mar 30, 1983
43 years old
1978: Brandee
Thursday, Mar 30, 1978
48 years old
1974: kevgully173
Saturday, Mar 30, 1974
52 years old
1966: compking007
Wednesday, Mar 30, 1966
60 years old
1966: Fundingagents
Wednesday, Mar 30, 1966
60 years old
1964: mccorstgso
Monday, Mar 30, 1964
62 years old
1962: KinyaBee
Friday, Mar 30, 1962
64 years old
1960: scotti
Wednesday, Mar 30, 1960
66 years old
1951: SooperQ
Friday, Mar 30, 1951
75 years old
: Taylorcat
(year not provided)
: Tialuvslotto
(year not provided)
: GRRowl
(year not provided)
: jaylon
(year not provided)
: jveradt
(year not provided)
: KT64
(year not provided)
: Lingrid
(year not provided)
: NewChickOTB
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2023: Donald Trump becomes the first former United States president to be indicted by a grand jury.
2019: Pope Francis visits Morocco.
2018: The Israeli Army kills 17 Palestinians and wounds 1,400 in Gaza during Land Day protests.
2017: SpaceX conducts the world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket.
2011: Min Aung Hlaing is appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces.
2009: Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.
2008: Drolma Kyi arrested by Chinese authorities.
2006: Cyclone Glenda, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Australian region makes landfall near Onslow, Western Australia.
2002: The 2002 Lyon car attack takes place.
1982: Space Shuttle program: STS-3 mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
1981: U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley Jr.; three others are wounded in the same incident.
1979: Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament (MP), is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.
1976: Israeli-Palestinian conflict: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since 1948, Palestinians create the first Land Day.
1972: Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
1967: Delta Air Lines Flight 9877 crashes at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, killing 19.
1965: Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
1961: The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City.
1959: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.
1949: Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
1945: World War II: Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna. Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig.
1944: World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria.
1944: Out of 795 Lancasters, Halifaxes and Mosquitos sent to attack Nuremberg, 95 bombers do not return, making it the largest RAF Bomber Command loss of the war.
1940: Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.
1939: The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h).
1918: Beginning of the bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.
1912: Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
1900: Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover the first clay tablet with hieroglyphic writing in a script later called Linear B.
1899: German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
1885: The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empires.
1870: Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
1867: Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about two cents/acre ($4.19/km), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
1863: Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
1861: Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium.
1856: The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
1855: Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
1844: One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
1842: Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.
1841: The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.
1822: The Florida Territory is created in the United States.
1818: Physicist Augustin Fresnel reads a memoir on optical rotation to the French Academy of Sciences, reporting that when polarized light is "depolarized" by a Fresnel rhomb, its properties are preserved in any subsequent passage through an optically-rotating crystal or liquid.
1815: Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation, among the earliest calls for Italian unification.
1699: Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
1296: Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.
1282: The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.
598: Avar-Byzantine wars: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. Their leader Bayan I retreats north of the Danube River after the Avaro-Slavic army is decimated by the plague.

Births On This Day

2001: Anastasia Potapova, Russian tennis player
2000: Colton Herta, American race car driver
1998: Kalyn Ponga, Australian rugby league player
1997: Cha Eun-woo, South Korean singer, actor, and model
1996: Ryan Noda, American baseball player
1995: Zay Jones, American football player
1994: Alex Bregman, American baseball player
1994: Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer
1993: Anitta, Brazilian singer and entertainer
1992: Palak Muchhal, Indian playback singer
1991: NF, American rapper
1990: Thomas Rhett, American country music singer and songwriter
1990: Michal Březina, Czech figure skater
1989: Chris Sale, American baseball player
1989: João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player
1988: Will Matthews, Australian rugby league player
1988: Thanasis Papazoglou, Greek footballer
1988: Richard Sherman, American football player
1988: Larisa Yurkiw, Canadian alpine skier
1987: Trent Barreta, American wrestler
1987: Calum Elliot, Scottish footballer
1987: Kwok Kin Pong, Hong Kong footballer
1987: Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Canadian ice hockey player
1986: Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer
1985: Giacomo Ricci, Italian racing driver
1984: Mario Ančić, Croatian tennis player
1984: Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player
1983: Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer
1982: Mark Hudson, English footballer
1982: Philippe Mexès, French footballer
1982: Javier Portillo, Spanish footballer
1982: Jason Dohring, American actor
1981: Jammal Brown, American football player
1981: Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player
1980: Katrine Lunde, Norwegian handball goalkeeper
1980: Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, Norwegian handball player
1980: Ricardo Osorio, Mexican footballer
1979: Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1979: Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Ukrainian footballer
1978: Paweł Czapiewski, Polish runner
1978: Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player and coach
1978: Bok van Blerk, South African singer-songwriter and actor
1977: Abhishek Chaubey, Indian director and screenwriter
1976: Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player
1976: Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter
1976: Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish politician, Minister for Education of Denmark
1975: Paul Griffen, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
1974: Martin Love, Australian cricketer
1973: Adam Goldstein, American keyboard player, DJ, and producer (died 2009)
1973: Jan Koller, Czech footballer
1973: Kareem Streete-Thompson, Caymanian-American long jumper
1972: Mili Avital, Israeli-American actress
1972: Emerson Thome, Brazilian footballer and scout
1972: Karel Poborský, Czech footballer
1971: Mari Holden, American cyclist
1971: Mark Consuelos, American actor and television personality
1970: Tobias Hill, English poet and author (died 2023)
1970: Sylvain Charlebois, Canadian food/agriculture researcher and author
1969: Troy Bayliss, Australian motorcycle racer
1968: Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter
1967: Christopher Bowman, American figure skater and coach (died 2008)
1967: Richard Hutten, Dutch furniture designer
1967: Julie Richardson, New Zealand tennis player
1966: Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess player and author
1966: Dmitry Volkov, Russian swimmer (died 2025)
1966: Leonid Voloshin, Russian triple jumper
1965: Piers Morgan, English journalist and talk show host
1964: Vlado Bozinovski, Macedonian-Australian footballer and manager
1964: Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Mongolian journalist and politician, 4th President of Mongolia
1963: Panagiotis Tsalouchidis, Greek footballer
1962: Mark Begich, American politician
1962: MC Hammer, American rapper and actor
1962: Gary Stevens, English international footballer and manager
1961: Mike Thackwell, New Zealand racing driver
1961: Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 1999)
1960: Laurie Graham, Canadian skier
1960: Bill Johnson, American skier (died 2016)
1959: Martina Cole, English television host and author
1958: Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor and stand-up comedian
1958: Joey Sindelar, American golfer
1957: Marie-Christine Koundja, Chadian author and diplomat
1956: Bill Butler, Scottish educator and politician
1956: Juanito Oiarzabal, Spanish mountaineer
1956: Paul Reiser, American actor and comedian
1956: Shahla Sherkat, Iranian journalist and author
1955: Randy VanWarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2004)
1952: Stuart Dryburgh, English-New Zealand cinematographer
1952: Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach
1950: Janet Browne, English-American historian and academic
1950: Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor (died 2022)
1950: Grady Little, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1949: Liza Frulla, Canadian talk show host and politician, 3rd Minister of Canadian Heritage
1949: Dana Gillespie, English singer-songwriter and actress
1949: Naomi Sims, American model and author (died 2009)
1948: Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham, English computer programmer and politician (died 2022)
1948: Eddie Jordan, Irish racing driver and team owner, founded Jordan Grand Prix (died 2025)
1948: Mervyn King, English economist and academic
1948: Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, American rock singer
1947: Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, American activist, writer, and black anarchist
1947: Dick Roche, Irish politician, Minister of State for European Affairs
1947: Terje Venaas, Norwegian bassist
1945: Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter
1944: Mark Wylea Erwin, American businessman and diplomat
1944: Brian Wilshire, Australian radio host
1943: Jay Traynor, American pop and doo-wop singer (died 2014)
1942: Ruben Kun, Nauruan lawyer and politician, 14th President of Nauru (died 2014)
1942: Tane Norton, New Zealand rugby player (died 2023)
1942: Kenneth Welsh, Canadian actor (died 2022)
1941: Graeme Edge, English singer-songwriter and drummer (died 2021)
1941: Ron Johnston, English geographer and academic (died 2020)
1941: Wasim Sajjad, Pakistani lawyer and politician, President of Pakistan
1941: Bob Smith, American soldier and politician
1940: Norman Gifford, English cricketer
1940: Jerry Lucas, American basketball player and educator
1940: Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish lawyer and judge (died 2016)
1940: David Earle Bailey, American Episcopal priest (died 2024)
1938: John Barnhill, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
1938: Klaus Schwab, German economist and engineer, founded the World Economic Forum
1937: Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1937: Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth, English businessman
1935: Karl Berger, German pianist and composer (died 2023)
1935: Willie Galimore, American football player (died 1964)
1935: Gordon Mumma, American composer
1934: Paul Crouch, American broadcaster, co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (died 2013)
1934: Hans Hollein, Austrian architect and academic, designed Haas House (died 2014)
1933: Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director (died 2007)
1933: Joe Ruby, American animator (died 2020)
1930: John Astin, American actor
1930: Rolf Harris, Australian singer-songwriter (died 2023)
1929: Richard Dysart, American actor (died 2015)
1929: Ray Musto, American soldier and politician (died 2014)
1929: István Rózsavölgyi, Hungarian runner (died 2012)
1928: Robert Badinter, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (died 2024)
1928: Colin Egar, Australian cricket umpire (died 2008)
1928: Tom Sharpe, English-Spanish author and educator (died 2013)
1927: Wally Grout, Australian cricketer (died 1968)
1926: Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA (died 2018)
1925: Hans Reichelt, German politician (died 2025)
1923: Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (died 1986)
1922: Turhan Bey, American actor (died 2012)
1922: Arthur Wightman, American physicist and academic (died 2013)
1921: André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (died 2013)
1919: McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (died 1996)
1919: Robin Williams, New Zealand mathematician, university administrator and public servant (died 2013)
1917: Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (died 1995)
1915: Pietro Ingrao, Italian journalist and politician (died 2015)
1914: Sonny Boy Williamson I, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (died 1948)
1913: Marc Davis, American animator (died 2000)
1913: Richard Helms, American soldier and diplomat, 8th Director of Central Intelligence (died 2002)
1913: Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter (died 2007)
1913: Ċensu Tabone, Maltese general, physician, and politician, 4th President of Malta (died 2012)
1912: Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (died 1994)
1912: Alvin Hamilton, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (died 2004)
1911: Ekrem Akurgal, Turkish archaeologist and academic (died 2002)
1910: Józef Marcinkiewicz, Polish soldier, mathematician, and academic (died 1940)
1907: Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German general (died 1994)
1905: Archie Birkin, English motorcycle racer (died 1927)
1905: Mikio Oda, Japanese triple jumper and academic (died 1998)
1905: Albert Pierrepoint, English hangman (died 1992)
1904: Ripper Collins, American baseball player and coach (died 1970)
1903: Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (died 1984)
1902: Brooke Astor, American socialite and philanthropist (died 2007)
1902: Ted Heath, English trombonist and composer (died 1969)
1899: Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Indian author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1970)
1895: Jean Giono, French author and poet (died 1970)
1895: Carl Lutz, Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (died 1975)
1895: Charlie Wilson, English footballer (died 1971)
1894: Tommy Green, English race walker (died 1975)
1894: Sergey Ilyushin, Russian engineer, founded Ilyushin Design Bureau (died 1977)
1892: Stefan Banach, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1945)
1892: Fortunato Depero, Italian painter and sculptor (died 1960)
1892: Erhard Milch, German field marshal (died 1972)
1892: Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director (died 1918)
1892: Erwin Panofsky, German historian and academic (died 1968)
1891: Chunseong, Korean monk, writer and philosopher (died 1977)
1888: J. R. Williams, Canadian-born cartoonist (died 1957)
1882: Melanie Klein, Austrian-English psychologist and author (died 1960)
1880: Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist, playwright, and memoirist (died 1964)
1879: Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (died 1954)
1875: Thomas Xenakis, Greek-American gymnast (died 1942)
1874: Charles Lightoller, English 2nd officer on the RMS Titanic (died 1952)
1874: Josiah McCracken, American hammer thrower, shot putter, and football player (died 1962)
1874: Nicolae Rădescu, Romanian general and politician, Prime Minister of Romania (died 1953)
1864: Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (died 1943)
1863: Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (died 1930)
1858: Siegfried Alkan, German composer (died 1941)
1857: Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (died 1926)
1853: Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (died 1890)
1853: Arnoldo Sartorio, German composer, pianist, and teacher (died 1936)
1844: Paul Verlaine, French poet (died 1896)
1820: Anna Sewell, English author (died 1878)
1820: James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (died 1882)
1811: Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (died 1899)
1805: Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, German-Swedish linguist and botanist (died 1887)
1793: Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentinian soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (died 1877)
1750: John Stafford Smith, English organist and composer (died 1836)
1746: Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and sculptor (died 1828)
1727: Tommaso Traetta, Italian composer and educator (died 1779)
1640: John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (died 1695)
1606: Vincentio Reinieri, Italian mathematician and astronomer (died 1647)
1551: Salomon Schweigger, German theologian (died 1622)
1510: Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish composer and organist (died 1566)
1432: Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman sultan (died 1481)
1326: Ivan II of Moscow (died 1359)
1135: Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (April 6 also proposed, d. 1204)
892: Shi Jingtang, founder of the Later Jin Dynasty (died 942)

Deaths On This Day

2024: Tim McGovern, American visual effects artist (born 1955)
2024: Chance Perdomo, British-American actor (born 1996)
2023: Doug Mulray, Australian radio and television host (born 1951)
2021: G. Gordon Liddy, chief operative in the Watergate scandal (born 1930)
2021: Myra Frances, British actress (born 1942)
2020: Manolis Glezos, Greek left-wing politician, journalist, author, and folk hero (born 1922)
2020: Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)
2018: Bill Maynard, English actor (born 1928)
2015: Helmut Dietl, German director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944)
2015: Roger Slifer, American author, illustrator, screenwriter, and producer (born 1954)
2015: Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer and academic (born 1921)
2014: Kate O'Mara, English actress (born 1939)
2014: Alice Raftary, American educator of blind adults (born 1927)
2013: Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (born 1923)
2013: Bobby Parks, American basketball player and coach (born 1962)
2013: Phil Ramone, South African-American songwriter and producer, co-founded A & R Recording (born 1934)
2013: Edith Schaeffer, Chinese-Swiss religious leader and author, co-founded L'Abri (born 1914)
2013: Bob Turley, American baseball player and coach (born 1930)
2012: Janet Anderson Perkin, Canadian baseball player and curler (born 1921)
2012: Aquila Berlas Kiani, Indian-Canadian sociologist and academic (born 1921)
2012: Francesco Mancini, Italian footballer and coach (born 1968)
2012: Granville Semmes, American businessman, founded 1-800-Flowers (born 1928)
2012: Leonid Shebarshin, Russian KGB officer (born 1935)
2010: Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-American educator (born 1930)
2010: Morris R. Jeppson, American lieutenant and physicist (born 1922)
2010: Martin Sandberger, German SS officer (born 1911)
2008: Roland Fraïssé, French mathematical logician (born 1920)
2008: David Leslie, Scottish racing driver (born 1953)
2008: Richard Lloyd, English racing driver (born 1945)
2008: Dith Pran, Cambodian-American photographer and journalist (born 1942)
2007: John Roberts, Canadian political scientist, academic, and politician, 46th Secretary of State for Canada (born 1933)
2006: Red Hickey, American football player and coach (born 1917)
2006: John McGahern, Irish author and educator (born 1934)
2005: Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (born 1926)
2005: Milton Green, American hurdler and soldier (born 1913)
2005: Fred Korematsu, American political activist (born 1919)
2005: Chrysanthos Theodoridis, Greek singer and songwriter (born 1934)
2005: O. V. Vijayan, Indian author and illustrator (born 1930)
2005: Mitch Hedberg, American stand-up comedian (born 1968)
2004: Alistair Cooke, English-American journalist and author (born 1908)
2004: Michael King, New Zealand historian and author (born 1945)
2004: Timi Yuro, American singer and songwriter (born 1940)
2003: Michael Jeter, American actor (born 1952)
2003: Valentin Pavlov, Russian banker and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (born 1937)
2002: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (born 1900)
2002: Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and lyricist (born 1930)
2000: Rudolf Kirchschläger, Austrian judge and politician, 8th President of Austria (born 1915)
1996: Hugh Falkus, English pilot and author (born 1917)
1996: Ryoei Saito, Japanese businessman (born 1916)
1995: Rozelle Claxton, American pianist (born 1913)
1995: Tony Lock, English-Australian cricketer and coach (born 1929)
1995: Paul A. Rothchild, American record producer (born 1935)
1993: S. M. Pandit, Indian painter (born 1916)
1993: Richard Diebenkorn, American painter (born 1922)
1992: Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist and academic (born 1919)
1991: Athanasios Ragazos, Greek long-distance runner (born 1913)
1990: Harry Bridges, Australian-born American activist and trade union leader (born 1901)
1988: Edgar Faure, French historian and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1908)
1986: James Cagney, American actor and dancer (born 1899)
1986: John Ciardi, American poet and etymologist (born 1916)
1985: Harold Peary, American actor and singer (born 1908)
1984: Karl Rahner, German-Austrian priest and theologian (born 1904)
1981: DeWitt Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Reader's Digest (born 1889)
1979: Airey Neave, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (born 1916)
1979: Ray Ventura, French pianist and bandleader (born 1908)
1978: George Paine, English cricketer and coach (born 1908)
1978: Memduh Tağmaç, Turkish general (born 1904)
1977: Levko Revutsky, Ukrainian composer and educator (born 1889)
1975: Peter Bamm, German journalist and author (born 1897)
1973: Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish pilot and politician (born 1903)
1973: Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French racing driver (born 1904)
1972: Mahir Çayan, Turkish politician (born 1946)
1972: Gabriel Heatter, American radio commentator (born 1890)
1970: Heinrich Brüning, German economist and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1885)
1969: Lucien Bianchi, Belgian racing driver (born 1934)
1967: Frank Thorpe, Australian public servant (born 1885)
1967: Jean Toomer, American poet and novelist (born 1894)
1966: Newbold Morris, American lawyer and politician (born 1902)
1966: Maxfield Parrish, American painter and illustrator (born 1870)
1966: Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (born 1893)
1965: Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896)
1964: Nella Larsen, American nurse and author (born 1891)
1963: Aleksandr Gauk, Russian conductor and composer (born 1893)
1961: Philibert Jacques Melotte, English astronomer (born 1880)
1960: Joseph Haas, German composer and educator (born 1879)
1959: Daniil Andreyev, Russian mystic and poet (born 1906)
1959: John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (born 1894)
1959: Riccardo Zanella, Italian politician (born 1875)
1956: Edmund Clerihew Bentley, English author and poet (born 1875)
1955: Harl McDonald, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1899)
1952: Nikos Beloyannis, Greek resistance leader and politician (born 1915)
1952: Jigme Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (born 1905)
1950: Léon Blum, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1872)
1949: Friedrich Bergius, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1884)
1949: Dattaram Hindlekar, Indian cricketer (born 1909)
1945: Béla Balogh, Hungarian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1885)
1943: Jan Bytnar, Polish lieutenant; WWII resistance fighter (born 1921)
1943: Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski, Polish sergeant; WWII resistance fighter (born 1920)
1940: Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet Scottish soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (born 1876)
1936: Conchita Supervía, Spanish soprano and actress (born 1895)
1935: Romanos Melikian, Armenian composer (born 1883)
1925: Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher and author (born 1861)
1912: Karl May, German author (born 1842)
1907: Aurora von Qvanten, Swedish writer and artist (born 1816)
1896: Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek politician, 55th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1832)
1886: Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Premier of Quebec (born 1838)
1879: Thomas Couture, French painter and educator (born 1815)
1874: Carl Julian (von) Graba, German lawyer and ornithologist who visited and studied the Faroe Islands (born 1799)
1873: Bénédict Morel, Austrian-French psychiatrist and physician (born 1809)
1864: Louis Schindelmeisser, German clarinet player, composer, and conductor (born 1811)
1842: Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (born 1755)
1840: Beau Brummell, English-French fashion designer (born 1778)
1830: Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (born 1763)
1806: Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (born 1757)
1804: Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (born 1718)
1783: William Hunter, Scottish anatomist and physician (born 1718)
1764: Pietro Locatelli, Italian violinist and composer (born 1695)
1707: Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French general and engineer (born 1633)
1689: Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Polish atheist and philosopher (born 1634)
1662: François le Métel de Boisrobert, French poet and playwright (born 1592)
1587: Ralph Sadler, English politician, Secretary of State for England (born 1507)
1559: Adam Ries, German mathematician and academic (born 1492)
1540: Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German cardinal (born 1469)
1526: Konrad Mutian, German humanist (born 1471)
1486: Thomas Bourchier, English cardinal (born 1404)
1472: Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (born 1435)
1465: Isabella of Clermont, queen consort of Naples (born c. 1424)
1202: Joachim of Fiore, Italian mystic and theologian (born 1135)
1180: Al-Mustadi, Caliph (born 1142)
987: Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (born 960)
943: Li Bian, emperor of Southern Tang (born 889)
365: Ai of Jin, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (born 341)
116: Quirinus of Neuss, Roman martyr and saint

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