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May 12

May 12 is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 233 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026
Maine Lottery adopts rules to ban bulk ticket purchases. It's official — bulk lottery ticket purchases are illegal in Maine, making it the latest state to adopt laws in defense against organized groups aiming to "buy" jackpots.
2025
New Mega Millions game reports 300% increase in non-jackpot prizes in first month. Within the first month since the Mega Millions multi-state game overhaul, the Mega Millions Consortium reported that non-jackpot prizes won by players have surged over 300%.
2025
South Carolina woman to stop "fussing" at her husband's lottery hobby after he wins $200,000. A South Carolina woman said she won't chastise her husband for playing the lottery anymore now that he won a $200,000 top prize on a winning ticket.
2023
Online credit card purchases to be banned for Australian gamblers, except for the lottery. Australians may soon not have the ability to use credit cards for online betting, except for lottery purchases.
2020
North Carolina healthcare delivery driver almost faints after winning $150,000 lottery jackpot. A North Carolina healthcare driver who delivers medicine to hospitals and clinics is the winner of a $149,814 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot.
2018
Georgia Gov. signs bill allowing lottery winners to remain anonymous. Georgia has joined a small but growing number of states that allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.
2017
4th clerk arrested in Florida Lottery sting. Florida officials have arrested a fourth person locally in its ongoing crackdown on store owners and employees who cheat customers out of lottery winnings.
2015
Pennsylvania lottery winners to be taxed for the first time. Tucked into the depths of New Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's budget plan is a proposal to tax lottery winnings over $600.
2013
$350 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot soars. For only the 7th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has grown to $350 million or more.
2012
Britain's youngest lottery winner still broke, but expecting twins. A lottery winner who frittered away her £1.9 million (US$3 million) fortune on drink, drugs and luxury items is expecting twins -- and she says the feeling is even better than when she hit the jackpot.
2011
Kentucky Lottery launches 50/50 raffle Friday. On Friday, the Kentucky Lottery kicks off sales for its newest game, 50/50 Split the Pot Raffle, a winner-take-all game that will be offered only for a short time.
2011
Louisiana Lottery creates millionaire in raffle draw. The Louisiana Lottery's finale drawing for its newest $10 raffle game, Millionaire Bonus Raffle, was held Thursday morning, creating one freshly-minted millionaire and several winners of $20,000.
2011
Florida man wins lottery twice in 6 months. A Panama City Beach, Florida, man won two Florida Lottery scratch game grand prizes within a span of six months.
2010
Lottery winner doesn't have to share. An elderly Connecticut woman does not have to share her half of a $500,000 lottery windfall with her sister who sued her over it, a judge ruled Wednesday.
2005
Record PA Match 6 lottery winner flees media attention. On Monday, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue announced that Crone had won $5.9 million in the largest Match 6 payoff to date in the game's 16-month history, but the winner is apparently not happy with all the attention the win has brought him.
2005
N.H. Lottery To Sell $20 Scratch Tickets. The New Hampshire House on Wednesday approved a new $20 lottery ticket, which will offer larger prizes and are expected to add about $5 million to state revenues during the next two years.
2005
N.C. Senate considers social, legal expenses of starting lottery. If North Carolina joins every other state on the East Coast and creates a lottery, the cost of policing it and offering help to problem gamblers could cost several million dollars a year, witnesses told a Senate committee on Wednesday.
2005
Wisconsin Lottery lost $212,000 in Super Bowl drawing. The Wisconsin Lottery lost $212,000 after it pulled out of a special drawing offering tickets and travel to the 2004 Super Bowl.
2005
Wisconsin couple to be investigated for excessive lottery wins. A state lawmaker has asked for an audit to determine how a Bonduel, Wisconsin couple won three dozen second-chance state lottery drawings since 2000.
2004
Pennsylvania Lottery Reveals Age Checking Lottery Terminals. Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Gregory C. Fajt today announced that more than 6,700 Lottery retailers will be able to electronically check the ages of customers through online Lottery terminals using a new age verification system.
2004
Mega Millions jackpot rolls to $13 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $13 million Wednesday.
2004
Tennessee Powerball $100,000 Winner Plans To Build Home. Matthew Hemby said his family "jumped up and down laughing" when they realized they had won $100,000 and that they knew instantly what they planned to do with their winnings: "Build a new home for our family."
2004
Georgia Lottery HOPE bill adds $4.5 million for schools. While legislators devised a way to say millions of dollars in the HOPE scholarship program, they added a cost of $4.5 million that will benefit students who attend private schools part-time.
2004
Pennsylvania Lottery to enforce ID check. The Pennsylvania Lottery will announce a new program this morning in Harrisburg designed to enforce age limits on lottery ticket sales.
2004
Tennessee Lottery executive exodus concerns lawmakers. Some state legislators are concerned after learning that four Tennessee Lottery vice presidents have resigned since the games began in late January.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$430 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 14, 2021
2.$363.9 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 15, 2013
3.$363 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 14, 2024
4.$316 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 14, 2019
5.$257 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 12, 2018
6.$250 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 15, 2019
7.$248 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 12, 2020
8.$232 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 12, 2026
9.€202.67 Million
US$210.98 Million
Draw Date
May 12, 2022
10.€163 Million
US$191.49 Million
Draw Date
May 12, 2026
11.$184 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 13, 2017
12.€151.47 Million
US$180.25 Million
Draw Date
May 13, 2021
13.€123 Million
US$174.48 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 13, 2011
14.€151.67 Million
US$170.13 Million
Draw Date
May 14, 2019
15.$170 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 14, 2013
16.$168.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 12, 2021
17.$166 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 13, 2008
18.$161 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 13, 2016
19.€137 Million
US$152.82 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 13, 2025
20.$140 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 12, 2015
21.$129 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 13, 2009
22.$126.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 13, 2023
23.€99 Million
US$123.06 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 14, 2010
24.$121 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 13, 2014
25.$111 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 14, 2005

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1996
Sunday, May 12, 1996
30 years old
1988
Thursday, May 12, 1988
38 years old
1986
Monday, May 12, 1986
40 years old
1979
Saturday, May 12, 1979
47 years old
1976
Wednesday, May 12, 1976
50 years old
1972
Friday, May 12, 1972
54 years old
1972
Friday, May 12, 1972
54 years old
1972
Friday, May 12, 1972
54 years old
1972
Friday, May 12, 1972
54 years old
1968
Sunday, May 12, 1968
58 years old
1962
Saturday, May 12, 1962
64 years old
1961
Friday, May 12, 1961
65 years old
1958
Monday, May 12, 1958
68 years old
1956
Saturday, May 12, 1956
70 years old
1954
Wednesday, May 12, 1954
72 years old
1952
Monday, May 12, 1952
74 years old
(year not provided)
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2024
Middle/End of the May 2024 Solar Storms, the most powerful set of Geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.
2018
Paris knife attack: A man is fatally shot by police in Paris after killing one and injuring several others.
2017
The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400,000 computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's National Health Services and Telefónica computers.
2015
A train derailment in Philadelphia, United States, kills eight people and injures more than 200.
2015
Massive Nepal earthquake kills 218 people and injures more than 3,500.
2010
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashes on final approach to Tripoli International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, killing 103 out of the 104 people on board.
2008
An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.
2008
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of a workplace in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.
2006
Mass unrest by the Primeiro Comando da Capital begins in São Paulo (Brazil), leaving at least 150 dead.
2006
Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country.
2003
The Riyadh compound bombings in Saudi Arabia, carried out by al-Qaeda, kill 39 people.
2002
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since the Cuban Revolution.
1989
The San Bernardino train disaster kills four people, only to be followed a week later by an underground gasoline pipeline explosion, which kills two more people.
1982
During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan María Fernández y Krohn before he can attack Pope John Paul II with a bayonet.
1978
In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga); the local government asks the US, France and Belgium to restore order.
1975
Indochina Wars: Democratic Kampuchea naval forces capture the SS Mayaguez.
1968
Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral.
1965
The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashes on the Moon.
1949
Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
1942
World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later.
1942
World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarine U-507.
1941
Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin.
1937
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom are crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1933
The Agricultural Adjustment Act, which restricts agricultural production through government purchase of livestock for slaughter and paying subsidies to farmers when they remove land from planting, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1933
President Roosevelt signs legislation creating the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the predecessor of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
1932
Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
1926
The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
1926
The 1926 United Kingdom general strike ends.
1885
North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
1881
In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
1870
The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
1865
American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: Union troops assault a Confederate salient known as the "Mule Shoe", with some of the fiercest fighting of the war, much of it hand-to-hand combat, occurring at "the Bloody Angle" on the northwest.
1863
American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
1862
American Civil War: Union Army troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1846
The Donner Party of pioneers departs Independence, Missouri for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship and cannibalism.
1821
The first major battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks is fought in Valtetsi.
1809
British contingents under Arthur Wellesley force a French army under general Soult to retreat in the battle of Oporto.
1808
Finnish War: Swedish-Finnish troops, led by Captain Karl Wilhelm Malmi, conquer the city of Kuopio from Russians after the Battle of Kuopio.
1797
War of the First Coalition: Napoleon Bonaparte conquers Venice.
1780
American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
1778
Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
1743
Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen of Bohemia after defeating her rival, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
1593
London playwright Thomas Kyd is arrested and tortured by the Privy Council for libel.
1588
French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry I, Duke of Guise, enters the city and a spontaneous uprising occurs.
1551
National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru.
1510
The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his intent on ousting the powerful Ming dynasty eunuch Liu Jin during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
1497
Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
1364
Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland, is founded in Kraków.
1328
Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice.
1191
Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus; she is crowned Queen consort of England the same day.
1157
A church council presided over by Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos in the Palace of Blachernae investigates the orthodoxy of the patriarch of Antioch, Soterichos Panteugenos.
907
Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang dynasty after nearly three hundred years of rule.
254
Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism.
113
Roman emperor Trajan dedicates a column celebrating and depicting his victory over the Dacians.

Births On This Day

2006
Vasilije Adžić, Montenegrin footballer
2005
Zach Benson, Canadian ice hockey player
2001
Issa Kaboré, Burkinabé footballer
1999
Hiroki Itō, Japanese footballer
1998
Mo Bamba, American-Ivorian basketball player
1997
Frenkie de Jong, Dutch footballer
1996
Fabrice Olinga, Cameroonian footballer
1996
Kostas Tsimikas, Greek footballer
1993
Timo Horn, German footballer
1992
Erik Durm, German footballer
1990
Florent Amodio, French figure skater
1990
Etika, American YouTuber and live streamer (died 2019)
1989
Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Greek Cypriot singer, musician, and actress
1988
Marcelo, Brazilian footballer
1987
Lance Lynn, American baseball player
1987
Kieron Pollard, Trinidadian cricketer
1987
Darren Randolph, Irish footballer
1986
Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress
1983
Domhnall Gleeson, Irish actor
1983
Yujiro Kushida, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1981
Rami Malek, American actor
1980
Rishi Sunak, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1979
Steve Smith Sr., American football player
1978
Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian model, actress, and singer
1978
Jason Biggs, American actor and comedian
1977
Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player and coach
1977
Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician (died 2017)
1976
Bruno Lage, Portuguese football manager
1975
Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player (died 2015)
1972
Rhea Seehorn, American actress
1970
Jim Furyk, American golfer
1970
Samantha Mathis, American actress
1970
Mike Weir, Canadian golfer
1969
Kim Fields, American actress
1968
Tony Hawk, American skateboarder and actor
1967
Bill Shorten, Australian politician
1966
Stephen Baldwin, American actor
1965
Mark Thomas, British sprinter
1962
Emilio Estevez, American actor
1962
Brett Gurewitz, American guitarist and songwriter
1959
Ving Rhames, American actor
1957
Lou Whitaker, American baseball player
1952
Domingos Maubere, East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (died 2025)
1951
George Karl, American basketball player and coach
1950
Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author
1950
Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, and producer
1950
Billy Squier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948
Dave Heineman, American politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska
1948
Steve Winwood, English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
1947
Michael Ignatieff, Canadian journalist and politician
1946
Daniel Libeskind, American architect, designed the Imperial War Museum North and Jewish Museum
1945
Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer and manager (died 2007)
1945
Ian McLagan, English keyboard player and songwriter (died 2014)
1944
Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong
1942
Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter (died 2000)
1940
Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (died 2008)
1939
Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2014)
1937
Beryl Burton, English cyclist (died 1996)
1937
George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (died 2008)
1936
Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (died 2009)
1936
Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (died 2007)
1936
Frank Stella, American painter and sculptor (died 2024)
1935
Felipe Alou, Dominican-American baseball player, coach, and manager
1935
Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player
1930
Jesús Franco, Spanish director and screenwriter (died 2013)
1929
Sam Nujoma, Namibian politician, 1st President of Namibia (died 2025)
1928
Burt Bacharach, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2023)
1925
Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2015)
1924
Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1968)
1922
Roy Salvadori, English racing driver and manager (died 2012)
1921
Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and illustrator (died 1986)
1921
Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (died 2014)
1918
Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (died 2001)
1918
Julius Rosenberg, American spy (died 1953)
1914
Howard K. Smith, American journalist and actor (died 2002)
1911
Charles Biro, American author and illustrator (died 1972)
1910
Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, first President of Suriname (died 2010)
1910
Dorothy Hodgkin, English biochemist, crystallographer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)
1908
Nicholas Kaldor, Hungarian-English economist (died 1986)
1907
Leslie Charteris, English author and screenwriter (died 1993)
1907
Katharine Hepburn, American actress (died 2003)
1903
Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (died 1991)
1900
Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (died 1971)
1899
Indra Devi, pioneer of Yoga (died 2002)
1897
Earle Nelson, American serial killer and rapist (died 1928)
1895
William Giauque, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)
1895
Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (died 1986)
1892
Fritz Kortner, Austrian-German actor and director (died 1970)
1889
Abelardo L. Rodríguez, substitute president of Mexico (died 1967)
1889
Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman and Holocaust survivor; father of diarist Anne Frank (died 1980)
1886
Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and pilot (died 1937)
1885
Paltiel Daykan, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (died 1969)
1880
Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (died 1951)
1875
Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (died 1960)
1874
Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian pediatrician and immunologist (died 1929)
1873
J. E. H. MacDonald, English-Canadian painter (died 1932)
1872
Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, tenth Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (died 1940)
1869
Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, wrestler, and weightlifter (died 1946)
1867
Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (died 1938)
1863
Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Bengali writer, painter, violin player and composer, technologist and entrepreneur (died 1915)
1859
William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician (died 1932)
1859
Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, ninth Premier of Western Australia (died 1918)
1850
Henry Cabot Lodge, American historian and politician (died 1924)
1850
Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (died 1909)
1845
Gabriel Fauré, French pianist, composer, and educator (died 1924)
1842
Jules Massenet, French composer (died 1912)
1840
Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean colonel (died 1912)
1839
Tôn Thất Thuyết, Vietnamese mandarin (died 1913)
1829
Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer and educator (died 1896)
1828
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (died 1882)
1825
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and explorer (died 1878)
1820
Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse, social reformer, and statistician (died 1910)
1814
Adolf von Henselt, German pianist and composer (died 1889)
1812
Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (died 1888)
1806
Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician (died 1881)
1804
Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, third Premier of West Canada (died 1858)
1803
Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic (died 1873)
1777
Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman (died 1855)
1776
José de La Mar, Peruvian military leader, President of Peru (died 1830)
1774
Ellis Cunliffe Lister, English politician (died 1853)
1767
Manuel Godoy, Spanish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (died 1851)
1755
Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violinist and composer (died 1824)
1754
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer and publisher (died 1812)
1739
Johann Baptist Wanhal, Czech-Austrian organist and composer (died 1813)
1725
Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (died 1785)
1700
Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect and engineer, designed the Palace of Caserta and Royal Palace of Milan (died 1773)
1670
Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (died 1733)
1626
Louis Hennepin, Flemish priest and missionary (died 1705)
1622
Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French-Canadian soldier and politician, third Governor General of New France (died 1698)
1606
Joachim von Sandrart, German art-historian and painter (died 1688)
1590
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1621)
1496
Gustav I of Sweden (died 1560)
1479
Pompeo Colonna, Catholic cardinal (died 1532)
1401
Emperor Shōkō of Japan (died 1428)
1325
Rupert II, Elector Palatine (died 1398)

Deaths On This Day

2024
Mark Damon, American film actor and producer (born 1933)
2024
David Sanborn, American saxophonist (born 1945)
2024
A. J. Smith, American football executive (born 1949)
2020
Aimee Stephens, American funeral director and U.S. Supreme Court litigant (born 1960)
2018
Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer (born 1945)
2017
Mauno Koivisto, Finnish banker and politician, ninth President of Finland (born 1923)
2016
Mike Agostini, Trinidadian sprinter (born 1935)
2015
Peter Gay, German-American historian, author, and academic (born 1923)
2014
Cornell Borchers, Lithuanian-German actress and singer (born 1925)
2014
Marco Cé, Italian cardinal (born 1925)
2014
H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (born 1940)
2014
Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1934)
2014
Lorenzo Zambrano, Mexican businessman and philanthropist (born 1944)
2013
Gerd Langguth, German political scientist, author, and academic (born 1946)
2012
Jan Bens, Dutch footballer and coach (born 1921)
2012
Eddy Paape, Belgian illustrator (born 1920)
2009
Antonio Vega, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1957)
2008
Robert Rauschenberg, American painter and illustrator (born 1925)
2008
Irena Sendler, Polish nurse and humanitarian (born 1910)
2006
Hussein Maziq, Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (born 1918)
2005
Ömer Kavur, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944)
2005
Martin Lings, English author and scholar (born 1909)
2005
Kai Setälä, Finnish physician and professor (born 1913)
2005
Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress (born 1937)
2003
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-American diplomat (born 1933)
2001
Perry Como, American singer and television host (born 1912)
2001
Didi, Brazilian footballer (born 1928)
2001
Alexei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-144 (born 1925)
2000
Adam Petty, American race car driver (born 1980)
1999
Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American illustrator (born 1914)
1995
Adolfo Pedernera, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1918)
1994
Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (born 1902)
1994
John Smith, Scottish-English lawyer and politician, Labour Party leader, Leader of the Opposition (born 1938)
1993
Zeno Colò, Italian Olympic alpine skier (born1920)
1992
Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and songwriter (born 1911)
1992
Robert Reed, American actor (born 1932)
1986
Elisabeth Bergner, German actress (born 1897)
1985
Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (born 1901)
1981
Francis Hughes, Provisional IRA hunger striker (born 1956)
1981
Benjamin Sheares, Singaporean professor and politician, second President of Singapore (born 1907)
1973
Frances Marion, American screenwriter, novelist and journalist (born 1888)
1973
Art Pollard, American race car driver (born 1927)
1971
Heinie Manush, American baseball player and coach (born 1901)
1970
Nelly Sachs, German poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1891)
1967
John Masefield, English poet and author (born 1878)
1966
Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (born 1896)
1964
Agnes Forbes Blackadder, Scottish medical doctor (born 1875)
1963
Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (born 1878)
1963
Robert Kerr, Irish-Canadian sprinter and coach (born 1882)
1957
Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and racing driver (born 1928)
1957
Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (born 1885)
1956
Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (born 1895)
1948
Hans Waldemar Wessolowski, German-American illustrator (born 1894)
1944
Max Brand, American journalist and author (born 1892)
1944
Arthur Quiller-Couch, English author, poet, and critic (born 1863)
1935
Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland (born 1867)
1931
Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1858)
1925
Amy Lowell, American poet and critic (born 1874)
1916
James Connolly, executed Scottish-born Irish socialist and rebel leader (born 1868)
1916
Seán Mac Diarmada, executed Irish rebel leader (born 1883)
1907
Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author and critic (born 1848)
1900
Göran Fredrik Göransson, Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (born 1819)
1897
Minna Canth, Finnish journalist, playwright, and activist (born 1844)
1884
Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer and educator (born 1824)
1878
Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (born 1795)
1876
Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian activist (born 1843)
1867
Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist and academic (born 1795)
1864
J. E. B. Stuart, American general (born 1833)
1860
Charles Barry, English architect, designed Upper Brook Street Chapel and the Palace of Westminster (born 1795)
1859
Sergey Aksakov, Russian author and academic (born 1791)
1856
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (born 1786)
1845
János Batsányi, Hungarian poet and academic (born 1763)
1842
Walenty Wańkowicz, Belarusian-Polish painter (born 1799)
1801
Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (born 1734)
1796
Johann Uz, German poet and author (born 1720)
1792
Charles Simon Favart, French playwright and composer (born 1710)
1784
Abraham Trembley, Swiss zoologist and academic (born 1710)
1759
Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (born 1700)
1748
Thomas Lowndes, English astronomer and academic (born 1692)
1708
Adolphus Frederick II, duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (born 1658)
1700
John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (born 1631)
1699
Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (born 1626)
1684
Edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest (born 1620)
1641
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1593)
1634
George Chapman, English poet and playwright (born 1559)
1599
Murad Mirza, Mughal prince (born 1570)
1529
Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington, English noblewoman (born 1460)
1490
Joanna, Portuguese princess and regent (born 1452)
1465
Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of Morea (born 1409)
1331
Engelbert of Admont, Benedictine abbot and scholar
1182
Valdemar I, king of Denmark (born 1131)
1161
Fergus of Galloway, Scottish nobleman
1090
Liutold of Eppenstein, duke of Carinthia
1012
Sergius IV, pope of the Catholic Church (born 970)
1003
Sylvester II, pope of the Catholic Church (born 946)
940
Eutychius, patriarch of Alexandria (born 877)
805
Æthelhard, archbishop of Canterbury
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