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May 14

On This Day in History

May 14

May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 231 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025: Illinois classic car collector to take a "joyride" with $2 million lottery win. An Illinois man who collects classic cars knows exactly how he wants to spend his $2 million lottery prize, and it involves taking a new "joyride."
2024: Alabama Lottery bill falls short by one vote. A bill to authorize a state lottery and casinos in Alabama failed by just one vote, the closest the state has ever come to enacting a state lottery since 1999.
2023: Canadian woman "calls in rich" to work after winning $1 million in the lottery. A Canadian woman won a $1 million (US$732,145) lottery prize one week after leaving one of her two full-time jobs and was too excited to go into work the next day.
2020: Skyrocketing scratch-off sales indicate lotto players are resilient. While ticket sales and jackpots are down for draw games like Powerball and Mega Millions, Americans have no problem finding entertainment in other lottery alternatives.
2020: British man who saved policeman's life during lockdown wins the lottery. A British water quality worker who helped save the life of a policeman after he had a heart attack on the bus during lockdown is celebrating a £1 million (US$1.2 million) lottery win.
2019: Wisconsin Powerball winner surprises random mom with $200 gift card on Mother's Day. A Franklin Park, Wisconsin, mother shopping Sunday at Target walked out with more than just the diapers on her list.
2019: New lottery agreement with private operator Northstar expected to save NJ up to $100M. New Jersey government officials have renegotiated a contract with the private operator of the New Jersey Lottery that is expected to save taxpayers up to $100 million over the next decade.
2018: U.S. Supreme Court overturns federal sports-wagering ban. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal law that bars gambling on individual sporting events in most of the country, in a ruling likely to unleash a race among the states to attract billions of dollars in legal wagers.
2018: Massachusetts Lottery winners increasingly opting to stay anonymous. Lawyers for newly-formed trusts are increasingly claiming Massachusetts Lottery prizes, as big winners do what they can to avoid being publicly identified.
2015: NJ foursome claims $40M Powerball jackpot. Four New Jersey men who have bought lottery tickets together for the past 10 years struck it rich when they collected a $40 million Powerball jackpot.
2015: Michigan lottery winners could remain anonymous under House bill. Under a bill approved by the Michigan House Regulatory Reform committee on a 13-2 vote Wednesday, touching stories about lottery winners would probably disappear because all lottery winners would be able to remain anonymous.
2014: Two Iowa Lottery executives leave on same day. Two vice presidents of the Iowa Lottery departed on the same day last week, and Lottery President Terry Rich isn't saying why they left.
2013: $360 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised on huge sales. Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Wednesday's drawing to $360 million.
2012: Texas Lottery launches new scratch game to celebrate 20 year anniversary. Today, the Texas Lottery launched its new 20th Anniversary scratch-off game to commemorate the lottery's two decades of generating revenue for the state of Texas.
2012: Florida Lottery's repeat winners don't always come out ahead. A Florida newspaper analyzed Florida lottery winnings of $600 or more for 2011.
2012: Lottery winner buys golf course. Recent lottery winner Wally Markham isn't just a member of his local country club -- he owns it.
2011: Spanish lottery player wins €123M Euro Millions jackpot. One lucky lottery ticket sold in Spain won the entire €123 million (US$174 million) jackpot in the Friday Euro Millions drawing.
2010: Lottery payout complicated by laser printer mishap. While the identity of the man who won a $48.8 million lottery prize in Alvin remains unknown to the public, a report released Tuesday by the Texas Lottery Commission shows the steps the agency took to verify the ticket's authenticity after it was damaged in a mishap with a laser jet printer.
2009: €126M Euro Millions lottery ticket was purchased online. Euro Million's biggest lottery winner didn't know she had won €126 million (US$170 million) because she was in bed with flu.
2007: Lottery harder to win in Atlantic Canada. A Toronto statistician said the odds in Atlantic Canada seem to be stacked higher than normal against ticket holders, in light of news that retailers have won 10 times more than statistically probable over a six-year period.
2007: $112M Mega Millions lottery ticket purchased in California. A winning Mega Millions ticket was sold at Freeman Market in Hawthorne, California, and officials are waiting for the winner of Friday night's drawing to come forward.
2007: Retiree on road buys winning lottery ticket. Retired salesman Daniel Casey of Fort Pierce, Fla., is one of two winners to match the first five of six winning numbers -- worth $250,000 -- in the April 24 Mega Millions drawing, Georgia Lottery officials have announced.
2007: Tenn. Lottery to make 4 millionaires tonight. Four $1 million prizes will be doled out Monday evening in the Tennessee Lottery's first Million $ Madness game.
2007: Millions in Atlantic Lottery winnings under police investigation. Police will examine millions of dollars worth of questionable winnings by lottery retailers after an independent investigation revealed gaping holes in how the Atlantic Lottery Corp. protects its customers from dishonest sellers.
2004: UK Lottery Winner Nearly Broke. A former dustman who won a £9.7 million (US$17 million) Lottery jackpot has reportedly spent almost his entire fortune within 18 months on extravagant houses, cars and gold "bling" jewellery.

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.$280 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 16, 2018
6.$266 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 15, 2020
7.$251 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 15, 2026
8.$250 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 15, 2019
9.€204.12 Million US$212.53 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
May 14, 2022
10.$204 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 17, 2017
11.$196 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 16, 2008
12.€163.92 Million
US$191.7 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
May 14, 2026
13.$187 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 15, 2021
14.€152.52 Million
US$181.49 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
May 15, 2021
15.$174 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 17, 2016
16.€154 Million
US$172.08 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 16, 2025
17.€151.67 Million
US$170.13 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
May 14, 2019
18.$170 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 14, 2013
19.$159 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 15, 2015
20.$150 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 16, 2009
21.$136 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 16, 2014
22.$135.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 15, 2023
23.€99 Million
US$123.06 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 14, 2010
24.€105.61 Million
US$122.89 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
May 15, 2026
25.$122 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 16, 2025

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1991: equifax
Tuesday, May 14, 1991
35 years old
1991: GreenPill
Tuesday, May 14, 1991
35 years old
1984: Shanikaj
Monday, May 14, 1984
42 years old
1983: paradisegal
Saturday, May 14, 1983
43 years old
1980: lifelucky35
Wednesday, May 14, 1980
46 years old
1978: Lovette
Sunday, May 14, 1978
48 years old
1976: sherriek
Friday, May 14, 1976
50 years old
1975: wutangv6
Wednesday, May 14, 1975
51 years old
1974: Solomon4104
Tuesday, May 14, 1974
52 years old
1974: thomes$
Tuesday, May 14, 1974
52 years old
1973: grannyhines
Monday, May 14, 1973
53 years old
1973: Kmont73
Monday, May 14, 1973
53 years old
1971: nobull
Friday, May 14, 1971
55 years old
1970: ladyjenk
Thursday, May 14, 1970
56 years old
1968: Da Clique
Tuesday, May 14, 1968
58 years old
1968: ussmeo
Tuesday, May 14, 1968
58 years old
1963: Newera6*
Tuesday, May 14, 1963
63 years old
1962: Pixie2
Monday, May 14, 1962
64 years old
1959: shandke2001
Thursday, May 14, 1959
67 years old
1955: jump6702
Saturday, May 14, 1955
71 years old
1955: marie mitchell
Saturday, May 14, 1955
71 years old
1954: jump999
Friday, May 14, 1954
72 years old
1954: BJColl2013
Friday, May 14, 1954
72 years old
1954: mcstitty54
Friday, May 14, 1954
72 years old
1952: michaelsullivan
Wednesday, May 14, 1952
74 years old
1949: henrys
Saturday, May 14, 1949
77 years old
: mrlotto-nc
(year not provided)
: DScoop
(year not provided)
: gls514
(year not provided)
: Sippi7836
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2022: Ten people are killed in a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
2021: China successfully lands Zhurong, the country's first Mars rover.
2012: Agni Air Flight CHT crashes in Nepal after a failed go-around, killing 15 people.
2010: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component - Rassvet. This was originally slated to be the final launch of Atlantis, before Congress approved STS-135.
2008: Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater Manchester Police, 39 policemen injured, one police-dog injured and 39 arrested.
2004: The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
2004: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson are married at Copenhagen Cathedral.
2004: Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, killing 33 people.
1988: Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire.
1987: Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.
1980: Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador.
1977: A Dan-Air Boeing 707 leased to IAS Cargo Airlines crashes on approach to Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia, killing six people.
1973: Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
1970: Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the Red Army Faction.
1961: Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle.
1955: Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
1953: Approximately 7,100 brewery workers in Milwaukee perform a walkout, marking the start of the 1953 Milwaukee brewery strike.
1951: Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
1948: Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
1943: World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland.
1940: World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.
1939: Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
1935: The Constitution of the Philippines is ratified by a popular vote.
1931: Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.
1925: Mrs Dalloway, one of Virginia Woolf's earliest and best-known novels, was published.
1918: Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
1915: The May 14 Revolt takes place in Lisbon, Portugal.
1913: Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
1900: Opening of World Amateur championship at the Paris Exposition Universelle, also known as Olympic Games.
1879: The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
1878: The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
1870: The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
1868: Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
1863: American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces drive Confederates under Joseph E. Johnston out of Jackson, Mississippi in the Battle of Jackson.
1857: Mindon Min was crowned as King of Burma in Mandalay, Burma.
1842: The first edition of The Illustrated London News, the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine, was published.
1836: The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
1832: The Battle of Stillman's Run, the first battle of the Black Hawk War, was fought.
1811: Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor.
1804: William Clark and 42 men depart from Camp Dubois to join Meriwether Lewis at St Charles, Missouri, marking the beginning of the Lewis and Clark Expedition's historic journey up the Missouri River.
1800: The 6th United States Congress recesses, and the process of moving the Federal government of the United States from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., begins the following day.
1796: Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation.
1747: War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
1610: Henry IV of France is assassinated by Catholic zealot François Ravaillac, and Louis XIII ascends the throne.
1608: The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states.
1607: English colonists establish "James Fort", which would become Jamestown, Virginia, the earliest permanent English settlement in the Americas.
1509: Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice.
1465: During the 1465 Moroccan revolution which overthrows the Marinid dynasty, the Jewish mellah is attacked by the population of Fez, though the extent of the massacre is debated.
1450: A large Ottoman force begins the siege of Albanian rebel forces in Krujë, that ultimately will fail.
1264: Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the effective ruler of England.
1097: The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade.
1027: Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks.

Births On This Day

2002: Zach Edey, Canadian basketball player
2001: Jack Hughes, American hockey player
1997: Rúben Dias, Portuguese footballer
1996: Blake Brockington, American trans man and activist (died 2015)
1996: Martin Garrix, Dutch DJ
1996: Pokimane, Moroccan-Canadian internet personality
1995: Rose Lavelle, American soccer player
1994: Marquinhos, Brazilian footballer
1994: Pernille Blume, Danish swimmer
1994: Bronte Campbell, Malawian-Australian swimmer
1993: Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer
1993: Kyle Freeland, American baseball player
1993: Kristina Mladenovic, French tennis player
1989: Rob Gronkowski, American football player
1987: François Steyn, South African rugby player
1986: Clay Matthews III, American football player
1985: Dustin Lynch, American singer-songwriter
1985: Sam Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player
1985: Zack Ryder, American wrestler
1984: Gary Ablett, Jr., Australian footballer
1984: Olly Murs, English singer-songwriter
1984: Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook
1983: Anahí, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1983: Frank Gore, American football player
1983: Tatenda Taibu, Zimbabwean cricketer
1983: Amber Tamblyn, American actress, author, model, director
1981: Pranav Mistry, Indian computer scientist, invented SixthSense
1980: Júlia Sebestyén, Hungarian figure skater
1979: Dan Auerbach, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1979: Clinton Morrison, Irish international footballer
1978: Brent Harvey, Australian footballer
1978: Eddie House, American basketball player
1977: Roy Halladay, American baseball player (died 2017)
1977: Ada Nicodemou, Australian actress
1976: Hunter Burgan, American multi-instrumentalist and bassist of rock band AFI
1976: Martine McCutcheon, English actress and singer
1975: Gulmurod Khalimov, Tajikistani police commander turned Islamic State mercenary outlaw
1975: Nicki Sørensen, Danish cyclist
1973: Natalie Appleton, Canadian singer and actress
1973: Fraser Nelson, Scottish journalist
1972: Ike Moriz, German-South African singer-songwriter, producer and actor
1972: Kirstjen Nielsen, American attorney, 6th United States Secretary of Homeland Security
1971: Sofia Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1971: Martin Reim, Estonian footballer and manager
1970: Peter Filandia, Australian footballer
1969: Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
1969: Sabine Schmitz, German race car driver and sportscaster (died 2021)
1968: Greg Davies Welsh actor, comedian, writer and presenter
1967: Tony Siragusa, American football player and journalist (died 2022)
1966: Mike Inez, American rock bass player and songwriter
1966: Fab Morvan, French singer-songwriter, dancer and model
1966: Raphael Saadiq, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1964: Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster and producer
1964: Alan McIndoe, Australian rugby league player
1963: Pat Borders, American baseball player and coach
1962: Ian Astbury, English-Canadian singer-songwriter
1962: C.C. DeVille, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor
1962: Danny Huston, Italian-American actor and director
1961: Tim Roth, English actor and director
1961: Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960: Anne Clark, English singer-songwriter and poet
1960: Frank Nobilo, New Zealand golfer
1960: Ronan Tynan, Irish tenor
1959: Carlisle Best, Barbadian cricketer
1959: Patrick Bruel, French actor, singer, and poker player
1959: Robert Greene, American author and translator
1959: Rick Vaive, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1959: Heather Wheeler, English politician
1958: Christine Brennan, American journalist and author
1958: Rudy Pérez, Cuban-born American composer and music producer
1956: Hazel Blears, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
1956: Steve Hogarth, English singer-songwriter and keyboardist
1955: Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Slovenian electrical engineer and minister of health 2007-8
1955: Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player and coach
1955: Big Van Vader, American wrestler and football player (died 2018)
1953: Tom Cochrane, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952: David Byrne, Scottish singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1952: Michael Fallon, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Defence
1952: Donald R. McMonagle, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1952: Robert Zemeckis, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1948: Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer and coach (died 2007)
1947: Ana Martín, Mexican actress, singer, producer and former model (Miss Mexico 1963)
1945: Francesca Annis, English actress
1945: Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer
1944: Gene Cornish, Canadian-American guitarist
1944: George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm
1944: David Kelly, Welsh scientist (died 2003)
1943: Jack Bruce, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2014)
1943: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Icelandic academic and politician, 5th President of Iceland
1943: Eddie Low, New Zealand country singer and musician (died 2024)
1942: Byron Dorgan, American lawyer and politician
1942: Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green, English businessman and politician (died 2014)
1942: Tony Pérez, Cuban-American baseball player and manager
1940: H. Jones, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1982)
1937: Vic Flick, English guitarist (died 2024)
1936: Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1973)
1936: Dick Howser, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1987)
1935: Ethel Johnson, American professional wrestler (died 2018)
1933: Siân Phillips, Welsh actress and singer
1931: Alvin Lucier, American composer and academic (died 2021)
1930: William James, Australian general and physician (died 2015)
1929: Barbara Branden, Canadian-American author (died 2013)
1929: Henry McGee, English actor and singer (died 2006)
1929: Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2007)
1928: Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch engineer, author, and academic (died 2015)
1927: Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist and author (died 2022)
1926: Eric Morecambe, English comedian and actor (died 1984)
1925: Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (died 2013)
1925: Patrice Munsel, American soprano and actress (died 2016)
1923: Josette Molland, artist, French Resistance member, and Holocaust survivor (died 2019)
1923: Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2019)
1923: Mrinal Sen, Bangladeshi-Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2018)
1922: Franjo Tuđman, Croatian historian and politician, 1st President of Croatia (died 1999)
1921: Richard Deacon, American actor (died 1984)
1917: Lou Harrison, American composer and critic (died 2003)
1916: Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (died 2012)
1916: Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer (died 2001)
1914: Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician (died 1983)
1914: William Tutte, British codebreaker and mathematician (died 2002)
1910: Ne Win, Burmese army general and politician, 4th President of Burma (died 2002)
1907: Ayub Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 2nd President of Pakistan (died 1974)
1907: Johnny Moss, gambler and professional poker player, first winner of the World Series of Poker (died 1995)
1905: Jean Daniélou, French cardinal and theologian (died 1974)
1905: Herbert Morrison, American journalist (died 1989)
1905: Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (died 1981)
1904: Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-American engineer and educator (died 1973)
1904: Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (died 1961)
1903: Billie Dove, American actress (died 1997)
1901: Robert Ritter, German psychologist and physician (died 1951)
1900: Hal Borland, American journalist and author (died 1978)
1900: Walter Rehberg, Swiss pianist and composer (died 1957)
1900: Cai Chang, Chinese first leader of All-China Women's Federation (died 1990)
1900: Leo Smit, Dutch pianist and composer (died 1943)
1900: Edgar Wind, German-English historian, author, and academic (died 1971)
1899: Charlotte Auerbach, German-Scottish folklorist, geneticist, and zoologist (died 1994)
1899: Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist and academic (died 1993)
1899: Earle Combs, American baseball player and coach (died 1976)
1897: Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (died 1959)
1897: Ed Ricketts, American biologist and ecologist (died 1948)
1893: Louis Verneuil, French actor and playwright (died 1952)
1888: Archie Alexander, American mathematician and engineer (died 1958)
1887: Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (died 1943)
1885: Otto Klemperer, German composer and conductor (died 1973)
1881: Lionel Hill, Australian politician, 30th Premier of South Australia (died 1963)
1881: George Murray Hulbert, American judge and politician (died 1950)
1880: Wilhelm List, German field marshal (died 1971)
1879: Fred Englehardt, American jumper (died 1942)
1878: J. L. Wilkinson, American baseball player and manager (died 1964)
1872: Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinal (died 1961)
1869: Arthur Rostron, English mariner, captain of the rescue ship Carpathia during the Titanic disaster (died 1940)
1868: Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (died 1935)
1867: Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Bavaria (died 1919)
1863: John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (died 1932)
1852: Henri Julien, Canadian illustrator (died 1908)
1851: Anna Laurens Dawes, American author and anti-suffragist (died 1938)
1832: Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic (died 1903)
1830: Antonio Annetto Caruana, Maltese archaeologist and author (died 1905)
1820: James Martin, Irish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of New South Wales (died 1886)
1817: Alexander Kaufmann, German poet and educator (died 1893)
1814: Charles Beyer, German-English engineer, co-founded Beyer, Peacock & Company (died 1876)
1794: Fanny Imlay, daughter of British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft (died 1816)
1781: Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer, German historian and academic (died 1873)
1771: Robert Owen, Welsh businessman and social reformer (died 1858)
1771: Thomas Wedgwood, English photographer (died 1805)
1761: Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1816)
1752: Timothy Dwight IV, American minister, theologian, and academic (died 1817)
1752: Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist and author (died 1828)
1737: George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Irish-English politician and diplomat, Governor of Grenada (died 1806)
1727: Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (died 1788)
1725: Ludovico Manin, the last Doge of Venice (died 1802)
1710: Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (died 1771)
1701: William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (died 1782)
1699: Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian general (died 1786)
1679: Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer and mathematician (died 1764)
1666: Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (died 1732)
1657: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Indian(Maratha) emperor (died 1689)
1652: Johann Philipp Förtsch, German composer (died 1732)
1630: Katakura Kagenaga, Japanese samurai (died 1681)
1592: Alice Barnham, wife of statesman Francis Bacon (died 1650)
1574: Francesco Rasi, Italian singer-songwriter, theorbo player, and poet (died 1621)
1553: Margaret of Valois, Queen of France (died 1615)
1316: Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1378)

Deaths On This Day

2024: Don Perlin, American comic book artist, writer, and editor (born 1929)
2024: Netiporn Sanesangkhom, Thai political activist (born 1995)
2023: Doyle Brunson, American poker player (born 1933)
2019: Tim Conway, American actor, writer, and comedian (born 1933)
2019: Grumpy Cat, American cat and internet meme celebrity (born 2012)
2018: Tom Wolfe, American author (born 1931)
2017: Powers Boothe, American actor (born 1948)
2016: Darwyn Cooke, American comic book writer and artist (born 1962)
2015: B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1925)
2015: Micheál O'Brien, Irish footballer and hurler (born 1923)
2015: Stanton J. Peale, American astrophysicist and academic (born 1937)
2015: Franz Wright, Austrian-American poet and translator (born 1953)
2014: Jeffrey Kruger, English-American businessman (born 1931)
2014: Emanuel Raymond Lewis, American librarian and author (born 1928)
2014: Morvin Simon, New Zealand historian, composer, and conductor (born 1944)
2013: Wayne Brown, American accountant and politician, 14th Mayor of Mesa (born 1936)
2013: Arsen Chilingaryan, Armenian footballer and manager (born 1962)
2013: Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian author and activist (born 1939)
2013: Ray Guy, Canadian journalist (born 1939)
2012: Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and screenwriter (born 1931)
2012: Mario Trejo, Argentinian poet, playwright, and journalist (born 1926)
2010: Frank J. Dodd, American businessman and politician, president of the New Jersey Senate (born 1938)
2010: Norman Hand, American football player (born 1972)
2010: Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (born 1918)
2007: Mary Scheier, American sculptor and educator (born 1908)
2007: Ülo Jõgi, Estonian historian and author (born 1921)
2006: Lew Anderson, American actor and saxophonist (born 1922)
2006: Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (born 1905)
2006: Eva Norvind, Mexican actress, director, and producer (born 1944)
2005: Jimmy Martin, American musician (born 1927)
2004: Anna Lee, English-American actress (born 1913)
2003: Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player and coach (born 1940)
2003: Wendy Hiller, English actress (born 1912)
2003: Robert Stack, American actor and producer (born 1919)
2001: Paul Bénichou, French writer, intellectual, critic, and literary historian (born 1908)
2001: Gil Langley, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (born 1919)
2000: Keizō Obuchi, Japanese politician, 84th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1937)
1998: Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American journalist and environmentalist (born 1890)
1998: Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (born 1915)
1997: Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician and author (born 1934)
1997: Boris Parsadanian, Armenian-Estonian violinist and composer (born 1925)
1995: Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916)
1994: Cihat Arman, Turkish footballer and manager (born 1915)
1994: W. Graham Claytor Jr., American businessman, lieutenant, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1914)
1993: William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist and publisher (born 1908)
1992: Nie Rongzhen, Chinese general and politician, Mayor of Beijing (born 1899)
1991: Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (born 1910)
1991: Jiang Qing, Chinese revolutionary, actress, and politician, member of the Gang of Four (born 1914)
1988: Willem Drees, Dutch politician and historian, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958) (born 1886)
1987: Rita Hayworth, American actress and dancer (born 1918)
1987: Vitomil Zupan, Slovenian poet and playwright (born 1914)
1984: Ted Hicks, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (born 1910)
1984: Walter Rauff, German SS officer (born 1906)
1983: Roger J. Traynor, American academic and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California (born 1900)
1983: Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican politician, 46th President of Mexico (born 1900)
1982: Hugh Beaumont, American actor (born 1909)
1980: Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (born 1912)
1979: Jean Rhys, Dominican-English novelist (born 1890)
1976: Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and producer (born 1943)
1973: Jean Gebser, German linguist, philosopher, and poet (born 1905)
1970: Billie Burke, American actress and singer (born 1884)
1969: Enid Bennett, Australian-American actress (born 1893)
1969: Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (born 1888)
1968: Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (born 1882)
1965: Frances Perkins, American workers-rights advocate, U.S. Secretary of Labor (born 1880)
1962: Florence Auer, American actress and screenwriter (born 1880)
1960: Lucrezia Bori, Spanish soprano and actress (born 1887)
1959: Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (born 1897)
1959: Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (born 1862)
1957: Marie Vassilieff, Russian-French painter (born 1884)
1956: Joan Malleson, English physician (born 1889)
1954: Heinz Guderian, Prussian-German general (born 1888)
1953: Yasuo Kuniyoshi, American painter and photographer (born 1893)
1945: Heber J. Grant, American religious leader, 7th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1856)
1945: Wolfgang Lüth, Latvian-German captain (born 1913)
1945: Isis Pogson, English astronomer and meteorologist (born 1852)
1943: Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1854)
1940: Emma Goldman, Lithuanian author and activist (born 1869)
1940: Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (born 1902)
1936: Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (born 1861)
1935: Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (born 1868)
1934: Lou Criger, American baseball player and manager (born 1872)
1931: David Belasco, American director, producer, and playwright (born 1853)
1923: N. G. Chandavarkar, Indian jurist and politician (born 1855)
1923: Charles de Freycinet, French engineer and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of France (born 1828)
1919: Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (born 1844)
1918: James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American journalist and publisher (born 1841)
1912: Frederik VIII of Denmark (born 1843)
1912: August Strindberg, Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist (born 1849)
1906: Carl Schurz, German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1829)
1893: Ernst Kummer, German mathematician and academic (born 1810)
1889: Volney Howard, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1809)
1881: Mary Seacole, Jamaican-English nurse and author (born 1805)
1878: Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (born 1830)
1873: Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (born 1797)
1860: Ludwig Bechstein, German author (born 1801)
1847: Fanny Hensel, German pianist and composer (born 1805)
1761: Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (born 1710)
1754: Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright and producer (born 1692)
1688: Antoine Furetière, French scholar, lexicographer, and author (born 1619)
1667: Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1601)
1649: Friedrich Spanheim, Swiss theologian and academic (born 1600)
1643: Louis XIII of France (born 1601)
1610: Henry IV of France (born 1553)
1608: Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (born 1543)
1603: Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (born 1543)
1576: Tahmasp I, Shah of Persia (born 1514)
1219: William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, English soldier and politician (born 1147)
1080: Walcher, Bishop of Durham
964: Pope John XII (born 927)
934: Zhu Hongzhao, Chinese general and governor
649: Pope Theodore I

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