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May 24

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May 24

May 24 is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 221 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2024: Florida lottery winners suspect state "system error" is blocking prize payouts. Florida lottery winners are increasingly expressing frustration over the claims process, with many players complaining that the state is blocking prize payouts and issuing notices of owed money for debts that do not exist.
2023: Kentucky man who "coasted" into gas station on empty tank wins $1 million in lottery. An empty tank forced a Kentucky man to roll into a nearby gas station, where he won $1 million in the lottery while fueling up.
2022: California Powerball winner steps forward to claim share of $632.6 million jackpot. After over four months, the California winner of half of the $632.6 million Powerball jackpot drawn in January has come forward to claim their share of the massive prize.
2021: Massachusetts family returns winning scratch-off worth $1 million to customer who threw it out. A woman almost lost out on a million dollars after throwing away a lottery ticket that she thought was a loser, but a family made a selfless decision to return the ticket to her when they discovered it was worth much more than she thought.
2018: All Delaware Wawa stores adding self-service lottery machines. By June 10, Wawa says every Delaware store will be outfitted with new self-service lottery kiosks.
2017: $24 million NY Lottery jackpot claimed 2 days before it expired. The mysterious purchaser of a $24.1 million Lotto jackpot came forward to claim the winning ticket — just two days before it was set to expire.
2016: Would you quit your job if you won the lottery? Many say no. Even a seven-figure payday wouldn't keep many Americans from showing up to work.
2016: Jamaican lottery scam drives man to suicide. An ongoing sinister scam continues to cause some victims to lose their entire life savings from thieves operating from a country and an ocean away.
2013: Longtime friends share $7.4 million Lotto jackpot. Years of playing the Illinois Lottery paid off for two friends from Carol Stream, Illinois.
2013: Ohio legislators move to ban Internet lottery sales. The Ohio Lottery has not joined the move to sell tickets directly to players on the Internet, and a provision in a state budget bill would make sure it doesn't.
2013: N.J. man claims Mega Millions jackpot. On Thursday, a man from Tinton Falls, New Jersey, claimed his half of the $198 annuity jackpot from last Friday's Mega Millions drawing.
2013: Cashier sells self $1M lottery ticket in first week on job. A Southeast Missouri woman wrapped up a big week by taking home a $1 million lottery prize during the record $600 million Powerball jackpot run.
2011: Father, son trying to live like regular guys after $88 million lottery win. Father and son winners of an $88.1 million lottery jackpot talked about the good and the crazy that occurred after winning so much money and why they won't be the subjects of another story about lottery winners going broke.
2011: Spain to privatize lottery. The Spanish government is close to selecting three advisers to help it sell shares in national lottery Sociedad Estatal de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado SA that could raise as much as $10.62 billion.
2010: Alabama woman gets money back from lottery scam. An Alabama woman recently got $16,800 back after a joint U.S. and Canadian investigation into fraudulent telemarketers who represented themselves as lottery officials.
2009: $222 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot rolls. The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to build, nearly matching the $225 million jackpot level attained by Mega Millions earlier this month before it was won by three tickets from California, Ohio, and Virginia.
2007: $63M Powerball lottery ticket sold in New Mexico. One winning ticket was sold in New Mexico for tonight's Powerball lottery drawing, according to the New Mexico Lottery Authority. It was the only winning ticket nationwide.
2005: Tennessee Man Wins $314,693 Lotto 5 Jackpot. A Greeneville, Tennessee man won the top prize of $314,693 in Friday night's Tennessee Lottery Lotto 5 drawing.
2005: Bill would reward Tenn. retailers for cashing lottery tickets. Tennessee lottery retailers would also reap the benefit of a winning ticket under legislation that's moving through the General Assembly in its final days.
2005: NY takes $5 million from lottery winners for child support, welfare. New York lottery officials announced Tuesday that the state has taken nearly $5 million from thousands of lottery jackpots before they were released to winners and applied the money to owed child-support payments or to recover a portion of welfare given to winners over the last decade.
2005: UK Lottery to roll out 'Fast-Pay' card. UK National Lottery operator Camelot is to launch a branded card that will enable shoppers to pay for lottery tickets at checkouts in thousands of retailers nationwide.
2004: Powerball Jackpot Grows to $41 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $41 million, with a cash option of $21 million.
2004: Illinois Lottery Gives Second Chance for Winner. The Illinois Lottery continued its birthday celebration this week with its second winner in the largest second-chance promotion in Lottery history.
2004: Arizon Lottery increases sales 12% this year. For the Arizona Lottery, everything's turning up roses so far with nine-month sales through March of $273.6 million.
2004: PA Woman Makes Powerball History. A Clearfield County woman won $1,003,688 for her appearance on the Powerball Instant Millionaire TV Game Show, lottery officials said.
2004: Spain's prince weds, wins lottery too. As if having a fairytale wedding was not enough luck for one day, Spain's Prince Felipe, 36, and new wife Princess Letizia, 31, hit the jackpot yesterday with a lottery ticket given to them as a wedding present, state radio reported.
2004: Courts freeze half of $30 million lottery winner's assets. With the stroke of a judge's pen, Ray Sobeski's assets were frozen, and although Mr. Sobeski has regained access to half the money, he still could face a long legal battle for the rest.
2004: Atlantic Canadian couple wins $10 million. A Canadian woman who had just lost her job at a Cape Breton hardware store had a big change in her luck this weekend as she won a $10 million lottery jackpot.
2004: Illinois Governor denies shifty practices. The Illinois Lottery has shifted advertising from 15 billboards throughout the state to a single billboard in Chicago that is seen by about half as many people but is owned by one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's major campaign contributors.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$453 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 24, 2024
2.$393 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 24, 2019
3.$313 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 26, 2020
4.$311 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 26, 2026
5.$308 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 25, 2019
6.$250 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 24, 2017
7.$235.7 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 26, 2021
8.$232 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 27, 2009
9.€202 Million US$229.11 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 27, 2025
10.€209.06 Million
US$224.05 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
May 24, 2022
11.$214 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 26, 2015
12.$203 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 24, 2016
13.€169.91 Million
US$197.64 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
May 26, 2026
14.$192.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 24, 2023
15.$190 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 26, 2010
16.$180 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 25, 2005
17.€158.1 Million
US$177.15 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
May 25, 2019
18.$173 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 27, 2025
19.$169 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 26, 2023
20.$167 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 24, 2025
21.$154 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 27, 2015
22.€129 Million
US$144.34 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 26, 2017
23.$144 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 25, 2011
24.$143 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 24, 2022
25.$142.4 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 25, 2026

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1994: SoberSarah
Tuesday, May 24, 1994
32 years old
1990: Brooklyn347
Thursday, May 24, 1990
36 years old
1982: Analisa242
Monday, May 24, 1982
44 years old
1981: ZENOBIA
Sunday, May 24, 1981
45 years old
1975: Teerice
Saturday, May 24, 1975
51 years old
1974: seeiwon
Friday, May 24, 1974
52 years old
1971: TanyaR
Monday, May 24, 1971
55 years old
1967: Shirld
Wednesday, May 24, 1967
59 years old
1966: savvyblackrose
Tuesday, May 24, 1966
60 years old
1959: BaristaExpress
Sunday, May 24, 1959
67 years old
1950: jala1950
Wednesday, May 24, 1950
76 years old
1944: scooter3
Wednesday, May 24, 1944
82 years old
: Best Picks
(year not provided)
: plover1
(year not provided)
: dale44
(year not provided)
: Gemini584
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2022: A mass shooting occurs at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, resulting in the deaths of 21 people, including 19 children.
2019: Twenty-two students die in a fire in Surat (India).
2019: Under pressure over her handling of Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party, effective as of June 7.
2014: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, injuring 324 people.
2014: At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium.
2002: Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
2000: Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.
1999: The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo.
1995: While attempting to return to Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom, Knight Air Flight 816 crashes in Dunkeswick, North Yorkshire, killing all 12 people on board.
1994: Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in prison.
1993: Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia.
1993: Roman Catholic Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo and five other people are assassinated in a shootout at Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport in Mexico.
1992: The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests.
1992: The ethnic cleansing in Kozarac, Bosnia and Herzegovina begins when Serbian militia and police forces enter the town.
1991: Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
1988: Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, is enacted.
1982: Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran-Iraq War.
1981: Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós Aguilera, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha.
1976: The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine.
1967: Egypt imposes a blockade and siege of the Red Sea coast of Israel.
1967: Belle de Jour, directed by Luis Buñuel, is released.
1962: Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.
1961: American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus.
1960: Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt.
1958: United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.
1956: The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
1948: Arab-Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later.
1944: Börse Berlin building burns down after being hit in an air raid during World War II.
1944: Congress of Përmet occurs which establishes a provisional government in Albania in areas under partisan control, the first independent Albanian government since 1939. In honor of this the national emblem of Albania inscribed this date from 1946 until 1992.
1941: World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen.
1940: Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.
1940: Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico.
1935: The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 at Crosley Field.
1930: Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).
1900: Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
1883: The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
1873: Patrick Francis Healy becomes the first black president of a predominantly white university in the United States.
1861: American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia, with Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth becoming the first Union officer to be killed during the war.
1856: John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
1844: Samuel Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from a committee room in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland, to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington D.C.
1832: The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference.
1822: Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito.
1813: South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").
1798: The Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins.
1738: John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday.
1689: The English Parliament passes the Act of Toleration protecting dissenting Protestants but excluding Roman Catholics.
1683: The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum.
1667: The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance.
1626: Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
1621: The Protestant Union is formally dissolved.
1607: Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America, is founded.
1595: Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
1567: Erik XIV of Sweden and his guards murder five incarcerated Swedish nobles.
1487: The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten King Henry VII's reign.
1276: Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral.
1218: The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.
919: The nobles of Franconia and Saxony elect Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as king of the East Frankish Kingdom.

Births On This Day

2002: Saim Ayub, Pakistani cricketer
2001: Emily Austin, journalist and social media influencer
1999: Tarjei Sandvik Moe, Norwegian actor
1996: Shu Uchida, Japanese voice actress
1994: Rodrigo De Paul, Argentine footballer
1994: Jarell Martin, American basketball player
1994: Emily Nicholl, Scottish netball player
1994: Daiya Seto, Japanese swimmer
1994: Emily Temple Wood, American 2016 Wikipedian of the Year award
1992: Marcus Bettinelli, English footballer
1991: Aled Davies, Welsh discus thrower
1991: Cody Eakin, Canadian ice hockey player
1990: Mattias Ekholm, Swedish ice hockey player
1990: Joey Logano, American race car driver
1989: G-Eazy, American rapper
1989: Andrew Jordan, English race car driver
1989: Kalin Lucas, American basketball player
1988: Artem Anisimov, Russian ice hockey player
1988: Monica Lin Brown, American sergeant
1988: Billy Gilman, American musician
1988: Lucian Wintrich, American political artist and White House correspondent
1988: Denis Petrić, Slovenian footballer
1987: Guillaume Latendresse, Canadian ice hockey player
1986: Mark Ballas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, dancer, and actor
1986: Giannis Kontoes, Greek footballer
1985: Tim Bridgman, English race car driver
1984: Sarah Hagan, American actress
1984: Dmitri Kruglov, Estonian footballer
1984: Masaya Takahashi, Japanese wrestler
1983: Custódio Castro, Portuguese footballer
1983: Pedram Javaheri, Iranian-American meteorologist and journalist
1983: Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean model and actress (died 2009)
1982: Issah Gabriel Ahmed, Ghanaian footballer
1982: Rian Wallace, American football player
1981: Andy Lee, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1980: Jason Babin, American football player
1980: Anthony Minichiello, Australian rugby league player
1979: Tracy McGrady, American basketball player
1979: Kareem McKenzie, American football player
1978: Elijah Burke, American wrestler
1978: Johan Holmqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
1978: Brad Penny, American baseball player
1978: Rose, French singer, songwriter and composer
1977: Jeet Gannguli, Indian score composer, music director and singer
1976: Alessandro Cortini, Italian-American singer and keyboard player
1976: Catherine Cox, New Zealand-Australian netball player
1976: Silje Vige, Norwegian singer
1975: Will Sasso, Canadian actor and comedian
1975: Marc Gagnon, Canadian speed skater
1975: Giannis Goumas, Greek footballer and coach
1975: Maria Lawson, English singer-songwriter
1974: Sébastien Foucan, French runner and actor
1974: Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player and coach
1974: Magnus Manske, German biochemist and computer programmer, developed MediaWiki
1973: Rodrigo, Argentinian singer-songwriter (died 2000)
1973: Bartolo Colón, Dominican-American baseball player
1973: Shirish Kunder, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
1973: Vladimír Šmicer, Czech footballer and manager
1972: Greg Berlanti, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1971: Kris Draper, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1969: Martin McCague, Northern Irish-English cricketer
1969: Jacob Rees-Mogg, English politician
1969: Rich Robinson, American guitarist and songwriter
1969: Mandar Agashe, Indian music director and businessman
1967: Tamer Karadağlı, Turkish actor
1967: Andrey Borodin, Russian-English economist and businessman
1967: Eric Close, American actor
1967: Heavy D, Jamaican-American rapper, producer, and actor (died 2011)
1967: Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager
1966: Eric Cantona, French footballer and actor
1966: Ricky Craven, American race car driver and sportscaster
1965: John C. Reilly, American actor
1965: Shinichirō Watanabe, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
1964: Liz McColgan, Scottish educator and runner
1964: Adrian Moorhouse, English swimmer
1964: Isidro Pérez, Mexican boxer (died 2013)
1964: Pat Verbeek, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1963: Ivan Capelli, Italian race car driver and sportscaster
1963: Michael Chabon, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
1963: Joe Dumars, American basketball player
1963: Rich Rodriguez, American football player and coach
1963: Valerie Taylor, American computer scientist and educator
1962: Héctor Camacho, Puerto Rican-American boxer (died 2012)
1962: Gene Anthony Ray, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (died 2003)
1961: Lorella Cedroni, Italian philosopher and theorist (died 2013)
1961: Alain Lemieux, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
1960: Guy Fletcher, English keyboard player, guitarist, and producer
1960: Bill Harrigan, Australian rugby league referee and sportscaster
1960: Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress
1959: Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish-American ice hockey player (died 1985)
1959: Barry O'Farrell, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of New South Wales
1958: Chip Ganassi, American race car driver, team owner and businessman
1956: R. B. Bernstein, American constitutional historian (died 2023)
1956: Larry Blackmon, American singer-songwriter and producer
1956: Dominic Grieve, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
1956: Michael Jackson, Irish archbishop
1955: Rosanne Cash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955: Philippe Lafontaine, Belgian singer and songwriter
1955: Rajesh Roshan, Indian composer
1953: Alfred Molina, English actor
1949: Jim Broadbent, English actor
1949: Roger Deakins, English cinematographer
1948: Richard Dembo, French director and screenwriter (died 2004)
1947: Albert Bouchard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
1947: Mike De Leon, Filipino director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer
1947: Mike Reid, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and American football player
1947: Waddy Wachtel, American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer
1947: Martin Winterkorn, German businessman
1946: Tansu Çiller, Turkish politician, Prime Minister of Turkey
1946: Jesualdo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer and manager
1946: Irena Szewińska, Russian-Polish sprinter (died 2018)
1945: Terry Callier, American soul, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter (died 2012)
1945: Steven Norris, English engineer and politician
1945: Richard Ottaway, English lieutenant and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1945: Priscilla Presley, American actress and businesswoman
1944: Patti LaBelle, American singer-songwriter and actress
1944: Dominique Lavanant, French actress
1943: Gary Burghoff, American actor
1942: Ali Bacher, South African cricketer and manager
1942: Hannu Mikkola, Finnish race car driver (died 2021)
1942: Ichirō Ozawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, Japanese Minister of Home Affairs
1941: Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; Nobel Prize laureate
1941: Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, English academic and politician (died 2018)
1940: Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)
1938: Prince Buster, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (died 2016)
1938: Tommy Chong, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1937: Maryvonne Dupureur, French runner and educator (died 2008)
1937: Archie Shepp, American saxophonist and composer
1936: Harold Budd, American composer and poet (died 2020)
1935: Joan Micklin Silver, American director and screenwriter (died 2020)
1933: Jane Byrne, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Chicago (died 2014)
1933: Réal Giguère, Canadian television host and actor (died 2019)
1933: Aharon Lichtenstein, French-Israeli rabbi and author (died 2015)
1932: Arnold Wesker, English playwright and producer (died 2016)
1928: William Trevor, Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer (died 2016)
1926: Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor and screenwriter (died 2025)
1925: Carmine Infantino, American illustrator and educator (died 2013)
1925: Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and director (died 1994)
1924: Philip Pearlstein, American soldier and painter (died 2022)
1922: Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (died 1986)
1918: Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (died 1997)
1917: Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, English lawyer and judge (died 2013)
1916: Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (died 2002)
1914: Lilli Palmer, German-American actress (died 1986)
1913: Joe Abreu, American baseball player and soldier (died 1993)
1910: Jimmy Demaret, American golfer (died 1983)
1909: Wilbur Mills, American banker and politician (died 1992)
1905: George Nakashima, American woodworker and architect (died 1990)
1905: Mikhail Sholokhov, Russian novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
1904: Chūhei Nambu, Japanese jumper and journalist (died 1997)
1902: Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (died 1954)
1902: Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor (died 2004)
1901: José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 1968)
1900: Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (died 1984)
1899: Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (died 1938)
1899: Henri Michaux, Belgian-French poet and painter (died 1984)
1895: Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., American publisher, founded Advance Publications (died 1979)
1892: Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, American author and educator (died 1958)
1891: William F. Albright, American archaeologist, philologist, and scholar (died 1971)
1887: Mick Mannock, Irish soldier and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1918)
1886: Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor (died 1979)
1879: H. B. Reese, American candy maker, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (died 1956)
1878: Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American psychologist and engineer (died 1972)
1875: Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (died 1961)
1874: Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (died 1878)
1870: Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and judge (died 1938)
1870: Jan Smuts, South African lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (died 1950)
1868: Charlie Taylor, American engineer and mechanic (died 1956)
1863: George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (died 1938)
1861: Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1940)
1855: Arthur Wing Pinero, English actor, director, and playwright (died 1934)
1830: Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (died 1897)
1819: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (died 1901)
1816: Emanuel Leutze, German-American painter (died 1868)
1810: Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar (died 1874)
1803: Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish biologist and paleontologist (died 1866)
1794: William Whewell, English priest and philosopher (died 1866)
1789: Cathinka Buchwieser, German operatic singer and actress (died 1828)
1743: Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician (died 1793)
1689: Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1769)
1686: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale (died 1736)
1671: Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1737)
1669: Emerentia von Düben, Swedish royal favorite (died 1743)
1628: Marek Sobieski, Polish noble (died 1652)
1616: John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician, Secretary of State, Scotland (died 1682)
1576: Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley, English courtier (died 1635)
1544: William Gilbert, English physician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1603)
1522: John Jewel, English bishop (died 1571)
1494: Pontormo, Italian painter (died 1557)
1335: Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary (died 1349)
15 BC: Germanicus, Roman general (died 19)

Deaths On This Day

2025: Gary Pierce, English footballer (born 1951)
2024: Doug Ingle, American musician (born 1945)
2024: Kabosu, Japanese dog and Internet meme celebrity (born 2005)
2023: Tina Turner, American-Swiss rock and pop singer, dancer, actress and author (born 1939)
2018: John "TotalBiscuit" Bain, English gaming commentator and critic (born 1984)
2018: Gudrun Burwitz, daughter of Margarete Himmler and Heinrich Himmler (born 1929)
2015: Dean Carroll, English rugby player (born 1962)
2015: Kenneth Jacobs, Australian lawyer and judge (born 1917)
2015: Tanith Lee, English author (born 1947)
2014: David Allen, English cricketer (born 1935)
2014: Stormé DeLarverie, known as the "Rosa Parks of the lesbian community" (born 1920)
2014: Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, Iranian businessman (born 1969)
2014: Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (born 1927)
2014: John Vasconcellos, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (born 1932)
2013: Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (born 1929)
2013: Ron Davies, Welsh footballer (born 1942)
2013: Gotthard Graubner, German painter (born 1930)
2013: Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (born 1931)
2013: Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director and screenwriter (born 1925)
2012: Klaas Carel Faber, Dutch-German SS officer (born 1922)
2012: Kathi Kamen Goldmark, American journalist and author (born 1948)
2012: Jacqueline Harpman, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (born 1929)
2012: Juan Francisco Lombardo, Argentinian footballer (born 1925)
2012: Lee Rich, American production manager and producer (born 1918)
2011: Huguette Clark, American heiress, painter, and philanthropist (born 1906)
2011: Hakim Ali Zardari, Indian-Pakistani businessman and politician (born 1930)
2010: Ray Alan, English ventriloquist, actor, and screenwriter (born 1930)
2010: Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (born 1972)
2010: Raymond V. Haysbert, American businessman and activist (born 1920)
2010: Petr Muk, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1965)
2010: Anneliese Rothenberger, German soprano and actress (born 1926)
2009: Jay Bennett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1963)
2008: Dick Martin, American actor, comedian, and director (born 1922)
2008: Jimmy McGriff, American organist and bandleader (born 1936)
2008: Andrew Stephen Wilson, British-American astronomer (born1947)
2006: Henry Bumstead, American art director and production designer (born 1915)
2006: Claude Piéplu, French actor (born 1923)
2005: Carl Amery, German activist and author (born 1922)
2005: Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist and poet (born 1913)
2005: Guy Tardif, Canadian academic and politician (born 1935)
2004: Henry Ries, German-American photographer (born 1917)
2004: Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (born 1913)
2004: Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (born 1900)
2003: Rachel Kempson, English actress (born 1910)
2002: Wallace Markfield, American author (born 1926)
2000: Kurt Schork, American journalist and scholar (born 1947)
2000: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (born 1919)
1997: Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (born 1923)
1996: Thomas F. Connolly, American admiral (born 1909)
1996: Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor (born 1934)
1996: Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author (born 1908)
1995: Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1916)
1992: Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese race car driver (born 1956)
1991: Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1944)
1990: Arthur Villeneuve, Canadian painter (born 1910)
1988: Freddie Frith, English motorcycle road racer (born 1909)
1984: Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter and businessman, founded WWE (born 1914)
1981: Herbert Müller, Swiss race car driver (born 1940)
1979: Ernest Bullock, English organist, composer, and educator (born 1890)
1976: Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (born 1923)
1974: Duke Ellington, American pianist and composer (born 1899)
1965: Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (born 1908)
1963: Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1918)
1959: John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (born 1888)
1958: Frank Rowe, Australian public servant (born 1895)
1956: Martha Annie Whiteley, English chemist and mathematician (born 1866)
1951: Thomas N. Heffron, American actor, director, screenwriter (born 1872)
1950: Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (born 1883)
1949: Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect, designed Lenin's Mausoleum and Moscow Kazanskaya railway station (born 1873)
1948: Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1885)
1945: Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal and pilot (born 1892)
1941: Lancelot Holland, English admiral (born 1887)
1939: Fanny Searls, American biologist (born 1851)
1929: Nikolai von Meck, Russian engineer (born 1863)
1923: Rolf Skår, Norwegian engineer (born 1941)
1919: Amado Nervo, Mexican poet, journalist, and educator (born 1870)
1915: John Condon, Irish-English soldier (born 1896)
1908: Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (born 1821)
1901: Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (born 1824)
1881: Samuel Palmer, English painter and illustrator (born 1805)
1879: William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist (born 1805)
1872: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter and illustrator (born 1794)
1861: Elmer E. Ellsworth, American colonel (born 1837)
1848: Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (born 1797)
1843: Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (born 1765)
1806: John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (born 1723)
1792: George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (born 1718)
1734: Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (born 1660)
1665: Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish Franciscan abbess and mystic (born 1602)
1632: Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (born 1553)
1627: Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet and cleric (born 1561)
1612: Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1563)
1543: Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (born 1473)
1456: Ambroise de Loré, French commander (born 1396)
1425: Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (born 1362)
1408: Taejo of Joseon (born 1335)
1351: Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman, Moroccan sultan (born 1297)
1201: Theobald III, Count of Champagne (born 1179)
1153: David I of Scotland (born 1083)
1136: Hugues de Payens, first Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born c. 1070)
1089: Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury
688: Ségéne, bishop of Armagh (born c. 610)

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