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May 25

May 25 is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 220 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026
Idaho man wins the lottery for the 18th time over 30 years. One man in Idaho has all the luck — he's won the lottery a total of 18 times over the last 30 years.
2023
Winning $70 million Lotto Max ticket bought in Ontario will expire in one month. Ontario Lottery officials are looking for the winner of a $70 million (US$51.3 million) Lotto Max jackpot, who has just one more month to step forward or risk not receiving their prize.
2022
Audit opens up conversation about possible collusion between Maryland lottery players and vendors. A report conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits in 2022 revealed security concerns that suggest possible collusion between lottery winners and vendors in the state of Maryland.
2020
Nebraska woman carried $200K winning lottery ticket in purse for 2 weeks before claiming. A Nebraska woman carried around the scratch-off lottery ticket for quite a while before she realized she had a $200,000 winner.
2020
New Zealand man who lost his job during lockdown wins $10 million Lotto jackpot. Just weeks after losing his job, a Hamilton, New Zealand, man surprised his wife with a staggering $10.3 million (US$6.3 million) Lotto win.
2018
Odd strategy helps Michigan man win $2 million on instant lotto ticket. A Michigan man's lottery strategy doesn't seem so odd anymore after winning $2 million on a Michigan Lottery instant ticket.
2017
Michigan Lottery offers a way to win nearly 100% of the time. Michigan Lottery players have discovered a way to play the lottery's online games so that they win every time they play — and the lottery seems to be OK with it.
2016
Massachusetts Senate weighing plan to give Lottery 'broad mandate' for online games. If the Massachusetts State Lottery is to continue to thrive and return hundreds of millions of dollars to cities and towns, it must have the ability to move online in some fashion, its executive director said, but it first needs permission from the Legislature to test the World Wide Web's waters.
2012
UK Lottery to create 100 millionaires in special Olympic drawing. A one-off National Lottery draw will create 100 millionaires as a 'thank you' to players for helping fund the London Olympics.
2012
Judge orders new trial in Arkansas lottery ticket suit. An Arkansas judge on Thursday ordered a new trial to decide who can claim a $1 million scratch-off lottery ticket prize, a little more than three weeks after he ruled that a woman who said she bought the ticket but mistakenly discarded it was entitled to the money.
2011
Major N.Y. sports betting ring busted. Authorities busted a multi-million dollar sports gambling ring Tuesday that started out in a Staten Island video store and grew into an online operation run out of Costa Rica, officials said.
2010
Businesses near Nevada border popular for lottery players. According to figures for fiscal 2009, the two highest-grossing Arizona Lottery outlets were isolated businesses close to Nevada, which has no lottery.
2010
Okla. House votes to prohibit kids in lottery ads. The state House has approved a bill that would prohibit the Oklahoma Lottery Commission from using children in its advertisements.
2010
Pennsylvania Mega Millions lottery sales falling short of target. So far, the Mega Millions lottery game hasn't been the big winner Pennsylvania Lottery officials predicted.
2006
$44 million Calif. lottery jackpot largest in the world. The jackpot in the California SuperLotto Plus lottery game grew to $44 million Thursday -- currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.
2006
How To Protect Yourself In A Lottery Pool. Now that $21 million in Texas Lottery prize money is in limbo as a result of a pending lawsuit that has frozen the money, many people wonder how they can protect themselves from falling victim of a lottery pool dispute.
2006
Sale of Illinois Lottery could start a trend. If Illinois privatizes its lottery system, investors and public officials in other states will closely watch the groundbreaking move with an eye toward repeating it, a gaming industry leader predicted Wednesday.
2006
Oregon Lottery employees reject call to unionize. A union drive at the Oregon Lottery has been rejected by a solid majority of agency employees.
2006
$8 million lottery dispute grips Spain. A Barcelona judge must decide whether Antonio Lloreda Capillo is entitled to keep the _6 million (US$7.7 million) jackpot or must share it with 19 colleagues from a lottery pool at his job.
2006
Incredible coincidence: Two Fort Drum reservists hit lottery jackpots. Two families from the same upstate New York community and with ties to the U.S. Army's Fort Drum are the state's newest instant millionaires.
2006
Many dislike Illinois Gov.'s lottery privatization plan. A day after Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich unveiled his $10 billion school financing and education reform plan, lawmakers, local school officials and teachers union representatives raised serious reservations, suggesting that key portions of the proposal will face a rocky path.
2006
Powerball lottery jackpot expands to $28 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, the jackpot grew to an estimated $28 million, with a cash option of $12.4 million.
2006
Winning Florida Lotto ticket sold in Spring Hill. One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $3 million, lottery officials said Thursday.
2006
Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $27 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $27 million for Friday's drawing.
2006
$117 million S.D. Powerball winner contacts Lottery. The South Dakota Lottery was contacted Tuesday by a Pierre lawyer representing someone who claims to have the winning Powerball lottery ticket worth nearly $117 million.
2006
Texas Woman Sues Over Winning Lottery Ticket. A woman who claims she was part of a $36 million Lotto Texas jackpot pool but was excluded from the winnings has sued six women and the Texas Lottery Commission.
2004
$100,000 Powerball lottery prize shared by five in North Dakota. Five players who bought a ticket in Valley City, North Dakota are claiming a $100,000 prize from the weekend Powerball drawing, the largest prize paid since the state joined the game.
2004
Thief's 1000s of stolen lottery tickets nearly all losers. A man arrested for stealing 4,400 lottery tickets suffered the double ignominy of winning only a trifling sum from the stolen stubs, Metropolitan Police Department officers said Tuesday.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$489 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 28, 2024
2.$418 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 28, 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.$275 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 27, 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.€210.35 Million
US$225.41 Million
Draw Date
May 26, 2022
11.$218 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 27, 2016
12.$214.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 27, 2023
13.$214 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 26, 2015
14.€169.91 Million
US$197.64 Million
Draw Date
May 26, 2026
15.$190 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 26, 2010
16.$180 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 25, 2005
17.$177.2 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 26, 2025
18.€158.1 Million
US$177.15 Million
Draw Date
May 25, 2019
19.$173 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 27, 2025
20.$169 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 26, 2023
21.$157 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 27, 2022
22.$154 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 27, 2015
23.$152 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 28, 2014
24.€129 Million
US$144.34 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 26, 2017
25.$144 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 25, 2011

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1992
Monday, May 25, 1992
34 years old
1990
Friday, May 25, 1990
36 years old
1988
Wednesday, May 25, 1988
38 years old
1987
Monday, May 25, 1987
39 years old
1983
Wednesday, May 25, 1983
43 years old
1981
Monday, May 25, 1981
45 years old
1980
Sunday, May 25, 1980
46 years old
1979
Friday, May 25, 1979
47 years old
1971
Tuesday, May 25, 1971
55 years old
1971
Tuesday, May 25, 1971
55 years old
1970
Monday, May 25, 1970
56 years old
1968
Saturday, May 25, 1968
58 years old
1967
Thursday, May 25, 1967
59 years old
1965
Tuesday, May 25, 1965
61 years old
1965
Tuesday, May 25, 1965
61 years old
1964
Monday, May 25, 1964
62 years old
1964
Monday, May 25, 1964
62 years old
1964
Monday, May 25, 1964
62 years old
1964
Monday, May 25, 1964
62 years old
1963
Saturday, May 25, 1963
63 years old
1958
Sunday, May 25, 1958
68 years old
1956
Friday, May 25, 1956
70 years old
1956
Friday, May 25, 1956
70 years old
1954
Tuesday, May 25, 1954
72 years old
1943
Tuesday, May 25, 1943
83 years old
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2018
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable in the European Union.
2018
Ireland votes to repeal the Eighth Amendment of their constitution that prohibits abortion in all but a few cases, choosing to replace it with the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.
2013
Suspected Maoist rebels kill at least 28 people and injure 32 others in an attack on a convoy of Indian National Congress politicians in Chhattisgarh, India.
2012
The SpaceX Dragon 1 becomes the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.
2011
Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
2009
North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, building tensions in the international community.
2008
NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life.
2002
China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait, with the loss of all 225 people on board.
2001
Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, with Dr. Sherman Bull.
2000
Liberation Day of Lebanon: Israel withdraws its army from Lebanese territory (with the exception of the disputed Shebaa farms zone) 18 years after the invasion of 1982.
1999
The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.
1997
A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma.
1986
The Hands Across America event takes place.
1985
Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
1982
Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks.
1981
In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
1979
John Spenkelink, a convicted murderer, is executed in Florida; he is the first person to be executed in the state after the reintroduction of capital punishment in 1976.
1979
American Airlines Flight 191: A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground.
1978
The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries.
1977
Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope) is released in US theaters.
1977
The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolution started in 1966.
1973
In protest against the dictatorship in Greece, the captain and crew on Greek naval destroyer Velos mutiny and refuse to return to Greece, instead anchoring at Fiumicino, Italy.
1971
Joetha Collier, a recent high school graduate, was killed in a shooting in Drew, Mississippi, attracting extensive attention from the media and civil rights activists.
1968
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated.
1966
Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.
1963
The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
1961
Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces, before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, that the United States "should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
1955
In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas as part of a larger outbreak across the Great Plains, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
1955
First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: On the British Kangchenjunga expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reach the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
1953
Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test.
1953
The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
1946
The Emirate of Transjordan becomes independent from the United Kingdom as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan after ratifying the Treaty of London and making their Amir, Abdullah I, their King.
1940
World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.
1938
Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.
1935
Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1933
The Walt Disney Company cartoon Three Little Pigs premieres at Radio City Music Hall, featuring the hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
1926
Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
1925
Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
1914
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
1895
Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
1895
The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president.
1878
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
1865
In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.
1833
The Chilean Constitution of 1833 is promulgated.
1819
The Argentine Constitution of 1819 is promulgated.
1810
May Revolution: Citizens of Buenos Aires expel Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros during the "May Week", starting the Argentine War of Independence.
1809
Chuquisaca Revolution: Patriot revolt in Chuquisaca (modern-day Sucre) against the Spanish Empire, sparking the Latin American wars of independence.
1807
Outbreak of the Kabakçı Mustafa rebellion in response to intentions of sultan Selim III to reform the Ottoman army.
1798
United Irishmen Rebellion: Battle of Carlow begins; executions of suspected rebels at Carnew and at Dunlavin Green take place.
1787
After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia after a quorum of seven states is secured.
1763
First issue of Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, the first regular Norwegian newspaper (1763-1920).
1738
A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
1660
Charles II lands at Dover at the invitation of the Convention Parliament, which marks the end of the Cromwell-proclaimed Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and begins the Restoration of the British monarchy.
1659
Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.
1644
Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.
1521
The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw.
1420
Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ.
1085
Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors.
240 BC
First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
567 BC
Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.

Births On This Day

2002
Cam Ward, American football player
2001
Chloé Lukasiak, American actress and dancer
2000
Claire Liu, American tennis player
1999
Brec Bassinger, American actress
1999
Ibrahima Konaté, French footballer
1996
David Pastrňák, Czech ice hockey player
1995
Kagiso Rabada, South African cricketer
1994
Matt Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
1994
Aly Raisman, American gymnast
1993
James Porter, English cricketer
1993
Norman Powell, American basketball player
1990
Bo Dallas, American wrestler
1990
Nikita Filatov, Russian ice hockey player
1988
Dávid Škutka, Slovak footballer
1988
Cameron van der Burgh, South African swimmer
1987
Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer
1987
Yves De Winter, Belgian footballer
1987
Moritz Stehling, German footballer
1987
Kamil Stoch, Polish ski jumper
1986
Edewin Fanini, Brazilian footballer
1986
Yoan Gouffran, French footballer
1986
Takahiro Hōjō, Japanese actor and musician
1986
Geraint Thomas, Welsh cyclist
1985
Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress
1985
Demba Ba, French footballer
1985
Gert Kams, Estonian footballer
1985
Roman Reigns, American football player and wrestler
1984
Luke Ball, Australian footballer
1984
Kyle Brodziak, Canadian ice hockey player
1984
A. J. Foyt IV, American race car driver
1984
Shawne Merriman, American football player
1982
Adam Boyd, English footballer
1982
Daniel Braaten, Norwegian footballer
1982
Ryan Gallant, American skateboarder
1982
Roger Guerreiro, Polish footballer
1982
Justin Hodges, Australian rugby league player
1982
Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenyan runner
1982
Jason Kubel, American baseball player
1982
Stacey Pensgen, American figure skater and meteorologist
1982
Luke Webster, Australian footballer
1981
Michalis Pelekanos, Greek basketball player
1981
Matt Utai, New Zealand rugby league player
1980
David Navarro, Spanish footballer
1979
Carlos Bocanegra, American footballer and executive
1979
Sayed Moawad, Egyptian footballer
1979
Caroline Ouellette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1979
Sam Sodje, English-Nigerian footballer
1979
Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player
1979
Chris Young, American baseball pitcher
1978
Adam Gontier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1978
Brian Urlacher, American football player
1977
Andre Anis, Estonian footballer
1977
Alberto Del Rio, Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler
1976
Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper
1976
Erki Pütsep, Estonian cyclist
1976
Ethan Suplee, American actor
1976
Cillian Murphy, Irish actor
1976
Miguel Zepeda, Mexican footballer
1975
Blaise Nkufo, Congolese-Swiss footballer
1974
Dougie Freedman, Scottish footballer and manager
1974
Frank Klepacki, American drummer and composer
1974
Miguel Tejada, Dominican-American baseball player
1973
Daz Dillinger, American rapper and producer
1973
Molly Sims, American model and actress
1972
Karan Johar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1971
Stefano Baldini, Italian runner
1971
Marco Cappato, Italian politician
1971
Juraj Droba, Slovak politician
1970
Robert Croft, Welsh-English cricketer and sportscaster
1970
Jamie Kennedy, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1970
Octavia Spencer, American actress and author
1969
Glen Drover, Canadian guitarist and songwriter
1969
Anne Heche, American actress (died 2022)
1969
Karen Bernstein, Canadian voice actress
1969
Stacy London, American journalist and author
1968
Kendall Gill, American basketball player, boxer, and sportscaster
1967
Luc Nilis, Belgian footballer and manager
1967
Mark Rosewater, head designer of Magic: the Gathering
1967
Andrew Sznajder, Canadian tennis player
1965
Yahya Jammeh, Gambian colonel and politician, President of the Gambia
1964
David Shaw, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1963
George Hickenlooper, American director and producer (died 2010)
1963
Mike Myers, Canadian-American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1963
Ludovic Orban, Romanian engineer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of Romania
1962
Ric Nattress, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1960
Amy Klobuchar, American lawyer and politician
1960
Anthea Turner, English journalist and television host
1959
Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, and author
1959
Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician
1959
Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1958
Dorothy Straight, American children's author
1958
Paul Weller, English singer, songwriter and musician
1957
Alastair Campbell, English journalist and author
1957
Edward Lee, American author
1957
Robert Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
1956
Stavros Arnaoutakis, Greek politician
1956
Larry Hogan, American politician, 62nd Governor of Maryland
1956
Kevin Lynch, Irish Republican (died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike)
1956
David P. Sartor, American composer and conductor
1955
Alistair Burt, English lawyer and politician
1954
John Beck, English footballer and manager
1954
Murali, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 2009)
1953
Eve Ensler, American playwright and producer
1953
Daniel Passarella, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
1953
Stan Sakai, Japanese-American author and illustrator
1953
Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (died 1989)
1952
Jeffrey Bewkes, American businessman
1952
Nick Fotiu, American ice hockey player and coach
1952
David Jenkins, Trinidadian-Scottish runner
1952
Al Sarrantonio, American author and publisher
1952
Gordon H. Smith, American businessman and politician
1951
Bob Gale, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1950
Robby Steinhardt, American rock violinist and singer (died 2021)
1949
Jamaica Kincaid, Antiguan-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
1949
Barry Windsor-Smith, English painter and illustrator
1948
Bülent Arınç, Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
1948
Marianne Elliott, Northern Irish historian, author, and academic
1948
Klaus Meine, German rock singer-songwriter
1947
Karen Valentine, American actress
1947
Catherine G. Wolf, American psychologist and computer scientist (died 2018)
1946
Bill Adam, Scottish-Canadian racing driver
1946
David A. Hargrave, American game designer, created Arduin (died 1988)
1944
Digby Anderson, English journalist and philosopher
1944
Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (died 2005)
1944
Charlie Harper, English singer-songwriter and producer
1944
Robert MacPherson, American mathematician and academic
1944
Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor
1944
Chris Ralston, English rugby player
1943
Jessi Colter, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1943
John Palmer, English keyboard player
1943
Leslie Uggams, American actress and singer
1941
Rudolf Adler, Czech filmmaker
1941
Uta Frith, German developmental psychologist
1941
Vladimir Voronin, Moldovan economist and politician, 3rd President of Moldova
1940
Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese photographer
1939
Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (died 2010)
1939
Ian McKellen, English actor
1938
Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (died 1988)
1938
Margaret Forster, English historian, author, and critic (died 2016)
1938
Geoffrey Robinson, English businessman and politician
1938
Yury Semyonov, Russian economist and politician (died 2024)
1937
Tom Phillips, English painter and academic (died 2022)
1936
Tom T. Hall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
1936
Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (died 2013)
1935
John Ffowcs Williams, Welsh engineer and academic (died 2020)
1935
Cookie Gilchrist, American football player (died 2011)
1935
W. P. Kinsella, Canadian novelist and short story writer (died 2016)
1935
Victoria Shaw, Australian actress (died 1988)
1933
Sarah Marshall, English-American actress (died 2014)
1933
Basdeo Panday, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2024)
1933
Ray Spencer, English footballer (died 2016)
1933
Jógvan Sundstein, Faroese accountant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 2024)
1932
John Gregory Dunne, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (died 2003)
1932
K.C. Jones, American basketball player and coach (died 2020)
1931
Herb Gray, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2014)
1931
Georgy Grechko, Russian engineer and astronaut (died 2017)
1931
Irwin Winkler, American director and producer
1931
Makrand Mehta, Indian historian (died 2024)
1930
Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer (died 2016)
1929
Beverly Sills, American soprano and actress (died 2007)
1927
Robert Ludlum, American soldier and author (died 2001)
1927
Norman Petty, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 1984)
1926
Claude Akins, American actor (died 1994)
1926
William Bowyer, English painter and academic (died 2015)
1926
Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author and poet (died 2009)
1926
Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
1926
David Wynne, English sculptor and painter (died 2014)
1925
Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet and author (died 1974)
1925
Jeanne Crain, American actress (died 2003)
1925
Eldon Griffiths, English journalist and politician (died 2014)
1925
Don Liddle, American baseball player (died 2000)
1925
Claude Pinoteau, French film director and screenwriter (died 2012)
1924
István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (died 2005)
1922
Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (died 1984)
1921
Hal David, American songwriter and composer (died 2012)
1921
Kitty Kallen, American singer (died 2016)
1921
Jack Steinberger, German-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020)
1920
Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner and diplomat (died 1992)
1917
Steve Cochran, American film, television and stage actor (died 1965)
1917
Theodore Hesburgh, American priest, theologian, and academic (died 2015)
1916
Brian Dickson, Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada (died 1998)
1916
Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (died 1981)
1913
Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (died 1957)
1913
Richard Dimbleby, English journalist and producer (died 1965)
1912
Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (died 2005)
1909
Alfred Kubel, German politician, 5th Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (died 1999)
1908
Theodore Roethke, American poet (died 1963)
1907
U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (died 1995)
1900
Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet and author (died 1975)
1900
George Lennon, Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (died 1991)
1899
Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, author, and flute player (died 1976)
1899
Panka Pelishek, Bulgarian pianist and music teacher (died 1990)
1898
Bennett Cerf, American publisher and television game show panelist; co-founded Random House (died 1971)
1897
Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer (died 1972)
1897
Gene Tunney, American boxer and soldier (died 1978)
1893
Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, American country musician (died 1968)
1889
Günther Lütjens, German admiral (died 1941)
1889
Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (died 1972)
1888
Miles Malleson, English actor and screenwriter (died 1969)
1887
Padre Pio, Italian priest and saint (died 1968)
1886
Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (died 1945)
1886
Philip Murray, Scottish-American miner and labor leader (died 1952)
1883
Carl Johan Lind, Swedish hammer thrower (died 1965)
1882
Marie Doro, American actress (died 1956)
1880
Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist and academic (died 1967)
1879
Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 1964)
1879
C. C. Martindale, English Jesuit priest (died 1963)
1879
William Stickney, American golfer (died 1944)
1878
Bill Robinson, American actor and dancer (died 1949)
1869
Robbie Ross, Canadian journalist and art critic (died 1918)
1867
Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (died 1950)
1865
John Mott, American evangelist and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1955)
1865
Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943)
1865
Mathilde Verne, English pianist and educator (died 1936)
1860
James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (died 1944)
1856
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Algerian-French general (died 1942)
1852
William Muldoon, American wrestler and trainer (died 1933)
1848
Johann Baptist Singenberger, Swiss composer, educator, and publisher (died 1924)
1846
Naim Frashëri, Albanian-Turkish poet and translator (died 1900)
1830
Trebor Mai (né Robert Williams), Welsh poet (died 1877)
1818
Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (died 1897)
1818
Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville, French essayist and biographer (died 1882)
1803
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1873)
1803
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (died 1882)
1791
Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (died 1841)
1783
Philip P. Barbour, American farmer and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1841)
1725
Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st and 33rd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (died 1776)
1713
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1792)
1661
Claude Buffier, Polish-French historian and philosopher (died 1737)
1606
Charles Garnier, French missionary and saint (died 1649)
1550
Camillus de Lellis, Italian saint and nurse (died 1614)
1417
Catherine of Cleves, Duchess consort regent of Guelders (died 1479)
1416
Jakobus ("James"), Count of Lichtenburg (died 1480)
1334
Emperor Sukō of Japan (died 1398)
1320
Toghon Temür, Mongolian emperor (died 1370)
1048
Emperor Shenzong of Song (died 1085)

Deaths On This Day

2024
Grayson Murray, American professional golfer (born 1993)
2024
Albert S. Ruddy, Canadian film producer (born 1930)
2024
Richard M. Sherman, American songwriter (born 1928)
2024
Johnny Wactor, American actor (born 1986)
2022
Morton L. Janklow, American literary agent (born 1930)
2021
John Warner, American attorney and politician (born 1927)
2021
Lois Ehlert, American author and illustrator (born 1934)
2020
George Floyd, African American man murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (born 1973)
2019
Claus von Bülow, Danish-British socialite (born 1926)
2018
Kaduvetti Guru, Indian politician and Veera Vanniyar caste leader (born 1961)
2015
George Braden, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of the Northwest Territories (born 1949)
2015
Robert Lebel, Canadian bishop (born 1924)
2014
David Allen, English cricketer (born 1935)
2014
Marcel Côté, Canadian economist and politician (born 1942)
2014
Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (born 1923)
2014
Herb Jeffries, American singer and actor (born 1913)
2014
Toaripi Lauti, Tuvaluan educator and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Tuvalu (born 1928)
2014
Matthew Saad Muhammad, American boxer and trainer (born 1954)
2013
Mahendra Karma, Indian politician (born 1950)
2013
Nand Kumar Patel, Indian politician (born 1953)
2012
William Hanley, American author and screenwriter (born 1931)
2012
Peter D. Sieruta, American author and critic (born 1958)
2012
Lou Watson, American basketball player and coach (born 1924)
2011
Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1944)
2010
Alexander Belostenny, Ukrainian basketball player (born 1959)
2010
Michael H. Jordan, American businessman (born 1936)
2010
Alan Hickinbotham, Australian footballer and coach (born 1925)
2010
Gabriel Vargas, Mexican painter and illustrator (born 1915)
2010
Jarvis Williams, American football player and coach (born 1965)
2009
Haakon Lie, Norwegian politician (born 1905)
2008
J. R. Simplot, American businessman, founded Simplot (born 1909)
2008
Veikko Uusimäki, Finnish actor and theater councilor (born 1921)
2007
Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian, and director (born 1931)
2007
Uładzimir Katkoŭski, Belarusian blogger, web designer and website creator (born 1976)
2005
Sunil Dutt, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (born 1929)
2005
Robert Jankel, English businessman, founded Panther Westwinds (born 1938)
2005
Graham Kennedy, Australian television host and actor (born 1934)
2005
Ismail Merchant, Indian-born film producer and director (born 1936)
2005
Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator (born 1909)
2004
Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publishing Company (born 1917)
2003
Sloan Wilson, American author and poet (born 1920)
1996
Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (born 1929)
1995
Élie Bayol, French racing driver (born 1914)
1995
Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player and coach, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer 1996 (born 1948)
1995
Dany Robin, French actress (born 1927)
1990
Vic Tayback, American actor (born 1930)
1986
Chester Bowles, American journalist and politician, 22nd Under Secretary of State (born 1901)
1983
Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (born 1904)
1983
Idris of Libya (born 1889)
1983
Jack Stewart, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1917)
1981
Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (born 1912)
1981
Fredric Warburg, English author and publisher (born 1898)
1979
Itzhak Bentov, Czech-Israeli engineer, mystic, and author (born 1923)
1979
Amédée Gordini, Italian-born French racing driver and sports car manufacturer (born 1899)
1979
John Spenkelink, American murderer (born 1949)
1977
Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (born 1904)
1970
Tom Patey, Scottish mountaineer and author (born 1932)
1969
Elisabeth Geleerd, Dutch-American psychoanalyst (born 1909)
1968
Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (born 1881)
1957
Leo Goodwin, American swimmer, diver, and water polo player (born 1883)
1954
Robert Capa, Hungarian photographer and journalist (born 1913)
1951
Paula von Preradović, Croatian poet and author (born 1887)
1948
Witold Pilecki, Polish officer and Resistance leader (born 1901)
1943
Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (born 1888)
1942
Emanuel Feuermann, Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (born 1902)
1939
Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer and academic (born 1868)
1937
Henry Ossawa Tanner, American-French painter and illustrator (born 1859)
1934
Gustav Holst, English trombonist, composer, and educator (born 1874)
1930
Randall Davidson, Scottish-English archbishop (born 1848)
1927
Payne Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1876)
1926
Symon Petliura, Ukrainian journalist and politician (born 1879)
1924
Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and illustrator (born 1889)
1919
Eliza Pollock, American archer (born 1840)
1919
Madam C. J. Walker, American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company (born 1867)
1917
Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet and critic (born 1891)
1912
Austin Lane Crothers, American educator and politician, 46th Governor of Maryland (born 1860)
1899
Rosa Bonheur, French painter and sculptor (born 1822)
1895
Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman sociologist, historian, and jurist (born 1822)
1849
Benjamin D'Urban, English general and politician, Governor of British Guiana (born 1777)
1805
William Paley, English priest and philosopher (born 1743)
1797
John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (born 1719)
1789
Anders Dahl, Swedish botanist and physician (born 1751)
1786
Peter III of Portugal (born 1717)
1741
Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German bishop and theologian (born 1660)
1681
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish poet and playwright (born 1600)
1667
Gustaf Bonde, Finnish-Swedish politician, 5th Lord High Treasurer of Sweden (born 1620)
1632
Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (born 1572)
1607
Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Italian Carmelite nun and mystic (born 1566)
1595
Valens Acidalius, German poet and critic (born 1567)
1558
Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (born 1510)
1555
Gemma Frisius, Dutch physician, mathematician, and cartographer (born 1508)
1555
Henry II of Navarre (born 1503)
1452
John Stafford, English archbishop and politician
1261
Pope Alexander IV (born 1185)
1085
Pope Gregory VII (born 1020)
992
Mieszko I of Poland (born 935)
986
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Muslim astronomer (born 903)
939
Yao Yanzhang, general of Chu
916
Flann Sinna, king of Meath
912
Xue Yiju, chancellor of Later Liang
803
Higbald of Lindisfarne, English bishop
709
Aldhelm, English-Latin bishop, poet, and scholar (born 639)
675
Li Hong, Chinese prince (born 652)
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