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May 6

On This Day in History

May 6

May 6 is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 239 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2026: Circle K asks judge to delay expiration date for $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot amid dispute. With the expiration date just weeks away, a retailer is asking a judge to freeze a ticket that won a $12.8 million Arizona Lottery The Pick jackpot while the court figures out who it belongs to.
2025: Always April: Third big lottery win occurs at the same time of year for Maryland winner of $50,000. For the third time, a Maryland woman has won a big lottery prize in April, with each of her wins larger than the last.
2024: Michigan man wins $286,938 Fantasy 5 lottery jackpot on first try. A Michigan man experienced a bout of beginner's luck when he tried the Michigan Lottery's Fantasy 5 draw game for the first time and won a $286,938 jackpot.
2023: Former Ohio Lottery Director denies claims of harassment days before resigning for "medical reasons". Former Ohio Lottery Commissioner Pat McDonald retired from his role due to "medical reasons" one day after denying allegations of unwanted behavior toward other commission employees.
2022: 45 jackpot-winning tickets in one California Lottery Fantasy 5 drawing. A whopping 45 winning tickets won the California Lottery's Fantasy 5 jackpot worth $344,700 on Sat., Apr. 30, with each ticket getting an equal share of the prize.
2021: Massachusetts Lottery processes first mobile ticket prize. The Massachusetts Lottery announced yesterday that it processed a remote prize claim through its mobile app for the very first time.
2019: Australian man wins lotto jackpot twice. A Melbourne, Australia, man is busy counting more than $46 million after he won the top prize in Oz Lotto — twice.
2016: British Columbia Lottery wants to upgrade computerized drawing system. Canada's British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) in order to expand and improve its ability to conduct computerized lottery drawings.
2014: Maryland Mega Millions jackpot winner claims prize. The second-largest Mega Millions jackpot prize in Maryland history was quietly claimed late last week.
2013: Single mother's simple error earns her $14 million lottery prize. A California single mother of four is thanking her lucky stars after mistakenly slipping an extra dollar into the self-service Lotto machine at her local CVS store in Mission Viejo.
2012: Woman accuses son of taking $51 million lottery ticket. A California woman has sued her son and accused him of making off with her $51 million Mega Millions lottery ticket, and then racking up expenses on houses, cars, and cash gifts.
2011: Florida woman mistaken for lottery winner. A Florida woman says people are mistaking her for a $2 million Florida Lottery scratch-off game winner who shares a similar name.
2010: Siblings each score lottery jackpots two years apart. Just two years after her wealthy businessman brother won $1 million a year for life in the lottery, Manhattan party planner Cindy Altunis has scored a $1 million jackpot -- with a ticket bought at the same gas station where her brother got his.
2010: L.A. TV employee wins $266M Mega Millions lottery jackpot. An employee of a Los Angeles TV station is the sole winner of the $266 million Mega Millions ticket in Tuesday's multi-state drawing.
2008: Minnesota couple claims $180 million Powerball jackpot. Sue and Paul Rosenau are the winners of the largest lottery prize ever -- the $180.1 million Powerball -- in Minnesota. The couple said they won the jackpot exactly five years after the death of their 2-year-old granddaughter. Sue Rosenau said they must have an angel.
2008: Iowa lottery offering receipts. Players who buy lottery or scratch tickets in Iowa now can receive a receipt, a move designed to enhance players' security.
2008: Lawsuit claims NY state is ripping off lottery customers. A lawsuit claims the New York State Division of Lottery is tricking people into playing its Take Five lottery game by exaggerating the likelihood of winning.
2008: Minnesota couple to claim $180M Powerball lottery jackpot. A middle-aged couple from Waseca County in southern Minnesota is expected to come forward today and claim the largest Powerball prize ever won in the state.
2008: Record China Lottery winner collects prize in disguise. The Chinese lottery player who won the highest sports lottery, 82.34 million yuan (US $11.76 million), in China's lottery history collected his prize on Sunday under police guard.
2005: $10 Million Florida Lottery Jackpot Still Unclaimed. If the owner of a Florida Lotto ticket worth $10 million doesn't claim the winnings by midnight on June 30, the ticket won't be worth a nickel.
2005: Tonight's Tenn. Lotto 5 Jackpot: $1 Million. Excitement is building in Tennessee about the state's first million-dollar jackpot drawing.
2005: Texas legislature defeats Internet lottery bill. An Internet search for "online gambling" netted 9 million hits Wednesday, but Texas House members nixed hopes that one of those might lead to the Texas Lottery.
2005: 'Prize closet' for Illinois Lottery employees discovered. The Illinois Lottery solicited donations of MP3 players, airline ticket vouchers, video game systems and other goodies from radio and television stations it advertised with, then used the items to create a "prize closet" for lottery employees, a state audit revealed on Wednesday.
2004: Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $205 Million. No one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $205 million, with a cash option of $107.3 million.
2004: Tennessee Lottery may run short on scholarship funds in 2006. Tennessee's lottery could be short of money to fund college scholarships within a couple of years if current projections of lottery revenue are correct, an analysis by the state treasurer has found.
2004: Four of 16 Lottery-Winning Lunch Ladies Have Left Kitchen. Four of the 16 Holdingford, Minnesota school employees who won half of a $190 million Powerball jackpot in October have left the school.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$429.6 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 7, 2016
2.$370 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 7, 2021
3.$363 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 9, 2000
4.$306 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 7, 2024
5.$273 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 7, 2019
6.$233 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 9, 2018
7.$231 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 8, 2020
8.$222 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 8, 2013
9.$215 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 8, 2026
9.$215 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 8, 2019
11.$214.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 6, 2024
12.$212 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 8, 2004
13.€200.05 Million
US$211.02 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
May 7, 2022
14.€195 Million
US$205.8 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 6, 2022
15.€160.33 Million
US$188.45 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
May 7, 2026
16.€148.43 Million
US$176.63 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
May 6, 2021
17.€123 Million
US$165.84 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 8, 2009
18.€147.85 Million
US$165.49 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
May 7, 2019
19.$155.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 8, 2021
20.$147 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
May 6, 2017
21.$139 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 7, 2013
22.$138 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 6, 2016
23.€120 Million
US$136.12 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
May 6, 2025
24.$126 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
May 8, 2015
25.€110 Million
US$124.77 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
May 6, 2025

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1982: Nakidu00
Thursday, May 6, 1982
44 years old
1981: geovanshay
Wednesday, May 6, 1981
45 years old
1974: Jbear-45
Monday, May 6, 1974
52 years old
1971: loves2lotto
Thursday, May 6, 1971
55 years old
1967: Patricia$
Saturday, May 6, 1967
59 years old
1966: geos*5666!
Friday, May 6, 1966
60 years old
1964: charo47
Wednesday, May 6, 1964
62 years old
1964: kenneth goodman
Wednesday, May 6, 1964
62 years old
1964: Solobird
Wednesday, May 6, 1964
62 years old
1959: twodaddy
Wednesday, May 6, 1959
67 years old
1957: Olmazey47
Monday, May 6, 1957
69 years old
1957: olmazey57
Monday, May 6, 1957
69 years old
1957: OlmazeyTV57
Monday, May 6, 1957
69 years old
1957: snoopy420
Monday, May 6, 1957
69 years old
1953: shrtyrvs
Wednesday, May 6, 1953
73 years old
1950: Texamos
Saturday, May 6, 1950
76 years old
1948: lesbruscha
Thursday, May 6, 1948
78 years old
: lucky123
(year not provided)
: James007
(year not provided)
: mamad2
(year not provided)
: Smokey503
(year not provided)
: Frank1951Dillar
(year not provided)
: Just1bill
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2023: The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London.
2023: Eight people are killed and seven injured in a mass shooting in Allen, Texas. The perpetrator is killed by a police officer.
2013: Three women, kidnapped and missing for more than a decade, are found alive in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.
2010: In just 36 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash.
2004: The final episode of the television sitcom Friends was aired.
2002: Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio-interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum.
2002: Founding of SpaceX.
2001: During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
1999: The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.
1998: Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start.
1998: Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac.
1997: The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.
1996: The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared.
1994: Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
1988: All thirty-six passengers and crew were killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy.
1984: One hundred and three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul.
1983: The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts.
1976: The 6.5 M_w  Friuli earthquake affected Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900-978 dead and 1,700-2,400 injured.
1975: During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the 60th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian genocide.
1972: Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order.
1966: Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England.
1960: More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
1954: Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
1949: EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation.
1945: World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.
1945: World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins.
1942: World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese.
1941: At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.
1941: The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
1940: John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
1937: Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
1935: New Deal: Under the authority of the newly-enacted Federal Emergency Relief Administration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Executive Order 7034 to create the Works Progress Administration.
1933: The Deutsche Studentenschaft attacked Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, later burning many of its books.
1916: Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha.
1916: Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
1915: Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.
1915: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: The SY Aurora broke loose from its anchorage during a gale, beginning a 312-day ordeal.
1910: George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, Edward VII.
1906: The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
1901: The first issue of Gorkhapatra, the oldest still running state-owned Nepali newspaper was published.
1889: The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
1882: Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
1882: The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
1877: Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.
1863: American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with a major defeat of the Union's Army of the Potomac under Joseph Hooker by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee.
1861: American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union.
1857: The East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British in the lead up to the War of Indian Independence.
1840: The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1835: James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald.
1801: Captain Thomas Cochrane in the 14-gun HMS Speedy captures the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo.
1782: Construction begins on the Grand Palace, the royal residence of the King of Siam in Bangkok, at the command of King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
1757: Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War.
1757: The end of Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War, and the end of Burmese Civil War (1740-1757).
1757: English poet Christopher Smart is admitted into St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement to mental asylums.
1682: Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles.
1659: English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
1594: The Dutch city of Coevorden held by the Spanish, falls to a Dutch and English force.
1542: Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
1541: King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the Great Bible would be provided for this purpose.
1536: The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish.
1527: Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance.
1104: King Baldwin I of Jerusalem begins the siege of Acre, then held by the Fatimids.

Births On This Day

2019: Prince Archie of Sussex
2006: Sadie Sandler, American actress
2002: Cole Palmer, English footballer
2002: Angel Reese, American basketball player
1999: Pato O'Ward, Mexican racing driver
1998: Luigi Mangione, suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
1997: Maymay Entrata, Filipino model, entertainer and singer-songwriter
1997: Ranz Kyle, Filipino social media personality and entertainer
1997: Duncan Scott, Scottish swimmer
1994: Mateo Kovačić, Croatian international footballer
1993: Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer
1993: Naomi Scott, English actress and singer
1992: Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player
1992: Baekhyun, South Korean musician and actor
1992: Jonas Valančiūnas, Lithuanian basketball player
1990: Jose Altuve, Venezuelan baseball player
1990: Péter Gulácsi, Hungarian footballer
1989: Dominika Cibulková, Slovak tennis player
1989: Cameron Heyward, American football player
1988: Ryan Anderson, American basketball player
1988: Dakota Kai, New Zealand professional wrestler
1987: Dries Mertens, Belgian footballer
1987: Meek Mill, American rapper
1987: Gerardo Parra, Venezuelan baseball player and coach
1987: Adrienne Warren, American actress
1986: Goran Dragic, Slovenian basketball player
1985: Chris Paul, American basketball player
1983: Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
1983: Gabourey Sidibe, American actress
1983: Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama
1982: Jason Witten, American football player
1980: Brooke Bennett, American swimmer
1980: Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek professional basketball player
1980: Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
1979: Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower
1979: Jon Montgomery, Canadian skeleton racer and television host
1978: John Abraham, American football player
1978: Tony Estanguet, French slalom canoeist
1978: Fredrick Federley, Swedish journalist and politician
1977: Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player and coach
1977: Chantelle Newbery, Australian diver
1976: Iván de la Peña, Spanish footballer
1972: Martin Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player
1971: Chris Shiflett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969: Jim Magilton, Northern Irish footballer and coach
1968: Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player
1965: Leslie Hope, Canadian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1963: Alessandra Ferri, Italian ballerina
1961: George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961: Tom Hunter, Scottish businessman and philanthropist
1961: Frans Timmermans, Dutch politician and diplomat, First Vice President of the European Commission
1960: Keith Dowding, English political scientist, philosopher, and academic
1960: Roma Downey, Irish-American actress and producer
1960: John Flansburgh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960: Anne Parillaud, French actress
1959: Charles Hendry, English politician
1955: Tom Bergeron, American television host
1955: John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
1954: Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician, 120th Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs
1953: Alexander Akimov, Ukrainian Chernobyl worker (died 1986)
1953: Tony Blair, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1953: Graeme Souness, Scottish international footballer and manager
1952: Chiaki Mukai, Japanese physician and astronaut
1952: Gerrit Zalm, Dutch economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1951: Samuel Doe, Liberian sergeant and politician, 21st President of Liberia (died 1990)
1950: Jeffery Deaver, American journalist and author
1947: Alan Dale, New Zealand actor
1947: Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher and author
1945: Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American country singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer
1945: Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944: Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player
1943: Andreas Baader, German terrorist, co-founded the Red Army Faction (died 1977)
1943: Milton William Cooper, American conspiracy theorist and author (died 2001)
1943: James Turrell, American sculptor and illustrator
1942: Ariel Dorfman, Argentinian author, playwright, and academic
1937: Rubin Carter, American-Canadian boxer (died 2014)
1934: Richard Shelby, American lawyer and politician
1932: Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, English lieutenant and politician (died 2020)
1931: Willie Mays, American baseball player and coach (died 2024)
1930: David Carpenter, American serial killer
1929: Rosemary Cramp, English archaeologist and academic (died 2023)
1929: Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007)
1924: Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (died 2014)
1924: Patricia Helen Kennedy, American socialite, activist, and author (died 2006)
1923: Harry Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2002)
1920: Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji (died 2004)
1918: Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, emir of Abu Dhabi and first president of the United Arab Emirates (died 2004)
1916: Robert H. Dicke, American physicist and astronomer (died 1997)
1915: Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1985)
1915: Theodore H. White, American historian, journalist, and author (died 1986)
1913: Carmen Cavallaro, American pianist (died 1989)
1913: Stewart Granger, English-American actor (died 1993)
1911: Guy des Cars, French journalist and author (died 1993)
1907: Peter Barnes, Executed Irish Republican (died 1940)
1907: Weeb Ewbank, American football player and coach (died 1998)
1906: André Weil, French mathematician and academic (died 1998)
1904: Moshé Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (died 1984)
1904: Catherine Lacey, English actress (died 1979)
1904: Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (died 1978)
1903: Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (died 1977)
1902: Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter (died 1957)
1898: Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician (died 1945)
1897: Paul Alverdes, German author and poet (died 1979)
1896: Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic (died 1966)
1895: Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian mathematician and author (died 1974)
1895: Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian soldier and politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (died 1946)
1895: Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (died 1926)
1883: Alberto Collo, Italian actor (died 1955)
1880: Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter and illustrator (died 1959)
1880: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German-Swiss painter (died 1938)
1879: Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (died 1952)
1879: Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (died 1929)
1872: Willem de Sitter, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1934)
1872: Djemal Pasha, Ottoman general (died 1922)
1871: Victor Grignard, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1935)
1871: Christian Morgenstern, German author and poet (died 1914)
1870: Walter Rutherford, Scottish golfer (died 1936)
1869: Junnosuke Inoue, Japanese businessman and central banker, 8th and 11th Governor of the Bank of Japan (died 1932)
1868: Gaston Leroux, French journalist and author (died 1927)
1861: Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (died 1931)
1856: Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (died 1939)
1856: Robert Peary, American admiral and explorer (died 1920)
1851: Aristide Bruant, French singer and actor (died 1925)
1848: Henry Edward Armstrong, English chemist and academic (died 1937)
1843: Grove Karl Gilbert, American geologist and academic (died 1918)
1836: Max Eyth, German engineer and author (died 1906)
1827: Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (died 1891)
1800: Roman Sanguszko, Polish general (died 1881)
1797: Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (died 1882)
1781: Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher and author (died 1832)
1769: Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1824)
1769: Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic (died 1834)
1758: André Masséna, French general (died 1817)
1758: Maximilien Robespierre, French politician (died 1794)
1742: Jean Senebier, Swiss pastor and physiologist (died 1809)
1714: Anton Raaff, German tenor (died 1797)
1713: Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic (died 1780)
1680: Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Italian-French cellist and composer (died 1755)
1668: Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright (died 1747)
1635: Johann Joachim Becher, German physician and alchemist (died 1682)
1580: Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, French noble (died 1637)
1574: Innocent X, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1655)
1501: Marcellus II, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1555)
1493: Girolamo Seripando, Italian theologian and cardinal (died 1563)
1464: Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Polish princess (died 1512)
973: Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1024)

Deaths On This Day

2024: Bernard Pivot, French journalist, interviewer and host (born 1935)
2024: Brian Wenzel, Australian actor (born 1929)
2022: George Pérez, American comic book artist and writer (born 1954)
2021: Kentaro Miura, Japanese manga artist (born 1966)
2016: Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (born 1990)
2016: Reg Grundy, Australian businessman (born 1923)
2015: Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (born 1930)
2015: Denise McCluggage, American race car driver and journalist (born 1927)
2015: Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1922)
2014: Wil Albeda, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs (born 1925)
2014: William H. Dana, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (born 1930)
2014: Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (born 1940)
2014: Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (born 1928)
2014: Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1921)
2014: Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (born 1919)
2014: Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1921)
2013: Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (born 1919)
2013: Severo Aparicio Quispe, Peruvian bishop (born 1923)
2013: Michelangelo Spensieri, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1949)
2012: James R. Browning, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (born 1918)
2012: James Isaac, American director and producer (born 1960)
2012: Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and author (born 1924)
2010: Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1926)
2009: Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (born 1978)
2007: Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian physician and politician (born 1938)
2007: Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1926)
2006: Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1958)
2006: Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (born 1958)
2004: Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (born 1925)
2004: Philip Kapleau, American monk and educator (born 1912)
2004: Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (born 1923)
2003: Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (born 1927)
2002: Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and educator (born 1906)
2002: Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1932)
2002: Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (born 1948)
2002: Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (born 1940)
2000: Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (born 1920)
1995: Noel Brotherston, Northern Irish footballer (born 1956)
1993: Ann Todd, English actress and producer (born 1909)
1992: Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (born 1901)
1991: Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (born 1903)
1990: Charles Farrell, American actor (born 1900)
1989: Earl Blaik, American football player and coach (born 1897)
1987: William J. Casey, American politician, 13th Director of Central Intelligence (born 1913)
1984: Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (born 1904)
1984: Bonner Pink, English politician (born 1912)
1983: Ezra Jack Keats, American author and illustrator (born 1916)
1983: Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (born 1922)
1980: María Luisa Bombal, Chilean writer (born 1910)
1975: József Mindszenty, Hungarian cardinal (born 1892)
1973: Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer (born 1893)
1970: Alexander Rodzyanko, Russian general (born 1879)
1967: Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author and translator (born 1885)
1963: Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (born 1881)
1963: Ted Weems, American violinist, trombonist, and bandleader (born 1901)
1963: Monty Woolley, American raconteur, actor, and director (born 1888)
1961: Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (born 1895)
1959: Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (born 1881)
1959: Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (born 1907)
1952: Maria Montessori, Italian-Dutch physician and educator (born 1870)
1951: Élie Cartan, French mathematician and physicist (born 1869)
1949: Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian-French poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1862)
1939: Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter and illustrator (born 1869)
1919: L. Frank Baum, American novelist (born 1856)
1911: René Vallon, French aviator (born 1880)
1910: Edward VII of the United Kingdom (born 1841)
1907: Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer (born 1830)
1905: Robert Herbert, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Queensland (born 1831)
1888: Abraham Joseph Ash, American rabbi (born c. 1813)
1882: Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant (born 1829)
1882: Lord Frederick Cavendish, British politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (born 1836)
1877: Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (born 1804)
1867: Socrates Nelson, American businessman and politician (born 1814)
1862: Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (born 1817)
1859: Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (born 1769)
1840: Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (born 1792)
1782: Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (born 1696)
1757: Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1683)
1757: Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (born 1684)
1708: François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (born 1623)
1638: Cornelius Jansen, Dutch-French bishop and theologian (born 1585)
1631: Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (born 1570)
1596: Giaches de Wert, Flemish-Italian composer (born 1535)
1540: Juan Luís Vives, Spanish scholar (born 1492)
1527: Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (born 1490)
1502: James Tyrrell, English knight (born 1450)
1483: Queen Jeonghui, Korean regent (born 1418)
1475: Dieric Bouts, Flemish painter (born 1415)
1471: Edmund Beaufort, English commander (born 1438)
1471: Thomas Tresham, Speaker of the House of Commons
1236: Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler
1187: Ruben III, Prince of Armenia (born 1145)
1002: Ealdwulf, Archbishop of York, Abbot of Peterborough and Bishop of Worcester
988: Dirk II, count of Frisia and Holland
932: Qian Liu, Chinese warlord and king (born 852)
850: Ninmyō, Japanese emperor (born 808)
698: Eadberht, bishop of Lindisfarne

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