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November 18

November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 43 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025
New Jersey couple wins $3 million lottery prize six months after winning $1 million. A New Jersey couple experienced a bout of deja vu when they made a familiar trip to the New Jersey Lottery to claim a $3 million prize just six months after winning $1 million.
2024
Iowa man locks in "instant retirement" with $1,000 a day Lucky for Life lottery prize. An Iowa man has declared "instant retirement" after winning the the $1,000 a day for life top prize in the Lucky for Life multi-state lottery game.
2022
Australian woman cleans out car four months after win, discovers lottery ticket worth $580,000. Keep those tickets in a safe place! An Australian woman had quite the surprise when she discovered a lottery ticket worth $580,000 (US$387,187) during a car clean-out four months after the draw.
2021
New Jersey Lottery announces return of New Year's Raffle after 13 years. After over a decade, the New Jersey Lottery is bringing back a statewide raffle that will award one lucky player a $2 million grand prize, as well as hundreds of other cash prizes.
2020
Missouri woman "accidentally" wins $100,000 lottery jackpot. A lucky mistake that led a woman to accidentally win a $100,000 lottery jackpot just proves that some things are meant to be.
2020
Canadian siblings split $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize. A brother and sister from Alberta, Canada, were both skeptical when they scanned their lottery ticket and found that it was the winner of a $1 million (US$766,270) Lotto 6/49 prize for the Guaranteed Prize Draw on Nov. 4.
2016
$49M Texas Mega Millions jackpot claimed by trust. The $49 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot won in Texas this past October was claimed this week by a trust, effectively keeping the real winner anonymous.
2015
Florida lawmakers move to allow lottery sales as gas pumps, ATMs. Florida legislators are moving forward with a bill that would allow lottery tickets to be sold anywhere you can swipe a credit card, including gas pumps and ATMs.
2014
Audit: Stores buying Michigan lottery tickets from players. Some Michigan stores that sell lottery tickets are hitting the jackpot by buying winning tickets from desperate players at a discount, according to auditors who are urging a crackdown on the illegal practice.
2012
$250 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges. There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $250 million for Wednesday's drawing.
2011
Georgia man turns trashed ticket into $250,000. A Georgia taco server won $250,000 after exchanging a trashed Mega Millions ticket worth $3 for three new tickets.
2011
N.Y. man will use lottery winnings for retirement. A $1 Sweet Million ticket paid off big for a Port Jervis, New York, father of two who won a $1 million jackpot.
2009
Arkansas lottery to sell Mega Millions tickets. The Arkansas Lottery Commission agreed Tuesday to sell Mega Millions tickets next year, making multi-state jackpots available to lottery participants four nights a week instead of two.~
2009
Clerk's error makes N.J. man a $100,000 winner. A Bridgeton, New Jersey, resident has a store clerk's error to thank for his purchase of a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $100,000.
2008
Tenn. Lottery CEO blames lagging sales on Powerball. Tennessee officials are hedging their bets on Powerball to lift the lottery out of a sales slump that could hurt revenue projections for education.
2008
Arkansas lottery bill is first legislation filed for 2009. The first bill filed in the 2009 legislative session Monday carried symbolic weight and political heft but was scanty on substance.
2006
Maryland Lottery to offer limited-run raffle-style game. The Maryland Lottery will join several other USA state lotteries this Christmas season by offering Countdown to Millions, a $20 raffle-style game.
2006
New Florida Lottery raffle will make 10 millionaires. The Florida Lottery's newest game could be just the ticket to brighten up someone's holiday season, but the game won't be for everyone. That's because if you wait too long to buy a ticket, you could be shut out of the game.
2006
Man who stole winning lottery ticket gets 5 years. After a judge on Friday sentenced Sam Grair to five years and four months in prison for stealing a lottery ticket worth $524,000, the prosecutor stated, "It is a deterrent to any store clerk that is in a position of trust so they won't do the same thing."
2006
Illinois woman wins $7 million lottery jackpot. Alberta James of Machesney Park, Illinois, will take some time off of her job as a mail carrier and enjoy the holidays in style after winning a $7 million Illinois Lotto jackpot.
2006
Huge Euro Millions lottery jackpot split 20 ways. With no single ticket holder matching all five main numbers and the two Lucky Star numbers, the £123 million (US$233 million, €182 million) Euro Millions jackpot, which had been rolled over for an 11th time, was shared between 20 people across Europe.
2006
Oregon Lottery winner goes to jail. A White City woman accused of using a dead woman's credit card to buy an Oregon Lottery ticket that won a $1 million prize has been jailed for violating her probation on a methamphetamine possession charge.
2005
Ex-legislator seeks to lead Texas Lottery. Talmadge Heflin, a once-powerful state legislator defeated last year by a political newcomer in a House race decided by 16 votes, has applied to become the Texas Lottery's next executive director.
2005
New N.C. Lottery chief says integrity of games is important. Chosen amid an ethical scandal involving lottery commissioners, the man picked yesterday as executive director of North Carolina's new lottery wasted no time promising games that will be run honorably, with low-key advertising.
2005
S.C. Lottery suspends sales due to computer glitch. South Carolina Lottery officials suspended sales of the Pick 3 and Pick 4 games Thursday after there was a problem upgrading software.
2005
$315M Mega Millions lottery winners stay on the job. A secretary and six laboratory workers at Kaiser Permanente in California held the winning ticket for the $315 million Mega Millions jackpot -- but they still came in to work, a company spokeswoman said.
2003
Indiana Resident Claims $12 Million Powerball Jackpot. A Muncie, Indiana man got the call of a lifetime recently when a store clerk told him that he won a $12.8 million Powerball jackpot.
2003
California Lottery Kicks Off Review. The California Lottery today posted to its Web site a request for proposal for its four-year, $100 million general market advertising account.
2003
Lottery may make early contract picks. The Tennessee lottery board is still on track with the Nov. 24 deadline to decide on contracts for gaming vendors.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$592.4 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 19, 2025
2.$420 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 19, 2024
3.$333.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 19, 2016
4.€311.05 Million
US$321.44 Million
Draw Date
Nov 19, 2022
5.$289 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 21, 2023
6.$279.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 18, 2023
7.$250 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 21, 2012
8.$238 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 18, 2022
9.$206.2 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 20, 2021
10.$192 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 19, 2019
11.$188 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 20, 2020
12.$179 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 18, 2020
13.€168 Million
US$177.81 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 19, 2024
14.€162 Million
US$172.84 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 20, 2015
15.$165 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 19, 2013
16.€135 Million
US$156.41 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 18, 2025
17.€130 Million
US$154.21 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 20, 2020
18.$149 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 19, 2004
19.€131 Million
US$148.02 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 19, 2021
20.$143.9 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 18, 2024
21.$139 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 20, 2018
21.$139 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 21, 2018
23.€123 Million
US$136.23 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 19, 2019
24.€120 Million
US$127.01 Million
Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Nov 19, 2024
25.€111.09 Million
US$126.09 Million
Draw Date
Nov 18, 2021

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

2001
Sunday, Nov 18, 2001
24 years old
1994
Friday, Nov 18, 1994
31 years old
1992
Wednesday, Nov 18, 1992
33 years old
1985
Monday, Nov 18, 1985
40 years old
1984
Sunday, Nov 18, 1984
41 years old
1982
Thursday, Nov 18, 1982
43 years old
1982
Thursday, Nov 18, 1982
43 years old
1980
Tuesday, Nov 18, 1980
45 years old
1980
Tuesday, Nov 18, 1980
45 years old
1977
Friday, Nov 18, 1977
48 years old
1970
Wednesday, Nov 18, 1970
55 years old
1965
Thursday, Nov 18, 1965
60 years old
1959
Wednesday, Nov 18, 1959
66 years old
1959
Wednesday, Nov 18, 1959
66 years old
1954
Thursday, Nov 18, 1954
71 years old
1948
Thursday, Nov 18, 1948
77 years old
(year not provided)
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2020
The Utah monolith, built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
2013
NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars.
2012
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria becomes the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
2003
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4-3 in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law making Massachusetts the first state in the United States to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples.
2002
Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
1999
At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.
1996
A fire occurs on a train traveling through the Channel Tunnel from France to England causing several injuries and damaging approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) of tunnel.
1993
In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives.
1993
In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule.
1991
Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland.
1991
After an 87-day siege, the Croatian city of Vukovar capitulates to the besieging Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces.
1991
The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia, which would in 1993 become a republic, was established in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1987
King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras.
1985
The first comic of Calvin and Hobbes is published in ten newspapers.
1983
Aeroflot Flight 6833 is hijacked en route from Tbilisi to Leningrad. After returning to Tbilisi, the aircraft is subsequentially raided on the ground, resulting in seven deaths.
1978
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet makes its first flight, at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland, United States.
1978
In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple to a mass murder-suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children.
1971
Oman declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
1970
U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government.
1963
The first push-button telephone goes into service.
1961
United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
1949
The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria.
1947
The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.
1944
The Popular Socialist Youth is founded in Cuba.
1943
World War II: Battle of Berlin: Four hundred and forty Royal Air Force planes bomb Berlin causing only light damage and killing 131. The RAF loses nine aircraft and 53 air crew.
1940
World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece.
1929
Grand Banks earthquake: Off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean, a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake, centered on the Grand Banks, breaks 12 submarine transatlantic telegraph cables and triggers a tsunami that destroys many south coast communities in the Burin Peninsula.
1928
Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon.
1918
Latvia declares its independence from Russia.
1916
World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.
1910
In their campaign for women's voting rights, hundreds of suffragettes march to the British Parliament in London. Several are beaten by police, newspaper attention embarrasses the authorities, and the march is dubbed Black Friday.
1909
Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
1905
Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.
1903
The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
1901
Britain and the United States sign the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.
1889
Elisha P. Ferry is inaugurated as first governor of Washington.
1883
In the "day of two noons", American and Canadian railroad companies institute four standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
1872
Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
1867
An earthquake strikes the Virgin Islands, triggering the largest tsunami witnessed in the Caribbean and killing dozens.
1863
King Christian IX of Denmark signs the November constitution that declares Schleswig to be part of Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol and leads to the German-Danish war of 1864.
1812
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Krasnoi ends in French defeat, but Marshal of France Michel Ney's leadership leads to him becoming known as "the bravest of the brave".
1809
In a naval action during the Napoleonic Wars, French frigates defeat British East Indiamen in the Bay of Bengal.
1803
The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere.
1760
The rebuilt debtors' prison, at the Castellania in Valletta, receives the first prisoners.
1730
The future Frederick the Great of Prussia is granted a pardon by his father and is released from confinement.
1626
The new St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is consecrated.
1601
Tiryaki Hasan Pasha, an Ottoman provincial governor, routs the Habsburg forces commanded by Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria who were besieging Nagykanizsa.
1493
Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico.
1421
St Elizabeth's flood: A dike in the Grote Hollandse Waard in the Netherlands breaks, killing about 10,000 people.
1302
Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam, claiming spiritual supremacy for the papacy.
1210
Pope Innocent III excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV for invading the Kingdom of Sicily after promising to recognize papal control over it.
1105
Maginulfo is elected Antipope Sylvester IV in opposition to Pope Paschal II.
1095
The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land.
401
The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy.
326
The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated by Pope Sylvester I.

Births On This Day

2004
Luka Romero, Mexican-Argentine footballer
2002
Patrick Baldwin Jr., American basketball player
2001
Caleb Williams, American football player
1997
Jacob Bryson, Canadian ice hockey player
1997
Shea Langeliers, American baseball player
1997
Robert Sánchez, Spanish footballer
1996
Akram Afif, Qatari footballer
1996
Christian Kirk, American football player
1994
Akiyuki Hashimoto, Japanese sprinter
1994
Danka Kovinić, Montenegrin tennis player
1994
Bernhard Luxbacher, Austrian footballer
1992
Nathan Kress, American actor and director
1992
Henry Martín, Mexican footballer
1992
Quincy Miller, American basketball player
1992
Steven Skrzybski, German footballer
1992
Joe Thuney, American football player
1991
Ahmed Kelly, Iraqi-Australian swimmer
1991
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thai tennis player
1991
Jameson Taillon, Canadian-American baseball player
1990
Arnett Moultrie, American basketball player
1989
Marc Albrighton, English footballer
1989
Lu Jiajing, Chinese tennis player
1988
Jeffrey Jordan, American basketball player
1988
Michael Roach, American soccer player
1988
Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Ivorian sprinter
1987
Jake Abel, American actor
1987
Cal Clutterbuck, Canadian ice hockey player
1987
Yoon Park, South Korean actor
1985
Allyson Felix, American sprinter
1984
Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer and dancer
1984
Enar Jääger, Estonian footballer
1983
Travis Buck, American baseball player
1983
Michael Dawson, English footballer
1983
Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian computer programmer and engineer, created DeCSS
1982
Justin Knapp, American Wikipedia editor
1982
Damon Wayans Jr., American actor and comedian
1981
Mekia Cox, American actress and dancer
1981
Dianne dela Fuente, Filipino singer and actress
1981
Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-American actress
1981
Vittoria Puccini, Italian actress
1981
Christina Vidal, American actress and singer
1980
Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (died 2001)
1980
Luke Chadwick, English footballer
1980
Minori Chihara, Japanese voice actress and singer
1980
François Duval, Belgian racing driver
1980
Denny Hamlin, American race car driver
1980
C. J. Wilson, American baseball player
1979
Neeti Mohan, Indian playback singer
1979
Nate Parker, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1978
Damien Johnson, Irish footballer
1978
Aldo Montano, Italian fencer
1977
Trent Barrett, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1977
Fabolous, American rapper
1976
Dominic Armato, American voice actor
1976
Sage Francis, American rapper
1976
Steven Pasquale, American actor
1976
Shagrath, Norwegian singer-songwriter
1976
Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer
1976
Mona Zaki, Egyptian actress
1975
Lucy Akhurst, English actress and producer
1975
Shawn Camp, American baseball player and coach
1975
Anthony McPartlin, English comedian, actor, and producer
1975
David Ortiz, Dominican-American baseball player
1975
Pastor Troy, American rapper, producer, and actor
1975
Jason Williams, American basketball player
1974
Graham Coughlan, Irish footballer and coach
1974
Chloë Sevigny, American actress, model, and fashion designer
1974
Petter Solberg, Norwegian racing driver
1973
Jonnie Irwin, English television presenter and business expert (died 2024)
1973
Nic Pothas, South African cricketer and coach
1972
Jeroen Straathof, Dutch cyclist and speed skater
1971
Thérèse Coffey, English chemist and politician
1971
Terrance Hayes, American poet and academic
1971
Matthew Rodwell, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1970
Mike Epps, American actor and comedian
1970
Megyn Kelly, American lawyer and journalist
1970
Peta Wilson, Australian model and actress
1969
Sam Cassell, American basketball player and coach
1969
Ahmed Helmy, Egyptian actor
1969
Koichiro Kimura, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler (died 2014)
1969
Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter and composer
1968
George Kotsiopoulos, American stylist and journalist
1968
Romany Malco, American rapper, producer, actor, and screenwriter
1968
Gary Sheffield, American baseball player
1968
Owen Wilson, American actor
1967
Tom Gordon, American baseball player
1967
Jocelyn Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1965
Tim DeLaughter, American singer-songwriter and musician
1964
Rita Cosby, American journalist and author
1964
Nadia Sawalha, English actress
1963
Len Bias, American basketball player (died 1986)
1963
Dante Bichette, American baseball player and coach
1963
Todd Bowles, American football player and coach
1963
Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer and sportscaster
1963
Joost Zwagerman, Dutch author and poet (died 2015)
1962
Bart Bryant, American golfer
1962
Tim Guinee, American actor
1962
Kirk Hammett, American guitarist, songwriter, member of the thrash metal band Metallica
1962
Jamie Moyer, American baseball player
1961
Steven Moffat, Scottish screenwriter and producer
1960
Ivans Klementjevs, Latvian canoeist
1960
Elizabeth Perkins, American actress
1960
Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter
1960
Kim Wilde, English singer-songwriter
1959
Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1958
Daniel Brailovsky, Argentine-Israeli footballer and manager
1958
Oscar Nunez, Cuban-American actor and comedian
1957
Tony Bunn, American bassist, composer, producer, and writer
1956
Noel Brotherston, Irish-English footballer and painter (died 1995)
1956
Warren Moon, American football player and sportscaster
1956
Jim Weirich, American computer scientist, developed Rake Software (died 2014)
1954
Carter Burwell, American composer and conductor
1953
Jan Kuehnemund, American rock guitarist (died 2013)
1953
Alan Moore, English author
1953
Kevin Nealon, American comedian and actor
1952
Peter Beattie, Australian lawyer and politician, 36th Premier of Queensland
1952
Delroy Lindo, English-American actor and director
1952
John Parr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951
Pete Morelli, American businessman
1951
Justin Raimondo, American journalist and author (died 2019)
1950
Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950
Rudy Sarzo, Cuban-American rock bass player
1949
Herman Rarebell, German rock drummer and songwriter
1948
Tõnis Mägi, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1948
Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (died 2014)
1948
Ana Mendieta, Cuban-American sculptor and painter (died 1985)
1948
Jack Tatum, American football player (died 2010)
1947
Jameson Parker, American actor
1947
Ross Wilson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1946
Alan Dean Foster, American author
1945
Wilma Mankiller, American tribal chief (died 2010)
1945
Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th President of Sri Lanka
1944
Wolfgang Joop, German fashion designer, founded JOOP!
1944
Ed Krupp, American astronomer, archaeoastronomer, author, Director Griffith Observatory
1943
Leonardo Sandri, Argentinian cardinal
1942
Linda Evans, American actress
1942
Susan Sullivan, American actress
1941
Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (died 2014)
1941
David Hemmings, English actor and director (died 2003)
1940
James Welch, American novelist and poet (died 2003)
1939
Margaret Atwood, Canadian author
1939
Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, English journalist and politician, Leader of the House of Lords
1939
Amanda Lear, Hong Kong-French singer-songwriter and actress
1939
Brenda Vaccaro, American actress
1938
Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (died 2012)
1938
Norbert Ratsirahonana, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister of Madagascar
1938
Karl Schranz, Austrian skier
1936
Ennio Antonelli, Italian cardinal
1936
Don Cherry, American trumpet player (died 1995)
1936
John Edmond, Rhodesian folk singer and soldier
1935
Rudolf Bahro, German philosopher and politician (died 1997)
1933
Bruce Conner, American painter, photographer, and director (died 2008)
1933
Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek journalist and diplomat (died 2023)
1932
Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (died 2010)
1929
Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (died 2013)
1928
Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Philippines (died 2004)
1928
Sheila Jordan, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2025)
1927
Hank Ballard, American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2003)
1927
Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (died 2014)
1926
Roy Sievers, American baseball player (died 2017)
1924
Anna Elisabeth (Lise) Østergaard, Danish psychologist and politician (died 1996)
1923
Cornelis Ruhtenberg, American painter (died 2008)
1923
Alan Shepard, American astronaut (died 1998)
1923
Ted Stevens, American politician (died 2010)
1922
Marjorie Gestring, American springboard diver (died 1992)
1922
Luis Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 70th President of Nicaragua (died 1967)
1920
Robert Fryer, American playwright and producer (died 2000)
1920
Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian lawyer and politician, 77th Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2008)
1920
Ron Suart, English football player and manager (died 2015)
1919
Jocelyn Brando, American actress (died 2005)
1918
İlhan Berk, Turkish poet and author (died 2008)
1918
Tasker Watkins, Welsh soldier, judge, and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (died 2007)
1917
Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (died 1957)
1915
Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (died 2004)
1914
Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (died 1969)
1913
Endre Rozsda, Hungarian-French painter and illustrator (died 1999)
1912
Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1995)
1912
Hilda Nickson, English author (died 1977)
1911
Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (died 2000)
1909
Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter and producer, co-founded Capitol Records (died 1976)
1908
Imogene Coca, American actress, comedian, and singer (died 2001)
1907
Gustav Nezval, Czech actor (died 1998)
1907
Compay Segundo, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
1906
Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Turkish author and poet (died 1954)
1906
Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the mini car (died 1988)
1906
Klaus Mann, German-American novelist, short story writer, and critic (died 1949)
1906
George Wald, American neurobiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
1904
Masao Koga, Japanese composer and guitarist (died 1978)
1904
Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1983)
1901
George Gallup, American statistician (died 1984)
1901
V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984)
1901
Craig Wood, American golfer (died 1968)
1899
Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (died 1985)
1899
Howard Thurman, American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (died 1981)
1897
Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974)
1891
Gio Ponti, Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, and publisher.(died 1979)
1889
Stanislav Kosior, Polish-Russian politician (died 1939)
1888
Frances Marion, American screenwriter, novelist and journalist (died 1973)
1886
Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1967)
1883
Carl Vinson, American judge and politician (died 1981)
1882
Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian-American soprano (died 1963)
1882
Wyndham Lewis, English painter and critic (died 1957)
1882
Jacques Maritain, French philosopher and author (died 1973)
1882
Frances Gertrude McGill, pioneering Canadian forensic pathologist (died 1959)
1880
Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (died 1952)
1876
Victor Hémery, French racing driver (died 1950)
1874
Clarence Day, American author and poet (died 1935)<
1871
Robert Hugh Benson, English Catholic priest and novelist (died 1914)
1866
Henry Daglish, Australian politician, Premier of Western Australia (died 1920)
1862
John Matthew Moore, American politician (died 1940)
1860
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (died 1941)
1856
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (died 1929)
1839
August Kundt, German physicist and educator (died 1894)
1836
W. S. Gilbert, English playwright, poet, and illustrator (died 1911)
1833
James Patterson, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Victoria (died 1895)
1832
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish geologist and explorer (died 1901)
1810
Asa Gray, American botanist and academic (died 1888)
1804
Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Italian general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1878)
1787
Louis Daguerre, French artist, photographer and inventor (died 1851)
1786
Carl Maria von Weber, German composer and conductor (died 1826)
1785
David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic (died 1841)
1774
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (died 1837)
1772
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (died 1806)
1756
Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (died 1837)
1736
Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, German harpsichord player and composer (died 1800)
1727
Philibert Commerson, French physician and explorer (died 1773)
1647
Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (died 1706)
1630
Eleonora Gonzaga, Italian wife of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1686)
1576
Philipp Ludwig II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (died 1612)
1571
Hippolytus Guarinonius, Italian physician and polymath (died 1654)
1522
Lamoral, Count of Egmont (died 1568)
709
Emperor Kōnin of Japan (died 782)
701
Itzam K'an Ahk II, Mayan ruler (died 757)

Deaths On This Day

2024
Charles Dumont, French singer and composer (born 1929)
2024
Arthur Frommer, American travel writer (born 1929)
2024
Bob Love, American basketball player (born 1942)
2024
Colin Petersen, Australian drummer, record producer and actor (born 1946)
2022
Tabassum, Indian actress and talk show host (born 1944)
2020
Kirby Morrow, Canadian actor, comedian and writer (born 1973)
2017
Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian hard rock guitarist (born 1953)
2016
Sharon Jones, American soul and funk singer (born 1956)
2016
Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (born 1920)
2015
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Belgian-Moroccan terrorist (born 1987)
2015
Dan Halldorson, Canadian-American golfer (born 1952)
2015
Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player (born 1975)
2014
Dave Appell, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1922)
2014
Pepe Eliaschev, Argentinian journalist and author (born 1945)
2014
Ahmad Lozi, Jordanian educator and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Jordan (born 1925)
2014
C. Rudhraiya, Indian director and producer (born 1947)
2013
Thomas Howard, American football player (born 1983)
2013
S. R. D. Vaidyanathan, Indian nadaswaram player and composer (born 1929)
2013
Ljubomir Vračarević, Serbian martial artist, founded Real Aikido (born 1947)
2013
Peter Wintonick, Canadian director and producer (born 1953)
2012
Emilio Aragón Bermúdez, Spanish clown, singer, and accordion player (born 1929)
2012
Phoebe Hearst Cooke, American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1927)
2010
Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host (born 1940)
2010
Brian G. Marsden, English-American astronomer and academic (born 1937)
2009
Red Robbins, American basketball player (born 1944)
2005
Harold J. Stone, American actor (born 1911)
2004
Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (born 1905)
2004
Cy Coleman, American pianist and composer (born 1929)
2003
Michael Kamen, American composer and conductor (born 1948)
2002
James Coburn, American actor (born 1928)
2001
Walter Matuszczak, Polish-American football player 1939 All-America, 1941 New York Giants draft (born 1918)
1999
Paul Bowles, American composer and author (born 1910)
1999
Doug Sahm, American singer and guitarist (born 1941)
1998
Tara Singh Hayer, Indian-Canadian journalist and publisher (born 1936)
1995
Miron Grindea, Romanian-English journalist (born 1909)
1994
Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader (The Cab Calloway Orchestra) (born 1907)
1994
Anselm Franz, Austrian jet engine pioneer (born 1900)
1994
Peter Ledger, Australian painter and illustrator (born 1945)
1991
Gustáv Husák, Slovak lawyer and politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (born 1913)
1987
Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (born 1934)
1986
Gia Carangi, American model (born 1960)
1984
Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (born 1907)
1980
Conn Smythe, Canadian soldier, ice hockey player, and businessman (born 1895)
1979
Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1901)
1978
Jim Jones, American cult leader, founded Peoples Temple (born 1931)
1978
Leo Ryan, American soldier, educator, and politician (born 1925)
1977
Kurt Schuschnigg, Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician, 15th Federal Chancellor of Austria (born 1897)
1976
Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (born 1890)
1972
Danny Whitten, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Crazy Horse) (born 1943)
1969
Ted Heath, English trombonist and bandleader (born 1902)
1969
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American businessman and diplomat, 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (born 1888)
1965
Henry A. Wallace, American agronomist and bureaucrat, 33rd Vice President of the United States, 11th US Secretary of Agriculture (born 1888)
1962
Niels Bohr, Danish footballer, physicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885)
1952
Paul Éluard, French poet and author (born 1895)
1941
Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet and author (born 1879)
1941
Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864)
1941
Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (born 1867)
1940
Ivane Javakhishvili, Georgian historian and academic (born 1876)
1936
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1872)
1927
Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona Italian race car driver, explorer, and politician (born 1871)
1922
Marcel Proust, French author and critic (born 1871)
1909
Renée Vivien, English-French poet (born 1877)
1889
William Allingham, Irish-English poet and scholar (born 1824)
1886
Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (born 1829)
1852
Rose Philippine Duchesne, French-American nun and saint (born 1769)
1841
Agustín Gamarra, Peruvian general and politician, 10th and 14th President of Peru (born 1785)
1830
Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and academic, founded the Illuminati (born 1748)
1814
William Jessop, English engineer (born 1745)
1804
Philip Schuyler, American general and senator (born 1733)
1797
Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder and merchant (born 1719)
1785
Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (born 1725)
1724
Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Portuguese priest (born 1685)
1664
Miklós Zrínyi, Croatian and Hungarian military leader and statesman (born 1620)
1590
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, English commander and politician, Lord High Steward of Ireland (born 1528)
1565
Yun Wŏnhyŏng, Korean writer and politician (born 1509)
1559
Cuthbert Tunstall, English bishop (born 1474)
1482
Gedik Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 17th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
1472
Basilius Bessarion, titular patriarch of Constantinople (born c. 1403)
1441
Roger Bolingbroke, English cleric, astronomer, astrologer, magister and alleged necromancer
1349
Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen (born 1310)
1313
Constance of Portugal, Portuguese infanta (born 1290)
1305
John II, duke of Brittany (born 1239)
1259
Adam Marsh, English scholar and theologian
1170
Albert the Bear, margrave of Brandenburg (born c. 1100)
1154
Adelaide of Maurienne, French queen consort (born 1092)
1100
Thomas of Bayeux, archbishop of York
953
Liutgard of Saxony, duchess of Lorraine (born 931)
942
Odo of Cluny, Frankish abbot and saint (born c. 878)
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