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November 3

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November 3

November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 58 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2022: $1.5 BILLION: Powerball jackpot nears all-time record. Last night, the multi-state Powerball lottery game produced no top winner for the 39th consecutive drawing, prompting lottery officials to raise the game's jackpot to a near-record $1.5 billion.
2021: Retired Maryland man wins $2 million in lottery again. A retired utility worker experienced intense déjà vu this past week when he won a $2 million top prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket for the second time.
2020: NY Lottery draw times changed. The New York Lottery Monday started drawing its games at different times of the day, upending years of ingrained habits by its players.
2017: Maryland postal worker wins $10 million scratch-off lottery jackpot. A Maryland man plans to go back to work at the U.S. Postal Service despite winning a $10 million Virginia Lottery scratch-off jackpot.
2016: Woman denied $43 million jackpot, offered steak dinner instead. Katrina Bookman hit the jackpot on a slot machine in late August at Resorts World Casino in Jamaica, Queens, but later received only a steak dinner when the casino refused to pay out.
2015: Illinois Lottery is not paying, but people are still playing. The fact that the Illinois Lottery is not paying winners of more than $600 is not deterring masses of people from playing anyway.
2013: Some players confused by new Michigan Lottery poker game. It debuted Oct. 19, but Poker Lotto, a new daily lottery drawing by the Michigan Lottery, is still trying to gain the attention -- and understanding -- among lottery players.
2012: 91-year-old great grandmother wins lottery twice in three months. A 91-year-old great grandmother is arguably the luckiest woman in Indiana, after purchasing two winning lottery tickets in the past three months.
2011: 1 ticket sold in Connecticut wins $254.2M Powerball lottery jackpot. A Powerball lottery ticket sold in Connecticut was the only one matching all the numbers drawn Wednesday evening, and will be awarded an 18-month high jackpot of $254.2 million.
2009: First time player wins $5 million lottery jackpot. A former New York resident was in town visiting friends last month when she purchased a Lotto ticket on a whim and scored the huge jackpot.
2008: Texas Lottery suffers computer security breach. More than 89,000 lottery winners are being notified that sensitive information about them including their names, Social Security numbers, addresses and prize amounts were taken from the agency without permission by a former employee.
2008: Triples drawn again in Maryland Lottery. Pick 3 triples are on a roll in Maryland, as the second triple was drawn in just one week.
2008: Arkansas Attorney General supports lottery, but cites cost concerns. Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Friday said he voted for creating a state-run lottery to fund college scholarships, despite concerns about how much it will cost the state to start up the games.
2006: Wife Orders Hit on Russian Lottery Winner. An angry Russian woman from the small town in the Caucasus hired a criminal to kill her ex-husband who had won a million rubles in a lottery.
2006: 'Arizona 9' claims half of $94.1M Powerball lottery jackpot. Cheers and shouts filled the lobby of the Arizona Lottery Thursday morning as the terminal rang out "We are in the Money," signaling the validation of the winning Powerball jackpot.
2006: N.C. Lottery to launch Christmas-themed games. The North Carolina Lottery is putting two new Christmas-themed scratch games into play Tuesday.
2006: Verifying California Lottery Winners. When there is a big jackpot winner in the California Lottery -- officials won't say exactly how much the winnings must be -- security officers ask a series of questions to make sure the person holding the ticket is the actual purchaser of the ticket.
2005: Winning Powerball lottery ticket sold in Raytown, Mo.. A ticket sold at a grocery store in suburban Kansas City matched all six numbers in a Powerball drawing to win a $36 million jackpot, the Missouri Lottery said.
2005: Gullible woman bilked out of $100K in lottery scam. A Tucson, Arizona, woman who said she was playing a free Internet lottery game was bilked out of nearly $100,000, according to sheriff's officials.
2005: Hunt for N.C. lottery director pared to 4. North Carolina lottery commissioners searching for a lottery director plan to interview South Carolina's top two lottery officials next Wednesday, as well as senior lottery officials from New Mexico and Tennessee.
2005: Former UNC-C Chancellor Named To N.C. Lottery Commission. A former chancellor at UNC-Charlotte is the newest member of North Carolina's Lottery Commission.
2005: Scientific Games faces criminal investigation. North Carolina Wednesday began a criminal investigation of lottery company Scientific Games and three people who worked this year for the major gaming operator for "apparent violations of the lobbying laws".
2004: Mega Millions jackpot increases to $77 million. The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery has grown to $77 million.
2003: Colorado Lottery Increases the Lotto Cash Value to 50 Percent. Future Colorado Lotto winners will receive an extra 10 percent beginning October 31, 2003 when they choose the Cash Value Option. The Cash Value has been set at 40 percent since it was introduced on July 10th, 1994.
2003: Mega Millions jackpot increases to $50 million. The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $50 million Saturday.
2003: Marketing scholarships a challenge for Tennessee Lottery. Even with a new, red-white-and-blue HOPE logo ready to go, Myron Oglesby-Pitts and other Tennessee education officials are realizing the complexities of explaining the scholarship requirements in a way that is concise, catchy, accurate and far-reaching.
2003: Lottery officials hope pull tabs pull in $20 million a year. Iowa is installing about 4,000 high-tech video pull-tab machines in taverns, restaurants and fraternal clubs in hopes of pulling in $20 million a year in additional revenue.
2003: Opinion: Don't be fooled, lottery is not helping education. One drawback to sticking around for a while and paying attention is that you remember old promises made to the public. Topic: Florida Lottery.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$1.66 Billion: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 5, 2022
2.$321 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 4, 2014
3.€299.54 Million US$292.44 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2022
4.$217 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 5, 2016
5.$192 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 4, 2005
6.$181 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2023
7.$178 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 5, 2014
8.€132 Million US$169.01 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 6, 2012
9.$168.5 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 4, 2023
10.€131 Million
US$167.18 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2006
11.€160 Million
US$158.21 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 4, 2022
12.€100 Million
US$148.61 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 6, 2009
13.$144.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 4, 2015
14.$144 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2015
15.$137 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 4, 2020
16.$132.5 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2021
17.$129 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2020
18.$127 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 5, 2019
19.$124 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2012
20.€104.38 Million
US$120.61 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Nov 4, 2021
21.$119 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 4, 2022
22.€120 Million
US$118.66 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Nov 4, 2022
23.$104 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2010
24.€90 Million
US$102.05 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Nov 9, 2018
25.$99 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 5, 2013

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

2004: Peacemore
Wednesday, Nov 3, 2004
19 years old
1990: rosey1
Saturday, Nov 3, 1990
33 years old
1983: kiwichocolate
Thursday, Nov 3, 1983
40 years old
1982: ChaosTheory
Wednesday, Nov 3, 1982
41 years old
1980: Robertkenny
Monday, Nov 3, 1980
43 years old
1978: Fla386
Friday, Nov 3, 1978
45 years old
1978: Chosen$
Friday, Nov 3, 1978
45 years old
1978: KTDIDWhat42
Friday, Nov 3, 1978
45 years old
1976: checkcasher
Wednesday, Nov 3, 1976
47 years old
1976: lindaluck
Wednesday, Nov 3, 1976
47 years old
1974: Sweet Nikki
Sunday, Nov 3, 1974
49 years old
1974: Days5683
Sunday, Nov 3, 1974
49 years old
1971: dumbluck7
Wednesday, Nov 3, 1971
52 years old
1969: Cindy
Monday, Nov 3, 1969
54 years old
1966: jcashmoneyrabbi
Thursday, Nov 3, 1966
57 years old
1966: luicpd
Thursday, Nov 3, 1966
57 years old
1966: tharyanto
Thursday, Nov 3, 1966
57 years old
1964: mach1
Tuesday, Nov 3, 1964
59 years old
1963: Gordonsfashion
Sunday, Nov 3, 1963
60 years old
1956: oldfarmboy
Saturday, Nov 3, 1956
67 years old
1955: floridagal13
Thursday, Nov 3, 1955
68 years old
1951: kitkatd6
Saturday, Nov 3, 1951
72 years old
1950: butterworth598
Friday, Nov 3, 1950
73 years old
: Lex113
(year not provided)
: bosslady006
(year not provided)
: Bri2014
(year not provided)
: chijassy
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2020: The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner.
2014: One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks.
1997: The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and East Africa.
1996: Abdullah Çatlı, the leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization Grey Wolves, dies in the Susurluk car crash, leading to the resignation of Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True Path Party).
1992: Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 United States presidential election.
1988: Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.
1986: Iran-Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
1986: The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.
1982: The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan by kills 150-2000 people.
1980: A Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crashes at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela, killing four.
1979: Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
1978: Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1975: Four Bangladeshi politicians are killed in the Dhaka Central Jail.
1973: Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.
1969: Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon addresses the nation on television and radio, asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies.
1967: Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins.
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to a full term as U.S. president, winning 61% of the vote and 44 states, while Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time, casting the majority of their votes for Lyndon Johnson.
1961: U Thant is unanimously appointed as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post.
1960: The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.
1957: Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
1956: Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.
1956: Hungarian Revolution: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops prepare for the final assault.
1950: Air India Flight 245 crashes into Mont Blanc, while on approach to Geneva Airport, killing all 48 people on board.
1949: Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs.
1946: The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.
1944: World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest, are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces.
1943: World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany.
1942: World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 12.
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected the 32nd President of the United States.
1935: George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite.
1932: Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
1930: Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.
1929: The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred.
1920: Russian Civil War: The Russian Army retreats to Crimea, after a successful offensive by the Red Army and Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.
1918: The German Revolution of 1918-19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.
1911: Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
1908: William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
1903: With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
1898: France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
1881: The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.
1868: John Willis Menard (R-LA) was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.
1867: Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).
1848: A greatly revised Dutch constitution, which transfers much authority from the king to his parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.
1838: The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
1817: The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal.
1812: Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma.
1793: French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.
1783: The American Continental Army is disbanded.
1534: English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
1493: Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
1492: Peace of Etaples between Henry VII of England and Charles VIII of France.
1468: Liège is sacked by Charles I of Burgundy's troops.
1333: The River Arno floods causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani.
361: Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.

Births On This Day

2007: Ever Anderson, American actress
2001: Hailey Baptiste, American tennis player
1998: Maddison Elliott, Australian paralympic swimmer
1997: Izuchuckwu Anthony, Nigerian footballer
1997: Sarthak Golui, Indian footballer
1997: Takumi Kitamura, Japanese actor
1997: Lázaro Martínez, Cuban athlete
1995: Kendall Jenner, American television personality and model
1993: Kenny Golladay, American football player
1993: Martina Trevisan, Italian tennis player
1992: Joe Clarke, English slalom canoeist
1992: Valeria Solovyeva, Russian tennis player
1991: Damisha Croney, Barbadian netball player
1990: Ellyse Perry, Australian footballer and cricketer
1989: Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter and actress
1989: Andrade El Idolo, Mexican wrestler
1989: Joyce Jonathan, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
1988: Diante Garrett, American basketball player
1988: Jessie Loutit, Canadian rower
1987: Courtney Barnett, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987: Colin Kaepernick, American football player
1987: Ty Lawson, American basketball player
1987: Felix Schütz, German ice hockey player
1987: Kyle Seager, American baseball player
1987: Elizabeth Smart, American kidnapping victim, activist, and journalist
1987: Gemma Ward, Australian model and actress
1986: Paul Derbyshire, Italian rugby player
1986: Davon Jefferson, American basketball player
1986: Antonia Thomas, English actress
1986: Piet Velthuizen, Dutch footballer
1986: Heo Young-saeng, South Korean singer
1985: Tyler Hansbrough, American basketball player
1985: Philipp Tschauner, German footballer
1984: Christian Bakkerud, Danish race car driver (d. 2011)
1984: Ryo Nishikido, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
1984: LaMarr Woodley, American football player
1983: Julie Berman, American actress
1983: Myrna Braza, Norwegian singer-songwriter
1983: Tamba Hali, American football player
1982: Jay Harrison, Canadian ice hockey player
1982: Moniek Kleinsman, Dutch speed skater
1982: Egemen Korkmaz, Turkish footballer
1982: Janel McCarville, American professional basketball player
1982: Evgeni Plushenko, Russian figure skater
1982: Pekka Rinne, Finnish ice hockey player
1982: Alexander Svitov, Russian ice hockey player
1981: Diego López, Spanish footballer
1981: Vicente Matías Vuoso, Argentinian-Mexican footballer
1981: Rodrigo Millar, Chilean footballer
1981: Sten Pentus, Estonian race car driver
1981: Karlos Dansby, American football player
1980: Hans Andersen, Danish motorcycle racer
1979: Pablo Aimar, Argentinian footballer
1979: Beau McDonald, Australian footballer and coach
1978: Tim McIlrath, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1978: Jonas Howden Sjøvaag, Norwegian drummer
1978: Hiroko Sakai, Japanese softball player
1977: Marcel Ketelaer, German footballer
1977: Greg Plitt, American model and actor (d. 2015)
1977: Damien Woody, American football player
1976: Guillermo Franco, Argentinian-Mexican footballer
1976: Jake Shimabukuro, American ukulele player and composer
1975: Darren Sharper, American football player and sportscaster
1974: Tariq Abdul-Wahad, French basketball player and coach
1973: Ben Fogle, English television host and author
1973: Sticky Fingaz, American rapper, producer, and actor
1973: Christian Picciolini, American businessman and manager
1973: Chrissie Swan, Australian radio and television host
1973: Mick Thomson, American guitarist
1972: Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer and manager (d. 2017)
1972: Michael Hofmann, German footballer
1972: Marko Koers, Dutch runner
1972: Armando Benitez, Dominican baseball player
1971: Diego Alessi, Italian race car driver
1971: Unai Emery, Spanish football manager and former player
1971: Dylan Moran, Irish actor, comedian, and screenwriter
1971: Alison Williamson, English archer
1971: Dwight Yorke, Tobagonian footballer and coach
1970: Geir Frigård, Norwegian footballer
1970: Jeanette J. Epps, American aerospace engineer and astronaut
1970: Doug Zmolek, American ice hockey player
1969: Robert Miles, Swiss-Italian DJ and producer (d. 2017)
1969: Petteri Orpo, Finnish politician
1969: Niels van Steenis, Dutch rower
1968: Alberto Iñurrategi, Spanish mountaineer
1968: Paul Quantrill, Canadian baseball player and coach
1967: Mike O'Neill, Canadian ice hockey player
1967: Mark Roberts, Welsh singer and guitarist
1967: Steven Wilson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1965: Gert Heerkes, Dutch footballer and manager
1965: Ann Scott, French-English author
1965: Mike Springer, American golfer
1964: Algimantas Briaunis, Lithuanian footballer and manager
1964: Bryan Young, New Zealand cricketer
1963: Davis Guggenheim, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1963: Shigeaki Hattori, Japanese race car driver
1963: Ian Wright, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
1963: Howard Ballard, American football player
1962: Gabe Newell, American businessman, co-founded Valve
1962: David J. Schiappa, American lawyer and politician
1962: Jacqui Smith, English lawyer and politician
1961: David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, English businessman
1961: Dave Hahn, Japanese-American mountaineer and journalist
1961: Greg Townsend, American football player
1960: Karch Kiraly, American volleyball player, coach, and sportscaster
1960: Ian McNabb, English singer-songwriter and musician
1959: Hal Hartley, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1958: Brady Hoke, American football coach
1957: Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and martial artist
1957: Gary Olsen, English actor (d. 2000)
1957: Steve Johnson, American basketball player
1956: Cathy Jamieson, Scottish politician, 2nd Scottish Minister for Justice
1956: Kevin Murphy, American actor, puppeteer, producer, and screenwriter
1956: Gary Ross, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1956: Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)
1955: Teresa De Sio, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955: Anne Milton, English nurse and politician
1955: Phil Simms, American football player and sportscaster
1954: Adam Ant, English singer-songwriter and actor
1954: Kathy Kinney, American actress and comedian
1953: Kate Capshaw, American actress and producer
1953: Helios Creed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953: Larry Herndon, American baseball player and coach
1953: Dennis Miller, American comedian, producer, and talk show host
1953: Vilma Santos, Filipino actress and politician
1952: Roseanne Barr, American comedian, actress, and producer
1952: Jim Cummings, American voice actor
1952: David Ho, Taiwanese-American scientist
1951: Dwight Evans, American baseball player and coach
1951: Ed Murawinski, American cartoonist
1951: André Wetzel, Dutch footballer and manager
1950: Massimo Mongai, Italian journalist and author (d. 2016)
1950: Joe Queenan, American author and critic
1949: Mike Evans, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1949: Osamu Fujimura, Japanese engineer and politician
1949: Larry Holmes, American boxer and talk show host
1949: Stephen Oliver, English biochemist and academic
1949: Anna Wintour, English-American journalist
1948: Takashi Kawamura, Japanese politician
1948: Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (d. 1974)
1948: Rick Kreuger, American baseball player and coach
1948: Lulu, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
1948: Rainer Zobel, German footballer, coach, and manager
1947: Mazie Hirono, Japanese-American lawyer and politician, U.S. Senator from Hawaii
1947: Siiri Oviir, Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
1947: Faraj Sarkohi, Iranian journalist and critic
1946: Reinhard Karl, German mountaineer, photographer, and author (d. 1982)
1946: Wataru Takeshita, Japanese lawyer and politician (d. 2021)
1945: Ken Holtzman, American baseball player and manager
1945: Gerd Müller, German footballer and manager (d. 2021)
1945: Nick Simper, English bass guitarist
1944: Jan Boerstoel, Dutch poet and songwriter
1943: Bert Jansch, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
1942: Martin Cruz Smith, American author and screenwriter
1940: Sonny Rhodes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
1938: Martin Dunwoody, English mathematician and academic
1938: Akira Kobayashi, Japanese actor
1938: Jean Rollin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1937: Dietrich Möller, German lawyer and politician, 15th Mayor of Marburg
1937: Jim Houston, American football player (d. 2018)
1936: Roy Emerson, Australian-American tennis player and coach
1936: Takao Saito, Japanese author and illustrator, created Golgo 13 (d. 2021)
1935: Ingrid Rüütel, Estonian philologist and academic, 3rd First Lady of Estonia
1934: Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1934: Hans Janmaat, Dutch businessman, educator, and politician (d. 2002)
1933: John Barry, English-American composer and conductor (d. 2011)
1933: Ken Berry, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2018)
1933: Jeremy Brett, English actor (d. 1995)
1933: Aneta Corsaut, American actress (d. 1995)
1933: Michael Dukakis, American lawyer, academic, and politician, 65th Governor of Massachusetts
1933: Amartya Sen, Indian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1932: Albert Reynolds, Irish businessman and politician, 9th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 2014)
1932: Gerry Ehman, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
1931: Yon Hyong-muk, North Korean soldier and politician, 7th Premier of North Korea (d. 2005)
1931: Monica Vitti, Italian actress, singer, and screenwriter (d. 2022)
1931: Michael Fu Tieshan, Chinese bishop (d. 2007)
1930: Phil Crane, American academic and politician (d. 2014)
1930: William H. Dana, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2014)
1930: Mable John, American blues singer (d. 2022)
1930: D. James Kennedy, American pastor and author (d. 2007)
1930: Brian Robinson, English cyclist (d. 2022)
1930: Tsutomu Seki, Japanese astronomer and academic
1930: Lois Smith, American actress
1930: Frits Staal, Dutch philosopher and scholar (d. 2012)
1929: Alfonso Orueta, Chilean footballer, manager, and politician (d. 2012)
1928: Goseki Kojima, Japanese illustrator (d. 2000)
1928: Bill Morrison, Australian politician and diplomat, 37th Australian Minister for Defence (d. 2013)
1928: Osamu Tezuka, Japanese animator and producer (d. 1989)
1928: George Yardley, American basketball player (d. 2004)
1927: Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (d. 2004)
1927: Peggy McCay, American actress (d. 2018)
1927: Odvar Nordli, Norwegian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Norway (d. 2018)
1926: Valdas Adamkus, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania
1926: Maurice Couture, Canadian archbishop (d. 2018)
1926: Robert W. Wilson, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
1924: Marc Breaux, American actor, director, and choreographer (d. 2013)
1924: Samuel Ruiz, Mexican bishop (d. 2011)
1923: Violetta Elvin, Russian ballerina (d. 2021)
1923: Tomás Ó Fiaich, Irish cardinal (d. 1990)
1923: Yamaguchi Hitomi, Japanese author and critic (d. 1995)
1922: Dennis McDermott, English-Canadian union leader and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to Ireland (d. 2003)
1921: Charles Bronson, American soldier and actor (d. 2003)
1920: Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian poet, educator, and activist (d. 1993)
1919: Jesús Blasco, Spanish author and illustrator (d. 1995)
1919: Ludovic Kennedy, Scottish journalist and author (d. 2009)
1919: Květa Legátová, Czech author (d. 2012)
1918: Claude Barma, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1918: Bob Feller, American sailor, baseball player, and sportscaster (d. 2010)
1918: Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American general (d. 2007)
1918: Russell B. Long, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 2003)
1917: Annapurna Maharana, Indian activist (d. 2012)
1915: Hal Jackson, American journalist and radio host (d. 2012)
1912: Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and politician, 46th President of Paraguay (d. 2006)
1911: Kick Smit, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 1974)
1910: Karel Zeman, Czech director, animator, production designer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
1909: James Reston, Scottish-American journalist and author (d. 1995)
1908: Giovanni Leone, Italian lawyer and politician, 6th President of Italy (d. 2001)
1908: Bronko Nagurski, Canadian-American football player, wrestler, and coach (d. 1990)
1906: Julia Boyer Reinstein, American teacher and historian (d. 1998)
1905: Lois Mailou Jones, American painter and academic (d. 1998)
1903: Walker Evans, American photographer and journalist (d. 1975)
1901: Leopold III of Belgium (d. 1983)
1901: André Malraux, French historian, theorist, and author (d. 1976)
1901: Lionel Hitchman, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1969)
1900: Adolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Adidas (d. 1978)
1899: Ralph Greenleaf, American billiards player (d. 1950)
1899: Rezső Seress, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 1968)
1899: Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist and academic (d. 1986)
1896: Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American illustrator and animator (d. 1970)
1894: William George Barker, Canadian pilot and colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1930)
1894: Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1964)
1890: Harry Stephen Keeler, American author (d. 1967)
1890: Eustáquio van Lieshout, Dutch-Brazilian priest and missionary (d. 1943)
1887: Samuil Marshak, Russian author and poet (d. 1964)
1887: Eileen Hendriks, British geologist (d. 1978)
1884: Joseph William Martin, Jr., American publisher and politician, 49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1968)
1882: Yakub Kolas, Belarusian writer (d. 1956)
1878: Bangalore Nagarathnamma, Indian Carnatic singer and activist (d. 1952)
1877: Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chilean general and politician, 20th President of Chile (d. 1960)
1876: Stephen Alencastre, American bishop and missionary (d. 1940)
1875: Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer and conductor (d. 1910)
1871: Albert Goldthorpe, English rugby player and manager (d. 1943)
1866: Harry Staley, American baseball player (d. 1910)
1863: Alfred Perot, French physicist and academic (d. 1925)
1862: Henry George, Jr., American journalist and politician (d. 1916)
1857: Mikhail Alekseyev, Russian general (d. 1918)
1856: Jim McCormick, Scottish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1918)
1854: Carlo Fornasini, Italian micropalaeontologist (d. 1931)
1852: Emperor Meiji of Japan (d. 1912)
1845: Edward Douglass White, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 9th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1921)
1816: Jubal Early, American general and lawyer (d. 1894)
1816: Calvin Fairbank, American minister and activist (d. 1898)
1815: John Mitchel, Irish journalist and activist (d. 1875)
1801: Karl Baedeker, German author and publisher, founded the Baedeker Publishing Company (d. 1859)
1801: Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (d. 1835)
1799: William Sprague III, American lawyer and politician, 14th Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1856)
1794: William Cullen Bryant, American poet and journalist (d. 1878)
1793: Stephen F. Austin, American businessman and politician (d. 1836)
1777: Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (d. 1848)
1757: Robert Smith, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of State (d. 1842)
1749: Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (d. 1819)
1689: Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Czech composer (d. 1742)
1659: Hui-bin Jang, Royal consort (d. 1701)
1656: Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1738)
1618: Aurangzeb, Mughal emperor of India (d. 1707)
1604: Osman II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1622)
1587: Samuel Scheidt, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1654)
1560: Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (d. 1609)
1527: Tilemann Heshusius, Gnesio-Lutheran theologian (d. 1588)
1505: Achilles Gasser, German physician and astrologer (d. 1577)
1500: Benvenuto Cellini, Italian sculptor and painter (d. 1571)
AD 39: Lucan, Roman poet (d. 65)

Deaths On This Day

2018: Sondra Locke, American actress and director (b. 1944)
2016: Kay Starr, American singer (b. 1922)
2015: Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi businessman and politician (b. 1944)
2015: Howard Coble, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1931)
2015: Tom Graveney, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1927)
2015: Lauretta Ngcobo, South African novelist and essayist (b. 1931)
2014: Augusto Martelli, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1940)
2014: Gordon Tullock, American economist and academic (b. 1922)
2014: Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor (b. 1950)
2013: Nick Cardy, American soldier and illustrator (b. 1920)
2013: Gerard Cieślik, Polish footballer and manager (b. 1927)
2013: Gamani Corea, Sri Lankan economist and diplomat (b. 1925)
2013: William J. Coyne, American lawyer and politician (b. 1936)
2013: Rupert Gerritsen, Australian historian and author (b. 1953)
2013: Leonard Long, Australian painter and educator (b. 1911)
2012: Carmélia Alves, Brazilian singer (b. 1923)
2012: George Chesterton, English cricketer and coach (b. 1922)
2012: Tommy Godwin, American-English cyclist and coach (b. 1920)
2012: Mükerrem Hiç, Turkish academic, author, and politician (b. 1929)
2012: Thomas K. McCraw, American historian and academic (b. 1940)
2012: Kailashpati Mishra, Indian activist and politician, 18th Governor of Gujarat (b. 1923)
2011: Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1948)
2010: Jerry Bock, American composer (b. 1928)
2010: Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician and diplomat, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1938)
2010: Jim Clench, Canadian bass player (b. 1949)
2009: Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and critic (b. 1906)
2009: Archie Baird, Scottish footballer, journalist, and educator (b. 1919)
2009: Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor (b. 1917)
2008: Jean Fournet, French conductor (b. 1913)
2007: Aleksandr Dedyushko, Belarusian-Russian actor (b. 1962)
2007: Martin Meehan, PIRA volunteer and Irish republican politician (b. 1945)
2007: Ryan Shay, American runner (b. 1979)
2006: Paul Mauriat, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1925)
2006: Marie Rudisill, American author (b. 1911)
2006: Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (b. 1937)
2004: Sergejs Žoltoks, Latvian ice hockey player (b. 1972)
2003: Rasul Gamzatov, Russian poet and educator (b. 1923)
2002: Lonnie Donegan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1931)
2002: Jonathan Harris, American actor (b. 1914)
2001: Ernst Gombrich, Austrian-English historian and author (b. 1909)
1999: Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (b. 1928)
1998: Bob Kane, American author and illustrator, co-created Batman (b. 1915)
1997: Ronald Barnes, American carillon player and composer (b. 1927)
1996: Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (b. 1921)
1995: Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician (b. 1887)
1994: Valter Palm, Estonian-American boxer (b. 1905)
1993: Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (b. 1895)
1991: Chris Bender, American singer (b. 1972)
1990: Kenan Erim, Turkish archaeologist and academic (b. 1929)
1990: Nusret Fişek, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1914)
1990: Mary Martin, American actress and singer (b. 1913)
1989: Dorothy Fuldheim, American journalist (b. 1893)
1988: Henri van Praag, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and educator (b. 1916)
1987: Mary Shane, American sportscaster and educator (b. 1945)
1983: Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (b. 1901)
1983: Jerry Pentland, Australian fighter ace (b. 1894)
1980: Caroline Mytinger, American painter and author (b. 1897)
1976: Solange d'Ayen, French noblewoman, Duchess of Ayen and journalist (b. 1898)
1975: Tajuddin Ahmad, Bangladeshi politician, 1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1925)
1975: Muhammad Mansur Ali, Bangladeshi captain and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1919)
1975: Syed Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, President of Bangladesh (b. 1925)
1975: Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
1973: Marc Allégret, Swiss-French director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
1969: Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish footballer (b. 1898)
1968: Vern Stephens, American baseball player (b. 1920)
1962: L. O. Wenckebach, Dutch sculptor and painter (b. 1895)
1960: Paul Willis, American actor and director (b. 1901)
1957: Wilhelm Reich, Ukrainian-Austrian psychotherapist and author (b. 1897)
1956: Jean Metzinger, French artist, (b. 1883)
1954: Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor (b. 1869)
1949: Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (b. 1861)
1939: Charles Tournemire, French organist and composer (b. 1870)
1933: Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (b. 1853)
1929: Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet and educator (b. 1883)
1927: Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod, Czech journalist and author (b. 1860)
1926: Annie Oakley, American entertainer and target shooter (b. 1860)
1918: Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1857)
1917: Léon Bloy, French author and poet (b. 1846)
1914: Georg Trakl, Austrian-Polish pharmacist and poet (b. 1887)
1900: Carrie Steele Logan, American philanthropist, founder of the oldest black orphanage in the United States (b. ~1829)
1891: Louis Lucien Bonaparte, English-Italian philologist and politician (b. 1813)
1890: Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Swiss National Council (b. 1811)
1869: Andreas Kalvos, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1792)
1858: Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and author (b. 1807)
1850: William E. Shannon, Irish-born American politician (b. 1821/1822)
1794: François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1715)
1793: Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and activist (b. 1748)
1787: Robert Lowth, English bishop and academic (b. 1710)
1711: John Ernest Grabe, German theologian and academic (b. 1666)
1676: Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, 110th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1635)
1643: John Bainbridge, English astronomer and academic (b. 1582)
1643: Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (b. 1577)
1639: Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (b. 1579)
1600: Richard Hooker, English priest and theologian (b. 1554)
1599: Andrew Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (b. c. 1563)
1584: Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (b. 1538)
1580: Jerónimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian and author (b. 1512)
1456: Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, father of King Henry VII of England (b. 1431)
1428: Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, English general and politician (b. 1388)
1373: Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (b. 1343)
1324: Petronilla de Meath, Irish suspected witch (b. c. 1300)
1254: John III Doukas Vatatzes, Byzantine emperor (b. 1193)
1220: Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal, spouse of King Afonso II of Portugal (b. 1186)
1219: Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, English baron and rebel (b. c. 1170)
753: Saint Pirmin, Spanish-German monk and saint (b. 700)
361: Constantius II, Roman emperor (b. 317)

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