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October 1

October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 91 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025
Illinois man wins $1 million on lottery ticket and delivers his wife an early retirement. An Illinois resident is retiring his wife early after receiving a $1 million payday on a $5 lottery ticket, and other locals are flocking to the lucky retailer hoping for a similar stroke of luck.
2024
Texas player claims $2 million Powerball prize just days before expiration date. Texas Lottery officials are breathing a sigh of relief now that the winner of a $2 million Powerball prize has finally stepped forward to claim it just days before it was set to expire.
2023
$1.04 BILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot increases again. For the fourth time in 2023, a lottery jackpot has reached $1 billion or more — twice with the Mega Millions game, and now twice with Powerball.
2022
VIDEO: Your state might not allow anonymous prize claims... or does it?. Did you know only a handful of states allow lottery winners to claim their prizes anonymously? Many seasoned players don't even know that there are still ways of hiding your name in states that technically don't allow it.
2019
Idaho Lottery's newest draw game has first drawing tonight. Tonight marks the first drawing for the newest Idaho Lottery game, 5 Star Draw.
2018
N.J. family that won $429 million lottery jackpot is 'praying' it forward. When Pearlie Mae Smith and her seven adult children won a $429.6 million Powerball jackpot in 2016, they promised to give 10 percent of their winnings — the largest jackpot ever won in New Jersey — to their church and to help others. It was a promise kept to the fullest.
2016
Mississippi Gov. says he's open to discussing state lottery. Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant said he "would be open to a general discussion regarding a statewide lottery," marking the first time in nearly 30 years that a Mississippi governor has said anything about a state lottery that didn't indicate they'd smack it quickly and hard with their veto stamp.
2016
Some NC lottery players win so often, their good fortune defies logic. The North Carolina lottery wants you to believe we all have the same chance to win, but some players are winning so often, and so big, that their good fortune defies logic.
2016
How NC lottery ticket swappers avoid taxes, scrutiny. Reselling winning lottery tickets — known as ticket discounting — can be profitable for both parties, but may harm recipients of child support and others.
2016
These poker-playing robots can bluff better than humans. By playing poker, advanced bots are transforming our view of how machines make decisions.
2015
Winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $310 million sold in Michigan. One lucky Michigan lottery player in possession of a Powerball ticket containing the numbers 21, 39, 40, 55, and 59, with Powerball number 17, just became a whole lot richer.
2014
Puerto Rico joins Powerball today. Tonight's Powerball drawing is the first in which residents of Puerto Rico can participate and win in one of the world's most popular lottery games.
2013
$1 million southern Indiana Powerball prize to expire. If you were in Southern Indiana six months ago and purchased a Powerball ticket, you might want to drag out your spring jacket and check the pockets.
2009
Kentucky Lottery draws airing on new TV stations. The TV stations which air the nightly Kentucky Lottery drawing program in the state's three largest media markets has changed, effective today.
2005
Brits addicted to online gambling. Britons spend £5 billion (US$8.82 billion) a year on online gambling, a survey revealed Friday.
2005
Former lottery 'numbers' operator rebuilds life after jail. At the height of his career operating an illegal lottery called "the numbers," Otis Ray was running four-digit bar tabs in his $70,000 Titans stadium suite and rubbing elbows with Nashville's elite.
2004
$151 million: Powerball jackpot highest in four months. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $151 million, with a cash option of $83.2 million.
2004
Wisconsin Couple Wins Hot Lotto Jackpot. A Wisconsin couple on Thursday claimed the record $10.8 million Hot Lotto jackpot.
2004
First Nigeria On-Line Lottery Makes Debut. The first national on-line lottery game, Lotto Nigeria, has been launched.
2003
Former store clerk awarded $8 million over winning lottery ticket. A jury recommended Tuesday that a former convenience store clerk should receive $8 million because her boss allegedly cheated her out of a winning lottery ticket worth millions, attorneys said.
2003
Florida couple wins big. Rory Morris and Gabriella Smarandache's lives changed with a simple scratch of the penny Thursday.
2003
Lottery fantasy comes true. Like many people, La Pheris F. Powers of Springfield, Massachusetts had fantasized about what he would do if he won the lottery. Now that he has, his nine grandchildren and niece don't have to worry about paying for college.
2003
Fox dismisses any impropriety in work for GTECH. The Rhode Island House majority leader acknowledges his role as a lawyer in GTECH's sales pitch to the Providence City Council, but he says he had no business ties to the lottery giant when the legislature voted for the package that kept the company in Rhode Island.
2003
State will drop Plus, revert to old Lotto. The Washington Lottery Commission is reverting to the old Lotto game after Saturday night's drawing for Lotto Plus. The odds of winning the Lotto jackpot will be 1 in 7 million instead of the 1 in 11 million odds for Lotto Plus.
2003
Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in south Georgia. Lottery officials said the winning ticket from Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing -- worth $150 million -- was sold in Fitzgerald, Ga., about 170 miles south of Atlanta.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$1.07 Billion
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 2, 2023
2.$651.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 2, 2021
3.$520 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2025
4.$380 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2022
5.$367 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 2, 2018
6.$325.4 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2022
7.$315 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2023
8.€281.07 Million
US$275.53 Million
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2022
9.$273.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 2, 2024
10.$229 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2018
11.€190 Million
US$223.16 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2017
12.€190 Million
US$207.42 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2019
13.$193 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2009
14.$189 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2013
15.€163 Million
US$188.95 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2021
16.€162 Million
US$187.06 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 2, 2018
17.$175 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2025
18.€149.38 Million
US$167.92 Million
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2016
19.$167 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2005
20.€143 Million
US$158.47 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2024
21.€141 Million
US$157.76 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2016
22.$151 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 2, 2004
23.€100 Million
US$137.44 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2010
24.€100 Million
US$132.5 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2011
25.€100 Million
US$125.58 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2014

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1993
Friday, Oct 1, 1993
32 years old
1988
Saturday, Oct 1, 1988
37 years old
1986
Wednesday, Oct 1, 1986
39 years old
1984
Monday, Oct 1, 1984
41 years old
1980
Wednesday, Oct 1, 1980
45 years old
1977
Saturday, Oct 1, 1977
48 years old
1976
Friday, Oct 1, 1976
49 years old
1973
Monday, Oct 1, 1973
52 years old
1972
Sunday, Oct 1, 1972
53 years old
1972
Sunday, Oct 1, 1972
53 years old
1968
Tuesday, Oct 1, 1968
57 years old
1967
Sunday, Oct 1, 1967
58 years old
1966
Saturday, Oct 1, 1966
59 years old
1966
Saturday, Oct 1, 1966
59 years old
1966
Saturday, Oct 1, 1966
59 years old
1965
Friday, Oct 1, 1965
60 years old
1965
Friday, Oct 1, 1965
60 years old
1964
Thursday, Oct 1, 1964
61 years old
1963
Tuesday, Oct 1, 1963
62 years old
1961
Sunday, Oct 1, 1961
64 years old
1961
Sunday, Oct 1, 1961
64 years old
1958
Wednesday, Oct 1, 1958
67 years old
1956
Monday, Oct 1, 1956
69 years old
1955
Saturday, Oct 1, 1955
70 years old
1952
Wednesday, Oct 1, 1952
73 years old
1951
Monday, Oct 1, 1951
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1950
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2024
Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, marking the fifth Israeli invasion of Lebanon since 1978.
2022
One hundred and thirty-five are killed in a human crush following a football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia.
2021
The 2020 World Expo in Dubai begins. Its opening was originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
Kuopio school stabbing: One dies and ten are injured when Joel Marin, armed with a sabre, attacks a school class at Savo Vocational College in Kuopio, Finland.
2018
The International Court of Justice rules that Chile is not obliged to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with Bolivia.
2017
An independence referendum, later declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
2017
Sixty people are killed and 867 others injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip in the United States; the gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide.
2016
The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro Sánchez, resigns. He would return to the position a year later.
2015
A gunman kills nine people at a community college in Oregon.
2015
Heavy rains trigger a major landslide in Guatemala, killing 280 people.
2015
The American cargo vessel SS El Faro sinks with all of its 33 crew after steaming into the eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin.
2014
A series of explosions at a gunpowder plant in Bulgaria completely destroys the factory, killing 15 people.
2014
A double bombing of an elementary school in Homs, Syria kills over 50 people.
2012
A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.
2009
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
2003
The popular and controversial English-language imageboard 4chan is launched.
2001
Militants attack the state legislature building in Kashmir, killing 38.
2001
3G wireless technology first becomes available when it is adopted by Japanese telecommunications company NTT Docomo.
2000
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Palestinians protest the murder of 12-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah by Israeli police in northern Israel, beginning the "October 2000 events".
1994
Palau enters a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
1991
Croatian War of Independence: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins.
1989
Denmark introduces the world's first legal same-sex registered partnerships.
1987
The 5.9 Mw Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.
1985
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israel attacks the Palestine Liberation Organization's Tunisia headquarters during Operation Wooden Leg.
1982
Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence.
1982
EPCOT Center (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow) opens at Walt Disney World in Florida.
1982
Sony and Phillips launch the compact disc in Japan; on the same day, Sony releases the model CDP-101 compact disc player, the first player of its kind.
1979
Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to the United States.
1979
The MTR, Hong Kong's rapid transit railway system, opens.
1978
Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1975
Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
1971
Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida.
1971
The first practical CT scanner is used to diagnose a patient.
1969
Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
1968
Guyana nationalizes the British Guiana Broadcasting Service, which would eventually become part of the National Communications Network, Guyana.
1966
West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with no survivors in Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9.
1965
At dawn, seven Indonesian Army officers and a police inspector were assassinated by the September 30 Movement at Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta. In addition, two more officers were killed in Yogyakarta. The Army pinned the murders to the Communist Party of Indonesia, resulting in mass killings of suspected leftists.
1964
The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.
1964
Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
1963
On its third anniversary as an independent nation, Nigeria became a republic.
1962
James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying racial segregation rules.
1961
The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization.
1961
East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
1961
The CTV Television Network, Canada's first private television network, is launched.
1960
Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1958
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is replaced by NASA.
1957
The motto In God We Trust first appears on U.S. paper currency.
1955
The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
1953
Andhra State is formed, consisting of a Telugu-speaking area carved out of India's Madras State.
1953
A United States-South Korea mutual defense treaty is concluded in Washington, D.C.
1949
The People's Republic of China is established.
1947
The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
1946
Nazi leaders are sentenced at the Nuremberg trials.
1946
The Daegu October incident occurs in Allied-occupied Korea.
1943
World War II: After the Four Days of Naples, Allied troops enter the city.
1942
World War II: USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru, not knowing that she is carrying British prisoners of war from Hong Kong.
1940
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
1939
World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.
1938
Pursuant to the Munich Agreement signed the day before, Nazi Germany begins the military occupation and annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland.
1936
Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
1936
Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia dissolves itself, handing control of Catalan defence militias over to the Generalitat.
1931
The George Washington Bridge in the United States is opened, linking New Jersey and New York.
1931
Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
1928
The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
1928
Newark Liberty International Airport opens, becoming the first airport in the New York City metro area.
1923
The 1923 Imperial Conference opened in London.
1923
Georges Carpentier knocked out former British heavyweight champion Joe Beckett a mere twenty seconds into the first round of their boxing match at Olympia in London.
1918
World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
1918
Sayid Abdullah becomes the last Khan of Khiva.
1915
The Metamorphosis written by Franz Kafka is published in the German journal Die Weißen Blätter
1910
A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
1908
Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
1903
Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
1898
The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
1891
Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
1890
Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
1887
Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
1861
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day.
1832
Texian political delegates convene at San Felipe de Austin to petition for changes in the governance of Mexican Texas.
1829
The South African College is founded in Cape Town, later separating into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools.
1827
Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination of Armenia.
1814
The Congress of Vienna opens with the intention of redrawing Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon in the previous spring.
1800
Via the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain cedes Louisiana to France, which would sell the land to the United States thirty months later.
1795
More than a year after the Battle of Sprimont, the Austrian Netherlands (present-day Belgium) are officially annexed by Revolutionary France.
1791
First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
1787
Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
1779
The city of Tampere, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden.
1730
Ahmed III is forced to abdicate as the Ottoman sultan.
1588
The coronation of Shah Abbas I of Persia occurs.
1553
The coronation of Queen Mary I of England is held at Westminster Abbey.
965
Pope John XIII is consecrated.
959
Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England, in succession to Eadwig.
366
Pope Damasus I is consecrated.
331 BC
Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.

Births On This Day

2006
Priah Ferguson, American actress
2002
Livvy Dunne, American gymnast and social media personality
2001
Luna Blaise, American actress and singer
2001
Mason Greenwood, English footballer
2000
Kalle Rovanperä, Finnish professional rally driver
1998
Daniel Gafford, American basketball player
1998
Haumole Olakau'atu, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
1997
Jade Bird, English singer, songwriter, and musician
1994
Trézéguet, Egyptian footballer
1993
Chris Green, South African-Australian cricketer
1993
Lizaad Williams, South African cricketer
1992
Xander Bogaerts, Aruban baseball player
1991
Conor Clifford, Irish footballer
1991
Robbie Ray, American baseball player
1990
Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer
1990
Albert Prosa, Estonian footballer
1989
Brie Larson, American actress
1988
Cariba Heine, South African-born Australian actress and dancer
1987
Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer
1987
Mitchell Aubusson, Australian rugby league player
1987
Matthew Daddario, American actor
1987
Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Indonesian businessman and politician, 14th Vice President of Indonesia
1986
Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress and singer (died 2021)
1986
Jurnee Smollett, American actress
1986
Ricardo Vaz Tê, Portuguese footballer
1985
Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer
1984
Beck Bennett, American actor and comedian
1984
Matt Cain, American baseball player
1984
Daniel Guillén Ruiz, Spanish footballer
1983
Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (died 2006)
1983
Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin footballer
1982
Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer
1982
Aleksandar Đuričić, Serbian author and playwright
1981
Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer
1981
Tom Donnelly, New Zealand rugby player
1981
Gaby Mudingayi, Belgian footballer
1981
Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player
1981
Arnau Riera, Spanish footballer
1981
David Yelldell, German-American soccer player
1980
Sarah Drew, American actress
1980
Antonio Narciso, Italian footballer
1979
Curtis Axel, American wrestler
1979
Rudi Johnson, American football player
1979
Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer
1979
Ryan Pontbriand, American football player
1979
Marko Stanojevic, English-Italian rugby player
1978
Katie Aselton, American actress
1978
Nicole Atkins, American singer-songwriter
1978
Leticia Cline, American model and journalist
1978
Joe Keith, English footballer
1978
Dominic Thornely, Australian cricketer
1977
Christel Takigawa, French-Japanese journalist
1977
Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Belgian race car driver
1976
Denis Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player
1976
Ümit Karan, Turkish footballer
1976
Richard Oakes, English guitarist and songwriter
1976
Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor
1976
Mark Švets, Estonian footballer
1975
Justin Leppitsch, Australian rules footballer
1975
Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer and coach
1974
Keith Duffy, Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
1974
Nick Graham, Australian rugby player
1974
Mats Lindgren, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
1974
Sherri Saum, American actress
1973
Christian Borle, American actor and singer
1973
Rachid Chékhémani, French runner
1973
Jana Henke, German swimmer
1973
John Mackey, American composer
1973
John Thomson, American baseball player and coach
1972
Ronen Altman Kaydar, Israeli author and poet
1972
Esa Holopainen, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1972
Jean, Brazilian footballer
1972
Nicky Morgan, British politician
1972
Ayşe Yiğit, Belgian politician
1971
Yvette Hermundstad, Swedish journalist
1971
Andrew O'Keefe, Australian lawyer and television host
1971
Jim Serdaris, Australian rugby league player
1970
Simon Davey, Welsh footballer and manager
1970
Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player and manager
1969
Zach Galifianakis, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
1969
Joseph Patrick Moore, American musician, composer, and producer
1969
Ori Kaplan, Israeli-American saxophonist and producer
1969
Marcus Stephen, Nauruan weightlifter and politician, 27th President of Nauru
1969
Igor Ulanov, Russian ice hockey player
1968
Rob Collard, English race car driver
1968
Phil de Glanville, English rugby player
1968
Mark Durden-Smith, British television presenter
1968
Kevin Griffin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1968
Jon Guenther, American author and engineer
1968
Jay Underwood, American actor and pastor
1967
Mike Pringle, American-Canadian football player
1967
Scott Young, American ice hockey player and coach
1966
George Weah, Liberian footballer and politician, 25th President of Liberia
1966
José Ángel Ziganda, Spanish footballer and manager
1965
Andreas Keller, German field hockey player
1965
Cindy Margolis, American actress and model
1965
Mia Mottley, Barbadian prime minister
1965
Chris Reason, Australian journalist
1965
Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1964
Harry Hill, English comedian and author
1964
Max Matsuura, Japanese songwriter, producer, and manager
1964
Jonathan Sarfati, Australian-New Zealand chess player and author
1963
Jean-Denis Delétraz, Swiss race car driver
1963
Mark McGwire, American baseball player and coach
1962
Attaphol Buspakom, Thai footballer and manager (died 2015)
1962
Nico Claesen, Belgian footballer and coach
1962
Esai Morales, American actor
1962
Paul Walsh, English footballer and sportscaster
1961
Gary Ablett Sr., Australian footballer
1961
Rico Constantino, American wrestler and manager
1961
Corrie van Zyl, South African cricketer and coach
1960
Joshua Wurman, American scientist, Doppler on Wheels inventor, and storm chaser
1959
Mark Aizlewood, Welsh footballer and manager
1959
Brian P. Cleary, American author and poet
1959
Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer-songwriter, musician, and politician
1958
Martin Cooper, English saxophonist, composer, and painter
1958
Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player and producer
1957
Kang Seok-woo, South Korean actor
1957
Éva Tardos, Hungarian mathematician and educator
1956
Andrus Ansip, Estonian engineer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Estonia
1956
Theresa May, English politician, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1955
Howard Hewett, American singer-songwriter
1955
Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist and composer
1955
Jeff Reardon, American baseball player
1953
Pete Falcone, American baseball player
1953
Viljar Loor, Estonian volleyball player (died 2011)
1953
Miguel Lopez, Salvadorian-American soccer player
1953
Grete Waitz, Norwegian runner and coach (died 2011)
1953
Klaus Wowereit, German civil servant and politician, Governing Mayor of Berlin
1952
Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1952
Bob Myrick, American baseball player (died 2012)
1952
Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012)
1952
Earl Slick, American rock guitarist and songwriter
1951
Brian Greenway, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950
Elpida, Greek singer-songwriter
1950
Yvette Freeman, American actress
1950
Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, English neuroscientist, academic, and politician
1950
Mark Helias, American bassist and composer
1950
Sigbjørn Johnsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance
1950
Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (died 2015)
1950
Randy Quaid, American actor
1949
Isaac Bonewits, American singer-songwriter, liturgist, and author (died 2010)
1949
Sheila Gilmore, Scottish lawyer and politician
1949
André Rieu, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor
1948
Cub Koda, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2000)
1947
Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (died 2009)
1947
Dalveer Bhandari, Indian lawyer and judge
1947
Buzz Capra, American baseball player and coach
1947
Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
1947
Stephen Collins, American actor and director
1947
Nevill Drury, English-Australian journalist and publisher (died 2013)
1947
Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
1947
Martin Turner, English singer-songwriter and bass player
1947
Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (died 2006)
1946
Dave Holland, English bassist, composer, and bandleader
1946
Tim O'Brien, American novelist and short story writer
1945
Rod Carew, Panamanian-American baseball player and coach
1945
Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 1979)
1945
Ram Nath Kovind, 14th President of India
1943
Jean-Jacques Annaud, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1943
Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2014)
1943
Jerry Martini, American saxophonist
1943
Robert Slater, American author and journalist (died 2014)
1942
Herb Fame, American R&B singer
1942
Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver and engineer (died 2023)
1942
Bob Lanigan, Australian rugby league player (died 2024)
1942
Robert Lelièvre, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1973)
1942
David Stancliffe, English bishop and scholar
1942
Günter Wallraff, German journalist and author
1940
Phyllis Chesler, American feminist psychologist
1940
Steve O'Rourke, English race car driver and manager (died 2003)
1940
Marc Savoy, American accordion player, created the Cajun accordion
1939
George Archer, American golfer (died 2005)
1939
Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor
1938
Tunç Başaran, Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)
1938
Mary McFadden, American fashion designer (died 2024)
1938
Stella Stevens, American actress and director (died 2023)
1937
Saeed Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (died 2024)
1936
Duncan Edwards, English footballer (died 1958)
1935
Julie Andrews, English actress and singer
1935
Walter De Maria, American sculptor and drummer (died 2013)
1934
Emilio Botín, Spanish banker and businessman (died 2014)
1932
Albert Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1993)
1931
Sylvano Bussotti, Italian violinist and composer (died 2021)
1931
Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (died 2013)
1931
Alan Wagner, American radio host and critic (died 2007)
1930
Frank Gardner, Australian race car driver and manager (died 2009)
1930
Richard Harris, Irish actor (died 2002)
1930
Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Mayor of Karachi (died 2020)
1930
Philippe Noiret, French actor (died 2006)
1929
Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby player and coach
1929
Grady Chapman, American singer (died 2011)
1929
Bonnie Owens, American singer-songwriter (died 2006)
1928
Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-English actor, director, and producer (died 1973)
1928
Willy Mairesse, Belgian race car driver (died 1969)
1928
George Peppard, American actor (died 1994)
1928
Sivaji Ganesan, Indian actor (died 2001)
1928
Zhu Rongji, Chinese engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the People's Republic of China
1927
Tom Bosley, American actor (died 2010)
1927
Sherman Glenn Finesilver, American lawyer and judge (died 2006)
1927
Sandy Gall, Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author (died 2025)
1924
Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)
1924
Bob Geigel, American wrestler and promoter (died 2014)
1924
Leonie Kramer, Australian academic (died 2016)
1924
William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (died 2005)
1924
Roger Williams, American pianist (died 2011)
1922
Chen-Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist, academic, and Nobel Prize laureate
1921
James Whitmore, American actor (died 2009)
1920
David Herbert Donald, American historian and author (died 2009)
1920
Walter Matthau, American actor (died 2000)
1919
Bob Boyd, American baseball player (died 2004)
1919
Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (died 2000)
1917
Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal and theologian (died 2009)
1915
Jerome Bruner, American psychologist and author (died 2016)
1914
Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, author, and 12th Librarian of Congress (died 2004)
1913
Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (died 2009)
1913
Harry Lookofsky, American violinist and producer (died 1998)
1912
Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (died 2014)
1911
Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (died 1994)
1911
Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 2004)
1910
Fritz Köberle, Austrian-Brazilian physician and pathologist (died 1983)
1910
José Enrique Moyal, Australian physicist and engineer (died 1998)
1910
Bonnie Parker, American criminal (died 1934)
1910
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2012)
1909
Sam Yorty, American captain, politician, and 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (died 1998)
1908
Herman David Koppel, Danish pianist and composer (died 1998)
1907
Maurice Bardèche, French journalist, author, and critic (died 1998)
1907
Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (died 1977)
1906
S. D. Burman, Indian composer and singer (died 1975)
1904
Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist and academic (died 1979)
1904
A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (died 1977)
1903
Vladimir Horowitz, Russian-born American pianist and composer (died 1989)
1903
Pierre Veyron, French race car driver (died 1970)
1900
Tom Goddard, English cricketer (died 1966)
1900
Ashfaqulla Khan, Indian activist (died 1927)
1899
Ernest Haycox, American author (died 1950)
1896
Ted Healy, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1937)
1895
Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (died 1951)
1894
Edgar Krahn, Estonian mathematician and academic (died 1961)
1893
Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter (died 1974)
1893
Ip Man, Chinese martial artist (died 1972)
1890
Stanley Holloway, English actor (died 1982)
1887
Ned Hanlon, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (died 1952)
1887
Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general (died 1945)
1885
Louis Untermeyer, American poet, anthologist, and critic (died 1977)
1881
William Boeing, American engineer and businessman who founded the Boeing Company (died 1956)
1878
Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher (died 1950)
1865
Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic (died 1935)
1847
Annie Besant, English-Indian activist and author (died 1933)
1846
Nectarios of Aegina, Greek metropolitan and saint (died 1920)
1842
S. Subramania Iyer, Indian lawyer and jurist (died 1924)
1842
Charles Cros, French poet and author (died 1888)
1835
Ádám Politzer, Hungarian-Austrian physician and anatomist (died 1920)
1832
Caroline Harrison, American educator, 24th First Lady of the United States (died 1892)
1832
Henry Clay Work, American composer and songwriter (died 1884)
1808
Mary Anna Custis Lee, American wife of Robert E. Lee (died 1873)
1791
Sergey Aksakov, Russian soldier and author (died 1859)
1771
Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (died 1842)
1762
Anton Bernolák, Slovak priest and linguist (died 1813)
1760
William Thomas Beckford, English author and politician (died 1844)
1730
Richard Stockton, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1781)
1729
Anton Cajetan Adlgasser, German organist and composer (died 1777)
1724
Giovanni Battista Cirri, Italian cellist and composer (died 1808)
1719
John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley, British parliamentarian (died 1781)
1712
William Shippen, American physician and politician (died 1801)
1691
Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (died 1768)
1685
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1740)
1681
Giulia Lama, Italian painter (died 1747)
1671
Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (died 1742)
1620
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (died 1683)
1554
Leonardus Lessius, Jesuit theologian (died 1623)
1550
Anne of Saint Bartholomew, Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun (died 1626)
1542
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Spanish explorer (died 1595)
1540
Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss pastor and theologian (died 1617)
1526
Dorothy Stafford, English noble (died 1604)
1507
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect who designed the Church of the Gesù (died 1573)
1480
Saint Cajetan, Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer (died 1547)
1476
Guy XVI, Count of Laval (died 1531)
1207
Henry III of England (died 1272)
208
Alexander Severus, Roman emperor (died 235)
86 BC
Sallust, Roman historian (died 34 BC)

Deaths On This Day

2024
Michael Ancram, English lawyer and politician (born 1945)
2023
Tim Wakefield, American professional baseball player (born 1966)
2022
Antonio Inoki, Japanese professional wrestler and politician (born 1943)
2019
Karel Gott, Сzeсh singer (born 1939)
2018
Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian singer, composer, writer, filmmaker and public figure (born 1924)
2017
Dave Strader, American sportscaster (born 1955)
2015
Božo Bakota, Croatian footballer (born 1950)
2015
Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1915)
2015
Hadi Norouzi, Iranian footballer (born 1985)
2015
Jacob Pressman, American rabbi and academic, co-founder of American Jewish University (born 1919)
2014
Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (born 1948)
2014
Shlomo Lahat, Israeli general and politician (born 1927)
2014
José Martínez, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (born 1942)
2014
Robert Serra, Venezuelan criminologist and politician (born 1987)
2013
Arnold Burns, American lawyer, politician, and 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (born 1930)
2013
Tom Clancy, American author (born 1947)
2013
Imero Fiorentino, American lighting designer (born 1928)
2013
Israel Gutman, Polish-Israeli historian and author (born 1923)
2013
Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Norwegian physician, academic, and politician (born 1939)
2013
Jim Rountree, American football player and coach (born 1936)
2012
Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (born 1935)
2012
Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (born 1917)
2012
Mark R. Kravitz, American lawyer and judge (born 1950)
2012
Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker (born 1926)
2012
Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian Holocaust survivor and author (born 1923)
2011
Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey player and golfer (born 1931)
2010
Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer (born 1938)
2009
Cintio Vitier, Cuban poet and author (born 1921)
2008
John Biddle, American cinematographer (born 1925)
2007
Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and composer (born 1928)
2007
Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (born 1965)
2007
Al Oerter, American discus thrower (born 1936)
2006
Fawaz al-Rabeiee, Saudi Arabian terrorist (born 1979)
2006
Jerald Tanner, American author and activist (born 1938)
2004
Richard Avedon, American photographer (born 1923)
2004
Bruce Palmer, Canadian bass player (born 1946)
2004
Robert Vaidlo, Estonian journalist and author (born 1921)
2002
Walter Annenberg, American publisher and diplomat (born 1908)
1997
Jerome H. Lemelson, American engineer and philanthropist (born 1923)
1994
Paul Lorenzen, German mathematician and philosopher (born 1915)
1992
Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (born 1947)
1990
Curtis LeMay, American general (born 1906)
1988
Sacheverell Sitwell, English author, poet, and critic (born 1897)
1986
Archie League, American air traffic controller (born 1907)
1985
Ninian Sanderson, Scottish race car driver (born 1925)
1985
E. B. White, American essayist and journalist (born 1899)
1984
Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (born 1911)
1975
Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1935)
1974
Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist and academic (born 1901)
1972
Louis Leakey, Kenyan-English archaeologist and paleontologist (born 1903)
1970
Raúl Riganti, Argentinian race car driver (born 1893)
1968
Romano Guardini, Italian-German Catholic priest, author, and academic (born 1885)
1961
Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (born 1898)
1959
Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, politician, and first President of Italy (born 1877)
1958
Robert Falk, Russian painter and educator (born 1886)
1957
Abdülhalik Renda, Turkish civil servant, politician, and sixth Turkish Minister of National Defence (born 1881)
1955
Charles Christie, American film producer who founded Christie Film Company (born 1880)
1953
John Marin, American painter (born 1870)
1951
Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (born 1878)
1950
Faik Ali Ozansoy, Turkish poet, educator, and politician (born 1876)
1942
Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1884)
1940
Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (born 1898)
1929
Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (born 1861)
1913
Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1827)
1901
Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (born 1844)
1895
Eli Whitney Blake, Jr., American chemist, physicist, and academic (born 1836)
1885
John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (born 1799)
1878
Mindon Min, Burmese king (born 1808)
1864
Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (born 1817)
1838
Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (born 1768)
1837
Robert Clark, American politician (born 1777)
1819
James Bunbury White, American politician (born 1774)
1788
William Brodie, Scottish businessman and politician (born 1741)
1768
Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician and academic (born 1687)
1708
John Blow, English organist and composer (born 1649)
1693
Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian and academic (born 1619)
1690
Girolamo Corner, Venetian statesman and military commander (born 1632)
1684
Pierre Corneille, French playwright (born 1606)
1683
John Hull, colonial American merchant and politician (born 1624)
1652
Jan Asselijn, Dutch painter (born 1610)
1609
Giammateo Asola, Italian priest and composer (born 1532)
1602
Hernando de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (born 1541)
1588
Edward James, English priest and martyr (born 1557)
1578
John of Austria (born 1547)
1574
Maarten van Heemskerck, Dutch painter (born 1498)
1570
Frans Floris, Flemish painter (born 1520)
1567
Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (born 1508)
1532
Jan Mabuse, Flemish painter
1500
John Alcock, English bishop and politician (born 1430)
1499
Marsilio Ficino, Italian astrologer and philosopher (born 1433)
1450
Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Italian noble (born 1407)
1416
Yaqub Spata, Albanian ruler
1404
Pope Boniface IX (born 1356)
1310
Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (born 1257)
1126
Morphia of Melitene, Queen of Jerusalem
1040
Alan III, Duke of Brittany (born 997)
961
Artald, archbishop of Reims
959
Eadwig, English king (born 941)
918
Zhou, empress of Former Shu
895
Kong Wei, chancellor of the Tang dynasty
804
Richbod, archbishop of Trier
686
Emperor Tenmu of Japan (born 631)
630
Tajoom Uk'ab K'ahk', Mayan king
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