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October 13

On This Day in History

October 13

October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 79 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025: Connecticut man one-ups his own $100,000 Cash 5 lottery win with a larger $1 million prize. A Connecticut lottery player thought he struck gold when he won $100,000 playing Cash 5 over the summer, but just a few short months later, he'd be looking an even larger $1 million prize square in the eye.
2022: Michigan man wins $5.42M lottery jackpot with online purchase. A Michigan man from Wayne County had a little extra money to spend and now he has a lot more as he won a $5.42 million Lotto 47 jackpot after buying a lottery ticket online recently.
2021: Man wins nearly $200,000 with lottery ticket he forgot he bought. A North Carolina mechanic won almost $200,000 on a lottery ticket he forgot he purchased.
2020: Calif. man who spent $60K on lottery tickets wins $6 million jackpot. A California resident's persistence has finally paid off, and it only took 30 years of commitment and dedication. The devoted player's tenacity landed him a $6 million jackpot after he had collectively spent around $60,000 on lottery tickets.
2018: $654 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot skyrockets. For only the 5th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has grown to more than $600 million.
2017: Former CT Lottery chief pays $11,000 in fines, givebacks. Frank Farricker, the former chairman of the Connecticut Lottery Commission's board of directors will pay a $5,000 penalty and an additional $6,300 restitution to the state as part of a settlement over improper benefits he received while acting president and CEO of the Lottery.
2016: Australian family win $4m beach house lottery after spending $200 on tickets. One lucky Australian family has won an oceanfront house worth nearly $4 million after spending $200 on lottery raffle tickets.
2016: Judge: winner's lawsuit in lottery-fixing case can continue. The winner of a $9 million state lottery jackpot can continue a lawsuit that contends he would have won millions more if the prior drawing had not been rigged by a rogue insider, an Iowa judge has ruled.
2010: Couple, son charged in Detroit illegal lottery. Police went searching for drugs, but discovered a major gambling operation instead.
2009: Arkansas man among the first to win $100,000 lottery prize. On Sunday, an Arkansas man won a $100,000 prize after buying a $5 Arkansas scratch-off lottery ticket -- the biggest prize anybody has won so far in the two-week-old lottery, and the biggest prize available in the lottery's current games.
2009: China gets lottery fever after massive jackpot. Water-cooler talk across China has been awash with theories on how to spend a fortune after someone from Henan province won nearly 360 million yuan (US$52.7 million) on Thursday.
2009: Jacksonville man wins lottery jackpot - again. A Jacksonville man bought a winning $1 million scratch-off lottery ticket Saturday -- six years after claiming a $250,000 prize from another game.
2009: Iowa steelworkers group claims $1 million Powerball lottery prize. A group of 10 co-workers from a Des Moines tire-manufacturing plant stepped forward Monday to claim a $1 million Powerball prize they'd won with a ticket purchased a local convenience store.
2009: 3 little numbers equal 1 big win for the N.C. lottery. Three numbers are providing a hobby for lottery players and a big win for the North Carolina state lottery.
2009: Texas Lottery players can now look forward to Powerball. Texas Lottery players: Powerball tickets may soon be sold at a store near you.
2005: Powerball lottery jackpot soars to $290 million. Lottery players from around the United States and the rest of the world will rush to grab tickets for Saturday's Powerball drawing, which will be the largest jackpot the game has seen since that fateful Christmas Day in 2002 when Jack Whittaker won the largest prize ever awarded to a single person -- $314,900,000.
2005: Oklahoma lottery hopefuls waited in the dark for stores to open. Gas station attendants in Ardmore say Oklahomans were lining up outside convenience stores in their pajamas in an effort to get lottery tickets when they first went on sale at five Wednesday morning.
2005: Nine finalists in running for Texas Lottery chief. A special search committee will begin Friday to interview nine finalists for Executive Director of the Texas Lottery, whittled down from 126 applicants. Only one of the nine people has experience working at a state lottery.
2005: Lottery gadfly not betting on getting top post. Dawn Nettles has an interview Friday for the job of Executive Director of the Texas Lottery Commission, but she figures the odds are against her.
2005: Oklahoma border residents unable to buy lottery tickets. Many stores on the Arkansas border were not able to sell lottery tickets yesterday, the official start date of the Oklahoma Lottey.
2004: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised to $25 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $25 million Wednesday.
2004: Stunned Delaware workers to claim $214 million Powerball jackpot. A Delaware lawyer representing a group of employees at a Delaware printing firm says the group is stepping forward to claim a $214 million Powerball jackpot.
2004: Promotional Game Ruled Illegal. The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that a promotional game that offers up to a $250 cash prize is a form of lottery that is illegal in the state.
2004: Idaho School Turns Down Lottery Donation. During these tough budget times, schools don't often pass up a check for $10,000. But that's just what one Idaho charter school has done - to set a moral example for students.
2004: GTECH gets 90-day contract extension with Colorado Lottery. GTECH Holdings Corporation today announced that the Colorado Lottery, under the provisions of its original contract with GTECH, has granted the West Greenwich-based company a 90-day contract extension.
2004: California lottery winner shot to death in Seattle. A man shot to death by police outside Qwest Field in the wee hours before the St. Louis Rams-Seattle Seahawks game has been identified by his family as a California lottery winner.
2003: $117 Million Powerball Jackpot. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $117 million, with a cash option of $62 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.
2003: $12 Million: Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls, 260,000+ Tickets Win. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the $10 million jackpot, that jackpot now grows to an estimated $12 million for the Tuesday, October 14, 2003 drawing.
2003: One ticket wins $3 million in Florida lotto. One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $3 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
2003: Lottery player going to court over Powerball ticket. Richard "Termite" Allender is on a mission to find the winner of a $100,000 Powerball ticket sold March 12 at Joe's Junction in Trafalgar in Indiana.
2003: Lottery losers sue for change. The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has been hit with another lawsuit challenging its Extra Cash game and its advertising.
2003: N.C. Lottery debate: You can bet both sides will be passionate. Aside from what it might cost to put together, or to pay out prizes, or what it's social costs might be, there is much more interesting question right now: How much would it cost North Carolinians to debate a state lottery?
2003: Judge raps FTC over lottery ticket case. An Ontario judge has sharply criticized the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for the way it has handled a case against a Canadian businessman who is alleged to have fraudulently sold thousands of lottery tickets across the border.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$667 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 16, 2018
2.$600 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 14, 2025
3.$502 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 14, 2022
4.$464.8 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 15, 2022
5.$388.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 14, 2024
6.$314 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 13, 2018
7.$305 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 15, 2005
8.€287.68 Million US$280.52 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Oct 13, 2022
9.$257.6 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 13, 2025
10.€220 Million
US$255.2 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 15, 2021
11.€142 Million
US$179.81 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 14, 2014
12.€155.92 Million
US$172.04 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Oct 13, 2016
13.$170 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 13, 2009
14.$169 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 15, 2024
15.$166 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 14, 2014
16.$156 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 16, 2013
17.$143 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 14, 2017
18.$122 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 15, 2016
19.$117 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 15, 2003
20.€94.75 Million
US$109.9 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Oct 14, 2021
21.$105 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 15, 2011
22.€80 Million
US$100.29 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 13, 2006
23.$100 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 16, 2019
24.€90 Million
US$98.97 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Oct 14, 2016
25.€89.22 Million
US$97.21 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Oct 15, 2024

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1994: lambo1013
Thursday, Oct 13, 1994
31 years old
1990: ladyseaa*
Saturday, Oct 13, 1990
35 years old
1987: Agraves87
Tuesday, Oct 13, 1987
38 years old
1986: IamaLibra
Monday, Oct 13, 1986
39 years old
1985: Rayhan123
Sunday, Oct 13, 1985
40 years old
1984: rosita mckenzie
Saturday, Oct 13, 1984
41 years old
1983: JBURNS26
Thursday, Oct 13, 1983
42 years old
1981: dcrowne
Tuesday, Oct 13, 1981
44 years old
1980: shanie
Monday, Oct 13, 1980
45 years old
1977: GAM*BLING$MANN!
Thursday, Oct 13, 1977
48 years old
1976: lottobot
Wednesday, Oct 13, 1976
49 years old
1975: SHADIEBABIE562$
Monday, Oct 13, 1975
50 years old
1975: Nassau
Monday, Oct 13, 1975
50 years old
1975: Stowe6200
Monday, Oct 13, 1975
50 years old
1971: Luscious 13$
Wednesday, Oct 13, 1971
54 years old
1971: SunSpun111
Wednesday, Oct 13, 1971
54 years old
1967: NightStalker
Friday, Oct 13, 1967
58 years old
1967: jeepguy67
Friday, Oct 13, 1967
58 years old
1964: NU777PLEAZ
Tuesday, Oct 13, 1964
61 years old
1962: akablondebomber
Saturday, Oct 13, 1962
63 years old
1961: Pinback
Friday, Oct 13, 1961
64 years old
1959: nykilljoy
Tuesday, Oct 13, 1959
66 years old
1958: bbub47
Monday, Oct 13, 1958
67 years old
1958: Diggerpatton1
Monday, Oct 13, 1958
67 years old
1958: DsKing
Monday, Oct 13, 1958
67 years old
1956: Blessed$
Saturday, Oct 13, 1956
69 years old
1956: GSylvester
Saturday, Oct 13, 1956
69 years old
1956: KenFougere
Saturday, Oct 13, 1956
69 years old
1953: S2-4*U$6!
Tuesday, Oct 13, 1953
72 years old
1953: syss13
Tuesday, Oct 13, 1953
72 years old
1945: il brutt0
Saturday, Oct 13, 1945
80 years old
: four4me2
(year not provided)
: Bestofksway
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2019: Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.
2016: The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations.
2013: A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110.
2010: The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.
1993: At least 60 people die in eastern Papua New Guinea when a series of earthquakes rock the Finisterre Range, triggering massive landslides.
1990: Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
1983: Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
1977: Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
1976: The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
1976: A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91.
1972: Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174.
1972: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.
1972: The flag of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was officially adopted.
1962: The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people die.
1946: France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
1944: World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.
1943: World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
1923: Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
1921: Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
1917: The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
1915: First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.
1911: Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
1908: Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.
1903: The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
1892: Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.
1885: The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
1881: First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
1843: In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded.
1821: The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed.
1812: War of 1812: Sir Isaac Brock's British and native forces repel an invasion of Canada by General Rensselaer's United States forces.
1793: French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.
1792: In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
1775: The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).
1710: Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
1644: A Swedish-Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
1399: Coronation of Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey.
1332: Rinchinbal Khan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
1307: Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy.
1269: The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
409: Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania.
54: Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina.

Births On This Day

2001: Caleb McLaughlin, American actor
2001: Cam Thomas, American basketball player
1999: Andrew Capobianco. American diver
1996: Joshua Wong, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist
1995: Jimin, South Korean singer
1994: Ryan Matterson, Australian rugby league player
1994: Yuta Watanabe, Japanese basketball player
1993: Tiffany Trump, American socialite
1992: Igor Ozhiganov, Russian ice hockey player
1992: Shelby Rogers, American tennis player
1990: Andrej Rendla, Slovak footballer
1990: Adrián Sardinero, Spanish footballer
1990: Jakob Silfverberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1989: Brace Belden, American communist and trade union activist, volunteer in the People's Protection Units
1989: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician
1989: Clive Rose, Australian cricketer
1988: Norris Cole, American basketball player
1988: Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer
1987: Adrian Poparadu, Romanian footballer
1987: Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Georgian sumo wrestler
1986: Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer
1986: Sergio Pérez Moya, Mexican footballer
1985: Brian Hoyer, American football player
1985: Andrej Meszároš, Slovak ice hockey player
1982: Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
1982: Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
1981: Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player
1980: Ashanti, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1980: David Haye, English boxer
1980: Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer
1980: Scott Parker, English footballer
1979: Wes Brown, English footballer
1979: Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
1978: Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
1977: Gareth Batty, English cricketer
1977: Benjamin Clapp, American drummer
1977: Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer
1977: Justin Peroff, Canadian drummer and actor
1977: Paul Pierce, American basketball player
1977: Kiele Sanchez, American actress
1973: Brian Dawkins, American football player and coach
1973: Matt Hughes, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
1972: Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster
1971: Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1971: Billy Bush, American television journalist and radio host
1971: Pyrros Dimas, Albanian-Greek weightlifter and politician
1970: Serena Altschul, American journalist
1970: Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player and coach
1970: Paul Potts, English tenor
1969: Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater and actress
1969: Cady McClain, American actress and singer
1968: Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
1967: Aleksander Čeferin, Slovenian lawyer and football administrator, 7th president of UEFA
1967: Scott Cooper, American baseball player
1967: Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player
1967: Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper
1967: Steve Vickers, English footballer
1967: Kate Walsh, American actress and producer
1966: Larry Collmus, American sportscaster
1966: Baja Mali Knindža, Serbian singer
1966: John Regis, English sprinter
1965: Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
1964: Fanie de Villiers, South African cricketer
1964: Doug Emhoff, American lawyer and second gentlemen of the United States
1964: Nie Haisheng, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut
1964: Christopher Judge, American actor and producer
1964: Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist and author
1964: Matt Walsh, American actor and comedian
1963: Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author and academic
1963: Chip Foose, American engineer and television host
1962: T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author
1962: Kelly Preston, American actress (died 2020)
1962: Jerry Rice, American football player
1961: Rachel De Thame, English gardener and television presenter
1961: Derek Harper, American basketball player
1961: Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
1960: Joey Belladonna, American singer and songwriter
1960: Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician
1959: Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and television spokesperson
1958: Maria Cantwell, American lawyer and politician
1958: Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
1957: Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach
1956: Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1956: Sinan Sakić, Serbian singer (died 2018)
1956: Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop
1954: George Frazier, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)
1954: Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic
1953: Pat Day, American jockey
1952: Mundo Earwood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
1952: Beverly Johnson, American model, actress, and singer
1952: John Lone, Hong Kong-American actor
1951: Stephen Bayley, Welsh journalist, author, and critic
1950: Mollie Katzen, American chef and author
1950: Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1950: Annegret Richter, German sprinter
1949: Tom Mees, American sportscaster (died 1996)
1949: Patrick Nève, Belgian racing driver (died 2017)
1948: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (died 1997)
1947: Joe Dolce, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947: Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1946: Levon Ananyan, Armenian journalist and author (died 2013)
1946: Edwina Currie, English politician
1946: Lacy J. Dalton, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945: Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (died 2024)
1945: Poure Puobe VII Paramount Chief of Nandom in the Upper East Region of Ghana (died 2019)
1944: Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1943: Peter Sauber, Swiss businessman, founded the Sauber F1 Team
1942: Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress
1942: Bob Bailey, American baseball player and manager (died 2018)
1942: Jerry Jones, American businessman
1942: Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer (died 2016)
1941: Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (died 2008)
1941: Jim Price, American baseball player (died 2023)
1941: Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1941: John Snow, English cricketer
1940: Chris Farlowe, English rock, blues, and soul singer
1940: Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 2022)
1939: Larry Bowie, American football player (died 2012)
1939: Melinda Dillon, American actress (died 2023)
1938: Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer-songwriter
1938: Hugo Young, English journalist and author (died 2003)
1936: Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer (died 1996)
1935: Etterlene DeBarge, American singer-songwriter (died 2024)
1935: Bruce Morrow, American radio host and actor
1934: Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
1933: Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (died 2012)
1933: Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 2007)
1932: Johnny Lytle, American vibraphone player and drummer (died 1995)
1932: Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer and singer (died 2018)
1931: Raymond Kopa, French footballer (died 2017)
1931: Eddie Mathews, American baseball player and manager (died 2001)
1930: Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (died 1978)
1929: Richard Howard, American poet, critic, and translator (died 2022)
1929: Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (died 2010)
1927: Anita Kerr, American singer and arranger (died 2022)
1927: Lee Konitz, American saxophonist and composer (died 2020)
1927: Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th President of Turkey (died 1993)
1926: Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (died 2002)
1926: Killer Kowalski, American wrestler (died 2008)
1926: Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (died 2013)
1926: Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (died 2012)
1925: Lenny Bruce, American comedian and actor (died 1966)
1925: Armand Mouyal, Algerian-French fencer and police officer (died 1988)
1925: Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2013)
1925: Gustav Winckler, Danish singer-songwriter (died 1979)
1924: Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader
1924: Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (died 2002)
1924: Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (died 1994)
1923: John C. Champion, American screenwriter and producer (died 1994)
1923: Rosemary Anne Sisson, English author and playwright (died 2017)
1923: Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (died 2006)
1922: Nathaniel Clifton, American athlete (died 1990)
1922: Gilberto Mendes, Brazilian composer (died 2016)
1921: Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (died 1991)
1920: Laraine Day, American actress (died 2007)
1918: Robert Walker, American actor (died 1951)
1917: Reed Erickson, American philanthropist (died 1992)
1917: George Osmond, American talent manager (died 2007)
1915: Terry Frost, English painter and academic (died 2003)
1913: Igor Torkar, Slovenian poet and playwright (died 2004)
1912: Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1989)
1911: Ashok Kumar, Indian film actor (died 2001)
1911: Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Albanian poet and author (died 1938)
1909: Herblock, American author and illustrator (died 2001)
1909: Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (died 1956)
1905: Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (died 1987)
1905: John Rinehart Blue, American military officer, educator, businessperson, and politician (died 1965)
1905: Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (died 1983)
1904: Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (died 1978)
1902: Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (died 1973)
1902: Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist and academic (died 1987)
1900: Gerald Marks, American composer (died 1997)
1899: Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and racing driver (died 1975)
1895: Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (died 1978)
1893: Kurt Reidemeister, German mathematician connected to the Vienna Circle (died 1971)
1891: Irene Rich, American actress (died 1988)
1890: Conrad Richter, American journalist and novelist (died 1968)
1887: Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (died 1947)
1880: Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (died 1932)
1879: Edward Hennig, American gymnast (died 1960)
1878: Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author (died 1952)
1876: Rube Waddell, American baseball player (died 1914)
1874: József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (died 1948)
1873: Georgios Kafantaris, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (died 1946)
1872: Leon Leonwood Bean, American hunter, businessman, and author, founded L.L.Bean (died 1967)
1870: Albert Jay Nock, American theorist, author, and critic (died 1945)
1867: Jacques Inaudi, Italian calculating prodigy (died 1950)
1862: Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (died 1900)
1853: Lillie Langtry, English actress and singer (died 1929)
1844: Ernest Myers, English poet and author (died 1921)
1825: Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer, founded House of Worth (died 1895)
1821: Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (died 1902)
1820: John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and academic (died 1899)
1768: Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (died 1839)
1756: James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1833)
1713: Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter (died 1784)
1703: Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (died 1772)
1696: John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (died 1743)
1613: Luisa de Guzmán, Spanish-Portuguese wife of John IV of Portugal (died 1666)
1566: Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (died 1643)
1563: Francis Caracciolo, Italian Catholic priest (died 1608)
1499: Claude of France (died 1524)
1474: Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter and educator (died 1515)
1453: Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, son and heir of Henry VI of England (died 1471)
1381: Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (died 1415)
467: Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, emperor of Northern Wei (died 499)

Deaths On This Day

2024: Mayra Gómez Kemp, Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (born 1948)
2024: Donal Murray, Irish Catholic bishop (born 1940)
2023: Louise Glück, American poet and essayist (born 1943)
2018: Annapurna Devi, Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player (born 1927)
2017: Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician (born 1927)
2016: Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King of Thailand (born 1927)
2016: Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
2016: Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (born 1956)
2015: Rosalyn Baxandall, American historian, author, and academic (born 1939)
2015: Bruce Hyde, American academic and actor (born 1941)
2015: Michael J. H. Walsh, English general (born 1927)
2014: John Bradfield, English biologist and businessman, founded Cambridge Science Park (born 1925)
2014: Antonio Cafiero, Argentinian accountant and politician, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (born 1922)
2014: Margaret Hillert, American author and poet (born 1920)
2014: Mohammad Sarengat, Indonesian sprinter (born 1939)
2014: Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (born 1981)
2013: Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (born 1918)
2013: Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (born 1953)
2013: Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (born 1926)
2013: Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman (born 1919)
2012: Stuart Bell, English lawyer and politician (born 1938)
2012: Gary Collins, American actor (born 1938)
2012: Tomonobu Imamichi, Japanese philosopher and academic (born 1922)
2011: Barbara Kent, Canadian-born American actress (born 1907)
2010: Vernon Biever, American photographer (born 1923)
2009: Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (born 1935)
2008: Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1989)
2007: Bob Denard, French soldier and academic (born 1929)
2006: Wang Guangmei, Chinese philanthropist and politician, 2nd Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China (born 1921)
2005: Vivian Malone Jones, American activist (born 1942)
2004: Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1915)
2004: Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (born 1928)
2003: Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
2002: Stephen Ambrose, American historian and author (born 1936)
2002: Keene Curtis, American actor (born 1923)
2001: Peter Doyle, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1949)
2000: Jean Peters, American actress (born 1926)
1999: Michael Hartnett, Irish poet (born 1941)
1998: Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov, Russian businessman and politician (born 1944)
1996: Beryl Reid, English actress (born 1919)
1993: Otmar Gutmann, German filmmaker (born 1937)
1992: James Marshall, American author and illustrator (born 1942)
1990: Hans Namuth, German-American photographer (born 1915)
1990: Lê Đức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
1987: Walter Houser Brattain, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)
1987: Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director (born 1929)
1987: Nilgün Marmara, Turkish poet and author (born 1958)
1985: Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (born 1928)
1981: Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (born 1905)
1979: Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (born 1886)
1974: Otto Binder, American author (born 1911)
1974: Anatoli Kozhemyakin, Soviet footballer (born 1953)
1974: Ed Sullivan, American journalist and talk show host (born 1901)
1973: Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, Turkish ethnographer and author (born 1886)
1973: Albert Mandler, Austrian-Israeli general (born 1929)
1968: Bea Benaderet, American actress and voice artist (born 1906)
1966: Clifton Webb, American actor and dancer (born 1889)
1961: Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (born 1932)
1956: Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (born 1910)
1955: Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (born 1897)
1950: Ernest Haycox, American soldier and author (born 1899)
1945: Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (born 1857)
1938: E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created Popeye (born 1894)
1931: Ernst Didring, Swedish author (born 1868)
1930: T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and educator (born 1853)
1926: Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (born 1865)
1919: Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857)
1917: Florence La Badie, American actress (born 1888)
1911: Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian social worker, author, and educator (born 1867)
1909: Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish philosopher and academic (born 1849)
1905: Henry Irving, English actor and manager (born 1838)
1904: Pavlos Melas, French-Greek captain (born 1870)
1890: Samuel Freeman Miller, American lawyer and jurist (born 1816)
1882: Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher and author (born 1816)
1869: Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French poet, author, and critic (born 1804)
1841: Patrick Campbell, Scottish admiral (born 1773)
1825: Maximilian I Joseph, king of Bavaria (born 1756)
1822: Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor (born 1757)
1815: Joachim Murat, French general (born 1767)
1812: Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (born 1769)
1796: William B. Whiting, New York politician (born 1731)
1788: Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish poet and politician (born 1702)
1759: John Henley, English clergyman and author (born 1692)
1715: Nicolas Malebranche, French priest and philosopher (born 1638)
1706: Iyasu I, emperor of Ethiopia (born 1654)
1694: Samuel von Pufendorf, German historian, economist, and jurist (born 1632)
1687: Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and lens maker (born 1633)
1673: Christoffer Gabel, German-Danish accountant and politician (born 1617)
1605: Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (born 1519)
1562: Claudin de Sermisy, French composer (born 1495)
1435: Hermann II, count of Croatia
1415: Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (born 1381)
1382: Peter II, king of Cyprus
1282: Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist priest (born 1222)
1195: Gualdim Pais, Portuguese crusader (born 1118)
1100: Guy I, count of Ponthieu
1093: Robert I, count of Flanders (born 1035)
982: Jing Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (born 948)
807: Simpert, bishop of Augsburg
54: Claudius, Roman emperor (born 10 BC)

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