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October 29

On This Day in History

October 29

October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 63 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025: Michigan woman wins $100,000 Powerball prize from lottery numbers picked by ChatGPT. A Michigan woman obtained her lucky lottery numbers using ChatGPT and ended up winning a $100,000 Powerball prize.
2024: Two Massachusetts lottery players win $100,000 Mass Cash prizes with free tickets. Two Massachusetts lottery players each won a $100,000 Mass Cash prize using a free ticket they received in a promotion.
2020: Check again — Florida man's $1,000 winning ticket was actually worth $1 million. As if the initial surprise of winning $1,000 from the lottery wasn't enough for one day, one Florida player experienced the shock of a lifetime when he re-checked the ticket in his pocket and discovered that it was actually worth $1 million.
2019: Lucky Texan just claimed biggest prize ever paid to a single player in state's lottery. A lucky Texan just won the biggest prize ever awarded to a single player in the state's lottery.
2017: Mississippi lottery committee plans final meeting. What is expected to be the final meeting of House Speaker Philip Gunn's lottery study committee is scheduled for Nov. 16 at the Mississippi Capitol.
2015: Five friends win lottery after a decade of buying tickets together. A decade of buying lottery tickets together paid off big for the group of pals who hit the $106 million jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions game on Sept. 11.
2015: Man surprises wife with $1 million lottery win. An Upton, Massachusetts, man who set aside a retirement nest egg to play the Massachusetts State Lottery won $1 million on a scratch ticket. It was good fortune that he briefly kept from his wife, the lottery said.
2014: 10 Pennsylvania co-workers share $2 million Powerball prize. After chipping in $2 per week over the past 10 years, ten Pennsylvania co-workers will share a $2 million Powerball prize from Wednesday's drawing.
2013: Pa. Gov. defends lottery privatization exploration. A Corbett administration press secretary said that Pennsylvania's need to fund its programs for the elderly is outpacing the lottery's ability to fund those programs, and the lottery private management agreement (PMA) is necessary in order to meet the needs.
2010: Most Kentucky Lottery players don't know where the money goes. Since its inception, the Kentucky Lottery has taken in $12.5 billion, but a recent study said most people in the commonwealth have no idea where that money goes.
2008: Lottery Post member subject of new motion picture. As the producer of director Neil LaBute's award-winning "In the Company of Men" and other features, Fort Wayne filmmaker Mark Archer knows a good story when he sees one. He knows Lottery Post member Jim Grimes' story is a good one — and will soon be telling it on the big screen.
2008: Weak bond market lowers lottery annuity jackpots. The nation's financial crisis is causing a dip in one of the optional jackpots offered in Wisconsin's Megabucks lottery game.
2007: Tenn. Lottery CEO claims sales unhurt by numerous errors. Tennessee Lottery chief Rebecca Hargrove said Monday there's no sign that players have lost confidence despite a daily drawings computer glitch.
2004: Clerk charged in Tennessee lottery scam. A Madisonville, Tennessee lottery scam could be the biggest since the state started selling tickets in January.
2004: Virginia Lottery reporting record first-quarter sales. The Virginia Lottery announced yesterday that first-quarter sales for the budget year that began July 1 are the best ever since the lottery was started in 1988.
2003: Mega Millions jackpot increases to $42 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $42 million Tuesday night, as no tickets matched all six numbers drawn.
2003: Marion stores have streak of Lottery luck. Big-payoff lottery lightning landed thrice in Marion County, Florida over the past week.
2003: Governor softens stand on Paul. Gov. Phil Bredesen, after criticizing hiring practices by the head of the Tennessee lottery last week, said yesterday that Rebecca Paul has his "unqualified support."

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$822.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 29, 2022
2.$754 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2025
3.$375.4 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 29, 2025
4.€297.2 Million US$296.13 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Oct 29, 2022
5.$284 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2014
6.$250 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 29, 2024
7.€177.73 Million US$247.84 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Oct 30, 2010
8.$203 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 29, 2011
9.$180 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 29, 2016
10.€131 Million
US$167.18 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2006
11.$165 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 1, 2005
12.$159 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2023
13.$142 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 29, 2014
14.€142 Million
US$140.58 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 1, 2022
15.$140 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 29, 2010
15.$140 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 30, 2019
17.$138 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 30, 2023
18.€101 Million
US$130.82 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 30, 2012
19.$129 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 30, 2015
20.$127 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2020
20.$127 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2015
22.€120 Million
US$118.8 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Nov 1, 2022
23.€102.2 Million
US$118.16 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Oct 30, 2021
24.$118 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 30, 2020
25.$116.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 30, 2021

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

2007: Bunnyy
Monday, Oct 29, 2007
18 years old
1996: Kate
Tuesday, Oct 29, 1996
29 years old
1996: splunkk
Tuesday, Oct 29, 1996
29 years old
1981: Twan da1
Thursday, Oct 29, 1981
44 years old
1980: LeanQueen
Wednesday, Oct 29, 1980
45 years old
1979: z3r0k001
Monday, Oct 29, 1979
46 years old
1973: ty1996
Monday, Oct 29, 1973
52 years old
1970: feliciawhitson
Thursday, Oct 29, 1970
55 years old
1969: duttygirl
Wednesday, Oct 29, 1969
56 years old
1968: lotterybug
Tuesday, Oct 29, 1968
57 years old
1966: lotto guru
Saturday, Oct 29, 1966
59 years old
1966: Ohiolotto guru
Saturday, Oct 29, 1966
59 years old
1965: Skootz
Friday, Oct 29, 1965
60 years old
1963: KarenLyde68
Tuesday, Oct 29, 1963
62 years old
1960: ozzyzepplin
Saturday, Oct 29, 1960
65 years old
1959: Ireneb10
Thursday, Oct 29, 1959
66 years old
1956: van paul
Monday, Oct 29, 1956
69 years old
1954: firstladyrules
Friday, Oct 29, 1954
71 years old
1951: ma-jojo
Monday, Oct 29, 1951
74 years old
1916: KENNY61
Sunday, Oct 29, 1916
109 years old
: bossladeej
(year not provided)
: bossladyj
(year not provided)
: zflap
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2022: At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea.
2022: At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
2020: Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party and of the Opposition in the United Kingdom is suspended from the Labour Party following his response to findings from the EHRC on the issue of antisemitism within the party.
2018: A Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia killing 189 people on board.
2015: China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years.
2014: A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of people missing.
2012: Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing hundreds, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.
2008: Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
2008: A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215.
2006: ADC Airlines Flight 053 crashes after takeoff from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria killing 96 people and injuring nine.
2005: Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people.
2004: The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
2002: A fire destroys a luxurious department store in Ho Chi Minh City, where 1,500 people are shopping. More than 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for in the deadliest peacetime disaster in Vietnam.
1999: A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India.
1998: In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
1998: Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time.
1998: ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with the launch of the STS-95 space shuttle mission.
1998: Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.
1998: The Gothenburg discothèque fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures over 200.
1994: Francisco Martin Duran fires over two dozen shots at the White House; he is later convicted of trying to kill U.S. President Bill Clinton.
1991: The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
1986: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway.
1985: Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced as the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia.
1980: Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in a crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida, leading to the cancellation of Operation Credible Sport.
1972: The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of the hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615.
1969: The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.
1967: Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors.
1964: The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania.
1964: Biggest jewel heist; involving the Star of India in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City by Murph the Surf and gang.
1960: An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio.
1957: Israel's prime minister David Ben-Gurion and five of his ministers are injured when Moshe Dwek throws a grenade into the Knesset.
1956: Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
1955: The Soviet battleship Novorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.
1953: BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco.
1948: Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Safsaf massacre: Israeli soldiers capture the Palestinian village of Safsaf in the Galilee; afterwards, between 52 and 64 villagers are massacred by the IDF.
1944: The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
1944: World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
1942: The Holocaust: In the United Kingdom, leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews.
1941: The Holocaust: In the Kaunas Ghetto, over 10,000 Jews are shot by German occupiers at the Ninth Fort, a massacre known as the "Great Action".
1929: Black Tuesday: The New York Stock Exchange crashes, ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and eventualy contributing to the Great Depression.
1923: Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
1918: The German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918-19.
1914: Ottoman entry into World War I.
1888: The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
1863: Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
1863: American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet in one of the few night battles of the war, protecting the Union's recently opened supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1792: Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who sighted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.
1675: Leibniz makes the first use of the long s (∫) as a symbol of the integral in calculus.
1665: Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga.
1658: Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound.
1621: The London Pageant of 1621 celebrates the inauguration of Edward Barkham (Lord Mayor).
1611: Russian homage to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa.
1467: Battle of Brustem: Charles the Bold defeats Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
1390: First trial for witchcraft in Paris leading to the death of three people.
437: Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the two branches of the House of Theodosius.
312: Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand adventus in the city, and is met with popular jubilation. Maxentius' body is fished out of the Tiber and beheaded.

Births On This Day

1998: Lance Stroll, Canadian racing driver
1996: Vince Dunn, Canadian ice hockey player
1996: Mikko Rantanen, Finnish ice hockey player
1996: Astrid S, Norwegian singer and songwriter
1994: Danielle Hunter, American football player
1993: Ágnes Bukta, Hungarian tennis player
1993: India Eisley, American actress
1992: Evan Fournier, French basketball player
1992: Colin Miller, Canadian ice hockey player
1991: Parris Goebel, New Zealand dancer and choreographer
1991: Nikita Zaitsev, Russian ice hockey player
1990: Ender Inciarte, Venezuelan baseball player
1990: Ben Proudfoot, Canadian filmmaker
1990: Eric Saade, Swedish singer
1989: Irina Karamanos, Chilean anthropologist and political scientist, First Lady of Chile
1989: Primož Roglič, Slovenian ski jumper and cyclist
1988: Florin Gardoș, Romanian footballer
1988: Sam Hutsby, English golfer
1988: Janoris Jenkins, American football player
1988: Roman Van Uden, New Zealand cyclist
1987: Andy Dalton, American football player
1987: Jessica Dubé, Canadian figure skater
1987: Tove Lo, Swedish singer
1987: Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer and actress
1986: Nataly Dawn, American singer
1986: Sarita Pérez de Tagle, Filipino actress
1986: Italia Ricci, Canadian actress
1986: Derek Theler, American actor and model
1985: Cal Crutchlow, English motorcycle racer
1985: Janet Montgomery, English actress and dancer
1985: Ximena Sariñana, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
1985: Vijender Singh, Indian boxer
1984: Chris Baio, American bass player
1984: Lee Chung-ah, South Korean actress
1984: Les Davies, Welsh footballer
1984: Eric Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
1983: Richard Brancatisano, Australian actor
1983: Maurice Clarett, American football player
1983: Freddy Eastwood, Welsh footballer
1983: Dana Eveland, American baseball player
1983: Jérémy Mathieu, French footballer
1983: Nurcan Taylan, Turkish weightlifter
1982: Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer
1982: Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syrian revolutionary and military leader, President of Syria
1982: Chelan Simmons, Canadian model and actress
1981: Amanda Beard, American swimmer
1981: Jonathan Brown, Australian footballer
1981: Angelika dela Cruz, Filipino actress and singer
1981: Georgios Fotakis, Greek footballer
1980: Ben Foster, American actor
1980: Nadejda Ostrovskaya, Belarusian tennis player
1980: Kaine Robertson, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
1979: Ignasi Giménez Renom, Catalan lawyer and politician
1979: Andrew-Lee Potts, English actor, director, and producer
1978: Travis Henry, American football player
1978: Kelly Smith, English footballer
1977: Jon Abrahams, American actor
1977: Brendan Fehr, Canadian actor
1977: Vangelis Kaounos, Greek footballer
1976: Stephen Craigan, Irish footballer and manager
1976: Milena Govich, American actress, singer, and dancer
1976: Raghava Lawrence, Indian actor, director, and choreographer
1976: Mark Sheehan, Irish guitarist (died 2023)
1975: Baba Ali, Iranian-American comedian, games developer, businessman, and actor
1975: Joy Osmanski, American actress
1974: R. A. Dickey, American baseball player
1974: Michael Vaughan, English cricketer and sportscaster
1974: Yenny Wahid, Indonesian activist and politician
1973: Adam Bacher, South African cricketer
1973: Vonetta Flowers, American bobsledder, sprinter, and long jumper
1973: Éric Messier, Canadian ice hockey player
1973: Robert Pires, French footballer
1972: Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress and producer
1972: Takafumi Horie, Japanese businessman, founded Livedoor
1972: Gabrielle Union, American actress and producer
1971: Daniel J. Bernstein, American mathematician, cryptologist, and academic
1971: Greg Blewett, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1971: Matthew Hayden, Australian cricketer
1971: Winona Ryder, American actress and producer
1970: Phillip Cocu, Dutch footballer and manager
1970: Dan Ratushny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach and lawyer
1970: Kaido Reivelt, Estonian physicist and academic
1970: Toby Smith, English keyboardist and songwriter (died 2017)
1970: Edwin van der Sar, Dutch footballer and sportscaster
1969: David Farr, English director and playwright
1969: Chris Verene, American photographer
1968: Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater and physician
1967: Beth Chapman, American reality television star (died 2019)
1967: Thorsten Fink, German footballer and manager
1967: Joely Fisher, American actress and director
1967: Rufus Sewell, English actor
1966: Mary Bucholtz, American linguist and academic
1965: Tyler Collins, American singer-songwriter and actress
1965: Andrew Ettingshausen, Australian rugby league player and television host
1965: Michael Passons, American singer-songwriter
1964: Yasmin Le Bon, English model
1964: Eddie McGuire, Australian businessman and television host
1963: Damian Chapa, American actor
1963: Gerald Morris, American author
1962: Einar Örn Benediktsson, Icelandic singer, trumpet player, and politician
1961: Randy Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer
1961: Joel Otto, American ice hockey player and coach
1960: Michael Carter, American football player and athlete
1960: Fabiola Gianotti, Italian physicist and academic
1960: Thorsten Schlumberger, German footballer
1959: Jesse Barfield, American baseball player and coach
1959: Mike Gartner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1959: Finola Hughes, English actress
1959: John Magufuli, Tanzanian politician, 5th President of Tanzania (died 2021)
1958: Blažej Baláž, Slovak painter, sculptor, and illustrator
1958: David Remnick, American journalist and author
1958: Danny Vranes, American basketball player
1957: Dan Castellaneta, American actor, voice artist, comedian, singer and producer
1956: Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican-American boxer
1955: Kevin DuBrow, American heavy metal singer-songwriter (died 2007)
1953: Denis Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1952: Marcia Fudge, American lawyer and politician
1951: Dirk Kempthorne, American businessman and politician, 49th United States Secretary of the Interior
1951: Tiff Needell, English race car driver and television host
1950: Abdullah Gül, Turkish academic and politician, 11th President of Turkey
1949: Kieron Baker, English footballer
1949: Raphael Carl Lee, American surgeon and academic
1949: Paul Orndorff, American football player and wrestler (died 2021)
1949: David Paton, Scottish guitarist
1949: James Williamson, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1948: Frans de Waal, Dutch-American ethologist, author, and academic (died 2024)
1948: Kate Jackson, American actress, director, and producer
1947: Helen Coonan, Australian lawyer and politician, 52nd Australian Minister for Communications
1947: Richard Dreyfuss, American actor and activist
1946: Peter Green, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
1945: Mick Gallagher, English keyboard player and songwriter
1945: Ron Maag, American businessman and politician
1945: Melba Moore, American singer-songwriter and actress
1945: Gerrit Ybema, Dutch civil servant and politician (died 2012)
1944: Claude Brochu, Canadian businessman
1944: Mehmet Haberal, Turkish surgeon and academic
1944: Denny Laine, English singer-songwriter and musician (died 2023)
1944: Robbie van Leeuwen, Dutch musician and songwriter
1943: Don Simpson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1996)
1942: Lee Clayton, American rock/country musician and songwriter (died 2023)
1942: Bob Ross, American painter and television host (died 1995)
1941: George Davies, English fashion designer
1941: Paul Tyler, Baron Tyler, English politician
1940: Connie Mack III, American lawyer and politician
1940: Jack Shepherd, English actor, director, and playwright
1940: Galen Weston, English-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded George Weston Limited (died 2021)
1938: Ralph Bakshi, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1938: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian politician, President of Liberia, Nobel Prize laureate
1938: Peter Stampfel, American fiddle player, violinist, and singer-songwriter
1937: Sonny Osborne, American bluegrass singer and banjo player (died 2021)
1935: David Allen, English cricketer (died 2014)
1935: Eddie Hopkinson, English footballer (died 2004)
1935: Michael Jayston, English actor (died 2024)
1935: Isao Takahata, Japanese director (died 2018)
1933: William Harrison, American author and screenwriter (died 2013)
1932: Dick Garmaker, American basketball player (died 2020)
1932: Joyce Gould, Baroness Gould of Potternewton, English pharmacist and politician
1930: Bertha Brouwer, Dutch sprinter (died 2006)
1930: Niki de Saint Phalle, French sculptor and painter (died 2002)
1930: Omara Portuondo, Cuban singer and dancer
1930: Natalie Sleeth, American pianist and composer (died 1992)
1929: Yevgeny Primakov, Ukrainian-Russian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Russia (died 2015)
1927: Frank Sedgman, Australian tennis player
1926: Necmettin Erbakan, Turkish engineer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Turkey (died 2011)
1926: Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor and actor (died 2015)
1925: Dominick Dunne, American journalist and author (died 2009)
1925: Robert Hardy, English actor (died 2017)
1925: Haim Hefer, Polish-Israeli songwriter and poet (died 2012)
1925: Klaus Roth, British mathematician (died 2015)
1925: Zoot Sims, American saxophonist and composer (died 1985)
1924: Bernard Middleton, British restoration bookbinder (died 2019)
1923: Carl Djerassi, Austrian-American chemist, author, and playwright (died 2015)
1923: Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Dutch runner, hurdler, and long jumper (died 2015)
1922: Neal Hefti, American trumpet player and composer (died 2008)
1921: Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (died 2014)
1921: Baku Mahadeva, Sri Lankan civil servant and academic (died 2013)
1921: Bill Mauldin, American soldier and cartoonist (died 2003)
1920: Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-American physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
1920: Václav Neumann, Czech violinist and conductor (died 1995)
1918: Bernard Gordon, American screenwriter and producer (died 2007)
1918: Diana Serra Cary, American actress and author (died 2020)
1915: William Berenberg, American physician and academic (died 2005)
1914: Maxim of Bulgaria, Bulgarian patriarch (died 2012)
1913: Al Suomi, American ice hockey player and referee (died 2014)
1910: A. J. Ayer, English philosopher and author (died 1989)
1907: Edwige Feuillère, French actress (died 1998)
1906: Fredric Brown, American author (died 1972)
1905: Henry Green, English author (died 1973)
1899: Akim Tamiroff, Georgian-American actor (died 1972)
1898: Alan Barker, English soldier (died 1984)
1897: Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Nazi Germany (died 1945)
1897: Billy Walker, English footballer (died 1964)
1891: Fanny Brice, American actress and singer (died 1951)
1883: Victor Hochepied, French swimmer and water polo player (died 1966)
1882: Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (died 1944)
1881: John DeWitt, American football player and hammer thrower (died 1930)
1880: Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist and academic (died 1960)
1879: Alva B. Adams, American lawyer and politician (died 1941)
1879: Franz von Papen, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (died 1969)
1877: Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film producer (died 1966)
1877: Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer and coach (died 1973)
1875: Marie of Romania (died 1938)
1866: Antonio Luna, Filipino general and politician (died 1899)
1866: Carl Gustav Witt, German astronomer (died 1946)
1861: Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (died 1904)
1855: Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop (died 1939)
1855: Paul-Jacques Curie, French physicist and academic (died 1941)
1837: Harriet Powers, American folk artist and quilter (died 1910)
1832: Narcisa de Jesús, Ecuadorian saint (died 1869)
1831: James Boucaut, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of South Australia (died 1916)
1822: Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Russian-Polish cardinal (died 1902)
1815: Dan Emmett, American composer (died 1904)
1812: Louise Granberg, Swedish playwright (died 1907)
1808: Caterina Scarpellini, Italian astronomer and meteorologist (died 1873)
1740: James Boswell, Scottish lawyer and author (died 1795)
1711: Laura Bassi, Italian physicist and academic, first woman to have doctorate in science (died 1778)
1704: John Byng, English admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1757)
1690: Martin Folkes, English mathematician and astronomer (died 1754)
1682: Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian, explorer, and author (died 1761)
1562: George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (died 1633)
1507: Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish general (died 1582)
1504: Shin Saimdang, South Korean painter and poet (died 1551)
1497: Benedetto Accolti the Younger, Italian cardinal (died 1549)
1463: Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician and philosopher (died 1512)

Deaths On This Day

2024: Teri Garr, American actress and comedian (born 1944)
2023: Hiroshi Morie, Japanese musician and singer-songwriter (born 1968)
2021: Ashley Mallett, Australian cricketer (born 1945)
2020: Angelika Amon, Austrian-American molecular and cell biologist (born 1967)
2019: John Witherspoon, American actor and comedian (born 1942)
2015: Luther Burden, American basketball player and coach (born 1953)
2015: Ernesto Herrera, Filipino businessman and politician (born 1942)
2015: Boris Kristančič, Slovene basketball player and coach (born 1931)
2015: Ranko Žeravica, Serbian basketball player and coach (born 1929)
2014: Roger Freeman, American lawyer and politician (born 1965)
2014: Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1968)
2014: H. Gary Morse, American businessman (born 1936)
2013: Jean Rénald Clérismé, Haitian priest and politician, Foreign Minister of Haiti (born 1937)
2013: Sherman Halsey, American director and producer (born 1957)
2013: John Spence, American soldier and engineer (born 1918)
2013: Graham Stark, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
2012: Letitia Baldrige, American etiquette expert and author (born 1926)
2012: J. Bernlef, Dutch author, poet, and songwriter (born 1937)
2012: Kenneth G. Ryder, American academic (born 1924)
2012: Wallace L. W. Sargent, English-American astronomer and academic (born 1935)
2012: Jack Vaughn, American boxer and diplomat (born 1920)
2011: Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (born 1926)
2008: Mike Baker, American singer-songwriter (born 1963)
2005: Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (born 1924)
2005: Ion Irimescu, Romanian sculptor and illustrator (born 1903)
2004: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (born 1901)
2004: Ordal Demokan, Turkish physicist and academic (born 1946)
2004: Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican lawyer and politician, Premier of Dominica (born 1923)
2004: Peter Twinn, English mathematician and entomologist (born 1916)
2003: Hal Clement, American pilot, author, and educator (born 1922)
2003: Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (born 1921)
2002: Glenn McQueen, Canadian-American animator (born 1960)
2000: Carlos Guastavino, Argentinian pianist and composer (born 1912)
1999: Greg, Belgian author and illustrator (born 1931)
1998: Paul Misraki, Turkish-French pianist and composer (born 1908)
1997: Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (born 1930)
1997: Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos, Greek-American astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1947)
1996: Eugen Kapp, Estonian composer and educator (born 1908)
1995: Terry Southern, American novelist, essayist, screenwriter (born 1924)
1994: Shlomo Goren, Israeli rabbi, general, and scholar (born 1918)
1993: Lipman Bers, Latvian-American mathematician and academic (born 1914)
1988: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Indian author and activist (born 1903)
1987: Woody Herman, American singer, clarinet player, saxophonist, and bandleader (born 1913)
1986: Mimis Fotopoulos, Greek actor, singer, and academic (born 1913)
1985: Evgeny Lifshitz, Soviet physicist (born 1915)
1981: Georges Brassens, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1921)
1980: Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1911)
1977: Chiyonoyama Masanobu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 41st Yokozuna (born 1926)
1975: Edmund Hirst, British chemist (born 1898)
1971: Duane Allman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1946)
1971: Arne Tiselius, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)
1963: Adolphe Menjou, American actor (born 1890)
1961: Astrid Holm, Danish actress (born 1893)
1958: Zoë Akins, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1886)
1957: Louis B. Mayer, Belarusian-American production manager and producer (born 1885)
1956: Louis Rosier, French race car driver (born 1905)
1953: William Kapell, American pianist (born 1922)
1951: Robert Grant Aitken, American astronomer (born 1864)
1950: Gustaf V of Sweden (born 1858)
1949: George Gurdjieff, Armenian-French monk, psychologist, and philosopher (born 1872)
1949: Thomas Slater Price, British chemist (born 1875)
1942: Edward S. Anthoine, American politician and lawyer (born 1882)
1941: Harvey Hendrick, American baseball player (born 1897)
1939: Dwight B. Waldo, American historian and academic (born 1864)
1936: Ramiro de Maeztu, Spanish journalist and theorist (born 1874)
1933: Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (born 1863)
1933: George Luks, American painter and illustrator (born 1867)
1933: Paul Painlevé, French mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France (born 1853)
1932: Joseph Babinski, French neurologist and academic (born 1857)
1924: Frances Hodgson Burnett, English-American novelist and playwright (born 1849)
1919: Albert Benjamin Simpson, Canadian preacher, theologian, and author, founded the Christian and Missionary Alliance (born 1843)
1918: Rudolf Tobias, Estonian-German organist and composer (born 1873)
1916: John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (born 1851)
1911: Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher, lawyer, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (born 1847)
1905: Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian weight thrower and shot putter (born 1873)
1901: Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of William McKinley (born 1873)
1900: Fatima Cates, British Muslim convert and activist (born 1865)
1897: Henry George, American journalist, philosopher, and economist (born 1839)
1892: William Harnett, American painter (born 1848)
1877: Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (born 1821)
1871: Andrea Debono, Maltese trader and explorer (born 1821)
1829: Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (born 1751)
1804: Sarah Crosby, English Methodist preacher (born 1729)
1783: Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1717)
1666: Edmund Calamy the Elder, English minister and activist (born 1600)
1666: James Shirley, English dramatist (born 1596)
1650: David Calderwood, Scottish historian and theologian (born 1575)
1618: Walter Raleigh, English admiral, explorer, and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (born 1554)
1590: Dirck Coornhert, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and politician (born 1522)
1339: Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver, Grand Prince of Vladimir (born 1301)
1321: Stefan Milutin, King of Serbia (born 1253)
1268: Conradin, King of Sicily (born 1252)
1268: Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (born 1249)
1266: Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia (born 1204)
1050: Eadsige, archbishop of Canterbury

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