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October 3

October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 89 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2025
$48 billion over 40 years: Where California Lottery dollars go. Today, the California Lottery celebrates its official 40th anniversary, and aside from launching a colorful scratch-off ticket to mark the occasion, it's raised over $48 billion for educational programs across its entire lifespan and influenced more than 1,000 school districts.
2024
North Carolina Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $156,060 will expire in one week. Someone in North Carolina won a $156,060 Cash 5 jackpot, but whoever is holding the winning lottery ticket must come forward within a week or risk losing it all.
2023
$1.2 BILLION: Powerball jackpot is 3rd-largest in game history. This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $1.2 billion.
2018
Mega Millions lottery jackpot swells to $405 million. The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game continued its Autumn climb Tuesday night, and is now at the point where jackpot rolls are sharply increased.
2016
N.C. man almost drove past $1 million lottery win. For Steven Tuttle of Flat Rock, North Carolina, the recent gas shortage almost cost him a $1 million lottery prize.
2016
N.M. Lottery chief wants to scrap earmark for education. The head of the New Mexico Lottery says his organization could provide more money for students if the Legislature scrapped a requirement pledging 30 percent of ticket sales to college scholarships.
2015
Pennsylvania Lottery seeking volunteer witnesses on evening drawing show. The Pennsylvania Lottery is looking for volunteers who are Pennsylvania residents over the age of 55 to appear as witnesses on the evening drawing show in Harrisburg.
2013
Threat to boycott the UK National Lottery as tickets double to £2. UK National Lottery bosses came under fire last night as Britons voiced their outrage at today's price rise.
2013
New twist on foreign lottery scheme. Con artists have come up with one more way to trick people into wasting their money on a foreign lottery scheme.
2013
Ireland National Lottery to be sold for €405M. An Post and the operators of the UK National Lottery are in line for a €405m (US$551.6 million) buyout of the Ireland National Lottery after Public Expenditure Minister said the consortium was the preferred applicant.
2013
Single mom finds €258,528 lottery ticket in her garbage can. A single mother from Galway, Ireland, nearly lost out on a €258,528 (US$351,482) lottery win -- all because she tossed her winning ticket into a garbage can.
2012
GTECH picked to run Indiana Lottery. The Hoosier Lottery board voted Wednesday to hire a private company to oversee sales, marketing and other operations with the goal of earning the state about $2.1 billion in additional revenue through 2028.
2012
Lotteries a threat to federal Web poker bill?. In the battle for online gambling in cyberspace, Nevada casinos and multiple state lotteries could be close to a showdown — one that will shape the U.S. gaming industry forever.
2011
$49,000 Mercedes is Washington Lottery's marketing tool. The Washington Lottery bought a $49,000 Mercedes Sprinter van as a marketing tool to boost Lottery ticket sales at the Puyallup Fair and other big festivals where it sets up for marketing.
2011
New travel questions crop up in Ark. Lottery director's final days in office. Outgoing Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue gave his last scheduled report to state lawmakers today, as the lottery's internal auditor said new questions have arisen about Passailaigue's travel reimbursements.
2011
Oregon Lottery chief accused of harassment, retaliation. Oregon state officials are looking into claims that the director of the Oregon Lottery sexually harassed a female manager, then retaliated against her when she spurned his advances.
2009
Convicted embezzler to forfeit Kansas Lottery prize. A former radio executive embezzled large sums of money from his company in order to feed an out-of-control addiction to scratch-off state lottery tickets -- and now the $96,000 prize he won from all those games will be forfeited as restitution.
2008
Judge rules Washington lottery winners can't be anonymous. The identity of a Yakima, Washington, couple who won a $6.6 million Lotto jackpot has been revealed after a judge ruled in favor of the state lottery that winners cannot claim jackpots anonymously.
2008
Group of nine claims $207M Powerball lottery jackpot. Nine friends from Roswell came to the New Mexico Lottery today to collect a Powerball jackpot of $206.9 million -- the New Mexico Lottery's largest prize ever.
2008
Two get bail in Ontario lottery jackpot theft case. A Windsor woman accused of taking her 81-year-old husband's $3.5 million winning lottery ticket and the daughter who cashed it in were released on bail in Ontario court Thursday.
2008
Windsor mother, daughter face $3.5M lottery fraud charge. The Ontario Provincial Police arrested a Windsor, Ont., woman and her daughter on Wednesday on charges of stealing her husband's winning multimillion-dollar lottery ticket.
2007
FLASH: Tennessee Lottery audit won't investigate drawing errors. The Tennessee Lottery hired an outside auditor after a computer issue affected the Cash 3 and Cash 4 games in August, but the auditor will not examine why the system failed.
2006
Kansas Powerball lottery winner claims jackpot anonymously. A government worker and grandfather from the Topeka area stepped forward Monday to claim the $15 million Powerball jackpot from Wednesday's drawing.
2006
Greenup Jumpin' Jimmy's sells lottery ticket worth $12.25 million. Illinois Lottery officials confirmed that the lone winning $12,250,000 Lotto ticket was purchased at the Greenup Jumpin' Jimmy's on Saturday but was still unclaimed as of press time Monday.
2006
Witness Says N.C. Lottery Commissioner Met With Possible Vendor. Within days of joining the state's lottery commission, Kevin Geddings met with a man who wanted to do business with North Carolina, an attorney testified Monday at Geddings' federal fraud trial.
2005
Former Texas Lottery Director is Bush's Pick for Supreme Court. Harriet Miers proved to be a tough, no-nonsense administrator during her five years heading the Texas Lottery Commission, firing two executive directors to stamp out scandal but leaving unexpectedly amid lagging sales and player interest.
2005
Powerball Jackpot Grows to $180 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $180 million, with a cash option of $88.7 million.
2005
Kansas may be loser in Oklahoma lottery. Oklahoma's new lottery could force Kansas sales to drop significantly, a state official said.
2003
Sergeants will give orders after an $89M lottery win. Danielle and Tirrell Moore have 150 million reasons to quit the Army and return to civilian life.
2003
Lottery winners: Dream wedding in the cards. A U.S. soldier on leave from South Korea won a $150 million jackpot this week in a multistate lottery, a now is looking forward to planning a dream wedding.
2003
Lottery winner cool, but plans heat up. Staff Sgt. Stephen Tirrell Moore, on a 30-day leave from his duties in South Korea, publicly announced his Mega Millions lottery windfall Thursday at the restaurant in the small South Georgia town before a small group of family and friends.
2003
Jeb Bush Wants Unclaimed $50 Million Lottery Jackpot For Schools. Florida Governor Jeb Bush wants someone's bad luck to be good luck for school kids.
2003
Mass. Lottery advertising will focus on jackpots, not scratch tickets. Sometime before the end of the year, television viewers will be treated to their first glimpse of advertising for the Massachusetts Lottery in nearly a decade.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$1.19 Billion
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2023
2.$699.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2021
3.$520 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2025
4.$420 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 5, 2018
5.$380 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2022
6.$338.2 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2022
7.$315 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2023
8.$302.6 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 5, 2024
9.€282.39 Million
US$280.64 Million
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2022
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$208.56 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2019
13.€178 Million
US$206.43 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 5, 2021
14.$194.3 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2025
15.$193 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2009
16.$180 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 5, 2005
17.€129 Million
US$179.59 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 8, 2010
18.$177 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 6, 2004
19.€160 Million
US$175.87 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2024
20.€150.7 Million
US$168.62 Million
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2016
21.€141 Million
US$157.76 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2016
22.€100 Million
US$132.5 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 4, 2011
23.€100 Million
US$125.58 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2014
24.$122 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 6, 2009
25.$120 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 3, 2014

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1999
Sunday, Oct 3, 1999
26 years old
1991
Thursday, Oct 3, 1991
34 years old
1988
Monday, Oct 3, 1988
37 years old
1985
Thursday, Oct 3, 1985
40 years old
1982
Sunday, Oct 3, 1982
43 years old
1982
Sunday, Oct 3, 1982
43 years old
1982
Sunday, Oct 3, 1982
43 years old
1981
Saturday, Oct 3, 1981
44 years old
1981
Saturday, Oct 3, 1981
44 years old
1980
Friday, Oct 3, 1980
45 years old
1979
Wednesday, Oct 3, 1979
46 years old
1979
Wednesday, Oct 3, 1979
46 years old
1978
Tuesday, Oct 3, 1978
47 years old
1976
Sunday, Oct 3, 1976
49 years old
1976
Sunday, Oct 3, 1976
49 years old
1971
Sunday, Oct 3, 1971
54 years old
1968
Thursday, Oct 3, 1968
57 years old
1967
Tuesday, Oct 3, 1967
58 years old
1964
Saturday, Oct 3, 1964
61 years old
1964
Saturday, Oct 3, 1964
61 years old
1964
Saturday, Oct 3, 1964
61 years old
1958
Friday, Oct 3, 1958
67 years old
1958
Friday, Oct 3, 1958
67 years old
1953
Saturday, Oct 3, 1953
72 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2024
Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit are accorded the Classical language status by the Government of India
2022
Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
2021
Eight people are killed in an airplane crash near Milan, Italy.
2015
Forty-two people are killed and 33 go missing in the Kunduz hospital airstrike in Afghanistan.
2013
At least 360 migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
2009
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey join in the Turkic Council.
2008
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush.
1995
O. J. Simpson murder case: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
1993
An American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu fails; eighteen US soldiers and over 350 Somalis die.
1991
Nadine Gordimer is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
1990
The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany; the event is afterwards celebrated as German Unity Day.
1989
A coup in Panama City is suppressed and 11 participants are executed.
1986
TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories in Canada, is officially opened.
1985
The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight, carrying two DSCS-III Satellites on STS-51-J.
1981
The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.
1963
A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule.
1962
Project Mercury: US astronaut Wally Schirra, in Sigma 7, is launched from Cape Canaveral for a six-orbit flight.
1957
The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
1952
The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon in the Montebello Islands, Western Australia, to become the world's third nuclear power.
1951
Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
1949
WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
1946
An American Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-4 crashes near Ernest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, killing 39.
1943
World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece.
1942
A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude.
1935
Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia.
1932
The Kingdom of Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1929
The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Yugoslavia by King Alexander I.
1919
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin American player to appear in a World Series.
1918
Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
1912
U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
1873
Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
1863
The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
1862
American Civil War: The two-day Second Battle of Corinth begins as Confederate forces under General Earl Van Dorn attack Union defenses led by General William Rosecrans around Corinth, Mississippi.
1792
A militia departs from the Spanish stronghold of Valdivia to quell a Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.
1789
George Washington proclaims Thursday November 26, 1789 a Thanksgiving Day.
1739
The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia ending the Russian-Turkish War.
1712
The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
1683
Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang receives the surrender of the Tungning kingdom on Taiwan after the Battle of Penghu.
1574
The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen.
1392
Muhammed VII becomes the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.
382
Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans.
42 BC
Liberators' civil war: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight to a draw Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius in the first part of the Battle of Philippi, where Cassius commits suicide believing the battle is lost.
52 BC
Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia.
2457 BC
Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day.

Births On This Day

2004
Noah Schnapp, American actor
2001
Anton Lundell, Finnish ice hockey player
2001
Max Plath, Australian rugby league player
2001
C. J. Stroud, American football player
2000
CJ Abrams, American baseball player
1997
Jin Boyang, Chinese figure skater
1997
Jonathan Isaac, American basketball player
1997
Bang Chan, Australian singer and record producer based in South Korea
1995
Ayo Edebiri, American actress
1995
Mike Gesicki, American football player
1995
Artyom Zub, Russian ice hockey player
1994
Victoria Bosio, Argentinian tennis player
1994
Seth Jones, American ice hockey player
1993
Raffaele Di Gennaro, Italian footballer
1991
Jenny McLoughlin, English sprinter
1991
Aki Takajo, Japanese singer
1990
Johan Le Bon, French cyclist
1989
Nate Montana, American football player
1989
Alex Trimble, Irish singer
1988
Dustin Gazley, American ice hockey player
1988
ASAP Rocky, American rapper and songwriter
1988
Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress
1987
Starley, Australian pop singer
1986
Lewis Brown, New Zealand rugby league player
1986
Jackson Martínez, Colombian footballer
1985
Courtney Lee, American basketball player
1984
Yoon Eun-hye, South Korean singer and actress
1984
Bruno Gervais, Canadian ice hockey player
1984
Jessica Parker Kennedy, Canadian actress
1984
Anthony Le Tallec, French footballer
1984
Chris Marquette, American actor
1984
Gary Neal, American basketball player and coach
1984
Ashlee Simpson, American singer-songwriter and actress
1983
Thiago Alves, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1983
Fred, Brazilian footballer
1983
Mark Giordano, Canadian ice hockey player
1983
Andreas Papathanasiou, Cypriot footballer
1983
Tessa Thompson, American actress
1981
Danny Coid, English footballer
1981
Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
1981
Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer
1981
Jonna Lee, Swedish singer and musician
1981
Ronald Rauhe, German kayaker
1981
Matt Sparrow, English footballer
1980
Anquan Boldin, American football player
1980
Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
1980
Lindsey Kelk, English journalist and author
1980
Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
1980
Héctor Reynoso, Mexican footballer
1980
Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (died 2013)
1979
Josh Klinghoffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1979
John Morrison, American wrestler and actor
1978
Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-German footballer
1978
Neil Clement, English footballer
1978
Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
1978
Jake Shears, American singer-songwriter
1978
Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
1977
Daniel Hollie, American wrestler
1977
Eric Munson, American baseball player and coach
1977
Luca Tognozzi, Italian footballer
1976
Herman Li, Hong Kong-English guitarist and producer
1976
Seann William Scott, American actor and producer
1975
India Arie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1975
Phil Greening, English rugby player and coach
1975
Satoko Ishimine, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1975
Talib Kweli, American rapper
1975
Alanna Ubach, American actress
1974
Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1974
Antti Laaksonen, Finnish ice hockey player
1974
Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater
1973
Keiko Agena, American actress
1973
Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
1973
Angélica Gavaldón, American-Mexican tennis player and coach
1973
Lena Headey, British actress
1973
Eirik Hegdal, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
1972
Komla Dumor, Ghanaian-English journalist (died 2014)
1972
G. Love, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player
1972
Michael Nylander, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
1972
Guy Oseary, Israeli-American talent manager and businessman
1971
Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
1971
Kevin Richardson, American singer-songwriter and actor
1970
Elmar Liitmaa, Estonian guitarist and songwriter
1970
Jimmy Ray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969
Garry Herbert, English rower and sportscaster
1969
Janel Moloney, American actress
1969
Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
1969
Tetsuya, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
1968
Paul Crichton, English footballer and manager
1968
Greg Foster, American basketball player and coach
1968
Marko Rajamäki, Finnish footballer and manager
1968
Donald Sild, Estonian javelin thrower
1967
Rob Liefeld, American author and illustrator
1967
Chris Collingwood, English-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1966
Darrin Fletcher, American baseball player and sportscaster
1965
Annemarie Verstappen, Dutch swimmer
1965
Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player
1964
Clive Owen, English actor
1963
Benny Anders, American basketball player
1963
Dan Goldie, American tennis player
1962
Tommy Lee, Greek-American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
1962
Simon Scarrow, Nigerian-English novelist
1961
Rebecca Stephens, English journalist and mountaineer
1961
Ludger Stühlmeyer, German cantor, composer, and musicologist
1959
Craig Bellamy, Australian rugby league player and coach
1959
Fred Couples, American golfer
1959
Greg Proops, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1959
Frank Stephenson, Italian automotive designer and blogger
1959
Jack Wagner, American actor and singer
1958
Chen Yanyin, Chinese sculptor
1958
Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer and choreographer
1957
Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian engineer and diplomat, 6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization
1957
Tim Westwood, English radio and television host
1956
Hart Bochner, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1955
Moshe Kam, American engineering educator
1955
John S. Lesmeister, American educator and politician, 30th North Dakota State Treasurer (died 2006)
1955
Allen Woody, American bass player and songwriter (died 2000)
1955
Buket Uzuner, Turkish author
1954
Eddie DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
1954
Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player and sportscaster
1954
Al Sharpton, American minister, talk show host, and political activist
1954
Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1990)
1952
Bruce Arians, American football coach
1952
Gary Troup, New Zealand cricketer
1951
Keb' Mo', American blues musician and songwriter
1951
Kathryn D. Sullivan, American geologist and astronaut
1951
Dave Winfield, American baseball player and sportscaster
1950
Ronnie Laws, American jazz, R&B, and funk saxophone player
1949
Lindsey Buckingham, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1949
J. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
1949
Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Russian director and screenwriter (died 2021)
1949
Laurie Simmons, American photographer and director
1947
John Perry Barlow, American poet, songwriter, blogger, and activist (died 2018)
1947
Ben Cauley, American trumpet player and songwriter (died 2015)
1947
Fred DeLuca, American businessman (died 2015)
1947
Anne Dorte of Rosenborg (died 2014)
1947
Takis Michalos, Greek water polo player and coach (died 2010)
1946
P. P. Arnold, American soul singer
1945
Tony Brown, English footballer and sportscaster
1945
Christopher Bruce, English dancer and choreographer
1945
Jo Ritzen, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Education
1944
Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician and academic
1944
Bob Riley, American politician, 52nd Governor of Alabama
1943
Jeff Bingaman, American soldier and politician, 25th Attorney General of New Mexico
1943
Baki İlkin, Turkish civil servant and diplomat
1942
Alan Rachins, American actor (died 2024)
1941
Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter
1941
Andrea de Adamich, Italian racing driver and sportscaster
1941
John Elliott, Australian businessman (died 2021)
1941
Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca, Romanian historian and philologist (died 2017)
1940
Alan O'Day, American singer-songwriter (died 2013)
1940
Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1940
Mike Troy, American swimmer (died 2019)
1939
Bob Armstrong, American wrestler and trainer (died 2020)
1938
Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1960)
1938
David Hart Dyke, English captain
1938
Jack Hodgins, Canadian author and academic
1938
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Peruvian entrepreneur and politician, 66th President of Peru
1936
Steve Reich, American composer
1935
Charles Duke, American general, pilot, and astronaut
1935
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Soviet Russian-Armenian actor (died 2020)
1934
Benjamin Boretz, American composer and theorist
1934
Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas, Colombian-Dutch painter and illustrator (died 2015)
1934
Harold Henning, South African golfer (died 2004)
1934
Simon Nicholson, English sculptor and painter (died 1990)
1933
Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player (died 2024)
1931
Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1928
Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (died 1986)
1928
Shridath Ramphal, Guyanese academic and politician, 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General (died 2024)
1926
Gerardo P. Cabochan, Filipino politician (died 2014)
1925
Simone Segouin (also known as Nicole Minet), French Resistance fighter and partisan (died 2023)
1925
Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (died 2012)
1925
George Wein, American pianist and producer, co-founded the Newport Folk Festival (died 2021)
1924
Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist (died 1993)
1924
Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter and coach (died 2012)
1923
Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Dominica (died 2004)
1921
Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and soldier (died 1996)
1919
James M. Buchanan, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
1916
James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (died 1995)
1915
Ray Stark, American film producer (died 2004)
1912
Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (died 1980)
1911
Michael Hordern, English actor (died 1995)
1908
Johnny Burke, American songwriter (died 1964)
1906
Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (died 1997)
1905
Tekin Arıburun, Turkish soldier and politician, President of Turkey (died 1993)
1904
Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (died 1998)
1901
Jean Grémillon, French director, composer, and screenwriter (died 1959)
1900
Thomas Wolfe, American novelist (died 1938)
1899
Gertrude Berg, American actress, screenwriter and producer (died 1966)
1898
Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (died 1969)
1898
Adolf Reichwein, German economist and educator (died 1944)
1897
Louis Aragon, French author and poet (died 1982)
1896
Auvergne Doherty, Australian businesswoman (died 1961)
1896
Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet and critic (died 1987)
1895
Giovanni Comisso, Italian author and poet (died 1969)
1895
Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (died 1925)
1894
Elmer Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Mayor of San Francisco (died 1982)
1894
Walter Warlimont, German general (died 1976)
1890
Emilio Portes Gil, Mexican politician, President of Mexico (died 1978)
1889
Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1938)
1888
Wade Boteler, American actor and screenwriter (died 1943)
1886
Alain-Fournier, French soldier, author, and critic (died 1914)
1885
Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (died 1970)
1882
A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter and academic (died 1974)
1879
Warner Oland, Swedish-American actor and singer (died 1938)
1875
Dr. Atl, Mexican painter (died 1964)
1869
Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (died 1942)
1867
Joseph Beech, American Methodist missionary and educator (died 1954)
1867
Pierre Bonnard, French painter (died 1947)
1866
Josephine Sabel, American singer and comedian (died 1945)
1865
Gustave Loiseau, French painter (died 1935)
1863
Pyotr Kozlov, Russian archaeologist and explorer (died 1935)
1862
Alice B. Woodward, British illustrator for children and scientists (died 1931)
1862
Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (died 1902)
1858
Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (died 1924)
1848
Henry Lerolle, French painter and art collector (died 1929)
1846
James Jackson Putnam, American neurologist and academic (died 1918)
1837
Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina (died 1885)
1828
Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (died 1897)
1804
Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (died 1878)
1804
Allan Kardec, French author, translator, educator and founder of modern Spiritism (died 1869)
1800
George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1891)
1797
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1870)
1790
John Ross, American tribal chief (died 1866)
1720
Johann Uz, German poet and judge (died 1796)
1716
Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic (died 1781)
1713
Antoine Dauvergne, French violinist and composer (died 1797)
1637
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (died 1720)
1631
Sebastian Anton Scherer, German organist and composer (died 1712)
1610
Gabriel Lalemant, French-Canadian missionary and saint (died 1649)
1554
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet (died 1628)
1458
Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (died 1484)
1390
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (died 1447)

Deaths On This Day

2024
Michel Blanc, French actor, writer and director (born 1952)
2024
Pierre Christin, French comics creator and writer (born 1938)
2024
Cid Moreira, Brazilian journalist and television anchor (born 1927)
2024
Mary O'Rourke, Irish politician (born 1937)
2023
Thomas Gambino, American mobster, Gambino crime family (born 1929)
2021
Todd Akin, American politician (born 1947)
2021
Dan Petrescu, Romanian businessman and billionaire (born 1953)
2015
Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1917)
2015
Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Pakistani historian and author (born 1943)
2015
Javed Iqbal, Pakistani philosopher and judge (born 1925)
2014
Ewen Gilmour, New Zealand comedian and television host (born 1963)
2014
Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (born 1933)
2014
Jean-Jacques Marcel, French footballer (born 1931)
2014
Kevin Metheny, American businessman (born 1954)
2014
Ward Ruyslinck, Belgian author (born 1929)
2013
Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (born 1978)
2013
Sergei Belov, Russian basketball player and coach (born 1944)
2013
Joan Thirsk, English cryptologist, historian, and academic (born 1922)
2012
Abdul Haq Ansari, Indian theologian and scholar (born 1931)
2012
Robert F. Christy, American physicist and astrophysicist (born 1916)
2012
Albie Roles, English footballer (born 1921)
2010
Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (born 1925)
2010
Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino lawyer and jurist (born 1921)
2009
Vladimir Beekman, Estonian poet and translator (born 1929)
2007
M. N. Vijayan, Indian journalist, author, and academic (born 1930)
2006
Lucilla Andrews, Egyptian-Scottish nurse and author (born 1919)
2006
John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (born 1916)
2006
Peter Norman, Australian runner (born 1942)
2006
Alberto Ramento, Filipino bishop (born 1937)
2005
Ronnie Barker, English actor and screenwriter (born 1929)
2005
Nurettin Ersin, Turkish general (born 1918)
2004
John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1960)
2004
Janet Leigh, American actress (born 1927)
2003
Florence Stanley, American actress (born 1924)
2003
William Steig, American sculptor, author, and illustrator (born 1907)
2002
Bruce Paltrow, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1943)
2001
Costas Hajihristos, Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
2000
Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1947)
1999
Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (born 1921)
1998
Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (born 1928)
1997
Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (born 1908)
1995
Ma. Po. Si., Indian author and politician (born 1906)
1994
John C. Champion, American producer and screenwriter (born 1923)
1994
Dub Taylor, American actor (born 1907)
1993
Katerina Gogou, Greek actress, poet, and author (born 1940)
1993
Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1960)
1993
Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1958)
1990
Stefano Casiraghi, Italian-Monegasque businessman (born 1960)
1990
Eleanor Steber, American soprano and educator (born 1914)
1988
Franz Josef Strauss, Bavarian lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (born 1915)
1987
Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter (born 1910)
1987
Kalervo Palsa, Finnish painter (born 1947)
1986
Vince DiMaggio, American baseball player and manager (born 1912)
1981
Anna Hedvig Büll, Estonian-German missionary (born 1887)
1980
Friedrich Karm, Estonian footballer (born 1907)
1979
Nicos Poulantzas, Greek-French sociologist and philosopher (born 1936)
1969
Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1902)
1967
Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1912)
1967
Malcolm Sargent, English organist, composer, and conductor (born 1895)
1966
Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic (born 1896)
1965
Zachary Scott, American actor (born 1914)
1963
Refet Bele, Turkish general (born 1877)
1959
Tochigiyama Moriya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna (born 1892)
1953
Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (born 1883)
1936
John Heisman, American football player and coach (born 1869)
1931
Carl Nielsen, Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1865)
1929
Jeanne Eagels, American actress (born 1894)
1929
Gustav Stresemann, German politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1878)
1917
Eduardo Di Capua, Neapolitan composer, singer and songwriter (born 1865)
1911
Rosetta Jane Birks, Australian suffragist (born 1856)
1910
Lucy Hobbs Taylor, American dentist (born 1833)
1907
Jacob Nash Victor, American engineer (born 1835)
1896
William Morris, English author and poet (born 1834)
1891
Édouard Lucas, French mathematician and theorist (born 1842)
1890
Joseph Hergenröther, German historian and cardinal (born 1824)
1881
Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (born 1811)
1877
James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (born 1814)
1877
Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) (born 1800)
1873
Kintpuash, American tribal leader (born 1837)
1867
Elias Howe, American engineer, invented the sewing machine (born 1819)
1860
Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (born 1778)
1838
Black Hawk, American tribal leader (born 1767)
1833
François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (born 1754)
1801
Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (born 1724)
1795
Tula, Curaçao slave leader (date of birth unknown; executed)
1701
Joseph Williamson, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (born 1633)
1690
Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd Governor of East Jersey (born 1648)
1656
Myles Standish, English captain (born 1584)
1653
Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and academic (born 1612)
1649
Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (born 1576)
1629
Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian commander and politician (born 1570)
1611
Charles, Duke of Mayenne (born 1554)
1596
Florent Chrestien, French poet (born 1541)
1568
Elisabeth of Valois (born 1545)
1399
Eleanor de Bohun, English noble (born 1360)
1369
Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (born 1318)
1283
Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince (born 1238)
1226
Francis of Assisi, Italian friar and saint (born 1181 or 1182)
1078
Iziaslav I of Kiev (born 1024)
959
Gérard of Brogne, Frankish abbot
900
Muhammad ibn Zayd, Tabaristan emir
818
Ermengarde, queen of the Franks
723
Elias I of Antioch, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.
42 BC
Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman politician (born 85 BC)
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