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October 31
October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 61 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day
- 2024
- West Virginia Lottery launches online ticket sales. Today marks the start of online lottery sales in West Virginia, allowing players to buy draw game tickets and play e-instant games on their mobile devices.
- 2023
- Kentucky woman who never played the lottery before wins $75,000 on her first ticket. A Kentucky woman who had never played the lottery in her life just won a $75,000 prize on her first-ever scratch-off ticket.
- 2018
- Michigan man nearly turned down winning lottery ticket worth $416,000. A 40-year-old lottery player from Wayne County, Michigan, nearly walked away from a winning 100X The Cash Fast Cash ticket that ended up being worth $416,616.
- 2018
- Michigan woman praises honest nephew after he scratched off $300,000 lottery ticket for her. A Michigan woman is proud of her nephew for his honesty when he scratched off a lottery ticket worth $300,000 for her.
- 2018
- New Mexico Lottery creating game tied to sports. The board that oversees the New Mexico Lottery voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with creation of a game tied to the outcome of sporting events.
- 2018
- New law ensures Pa. lottery winners pay their debts. A new law took effect on Tuesday that will help some Pennsylvania Lottery winners spend their winnings by ensuring they pay any outstanding debts.
- 2017
- Virginia Lottery wasn't quite ready for Mega Millions game changes. If you buy a Mega Millions ticket, you normally have a 0.00000033 percent chance of winning the big jackpot. But at least 180 tickets were sold in Virginia on Friday that have a 0 percent chance of winning — and there may be many more that the lottery has not yet talked about.
- 2014
- Indiana store clerk in trouble for buying lottery ticket. Four months after buying a Hoosier Lottery scratch-off ticket that won him $900, a Winchester, Indiana, man's luck appears to have run out.
- 2014
- California lottery retailers investigated for massive prize claims. Are California Lottery retailers beating the odds, or is there something more going on?
- 2013
- Florida man wins multimillion lottery jackpot for 2nd time. A U.S. man who won a multimillion-dollar jackpot playing the Florida Lotto has done it again.
- 2012
- Army vet uses last 4 quarters to buy lottery ticket, wins $1.3M jackpot. A man who used his last four quarters to buy a lottery ticket at a Macomb County, Michigan, market won a $1.3 million Classic Lotto 47 jackpot, according to the Michigan Lottery.
- 2012
- Lottery jackpot a silver lining for 11 Red Sox fans. Five Red Sox players whose retired numbers hang above right field at Fenway Park may be in part responsible for helping 11 people win Massachusetts' Mass Cash game.
- 2011
- Tenn. legislators float idea that lower prizes will bring in more money. Some Tennessee legislators are eying a reduction in prize payouts for Tennessee lottery players while letting them buy tickets with debit or credit cards.
- 2010
- $140M Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Michigan. Friday night's single winning Mega Millions lottery ticket, worth $140 million, was sold in the Upper Peninsula town of Gladstone, Michigan.
- 2008
- Virginia Lottery to award partial prizes for faulty game. Lottery officials announced Thursday that people who had bought misprinted tickets for a recently added game that said they'd won will receive some compensation for the tickets.
- 2008
- Arkansas voters get first lottery-only proposal. A proposal backed by Lt. Gov. Bill Halter offers Arkansas its first chance to vote solely on whether the state should get into the business of scratch-offs and lottery drawings to fund college scholarships.
- 2008
- $58.6M Powerball lottery ticket sold in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Lottery officials today announced that a York business sold the only winning ticket in the $58.6 million, Oct. 29, Powerball jackpot.
- 2007
- Lottery Post featured by Microsoft in technology showcase. Lottery Post, the world's largest community of lottery players, is featured starting today on a Microsoft online publication that highlights important web sites using Microsoft's AJAX technology.
- 2007
- Auditor rejects GOP plea to examine lottery. The state auditor rejected a request from a Senate Republican to audit the Massachusetts Lottery.
- 2007
- Indiana lottery players still hunting year-old jackpot. More than a year has fallen off the calendar since someone last claimed a Hoosier Lotto jackpot, an unprecedented drought that's raising eyebrows -- in addition to fueling ticket sales and pushing tonight's grand prize to a record $53.5 million.
- 2007
- Lottery winner buys spectacular wilderness area. Lottery multi-millionaire Matthew Moore is the new owner of a spectacular wilderness area at Polletts Cove in northern Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
- 2007
- Ontario Lottery may ban retailers from buying tickets from own stores. Ontario lottery retailers are railing against a proposal to ban them from buying and cashing in tickets in their own stores, saying it unfairly portrays them as the villains in the province's lottery scandal.
- 2007
- Tennessee Lottery refuses to revert to ball drawings. Lottery players won't see any balls popping up with winning Cash 3 and Cash 4 numbers on them, at least not for the time being.
- 2007
- Tenn. Lottery asks firms to pay cost for error. Tennessee Lottery officials have asked two vendors to pay a total of $1.4 million to make up for losses caused by a computer coding error that compromised the Cash 3 and Cash 4 games in August.
- 2006
- Powerball Jackpot Builds to $93 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $93 million, with a cash option of $44 million.
- 2006
- Wisconsin couple wins $15.4M Megabucks lottery jackpot. A Door County, Wisconsin, couple has come forward to claim a $15.4 million prize in the state's Megabucks lottery game.
- 2003
- Illinois Store Sells Winning $5 Million Lottery Ticket. One very lucky person who visited the Huck's convenience store in Murphysboro, Illinois this Wednesday is holding a winning lottery ticket worth up to $5 million.
- 2003
- Maryland Evening Pick 3 Number-777 Pays Out $2.2 Million. Hundreds of players are arriving at Lottery retail locations across Maryland to claim cash prizes they won in Wednesday's Pick 3 game.
- 2003
- Longtime lottery player's $36 million ticket is worth the wait. Ever since she turned 18, Tanya Belair has played the Pennsylvania Lottery's jackpot games with mind-numbing regularity.
- 2003
- Second Consecutive Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Indiana. A winning Powerball ticket has been sold in Indiana for the second straight drawing.
- 2003
- Researchers: Most lottery winners stay on the job. It's common for lottery winners to continue working, according to a soon-to-be published study by a University of Minnesota organizational psychologist, and colleagues at Rutgers University and the University of Haifa in Israel.
- 2003
- Tenn. Lottery offices to be housed at MetroCenter. A former Nortel Networks building in MetroCenter north of downtown will become the new home of the Tennessee lottery.
Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day
- 1.$999.3 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Oct 31, 2022 - 2.€298.22 Million
US$295.38 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Oct 31, 2022 - 3.$284 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Oct 31, 2014 - 4.$281 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Nov 1, 2024 - 5.$254.2 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Nov 2, 2011 - 6.$198 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Nov 2, 2016 - 7.€131 Million
US$167.18 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Nov 3, 2006 - 8.$165 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Nov 1, 2005 - 9.$159 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Oct 31, 2023 - 9.$159 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Nov 1, 2014 - 11.$153.8 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Nov 1, 2023 - 12.€119 Million
US$153.03 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Nov 2, 2012 - 13.$150 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Nov 2, 2019 - 14.€100 Million
US$148.61 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Nov 6, 2009 - 15.$144 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Nov 3, 2015 - 16.€142 Million
US$140.58 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Nov 1, 2022 - 17.$129 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Nov 3, 2020 - 18.$127 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Oct 31, 2015 - 18.$127 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Oct 31, 2020 - 20.$123.3 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Nov 1, 2021 - 21.€103.32 Million
US$119.73 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Nov 2, 2021 - 22.€120 Million
US$118.8 Million - Multi-Country
EuroJackpotDraw Date
Nov 1, 2022 - 23.$118 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Nov 1, 2019 - 24.$110 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Oct 31, 2012 - 25.€98 Million
US$106.46 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Nov 1, 2024
Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day
- 1989
- Tuesday, Oct 31, 1989
35 years old - 1986
- Friday, Oct 31, 1986
38 years old - 1985
- Thursday, Oct 31, 1985
39 years old - 1984
- Wednesday, Oct 31, 1984
40 years old - 1980
- Friday, Oct 31, 1980
44 years old - 1980
- Friday, Oct 31, 1980
44 years old - 1978
- Tuesday, Oct 31, 1978
46 years old - 1978
- Tuesday, Oct 31, 1978
46 years old - 1978
- Tuesday, Oct 31, 1978
46 years old - 1975
- Friday, Oct 31, 1975
49 years old - 1975
- Friday, Oct 31, 1975
49 years old - 1972
- Tuesday, Oct 31, 1972
52 years old - 1969
- Friday, Oct 31, 1969
55 years old - 1967
- Tuesday, Oct 31, 1967
57 years old - 1965
- Sunday, Oct 31, 1965
59 years old - 1964
- Saturday, Oct 31, 1964
60 years old - 1959
- Saturday, Oct 31, 1959
65 years old - 1959
- Saturday, Oct 31, 1959
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Worldwide Events On This Day
- 2020
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption.
- 2017
- A truck drives into a crowd in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.
- 2015
- Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
- 2014
- During a test flight, the VSS Enterprise, a Virgin Galactic experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes in the Mojave Desert, California.
- 2011
- The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
- 2003
- Mahathir Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
- 2002
- A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
- 2000
- Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.
- 2000
- Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff from Taipei, killing 83.
- 1999
- Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
- 1999
- EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board.
- 1998
- Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
- 1996
- TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 99 people.
- 1994
- American Eagle Flight 4184 crashes near Roselawn, Indiana killing all 68 people on board.
- 1984
- Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed.
- 1979
- Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people.
- 1973
- Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.
- 1968
- Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
- 1963
- Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion: A gas explosion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis kills 81 people and injures another 400 during an ice show.
- 1961
- In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.
- 1956
- Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
- 1956
- Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Revolutionary Headquarters is established in Hungary. Following Imre Nagy's announcement of October 30, banned non-Communist political parties are reformed, and the MDP is replaced by the MSZMP. József Mindszenty is released from prison. The Soviet Politburo makes the decision to crush the Revolution.
- 1943
- World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
- 1941
- After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
- 1941
- World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
- 1940
- World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion.
- 1938
- Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
- 1924
- World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
- 1923
- The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
- 1922
- Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy.
- 1918
- World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.
- 1917
- World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
- 1913
- Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
- 1913
- The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
- 1907
- The Parliament of Finland approved the Prohibition Act, but the law was not implemented because it was not ratified by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
- 1903
- The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
- 1895
- The strongest earthquake in the Midwestern United States since 1812 strikes near Charleston, Missouri, causing damage and killing at least two.
- 1864
- Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
- 1863
- The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
- 1837
- Approximately 300 Muscogee die in the steamboat Monmouth disaster on the Trail of Tears in the United States.
- 1822
- Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.
- 1587
- Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
- 1517
- Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
- 932
- Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir is killed while fighting against the forces of general Mu'nis al-Muzaffar. Al-Muqtadir's brother al-Qahir is chosen to succeed him.
- 802
- Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne.
- 683
- During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down.
- 475
- Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.
Births On This Day
- 2005
- Leonor, Princess of Asturias
- 2000
- Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer
- 1999
- Danielle Rose Russell, American actress
- 1999
- Léa Serna, French figure skater
- 1997
- Siobhán Bernadette Haughey, Hong Kong-Irish swimmer
- 1997
- Sydney Park, American actress and comedian
- 1997
- Marcus Rashford, English footballer
- 1997
- Holly Taylor, Canadian-American actress
- 1995
- Joana Valle Costa, Portuguese tennis player
- 1993
- Mercedes Arn-Horn, Canadian musician
- 1993
- Nadine Lustre, Filipino actress and singer
- 1993
- Letitia Wright, Guyanese-British actress
- 1992
- Vanessa Marano, American actress
- 1990
- JID, American rapper
- 1989
- Scott McGough, American baseball player
- 1988
- Cole Aldrich, American basketball player
- 1988
- Sébastien Buemi, Swiss race car driver
- 1988
- Jack Riewoldt, Australian footballer
- 1988
- Lizzy Yarnold, British skeleton racer
- 1987
- Nick Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1987
- Jean-Karl Vernay, French race car driver
- 1986
- Chris Alajajian, Australian race car driver
- 1986
- Christie Hayes, Australian actress and producer
- 1985
- Fanny Chmelar, German alpine skier
- 1985
- Kerron Clement, American hurdler and sprinter
- 1984
- Pat Murray, American football player
- 1984
- Amanda Pascoe, Australian swimmer
- 1983
- Adam Bouska, American photographer and activist, founded the NOH8 Campaign
- 1982
- Jordan Bannister, Australian footballer and umpire
- 1982
- Justin Chatwin, Canadian actor
- 1982
- Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player
- 1981
- Irina Denezhkina, Russian author
- 1981
- Steven Hunter, American basketball player
- 1981
- Frank Iero, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1981
- Selina Jen, Taiwanese singer and actress
- 1981
- Mike Napoli, American baseball player
- 1980
- Samaire Armstrong, American model, actress, and fashion designer
- 1980
- Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American pianist and conductor
- 1980
- Marcel Meeuwis, Dutch footballer
- 1980
- Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor and voice artist
- 1979
- Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer
- 1979
- Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer
- 1978
- Inka Grings, German footballer and manager
- 1978
- Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer
- 1978
- Marek Saganowski, Polish footballer
- 1978
- Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player
- 1976
- Guti, Spanish footballer
- 1976
- Piper Perabo, American actress and producer
- 1975
- Carla Boyd, Australian basketball player
- 1975
- Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer and manager
- 1975
- Keith Jardine, American mixed martial artist and actor
- 1975
- Johnny Whitworth, American actor and producer
- 1974
- Muzzy Izzet, English-Turkish footballer
- 1974
- Roger Manganelli, Brazilian-American singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1973
- Paul Abrahams, English footballer and coach
- 1973
- Christopher Bevins, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1973
- Tim Byrdak, American baseball player
- 1973
- David Dellucci, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1973
- Beverly Lynne, American actress
- 1971
- Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (d. 2004)
- 1970
- Linn Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter
- 1968
- Antonio Davis, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1967
- Vanilla Ice, American rapper, television personality, and real estate investor
- 1967
- Buddy Lazier, American race car driver
- 1967
- Irina Pantaeva, Russian model and actress
- 1967
- Adam Schlesinger, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2020)
- 1966
- Ad-Rock, American rapper, producer, and actor
- 1966
- Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler
- 1966
- Annabella Lwin, Anglo-Burmese singer-songwriter and record producer
- 1966
- Mike O'Malley, American actor and comedian
- 1965
- Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (d. 2014)
- 1965
- Blue Edwards, American basketball player
- 1965
- Ruud Hesp, Dutch footballer
- 1965
- Denis Irwin, Irish footballer and journalist
- 1965
- Rob Rackstraw, English voice actor
- 1964
- Frank Bruni, American journalist and critic
- 1964
- Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish musician
- 1964
- Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer and manager
- 1964
- Darryl Worley, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1963
- Mikkey Dee, Swedish hard rock drummer and musician
- 1963
- Dunga, Brazilian footballer and manager
- 1963
- Johnny Marr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1963
- Fred McGriff, American baseball player
- 1963
- Dermot Mulroney, American actor
- 1963
- Rob Schneider, American actor and comedian
- 1962
- Jonathan Borden, American neurosurgeon and academic
- 1962
- Anna Geifman, American historian, author, and academic
- 1962
- John Giannini, American basketball player and coach
- 1962
- Mari Jungstedt, Swedish journalist and author
- 1962
- Raphael Rabello, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 1995)
- 1962
- Dan Wood, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1961
- Alonzo Babers, American runner and pilot
- 1961
- Kate Campbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1961
- Peter Jackson, New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1961
- Larry Mullen, Jr., Irish musician, songwriter, and actor
- 1960
- Arnaud Desplechin, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
- 1960
- Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico
- 1960
- Mike Gallego, American baseball player and coach
- 1960
- Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran
- 1959
- Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1959
- Neal Stephenson, American author
- 1957
- Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor
- 1957
- Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1956
- Bruce Bawer, American poet and critic
- 1956
- Christopher de Leon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician
- 1956
- Anders Lago, Swedish lawyer and politician
- 1956
- Charles Moore, English journalist and author
- 1955
- Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Public Order
- 1955
- Susan Orlean, American journalist and author
- 1954
- Mari Okamoto, Japanese actress
- 1954
- Ken Wahl, American actor and screenwriter
- 1953
- John Lucas II, American basketball player and coach
- 1952
- Bernard Edwards, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1996)
- 1952
- Joe West, American baseball umpire
- 1951
- Nick Saban, American football player and coach
- 1951
- Dave Trembley, American baseball player, coach, and manager
- 1950
- John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
- 1950
- Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion (d. 2016)
- 1950
- Jane Pauley, American journalist
- 1950
- Antonio Taguba, Filipino-American general
- 1949
- Mart Helme, Estonian journalist and diplomat
- 1949
- Bob Siebenberg, American drummer
- 1949
- Alison Wolf, English economist and academic
- 1948
- Franco Gasparri, Italian actor (d. 1999)
- 1948
- Michael Kitchen, English actor and producer
- 1947
- Deidre Hall, American actress
- 1947
- Frank Shorter, American runner and sportscaster
- 1947
- Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian academic and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Belgium
- 1946
- Stephen Rea, Irish actor
- 1945
- Russ Ballard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1945
- Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor and comedian
- 1945
- Barrie Keeffe, English playwright, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2019)
- 1943
- Elliott Forbes-Robinson, American race car driver
- 1943
- Paul Frampton, English-American physicist and academic
- 1943
- Aristotelis Pavlidis, Greek politician, 13th Greek Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy (d. 2022)
- 1943
- Brian Piccolo, American football player (d. 1970)
- 1942
- David Ogden Stiers, American actor (d. 2018)
- 1941
- Dan Alderson, American scientist (d. 1989)
- 1941
- Derek Bell, English race car driver
- 1941
- Lucious Jackson, American basketball player (d. 2022)
- 1941
- Sally Kirkland, American actress
- 1940
- Craig Rodwell, American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (d. 1993)
- 1940
- Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox, English businesswoman and politician
- 1939
- Tom O'Connor, English actor and game show host (d. 2021)
- 1939
- Ron Rifkin, American actor
- 1939
- Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
- 1937
- Tom Paxton, American folk music singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1936
- Michael Landon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
- 1935
- Dale Brown, American basketball player and coach
- 1935
- Ronald Graham, American mathematician and theorist (d. 2020)
- 1935
- David Harvey, English-American geographer and academic
- 1934
- Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Swedish princess
- 1933
- Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1933
- Iemasa Kayumi, Japanese voice actor (d. 2014)
- 1931
- Dan Rather, American journalist
- 1930
- Michael Collins, American general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2021)
- 1930
- Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (d. 1970)
- 1929
- William Orchard, Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (d. 2014)
- 1929
- Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
- 1928
- Andrew Sarris, American critic and educator (d. 2012)
- 1926
- Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (d. 2011)
- 1925
- Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (d. 1990)
- 1925
- John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
- 1925
- Robert B. Rheault, American colonel (d. 2013)
- 1922
- Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (d. 2005)
- 1922
- Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2004)
- 1922
- Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 2012)
- 1920
- Dick Francis, Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author (d. 2010)
- 1920
- Joseph Gelineau, French priest and composer (d. 2008)
- 1920
- Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (d. 2004)
- 1920
- Fritz Walter, German footballer (d. 2002)
- 1919
- Daphne Oxenford, English actress (d. 2012)
- 1919
- Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author (d. 2017)
- 1918
- Ian Stevenson, American psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007)
- 1917
- William H. McNeill, Canadian-American historian and author (d. 2016)
- 1917
- Gordon Steege, Australian soldier and pilot (d. 2013)
- 1916
- Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (d. 2012)
- 1915
- Jane Jarvis, American pianist and composer (d. 2010)
- 1914
- John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer and designer (d. 1995)
- 1912
- Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001)
- 1912
- Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008)
- 1908
- Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist (d. 2009)
- 1907
- Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer (d. 1973)
- 1902
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet (d. 1987)
- 1902
- Julia Lee, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1958)
- 1902
- Abraham Wald, Jewish-Hungarian mathematician and economist (d. 1950)
- 1900
- Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1976)
- 1897
- Constance Savery, English author (d. 1999)
- 1896
- Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (d. 1977)
- 1895
- B. H. Liddell Hart, English soldier, historian, and theorist (d. 1970)
- 1892
- Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player and author (d. 1946)
- 1888
- Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet and author (d. 1944)
- 1887
- Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (d. 1975)
- 1887
- Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (d. 1970)
- 1883
- Marie Laurencin, French painter and illustrator (d. 1956)
- 1883
- Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player, cricketer, and soldier (d. 1915)
- 1881
- Toshizō Nishio, Japanese general (d. 1960)
- 1880
- Julia Peterkin, American author (d. 1961)
- 1880
- Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 1936)
- 1879
- Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, and composer (d. 1941)
- 1876
- Natalie Clifford Barney, American poet and playwright (d. 1972)
- 1875
- Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (d. 1954)
- 1875
- Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer, freedom fighter and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (d. 1950)
- 1868
- John Weir Troy, American journalist, and politician, 5th Governor of the Territory of Alaska (d. 1942)
- 1860
- Juliette Gordon Low, American scout leader, founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (d. 1927)
- 1860
- Andrew Volstead, American politician (d. 1947)
- 1858
- Saint Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril, Indian Orthodox Saint (d. 1934)
- 1856
- Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (d. 1889)
- 1851
- Louise of Sweden (d. 1926)
- 1849
- Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (d. 1891)
- 1848
- Boston Custer, American soldier (d. 1876)
- 1847
- Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (d. 1897)
- 1838
- Luís I of Portugal (d. 1889)
- 1835
- Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 27th Governor of Mississippi (d. 1933)
- 1835
- Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (d. 1923)
- 1835
- Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)
- 1831
- Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (d. 1910)
- 1825
- Charles Lavigerie, French-Algerian cardinal and academic (d. 1892)
- 1815
- Thomas Chapman, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1884)
- 1815
- Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (d. 1897)
- 1809
- Edmund Sharpe, English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer (d. 1877)
- 1795
- John Keats, English poet (d. 1821)
- 1760
- Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese artist and printmaker (d. 1849)
- 1737
- James Lovell, American educator and politician (d. 1789)
- 1729
- Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta, Spanish cleric, Archbishop of Mexico, Viceroy of New Spain (d. 1800)
- 1724
- Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (d. 1805)
- 1714
- Hedvig Taube, Swedish courtier (d. 1744)
- 1711
- Laura Bassi, Italian physician, physicist, and academic (d. 1778)
- 1705
- Pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)
- 1694
- Yeongjo of Joseon (d. 1776)
- 1692
- Anne Claude de Caylus, French archaeologist and author (d. 1765)
- 1686
- Senesino, Italian singer and actor (d. 1758)
- 1638
- Meindert Hobbema, Dutch painter (d. 1709)
- 1636
- Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)
- 1632
- Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
- 1620
- John Evelyn, English gardener and author (d. 1706)
- 1599
- Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (d. 1680)
- 1542
- Henriette of Cleves, Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel (d. 1601)
- 1472
- Wang Yangming, Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (d. 1529)
- 1445
- Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (d. 1511)
- 1424
- Władysław III, king of Poland (d. 1444)
- 1391
- Edward, King of Portugal (d. 1438)
- 1345
- Ferdinand I, king of Portugal (d. 1383)
Deaths On This Day
- 2023
- Ken Mattingly, American astronaut (b. 1936)
- 2021
- Peter Philpott, Australian cricketer (b. 1934)
- 2020
- Sean Connery, Scottish actor (b. 1930)
- 2020
- MF Doom, British-American rapper and record producer (b. 1971)
- 2018
- Willie McCovey, American baseball player (b. 1938)
- 2015
- Gus Savage, American businessman and politician (b. 1925)
- 2014
- David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (b. 1926)
- 2014
- Michael Alsbury, American engineer and pilot (b. 1975)
- 2014
- Brad Halsey, American baseball player (b. 1981)
- 2014
- Hitoshi Motoshima, Japanese educator and politician (b. 1922)
- 2013
- Chris Chase (aka Irene Kane), American actress and author (b. 1924)
- 2013
- Gérard de Villiers, French journalist and author (b. 1929)
- 2013
- Trevor Kletz, English chemist and author (b. 1922)
- 2013
- Johnny Kucks, American baseball player (b. 1933)
- 2013
- Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (b. 1928)
- 2013
- Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
- 2012
- Gae Aulenti, Italian architect and designer (b. 1927)
- 2012
- John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1917)
- 2012
- John H. Reed, American soldier and politician, 67th Governor of Maine (b. 1921)
- 2011
- Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1941)
- 2011
- Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 1926)
- 2010
- Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (b. 1928)
- 2009
- Mustafa Mahmud, Egyptian physician and author (b. 1921)
- 2009
- Tom Wheatcroft, English businessman, founded the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition (b. 1922)
- 2009
- Qian Xuesen, Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (b. 1911)
- 2008
- Studs Terkel, American historian and author (b. 1912)
- 2007
- Erdal İnönü, Turkish physicist and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1926)
- 2006
- P. W. Botha, South African soldier and politician, State President of South Africa (b. 1916)
- 2006
- Peter Fryer, English journalist and author (b. 1927)
- 2005
- Hal Anger, American biophysicist and engineer (b. 1920)
- 2005
- Amrita Pritam, Indian author and poet (b. 1919)
- 2003
- Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and historian (b. 1919)
- 2002
- Lionel Poilâne, French banker and businessman (b. 1945)
- 2002
- Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, President of Greece (b. 1903)
- 2002
- Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (b. 1916)
- 2001
- Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (b. 1970)
- 2000
- Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1915)
- 2000
- Kazuki Watanabe, Japanese songwriter and guitarist (b. 1981)
- 1999
- Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (b. 1975)
- 1998
- Elmer Vasko, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1935)
- 1998
- María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish nun and saint (Roman Catholic Church) (b. 1926)
- 1997
- George Roth, American gymnast (b. 1911)
- 1996
- Marcel Carné, French director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
- 1995
- Rosalind Cash, American actress and singer (b. 1938)
- 1993
- Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)
- 1993
- River Phoenix, American actor and singer (b. 1970)
- 1992
- Gary Rippingale, English ice hockey player (b. 1974)
- 1991
- Joseph Papp, American stage director and producer (b. 1921)
- 1988
- John Houseman, Romanian-born American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
- 1988
- Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and academic (b. 1906)
- 1986
- Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
- 1985
- Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (b. 1907)
- 1985
- Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (b. 1913)
- 1984
- Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
- 1984
- Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, Prime Minister of India (b. 1917)
- 1983
- George Halas, American football player and coach (b. 1895)
- 1983
- Lu Jiaxi, Chinese self-taught mathematician (b. 1935)
- 1983
- Sharof Rashidov, Uzbek politician, CPSU Politburo candidate member (b. 1917)
- 1980
- Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (b. 1905)
- 1977
- C. B. Colby, American author and illustrator (b. 1904)
- 1975
- Sachin Dev Burman, Indian composer and singer (b. 1906)
- 1973
- Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (b. 1905)
- 1972
- Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1916)
- 1964
- Tuomas Bryggari, Finnish politician (b. 1881)
- 1963
- Mesut Cemil, Turkish cellist and composer (b. 1902)
- 1962
- Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, French astronomer (b. 1877)
- 1960
- H. L. Davis, American author and poet (b. 1894)
- 1959
- Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (b. 1885)
- 1952
- Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
- 1944
- Joseph Hubert Priestley, British botanist (b. 1883)
- 1939
- Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884)
- 1931
- Octave Uzanne, French journalist and author (b. 1851)
- 1929
- António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866)
- 1926
- Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (b. 1874)
- 1925
- Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
- 1925
- Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (b. 1885)
- 1920
- Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (b. 1854)
- 1918
- Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)
- 1916
- Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)
- 1916
- Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874)
- 1913
- William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
- 1905
- Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (b. 1828)
- 1884
- Marie Bashkirtseff, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1858)
- 1879
- Jacob Abbott, American author and academic (b. 1803)
- 1879
- Joseph Hooker, American general (b. 1814)
- 1869
- Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1788)
- 1860
- Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1775)
- 1806
- Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese artist and printmaker (b. ca. 1753)
- 1786
- Princess Amelia of Great Britain (b. 1711)
- 1768
- Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1690)
- 1744
- Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (b. 1694)
- 1733
- Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)
- 1732
- Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1666)
- 1723
- Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1642)
- 1661
- Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 109th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1575)
- 1659
- John Bradshaw, English lawyer and judge, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1602)
- 1641
- Cornelis Jol, Dutch admiral (b. 1597)
- 1589
- Peter Stumpp, German farmer and alleged serial killer (b. 1535)
- 1517
- Fra Bartolomeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)
- 1448
- John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1390)
- 1335
- Marie of Évreux, Duchess Consort of Brabant (b. 1303)
- 1320
- Ricold of Monte Croce, Italian Dominican missionary (b. 1242)
- 1214
- Eleanor of England, queen consort of Castile (b. 1163)
- 1147
- Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I of England (b. 1100)
- 1034
- Deokjong, Korean ruler (b. 1016)
- 1005
- Abe no Seimei, Japanese astrologer (b. 921)
- 994
- Wolfgang of Regensburg, German bishop and saint (b. 934)
- 932
- Al-Muqtadir, Abbasid caliph (b. 895)