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September 19

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September 19

September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 103 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2022: Wyoming Lottery rolls out new Keno game. Keno has made its way to Wyoming and officially launched on Sunday.
2019: Maryland grandfather claims third major lottery prize. A longtime Maryland Lottery player made a trip to Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore on Sept. 13 to collect his third five-figure prize in two decades.
2017: Michigan Lottery draws 0-0-0-0 for first time, thousands win. After more than 18,000 drawings of the Michigan Lottery's Daily 4 game, the elusive 0-0-0-0 "quad" combination has finally been drawn, paying out millions of dollars in prize money.
2017: The USA's 'luckiest' lottery players may not be as lucky as they seem. A national investigation has found that hundreds of Americans are winning lottery tickets with a frequency so extraordinary that, in some cases, it could be rooted in illegal activity.
2016: Candy Crush-type game for state lotteries debuts. A new puzzle game similar to Bejeweled or Candy Crush aims to attract smartphone gamers who perhaps don't play traditional scratch-and-match lottery games, as well as lottery junkies looking for the next big game.
2016: 2 mammoth jackpots won this weekend. Two multi-state lottery games gave up millions in their latest drawings as lucky ticketholders snagged the grand prize jackpots.
2015: Illinois fires lottery operator Northstar. The nation's first private company to manage a state lottery was fired Friday by the Illinois Governor after years of failing to make the lofty revenue targets it promised.
2014: N.C. woman plays lottery for first time, wins $100K. North Carolina Education Lottery officials say a Greensboro woman played the lottery for the first time and won big.
2014: Governor revamps Missouri Lottery Commission. Gov. Jay Nixon replaced most of the members of the Missouri Lottery Commission on Thursday as he released a report recommending the agency review its policies on prizes and advertising in a quest to route more money to education.
2013: One ticket wins $400 million Powerball jackpot. Wednesday's massive Powerball jackpot that generated millions of ticket sales this week has been won by a single ticket sold in South Carolina.
2011: Arkansas Lottery director resigns. The Arkansas Lottery Commission Monday accepted the resignation of embattled state Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue, who ends his controversial tenure on his own after surviving two past attempts by commission members to fire him.
2011: Lottery winner hits back at school bullies. A lottery winner who was a victim of sustained bullying during her school days, is now using a large chunk of the money she won to finance a rock musical with an anti-bullying message that opens in London next month.
2008: Oklahoma Lottery worried about prospect of Arkansas lottery. A proposed lottery in Arkansas would devote more sales revenue to prizes, giving it a critical advantage over Oklahoma's game, Oklahoma's lottery director says.
2008: Ottawan wins $2.5M in lottery. Carolyn Tweede has become Ottawa's latest millionaire after winning $2.5 million in last Friday's Super 7 lottery.
2008: Lottery winner dealt mix of grief and joy. It was an emotional roller-coaster yesterday for British Columbia's newest lottery millionaire.
2008: GA family incorporates before claiming lottery jackpot. After claiming the $133 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot Thursday, Phyllis and Frank Skinner said they plan to use the winnings to pay for their grandkids' education.
2008: Lottery firm fined $1.4 million over security breaches. The Washington, D.C. government has fined the company that runs the D.C. Lottery $1.4 million for security breaches, a decision that could reignite a debate over selecting the next contractor to operate the city's gaming industry.
2007: Study reveals online gambling led to *fewer* gambling problems. A report released by the British government's Gambling Commission today reveals that problem gambling has not increased over the last eight years, despite widespread speculation to the contrary.
2007: Okla. Lottery Commission struggles to meet its 35% profit requirement. As a result of the finance and audit committee's dreary budget forecasts for fiscal year 2008, the Oklahoma Lottery Commission is planning to trim costs and attempt to get a key statutory requirement of the commission eliminated.
2007: Tickets for new Washington Lottery raffle go on sale Sunday. Washington Lottery officials announced a brand new raffle game in honor of its 25th anniversary.
2007: Arkansas Lt. Gov. proposes state lottery in '08. On Tuesday, Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter said he hopes to have a state lottery on the ballot by 2008.
2007: Man refuses $4 million lottery win. According to the Ananova news service, a German pensioner who won Â£2 million (US$4 million) playing the lottery refused the cash because he didn't know what to do with it.
2007: Opponents of lottery say 'I told you so'. A database consultant alleges the North Carolina Lottery did not deliver the money promised by lottery supporters.
2007: Is the lottery shortchanging schools?. According to the North American Assoc. of State and Provincial Lotteries, 42 states and the District of Columbia run lotteries, and more than half claim the games boost funding for education. But CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian found that lotteries aren't exactly providing a windfall for schools.
2005: No word yet from holder of $250 million Mega Millions ticket. A convenience store that sold a lottery ticket worth $250 million has been enjoying a rush of customers since the drawing, but the lucky winner had yet to emerge Monday.
2005: Will gamble on lottery revenue pay off for N.C.?. A recent interview of the author of an authoratative lottery book, discussing North Carolina's newly established state lottery.
2005: $250M lotto mystery is talk of Rutherford. The Mega Millions winner watch in Rutherford, New Jersey, entered day two yesterday with much anticipation but without anyone stepping forward to claim the $250 million jackpot.
2003: Public backs HOPE limits. Georgians' support for new restrictions on lottery-funded HOPE scholarships are stronger than previously thought, according to polling results presented to a state commission Thursday.
2003: Lottery scam takes in pair. Two people duped elderly shoppers with an offer that seemed too good to be true. Turns out it was.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$677.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2023
2.$473.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2021
3.$431 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 21, 2021
4.$277 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2022
5.$275 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 21, 2018
6.€274.31 Million US$273.9 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2022
7.$238.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 19, 2022
8.$211 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2019
9.$208 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 19, 2015
10.€188 Million
US$207.27 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2019
11.$196 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2014
12.$183 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 19, 2023
13.$179 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2006
14.€174 Million
US$173.74 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2022
15.€139 Million
US$166.65 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 19, 2017
16.$163 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 19, 2018
17.€142.86 Million
US$159.55 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2016
18.$154 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2008
19.€130 Million
US$152.85 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 21, 2018
20.$149 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 19, 2012
21.$145 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 20, 2013
22.€87 Million
US$111.83 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 19, 2014
23.$111 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 19, 2009
24.$108 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 21, 2005
25.€83.8 Million
US$98.29 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Sep 21, 2021

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1979: JackPotTad
Wednesday, Sep 19, 1979
44 years old
1978: Cash3gainfo
Tuesday, Sep 19, 1978
45 years old
1977: strokeman
Monday, Sep 19, 1977
46 years old
1976: tim1976
Sunday, Sep 19, 1976
47 years old
1974: lamaka10
Thursday, Sep 19, 1974
49 years old
1974: GA*Fortune
Thursday, Sep 19, 1974
49 years old
1973: chubbimali
Wednesday, Sep 19, 1973
50 years old
1973: Scolie513
Wednesday, Sep 19, 1973
50 years old
1970: One2Adore
Saturday, Sep 19, 1970
53 years old
1968: busytellie
Thursday, Sep 19, 1968
55 years old
1964: kenny c
Saturday, Sep 19, 1964
59 years old
1957: wiggy123
Thursday, Sep 19, 1957
66 years old
: Tarzan
(year not provided)
: Deefer
(year not provided)
: HollyGolightly
(year not provided)
: luckez
(year not provided)
: savior
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2022: The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.
2021: The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.
2019: A drone strike by the United States kills 30 civilian farmers in Afghanistan.
2017: The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.
2016: In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.
2011: Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.
2010: The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
2008: A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.
2006: The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
1997: The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.
1995: The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber manifesto.
1991: Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.
1989: A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew.
1985: A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
1985: Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.
1983: Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.
1982: Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.
1978: The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
1976: Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.
1976: Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object.
1970: Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival.
1970: Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.
1957: Plumbbob Rainier becomes the first nuclear explosion to be entirely contained underground, producing no fallout.
1950: Korean War: An attack by North Korean forces was repelled at the Battle of Nam River.
1946: The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
1944: World War II: The Battle of Hürtgen Forest begins. It will become the longest individual battle that the U.S. Army has ever fought.
1944: World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed, which officially ended the Continuation War.
1940: World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement.
1939: World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
1916: World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
1893: In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
1870: Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city held out for over four months before surrendering.
1868: La Gloriosa begins in Spain.
1864: American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
1863: American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.
1862: American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price.
1852: Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte.
1846: Two French shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette.
1799: French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.
1796: George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
1778: The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
1777: American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
1676: Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
1410: End of the Siege of Marienburg: The State of the Teutonic Order repulses the joint Polish-Lithuanian forces.
1356: Battle of Poitiers: An English army under the command of Edward the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures King John II.
634: Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.
85: Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed.

Births On This Day

1998: Trae Young, American basketball player
1996: Dejounte Murray, American basketball player
1992: Jiro Kuroshio, Japanese wrestler
1992: Diego Antonio Reyes, Mexican footballer
1990: Saki Fukuda, Japanese actress and singer
1990: Savvas Gentsoglou, Greek footballer
1990: Kieran Trippier, English footballer
1989: Tyreke Evans, American basketball player
1989: George Springer, American baseball player
1988: Kenny Britt, American football player
1987: Carlos Quintero, Colombian footballer
1986: Leon Best, English footballer
1986: Sally Pearson, Australian athlete
1985: Gio González, American baseball player
1985: Alun Wyn Jones, Welsh rugby player
1985: Song Joong-ki, South Korean actor
1985: Nathanael Liminski, German politician
1984: Eva Marie, American wrestler
1984: Ángel Reyna, Mexican footballer
1984: Danny Valencia, American baseball player
1982: Shaun Barker, English footballer
1982: Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
1982: Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player
1982: Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player
1981: Damiano Cunego, Italian cyclist
1981: Rick DiPietro, American ice hockey player
1980: James Ellison, English motorcycle racer
1980: Dimitri Yachvili, French rugby player
1978: Nick Johnson, American baseball player
1978: Jorge López Montaña, Spanish footballer
1978: Nigel Mitchell, English radio and television host
1977: Poon Yiu Cheuk, Hong Kong footballer and coach
1977: Aakash Chopra, Indian cricketer
1977: Ryan Dusick, American musician and record producer
1977: Tommaso Rocchi, Italian footballer
1977: Mike Smith, American baseball player
1977: Emil Sutovsky, Israeli chess player
1976: Raja Bell, American basketball player
1976: Jan Hlaváč, Czech ice hockey player
1976: Alison Sweeney, American actress and television host
1976: Sergey Tsinkevich, Belarusian footballer and referee
1975: Marcus Dunstan, American director and screenwriter
1974: Jimmy Fallon, American comedian and talk show host
1973: Nick Colgan, Irish footballer and coach
1973: Cristiano da Matta, Brazilian race car driver
1973: David Zepeda, Mexican actor, model and singer
1973: Javier Duarte, Mexican politician
1972: N. K. Jemisin, American writer
1972: Ashot Nadanian, Armenian chess player and coach
1971: Sanaa Lathan, American actress
1971: Mike Sadlo, German footballer and manager
1970: Dan Bylsma, American ice hockey player and coach
1970: Gilbert Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player
1970: Antoine Hey, German footballer and manager
1970: Victor Williams, American actor
1969: Candy Dulfer, Dutch saxophonist
1969: Jacek Frąckiewicz, Polish footballer
1969: Alkinoos Ioannidis, Cypriot singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969: Michael Symon, American chef and author
1969: Kostya Tszyu, Russian-Australian boxer
1969: Tapio Wilska, Finnish singer-songwriter
1968: Monica Crowley, American talk show host and author
1967: Jim Abbott, American baseball player
1967: Aleksandr Karelin, Russian wrestler and politician
1966: Soledad O'Brien, American journalist and producer
1966: Yoshihiro Takayama, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1965: Andrew Leeds, Australian rugby player and coach
1965: Tim Scott, American politician
1965: Sunita Williams, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1964: Patrick Marber, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1964: Daniel Wincott, British political scientist
1964: Trisha Yearwood, American singer-songwriter and actress
1963: Jarvis Cocker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963: David Seaman, English footballer
1963: Urmas Tartes, Estonian biologist and photographer
1962: Cheri Oteri, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
1962: Ken Rosenthal, American sportscaster
1961: Artur Ekert, Polish-British physicist and academic
1960: Mario Batali, American chef and author
1960: Loïc Bigois, French aerodynamicist and engineer
1960: Yolanda Saldívar, American murderer
1958: Lita Ford, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958: Kevin Hooks, American actor, director, and producer
1957: Chris Roupas, American basketball player
1955: Richard Burmer, American composer and engineer (d. 2006)
1954: Adam Phillips, Welsh psychotherapist and author
1954: Eleni Vitali, Greek singer-songwriter
1953: Wayne Clark, Australian cricketer
1953: Sarana VerLin, American singer-songwriter and violinist
1952: Rhys Chatham, American trumpet player, guitarist, and composer
1952: Henry Kaiser, American guitarist and composer
1952: Nile Rodgers, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1952: George Warrington, American businessman (d. 2007)
1951: Daniel Lanois, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1950: Joan Lunden, American television journalist, anchor, and author
1950: Michael Proctor, English physicist, mathematician, and academic
1949: Twiggy, English model, actress, and singer
1949: Ringo Mendoza, Mexican wrestler
1949: Barry Scheck, American lawyer, co-founded the Innocence Project
1948: Mykhaylo Fomenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager
1948: Jeremy Irons, English actor
1947: Henry Bromell, American novelist and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1947: Thomas H. Cook, American author and academic
1947: Lol Creme, English musician, songwriter, and music video director
1947: Brian Hill, American basketball player and coach
1947: Tanith Lee, English author (d. 2015)
1946: Gerald Brisco, American wrestler
1946: Brian Henton, English race car driver
1945: Kate Adie, English journalist and author
1945: David Bromberg, American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter
1945: Randolph Mantooth, American actor
1944: Anders Björck, Swedish politician, 25th Swedish Minister of Defence
1944: Edmund Joensen, Faroese politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
1944: İsmet Özel, Turkish poet and scholar
1943: André Boudrias, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2019)
1943: Joe Morgan, American baseball player (d. 2020)
1942: Freda Payne, American singer and actress
1941: Umberto Bossi, Italian politician
1941: Cass Elliot, American singer (d. 1974)
1941: Jim Fox, English pentathlete
1941: Mariangela Melato, Italian actress (d. 2013)
1940: Bill Medley, American singer-songwriter
1940: Zandra Rhodes, English fashion designer, founded the Fashion and Textile Museum
1940: Paul Williams, American singer-songwriter and actor
1939: Carl Schultz, Hungarian-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
1937: Abner Haynes, American football player
1936: Martin Fay, Irish fiddler (d. 2012)
1936: Milan Marcetta, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
1936: Al Oerter, American discus thrower (d. 2007)
1935: Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (d. 2003)
1934: Brian Epstein, English businessman, The Beatles manager (d. 1967)
1934: Austin Mitchell, English journalist, academic and politician (d. 2021)
1933: Gilles Archambault, Canadian journalist and author
1933: David McCallum, Scottish actor
1932: Mike Royko, American journalist and author (d. 1997)
1932: Stefanie Zweig, German journalist and author (d. 2014)
1931: Brook Benton, American pop/R&B/rock & roll singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
1931: Derek Gardner, English engineer (d. 2011)
1930: Muhal Richard Abrams, American pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2017)
1930: Bettye Lane, American photographer and journalist (d. 2012)
1930: Antonio Margheriti, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1929: Marge Roukema, American educator and politician (d. 2014)
1928: Adam West, American actor and businessman (d. 2017)
1927: Helen Carter, American singer (d. 1998)
1927: Rosemary Harris, English actress
1927: William Hickey, American actor (d. 1997)
1927: Nick Massi, American singer and bass player (d. 2000)
1926: Victoria Barbă, Moldovan animated film director (d. 2020)
1926: Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2020)
1926: James Lipton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020)
1926: Duke Snider, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011)
1925: W. Reece Smith, Jr., American lawyer and academic (d. 2013)
1924: Vern Benson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
1924: Don Harron, Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1922: Damon Knight, American author and critic (d. 2002)
1922: Willie Pep, American boxer and referee (d. 2006)
1922: Emil Zátopek, Czech runner (d. 2000)
1921: Paulo Freire, Brazilian philosopher, theorist, and academic (d. 1997)
1921: Billy Ward, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
1920: Roger Angell, American journalist, author, and editor (d. 2022)
1919: Roger Grenier, French journalist and author (d. 2017)
1919: Amalia Hernández, Mexican choreographer and dancer (d. 2000)
1918: Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter (d. 2006)
1915: Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer, and producer (d. 1973)
1913: Frances Farmer, American actress (d. 1970)
1913: Helen Ward, American singer (d. 1998)
1912: Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989)
1912: Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011)
1911: William Golding, British novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
1910: Margaret Lindsay, American actress (d. 1981)
1910: Arturo M. Tolentino, Filipino diplomat and politician (d. 2004)
1909: Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian engineer and businessman (d. 1998)
1908: Paul Bénichou, French historian, author, and critic (d. 2001)
1908: Robert Lecourt, French lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 2004)
1908: Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist, founded Isshin-ryū (d. 1975)
1907: Lewis F. Powell, Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1998)
1905: Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (d. 1944)
1905: Leon Jaworski, American lawyer, co-founded Fulbright & Jaworski (d. 1982)
1900: Ricardo Cortez, American actor (d. 1977)
1898: Giuseppe Saragat, Italian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Italy (d. 1988)
1894: Rachel Field, American author and poet (d. 1942)
1889: Sarah Louise Delany, American physician and author (d. 1999)
1888: James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (d. 1971)
1888: Porter Hall, American actor (d. 1953)
1887: Lovie Austin, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1972)
1887: Lynne Overman, American actor and singer (d. 1943)
1883: Mabel Vernon, American educator and activist (d. 1975)
1882: Christopher Stone, English radio host (d. 1965)
1871: Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (d. 1938)
1869: Ben Turpin, American comedian and actor (d. 1940)
1867: Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (d. 1939)
1865: Frank Eugene, American-German photographer (d. 1936)
1856: Arthur Morgan, Australian politician, 16th Premier of Queensland (d. 1916)
1828: Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss judge and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (d. 1880)
1824: William Sellers, American engineer, inventor, and businessperson (d. 1905)
1811: Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (d. 1881)
1803: Maria Anna of Savoy (d. 1884)
1802: Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Governor-President of Hungary (d. 1894)
1796: Hartley Coleridge, English poet and author (d. 1849)
1778: Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1868)
1759: William Kirby, English priest and entomologist (d. 1850)
1754: John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (d. 1821)
1749: Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1822)
1721: William Robertson, Scottish historian (d. 1793)
1662: Jean-Paul Bignon, French priest and man of letters (d. 1743)
1638: Isaac Milles, English minister (d. 1720)
1608: Alfonso Litta, Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop (d. 1679)
1560: Thomas Cavendish, English naval explorer, led the third expedition to circumnavigate the globe (d. 1592)
1551: Henry III of France (d. 1589)
1477: Ferrante d'Este, Ferrarese nobleman and condottiero (d. 1540)
1426: Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans, French noble (d. 1487)
1377: Albert IV, Duke of Austria (d. 1404)
931: Mu Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (d. 969)
866: Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor (d. 912)
AD 86: Antoninus Pius, Roman emperor (d. 161)

Deaths On This Day

2021: John Challis, English actor (b. 1942)
2021: Jimmy Greaves, English footballer (Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, national team), world champion (1966 FIFA World Cup) (b. 1940)
2021: Dinky Soliman, Filipino politician, 23rd Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (b. 1953)
2020: John Turner, Canadian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1929)
2019: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier, politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (b. 1936)
2018: Arthur Mitchell, American ballet dancer & choreographer (b. 1934)
2018: Bernard "Bunny" Carr, Irish TV presenter (b. 1927)
2017: Leonid Kharitonov, Russian bass-baritone (b. 1933)
2015: Jackie Collins, English novelist (b. 1937)
2015: Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1966)
2015: Masajuro Shiokawa, Japanese economist and politician, 63rd Japanese Minister of Finance (b. 1921)
2014: Audrey Long, American actress (b. 1922)
2013: Robert Barnard, English author and critic (b. 1936)
2013: John Reger, American football player (b. 1931)
2013: William Ungar, Polish-American author and philanthropist, founded the National Envelope Corporation (b. 1913)
2013: John D. Vanderhoof, American banker and politician, 37th Governor of Colorado (b. 1922)
2013: Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (b. 1927)
2012: Rino Ferrario, Italian footballer (b. 1926)
2012: Cecil Gordon, American race car driver (b. 1941)
2012: Bettye Lane, American photographer and journalist (b. 1930)
2012: Itamar Singer, Romanian-Israeli historian and author (b. 1946)
2011: Thomas Capano, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
2011: Dolores Hope, American singer (b. 1909)
2011: George Cadle Price, 1st Prime Minister of Belize (b. 1919)
2009: Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (b. 1915)
2009: Eduard Zimmermann, German journalist (b. 1929)
2008: Earl Palmer, American rhythm and blues drummer (b. 1924)
2006: Elizabeth Allen, American actress (b. 1929)
2006: Danny Flores, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1929)
2006: Martha Holmes, American photographer and journalist (b. 1923)
2006: Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist and manager (b. 1950)
2004: Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (b. 1933)
2004: Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
2004: Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1928)
2004: Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist (b. 1908)
2003: Slim Dusty, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1927)
2002: Robert Guéï, Ivorian politician, 3rd President of Côte d'Ivoire (b. 1941)
2001: Rhys Jones, Welsh-Australian archaeologist and academic (b. 1941)
2000: Ann Doran, American actress (b. 1911)
1998: Patricia Hayes, English actress (b. 1909)
1995: Orville Redenbacher, American businessman, founded his own eponymous brand (b. 1907)
1992: Jacques Pic, French chef (b. 1932)
1990: Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1910)
1989: Willie Steele, American long jumper (b. 1923)
1987: Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian civil servant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1897)
1985: Italo Calvino, Italian novelist, short story writer, and journalist (b. 1923)
1978: Étienne Gilson, French historian and philosopher (b. 1884)
1975: Pamela Brown, English actress (b. 1917)
1973: Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)
1972: Robert Casadesus, French pianist and composer (b. 1899)
1968: Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer (b. 1906)
1968: Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1910)
1967: Zinaida Serebriakova, Ukrainian-French painter (b. 1884)
1965: Lionel Terray, French mountaineer (b. 1921)
1955: John D. Dingell, Sr., American journalist and politician (b. 1894)
1949: George Shiels, Irish-Canadian playwright (b. 1886)
1949: Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (b. 1901)
1944: Guy Gibson, Indian-English commander, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1918)
1942: Condé Montrose Nast, American publisher, founded Condé Nast Publications (b. 1873)
1936: Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian singer and musicologist (b. 1860)
1935: Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (b. 1857)
1927: Michael Ancher, Danish painter (b. 1849)
1924: Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1854)
1906: Maria Georgina Grey, English educator, founded the Girls' Day School Trust (b. 1816)
1905: Thomas John Barnardo, Irish-English philanthropist (b. 1845)
1902: Masaoka Shiki, Japanese poet, author, and critic (b. 1867)
1893: Alexander Tilloch Galt, English-Canadian politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1817)
1881: James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, and the 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)
1873: Robert Mackenzie, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Queensland (b. 1811)
1868: William Sprague, American minister and politician (b. 1809)
1863: Hans Christian Heg, Norwegian-American colonel and politician (b. 1829)
1843: Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1792)
1812: Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker (b. 1744)
1710: Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1644)
1692: Giles Corey, American farmer and accused wizard (b. c. 1612)
1668: William Waller, English general and politician (b. 1597)
1605: Edward Lewknor, English politician (b. 1542)
1589: Jean-Antoine de Baïf, French poet (b. 1532)
1580: Catherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, English noblewoman (b. 1519)
1356: Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1311)
1356: Walter VI, Count of Brienne (b. 1304)
1339: Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (b. 1288)
1147: Igor II of Kiev
1123: Emperor Taizu of Jin (b. 1068)
979: Gotofredo I, archbishop of Milan
961: Helena Lekapene, Byzantine empress
690: Theodore of Tarsus, English archbishop and saint (b. 602)
643: Goeric of Metz, Frankish bishop and saint

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