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September 2

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September 2

September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 120 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2024: North Carolina man has car troubles to thank for $379,747 lottery win. A North Carolina man credits his car troubles for a $379,747 lottery jackpot win, saying that if it weren't for needing repairs, he would have never bought the winning ticket.
2022: 9-9-9-9 in Virginia Lottery Pick 4 produces huge $8.7 million payout. A Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing produced a lucky combination this week, sparking an impressive payout of $8.7 million to players holding winning numbers.
2019: The little firm that got a big chunk of D.C.'s lottery and sports gambling contract has no employees. The Greek company Intralot, which last month received a $215 million contract to bring sports gambling to the nation's capital and to continue running its lottery, says more than half the work will go to a small D.C. firm — a condition that helped the gaming giant win the no-bid contract.
2018: WV Lottery Director resigns day after sports betting goes live. The director of the West Virginia Lottery has resigned.
2016: Thai monk says winning lottery number came from examining a tree's textures. A Buddhist monk living in a monastery in Thailand won a nearly $175,000 lottery jackpot thanks to a "lucky" number revealed to him by a tree.
2015: Minnesota retiree scores his second big payout in 2015. For the second time this year, the 65-year-old St. Paul retiree has struck lottery gold, with his latest odds-defying reward proving even more lucrative than the first.
2015: Kentucky Lottery and legislature tussle over cash reserves. In a rare defiance of a budget directive, the Kentucky Lottery refused to nearly deplete its cash reserves as demanded by the state Senate.
2015: Florida Lottery chief resigning amid controversy. Florida Lottery Secretary Cynthia O'Connell is stepping down with the announcement coming days after reports surfaced that she spent more than $30,000 on travel last year.
2014: Travel by Missouri Lottery employees under scrutiny. Out-of-state travel is drawing attention as the Missouri Lottery faces questions about whether its administrative costs are eating into gambling profits that flow to schools.
2013: 'Red Ball' drawings coming back to N.J. Lottery. For the second year in a row, the New Jersey Lottery is conducting a month of 'Red Ball' drawings that will occasionally double some evening drawing prizes.
2013: Man changes his mind about suing Washington Lottery. The Kennewick, Washington, man says he has decided to back off plans to sue the Washington State Lottery Commission over a misleading scratch card game.
2011: 3 men accused of scamming lottery winner out of $3M. Three men are accused of scamming a $3 million New York lottery winner out of his fortune by convincing him he would face deportation if he tried to collect his prize, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe.
2009: Missouri couple captures $4.4M lottery ticket. A Missouri couple's upcoming 10th anniversary is going to be a little more special than last year's, due to a $4.4 million lotto jackpot win.
2009: Now broke, teen lottery winner blew through $3M. British teen lottery winner Callie Rogers, 22, blew through nearly all of a jackpot of over $3 million, spending a substantial amount of it on cocaine.
2009: Oregon Lottery working to end slump. In recent weeks, Oregon Lottery officials have installed 400 new casino-style slot machines in bars and taverns across the state in hopes of boosting player interest and ending a slump in lottery play.
2009: Bronx mystery winner claimed half of $333M lottery jackpot. The lucky owner of a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket bought in the Bronx claimed the $166.5 million prize Tuesday, but it remains a mystery who he or she is.
2009: N.Y. Lottery debuts Sweet Million game Sept. 15. Tickets for the New York Lottery's newest game go on sale September 15.
2008: Lottery winner still a mystery in Georgia. The winner of Friday night's $132 million Mega Millions jackpot still hadn't shown up at Georgia Lottery headquarters by closing time Tuesday.
2007: Tennessee Lottery players unanimous in their discontent with drawings. Lottery player: "Managers of the Tennessee Lottery must think those playing the lottery are either awfully naive or just plain dumb."
2007: Lottery 'glitch' leaves players suspicious. Players continue to voice their concerns about the Tennessee Lottery's switch to computerized drawings, and the slow response after players sounded the alarm.
2007: Tenn. Lottery created discontent with move to computerized drawings. A lottery enthusiast who monitored the Tennessee numbers from Baltimore speaks out against the new computerized drawings system.
2007: Tenn. Lottery CEO breaks silence on drawing errors. Tennessee Lottery President and CEO Rebecca Hargrove and Chairman of the Board of Directors Dennis Bottorff explained their views of the recent flawed drawings revelation in the state.
2007: Newspaper Editorial: Biggest error was switching to computerized draws. A Tennessee newspaper succinctly summed up the complaints of many Tennessee lottery players: Of all the recent errors by the Tennessee Lottery, the biggest might have been shifting to a computerized drawing system.
2004: Powerball Jackpot Grows to $45 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $45 million, with a cash option of $24.4 million.
2004: S.C. man sentenced for lottery ticket theft. A Ridgeland, South Carolina man was sentenced to time served, restitution and three years of probation in Beaufort County General Sessions Court Monday after pleading guilty to 12 charges of trying to cash stolen lottery tickets, court records state.
2004: Michigan Lottery to start new lottery game. Michigan Lottery players will have a chance at a daily jackpot of at least $100,000 with Fantasy 5, a new daily game that debuts on September 12.
2003: Supermarket sells another winning lottery ticket. For the second time, the Quality Market in the Buffalo suburb of Tonawanda, NY has been told it sold the winning ticket for a major lottery prize.
2003: Lottery deal may lead to lawsuits. Tennessee's lottery board is pushing ahead with preparations for an unprecedented partnership with Georgia despite escalating criticism of the arrangement and no definitive answer as to whether it would be legal.
2003: Woman bilked out of $9,000 by 'Latin lotto scam'. West Texas authorities are urging residents to be on the lookout for con artists running what has been dubbed the "Latin lotto scam."
2003: Lottery partnerships have poor track record. As Tennessee officials consider a lottery partnership with Georgia, lottery observers warn that similar joint ventures have had their problems.
2003: Pa. Lottery Plans To Introduce New Game. The Pennsylvania lottery is currently developing a new "pick your own numbers" game to roll out early next year.
2003: Lottery glitch causes weekend problems. The software glitch that caused retail lottery terminals and video poker machines across Oregon to shut down over the past two days has largely been fixed, lottery officials said.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$681 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 3, 2024
2.$418.5 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 2, 2023
3.$366 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 4, 2021
4.$323 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 3, 2021
5.€265.01 Million US$263.77 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Sep 3, 2022
6.$170 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 3, 2016
7.$169 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 4, 2013
7.$169 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 2, 2022
9.$167 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 4, 2018
10.€114 Million
US$162.61 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 5, 2008
11.€114 Million
US$162.12 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 2, 2011
12.$150.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 3, 2022
13.€133.66 Million
US$149.1 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Sep 3, 2016
14.€131 Million
US$144.7 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 3, 2024
15.€127 Million
US$139.18 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 3, 2019
16.$131 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 2, 2005
17.$127 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 3, 2019
18.€127 Million
US$126.67 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 2, 2022
19.$120 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 2, 2015
20.$101 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 5, 2023
21.$100 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 3, 2014
21.$100 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 5, 2018
23.$95 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 5, 2006
24.$93 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 4, 2012
25.$92 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 2, 2016

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1988: DreadzDroppin
Friday, Sep 2, 1988
36 years old
1987: MAMAROSA2021
Wednesday, Sep 2, 1987
37 years old
1984: GaBroke
Sunday, Sep 2, 1984
40 years old
1983: Neweraknight
Friday, Sep 2, 1983
41 years old
1982: Sparklingnights
Thursday, Sep 2, 1982
42 years old
1978: javier27
Saturday, Sep 2, 1978
46 years old
1977: ayva
Friday, Sep 2, 1977
47 years old
1975: spicey75
Tuesday, Sep 2, 1975
49 years old
1974: brownshuga
Monday, Sep 2, 1974
50 years old
1974: Lorraine70
Monday, Sep 2, 1974
50 years old
1967: ronhagenbach
Saturday, Sep 2, 1967
57 years old
1965: Salerno
Thursday, Sep 2, 1965
59 years old
1962: cash3king2
Sunday, Sep 2, 1962
62 years old
1960: lory7646
Friday, Sep 2, 1960
64 years old
1959: cobalt179
Wednesday, Sep 2, 1959
65 years old
1959: Tonu777
Wednesday, Sep 2, 1959
65 years old
1958: Carla Pielmeier
Tuesday, Sep 2, 1958
66 years old
1955: shereejon
Friday, Sep 2, 1955
69 years old
1953: MPeugene*123
Wednesday, Sep 2, 1953
71 years old
: takeitez
(year not provided)
: lotaluck67
(year not provided)
: foreverbad64
(year not provided)
: chevelleconv
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2023: India's first solar observation mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan space centre.
2019: Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five.
2019: Sinking of MV Conception
2013: The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 PM at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.
2010: Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.
2009: The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
2008: Google launches its Google Chrome web browser.
1998: Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people on board are killed.
1998: The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide.
1992: The 7.7 M_w Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a M_s-M_w disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3-8 meters (9.8-26.2 ft).
1990: Transnistria is unilaterally proclaimed a Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void.
1987: In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May.
1985: Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead.
1984: Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia.
1970: NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19.
1968: Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.
1963: CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
1960: The first election of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.
1958: A USAF RC-130 is shot down by fighters over Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed.
1957: President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
1946: The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as vice president with the powers of a Prime Minister.
1945: World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
1945: Communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam after the end of the Nguyễn dynasty.
1944: The last execution of a Finn in Finland takes place when soldier Olavi Laiho is executed by shooting in Oulu.
1939: World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany.
1935: The Labor Day Hurricane, the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at Long Key, Florida, killing at least 400.
1923: Kantō Massacre: Amid rumors that Koreans had been conducting acts of sabotage in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, lynch mobs of Japanese begin massacring thousands of civilians over the course of several weeks, mainly ethnic minorities such as Koreans and Chinese.
1912: Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
1901: Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
1898: Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
1885: Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
1870: Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
1867: Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō, thereafter known as Empress Shōken.
1864: American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city, ending the Atlanta Campaign.
1862: American Civil War: United States President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
1859: The Carrington Event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record.
1856: The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China.
1807: Napoleonic Wars: The British Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.
1806: A massive landslide destroys the town of Goldau, Switzerland, killing 457.
1792: During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
1789: The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
1752: Great Britain, along with its overseas possessions, adopts the Gregorian calendar.
1666: The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral.
1649: The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.
1561: Entry of Mary, Queen of Scots into Edinburgh, a spectacular civic celebration for the Queen of Scotland, marred by religious controversy.
1192: The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade.
31 BC: Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium: Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
44 BC: Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
44 BC: Cicero launches the first of his Philippicae (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the following months.

Births On This Day

1998: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Canadian basketball player
1998: Choi Ye-bin, South Korean actress
1997: 645AR, American rapper
1997: Brandon Ingram, American basketball player
1996: Austin Abrams, American actor
1995: Willy Adames, Dominican baseball player
1995: Aleksander Barkov, Russian-Finnish ice hockey player
1995: İbrahim Demir, Turkish footballer
1995: Deimantas Petravičius, Lithuanian footballer
1994: Kishen Velani, English cricketer
1993: Tom Anderson, English footballer
1993: Zaza Nadiradze, Georgian sprint canoeist
1993: Robert Rooba, Estonian ice hockey player
1992: Xenia Knoll, Swiss tennis player
1992: Nenad Lukić, Serbian footballer
1992: Alberto Masi, Italian footballer
1992: Emiliano Martínez, Argentine footballer
1991: Christian Bethancourt, Panamanian baseball player
1991: Mareks Mejeris, Latvian basketball player
1991: Gyasi Zardes, American footballer
1990: Marcus Ericsson, Swedish race car driver
1990: Shayla Worley, American gymnast
1989: Marcus Morris, American basketball player
1989: Markieff Morris, American basketball player
1989: Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer
1989: Zedd, Russian-German record producer, DJ, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
1988: Keisuke Kato, Japanese actor and singer
1988: Javi Martínez, Spanish footballer
1988: Ibrahim Šehić, Bosnian footballer
1988: Ishant Sharma, Indian cricketer
1988: Ishmeet Singh, Indian singer (d. 2008)
1987: Scott Moir, Canadian ice dancer
1987: Spencer Smith, American musician
1986: Gélson Fernandes, Swiss footballer
1986: Kyle Hines, American basketball player
1985: Keith Galloway, Australian rugby league player
1985: Allison Miller, American actress
1984: Jack Peñate, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983: Rich Boy, American rapper and producer
1983: Mark Foster, English rugby player
1982: Joey Barton, English footballer
1982: Jason Hammel, American baseball player
1982: Mark Phillips, English footballer
1981: Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
1981: Jennifer Hopkins, American tennis player
1981: Chris Tremlett, English cricketer
1980: Dany Sabourin, Canadian ice hockey player
1980: Danny Shittu, Nigerian footballer
1980: Hiroki Yoshimoto, Japanese race car driver
1979: Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer
1979: Jonathan Kite, American actor and comedian
1979: Brian Westbrook, American football player
1977: Tiffany Hines, American actress
1977: Frédéric Kanouté, Malian footballer
1977: Sam Rivers, American musician
1976: Syleena Johnson, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress
1976: Aziz Zakari, Ghanaian sprinter
1975: Jill Janus, American singer (d. 2018)
1975: MC Chris, American rapper, actor, and screenwriter
1975: Tony Thompson, American singer (d. 2007)
1974: Sami Salo, Finnish ice hockey player
1973: Jason Blake, American ice hockey player
1973: Indika de Saram, Sri Lankan cricketer
1973: Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer
1973: Nicholas Pinnock, English actor
1973: Sudeep, Indian actor, filmmaker and television presenter
1972: Robert Coles, English golfer
1971: Kjetil André Aamodt, Norwegian skier
1971: Pawan Kalyan, Indian actor politician
1971: Tommy Maddox, American football player and coach
1971: César Sánchez, Spanish footballer
1971: Tom Steels, Belgian cyclist
1971: Katt Williams, American comedian and actor
1969: K-Ci, American R&B singer-songwriter
1969: Stéphane Matteau, Canadian ice hockey player
1968: Cynthia Watros, American actress
1968: Francisco Acevedo, American serial killer
1967: Frank Fontsere, American drummer and songwriter
1967: Andreas Möller, German footballer and manager
1966: Dino Cazares, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1966: Massimo Cuttitta, Italian rugby player and coach
1966: Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer
1966: Olivier Panis, French racing driver
1966: Tuc Watkins, American actor
1965: Lennox Lewis, English-Canadian boxer
1965: Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian director and screenwriter
1964: Andrea Illy, Italian businessman
1964: Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor, singer, and producer
1963: Sam Mitchell, American basketball player and coach
1962: Alonso Lujambio, Mexican academic and politician (d. 2012)
1962: Prachya Pinkaew, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter
1962: Tracy Smothers, American wrestler (d. 2020)
1962: Keir Starmer, English lawyer and politician, Leader of the Labour Party
1961: Eugenio Derbez, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961: Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer and manager
1961: Ron Wasserman, American singer-songwriter and producer
1960: Eric Dickerson, American football player and sportscaster
1960: Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance
1960: Rex Hudler, American baseball player and sportscaster
1959: Drungo Hazewood, American baseball player (d. 2013)
1959: Guy Laliberté, Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and poker player, founded Cirque du Soleil
1958: Lynne Kosky, Australian social worker and politician (d. 2014)
1957: Tony Alva, American skateboarder and bass player
1957: Steve Porcaro, American keyboard player and songwriter
1956: Mario Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1955: Linda Purl, American actress
1954: Billi Gordon, American neuroscientist, author, and actor. (d. 2018)
1954: Gai Waterhouse, Scottish-Australian horse trainer and businesswoman
1954: Andrej Babiš, Czech politician, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
1953: Maurice Colclough, English rugby player (d. 2006)
1953: Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander and politician, Afghan Minister of Defense (d. 2001)
1953: John Zorn, American saxophonist, composer, and producer
1952: Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
1952: Mihhail Lotman, Estonian linguist, scholar, and politician
1951: Jim DeMint, American politician
1951: Mark Harmon, American actor and producer
1951: Mik Kaminski, English musician, rock violinist
1950: Rosanna DeSoto, American actress
1950: Michael Rother, German guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
1949: Hans-Hermann Hoppe, American economist and philosopher
1949: Moira Stuart, British broadcaster
1948: Nate Archibald, American basketball player and coach
1948: Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
1948: Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (d. 1986)
1947: Louis Michel, Belgian educator and politician, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1947: Jim Richards, New Zealand racing driver
1946: Luis Ávalos, Cuban-American actor (d. 2014)
1946: Mary Goudie, Baroness Goudie, English humanitarian and politician
1946: Marty Grebb, American keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist, and music producer/arranger (d. 2020)
1946: Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2006)
1946: Walt Simonson, American author and illustrator
1946: Dan White, American assassin and politician (d. 1985)
1944: Janet Simpson, English sprinter (d. 2010)
1943: Rosalind Ashford, American singer
1943: Glen Sather, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1943: Joe Simon, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2021)
1941: Jyrki Otila, Finnish economist and politician (d. 2003)
1941: Sadhana Shivdasani, Indian actress (d. 2015)
1941: John Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2020)
1938: Leonard Appleyard, English diplomat, British Ambassador to China (d. 2020)
1938: Jimmy Clanton, American pop singer-songwriter
1938: Ernie Sigley, Australian television host (d. 2021)
1937: Len Carlson, Canadian voice actor (d. 2006)
1937: Peter Ueberroth, American businessman
1936: Andrew Grove, Hungarian-American businessman, engineer, and author (d. 2016)
1936: Károly Krajczár, Hungarian-Slovene author and educator (d. 2018)
1935: D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer
1934: Hilla Becher, German conceptual photographer (d. 2015)
1934: Sam Gooden, American soul singer (d. 2022)
1934: Chuck McCann, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2018)
1934: Grady Nutt, American comedian, minister, and author (d. 1982)
1933: Ed Conlin, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
1933: Mathieu Kérékou, Beninese soldier and politician, President of Benin (d. 2015)
1932: Walter Davis, Jr., American pianist (d. 1990)
1932: Arnold Greenberg, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (d. 2012)
1931: Clifford Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1993)
1931: Alan K. Simpson, American politician, senator of Wyoming
1929: Hal Ashby, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1988)
1929: Beulah Bewley, English physician and academic (d. 2018)
1929: Rex Hartwig, Australian tennis player (d. 2022)
1929: Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor and director (d. 2012)
1928: Jim Jordan, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2012)
1928: Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (d. 2014)
1928: Mel Stuart, American director and producer (d. 2012)
1927: Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster (d. 2015)
1927: Francis Matthews, English actor (d. 2014)
1927: Alice Raftary, American educator of blind adults (d. 2014)
1925: Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (d. 1981)
1924: Daniel arap Moi, Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd President of Kenya (d. 2020)
1923: René Thom, French mathematician, biologist, and academic (d. 2002)
1923: Ramón Valdés, Mexican actor and comedian (d. 1988)
1922: Arthur Ashkin, American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2020)
1922: Leigh Kamman, American radio host (d. 2014)
1919: Marge Champion, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2020)
1919: Lance Macklin, English racing driver and businessman (d. 2002)
1918: Allen Drury, American journalist and author (d. 1998)
1917: Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995)
1917: Cleveland Amory, American author and critic (d. 1997)
1916: Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (d. 2011)
1915: Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (d. 2007)
1913: Israel Gelfand, Russian-American mathematician and biologist (d. 2009)
1913: Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1981)
1912: Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967)
1911: Romare Bearden, American painter and author (d. 1988)
1911: William F. Harrah, American businessman, founded Harrah's Entertainment (d. 1978)
1911: Lill Tschudi, Swiss artist (d. 2004)
1910: Paul Saagpakk, Estonian linguist, lexicographer, and academic (d. 1996)
1910: Donald Watson, English activist, founded the Vegan Society (d. 2005)
1908: Ruth Bancroft, American landscape and garden designer (d. 2017)
1907: Pertev Naili Boratav, Turkish author and educator (d. 1998)
1904: August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (d. 1963)
1901: Andreas Embirikos, Greek psychoanalyst and poet (d. 1975)
1901: Adolph Rupp, American basketball player and coach (d. 1977)
1897: Fazlollah Zahedi, Iranian general and statesman, 36th Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1963)
1894: Joseph Roth, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1939)
1892: Dezső Kertész, Hungarian actor and film director (d. 1965)
1884: Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (d. 1970)
1883: Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (d. 1963)
1878: Herman, Estonian-Finnish archbishop (d. 1961)
1878: Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (d. 1946)
1877: Frederick Soddy, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1956)
1873: Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1897)
1866: Charles Vintcent, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1943)
1865: Simeón Ola, Filipino general and politician (d. 1952)
1856: John Bowser, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of Victoria (d. 1936)
1853: Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
1852: Paul Bourget, French author and critic (d. 1935)
1850: Eugene Field, American author and poet (d. 1895)
1850: Albert Spalding, American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded the Spalding Sporting Goods Company (d. 1915)
1850: Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (d. 1919)
1839: Henry George, American economist and author (d. 1897)
1838: Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 1914)
1838: Liliʻuokalani, Last sovereign monarch of Hawaiʻi (d. 1917)
1830: William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (d. 1911)
1820: Lucretia Peabody Hale, American journalist and author (d. 1900)
1814: Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist and historian (d. 1896)
1810: Lysander Button, American engineer (d. 1898)
1810: William Seymour Tyler, American historian and educator (d. 1897)
1805: Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (d. 1851)
1778: Louis Bonaparte, French-Dutch king (d. 1846)
1753: Marie Joséphine of Savoy (d. 1810)
1675: William Somervile, English poet and author (d. 1742)
1661: Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (d. 1733)
1548: Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)
1531: Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Bishop of Fiesole (d. 1595)
1516: Francis I, Duke of Nevers (d. 1561)
1251: Francis of Fabriano, Italian writer (d. 1322)
1243: Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 6th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295)

Deaths On This Day

2022: Frank Drake, American radio astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1930)
2022: T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Indian Carnatic vocalist (b. 1945)
2021: Siddharth Shukla, Indian TV and film actor (b. 1980)
2021: Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer (b. 1925)
2018: Claire Wineland, American activist and author (b. 1997)
2016: Jerry Heller, American music manager (b. 1940)
2016: Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (b. 1938)
2015: Ephraim Engleman, American rheumatologist, author, and academic (b. 1911)
2014: F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, American lawyer and politician, 20th District Attorney of Philadelphia (b. 1930)
2014: Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (b. 1911)
2014: Helena Rakoczy, Polish gymnast (b. 1921)
2014: Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General of India (b. 1949)
2013: Valérie Benguigui, French actress and director (b. 1965)
2013: Terry Clawson, English rugby player and coach (b. 1940)
2013: Ronald Coase, English-American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
2013: David Jacobs, English radio and television host (b. 1926)
2013: Frederik Pohl, American author and publisher (b. 1919)
2013: Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (b. 1935)
2012: Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (b. 1966)
2012: Jack Boucher, American photographer and director (b. 1931)
2012: John C. Marshall, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
2012: Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (b. 1941)
2011: Roberto Bruce, Chilean journalist (b. 1979)
2011: Felipe Camiroaga, Chilean television presenter (b. 1966)
2009: Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1949)
2008: Bill Melendez, Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor (b. 1916)
2008: Alan Waddell, Australian walker
2007: Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer, created TransAmerica (b. 1957)
2007: Max McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924)
2006: Bob Mathias, American decathlete and politician (b. 1930)
2006: Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
2006: Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (b. 1931)
2005: Bob Denver, American actor (b. 1935)
2004: Joan Oró, Catalan biochemist and academic (b. 1923)
2002: Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
2001: Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (b. 1922)
2001: Troy Donahue, American actor (b. 1936)
2000: Elvera Sanchez, American dancer (b. 1905)
2000: Curt Siodmak, German-American author and screenwriter (b. 1907)
1998: Jackie Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1933)
1998: Allen Drury, American journalist and author (b. 1918)
1997: Rudolf Bing, Austrian-American manager (b. 1902)
1997: Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1905)
1996: Paddy Clift, Zimbabwean cricketer (b. 1953)
1992: Barbara McClintock, American geneticist and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
1991: Alfonso García Robles, Mexican politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
1990: Robert Holmes à Court, South African-Australian businessman and lawyer (b. 1937)
1987: Brian Clay, Australian rugby league player (b. 1935)
1985: M. Alalasundaram, Sri Lankan Tamil teacher and politician
1985: Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (b. 1920)
1985: V. Dharmalingam, Sri Lankan Tamil politician (b. 1918)
1985: Jay Youngblood, American wrestler (b. 1955)
1984: Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908)
1983: Feri Cansel, Turkish-Cypriot actress (b. 1944)
1979: Otto P. Weyland, American general (b. 1903)
1978: Fred G. Meyer, American businessman, founded Fred Meyer (b. 1886)
1977: Stephen Dunne, American actor (b. 1918)
1976: Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1934)
1975: Mabel Vernon, American activist (b. 1883)
1973: Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)
1973: J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (b. 1892)
1971: Robert Mensah, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1939)
1969: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (b. 1890)
1965: Johannes Bobrowski, German poet and author (b. 1917)
1964: Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist and scholar (b. 1900)
1964: Alvin C. York, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1887)
1962: William Wilkerson, American publisher and businessman (b. 1890)
1954: Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and political scientist (b. 1900)
1953: Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (b. 1875)
1953: Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1883)
1948: Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883)
1945: Mason Phelps, American golfer (b. 1885)
1944: Bella Rosenfeld, Russian-American model and author (b. 1895)
1943: Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (b. 1877)
1942: Tom Williams (Irish republican), Executed Irish Republican
1942: James Juvenal, American rower (b. 1874)
1941: Lloyd Seay, American race car driver (b. 1919)
1937: Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863)
1934: James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1860)
1934: Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (b. 1908)
1934: Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (b. 1884)
1927: Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (b. 1878)
1922: Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author (b. 1867)
1921: Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
1918: John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1847)
1910: Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
1898: Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
1885: Giuseppe Bonavia, Maltese architect (b. 1821)
1877: Konstantinos Kanaris, Greek admiral and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1793)
1872: N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (b. 1783)
1865: William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1805)
1834: Thomas Telford, Scottish engineer and architect, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (b. 1757)
1832: Franz Xaver von Zach, Hungarian-French astronomer and academic (b. 1754)
1820: Jiaqing Emperor of China (b. 1760)
1813: Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (b. 1763)
1790: Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (b. 1701)
1768: Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1703)
1765: Henry Bouquet, Swiss-English colonel (b. 1719)
1764: Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1700)
1690: Philip William, Elector Palatine, German Count Palatine of Neuburg (b. 1615)
1688: Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1631)
1680: Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Steward of Sweden (b. 1602)
1651: Kosem Sultan, Ottoman Valide sultan and regent (b. 1589)
1606: Karel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (b. 1548)
1540: Dawit II of Ethiopia (b. 1501)
1397: Francesco Landini, Italian composer
1274: Prince Munetaka, Japanese shōgun (b. 1242)
1083: King Munjong of Goryeo (b. 1019)
1031: Saint Emeric of Hungary (b. 1000)
1022: Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, king of Mide and High King of Ireland
595: John IV of Constantinople
459: Simeon Stylites, Byzantine saint (b. 390)
421: Constantius III, Roman emperor

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