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September 21

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September 21

September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 101 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2024: Maryland man uses solicitor phone number to win $50,000 Pick 5 lottery prize. A Maryland man bombarded with scam text messages turned the unwanted solicitations into $50,000 after using the phone numbers to win a Pick 5 prize in the lottery.
2023: Bill to allow Pennsylvania lottery players to claim anonymously passes unanimously in Senate. A bill that would allow some lottery winners in Pennsylvania to claim prizes anonymously passed unanimously in the Senate.
2022: Two Illinois lottery winners in a partnership claim $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot. Two winners in a partnership have come forward to claim the eye-watering $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot that was drawn in July 2022.
2022: Six tickets each win $100,000 Mass Cash prize at the same store on the same day. Six tickets winning $100,000 in the Massachusetts Lottery's Mass Cash draw game were sold at the same store on Monday, but the Lottery says that it's not as strange as you might think.
2020: Australian woman takes home $60 million lottery jackpot. It isn't every day you hear about a lottery winner on the younger side, but one Australian woman in her twenties just took home the $60 million (US$43.43 million) Australian Powerball jackpot in the draw on Thurs., Sept. 17.
2019: California woman claims Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth half-billion dollars. A San Diego woman never has to work another day in her life after cashing in her winning Mega Millions lottery ticket she purchased at a deli near Sorrento Valley.
2018: After bawdy photos, California Lottery workers demand resignations. Five veteran Lottery employees on Thursday demanded that senior department executives resign amid investigations into hiring practices and alleged misconduct on a work-related trip two years ago.
2017: $133.2 million Powerball lottery winner played same numbers for 30 years. Colorado's biggest lottery jackpot winner in state history says she has played the same five numbers in the lottery every week, without fail, for the past 30 years.
2016: Colorado siblings win lottery by playing the same numbers. A pair of Colorado siblings won a collective $250,000 when they played the same lottery numbers in the same Powerball drawing.
2016: Idaho woman wins $390,000 lottery prize after playing same numbers for 27 years. An Idaho woman's streak of playing the same lottery numbers since 1989 finally paid off when the numbers earned her a $390,000 jackpot.
2016: Losing bidders protest $262 million Maryland Lottery contract. Two losing contenders for a contract worth as much as $263 million for the computer network that runs the Maryland lottery are protesting a decision to award the business to a rival, charging that a state agency chose the highest bidder after a tainted process.
2015: Texas Lottery starts new 'Texas Triple Chance' game next week. Texas Lottery players will be getting a brand new game to play, starting next week.
2012: $174 MILLION: Tomorrow's Powerball lottery jackpot red hot. The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing took place Wednesday night without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $174 million, with a cash option of $110 million.
2012: $250,000 Mega Millions ticket sold in Maryland expires next week. The final claim date is quickly approaching for the owner of a $250,000 second-tier Mega Millions ticket purched in Maryland at the end of March.
2011: Deadline for claiming $16.5M Hot Lotto jackpot nears. Time is running out for a mystery lottery player to claim a $16.5 million Hot Lotto jackpot purchased in Iowa last December.
2011: Would-be lottery winner to get new roof. A California woman isn't going to get the $54 million she thought she won in this week's lottery when her newspaper printed the wrong winning numbers, but two local businessmen are taking care of the first thing she planned to buy with the prize money: a new roof.
2011: Maryland woman's winning lottery ticket mistake. A Maryland woman thought she was getting a little taste of the dream of winning the lottery, but it turned out it was all a mistake.
2011: Full Tilt Poker a ponzi scheme, says U.S. attorney. An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was "not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme," federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
2008: Virginia Lottery's 20th birthday raffle drawing held. The Virginia Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Virginia's 20th Birthday Raffle, was drawn Saturday, and made one instant millionaire.
2005: Company That Claimed to Sell Winning Lottery Numbers Will Pay Refund. A Buffalo, N.Y., company that told consumers they could buy winning lottery numbers will issue full refunds to Missouri residents and will cease to do business in Missouri under a court-approved agreement with Attorney General Jay Nixon.
2005: Record lottery winner's business target of complaints. More than 1,500 complaints have been filed in a Wood County sewer project being completed by a company owned by record Powerball winner Jack Whittaker, about one complaint for every customer the Union Williams Public Service District project would serve.
2005: High gas prices may be cutting into lottery sales. The evidence is far from conclusive, but some people in the business think high gasoline prices have cut into lottery sales in New Hampshire.
2005: Possible winner of $258 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot found. Officials with the New Jersey Lottery on Wednesday announced that a person purported to be a legal representative for the winner of a massive Mega Millions drawing has come forward.
2004: Crossing the border is good luck for $200,000 lottery winner. A Clarksville, Tennessee man's luck turned green earlier this month when he won $200,000 in the Kentucky Cash Ball lottery.
2004: Canadian Super 7 lottery winner heads back to work. It's back to work for Shawn MacDonald even if this morning he is Canada's newest multi-millionaire.
2004: Missouri lottery winner to validate $3.1 million winning ticket. An Ava, Missouri man must wait until Wednesday or Thursday for state lottery officials to verify whether his lottery ticket will turn him into a $3.1 million winner in the Missouri Lottery.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$748.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 23, 2023
2.$493.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 22, 2021
3.$451 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 23, 2025
4.$431 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 21, 2021
5.$301 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 23, 2022
6.$275 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 21, 2018
7.€275.56 Million US$271.23 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Sep 22, 2022
8.$251.6 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 21, 2022
9.$235 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 23, 2015
10.$228.5 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 24, 2014
11.$227 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 24, 2019
12.€190 Million
US$209.08 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 24, 2019
13.$205 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 22, 2023
14.$203 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 23, 2006
15.$196.8 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 21, 2024
16.€130 Million
US$189.94 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 26, 2008
17.€194 Million
US$188.72 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 23, 2022
18.€153 Million
US$182.99 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 22, 2017
19.$178 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 22, 2018
20.$176 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 24, 2008
21.$174 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 22, 2012
22.€144.08 Million
US$161.65 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Sep 22, 2016
23.$160 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 24, 2013
24.€130 Million
US$152.85 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 21, 2018
25.€120 Million
US$141.64 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Sep 23, 2025

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1988: Momof388
Wednesday, Sep 21, 1988
37 years old
1986: Tak954$
Sunday, Sep 21, 1986
39 years old
1985: TinaTheTerror
Saturday, Sep 21, 1985
40 years old
1984: Karisthyl
Friday, Sep 21, 1984
41 years old
1983: Cash lord
Wednesday, Sep 21, 1983
42 years old
1983: La-La
Wednesday, Sep 21, 1983
42 years old
1982: K912
Tuesday, Sep 21, 1982
43 years old
1981: sabresfanatic
Monday, Sep 21, 1981
44 years old
1979: lotsofwins
Friday, Sep 21, 1979
46 years old
1978: custmstr8jckt
Thursday, Sep 21, 1978
47 years old
1977: Iclark30
Wednesday, Sep 21, 1977
48 years old
1977: rushdon1
Wednesday, Sep 21, 1977
48 years old
1976: gabo
Tuesday, Sep 21, 1976
49 years old
1974: LuckyGirl21
Saturday, Sep 21, 1974
51 years old
1972: Deputybrown
Thursday, Sep 21, 1972
53 years old
1971: remromeo
Tuesday, Sep 21, 1971
54 years old
1970: parkerdog48
Monday, Sep 21, 1970
55 years old
1970: BIGDOG21
Monday, Sep 21, 1970
55 years old
1968: sweetbully13
Saturday, Sep 21, 1968
57 years old
1967: Sista Dee
Thursday, Sep 21, 1967
58 years old
1966: Jaxxx
Wednesday, Sep 21, 1966
59 years old
1966: Jaxx1
Wednesday, Sep 21, 1966
59 years old
1965: buddyven
Tuesday, Sep 21, 1965
60 years old
1964: Willieleary 1
Monday, Sep 21, 1964
61 years old
1963: Fredosky3691
Saturday, Sep 21, 1963
62 years old
1960: applebook299
Wednesday, Sep 21, 1960
65 years old
1958: rico42xx
Sunday, Sep 21, 1958
67 years old
1955: grwurston
Wednesday, Sep 21, 1955
70 years old
1955: starmech
Wednesday, Sep 21, 1955
70 years old
1951: greeno
Friday, Sep 21, 1951
74 years old
1943: Alicerosalyn
Tuesday, Sep 21, 1943
82 years old
: G GordonLitty
(year not provided)
: Reese21
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2019: A 5.6 M_w earthquake shakes the Albanian port of Durrës. Forty-nine people are injured in the capital, Tirana.
2018: LGBT rights activist Zak Kostopoulos is beaten to death on a busy street in Athens
2015: Adventist Health System agreed to pay $118.7 million to settle allegations of fraud. It was the largest a hospital network has ever paid.
2013: Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya, killing at least 67 people.
2012: Three Egyptian militants open fire on a group of Israeli soldiers in a southern Israel cross-border attack.
2003: The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere.
2001: America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
2001: Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths.
1999: The Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan, leaving about 2,400 people dead.
1997: St. Olaf's Church, a stone church from the 16th century in Tyrvää, Finland, is burnt down by a burglar.
1996: The Defense of Marriage Act is passed by the United States Congress.
1993: Russian President Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution.
1993: A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-134 is shot down by a missile in the Black Sea near Sokhumi, Georgia.
1991: Armenia gains independence from the Soviet Union.
1984: Brunei joins the United Nations.
1981: Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.
1981: Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.
1976: Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C., at the order of Augusto Pinochet.
1976: Seychelles joins the United Nations.
1972: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos begins authoritarian rule by declaring martial law.
1971: Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
1969: Mexicana de Aviación Flight 801, a Boeing 727-100 passenger plane, crashes during a landing attempt in Mexico City, killing 27 of the 118 occupants.
1965: The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.
1964: Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom, but remains in the Commonwealth.
1964: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's fastest bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
1957: Pamir, a four-masted barque, was shipwrecked and sank off the Azores during Hurricane Carrie.
1953: Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea with his jet fighter.
1942: The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp.
1942: The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.
1942: The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently move from Konstantynów to Biała Podlaska.
1942: The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
1939: Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.
1938: The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
1937: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published for the first time. (September 22 is celebrated by some fans as Hobbit Day, however.)
1934: A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing more than 3,000 people.
1933: Salvador Lutteroth establishes Mexican professional wrestling.
1921: A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people.
1898: Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
1896: Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
1862: Taiping Rebellion: The Ever Victorious Army defeats Taiping forces at the Battle of Cixi.
1860: Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
1843: The crew of schooner Ancud, led by John Williams Wilson, takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the Chilean government.
1814: War of 1812: British forces abandon their unsuccessful siege of Fort Erie.
1809: British Secretary of War Lord Castlereagh and Foreign Secretary George Canning meet in a duel on Putney Heath, with Castlereagh wounding Canning in the thigh.
1792: French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
1780: American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
1776: Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
1745: A British government army led by Sir John Cope is defeated in less than 15 minutes by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart.
1435: The Treaty of Arras is promulgated, causing Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War.
1217: Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Caupo of Turaida are killed in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day.
1170: Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland: The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Anglo-Norman invaders.
455: Emperor Avitus enters Italy with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.

Births On This Day

1999: Wang Junkai, Chinese singer
1999: Alexander Isak, Eritrean-Swedish professional footballer
1998: Máscara de Bronce, Mexican wrestler
1998: Yainer Díaz, Dominican baseball player
1995: Bruno Caboclo, Brazilian basketball player
1994: Devin Williams, American baseball player
1993: Kirsty Gilmour, Scottish badminton player
1993: Kwon Mina, South Korean singer and actress
1993: Ante Rebić, Croatian footballer
1992: Kim Jong-dae, South Korean singer-songwriter
1992: Rodrigo Godínez, Mexican footballer
1992: Devyn Marble, American basketball player
1991: Anastassia Kovalenko, Estonian motorcycle racer
1991: Carlos Martínez, Dominican baseball player
1990: Al-Farouq Aminu, American basketball player
1990: Danny Batth, English footballer
1990: Rob Cross, English darts player
1990: Ivan Dorschner, American-Filipino model and actor
1990: Sam Kasiano, New Zealand rugby league player
1990: Allison Scagliotti, American actress and musician
1990: Christian Serratos, American actress
1989: Jason Derulo, American singer-songwriter
1989: Sandor Earl, Australian rugby league player
1989: Manny Harris, American basketball player
1989: Emma Watkins, Australian singer and actress
1988: Doug Baldwin, American football player
1988: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistani politician
1987: Jimmy Clausen, American football player
1987: Anthony Don, Australian rugby league player
1987: Marcelo Estigarribia, Paraguayan footballer
1987: Ryan Guzman, American actor and model
1987: Murilo Maccari, Brazilian footballer
1987: Ashley Paris, American basketball player
1987: Courtney Paris, American basketball player
1987: Michał Pazdan, Polish footballer
1987: Ivelisse Vélez, Puerto Rican wrestler
1986: Faris Badwan, English singer-songwriter
1986: Lindsey Stirling, American violinist and composer
1985: Justin Durant, American football player
1984: Dwayne Bowe, American football player
1984: Ahna O'Reilly, American actress
1984: Ben Wildman-Tobriner, American swimmer
1984: Wale, American rapper
1983: Ndiss Kaba Badji, Senegalese athlete
1983: Fernando Cavenaghi, Argentine footballer
1983: Francesco Dracone, Italian race car driver
1983: Scott Evans, American actor
1983: Anna Favella, Italian actress
1983: Maggie Grace, American actress
1983: Cristian Hidalgo, Spanish footballer
1983: Greg Jennings, American football player
1983: Joseph Mazzello, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1983: Anna Meares, Australian track cyclist
1983: Reggie Nelson, American football player
1983: Rafael Marques Pinto, Brazilian footballer
1982: Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian race car driver
1982: Dominic Perrottet, Australian politician, 46th Premier of New South Wales
1982: Christos Tapoutos, Greek basketball player
1982: Rowan Vine, English footballer
1981: Nicole Richie, American actress, fashion designer, and author
1981: Sarah Whatmore, English singer-songwriter
1980: Nyree Kindred, Welsh swimmer
1980: Tomas Scheckter, South African race car driver
1980: Autumn Reeser, American actress
1980: Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress
1979: James Allan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979: Richard Dunne, Irish footballer
1979: Chris Gayle, Jamaican cricketer
1979: Julian Gray, English footballer
1979: Monika Merl, German runner
1978: Paulo Costanzo, Canadian actor, director, and producer
1978: Luke Godden, Australian footballer
1978: Doug Howlett, New Zealand rugby player
1977: Kārlis Lācis, Latvian pianist and composer
1977: Andre Pärn, Estonian basketball player
1977: Kohei Sato, Japanese wrestler
1977: Brian Tallet, American baseball player
1976: Jonas Bjerre, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976: Poul Hübertz, Danish footballer and manager
1975: Doug Davis, American baseball player
1974: Bryce Drew, American basketball player and coach
1974: Andy Todd, English footballer and manager
1973: Vanessa Grigoriadis, American journalist and author
1973: Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spanish tennis player
1973: Oswaldo Sánchez, Mexican footballer
1972: Olivia Bonamy, French actress
1972: Liam Gallagher, English singer-songwriter
1972: Jon Kitna, American football player and coach
1971: John Crawley, English cricketer and academic
1971: James Lesure, Americana actor
1971: Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor, director, and comedian
1971: Luke Wilson, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1970: Rob Benedict, American actor, screenwriter, and musician
1970: Melissa Ferrick, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970: Samantha Power, Irish-American journalist, academic, and diplomat, 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1969: Anne Burrell, American chef and television host
1969: Jason Christiansen, American baseball player
1969: Curtis Leschyshyn, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1969: Billy Porter, American actor and singer
1968: Kevin Buzzard, British mathematician
1968: David Jude Jolicoeur, American rapper, songwriter, and producer (died 2023)
1968: Ricki Lake, American actress, producer, and talk show host
1967: Faith Hill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1967: Suman Pokhrel, Nepali poet, lyricist and playwright
1967: Tyler Stewart, Canadian drummer
1966: Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Canadian skier and journalist
1965: Frédéric Beigbeder, French author and critic
1965: Cheryl Hines, American actress
1965: Johanna Vuoksenmaa, Finnish director and screenwriter
1964: Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer-songwriter
1964: Lester Quitzau, Canadian guitarist
1963: Curtly Ambrose, Antiguan cricketer and bass player
1963: Cecil Fielder, American baseball player and manager
1963: Angus Macfadyen, Scottish actor and screenwriter
1963: Mamoru Samuragochi, Japanese composer
1963: Trevor Steven, English footballer
1963: David J. Wales, British academic and educator
1962: Rob Morrow, American actor
1961: Billy Collins, Jr., American boxer (died 1984)
1961: Dan Borislow, American businessman and inventor (died 2014)
1961: Serena Scott Thomas, English actress and producer
1961: Nancy Travis, American actress and producer
1960: David James Elliott, Canadian-American actor and director
1960: Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iranian journalist, politician and scientist, first woman Vice President of Iran
1960: Kelley Eskridge, American author and screenwriter
1960: Musalia Mudavadi, Kenyan politician and Former Deputy Prime Minister
1960: Graham Southern, English art dealer and gallery owner
1960: Maurizio Cattelan, Italian sculptor
1959: Crin Antonescu, Romanian educator and politician, former Interim President of Romania
1959: Andrzej Buncol, Polish footballer
1959: Dave Coulier, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
1959: Danny Cox, English-American baseball player and coach
1959: Corinne Drewery, English singer-songwriter and fashion designer
1958: Rick Mahorn, American basketball player and coach
1958: Simon Mayo, English radio host
1957: Ethan Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1957: Mark Levin, American lawyer, radio host, and author
1957: Sidney Moncrief, American basketball player and coach
1957: Kevin Rudd, Australian politician and diplomat, 26th Prime Minister of Australia
1956: Jack Givens, American basketball player and sportscaster
1956: Marta Kauffman, American screenwriter and producer
1956: Ricky Morton, American wrestler
1955: Richard Hieb, American engineer and astronaut
1955: Israel Katz, Israeli politician
1955: Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter
1954: Shinzo Abe, Japanese lawyer and politician, 90th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2022)
1954: Julia Grant, British transgender activist (died 2019)
1954: Thomas S. Ray, American ecologist and academic
1954: Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, English rock drummer (died 2015)
1953: Arie Luyendyk, Dutch race car driver and sportscaster
1953: Reinhard Marx, German cardinal
1952: Dave Gregory, English guitarist and keyboard player
1952: John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick, English lawyer and politician
1951: Bruce Arena, American soccer player and manager
1951: Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (died 2005)
1950: Charles Clarke, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Education
1950: Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
1949: Henry Butler, American pianist and photographer (died 2018)
1949: Artis Gilmore, American basketball player and radio host
1949: Odilo Scherer, Brazilian cardinal
1948: Jack Dromey, English union leader and politician (died 2022)
1948: Mitsuo Momota, Japanese wrestler
1948: John B. O'Reilly Jr., American politician (died 2025)
1947: Don Felder, American musician and songwriter
1947: Keith Harris, English ventriloquist and singer (died 2015)
1947: Rupert Hine, English musician, songwriter, and record producer (died 2020)
1947: Stephen King, American author and screenwriter
1947: Ed Nimmervoll, Austrian-Australian journalist, historian, and author (died 2014)
1947: Marsha Norman, American playwright and author
1946: Rose Garrard, English sculptor and author
1946: Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss lawyer and politician, 87th President of the Swiss Confederation
1946: Mart Siimann, Estonian psychologist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Estonia
1945: Richard Childress, American race car driver and businessman
1945: Shaw Clifton, Northern Irish 18th General of The Salvation Army (died 2023)
1945: Kay Ryan, American poet and educator
1944: Steve Beshear, American lawyer and politician, 61st Governor of Kentucky
1944: Marcus Binney, English historian and author
1944: Fannie Flagg, American actress, comedian, and author
1944: Hamilton Jordan, American politician, 8th White House Chief of Staff (died 2008)
1944: Bobby Tench, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
1943: David Hood, American session bassist and trombone player
1943: Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
1942: Sam McDowell, American baseball player
1941: Jack Brisco, American wrestler and manager (died 2010)
1941: R. James Woolsey, Jr., American scholar and diplomat, 16th Director of Central Intelligence
1940: Ron Fenton, English footballer, coach, and manager (died 2013)
1940: Hermann Knoflacher, Austrian engineer and academic
1940: Bill Kurtis, American journalist and producer
1939: Agnivesh, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician (died 2020)
1938: Doug Moe, American basketball player and coach
1938: Olu Falae, Nigerian politician and government official
1937: John D'Amico, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (died 2005)
1936: Ian Albery, English manager and producer
1936: Dickey Lee, American pop-country singer-songwriter and guitarist
1936: Yury Luzhkov, Russian soldier and politician, 2nd Mayor of Moscow (died 2019)
1936: Diane Rehm, American journalist and radio host
1935: Jimmy Armfield, English footballer and manager (died 2018)
1935: Henry Gibson, American actor (died 2009)
1934: Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (died 2016)
1934: María Rubio, Mexican actress (died 2018)
1933: Allan Jeans, Australian footballer and coach (died 2011)
1933: Dick Simon, American race car driver
1932: Shirley Conran, English journalist and author (died 2024)
1932: Marjorie Fletcher, English Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (died 2008)
1932: Don Preston, American keyboard player and composer
1931: Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (died 2012)
1930: John Morgan, Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter (died 2004)
1930: Bob Stokoe, English footballer and manager (died 2004)
1929: Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer and manager (died 1979)
1929: Edgar Valter, Estonian author and illustrator (died 2006)
1929: Bernard Williams, English-Italian philosopher and academic (died 2003)
1926: Don Dunstan, Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (died 1999)
1926: Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
1926: Fereydoon Moshiri, Iranian poet and critic (died 2000)
1924: Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (died 1957)
1923: Fred Hunt, British jazz pianist (died 1986)
1921: John McHale, American baseball player and manager (died 2008)
1920: Kenneth McAlpine, British race car driver (died 2023)
1919: Mario Bunge, Argentinian-Canadian physicist and philosopher (died 2020)
1919: Herman Fowlkes, Jr., American trumpet player and educator (died 1993)
1919: Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani philosopher and scholar (died 1988)
1918: John Gofman, American physicist, chemist, and biologist (died 2007)
1918: Karl Slover, American actor (died 2011)
1918: Juan José Arreola, Mexican writer and academic (died 2001)
1917: Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician and academic (died 1968)
1916: Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (died 2003)
1912: Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002)
1912: György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 2005)
1910: Meinrad Schütter, Swiss composer (died 2006)
1909: Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian educator and politician, 1st President of Ghana (died 1972)
1906: Henry Beachell, American biologist and botanist (died 2006)
1905: Robert Lebel, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1999)
1904: Hans Hartung, German-French painter (died 1989)
1903: Preston Tucker, American engineer and businessman, designed the Tucker Sedan (died 1956)
1902: Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet and critic (died 1963)
1902: Allen Lane, English publisher, founded Penguin Books (died 1970)
1902: Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1937)
1899: Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (died 1986)
1898: Frances Mary Albrier, American civil rights activist (died 1987)
1894: Anton Piëch, Austrian lawyer and businessman (died 1952)
1893: Erna Scheffler, German lawyer and justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (died 1983)
1890: Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot (died 1916)
1890: Charles William Train, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1965)
1884: Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (died 1944)
1882: Geevarghese Ivanios, Indian metropolitan (died 1953)
1878: Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (died 1951)
1874: Gustav Holst, English composer and educator (died 1934)
1873: Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader (died 1966)
1872: Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer on the RMS Titanic (died 1912)
1867: Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, English politician, 4th Governor-General of New Zealand (died 1958)
1867: Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (died 1950)
1866: Charles Nicolle, French-Tunisian microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)
1866: H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic (died 1946)
1863: John Bunny, American actor (died 1915)
1862: James E. Talmage, English-American religious leader and author (died 1933)
1859: Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (died 1933)
1853: Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1926)
1851: Fanny Searls, American biologist (died 1939)
1849: Maurice Barrymore, American actor (died 1905)
1846: Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (died 1906)
1842: Abdul Hamid II, 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (died 1918)
1840: Murad V, Ottoman sultan (died 1904)
1819: Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois (died 1864)
1776: John Fitchett, English poet (died 1838)
1761: Antoine Barnave, French politician and orator (died 1793)
1760: Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Minister of Justice for Imperial Russia (died 1837)
1758: Christopher Gore, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 8th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1827)
1706: Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (died 1735)
1645: Louis Jolliet, Canadian explorer (died 1700)
1640: Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, younger son of Louis XIII of France and his wife (died 1701)
1629: Philip Howard, English cardinal (died 1694)
1559: Cigoli, Italian painter and architect (died 1613)
1552: Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (died 1638)
1457: Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, Polish princess (died 1502)
1452: Girolamo Savonarola, Italian priest and philosopher (died 1498)
1433: Guillaume Fichet, French scholar and academic (died 1480)
1428: Jingtai Emperor of China (died 1457)
1415: Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1493)
1411: Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, English politician, Lord Protector of England (died 1460)
1407: Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Italian noble (died 1450)
1371: Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1440)
1051: Bertha of Savoy (died 1087)
953: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim, Buyid prince
580: Pope Vitalian (died 672)

Deaths On This Day

2024: Raquel Blandón, Guatemalan lawyer and activist, First Lady of Guatemala (born 1943)
2024: Benny Golson, American saxophonist and composer (born 1929)
2024: Eddie Low, New Zealand country singer and musician (born 1943)
2024: Mercury Morris, American football player (born 1947)
2023: Walewska Oliveira, Brazilian volleyball player and Olympic champion (born 1979)
2022: Raju Srivastav, Indian comedian, actor and politician (born 1963)
2021: Willie Garson, American actor (born 1964)
2020: Arthur Ashkin, American scientist and Nobel laureate (born 1922)
2018: Trần Đại Quang, President of Vietnam (born 1956)
2018: Vitaliy Masol, Ukrainian Former Prime Minister (born 1928)
2015: Yoram Gross, Polish-Australian director and producer (born 1926)
2015: Ray Warleigh, Australian-English saxophonist and flute player (born 1938)
2015: Richard Williamson, American footballer and coach (born 1941)
2014: Michael Harari, Israeli intelligence officer (born 1927)
2014: Caldwell Jones, American basketball player and coach (born 1950)
2014: Sheldon Patinkin, American director and playwright (born 1935)
2013: Kofi Awoonor, Ghanaian author, poet, and diplomat (born 1935)
2013: Michel Brault, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928)
2013: Harl H. Haas, Jr., American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1932)
2013: Walter Wallmann, German lawyer and politician, Minister-President of Hesse (born 1932)
2013: Ko Wierenga, Dutch lawyer and politician (born 1933)
2012: José Curbelo, Cuban-American pianist and manager (born 1917)
2012: Yehuda Elkana, Israeli historian and philosopher (born 1934)
2012: Sven Hassel, Danish-German soldier and author (born 1917)
2012: Bill King, English commander, sailor, and author (born 1910)
2012: Tom Umphlett, American baseball player and manager (born 1930)
2011: Jun Henmi, Japanese author and poet (born 1939)
2009: Robert Ginty, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1948)
2007: Hallgeir Brenden, Norwegian skier (born 1929)
2007: Alice Ghostley, American actress (born 1923)
2006: Tasos Athanasiadis, Greek author (born 1913)
2002: Robert L. Forward, American physicist and science fiction author (born 1932)
2000: Jacques Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 35th Canadian Minister of Justice (born 1915)
2000: Leonid Rogozov, Russian physician and surgeon (born 1934)
1998: Florence Griffith Joyner, American sprinter (born 1959)
1995: Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (born 1928)
1992: Tarachand Barjatya, Indian film producer, founded Rajshri Productions (born 1914)
1991: Gordon Bashford, English engineer (born 1916)
1990: Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1933)
1989: Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan physician and academic (born 1954)
1987: Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, composer, and producer (born 1951)
1985: Gu Long, Chinese author and screenwriter (born 1937)
1983: Birgit Tengroth, Swedish actor (born 1915)
1983: Xavier Zubiri, Basque philosopher (born 1898)
1982: Ivan Bagramyan, Russian general (born 1897)
1976: Benjamin Graham, British-American economist, professor, and investor (born 1894)
1976: Orlando Letelier, Chilean economist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Chile (born 1932)
1975: Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, Turkish painter and poet (born 1911)
1974: Walter Brennan, American actor (born 1894)
1974: Jacqueline Susann, American author and actress (born 1918)
1972: Henry de Montherlant, French essayist, novelist, and dramatist (born 1896)
1971: Bernardo Houssay, Argentinian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)
1966: Paul Reynaud, French lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of France (born 1878)
1964: Josef Müller, Croatian entomologist (born 1880)
1963: Paulino Masip, Spanish author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1899)
1962: Bo Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1892)
1958: Peter Whitehead, English racing driver (born 1914)
1957: Haakon VII of Norway (born 1872)
1956: Bill Struth, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1875)
1954: Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman (born 1858)
1953: Necmettin Sadak, Turkish publisher and politician, 10th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1890)
1947: Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1878)
1944: Alexander Koshetz, Ukrainian choral conductor, arranger, composer (born 1875)
1944: Artur Phleps, Romanian general (born 1881)
1942: John Symes, English cricketer (born 1879)
1939: Armand Călinescu, Romanian economist and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Romania (born 1893)
1938: Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Croatian author and poet (born 1874)
1937: Osgood Perkins, American actor (born 1892)
1933: Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (born 1896)
1926: Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (born 1857)
1906: Samuel Arnold, American conspirator (born 1838)
1905: Nikolay Benardos, Ukrainian inventor (born 1842)
1904: Chief Joseph, American tribal leader (born 1840)
1880: Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile (born 1809)
1874: Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, French geologist and engineer (born 1798)
1860: Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (born 1788)
1832: Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (born 1771)
1812: Emanuel Schikaneder, German actor and playwright (born 1751)
1798: George Read, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Delaware (born 1733)
1796: François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (born 1769)
1748: John Balguy, English philosopher and author (born 1686)
1743: Jai Singh II, Indian king (born 1688)
1719: Johann Heinrich Acker, German historian and academic (born 1647)
1709: Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian statesman, Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (born 1639)
1643: Emperor Hong Taiji of China (born 1592)
1637: William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (born 1602)
1629: Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (born 1587)
1586: Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal and diplomat (born 1517)
1576: Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (born 1501)
1558: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1500)
1397: Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, English admiral (born 1346)
1327: Edward II of England (born 1284)
1256: William of Kilkenny, Lord Chancellor of England
1235: Andrew II of Hungary (born 1175)
1217: Lembitu, Estonian king and military leader
1217: Caupo of Turaida
1026: Otto-William, Count of Burgundy
687: Pope Conon (born 630)
454: Flavius Aetius, Roman general and politician (born 396)
19 BC: Virgil, Roman poet (born 70 BC)

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