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On This Day in History
September 29
September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 93 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day
- 2022
- Virginia man scoops $1 million in Pick 4 with 200 plays in one drawing. A last minute splurge led to the Virginia Lottery paying out $1 million to one player after his 200 identical plays matched the winning numbers in a single Pick 4 drawing.
- 2021
- Michigan man found dead with winning lottery ticket in his wallet. A Michigan man who was found dead on a private beach never got the chance to cash his winning ticket worth $45,000.
- 2020
- Mississippi Lottery could begin funding education by 2021. The Mississippi Lottery's first year in operation has been an eventful one, from selling its first-ever lottery ticket in November 2019 to battling sales dips caused by COVID-19 just four months later. Yet, it's currently traveling down the road to success, having transferred $70.7 million to the state treasury in less than one year in operation.
- 2018
- New York man claims $245.6 million Powerball jackpot. A Staten Island, New York, man came forward Thursday to officially claim a $245.6 million Powerball jackpot.
- 2016
- How a retired NC potter won the lottery 111 times. One of the most prolific winners in North Carolina lottery history wants you to know two things: he doesn't cheat and he understands the games better than anyone.
- 2016
- New Zealand man wins $1M lottery after someone cut him in line. A patient New Zealand Lotto player bagged a cool $1 million, all thanks to a pushy patron who decided to cut him in line.
- 2016
- $38,194 winning lottery ticket spent months forgotten in a drawer. A Canadian lottery winner said his $38,194 winning ticket almost went unclaimed after he forgot about it for months.
- 2014
- Slot machine saves German gambler as police arrive. A man in Germany facing arrest has a most opportune win at a slot machine.
- 2012
- Pool of McDonald's workers claims Mega Millions fraud. A group of 14 McDonald's employees from the Baltimore, Maryland, area are still convinced they were winners in the massive $656 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing earlier this year -- despite being told otherwise by lottery officials -- and are claiming that a co-worker defrauded the Maryland Lottery to avoid sharing a payout with them.
- 2012
- Mich. lottery winner who kept collecting welfare found dead. A Lincoln Park, Michigan, woman who won $1 million in the Michigan Lottery and was later convicted for still collecting state welfare died Saturday from an apparent drug overdose.
- 2012
- Lottery investigator testifies she urged illegal immigrant to keep, sign $3M ticket. A New York State Lottery Commission investigator testified Friday that she urged an illegal immigrant living in Spring Valley to keep his signature on a $3 million scratch-off ticket rather than let someone else take ownership.
- 2011
- West Virginia Lottery rule change raises safety issue. Limited video lottery retailers and machine distributors raised concerns Wednesday that a proposed West Virginia Lottery Commission rule change could put their employees at greater risk of being robbed.
- 2011
- Tenn. lawmakers float ideas to improve lottery revenues. Tennessee state Senate minority leader is calling on fellow lawmakers to find ways to increase lottery revenues instead of cutting back on the scholarship program, while Gov. Bill Haslam has assigned his staff to consider a broad range of options for stabilizing the game's finances.
- 2011
- S.C. lottery and electronic sweepstakes on collision course. South Carolina retailers who offer electronic sweepstakes to customers are feeling jittery, as the state lottery director sent a letter threatening to pull retailers' licenses.
- 2011
- Toronto teacher claims $21.4M lottery jackpot. A Toronto-area high school wood shop and technology teacher played hooky Tuesday to pick up his $21.4 million Lotto Max jackpot.
- 2010
- Tickets on sale for Oregon Lottery's Thanksgiving Raffle. The Oregon Lottery is doubling the stakes for this year's Thanksgiving Raffle, with two $1 million prize winners.
- 2009
- Odds are, stunning coincidences can be expected. With millions of people choosing numbers in hundreds of lotteries around the world each week, coincidences are bound to happen -- and they have, many times.
- 2009
- First day of Arkansas lottery sales brisk, sellers say. Several retailers who sell Arkansas lottery tickets reported brisk and sometimes "crazy" ticket sales Monday — the first day of the state's new lottery with proceeds dedicated for college scholarships.
- 2007
- Will the Michigan Lottery shut down tomorrow?. If the Michigan government shuts down because legislators are unable to agree on a new state budget, the Michigan Lottery will suspend operations at the end of the business day on Sunday.
- 2006
- N.Y. Gov. Pataki refuses to extradite gambling CEO, sends him home. A judge cleared a former executive of a British gambling company to return to London on Friday after New York's governor declined to sign a warrant extraditing him to Louisiana, where he is charged with illegal online gambling.
- 2005
- Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $167 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $167 million, with a cash option of $83.1 million.
- 2005
- Painter Hits it Big with $1 Million Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket. An Auburn, Ga., painter has won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket, Georgia Lottery officials said.
- 2005
- Oklahoma Gov. To Reveal Design Of Lottery Tickets. Governor Brad Henry and Jim Scroggins, executive director of the Oklahoma Lottery, will unveil poster-size facsimiles of the state's first scratch-off tickets on Monday.
- 2005
- Texas Lottery jackpot game tickets in sales decline. Citing plummeting revenues that indicate a "jackpot fatigue" in state lotteries throughout the nation, the chairman of the Texas Lottery Commission challenged the organization's staff to consider boosting Lotto Texas sales by making the game more creative.
- 2005
- Man wins citizenship, lottery in same day. Moses Bittok became a U.S. citizen and a millionaire last week, all in one day.
- 2004
- Mega Millions rockets to $101 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $101 million Wednesday.
- 2004
- Powerball jackpot winner dies. Melvin Rhodes - who won a big Powerball lottery jackpot four years ago - has died in Maryville, Tennessee at 78.
- 2004
- California Lottery has highest sales in history. California Lottery officials announced a stellar year with estimated sales for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-04 over $2.9 billion, representing the highest sales since the commencement of the Lottery in 1985.
- 2004
- Iowa woman to plead guilty for lottery ticket theft. A Fonda, Iowa, woman has agreed to plead guilty to claiming a lottery pool's prize as her own.
- 2004
- Virginia Lottery Celebrates 16th Anniversary. In the sixteen years since the first ticket was sold, the Virginia Lottery has sold $14.3 billion in tickets and turned over more than $4.9 billion to the Commonwealth.
- 2003
- Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $150 Million. With nine different ways to win, players across America are lining up to play the game with the highest jackpot in the nation. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the $126 million jackpot, that jackpot now grows to an estimated $150 million for the Tuesday, September 30, 2003 drawing.
- 2003
- $69 Million Powerball Jackpot Up For Grabs. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 408,947 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.5 million in prizes in America's Game.
- 2003
- Luck runs out for N.Y. lottery winners. When members of the Lucky Lotto Lady Partnership won $23 million in 1994, they thought their money woes were over for good. But nearly a decade later, the group is battling a formidable foe over its winnings: the Internal Revenue Service. This time, the Lucky Lotto Lady Partnership is going to need more than luck -- it'll need a change in federal law in order to win.
- 2003
- Hectic job good way to forget lottery fight. A once-congenial group of 20 office workers at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center are nursing their wounds after a bitter court battle over a $45 million Mega Millions jackpot.
- 2003
- Unemployed Ohio woman wins $5.25M. Esther Niese of rural Gilboa, Ohio, who was unemployed, is the holder of a Super Lotto Plus ticket worth $5.25 million.
- 2003
- Check your tickets: $30M still unclaimed. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has $30.5 million to give away, but nobody is coming forward to take the prize. The jackpot from the April 11 Super 7 draw is still unclaimed after almost six months.
- 2003
- Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $9 million. No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the current jackpot to roll over to $9 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
- 2003
- Amendment 9 would do what many thought was already done. If Louisiana voters ratify Amendment 9 on the Oct. 4 ballot, they will impose a dedication that will change the state Constitution to dedicate all but $500,000 of the annual revenues from the state lottery to public education.
- 2003
- Committee OKs Tennessee Lottery pay-scale plan. The pay scale for Tennessee Lottery workers will range from $19,750 a year for a warehouse clerk to $150,000 a year for a senior vice president, plus bonuses, according to a preliminary plan approved by a lottery committee.
Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day
- 1.$580.8 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Sep 29, 2021 - 2.$367 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Oct 2, 2018 - 3.$355 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Sep 30, 2022 - 4.$325.4 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Oct 1, 2022 - 5.$310.5 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Sep 30, 2015 - 6.€279.59 Million
US$272.77 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Sep 29, 2022 - 7.$213 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Sep 29, 2018 - 8.€177 Million
US$208.97 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Sep 29, 2017 - 9.€190 Million
US$207.42 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Oct 1, 2019 - 10.$189 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Oct 1, 2013 - 11.€163 Million
US$188.95 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Oct 1, 2021 - 12.€162 Million
US$187.06 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Oct 2, 2018 - 13.$170 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Sep 30, 2009 - 14.$167 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Oct 1, 2005 - 15.€147.98 Million
US$166.03 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Sep 29, 2016 - 16.$150 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Sep 30, 2003 - 17.€130 Million
US$145.83 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Sep 30, 2016 - 18.€100 Million
US$137.44 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Oct 1, 2010 - 19.€130 Million
US$137.44 Million - Multi-Country
Euro MillionsDraw Date
Sep 29, 2023 - 20.$128 Million
- Multi-State
PowerballDraw Date
Sep 29, 2004 - 21.$113 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Sep 30, 2011 - 22.$105 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Sep 30, 2014 - 23.€88.06 Million
US$102 Million - Italy
SuperEnalottoDraw Date
Sep 30, 2021 - 24.$101 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Oct 1, 2004 - 25.$88 Million
- Multi-State
Mega MillionsDraw Date
Sep 29, 2009
Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day
- 1995
- Friday, Sep 29, 1995
27 years old - 1990
- Saturday, Sep 29, 1990
32 years old - 1987
- Tuesday, Sep 29, 1987
35 years old - 1983
- Thursday, Sep 29, 1983
39 years old - 1975
- Monday, Sep 29, 1975
47 years old - 1974
- Sunday, Sep 29, 1974
48 years old - 1971
- Wednesday, Sep 29, 1971
51 years old - 1970
- Tuesday, Sep 29, 1970
52 years old - 1969
- Monday, Sep 29, 1969
53 years old - 1967
- Friday, Sep 29, 1967
55 years old - 1965
- Wednesday, Sep 29, 1965
57 years old - 1963
- Sunday, Sep 29, 1963
59 years old - 1961
- Friday, Sep 29, 1961
61 years old - 1958
- Monday, Sep 29, 1958
64 years old - 1957
- Sunday, Sep 29, 1957
65 years old - 1956
- Saturday, Sep 29, 1956
66 years old - 1952
- Monday, Sep 29, 1952
70 years old - 1951
- Saturday, Sep 29, 1951
71 years old - 1948
- Wednesday, Sep 29, 1948
74 years old - 1937
- Wednesday, Sep 29, 1937
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Worldwide Events On This Day
- 2019
- Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election.
- 2016
- Eleven days after the Uri attack, the Indian Army conducts "surgical strikes" against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
- 2013
- Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Nigeria.
- 2011
- The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case.
- 2009
- The 8.1 Mw Samoa earthquake results in a tsunami that kills over 189 and injures hundreds.
- 2008
- The stock market crashes after the first United States House of Representatives vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act fails, leading to the Great Recession.
- 2007
- Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
- 2006
- A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air, killing 154 people and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis.
- 2005
- John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States.
- 2004
- The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
- 2004
- Burt Rutan's Ansari SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the Ansari X Prize.
- 1992
- Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached.
- 1991
- A Haitian coup d'état occurs.
- 1990
- Construction of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) is completed in Washington, D.C.
- 1990
- The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time.
- 1990
- The Tampere Hall, the largest concert and congress center in the Nordic countries, is inaugurated in Tampere, Finland.
- 1988
- NASA launches STS-26, the first Space Shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster.
- 1981
- An Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft crashes into a firing range near Kahrizak, Iran, killing 80 people.
- 1979
- The dictator Francisco Macias of Equatorial Guinea is executed by soldiers from Western Sahara.
- 1975
- WGPR becomes the first black-owned-and-operated television station in the US.
- 1972
- Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China.
- 1971
- Oman joins the Arab League.
- 1959
- A Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes in Buffalo, Texas, killing 34 people.
- 1957
- The Kyshtym disaster is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded.
- 1954
- The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
- 1941
- During World War II, German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre.
- 1940
- Two Avro Ansons collide in mid-air over New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together, then land safely.
- 1932
- Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia during the Chaco War.
- 1923
- The Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.
- 1923
- The Mandate for Syria and Lebanon takes effect.
- 1923
- The First American Track and Field championships for women are held.
- 1920
- Ukrainian War of Independence: The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic agree to a truce with the Makhnovshchina.
- 1918
- Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation in World War I.
- 1918
- The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack in World War I.
- 1918
- Germany's Supreme Army Command tells Kaiser Wilhelm II and Imperial Chancellor Georg Michaelis to open negotiations for an armistice to end World War I.
- 1911
- Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
- 1907
- The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
- 1885
- The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
- 1864
- The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought in the American Civil War.
- 1864
- The Treaty of Lisbon defines the boundaries between Spain and Portugal and abolishes the Couto Misto microstate.
- 1855
- The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration.
- 1850
- The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales.
- 1848
- The Battle of Pákozd is a stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces and is the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution.
- 1829
- The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded.
- 1789
- The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
- 1717
- An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.
- 1714
- The Cossacks of the Russian Empire kill about 800 people overnight in Hailuoto during the Great Wrath.
- 1578
- Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards.
- 1567
- During the French War of Religion, Protestant coup officials in Nîmes massacre Catholic priests in an event now known as the Michelade.
- 1364
- During the Hundred Years' War, Anglo-Breton forces defeat the Franco-Breton army in Brittany, ending the War of the Breton Succession.
- 1267
- The Treaty of Montgomery recognises Llywelyn ap Gruffudd as Prince of Wales, but only as a vassal of King Henry III.
- 1227
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, is excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to participate in the Crusades during the Investiture Controversy.
- 1011
- Danes capture Canterbury after a siege, taking Ælfheah, archbishop of Canterbury, as a prisoner.
- 61 BC
- Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday.
Births On This Day
- 1999
- Choi Ye-na, South Korean singer and dancer
- 1998
- Vera Lapko, Belarusian tennis player
- 1995
- Sasha Lane, American actress
- 1994
- Halsey, American singer
- 1993
- Nathan Buddle, English footballer
- 1991
- Souleymane Doukara, French footballer
- 1991
- Nathan Modest, English footballer
- 1990
- Doug Brochu, American voice actor
- 1989
- Shyima Hall, Egyptian human rights activist
- 1989
- Aaron Martin, English footballer
- 1988
- Samuel Di Carmine, Italian footballer
- 1988
- Kevin Durant, American basketball player
- 1986
- Inika McPherson, American track and field athlete
- 1985
- Calvin Johnson, American football player
- 1985
- Michelle Payne, Australian jockey
- 1984
- Per Mertesacker, German footballer
- 1983
- Ryan Garry, English footballer and coach
- 1982
- Adrian Moody, English footballer
- 1981
- Matt Piper, English footballer and coach
- 1981
- Suzanne Shaw, English actress and singer
- 1980
- Dallas Green, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1980
- Zachary Levi, American actor and singer
- 1980
- Chrissy Metz, American actress
- 1978
- Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1978
- Neville Roach, English footballer
- 1978
- Nathan West, actor, musician, and singer
- 1976
- Darren Byfield, English-Jamaican footballer
- 1976
- Kelvin Davis, English footballer
- 1975
- Stephanie Klein, American author
- 1974
- Alexis Cruz, American actor
- 1974
- Dedric Ward, American football wide receiver
- 1973
- Alfie Boe, English tenor and actor
- 1972
- Robert Webb, English comedian, actor and writer
- 1971
- Joanna Brooks, American author and professor
- 1971
- Ray Buchanan, American football player
- 1971
- Mackenzie Crook, English actor and screenwriter
- 1971
- Theodore Shapiro, American composer
- 1970
- Emily Lloyd, English actress
- 1970
- Russell Peters, Canadian comedian, actor, and producer
- 1970
- Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress
- 1970
- Khushbu Sundar, South Indian actress and producer
- 1969
- Erika Eleniak, American model and actress
- 1969
- Robert Kurzban, American author and professor
- 1969
- Carlos Watson, American entrepreneur, journalist and television host
- 1968
- Darius de Haas, American stage actor and singer
- 1968
- Luke Goss, English actor
- 1968
- Adam Segal, American cybersecurity expert
- 1967
- Sara Sankey, English badminton player
- 1966
- Hersey Hawkins, American basketball player and coach
- 1966
- Bujar Nishani, Albanian politician, 7th President of Albania (d. 2022)
- 1966
- Jill Whelan, American actress
- 1965
- Suzanne Kamata, American author and educator
- 1965
- Robert F. Worth, American journalist
- 1964
- PJ Manney, American writer
- 1963
- Les Claypool, American bass player, singer, songwriter, and producer
- 1963
- Francis Jue, American actor and singer
- 1962
- Roger Bart, American actor
- 1961
- Mohammed Dahlan, Palestinian politician
- 1961
- Julia Gillard, Welsh-Australian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Australia
- 1960
- Steve Burke, English footballer
- 1960
- Rob Deer, American baseball player
- 1959
- Jon Fosse, Norwegian author and dramatist
- 1959
- Marissa Moss, American author
- 1958
- Pete Fromm, American author
- 1958
- Andy Straka, American author
- 1958
- Karen Young, American actress
- 1957
- Chris Broad, English cricketer and referee
- 1957
- Andrew Dice Clay, American comedian and actor
- 1957
- Joel Gallen, American director, producer and screenwriter
- 1957
- Mark Nicholas, English cricketer and sportscaster
- 1956
- Susanne Antonetta, American poet and author
- 1956
- Sebastian Coe, English sprinter and politician
- 1956
- Suzzy Roche, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1955
- Ann Bancroft, American explorer and author
- 1955
- Joe Donnelly, American politician and lawyer
- 1955
- Gwen Ifill, American journalist (d. 2016)
- 1954
- Harry E. Johnson, American lawyer and public servant
- 1954
- Geoffrey Marcy, American astronomer
- 1953
- Mona Baker, Egyptian-British professor
- 1953
- Drake Hogestyn, American actor
- 1953
- Janis F. Kearney, American author, lecturer and publisher
- 1952
- Roy Campbell, Jr., American trumpet player (d. 2014)
- 1952
- Pete Hautman, American author
- 1952
- Max Sandlin, American lawyer, judge, and politician
- 1951
- Michelle Bachelet, Chilean politician, President of Chile
- 1951
- Pier Luigi Bersani, Italian educator and politician, 6th President of Emilia-Romagna
- 1951
- Roslyn Schwartz, Canadian author
- 1950
- Merle Collins, Grenadian poet and short story writer
- 1949
- George Dalaras, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1949
- Douglas Frantz, American investigative journalist and author
- 1948
- Mark Farner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1948
- Bryant Gumbel, American journalist and sportscaster
- 1948
- Theo Jörgensmann, German clarinet player and composer
- 1948
- John M. McHugh, American politician
- 1947
- Richard J. Evans, British historian
- 1947
- Ülo Kaevats, Estonian philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 2015)
- 1947
- S. H. Kapadia, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 38th Chief Justice of India (d. 2016)
- 1946
- Patricia Hodge, English actress
- 1946
- Arturo Lindsay, Panamanian-American artist
- 1945
- Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer and poet
- 1945
- Lella Cuberli, American soprano
- 1944
- Isla Blair, British actress and singer
- 1944
- Mike Post, American composer and producer
- 1943
- Juan Flores, American academic and professor (d. 2014)
- 1943
- Lech Wałęsa, Polish electrician and politician, 2nd President of Poland, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1942
- Felice Gimondi, Italian cyclist (d. 2019)
- 1942
- Madeline Kahn, American actress and singer (d. 1999)
- 1942
- Ian McShane, English actor
- 1942
- Bill Nelson, American politician
- 1942
- Jean-Luc Ponty, French violinist and composer
- 1942
- Janet Powell, Australian educator and politician (d. 2013)
- 1942
- Steve Tesich, Serbian-American screenwriter and playwright (d. 1996)
- 1941
- Oscar H. Ibarra, Filipino-American theoretical computer scientist
- 1941
- Robert Lieber, American writer and academic
- 1940
- Billy Cobb, English footballer
- 1939
- Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (d. 2001)
- 1939
- Larry Linville, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1939
- Rhodri Morgan, Welsh politician, 2nd First Minister of Wales (d. 2017)
- 1938
- Wim Kok, Dutch union leader and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2018)
- 1938
- Michael Stürmer, German historian
- 1937
- Kōichirō Matsuura, Japanese diplomat
- 1937
- Tom McKeown, American poet and educator
- 1936
- Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (d. 2023)
- 1936
- James Fogle, American author (d. 2012)
- 1936
- Hal Trosky, Jr., American baseball player (d. 2012)
- 1935
- Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2022)
- 1935
- Carmen Delgado Votaw, Puerto Rican civil rights pioneer (d. 2017)
- 1934
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Hungarian-American psychologist and academic (d. 2021)
- 1934
- Stuart M. Kaminsky, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009)
- 1933
- Samora Machel, Mozambican commander and politician, 1st President of Mozambique (d. 1986)
- 1933
- Mars Rafikov, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut (d. 2000)
- 1932
- Robert Benton, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1932
- Mehmood, Indian actor, singer, director and producer (d. 2004)
- 1931
- James Cronin, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
- 1931
- Anita Ekberg, Swedish-Italian model and actress (d. 2015)
- 1931
- Joseph M. McDade, American politician (d. 2017)
- 1930
- Richard Bonynge, Australian pianist and conductor
- 1930
- Colin Dexter, English author and educator (d. 2017)
- 1928
- Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, English lieutenant, engineer, and politician (d. 2016)
- 1928
- Brajesh Mishra, Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor (d. 2012)
- 1928
- Jeffrey O'Connell, American legal expert, professor, and attorney (d. 2013)
- 1927
- Pete McCloskey, American politician
- 1927
- Barbara Mertz, American historian and author (d. 2013)
- 1926
- Chuck Cooper, American basketball player (d. 1984)
- 1926
- Pete Elliott, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
- 1925
- Steve Forrest, American actor (d. 2013)
- 1925
- Paul MacCready, American engineer, founded AeroVironment (d. 2007)
- 1923
- Stan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (d. 2005)
- 1923
- Bum Phillips, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
- 1922
- Reed Irvine, American economist and activist (d. 2004)
- 1922
- Lizabeth Scott, American actress (d. 2015)
- 1921
- James Cross, Irish-British diplomat (d. 2021)
- 1921
- John Ritchie, New Zealand composer and educator (d. 2014)
- 1920
- Peter D. Mitchell, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
- 1919
- Bill Proud, English cricketer (d. 1961)
- 1918
- Billy Bevis, English footballer (d. 1994)
- 1916
- Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995)
- 1916
- Josef Traxel, German operatic tenor (d. 1975)
- 1915
- Vincent DeDomenico, American businessman, founded the Napa Valley Wine Train (d. 2007)
- 1915
- Oscar Handlin, American historian and academic (d. 2011)
- 1915
- Brenda Marshall, American actress (d. 1992)
- 1914
- Olive Dehn, English author and poet (d. 2007)
- 1913
- Trevor Howard, English actor (d. 1988)
- 1913
- Stanley Kramer, American director and producer (d. 2001)
- 1913
- Rutherford Ness Robertson, Australian botanist and biologist (d. 2001)
- 1912
- Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
- 1911
- Charles Court, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (d. 2007)
- 1911
- Reginald Victor Jones, British physicist and scientific military intelligence expert (d. 1997)
- 1910
- Bill Boyd, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977)
- 1910
- Diosdado Macapagal, Philippine politician, 9th President of the Philippines (d. 1997)
- 1909
- Virginia Bruce, American actress (d. 1982)
- 1908
- Eddie Tolan, American sprinter and educator (d. 1967)
- 1907
- Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and businessman (d. 1998)
- 1907
- George W. Jenkins, American businessman, founded Publix (d. 1996)
- 1906
- Henry Nash Smith, American academic (d. 1986)
- 1905
- Fidel LaBarba, American boxer and sportswriter (d. 1981)
- 1904
- Greer Garson, English-American actress (d. 1996)
- 1904
- Michał Waszyński, Polish film director and producer (d. 1965)
- 1903
- Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican lawyer and civilian politician, 46th President of Mexico (d. 1983)
- 1903
- Diana Vreeland, American journalist (d. 1989)
- 1901
- Lanza del Vasto, Italian poet, philosopher, and activist (d. 1981)
- 1901
- Enrico Fermi, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954)
- 1899
- László Bíró, Hungarian-Argentinian journalist and inventor, invented the ballpoint pen (d. 1985)
- 1899
- Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded Butlins (d. 1980)
- 1898
- Trofim Lysenko, Ukrainian-Russian biologist and agronomist (d. 1976)
- 1897
- Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (d. 1980)
- 1895
- Clarence Ashley, American singer, guitarist, and banjo player (d. 1967)
- 1895
- Joseph Banks Rhine, American botanist and parapsychologist (d. 1980)
- 1895
- Roscoe Turner, American pilot (d. 1970)
- 1891
- Ian Fairweather, Scottish-Australian painter (d. 1974)
- 1882
- Lilias Armstrong, English phonetician (d. 1937)
- 1881
- Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American economist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1973)
- 1866
- Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, Ukrainian historian, academic, and politician (d. 1934)
- 1864
- Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher and author (d. 1936)
- 1863
- Ludwig Holborn, German physicist (d. 1926)
- 1863
- Hugo Haase, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1919)
- 1853
- Luther D. Bradley, American cartoonist (d. 1917)
- 1844
- Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 10th President of Argentina (d. 1909)
- 1844
- Edward Pulsford, English-Australian politician and free-trade campaigner (d. 1919)
- 1843
- Mikhail Skobelev, Russian general (d. 1882)
- 1832
- Joachim Oppenheim, Czech rabbi and author (d. 1891)
- 1832
- Miguel Miramón, Unconstitutional president of Mexico (d. 1867)
- 1812
- Adolph Göpel, German mathematician (d. 1847)
- 1810
- Elizabeth Gaskell, English author (d. 1865)
- 1808
- Henry Bennett, American lawyer and politician (d. 1868)
- 1803
- Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1850)
- 1766
- Charlotte, Princess Royal of England (d. 1828)
- 1758
- Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral (d. 1805)
- 1725
- Robert Clive, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire (d. 1774)
- 1703
- François Boucher, French painter and set designer (d. 1770)
- 1691
- Richard Challoner, English bishop (d. 1781)
- 1673
- Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, French flute player and composer (d. 1763)
- 1640
- Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor and educator (d. 1720)
- 1639
- William Russell, Lord Russell, English politician (d. 1683)
- 1636
- Thomas Tenison, English archbishop (d. 1715)
- 1602
- Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, English military leader (d. 1668)
- 1574
- Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, Scottish nobleman and politician (d. 1624)
- 1561
- Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish priest and mathematician (d. 1615)
- 1548
- William V, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1626)
- 1547
- Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (d. 1616)
- 1527
- John Lesley, Scottish bishop (d. 1596)
- 1511
- Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, cartographer, and theologian (d. 1553)
- 1402
- Ferdinand the Holy Prince of Portugal (d. 1443)
- 1240
- Margaret of England, Queen consort of Scots (d. 1275)
- 106 BC
- Pompey, Roman general and politician (d. 48 BC)
Deaths On This Day
- 2022
- Kathleen Booth, British computer scientist and mathematician (b. 1922)
- 2022
- Akissi Kouamé, Ivorian army officer (b. 1955)
- 2020
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Emir (b. 1929)
- 2020
- Helen Reddy, Australian-American singer, actress, and activist (b. 1941)
- 2019
- Martin Bernheimer, German-American music critic (b. 1936)
- 2018
- Otis Rush, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1934)
- 2017
- Tom Alter, Indian actor (b. 1950)
- 2016
- Miriam Defensor Santiago, Filipina politician (b. 1945)
- 2015
- Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1932)
- 2015
- Hellmuth Karasek, Czech-German journalist, author, and critic (b. 1934)
- 2015
- Phil Woods, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1931)
- 2014
- Mary Cadogan, English author (b. 1928)
- 2014
- John Ritchie, New Zealand composer and educator (b. 1921)
- 2013
- Harold Agnew, American physicist and engineer (b. 1921)
- 2013
- S. N. Goenka, Indian teacher of Vipassanā meditation (b. 1924)
- 2013
- Marcella Hazan, Italian cooking writer (b. 1924)
- 2012
- Neil Smith, Scottish geographer and academic (b. 1954)
- 2012
- Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, American publisher (b. 1926)
- 2012
- Malcolm Wicks, English academic and politician (b. 1947)
- 2011
- Sylvia Robinson, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1936)
- 2010
- Tony Curtis, American actor (b. 1925)
- 2010
- Greg Giraldo, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1965)
- 2008
- Hayden Carruth, American poet and critic (b. 1921)
- 2007
- Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (b. 1927)
- 2007
- Katsuko Saruhashi, Japanese geochemist (b. 1920)
- 2006
- Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer and manager (b. 1915)
- 2006
- Michael A. Monsoor, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)
- 2006
- Louis-Albert Vachon, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912)
- 2005
- Patrick Caulfield, English painter and academic (b. 1936)
- 2005
- Austin Leslie, American chef and author (b. 1934)
- 2004
- Richard Sainct, French motorcycle racer (b. 1970)
- 2004
- Patrick Wormald, English historian (b. 1947)
- 2001
- Mabel Fairbanks, American figure skater and coach (b. 1915)
- 2001
- Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, South Vietnamese military officer and politician, 2nd President of South Vietnam (b. 1923)
- 2000
- John Grant, English journalist and politician (b. 1932)
- 1999
- Edward William O'Rourke, American bishop (b. 1917)
- 1998
- Tom Bradley, American lieutenant and politician, 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (b. 1917)
- 1998
- C. David Marsden, British neurologist (b. 1938)
- 1998
- Bruno Munari, Italian artist, designer, and inventor (b. 1907)
- 1997
- Sven-Eric Johanson, Swedish composer and organist (b. 1919)
- 1997
- Roy Lichtenstein, American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
- 1996
- Shūsaku Endō, Japanese author (b. 1923)
- 1995
- Madalyn Murray O'Hair, American atheist and activist (b. 1919)
- 1993
- Gordon Douglas, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1907)
- 1992
- Jean Aurenche, French screenwriter (b. 1904)
- 1992
- William H. Sebrell Jr., American nutritionist, 7th Director of the National Institutes of Health (b. 1901)
- 1992
- Don West, American writer, poet, educator, trade union organizer and civil-rights activist (b. 1906)
- 1991
- Grace Zaring Stone, American novelist and short-story writer (b. 1891)
- 1989
- Gussie Busch, American businessman (b. 1899)
- 1989
- Georges Ulmer, Danish-French singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1919)
- 1988
- Charles Addams, American cartoonist (b. 1912)
- 1987
- Henry Ford II, American businessman (b. 1917)
- 1984
- Geater Davis, American singer and songwriter (b. 1946)
- 1984
- Hal Porter, Australian novelist, playwright and poet (b. 1911)
- 1983
- Alan Moorehead, Australian war correspondent and author (b. 1910)
- 1982
- A. L. Lloyd, English folk singer (b. 1908)
- 1982
- Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (b. 1912)
- 1981
- Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1913)
- 1981
- Frances Yates, English historian (b. 1899)
- 1980
- Harold Alexander Abramson, American physician (b. 1889)
- 1979
- Francisco Macías Nguema, Equatoguinean politician, 1st President of Equatorial Guinea (b. 1924)
- 1979
- Ivan Wyschnegradsky, Russian composer (b. 1893)
- 1977
- Robert McKimson, American animator and illustrator (b. 1910)
- 1977
- Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian-American composer and pianist (b. 1899)
- 1975
- Gladys Skelton, Australian-British poet, novelist and playwright (b. 1885)
- 1975
- Casey Stengel, American baseball player and manager (b. 1890)
- 1973
- W. H. Auden, English-American poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1907)
- 1972
- Kathleen Clarke, Irish politician and activist (b. 1878)
- 1970
- Edward Everett Horton, American actor (b. 1886)
- 1970
- Gilbert Seldes, American writer and cultural critic (b. 1893)
- 1967
- Carson McCullers, American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (b. 1917)
- 1966
- Bernard Gimbel, American businessman (b. 1885)
- 1960
- John Baillie, Scottish theologian (b. 1886)
- 1960
- John Goodwin, British soldier and medical practitioner, 14th Governor of Queensland (b. 1871)
- 1959
- Bruce Bairnsfather, British humorist and cartoonist (b. 1887)
- 1958
- Aarre Merikanto, Finnish composer (b. 1893)
- 1956
- Anastasio Somoza García, Nicaraguan politician, 21st President of Nicaragua (b. 1896)
- 1955
- Louis Leon Thurstone, American psychologist (b. 1887)
- 1955
- Hubert Maitland Turnbull, British pathologist (b. 1875)
- 1953
- Ernst Reuter, German politician (b. 1889)
- 1952
- John Cobb, English race car driver and pilot (b. 1899)
- 1952
- C. H. Douglas, British engineer (b. 1879)
- 1951
- Thomas Cahill, American soccer player and coach (b. 1864)
- 1949
- Rosa Olitzka, German-American contralto singer (b. 1873)
- 1944
- Douglas Crawford McMurtrie, American typeface designer, graphic designer, historian and author (b. 1888)
- 1937
- Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková, Czech botanist and zoologist (b. 1877)
- 1937
- Ray Ewry, American triple jumper (b. 1873)
- 1935
- Winifred Holtby, English novelist and journalist (b. 1898)
- 1933
- Jean-François Delmas, French bass-baritone (b. 1861)
- 1931
- William Orpen, Irish artist (b. 1878)
- 1930
- Ilya Repin, Ukrainian-Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1844)
- 1928
- John Devoy, Irish-American Fenian rebel leader (b. 1842)
- 1928
- Ernst Steinitz, German mathematician (b. 1871)
- 1927
- Arthur Achleitner, German journalist and author (b. 1858)
- 1927
- Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
- 1925
- Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1851)
- 1925
- Runar Schildt, Finnish author (b. 1888)
- 1923
- Walther Penck, German geologist and geomorphologist (b. 1888)
- 1919
- Edward Pulsford, English-Australian politician and free-trade campaigner (b. 1844)
- 1918
- Lawrence Weathers, Australian soldier (b. 1890).
- 1915
- Luther Orlando Emerson, American musician, composer and music publisher (b. 1820)
- 1915
- Rudi Stephan, German composer (b. 1887)
- 1913
- Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the diesel engine (b. 1858)
- 1913
- John F. Lacey, American politician (b. 1841)
- 1910
- Rebecca Harding Davis, American author and journalist (b. 1831)
- 1910
- Winslow Homer, American painter, illustrator, and engraver (b. 1836)
- 1908
- Machado de Assis, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1839)
- 1905
- Alexander Hay Japp, Scottish author, journalist and publisher (b. 1836)
- 1904
- Alfred Nehring, German zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1845)
- 1902
- William McGonagall, Scottish poet and actor (b. 1825)
- 1902
- Émile Zola, French journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1840)
- 1900
- Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (b. 1814)
- 1898
- Thomas F. Bayard, American lawyer, politician and diplomat (b. 1828)
- 1889
- Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician (b. 1818)
- 1887
- Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon and academic (b. 1810)
- 1867
- Sterling Price, American major general and politician (b. 1809)
- 1862
- William "Bull" Nelson, American general (b. 1824)
- 1861
- Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Polish composer and pianist (b. 1829 or 1834)
- 1850
- David Keith Ballow, Scottish-Australian doctor (b. 1804)
- 1833
- Ferdinand VII of Spain (b. 1784)
- 1804
- Michael Hillegas, American politician, 1st Treasurer of the United States (b. 1728)
- 1800
- Michael Denis, Austrian poet and author (b. 1729)
- 1715
- George Haliburton, Scottish bishop (b. 1635)
- 1642
- René Goupil, French missionary and saint (b. 1608)
- 1642
- William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire (b. 1561)
- 1637
- Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino martyr and saint (b. 1600)
- 1560
- Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1496)
- 1501
- Andrew Stewart, Scottish bishop (b. 1442)
- 1382
- Izz al-Din ibn Rukn al-Din Mahmud, malik of Sistan
- 1364
- Charles I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1319)
- 1304
- John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, English general (b. 1231)
- 1298
- Guido I da Montefeltro, Italian military strategist (b. 1223)
- 1225
- Arnaud Amalric, Papal legate who allegedly promoted mass murder
- 1186
- William of Tyre, Archbishop of Tyre (b. 1130)
- 855
- Lothair I, Roman emperor (b. 795)
- 722
- Leudwinus, Frankish archbishop and saint (b. 660)