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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

2023
Florida winner of $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot steps forward to claim prize. The winner of the third-largest lottery jackpot in history, the $1.6 billion Mega Millions prize won by one single ticket in Florida last month, has stepped forward to claim the prize.
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.$968.7 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 30, 2023
2.$580.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 29, 2021
3.$367 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 2, 2018
4.$355 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 30, 2022
5.$325.4 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2022
6.$310.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 30, 2015
7.€279.59 Million
US$272.77 Million
Draw Date
Sep 29, 2022
8.$267 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 29, 2023
9.$213 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 29, 2018
10.€177 Million
US$208.97 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 29, 2017
11.€190 Million
US$207.42 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2019
12.$189 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2013
13.€163 Million
US$188.95 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2021
14.€162 Million
US$187.06 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 2, 2018
15.$170 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 30, 2009
16.$167 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2005
17.€147.98 Million
US$166.03 Million
Draw Date
Sep 29, 2016
18.$150 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 30, 2003
19.€130 Million
US$145.83 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 30, 2016
20.€130 Million
US$137.62 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Sep 29, 2023
21.€100 Million
US$137.44 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 1, 2010
22.$128 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Sep 29, 2004
23.$113 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 30, 2011
24.$105 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Sep 30, 2014
25.€88.06 Million
US$102 Million
Draw Date
Sep 30, 2021

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1995
Friday, Sep 29, 1995
28 years old
1990
Saturday, Sep 29, 1990
33 years old
1987
Tuesday, Sep 29, 1987
36 years old
1983
Thursday, Sep 29, 1983
40 years old
1975
Monday, Sep 29, 1975
48 years old
1974
Sunday, Sep 29, 1974
49 years old
1971
Wednesday, Sep 29, 1971
52 years old
1970
Tuesday, Sep 29, 1970
53 years old
1969
Monday, Sep 29, 1969
54 years old
1967
Friday, Sep 29, 1967
56 years old
1965
Wednesday, Sep 29, 1965
58 years old
1963
Sunday, Sep 29, 1963
60 years old
1961
Friday, Sep 29, 1961
62 years old
1958
Monday, Sep 29, 1958
65 years old
1957
Sunday, Sep 29, 1957
66 years old
1956
Saturday, Sep 29, 1956
67 years old
1952
Monday, Sep 29, 1952
71 years old
1951
Saturday, Sep 29, 1951
72 years old
1948
Wednesday, Sep 29, 1948
75 years old
1937
Wednesday, Sep 29, 1937
86 years old
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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)
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