January 24
On This Day in History: January 24 January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 341 days remain until the end of the year (342 in leap years).
Lottery News On This Day 2020 Kentucky Lottery president and CEO set to retire . In today's meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's board of directors, Lottery President and CEO Tom Delacenserie announced his retirement effective March 6.2018 Store clerk busted trying to scam undercover lottery investigator . A Winn-Dixie Liquors employee is accused of keeping a customer's $600 winning ticket — and paying him only 5 bucks.2017 $83M Mega Millions jackpot claimed in Georgia . It took some time, but the winners of an $83 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot have stepped up and claimed their prize — using a legal framework to avoid revealing their identities.2017 Georgia Gov. to support casino bill if lottery not impacted . Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said Tuesday he won't oppose legislation that would legalize casino gambling as long as it doesn't "devastate" the state's popular lottery-funded HOPE scholarship program.2017 Wisconsin $1M lottery ticket expires next week . Time is nearly out for a Wisconsin lottery player to claim a huge win.2017 Massachusetts lawmakers renew push for online lottery sales . If Massachusetts lawmakers pass a plan backed by State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, the state lottery could be coming to phones and computers across the Commonwealth.2016 Former Anchorage mayor is pushing for an Alaska state lottery . Former Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan is in Juneau, Alaska, this week hoping to hit the jackpot: He's trying to convince lawmakers to authorize a state lottery.2014 Man's ex-wife wins lottery and makes him a millionaire . Milkman John Hay reckons his ex-wife is the cream of the crop -- after she made him a millionaire when she scooped the Lotto jackpot.2014 Two Scots fail to collect £1 million lottery prizes . A UK National Lottery spokesman urged all players to check their tickets on a regular basis after two players from Scotland failed to collect their £1 million prizes on time.2014 22 N.Y. coworkers' complicated journey to claim $1 million prize . Claiming a big lottery prize is a little more complicated than you might expect, especially if you are splitting the jackpot with a large group.2014 $25K Ga. lottery ticket disputed, money could go to child support . Winnings from a Georgia Lottery ticket are under dispute as two people and state child support officials have laid claim to the $25,000 prize.2012 2011 Lottery Results Almanac Published . The latest edition of Lottery Post's highly-regarded lottery results reference book officially went on sale today.2012 $14.3 million lottery winner almost didn't claim prize . A Wisconsin man thought he played Powerball, but actually bought a Megabucks ticket -- and won $14.3 million.2011 College student treated to 'royal' Georgia Lottery prize . A college student who purchased a winning ticket in Savannah is mapping out her future after claiming a half-million dollar Georgia Lottery prize.2011 N.Y. laundromat sells $122M Powerball lottery ticket . Some lucky Powerball player just hit a $122 million jackpot at the Clothespin Laundromat in Catskill, New York.2011 Lottery winner flees Spain penniless as bank seizes villa and bar . When Lawrence Candlish won £5.5 million (US$8.8 million) playing the National Lottery in 1997 it promised to make his dreams come true, but now he's broke after blowing through the entire jackpot.2010 Lottery Results Almanac is first mainstream lottery results reference book . Lottery players finally get the respect they deserve, with the publication of the first in a series of lottery results reference books geared to a market that has been largely underserved by mainstream publishers.2006 N.C. lottey commission to announce vendor choice . Next week the North Carolina lottery commission will announce the controversial decision of which company provides the actual games like scratch-off tickets.2006 Missouri celebrates 20 years of lottery . The Missouri Lottery celebrates its 20th birthday this month by giving Missourians a special six-digit tax-free birthday present.2006 Lottery newsletters try to predict winning numbers . Each issue of Lotto Stats and its sister magazine, Lotto News, purport to do what any mathematician will tell you cannot be done: teach you how to win the lottery.2006 Arkansas Gov. candidate's lottery figures appear unrealistic . Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Bill Halter's claim that a state lottery would generate as much as $250 million for education far exceeds previous state estimates that his campaign said Monday were out of date.2006 Lottery idea proposed by Arkansas Gov. candidate . During the weekend, an Arkansas gubernatorial hopeful uttered the "L" word in announcing his candidacy.2006 Calif. family wins $84 million SuperLotto jackpot . A Palmdale family who won Saturday's $84 million dollar California SuperLotto jackpot says the newfound wealth won't change their lives.2005 Is this the year for a Mississippi lottery? . Mississippi State Rep. Alyce Clarke, D-Jackson, introduced a bill last week to institute a lottery, reasoning that many of the state's residents already are buying tickets in Louisiana and Georgia - neighboring states that have lotteries - and Mississippi is losing out on that money.2005 Virginia Lottery Sales Pass the $15 Billion Mark . The Virginia Lottery reached two major milestones as the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 came to a close.2005 Florida Lottery set to roll out changes . The Florida Lottery will implement a series of changes January 31, including new lottery machines, changes to the Pick 4 game, and new game called Grouper.2005 NJ Lottery may use environmentalist's idea for new game . The Department of Environmental Protection commissioner has promised to discuss with the New Jersey state treasurer an idea for a lottery game to benefit the environment, but he cannot promise that the game will receive approval, according to a letter from the DEP.2005 Lottery dealer opens his books to show he's not getting rich . The Oregon Lottery Commission is expected to vote Wednesday to add slot-machine-style games to its network of video-poker terminals housed in bars and restaurants across the state. In exchange, the Oregon Lottery is pressuring retailers to revise six-year contracts signed last year by lowering their share of video-poker profits.2005 Loyal Staff Stays on the Job after Lottery Jackpot Win . A group of 25 factory workers today pledged to finish an important order for their bosses, despite scooping a UK National Lottery jackpot of more than £14 million (US$26.3 million).2004 Mega Millions jackpot increases to $60 million . The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $60 million Saturday when none of the tickets sold for Friday's drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. 2004 Man dies after win on lottery TV show . The winner of this week's "Hoosier Millionaire" game show died after being hit by a pickup truck just hours after the show's taping, authorities said Friday.🔽 Show All Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day 1. $373 Million Draw Date
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🔽 Show All Worldwide Events On This Day 2011 At least 35 die and 180 are injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport . 2009 Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux , France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.2003 The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation. 1990 Japan launches Hiten , the country's first lunar probe , the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union 's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States. 1989 Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy , with over 30 known victims, is executed by the electric chair at the Florida State Prison . 1984 Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States.1978 Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 , with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories . Only 1% is recovered.1977 Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy.1972 Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II . 1968 Vietnam War : The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash : A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.1960 Algerian War : Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.1946 The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission . 1943 World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca . 1942 World War II : The Allies bombard Bangkok , leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.1939 The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán , killing approximately 28,000 people. 1933 The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices. 1918 The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (NS). 1916 In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional. 1915 World War I : British Grand Fleet battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty engage Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper 's battle cruisers in the Battle of Dogger Bank .1908 The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell . 1900 Second Boer War : Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop .1862 Bucharest is proclaimed the capital of Romania .1859 The United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (later named Romania) is formed as a personal union under the rule of Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza . 1857 The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia . 1848 California Gold Rush : James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento .1835 Slaves in Salvador da Bahia , Brazil, stage a revolt , which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later. 1817 Crossing of the Andes : Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the Action of Picheuta .1758 During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia , thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763) 1742 Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor .1739 Peshva warrior Chimnaji Appa defeats Portuguese forces and captures Tarapur Fort , India . 1679 King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament . 1624 Afonso Mendes , appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia , arrives at Massawa from Goa .1458 Matthias Corvinus becomes King of Hungary.1438 The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV . 914 Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt . 661 The Rashidun Caliphate ends with the assassination of Ali , and the Imamah of the Shia going to the second Imam, Hassan ibn Ali . AD 41 Claudius is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula .🔽 Show All Births On This Day 2012 Princess Athena of Denmark , younger child of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark 1999 Vitalie Damașcan , Moldovan footballer1997 Nirei Fukuzumi , Japanese racer1995 Dylan Everett , Canadian actor1994 Tommie Hoban , English footballer1992 Becky Downie , English gymnast1992 Phiwa Nkambule , South African entrepreneur1992 Felitciano Zschusschen , Curaçao footballer1991 Zhan Beleniuk , Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler1991 Tatiana Kashirina , Russian weightlifter1991 Zé Luís , Cape Verdean footballer1991 Li Xuerui , Chinese badminton player1990 Mao Abe , Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist1989 Serdar Kesimal , Turkish footballer1989 Gong Lijiao , Chinese shot putter1989 Ki Sung-yueng , South Korean footballer1988 Selina Jörg , German snowboarder1987 Wayne Hennessey , Welsh footballer1987 Luis Suárez , Uruguayan footballer1987 Davide Valsecchi , Italian racing driver1987 Kia Vaughn , American born Czech basketball player1987 Guan Xin , Chinese basketball player1986 Cristiano Araújo , Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)1986 Mohammad Bagheri Motamed , Iranian taekwondo practitioner1986 Mischa Barton , English-American actress1986 Vladislav Ivanov , Russian footballer1986 Michael Kightly , English footballer1986 Ricky Ullman , Israeli-American actor1985 Fabiana Claudino , Brazilian volleyball player1985 Trey Gilder , American basketball player1984 Emerse Faé , French-born Ivorian footballer1984 Yotam Halperin , Israeli basketball player1984 Jung Jin-sun , South Korean fencer1984 Scott Kazmir , American baseball player1984 Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves , Portuguese footballer1983 Davide Biondini , Italian footballer1983 Wyatt Crockett , New Zealand rugby player1983 Evgeny Drattsev , Russian swimmer1983 Craig Horner , Australian actor and musician1983 Shaun Maloney , Scottish footballer1983 Scott Speed , American race car driver1982 Céline Deville , French footballer1982 Daveed Diggs , American actor, rapper and singer1982 Claudia Heill , Austrian judoka1982 Aitor Hernández , Spanish racing cyclist1981 Mario Eggimann , Swiss footballer1981 Zaur Hashimov , Azerbaijani footballer and manager1981 Elena Kolomina , Kazakhstani cross country skier1980 Jofre Mateu , Spanish footballer1980 Suzy , Portuguese singer1979 Tatyana Ali , American actress and singer1979 Leandro Desábato , Argentinian footballer1979 Busy Signal , Jamaican dancehall reggae artist1979 Nik Wallenda , American acrobat1978 Veerle Baetens , Belgian actress and singer1978 Mark Hildreth , Canadian actor and musician1978 Kristen Schaal , American actress, voice artist, comedian and writer1977 Andrija Gerić , Serbian volleyball player1977 Michelle Hunziker , Swiss-Dutch actress, model and singer1976 Shae-Lynn Bourne , Canadian ice dancer, coach, and choreographer1976 Cindy Pieters , Belgian cyclist1975 Gianluca Basile , Italian former professional basketball player1975 Rónald Gómez , Costa Rican footballer and manager1975 Reto Hug , Swiss triathlonist1975 Henna Raita , Finnish alpine skier1974 Cyril Despres , French rally racer1974 Ed Helms , American actor, producer, and screenwriter1974 Melissa Tkautz , Australian actress and singer1974 Rokia Traoré , Malian singer1972 Beth Hart , American blues-rock singer and piano player1971 José Carlos Fernandez , Bolivian footballer1970 Roberto Bonano , Argentine footballer1970 Neil Johnson , Zimbabwean cricketer1970 Matthew Lillard , American actor1969 Yoo Ho-jeong , South Korean actress1969 Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva , bishop of Montenegro1968 Fernando Escartín , Spanish cyclist1968 Antony Garrett Lisi , American theoretical physicist1968 Mary Lou Retton , American gymnast1968 Tymerlan Huseynov , Ukrainian footballer1967 Michael Kiske , German singer1967 Mark Kozelek , American singer and musician1967 Phil LaMarr , American actor, singer, and screenwriter1967 John Myung , American bass player and songwriter1966 Julie Dreyfus , French actress1966 Karin Viard , French actress1965 Robin Dutt , German footballer1965 Carlos Saldanha , Brazilian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter1965 Margaret Urlich , New Zealand singer-songwriter1965 Pagonis Vakalopoulos , Greek footballer and manager1965 Kim Sung-moon , South Korean wrestler1964 Annika Dahlman , Swedish cross country skier1963 Arnold Vanderlyde , Dutch boxer1961 Jorge Barrios , Uruguayan footballer1961 Guido Buchwald , German footballer and manager1961 Christa Kinshofer , German ski racer1961 Nastassja Kinski , German-American actress and producer1961 William Van Dijck , Belgian runner1959 Akira Maeda , Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor1959 Michel Preud'homme , Belgian footballer and manager1958 Kim Eui-kon , Korean wrestler1958 Jools Holland , English singer-songwriter and pianist1958 Frank Ullrich , German biathlete1957 Mark Eaton , American basketball player and sportscaster1957 Ade Edmondson , English comedian and musician1956 Agus Martowardojo , governor of Bank Indonesia 1955 Jim Montgomery , American swimmer1955 Alan Sokal , American physicist and author1955 Lynda Weinman , American businesswoman and author1954 Jo Gartner , Austrian race car driver (d. 1986)1953 Yuri Bashmet , Russian violinist, viola player, and conductor1953 Moon Jae-in , 19th President of South Korea 1951 Yakov Smirnoff , Ukrainian-American comedian and actor1950 Daniel Auteuil , French actor, director, and screenwriter1949 John Belushi , American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)1949 Bart Gordon , American lawyer1949 Nadezhda Ilyina , Russian athlete and mother of Russian tennis player Nadia Petrova (d. 2013)1949 Rihoko Yoshida , Japanese voice actress1948 Elliott Abrams , American diplomat, lawyer and political scientist1948 Michael Des Barres , English singer-songwriter and actor1947 Giorgio Chinaglia , Italian footballer (d. 2012)1947 Michio Kaku , American physicist and academic1947 Masashi Ozaki , Japanese baseball player and golfer1947 Warren Zevon , American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)1946 Michael Ontkean , Canadian actor1945 John Garamendi , American football player and politician, 1st United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior 1945 Subhash Ghai , Indian director, producer and screenwriter1945 Eva Janko , Austrian javelin thrower1944 David Gerrold , American science fiction screenwriter and author1944 Gian-Franco Kasper , Swiss ski official1943 Peter Struck , German lawyer and politician, 13th German Federal Minister of Defence (d. 2012)1943 Sharon Tate , American model and actress (d. 1969)1943 Tony Trimmer , English race car driver1943 Manuel Velázquez , Spanish footballer (d. 2016)1942 Gary Hart , American wrestler and manager (d. 2008)1942 Ingo Friedrich , German Member of the European Parliament1941 Neil Diamond , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1941 Aaron Neville , American singer1941 Dan Shechtman , Israeli chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate1940 Vito Acconci , American designer (d. 2017)1940 Joachim Gauck , German pastor and politician, 11th President of Germany 1939 Renate Garisch-Culmberger , German shot putter1939 Ray Stevens , American singer-songwriter and actor1938 Julius Hemphill , American saxophonist and composer (d. 1995)1937 Trevor Edwards , Welsh footballer1936 Doug Kershaw , American fiddle player and singer1935 Eric Ashton , English rugby player and coach (d. 2008)1935 Shivabalayogi , Indian religious leader (d. 1994)1934 Leonard Goldberg , American producer1934 Stanisław Grochowiak , Polish poet and dramatist (d. 1976)1933 Kamran Baghirov , the 12th First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party (d. 2000)1933 Asim Ferhatović , Bosnian footballer (d. 1987)1932 Éliane Radigue , French electronic music composer1931 Lars Hörmander , Swedish mathematician and academic (d. 2012)1931 Ib Nørholm , Danish composer and organist1930 Terence Bayler , New Zealand actor (d. 2016)1930 Mahmoud Farshchian , Iranian-Persian painter and academic1930 John Romita Sr. , American soldier and illustrator1928 Desmond Morris , English zoologist, ethologist, and painter1928 Michel Serrault , French actor (d. 2007)1927 Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet , Scottish lieutenant (d. 2007)1927 Paula Hawkins , American politician (d. 2009)1926 Ruth Asawa , American sculptor (d. 2013)1926 Georges Lautner , French director and screenwriter (d. 2013)1925 Gus Mortson , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)1925 Maria Tallchief , American ballerina and actress (d. 2013)1923 Geneviève Asse , French painter1922 Daniel Boulanger , French actor and screenwriter (d. 2014)1922 Neil Franklin , English footballer (d. 1996)1920 Jimmy Forrest , American saxophonist (d. 1980)1920 Jerry Maren , American actor (d. 2018)1919 Coleman Francis , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)1919 Leon Kirchner , American composer and educator (d. 2009)1918 Gottfried von Einem , Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1996)1918 Oral Roberts , American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (d. 2009)1917 Ernest Borgnine , American actor (d. 2012)1917 Wilhelmus Demarteau , Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 2012)1916 Rafael Caldera , Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (d. 2009)1916 Gene Mako , Hungarian-American tennis player and actor (d. 2013)1915 Vítězslava Kaprálová , Czech composer and conductor (d. 1940)1915 Robert Motherwell , American painter and academic (d. 1991)1913 Norman Dello Joio , American organist and composer (d. 2008)1913 Ray Stehr , Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983)1912 Frederick Ashworth , American admiral (d. 2005)1910 Doris Haddock , American political activist (d. 2010)1909 Martin Lings , English author and scholar (d. 2005)1907 Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu , fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (d. 1979)1907 Maurice Couve de Murville , French soldier and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1999)1907 Jean Daetwyler , Swiss composer and musician (d. 1994)1906 Wilfred Jackson , American animator and composer (d. 1988)1905 J. Howard Marshall , American lawyer and businessman (d. 1995)1901 Harry Calder , South African cricketer (d. 1995)1901 Cassandre , French painter (d. 1968)1901 Edward Turner , English engineer (d. 1973)1900 Theodosius Dobzhansky , Ukrainian-American geneticist and biologist (d. 1975)1900 René Guillot , French writer (d. 1969)1899 Hoyt Vandenberg , U.S. Air Force general (d. 1954)1897 Paul Fejos , Hungarian-born American director (d. 1963)1895 Eugen Roth , German poet and songwriter (d. 1976)1892 Franz Aigner , Austrian weightlifter (d. 1970)1891 Walter Model , German field marshal (d. 1945)1889 Victor Eftimiu , Romanian poet and playwright (d. 1972)1889 Charles Hawes , American historian and author (d. 1923)1889 Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke , German general of paratroop forces during World War II (d. 1968)1888 Vicki Baum , Austrian author and screenwriter (d. 1960)1888 Ernst Heinkel , German engineer and businessman, founded the Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company (d. 1958)1887 Jean-Henri Humbert , French botanist (d. 1967)1886 Henry King , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)1882 Harold D. Babcock , American astronomer (d. 1968)1882 Ödön Bodor , Hungarian athlete (d. 1927)1873 Dmitry Ushakov , Russian philologist and lexicographer (d. 1942)1872 Yuly Aykhenvald , Russian literary critic (d. 1928)1872 Konstantin Bogaevsky , Russian painter (d. 1943)1872 Morris Travers , English chemist and academic (d. 1961)1871 Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic , Czech poet, writer and literary critic (d. 1951)1871 Thomas Jaggar , American volcanologist (d. 1953)1870 Herbert Kilpin , English footballer (d. 1916)1866 Jaan Poska , Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1920)1864 Marguerite Durand , French actress, journalist, and activist (d. 1936)1864 Gaetano Giardino , Italian soldier and Marshal of Italy (d. 1935)1863 August Adler , Czech and Austrian mathematician (d. 1923)1862 Edith Wharton , American novelist and short story writer (d. 1937)1858 Constance Naden , English poet and philosopher (d. 1889)1856 Friedrich Grünanger , Transylvanian Hungarian-German architect (d. 1929)1853 Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser , German psychiatrist (d. 1931)1850 Hermann Ebbinghaus , German psychologist (d. 1909)1848 Vasily Surikov , Russian painter (d. 1916)1843 Josip Stadler , Croatian archbishop (d. 1918)1836 Signe Rink , Greenland-born Danish writer and ethnologist (d. 1909)1829 Yechiel Michel Epstein , Rabbi and posek (d. 1908)1828 Ferdinand Cohn , German biologist (d. 1898)1816 Wilhelm Henzen , German philologist and epigraphist (d. 1887)1814 Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , French Crown Princess (d. 1858)1814 John Colenso , British mathematician (d. 1883)1804 Delphine de Girardin , French author (d. 1855)1787 Christian Ludwig Brehm , German pastor and ornithologist (d. 1864)1776 E. 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Hoffmann , German jurist, author, and composer (d. 1822)1763 Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron , French-Ukrainian general and politician (d. 1831)1761 Louis Klein , French general (d. 1845)1754 Andrew Ellicott , American soldier and surveyor (d. 1820)1749 Charles James Fox , English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1806)1746 Gustav III of Sweden (d. 1792)1739 Jean Nicolas Houchard , French General of the French Revolution (d. 1793)1732 Pierre Beaumarchais , French playwright and financier (d. 1799)1712 Frederick the Great , Prussian king (d. 1786)1709 Dom Bédos de Celles , French monk and organist (d. 1779)1705 Farinelli , Italian castrato singer (d. 1782)1684 Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg , German noble (d. 1737)1679 Christian Wolff , German philosopher and academic (d. 1754)1674 Thomas Tanner , English bishop (d. 1735)1672 Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt , German Lieutenant General (d. 1731)1670 William Congreve , English playwright and poet (d. 1729)1664 John Vanbrugh , English architect and dramatist (d. 1726)1643 Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset , English poet and politician, Lord Chamberlain of Great Britain (d. 1706)1619 Yamazaki Ansai , Japanese philosopher (d. 1682)1602 Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland , English politician (d. 1666)1547 Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany , Austrian Archduchess (d. 1578)1540 Edmund Campion , English priest and martyr (d. 1581)1444 Galeazzo Maria Sforza , Duke of Milan (d. 1476)1287 Richard de Bury , English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1345)AD 76 Hadrian , Roman emperor (d. 138)🔽 Show All Deaths On This Day 2019 Rosemary Bryant Mariner , 20th and 21st-century U.S. Navy officer2018 Mark E. Smith , British singer-songwriter (b. 1957)2017 Butch Trucks , American drummer (b. 1947)2016 Fredrik Barth , German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (b. 1928)2016 Marvin Minsky , American computer scientist and academic (b. 1927)2016 Henry Worsley , English colonel and explorer (b. 1960)2015 Otto Carius , German lieutenant and pharmacist (b. 1922)2014 Shulamit Aloni , Israeli lawyer and politician, 11th Israeli Minister of Education (b. 1928)2014 Rafael Pineda Ponce , Honduran academic and politician (b. 1930)2011 Bernd Eichinger , German director and producer (b. 1949)2010 Pernell Roberts , American actor (b. 1928)2007 Krystyna Feldman , Polish actress (b. 1916)2007 İsmail Cem İpekçi , Turkish journalist and politician, 45th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1940)2007 Guadalupe Larriva , Ecuadorian academic and politician (b. 1956)2007 Emiliano Mercado del Toro , Puerto Rican-American soldier (b. 1891)2006 Schafik Handal , Salvadoran politician (b. 1930)2004 Leônidas , Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1913)2003 Gianni Agnelli , Italian businessman (b. 1921)2002 Elie Hobeika , Lebanese commander and politician (b. 1956)1993 Gustav Ernesaks , Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1908)1993 Thurgood Marshall , American lawyer and jurist, 32nd United States Solicitor General (b. 1908)1992 Ken Darby , American composer and conductor (b. 1909)1991 Jack Schaefer , American journalist and author (b. 1907)1990 Madge Bellamy , American actress (b. 1899)1989 Ted Bundy , American serial killer (b. 1946)1988 Werner Fenchel , German-Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1905)1986 L. Ron Hubbard , American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (b. 1911)1986 Gordon MacRae , American actor and singer (b. 1921)1983 George Cukor , American director and producer (b. 1899)1982 Alfredo Ovando Candía , Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (b. 1918)1975 Larry Fine , American comedian (b. 1902)1973 J. Carrol Naish , American actor (b. 1896)1971 Bill W. , American activist, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1895)1970 Caresse Crosby , American fashion designer and publisher, co-founded the Black Sun Press (b. 1891)1966 Homi J. Bhabha , Indian physicist and academic (b. 1909)1965 Winston Churchill , English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)1962 André Lhote , French sculptor and painter (b. 1885)1962 Stanley Lord , English naval captain (b. 1877)1962 Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar , Turkish author, poet, and scholar (b. 1901)1961 Alfred Carlton Gilbert , American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)1960 Edwin Fischer , Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)1943 John Burns , English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858)1939 Maximilian Bircher-Benner , Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)1920 Amedeo Modigliani , Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)1895 Lord Randolph Churchill , English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)1883 Friedrich von Flotow , German composer (b. 1812)1881 James Collinson , English painter (b. 1825)1877 Johann Christian Poggendorff , German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)1709 George Rooke , English admiral and politician (b. 1650)1666 Johann Andreas Herbst , German composer and theorist (b. 1588)1639 Jörg Jenatsch , Swiss pastor and politician (b. 1596)1626 Samuel Argall , English captain and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1572)1595 Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (b. 1529)1525 Franciabigio , Florentine painter (b. 1482)1473 Conrad Paumann , German organist and composer (b. 1410)1376 Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel , English commander (b. 1306)1336 Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)1125 David IV of Georgia (b. 1073)1046 Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen (b. c. 985)901 Liu Jishu , general of the Tang Dynasty 817 Pope Stephen IV (b. 770)AD 41 Caligula , Roman emperor (b. 12)🔽 Show All 
