On This Day in History

March 29

March 29 is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 277 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2022
Camelot to sue UK Gambling Commission over lottery operator selection process. Camelot Group, who currently holds the license to operate the UK National Lottery, has announced that it is filing suit against the Gambling Commission for allegedly botching the final scoring during the selection process for the Lottery's next license holder.
2021
Britain's youngest lottery winner banned from driving after drug-fueled car crash. A lottery winner infamous for frittering away her £1.9 million (US$3 million) fortune on drugs, partying, and luxury items was recently involved in a car crash and a police chase that resulted in the loss of her license.
2020
California lottery closes office after Sacramento employee tests positive for coronavirus. The California Lottery has closed its Sacramento office to employees after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a staff email the lottery sent on Friday night.
2019
Oklahoma couple surprises clerk with portion of lottery winnings. A couple that recently won a $50,000 Powerball lottery prize surprised the clerk that sold them the ticket with a portion of their winnings.
2018
Teen buys first lottery ticket on her 18th birthday and wins $1,000 a week for life. On her 18th birthday earlier this month, a Canadian teenager bought a bottle of sparkling wine and a $4 scratch lottery ticket at a nearby convenience store in Quebec — and, just like that, her future was off to a very nice start.
2017
Massachusetts Lottery battling to stay viable against online gambling. As a Massachusetts commission looking into online gaming and online gambling presses ahead in its study of ways to regulate and possibly make money from the developing industries, the state's lottery is concerned that it could be left behind.
2017
Taxpayers pay millions in bonuses to outgoing lottery firm's staff. Illinois taxpayers have funded about $2 million in "retention" bonuses for employees of a private firm managing the lottery despite the firm performing so poorly Illinois is working to replace it.
2017
Man having 'worst day' wins $2 million in Michigan Lottery. A Saginaw County man was not having a good day, but winning $2 million in a Michigan Lottery scratch-off game can change that around pretty fast.
2017
Florida lottery tickets could soon come with warning label. Florida lottery tickets could soon carry a big warning label if a Republican legislator gets her way.
2016
Florida woman who lost $1 million lottery trial files for bankruptcy. The former Seminole County school teacher who last month lost a big chunk of a $1 million Florida Lottery jackpot to her former boyfriend, who had sued her for failing to share, has filed for bankruptcy.
2016
7 arrested in Georgia Lottery winner's murder. Seven people were charged Monday in the shooting death of a lottery winner more than two months ago.
2013
$338 million NJ Powerball winner a deadbeat dad?. Authorities say a New Jersey man who won the $338 million Powerball jackpot on Monday is subject to potential arrest for owing about $29,000 in child support.
2012
$540 MILLION: Mega Millions buying frenzy sparks another jackpot increase. The United States -- perhaps the world -- has never witnessed a lottery-buying frenzy like we are seeing this week.
2011
$319M Mega Millions lottery ticket redeemed. The single largest winning lottery ticket ever sold in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has been claimed, a New York Lottery spokeswoman said Tuesday.
2011
Winning lottery ticket worth $30,000 found in church collection plate. A struggling Baltimore parish received a surprising donation two Sundays ago, when a Maryland Lottery Cash Craze Crossword scratch-off ticket worth $30,000 arrived in the collection plate.
2009
Hitting the jackpot: Rebecca Hargrove's winning strategy. You may not have heard of Rebecca Paul Hargrove, but in the lottery world, she's a celebrity.
2007
Grandma's lottery ticket detour pays off. Seventy-three-year-old Margie Coy, who lives -- appropriately -- in Windfall, Ind., a dot on the map southeast of Kokomo, breezed into Kentucky last weekend, obtained two lottery tickets and ended up winning $1,000 a week for the rest of her life.
2006
Mega Millions lottery jackpot reaches $117 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has climbed again past the $100 million mark.
2004
Mega Millions jackpot increases to $63 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $63 million Saturday.
2004
Powerball Reaches $31 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $31 million, with a cash option of $17.6 million.
2004
Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $6 million. No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the jackpot to roll over to $6 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
2004
Clerk admits stealing winning lottery ticket from student. A former gas station clerk has admitted stealing a winning lottery ticket worth $20,000 from a college student, telling her it was only worth $100.
2004
Tennessee lottery sends record number of students to college. Tennessee's new lottery scholarships are driving the largest college freshman class in state history. Without the scholarships, many high school seniors wouldn't have a chance to attend college.
2004
North Dakota Lottery a model of efficiency. As a business with a limited number of potential customers in a sparsely populated territory, North Dakota's state lottery office has been concentrating on ways to keep its expenses down.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$935 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2024
2.$656 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2012
3.$533 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2018
4.$355 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 31, 2023
5.$207.1 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2022
6.€179.07 Million
US$198.26 Million
Draw Date
Mar 29, 2022
7.$174 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 31, 2017
8.$170 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 1, 2020
9.€130 Million
US$166.65 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 29, 2013
10.$153 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2011
11.$152 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2021
12.€128.82 Million
US$151.07 Million
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2021
13.€120.52 Million
US$148.35 Million
Draw Date
Mar 29, 2018
14.€125 Million
US$146.59 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2021
15.€127.98 Million
US$143.63 Million
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2019
16.$135 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 29, 2006
16.$135 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Apr 1, 2008
18.$132.5 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 29, 2023
19.$117 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 31, 2006
20.$116 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Mar 30, 2016
21.$113 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 31, 2020
22.$109 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Apr 1, 2009
23.$102 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Mar 30, 1999
24.€90 Million
US$99.23 Million
Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Apr 3, 2020
25.CA$125 Million
US$95.65 Million
Multi-Province
Canada Super 7
Draw Date
Apr 2, 2004

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

2002
Friday, Mar 29, 2002
22 years old
1991
Friday, Mar 29, 1991
33 years old
1983
Tuesday, Mar 29, 1983
41 years old
1979
Thursday, Mar 29, 1979
45 years old
1977
Tuesday, Mar 29, 1977
47 years old
1976
Monday, Mar 29, 1976
48 years old
1975
Saturday, Mar 29, 1975
49 years old
1968
Friday, Mar 29, 1968
56 years old
1968
Friday, Mar 29, 1968
56 years old
1960
Tuesday, Mar 29, 1960
64 years old
1957
Friday, Mar 29, 1957
67 years old
1957
Friday, Mar 29, 1957
67 years old
1955
Tuesday, Mar 29, 1955
69 years old
1952
Saturday, Mar 29, 1952
72 years old
1952
Saturday, Mar 29, 1952
72 years old
1949
Tuesday, Mar 29, 1949
75 years old
(year not provided)
(year not provided)
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2017
Prime Minister Theresa May invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.
2016
A United States Air Force F-16 crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.
2015
Air Canada Flight 624 skids off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, after arriving from Toronto shortly past midnight. All 133 passengers and five crews on board survive, with 23 treated for minor injuries.
2014
The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed.
2013
At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
2010
Two suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.
2004
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
2002
In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War.
2001
A Gulfstream III crashes on approach to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, Colorado. All 18 people on board are killed.
1999
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble.
1999
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103.
1990
The Czechoslovak parliament is unable to reach an agreement on what to call the country after the fall of Communism, sparking the so-called Hyphen War.
1984
The Baltimore Colts load its possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer its operations to Indianapolis.
1982
The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.
1974
NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.
1974
Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, China.
1973
Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
1973
Operation Barrel Roll, a covert American bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends.
1971
My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
1962
Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 1112 day constitutional crisis.
1961
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections.
1957
The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety.
1951
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
1951
Hypnosis murders in Copenhagen
1947
Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule begins in Madagascar.
1942
The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.
1941
The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.
1941
World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan.
1936
The 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for the recent remilitarization of the Rhineland.
1927
Sunbeam 1000hp breaks the land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida.
1882
The Knights of Columbus is established.
1879
Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
1871
Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
1867
Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes Canada on July 1.
1857
Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
1849
The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab.
1847
Mexican-American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.
1809
King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état.
1809
At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden.
1806
Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway.
1792
King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier.
1632
Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629.
1549
The city of Salvador, Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
1461
Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses.
1430
The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice.

Births On This Day

2004
Kim Ju-chan, South Korean footballer
1996
Wade Baldwin IV, American basketball player
1994
Jung Jae-won, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
1994
Matt Olson, American baseball player
1993
Thorgan Hazard, Belgian footballer
1991
Irene, South Korean idol, actress and television host
1991
N'Golo Kanté, French footballer
1990
Lyle Taylor, English footballer
1989
James Tomkins, English footballer
1986
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, English footballer
1986
Lucas Elliot Eberl, American actor and director
1985
Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer
1983
Efstathios Aloneftis, Greek-Cypriot footballer
1983
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, American attorney, activist and politician
1981
Jasmine Crockett, American attorney and politician
1981
Megan Hilty, American actress and singer
1981
PJ Morton, American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
1981
Jlloyd Samuel, Trinidadian footballer (d. 2018)
1980
Hamzah bin Hussein, Jordanian prince
1980
Molly Brodak, American poet and writer (d. 2020)
1980
Chris D'Elia, American stand-up comedian, actor and writer
1980
Bill Demong, American skier
1979
Luis Ortiz, Cuban boxer
1978
Ian Holding, Zimbabwean writer
1977
Nina Riggs, American writer and poet
1976
Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player
1974
Alex Cuba, Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter
1973
Marc Overmars, Dutch footballer and coach
1972
Ernest Cline, American novelist, poet and screenwriter
1972
Stina Leicht, American author
1972
Priti Patel, British Indian politician, Secretary of State for the Home Department
1971
Robert Gibbs, American political adviser, 28th White House Press Secretary
1971
Lara Logan, South African television and radio journalist and war correspondent
1971
Hidetoshi Nishijima, Japanese actor
1970
J. A. Konrath, American author
1969
Ted Lieu, American politician and AFRC colonel
1969
Jimmy Spencer, American football player and coach
1968
Chris Calloway, American football player
1968
Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress
1967
Michel Hazanavicius, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1967
Brian Jordan, American baseball player and sportscaster
1967
Edmundo Paz Soldán, Bolivian writer
1966
Dwayne Harper, American football player
1965
Todd F. Davis, American poet and critic
1965
Ayun Halliday, American writer and actor
1965
Brooks Hansen, American novelist, screenwriter and illustrator
1965
Maia Szalavitz, American journalist and author
1965
Bradford Tatum, American actor
1964
Catherine Cortez Masto, American attorney and politician
1964
Elle Macpherson, Australian model and actress
1963
Padraic Kenney, American writer, historian and educator
1962
Billy Beane, American baseball player and manager
1962
Igor Klebanov, Ukrainian-American theoretical physicist
1962
Kirk Triplett, American golfer
1961
Todd G. Buchholz, American economist and author
1961
Helen Humphreys, Canadian poet and novelist
1961
Amy Sedaris, American actress and comedian
1961
Michael Winterbottom, English director and producer
1960
Jo Nesbø, Norwegian writer, musician and football player
1959
Brad McCrimmon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2011)
1958
Travis Childers, American businessman and politician
1958
Nouriel Roubini, Iranian-American economic consultant, economist and writer
1957
Elizabeth Hand, American author
1957
Mark Hudson, British writer, journalist and art critic
1957
Christopher Lambert, American-French actor
1957
Kathryn Tanner, American theologian
1956
Patty Donahue, American singer (d. 1996)
1956
Mary Gentle, English author
1956
William Gurstelle, American writer and inventor
1956
Ted Staunton, Canadian author
1956
Kurt Thomas, American gymnast (d. 2020)
1955
Earl Campbell, American football player
1955
Gillian Conoley, American poet
1955
Brendan Gleeson, Irish actor
1955
Marina Sirtis, British-American actress
1954
Mario Clark, American football player
1954
Martha A. Sandweiss, American historian
1954
Suzanna Sherry, American legal scholar
1954
Evelyn C. White, American writer and editor
1952
Jo-Ann Mapson, American author
1952
Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer and engineer (d. 2012)
1952
Bola Tinubu, Nigerian politician, President-elect of Nigeria
1952
Alec Wilkinson, American writer
1951
David Cheriton, Canadian computer scientist, mathematician and businessman
1951
William Clarke, American harmonica player (d. 1996)
1951
Roger Myerson, American economist and professor
1951
Nick Ut, Vietnamese-American photographer
1950
Mory Kanté, Guinean vocalist (d. 2020)
1949
Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2007)
1949
Joe Ehrmann, American football player and writer
1949
Israel Finkelstein, Israeli archaeologist and professor
1949
Dave Greenfield, English musician (d. 2020)
1949
Pauline Marois, Canadian social worker and politician, 30th Premier of Quebec
1948
Barbara Clare Foley, American author and educator
1947
Frank Bowe, American academic (d. 2007)
1947
Robert Gordon, American singer and actor (d. 2022)
1946
Billy Thorpe, English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2007)
1945
Speedy Keen, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2002)
1943
John Major, English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1943
Vangelis, Greek keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2022)
1943
Eric Idle, English actor, comedian, musician and writer
1942
Scott Wilson, American actor (d. 2018)
1940
Ray Davis, American bass singer (d. 2005)
1939
Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (d. 2008)
1939
Hanumant Singh, Indian cricketer (d. 2006)
1937
Roberto Chabet, Filipino painter and sculptor (d. 2013)
1937
Smarck Michel, Haitian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Haiti (d. 2012)
1937
Gordon Milne, English footballer
1936
Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and educator (d. 2012)
1936
John A. Durkin, American lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
1936
Joseph P. Teasdale, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri (d. 2014)
1935
Ruby Murray, Northern Irish singer (d. 1996)
1931
Aleksei Gubarev, Russian general, pilot and cosmonaut (d. 2015)
1931
Norman Tebbit, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1930
Anerood Jugnauth, Mauritian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Mauritius (d. 2021)
1929
Sheila Kitzinger, English activist, author, and academic (d. 2015)
1929
Richard Lewontin, American biologist, geneticist, and academic (d. 2021)
1929
Lennart Meri, Estonian director and politician, 2nd President of Estonia (d. 2006)
1929
Utpal Dutt, Indian actor, director and playwright (d. 1993)
1928
Romesh Bhandari, Pakistani-Indian politician, 13th Foreign Secretary of India (d. 2013)
1928
Keith Botsford, Belgian-American journalist, author, and academic (d. 2018)
1928
Vincent Gigante, American boxer and mobster (d. 2005)
1927
Martin Fleischmann, British chemist (d. 2012)
1927
John McLaughlin, American journalist and producer (d. 2016)
1927
John Vane, English pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1926
Vladimir Bolotin, Russian physicist (d. 2008)
1923
Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (d. 2015)
1923
Betty Binns Fletcher, American lawyer and judge (d. 2012)
1921
Sam Loxton, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (d. 2011)
1920
John M. Belk, American businessman and politician (d. 2007)
1920
Clarke Fraser, American-Canadian geneticist and academic (d. 2014)
1920
Pierre Moinot, French author (d. 2007)
1920
Theodore Trautwein, American lawyer and judge (d. 2000)
1919
Eileen Heckart, American actress (d. 2001)
1918
Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (d. 1990)
1918
Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician and academic (d. 1991)
1918
Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam's Club (d. 1992)
1917
Tommy Holmes, American baseball player (d. 2008)
1917
Ieuan Maddock, Welsh scientist and nuclear researcher (d. 1988)
1916
Peter Geach, English philosopher and academic (d. 2013)
1916
Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005)
1914
Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (d. 2014)
1913
Phil Foster, American actor (d. 1985)
1913
Jack Jones, British trade union leader, General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union (d. 2009)
1912
Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (d. 1979)
1909
Moon Mullican, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1967)
1908
Arthur O'Connell, American actor (d. 1981)
1908
Dennis O'Keefe, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1968)
1907
Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2006)
1903
Douglas Harkness, Canadian colonel and politician, Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 1999)
1902
Marcel Aymé, French author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1967)
1902
William Walton, English composer (d. 1983)
1900
John McEwen, Australian farmer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1980)
1900
Charles Sutherland Elton, English zoologist and animal ecologist (d. 1991)
1899
Lavrentiy Beria, Georgian-Russian general and politician (d. 1953)
1896
Wilhelm Ackermann, German mathematician (d. 1962)
1895
Ernst Jünger, German philosopher and author (d. 1998)
1892
József Mindszenty, Hungarian cardinal (d. 1975)
1891
Yvan Goll, French-German poet and playwright (d. 1950)
1890
Harold Spencer Jones, English astronomer (d. 1960)
1889
Warner Baxter, American actor (d. 1951)
1889
Howard Lindsay, American producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor (d. 1968)
1885
Dezső Kosztolányi, Hungarian author and poet (d. 1936)
1883
Donald Van Slyke, Dutch-American biochemist (d. 1971)
1874
Lou Henry Hoover, American philanthropist and geologist, 33rd First Lady of the United States (d. 1944)
1873
Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1941)
1872
Hal Colebatch, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1953)
1871
Tom Hayward, English cricketer (d. 1939)
1869
Edwin Lutyens, British architect (d. 1944)
1867
Cy Young, American baseball player and manager (d. 1955)
1863
Walter James, Australian politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1943)
1862
Adolfo Müller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (d. 1947)
1860
William Benham, New Zealand zoologist (d. 1950)
1853
Elihu Thomson, English-American engineer and inventor (d. 1937)
1826
Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist and politician (d. 1900)
1824
Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist, physician, and philosopher (d. 1899)
1802
Johann Moritz Rugendas, German landscape painter (d. 1858)
1799
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1869)
1790
John Tyler, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the United States (d. 1862)
1780
Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish adventurer (d. 1841)
1769
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, French general and politician, 12th Prime Minister of France (d. 1851)
1747
Johann Wilhelm Hässler, German pianist and composer (d. 1822)
1735
Johann Karl August Musäus, German author (d. 1787)
1713
John Ponsonby, Irish politician (d. 1789)
1602
John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (d. 1675)
1584
Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general and politician (d. 1648)
1561
Santorio Santorio, Italian biologist (d. 1636)
1187
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, grandson of King Henry II of England (d. 1203)

Deaths On This Day

2023
John Kerin, Australian politician (b. 1937)
2023
Vivan Sundaram, Indian contemporary artist (b. 1943)
2022
Charles Jeffrey, British botanist (b. 1934)
2022
Jennifer Wilson, English actress (b. 1932)
2021
Bashkim Fino, Albanian politician, 29th Prime Minister of Albania (b. 1962)
2021
Sarah Onyango Obama, Kenyan educator and philanthropist (b. 1921)
2020
Joe Diffie, American country music singer (b. 1958)
2020
Alan Merrill, American musician (b. 1951)
2020
Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1933)
2019
Agnès Varda, French film director (b. 1928)
2018
Anita Shreve, American author (b. 1946)
2017
Alexei Abrikosov, Russian physicist, 2003 Nobel laureate in Physics (b. 1928)
2016
Patty Duke, American actress (b. 1946)
2015
William Delafield Cook, Australian-English painter (b. 1926)
2014
Marc Platt, American actor and dancer (b. 1913)
2013
Reginald Gray, Irish-French painter (b. 1930)
2013
Brian Huggins, English-Canadian journalist and actor (b. 1931)
2013
Ralph Klein, Canadian journalist and politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (b. 1942)
2013
Art Phillips, Canadian businessman and politician, 32nd Mayor of Vancouver (b. 1930)
2012
Pap Cheyassin Secka, Gambian lawyer and politician, 8th Attorney General of the Gambia (b. 1942)
2012
Bill Jenkins, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1930)
2011
Ângelo de Sousa, Portuguese painter and sculptor (b. 1938)
2011
Iakovos Kambanellis, Greek author, poet, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2009
Vladimir Fedotov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1943)
2009
Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (b. 1975)
2007
Larry L'Estrange, English rugby player and soldier (b. 1934)
2006
Salvador Elizondo, Mexican author and poet (b. 1932)
2004
Lise de Baissac, Mauritian-born SOE agent (b. 1905)
2004
Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (b. 1926)
2003
Carlo Urbani, Italian physician and microbiologist (b. 1956)
2001
Helge Ingstad, Norwegian lawyer, academic, and explorer (b. 1899)
2001
John Lewis, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)
1999
Joe Williams, American jazz singer (b. 1918)
1997
Norman Pirie, British biochemist and virologist (b. 1907)
1996
Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1944)
1995
Mort Meskin, American illustrator (b. 1916)
1995
Terry Moore, American baseball player and coach (b. 1912)
1994
Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
1992
Paul Henreid, American actor (b. 1908)
1991
Guy Bourdin, French photographer (b. 1928)
1988
Maurice Blackburn, Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1914)
1988
Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player and coach (b. 1924)
1985
Luther Terry, American physician and academic, 9th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1911)
1985
Janet Watson, British geologist (b. 1923)
1982
Walter Hallstein, German academic and politician, 1st President of the European Commission (b. 1901)
1982
Frederick George Mann, British organic chemist (b. 1897)
1982
Carl Orff, German composer and educator (b. 1895)
1982
Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (b. 1897)
1981
Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1911)
1979
Nikos Petzaropoulos, Greece footballer (b. 1927)
1972
J. Arthur Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (b. 1888)
1971
Dhirendranath Datta, Pakistani lawyer and politician (b. 1886)
1970
Anna Louise Strong, American journalist and author (b. 1885)
1966
Stylianos Gonatas, Greek Army officer and Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1876)
1963
Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian dentist and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1898)
1963
Frances Jenkins Olcott, American author and librarian (b. 1872)
1959
Barthélemy Boganda, African priest and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1910)
1957
Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish novelist (b. 1888)
1953
Väinö Kivisalo, Finnish politician (b. 1882)
1948
Harry Price, English parapsychologist and author (b. 1881)
1940
Alexander Obolensky, Russian-English rugby player and soldier (b. 1916)
1937
Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)
1934
Otto Hermann Kahn, German-American banker and philanthropist (b. 1867)
1924
Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer and conductor (b. 1852)
1921
John Burroughs, American naturalist and nature essayist (b. 1837)
1915
William Wallace Denslow, American illustrator and caricaturist (b. 1856)
1912
Henry Robertson Bowers, Scottish lieutenant and explorer (b. 1883)
1912
Robert Falcon Scott, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1868)
1912
Edward Adrian Wilson, English physician and explorer (b. 1872)
1911
Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (b. 1837)
1906
Slava Raškaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)
1903
Gustavus Franklin Swift, American business executive (b. 1839)
1891
Georges Seurat, French painter (b. 1859)
1888
Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer (b. 1813)
1866
John Keble, English priest and poet (b. 1792)
1848
John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman (b. 1763)
1830
James Rennell, English geographer, historian and oceanography pioneer (b. 1742)
1826
Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator and academic (b. 1751)
1824
Hans Nielsen Hauge, Norwegian lay minister, social reformer and author (b. 1771)
1822
Johann Wilhelm Hässler, German pianist and composer (b. 1747)
1803
Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian librarian and diplomat (b. 1733)
1800
Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French general and engineer (b. 1714)
1792
Gustav III, Swedish king (b. 1746)
1788
Charles Wesley, English missionary and poet (b. 1707)
1777
Johann Heinrich Pott, Prussian physician and chemist (b. 1692)
1772
Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (b. 1688)
1751
Thomas Coram, English captain and philanthropist, founded Foundling Hospital (b. 1668)
1703
George Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, (b. 1678)
1697
Nicolaus Bruhns, Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer (b. 1665)
1629
Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch painter and engraver (b. 1565)
1628
Tobias Matthew, English archbishop and academic (b. 1546)
1461
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421)
1461
Lionel Welles, 6th Baron Welles (c. 1406)
1058
Pope Stephen IX (b. 1020)
500
Gwynllyw, Welsh king and religious figure