April 21
On This Day in History: April 21 April 21 is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 254 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day 2021 Powerball will stay in Idaho . The Idaho Lottery today announced that Powerball, Idaho's longest running and most popular lottery game, will continue to be offered in the state.2021 South Carolina Lottery to end participation in Lucky for Life game . Yesterday, the South Carolina Lottery announced that it will be removing the Lucky for Life multi-state game from its lineup.2020 Australian family's lottery numbers pay off after 20 years . An Australian family who collected a nearly $400,000 lottery jackpot said they have been using the same numbers for nearly 20 years.2020 Strong Iowa lottery sales are slipping: The culprit? You guessed it, COVID-19 . After eight months of Iowa Lottery ticket sales topping budgeted projections, those sales are starting to arc downward.2020 Mississippi lottery revenue dips in March amid pandemic . State revenue from the Mississippi Lottery decreased in March as people began facing restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic.2016 Illinois woman wins $500 a week for life . An Illinois woman was on spring break in Florida when her father called with some good news.2015 N.C. man to buy his wife a Corvette after lottery win . A Lexington, North Carolina, man who won a $377,241 lottery jackpot said he plans to buy his wife a Corvette convertible.2014 Lucky woman buying lottery ticket narrowly escapes truck crash . A woman buying a lottery ticket at a Chicago convenience store came within inches of being crushed by a pickup truck that crashed into the store.2014 New twist to lottery scam . Authorities in Colorado are seeing a new twist to the lottery scam that has been going on for years.2010 Powerball outmuscles Mega Millions in sales, jackpots . When states began selling tickets for both Powerball and Mega Millions on Jan. 31, observers wondered how they'd fare head to head; now the verdict seems to be in.2010 Mega Millions goes on sale in South Dakota May 16 . South Dakota Lottery officials are adding Mega Millions to the state's lineup of lotto games, beginning May 16.2010 Clerk arrested in undercover Lottery sting . An employee of the City Limits Deli Mart in Sumner and her companion got an unpleasant surprise Monday when they traveled to Washington's Lottery headquarters to claim what they thought was a $20,000 prize.2007 Pickling Up Trash Pays As Couple Find Winning Lottery Ticket . A couple who decided to pick up the roadside trash because they grew tired of seeing it lying there for long time, found a winning scratch-off lottery ticket.2007 Clerk wins $200,000 lottery prize by accident . A store clerk's slip-up at the cash register has paid off big time.2006 Bonus ball bounced by Lotto Texas . Come Sunday, Lotto Texas players won't have the "bonus ball" to kick around anymore.2006 Lottery participants celebrate opening of S.C. claims center . About 20 people celebrated the grand opening of the South Carolina Education Lottery claims center in Fort Mill on Wednesday morning.2006 One of two winning Florida Lotto tickets from Port St. Lucie . The Cumberland Farms store on Floresta Drive was a revolving door of media and frequent customers who had heard the news Thursday morning that one lucky Florida Lottery player bought the winning ticket there.2006 Florida Lottery player in The Villages has 44 million reasons to smile . From the fairways to coffee shops, retirees Thursday wondered: Who is the overnight multimillionaire?2005 Cincinnati Reds formed Mega Millions lottery pool . Several members of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team pooled their money and purchased $1,000 worth of Ohio Lottery tickets for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing.2005 Oklahoma Senate Committee Approves Remaining Lottery Commissioners . An Oklahoma Senate committee recommended approval Wednesday of the final two lottery commissioners nominated by Gov. Brad Henry.2005 Wisconsin lawmakers vote down plan to privatize state Lottery . Wisconsin lawmakers on Wednesday voted down a proposal in Gov. Jim Doyle's budget bill to privatize half of the work at the Wisconsin lottery.2005 Senators question components of N.C. lottery bill . Members of an N.C. Senate committee raised questions yesterday about a bill passed by the House that would create a state lottery - including whether it would allow video poker, slot machines and online gaming.2005 Lucky Man Wins Second Vehicle Prize from Scratch-Off Lottery Game . A 71-year-old Elyria, Ohio man seems to have the magic touch when it comes to those scratch-off instant lottery tickets, having won his second vehicle in three years.2005 NY lottery pool members sue over Mega Millions jackpot . A Manhattan judge has frozen most of the Mega Millions lottery winnings of a Mount Sinai Hospital employee and has told three co-workers who pooled money to buy tickets with him they may proceed with their lawsuit to get a share of the prize.2004 Mega Millions jackpot increases to $28 million . The multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot grew to $28 million for Friday's game after there was no big winner in Tuesday night's $20 million drawing.2004 S.C. Senators welcome lottery windfall . State senators were excited Tuesday to learn the South Carolina lottery is bringing in more money than expected and, therefore, more money for the state to spend.🔽 Show All Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day 1. $277 Million Draw Date
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🔽 Show All Worldwide Events On This Day 2019 Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday ; more than 250 people are killed.2014 The American city of Flint, Michigan switches its water source to the Flint River , beginning the ongoing Flint water crisis which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people, and 15 deaths from Legionnaires disease , ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged with involuntary manslaughter . 2012 Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam , in the Netherlands, injuring 116 people. 2010 The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv , Ukraine, by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014. 2004 Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra , killing 74 people and wounding 160. 1993 The Supreme Court in La Paz , Bolivia , sentences former dictator Luis García Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution. 1989 Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 : In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang .1987 The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo , killing 106 people. 1985 The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege. 1982 Baseball : Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.1977 Annie Broadway .1975 Vietnam War : President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon , as Xuân Lộc , the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls.1972 Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16 's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing. 1967 A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état , establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years. 1966 Rastafari movement : Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica , an event now celebrated as Grounation Day .1965 The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair opens for its second and final season. 1964 A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95 kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed. 1963 The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Baháʼí Faith . 1962 The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II. 1960 Brasília , Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro .1958 United Airlines Flight 736 collides into a United States Air Force fighter jet near Arden, Nevada in what is now Enterprise, Nevada .1952 Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.1948 United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.1945 World War II : Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.1934 The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster , is published in the Daily Mail 1926 Al-Baqi cemetery , former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams , is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis .1918 World War I : German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen , better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France .1914 Ypiranga incident : A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz .1898 Spanish-American War : The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.1894 Norway formally adopts the Krag-Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years. 1856 Australian labour movement : Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day .1836 Texas Revolution : The Battle of San Jacinto : Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna .1821 Benderli Ali Pasha arrives in Constantinople as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire ; he remains in power for only nine days before being sent into exile.1809 Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmühl . 1806 Action of 21 April 1806 : A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.1802 Twelve thousand Wahhabis sack Karbala , killing over three thousand inhabitants. 1792 Tiradentes , a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence , is hanged, drawn and quartered .1789 George Washington's reception at Trenton is hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration .1782 The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally as Bangkok , is founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke . 1615 The Wignacourt Aqueduct is inaugurated in Malta . 1526 The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty , Ibrahim Lodi is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat . 1509 Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII .1506 The three-day Lisbon Massacre comes to an end with the slaughter of over 1,900 suspected Jews by Portuguese Catholics. 1092 The Diocese of Pisa is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Urban II 900 The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (the earliest known written document found in what is now the Philippines ): the Commander-in-Chief of the Kingdom of Tondo , as represented by the Honourable Jayadewa, Lord Minister of Pailah , pardons from all debt the Honourable Namwaran and his relations. 43 BC Battle of Mutina : Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius , who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly after.753 BC Romulus founds Rome (traditional date ).🔽 Show All Births On This Day 1994 Mitchell Weiser , German footballer1992 Isco , Spanish footballer1992 Rene Santos , Brazilian footballer1992 Joc Pederson , American baseball player1990 Aleksandar Prijović , Swiss-born Serbian footballer1989 Tatyana McFadden , Russian-American sprinter and skier1989 Carlos Muñoz , Chilean footballer1988 Ricky Berens , American swimmer1988 Jencarlos Canela , American singer-songwriter and actor1988 Pedro Mosquera , Spanish footballer1988 Adam Rooney , Irish footballer1987 Nadif Chowdhury , Bangladeshi cricketer1987 Eric Devendorf , American basketball player1987 Leroy George , Dutch footballer1987 Anastasia Prikhodko , Ukrainian singer1986 Audra Cohen , American tennis player1986 Alexander Edler , Swedish ice hockey player1986 Rodney Stuckey , American basketball player1986 Mirko Valdifiori , Italian footballer1984 Shayna Fox , American voice actress1983 Paweł Brożek , Polish footballer1983 Marco Donadel , Italian footballer1983 Tarvaris Jackson , American football player (d. 2020)1982 Khalif Barnes , American football player1982 Micheal Luck , Australian rugby league player1982 Carnell Williams , American football player1981 Mads Junker , Danish footballer1980 Jeff Keppinger , American baseball player1980 Vincent Lecavalier , Canadian ice hockey player1980 Tony Romo , American football player1979 Virginie Basselot , French chef1979 Tobias Linderoth , French-Swedish footballer and coach1979 James McAvoy , Scottish actor1978 Jacob Burns , Australian footballer1978 Jukka Nevalainen , Finnish drummer1978 Yuliya Pechonkina , Russian hurdler1977 Gyula Koi , Hungarian scholar and educator1977 Jamie Salé , Canadian figure skater1976 Rommel Adducul , Filipino basketball player1976 Petero Civoniceva , Fijian-Australian rugby league player1975 Danyon Loader , New Zealand swimmer1974 Maksim Gruznov , Estonian footballer1974 Orlando Jordan , American wrestler1974 David Peachey , Australian rugby league player1973 Steve Backshall , English naturalist, writer, and television presenter1973 Jonathan Nsenga , Belgian hurdler and coach1972 Richard Chelimo , Kenyan runner (d. 2001)1972 Gwendal Peizerat , French ice dancer1971 Axl Rotten , American wrestler (d. 2016)1971 Michael Turner , American author and illustrator (d. 2008)1970 Jeff Anderson , American actor, director, and screenwriter1970 Glen Hansard , Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor1970 Rob Riggle , American actor and comedian1970 Nicole Sullivan , American actress, comedian, and screenwriter1969 John Kibowen , Kenyan runner1969 Toby Stephens , English actor1968 Peter van Vossen , Dutch footballer and coach1967 Emilio Valle , Cuban hurdler1965 Ed Belfour , Canadian ice hockey player1965 Karen Foster , American model and actress1965 Gary Grant , American basketball player1965 Thomas Helmer , German footballer1965 Fiona Kelleghan , American academic, critic and librarian1964 Alex Baumann , Czech-Canadian swimmer1964 Ludmila Engquist , Russian-Swedish hurdler1963 Ken Caminiti , American baseball player (d. 2004)1963 Roy Dupuis , Canadian actor1963 John Cameron Mitchell , American actor, director, and screenwriter1962 Les Lancaster , American baseball player and coach1962 Craig Robinson , American basketball player and coach1962 Aavo Sarap , Estonian footballer and coach1961 Cathy Cavadini , American voice actress1961 Carey Hayes , American screenwriter and producer1961 Chad Hayes , American actor, producer, and screenwriter1961 Neale Marmon , English-German footballer, coach, and manager1961 David Servan-Schreiber , French physician, neuroscientist, and author (d. 2011)1960 Michel Goulet , Canadian ice hockey player and scout1960 Julius Korir , Kenyan runner1959 Tim Jacobus , American illustrator and painter1959 Olga Kuragina , Russian pentathlete1959 Arno Pijpers , Dutch footballer and coach1959 Robert Smith , English singer-songwriter and guitarist1958 Andie MacDowell , American model, actress, and producer1958 Yoshito Usui , Japanese illustrator (d. 2009)1958 Michael Zarnock , American author1957 Hervé Le Tellier , French linguist and author1957 Jesse Orosco , American baseball player1957 Herbert Wetterauer , German painter, sculptor, and author1956 Peter Kosminsky , English director, producer, and screenwriter1956 Phillip Longman , German-American demographer and journalist1955 Murathan Mungan , Turkish author, poet, and playwright1955 Doug Soetaert , Canadian ice hockey player1954 Ebiet G. Ade , Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist1954 James Morrison , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter1953 John Brumby , Australian politician, 45th Premier of Victoria 1952 Gerald Early , American author and academic1952 Cheryl Gillan , British businesswoman and politician, Secretary of State for Wales (d. 2021)1951 Tony Danza , American actor and producer1951 Michael Freedman , American mathematician and academic1951 Bob Varsha , American sportscaster1951 Steve Vickers , Canadian ice hockey player1950 Shivaji Satam , Indian actor1949 Patti LuPone , American actress and singer1948 Gary Condit , American businessman and politician1948 Paul Davis , American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2008)1948 Josef Flammer , Swiss ophthalmologist1948 Dieter Fromm , German runner1947 Al Bumbry , American baseball player1947 Iggy Pop , American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor1947 John Weider , English bass player1945 Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan , Indian cricketer and umpire1945 Mark Wainberg , Canadian researcher and HIV/AIDS activist (d. 2017)1945 Diana Darvey , English actress, singer and dancer (d. 2000)1942 Geoffrey Palmer , New Zealand politician, 33rd Prime Minister of New Zealand 1941 David L. Boren , American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Oklahoma 1940 Jacques Caron , Canadian ice hockey player and coach1940 Souleymane Cissé , Malian director, producer, and screenwriter1939 John McCabe , English pianist and composer (d. 2015)1939 Sister Helen Prejean , American nun, activist, and author1939 Reni Santoni , American actor (d. 2020)1937 Gary Peters , American baseball player1937 Ben Zinn , Israeli-born American academic and former international soccer player1936 James Dobson , American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded Focus on the Family 1936 Reg Fleming , Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2009)1935 Charles Grodin , American actor and talk show host1935 Thomas Kean , American academic and politician, 48th Governor of New Jersey 1933 Edelmiro Amante , Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 2013)1933 Easley Blackwood, Jr. , American pianist, composer, and educator1933 Ignatius Zakka I Iwas , Iraqi patriarch (d. 2014)1932 Slide Hampton , African-American trombonist and composer1932 Elaine May , American actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter1932 Angela Mortimer , English tennis player1931 Morgan Wootten , American high school basketball coach (d. 2020)1930 Hilda Hilst , Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (d. 2004)1930 Silvana Mangano , Italian actress (d. 1989)1930 Dieter Roth , German-Swiss illustrator and sculptor (d. 1998)1930 Jack Taylor , English footballer and referee (d. 2012)1928 Jack Evans , Welsh-Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)1927 Ahmed Arif , Turkish poet and author (d. 1991)1926 Elizabeth II , Queen of the United Kingdom and her other realms 1926 Arthur Rowley , English footballer, manager and cricketer (d. 2002)1925 Anthony Mason , Australian soldier and judge, 9th Chief Justice of Australia 1925 John Swinton of Kimmerghame , English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire (d. 2018)1924 Ira Louvin , American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (d. 1965)1923 John Mortimer , English lawyer and author (d. 2009)1922 Alistair MacLean , Scottish novelist and screenwriter (d. 1987)1922 Allan Watkins , Welsh-English cricketer (d. 2011)1921 James Dougherty (police officer) , American police officer, first trainer of the Special Weapons and Tactics and first husband of actress Marilyn Monroe (d. 2005)1920 Edmund Adamkiewicz , German footballer (d. 1991)1919 Don Cornell , American singer (d. 2004)1919 Roger Doucet , Canadian tenor (d. 1981)1919 Licio Gelli , Italian financer (d. 2015)1918 Eddy Christiani , Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)1916 Estella B. Diggs , American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)1915 Garrett Hardin , American ecologist, author, and academic (d. 2003)1915 Anthony Quinn , Mexican-American actor (d. 2001)1914 Angelo Savoldi , Italian-American wrestler and promoter, co-founded International World Class Championship Wrestling (d. 2013)1913 Norman Parkinson , English photographer (d. 1990)1912 Eve Arnold , Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012)1912 Marcel Camus , French director and screenwriter (d. 1982)1911 Ivan Combe , American businessman, developed Clearasil (d. 2000)1911 Kemal Satır , Turkish physician and politician (d. 1991)1905 Pat Brown , American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of California (d. 1996)1904 Jean Hélion , French painter (d. 1987)1904 Odilo Globocnik , Italian-Austrian SS officer (d. 1945)1903 Luis Saslavsky , Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995)1899 Randall Thompson , American composer and academic (d. 1984)1898 Maurice Wilson , English soldier, pilot, and mountaineer (d. 1934)1893 Romeo Bertini , Italian runner (d. 1973)1892 Freddie Dixon , English motorcycle racer and racing driver (d. 1956)1889 Marcel Boussac , French businessman (d. 1980)1889 Paul Karrer , Russian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)1889 Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. , Russian-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985)1887 Joe McCarthy , American baseball manager (d. 1978)1885 Tatu Kolehmainen , Finnish runner (d. 1967)1882 Percy Williams Bridgman , American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)1874 Vincent Scotto , French actor and composer (d. 1952)1870 Edwin Stanton Porter , American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1941)1868 Alfred Henry Maurer , American painter (d. 1932)1868 Mary Rogers Miller , American author and educator (d. 1971)1864 Max Weber , German economist and sociologist (d. 1920)1854 William Stang , German-American bishop (d. 1907)1838 John Muir , Scottish-American environmentalist and author (d. 1914)1837 Fredrik Bajer , Danish lieutenant and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1922)1816 Charlotte Brontë , English novelist and poet (d. 1855)1814 Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts , English art collector and philanthropist (d. 1906)1811 Alson Sherman , American merchant and politician, 8th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1903)1810 John Putnam Chapin , American politician, 10th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1864)1790 Manuel Blanco Encalada , Spanish-Chilean admiral and politician, 1st President of Chile (d. 1876)1775 Alexander Anderson , Scottish-American illustrator and engraver (d. 1870)1774 Jean-Baptiste Biot , French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1862)1752 Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait , French engineer, hydrographer, and politician, French Minister of Marine and the Colonies (d. 1807)1752 Humphry Repton , English gardener and author (d. 1818)1730 Antonín Kammel , Czech violinist and composer (d. 1788)1713 Louis de Noailles , French general (d. 1793)1673 Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1742)1671 John Law , Scottish economist (d. 1729)1652 Michel Rolle , French mathematician and academic (d. 1719)1651 Joseph Vaz , Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1711)1642 Simon de la Loubère , French mathematician, poet, and diplomat (d. 1729)1631 Francesco Maidalchini , Catholic cardinal (d. 1700)1630 Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten , Dutch-English painter (d. 1700)1619 Jan van Riebeeck , Dutch founder of Cape Town (d. 1677)1555 Ludovico Carracci , Italian painter and etcher (d. 1619)1523 Marco Antonio Bragadin , Venetian lawyer and military officer (d. 1571)1488 Ulrich von Hutten , German religious reformer (d. 1523)1132 Sancho VI , king of Navarre (d. 1194)🔽 Show All Deaths On This Day 2019 Polly Higgins , Scottish barrister, author and environmental lobbyist, (b. 1968)2019 Shantha Mayadunne , Sri Lankan chef and television personality. (b.1951)2018 Verne Troyer , American actor (b. 1969)2017 Ugo Ehiogu , English footballer (b. 1972)2016 Prince , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1958)2015 M. H. Abrams , American author, critic, and academic (b. 1912)2015 Steve Byrnes , American sportscaster and producer (b. 1959)2015 John Moshoeu , South African footballer and manager (b. 1965)2015 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik , Indian politician, Governor of Assam (b. 1927)2015 Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters , Canadian general (b. 1920)2015 Betsy von Furstenberg , German-American actress (b. 1931)2014 Herb Gray , Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1931)2014 Janet Gray Hayes , American politician, 60th Mayor of San Jose (b. 1926)2014 George H. Heilmeier , American engineer (b. 1936)2014 Win Tin , Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (b. 1930)2013 Chrissy Amphlett , Australian singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1959)2013 Shakuntala Devi , Indian mathematician and astrologer (b. 1929)2013 Leopold Engleitner , Austrian Holocaust survivor, author, and educator (b. 1905)2013 Gordon D. Gayle , American general and historian (b. 1917)2012 Doris Betts , American author and academic (b. 1932)2012 Charles Colson , American lawyer and activist, founded Prison Fellowship (b. 1931)2012 Albert Falco , French captain and diver (b. 1927)2012 Charles Higham , English-American author and poet (b. 1931)2012 Jerry Toppazzini , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)2011 Catharina Halkes , Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1920)2010 Gustav Lorentzen , Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)2010 Juan Antonio Samaranch , Spanish businessman, seventh President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1920)2010 Kanagaratnam Sriskandan , Sri Lankan-English engineer and civil servant (b. 1930)2009 Vivian Maier , American photographer (b. 1926)2007 Lobby Loyde , Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1941)2006 Johnny Checketts , New Zealand commander and pilot (b. 1912)2006 T. K. Ramakrishnan , Indian politician (b. 1922)2006 Telê Santana , Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1931)2005 Gerry Marshall , English race car driver and journalist (b. 1941)2004 Mary McGrory , American journalist (b. 1918)2003 Nina Simone , American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (b. 1933)1999 Buddy Rogers , American actor (b. 1904)1998 Jean-François Lyotard , French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1924)1996 Zora Arkus-Duntov , Belgian-born American engineer and race car driver (b. 1909)1996 Dzhokhar Dudayev , Chechen general and politician, 1st President of Ichkeria (b. 1944)1996 Abdul Hafeez Kardar , Pakistani cricketer (b. 1925)1996 Jimmy Snyder , American sportscaster (b. 1919)1991 Willi Boskovsky , Austrian violinist and conductor (b. 1909)1990 Erté , Russian-French illustrator (b. 1892)1989 James Kirkwood, Jr. , American actor, playwright, and author (b. 1924)1987 Gustav Bergmann , Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1906)1986 Marjorie Eaton , American painter and actress (b. 1901)1986 Salah Jahin , Egyptian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1930)1985 Rudi Gernreich , Austrian-American fashion designer, created the monokini (b. 1922)1985 Tancredo Neves , Brazilian banker and politician, Prime Minister of Brazil (b. 1910)1984 Marcel Janco , Romanian-Israeli artist (b. 1895)1984 Hristo Prodanov , Bulgarian engineer and mountaineer (b. 1943)1983 Walter Slezak , Austrian-American actor and singer (b. 1902)1980 Alexander Oparin , Russian biochemist and academic (b. 1894)1980 Sohrab Sepehri , Iranian poet and painter (b. 1928)1978 Sandy Denny , English singer-songwriter (b.1947)1978 Thomas Wyatt Turner , American biologist and academic (b. 1877)1977 Gummo Marx , American vaudevillian and talent agent (b. 1893)1974 Chic Harley , American football player (b. 1894)1973 Arthur Fadden , Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)1973 Kemal Tahir , Turkish journalist and author (b. 1910)1971 François Duvalier , Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (b. 1907)1965 Edward Victor Appleton , English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)1956 Charles MacArthur , American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1895)1954 Emil Leon Post , Polish-American mathematician and logician (b. 1897)1952 Leslie Banks , American actor, director and producer (b. 1890)1948 Aldo Leopold , American ecologist and author (b. 1887)1946 John Maynard Keynes , English economist and philosopher (b. 1883)1945 Walter Model , German field marshal (b. 1891)1941 Fritz Manteuffel , German gymnast (b. 1875)1938 Muhammad Iqbal , Indian-Pakistani philosopher and poet (b. 1877)1932 Friedrich Gustav Piffl , Bohemian cardinal (b. 1864)1930 Robert Bridges , English poet and author (b. 1844)1924 Eleonora Duse , Italian actress (b. 1858)1918 Manfred von Richthofen , German captain and pilot (b. 1892)1910 Mark Twain , American novelist, humorist, and critic (b. 1835)1900 Vikramatji Khimojiraj , Indian ruler (b. 1819)1863 Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet , Irish politician (b. 1782)1852 Ivan Nabokov , Russian general (b. 1787)1825 Johann Friedrich Pfaff , German mathematician and academic (b. 1765)1815 Joseph Winston , American soldier and politician (b. 1746)1758 Francesco Zerafa , Maltese architect (b. 1679)1740 Thomas Tickell , English poet and author (b. 1685)1736 Prince Eugene of Savoy (b. 1663)1722 Robert Beverley, Jr. , English historian and author (b. 1673)1720 Antoine Hamilton , Irish-French soldier and author (b. 1646)1719 Philippe de La Hire , French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1640)1699 Jean Racine , French playwright and poet (b. 1639)1668 Jan Boeckhorst , Flemish painter (b. c. 1604)1650 Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi , Japanese samurai (b. 1607)1591 Sen no Rikyū , Japanese exponent of the tea ceremony (b. 1522)1574 Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1519)1557 Petrus Apianus , German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1495)1509 Henry VII of England (b. 1457)1400 John Wittlebury , English politician (b. 1333)1329 Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)1213 Maria of Montpellier , Lady of Montpellier, Queen of Aragon (b. 1182)1142 Peter Abelard , French philosopher and theologian (b. 1079)1136 Stephen, Count of Tréguier Breton noblemen (b. c. 1058/62)1109 Anselm of Canterbury , Italian-English archbishop and saint (b. 1033)1073 Pope Alexander II 941 Bajkam , de facto regent of the Abbasid Caliphate 866 Bardas , de facto regent of the Byzantine Empire 847 Odgar , Frankish archbishop of Mainz 586 Liuvigild , king of the Visigoths 234 Emperor Xian of Han , Chinese emperor (b. 181)🔽 Show All 
