August 17
On This Day in History: August 17 August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 136 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day 2021 £2.4 million UK lottery winner opens up 17 years after win . More often then not, it's the unfortunate lottery winners we hear about years after the big win, but one UK winner opened up about how he maintained both his wealth and normalcy after winning £2.4 million (US$3.3 million) 17 years ago.2020 Connecticut Lottery's Fast Play instant game crashes lottery terminals . The Connecticut Lottery's newest game is attracting so many players that lottery terminals are slowing or shutting down.2018 Police break up scratch-off lottery ticket burglary ring . Authorities have arrested three San Jose, California, men and are seeking at least one other suspected of breaking into Bay Area businesses to steal lottery scratch-off tickets.2018 Pennsylvania Lottery is now offering simulated sports games, much to casinos' dismay . The Pennsylvania Lottery on Tuesday rolled out the latest addition to its line-up with the introduction of a simulated sports games that may appeal to football and auto racing fans.2017 $510 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot soars into top 10 . August has been a hot month for lottery jackpot chasers, with both Mega Millions and Powerball simultaneously reaching massive levels. Even though Mega Millions has been won, Powerball continues to roll, now surpassing the half-billion dollar mark.2016 Alabama lottery debate: Senators try to reach compromise on 2 proposals . Alabama senators on Wednesday remained divided on lottery proposals as they tried to strike compromise on gambling that has so far been elusive.2015 Idaho woman claims second big lotto prize . For the second time in just three months, Misty Adams collected a big check from the Idaho Lottery.2014 Maryland lottery players winning big with Pick 4 . Maryland lottery players are winning Pick 4 in such great numbers that it's hurting the Lottery's bottom line.2013 Florida Lotto reaches its largest jackpot in 12 years . The jackpot in this weekend's Florida Lotto game is reaching its highest level in 12 years.2013 Unclaimed $1 million lottery ticket to expire . Check your pockets, look under your couch, search your car, claim your million dollar grand prize before it's too late.2010 N.H. Lottery cancels proposed online game . The New Hampshire Lottery Commission announced Tuesday it is abandoning a proposed new online, interactive game and shifting its focus to the state's current games, especially instant scratch tickets.2007 Powerball lottery winners give back . Powerball winners Steve and Carolyn West and Frances Chaney created foundations to help children, veterans and the poor.2007 Indiana Lottery Million Dollar Raffle results . The Hoosier Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Million Dollar Raffle, was drawn Thursday, awarding millions of dollars in prizes.2006 More offshore gambling arrests . The U.S. attorney's office reported Wednesday that four men have been indicted in connection with an ongoing investigation into a gambling and money laundering scheme that allegedly involves facilitating illegal betting through a Costa Rica-based Web site.2005 Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $72 million . The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $72 million Wednesday.2005 While N.C. lottery bill sits, backers and critics wait . North Carolinians will have to wait at least a week before they find out if the legislature will approve a state lottery, because lawmakers have taken this week off while some of their fellows have traveled to Seattle for a legislative conference.2005 French family win lottery twice with same numbers . In a feat that will have statisticians shaking their heads, a French family have twice won a national lottery -- using the same numbers each time.2005 Texas Lottery May Eliminate Lotto Bonus Number . In an effort in increase sales, the Texas Lottery Commission is considering the elimination of the new five numbers and bonus ball matrix and return to a 'pick six of fifty' (6/50) format for the Lotto game, which is the flagship of the Texas Lottery.2005 Redundant Mega Millions lottery bill passes Calif. Senate Committee . A Senate committee, on a bipartisan vote, approved a measure Tuesday to legalize California's participation in Mega Millions lotto -- without the testimony of lottery officials who maintain the multi-state game is already legal.2004 Tennessee unveils new lottery game . The Tennessee Lottery Monday unveiled its newest computerized game, "Lotto 5," set to launch August 29.2004 Decision on Tenn. lottery bonuses up in the air . A pending decision on whether to continue salary bonuses for Tennessee lottery CEO Rebecca Paul and her employees will be based on business principles rather than politician opinions, a key lottery board member said Monday.🔽 Show All Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day 1. $541.9 Million Draw Date
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🔽 Show All Worldwide Events On This Day 2019 A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured.2017 Barcelona attacks : A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.2015 A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok , Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others. 2009 An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia , Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area.2008 American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games. 2005 The first forced evacuation of settlers , as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza , starts. 2005 Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh . 2004 The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia : Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country. 1999 The 7.6 Mw İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent ), leaving 17,118-17,127 dead and 43,953-50,000 injured. 1998 Lewinsky scandal : US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky ; later that same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about the relationship.1991 Strathfield massacre : In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself.1988 President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash. 1985 The 1985-86 Hormel strike begins in Austin, Minnesota . 1978 Double Eagle II balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey , France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine .1977 The Soviet icebreaker Arktika North Pole . 1970 Venera program: Venera 7 Venus ).1969 Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast , killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage.1962 Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall .1959 Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana .1958 Pioneer 0 1955 Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina , and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.1953 First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California . 1947 The Radcliffe Line , the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan , is revealed. 1945 Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia , igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire .1945 The novella Animal Farm George Orwell is first published. 1943 World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission . 1943 World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina , Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery , thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily . 1943 World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill , Franklin D. Roosevelt , and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins. 1943 World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra , the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program . 1942 World War II : U.S. Marines raid the Japanese -held Pacific island of Makin.1918 Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.1916 World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers . According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side. 1915 Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched in Marietta, Georgia after a 13-year-old girl is murdered. 1915 A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h). 1914 World War I : Battle of Stallupönen : The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov , Russia.1896 Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.1883 The first public performance of the Dominican Republic 's national anthem , Himno Nacional 1866 The Grand Duchy of Baden announces her withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia . 1864 American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville : Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida . 1863 American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina , Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter . 1862 American Indian Wars : The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River .1862 American Civil War : Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia .1836 British parliament accepts registration of births, marriages and deaths.1827 Dutch King William I and Pope Leo XII sign concord. 1808 The Finnish War : the Battle of Alavus was fought. 1807 Robert Fulton 's North River Steamboat Albany, New York , on the Hudson River , inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world.1798 The Vietnamese Catholics report a Marian apparition in Quảng Trị , an event which is called Our Lady of La Vang . 1784 Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón . 1740 Pope Benedict XIV , previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope.1723 Ioan Giurgiu Patachi becomes Bishop of Făgăraș and is festively installed in his position at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in Făgăraș , after being formally confirmed earlier by Pope Clement XI .1717 Austro-Turkish War of 1716-18 : The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy 's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire .1712 Action of 17 August 1712 New Deep naval battle between Denmark and Sweden .1668 A magnitude 8.0 earthquake causes 8,000 deaths in Anatolia , Ottoman Empire . 1597 Islands Voyage : Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex , and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores .1585 Eighty Years' War : Siege of Antwerp : Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma , who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces .1585 A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island , off the coast of present-day North Carolina . 1560 The Catholic Church is overthrown and Protestantism is established as the national religion in Scotland . 1549 Battle of Sampford Courtenay : The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England .1498 Cesare Borgia , son of Pope Alexander VI , becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate ; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois .1424 Hundred Years' War : Battle of Verneuil : An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under Jean II, Duke of Alençon , John Stewart , and Earl Archibald of Douglas .1386 Karl Topia , the ruler of Princedom of Albania forges an alliance with the Republic of Venice , committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the Ottomans in return.1186 Georgenberg Pact : Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria and Leopold V, Duke of Austria sign a heritage agreement in which Ottokar gives his duchy to Leopold and to his son Frederick under the stipulation that Austria and Styria would henceforth remain undivided.986 Byzantine-Bulgarian wars : Battle of the Gates of Trajan : The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan , with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.682 Pope Leo II begins his pontificate.309 (or 310) Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily , where he dies, perhaps from a hunger strike . 🔽 Show All Births On This Day 2000 Lil Pump , American rapper and songwriter1996 Jake Virtanen , Canadian ice hockey player1995 Gracie Gold , American figure skater1995 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak , New Zealand rugby league player1994 Phoebe Bridgers , American singer/songwriter1993 Ederson Moraes , Brazilian footballer1993 Sarah Sjöström , Swedish swimmer1992 Alex Elisala , New Zealand-Australian rugby player (d. 2013)1992 Chanel Mata'utia , Australian rugby league player1992 Paige , English wrestler1989 Rachel Corsie , Scottish footballer1988 Natalie Sandtorv , Norwegian singer-songwriter1988 Jihadi John , Kuwaiti-British member of ISIS (d. 2015)1988 Erika Toda , Japanese actress1986 Rudy Gay , American basketball player1986 Tyrus Thomas , American basketball player1985 Yū Aoi , Japanese actress and model1984 Dee Brown , American basketball player1984 Oksana Domnina , Russian ice dancer1984 Liam Heath , British sprint canoeist1984 Garrett Wolfe , American football player1983 Dustin Pedroia , American baseball player1982 Phil Jagielka , English footballer1982 Cheerleader Melissa , American wrestler and manager1982 Mark Salling , American actor and musician (d. 2018)1980 Keith Dabengwa , Zimbabwean cricketer1980 Daniel Güiza , Spanish footballer1980 Jan Kromkamp , Dutch footballer1980 Lene Marlin , Norwegian singer-songwriter1979 Antwaan Randle El , American football player and journalist1977 Nathan Deakes , Australian race walker1977 William Gallas , French footballer1977 Thierry Henry , French footballer1977 Mike Lewis , Welsh guitarist1977 Tarja Turunen , Finnish singer-songwriter and producer1976 Eric Boulton , Canadian ice hockey player1976 Geertjan Lassche , Dutch journalist and director1976 Serhiy Zakarlyuka , Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2014)1974 Johannes Maria Staud , Austrian composer1972 Habibul Bashar , Bangladeshi cricketer1971 Uhm Jung-hwa , South Korean singer and actress1971 Jorge Posada , Puerto Rican-American baseball player1971 Shaun Rehn , Australian footballer and coach1970 Jim Courier , American tennis player and sportscaster1970 Andrus Kivirähk , Estonian author1970 Øyvind Leonhardsen , Norwegian footballer and coach1969 Christian Laettner , American basketball player and coach1969 Donnie Wahlberg , American singer-songwriter, actor and producer1969 Kelvin Mercer , American rapper, songwriter and producer1968 Andriy Kuzmenko , Ukrainian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)1968 Ed McCaffrey , American football player and sportscaster1968 Helen McCrory , English actress (d. 2021)1967 Michael Preetz , German footballer and manager1966 Jüri Luik , Estonian politician and diplomat, 18th Estonian Minister of Defense 1966 Rodney Mullen , American skateboarder and stuntman1966 Don Sweeney , Canadian ice hockey player and manager1965 Steve Gorman , American drummer1965 Dottie Pepper , American golfer1964 Colin James , Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer1964 Maria McKee , American singer-songwriter1964 Dave Penney , English footballer and manager1963 Jon Gruden , American football player, coach, and sportscaster1962 Gilby Clarke , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer1962 Dan Dakich , American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster1960 Stephan Eicher , Swiss singer-songwriter1960 Sean Penn , American actor, director, and political activist1959 Jonathan Franzen , American novelist and essayist1959 Jacek Kazimierski , Polish footballer1959 Eric Schlosser , American journalist and author1958 Belinda Carlisle , American singer-songwriter1958 Fred Goodwin , Scottish banker and accountant1958 Maurizio Sandro Sala , Brazilian race car driver1957 Ken Kwapis , American director and screenwriter1957 Laurence Overmire , American poet, author, and actor1957 Robin Cousins , British competitive figure skater1956 Gail Berman , American businessman, co-founded BermanBraun 1956 Álvaro Pino , Spanish cyclist1955 Colin Moulding , English singer-songwriter and bassist1954 Eric Johnson , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer1954 Andrés Pastrana Arango , Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia 1953 Mick Malthouse , Australian footballer and coach1953 Herta Müller , Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate1953 Korrie Layun Rampan , Indonesian author, poet, and critic (d. 2015)1953 Kevin Rowland , English singer-songwriter and guitarist1952 Aleksandr Maksimenkov , Russian footballer and coach (d. 2012)1952 Nelson Piquet , Brazilian race car driver and businessman1952 Mario Theissen , German engineer and businessman1952 Guillermo Vilas , Argentinian tennis player1951 Richard Hunt , American Muppet performer (d. 1992)1949 Norm Coleman , American lawyer and politician, 52nd Mayor of St. Paul 1949 Sue Draheim , American fiddler and composer (d. 2013)1949 Julian Fellowes , English actor, director, screenwriter, and politician1949 Sib Hashian , American rock drummer (d. 2017)1948 Alexander Ivashkin , Russian-English cellist and conductor (d. 2014)1947 Mohamed Abdelaziz , President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976-2016) (d. 2016)1947 Gary Talley , American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and author1946 Hugh Baiocchi , South African golfer1946 Martha Coolidge , American director, producer, and screenwriter1946 Patrick Manning , Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2016)1945 Rachel Pollack , American author, poet, and educator1944 Larry Ellison , American businessman, co-founded the Oracle Corporation 1944 Jean-Bernard Pommier , French pianist and conductor1943 Edward Cowie , English composer, painter, and author1943 Robert De Niro , American actor, entrepreneur, director, and producer1943 John Humphrys , Welsh journalist and author1943 Dave "Snaker" Ray , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)1942 Shane Porteous , Australian actor, animator, and screenwriter1941 Lothar Bisky , German businessman and politician (d. 2013)1941 Jean Pierre Lefebvre , Canadian director and screenwriter1940 Eduardo Mignogna , Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 2006)1940 Barry Sheerman , English academic and politician1939 Luther Allison , American blues guitarist and singer (d. 1997)1938 Theodoros Pangalos , Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece 1936 Seamus Mallon , Irish educator and politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2020)1936 Margaret Heafield Hamilton , American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner.1934 João Donato , Brazilian pianist and composer1934 Ron Henry , English footballer (d. 2014)1933 Mark Dinning , American pop singer (d. 1986)1932 V. S. Naipaul , Trinidadian-English novelist and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018)1932 Duke Pearson , American pianist and composer (d. 1980)1932 Jean-Jacques Sempé , French cartoonist1931 Tony Wrigley , English historian, demographer, and academic1930 Harve Bennett , American screenwriter and producer (d. 2015)1930 Ted Hughes , English poet and playwright (d. 1998)1929 Francis Gary Powers , American captain and pilot (d. 1977)1928 T. J. Anderson , American composer, conductor, and educator1928 Willem Duys , Dutch tennis player, sportscaster, and producer (d. 2011)1927 Sam Butera , American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2009)1927 F. Ray Keyser Jr. , American lawyer and politician, 72nd Governor of Vermont (d. 2015)1926 Valerie Eliot , English businesswoman (d. 2012)1926 Jiang Zemin , Chinese engineer and politician, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and 5th President of China 1924 Evan S. Connell , American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 2013)1923 Carlos Cruz-Diez , Venezuelan artist (d. 2019)1923 Larry Rivers , American painter and sculptor (d. 2002)1922 Roy Tattersall , English cricketer (d. 2011)1921 Geoffrey Elton , German-English historian and academic (d. 1994)1920 Maureen O'Hara , Irish-American actress and singer (d. 2015)1920 Lida Moser , American photographer and author (d. 2014)1919 Georgia Gibbs , American singer (d. 2006)1918 Evelyn Ankers , British-American actress (d. 1985)1918 Ike Quebec , American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963)1918 Michael John Wise , English geographer and academic (d. 2015)1916 Moses Majekodunmi , Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012)1914 Bill Downs , American journalist (d. 1978)1914 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. , American lawyer and politician (d. 1988)1913 Mark Felt , American lawyer and agent, 2nd Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 2008)1913 Oscar Alfredo Gálvez , Argentinian race car driver (d. 1989)1913 Rudy York , American baseball player and manager (d. 1970)1911 Mikhail Botvinnik , Russian chess player and engineer (d. 1995)1911 Martin Sandberger , German colonel and lawyer (d. 2010)1909 Larry Clinton , American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1985)1909 Wilf Copping , English footballer (d. 1980)1904 Mary Cain , American journalist and politician (d. 1984)1904 Leopold Nowak , Austrian composer and musicologist (d. 1991)1900 Vivienne de Watteville , British travel writer and adventurer (d. 1957)1900 Pauline A. Young , American teacher, historian, aviator and activist (d. 1991)1896 Leslie Groves , American general and engineer (d. 1970)1896 Tõnis Kint , Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 1991)1896 Oliver Waterman Larkin , American historian and author (d. 1970)1894 William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes , English businessman, founded Rootes Group (d. 1964)1893 John Brahm , German-American director and production manager (d. 1982)1893 Mae West , American actress, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1980)1890 Stefan Bastyr , Polish soldier and pilot (d. 1920)1890 Harry Hopkins , American politician and diplomat, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1946)1888 Monty Woolley , American actor, raconteur, and pundit (d. 1963)1887 Charles I of Austria (d. 1922)1887 Marcus Garvey , Jamaican journalist and activist, founded Black Star Line (d. 1940)1880 Percy Sherwell , South African cricketer and tennis player (d. 1948)1878 Reggie Duff , Australian cricketer (d. 1911)1877 Ralph McKittrick , American golfer and tennis player (d. 1923)1873 John A. Sampson , American gynecologist and academic (d. 1946)1866 Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI , Indian 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911)1865 Julia Marlowe , English-American actress (d. 1950)1863 Gene Stratton-Porter , American author and photographer (d. 1924)1849 William Kidston , Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland (d. 1919)1845 Henry Cadwalader Chapman , American physician and naturalist (d. 1909)1840 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt , English poet and activist (d. 1922)1828 Jules Bernard Luys , French neurologist and physician (d. 1897)1801 Fredrika Bremer , Swedish writer and feminist (d. 1865)1786 Davy Crockett , American soldier and politician (d. 1836)1786 Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1861)1768 Louis Desaix , French general (d. 1800)1753 Josef Dobrovský , Bohemian philologist and historian (d. 1828)1686 Nicola Porpora , Italian composer and educator (d. 1768)1629 John III Sobieski , Polish-Lithuanian king (d. 1696)1603 Lennart Torstensson , Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (d. 1651)1586 Johann Valentin Andrea , German theologian (d. 1654)1582 John Matthew Rispoli , Maltese philosopher (d. 1639)1578 Francesco Albani , Italian painter (d. 1660)1578 Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen , first prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (d. 1638)1556 Alexander Briant , English martyr and saint (d. 1581)1501 Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (d. 1529)1473 Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (d. 1483)1465 Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1482)1153 William IX, Count of Poitiers (d. 1156)🔽 Show All Deaths On This Day 2016 Arthur Hiller , Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)2015 Yvonne Craig , American ballet dancer and actress (b. 1937)2015 Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder , German businessman (b. 1933)2015 László Paskai , Hungarian cardinal (b. 1927)2014 Børre Knudsen , Norwegian minister and activist (b. 1937)2014 Wolfgang Leonhard , German historian and author (b. 1921)2014 Sophie Masloff , American civil servant and politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1917)2014 Miodrag Pavlović , Serbian poet and critic (b. 1928)2014 Pierre Vassiliu , French singer-songwriter (b. 1937)2013 Odilia Dank , American educator and politician (b. 1938)2013 Jack Harshman , American baseball player (b. 1927)2013 John Hollander , American poet and critic (b. 1929)2013 Frank Martínez , American painter (b. 1924)2013 Gus Winckel , Dutch lieutenant and pilot (b. 1912)2012 Aase Bjerkholt , Norwegian politician, Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (b. 1915)2012 Victor Poor , American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (b. 1933)2012 Patrick Ricard , French businessman (b. 1945)2012 John Lynch-Staunton , Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)2010 Francesco Cossiga , Italian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Italy (b. 1928)2008 Franco Sensi , Italian businessman and politician (b. 1926)2007 Bill Deedes , English journalist and politician (b. 1913)2007 Eddie Griffin , American basketball player (b. 1982)2006 Shamsur Rahman , Bangladeshi poet and journalist (b. 1929)2005 John N. Bahcall , American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1934)2004 Thea Astley , Australian author and educator (b. 1925)2000 Jack Walker , English businessman (b. 1929)1998 Władysław Komar , Polish shot putter and actor (b. 1940)1998 Tadeusz Ślusarski , Polish pole vaulter (b. 1950)1995 Howard E. Koch , American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902)1995 Ted Whitten , Australian footballer and coach (b. 1933)1994 Luigi Chinetti , Italian-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1901)1994 Jack Sharkey , American boxer and referee (b. 1902)1993 Feng Kang , Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1920)1990 Pearl Bailey , American actress and singer (b. 1918)1988 Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq , Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (b. 1924)1988 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. , American lawyer and politician (b. 1914)1988 Victoria Shaw , Australian-American actress (b. 1935)1987 Gary Chester , Italian drummer and educator (b. 1924)1987 Rudolf Hess , German soldier and politician (b. 1894)1987 Shaike Ophir , Israeli actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)1983 Ira Gershwin , American songwriter (b. 1896)1979 John C. Allen , American roller coaster designer (b. 1907)1979 Vivian Vance , American actress and singer (b. 1909)1977 Delmer Daves , American screenwriter, director and producer (b. 1904)1973 Conrad Aiken , American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (b. 1889)1973 Jean Barraqué , French pianist and composer (b. 1928)1973 Paul Williams , American singer and choreographer (b. 1939)1971 Maedayama Eigorō , Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (b. 1914)1971 Wilhelm List , German field marshal (b. 1880)1970 Rattana Pestonji , Thai director and producer (b. 1908)1969 Otto Stern , German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)1966 Ken Miles , English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)1958 Arthur Fox , English-American fencer (b. 1878)1949 Gregorio Perfecto , Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (b. 1891)1945 Reidar Haaland , Norwegian police officer and soldier (b. 1919)1940 Billy Fiske , American soldier and pilot (b. 1911)1936 José María of Manila , Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (b. 1880)1935 Adam Gunn , American decathlete (b. 1872)1935 Charlotte Perkins Gilman , American sociologist and author (b. 1860)1925 Ioan Slavici , Romanian journalist and author (b. 1848)1924 Tom Kendall , English-Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1851)1920 Ray Chapman , American baseball player (b. 1891)1918 Moisei Uritsky , Russian activist and politician (b. 1873)1909 Madan Lal Dhingra , Indian activist (b. 1883)1908 Radoje Domanović , Serbian satirist and journalist (b. 1873)1903 Hans Gude , Norwegian-German painter and academic (b. 1825)1901 Edmond Audran , French organist and composer (b. 1842)1897 William Jervois , English engineer and diplomat, 10th Governor of South Australia (b. 1821)1875 Wilhelm Bleek , German linguist and anthropologist (b. 1827)1870 Perucho Figueredo , Cuban poet and activist (b. 1818)1861 Alcée Louis la Branche , American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to Texas (b. 1806)1850 José de San Martín , Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (b. 1778)1838 Lorenzo Da Ponte , Italian playwright and poet (b. 1749)1834 Husein Gradaščević , Ottoman general (b. 1802)1814 John Johnson , English architect and surveyor (b. 1732)1809 Matthew Boulton , English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)1786 Frederick the Great , Prussian king (b. 1712)1785 Jonathan Trumbull , English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)1768 Vasily Trediakovsky , Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)1723 Joseph Bingham , English scholar and academic (b. 1668)1720 Anne Dacier , French scholar and translator (b. 1654)1676 Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen , German author (b. 1621)1673 Regnier de Graaf , Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)1547 Katharina von Zimmern , Swiss sovereign abbess (b. 1478)1510 Edmund Dudley , English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1462)1510 Richard Empson , English statesman1424 John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (b. c. 1381)1338 Nitta Yoshisada , Japanese samurai (b. 1301)1324 Irene of Brunswick (b. 1293)1304 Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)1153 Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne (b. 1130)949 Li Shouzhen , Chinese general and governor754 Carloman , mayor of the palace of Austrasia 🔽 Show All 
