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February 24

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February 24

February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 310 days remain until the end of the year (311 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2023: California man claims winning $2.04 billion Powerball lottery ticket was stolen from him. An individual has claimed in legal filings that he was the one to purchase the winning lottery ticket for the world-record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot and that the ticket was stolen from him.
2022: Canadian lottery winners to buy home in South Africa with $500,000 Lotto Max Extra win. Two Canadian lottery winners are looking forward to purchasing a new home in South Africa for themselves after winning $500,000 (US$392,195) in Lotto Max Extra, plus another property for Mom.
2021: Mississippi Lottery to launch its first $20 scratch-off. The Mississippi Lottery announced yesterday that it will be launching its first $20 scratch-off on March 2.
2017: N.J. woman speechless after finding out she won $2 million. A New Jersey woman was rendered speechless when she was told she had won $2 million in Wednesday's Powerball jackpot — and her stunned reaction was captured on video.
2017: Should a town that doesn't sell lottery tickets take in less lottery revenue?. In Massachusetts, an examination of a fundamental issue of fairness: Should a town that refuses to sell lottery tickets reap the benefits of tickets sold in other communities?
2017: Man finds out he wins $1M after finally answering calls from Michigan Lottery. It took some time to track him down, but we now know who won a million dollars playing the Michigan Lottery.
2016: 19-year-old shot over winning Kentucky lottery ticket. Two men are behind bars after being accused of shooting a 19-year-old for his winning lottery ticket two weeks ago near Churchill Downs.
2015: N.C. Powerball lottery winner claims share of jackpot worth $188 million. The North Carolina woman holding one of three winning tickets for the Feb. 11 Powerball drawing has cashed in her ticket.
2015: Illinois man claims $265 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot. Years of playing Quick Pick tickets every day paid off for 70-year-old Jesus Davila Jr. in January when he won $265 million -- the largest prize in Illinois Lottery history.
2014: Colorado moves to forbid online lottery sales. The Colorado House gave initial approval to prohibiting the sale of lottery tickets online.
2014: New Missouri Lottery game begins sales. A new Missouri Lottery Draw Game offers players three games with nine chances to win on a single ticket and a top prize of $250,000 cash.
2014: How lottery tickets are helping states' budgets. Fueled by the growth of multi-state lottery games and the steady expansion of other offerings, many state lotteries last year reported record revenues and transfers to the state budgets and programs they helped fund.
2012: Vermont Lottery director to step down. The Vermont Lottery Commission today announced that long-time Executive Director Alan Yandow would not seek another biannual appointment to the position.
2011: Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $184 million. The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing happened last night once again without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $184 million, with a cash option of $90.1 million.
2009: Arkansas lottery bill nearing completion. The Arkansas Lottery bill dictating how the lottery operates and how the scholarships are funded and distributed has been in the works for months and is now nearing completion.
2009: $50.3M lottery prize to be split 4 ways. There were four winning tickets sold for Saturday night's Canada Lotto 6/49 draw offering a jackpot prize of $50.3 million: one in Quebec and three in Ontario.
2009: Illinois lottery has 1 winner in $4 million jackpot. The Illinois State Lottery says one player matched all six numbers in Monday night's Lotto drawing, earning a prize of $4 million.
2008: South Georgia couple wins $270M Mega Millions lottery jackpot. The grand prize in this week's Mega Millions lottery drawing, $270 million, will go to one couple from South Georgia.
2007: Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $216 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to $216 million, after none of the tickets sold for Friday night's $177 million drawing matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball number.
2006: Texas lottery players want to get rid of 'bonus ball'. Players are letting the Texas Lottery Commission know in sometimes blunt and colorful language that they want the "bonus ball" to be bounced out of the Lotto game.
2006: N.H. Lottery gets approval for $30 scratch tickets. New Hampshire lottery players will soon be able to press a vending machine button and buy a nation-leading $30 ticket if the state lottery commission has its way.
2006: N.C. Lottery machines installed. Lottery machines are coming to counter tops at convenience stores around North Carolina.
2006: N.C. Lottery may end video poker. The establishment of a state lottery in North Carolina will have no legal effect on video poker games in North Carolina, but it may be used as a means of curtailing the use of the video games.
2006: Iowa lawmakers predict video lottery restrictions. The Iowa Legislature won't ban TouchPlay machines, but likely will restrict the spread of the machines, Senate Democratic Leader Michael Gronstal said Thursday.
2006: Stores OK with releasing Iowa Lottery TouchPlay data. Iowa convenience store operators, whose sales information has been made public for years by the Iowa Lottery, say they won't try to block the release of financial information requested by The Des Moines Register about TouchPlay machines.
2004: Eight win lottery thanks to fortune cookies. Eight people in Brazil won the lottery after getting the numbers from fortune cookies.
2004: Scam sites offer bogus Hong Kong lottery tips. Websites in mainland China and Taiwan are offering to sell "inside information" on winning Hong Kong lottery numbers -- then vanishing before authorities can catch those behind them.
2004: Final Mega Millions Tally: $239 Million. When the winner of the U.S. Mega Millions Lottery drawing comes forward they will get $239 million instead of the advertised $230 million Friday top prize.
2004: Tenn. Lottery runs out of ticket terminals as drawings near. Tennessee Lottery officials are looking for more terminals to sell tickets, as the number of retailers that want to sell tickets is way beyond expectations.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$563 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2024
2.$375.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2024
3.$322 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2019
4.$269 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2018
5.€210 Million US$254.08 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2021
6.$245 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2019
7.$236 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2016
8.$222 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2018
9.$216 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2007
10.$212 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2006
11.$195 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 25, 2014
12.$182.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2011
13.€161.39 Million
US$180.7 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2022
14.$150 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 25, 2009
15.$145 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2009
16.€112.64 Million
US$137.33 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 25, 2021
17.$133 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2008
18.€104.36 Million
US$128.3 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2018
19.€110.96 Million
US$126.19 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2019
20.$126 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2023
21.$125 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2016
22.$120.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 25, 2023
23.$112 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2015
24.€101 Million
US$106.69 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 24, 2023
25.$99 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2010

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

2000: hermann
Thursday, Feb 24, 2000
24 years old
2000: NJPiney
Thursday, Feb 24, 2000
24 years old
1987: DaviVee87
Tuesday, Feb 24, 1987
37 years old
1987: Trudiannprince
Tuesday, Feb 24, 1987
37 years old
1982: Mae39701
Wednesday, Feb 24, 1982
42 years old
1982: Shakenapretty82
Wednesday, Feb 24, 1982
42 years old
1981: PiscesGoddess40
Tuesday, Feb 24, 1981
43 years old
1980: Jmunni$
Sunday, Feb 24, 1980
44 years old
1976: LadyDragon24
Tuesday, Feb 24, 1976
48 years old
1973: moxie
Saturday, Feb 24, 1973
51 years old
1973: Puss N Boots
Saturday, Feb 24, 1973
51 years old
1972: Marley2015$
Thursday, Feb 24, 1972
52 years old
1969: Nino224
Monday, Feb 24, 1969
55 years old
1963: diane neto
Sunday, Feb 24, 1963
61 years old
1962: Rene Alfred
Saturday, Feb 24, 1962
62 years old
1961: troubleman95
Friday, Feb 24, 1961
63 years old
1960: arlene!
Wednesday, Feb 24, 1960
64 years old
1957: dwarneke
Sunday, Feb 24, 1957
67 years old
1955: ffitzgerald55
Thursday, Feb 24, 1955
69 years old
1955: ikefree
Thursday, Feb 24, 1955
69 years old
1954: scooter500
Wednesday, Feb 24, 1954
70 years old
1952: lloydfanuncio
Sunday, Feb 24, 1952
72 years old
1946: teddy60
Sunday, Feb 24, 1946
78 years old
: KYPHILLY
(year not provided)
: bazita
(year not provided)
: DaveDollar24$
(year not provided)
: mj1994
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

1996: Royce Freeman, American football player
1994: Jessica Pegula, American tennis player
1994: Earl Sweatshirt, American rapper
1991: Madison Hubbell, American ice dancer
1991: O'Shea Jackson Jr., American actor and rapper
1991: Semih Kaya, Turkish footballer
1989: Trace Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989: Daniel Kaluuya, English actor
1988: Connie Ramsay, Scottish judoka
1987: Kim Kyu-jong, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor
1985: Nakash Aziz, Indian playback singer and composer
1984: Corey Graves, American wrestler and sportscaster
1982: Nick Blackburn, American baseball player
1982: Emanuel Villa, Argentinian footballer
1982: Klára Koukalová, Czech tennis player
1982: Fala Chen, Chinese actress and singer
1981: Felipe Baloy, Panamanian footballer
1981: Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player
1981: Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricketer
1980: Shinsuke Nakamura, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1977: Jason Akermanis, Australian footballer and coach
1977: Floyd Mayweather Jr., American boxer
1976: Zach Johnson, American golfer
1976: Bradley McGee, Australian cyclist and coach
1976: Marco Campos, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1995)
1975: Ashley MacIsaac, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler
1973: Stubby Clapp, Canadian baseball player and coach
1973: Alexei Kovalev, Russian ice hockey player and pilot
1972: Teodor Currentzis, Greek conductor and composer
1972: Manon Rhéaume, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1971: Pedro de la Rosa, Spanish race car driver
1970: Jeff Garcia, American football player and coach
1970: Neil Sullivan, English born Scottish international footballer and coach
1970: Jonathan Ward, American actor
1969: Kim Seung-woo, South Korean actor
1968: Mitch Hedberg, American comedian and actor (d. 2005)
1967: Brian Schmidt, Australian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1966: Billy Zane, American actor and producer
1965: Paul Gruber, American football player
1965: Jane Swift, American businesswoman and politician, Governor of Massachusetts
1964: Russell Ingall, British-Australian race car driver and sportscaster
1963: Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
1963: Mike Vernon, Canadian ice hockey player
1963: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Indian filmmaker
1962: Kelly Craft, US Ambassador to the United Nations and US Ambassador to Canada
1959: Beth Broderick, American actress and director
1959: Mike Whitney, Australian cricketer and television host
1958: Sammy Kershaw, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958: Mark Moses, American actor
1956: Judith Butler, American philosopher, theorist, and author
1956: Eddie Murray, American baseball player and coach
1956: Paula Zahn, American journalist and producer
1955: Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (d. 2011)
1955: Eddie Johnson, American basketball player (d. 2020)
1955: Alain Prost, French race car driver
1954: Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer-songwriter and producer
1954: Judith Ortiz Cofer, Puerto Rican American award-winning author (d. 2016)
1954: Aurora Levins Morales, Puerto Rican Jewish writer and activist
1954: Sid Meier, Canadian-American game designer and programmer, created the Civilization series
1954: Mike Pickering, English DJ and saxophonist
1953: Anatoli Kozhemyakin, Soviet footballer (d. 1974)
1951: David Ford, Northern Irish social worker and politician
1951: Derek Randall, English cricketer
1951: Debra Jo Rupp, American actress
1951: Helen Shaver, Canadian actress and director
1951: Laimdota Straujuma, Latvian economist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Latvia
1950: George Thorogood, American musician
1948: Jayalalithaa, Indian actress and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 2016)
1948: Dennis Waterman, English actor (d. 2022)
1947: Rupert Holmes, English-American singer-songwriter and playwright
1947: Edward James Olmos, American actor and director
1946: Grigory Margulis, Russian mathematician and academic
1945: Barry Bostwick, American actor and singer
1944: Nicky Hopkins, English keyboard player (d. 1994)
1944: Ivica Račan, Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (d. 2007)
1943: Kent Haruf, American novelist (d. 2014)
1943: Gigi Meroni, Italian footballer (d. 1967)
1943: Pablo Milanés, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist
1942: Paul Jones, English singer, harmonica player, and actor
1942: Celia Kaye, American actress
1942: Joe Lieberman, American lawyer and politician
1942: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Indian philosopher, theorist, and academic
1941: Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress
1940: Pete Duel, American actor (d. 1971)
1940: Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (d. 2014)
1940: Denis Law, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
1939: Jamal Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi physicist and cosmologist (d. 2013)
1938: James Farentino, American actor (d. 2012)
1938: Phil Knight, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Nike, Inc.
1936: Guillermo O'Donnell, Argentine political scientist (d. 2011)
1936: Carol D'Onofrio, American public health researcher (d. 2020)
1935: Ryhor Baradulin, Belarusian poet, essayist, and translator (d. 2014)
1934: Bettino Craxi, Italian lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 2000)
1934: Johnny Hills, English footballer (d. 2021)
1934: Renata Scotto, Italian soprano (d. 2023)
1933: Judah Folkman, American physician and biologist (d. 2008)
1933: Ali Mazrui, Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 2014)
1933: David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2009)
1932: Michel Legrand, French pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2019)
1932: Zell Miller, American sergeant and politician, 79th Governor of Georgia (d. 2018)
1932: John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (d. 2005)
1931: Dominic Chianese, American actor and singer
1931: Brian Close, English cricketer and coach (d. 2015)
1930: Barbara Lawrence, American model and actress (d. 2013)
1929: Kintarō Ōki, South Korean wrestler (d. 2006)
1927: Emmanuelle Riva, French actress (d. 2017)
1926: Dave Sands, Australian boxer (d. 1952)
1925: Bud Day, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1924: Hal Herring, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
1924: Erik Nielsen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2008)
1922: Richard Hamilton, English painter and academic (d. 2011)
1922: Steven Hill, American actor (d. 2016)
1921: Abe Vigoda, American actor (d. 2016)
1919: John Carl Warnecke, American architect (d. 2010)
1915: Jim Ferrier, Australian golfer (d. 1986)
1914: Ralph Erskine, English-Swedish architect, designed The Ark and Byker Wall (d. 2005)
1914: Weldon Kees, American author, poet, painter, and pianist (d. 1955)
1909: August Derleth, American anthologist and author (d. 1971)
1908: Telford Taylor, American general, lawyer, and historian (d. 1998)
1903: Vladimir Bartol, Italian-Slovene author and playwright (d. 1967)
1900: Irmgard Bartenieff, German-American dancer and physical therapist, leading pioneer of dance therapy (d. 1981)
1898: Kurt Tank, German pilot and engineer (d. 1983)
1896: Richard Thorpe, American director and screenwriter (d. 1991)
1890: Marjorie Main, American actress (d. 1975)
1885: Chester W. Nimitz, American admiral (d. 1966)
1885: Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish author, poet, and painter (d. 1939)
1877: Rudolph Ganz, Swiss pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1972)
1877: Ettie Rout, Australian-New Zealand educator and activist (d. 1936)
1874: Honus Wagner, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1955)
1869: Zara DuPont, American suffragist (d. 1946)
1868: Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild, French financier and polo player (d. 1949)
1852: George Moore, Irish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1933)
1848: Andrew Inglis Clark, Australian engineer, lawyer, and politician (d. 1907)
1842: Arrigo Boito, Italian journalist, author, and composer (d. 1918)
1837: Rosalía de Castro, Spanish poet (d. 1885)
1836: Winslow Homer, American painter and illustrator (d. 1910)
1835: Julius Vogel, English-New Zealand journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1899)
1831: Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1899)
1827: Lydia Becker, English-French activist (d. 1890)
1788: Johan Christian Dahl, Norwegian-German painter (d. 1857)
1786: Martin W. Bates, American lawyer and politician (d. 1869)
1786: Wilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist, author, and academic (d. 1859)
1774: Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850)
1767: Rama II of Siam (d. 1824)
1762: Charles Frederick Horn, German-English composer and educator (d. 1830)
1743: Joseph Banks, English botanist and explorer (d. 1820)
1736: Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1806)
1723: John Burgoyne, English general and politician (d. 1792)
1721: John McKinly, Irish-American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (d. 1796)
1709: Jacques de Vaucanson, French engineer (d. 1782)
1622: Johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (d. 1665)
1619: Charles Le Brun, French painter and theorist (d. 1690)
1604: Arcangela Tarabotti, Venetian nun and feminist (d. 1652)
1595: Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and poet (d. 1640)
1593: Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and courtier (d. 1625)
1557: Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1619)
1553: Cherubino Alberti, Italian engraver and painter (d. 1615)
1545: John of Austria (d. 1578)
1536: Pope Clement VIII (d. 1605)
1500: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1558)
1494: Johan Friis, Danish statesman (d. 1570)
1463: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher (d. 1494)
1413: Louis, Duke of Savoy (d. 1465)
1304: Ibn Battuta, Moroccan jurist
1103: Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)

Births On This Day

1996: Royce Freeman, American football player
1994: Jessica Pegula, American tennis player
1994: Earl Sweatshirt, American rapper
1991: Madison Hubbell, American ice dancer
1991: O'Shea Jackson Jr., American actor and rapper
1991: Semih Kaya, Turkish footballer
1989: Trace Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989: Daniel Kaluuya, English actor
1988: Connie Ramsay, Scottish judoka
1987: Kim Kyu-jong, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor
1985: Nakash Aziz, Indian playback singer and composer
1984: Corey Graves, American wrestler and sportscaster
1982: Nick Blackburn, American baseball player
1982: Emanuel Villa, Argentinian footballer
1982: Klára Koukalová, Czech tennis player
1982: Fala Chen, Chinese actress and singer
1981: Felipe Baloy, Panamanian footballer
1981: Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player
1981: Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricketer
1980: Shinsuke Nakamura, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1977: Jason Akermanis, Australian footballer and coach
1977: Floyd Mayweather Jr., American boxer
1976: Zach Johnson, American golfer
1976: Bradley McGee, Australian cyclist and coach
1976: Marco Campos, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1995)
1975: Ashley MacIsaac, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler
1973: Stubby Clapp, Canadian baseball player and coach
1973: Alexei Kovalev, Russian ice hockey player and pilot
1972: Teodor Currentzis, Greek conductor and composer
1972: Manon Rhéaume, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1971: Pedro de la Rosa, Spanish race car driver
1970: Jeff Garcia, American football player and coach
1970: Neil Sullivan, English born Scottish international footballer and coach
1970: Jonathan Ward, American actor
1969: Kim Seung-woo, South Korean actor
1968: Mitch Hedberg, American comedian and actor (d. 2005)
1967: Brian Schmidt, Australian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1966: Billy Zane, American actor and producer
1965: Paul Gruber, American football player
1965: Jane Swift, American businesswoman and politician, Governor of Massachusetts
1964: Russell Ingall, British-Australian race car driver and sportscaster
1963: Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
1963: Mike Vernon, Canadian ice hockey player
1963: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Indian filmmaker
1962: Kelly Craft, US Ambassador to the United Nations and US Ambassador to Canada
1959: Beth Broderick, American actress and director
1959: Mike Whitney, Australian cricketer and television host
1958: Sammy Kershaw, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958: Mark Moses, American actor
1956: Judith Butler, American philosopher, theorist, and author
1956: Eddie Murray, American baseball player and coach
1956: Paula Zahn, American journalist and producer
1955: Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (d. 2011)
1955: Eddie Johnson, American basketball player (d. 2020)
1955: Alain Prost, French race car driver
1954: Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer-songwriter and producer
1954: Judith Ortiz Cofer, Puerto Rican American award-winning author (d. 2016)
1954: Aurora Levins Morales, Puerto Rican Jewish writer and activist
1954: Sid Meier, Canadian-American game designer and programmer, created the Civilization series
1954: Mike Pickering, English DJ and saxophonist
1953: Anatoli Kozhemyakin, Soviet footballer (d. 1974)
1951: David Ford, Northern Irish social worker and politician
1951: Derek Randall, English cricketer
1951: Debra Jo Rupp, American actress
1951: Helen Shaver, Canadian actress and director
1951: Laimdota Straujuma, Latvian economist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Latvia
1950: George Thorogood, American musician
1948: Jayalalithaa, Indian actress and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 2016)
1948: Dennis Waterman, English actor (d. 2022)
1947: Rupert Holmes, English-American singer-songwriter and playwright
1947: Edward James Olmos, American actor and director
1946: Grigory Margulis, Russian mathematician and academic
1945: Barry Bostwick, American actor and singer
1944: Nicky Hopkins, English keyboard player (d. 1994)
1944: Ivica Račan, Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (d. 2007)
1943: Kent Haruf, American novelist (d. 2014)
1943: Gigi Meroni, Italian footballer (d. 1967)
1943: Pablo Milanés, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist
1942: Paul Jones, English singer, harmonica player, and actor
1942: Celia Kaye, American actress
1942: Joe Lieberman, American lawyer and politician
1942: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Indian philosopher, theorist, and academic
1941: Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress
1940: Pete Duel, American actor (d. 1971)
1940: Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (d. 2014)
1940: Denis Law, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
1939: Jamal Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi physicist and cosmologist (d. 2013)
1938: James Farentino, American actor (d. 2012)
1938: Phil Knight, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Nike, Inc.
1936: Guillermo O'Donnell, Argentine political scientist (d. 2011)
1936: Carol D'Onofrio, American public health researcher (d. 2020)
1935: Ryhor Baradulin, Belarusian poet, essayist, and translator (d. 2014)
1934: Bettino Craxi, Italian lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 2000)
1934: Johnny Hills, English footballer (d. 2021)
1934: Renata Scotto, Italian soprano (d. 2023)
1933: Judah Folkman, American physician and biologist (d. 2008)
1933: Ali Mazrui, Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 2014)
1933: David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2009)
1932: Michel Legrand, French pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2019)
1932: Zell Miller, American sergeant and politician, 79th Governor of Georgia (d. 2018)
1932: John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (d. 2005)
1931: Dominic Chianese, American actor and singer
1931: Brian Close, English cricketer and coach (d. 2015)
1930: Barbara Lawrence, American model and actress (d. 2013)
1929: Kintarō Ōki, South Korean wrestler (d. 2006)
1927: Emmanuelle Riva, French actress (d. 2017)
1926: Dave Sands, Australian boxer (d. 1952)
1925: Bud Day, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1924: Hal Herring, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
1924: Erik Nielsen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2008)
1922: Richard Hamilton, English painter and academic (d. 2011)
1922: Steven Hill, American actor (d. 2016)
1921: Abe Vigoda, American actor (d. 2016)
1919: John Carl Warnecke, American architect (d. 2010)
1915: Jim Ferrier, Australian golfer (d. 1986)
1914: Ralph Erskine, English-Swedish architect, designed The Ark and Byker Wall (d. 2005)
1914: Weldon Kees, American author, poet, painter, and pianist (d. 1955)
1909: August Derleth, American anthologist and author (d. 1971)
1908: Telford Taylor, American general, lawyer, and historian (d. 1998)
1903: Vladimir Bartol, Italian-Slovene author and playwright (d. 1967)
1900: Irmgard Bartenieff, German-American dancer and physical therapist, leading pioneer of dance therapy (d. 1981)
1898: Kurt Tank, German pilot and engineer (d. 1983)
1896: Richard Thorpe, American director and screenwriter (d. 1991)
1890: Marjorie Main, American actress (d. 1975)
1885: Chester W. Nimitz, American admiral (d. 1966)
1885: Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish author, poet, and painter (d. 1939)
1877: Rudolph Ganz, Swiss pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1972)
1877: Ettie Rout, Australian-New Zealand educator and activist (d. 1936)
1874: Honus Wagner, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1955)
1869: Zara DuPont, American suffragist (d. 1946)
1868: Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild, French financier and polo player (d. 1949)
1852: George Moore, Irish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1933)
1848: Andrew Inglis Clark, Australian engineer, lawyer, and politician (d. 1907)
1842: Arrigo Boito, Italian journalist, author, and composer (d. 1918)
1837: Rosalía de Castro, Spanish poet (d. 1885)
1836: Winslow Homer, American painter and illustrator (d. 1910)
1835: Julius Vogel, English-New Zealand journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1899)
1831: Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1899)
1827: Lydia Becker, English-French activist (d. 1890)
1788: Johan Christian Dahl, Norwegian-German painter (d. 1857)
1786: Martin W. Bates, American lawyer and politician (d. 1869)
1786: Wilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist, author, and academic (d. 1859)
1774: Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850)
1767: Rama II of Siam (d. 1824)
1762: Charles Frederick Horn, German-English composer and educator (d. 1830)
1743: Joseph Banks, English botanist and explorer (d. 1820)
1736: Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1806)
1723: John Burgoyne, English general and politician (d. 1792)
1721: John McKinly, Irish-American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (d. 1796)
1709: Jacques de Vaucanson, French engineer (d. 1782)
1622: Johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (d. 1665)
1619: Charles Le Brun, French painter and theorist (d. 1690)
1604: Arcangela Tarabotti, Venetian nun and feminist (d. 1652)
1595: Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and poet (d. 1640)
1593: Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and courtier (d. 1625)
1557: Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1619)
1553: Cherubino Alberti, Italian engraver and painter (d. 1615)
1545: John of Austria (d. 1578)
1536: Pope Clement VIII (d. 1605)
1500: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1558)
1494: Johan Friis, Danish statesman (d. 1570)
1463: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher (d. 1494)
1413: Louis, Duke of Savoy (d. 1465)
1304: Ibn Battuta, Moroccan jurist
1103: Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)

Deaths On This Day

2021: Ronald Pickup, English actor (b. 1940)
2020: Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician (b. 1918)
2018: Sridevi, Indian actress (b. 1963)
2018: Haukur Hilmarsson, Icelandic political activist and internationalist volunteer fighter (b. 1986)
2016: Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (b. 1943)
2016: Nabil Maleh, Syrian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
2016: George C. Nichopoulos, American soldier and physician (b. 1927)
2015: Mefodiy, Ukrainian metropolitan (b. 1949)
2015: Rakhat Aliyev, Kazakh politician and diplomat (b. 1962)
2014: Franny Beecher, American guitarist (b. 1921)
2014: Alexis Hunter, New Zealand-English painter and photographer (b. 1948)
2014: Carlos Páez Vilaró, Uruguayan painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
2014: Harold Ramis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
2013: Virgil Johnson, American singer (b. 1935)
2013: Con Martin, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1923)
2012: Agnes Allen, American baseball player and therapist (b. 1930)
2012: Oliver Wrong, English nephrologist and academic (b. 1925)
2011: Anant Pai, Indian author and illustrator (b. 1929)
2010: Dawn Brancheau, senior animal trainer at SeaWorld (b. 1969)
2008: Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)
2007: Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor (b. 1906)
2007: Damien Nash, American football player (b. 1982)
2006: Octavia E. Butler, American author and educator (b. 1947)
2006: Don Knotts, American actor and comedian (b. 1924)
2006: John Martin, Canadian broadcaster, co-founded MuchMusic (b. 1947)
2006: Dennis Weaver, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)
2005: Coşkun Kırca, Turkish diplomat, journalist and politician (b. 1927)
2004: John Randolph, American actor (b. 1915)
2002: Leo Ornstein, Ukrainian-American pianist and composer (b. 1893)
2001: Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (b. 1912)
2001: Claude Shannon, American mathematician, cryptographer, and engineer (b. 1916)
1999: Andre Dubus, American short story writer, essayist, and memoirist (b. 1936)
1998: Antonio Prohías, Cuban-American cartoonist (b. 1921)
1998: Henny Youngman, English-American comedian and violinist (b. 1906)
1994: Jean Sablon, French singer and actor (b. 1906)
1994: Dinah Shore, American actress and singer (b. 1916)
1993: Danny Gallivan, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1917)
1993: Bobby Moore, English footballer and manager (b. 1941)
1991: John Daly, American journalist and game show host (b. 1914)
1991: George Gobel, American actor (b. 1919)
1991: Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1921)
1990: Tony Conigliaro, American baseball player (b. 1945)
1990: Malcolm Forbes, American sergeant and publisher (b. 1917)
1990: Sandro Pertini, Italian journalist and politician, 7th President of Italy (b. 1896)
1990: Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1927)
1986: Rukmini Devi Arundale, Indian Bharatnatyam dancer (b. 1904)
1986: Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (b. 1904)
1982: Virginia Bruce, American actress (b. 1910)
1978: Alma Thomas, American painter and educator (b.1891)
1975: Hans Bellmer, German artist (b. 1902)
1975: Nikolai Bulganin, Russian marshal and politician, 6th Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1895)
1974: Margaret Leech, American historian and author (b. 1895)
1970: Conrad Nagel, American actor (b. 1897)
1967: Mir Osman Ali Khan, Last Nizam of Hyderabad State (b. 1886)
1953: Robert La Follette Jr., American politician, senator of Wisconsin (b. 1895)
1953: Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
1930: Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)
1929: André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
1927: Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)
1925: Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
1914: Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (b. 1828)
1910: Osman Hamdi Bey, Turkish archaeologist and painter (b. 1842)
1879: Shiranui Kōemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 11th Yokozuna (b. 1825)
1876: Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian politician, 1st President of Liberia (b. 1809)
1856: Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1792)
1825: Thomas Bowdler, English physician and philanthropist (b. 1754)
1815: Robert Fulton, American engineer (b. 1765)
1812: Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (b. 1775)
1810: Henry Cavendish, French-English physicist and chemist (b. 1731)
1799: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist and academic (b. 1742)
1785: Carlo Buonaparte, Corsican lawyer and politician (b. 1746)
1777: Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)
1732: Francis Charteris, Scottish soldier (b. 1675)
1721: John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English poet and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1648)
1714: Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1637)
1704: Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (b. 1643)
1685: Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland (b. 1629)
1666: Nicholas Lanier, English composer and painter (b. 1588)
1588: Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist (b. 1515)
1580: Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (b. 1511)
1563: Francis, Duke of Guise (b. 1519)
1530: Properzia de' Rossi, Italian Renaissance sculptor
1525: Jacques de La Palice, French nobleman and military officer (b. 1470)
1525: Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier (b. c. 1488)
1525: Richard de la Pole, last Yorkist claimant to the English throne (b. 1480)
1496: Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1445)
1386: Charles III of Naples (b. 1345)
1114: Thomas, archbishop of York
1018: Borrell, bishop of Vic
951: Liu Yun, Chinese governor (jiedushi)
616: Æthelberht of Kent

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