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February 25

February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 309 days remain until the end of the year (310 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2022: VIDEO: Road Trip! Massachusetts and New Hampshire Lottery scratch-offs. Recently, Lottery Post went on a road trip up the East Coast and made a few pit stops along the way. Why not see what scratch-offs are like in other states?
2021: New Jersey Lottery ticket sales temporarily unavailable. The New Jersey Lottery today announced that ticket sales for all draw games will be temporarily suspended Friday, Feb. 26.
2020: California man pleads guilty to Latina grandmothers lottery scam. A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge for targeting Latina grandmothers in Long Beach and throughout Southern California in a scam involving a fake winning lottery ticket.
2020: Oregon Lottery will lose money on sports betting this year. Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack will present some unwelcome news at the Lottery Commission's monthly meeting on Feb. 28. Scoreboard, the agency's new mobile sports betting app, will lose money for the fiscal year that ends June 30.
2016: UK couple waits for house to be painted, then claims £32.5M lottery jackpot. A Cambridgeshire couple who won £32.5 million (US$45.5 million) on the lottery have been identified — and they've revealed the bizarre reason they carried the winning ticket around for a week before claiming the massive windfall.
2014: Oregon Lottery winner won't retire. A 34-year-old safety trainer who lives in Salem, Oregon, said his first plan for his Win For Life prize is to pay off his mortgage within five years.
2013: Missouri Powerball winners live modestly, give back to hometown. While some lottery winners fritter away their fortunes or meet tragic ends, not much has outwardly changed for Mark and Cindy Hill since they won half of a $587 million Powerball jackpot in November.
2010: Man pleads guilty to altering lottery ticket. A Buffalo, New York, man has admitted he altered a Mega Millions lottery ticket to make it look he'd won a $252 million jackpot.
2010: Montana Lottery to offer Mega Millions starting Monday. The Montana Lottery will begin offering the Mega Millions game on Monday, Mar. 1.
2010: W.V. Lottery offers $15 million for office tower. West Virginia's plan to purchase the City Center West office tower for the Lottery Commission is $7 million short of the owner's asking price, according to state and local officials familiar with the negotiations.
2010: Bill would boost California Lottery jackpots. The state Lottery would be allowed to pay out more money on jackpots, with the aim of gaining more players and boosting funding for schools, under a measure that advanced Tuesday, but Los Angeles' teachers are skeptical.
2010: Maine Gov. nudged toward approval of Mega Millions. Maine may get another big jackpot lottery game, Mega Millions, if lawmakers approve a proposal discussed by the Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.
2010: Multi-state lottery jackpots near $100 million mark. The United States two biggest lottery games each has a jackpot that is nearly $100 million.
2009: Michigan Lottery to offer less-pricey raffle. Responding to tough economic times, the Michigan Lottery is launching its latest raffle game -- and you won't see a $50 ticket price, or a $2 million top prize.
2008: Mega lottery winners to leave 'check-by-check' days. Day three in the lives of Georgia's newest multi-millionaires began with a round of interviews on Monday morning television shows for the winners of Friday night's $270 million Mega Millions jackpot.
2008: UK National Lottery operator Camelot knew manager was spying on rivals. A manager at Camelot, the operator of the United Kingdom's National Lottery, used false identities to gather intelligence on rival companies, according to an official investigation.
2008: Michigan lawmaker wins $2M lottery jackpot. A Michigan lawmaker has won a $2 million lottery jackpot.
2007: Washington Lottery's Quinto game to end in March. Lottery players who love Quinto have until March 17 to play the card-themed draw game, Washington's Lottery announced Thursday.
2006: Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $256 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $256 million Saturday.
2006: Last day for Lotto South. Today will be the last drawing for the nearly 5-year-old game with roots dating to 1990. If no one wins the final $4.5 million jackpot, all secondary prizes from $5 to $1,000 will be doubled.
2005: Nebraska man claims $198,000 Pick 5 lottery jackpot. After using a Tupperware cookie jar as a safe for two days, an Aurora man redeemed his jackpot-winning Nebraska Pick 5 ticket worth $198,000.
2005: Men who threw away $100,000 scratch ticket now seek prize. Two men who say they bought a scratch-off lottery ticket and threw it away are seeking the $100,000 prize a woman claimed after she plucked it from a cafe's trash can.
2005: Idaho man, 22, wins Powerball lottery jackpot. A 22-year-old restaurant manager is the winner of Wednesday's $18.7 million Powerball jackpot.
2005: Oklahoma lottery board sworn in. Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry presided over the first meeting of the Oklahoma Education Lottery Commission on Wednesday, urging members to move quickly in hopes of getting the lottery up and running this fall.
2005: NH Senate approves $20 scratch ticket cost. The New Hamprshire Senate joined Governor John Lynch on Thursday in endorsing a doubling of the top-priced scratch ticket cost.
2004: Anonymous Winner Claims $85.5 Million Powerball Lottery Jackpot. The winner of the Feb. 4 $85.5 million Powerball jackpot has claimed the prize under the anonymity of a trust, the New Hampshire Lottery said Tuesday.
2004: GTECH says not linked to scandal in Brazil. West Greenwich, Rhode Island-based GTECH Holdings Corp., the world's biggest supplier of online lottery systems, said yesterday a Brazilian government aide who was fired amid a probe of campaign finance allegations wasn't involved in extending the company's contract in the country.
2004: Mega Millions jackpot increases to $12 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $12 million Wednesday.
2004: $175,000 Mega Millions lottery win helps pair greet baby. Kathy L. Dailey, the Shortsville, New York woman who won a second prize worth $175,000 in Friday's record $239 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, wasted little time seeking anonymity.
2004: Oregon Lottery increases number of Keno drawings. The Oregon State Lottery has increased the number and frequency of its Keno drawings in an attempt to boost revenue.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$563 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2024
2.$393.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2024
3.$322 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2019
4.$293 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 28, 2018
5.$270 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 28, 2006
6.$266 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2016
7.€210 Million US$254.08 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2021
8.$245 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2019
9.$222 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2018
10.$216 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2007
11.$195 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 25, 2014
12.€162.75 Million
US$183.41 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2022
13.$182.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2011
14.$171 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2009
15.$150 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 25, 2009
16.$145 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 28, 2023
17.€112.64 Million
US$137.33 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 25, 2021
18.$133 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2008
19.€105.5 Million
US$129.46 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2018
20.$127 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2015
21.€110.96 Million
US$126.19 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2019
22.$125 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2016
23.$120.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 25, 2023
24.$111.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 27, 2021
25.$99 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 26, 2010

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1987: iSillyDork
Wednesday, Feb 25, 1987
37 years old
1982: Raven3213
Thursday, Feb 25, 1982
42 years old
1982: Tim Wins
Thursday, Feb 25, 1982
42 years old
1981: dingo
Wednesday, Feb 25, 1981
43 years old
1970: Franchon Brown
Wednesday, Feb 25, 1970
54 years old
1968: rrinhouse2009
Sunday, Feb 25, 1968
56 years old
1966: tockrock007
Friday, Feb 25, 1966
58 years old
1964: bahama mama
Tuesday, Feb 25, 1964
60 years old
1964: ala225
Tuesday, Feb 25, 1964
60 years old
1964: msjreps
Tuesday, Feb 25, 1964
60 years old
1963: ALBrowntown
Monday, Feb 25, 1963
61 years old
1962: panther
Sunday, Feb 25, 1962
62 years old
1962: tra260
Sunday, Feb 25, 1962
62 years old
1957: LADYPISCES
Monday, Feb 25, 1957
67 years old
: Netta*
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

1999: Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four.
1994: American-Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein commits a mass shooting at the Cave of the Patriarchs mausoleum, leaving 29 dead and over 100 injured before he was disarmed and beaten to death by survivors.
1991: Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest.
1986: People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first female president.
1980: The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.
1956: In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.
1951: The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.
1948: In a coup d'état led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Prague to end the Third Czechoslovak Republic.
1947: The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
1947: Soviet NKVD forces in Hungary abduct Béla Kovács-secretary-general of the majority Independent Smallholders' Party-and deport him to the USSR in defiance of Parliament. His arrest is an important turning point in the Communist takeover of Hungary.
1941: The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews.
1939: As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
1933: Launch of the USS Ranger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy.
1932: Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election.
1921: Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
1918: World War I: German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia.
1916: World War I: In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
1912: Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
1875: Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
1870: Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
1843: Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet affair.
1836: Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.
1705: George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premiered in Hamburg.
1336: Four thousand defenders of Pilenai commit mass suicide rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights.
628: Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II.
138: Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor.

Births On This Day

1999: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian international footballer; youngest goalkeeper to play for Italy
1999: Rocky, South Korean singer, dancer and songwriter
1995: Viktoriya Tomova, Bulgarian tennis player
1994: Fred VanVleet, American basketball player
1992: Jorge Soler, Cuban baseball player
1989: Kana Hanazawa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1988: Tom Marshall, English photo colouriser and artist
1986: Jameela Jamil, English actress and presenter
1982: Maria Kanellis, American professional wrestler, actress, and model
1982: Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player; winner of the 2015 US Open
1981: Park Ji-sung, South Korean footballer; the most successful Asian player with 19 career trophies
1976: Rashida Jones, American actress and writer
1975: Chelsea Handler, American comedian, actress, author, and television host
1974: Dominic Raab, British politician; First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
1971: Sean Astin, American actor, director and producer
1968: Oumou Sangaré, Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician
1967: Ed Balls, British politician; Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
1966: Téa Leoni, American actress
1965: Carrot Top, American comedian
1963: Paul O'Neill, American baseball player and sportscaster; five-time World Series champion
1962: Birgit Fischer, German kayaker; winner of eight Olympic gold medals
1958: Kurt Rambis, American basketball player and coach; four-time NBA Finals champion
1957: Raymond McCreesh, Irish Republican, hunger striker (d. 1981)
1957: Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singaporean economist and politician; 5th Senior Minister and 9th President of Singapore
1953: José María Aznar, Spanish politician; Prime Minister of Spain, 1996-2004
1952: Joey Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle road racing champion; holds record for most wins (26) at the Isle of Man TT (d. 2000)
1951: Don Quarrie, Jamaican sprinter and coach; four Olympic medals and two world records
1950: Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier; 1972 Olympic slalom champion (d. 2006)
1950: Neil Jordan, Irish film director, screenwriter and author
1950: Néstor Kirchner, Argentinian politician; 51st President of Argentina, 2003-2007 (d. 2010)
1949: Ric Flair, American professional wrestler
1949: Amin Maalouf, Lebanese-French journalist and author
1947: Lee Evans, American sprinter and athletics coach; two gold medals and world 400m record at 1968 Olympics (d. 2021)
1946: Jean Todt, French racing driver and team manager; FIA President, 2009-2021
1944: François Cevert, French racing driver (d. 1973)
1943: George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and film producer; lead guitarist of The Beatles (d. 2001)
1941: David Puttnam, English film producer and academic
1940: Ron Santo, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2010)
1938: Herb Elliott, Australian 1500 metres runner; 1960 Olympic champion and world record holder
1938: Farokh Engineer, Indian international cricketer; successful as batsman and wicketkeeper
1937: Tom Courtenay, award-winning English actor
1937: Bob Schieffer, American political author, journalist and TV interviewer
1935: Oktay Sinanoglu, Turkish physical chemist and molecular biophysicist; two-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (d. 2015)
1934: Tony Lema, American golfer; winner of the 1964 Open Championship (d. 1966)
1932: Tony Brooks, English racing driver; six Formula One victories, second in 1959 World Championship (d. 2022)
1932: Faron Young, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist; member of Country Music Hall of Fame (d. 1996)
1930: Wendy Beckett, British nun and art critic for BBC TV with great success in the 1990s (d. 2018)
1928: Paul Elvstrøm, Danish yachtsman; winner of four Olympic gold medals, 1948-1960 (d. 2016)
1928: A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., prominent African-American civil rights advocate, author, and federal court judge (d. 1998)
1928: Larry Gelbart, American author and screenwriter; creator and producer of M*A*S*H TV series (d. 2009)
1928: Richard G. Stern, American author and academic (d. 2013)
1927: Ralph Stanley, American bluegrass singer and banjo player; member of International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame (d. 2016)
1926: Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda, Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic; developed algebraic number theory (d. 2003)
1925: Shehu Shagari, former President of Nigeria (d. 2018)
1925: Lisa Kirk, American actress and singer (d. 1990)
1924: Hugh Huxley, English-American biologist and academic (d. 2013)
1922: Molly Reilly, Canadian aviator (d. 1980)
1921: Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1970)
1921: Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
1920: Philip Habib, American academic and diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (d. 1992)
1919: Monte Irvin, American baseball player and executive (d. 2016)
1918: Bobby Riggs, American tennis player; winner of three major titles, 1939-1941 (d. 1995)
1917: Anthony Burgess, English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1993)
1915: S. Rajaratnam, 1st Senior Minister of Singapore (d. 2006)
1913: Jim Backus, American actor and screenwriter; the voice of Mr. Magoo (d. 1989)
1913: Gert Fröbe, German actor; title role in Goldfinger (d. 1988)
1910: Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician (d. 1992)
1908: Mary Locke Petermann, cellular biochemist (d. 1975)
1908: Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (d. 2001)
1907: Sabahattin Ali, Turkish journalist, author, and poet (d. 1948)
1906: Mary Coyle Chase, American journalist and playwright; author of Harvey (d. 1981)
1905: Perry Miller, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1963)
1903: King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and coach; rated one of the 100 greatest NHL players (d. 1986)
1901: Vince Gair, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Queensland (d. 1980)
1901: Zeppo Marx, American comedian (the youngest of the Marx Brothers) and theatrical agent (d. 1979)
1898: William Astbury, physicist and molecular biologist (d. 1961)
1894: Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (d. 1969)
1890: Myra Hess, English pianist and educator (d. 1965)
1888: John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (d. 1959)
1885: Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (d. 1969)
1883: Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)
1881: William Z. Foster, American union leader and politician (d. 1961)
1881: Alexei Rykov, Russian politician, Premier of Russia (d. 1938)
1877: Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar (d. 1935)
1873: Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor; the most popular operatic tenor of the early 20th century and the first great recording star. (d. 1921)
1869: Phoebus Levene, Russian-American biochemist and physician (d. 1940)
1866: Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and politician (d. 1952)
1865: Andranik, Armenian general (d. 1927)
1860: William Ashley, English historian and academic (d. 1927)
1857: Robert Bond, Canadian politician; first Prime Minister of Newfoundland (d. 1927)
1856: Karl Gotthard Lamprecht, German historian and academic (d. 1915)
1856: Mathias Zdarsky, Czech-Austrian skier, painter, and sculptor (d. 1940)
1855: Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet and author (d. 1886)
1845: George Reid, Scottish-Australian lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)
1842: Karl May, German author, poet, and playwright (d. 1912)
1841: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (d. 1919)
1833: John St. John, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Kansas (d. 1916)
1816: Giovanni Morelli, Italian historian and critic (d. 1891)
1812: Carl Christian Hall, Danish lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1888)
1809: John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (d. 1873)
1806: Emma Catherine Embury, American author and poet (d. 1863)
1778: José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (d. 1850)
1755: François René Mallarmé, French lawyer and politician (d. 1835)
1752: John Graves Simcoe, English-Canadian general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)
1728: John Wood, the Younger, English architect, designed the Royal Crescent (d. 1782)
1714: René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 1792)
1707: Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer (d. 1793)
1682: Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (d. 1771)
1670: Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1720)
1663: Peter Anthony Motteux, French-English author, playwright and translator (d. 1718)
1643: Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1695)
1591: Friedrich Spee, German poet and author (d. 1635)
1543: Sharaf Khan Bidlisi, Emir of Bitlis (d. 1603)
1540: Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English aristocrat and courtier (d. 1614)
1475: Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, last male member of the House of York (d. 1499)
1337: Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1383)
1259: Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal and Urraca of Castile (d. 1321)

Deaths On This Day

2023: Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1930)
2022: Farrah Forke, American actress (b. 1968)
2022: Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator (b. 1927)
2020: Dmitry Yazov, last Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1924)
2017: Bill Paxton, American actor and filmmaker (b. 1955)
2015: Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1930)
2015: Ariel Camacho, Mexican musician and singer-songwriter; (b. 1992)
2015: Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic; noted ichthyologist (b. 1922)
2012: Louisiana Red, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1932)
2010: Ihsan Dogramaci, Turkish pediatrician and academic (b. 1915)
2008: Hans Raj Khanna, Indian judge and advocate; upholder of civil liberties (b. 1912)
2005: Peter Benenson, English lawyer, founded Amnesty International (b. 1921)
2001: A. R. Ammons, American poet and critic (b. 1926)
2001: Don Bradman, Australian international cricketer; holder of world record batting average (b. 1908)
1999: Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
1998: W. O. Mitchell, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1914)
1997: Andrei Sinyavsky, Russian journalist and publisher (b. 1925)
1996: Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American physician and author (b. 1940)
1983: Tennessee Williams, American playwright, and poet (b. 1911)
1980: Robert Hayden, American poet and academic (b. 1913)
1978: Daniel James, Jr., American general and pilot (b. 1920)
1975: Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader (b. 1897)
1972: Gottfried Fuchs, German-Canadian Olympic soccer player (b. 1889)
1971: Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)
1970: Mark Rothko, Latvian-American painter and academic (b. 1903)
1964: Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian sculptor and illustrator (b. 1887)
1964: Grace Metalious, American author (b. 1924)
1963: Melville J. Herskovits, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1895)
1957: Mark Aldanov, Russian author and critic (b. 1888)
1957: Bugs Moran, American mob boss (b. 1893)
1954: Joseph Beech, American Methodist missionary and educator (b. 1867)
1953: Sergei Winogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian microbiologist and ecologist (b. 1856)
1950: George Minot, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885)
1945: Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (b. 1893)
1934: Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, American botanist and academic (b. 1857)
1934: John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (b. 1873)
1928: William O'Brien, Irish journalist and politician (b. 1852)
1920: Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy, French archaeologist and engineer (b. 1844)
1915: Charles Edwin Bessey, American botanist, author, and academic (b. 1845)
1914: John Tenniel, English illustrator (b. 1820)
1912: William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1852)
1911: Friedrich Spielhagen, German author, theorist, and translator (b. 1829)
1910: Worthington Whittredge, American painter and educator (b. 1820)
1906: Anton Arensky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1861)
1899: Paul Reuter, German-English journalist and businessman, founded Reuters (b. 1816)
1878: Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1804)
1877: Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepalese ruler (b. 1816)
1870: Henrik Hertz, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1797)
1865: Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (b. 1813)
1852: Thomas Moore, Irish poet and lyricist (b. 1779)
1850: Daoguang Emperor of China (b. 1782)
1841: Philip P. Barbour, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1783)
1822: William Pinkney, American politician and diplomat, 7th United States Attorney General (b. 1764)
1819: Francisco Manoel de Nascimento, Portuguese-French poet and educator (b. 1734)
1805: Thomas Pownall, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1722)
1796: Samuel Seabury, American bishop (b. 1729)
1756: Eliza Haywood, English actress and poet (b. 1693)
1723: Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)
1713: Frederick I of Prussia (b. 1657)
1710: Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French soldier and explorer (b. 1639)
1682: Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (b. 1639)
1655: Daniël Heinsius, Flemish poet and scholar (b. 1580)
1636: Santorio Santorio, Italian biologist (b. 1561)
1634: Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general and politician (b. 1583)
1601: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1566)
1547: Vittoria Colonna, marchioness of Pescara (b. 1490)
1536: Berchtold Haller, German-Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1492)
1522: William Lily, English scholar and educator (b. 1468)
891: Fujiwara no Mototsune, Japanese regent (b. 836)
806: Tarasios, patriarch of Constantinople

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