February 28
On This Day in History: February 28 February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 306 days remain until the end of the year (307 in leap years).
Lottery News On This Day 2020 22-year-old grocery store bagger claims $70M jackpot from a lottery ticket he bought at work . A 22-year-old grocery store employee just won the biggest jackpot in Quebec's history after he purchased a ticket from the store where he works.2020 S.C. man loses more than $140K to 'you've won the lottery' scam . Deputies say a man lost more than $140,000 to a lottery scam in York County, South Carolina.2019 Undercover Kentucky Lottery investigation snares three store employees trying to steal prizes . An undercover operation conducted by the Kentucky Lottery has nabbed three store clerks trying to steal winning tickets.2019 No sales tax on Mississippi lottery tickets, but winnings will still be taxed . The Mississippi Legislature is expected to pass a measure clarifying that tickets for state's soon to be rolling lottery are exempt from sales taxes.2018 UK's oldest lottery winners claim £18 million jackpot . A couple from Bristol have become the oldest winners of the UK lottery, after claiming an £18 million (US$24.9 million) jackpot.2017 Tennessee bill advances to remove lottery winners from government assistance . The Tennessee House on Monday passed a bill despite opposition from Democrats that, if it becomes law, would require the names of lottery winners to be cross checked with federal and state government assistance programs.2017 New Mexico House committee endorses changes in lottery operations . Financial bonuses for state lottery officials and contractors would be tied to increases in scholarship money available to New Mexico college students under a bill that got unanimous bipartisan approval from a House committee Monday.2017 Pennsylvania Lottery launches new Fast Play Games . The Pennsylvania Lottery today launched Fast Play, a new type of games offering players the chance to win prizes without scratching the ticket or waiting for a drawing.2016 Florida woman gives away $43 million Lotto jackpot . Florida Lottery officials said a Largo woman was the winner of a $43 million jackpot, and she said she's not keeping a penny of it.2014 New Georgia Lottery game starts Sunday . Starting Sunday, Georgia lottery players will be able to buy tickets for the latest Georgia Lottery game called All or Nothing.2014 Winning lottery ticket gets Mass. man off the hook for speeding . A Rockland, Massachusetts, man not only won the lottery Thursday morning, but also used the winning ticket to help him avoid a speeding ticket in Hingham.2013 Florida to join multi-state Mega Millions lottery . Florida will start selling tickets to the popular Mega Millions game later this year.2013 Arizona bill to allow anonymity for lottery winners clears panel . A bill that would allow Arizona lottery winners to remain anonymous moved closer to passage Wednesday following a contentious hearing in a state Senate committee that pitted the Republican sponsor against Democrats who argued it would diminish public accountability.2013 Michigan Lottery gears up for online sales in spring . The Michigan Lottery plans to begin selling online subscriptions for games such as Mega Millions and Powerball starting this spring.2012 Woman wants part of estranged husband's lotto jackpot . The winner of a $34.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot wants to remain anonymous, but a woman who claims to be his estranged wife is demanding a piece of the prize.2012 Marine credits karma for $2.9 million slots jackpot . A U.S. Marine stationed in Washington, D.C., won a $2.8 million progressive slot machine jackpot at the Bellagio in Las Vegas after being accepted as a bone marrow donor.2011 Maryland Lottery Pick 4 drawing generates huge payout . Players of the Maryland Lottery's Pick 4 game hit a grand slam of sorts this weekend, and a payout record was tied in the process.2011 Florida lottery ticket wins $182.1M Powerball jackpot . The winning lottery ticket for Saturday's $182.1 million Powerball jackpot was sold in a Publix store in Kissimmee, Florida, located on a road with a very fitting name.2009 $212 MILLION: largest Mega Millions lottery jackpot in a year . There has been another rollover in the top prize for the multi-state Mega Millions lottery -- to $212 million. It is the largest Mega Millions jackpot in more than a year.2007 $267 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot soars . The Mega Millions lottery drawing produced no jackpot winner last night, sending Friday's jackpot to the highest level in a year.2007 After alleged lottery ticket theft, store banned from ticket sales . An Ohio convenience store is banned from selling lottery tickets for a month, after the owner and an employee stole part of a Warren woman's jackpot, according to police reports.2007 Georgia woman nearly forgot about $5M winning lottery ticket . A 60-year-old Georgia woman nearly forgot about a scratch-off lottery ticket in the bottom of her purse, which turned out to be worth $5 million.2007 N.M. Senate votes to shift more lottery funds to scholarships . The New Mexico State Senate voted 39-1 Tuesday to ensure that more proceeds from the New Mexico Lottery go toward the scholarship fund and less go toward administration.2007 Lottery winner followed careful spending plan . How one lucky winner spent his new-found fortune, after winning a $220 million Powerball jackpot in 2005.2007 N.C. Gov. calls for shift of lottery funds . Gov. Mike Easley's spending plan for next year would shift profits from the N.C. Lottery toward a pre-kindergarten program at the expense of school construction and scholarships.2007 Indiana Senate approves lottery sell-off . Administration officials worked the back of the Senate chamber Tuesday and managed to secure just enough support to pass Gov. Mitch Daniels' plan to privatize the Hoosier Lottery.2007 Mass. Rep. says lottery funds should go to areas with highest sales . A Massachusetts State Representative says there is an imbalance in the way Lottery proceeds are doled out to cities and towns.2006 Mega Millions lottery jackpot up-sized to $267 million . Mega Millions sales have once again outpaced the forecast of Mega Millions officials, prompting them to increase tonight's lottery jackpot from $256 million to $267 million.2006 California man turns in lottery scammers . A California man used common sense to avoid getting nabbed by a very common Canadian lottery scam.2006 N.D. Lottery director discusses new game possibilities . North Dakota's lottery director talks about adding new games, as well as informal discussions between Mega Millions and Powerball officials over creating a new game bigger than Powerball.2006 Texas Lottery eliminates Lotto bonus ball . Texas Lottery Commissioners voted today to ditch the unpopular Lotto Texas bonus ball and return to the style abandoned three years ago due to sagging sales.2005 Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $112 Million . The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery has grown to $112 million dollars.2005 Lottery proposal faces long odds in Nevada . Motivated by a struggling education system, Nevada lawmakers are trying - for the 23rd time since 1975 - to establish a statewide lottery by amending the Nevada Constitution.2005 Leader who pushed to start the ND lottery can no longer play . The leader of a petition drive to legalize the lottery in North Dakota can no longer play the game.2005 NJ interim Gov. nominates new lottery director . Michellene Davis, a lawyer and veteran state policy adviser, has been nominated to be the next executive director of the New Jersey Lottery.2005 New Georgia lottery scratch game popular with players . More expensive tickets and bigger prizes are helping to drive sales of $100 million Cash Spectacular, the Georgia Lottery's latest scratch game.2005 Self-service lottery machines to be installed in Penn. liquor stores . Officials at two Pennsylvania state agencies are working on introducing player-activated lottery-ticket terminals in state liquor stores.2005 Florida Lotto winner sued — again . After the winner of a $35 million Florida Lotto jackpot settled with his ex-wife, his ex-wife's sister stepped into the picture and wants a cut, too.2004 Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $20 million . The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $20 million Saturday.🔽 Show All Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day 1. $348 Million Draw Date
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🔽 Show All Worldwide Events On This Day 2013 Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church , becoming the first pope to do so since Pope Gregory XII , in 1415.2005 A suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah , Iraq kills 127. 2004 Over one million Taiwanese participate in the 228 Hand-in-Hand rally form a 500-kilometre (310 mi) long human chain to commemorate the February 28 Incident in 1947 . 2002 During the religious violence in Gujarat , the 97 people killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in Gulbarg Society massacre . 1998 First flight of RQ-4 Global Hawk , the first unmanned aerial vehicle certified to file its own flight plans and fly regularly in U.S. civilian airspace. 1998 Kosovo War : Serbian police begin the offensive against the Kosovo Liberation Army in Kosovo .1997 An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 3,000 deaths. 1997 GRB 970228 , a highly luminous flash of gamma rays , strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way .1995 Former Australian Liberal party leader John Hewson resigns from the Australian parliament almost two years after losing the Australian federal election, 1993 . 1993 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh . Four ATF agents and six Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff . 1991 The first Gulf War ends. 1986 Olof Palme , 26th Prime Minister of Sweden , is assassinated in Stockholm .1985 The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry , killing nine officers in the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day. 1983 The final episode of M*A*S*H 1980 Andalusia approves its statute of autonomy through a referendum .1975 In London, an underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people. 1972 China-United States relations : The United States and China sign the Shanghai Communiqué .1959 Discoverer 1 spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit , is launched but fails to achieve orbit.1958 A school bus in Floyd County, Kentucky hits a wrecker truck and plunges down an embankment into the rain-swollen Levisa Fork river. The driver and 26 children die in what remains one of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history. 1954 The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public. 1953 James Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA ; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April's Nature April 2 ).1948 Christiansborg Cross-Roads shooting in the Gold Coast , when a British police officer opens fire on a march of ex-servicemen, killing three of them and sparking major riots and looting in Accra .1947 February 28 Incident : In Taiwan , civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians.1942 The heavy cruiser USS Houston is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed, along with HMAS Perth which lost 375 men. 1940 Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden ).1939 The erroneous word "dord " is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition 1935 DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon .1933 Gleichschaltung Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire .1925 The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America. 1922 The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence . 1904 S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal .1900 The Second Boer War : The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith " is lifted. 1897 Queen Ranavalona III , the last monarch of Madagascar , is deposed by a French military force. 1893 The USS Indiana , the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched. 1874 One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy . 1870 The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire . 1867 Seventy years of Holy See-United States relations are ended by a Congressional ban on federal funding of diplomatic envoys to the Vatican and are not restored until January 10, 1984. 1849 Regular steamship service from the east to the west coast of the United States begins with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay , four months 22 days after leaving New York Harbor . 1847 The Battle of the Sacramento River during the Mexican-American War is a decisive victory for the United States leading to the capture of Chihuahua . 1844 A gun on USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing six people, including two United States Cabinet members. 1838 Robert Nelson , leader of the Patriotes , proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Quebec ).1827 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight. 1784 John Wesley charters the Methodist Church .1728 Peshwa Bajirao I of the Maratha Empire defeats Asaf Jah I in the Battle of Palkhed .1710 Battle of Helsingborg : 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock . This is the last time Swedish and Danish troops meet on Swedish soil.1700 Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar . 1638 The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh . 1525 Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés .1246 The siege of Jaén ends in the context of the Spanish Reconquista resulting in the Castilian takeover of the city from the Taifa of Jaen. 870 The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. 202 BC Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China , beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty .🔽 Show All Births On This Day 1999 Luka Dončić , Slovenian basketball player1994 Jake Bugg , English singer-songwriter and guitarist1994 Arkadiusz Milik , Polish footballer1990 Takayasu Akira , Japanese sumo wrestler1989 Carlos Dunlap , American football player1989 Charles Jenkins , American basketball player1989 Kevin Proctor , New Zealand rugby league player1989 Angelababy , Chinese actress1988 Aroldis Chapman , Cuban baseball player1988 Jorge Gastélum , Mexican footballer1988 Markéta Irglová , Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress1987 Antonio Candreva , Italian footballer1986 Tendai Mzungu , Australian footballer1986 Travis Stevens , American judoka1985 Tim Bresnan , English cricketer1985 Jelena Janković , Serbian tennis player1985 Diego Ribas da Cunha , Brazilian footballer1984 Noureen DeWulf , American actress1984 Karolína Kurková , Czech model and actress1983 Terry Bywater , English basketball player1982 Natalia Vodianova , Russian-French model and actress1981 Brian Bannister , American baseball player and scout1981 Florent Serra , French tennis player1980 Pascal Bosschaart , Dutch footballer1980 Lucian Bute , Romanian-Canadian boxer1980 Christian Poulsen , Danish footballer1980 Tayshaun Prince , American basketball player1979 Sébastien Bourdais , French race car driver1979 Ivo Karlović , Croatian tennis player1979 Primož Peterka , Slovenian ski jumper1978 Jeanne Cherhal , French singer-songwriter and guitarist1978 Benjamin Raich , Austrian skier1978 Jamaal Tinsley , American basketball player1978 Mariano Zabaleta , Argentinian tennis player1977 Jason Aldean , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1977 Lance Hoyt , American football player and wrestler1976 Ali Larter , American actress1975 Mike Rucker , American football player1974 Lee Carsley , English-Irish footballer and manager1974 Alexander Zickler , German footballer and manager1973 Eric Lindros , Canadian ice hockey player1973 Scott McLeod , New Zealand rugby player1973 Nicolas Minassian , French race car driver1973 Masato Tanaka , Japanese wrestler1972 Rory Cochrane , American actor1972 Ville Haapasalo , Finnish actor and screenwriter1971 Junya Nakano , Japanese pianist and composer1971 Peter Stebbings , Canadian actor and director1970 Daniel Handler , American journalist, author, and accordion player1970 Noureddine Morceli , Algerian runner1969 Butch Leitzinger , American race car driver1969 Robert Sean Leonard , American actor1969 Patrick Monahan , American singer-songwriter and actor1967 Colin Cooper , English footballer and manager1967 Martin Tielli , Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist1966 Vincent Askew , American basketball player and coach1966 Paulo Futre , Portuguese footballer1966 Archbishop Jovan VI of Ohrid 1965 Colum McCann , Irish-American author and academic1965 Norman Smiley , English-American wrestler and trainer1964 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov , Uzbekistan sprinter and cyclist1963 Claudio Chiappucci , Italian cyclist1962 Gary Belcher , Australian rugby league player and sportscaster1961 Rae Dawn Chong , Canadian-American actress1961 Mark Latham , Australian politician1961 Barry McGuigan , Irish-British boxer1959 Jack Abramoff , American businessman and lobbyist1959 Megan McDonald , American librarian and author1958 Manuel Torres Félix , Mexican criminal and narcotics trafficker (d. 2012)1958 Natalya Estemirova , Russian journalist and activist (d. 2009)1958 Jeanne Mas , Spanish-French singer-songwriter and actress1958 David R. Ross , Scottish historian and author (d. 2010)1957 Paul Delph , American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 1996)1957 Ainsley Harriott , English chef and author1957 Ian Smith , New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster1957 John Turturro , American actor, director, and screenwriter1957 Cindy Wilson , American singer-songwriter1956 Terry Leahy , English businessman1956 Guy Maddin , Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer1955 Adrian Dantley , American basketball player and coach1955 Gilbert Gottfried , American comedian, actor, and singer1954 Brian Billick , American football player, coach, and sportscaster1953 Ingo Hoffmann , Brazilian race car driver1953 Paul Krugman , American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate1953 Ricky Steamboat , American wrestler, referee, and trainer1951 Bill Cratty , American dancer and choreographer (d. 1998)1951 Debora Green , American physician convicted of murder1948 Steven Chu , American physicist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Energy , Nobel Prize laureate1948 Mike Figgis , English director, screenwriter, and composer1948 Bernadette Peters , American actress, singer, and author1948 Mercedes Ruehl , American actress1948 Alfred Sant , Maltese politician, 11th Prime Minister of Malta 1947 Stephanie Beacham , English actress1946 Philip Bailhache , English lawyer and politician1946 Robin Cook , Scottish educator and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 2005)1946 Syreeta Wright , African-American singer songwriter (d. 2004)1945 Mimsy Farmer , American-French actress and sculptor1945 Bubba Smith , American football player and actor (d. 2011)1945 Linda Preiss Rothschild , American mathematician and academic1944 Kelly Bishop , American actress and dancer1944 Edward Greenspan , Canadian lawyer and author (d. 2014)1944 Sepp Maier , German footballer and manager1944 Storm Thorgerson , English graphic designer (d. 2013)1943 Barbara Acklin , American singer-songwriter (d. 1998)1943 Hans Dijkstal , Egyptian-Dutch educator and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2010)1943 Donnie Iris , American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist1942 Brian Jones , English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1969)1942 Dino Zoff , Italian footballer and manager1940 Aldo Andretti , Italian-American race car driver1940 Mario Andretti , Italian-American race car driver1940 Joe South , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (d. 2012)1939 John Fahey , American guitarist (d. 2001)1939 Chögyam Trungpa , Tibetan philosopher and scholar (d. 1987)1939 Daniel C. Tsui , Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate1939 Tommy Tune , American actor, singer, dancer, and director1938 Foge Fazio , American football player and coach (d. 2009)1937 Jeff Farrell , American swimmer1934 Willie Bobo , American Latin Jazz/Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist (d. 1983)1933 Rein Taagepera , Estonian political scientist and politician1932 Don Francks , Canadian actor, singer, and jazz musician (d. 2016)1931 Iajuddin Ahmed , Bangladeshi academic and politician, 14th President of Bangladesh (d. 2012)1931 Peter Alliss , English golfer and sportscaster1931 Gavin MacLeod , American actor1931 Dean Smith , American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)1930 Leon Cooper , American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate1929 Hayden Fry , American football player and coach1929 Frank Gehry , Canadian-American architect, designed 8 Spruce Street and Walt Disney Concert Hall 1929 John Montague , American-Irish poet and academic (d. 2016)1929 Rangaswamy Srinivasan , Indian-American physical chemist and inventor1928 Stanley Baker , Welsh actor and producer (d. 1976)1928 Tom Aldredge , American actor (d. 2011)1928 Sylvia del Villard , actress, dancer, choreographer and Afro-Puerto Rican activist (d. 1990)1926 Svetlana Alliluyeva , Russian-American author and educator (d. 2011)1925 Harry H. Corbett , Burmese-English actor (d. 1982)1924 Uno Prii , Estonian-Canadian architect (d. 2000)1924 Robert A. Roe , American soldier and politician (d. 2014)1923 Charles Durning , American soldier and actor (d. 2012)1922 Yuri Lotman , Russian-Estonian historian and scholar (d. 1993)1921 Pierre Clostermann , French pilot, engineer, and author (d. 2006)1920 Jadwiga Piłsudska , Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (d. 2014)1919 Alfred Marshall , American businessman, founded Marshalls (d. 2013)1919 Brian Urquhart , English soldier and diplomat, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations 1917 Ernesto Alonso , Mexican actor, director, and producer (d. 2007)1916 Cesar Climaco , Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Zamboanga City (d. 1984)1915 Ketti Frings , American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1981)1915 Peter Medawar , Brazilian-English biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)1915 Zero Mostel , American actor and comedian (d. 1977)1911 Otakar Vávra , Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2011)1909 Stephen Spender , English author and poet (d. 1995)1908 Billie Bird , American actress (d. 2002)1907 Milton Caniff , American cartoonist (d. 1988)1906 Bugsy Siegel , American gangster (d. 1947)1903 Vincente Minnelli , American director and screenwriter (d. 1986)1901 Linus Pauling , American chemist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)1900 Wolf Hirth , German pilot and engineer, co-founded Schempp-Hirth (d. 1959)1898 Zeki Rıza Sporel , Turkish footballer (d. 1969)1896 Philip Showalter Hench , American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)1895 Marcel Pagnol , French author, playwright and director (d. 1974)1894 Ben Hecht , American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1964)1887 William Zorach , Lithuanian-American sculptor and painter (d. 1966)1884 Ants Piip , Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1942)1883 Seán Mac Diarmada , Irish rebel leader (d. 1916)1882 Geraldine Farrar , American soprano and actress (d. 1967)1882 José Vasconcelos , Mexican philosopher, lawyer, and politician, Mexican Secretary of Public Education (d. 1959)1878 Pierre Fatou , French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1929)1873 William McMaster Murdoch , Scottish sailor (d. 1912)1866 Vyacheslav Ivanov , Russian poet and playwright (d. 1949)1865 Wilfred Grenfell , English physician and missionary (d. 1940)1858 Tore Svennberg , Swedish actor and director (d. 1941)1851 Samuel W. McCall , American journalist and politician, 47th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1923)1848 Arthur Giry , French historian and academic (d. 1899)1840 Henri Duveyrier , French explorer (d. 1892)1833 Alfred von Schlieffen , German field marshal (d. 1913)1820 John Tenniel , English illustrator (d. 1914)1812 Berthold Auerbach , German poet and author (d. 1882)1792 Karl Ernst von Baer , German biologist, meteorologist, and geographer (d. 1876)1724 George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend , English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1807)1712 Louis-Joseph de Montcalm , French general (d. 1759)1704 Louis Godin , French astronomer and academic (d. 1760)1683 René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur , French entomologist and academic (d. 1757)1675 Guillaume Delisle , French cartographer (d. 1726)1627 Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford , English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (d. 1703)1612 John Pearson , English bishop, theologian, and scholar (d. 1686)1552 Jost Bürgi , Swiss mathematician and clockmaker (d. 1632)1535 Cornelius Gemma , Dutch astronomer and astrologer (d. 1578)1533 Michel de Montaigne , French philosopher and author (d. 1592)1518 Francis III, Duke of Brittany , Duke of Brittany (d. 1536)1261 Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (d. 1283)1155 Henry the Young King , son and heir of Henry II of England (d. 1183)1119 Emperor Xizong of Jin (d. 1150)🔽 Show All Deaths On This Day 2019 André Previn , German-American pianist, conductor, and composer. (b. 1929)2017 Pierre Pascau , Mauritian-Canadian journalist (b. 1938)2016 George Kennedy , American actor (b. 1925)2015 Alex Johnson , American baseball player (b. 1942)2015 Yaşar Kemal , Turkish journalist and author (b. 1923)2014 Hugo Brandt Corstius , Dutch linguist and author (b. 1935)2014 Lee Lorch , American mathematician and activist (b. 1915)2013 Donald A. Glaser , American physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)2013 Neil McCorkell , English cricketer and coach (b. 1912)2012 Frisner Augustin , Haitian drummer and composer (b. 1948)2012 Jim Green , American-Canadian educator and politician (b. 1943)2012 Hal Roach , Irish comedian and author (b. 1927)2011 Annie Girardot , French actress (b. 1931)2011 Jane Russell , American actress and singer (b. 1921)2009 Paul Harvey , American radio host (b. 1918)2008 Joseph M. Juran , Romanian-American engineer and businessman (b. 1904)2007 Charles Forte, Baron Forte , Italian-English businessman, founded the Forte Group (b. 1908)2007 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American historian and critic (b. 1917)2007 Billy Thorpe , English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1946)2006 Owen Chamberlain , American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)2005 Chris Curtis , English singer and drummer (b. 1941)2004 Daniel J. Boorstin , American historian and librarian (b. 1914)2004 Carmen Laforet , Spanish author (b. 1921)2004 Andres Nuiamäe , Estonian sergeant (b. 1982)2003 Chris Brasher , Guyanese-English runner and journalist, co-founded the London Marathon (b. 1928)2003 Fidel Sánchez Hernández , Salvadorian general and politician, President of El Salvador (b. 1917)2002 Mary Stuart , American actress and singer (b. 1926)2002 Helmut Zacharias , German violinist and composer (b. 1920)1998 Dermot Morgan , Irish comedian and actor (b. 1952)1998 Arkady Shevchenko , Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1930)1993 Ishirō Honda , Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)1993 Ruby Keeler , Canadian-American actress and dancer (b. 1909)1991 Wassily Hoeffding , Finnish-American statistician and theorist (b. 1914)1987 Stephen Tennant , English author (b. 1906)1983 Winifred Atwell , Trinidadian pianist (b. 1910 or 1914)1978 Zara Cully , American actress (b. 1892)1978 Eric Frank Russell , English author (b. 1905)1977 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , American actor and comedian (b. 1905)1967 Henry Luce , Chinese-American publisher, co-founded Time Magazine (b. 1898)1966 Charles Bassett , American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1931)1966 Elliot See , American commander, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)1963 Rajendra Prasad , Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)1959 Maxwell Anderson , American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1888)1942 Karel Doorman , Dutch admiral (b. 1889)1941 Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)1936 Charles Nicolle , French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)1935 Chiquinha Gonzaga , Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)1932 Guillaume Bigourdan , French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)1929 Clemens von Pirquet , Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)1925 Friedrich Ebert , German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)1916 Henry James , American novelist, short writer, and critic (b. 1843)1891 George Hearst , American businessman and politician (b. 1820)1879 Hortense Allart , Italian-French author (b. 1801)1869 Alphonse de Lamartine , French author and poet (b. 1790)1857 André Dumont , Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)1788 Thomas Cushing , American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)1786 John Gwynn , English architect and engineer (b. 1713)1648 Christian IV of Denmark (b. 1577)1621 Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)1572 Aegidius Tschudi , Swiss historian and author (b. 1505)1551 Martin Bucer , German Protestant reformer (b. 1491)1510 Juan de la Cosa , Spanish cartographer and explorer (b. 1450)1453 Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)1326 Leopold I, Duke of Austria (b. 1290)1261 Henry III, Duke of Brabant (b. 1230)1105 Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (b. c. 1042 )911 Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i , Muslim Shia imam628 Khosrow II , king of the Persian Empire🔽 Show All 
