On This Day in History

February 4

February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 330 days remain until the end of the year (331 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2021
Canadian family claims $60 million Lotto Max jackpot. A man from Winnipeg, Canada could barely comprehend the lifechanging notion that he was the sole winner of the $60 million (US$46.77 million) Lotto Max jackpot from the Jan. 22 drawing and initially shook off the idea.
2017
18-year-old wins $1M Powerball prize. An 18-year-old Kentucky woman has won $1 million from Wednesday night's Powerball drawing.
2016
First lawsuit in state lottery-fixing scandal seeks millions. An Iowa man could become a key player in a barrage of litigation that threatens to cost state lotteries tens of millions of dollars in damages in an insider jackpot-rigging scandal.
2016
With $63M jackpot expiring today, Calif. Lottery sued by owner of damaged ticket. With just hours remaining before California Lottery officials declare a $63-million jackpot winner an official no-show, a Los Angeles County man has filed legal papers saying he is the rightful winner and that lottery officials have "destroyed" the evidence.
2015
Missing 86-year-old Detroit lottery winner found dead. An 86-year-old Detroit man whose family said he disappeared a day after winning $20,000 in the lottery in December was found stabbed to death in a vacant house, authorities said on Wednesday.
2015
Tonight's Ireland Lotto draw cancelled because of network failure. Tonight's Ireland Lotto jackpot may be €10 million but National Lottery machines around the country aren't keen on it being won -- they've been out of commission since this morning.
2011
Christmas Day Powerball lottery winner claims $48.8M jackpot. The winner of a $48.8 million Christmas Day jackpot has come forward to claim the prize, New York Lottery officials confirmed Thursday.
2011
28 arrested in N.Y. gambling sting. Officers from the Rockland County Intelligence Center and the town rounded up 28 people Thursday night in a crackdown on an illegal lottery ring.
2008
Ex-friends square off in trial over $1M lottery ticket. A western Maryland man testified Monday that he gave his neighbor $20 to buy them a state lottery ticket that ended up a $1 million winner -- a story that the ticket-holder disputes.
2008
N.Y. Lottery apologizes for mob ad. The New York state lottery has apologized to Italian-Americans after it aired a series of TV ads that featured Sopranos-esque mob characters.
2008
Flight attendant wins $1M Georgia Lottery jackpot. A Delta flight attendant can fly the friendly skies as a new millionaire.
2008
N.Y. takes first step toward lottery privatization. New York has taken a step toward privatizing the state lottery. The state's Budget Division has started the process of hiring an independent investment adviser to guide Gov. Eliot Spitzer's proposal.
2006
Mass. Lottery dispute takes bizarre turn. A man who claimed to have thrown away a winning $1 million lottery ticket that another man found in the trash suffered a fatal heart attack while traveling in Hyannis on Tuesday.
2006
N.C. lottery: About 4,000 retailers apply to sell tickets. About 4,000 retailers have filed applications by Friday's deadline to be guaranteed the chance to sell the first North Carolina Education Lottery tickets, projected to start at the end of next month.
2006
Illinois lottery winner gets 30-month prison sentence. A man who won an Illinois lottery jackpot less than a year ago was sentenced to 30 months in prison Friday on gun and drug charges, federal officials said.
2006
Euro Million Lottery's $222 Million Cash Prize Held by 3 Tickets. Three winning ticket-holders will share the 126 million British pounds (US$222 million) top prize in EuroMillions, the lottery held in nine European countries.
2005
Indiana legislator attacks computerized lottery drawings. In a move hailed by opponents of computerized lottery drawings, Indiana State Representative Robert Alderman (R) introduced a bill last month that would force the Hoosier Lottery to revert back to traditional lottery ball machines.
2005
Dispute erupts over use of Tennessee lottery funds. Tennessee State Sen. Steve Cohen Thursday attacked Gov. Phil Bredesen's pre-kindergarten initiative, saying the use of lottery money to fund the program is "illegal" and "unconstitutional."
2005
Arkansas legislator wants voters to decide on state lottery. A west Arkansas legislator is proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a state lottery to benefit public schools.
2005
Wyoming closer to starting a lottery. A bill that would bring a lottery to Wyoming made it past a second hurdle Thursday, prompting some to wonder how far it will go this year.
2005
Mystery lottery winner claims $3.8 million jackpot. Michigan law allows lottery winners to remain anonymous, and the man who cashed in a winning WinFall ticket this week took full advantage of it.
2004
Nebraska's Top Lottery Official Suspended. The head of the Nebraska lottery has been suspended pending an investigation of gifts involving a vendor, officials said.
2004
Ohio man wins lottery twice. Bob Woerner of Zanesville, Ohio won the Dec. 18 drawing of the Buckeye Five with two different tickets bought at two different stores.
2004
Mega Millions Jackpot Swells to $102 Million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $102 million Wednesday when none of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $85 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.
2004
GTECH Named Apparent Winning Vendor for Mexico Lottery Contract. GTECH Corporation has been selected by Pronosticos para la Asistencia Publica (Pronosticos) as the apparent successful vendor to provide equipment and services for a new online lottery system and associated telecommunications network in Mexico under a proposed six-year contract.
2004
Ruling taxes lottery winner at higher rate. An Oregon Lottery jackpot winner is going to have to pay a higher tax rate after a federal appeals court rejected his argument the prize money should be taxed like an investment at the lower capital gains rate.
2004
Alabama man hits Florida Lotto jackpot. Earl S. Luellen of Foley, Alabama won half of a $7 million jackpot in the Saturday night drawing, according to a statement released by Florida officials Tuesday.
2004
Colorado Lottery contracts not renewed. The Colorado Department of Revenue will not extend two key Colorado Lottery contracts, choosing instead to seek new bids for advertising and public relations services.
2004
Rightful owner of Powerball ticket finally gets $100,000 prize. A Morgan City, Louisiana man whose $100,000 Powerball ticket was allegedly stolen finally got his money on Tuesday.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$704.4 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 4, 2023
2.€363.35 Million
US$392.71 Million
Draw Date
Feb 4, 2023
3.$365 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2024
4.$324.7 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 4, 2015
5.$229 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 4, 2017
6.$219.6 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 5, 2014
7.$214.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 5, 2024
8.$208 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2013
9.$204 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2019
10.$200 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 4, 2012
11.€139.02 Million
US$191.23 Million
Draw Date
Feb 9, 2010
12.€130 Million
US$188.4 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 8, 2008
13.$180 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 4, 2006
14.€151.4 Million
US$173.34 Million
Draw Date
Feb 5, 2022
15.$168 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 4, 2020
16.$165 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 7, 2018
17.€130 Million
US$155.52 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 5, 2021
18.€130 Million
US$148.89 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 4, 2022
19.€128 Million
US$146.07 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 5, 2019
20.€116 Million
US$143.6 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2018
21.$141 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2010
22.$139.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 5, 2022
23.$139 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Feb 5, 2019
24.€100 Million
US$136.73 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 5, 2010
25.$136 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 6, 2016

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1982
Thursday, Feb 4, 1982
42 years old
1981
Wednesday, Feb 4, 1981
43 years old
1980
Monday, Feb 4, 1980
44 years old
1979
Sunday, Feb 4, 1979
45 years old
1975
Tuesday, Feb 4, 1975
49 years old
1968
Sunday, Feb 4, 1968
56 years old
1963
Monday, Feb 4, 1963
61 years old
1963
Monday, Feb 4, 1963
61 years old
1962
Sunday, Feb 4, 1962
62 years old
1961
Saturday, Feb 4, 1961
63 years old
1950
Saturday, Feb 4, 1950
74 years old
1949
Friday, Feb 4, 1949
75 years old
1937
Thursday, Feb 4, 1937
87 years old
1932
Thursday, Feb 4, 1932
92 years old
(year not provided)
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2020
The COVID-19 pandemic causes all casinos in Macau to be closed down for 15 days.
2015
TransAsia Airways Flight 235, with 58 people on board, en route from the Taiwanese capital Taipei to Kinmen, crashes into the Keelung River just after takeoff, killing 43 people.
2008
Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name A million voices against the FARC.
2004
Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.
2003
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia.
2000
The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year.
1999
Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot 41 times by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city.
1998
The 5.9 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). With 2,323 killed, and 818 injured, damage is considered extreme.
1997
En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel, killing 73.
1997
The Bojnurd earthquake measuring Mw 6.5 strikes Iran. With a Mercalli intensity of VIII, it kills at least 88 and damages 173 villages.
1992
A coup d'état is led by Hugo Chávez against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez.
1977
A Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ends another and derails, killing 11 and injuring 180, the worst accident in the agency's history.
1976
In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000.
1975
Haicheng earthquake (magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale) occurs in Haicheng, Liaoning, China.
1974
The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.
1974
M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed.
1967
Lunar Orbiter program: Lunar Orbiter 3 lifts off from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 13 on its mission to identify possible landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo spacecraft.
1966
All Nippon Airways Flight 60 plunges into Tokyo Bay, killing 133.
1961
The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin.
1948
Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth.
1945
World War II: Santo Tomas Internment Camp is liberated from Japanese authority.
1945
World War II: The Yalta Conference between the "Big Three" (Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin) opens at the Livadia Palace in the Crimea.
1945
World War II: The British Indian Army and Imperial Japanese Army begin a series of battles known as the Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations.
1941
The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops.
1938
Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
1932
Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
1899
The Philippine-American War begins when four Filipino soldiers enter the "American Zone" in Manila, igniting the Battle of Manila.
1861
American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six breakaway U.S. states meet and initiate the process that would form the Confederate States of America on February 8.
1859
The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.
1846
The first Mormon pioneers make their exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, westward towards Salt Lake Valley.
1825
The Ohio Legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal.
1820
The Chilean Navy under the command of Lord Cochrane completes the two-day long Capture of Valdivia with just 300 men and two ships.
1810
Napoleonic Wars: Britain seizes Guadeloupe.
1801
John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.
1797
The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties.
1794
The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. It would be reestablished in the French West Indies in 1802.
1789
George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1758
The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral.
1703
In Edo (now Tokyo), all but one of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death.
1555
John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.
1454
Thirteen Years' War: The Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, sparking the Thirteen Years' War.
1169
A strong earthquake strikes the Ionian coast of Sicily, causing tens of thousands of injuries and deaths, especially in Catania.
960
Zhao Kuangyin declares himself Emperor Taizu of Song, ending the Later Zhou and beginning the Song dynasty.
211
Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrelling sons, Caracalla and Geta, whom he had instructed to make peace.

Births On This Day

1998
Maximilian Wöber, Austrian footballer
1996
Mohamed Sherif, Egyptian footballer
1988
Carly Patterson, American gymnast and singer
1987
Darren O'Dea, Irish footballer
1987
Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player
1986
Maximilian Götz, German racing driver
1986
Mahmudullah Riyad, Bangladeshi cricketer
1984
Sandeep Acharya, Indian singer (d. 2013)
1984
Mauricio Pinilla, Chilean footballer
1983
Lee Stempniak, American ice hockey player
1983
Rebecca White, Australian politician
1982
Ivars Timermanis, Latvian basketball player
1982
Tomas Vaitkus, Lithuanian cyclist
1981
Jason Kapono, American basketball player
1981
Johan Vansummeren, Belgian cyclist
1980
Raimonds Vaikulis, Latvian basketball player
1979
Giorgio Pantano, Italian racing driver
1977
Gavin DeGraw, American singer-songwriter
1976
Cam'ron, American rapper and actor
1975
Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1973
Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer
1973
James Hird, Australian footballer and coach
1973
Manny Legace, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1972
Dara Ó Briain, Irish comedian and television host
1972
Giovanni Silva de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer and manager
1971
Rob Corddry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1970
Hunter Biden, American attorney and lobbyist, son of U.S. President Joe Biden
1967
Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (d. 1995)
1966
Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russian cyclist
1965
Jerome Brown, American football player (d. 1992)
1964
Elke Philipp, German Paralympic equestrian
1963
Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss skier
1962
Clint Black, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1961
Denis Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960
Siobhan Dowd, English author and activist (d. 2007)
1960
Jonathan Larson, American lyricist, composer, and playwright (d. 1996)
1959
Christian Schreier, German footballer and manager
1959
Lawrence Taylor, American football player
1958
Tomasz Pacyński, Polish journalist and author (d. 2005)
1957
Matthew Cobb, British zoologist and author
1955
Mikuláš Dzurinda, Slovak politician, Prime Minister of Slovakia
1952
Jenny Shipley, New Zealand politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand
1952
Thomas Silverstein, American criminal and prisoner (d. 2019)
1951
Patrick Bergin, Irish actor
1949
Rasim Delić, Bosnian general (d. 2010)
1948
Alice Cooper, American singer-songwriter
1948
Mienoumi Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler
1947
Dennis C. Blair, American admiral and politician, third Director of National Intelligence
1947
Dan Quayle, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 44th Vice President of the United States
1944
Florence LaRue, American singer and actress
1944
Alan Shields, American artist and ship captain (d. 2005)
1943
Alberto João Jardim, Portuguese journalist and politician, second President of the Regional Government of Madeira
1943
Wanda Rutkiewicz, Lithuanian-Polish mountaineer (d. 1992)
1943
Ken Thompson, American computer scientist and programmer, co-developed the B programming language
1941
Russell Cooper, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of Queensland
1941
Ron Rangi, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1988)
1941
Jiří Raška, Czech skier and coach (d. 2012)
1940
George A. Romero, American director and producer (d. 2017)
1939
Stan Lundine, American lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New York
1938
Frank J. Dodd, American businessman and politician, president of the New Jersey Senate (d. 2010)
1937
David Newman, American director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
1937
Birju Maharaj, Indian dancer, composer, singer and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance (d. 2022)
1936
David Brenner, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2014)
1936
Claude Nobs, Swiss businessman, founded the Montreux Jazz Festival (d. 2013)
1935
Wallis Mathias, Pakistani cricketer (d. 1994)
1935
Martti Talvela, Finnish opera singer (d. 1989)
1935
Collin Wilcox, American actress (d. 2009)
1931
Isabel Perón, Argentinian dancer and politician, 41st President of Argentina
1930
Tibor Antalpéter, Hungarian volleyball player and diplomat, Hungarian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 2012)
1930
Arthur E. Chase, American businessman and politician (d. 2015)
1930
Jim Loscutoff, American basketball player (d. 2015)
1929
Paul Burlison, American rockabilly guitarist (d. 2003)
1929
Neil Johnston, American basketball player (d. 1978)
1928
Oscar Cabalén, Argentinian racing driver (d. 1967)
1928
Osmo Antero Wiio, Finnish journalist, academic, and politician (d. 2013)
1927
Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and academic (d. 1999)
1926
Gyula Grosics, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
1925
Russell Hoban, American author and illustrator (d. 2011)
1925
Stanley Karnow, American journalist and historian (d. 2013)
1925
Christopher Zeeman, English mathematician and academic (d. 2016)
1923
Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (d. 2013)
1922
Bhimsen Joshi, Indian vocalist of the Hindustani classical music tradition (d. 2011)
1921
Betty Friedan, American author and feminist (d. 2006)
1921
Lotfi Zadeh, Iranian-American mathematician and computer scientist and founder of fuzzy logic (d. 2017)
1920
Janet Waldo, American actress and voice artist (d. 2016)
1918
Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (d. 1995)
1918
Luigi Pareyson, Italian philosopher and author (d. 1991)
1917
Yahya Khan, Pakistan general and politician, third President of Pakistan (d. 1980)
1915
William Talman, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1968)
1915
Norman Wisdom, English comedian, actor and singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
1914
Alfred Andersch, German-Swiss author and publisher (d. 1980)
1913
Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005)
1912
Ola Skjåk Bræk, Norwegian banker and politician, Norwegian Minister of Industry (d. 1999)
1912
Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-American conductor (d. 1993)
1912
Byron Nelson, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2006)
1908
Julian Bell, English poet and academic (d. 1937)
1906
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (d. 1945)
1906
Letitia Dunbar-Harrison, Irish librarian (d. 1994)
1906
Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer and academic, discovered Pluto (d. 1997)
1905
Hylda Baker, English comedian, actress and music hall performer (d. 1986)
1904
MacKinlay Kantor, American author and screenwriter (d. 1977)
1904
Deng Yingchao, Chinese politician, Chairwoman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (d. 1968)
1903
Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (d. 2014)
1902
Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (d. 1974)
1902
Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross, German-English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 2003)
1900
Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (d. 1977)
1899
Virginia M. Alexander, American physician and founder of the Aspiranto Health Home (d. 1949)
1897
Ludwig Erhard, German soldier and politician, second Chancellor of West Germany (d. 1977)
1896
Friedrich Glauser, Austrian-Swiss author (d. 1938)
1896
Friedrich Hund, German physicist and academic (d. 1997)
1895
Nigel Bruce, English actor (d. 1953)
1892
E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet and academic (d. 1964)
1891
M. A. Ayyangar, Indian lawyer and politician, second Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d. 1978)
1883
Reinhold Rudenberg, German-American inventor and a pioneer of electron microscopy (d. 1961)
1881
Eulalio Gutiérrez, Mexican general and politician, President of Mexico (d. 1939)
1881
Fernand Léger, French painter and sculptor (d. 1955)
1881
Kliment Voroshilov, Soviet politician and Marshal of the Soviet Union, People's Commissar for Defence (d. 1969)
1877
Eddie Cochems, American football player and coach (d. 1953)
1875
Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist and engineer (d. 1953)
1873
Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1905)
1872
Gotse Delchev, Bulgarian and Macedonian revolutionary activist (d. 1903)
1871
Friedrich Ebert, German lawyer and politician, first President of Germany (d. 1925)
1869
Bill Haywood, American labor organizer (d. 1928)
1868
Constance Markievicz, Irish revolutionary and first woman elected to the UK House of Commons (d. 1927)
1865
Abe Isoo, Japanese minister and politician (d. 1949)
1862
Édouard Estaunié, French novelist (d. 1942)
1849
Jean Richepin, French poet, author, and playwright (d. 1926)
1848
Jean Aicard, French poet, author, and playwright (d. 1921)
1831
Oliver Ames, American financier and politician, 35th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)
1818
Emperor Norton, San Francisco eccentric and visionary (d. 1880)
1799
Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author (d. 1854)
1778
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Swiss botanist, mycologist, and academic (d. 1841)
1740
Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (d. 1795)
1725
Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (d. 1804)
1688
Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (d. 1763)
1677
Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer (d. 1731)
1676
Giacomo Facco, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1753)
1646
Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet and politician (d. 1699)
1575
Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian, founded the French school of spirituality (d. 1629)
1505
Mikołaj Rej, Polish poet and author (d. 1580)
1495
Francesco II Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1535)
1495
Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (d. 1568)
1447
Lodovico Lazzarelli, Italian poet (d. 1500)

Deaths On This Day

2023
Vani Jairam, Indian playback singer (b. 1945)
2023
Sherif Ismail, 53rd Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1955)
2021
Millie Hughes-Fulford, American astronaut, molecular biologist and NASA payload specialist (b. 1945)
2020
Daniel arap Moi, Former President of Kenya (b. 1924)
2019
Matti Nykänen, Finnish Olympic-winning ski jumper and singer (b. 1963)
2018
John Mahoney, English-American actor, voice artist, and comedian (b. 1940)
2017
Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (b. 1949)
2017
Bano Qudsia, Pakistani writer (b. 1928)
2016
Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1930)
2015
Fitzhugh L. Fulton, American colonel and pilot (b. 1925)
2014
Keith Allen, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1923)
2014
Eugenio Corti, Italian soldier, author, and playwright (b. 1921)
2014
Dennis Lota, Zambian footballer (b. 1973)
2013
Donald Byrd, American trumpet player (b. 1932)
2013
Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
2012
István Csurka, Hungarian journalist and politician (b. 1934)
2012
Florence Green, English soldier (b. 1901)
2012
Robert Daniel, American farmer, soldier, and politician (b. 1936)
2012
Mike deGruy, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1951)
2012
Susanne Suba, Hungarian-born watercolorist and illustrator, active in the United States (b. 1913)
2011
Martial Célestin, Haitian lawyer and politician, first Prime Minister of Haiti (b. 1913)
2010
Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher and author (b. 1924)
2010
Helen Tobias-Duesberg, Estonian-American composer (b. 1919)
2008
Augusta Dabney, American actress (b. 1918)
2008
Stefan Meller, Polish academic and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (b. 1942)
2007
José Carlos Bauer, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1925)
2007
Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian-English poet and translator (b. 1959)
2007
Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (b. 1934)
2007
Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter and sculptor (b. 1922)
2007
Alfred Worm, Austrian journalist, author, and academic (b. 1945)
2006
Betty Friedan, American author and activist (b. 1921)
2005
Ossie Davis, American actor, director, and playwright (b. 1917)
2003
Benyoucef Benkhedda, Algerian pharmacist and politician (b. 1920)
2002
Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg (b. 1907)
2000
Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1908)
1995
Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1921)
1992
John Dehner, American actor (b. 1915)
1990
Whipper Billy Watson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1915)
1987
Liberace, American singer-songwriter and pianist, (b. 1919)
1987
Meena Keshwar Kamal, Afghan activist, founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (b. 1956)
1987
Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (b. 1902)
1983
Karen Carpenter, American singer (b. 1950)
1982
Alex Harvey, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1935)
1982
Georg Konrad Morgen, German lawyer and judge (b. 1909)
1975
Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1908)
1974
Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist, mathematician, and academic (b. 1894)
1970
Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (b. 1897)
1968
Neal Cassady, American novelist and poet (b. 1926)
1959
Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress (b. 1880)
1958
Henry Kuttner, American author and screenwriter (b. 1915)
1956
Savielly Tartakower, Russian-French chess player, journalist, and author (b. 1887)
1944
Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (b. 1872)
1943
Frank Calder, English-Canadian ice hockey player and journalist (b. 1877)
1940
Nikolai Yezhov, Russian police officer and politician (b. 1895)
1933
Archibald Sayce, English linguist and educator (b. 1846)
1928
Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
1926
İskilipli Âtıf Hodja, Turkish author and scholar (b. 1875)
1905
Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor and academic (b. 1841)
1891
Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos, Roman Catholic archbishop and Mexican politician who served as regent during the Second Mexican Empire (b. 1816)
1843
Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (b. 1770)
1799
Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect and educator (b. 1728)
1781
Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer (b. 1737)
1774
Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)
1713
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English philosopher and politician (b. 1671)
1617
Lodewijk Elzevir, Dutch publisher, co-founded the House of Elzevir (b. 1546)
1615
Giambattista della Porta, Italian playwright and scholar (b. 1535)
1590
Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1517)
1555
John Rogers, English clergyman and translator (b. 1505)
1508
Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (b. 1459)
1505
Jeanne de Valois, daughter of Louis XI of France (b. 1464)
1498
Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Italian artist (b. 1429/1433)
1169
John of Ajello, Bishop of Catania
870
Ceolnoth, archbishop of Canterbury
856
Rabanus Maurus, Frankish archbishop and theologian (b. 780)
708
Pope Sisinnius (b. 650)
211
Septimius Severus, Roman emperor (b. 145)