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January 16

On This Day in History

January 16

January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 349 days remain until the end of the year (350 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2024: Australian lottery winner sues daughter. A would-be happy celebration of a $986,212 (US$661,142) jackpot turned into a drawn-out legal battle after an Australian lottery winner sued his daughter for allegedly pressuring him into sharing some of the winnings with her.
2023: New knees for North Carolina $150,000 Powerball winner. A North Carolina lottery player will be able to get knee replacement surgery after winning a $150,000 Powerball prize.
2021: $850 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot to spark ticket-buying frenzy. Lottery players across the United States will be lining up at lottery retailers for their chance to win Tuesday's massive $850 million Mega Millions jackpot, after nobody won Friday's $750 million grand prize.
2020: Credit risk manager claims record $70 million Lotto Max jackpot. A Canadian man is $70 million (US$53.7 million) richer after winning a record-breaking Lotto Max lottery jackpot in the Greater Toronto Area.
2019: WV Lottery not backing online gaming law this session. West Virginia Lottery officials will back two bills intended to increase revenue, but do not plan to pursue legalization of online gaming this session, Lottery Director John Myers told the House Finance Committee Friday.
2019: Illinois Lottery fixes problem that prevented some ticket sales. Several lottery players in Illinois were unable to purchase Pick 3 and Pick 4 tickets from retailers Tuesday, just before the midday drawing.
2018: CT Lottery holds do-over raffle drawing. The Connecticut Lottery Corp. held a do-over drawing Tuesday morning to partially correct a $1.375 million blunder that happened Jan. 1, when nearly half of the eligible tickets in the New Year's Million-Dollar Super Draw game — 100,000 out of the 214,601 sold at $10 each — were excluded from the drawing.
2018: Fake News: $451 million lottery winner Shane Missler NOT giving away $5,000 to retweeters. Internet scammers are creating numerous bogus social media accounts in an attempt to deceive people looking for a share of a Florida man's $451 Mega Millions lottery jackpot.
2016: Lottery veterans question Tennessee family's behavior before claiming Powerball winnings. The Tennessee winners who split the world record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot decided to fly to New York City to appear on NBC's "Today" show several hours before claiming their stake in the Powerball jackpot, which left some lottery veterans uneasy about the couple's exposure.
2015: GET OUT THE VIOLIN: Florida woman grieving about $5 million lottery win. A Florida woman who won a $5 million Mega Millions prize said, "I don't gamble," and claims to be distraught over winning the massive payout.
2014: NY lottery winner contemplates moving to Paris. The winner of a $3 million New York Lottery jackpot is an artist who may realize a dream of moving to Paris, France.
2013: Laid off Oregon man wins $1 million. An Oregon man who has been out of work since May won $1 million playing the Oregon Lottery.
2009: Wyoming lottery backers try again. Legislators will have another chance to pass a state lottery bill in the weeks ahead. The new proposal is modeled after the 15-year-old Georgia lottery.
2009: Calif. Lottery introducing new game show. After nearly 24 years and millions in prizes, the California Lottery is replacing its "Big Spin" television game show with what it hopes will be a more attractive, four-part successor, "Make Me a Millionaire."
2009: New Michigan lottery terminals are giving retailers fits. The new generation of Michigan Lottery machines is giving some retailers fits as the devices sometimes go on the blink in this winter's harsh weather.
2009: CT Lottery Sells Out Of 1549 After Crash. Hours after US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River, the lottery number 1549 sold out in Connecticut.
2008: Brothers sharing $1M Georgia Lottery jackpot. With a few scratches, brothers Samoeun and Samoeuth Am have achieved a lofty goal only dreamed about by most Americans.
2008: Newspaper editorial in favor of authentic lottery drawings. A Clarksville, Tennessee newspaper editorial explains why the Tennessee Lottery should immediately abolish their new computerized drawing system, and return to real lottery drawings.
2008: GTECH awarded Pennsylvania, West Virginia lottery contracts. Lottomatica SpA said its wholly-owned subsidiary GTECH has been told by the Pennsylvania State Lottery of its intent to award GTECH a 5-year contract to provide online and instant integrated services.
2008: Elks Club members in fight over $21M lottery win. It may have once seemed like a dream come true, but a winning lottery ticket has turned into a nightmare for 21 people in Okotoks, Alberta.
2006: After sale, GTECH to remain in R.I.. The terms of the recent sale of GTECH to the Italian company Lottomatica allows GTECH to fulfill its existing commitments to Rhode Island, something that officials within the company said they hoped to do when news of a possible sale broke in September.
2006: $20 million Illinois Lotto ticket sold at convenience store. Someone is much richer this week after buying a winning Illinois Lottery ticket -- and hopefully they know it.
2006: Interim Texas Lottery Director Hired. One of the original commissioners to oversee the Texas lottery was called back to service Friday, this time to act as the temporary executive director of the troubled agency because officials have been unable to find someone to permanently fill the job, which has been open for six months.
2004: Lottery Dead Issue in Alabama Legislature. Christian Coalition of Alabama President John Giles stated: "We have documentation, signed by House and Senate members that suggests any effort to legalize the lottery is dead on arrival."
2004: Investing a windfall. What to do when a pile of money is suddenly dumped into your lap.
2004: $60 million? It's 'like an out-of-body experience'. Becoming Pennsylvania's newest multimillionaire means Lisa Ensor will have a bigger wedding reception than she was planning and a larger investment portfolio.
2004: Machine Operator Claims $60.2M Powerball. An electronics plant worker came forward Thursday to claim half of the $221.5 million Powerball jackpot, more than two weeks after she bought the winning ticket.
2004: Colorado Lottery trying to win back trust. The Colorado Lottery Commission took an important step toward sprucing up the agency's increasingly tarnished image this week by approving tough new conflict-of-interest rules.
2004: Mass. Lottery games to merge, jackpots to increase. The executive director of the Massachusetts Lottery said Wednesday that the lottery plans to consolidate MassMillions and Megabucks into one game with bigger jackpots, in an attempt to attract more players.
2004: Winning SuperLotto Plus Ticket Bought In San Diego Co.. Someone in San Diego County is holding one of two winning tickets to Wednesday night's SuperLotto Plus drawing for $13 million.
2004: Mega Millions seller not on record as store's owner. The Ohio Lottery says a man who accepted a symbolic check as the co-owner of a South Euclid convenience store that sold a winning Mega Millions ticket isn't the owner.
2004: Tennessee Lottery launches Web site. The Tennessee Lottery unveiled its new site Thursday, five days before selling the first instant games.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$865 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 19, 2021
2.$639.4 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 16, 2021
3.$416.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 16, 2023
4.€350.44 Million US$378.69 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 17, 2023
5.$347 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 18, 2022
6.$321 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 18, 2020
7.$270 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 16, 2015
8.$208 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 16, 2024
9.$194 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 17, 2015
10.$180 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 17, 2007
11.$165 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 17, 2009
12.€141.8 Million
US$160.98 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 18, 2022
13.€125 Million
US$151.19 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 20, 2006
14.$150 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 17, 2017
15.$135 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 18, 2017
16.€120 Million
US$130.58 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jan 16, 2024
17.$130 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 18, 2005
18.$113 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 18, 2014
19.$112 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 16, 2019
20.€92.52 Million
US$111.72 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 16, 2021
21.€100 Million
US$110.25 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 17, 2020
22.€91.97 Million
US$104.77 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 17, 2019
23.€85.46 Million
US$104.69 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jan 16, 2018
24.$103 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 17, 2020
25.$101.5 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 17, 2024

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1986: james101
Thursday, Jan 16, 1986
38 years old
1976: Bengy242
Friday, Jan 16, 1976
48 years old
1976: ncantoral
Friday, Jan 16, 1976
48 years old
1975: waleed
Thursday, Jan 16, 1975
49 years old
1972: acxpress
Sunday, Jan 16, 1972
52 years old
1971: riscknight
Saturday, Jan 16, 1971
53 years old
1969: conman0823*
Thursday, Jan 16, 1969
55 years old
1968: theguynextdoor
Tuesday, Jan 16, 1968
56 years old
1965: SaudiaFerrell65
Saturday, Jan 16, 1965
59 years old
1962: impacc
Tuesday, Jan 16, 1962
62 years old
1958: Drummer1
Thursday, Jan 16, 1958
66 years old
1958: rizwiz
Thursday, Jan 16, 1958
66 years old
1954: juju727
Saturday, Jan 16, 1954
70 years old
: sully16
(year not provided)
: dawnie116
(year not provided)
: LuvToWin616
(year not provided)
: money47
(year not provided)
: Dapmo03
(year not provided)
: California Blue
(year not provided)
: tweety
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2020: The first impeachment of Donald Trump formally moves into its trial phase in the United States Senate.
2020: The United States Senate ratifies the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.
2018: Myanmar police open fire on a group of ethnic Rakhine protesters, killing seven and wounding twelve.
2017: Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 crashes into a residential area near Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing 39 people.
2016: Thirty-three out of 126 freed hostages are injured and 23 killed in terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on a hotel and a nearby restaurant.
2012: The Mali War begins when Tuareg militias start fighting the Malian government for independence.
2011: Syrian civil war: The Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) is established with the stated goal of re-organizing Syria along the lines of democratic confederalism.
2006: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.
2003: The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.
2002: War in Afghanistan: The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban.
2001: Second Congo War: Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards in Kinshasa.
2001: US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish-American War.
1995: An avalanche hits the Icelandic village Súðavík, destroying 25 homes and burying 26 people, 14 of whom died.
1992: El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign the Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico City, Mexico ending the 12-year Salvadoran Civil War that claimed at least 75,000 lives.
1991: Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War.
1983: Turkish Airlines Flight 158 crashes at Ankara Esenboğa Airport in Ankara, Turkey, killing 47 and injuring 20.
1979: Iranian Revolution: The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt.
1969: Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in protest against the Soviets' crushing of the Prague Spring the year before.
1969: Space Race: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of crewed spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk.
1959: Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Astor Piazzolla International Airport in Mar del Plata, Argentina, killing 51.
1945: World War II: Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker.
1942: The Holocaust: Nazi Germany begins deporting Jews from the Łódź Ghetto to Chełmno extermination camp.
1942: Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard.
1921: The Marxist Left in Slovakia and the Transcarpathian Ukraine holds its founding congress in Ľubochňa.
1920: The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France.
1919: Nebraska becomes the 36th state to approve the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. With the necessary three-quarters of the states approving the amendment, Prohibition is constitutionally mandated in the United States one year later.
1909: Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
1900: The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
1883: The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
1878: Russo-Turkish War (1877-78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
1862: Hartley Colliery disaster: Two hundred and four men and boys killed in a mining disaster, prompting a change in UK law which henceforth required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape.
1847: Westward expansion of the United States: John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
1809: Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña.
1786: Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
1780: American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
1757: Forces of the Maratha Empire defeat a 5,000-strong army of the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Narela.
1707: The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
1605: The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid, Spain.
1572: Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried and found guilty of treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
1556: Philip II becomes King of Spain.
1547: Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.
1537: Bigod's Rebellion, an armed insurrection attempting to resist the English Reformation, begins.
1362: Saint Marcellus's flood kills at least 25,000 people on the shores of the North Sea.
1120: Crusades: The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
929: Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III establishes the Caliphate of Córdoba.
550: Gothic War: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.
378: General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spearthrower Owl of Teotihuacán.
27 BC: Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire.
1458 BC: Hatshepsut dies at the age of 50 and was buried in the Valley of the Kings.

Births On This Day

2003: Adriana Hernández, Mexican rhythmic gymnast
1997: Brendan Donovan, American baseball player
1996: Jennie Kim, Korean singer
1995: Mikaela Turik, Australian-Canadian cricketer
1993: Hannes Anier, Estonian footballer
1993: Amandine Hesse, French tennis player
1991: Matt Duchene, Canadian ice hockey player
1988: Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer
1988: Jorge Torres Nilo, Mexican footballer
1987: Jake Epstein, Canadian actor
1987: Charlotte Henshaw, English swimmer
1986: Johannes Rahn, German footballer
1986: Mark Trumbo, American baseball player
1986: Reto Ziegler, Swiss footballer
1985: Jayde Herrick, Australian cricketer
1985: Gintaras Januševičius, Russian-Lithuanian pianist
1985: Twins Jonathan and Simon Richter, Danish-Gambian footballers
1985: Sidharth Malhotra, Indian actor
1985: Joe Flacco, American football player
1984: Stephan Lichtsteiner, Swiss footballer
1984: Miroslav Radović, Serbian footballer
1983: Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer
1983: Andriy Rusol, Ukrainian footballer
1982: Preston, English singer-songwriter
1982: Tuncay, Turkish footballer
1981: Jamie Lundmark, Canadian ice hockey player
1981: Paul Rofe, Australian cricketer
1981: Bobby Zamora, English footballer
1980: Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, playwright, and composer
1980: Albert Pujols, Dominican-American baseball player
1979: Aaliyah, American singer and actress (d. 2001)
1979: Brenden Morrow, Canadian ice hockey player
1979: Jason Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
1978: Alfredo Amézaga, Mexican baseball player
1977: Jeff Foster, American basketball player
1976: Viktor Maslov, Russian racing driver
1976: Martina Moravcová, Slovak swimmer
1974: Kate Moss, English model and fashion designer
1972: Ruben Bagger, Danish footballer
1972: Ang Christou, Australian footballer
1972: Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov, Russian footballer and manager
1972: Ezra Hendrickson, Vincentian footballer and manager
1972: Joe Horn, American football player and coach
1972: Richard T. Jones, American actor
1971: Sergi Bruguera, Spanish tennis player and coach
1971: Josh Evans, American film producer, screenwriter and actor
1971: Jonathan Mangum, American actor
1970: Ron Villone, American baseball player and coach
1969: Marinus Bester, German footballer
1969: Stevie Jackson, Scottish guitarist and songwriter
1969: Roy Jones Jr., American boxer
1968: David Chokachi, American actor
1968: Rebecca Stead, American author
1966: Jack McDowell, American baseball player
1964: Gail Graham, Canadian golfer
1963: James May, British journalist/co-host of Top Gear
1962: Joel Fitzgibbon, Australian electrician and politician, 51st Australian Minister of Defence
1962: Maxine Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter and actress
1961: Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer (d. 2006)
1959: Lisa Milroy, Canadian painter and educator
1959: Sade, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer
1958: Anatoli Boukreev, Russian mountaineer and explorer (d. 1997)
1958: Lena Ek, Swedish lawyer and politician, ninth Swedish Minister for the Environment
1958: Andris Šķēle, Latvian businessman and politician, fourth Prime Minister of Latvia
1957: Jurijs Andrejevs, Latvian footballer and manager
1957: Ricardo Darín, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter
1956: Wayne Daniel, Barbadian cricketer
1956: Martin Jol, Dutch footballer and manager
1956: Greedy Smith, Australian singer-songwriter and keyboardist (d. 2019)
1955: Jerry M. Linenger, American captain, physician, and astronaut
1954: Wolfgang Schmidt, German discus thrower
1954: Vasili Zhupikov, Russian footballer and coach (d. 2015)
1953: Robert Jay Mathews, American militant, founded The Order (d. 1984)
1952: Fuad II, King of Egypt
1952: Piercarlo Ghinzani, Italian racing driver and manager
1950: Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
1950: Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and producer (d. 2010)
1949: Anne F. Beiler, American businesswoman, founded Auntie Anne's
1949: R. F. Foster, Irish historian and academic
1949: Andrew Refshauge, Australian physician and politician, 13th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
1948: John Carpenter, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer
1948: Ants Laaneots, Estonian general
1948: Cliff Thorburn, Canadian snooker player
1948: Ruth Reichl, American journalist and critic
1947: Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy, English academic and politician
1947: Harvey Proctor, English politician
1947: Laura Schlessinger, American physiologist, talk show host, and author
1946: Kabir Bedi, Indian actor
1946: Katia Ricciarelli, Italian soprano and actress
1945: Wim Suurbier, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2020)
1944: Dieter Moebius, Swiss-German keyboard player and producer (d. 2015)
1944: Jim Stafford, American singer-songwriter and actor
1944: Jill Tarter, American astronomer and biologist
1944: Judy Baar Topinka, American journalist and politician (d. 2014)
1943: Gavin Bryars, English bassist and composer
1943: Brian Ferneyhough, British composer
1943: Ronnie Milsap, American singer and pianist
1942: René Angélil, Canadian singer and manager (d. 2016)
1942: Barbara Lynn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941: Christine Truman, English tennis player and sportscaster
1939: Ralph Gibson, American photographer
1938: Marina Vaizey, American journalist and critic
1937: Luiz Bueno, Brazilian racing driver (d. 2011)
1937: Francis George, American cardinal (d. 2015)
1936: Michael White, Scottish actor and producer (d. 2016)
1935: A. J. Foyt, American race car driver
1935: Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2015)
1934: Bob Bogle, American rock guitarist and bass player (d. 2009)
1934: Marilyn Horne, American soprano and actress
1933: Susan Sontag, American novelist, essayist, and critic (d. 2004)
1932: Victor Ciocâltea, Romanian chess player (d. 1983)
1932: Dian Fossey, American zoologist and anthropologist (d. 1985)
1931: John Enderby, English physicist and academic (d. 2021)
1931: Robert L. Park, American physicist and academic (d. 2020)
1931: Johannes Rau, German journalist and politician, eighth Federal President of Germany (d. 2006)
1930: Mary Ann McMorrow, American lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
1930: Norman Podhoretz, American journalist and author
1930: Paula Tilbrook, English actress (d. 2019)
1929: Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, Sri Lankan anthropologist and academic (d. 2014)
1928: William Kennedy, American novelist and journalist
1928: Pilar Lorengar, Spanish soprano and actress (d. 1996)
1925: Peter Hirsch, German-English metallurgist and academic
1925: James Robinson Risner, American general and pilot (d. 2013)
1924: Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (d. 2002)
1923: Gene Feist, American director and playwright, co-founded the Roundabout Theatre Company (d. 2014)
1923: Anthony Hecht, American poet (d. 2004)
1921: Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (d. 2004)
1920: Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1919: Jerome Horwitz, American chemist and academic (d. 2012)
1918: Nel Benschop, Dutch poet and educator (d. 2005)
1918: Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009)
1918: Clem Jones, Australian surveyor and politician, eighth Lord Mayor of Brisbane (d. 2007)
1918: Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996)
1917: Carl Karcher, American businessman, founded Carl's Jr. (d. 2008)
1916: Philip Lucock, English-Australian minister and politician (d. 1996)
1915: Leslie H. Martinson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1914: Roger Wagner, French-American conductor and educator (d. 1992)
1911: Ivan Barrow, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1979)
1911: Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean lawyer and politician, 28th President of Chile (d. 1982)
1911: Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (d. 1996)
1910: Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1974)
1909: Clement Greenberg, American art critic (d. 1994)
1908: Sammy Crooks, English footballer (d. 1981)
1908: Ethel Merman, American actress and singer (d. 1984)
1908: Günther Prien, German captain (d. 1941)
1907: Alexander Knox, Canadian-English actor and screenwriter (d. 1995)
1907: Paul Nitze, American banker and politician, tenth United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 2004)
1906: Johannes Brenner, Estonian footballer and pilot (d. 1975)
1906: Diana Wynyard, English actress (d. 1964)
1905: Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor (d. 1989)
1903: William Grover-Williams, English-French racing driver (d. 1945)
1902: Eric Liddell, Scottish runner, rugby player, and missionary (d. 1945)
1901: Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, ninth President of Cuba (d. 1973)
1900: Kiku Amino, Japanese author and translator (d. 1978)
1900: Edith Frank, German-Dutch mother of Anne Frank (d. 1945)
1898: Margaret Booth, American producer and editor (d. 2002)
1898: Irving Rapper, American film director and producer (d. 1999)
1897: Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet and academic (d. 1977)
1895: Evripidis Bakirtzis, Greek soldier and politician (d. 1947)
1895: T. M. Sabaratnam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (d. 1966)
1895: Nat Schachner, American lawyer, chemist, and author (d. 1955)
1894: Irving Mills, American publisher (d. 1985)
1893: Daisy Kennedy, Australian-English violinist (d. 1981)
1892: Homer Burton Adkins, American chemist (d. 1949)
1888: Osip Brik, Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (d. 1945)
1885: Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author and translator (d. 1967)
1882: Margaret Wilson, American author (d. 1973)
1880: Samuel Jones, American high jumper (d. 1954)
1878: Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1947)
1876: Claude Buckenham, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1937)
1875: Leonor Michaelis, German biochemist and physician (d. 1949)
1874: Robert W. Service, English-Canadian poet and author (d. 1958)
1872: Henri Büsser, French organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1973)
1870: Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, State Elder of Estonia (d. 1942)
1853: Johnston Forbes-Robertson, English actor and manager (d. 1937)
1853: Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, Greek-English general (d. 1947)
1853: André Michelin, French businessman, co-founded the Michelin Tyre Company (d. 1931)
1851: William Hall-Jones, English-New Zealand politician, 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1936)
1844: Ismail Qemali, Albanian civil servant and politician, first Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1919)
1838: Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)
1836: Francis II of the Two Sicilies (d. 1894)
1834: Robert R. Hitt, American lawyer and politician, 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1906)
1821: John C. Breckinridge, American general and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States (d. 1875)
1815: Henry Halleck, American lawyer, general, and scholar (d. 1872)
1807: Charles Henry Davis, American admiral (d. 1877)
1757: Richard Goodwin Keats, English admiral and politician, third Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1834)
1749: Vittorio Alfieri, Italian poet and playwright (d. 1803)
1728: Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer and educator (d. 1800)
1691: Peter Scheemakers, Belgian sculptor and educator (d. 1781)
1675: Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1755)
1653: Johann Conrad Brunner, Swiss anatomist (d. 1727)
1634: Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Norwegian author and poet (d. 1716)
1630: Guru Har Rai, Sikh Guru (d. 1661)
1626: Lucas Achtschellinck, Belgian painter and educator (d. 1699)
1616: François de Vendôme, duke of Beaufort (d. 1669)
1558: Jakobea of Baden, Margravine of Baden by birth, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg by marriage (d. 1597)
1516: Bayinnaung, king of Burma (d. 1581)
1501: Anthony Denny, confidant of Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)
1477: Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)
1409: René of Anjou, king of Naples (d. 1480)
1362: Robert de Vere, duke of Ireland (d. 1392)
1245: Edmund Crouchback, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (d. 1296)
1093: Isaac Komnenos, son of Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos (d. 1152)
972: Sheng Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (d. 1031)

Deaths On This Day

2022: Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Former Malian President (b. 1945)
2021: Pedro Trebbau, German-born Venezuelan zoologist (b. 1929)
2021: Chris Cramer, British journalist (b.1948)
2021: Phil Spector, American record producer, songwriter (b. 1939)
2020: Christopher Tolkien, British academic and editor (b. 1924)
2019: John C. Bogle, American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (b. 1929)
2019: Lorna Doom, American musician (b. 1958)
2019: Chris Wilson, Australian musician (b. 1956)
2018: Ed Doolan, British radio presenter (b. 1941)
2018: Oliver Ivanović, Kosovo Serb politician (b. 1953)
2017: Eugene Cernan, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1934)
2016: Joannis Avramidis, Greek sculptor (b. 1922)
2016: Ted Marchibroda, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
2015: Miriam Akavia, Polish-Israeli author and translator (b. 1927)
2015: Yao Beina, Chinese singer (b. 1981)
2014: Gary Arlington, American author and illustrator (b. 1938)
2014: Ruth Duccini, American actress (b. 1918)
2014: Dave Madden, Canadian-American actor (b. 1931)
2014: Hiroo Onoda, Japanese lieutenant (b. 1922)
2013: Wayne D. Anderson, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)
2013: André Cassagnes, French technician and toy maker, created the Etch A Sketch (b. 1926)
2013: Gussie Moran, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1923)
2013: Pauline Phillips, American journalist and radio host, created Dear Abby (b. 1918)
2013: Glen P. Robinson, American businessman, founded Scientific Atlanta (b. 1923)
2012: Joe Bygraves, Jamaican-English boxer (b. 1931)
2012: Jimmy Castor, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1940)
2012: Sigursteinn Gíslason, Icelandic footballer and manager (b. 1968)
2012: Lorna Kesterson, American journalist and politician (b. 1925)
2012: Gustav Leonhardt, Dutch pianist, conductor, and musicologist (b. 1928)
2010: Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (b. 1923)
2010: Takumi Shibano, Japanese author and translator (b. 1926)
2009: Joe Erskine, American boxer and runner (b. 1930)
2009: John Mortimer, English lawyer and author (b. 1923)
2009: Andrew Wyeth, American painter (b. 1917)
2006: Stanley Biber, American soldier and physician (b. 1923)
2005: Marjorie Williams, American journalist and author (b. 1958)
2004: Kalevi Sorsa, Finnish politician 34th Prime Minister of Finland (b. 1930)
2003: Richard Wainwright, English politician (b. 1918)
2002: Robert Hanbury Brown, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1916)
2001: Auberon Waugh, English author and journalist (b. 1939)
2000: Robert R. Wilson, American physicist and academic (b. 1914)
1999: Jim McClelland, Australian lawyer, jurist, and politician, 12th Minister for Industry and Science (b. 1915)
1996: Marcia Davenport, American author and critic (b. 1903)
1996: Kaye Webb, English journalist and publisher (b. 1914)
1995: Eric Mottram, English poet and critic (b. 1924)
1990: Lady Eve Balfour, British farmer, educator, and founding figure in the organic movement (b. 1898)
1988: Andrija Artuković, Croatian politician, war criminal, and Porajmos perpetrator, first Minister of Interior of the Independent State of Croatia (b. 1899)
1987: Bertram Wainer, Australian physician and activist (b. 1928)
1986: Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author, and publisher (b. 1892)
1983: Virginia Mauret, American musician and dancer
1981: Bernard Lee, English actor (b. 1908)
1978: A. V. Kulasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1890)
1975: Israel Abramofsky, Russian-American painter (b. 1888)
1973: Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer (b. 1907)
1972: Teller Ammons, American soldier and politician, 28th Governor of Colorado (b. 1895)
1972: Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (b. 1919)
1971: Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (b. 1890)
1969: Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (b. 1903)
1968: Bob Jones Sr., American evangelist, founded Bob Jones University (b. 1883)
1968: Panagiotis Poulitsas, Greek archaeologist and judge (b. 1881)
1967: Robert J. Van de Graaff, American physicist and academic (b. 1901)
1962: Frank Hurley, Australian photographer, director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1885)
1962: Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect, designed the Monument to the Unknown Hero (b. 1883)
1961: Max Schöne, German swimmer (b. 1880)
1959: Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and author (b. 1887)
1957: Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, English general and politician, 16th Governor General of Canada (b. 1874)
1957: Arturo Toscanini, Italian cellist and conductor (b. 1867)
1942: Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. 1850)
1942: Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (b. 1885)
1942: Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
1942: Ernst Scheller, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1899)
1938: Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian author and playwright (b. 1876)
1936: Albert Fish, American serial killer, rapist and cannibal (b. 1870)
1933: Bekir Sami Kunduh, Turkish politician (b. 1867)
1919: Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, fifth President of Brazil (b. 1848)
1917: George Dewey, American admiral (b. 1837)
1906: Marshall Field, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Marshall Field's (b. 1834)
1901: Jules Barbier, French poet and playwright (b. 1825)
1901: Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter and academic (b. 1827)
1901: Hiram Rhodes Revels, American soldier, minister, and politician (b. 1822)
1901: Mahadev Govind Ranade, Indian scholar, social reformer, judge and author (b. 1842)
1898: Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
1891: Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer (b. 1836)
1886: Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and academic (b. 1834)
1879: Octave Crémazie, Canadian-French poet and bookseller (b. 1827)
1865: Edmond François Valentin About, French journalist and author (b. 1828)
1864: Anton Schindler, Austrian secretary and author (b. 1795)
1856: Thaddeus William Harris, American entomologist and botanist (b. 1795)
1834: Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic (b. 1769)
1817: Alexander J. Dallas, Jamaican-American lawyer and politician, sixth United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1759)
1809: John Moore, Scottish general and politician (b. 1761)
1794: Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician (b. 1737)
1752: Francis Blomefield, English historian and author (b. 1705)
1750: Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal and politician (b. 1667)
1748: Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch lawyer and scholar (b. 1684)
1747: Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet and playwright (b. 1680)
1711: Joseph Vaz, Indian-Sri Lankan priest and saint (b. 1651)
1710: Higashiyama, Japanese emperor (b. 1675)
1659: Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580)
1635: Mariana de Jesús Torres, Spanish nun and mystic (b. 1563)
1595: Murad III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1546)
1585: Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, English admiral and politician (b. 1512)
1554: Christiern Pedersen, Danish publisher and scholar (b. 1480)
1547: Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)
1545: George Spalatin, German priest and reformer (b. 1484)
1443: Erasmo of Narni, Italian mercenary (b. 1370)
1400: John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (b. 1352)
1391: Muhammed V of Granada, Nasrid emir (b. 1338)
1373: Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (b. 1342)
1354: Joanna of Châtillon, duchess of Athens (b. c.1285)
1327: Nikephoros Choumnos, Byzantine monk, scholar, and politician (b. 1250)
1289: Buqa, Mongol minister
1263: Shinran Shonin, Japanese founder of the Jodo Shinshu branch of Pure Land Buddhism
970: Polyeuctus of Constantinople, Byzantine patriarch (b. 956)
957: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali al-Madhara'i, Tulunid vizier (b. 871)
654: Gao Jifu, Chinese politician and chancellor (b. 596)

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