On This Day in History

January 29

January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 336 days remain until the end of the year (337 in leap years).

Lottery News On This Day

2024
Ohio Lottery cashing services restored after 'cybersecurity incident' in December. Weeks after a cybersecurity incident at the Ohio Lottery made it next to impossible to cash in winning tickets over $599, the Lottery said all options are again available.
2021
Oregon friends of over 40 years split $7.4 million lottery jackpot. Two friends from Oregon who have shared a friendship for over 40 years are now sharing a $7.4 million Megabucks jackpot.
2021
Québec Lottery launches first-ever lottery ticket printed on 100% recycled materials. The Québec Lottery announced last week that they have just launched the first-ever lottery ticket printed on entirely recycled materials.
2019
Maryland lottery player wins three $50K prizes on identical tickets. A Maryland man said his adherence to lottery superstitions earned him three top prizes in the same Bonus Match 5 drawing.
2019
Multi-state Cash4Life may become daily lottery game. Lottery players in nine states may soon have a chance to play the game Cash4Life on daily basis.
2018
Georgia group fights to prevent lottery winners from claiming anonymously. An open-government advocacy group has denounced a bipartisan proposal being considered by the Georgia Senate that would allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.
2018
Three Ohio Lottery Commission workers fired after theft accusations. Three Ohio Lottery Commission workers lost their jobs last week after a watchdog agency accused them of stealing nearly $3,000 in goods that belonged to the state from a Cleveland warehouse.
2018
NY man dies weeks after winning $1 million lottery jackpot. A New York man who hit the jackpot with a $1 million dollar scratch-off ticket three weeks ago died suddenly Friday, succumbing to stage four cancer, according to multiple reports.
2016
Michigan man wins second lottery jackpot. Clad in a basic t-shirt and jeans, you may never believe Pat Kukla is the luckiest man in Calhoun County, Michigan.
2016
Some lawmakers say Hawaii lottery has a chance this year. It comes up nearly every legislative session, but could this be the year that Hawaii lawmakers legalize gambling with a lottery?
2015
Retired Brooklyn bus driver hits $7M Cash4Life jackpot. Frederick McClendon claimed his $7 million prize Tuesday in the New York Lottery's Cash4Life draw game.
2014
Snowstorms hurt Massachusetts Lottery sales. Lottery ticket sales dipped in December by nearly $1 million below last year’s total -- a drop Lottery officials attribute to two snowstorms that kept buyers out of stores.
2014
Mass. Lottery wants to experiment with online gaming. Massachusetts Lottery officials asked lawmakers Tuesday to pass legislation that would let the agency experiment with online gambling.
2013
N.J. Assembly approves measures to slow Gov.'s plan to privatize lottery. The New Jersey Assembly Monday passed a measure that would force Gov. Chris Christie to seek the Legislature's approval for his plan to privatize parts of the state lottery, which Democratic lawmakers said is being pushed through "under the radar" without oversight.
2009
Lottery win bad news for gas station employees. Four employees at a gas station that sold a $25.5 million Illinois lottery ticket allege that they were fired because the Wadsworth Mobil owner did not want to share the one percent commission he received for the winning ticket.
2009
$14M lottery winner promises big tip. Standing in front of reporters yesterday at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's prize office, Jorma Hogbacka said he wasn't surprised he won $14.8 million because it was in the stars.
2008
Calif. Lottery director's job doesn't depend on auditor's report. The California state Senate's decision on confirmation of Joan Borucki as director of the state lottery will be history by the time the state auditor completes its report on a questionable employee recognition celebration.
2007
Last-minute lottery ticket wins $254 million Powerball jackpot. A retired electrician and World War II veteran is the winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever sold in Missouri -- worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars.
2004
Partnership Claims $35 Million Florida Lotto Jackpot. The Florida Lottery announced today the $35 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the January 21 drawing was claimed in the name of the Cruz Family Partnership of Carol City, Florida.
2004
Powerball Jackpot Reaches $74 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $74 million, with a cash option of $40.9 million.
2004
Kansas Lottery Sales Above Projections. The Kansas Lottery has experienced sales increases for Fiscal Year 2004, owing largely to new games and improved marketing practices.
2004
Self-service machines coming for Texas Lottery games. Texas Lottery officials plan to install about 1,000 ATM-like machines at retail outlets across the state that will dispense tickets for such games as Lotto Texas, Mega Millions and Cash Five.
2004
Friends Say Audit Troubled Minnesota Lottery Chief. The suicide of Minnesota Lottery Director George Anderson has focused new attention on criticism that the Minnesota Lottery has had higher overhead costs than comparable state lotteries.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$606.6 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2023
2.$394 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2020
3.€360.07 Million
US$390.71 Million
Draw Date
Jan 31, 2023
4.$311 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2024
5.$285.8 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 31, 2015
6.€183 Million
US$220.88 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Feb 3, 2006
7.$206 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 1, 2017
8.$174.9 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2024
9.$174 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2019
10.$171 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2014
11.$170 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 1, 2012
12.€147.64 Million
US$164.6 Million
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2022
13.$156 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Feb 1, 2006
14.$155 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 31, 2020
15.€143 Million
US$154.93 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2024
16.$151 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2013
17.$144 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2010
18.€131 Million
US$142.27 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2016
19.$127 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jan 31, 2018
20.€98 Million
US$121.54 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2018
21.€99.4 Million
US$120.64 Million
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2021
22.€107.47 Million
US$116.61 Million
Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jan 31, 2023
23.€92.02 Million
US$114.12 Million
Draw Date
Jan 30, 2018
24.€90 Million
US$112.22 Million
Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Feb 2, 2018
25.€97.49 Million
US$111.46 Million
Draw Date
Jan 29, 2019

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1992
Wednesday, Jan 29, 1992
32 years old
1988
Friday, Jan 29, 1988
36 years old
1988
Friday, Jan 29, 1988
36 years old
1988
Friday, Jan 29, 1988
36 years old
1985
Tuesday, Jan 29, 1985
39 years old
1984
Sunday, Jan 29, 1984
40 years old
1981
Thursday, Jan 29, 1981
43 years old
1979
Monday, Jan 29, 1979
45 years old
1979
Monday, Jan 29, 1979
45 years old
1974
Tuesday, Jan 29, 1974
50 years old
1971
Friday, Jan 29, 1971
53 years old
1971
Friday, Jan 29, 1971
53 years old
1971
Friday, Jan 29, 1971
53 years old
1970
Thursday, Jan 29, 1970
54 years old
1965
Friday, Jan 29, 1965
59 years old
1964
Wednesday, Jan 29, 1964
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1915
Friday, Jan 29, 1915
109 years old
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2020
COVID-19 pandemic: The Trump administration establishes the White House Coronavirus Task Force under Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.
2017
A gunman opens fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, killing six and wounding 19 others in a spree shooting.
2014
Rojava conflict: The Afrin Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
2013
SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people.
2009
Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.
2008
An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
2005
The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.
2002
In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.
2001
Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
1996
President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing.
1991
Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
1989
Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so.
1983
Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours.
1973
EgyptAir Flight 741 crashes into the Kyrenia Mountains in Cyprus, killing 37 people.
1959
The first Melodifestivalen is held at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden.
1944
World War II: Approximately 38 people are killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai, Lithuania) is attacked by Soviet partisan units.
1944
World War II: In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid.
1943
World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USS Chicago (CA-29) is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.
1940
Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed.
1936
The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
1918
Ukrainian-Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kyiv, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty.
1918
Ukrainian-Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
1911
Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.
1907
Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
1891
Liliʻuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
1886
Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
1863
The Bear River Massacre: A detachment of California Volunteers led by Colonel Patrick Edward Connor engage the Shoshone at Bear River, Washington Territory, killing hundreds of men, women and children.
1861
Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
1856
Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
1850
Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
1845
"The Raven" is published in The Evening Mirror in New York, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.
1819
Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.
1814
War of the Sixth Coalition: France defeats Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.
946
Caliph al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler of the Buyid Empire. He is succeeded by al-Muti as caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate.
904
Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.

Births On This Day

2003
Jarell Quansah, English footballer
1993
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer
1992
Markel Brown, American basketball player
1989
Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player
1989
Mohamed Abou Gabal, Egyptian footballer
1988
Ayobami Adebayo, Nigerian author
1988
Jake Auchincloss, American politician, businessman, and Marine veteran
1988
Shay Logan, English footballer
1987
José Abreu, Cuban baseball player
1987
Jessica Burkhart, American author
1985
Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
1985
Isabel Lucas, Australian actress and model
1982
Adam Lambert, American singer, songwriter and actor
1981
Jonny Lang, American singer, songwriter and guitarist
1980
Jason James Richter, American actor and musician
1979
Christina Koch, American engineer and astronaut
1977
Justin Hartley, American actor
1977
Sam Jaeger, American actor and screenwriter
1975
Sharif Atkins, American actor
1975
Sara Gilbert, American actress, producer, and talk show host
1973
Megan McArdle, American journalist
1972
Brian Wood, American writer, illustrator and graphic designer
1971
Clare Balding, English broadcaster, journalist and author
1970
Heather Graham, American actress
1970
Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
1970
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian colonel and politician
1970
Paul Ryan, American politician, 62nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
1969
Sam Trammell, American actor
1968
Monte Cook, American game designer and writer
1968
Aeneas Williams, American football player
1967
Stacey King, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1965
David Agus, American physician and author
1965
Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player
1964
Roddy Frame, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician
1964
Andre Reed, American football player
1962
Gauri Lankesh, Indian journalist and activist (d. 2017)
1962
Lee Terry, American politician and lawyer
1962
Nicholas Turturro, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961
Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwean businessman and philanthropist
1960
Cho-liang Lin, Taiwanese-American musician
1960
Greg Louganis, American diver and author
1960
Steve Sax, American baseball player
1958
Judy Norton, American actress and theater director
1957
Ron Franscell, American author and journalist
1956
Irlene Mandrell, American musician, actress, and model
1956
Amii Stewart, American singer and dancer
1955
John Tate, American boxer, WBA heavyweight champion (d. 1998)
1954
Terry Kinney, American actor and director
1954
Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, and producer, founded Harpo Productions
1953
Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (d. 1995)
1953
Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer
1952
Pete Geren, American attorney and politician
1952
Tim Healy, British actor
1950
Ann Jillian, American actress and singer
1950
Miklós Vámos, Hungarian writer, novelist, screenwriter and translator
1949
Doris Davenport, American poet and teacher
1949
Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer and producer (d. 2014)
1948
Raymond Keene, English chess player and author
1948
Cristina Saralegui, Cuban-American journalist, actress and talk show host
1947
Linda B. Buck, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1947
David Byron, English singer-songwriter (d. 1985)
1947
Marián Varga, Slovak organist and composer (d. 2017)
1946
Geater Davis, American singer and songwriter (d. 1984)
1945
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian academic and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (d. 2022)
1945
Tom Selleck, American actor and businessman
1943
Tony Blackburn, English radio and television host
1943
Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014)
1943
Mark Wynter, English singer and actor
1942
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Cuban military officer, legislator and cosmonaut
1941
Robin Morgan, American actress, journalist, and author
1940
Justino Díaz, Puerto Rican opera singer
1940
Katharine Ross, American actress and author
1939
Germaine Greer, Australian journalist and author
1939
Jeanne Lee, American jazz singer, poet and composer (d. 2000)
1937
Jeff Clyne, British musician (d. 2009)
1936
James Jamerson, American bass player (d. 1983)
1936
Veturi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2010)
1934
Alan Cowley, British chemist (d. 2020)
1933
Sacha Distel, French singer and guitarist (d. 2004)
1932
Raman Subba Row, English cricketer and referee
1931
Leslie Bricusse, English playwright and composer (d. 2021)
1931
Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 2nd President of Hungary (d. 2011)
1929
Elio Petri, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1982)
1928
Joseph Kruskal, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2010)
1927
Edward Abbey, American environmentalist and author (d. 1989)
1926
Abdus Salam, Pakistani-British physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
1923
Paddy Chayefsky, American author and screenwriter (d. 1981)
1923
Eddie Taylor, American electric blues guitarist and singer (d. 1985)
1920
Paul Gayten, American R&B pianist, songwriter, producer, and record company executive (d. 1991)
1918
John Forsythe, American actor (d. 2010)
1917
John Raitt, American actor and singer (d. 2005)
1916
Roy Markham, British plant virologist (d. 1979)
1915
Bill Peet, American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
1915
John Serry Sr., Italian-American concert accordionist and composer (d. 2003)
1913
Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999)
1905
Barnett Newman, American painter and etcher (d. 1970)
1901
Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and broadcaster, founded the DuMont Television Network (d. 1965)
1901
E. P. Taylor, Canadian businessman and horse breeder (d. 1989)
1895
Muna Lee, American poet and author (d. 1965)
1892
Ernst Lubitsch, German American film director, producer, writer, and actor (d. 1947)
1888
Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (d. 1970)
1888
Wellington Koo, Chinese statesman (d. 1985)
1886
Karl Freudenberg, German chemist (d. 1983)
1884
Juhan Aavik, Estonian-Swedish composer and conductor (d. 1982)
1881
Alice Catherine Evans, American microbiologist (d. 1975)
1880
W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (d. 1946)
1876
Havergal Brian, English composer (d. 1972)
1874
John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1960)
1867
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish journalist and author (d. 1928)
1866
Romain Rolland, French historian, author, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1944)
1864
Richard Arman Gregory, British astronomer (d. 1952)
1862
Frederick Delius, English composer (d. 1934)
1861
Florida Ruffin Ridley, American civil rights activist, teacher, editor, and writer (d. 1943)
1860
Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (d. 1904)
1858
Henry Ward Ranger, American painter and academic (d. 1916)
1852
Frederic Hymen Cowen, Jamaican-English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1935)
1846
Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician and physicist (d. 1915)
1843
William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States (d. 1901)
1810
Ernst Kummer, Polish-German mathematician and academic (d. 1893)
1810
Mary Whitwell Hale, American teacher, school founder, and hymnwriter (d. 1862)
1801
Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1857)
1792
Lemuel H. Arnold, American politician (d. 1852)
1782
Daniel Auber, French composer (d. 1871)
1761
Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1849)
1756
Henry Lee III, American general and politician, 9th Governor of Virginia (d. 1818)
1754
Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1806)
1749
Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)
1737
Thomas Paine, English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary (d. 1809)
1718
Paul Rabaut, French pastor (d. 1794)
1717
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (d. 1797)
1715
Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1777)
1711
Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (d. 1788)
1688
Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1772)
1632
Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (d. 1703)
1602
Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (d. 1651)
1591
Franciscus Junius, German pioneer philologist (d. 1677)
1584
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (d. 1647)
1525
Lelio Sozzini, Italian humanist and reformer (d. 1562)
1499
Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther; formerly a Roman Catholic nun (d. 1552)
1475
Giuliano Bugiardini, Italian painter (d. 1555)
1455
Johann Reuchlin, German-born humanist and scholar (d. 1522)

Deaths On This Day

2023
Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 5th Mayor of Mississauga (b. 1921)
2023
Will Steffen, American-Australian chemist (b. 1947)
2023
Gero Storjohann, German politician (b. 1958)
2022
Howard Hesseman, American actor (b. 1940)
2021
Walker Boone, Canadian actor (b. 1944)
2019
George Fernandes, Indian politician (b. 1930)
2019
James Ingram, American musician (b. 1952)
2016
Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (b. 1938)
2016
Jacques Rivette, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1928)
2015
Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist, author, and academic (b. 1937)
2015
Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1933)
2015
Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot (b. 1918)
2012
Ranjit Singh Dyal, Indian general and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (b. 1928)
2012
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy (b. 1918)
2012
Camilla Williams, American soprano and educator (b. 1919)
2011
Milton Babbitt, American composer, educator, and theorist (b. 1916)
2009
Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (b. 1913)
2009
John Martyn, British singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
2008
Margaret Truman, American singer and author (b. 1924)
2006
Nam June Paik, South Korean-American artist (b. 1932)
2005
Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (b. 1924)
2004
Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (b. 1924)
2003
Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (b. 1911)
2002
Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (b. 1914)
1999
Lili St. Cyr, American model and dancer (b. 1918)
1994
Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (b. 1967)
1993
Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (b. 1906)
1992
Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1915)
1991
Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (b. 1907)
1989
Morton DaCosta, American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor (b. 1914)
1988
James Rhyne Killian, American educator, scientist and White House advisor (b. 1904)
1987
Vincent R. Impellitteri, American politician and judge, 101st Mayor of New York City (b. 1900)
1984
Frances Goodrich, American actress, dramatist and screenwriter (b. 1890)
1984
John Macnaghten Whittaker, British mathematician (b. 1905)
1983
Stuart H. Ingersoll, American naval aviator, USN vice admiral (b. 1898)
1982
Rudolph Peters, British biochemist (b. 1889)
1982
Roger Stanier, Canadian microbiologist (b. 1916)
1982
Charles Sykes, British physicist and metallurgist (b. 1905)
1981
Jack A. W. Bennett, New Zealander literary scholar (b. 1911)
1981
John Glassco, Canadian poet, memoirist and novelist (b. 1909)
1980
Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (b. 1893)
1979
Sonny Payne, American jazz drummer (b. 1926)
1978
Tim McCoy, American actor and military officer (b. 1891)
1978
Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (b. 1895)
1977
Johnny Franz, English record producer and pianist (b. 1922)
1977
Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (b. 1954)
1976
Jesse Fuller, American one-man band musician (b. 1896)
1974
H. E. Bates, English writer (b. 1905)
1973
Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer (b. 1903)
1970
Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (b. 1885)
1970
B. H. Liddell Hart, French-English soldier, historian, and journalist (b. 1895)
1969
Allen Dulles, American banker, lawyer, and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1893)
1969
Max Weinreich, Russian-American-Jewish linguist and cofounder of YIVO (b. 1894)
1967
Harold Munro Fox, English zoologist (b. 1889)
1966
Pierre Mercure, Canadian composer, TV producer, bassoonist and administrator (b. 1927)
1965
Jack Hylton, English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario (b. 1892)
1964
Vera Hall, American folk singer (b. 1902)
1964
Alan Ladd, American actor (b. 1913)
1963
Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (b. 1874)
1962
Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (b. 1875)
1962
William Francis Gray Swann, Anglo-American physicist (b. 1884)
1961
Angela Thirkell, English novelist (b. 1890)
1960
Mack Harrell, American operatic and concert baritone vocalist (b. 1909)
1960
George S. Messersmith, American diplomat (b. 1883)
1959
Pauline Smith, South African novelist, short story writer, memoirist and playwright (b. 1882)
1956
H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (b. 1880)
1955
Hans Hedtoft, Danish politician (b. 1903)
1954
Walter Conrad Arensberg, American art collector, critic and poet (b. 1878)
1951
James Bridie, Scottish playwright, screenwriter and physician (b. 1888)
1948
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (b. 1900)
1946
Harry Hopkins, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1890)
1946
Sidney Jones, English conductor and composer (b. 1861)
1944
William Allen White, American journalist and author (b. 1868)
1941
Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1871)
1940
Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (b. 1874)
1935
Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, American explorer (b. 1853)
1934
Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
1934
Dukinfield Henry Scott, British botanist (b. 1854)
1933
Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)
1929
Jacques Bouhy, Belgian baritone (b. 1848)
1929
Charles Fox Parham, American preacher and evangelist (b. 1873)
1928
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (b. 1861)
1923
Elihu Vedder, American symbolist painter, book illustrator and poet (b. 1836)
1917
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (b. 1841)
1916
Sibylle von Olfers, German art teacher, author and nun (b. 1881)
1912
Herman Bang, Danish journalist and author (b. 1857)
1910
Édouard Rod, French-Swiss novelist (b. 1857)
1906
Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1818)
1901
Eugène Louis-Marie Jancourt, French bassoonist, composer and pedagogue (b. 1815)
1899
Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (b. 1839)
1888
Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (b. 1812)
1870
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)
1829
Paul Barras, French captain and politician (b. 1755)
1820
George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
1763
Juan José Eguiara y Eguren, Mexican bishop and Catholic scholar (b. 1696)
1763
Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)
1743
André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (b. 1653)
1737
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1666)
1706
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1643)
1678
Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (b. 1593)
1647
Francis Meres, English priest and author (b. 1565)
1597
Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (b. 1530)
1119
Pope Gelasius II (b. 1060)
757
An Lushan, Chinese general (b. 703)