January 6
On This Day in History: January 6 January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 359 days remain until the end of the year (360 in leap years).
Lottery News On This Day 2020 Canada's Lotto Max jackpot sets game record . In the first days of the new year, records are already being broken in Lotto Max, one of Canada's nationwide lottery games.2018 Connecticut lawmaker may request hearings over costly drawing error . A key Connecticut legislator is saying he may seek to call another round of investigative hearings into the operations of the quasi-public lottery corporation after a botched New Year's Day raffle drawing excluded 100,000 tickets from any possibility of winning.2018 Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $450 million sold in Florida . After 23 straight drawings with no grand prize winner, one winning ticket was sold for the $450 million Mega Millions jackpot in Friday night's drawing.2017 Florida store employee arrested for 'micro-scratching' lottery tickets . Authorities say a Florida convenience store clerk was cashing in by cheating, while selling customers worthless lottery tickets.2016 $500 MILLION: Powerball jackpot explodes in ticket-buying frenzy . For the second time in the last 24 hours, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Wednesday's drawing when sales for the mega jackpot have vastly outstripped projections.2014 California Lottery is booming, thanks to higher payouts . By increasing the percentage of money paid out as prizes, the California Lottery has become much more profitable, returning more money to education than ever.2012 Illinois lottery winners' checks bounced . Eighty-five Illinois Lottery winners last week probably thought they were lucky -- until they tried to cash in their winnings, that is.2012 Arizona Lottery creates millionaire in 2012 raffle . The Arizona Lottery conducted its seventh raffle drawing Thursday, awarding more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize.2012 Oregon Walmart workers split Idaho Lottery $1M Raffle prize . It's a great start to 2012 for five co-workers at an Oregon Walmart store, who combined their resources and won a million dollars in the Idaho Lottery's raffle drawing.2012 $50M Ontario lottery winners face scrutiny . An Ontario, Canada, couple who won a $50 million Lotto Max jackpot last week said they expected to have trouble collecting their winnings.2012 $50M Lotto winner a no-show for celebration . The Florida Lottery says it's up to individual winners whether or not they choose to step into the spotlight after picking up millions of dollars, and the state's 1,000th Lotto winner chose not to.2011 Arizona Lottery creates millionaire in latest raffle . The Arizona Lottery conducted its sixth raffle drawing Monday, awarding more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize.2011 Mega Millions lottery winner recounts epic win . The man who bought one of two winning tickets in the $380 million Mega Millions lottery frightened his wife when he woke her Tuesday night to share the life-changing news.2011 Lottery error prompts payout on two sets of winning numbers . An incorrect number reported by the Virginia Lottery for Wednesday night's Win For Life drawing has prompted the participating states of Georgia, Kentucky, and Virginia to payout on two sets of winning numbers.2011 Mega Millions Wash. lottery winner to be revealed . One of the two winners of the $380 million Mega Millions jackpot will come forward today.2010 The Christmas Eve lottery miracle . A central Kentucky autoworker is lucky he held on to the $128 million Powerball ticket he bought on Christmas Eve during some last-minute shopping -- after all, it was printed by mistake.2010 Florida sheriff fears lottery winner murdered . A truck driver's assistant who won $16.9 million in the Florida lottery in 2006 is feared dead after not being seen by friends or relatives since April.2010 Powerball helps Florida Lottery cover losses . Since the multi-state lottery game Powerball arrived in Florida a year ago, people have bought more than $430 million in tickets. But even that couldn't stop overall lottery revenue in 2009 from dropping 3 percent compared with the year before.2008 Power outage has California lottery running on back-up generators . The California lottery disclosed Saturday night it was using emergency, backup electricity generators indefinitely to run online gambling and other games statewide due to a power outage.2007 New lawsuit claims Indiana Lottery did not award all prizes . Two men filed a lawsuit Friday against the Hoosier Lottery, seeking class-action status as a result of the lottery's admitted misrepresentation of the number and amount of prizes available in a scratch-off game.2006 Tenn. lottery official leaves after harassment investigation . Former state treasurer Steve Adams has stepped down as chief administrative officer of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. following an investigation into allegations of workplace harassment.2005 Powerball Jackpot Bumps to $37 Million . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $37 million, with a cash option of $20.4 million.2005 Bangladeshi housemaid wins record Jordan lottery jackpot . A Bangladeshi housemaid was reportedly the sole winner of Jordan's New Year lottery, netting record pre-tax prize money of 350,000 dollars.2005 Home just got sweeter for lottery winners . In the town of Sweet Home, Orgeon, four residents have claimed a $1.8 million jackpot after picking the correct numbers in Oregon Lottery's Megabucks game on Saturday.2005 Audit finds gaps in Oregon Lottery security . A state audit has concluded that the Oregon Lottery should tighten user access to computer data and improve security at employee workstations.2005 Maine to use lottery proceeds instead of raising taxes . Maine Governor John Baldacci may draw from future lottery proceeds and delay pension costs as part of his approach to financing a new two-year state budget without raising taxes.2005 R.I. Governor Replaces Entire Lottery Commission . Rhode Island Governor Carcieri yesterday asserted the recently passed separation-of-powers constitutional amendment gives him the right to immediately replace all legislators and legislative appointees on the Lottery Commission and Coastal Resources Management Council.2005 UK National Lottery gives $22.5 million to tsunami appeal . The UK National Lottery today pledged £12 million towards reconstruction projects in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.2004 Media Battle in the Mega Millions Jackpot Dispute . Lottery Post presents a selection of photos and descriptions in the struggle over the $162 million Mega Millions jackpot.2004 Lottery Loser's Shady Past . The Ohio woman who told police that she purchased -- and then lost -- the winning $162 million Mega Millions lottery ticket -- has several arrests on her rap sheet, including convictions for assault and credit card fraud. In addition, Elecia Battle is using an alias and has falsely claimed to be married to the man with whom she now lives.2004 Woman Sues to Block $162 Million Payout . A hospital worker came forward Tuesday and collected a $162 million lottery jackpot, and another woman who told authorities she bought the winning ticket but lost it has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt any payout to the winner.2004 Ohio Woman Claims Lottery Prize, Denies Ticket Lost . An Ohio woman on Tuesday collected a $162 million Mega Millions lottery prize, saying the winning ticket was in her hands all along and had not been lost, as another woman had claimed.2004 She's Won Millions but Has No Grand Plans . She's just won the $88 million California SuperLotto Plus jackpot, but Pamela Bazan says no one should expect to see Ferraris in her Rossmoor driveway or to catch her on a diamond shopping spree at Tiffany & Co. And there certainly will be no private jets whisking the retired bookkeeper and her husband off on a round-the-world adventure.2004 Rapid reforms vowed for Colorado Lottery . A powerful state legislator suggested Monday that the Colorado Lottery should face more frequent audits to prevent repeats of abuses uncovered over the past two months.2004 Tennessee Lottery To Launch 21 Days Early . Tennessee Lottery President & CEO Rebecca Paul on Monday announced the first lottery tickets will go on sale Jan. 20 - a full three weeks earlier than originally anticipated.🔽 Show All Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day 1. $559.7 Million Draw Date
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🔽 Show All Worldwide Events On This Day 2019 40 people were killed in a gold mine collapse in northern Afghanistan. 2017 Five people are killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida . 2017 The US Congress certifies Donald Trump winner of 2016 presidential election . 2012 Twenty-six people are killed and 63 wounded when a suicide bomber blows himself up at a police station in Damascus . 2005 American Civil Rights Movement : Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner .2005 A train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina , United States, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas. 2001 The US Congress certifies George W. Bush winner of 2000 presidential election. 1995 A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines , leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka , a mass-terrorist attack. 1993 Indian Border Security Force units kill 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore , Jammu and Kashmir , in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol. 1992 President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup .1989 Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh are sentenced to death for conspiracy in the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ; the two men are executed the same day.1978 The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II . 1974 In response to the 1973 oil crisis , daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States. 1967 Vietnam War : United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five " in the Mekong River delta.1960 National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami .1960 The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq , allowing registration of political parties. 1951 Korean War : An estimated 200-1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered in what becomes the Ganghwa massacre .1950 The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China . The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response. 1947 Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket .1946 The first general election ever in Vietnam is held. 1941 United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address . 1931 Thomas Edison signs his last patent application.1930 The first diesel -powered automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana , to New York, New York . 1929 King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country 's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship ). 1929 Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta, India , to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.1912 New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state .1912 German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift . 1907 Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy .1900 Second Boer War : Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith , Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.1893 The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress . The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison . 1870 The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria . 1839 The Night of the Big Wind , the most damaging storm in 300 years, sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin . 1838 Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code ).1809 Combined British, Portuguese and colonial Brazilian forces begin the Invasion of Cayenne during the Napoleonic Wars . 1781 In the Battle of Jersey , the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey in the Channel Islands . 1721 The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings. 1690 Joseph , son of Emperor Leopold I , becomes King of the Romans.1661 English Restoration : The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London , England.1579 The Union of Arras unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma (Ottavio Farnese ), governor in the name of King Philip II of Spain . 1540 King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves . 1492 The Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella enter Granada , completing the Reconquista . 1449 Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor at Mystras .1355 Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan .1322 Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia having defeated his half-brother Stefan Konstantin in battle.1205 Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans .1066 Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England . 🔽 Show All Births On This Day 1995 Will Butcher , American hockey player1994 Lim Jae-beom , South Korean singer and actor (Got7 )1989 Andy Carroll , English footballer1989 Derrick Morgan , American football player1987 Gemma Gibbons , English-Scottish martial artist1987 Arin Hanson , American YouTube Celebrity and voice actor1987 Bongani Khumalo , South African footballer1987 Zhang Lin , Chinese swimmer1987 Ndamukong Suh , American football player1986 Paul McShane , Irish footballer1986 Petter Northug , Norwegian skier1985 Nathan McIver , Canadian ice hockey player1985 Inge Vermeulen , Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (d. 2015)1984 Kate McKinnon , American actress and comedian1983 Adam Burish , American ice hockey player1982 Gilbert Arenas , American basketball player1982 Brian Bass , American baseball player1982 Camila Grey , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1982 Eddie Redmayne , English actor and model1981 Mike Jones , American rapper and actor1981 Rinko Kikuchi , Japanese actress and director1981 Jérémie Renier , Belgian-French actor1981 Asante Samuel , American football player1980 Steed Malbranque , Belgian-French footballer1979 Adrian Rainey , Australian rugby league player1978 Nikki Einfeld , Canadian soprano and actress1978 Casey Fossum , American baseball player1978 Bubba Franks , American football player1977 Shane Rigon , Australian rugby league player1976 Johnny Yong Bosch , American actor, voice artist, martial artist, and musician1976 Richard Zedník , Slovak ice hockey player1975 James Farrior , American football player1975 Jason King , English radio and television host1974 Daniel Cordone , Argentinian footballer1974 Paul Grant , American basketball player and coach1973 Scott Ferguson , Canadian ice hockey player and coach1973 Vasso Karantasiou , Greek volleyball player1971 Karin Slaughter , American author1971 Irwin Thomas , American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist1970 Julie Chen , American television journalist, presenter, and producer1970 Radoslav Látal , Czech footballer and manager1970 Gabrielle Reece , American volleyball player, sportscaster, and actress1969 Norman Reedus , American actor and model1968 John Singleton , American director, producer, and screenwriter1967 Craig Perks , New Zealand golfer1967 A. 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Rahman , Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician and philanthropist1966 Sharon Cuneta , Filipino singer and actress1966 Attilio Lombardo , Italian footballer and manager1965 Laurence Hurst , English biologist and academic1965 Bjørn Lomborg , Danish author and academic1965 Murray McLachlan , Scottish pianist1965 Christine Wachtel , German runner1964 Charles Haley , American football player and coach1964 Jacqueline Moore , American wrestler and manager1963 Norm Charlton , American baseball player and coach1963 Paul Kipkoech , Kenyan runner (d. 1995)1963 Ian Lavery , English miner and politician1962 Michael Houser , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)1962 Kevin Rosier , American mixed martial artist and boxer (d. 2015)1962 Vangelis Vlachos , Greek footballer and manager1961 Georges Jobé , Belgian motocross racer (d. 2012)1961 Nigel Melville , English rugby player1960 Paul Azinger , American golfer and sportscaster1960 Eric Grothe, Sr. , Australian rugby league player1960 Kari Jalonen , Finnish ice hockey player and coach1960 Nigella Lawson , English chef and author1960 Howie Long , American football player and sports commentator1959 Kapil Dev , Indian cricketer1958 Themos Anastasiadis , Greek journalist and economist1958 Scott Bryce , American actor, director, and producer1958 Margus Hanson , Estonian lawyer and politician, 23rd Estonian Minister of Defence 1958 Mohsen Rastani , Iranian photographer and journalist1957 Michael Foale , British-American astrophysicist and astronaut1957 Nancy Lopez , American golfer and sportscaster1956 Angus Deayton , English actor, writer, musician, comedian, and broadcaster1956 Elizabeth Strout , American novelist and short story writer1956 Justin Welby , English archbishop1956 Clive Woodward , English rugby player and coach1955 Ajayi Agbebaku , Nigerian triple jumper1955 Rowan Atkinson , English actor, producer, and screenwriter1955 Alex Forsyth , American ice hockey player1955 Susan B. Horwitz , American computer scientist and academic (d. 2014)1955 Graham Murray , Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2013)1954 Yuji Horii , Japanese video game designer, created Dragon Quest 1954 Anthony Minghella , English director and screenwriter (d. 2008)1954 Trudie Styler , English actress and activist1953 Malcolm Young , Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2017)1952 Moondog Spot , American wrestler (d. 2003)1951 Don Gullett , American baseball player and coach1951 Kim Wilson , American singer-songwriter and harmonica player1950 Louis Freeh , American lawyer and jurist, 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 1949 Mike Boit , Kenyan runner and academic1949 Carolyn D. Wright , American poet and academic (d. 2016)1948 Guy Gardner , American colonel and astronaut1948 Dayle Hadlee , New Zealand cricketer1947 Sandy Denny , English folk-rock singer-songwriter (d 1978)1946 Syd Barrett , English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)1945 Allen Appel , American author, illustrator, and photographer1945 Barry John , Welsh rugby player1944 Bonnie Franklin , American actress and singer (d. 2013)1944 Alan Stivell , French singer-songwriter and harp player1944 Rolf M. Zinkernagel , Swiss immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate1943 Terry Venables , English footballer and manager1940 Penny Lernoux , American journalist and author (d. 1989)1940 Van McCoy , American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1979)1939 Georgios Babiniotis , Greek linguist and philologist1939 Valeriy Lobanovskyi , Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2002)1939 Murray Rose , English-Australian swimmer and sportscaster (d. 2012)1938 Adriano Celentano , Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director1938 Adrienne Clarke , Australian botanist and academic1938 Mario Rodríguez Cobos , Argentinian philosopher and author (d. 2010)1938 William E. Connolly , American political scientist, theorist, and academic1938 Larisa Shepitko , Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actress (d. 1979)1937 Paolo Conte , Italian singer-songwriter and pianist1937 Ludvík Daněk , Czech discus thrower (d. 1998)1937 Lou Holtz , American football player, coach, and sportscaster1937 Doris Troy , American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)1936 Rubén Amaro, Sr. , Mexican baseball player and scout (d. 2017)1936 Darlene Hard , American tennis player1936 Julio María Sanguinetti , Uruguayan journalist, lawyer and politician, 29th President of Uruguay 1935 Ian Meckiff , Australian cricketer1935 Joseph Rotman , Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2015)1935 Nino Tempo , American musician, singer, and actor1934 Harry M. Miller , Australian talent agent and publicist (d. 2018)1934 Sylvia Syms , English actress1933 John Clive , English author and actor (d. 2012)1933 Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov , Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2003)1933 Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich , English surgeon and academic1933 Emil Steinberger , Swiss actor, director, and screenwriter1933 Fred L. Turner , American businessman (d. 2013)1932 Stuart A. Rice , American chemist and academic1931 E. L. Doctorow , American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 2015)1931 Juan Goytisolo , Spanish poet and author (d. 2017)1931 Graeme Hole , Australian cricketer (d. 1990)1931 P. J. Kavanagh , English poet and author (d. 2015)1931 Dickie Moore , Canadian ice hockey player and businessman (d. 2015)1930 W. Wallace Cleland , American biochemist and educator (d. 2013)1930 Vic Tayback , American actor (d. 1990)1928 Capucine , French actress and model (d. 1990)1927 Jesse Leonard Steinfeld , American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (d. 2014)1926 Ralph Branca , American baseball player (d. 2016)1926 Pat Flaherty , American race car driver (d. 2002)1926 Kid Gavilán , Cuban-American boxer (d. 2003)1926 Mickey Hargitay , Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)1926 Günter Rössler , German photographer and journalist (d. 2012)1925 John DeLorean , American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (d. 2005)1924 Kim Dae-jung , South Korean lieutenant and politician, 8th President of South Korea , Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)1924 Earl Scruggs , American banjo player (d. 2012)1923 Vladimir Kazantsev , Russian runner (d. 2007)1923 Norman Kirk , New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1974)1923 Jacobo Timerman , Argentinian journalist and author (d. 1999)1922 Hugo Broch , German lieutenant and pilot1921 Marianne Grunberg-Manago , Russian-French biochemist and academic (d. 2013)1921 Cary Middlecoff , American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1998)1920 John Maynard Smith , English biologist and geneticist (d. 2004)1920 Early Wynn , American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1999)1917 Koo Chen-fu , Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005)1916 Park Mok-wol , influential Korean poet and academic (d. 1978)1916 Eugene Thomas Maleska , American journalist (d. 1993)1915 Don Edwards , American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)1915 John C. Lilly , American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher (d. 2001)1915 Alan Watts , English-American philosopher and author (d. 1973)1914 Godfrey Edward Arnold , Austrian-American physician and academic (d. 1989)1913 Edward Gierek , Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001)1913 Loretta Young , American actress (d. 2000)1912 Jacques Ellul , French philosopher and critic (d. 1994)1912 Danny Thomas , American actor, comedian, producer and humanitarian; founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (d. 1991)1910 Kid Chocolate , Cuban boxer (d. 1988)1910 Wright Morris , American author and photographer (d. 1998)1910 Yiannis Papaioannou , Greek composer and educator (d. 1989)1907 David Fleay , Australian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1993)1905 Idris Davies , Welsh poet and author (d. 1953)1903 Maurice Abravanel , Greek-American pianist and conductor (d. 1993)1903 Francis L. Sullivan , English-American actor (d. 1956)1902 Helmut Poppendick , German physician (d. 1994)1900 Maria of Yugoslavia , Queen of Yugoslavia from 1922 to 1934 (d. 1961)1899 Alphonse Castex , French rugby union player (d. 1969)1899 Phyllis Haver , American actress (d. 1960)1899 Heinrich Nordhoff , German engineer (d. 1968)1898 James Fitzmaurice , Irish soldier and pilot (d. 1965)1897 Péter Veres , Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Defense (d. 1970)1891 Ted McDonald , Australian cricketer (d. 1937)1883 Kahlil Gibran , Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (d. 1931)1882 Fan S. Noli , Albanian-American bishop and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1965)1882 Sam Rayburn , American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1961)1881 Ion Minulescu , Romanian author, poet, and critic (d. 1944)1880 Tom Mix , American cowboy and actor (d. 1940)1878 Adeline Genée , Danish-born British ballerina (d. 1970)1878 Carl Sandburg , American poet and historian (d. 1967)1874 Fred Niblo , American actor, director, and producer (d. 1948)1872 Alexander Scriabin , Russian pianist and composer (d. 1915)1870 Gustav Bauer , German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)1868 Vittorio Monti , Italian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1922)1861 Victor Horta , Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde (d. 1947)1861 George Lloyd , English-Canadian bishop and theologian (d. 1940)1861 János Zsupánek , Slovene-Hungarian author and poet (d. 1951)1859 Samuel Alexander , Australian-English philosopher and academic (d. 1938)1857 Hugh Mahon , Irish-Australian publisher and politician, 10th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1931)1857 William Russell , American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)1856 Giuseppe Martucci , Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1909)1848 Hristo Botev , Bulgarian poet and journalist (d. 1876)1842 Clarence King , American geologist, mountaineer, and critic (d. 1901)1838 Max Bruch , German composer and conductor (d. 1920)1836 Ludwig Schüler , German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1930)1832 Gustave Doré , French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)1822 Heinrich Schliemann , German archaeologist and businessman (d. 1890)1819 Baldassare Verazzi , Italian painter (d. 1886)1811 Charles Sumner , American lawyer and politician (d. 1874)1808 Joseph Pitty Couthouy , American conchologist and paleontologist (d. 1864)1807 Joseph Petzval , German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (d. 1891)1803 Henri Herz , Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1888)1799 Jedediah Smith , American hunter, explorer, and author (d. 1831)1795 Anselme Payen , French chemist and academic (d. 1871)1793 James Madison Porter , American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War (d. 1862)1785 Andreas Moustoxydis , Greek historian and philologist (d. 1860)1745 Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier , French co-inventor of the hot air balloon (d. 1799)1714 Percivall Pott , English surgeon (d. 1788)1702 José de Nebra , Spanish composer (d. 1768)1695 Giuseppe Sammartini , Italian oboe player and composer (d. 1750)1673 James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos , English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (d. 1744)1670 Alexander Gordon , Scottish-Russian general (d. 1752)1655 Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (d. 1720)1641 Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen , German nobleman (d. 1709)1632 Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton , Scottish peeress (d. 1716)1617 Christoffer Gabel , Danish politician (d. 1673)1595 Claude Favre de Vaugelas , French educator and courtier (d. 1650)1587 Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (d. 1645)1561 Thomas Fincke , Danish mathematician and physicist (d. 1656)1538 Jane Dormer , Duchess of Feria (d. 1612)1525 Caspar Peucer , German physician and scholar (d. 1602)1500 John of Ávila , Spanish mystic and saint (d. 1569)1493 Olaus Petri , Swedish clergyman (d. 1552)1488 Helius Eobanus Hessus , German poet (d. 1540)1486 Martin Agricola , German composer and theorist (d. 1556)1412 Joan of Arc , French martyr and saint (d. 1431)1384 Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (d. 1408)1367 Richard II of England (d. 1400)1256 Gertrude the Great , German mystic (d. 1302)🔽 Show All Deaths On This Day 2019 José Ramón Fernández , Cuban revolution leader (b. 1923)2019 Lamin Sanneh , Gambian-born American professor (b. 1942)2019 W. Morgan Sheppard , British actor (b. 1932)2019 Paul Streeten , Austrian-born British economics professor (b. 1917)2017 Octavio Lepage , Venezuelan politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1923)2017 Om Puri , Indian actor (b. 1950)2017 Tilikum , American-held orca (b. ca. 1981)2016 Pat Harrington, Jr. , American actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)2016 Florence King , American journalist and author (b. 1936)2016 Christy O'Connor Jnr , Irish golfer and architect (b. 1948)2016 Silvana Pampanini , Italian model, actress, and director, Miss Italy 1946 (b. 1925)2016 Ioannis Petridis , Greek politician (b. 1931)2015 Arthur Jackson , American lieutenant and target shooter (b. 1918)2015 Basil John Mason , English meteorologist and academic (b. 1923)2014 Bob Bolen , American businessman and politician (b. 1926)2014 Marina Ginestà , French Resistance soldier and photographer (b. 1919)2014 Nelson Ned , Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)2014 Julian Rotter , American psychologist and academic (b. 1916)2013 Qazi Hussain Ahmad , Pakistani scholar and politician (b. 1938)2013 Ruth Carter Stevenson , American art collector, founded the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (b. 1923)2013 Gerard Helders , Dutch jurist and politician (b. 1905)2013 John Ingram , American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)2013 Cho Sung-min , South Korean baseball player (b. 1973)2012 Roger Boisjoly , American aerodynamicist and engineer (b. 1938)2012 John Celardo , American illustrator (b. 1918)2012 Bob Holness , South African-English radio and television host (b. 1928)2012 Spike Pola , Australian footballer and soldier (b. 1914)2011 Uche Okafor , Nigerian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1967)2009 Ron Asheton , American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (b. 1948)2008 Shmuel Berenbaum , Rabbi of Mir Yeshiva (Brooklyn) 2007 Mario Danelo , American football player (b. 1985)2007 Sneaky Pete Kleinow , American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1934)2007 Roberta Wohlstetter , American political scientist, historian, and academic (b. 1912)2006 Lou Rawls , American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)2006 Hugh Thompson, Jr. , American soldier and pilot (b. 1943)2005 Eileen Desmond , Irish civil servant and politician, 12th Irish Minister for Health (b. 1932)2005 Lois Hole , Canadian academic and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1929)2005 Tarquinio Provini , Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1933)2005 Louis Robichaud , Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925)2004 Pierre Charles , Dominican educator and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (b. 1954)2004 Francesco Scavullo , American photographer (b. 1921)2003 Hirini Melbourne , New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1949)2000 Don Martin , American cartoonist (b. 1931)1999 Michel Petrucciani , French-American pianist (b. 1962)1995 Joe Slovo , Lithuanian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1926)1993 Dizzy Gillespie , American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (b. 1917)1993 Richard Mortensen , Danish painter and educator (b. 1910)1993 Rudolf Nureyev , Russian-French dancer and choreographer (b. 1938)1991 Ahmed Adnan Saygun , Turkish composer and musicologist (b. 1907)1990 Ian Charleson , Scottish-English actor (b. 1949)1990 Pavel Cherenkov , Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)1984 Ernest Laszlo , Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1898)1981 A. J. Cronin , Scottish physician and author (b. 1896)1980 Raymond Mays , English race car driver and businessman (b. 1899)1978 Burt Munro , New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. 1899)1974 David Alfaro Siqueiros , Mexican painter (b. 1896)1972 Chen Yi , Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (b. 1901)1966 Jean Lurçat , French painter (b. 1892)1952 Sofoklis Dousmanis , Greek admiral and politician (b. 1868)1949 Victor Fleming , American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1883)1945 Vladimir Vernadsky , Russian mineralogist and chemist (b. 1863)1944 Jacques Rosenbaum , Estonian-German architect (b. 1878)1944 Ida Tarbell , American journalist, reformer, and educator (b. 1857)1942 Emma Calvé , French soprano and actress (b. 1858)1942 Henri de Baillet-Latour , Belgian businessman, 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1876)1941 Charley O'Leary , American baseball player and coach (b. 1882)1939 Gustavs Zemgals , Latvian journalist and politician, 2nd President of Latvia (b. 1871)1937 André Bessette , Canadian saint (b. 1845)1934 Herbert Chapman , English footballer and manager (b. 1878)1933 Vladimir de Pachmann , Ukrainian-German pianist (b. 1848)1928 Alvin Kraenzlein , American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876)1922 Jakob Rosanes , Ukrainian-German mathematician and chess player (b. 1842)1921 Devil Anse Hatfield , American guerrilla leader (b. 1839)1919 Max Heindel , Danish-American astrologer and mystic (b. 1865)1919 Theodore Roosevelt , American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)1918 Georg Cantor , German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1845)1917 Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack , Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)1913 Frederick Hitch , English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)1905 George Van Cleaf , American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1880)1902 Lars Hertervig , Norwegian painter (b. 1830)1896 Thomas W. Knox , American journalist and author (b. 1835)1885 Bharatendu Harishchandra , Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)1884 Gregor Mendel , Czech geneticist and botanist (b. 1822)1882 Richard Henry Dana, Jr. , American lawyer and politician (b. 1815)1855 Giacomo Beltrami , Italian jurist, explorer, and author (b. 1779)1852 Louis Braille , French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)1840 Frances Burney , English author and playwright (b. 1752)1831 Rodolphe Kreutzer , French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)1829 Josef Dobrovský , Czech philologist and historian (b. 1753)1813 Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers , French general (b. 1764)1734 John Dennis , English playwright and critic (b. 1657)1731 Étienne François Geoffroy , French physician and chemist (b. 1672)1725 Chikamatsu Monzaemon , Japanese actor and playwright (b. 1653)1718 Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina , Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1664)1711 Philips van Almonde , Dutch admiral (b. 1646)1693 Mehmed IV , Ottoman sultan (b. 1642)1689 Seth Ward , English bishop, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1617)1646 Elias Holl , German architect, designed the Augsburg Town Hall (b. 1573)1616 Philip Henslowe , English businessman (b. 1550)1537 Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (b. 1510)1537 Baldassare Peruzzi , Italian architect and painter, designed the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne (b. 1481)1481 Ahmed Khan bin Küchük , Mongolian ruler1477 Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme 1448 Christopher of Bavaria , King of Denmark , Norway and Sweden (b. 1418)1406 Roger Walden , English bishop1387 Peter IV of Aragon (b. 1319)1358 Gertrude van der Oosten , Beguine mystic1350 Giovanni I di Murta , second doge of the Republic of Genoa1275 Raymond of Penyafort , Catalan archbishop and saint (b. 1175)1148 Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1100)1148 William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey 1088 Berengar of Tours , French scholar and theologian (b. 999)884 Hasan ibn Zayd , Tabaristan ruler786 Abo of Tiflis , Iraqi martyr and saint (b. 756)664 'Amr ibn al-'As , Arabian general and politician, Governor of Egypt (b. 583)429 Honoratus , French archbishop and saint (b. 350)🔽 Show All 
