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July 21

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July 21

July 21 is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 163 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2023: Convicted murderer Dee Dee Moore wants new trial. The woman who was convicted for killing Florida Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare is looking to alter her prison sentence of life without parole and filed a motion to be given a new trial.
2022: Lottery rigger Eddie Tipton released on parole. Convicted lottery rigger Eddie Tipton was released from prison on Friday following a series of events that had his freedom in limbo.
2021: NC woman wins $2 million from lottery ticket gifted by friend. Small gestures may go a long way, but receiving a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $2 million is one that a North Carolina woman will certainly never forget.
2020: Texas Lottery introduces new in-lane option for purchasing lottery tickets. For the first time in the United States, players can buy their Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets printed on cash register receipt paper.
2018: $493 MILLION: 5th-largest Mega Millions lottery jackpot of all time. After 22 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of nearly a half-billion dollars that could instantly put someone among the wealthiest people on the planet.
2017: Man sues California Lottery for not honoring winning $5M Scratcher ticket. A Long Beach resident is suing the California State Lottery Commission and a local liquor store for failing to honor a winning Scratchers ticket worth $5 million.
2016: Alabama lawmaker pushing for lottery vote on Nov. ballot. A lottery vote in Alabama in November? One lawmaker says he wants that to be a reality.
2016: Georgia Lottery transfers record-breaking $1.097B to education. The Georgia Lottery has transferred a record-breaking $1,097,567,000 to education for the 2016 fiscal year.
2015: 20 co-workers share largest Lotto Max jackpot ever. A $55 million (US$42.4 million) Lotto Max jackpot, the largest in Quebec's history, went to a group of workers in Boucherville, with each taking home $2.75 million.
2010: Thieves try to cash stolen S.C. lottery tickets in N.C.. A Gastonia, N.C., woman accused of stealing scratch-off lottery tickets from a Clover Mini-Mart tried to retrieve prize money in North Carolina and successfully cashed 27 winners in South Carolina before being caught.
2010: Arkansas Lottery raffle bonus prizes failed to register. 45 Arkansas Lottery players who purchased Arkansas Million Dollar Raffle tickets are owed $20.
2010: What a mess: B.C. Lottery Corp. shuts down gambling site. The B.C. Lottery Corp. disabled its online gambling site last week because the accounts belonging to 134 users had been compromised, organization president and CEO Michael Graydon said Tuesday.
2008: Engineer plays fortune cookie lottery numbers and wins the jackpot. A 23-year-old engineer beat million-to-one odds to win a share of the top prize in the National Lottery using the numbers from a fortune cookie handed to him four years ago.
2008: Britain's first nudist Lottery winners enjoying their win. After winning a small fortune playing the Lottery, most winners would find it hard to resist spending a few thousand upgrading their wardrobe. Not Brian Tucker and Margaret Dallard. They are, after all, nudists, and generally doesn't have much use for clothes.
2006: Powerball lottery jackpot soars to $116 million. Because there was no grand prize winner in Wednesday evening's drawing, the Powerball jackpot for the Saturday, July 22nd drawing is now $116 million, with a cash option of $52.9 million.
2006: Michigan Lottery Employee Arrested for Stealing Tickets. A Michigan Lottery employee was facing larceny and embezzlement charges for his alleged scheme to steal scratch-off tickets, Thursday.
2006: Dad, son step up as $1 million lottery winners. Weeks of small-town speculation ended yesterday when the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission confirmed a West Pennsboro Twp. family won $1 million on a ticket sold at the local pharmacy.
2006: Texas lottery raises concerns over GTECH's practices, ethics. GTECH Holding Corp.'s stock plummeted as much as 14 percent yesterday morning before rebounding after the Texas Lottery Commission and the Texas Department of Public Safety raised concerns about the company's business practices and ethical integrity.
2006: Don’t turn the voting process into a lottery. The concept of turning the voting process into a lottery as proposed by an Arizona politician is a bad idea, for many reasons.
2006: All Gambling operators' eyes on BETonSPORTS hearing. Forth Worth, Texas, is the center of attention for the entire online gambling world today. Operators, executives, investors, financial advisors anxiously wait the outcome of David Carruthers' detention hearing which will take place this morning in Forth Worth.
2006: Net gambling ban bill set for Senate strife. Early reports that the bill to ban Internet gambling will not be voted on in the Senate before their recess starts August 4th were contracted by a top aide to US Senate majority leader Bill Frist, who said on Thursday that they are trying to arrange a vote before the recess.
2006: Online Gambling Conference Shuts Down After Arrests. The recent arrest of a online gaming executive seems to have spooked online gaming executives. A major gaming conference, scheduled for next week in Las Vegas, has been cancelled.
2006: Responsible gamblers threatened by anti-gambling bill. If the U.S. Congress gets it way, responsible Internet gamblers may be cutoff from their freedom to make a living.
2004: Missouri Lottery Ignites Controversy with Computerized Drawings. Falling in lockstep with a controversial industry trend, the Missouri Lottery decided to change its lottery drawings from mechanical lottery ball machines to a random number generator computer system.
2004: Mega Millions lottery jackpot jumps to $47 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $47 million today.
2004: Lucky Iraq vet scratches way to lottery riches. Just back from a tour of duty in Iraq, a Norwood, Massachusetts National Guardsman was welcomed home by Lady Luck - netting $140,000 a year for life from a state Lottery scratch ticket.
2004: MORT CRIM: Lottery winners can become losers. A little digging into the lives of several lottery winners reveals that hitting the lottery jackpot does not necessarily lead to happily ever after.
2004: Tennessee lottery marks six-month anniversary. The Tennessee Lottery celebrated its six-month anniversary this week, having raised more than enough money to pay for college scholarships for good students. But the executives who run the lottery are still hearing criticism from legislators that they make too much money and get too many perks.
2004: Missouri man wins $11.6 million lottery jackpot. A construction worker from the eastern Missouri town Wentzville had an extra dollar while grocery shopping and decided to buy a Missouri Lotto ticket.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$720 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 21, 2023
2.$660 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 22, 2022
3.$543 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 24, 2018
4.$391.1 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 23, 2016
5.$248 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 21, 2017
6.€241.21 Million US$246.08 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 21, 2022
7.€193.54 Million US$216.03 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 23, 2019
8.$205 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 22, 2017
9.$170 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 22, 2005
10.$168 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 23, 2019
11.$166 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 24, 2013
12.$161 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 21, 2021
13.$152 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 21, 2015
14.$140 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 23, 2021
15.€112 Million
US$135.33 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 24, 2012
16.$130 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 21, 2018
17.$125 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 22, 2008
17.$125 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 22, 1998
19.$122.9 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 23, 2022
20.€120 Million
US$122.36 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jul 22, 2022
21.€110.83 Million
US$122.15 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jul 21, 2016
22.€96 Million
US$116.92 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jul 22, 2005
23.$116 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 22, 2006
24.$113 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jul 21, 2020
25.$110 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jul 21, 2012

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1988: Blackgal32
Thursday, Jul 21, 1988
35 years old
1983: RacoonCityPoker
Thursday, Jul 21, 1983
40 years old
1981: ty21860
Tuesday, Jul 21, 1981
42 years old
1978: bunnylove5215
Friday, Jul 21, 1978
45 years old
1975: denn0n
Monday, Jul 21, 1975
48 years old
1971: CHOCOLATETI2
Wednesday, Jul 21, 1971
52 years old
1968: bern6369
Sunday, Jul 21, 1968
55 years old
1964: bigdipper
Tuesday, Jul 21, 1964
59 years old
1961: Jay49925
Friday, Jul 21, 1961
62 years old
1960: wilson7211
Thursday, Jul 21, 1960
63 years old
1956: dwkoptical1
Saturday, Jul 21, 1956
67 years old
1956: houston56$
Saturday, Jul 21, 1956
67 years old
1954: Shadoe
Wednesday, Jul 21, 1954
69 years old
1953: gto721
Tuesday, Jul 21, 1953
70 years old
1945: Mr_Miami
Saturday, Jul 21, 1945
78 years old
1943: Valinor
Wednesday, Jul 21, 1943
80 years old
: LottoBux
(year not provided)
: pliesfanatic
(year not provided)
: clarthestar
(year not provided)
: billy boy
(year not provided)
: blkgal41
(year not provided)
: John53
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2019: Yuen Long attack or "721 incident" in Hong Kong. Triad members indiscriminately beat civilians returning from protests while police failed to take action.
2012: Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
2011: NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
2010: President Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
2008: Ram Baran Yadav is declared the first President of Nepal.
2005: Four attempted bomb attacks by Islamist extremists disrupt part of London's public transport system.
2001: At the conclusion of a fireworks display on Okura Beach in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, 11 people are killed and more than 120 are injured when a pedestrian footbridge connecting the beach to JR Asagiri Station becomes overcrowded and people leaving the event fall down in a domino effect.
1995: Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.
1990: Taiwan's military police forces mainland Chinese illegal immigrants into sealed holds of a fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5540 for repatriation to Fujian, causing 25 people to die from suffocation.
1983: The world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).
1979: Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1977: The start of the four-day-long Libyan-Egyptian War.
1976: Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
1973: In Lillehammer, Norway, Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre.
1972: The Troubles: Bloody Friday: The Provisional IRA detonate 22 bombs in central Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in the space of 80 minutes, killing nine and injuring 130.
1970: After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
1969: Apollo program: At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon, followed 19 minutes later by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.
1964: A series of racial riots break out in Singapore. In the next six weeks, 23 die with 454 others injured.
1961: Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission: Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission).
1961: Alaska Airlines Flight 779 crashes near Shemya Air Force Base in Shemya, Alaska killing six.
1960: Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, becoming the world's first female head of government
1959: NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative.
1959: Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
1954: First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
1952: The 7.3 M_w Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.
1949: The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
1944: World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
1944: World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and four fellow conspirators are executed for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
1936: Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
1925: Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution in class and fined $100.
1925: Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150 mph (241 km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33 mph (242 km/h).
1920: The "Belfast Pogrom" begins two years of violence with the expulsion of thousands of Belfast shipyard, factory and linen mill workers from their jobs.
1919: The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
1907: The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
1904: Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
1877: After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
1873: At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
1865: In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown.
1861: American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
1831: Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.
1798: French campaign in Egypt and Syria: Napoleon's forces defeat an Ottoman-Mamluk army near Cairo in the Battle of the Pyramids.
1774: Russo-Turkish War (1768-74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
1718: The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
1674: A Dutch assault on the French island of Martinique is repulsed against all odds.
1656: The Raid on Málaga takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.
1645: Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue identical to those of the Manchus.
1568: Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
1545: The first landing of French troops on the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight.
1403: Battle of Shrewsbury: King Henry IV of England defeats rebels to the north of the county town of Shropshire, England.
1242: Battle of Taillebourg: Louis IX of France puts an end to the revolt of his vassals Henry III of England and Hugh X of Lusignan.
905: King Berengar I of Italy and a hired Hungarian army defeats the Frankish forces at Verona. King Louis III is captured and blinded for breaking his oath (see 902).
365: The 365 Crete earthquake affected the Greek island of Crete with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing a destructive tsunami that affects the coasts of Libya and Egypt, especially Alexandria. Many thousands were killed.
285: Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler.
230: Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office.
356 BC: The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.

Births On This Day

2000: Erling Haaland, Norwegian footballer
1998: Marie Bouzkova, Czech tennis player
1996: Mikael Ingebrigtsen, Norwegian footballer
1992: Rachael Flatt, American figure skater
1991: Sara Sampaio, Portuguese model
1990: Chris Martin, English footballer
1990: Jason Roy, English cricketer
1990: Erislandy Savón, Cuban amateur heavyweight boxer
1990: Franck Elemba, Congolese athlete
1989: Marco Fabián, Mexican footballer
1989: Juno Temple, English actress
1988: KB, American rapper
1988: DeAndre Jordan, American basketball player
1988: Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer (d. 2016)
1987: Bilel Mohsni, French footballer
1987: Jesús Zavala, Mexican footballer
1986: Anthony Annan, Ghanaian footballer
1986: Rebecca Ferguson, American-English singer-songwriter
1986: Jason Thompson, American basketball player
1985: Mati Lember, Estonian footballer
1985: Von Wafer, American basketball player
1984: Jurrick Juliana, Dutch footballer
1984: Liam Ridgewell, English footballer
1982: Jason Cram, Australian swimmer
1982: Mao Kobayashi, Japanese newscaster and actress (d. 2017)
1981: Paloma Faith, English singer-songwriter and actress
1981: Anabelle Langlois, Canadian figure skater
1981: Joaquín, Spanish footballer
1981: Romeo Santos, American singer-songwriter
1981: Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist
1980: Justin Griffith, American football player
1980: Sandra Laoura, French skier
1980: CC Sabathia, American baseball player
1980: Yvonne Sampson, Australian journalist and sportscaster
1979: David Carr, American football player
1979: Tamika Catchings, American basketball player
1979: Luis Ernesto Michel, Mexican footballer
1979: Andriy Voronin, Ukrainian footballer
1978: Justin Bartha, American actor
1978: Anderson da Silva Gibin, Brazilian footballer
1978: Josh Hartnett, American actor
1978: Julian Huppert, English academic and politician
1978: Damian Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer
1978: Gary Teale, Scottish footballer
1977: Paul Casey, English golfer
1976: Jalmari Helander, Finnish film director and screenwriter
1976: Jaime Murray, English actress
1975: Christopher Barzak, American author and educator
1975: David Dastmalchian, American actor
1975: Cara Dillon, Irish singer-songwriter
1975: Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer
1975: Mike Sellers, American football player
1974: Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player and coach
1974: René Reinumägi, Estonian actor, director, and screenwriter
1972: Korey Cooper, American singer and guitarist
1972: Catherine Ndereba, Kenyan marathon runner
1971: Emmanuel Bangué, French long jumper
1971: Charlotte Gainsbourg, English-French actress and singer
1971: Nitzan Shirazi, Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2014)
1970: Michael Fitzpatrick, American singer-songwriter
1969: Godfrey, American comedian and actor
1969: Klaus Graf, German race car driver
1969: Emerson Hart, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1969: Isabell Werth, German equestrian
1968: Brandi Chastain, American soccer player and sportscaster
1968: Aditya Srivastava, Indian actor
1968: Lyle Odelein, Canadian ice hockey player
1966: Arija Bareikis, American actress
1966: Sarah Waters, Welsh author
1965: Guðni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer and lawyer
1965: Mike Bordick, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
1964: Steve Collins, Irish boxer and actor
1964: Ross Kemp, English actor and producer
1964: Jens Weißflog, German ski jumper and journalist
1963: Kevin Poole, English footballer and manager
1963: Giant Silva, Brazilian basketball player, mixed martial artist, and wrestler
1962: Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, English businessman
1961: Morris Iemma, Australian politician, 40th Premier of New South Wales
1961: Jim Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960: Amar Singh Chamkila, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
1960: Veselin Matić, Serbian basketball player and coach
1960: Fritz Walter, German footballer
1959: Gene Miles, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1959: Reha Muhtar, Turkish journalist
1959: Paul Vautin, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1958: Dave Henderson, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
1957: Stefan Löfven, Swedish trade union leader and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Sweden
1957: Jon Lovitz, American comedian, actor, and producer
1956: Michael Connelly, American author
1955: Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2003)
1955: Dannel Malloy, American lawyer and politician, 88th Governor of Connecticut
1955: Taco, Indonesian-b. Dutch singer and entertainer
1955: Béla Tarr, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter
1953: Eric Bazilian, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer
1953: Jeff Fatt, Australian keyboard player and actor
1953: Bernie Fraser, New Zealand rugby player
1953: Brian Talbot, English footballer and manager
1952: John Barrasso, American physician and politician
1952: Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Malaysian economist
1951: Richard Gozney, English politician and diplomat, 30th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, 139th Governor of Bermuda
1951: Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (d. 2014)
1950: Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer and coach
1950: Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer, English politician, Minister of State for Transport
1949: Christina Hart, American playwright and actress
1949: Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2003)
1948: Art Hindle, Canadian actor and director
1948: Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948: Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist
1947: Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricketer and politician (d. 2020)
1946: Ken Starr, American lawyer and judge, 39th Solicitor General of the United States (d. 2022)
1946: Timothy Harris, American author, screenwriter and producer
1945: Wendy Cope, English poet, critic, and educator
1945: Geoff Dymock, Australian cricketer
1945: Barry Richards, South African cricketer
1944: John Atta Mills, Ghanaian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Ghana (d. 2012)
1944: Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian author and academic (d. 2017)
1944: Paul Wellstone, American academic and politician (d. 2002)
1943: Fritz Glatz, Austrian race car driver (d. 2002)
1943: Edward Herrmann, American actor (d. 2014)
1943: Henry McCullough, Northern Irish guitarist, singer and songwriter (d. 2016)
1943: Robert Shrum, American author and political advisor
1942: Mallikarjun Kharge, Indian politician, 98th President of the Indian National Congress
1939: Jamey Aebersold, American saxophonist and educator
1939: Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (d. 2015)
1939: John Negroponte, English-American diplomat, 23rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1938: Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1995)
1938: Anton Kuerti, Austrian-Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor
1938: Janet Reno, American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General (d. 2016)
1937: Eduard Streltsov, Soviet footballer (d. 1990)
1935: Norbert Blüm, German businessman and politician (d. 2020)
1935: Moe Drabowsky, Polish-American baseball player and coach (d. 2006)
1934: Chandu Borde, Indian cricketer and manager
1934: Jonathan Miller, English actor, director, and author (d. 2019)
1933: John Gardner, American novelist, essayist, and critic (d. 1982)
1932: Kaye Stevens, American singer and actress (d. 2011)
1931: Sonny Clark, American pianist and composer (d. 1963)
1931: Plas Johnson, American saxophonist
1931: Leon Schidlowsky, Chilean-Israeli painter and composer
1930: Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2002)
1930: Helen Merrill, American singer
1929: Bob Orton, American wrestler (d. 2006)
1928: Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (d. 1998)
1926: Paul Burke, American actor (d. 2009)
1926: Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer
1926: Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 7th Governor of Balochistan (d. 2022)
1926: Bill Pertwee, English actor (d. 2013)
1926: Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (d. 2002)
1925: Johnny Peirson, Canadian hockey player (d. 2021)
1924: Don Knotts, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1923: Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1923: Queenie Watts, English actress and singer (d. 1980)
1922: Kay Starr, American singer (d. 2016)
1922: Mollie Sugden, English actress (d. 2009)
1921: James Cooke Brown, American sociologist and author (d. 2000)
1921: John Horsley, English actor (d. 2014)
1921: Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, Zulu sangoma (d. 2020)
1920: Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2005)
1920: Isaac Stern, Russian-American violinist and conductor (d. 2001)
1920: Jean Daniel, Algerian-French-Jewish journalist and author (d. 2020)
1917: Alan B. Gold, Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2005)
1914: Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1977)
1911: Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author and theorist (d. 1980)
1911: Umashankar Joshi, Indian author, poet, and scholar (d. 1988)
1908: Jug McSpaden, American golfer and architect (d. 1996)
1903: Russell Lee, American photographer and journalist (d. 1986)
1903: Roy Neuberger, American businessman and financier, co-founded Neuberger Berman (d. 2010)
1900: Isadora Bennett, American theatre manager and modern dance publicity agent (d. 1980)
1899: Hart Crane, American poet (d. 1932)
1899: Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)
1898: Sara Carter, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
1896: Sophie Bledsoe Aberle, Native American anthropologist, physician and nutritionist (d. 1996)
1893: Hans Fallada, German author (d. 1947)
1891: Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (d. 1969)
1885: Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1948)
1882: David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (d. 1967)
1880: Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak astronomer, general, and politician (d. 1919)
1875: Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (d. 1947)
1870: Emil Orlík, Czech painter, etcher, and lithographer (d. 1932)
1866: Carlos Schwabe, Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker (d. 1926)
1863: C. Aubrey Smith, English-American cricketer and actor (d. 1948)
1858: Maria Christina of Austria (d. 1929)
1858: Lovis Corinth, German painter (d. 1925)
1858: Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand painter and educator (d. 1941)
1816: Paul Reuter, German-English journalist, founded Reuters (d. 1899)
1811: Robert Mackenzie, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Queensland (d. 1873)
1810: Henri Victor Regnault, French chemist and physicist (d. 1878)
1808: Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian, academic, and politician (d. 1864)
1783: Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (d. 1853)
1710: Paul Möhring, German physician, botanist, and zoologist (d. 1792)
1693: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (d. 1768)
1664: Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (d. 1721)
1654: Pedro Calungsod, Filipino catechist and sacristan; later canonized (d. 1672)
1648: John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee, Scottish general (d. 1689)
1620: Jean Picard, French astronomer (d. 1682)
1616: Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria (d. 1676)
1535: García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete, Royal Governor of Chile (d. 1609)
1476: Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (d. 1534)
1476: Anna Sforza, Italian noble (d. 1497)
1462: Queen Jeonghyeon, Korean royal consort (d. 1530)
1414: Pope Sixtus IV (d. 1484)
1030: Kyansittha, King of Burma (d. 1112)
541: Emperor Wen of Sui, emperor of the Sui Dynasty (d. 604)

Deaths On This Day

2020: Annie Ross, Scottish-American singer and actress (b. 1930)
2020: Andrew Mlangeni, South African political activist (b. 1925)
2018: Alene Duerk, U.S. Navy first female admiral (b. 1920)
2017: John Heard, American film and television actor (b. 1946)
2016: Dennis Green, American football player and coach (b. 1949)
2015: Robert Broberg, Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
2015: E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1931)
2015: Nicholas Gonzalez, American physician (b. 1947)
2015: Czesław Marchaj, Polish-English sailor and academic (b. 1918)
2015: Dick Nanninga, Dutch footballer (b. 1949)
2014: Louise Abeita, Isleta Pueblo (Native American) writer, poet, and educator (b. 1926)
2014: Dan Borislow, American businessman, invented the magicJack (b. 1961)
2014: Lettice Curtis, English engineer and pilot (b. 1915)
2014: Hans-Peter Kaul, German lawyer and judge (b. 1943)
2014: Rilwanu Lukman, Nigerian engineer and politician (b. 1938)
2014: Kevin Skinner, New Zealand rugby player and boxer (b. 1927)
2013: Andrea Antonelli, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1988)
2013: Lourembam Brojeshori Devi, Indian martial artist (b. 1981)
2013: Det de Beus, Dutch field hockey player (b. 1958)
2013: Luis Fernando Rizo-Salom, Colombian-French composer and educator (b. 1971)
2013: Fred Taylor, American football player and coach (b. 1920)
2012: Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-American journalist and author (b. 1941)
2012: Marie Kruckel, American baseball player (b. 1924)
2012: Ali Podrimja, Albanian poet and author (b. 1942)
2012: James D. Ramage, American admiral and pilot (b. 1916)
2012: Angharad Rees, English-b. Welsh actress (b. 1944)
2012: Don Wilson, English cricketer and coach (b. 1937)
2010: Luis Corvalán, Chilean educator and politician (b. 1916)
2010: Ralph Houk, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1919)
2010: John E. Irving, Canadian businessman (b. 1932)
2008: Donald Stokes, English businessman (b. 1914)
2007: Dubravko Škiljan, Croatian linguist and academic (b. 1949)
2006: Mako Iwamatsu, Japanese-American actor and singer (b. 1933)
2006: Ta Mok, Cambodian soldier and monk (b. 1926)
2005: Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer and actor (b. 1941)
2005: Lord Alfred Hayes, English-American wrestler and manager (b. 1928)
2004: Jerry Goldsmith, American composer and conductor (b. 1929)
2004: Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
2003: John Davies, English-New Zealand runner and coach (b. 1938)
2002: Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (b. 1908)
2000: Marc Reisner, American environmentalist and author (b. 1948)
1998: Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1923)
1998: Robert Young, American actor and singer (b. 1907)
1997: Olaf Kopvillem, Estonian-Canadian conductor and composer (b. 1926)
1994: Marijac, French author and illustrator (b. 1908)
1991: Paul Warwick, English race car driver (b. 1969)
1982: Dave Garroway, American journalist and actor (b. 1913)
1977: Lee Miller, American model and photographer (b. 1907)
1972: Ralph Craig, American sprinter and sailor (b. 1889)
1972: Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (b. 1928)
1970: Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, Russian anthropologist and sculptor (b. 1907)
1970: Bob Kalsu, American football player and lieutenant (b. 1945)
1968: Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1878)
1967: Jimmie Foxx, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907)
1967: Albert Lutuli, South African academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
1967: Basil Rathbone, South African-American actor and singer (b. 1892)
1966: Philipp Frank, Austrian-American physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Vienna Circle member (b. 1884)
1952: Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on February 13, 1913. (b. 1856)
1948: Arshile Gorky, Armenian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1904)
1946: Gualberto Villarroel, Bolivian soldier and politician, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1908)
1944: Claus von Stauffenberg, German soldier (b. 1907)
1943: Charley Paddock, American runner and actor (b. 1900)
1943: Louis Vauxcelles, French Jewish art critic (b. 1870)
1941: Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian poet and scholar (b. 1872)
1938: Owen Wister, American lawyer and author (b. 1860)
1932: Bill Gleason, American baseball player (b. 1858)
1928: Ellen Terry, English actress (b. 1847)
1920: Fiammetta Wilson, English astronomer and educator (b. 1864)
1899: Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1833)
1889: Nelson Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1813)
1880: Hiram Walden, American general and politician (b. 1800)
1878: Sam Bass, American outlaw (b. 1851)
1868: William Bland, Australian surgeon and politician (b. 1789)
1798: François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733)
1798: Anthony Perry, Irish rebel leader (b. ca. 1760)
1796: Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1759)
1793: Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French admiral, explorer, and politician (b. 1739)
1688: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1610)
1552: Antonio de Mendoza, Spanish politician, 1st Viceroy of New Spain (b. 1495)
1425: Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1350)
1403: Henry Percy, English soldier (b. 1364)
1403: Sir Walter Blount, English soldier, standard-bearer of Henry IV
1403: Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford, English soldier
1259: Gojong of Goryeo
987: Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou
710: Li Guo'er, princess of the Tang dynasty
710: Wei, empress of the Tang Dynasty
710: Shangguan Wan'er, Chinese poet (b. 664)
658: K'an II, Mayan ruler (b. 588)

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