July 6
On This Day in History: July 6 July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 178 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day 2020 Arkansas Lottery claim center closed after possible exposure to COVID-19 . The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery took immediate action today after a possible exposure to COVID-19 at their facilities. As of July 6, 2020, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has temporarily closed its claim center at 124 West Capitol Avenue in Little Rock to rectify the situation.2020 Mississippi Lottery announces three new scratch-off games . In a press release, the Mississippi Lottery announced three new scratch-off lottery games. Starting Tuesday, July 7, Mississippi players will be able to find these scratch-off lottery games at official retailers.2018 Michigan lottery ticket plant prospering . An instant ticket factory in Ypsilanti, Michigan, is the second-largest producer of scratch-off tickets in the world and prints up to 30 different "games," or ticket designs, a month.2018 Connecticut Lottery hires director of Illinois Lottery as new CEO . The Connecticut Lottery Corp.'s governing board voted Thursday to hire Gregory Smith, acting director of the Illinois Lottery, as its new CEO — in hopes of stability after nearly two years of turmoil, recriminations and investigations at the quasi-public agency with a $1.2 billion annual budget.2017 Lottery rigging accomplice used Wisconsin payout for offshore tax scam . After Robert Rhodes collected a Wisconsin Lottery jackpot that had been rigged by his friend Eddie Tipton, he used the windfall for an investment scheme that produced another wave of undeserved government money, court records show.2017 Bahamas 'web shop' accused of failing to pay winners . Irate patrons of Paradise Games, a Bahamas web shop, yesterday vowed to "take their business elsewhere" amid accusations the gaming house has refused to reward tens of thousands of dollars in winnings.2016 $508 MILLION: Mega jackpot to spark ticket-buying frenzy . July 4th is behind us, but some lucky person still has their Independence Day ahead of them — independence from financial burdens, that is.2015 Lottery winner's first purchase: a new shower door . A man from west Dublin, Ireland, can now afford a new shower door, thanks to winning €500,000 in an Ireland-only EuroMillions add-on game.2013 Man overcomes gambling addiction, wins lottery . A Pennsylvania man won a $20.8 million jackpot 20 years ago, but almost didn't claim it at the time because of his gambling addiction.2012 Iowa Lottery releases names of 'Shipping 20' Powerball winners . Iowa Lottery officials have released the names of the 20 Quaker Oats plant workers in Cedar Rapids who recently claimed a share of a $241 million Powerball jackpot.2011 Lottery ticket frenzy as Euro Millions reaches record high . Europe's multi-country Euro Millions lottery game emerged from Tuesday night's drawing without a grand prize winner, setting the stage for a mammoth record jackpot Friday: an estimated €185 million (US$264.9 million, or £166 million).2011 Some not pleased with N.J. Lottery Internet drawing broadcast . It doesn't matter what changes: any time a change occurs at the lottery, there are some who won't like it.2010 Increased California Lottery payouts spur sales . Californians who play lottery Scratcher games have apparently noticed a new and not unwelcome change in the way some of the games are structured: They win more. As a result, they're playing more.2008 Pennsylvania Lottery Millionaire Raffle results . The Pennsylvania Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn Saturday, and made four instant millionaires.2006 One lottery ticket wins $110 million Calif. SuperLotto jackpot . You could be $110 million richer today if you are the one lucky lottery player who bought a Super Lotto Plus ticket with the numbers 2, 9, 12, 20, 34 and Mega number 16. The odds are one in 41.4 million, but someone has done it.2005 Texas lottery panel will consider dismissing director . The three-person panel that oversees the Texas Lottery Commission will meet behind closed doors Monday to decide whether the agency's executive director should be fired for inflating the advertised jackpots for the popular Lotto Texas game.2005 NJ House rejects lottery appropriation for teachers . The New Jersey House of Representatives rejected yesterday the Senate amendment to appropriate $33,000 in unclaimed lottery funds to full-time Public School System teachers.2005 Powerball lottery creator patents new games . The co-creator of the Powerball lottery game has patented an international jackpot game and a new lotto game that could some day be played in the United States.🔽 Show All Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day 1. $536 Million Draw Date
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🔽 Show All Worldwide Events On This Day 2013 At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State , Nigeria . 2013 A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport , killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board. 2013 A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area. 2006 The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War , re-opens for trade after 44 years. 2003 The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2 ) to five stars: Hip 4872 , HD 245409 , 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively. 1998 Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok , Hong Kong , replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport.1997 The Troubles : In response to the Drumcree dispute , five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland .1995 In the Bosnian War , under the command of General Ratko Mladić , Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica . 1990 The Electronic Frontier Foundation is founded. 1989 The Tel Aviv-Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack : Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff. 1988 The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life. 1986 Davis Phinney becomes the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France .1975 The Comoros declares independence from France. 1967 Nigerian Civil War : Nigerian forces invade Biafra , beginning the war.1966 Malawi becomes a republic , with Hastings Banda as its first President . 1964 Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.1962 As a part of Operation Plowshare , the Sedan nuclear test takes place. 1962 The Late Late Show chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.1957 Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships , becoming the first black athlete to do so.1957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.1947 Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India .1947 The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union . 1944 Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial .1944 The Hartford circus fire , one of America's worst fire disasters , kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut . 1942 Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe " above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.1941 The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk . 1940 Story Bridge , a major landmark in Brisbane , as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.1939 Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.1937 Spanish Civil War : Battle of Brunete : The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.1936 A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61 m) into the River Irwell . 1933 The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park . The American League defeated the National League 4-2. 1919 The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship. 1918 The Left SR uprising in Russia starts with the assassination of German ambassador Wilhelm von Mirbach by Cheka members. 1917 World War I : Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt .1892 Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike , leaving ten dead and dozens wounded. 1887 David Kalākaua , monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii , is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution , which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii .1885 Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister , a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.1865 The first issue of The Nation 1854 In Jackson, Michigan , the first convention of the United States Republican Party is held. 1809 The second day of the Battle of Wagram ; France defeats the Austrian army in the largest battle to date of the Napoleonic Wars. 1801 First Battle of Algeciras : Outnumbered French Navy ships defeat the Royal Navy in the fortified Spanish port of Algeciras .1779 Battle of Grenada : The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War .1777 American Revolutionary War : Siege of Fort Ticonderoga : After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne , American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga , New York.1751 Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine and Gorizia .1685 Battle of Sedgemoor : Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion . troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth .1630 Thirty Years' War : Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania , Germany.1614 Żejtun and the surrounding villages suffer a raid from Ottoman forces. This was the last unsuccessful attempt by the Ottomans to conquer the island of Malta .1573 Córdoba, Argentina , is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera .1573 French Wars of Religion : Siege of La Rochelle ends.1560 The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England. 1557 King Philip II of Spain , consort of Queen Mary I of England , sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the City of Calais , the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.1535 Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England . 1495 First Italian War : Battle of Fornovo : Charles VIII defeats the Holy League .1484 Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River . 1483 Richard III is crowned King of England.1438 A temporary compromise between the rebellious Transylvanian peasants and the noblemen is signed in Kolozsmonostor Abbey . 1415 Jan Hus is condemned as a heretic and then burned at the stake.1411 Ming China 's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming-Kotte War , to the Yongle Emperor .1348 Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death .1253 Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania .1189 Richard I "the Lionheart" accedes to the English throne.640 Battle of Heliopolis : The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt ).371 BC The Battle of Leuctra , where Epaminondas defeated Cleombrotus I , takes place 🔽 Show All Births On This Day 1992 Manny Machado , Dominican-American baseball player1990 Magaye Gueye , French footballer1988 Kevin Fickentscher , Swiss footballer1987 Sophie Auster , American singer-songwriter and actress1987 Manteo Mitchell , American runner1987 Kate Nash , English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress1987 Caroline Trentini , Brazilian model1986 Sarah Gronert , German tennis player1986 David Karp , American businessman, founded Tumblr 1985 Ranveer Singh , Indian film actor1984 Zhang Hao , Chinese figure skater1983 Gregory Smith , Canadian actor, director, and producer1982 Brandon Jacobs , American football player1982 Misty Upham , American actress (d. 2014)1981 Nnamdi Asomugha , American football player1981 Roman Shirokov , Russian footballer1980 Joell Ortiz , American rapper1980 Eva Green , French actress and model1979 Nic Cester , Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist1979 Kevin Hart , American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter1978 Adam Busch , American actor, director, and producer1978 Tamera Mowry , American actress and producer1978 Tia Mowry , American actress and producer1978 Kevin Senio , New Zealand rugby player1977 Max Mirnyi , Belarusian tennis player1977 Makhaya Ntini , South African cricketer1976 Rory Delap , English-Irish footballer1976 Ioana Dumitriu , Romanian-American mathematician and academic1975 50 Cent , American rapper, producer, and actor (G-Unit )1975 Sebastián Rulli , Argentine-Mexican actor and model1975 Amir-Abbas Fakhravar , Iranian journalist and activist1974 Zé Roberto , Brazilian footballer1972 Daniel Andrews , Australian politician, 48th Premier of Victoria 1972 Laurent Gaudé , French author and playwright1972 Greg Norton , American baseball player and coach1972 Zhanna Pintusevich-Block , Ukrainian sprinter1970 Inspectah Deck , American rapper and producer1970 Martin Smith , English singer-songwriter and guitarist1967 Heather Nova , Bermudian singer-songwriter and guitarist1962 Todd Bennett , English runner and coach (d. 2013)1962 Peter Hedges , American author, screenwriter, and director1961 Robin Antin , American dancer, choreographer, and businesswoman1960 Maria Wasiak , Polish businesswoman and politician, Polish Minister of Infrastructure and Development 1959 Richard Dacoury , French basketball player1958 Jennifer Saunders , English actress, comedian and screenwriter1954 Allyce Beasley , American actress1954 Willie Randolph , American baseball player and manager1953 Nanci Griffith , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1953 Kaiser Kalambo , Zambian footballer and manager (d. 2014)1953 Robert Ménard , French politician and former journalist1952 Hilary Mantel , English author and critic1951 Lorna Golding , Former First Lady of Jamaica1951 Geoffrey Rush , Australian actor and producer1950 John Byrne , English-American author and illustrator1949 Noli de Castro , Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines 1949 Phyllis Hyman , American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1995)1949 Michael Shrieve , American composer, drummer, and percussionist1948 Nathalie Baye , French actress1948 Jean-Pierre Blackburn , Canadian academic and politician, 26th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs 1948 Brad Park , Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach1947 Roy Señeres , Filipino diplomat and politician (d. 2016)1946 George W. Bush , American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States 1946 Fred Dryer , American football player and actor1946 Peter Singer , Australian philosopher and academic1946 Sylvester Stallone , American actor, director, and screenwriter1944 Gunhild Hoffmeister , German runner1943 Tamara Sinyavskaya , Russian soprano1941 David Crystal , British linguist, author, and academic1941 Reinhard Roder , German footballer and manager1940 Jeannie Seely , Grammy Award-winning country music singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member1940 Nursultan Nazarbayev , Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan 1939 Jet Harris , English bass player (The Shadows , The Jeff Beck Group , and The Vipers Skiffle Group ) (d. 2011)1939 Mary Peters , English-Irish pentathlete and shot putter1939 Bruce Hunter , American swimmer1937 Vladimir Ashkenazy , Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor1937 Ned Beatty , American actor1937 Gene Chandler , American singer-songwriter and producer1937 Bessie Head , Botswanan writer1937 Michael Sata , Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (d. 2014)1936 Dave Allen , Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2005)1935 Candy Barr , American model, dancer, and actress (d. 2005)1935 Tenzin Gyatso , 14th Dalai Lama 1932 Herman Hertzberger , Dutch architect and academic1931 Della Reese , American actress and singer (d. 2017)1931 László Tábori , Hungarian runner and coach (d. 2018)1930 George Armstrong , Canadian ice hockey player and coach1930 Ian Burgess , English racing driver (d. 2012)1929 Hélène Carrère d'Encausse , French politician historian1928 Bernard Malgrange , French mathematician1927 Jan Hein Donner , Dutch chess player and journalist (d. 1988)1927 Janet Leigh , American actress and author (d. 2004)1926 Sulev Vahtre , Estonian historian and academic (d. 2007)1926 Armando Silvestre , Mexican-American actor1926 Dorothy E. Smith , Canadian sociologist1925 Merv Griffin , American actor, singer, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! 1925 Bill Haley , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bill Haley & His Comets ) (d. 1981)1925 Gazi Yaşargil , Turkish neurosurgeon and academic1924 Louie Bellson , American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2009)1923 Wojciech Jaruzelski , Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (d. 2014)1922 William Schallert , American actor; president (1979-81) of the Screen Actors Guild (d. 2016)1921 Allan MacEachen , Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2017)1921 Billy Mauch , American actor (d. 2006)1921 Bobby Mauch , American actor (d. 2007)1921 Nancy Reagan , American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (d. 2016)1919 Ernst Haefliger , Swiss tenor and educator (d. 2007)1919 Edward Kenna , Australian Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 2009)1919 Ray Dowker , New Zealand cricketer (d. 2004)1918 Sebastian Cabot , English-Canadian actor (d. 1977)1918 Herm Fuetsch , American professional basketball player (d. 2010)1918 Francisco Moncion , Dominican-American ballet dancer, charter member of the New York City Ballet (d.1995)1917 Arthur Lydiard , New Zealand runner and coach (d. 2004)1916 Harold Norse , American poet and author (d. 2009)1916 Don R. Christensen , American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (d. 2006)1915 Leonard Birchall , Royal Canadian Air Force (d. 2004)1914 Vince McMahon Sr. , American wrestling promoter, founded WWE (d. 1984)1914 Ernest Kirkendall , American chemist and metallurgist (d. 2005)1913 Vance Trimble , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author1912 Heinrich Harrer , Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006)1912 Molly Yard , American feminist (d. 2005)1911 June Gale , American actress (d. 1996 )1910 René Le Grèves , French cyclist (d. 1946)1909 Eric Reece , Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Tasmania (d. 1999)1908 Anton Muttukumaru , Sri Lankan general and diplomat (d. 2001)1907 Frida Kahlo , Mexican painter and educator (d. 1954)1907 George Stanley , Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada (d. 2002)1904 Robert Whitney , American conductor and composer (d. 1986)1904 Erik Wickberg , Swedish 9th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1996)1903 Hugo Theorell , Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)1900 Frederica Sagor Maas , American author and screenwriter (d. 2012)1900 Elfriede Wever , German Olympic runner (d. 1941)1899 Susannah Mushatt Jones , American supercentarian (d. 2016)1898 Hanns Eisler , German-Austrian soldier and composer (d. 1962)1897 Richard Krautheimer , German-American historian and scholar (d. 1994)1892 Will James , American author and illustrator (d. 1942)1890 Dhan Gopal Mukerji , Indian-American author and scholar (d. 1936)1887 Marc Chagall , Belarusian-French painter and poet (d. 1985)1887 Annette Kellerman , Australian swimmer and actress (d. 1975)1886 Marc Bloch , French historian and academic (d. 1944)1885 Ernst Busch , German field marshal (d. 1945)1884 Harold Stirling Vanderbilt , American businessman and sailor (d. 1970)1883 Godfrey Huggins , Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (d. 1971)1878 Eino Leino , Finnish poet and journalist (d. 1926)1877 Arnaud Massy , French golfer (d. 1950)1873 Dimitrios Maximos , Greek banker and politician, 140th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1955)1868 Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1935)1865 Émile Jaques-Dalcroze , Swiss composer and educator (d. 1950)1859 Verner von Heidenstam , Swedish poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)1858 William Irvine , Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (d. 1943)1856 George Howard Earle, Jr. , American lawyer and businessman (d. 1928)1843 John Downer , Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (d. 1915)1840 José María Velasco Gómez , Mexican painter and academic (d. 1912)1838 Vatroslav Jagić , Croatian philologist and scholar (d. 1923)1837 R. 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Bhandarkar , Indian orientalist and scholar (d. 1925)1832 Maximilian I of Mexico (d. 1867)1831 Sylvester Pennoyer , American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Oregon (d. 1902)1829 Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1880)1823 Sophie Adlersparre , Publisher, writer, and women's rights activist (d. 1895)1818 Adolf Anderssen , German chess player (d. 1879)1817 Albert von Kölliker , Swiss anatomist and physiologist (d. 1905)1799 Louisa Caroline Huggins Tuthill , American author (d. 1879)1797 Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey (d. 1869)1796 Nicholas I of Russia (d. 1855)1789 María Isabella of Spain (d. 1846)1785 William Hooker , English botanist and academic (d. 1865)1782 Maria Luisa of Spain (d. 1824)1781 Stamford Raffles , English politician, founded Singapore (d. 1826)1766 Alexander Wilson , Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (d. 1813)1747 John Paul Jones , Scottish-American captain (d. 1792)1736 Daniel Morgan , American general and politician (d. 1802)1686 Antoine de Jussieu , French biologist and academic (d. 1758)1678 Nicola Francesco Haym , Italian cellist and composer (d. 1729)1623 Jacopo Melani , Italian violinist and composer (d. 1676)1580 Johann Stobäus , German lute player and composer (d. 1646)1423 Antonio Manetti , Italian mathematician and architect (d. 1497)1387 Queen Blanche I of Navarre (d. 1441) 🔽 Show All Deaths On This Day 2018 Shoko Asahara , founder of Japanese cult group Aum Shinrikyo (b. 1955)2015 Jerry Weintraub , American film producer, and talent agent (b. 1937)2014 Alan J. Dixon , American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Illinois Secretary of State (b. 1927)2013 Lo Hsing Han , Burmese businessman, co-founded Asia World (b. 1935)2012 Hani al-Hassan , Palestinian engineer and politician (b. 1939)2010 Harvey Fuqua , American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1929)2009 Vasily Aksyonov , Russian author and academic (b. 1932)2009 Robert McNamara , American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1916)2007 Kathleen E. Woodiwiss , American author (b. 1939)2006 Kasey Rogers , American actress (b. 1925)2005 Ed McBain , American author and screenwriter (b. 1926)2005 Claude Simon , Malagasy-French novelist and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)2004 Thomas Klestil , Austrian politician, 10th President of Austria (b. 1932)2004 Syreeta Wright , American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)2003 Buddy Ebsen , American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1908)2003 Çelik Gülersoy , Turkish lawyer, historical preservationist, writer and poet (b. 1930)2002 Dhirubhai Ambani , Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (b. 1932)2002 John Frankenheimer , American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)2000 Władysław Szpilman , Polish pianist and composer (b. 1911)1999 Joaquín Rodrigo , Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1901)1998 Roy Rogers , American cowboy, actor, and singer (b. 1911)1997 Chetan Anand , Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)1995 Aziz Nesin , Turkish author and poet (b. 1915)1994 Ahmet Haxhiu , Kosovan activist (b. 1932)1992 Marsha P. Johnson , American drag queen performer and activist (b. 1945)1991 Mudashiru Lawal , Nigerian footballer (b. 1954)1989 János Kádár , Hungarian mechanic and politician, Hungarian Minister of the Interior (b. 1912)1986 Jagjivan Ram , Indian lawyer and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1908)1979 Van McCoy , American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1940)1978 Babe Paley , American socialite and fashion style icon (b. 1915)1977 Ödön Pártos , Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (b. 1907)1976 Zhu De , Chinese general and politician, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (b. 1886)1976 Fritz Lenz , German geneticist and physician (b. 1887)1975 Reşat Ekrem Koçu , Turkish historian, scholar, and poet (b. 1905)1973 Otto Klemperer , German-American conductor and composer (b. 1885)1971 Louis Armstrong , American singer and trumpet player (b. 1901)1967 Hilda Taba , Estonian architect and educator (b. 1902)1966 Sad Sam Jones , American baseball player and manager (b. 1892)1964 Claude V. Ricketts , American admiral (b. 1906)1963 George , duke of Mecklenburg (b. 1899)1962 Paul Boffa , Maltese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1890)1962 William Faulkner , American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)1962 Joseph August , archduke of Austria (b. 1872)1961 Scott LaFaro , American bassist (b. 1936)1961 Woodall Rodgers , American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1890)1960 Aneurin Bevan , Welsh-English politician, Secretary of State for Health (b. 1897)1959 George Grosz , German painter and illustrator (b. 1893)1952 Louis-Alexandre Taschereau , Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (b. 1867)1947 Adolfo Müller-Ury , Swiss-American painter (b. 1862)1946 Horace Pippin , American painter (b. 1888)1934 Nestor Makhno , Ukrainian commander (b. 1888)1932 Kenneth Grahame , Scottish-English author (b. 1859)1922 Maria Teresia Ledóchowska , Polish-Austrian nun and missionary (b. 1863)1918 Wilhelm von Mirbach , German diplomat (b. 1871)1916 Odilon Redon , French painter and illustrator (b. 1840)1907 August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein , German linguist and theologian (b. 1826)1904 Abai Qunanbaiuly , Kazakh poet and philosopher (b. 1845)1902 Maria Goretti , Italian martyr and saint (b. 1890)1901 Chlodwig Carl Viktor , German prince and chancellor (b. 1819)1893 Guy de Maupassant , French short story writer, novelist, and poet (b. 1850)1868 Harada Sanosuke , Japanese captain (b. 1840)1854 Georg Ohm , German physicist and mathematician (b. 1789)1835 John Marshall , American captain and politician, 4th United States Secretary of State (b. 1755)1815 Samuel Whitbread , English politician (b. 1764)1813 Granville Sharp , English activist (b. 1735)1809 Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle , French general (b. 1775)1802 Daniel Morgan , American general and politician (b. 1736)1768 Conrad Beissel , German-American religious leader (b. 1690)1758 George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe , English general and politician (b. 1725)1684 Peter Gunning , English bishop (b. 1614)1614 Man Singh I , Rajput Raja of Amer (b. 1550)1585 Thomas Aufield , English priest and martyr (b. 1552)1583 Edmund Grindal , English archbishop (b. 1519)1553 Edward VI , king of England and Ireland (b. 1537)1535 Thomas More , English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1478)1533 Ludovico Ariosto , Italian poet and playwright (b. 1474)1480 Antonio Squarcialupi , Italian composer (b. 1416)1476 Regiomontanus , German mathematician and astrologer (b. 1436)1415 Jan Hus , Czech priest, philosopher, and reformer (b. 1369)1249 Alexander II , king of Scotland (b. 1198)1218 Odo III , duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)1189 Henry II , king of England (b. 1133)1070 Godelieve , Flemish saint (b. 1049)1017 Genshin , Japanese scholar (b. 942)918 William I , duke of Aquitaine (b. 875)887 Wang Chongrong , Chinese warlord649 Goar of Aquitaine , French bishop371 BC Cleombrotus I , Spartan king🔽 Show All 
