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June 14

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June 14

June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 200 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2022: UK couple helps bring grandchildren into world with £1 million lottery prize. A UK couple used their £1 million (US$1,219,244) lottery prize to fund their daughter's medical procedures that would help her bring two children into the world.
2022: South Carolina woman wins second lottery jackpot from the same store. A South Carolina woman is weak in the knees after winning a second jackpot from a scratch-off lottery ticket bought at the same store as before.
2021: Thief steals handbag with winning €125,000 lottery ticket inside. A thief who stole a purse with a winning lottery ticket worth €125,000 (US$152,000) inside has finally been caught after he used the money to buy a house.
2021: Lottery scams and fake sweepstakes cost Americans $227 million in 2020. A report on sweepstakes, lottery and prize scams revealed that Americans lost a whopping $227 million to con artists last year.
2020: Wisconsin Lottery starts midday drawings. Wisconsin Lottery fans now have more opportunities to win big, with three of its games now drawing twice per day.
2020: In reversal, CT Lottery approves $205K settlement in whistleblower case filed by ex-security chief. The Connecticut Lottery Corp. reversed itself Thursday and approved a legal settlement that it had spurned last month with one of its former top officials, who had claimed in a long-running human rights complaint and a lawsuit that he'd suffered retaliation for blowing the whistle on problems at the CLC dating back five years.
2019: Judge bars woman's ex-girlfriend from claiming big-win NC lottery ticket as her own. A judge has barred the ex-girlfriend of a Charlotte area woman from cashing in on the woman's big lottery ticket win.
2018: The Oregon Lottery is moving aggressively toward mobile phone betting. The Oregon Lottery wants for the first time to open up gambling on mobile devices, which could massively expand the accessibility and audience of state-sponsored games.
2018: Winning week for Georgia Cash 3 and Cash 4 lottery players. Georgia Lottery players are enjoying a winning streak with "triples" and "quads" falling in Cash 3 and Cash 4 within the past week.
2017: South Carolina man wins two $100,000 Powerball lottery prizes. Within a 48-hour time span a Little River, South Carolina, man realized he had won the lottery, twice.
2017: Ex-girlfriend of slain lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare wins $1 million jackpot. On Thursday, Antionette Andrews, the former girlfriend of slain lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare, won $1 million on a $20 Florida Lottery scratch-off game.
2014: $66M Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in metro Detroit. Someone who purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket in metro Detroit is much, much richer.
2013: Mystery woman who paid $2,600 tab for strangers was not Powerball winner. After 180 diners at a Florida restaurant received a free meal from a stranger on Sunday night, locals (and soon, the Internet) were buzzing that the generous benefactor was the 84-year-old woman who recently won the largest Powerball jackpot in history.
2010: Georgia Lottery schedules Cash 4 bonus drawing after error detected. After an error was detected in the June 7 Cash 4 drawing, the Georgia Lottery decided to make up for the problem with a bonus Cash 4 drawing on Monday, July 5.
2010: Letter outlining Britain's first lottery up for auction. The British tradition of national lottery has been traced back to the 16th century -- when a jackpot of £5,000 was up for grabs and participants had to wait three years to find out if they were winners.
2008: Girl struck by lightning, wins lottery. A Michigan teen survived being struck by lightning and went on to win $20 in the lottery the next day.
2006: Study proves lottery not 'regressive tax' played mostly by poor. An in-depth look at actual New York Lottery sales figures dispells the myth that the lottery is played disproportionately by the poor.
2006: Family sues lottery ticket finder. The heirs of a Blackstone man who tossed away a $1 million scratch ticket are suing the man who picked it out of the garbage, alleging he stole it.
2006: N.C. Lottery will not generate expected revenue. North Carolina Lottery officials don't believe the payoff from the state lottery will be as big as lawmakers and Gov. Mike Easley think it will be.
2006: Single mom claims $94 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot. An El Paso single mother of two who worked three jobs is now a millionaire after claiming a $94 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot Monday in Austin, the Texas Lottery Commission announced.
2005: Lottery winner claims simplicity is key to happy life. Jim Hall from Troy, New York says he's the same man he was before he hit the New York Lottery for $65 million five years ago.
2005: N.M. Lottery introduces first joint lottery/tribal casino game. The New Mexico Lottery and Santa Ana Star Casino have entered into the first joint lottery/tribal casino game in the state and possibly the United States.
2005: Texas Lottery jackpot mess has critics enraged. The latest Texas Lottery gaffe has fueled the fires of long-time critics of the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC).
2005: Texas Lottery has history of jackpot overestimation. The Texas Lotto jackpot has fallen short of the amount advertised on three occasions since November because of lower-than-anticipated ticket sales, a lottery spokesman said Monday.
2005: Broke German lottery winner turns to crime. A German man who won more than a million Deutschmarks playing the lottery eight years ago admitted on Monday that he committed a string of burglaries after the cash trickled away.
2005: 'Beyond lucky': Woman wins same $1M lottery jackpot twice in 6 months. A woman who won $1 million playing a Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket earlier this year won another million on the same game Thursday.
2004: Powerball Jackpot Reaches $38 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $38 million, with a cash option of $19.5 million.
2004: Two tickets win $6 million Florida Lotto jackpot. Two tickets matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $6 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
2004: Minnesota lottery cuts millions from budget. Told to cut the fat, the Minnesota State Lottery has trimmed staff, closed offices and reworked or severed business deals to save millions of dollars a year.
2004: Lotto Texas Hits Record $120 Million. People with lotto fever will have a few more days to try their luck at Lotto Texas: there were no winners in Saturday night's record $100 million drawing.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$341.6 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 14, 2023
2.$293 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 14, 2016
3.$281 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 16, 2023
4.$258.7 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 15, 2022
5.$247 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 14, 2022
6.€220.88 Million US$230.42 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jun 14, 2022
7.€169.9 Million US$190.61 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jun 15, 2019
8.€129 Million US$172.02 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 14, 2013
9.$161 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 15, 2018
10.$153 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 15, 2016
11.$140 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 17, 2003
12.$137 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 16, 2018
13.€115.61 Million
US$126.57 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jun 16, 2023
14.$120 Million: Texas
Lotto Texas
Draw Date
Jun 16, 2004
14.$120 Million: Texas
Lotto Texas (old version)
Draw Date
Jun 16, 2004
16.$113 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 16, 2017
17.€76 Million
US$109.79 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 14, 2011
18.€94.39 Million
US$105.94 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Jun 14, 2016
19.€90 Million
US$104.39 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jun 15, 2018
20.$100 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 15, 2004
21.$86 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 14, 2006
22.$85 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 15, 2013
23.$79 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 15, 2019
24.$75 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 14, 2003
25.$73.3 Million: Ohio
Classic Lotto
Draw Date
Jun 14, 2014

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1996: LGARDINER
Friday, Jun 14, 1996
27 years old
1992: emilynickcole
Sunday, Jun 14, 1992
31 years old
1992: giobontibagay
Sunday, Jun 14, 1992
31 years old
1989: FeliciaSquaire
Wednesday, Jun 14, 1989
34 years old
1987: LovelyMadam77$
Sunday, Jun 14, 1987
36 years old
1983: adwt
Tuesday, Jun 14, 1983
40 years old
1982: ksl6417
Monday, Jun 14, 1982
41 years old
1977: luckyms29
Tuesday, Jun 14, 1977
46 years old
1974: juicee014
Friday, Jun 14, 1974
49 years old
1974: sakmon
Friday, Jun 14, 1974
49 years old
1973: rochelle73
Thursday, Jun 14, 1973
50 years old
1971: phillylucky1
Monday, Jun 14, 1971
52 years old
1968: dutpal
Friday, Jun 14, 1968
55 years old
1967: wendy67
Wednesday, Jun 14, 1967
56 years old
1967: arness9
Wednesday, Jun 14, 1967
56 years old
1966: brokemike357
Tuesday, Jun 14, 1966
57 years old
1964: juneeuell
Sunday, Jun 14, 1964
59 years old
1964: Seattletiger
Sunday, Jun 14, 1964
59 years old
1964: SeattleTiger1
Sunday, Jun 14, 1964
59 years old
1958: curryspice614
Saturday, Jun 14, 1958
65 years old
: sramster
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2017: A fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, UK, leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured.
2017: US Republican House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and three others, are shot and wounded by a terrorist while practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
2014: A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board.
2002: Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
1994: The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup, causing an estimated C$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries.
1986: The Mindbender derails and kills three riders at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement park at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta.
1985: Five members of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls.
1982: Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces.
1972: Japan Airlines Flight 471 crashes on approach to Palam International Airport (now Indira Gandhi International Airport) in New Delhi, India, killing 82 of the 87 people on board and four more people on the ground.
1967: Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.
1966: The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
1962: The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris - later becoming the European Space Agency.
1959: Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
1959: Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic to overthrow the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed.
1955: Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
1954: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
1951: UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
1950: An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 40 people. This came two days after another Air France DC-4 crashed in the same location.
1949: Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first mammal and first monkey in space.
1945: World War II: Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon.
1944: World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen.
1941: June deportation: the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins.
1940: World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.
1940: The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
1940: Seven hundred and twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
1937: Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
1937: U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
1926: Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
1919: John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
1907: The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
1900: Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
1900: The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
1888: The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
1872: Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
1863: American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
1863: Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
1846: Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
1839: Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta.
1830: Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, landing 27 kilometers west at Sidi Fredj.
1822: Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society.
1821: Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 300 year old Sudanese kingdom to an end.
1807: Emperor Napoleon's French Grande Armée defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.
1800: The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy.
1789: Mutiny on the Bounty: HMS Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400 km (4,600 mi) journey in an open boat.
1777: The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
1775: American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Armed Forces.
1690: King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II.
1658: Franco-Spanish War: Turenne and the French army win a decisive victory over the Spanish at the battle of the Dunes.
1645: English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by fifteen thousand Parliamentarian soldiers.
1618: Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).
1404: Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, allies himself with the French against King Henry IV of England.
1381: Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt at Mile End. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
1287: Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria.
1285: Second Mongol invasion of Vietnam: Forces led by Prince Trần Quang Khải of the Trần dynasty destroy most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong.
1276: While taking exile in Fuzhou, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song dynasty court hold the coronation ceremony for Emperor Duanzong.
1216: First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France takes the city of Winchester, abandoned by John, King of England, and soon conquers over half of the kingdom.
1158: The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.

Births On This Day

1999: Chou Tzuyu, Taiwanese singer
1997: David Bangala, French football defender
1997: Fujii Kaze, Japanese singer-songwriter
1994: Moon Taeil, South Korean singer
1993: Gunna, American rapper
1992: Devante Smith-Pelly, Canadian ice hockey player
1991: Kostas Manolas, Greek footballer
1991: Jesy Nelson, English singer
1990: Patrice Cormier, Canadian ice hockey player
1989: Lucy Hale, American actress and singer-songwriter
1989: Brad Takairangi, Australian-Cook Islands rugby league player
1988: Adrián Aldrete, Mexican footballer
1988: Kevin McHale, American actor, singer, dancer and radio personality
1987: Andrew Cogliano, Canadian ice hockey player
1987: Mohamed Diamé, Senegalese footballer
1986: Rhe-Ann Niles-Mapp, Barbadian netball player
1986: Matt Read, Canadian ice hockey player
1985: Oleg Medvedev. Russian luger
1985: Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver
1984: Lorenzo Booker, American football player
1984: Mark Cosgrove, Australian cricketer
1984: Siobhán Donaghy, English singer-songwriter
1984: Yury Prilukov, Russian swimmer</ref>
1983: Trevor Barry, Bahamian high jumper
1983: Louis Garrel, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1982: Jamie Green, English racing driver
1982: Nicole Irving, Australian swimmer
1982: Lang Lang, Chinese pianist
1981: Elano, Brazilian footballer and manager
1979: Shannon Hegarty, Australian rugby league player
1978: Steve Bégin, Canadian ice hockey player
1978: Diablo Cody, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1978: Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast and coach
1978: Nikola Vujčić, Croatian former professional basketball player
1977: Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer
1977: Chris McAlister, American football player
1977: Joe Worsley, English rugby player and coach
1976: Alan Carr, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1976: Massimo Oddo, Italian footballer and manager
1973: Sami Kapanen, Finnish-American ice hockey player and manager
1972: Rick Brunson, American basketball player and coach
1972: Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist and engineer, founded KDE
1972: Claude Henderson, South African cricketer
1972: Danny McFarlane, Jamaican hurdler and sprinter
1971: Bruce Bowen, American basketball player and sportscaster
1971: Ramon Vega, Swiss footballer
1970: Heather McDonald, American comedian, actress, and author
1969: Éric Desjardins, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1969: Steffi Graf, German tennis player
1968: Faizon Love, Cuban-American actor and screenwriter
1967: Dedrick Dodge, American football player and coach
1961: Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer
1961: Dušan Kojić, Serbian singer-songwriter and bass player
1961: Sam Perkins, American basketball player
1960: Tonie Campbell, American hurdler
1959: Marcus Miller, American bass player, composer, and producer
1955: Paul O'Grady, English television host, producer, and drag performer (d. 2023)
1955: Kirron Kher, Indian theatre, film and television actress, TV talk show host and politician
1954: Will Patton, American actor
1952: Pat Summitt, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
1951: Paul Boateng, English lawyer and politician, British High Commissioner to South Africa
1951: Danny Edwards, American golfer
1950: Rowan Williams, Welsh archbishop and theologian
1949: Jim Lea, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
1949: Roger Powell, English-Australian scientist and academic
1949: Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2021)
1949: Harry Turtledove, American historian and author
1949: Alan White, English drummer and songwriter (d. 2022)
1948: Laurence Yep, American author and playwright
1947: Roger Liddle, Baron Liddle, English politician
1947: Barry Melton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947: Paul Rudolph, Canadian singer, guitarist, and cyclist
1946: Robert Louis-Dreyfus, French-Swiss businessman (d. 2009)
1946: Tõnu Sepp, Estonian instrument maker and educator
1946: Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality and 45th President of the United States
1945: Rod Argent, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1945: Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (d. 2012)
1945: Richard Stebbins, American sprinter and educator
1944: Laurie Colwin, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1992)
1943: Harold Wheeler, American composer, conductor, and producer
1942: Jonathan Raban, English author and academic
1942: Roberto García-Calvo Montiel, Spanish judge (d. 2008)
1939: Steny Hoyer, American lawyer and politician
1939: Peter Mayle, English author and screenwriter (d. 2018)
1939: Colin Thubron, English journalist and author
1938: Julie Felix, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)
1936: Renaldo Benson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1936: Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish author, poet, and translator
1933: Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (d. 1991)
1933: Vladislav Rastorotsky, Russian gymnast and coach (d. 2017)
1931: Marla Gibbs, American actress and comedian
1931: Ross Higgins, Australian actor (d. 2016)
1931: Junior Walker, American saxophonist (d. 1995)
1929: Cy Coleman, American pianist and composer (d. 2004)
1929: Alan Davidson, Australian cricketer (d. 2021)
1929: Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2011)
1928: Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentinian-Cuban physician, author, guerrilla leader and politician (d. 1967)
1926: Don Newcombe, American baseball player (d. 2019)
1925: Pierre Salinger, American journalist and politician, 11th White House Press Secretary (d. 2004)
1924: James Black, Scottish pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
1923: Judith Kerr, German-English author and illustrator (d. 2019)
1923: Green Wix Unthank, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013)
1921: Martha Greenhouse, American actress (d. 2013)
1919: Gene Barry, American actor (d. 2009)
1919: Sam Wanamaker, American actor and director (d. 1993)
1917: Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2023)
1917: Gilbert Prouteau, French poet and director (d. 2012)
1917: Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2007)
1916: Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001)
1913: Joe Morris, English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (d. 1996)
1910: Rudolf Kempe, German pianist and conductor (d. 1976)
1909: Burl Ives, American actor and singer (d. 1995)
1907: Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (d. 1978)
1907: René Char, French poet and author (d. 1988)
1905: Steve Broidy, American businessman (d. 1991)
1905: Arthur Davis, American animator and director (d. 2000)
1904: Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (d. 1971)
1903: Alonzo Church, American mathematician and logician (d. 1995)
1903: Rose Rand, Austrian-American logician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1980)
1900: Ruth Nanda Anshen, American writer, editor, and philosopher (d. 2003)
1900: June Walker, American stage and film actress (d. 1966)
1898: Theobald Wolfe Tone FitzGerald, Irish Army Officer and painter (d. 1962)
1895: Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1968)
1894: Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 1924)
1894: José Carlos Mariátegui (d. 1930)
1894: W. W. E. Ross, Canadian geophysicist and poet (d. 1966)
1890: May Allison, American actress (d. 1989)
1884: John McCormack, Irish tenor and actor (d. 1945)
1884: Georg Zacharias, German swimmer (d. 1953)
1879: Arthur Duffey, American sprinter and coach (d. 1955)
1878: Léon Thiébaut, French fencer (d. 1943)
1877: Jane Bathori, French soprano (d. 1970)
1877: Ida MacLean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (d. 1944)
1872: János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and author (d. 1936)
1871: Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (d. 1936)
1871: Jacob Ellehammer, Danish mechanic and engineer (d. 1946)
1870: Sophia of Prussia (d. 1932)
1868: Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)
1868: Anna B. Eckstein, German peace activist (d. 1947)
1864: Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (d. 1915)
1862: John Ulric Nef, Swiss-American chemist and academic (d. 1915)
1856: Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1922)
1855: Robert M. La Follette, American lawyer and politician, 20th Governor of Wisconsin (d. 1925)
1848: Bernard Bosanquet, English philosopher and theorist (d. 1923)
1848: Max Erdmannsdörfer, German conductor and composer (d. 1905)
1840: William F. Nast, American businessman (d. 1893)
1838: Yamagata Aritomo, Japanese Field Marshal and politician, 3rd and 9th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1922)
1829: Bernard Petitjean, French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (d. 1884)
1820: John Bartlett, American author and publisher (d. 1905)
1819: Henry Gardner, American merchant and politician, 23rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1892)
1811: Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (d. 1896)
1801: Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (d. 1868)
1798: František Palacký, Czech historian and politician (d. 1876)
1796: Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1866)
1780: Henry Salt, English historian and diplomat, British Consul-General in Egypt (d. 1827)
1763: Simon Mayr, German composer and educator (d. 1845)
1736: Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (d. 1806)
1730: Antonio Sacchini, Italian composer and educator (d. 1786)
1726: Thomas Pennant, Welsh ornithologist and historian (d. 1798)
1691: Jan Francisci, Slovak organist and composer (d. 1758)
1627: Johann Abraham Ihle, German astronomer (d. 1699)
1529: Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (d. 1595)
1479: Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet and scholar (d. 1552)
1444: Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1544)

Deaths On This Day

2022: A. B. Yehoshua, Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright (b. 1936)
2020: Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian film actor (b. 1986)
2016: Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress and singer (b. 1928)
2016: Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1919)
2015: Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (b. 1940)
2015: Anne Nicol Gaylor, American activist, co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation (b. 1926)
2015: Qiao Shi, Chinese politician (b. 1924)
2014: Alberto Cañas Escalante, Costa Rican journalist and politician (b. 1920)
2014: Isabelle Collin Dufresne, French actress (b. 1935)
2014: Robert Lebeck, German photographer and journalist (b. 1929)
2014: James E. Rogers, American lawyer, businessman, and academic (b. 1938)
2013: Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923)
2012: Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (b. 1926)
2012: Bob Chappuis, American football player and soldier (b. 1923)
2012: Margie Hyams, American pianist and vibraphone player (b. 1920)
2012: Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, German pianist and academic (b. 1930)
2012: Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (b. 1945)
2012: Gitta Sereny, Austrian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1921)
2009: Bob Bogle, American musician (b. 1934)
2009: William McIntyre, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and judge (b. 1918)
2007: Ruth Graham, Chinese-American author, poet, and painter (b. 1920)
2007: Robin Olds, American general and pilot (b. 1922)
2007: Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Austrian politician, 9th President of Austria (b. 1918)
2006: Monty Berman, English director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1905)
2006: Jean Roba, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1930)
2005: Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (b. 1914)
2005: Mimi Parent, Canadian-Swiss painter (b. 1924)
2004: Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer and guide (b. 1900)
2003: Dale Whittington, American race car driver (b. 1959)
2002: June Jordan, American author and activist (b. 1936)
2000: Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (b. 1911)
1999: Bernie Faloney, American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (b. 1932)
1997: Richard Jaeckel, American actor (b. 1926)
1996: Noemí Gerstein, Argentinian sculptor and illustrator (b. 1908)
1995: Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1917)
1995: Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1948)
1995: Roger Zelazny, American author and poet (b. 1937)
1994: Lionel Grigson, English pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1942)
1994: Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (b. 1924)
1994: Marcel Mouloudji, French singer and actor (b. 1922)
1991: Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (b. 1907)
1990: Erna Berger, German soprano and actress (b. 1900)
1987: Stanisław Bareja, Polish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
1986: Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (b. 1899)
1986: Alan Jay Lerner, American composer and songwriter (b. 1918)
1980: Charles Miller, American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1939)
1979: Ahmad Zahir, Afghan singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
1977: Robert Middleton, American actor (b. 1911)
1977: Alan Reed, American actor, original voice of Fred Flintstone (b.1907)
1972: Dündar Taşer, Turkish soldier and politician (b. 1925)
1971: Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President of the Republic of the Philippines (b. 1896)
1968: Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1901)
1953: Tom Cole, Welsh-American racing driver (b. 1922)
1946: John Logie Baird, Scottish-English physicist and engineer (b. 1888)
1946: Jorge Ubico, 21st President of Guatemala (b. 1878)
1936: G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, playwright, and novelist (b. 1874)
1936: Hans Poelzig, German architect, painter, and designer, designed the IG Farben Building (b. 1869)
1933: Justinien de Clary, French target shooter (b. 1860)
1932: Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian businesswoman, co-founded Desjardins Group (b. 1858)
1928: Emmeline Pankhurst, English activist and academic (b. 1857)
1927: Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (b. 1894)
1927: Jerome K. Jerome, English author (b. 1859)
1926: Mary Cassatt, American-French painter (b. 1843)
1923: Isabelle Bogelot, French philanthropist (b. 1838)
1920: Max Weber, German sociologist and economist (b. 1864)
1916: João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian author (b. 1865)
1914: Adlai Stevenson I, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (b. 1835)
1908: Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, English captain and politician, 6th Governor General of Canada (b. 1841)
1907: William Le Baron Jenney, American architect and engineer, designed the Home Insurance Building (b. 1832)
1907: Bartolomé Masó, Cuban soldier and politician (b. 1830)
1898: Dewitt Clinton Senter, American politician, 18th Governor of Tennessee (b. 1830)
1886: Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian director and playwright (b. 1823)
1883: Edward FitzGerald, English poet and author (b. 1809)
1877: Mary Carpenter, English educational and social reformer (b. 1807)
1864: Leonidas Polk, American general and bishop (b. 1806)
1837: Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher (b. 1798)
1825: Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (b. 1754)
1801: Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (b. 1741)
1800: Louis Desaix, French general (b. 1768)
1800: Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general (b. 1753)
1794: Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English courtier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1718)
1746: Colin Maclaurin, Scottish mathematician (b. 1698)
1679: Guillaume Courtois, French painter and illustrator (b. 1628)
1674: Marin le Roy de Gomberville, French author and poet (b. 1600)
1662: Henry Vane the Younger, English-American politician, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1613)
1594: Jacob Kroger, German goldsmith, hanged in Edinburgh for stealing the jewels of Anne of Denmark.
1594: Orlande de Lassus, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1532)
1583: Shibata Katsuie, Japanese samurai (b. 1522)
1548: Carpentras, French composer (b. 1470)
1544: Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1489)
1516: John III of Navarre (b. 1469)
1497: Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandía, Italian son of Pope Alexander VI (b. 1474)
1381: Simon Sudbury, English archbishop (b. 1316)
1349: Günther von Schwarzburg, German king (b. 1304)
1161: Emperor Qinzong of the Song dynasty (b. 1100)
976: Aron, Bulgarian nobleman
957: Guadamir, bishop of Vic (Spain)
847: Methodius I, patriarch of Constantinople
809: Ōtomo no Otomaro, Japanese general (b. 731)

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