June 24
On This Day in History: June 24 June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 190 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day 2020 Lottery scammer who stole thousands from elderly women pleads guilty . A Colombian woman who helped a fraud ring execute lottery scams that systematically targeted grandmothers was found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.2016 Scientific Games says exec stole company secrets . A company that works with more than 40 state lotteries in the U.S. and several overseas says in court filings that a key executive orchestrated a "massive theft" of its most-prized secrets before he resigned to accept a position with a rival company.2016 Thieves target scratch-off lottery tickets in 'snatch-and-grab' . Throughout the Baltimore region police are looking for a man and a woman who have teamed up to steal hundreds if not thousands of dollars worth in Maryland Lottery tickets from area convenience stores.2015 Man offered cop winning lottery numbers to drop DUI charge . A man arrested on drunken driving charges in Middletown, Connecticut, told police he was a state lottery employee and offered the police officer winning lottery numbers to drop the charges, police said.2014 New Florida Lottery game 'Lucky Money' replaces Mega Money in July . Florida's Mega Money lottery game is ending next month, but something "luckier" is coming in its place.2013 Michigan lottery workers paid $300,000 in bonuses . The Michigan Lottery Bureau has paid 75 employees more than $300,000 in incentive pay in the past year.2012 Australian teen lottery winner still goes to work . Allison Cooke, 19, is worth $1.5 million, but she hasn't even bought herself a new dress.2012 The lottery fantasy: How much money do you need to say 'buzz off, world'? . Even though this commentator and his wife don't actually play the lottery very often, they spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about the day when they hit the jackpot.2010 Ohio Lottery celebrates second Powerball jackpot in June . On the heels of its first jackpot-winning Powerball draw, the Ohio Lottery has already sold its second jackpot-winning Powerball ticket.2010 Lotto Max ticket sales on fire as lottery hits record . On Friday, the nine-month-old Lotto Max game is poised to award the biggest aggregate jackpot in Canadian lottery history as its top prize remains at $50 million for the fourth week in a row, plus it is projected to have another 55 prizes of $1 million each.2008 Drive to boost Calif. lottery sales under way . The California state lottery is switching its advertising pitch on nearly two dozen billboards throughout the state, a modest attempt to boost ticket sales.2005 N.M. Gov. cancels 8-day-old lottery scratch game . New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has ordered the New Mexico Lottery to discontinue a just-released ground-breaking game that paired the lottery with Santa Ana Pueblo's Star Casino via a new scratch ticket.2005 Human error to blame for Powerball delay . Human error in Iowa was behind a delay in the midweek Powerball drawing, lottery officials said Thursday.2005 Illinois lottery ad agency off the hook . A special audit of the Illinois Lottery's chief ad agency found the company did not keep adequate records to answer key questions about millions of dollars in payments from the state.2005 Rhode Island lawmakers to create separate lottery division . The idea of abolishing the legislator-dominated Rhode Island Lottery Commission got its first hearing - and a warm welcome from the governor - at the General Assembly last night.2005 Workers Win $15M Lottery Jackpot After Playing Wrong Game . Eleven dental workers at Warren Family Dental in Howland, Ohio, who normally play Mega Millions, won a $15 million jackpot when they mistakenly bought a Super Lotto ticket.2005 New tri-state lottery game to go on sale Sunday . Declining sales have prompted lottery officials from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont to replace the Tri-State Heads or Tails game.2005 Anti-lottery group will file lawsuit against Mega Millions in Calif. . The California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion will file a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court within two weeks seeking an injunction to shut down the state's Mega Millions multistate lotto as unconstitutional, it said Thursday.2005 Middle Georgians have mixed feelings about California joining lottery . While Mega Millions players outside of California will enjoy the bigger jackpots, they are worried that the longer odds of the new Mega Millions game matrix will lessen the chance of a winner in their state.2005 Mega Millions fuels California lottery sales record . Californians jumped on the chance to join a multistate lottery by purchasing a record $2.4 million on the first day of sales for the Mega Millions game, state lottery officials said Thursday.2004 Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $67 Million . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $67 million, with a cash option of $34.5 million.2004 Casino deal leads GTECH to rethink R.I. investments . GTECH warned that it may not go ahead with its plans in Rhode Island because bills before the General Assembly fail to provide it with a portion of the slot machines in a new gaming facility.2004 Maryland Lotto jackpot winner has yet to claim prize . Maryland Lottery officials are waiting to award last month's $9.3 million Lotto jackpot to the winning ticket holder, who still has not come forward.2004 Missouri Lottery sets profit record . The Missouri Lottery posted a record $230.3 million in profits for the 2004 fiscal year, well above state projections and the previous year's results.🔽 Show All Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day 1. $363 Million Draw Date
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🔽 Show All Worldwide Events On This Day 2013 Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and having sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison. 2012 Lonesome George , the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii , a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise , dies.2010 John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon , in the longest match in professional tennis history .2010 Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia .2004 In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional. 2002 The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history. 1995 "Rugby World Cup final ": South Africa defeats New Zealand, Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb-Ellis trophy in an iconic post-apartheid moment. 1989 Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 .1982 "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung , resulting in the failure of all four engines. 1981 The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire . It would be the world's longest bridge span for 17 years. 1973 The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation. 1963 The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government. 1957 In Roth v. United States U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment . 1954 First Indochina War : Battle of Mang Yang Pass : Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê .1950 Apartheid : In South Africa, the Group Areas Act formally segregating races is passed.1949 The first television western , Hopalong Cassidy NBC starring William Boyd . 1948 Cold War : Start of the Berlin Blockade : The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.1947 Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier , Washington .1943 US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge , England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded. 1940 World War II : Operation Collar , the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company .1939 Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram , the country's third prime minister . 1938 Pieces of a meteorite , estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded, land near Chicora, Pennsylvania . 1932 A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand ). 1922 The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League . 1918 First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto. 1916 Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.1913 Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria . 1902 King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis , delaying his coronation. 1894 Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio .1880 First performance of O Canada national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. 1866 Battle of Custoza : An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War .1859 Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino , northern Italy.1821 The Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain. 1813 Battle of Beaver Dams : A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army.1812 Napoleonic Wars : Napoleon 's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia.1793 The first Republican constitution in France is adopted. 1779 American Revolutionary War : The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.1762 Battle of Wilhelmsthal : The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.1717 The Premier Grand Lodge of England , the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England ), is founded in London. 1622 Battle of Macau : The Dutch attempt but fail to capture Macau .1604 Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River , site of Reversing Falls and the present day city of Saint John, New Brunswick , Canada.1571 Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila , the capital of the Philippines .1535 The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded. 1509 Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.1497 John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings .1374 A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen , Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion. 1340 Hundred Years' War : Battle of Sluys : The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded in person by King Edward III .1314 First War of Scottish Independence : The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce .1230 The Siege of Jaén begins, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. 1128 Battle of São Mamede , near Guimarães : Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba .972 Battle of Cedynia , the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place.637 The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata . It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland. 474 Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire .109 Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana , an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano , 40 kilometres (25 miles) north-west of Rome . 217 BC The Romans, led by Gaius Flaminius , are ambushed and defeated by Hannibal at the Battle of Lake Trasimene . 1312 BC Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa .🔽 Show All Births On This Day 1996 Harris Dickinson , English actor, writer, and director1992 David Alaba , Austrian footballer1991 Yasmin Paige , English actress1991 Aidan Sezer , Australian rugby league player1990 Michael Del Zotto , Canadian ice hockey player1990 Richard Sukuta-Pasu , German footballer1989 Teklemariam Medhin , Eritrean runner1988 Micah Richards , English footballer1987 Simona Dobrá , Czech tennis player1987 Serdar Güneş , Turkish footballer1987 Craig Henderson , New Zealand footballer1987 Josh Lillis , English footballer1987 Lionel Messi , Argentinian footballer1986 Stuart Broad , English cricketer1986 Phil Hughes , American baseball player1986 Solange Knowles , American singer-songwriter and actress1985 Diego Alves Carreira , Brazilian footballer1985 Tom Kennedy , English footballer1985 Ethan Klein , American YouTuber1985 Nate Myles , Australian rugby league player1985 Vernon Philander , South African cricketer1985 Yukina Shirakawa , Japanese model1984 Andrea Raggi , Italian footballer1984 J.J. Redick , American basketball player1984 Johanna Welin , Swedish-born German 2.0 point wheelchair basketball player.1983 Rebecca Cooke , English swimmer1983 Gianni Munari , Italian footballer1983 Gard Nilssen , Norwegian drummer1983 David Shillington , Australian rugby league player1982 Kevin Nolan , English footballer1982 Jarret Stoll , Canadian ice hockey player1980 Cicinho , Brazilian footballer1980 Nina Dübbers , German tennis player1980 Andrew Jones , Australian race car driver1980 Minka Kelly , American actress1979 Mindy Kaling , American actress and producer1979 Petra Němcová , Czech model and philanthropist1978 Luis García , Spanish footballer1978 Pantelis Kafes , Greek footballer1978 Shunsuke Nakamura , Japanese footballer1978 Ariel Pink , American singer-songwriter1978 Juan Román Riquelme , Argentinian footballer1978 Emppu Vuorinen , Finnish guitarist and songwriter1977 Dimos Dikoudis , Greek basketball player and manager1977 Jeff Farmer , Australian footballer1976 Brock Olivo , American football player and coach1975 Marek Malík , Czech ice hockey player1975 Federico Pucciariello , Argentinian-Italian rugby player1974 Dan Byles , English sailor, rower, and politician1974 Chris Guccione , American baseball player and umpire1973 Alexis Gauthier , French chef1973 Jere Lehtinen , Finnish ice hockey player1972 Robbie McEwen , Australian cyclist1972 Denis Žvegelj , Slovenian rower1970 Glenn Medeiros , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1970 Bernardo Sassetti , Portuguese pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2012)1968 Alaa Abdelnaby , Egyptian-American basketball player and sportscaster1967 Janez Lapajne , Slovenian director and producer1967 John Limniatis , Greek-Canadian footballer and manager1966 Hope Sandoval , American singer-songwriter and musician (Mazzy Star )1966 Adrienne Shelly , American actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006)1965 Claude Bourbonnais , Canadian race car driver1965 Uwe Krupp , German ice hockey player and coach1965 Richard Lumsden , English actor, writer, composer and musician.1964 Jean-Luc Delarue , French television host and producer (d. 2012)1964 Kathryn Parminter, Baroness Parminter , English politician1964 Gary Suter , American ice hockey player and scout1963 Yuri Kasparyan , Russian guitarist1963 Preki , Serbian-American soccer player and coach1963 Mike Wieringo , American author and illustrator (d. 2007)1961 Dennis Danell , American singer and guitarist (d. 2000)1961 Iain Glen , Scottish actor1961 Bernie Nicholls , Canadian ice hockey player and coach1961 Ralph E. Reed, Jr. , American journalist and activist1961 Curt Smith , English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer1960 Elish Angiolini , Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland 1960 Siedah Garrett , American singer-songwriter and pianist1960 Karin Pilsäter , Swedish accountant and politician1960 Erik Poppe , Norwegian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter1959 Andy McCluskey , English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer1958 Jean Charest , Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada 1958 Silvio Mondinelli , Italian mountaineer1958 John Tortorella , American ice hockey player and coach1957 Mark Parkinson , American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Kansas 1956 Owen Paterson , English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1955 Chris Higgins , English geneticist and academic1955 Edmund Malura , German footballer and manager1955 Loren Roberts , American golfer1953 William E. Moerner , American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate1953 Michael Tuck , Australian footballer and coach1952 Dianna Melrose , English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Tanzania 1952 Bob Neill , English lawyer and politician1951 Raelene Boyle , Australian sprinter1951 Charles Sturridge , English director, producer, and screenwriter1950 Nancy Allen , American actress1950 Bob Carlos Clarke , Irish-born English photographer (d. 2006)1950 Jan Kulczyk , Polish businessman (d. 2015)1950 Mercedes Lackey , American author1949 John Illsley , English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer1949 Betty Jackson , English fashion designer1948 Patrick Moraz , Swiss keyboard player and songwriter1947 Clarissa Dickson Wright , English chef, author, and television personality (d. 2014)1947 Peter Weller , American actor and director1947 Mike de Albuquerque , English musician1946 David Collenette , Canadian civil servant and politician, 32nd Canadian Minister of National Defence 1946 Ellison Onizuka , American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)1946 Robert Reich , American economist and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Labor 1945 Colin Blunstone , English singer-songwriter1945 Wayne Cashman , Canadian ice hockey player and coach1945 George Pataki , American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York 1945 Betty Stöve , Dutch tennis player1944 Jeff Beck , English guitarist and songwriter1944 Kathryn Lasky , American author1944 Chris Wood , English saxophonist (d. 1983)1943 Birgit Grodal , Danish economist and academic (d. 2004)1942 Arthur Brown , English rock singer-songwriter1942 Mick Fleetwood , English-American drummer1942 Michele Lee , American actress and singer1942 Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle , Chilean engineer and politician, 32nd President of Chile 1942 Colin Groves , Australian academician and educator1941 Erkin Koray , Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist1941 Julia Kristeva , Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst and author1941 Graham McKenzie , Australian cricketer1940 Ian Ross , Australian newsreader (d. 2014)1940 Vittorio Storaro , Italian cinematographer1939 Brigitte Fontaine , French singer1938 Lawrence Block , American author1938 Abulfaz Elchibey , 1st democratically elected Azerbaijani president (d. 2000)1938 Ken Gray , New Zealand rugby player (d. 1992)1937 Anita Desai , Indian-American author and academic1935 Terry Riley , American composer and educator1935 Jean Milesi , French racing cyclist1935 Charlie Dees , American baseball player1934 Ferdinand Biwersi , German footballer and referee (d. 2013)1934 Jean-Pierre Ferland , Canadian singer-songwriter1934 Gloria Christian , Italian singer1933 Sam Jones , American basketball player and coach1933 Ngina Kenyatta , 1st First Lady of Kenya1932 David McTaggart , Canadian-Italian environmentalist (d. 2001)1931 Billy Casper , American golfer and architect (d. 2015)1930 Claude Chabrol , French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)1930 Donald Gordon , South African businessman and philanthropist1930 William Bernard Ziff, Jr. , American publisher (d. 2006)1929 Carolyn S. Shoemaker , American astronomer1927 Fernand Dumont , Canadian sociologist, philosopher, and poet (d. 1997)1927 James B. Edwards , American dentist, soldier, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Energy (d. 2014)1927 Martin Lewis Perl , American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)1925 Ogden Reid , American politician (d. 2019)1924 Kurt Furgler , Swiss politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2008)1924 Archie Roy , Scottish astronomer and academic (d. 2012)1924 Yoshito Takamine , American politician (d. 2015)1923 Margaret Olley , Australian painter and philanthropist (d. 2011)1922 Jack Carter , American actor and comedian (d. 2015)1922 John Postgate , English microbiologist, author, and academic (d. 2014)1922 Richard Timberlake , American economist1921 Gerhard Sommer , German soldier1919 Al Molinaro , American actor (d. 2015)1918 Mildred Ladner Thompson , American journalist and author (d. 2013)1918 Yong Nyuk Lin , Singaporean businessman and politician, Singaporean Minister for Education (d. 2012)1917 David Easton , Canadian-American political scientist and academic (d. 2014)1917 Lucy Jarvis , American television producer1917 Ramblin' Tommy Scott , American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)1917 Joan Clarke , English cryptanalyst and numismatist (d. 1996)1916 William B. Saxbe , American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010)1916 Saloua Raouda Choucair , Lebanese painter and sculptor (d. 2017)1915 Fred Hoyle , English astronomer and author (d. 2001)1914 Jan Karski , Polish-American activist and academic (d. 2000)1914 Pearl Witherington , French secret agent (d. 2008)1913 Gustaaf Deloor , Belgian cyclist and soldier (d. 2002)1912 Brian Johnston , English sportscaster and author (d. 1994)1912 Mary Wesley , English author (d. 2002)1911 Juan Manuel Fangio , Argentinian race car driver (d. 1995)1911 Ernesto Sabato , Argentinian physicist and academic (d. 2011)1909 Jean Deslauriers , Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1978)1909 William Penney, Baron Penney , English mathematician and physicist (d. 1991)1908 Hugo Distler , German organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1942)1908 Alfons Rebane , Estonian colonel (d. 1976)1907 Arseny Tarkovsky , Russian poet and translator (d. 1989)1906 Pierre Fournier , French cellist and educator (d. 1986)1906 Willard Maas , American poet and educator (d. 1971)1905 Fred Alderman , American sprinter (d. 1998)1904 Phil Harris , American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1995)1901 Marcel Mule , French saxophonist (d. 2001)1901 Harry Partch , American composer and theorist (d. 1974)1901 Chuck Taylor , American basketball player and salesman (d. 1969)1900 Wilhelm Cauer , German mathematician and engineer (d. 1945)1898 Armin Öpik , Estonian-Australian paleontologist and geologist (d. 1983)1898 Karl Selter , Estonian politician, 14th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (d. 1958)1895 Jack Dempsey , American boxer and soldier (d. 1983)1893 Roy O. Disney , American businessman, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (d. 1971)1888 Gerrit Rietveld , Dutch architect, designed the Rietveld Schröder House (d. 1964)1885 Olaf Holtedahl , Norwegian geologist (d. 1975)1884 Frank Waller , American runner (d. 1941)1883 Victor Francis Hess , Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)1883 Fritz Löhner-Beda , Jewish Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer (d.1942)1883 Jean Metzinger , French artist (d. 1956)1883 Arthur L. Newton , American runner (d. 1956)1883 Frank Verner , American runner (d. 1966)1882 Athanase David , Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1953)1882 Carl Diem , German businessman (d. 1962)1881 George Shiels , Irish-Canadian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1949)1880 Oswald Veblen , American mathematician and academic (g. 1960)1880 João Cândido Felisberto , Brazilian revolutionary and sailor (d. 1969)1875 Forrest Reid , Irish novelist, literary critic and translator (d. 1947)1872 Frank Crowninshield , American journalist and art and theatre critic (d. 1947)1869 Prince George of Greece and Denmark (d. 1957)1867 Ruth Randall Edström , American educator and activist (d. 1944)1865 Robert Henri , American painter and educator (d. 1929)1858 Hastings Rashdall , English historian, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1924)1856 Henry Chapman Mercer , American archaeologist and author (d. 1930)1852 Friedrich Loeffler , German bacteriologist and academic (d. 1915)1850 Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener , Irish field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Sudan (d. 1916)1846 Samuel Johnson , Nigerian priest and historian (d. 1901)1842 Ambrose Bierce , American short story writer, essayist, and journalist (d. 1914)1839 Gustavus Franklin Swift , American businessman (d. 1903)1838 Jan Matejko , Polish painter (d. 1893)1835 Johannes Wislicenus , German chemist and academic (d. 1902)1826 George Goyder , English-Australian surveyor (d. 1898)1821 Guillermo Rawson , Argentinian physician and politician (d. 1890)1813 Henry Ward Beecher , American minister and reformer (d. 1887)1813 Francis Boott , American composer (d. 1904)1811 John Archibald Campbell , American lawyer and jurist (d. 1889)1804 Stephan Endlicher , Austrian botanist, numismatist, and sinologist (d. 1849)1804 Willard Richards , American religious leader (d. 1854)1797 John Hughes , Irish-American archbishop (d. 1864)1797 Paweł Edmund Strzelecki , Polish geologist and explorer (d. 1873)1795 Ernst Heinrich Weber , German physician and psychologist (d. 1878)1788 Thomas Blanchard , American inventor (d. 1864)1784 Juan Antonio Lavalleja , Uruguayan general and politician, President of Uruguay (d. 1853)1783 Johann Heinrich von Thünen , German economist and geographer (d. 1850)1782 Juan Larrea , Argentinian captain and politician (d. 1847)1777 John Ross , Scottish commander and explorer (d. 1856)1774 Antonio González de Balcarce , Argentinian commander and politician, 5th Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (d. 1819)1774 François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo , French general and engineer (d. 1838)1771 Éleuthère Irénée du Pont , French chemist and businessman, founded DuPont (d. 1834)1767 Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès , French geographer and author (d. 1846)1755 Anacharsis Cloots , Prussian-French activist (d. 1794)1753 William Hull , American general and politician, 1st Governor of Michigan Territory (d. 1825)1704 Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens , French philosopher and author (d. 1771)1694 Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui , Swiss author and theorist (d. 1748)1687 Johann Albrecht Bengel , German-Lutheran clergyman and scholar (d. 1757)1663 Jean Baptiste Massillon , French bishop (d. 1742)1661 Hachisuka Tsunanori , Japanese daimyō (d. 1730)1616 Ferdinand Bol , Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman, student of Rembrandt (d. 1680)1614 John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse 1591 Mustafa I , Ottoman sultan (d. 1639)1587 William Arnold , English-American settler (d. 1675)1546 Robert Persons , English Jesuit priest, insurrectionist, and author (d. 1610)1542 John of the Cross , Spanish mystic and saint (d. 1591)1535 Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (d. 1573)1532 Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester , English politician (d. 1588)1532 William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1573)1519 Theodore Beza , French theologian and scholar (d. 1605)1499 Johannes Brenz , German theologian and the Protestant Reformer (d. 1570)1485 Johannes Bugenhagen , Polish-German priest and reformer (d. 1558)1485 Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (d. 1555)1465 Isabella del Balzo , Queen Consort of Naples (d. 1533)1386 John of Capistrano , Italian priest and saint (d. 1456)1360 Nuno Álvares Pereira , Portuguese general1343 Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)1322 Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (d. 1406)1314 Philippa of Hainault Queen of England (d. 1369)1257 Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford , English nobleman (probable; d. 1331)1254 Floris V, Count of Holland (d. 1296)1244 Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1308)1210 Count Floris IV of Holland (d. 1234) 🔽 Show All Deaths On This Day 2015 Cristiano Araújo , Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1986)2015 Mario Biaggi , American police officer, politician and criminal (b. 1917)2015 Marva Collins , American author and educator (b. 1936)2015 Susan Ahn Cuddy , American lieutenant (b. 1915)2014 John Clement , Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1928)2014 Olga Kotelko , Canadian runner and softball player (b. 1919)2014 Ramón José Velásquez , Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1916)2014 Eli Wallach , American actor (b. 1915)2013 Mick Aston , English archaeologist and academic (b. 1946)2013 Emilio Colombo , Italian politician, 40th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1920)2013 Joannes Gijsen , Dutch bishop (b. 1932)2013 William Hathaway , American lawyer and politician (b. 1924)2013 James Martin , English-Bermudian computer scientist and author (b. 1933)2013 Alan Myers , American drummer (b. 1955)2012 Darrel Akerfelds , American baseball player and coach (b. 1962)2012 Gad Beck , German author and educator (b. 1923)2012 Gu Chaohao , Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1926)2012 Miki Roqué , Spanish footballer (b. 1988)2012 Ann C. Scales , American lawyer, educator, and activist (b. 1952)2011 Tomislav Ivić , Croatian football coach and manager (b. 1933)2010 Fred Anderson , American jazz tenor saxophonist (b. 1929)2009 Roméo LeBlanc , Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (b. 1927)2008 Gerhard Ringel , Austrian mathematician and academic (b. 1919)2007 Natasja Saad , Danish rapper and reggae singer (b. 1974)2007 Chris Benoit , Canadian wrestler (b. 1967)2007 Derek Dougan , Northern Irish footballer and manager (b. 1938)2005 Paul Winchell , American actor, voice artist, and ventriloquist (b. 1922)2004 Ifigeneia Giannopoulou , Greek songwriter and author (b. 1957)2002 Pierre Werner , Luxembourgian banker and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1913)2000 Vera Atkins , British intelligence officer (b. 1908)2000 David Tomlinson , English actor and comedian (b. 1917)2000 Rodrigo Bueno , Argentine cuarteto singer (b. 1973)1997 Brian Keith , American actor (b. 1921)1994 Jean Vallerand , Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1915)1991 Sumner Locke Elliott , Australian-American author and playwright (b. 1917)1991 Rufino Tamayo , Mexican painter and illustrator (b. 1899)1988 Csaba Kesjár , Hungarian race car driver (b. 1962)1987 Jackie Gleason , American actor, comedian, and producer (b. 1916)1984 Clarence Campbell , Canadian businessman (b. 1905)1980 V. 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Giri , Indian lawyer and politician, 4th President of India (b. 1894)1978 Robert Charroux , French author and critic (b. 1909)1976 Minor White , American photographer, critic, and academic (b. 1908)1969 Frank King , American cartoonist (b. 1883)1969 Willy Ley , German-American historian and author (b. 1906)1968 Tony Hancock , English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)1964 Stuart Davis , American painter and academic (b. 1892)1962 Volfgangs Dārziņš , Latvian composer, pianist and music critic (b. 1906)1947 Emil Seidel , American politician, Mayor of Milwaukee (b. 1864)1946 Louise Whitfield Carnegie , American philanthropist (b. 1857)1943 Camille Roy , Canadian priest and critic (b. 1870)1932 Ernst Põdder , Estonian general (b. 1879)1931 Otto Mears , Russian-American businessman (b. 1840)1931 Xiang Zhongfa , Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1880)1922 Walther Rathenau , German businessman and politician, 7th German Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1867)1909 Sarah Orne Jewett , American novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1849)1908 Grover Cleveland , American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (b. 1837)1902 George Leake , Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (b. 1856)1835 Andreas Vokos Miaoulis , Greek admiral and politician (b. 1769)1817 Thomas McKean , American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1734)1803 Matthew Thornton , Irish-American judge and politician (b. 1714)1778 Pieter Burman the Younger , Dutch philologist and academic (b. 1714)1766 Adrien Maurice de Noailles , French soldier and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1678)1643 John Hampden , English politician (b. 1595)1637 Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc , French astronomer and historian (b. 1580)1604 Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford , English courtier, Lord Great Chamberlain (b. 1550)1520 Hosokawa Sumimoto , Japanese commander (b. 1489)1519 Lucrezia Borgia , Italian wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (b. 1480)1503 Reginald Bray , English architect and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1440)1439 Frederick IV , duke of Austria (b. 1382)1398 Hongwu , Chinese emperor (b. 1328)1314 Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester , English commander (b. 1291)1314 Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford , English soldier and politician, Lord Warden of the Marches (b. 1274)1253 Amadeus IV , count of Savoy (b. 1197)1241 Ivan Asen II , Bulgarian emperor (tsar 1088 William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey , Norman nobleman1046 Jeongjong II , Korean ruler (b. 1018)994 Abu Isa al-Warraq , Arab scholar (b. 889)🔽 Show All 
