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June 3

June 3 is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 211 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2023
Maryland dog groomer wins $2 million in lottery, credits message from late father. A Maryland woman is crediting her late father and a "penny from heaven" for winning $2 million in a scratch-off game.
2022
Michigan man wins two lottery jackpots in a month. A Michigan Lottery player is over a million dollars richer after winning not one, but two jackpots in just one month.
2022
Washington Lottery to begin accepting debit card payments. The Washington Lottery is planning to rollout debit card payments for tickets at all its vending machines.
2018
Texas lottery winner battled Alzheimer's as daughter stole $250,000. Five years after winning $750,000, a Texas woman was broke and evicted from an Alzheimer's care facility due to her daughter's theft of $250,000 from her account.
2015
Irish lottery pool playing same numbers for 27 years wins €5.9 million. A lottery pool that has been playing the same numbers in the weekly Ireland Lotto draw for 27 years has finally seen them win big.
2015
Illinois lottery ticket wins $260M Mega Millions jackpot. One lucky Illinois lottery player is a whole lot happier today, after they won a Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $260 million Tuesday night.
2014
Couple recovers $50 million lottery ticket. A Canadian couple endured a roller-coaster ride of emotions when a lottery ticket worth $50 million went missing only to be found and returned by someone at their church.
2013
Florida city still wondering: Who won the $590M lottery jackpot?. It's been two long weeks since the small city of Zephyrhills learned that a $590 million Powerball ticket was sold at a supermarket here.
2013
New Arkansas jackpot game boosting lottery revenue after drop. Last year, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery surpassed $1 billion in total ticket sales since it began in 2009.
2011
Georgia Lottery to conduct bonus Cash 4 drawing. Georgia lottery officials announced that a bonus drawing of the Cash 4 game would be forthcoming, due to a mechanical error in Friday's midday draw.
2011
N.C. man rescues winning lottery ticket in garbage. After throwing his lottery ticket in the trash, James Dixon, a retired maintenance supervisor from Burlington, realized the lottery numbers he checked were for the previous day.
2010
Ohio lottery ticket wins $261.6M Powerball jackpot. Ohio has a $261.6 million Powerball winner less than two months after the state joined the multi-state lottery game.
2010
Auditor General criticizes Ontario Lottery top executives. Ontario's provincial Auditor General, Jim McCarter, released his 21 page report this morning which has questioned the integrity of the executives behind the OLGC.
2010
Winning lottery ticket for $97M jackpot purchased in Dallas. Someone in Dallas won a $97 million lottery jackpot in Saturday's Lotto Texas drawing.
2010
Complaints prompt review of Arkansas Lottery's personnel policies, salaries. Anonymous complaints about personnel issues have prompted the Arkansas Lottery Commission to request a review of the lottery's human resources policies and salary structure.
2010
Some upset with Pennsylvania Lottery broadcast. Some Pennsylvania lottery players are upset about how TV stations are being allowed to air the Mega Millions drawings on a tape delay.
2010
Wash. man accused of stealing $100K of lottery tickets. The manager of a Winlock, Washington, store stole thousands of dollars in scratch tickets and hid evidence of the thefts, some of which were caught on camera, Lewis County authorities said.
2004
Florida Lotto Soars to $26 Million. No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the jackpot to roll over to $26 million, lottery officials said Thursday.
2004
Powerball Jackpot Reaches $14 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $14 million, with a cash option of $7.1 million.
2004
Tennessee clerk charged in lottery ticket theft. Oak Ridge police arrested the former employee of an Oak Ridge grocery store on felony theft charges after she allegedly stole and cashed lottery tickets.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$475 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2019
2.$378 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 5, 2020
3.$338 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2017
4.$285.6 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 5, 2021
5.$257 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2023
6.$251 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2016
7.€214.87 Million
US$230.32 Million
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2022
8.$218 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 6, 2023
9.$192 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2014
10.$189.6 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2022
11.$189 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2022
12.$188.9 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2015
13.€163.1 Million
US$183.54 Million
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2019
14.$177 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 6, 2012
15.€132 Million
US$173.37 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 5, 2012
16.€130 Million
US$158.81 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2021
17.$135 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2020
18.€87 Million
US$118.48 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2014
19.€100 Million
US$111.57 Million
Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Jun 5, 2015
20.$110 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 5, 2018
20.$110 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2016
22.$106 Million
Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Jun 3, 2005
23.€90 Million
US$105.91 Million
Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Jun 8, 2018
24.€90.39 Million
US$102.74 Million
Draw Date
Jun 4, 2016
25.$87.6 Million
Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Jun 3, 1995

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1990
Sunday, Jun 3, 1990
33 years old
1985
Monday, Jun 3, 1985
38 years old
1983
Friday, Jun 3, 1983
40 years old
1981
Wednesday, Jun 3, 1981
42 years old
1975
Tuesday, Jun 3, 1975
48 years old
1975
Tuesday, Jun 3, 1975
48 years old
1974
Monday, Jun 3, 1974
49 years old
1969
Tuesday, Jun 3, 1969
54 years old
1968
Monday, Jun 3, 1968
55 years old
1967
Saturday, Jun 3, 1967
56 years old
1966
Friday, Jun 3, 1966
57 years old
1962
Sunday, Jun 3, 1962
61 years old
1961
Saturday, Jun 3, 1961
62 years old
1961
Saturday, Jun 3, 1961
62 years old
1955
Friday, Jun 3, 1955
68 years old
1954
Thursday, Jun 3, 1954
69 years old
(year not provided)
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Worldwide Events On This Day

2019
Khartoum massacre: In Sudan, over 100 people are killed when security forces accompanied by Janjaweed militiamen storm and open fire on a sit-in protest.
2017
London Bridge attack: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police.
2015
An explosion at a gasoline station in Accra, Ghana, kills more than 200 people.
2013
The trial of United States Army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland.
2013
At least 119 people are killed in a fire at a poultry farm in Jilin Province in northeastern China.
2012
A plane carrying 153 people on board crashes in a residential neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board and six people on the ground.
2012
The pageant for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II takes place on the River Thames.
2006
The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
1998
After suffering a mechanical failure, a high speed train derails at Eschede, Germany, killing 101 people.
1992
Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Australia, overturning the long-held colonial assumption of terra nullius, in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo and leading to the Native Title Act 1993.
1991
Mount Unzen erupts in Kyūshū, Japan, killing 43 people, all of them either researchers or journalists.
1989
The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.
1984
Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000.
1982
The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov, is shot on a London street; he survives but is left paralysed.
1980
An explosive device is detonated at the Statue of Liberty. The FBI suspects Croatian nationalists.
1980
The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak hits Nebraska, causing five deaths and $300 million (equivalent to $1066 million in 2022) worth of damage.
1979
A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels (480,000 m) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded.
1973
A Soviet supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near Goussainville, France, killing 14, the first crash of a supersonic passenger aircraft.
1969
Melbourne-Evans collision: off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half; resulting in 74 deaths.
1965
The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
1963
Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.
1962
At Paris Orly Airport, Air France Flight 007 overruns the runway and explodes when the crew attempts to abort takeoff, killing 130.
1950
Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.
1943
In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines attack Latino youths in the five-day Zoot Suit Riots.
1942
World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island.
1941
World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants.
1940
World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
1940
Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl.
1937
The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
1935
One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa.
1916
The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
1889
The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
1885
In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
1866
The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
1864
American Civil War: Battle of Cold Harbor: Union forces attack Confederate troops in Hanover County, Virginia.
1861
American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia.
1844
The last pair of great auks is killed.
1839
In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsü destroys 1.2 million kilograms of opium confiscated from British merchants, providing Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War.
1781
Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending raid by Banastre Tarleton.
1665
James Stuart, Duke of York (later to become King James II of England), defeats the Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft.
1658
Pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France.
1621
The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland.
1608
Samuel de Champlain lands at Tadoussac, Quebec, in the course of his third voyage to New France, and begins erecting fortifications.
1602
An English naval force defeats a fleet of Spanish galleys, and captures a large Portuguese carrack at the Battle of Sesimbra Bay
1539
Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
1326
The Treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark.
1140
The French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy.
1098
After a five-month siege during the First Crusade, the Crusaders seize Antioch (today's Turkey).
713
The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, deposed and sent into exile by conspirators of the Opsikion army in Thrace. He is succeeded by Anastasios II, who begins the reorganization of the Byzantine army.
350
The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators.

Births On This Day

1998
Hwang Eun-bi, South Korean singer and actress
1992
Mario Götze, German footballer
1991
Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (d. 2017)
1989
Katie Hoff, American swimmer
1989
Imogen Poots, English actress and model
1987
Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress
1986
Al Horford, Dominican basketball player
1986
Micah Kogo, Kenyan runner
1986
Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
1986
Tomáš Verner, Czech ice skater
1985
Papiss Cissé, Senegalese footballer
1985
Łukasz Piszczek, Polish footballer
1983
Pasquale Foggia, Italian footballer
1982
Yelena Isinbayeva, Russian pole vaulter
1982
Manfred Mölgg, Italian skier
1981
Sosene Anesi, New Zealand rugby player
1980
Amauri, Brazilian-Italian footballer
1979
Luis Fernando López, Colombian race walker
1979
Christian Malcolm, Welsh sprinter
1978
Lyfe Jennings, American singer-songwriter and producer
1977
Cris, Brazilian footballer
1976
Nikos Chatzis, Greek basketball player
1976
Jamie McMurray, American race car driver
1975
Jose Molina, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1974
Kelly Jones, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974
Serhii Rebrov, Ukrainian international footballer and manager
1972
Julie Gayet, French actress
1971
Luigi Di Biagio, Italian footballer and manager
1971
Mary Grigson, Australian cross-country mountain biker
1969
Takako Minekawa, Japanese singer-songwriter
1969
Dean Pay, Australian rugby league player and coach
1967
Anderson Cooper, American journalist and author
1967
Tamás Darnyi, Hungarian swimmer
1966
Wasim Akram, Pakistani cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1965
Hans Kroes, Dutch swimmer
1965
Michael Moore, British accountant and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
1964
André Bellavance, Canadian politician
1964
Kerry King, American guitarist and songwriter
1964
James Purefoy, English actor
1963
Rudy Demotte, Belgian politician, 8th Minister-President of Wallonia
1963
Toshiaki Karasawa, Japanese actor
1962
Susannah Constantine, English fashion designer, journalist, and author
1962
Dagmar Neubauer, German sprinter
1961
Lawrence Lessig, American lawyer, academic, and author, founded the Creative Commons
1961
Peter Vidmar, American gymnast
1961
Ed Wynne, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1960
Catherine Davani, first female Papua New Guinean judge (d. 2016)
1960
Tracy Grimshaw, Australian television host
1960
Carl Rackemann, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1959
Sam Mills, American football player (d. 2005)
1959
Imbi Paju, Estonian-Finnish journalist and author
1957
Horst-Ulrich Hänel, German field hockey player
1956
George Burley, Scottish footballer and manager
1956
Danny Wilde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1954
Dan Hill, Canadian singer-songwriter
1954
Susan Landau, American mathematician and engineer
1951
Jill Biden, American educator, First Lady of the United States
1950
Frédéric François, Belgian-Italian singer-songwriter
1950
Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2015)
1950
Juan José Muñoz, Argentinian businessman (d. 2013)
1950
Larry Probst, American businessman
1950
Suzi Quatro, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950
Christos Verelis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Transport and Communications
1950
Deniece Williams, American singer-songwriter
1948
Jan Reker, Dutch footballer and manager
1946
Michael Clarke, American drummer (d. 1993)
1946
Eddie Holman, American pop/R&B/gospel singer
1946
Penelope Wilton, English actress
1945
Hale Irwin, American golfer and architect
1945
Ramon Jacinto, Filipino singer, guitarist, and businessman, founded the Rajah Broadcasting Network
1945
Bill Paterson, Scottish actor
1944
Thomas Burns, British bishop
1944
Edith McGuire, American sprinter and educator
1944
Eddy Ottoz, Italian hurdler and coach
1943
Billy Cunningham, American basketball player and coach
1942
Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999)
1939
Frank Blevins, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Premier of South Australia (d. 2013)
1939
Steve Dalkowski, American baseball player (d. 2020)
1939
Ian Hunter, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1937
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, French racing driver (d. 2021)
1936
Larry McMurtry, American novelist and screenwriter (d. 2021)
1936
Colin Meads, New Zealand rugby player and coach (d. 2017)
1931
Françoise Arnoul, Algerian-French actress (d. 2021)
1931
Raúl Castro, Cuban commander and politician, 18th President of Cuba
1931
John Norman, American philosopher and author
1931
Lindy Remigino, American runner and coach (d. 2018)
1931
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahranian king (d. 1999)
1930
Marion Zimmer Bradley, American author and poet (d. 1999)
1930
George Fernandes, Indian journalist and politician, Minister of Defence for India (d. 2019)
1930
Dakota Staton, American singer (d. 2007)
1930
Abbas Zandi, Iranian wrestler (d. 2017)
1930
Ben Wada, Japanese director and producer (d. 2011)
1930
Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's (d. 2020)
1929
Werner Arber, Swiss microbiologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate
1929
Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (d. 2017)
1928
Donald Judd, American sculptor and painter (d. 1994)
1928
John Richard Reid, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2020)
1927
Boots Randolph, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2007)
1926
Allen Ginsberg, American poet (d. 1997)
1926
Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (d. 2015)
1925
Tony Curtis, American actor (d. 2010)
1924
Karunanidhi, Indian screenwriter and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 2018)
1924
Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-American actress (d. 1991)
1924
Jimmy Rogers, American singer and guitarist (d. 1997)
1924
Torsten Wiesel, Swedish neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1923
Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 2017)
1922
Alain Resnais, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1921
Forbes Carlile, Australian pentathlete and coach (d. 2016)
1921
Jean Dréjac, French singer and composer (d. 2003)
1918
Patrick Cargill, English actor and producer (d. 1996)
1918
Lili St. Cyr, American burlesque dancer (d. 1999)
1917
Leo Gorcey, American actor (d. 1969)
1914
Ignacio Ponseti, Spanish physician and orthopedist (d. 2009)
1913
Pedro Mir, Dominican poet and author (d. 2000)
1911
Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1999)
1910
Paulette Goddard, American actress and model (d. 1990)
1907
Paul Rotha, English director and producer (d. 1984)
1906
R. G. D. Allen, English economist, mathematician, and statistician (d. 1983)
1906
Josephine Baker, French actress, singer, and dancer; French Resistance operative (d. 1975)
1906
Walter Robins, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1968)
1905
Martin Gottfried Weiss, German SS officer (d. 1946)
1904
Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (d. 1950)
1904
Jan Peerce, American tenor and actor (d. 1984)
1903
Eddie Acuff, American actor (d. 1956)
1901
Maurice Evans, English actor (d. 1989)
1901
Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (d. 2001)
1900
Adelaide Ames, American astronomer and academic (d. 1932)
1900
Leo Picard, German-Israeli geologist and academic (d. 1997)
1899
Georg von Békésy, Hungarian-American biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)
1897
Memphis Minnie, American singer-songwriter (d. 1973)
1890
Baburao Painter, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1954)
1881
Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter and set designer (d. 1964)
1879
Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1945)
1879
Raymond Pearl, American biologist and botanist (d. 1940)
1879
Vivian Woodward, English footballer and soldier (d. 1954)
1877
Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator (d. 1953)
1873
Otto Loewi, German-American pharmacologist and psychobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)
1866
George Howells Broadhurst, English-American director and manager (d. 1952)
1865
George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1936)
1864
Otto Erich Hartleben, German poet and playwright (d. 1905)
1864
Ransom E. Olds, American businessman, founded Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company (d. 1950)
1853
Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (d. 1942)
1852
Theodore Robinson, American painter and academic (d. 1896)
1844
Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States (d. 1899)
1844
Detlev von Liliencron, German poet and author (d. 1909)
1843
Frederick VIII of Denmark (d. 1912)
1832
Charles Lecocq, French pianist and composer (d. 1918)
1819
Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1892)
1819
Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter (d. 1891)
1818
Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician, Governor of Senegal (d. 1889)
1808
Jefferson Davis, American colonel and politician, President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 - 1865 (d. 1889)
1770
Manuel Belgrano, Argentinian economist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1820)
1736
Ignaz Fränzl, German violinist and composer (d. 1811)
1726
James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (d. 1797)
1723
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician, geologist, and botanist (d. 1788)
1662
Willem van Mieris, Dutch painter (d. 1747)
1659
David Gregory, Scottish-English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1708)
1636
John Hale, American minister (d. 1700)
1635
Philippe Quinault, French playwright and composer (d. 1688)
1603
Pietro Paolini, Italian painter (d. 1681)
1594
César, Duke of Vendôme, French nobleman (d. 1665)
1576
Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1649)
1554
Pietro de' Medici, Italian noble (d. 1604)
1540
Charles II, Archduke of Austria (d. 1590)
1537
João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (d. 1554)
1454
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania (1474-1523) (d. 1523)
1421
Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, Italian noble (d. 1463)
1139
Conon of Naso, Basilian abbot (d. 1236)

Deaths On This Day

2021
F. Lee Bailey, American attorney (b. 1933)
2016
Muhammad Ali, American boxer (b. 1942)
2015
Avi Beker, Israeli political scientist and academic (b. 1951)
2014
Svyatoslav Belza, Russian journalist, author, and critic (b. 1942)
2014
Gopinath Munde, Indian politician, 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1949)
2013
Atul Chitnis, German-Indian technologist and journalist (b. 1962)
2013
Józef Czyrek, Polish economist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1928)
2013
Frank Lautenberg, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
2012
Carol Ann Abrams, American producer, author, and academic (b. 1942)
2012
Roy Salvadori, English racing driver and manager (b. 1922)
2012
Brian Talboys, New Zealand journalist and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1921)
2011
James Arness, American actor and producer (b. 1923)
2011
Andrew Gold, American singer, songwriter, musician and arranger (b. 1951)
2011
Bhajan Lal, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Haryana (b. 1930)
2011
Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and activist (b. 1928)
2011
Jan van Roessel, Dutch footballer (b. 1925)
2010
Rue McClanahan, American actress (b. 1934)
2009
David Carradine, American actor (b. 1936)
2009
Koko Taylor, American singer (b. 1928)
2005
Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
2003
Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (b. 1907)
2002
Lew Wasserman, American talent agent and manager (b. 1913)
2001
Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor and producer (b. 1915)
1997
Dennis James, American actor and game show host (b. 1917)
1994
Puig Aubert, German-French rugby player and coach (b. 1925)
1993
Yeoh Ghim Seng, Singaporean politician, acting President of Singapore (b. 1918)
1992
Robert Morley, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1908)
1991
Brian Bevan, Australian rugby league player (b. 1924)
1991
Katia Krafft, French volcanologist and geologist (b. 1942)
1991
Maurice Krafft, French volcanologist and geologist (b. 1946)
1991
Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician and academic (b. 1918)
1990
Robert Noyce, American physicist and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation (b. 1927)
1989
Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian religious leader and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran (b. 1902)
1987
Will Sampson, American actor and painter (b. 1933)
1986
Anna Neagle, English actress and singer (b. 1904)
1981
Carleton S. Coon, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1904)
1977
Archibald Hill, English physiologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
1977
Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
1975
Ozzie Nelson, American actor and bandleader (b. 1906)
1975
Eisaku Satō, Japanese and politician, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1901)
1974
Michael Gaughan (Irish republican), Irish Republican died on hunger strike (b. 1949)
1973
Jean Batmale, French footballer and manager (b. 1895)
1971
Heinz Hopf, German-Swiss mathematician and academic (b. 1894)
1970
Hjalmar Schacht, Danish-German economist, banker, and politician (b. 1877)
1969
George Edwin Cooke, American soccer player (b. 1883)
1964
Kâzım Orbay, Turkish general and politician, 9th Turkish Speaker of the Parliament (b. 1887)
1964
Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
1963
Edmond Decottignies, French weightlifter (b. 1893)
1963
Pope John XXIII (b. 1881)
1963
Nâzım Hikmet, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (b. 1902)
1946
Mikhail Kalinin, Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1875)
1938
John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (b. 1873)
1933
William Muldoon, American wrestler (b. 1852)
1928
Li Yuanhong, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (b. 1864)
1924
Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian lawyer and author (b. 1883)
1921
Coenraad Hiebendaal, Dutch rower and physician (b. 1879)
1906
John Maxwell, American golfer (b. 1871)
1902
Vital-Justin Grandin, French-Canadian bishop and missionary (b. 1829)
1900
Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (b. 1862)
1899
Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1825)
1894
Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1812)
1882
Christian Wilberg, German painter and illustrator (b. 1839)
1877
Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian botanist, composer, and publisher (b. 1800)
1875
Georges Bizet, French pianist and composer (b. 1838)
1865
Okada Izō, Japanese samurai (b. 1838)
1861
Stephen A. Douglas, American lawyer and politician, 7th Secretary of State of Illinois (b. 1813)
1858
Julius Reubke, German pianist and composer (b. 1834)
1826
Nikolay Karamzin, Russian historian and poet (b. 1766)
1780
Thomas Hutchinson, American businessman and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1711)
1665
Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland, English noble (b. 1639)
1659
Morgan Llwyd, Welsh minister and poet (b. 1619)
1657
William Harvey, English physician and academic (b. 1578)
1649
Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (b. 1590)
1640
Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1584)
1615
Sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (b. 1567)
1605
Jan Zamoyski, Polish nobleman (b. 1542)
1594
John Aylmer, English bishop and scholar (b. 1521)
1553
Wolf Huber, Austrian painter, printmaker and architect (b. 1485)
1548
Juan de Zumárraga, Spanish-Mexican archbishop (b. 1468)
1511
Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah, Islamic scholar, author of the Oran fatwa
1453
Loukas Notaras, last megas doux of the Byzantine Empire
1411
Leopold IV, Duke of Austria (b. 1371)
1397
William de Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English commander (b. 1328)
1052
Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno
800
Staurakios, Byzantine general
628
Liang Shidu, Chinese rebel leader
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