March 6
On This Day in History: March 6 March 6 is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 300 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day 2020 Retired trucker wins $1M NJ Lottery 'second chance' jackpot . A retired trucker from Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, won $1 million in the Asbury Park Convention Hall at the New Jersey Lottery Million Dollar Replay event.2020 New law allows online sale of Virginia lottery tickets . Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed a bill into law that permits the online sale of state lottery tickets, which the fiscal estimate suggests could generate $12 million in annual state revenue.2019 $273M Mega Millions jackpot winner from NJ says he initially forgot the lottery ticket at the store . A New Jersey man who claimed a $273 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot this week left the winning ticket at the store.2018 Lottery winner memorialized his winning numbers in his swimming pool . If you're hoping for a bit of extra lottery luck this week, perhaps living in the home of a lottery winner might make some good fortune rub off on you — and now you can do just that.2017 Battle over Florida Lottery contract goes to court . A Florida judge must decide if the administration of Gov. Rick Scott broke the law when the state lottery approved a contract worth over $700 million.2016 Pennsylvania judge and friends win $291M Powerball jackpot . After returning home to Pennsylvania after his annual Florida vacation with friends, a Senior District Judge checked his lottery numbers and realized he held the sole winning ticket in last Wednesday's massive $291 million Powerball jackpot.2014 Bronx woman hits $2M Powerball prize with fortune cookie numbers . Emma Duvoll dined at Sammy’s Noodle Shop & Grill in Greenwich Village and played the numbers found in her fortune cookie -- and won a $2 million Powerball prize.2014 $270 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot keeps growing . Lottery players across the United States will be lining up at lottery retailers for their chance to win Friday's massive $270 million Mega Millions jackpot, after nobody won Tuesday's $240 million grand prize.2012 2 W.Va. veterans pull off incredible Powerball win worth $14M . Two Vietnam War Veterans from Weston, West Virginia, were introduced by West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave as West Virginia's newest millionaires at a press conference at Lottery Headquarters Monday, according to a news release from the Lottery.2012 Rhode Island woman, 81, claims $336 Million Powerball jackpot . Louise White, a "vivacious" 81-year-old of Newport, R.I., stepped forward today as the winner of $336.4 million, the third largest Powerball lottery in the history of the game.2009 More Calif. stores accused of stealing customers' lottery prizes . Ten retailers and clerks are accused of trying to cash in customers' winning lottery tickets at three locations in San Jose, two in Milpitas and one in Santa Clara.2008 Man accused of stealing $10,000 lottery ticket from co-workers . A Collinsville, Illinois, man is accused of stealing a winning $10,000 ticket from an office lottery pool.2008 New Florida Lotto playslips a bother to some . After the Florida Lottery made changes to the Lotto playslips and added new jackpot options, some retailers said players were aggravated by having to fill out new playslips and did not understand the new jackpot feature.2007 Lottery results worth $370 million drawn in Times Square . Millions of people holding tickets for tonight's Mega Millions lottery drawing are checking their numbers to see if they will be that lucky soul whose life will instantly change. Check out the winning numbers, and advice for winners.2007 $370 MILLION: Mega Millions sets all-time lottery jackpot record . The Mega Millions Jackpot has broken an all-time, worldwide record. It now stands at $370 million and tickets are selling at an amazing rate.2007 Long odds don't bother 'Mega' fans . Players across the country are lining up at convenience stores and newsstands for a chance to win the largest pot in Mega Millions lottery history, even though they acknowledged their odds are a 'zillion to one'.2007 S.C woman facing 3 charges of lottery fraud . A South Carolina convenience store employee turned herself in to police Monday on allegations she stole dozens of scratch-off lottery tickets from work last month and then cashed in the winners, officials said.2006 N.C. Lottery Update: Moving Quickly . As more stores come online, the North Carolina Lottery is quickly sprouting into what is expected to be a billion-dollar enterprise.2006 One ticket wins $21 million Florida Lotto jackpot . One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers drawn Saturday night to win the $21 million jackpot, lottery officials said Sunday.2006 Michigan lottery winner managing to keep small profile . A lucky millionaire, who claimed his winnings after the Feb. 15 Classic Lotto 47 drawing, wants to remain anonymous.2006 Missouri man wins $1.6 million in lottery . Columbia resident William Hainen might be $1.6 million richer after winning the Missouri Lottery, but that doesn't mean he's a celebrity at the convenience store where he bought the winning ticket.🔽 Show All Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day 1. $390 Million Draw Date
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🔽 Show All Worldwide Events On This Day 2018 Forbes names Jeff Bezos as the world's richest person, for the first time, at $112 billion net worth.2008 A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem . 2003 Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashes at the Aguenar - Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport in Tamanrasset , Algeria , killing 102 out of the 103 people on board.1992 The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers. 1988 Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in Operation Flavius . 1987 The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193. 1984 In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in Brampton Bierlow signals the start of a strike that lasted almost a year and involved the majority of the country's miners. 1975 For the first time the Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by Robert J. Groden and Dick Gregory . 1975 Algiers Accord : Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.1970 An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three. 1968 Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia , the first executions since UDI , prompting international condemnation. 1967 Cold War: Joseph Stalin 's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States. 1965 Premier Tom Playford of South Australia loses power after 27 years in office. 1964 Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali .1964 Constantine II becomes the last King of Greece.1957 Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British.1953 Georgy Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier of the Soviet Union and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union .1951 Cold War : The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.1946 Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union .1945 World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops. On the same day, Operation Spring Awakening , the last major German offensive of the war, begins. 1944 World War II: Soviet Air Forces bomb an evacuated town of Narva in German-occupied Estonia , destroying the entire historical Swedish-era town. 1943 Norman Rockwell published Freedom from Want The Saturday Evening Post Carlos Bulosan as part of the Four Freedoms 1943 World War II : Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel launches the Battle of Medenine in an attempt to slow down the British Eight Army. It fails, and he leaves Africa three days later.1943 World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos , one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army , ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena , leading to its liberation a fortnight later. 1933 Great Depression : President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday ", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions.1930 International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Comintern.1912 Italo-Turkish War : Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur , from an altitude of 6,000 feet.1899 Bayer registers "Aspirin " as a trademark .1882 The Serbian kingdom is re-founded. 1869 Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.1857 The Supreme Court of the United States rules 7-2 in the Dred Scott v. Sandford 1836 Texas Revolution : Battle of the Alamo : After a thirteen-day siege by an army of 3,000 Mexican troops, the 187 Texas volunteers, including frontiersman Davy Crockett and colonel Jim Bowie , defending the Alamo are killed and the fort is captured.1834 York, Upper Canada , is incorporated as Toronto .1820 The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe . The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state , brings Maine into the Union as a free state , and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free. 1788 The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement . 1665 The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society , Henry Oldenburg , publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 1521 Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Guam .1454 Thirteen Years' War : Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance to King Casimir IV of Poland who agrees to commit his forces in aiding the Confederation's struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights .1323 Treaty of Paris of 1323 is signed.1204 The Siege of Château Gaillard ends in a French victory over King John of England , who loses control of Normandy to King Philip II Augustus . 961 Byzantine conquest of Chandax by Nikephoros Phokas , end of the Emirate of Crete .845 The 42 Martyrs of Amorium are killed after refusing to convert to Islam. 632 The Farewell Sermon (Khutbah, Khutbatul Wada') of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . 12 BCE The Roman Emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus , incorporating the position into that of the emperor. 🔽 Show All Births On This Day 1996 Christian Coleman , American sprinter1996 Tyrell Fuimaono , Australian rugby player1996 Timo Werner , German footballer1995 Georgi Kitanov , Bulgarian footballer1994 Marcus Smart , American basketball player1993 Andrés Rentería , Colombian footballer1991 Lex Luger , American keyboard player and producer1991 Emma McDougall , English footballer (d. 2013)1991 Tyler Gregory Okonma , American rapper1990 Derek Drouin , Canadian athlete1989 Agnieszka Radwańska , Polish tennis player1988 Agnes Carlsson , Swedish singer1988 Marina Erakovic , New Zealand tennis player1988 Simon Mignolet , Belgian footballer1987 Kevin-Prince Boateng , Ghanaian-German footballer1987 José Manuel Flores , Spanish footballer1986 Jake Arrieta , American baseball player1986 Francisco Cervelli , Venezuelan-Italian baseball player1986 Ross Detwiler , American baseball player1986 Eli Marienthal , American actor1986 Charlie Mulgrew , Scottish footballer1985 Bakaye Traoré , French-Malian footballer1984 Daniël de Ridder , Dutch footballer1984 Eskil Pedersen , Norwegian politician1984 Chris Tomson , American drummer1983 Andranik Teymourian , Armenian-Iranian footballer1981 Ellen Muth , American actress1980 Emílson Cribari , Brazilian footballer1979 Clint Barmes , American baseball player1979 Érik Bédard , Canadian baseball player1979 David Flair , American wrestler1979 Tim Howard , American soccer player1978 Sage Rosenfels , American football player1978 Chad Wicks , American wrestler1977 Nantie Hayward , South African cricketer1977 Giorgos Karagounis , Greek international footballer1977 Shabani Nonda , DR Congolese footballer1977 Marcus Thames , American baseball player and coach1976 Ken Anderson , American wrestler and actor1975 Aracely Arámbula , Mexican actress and singer1975 Yannick Nézet-Séguin , Canadian pianist and conductor1974 Guy Garvey , English singer-songwriter and guitarist1974 Matthew Guy , Australian politician1974 Brad Schumacher , American swimmer1974 Beanie Sigel , American rapper1973 Michael Finley , American basketball player1973 Peter Lindgren , Swedish guitarist and songwriter1973 Greg Ostertag , American basketball player1973 Trent Willmon , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1972 Shaquille O'Neal , American basketball player, actor, and rapper1972 Jaret Reddick , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor1971 Darrick Martin , American basketball player and coach1968 Moira Kelly , American actress and director1967 Julio Bocca , Argentinian ballet dancer and director1967 Connie Britton , American actress1967 Glenn Greenwald , American journalist and author1967 Shuler Hensley , American actor and singer1966 Alan Davies , English comedian, actor and screenwriter1965 Allan Bateman , Welsh rugby player1965 Jim Knight , English politician1964 Linda Pearson , Scottish sport shooter1963 D. 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Hughley , American actor, producer, and screenwriter1962 Alison Nicholas , British golfer1960 Sleepy Floyd , American basketball player and coach1956 Peter Roebuck , English cricketer, journalist, and sportcaster (d. 2011)1956 Steve Vizard , Australian television host, actor, and producer1955 Cyprien Ntaryamira , Burundian politician, 5th President of Burundi (d. 1994)1955 Alberta Watson , Canadian actress (d. 2015)1954 Jeff Greenwald , American author, photographer, and monologist1954 Harald Schumacher , German footballer and manager1953 Madhav Kumar Nepal , Nepali banker and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Nepal 1953 Carolyn Porco , American astronomer and academic1953 Phil Alvin , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1952 Denis Napthine , Australian politician, 47th Premier of Victoria 1951 Gerrie Knetemann , Dutch cyclist (d. 2004)1950 Arthur Roche , English archbishop1949 Shaukat Aziz , Pakistani economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan 1949 Martin Buchan , Scottish footballer and manager1948 Stephen Schwartz , American composer and producer1947 Kiki Dee , English singer-songwriter1947 Dick Fosbury , American high jumper1947 Anna Maria Horsford , American actress1947 Rob Reiner , American actor, director, producer, and activist1947 Jean Seaton , English historian and academic1947 John Stossel , American journalist and author1946 David Gilmour , English singer-songwriter and guitarist1946 Richard Noble , Scottish race car driver and businessman1945 Angelo Castro Jr. , Filipino actor and journalist (d. 2012)1944 Richard Corliss , American journalist and critic (d. 2015)1944 Kiri Te Kanawa , New Zealand soprano and actress1944 Mary Wilson , American singer (d. 2021)1942 Ben Murphy , American actor1941 Peter Brötzmann , German saxophonist and clarinet player1941 Marilyn Strathern , Welsh anthropologist and academic1940 Ken Danby , Canadian painter (d. 2007)1940 Joanna Miles , French-born American actress1940 R. H. Sikes , American golfer1940 Willie Stargell , American baseball player and coach (d. 2001)1940 Jeff Wooller , English accountant and banker1939 Kit Bond , American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Missouri 1939 Adam Osborne , Thai-Indian engineer and businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation (d. 2003)1938 Keishu Tanaka , Japanese politician, 17th Japanese Minister of Justice 1937 Ivan Boesky , American businessman1937 Valentina Tereshkova , Russian general, pilot, and astronaut1936 Bob Akin , American race car driver and journalist (d. 2002)1936 Marion Barry , American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia (d. 2014)1936 Choummaly Sayasone , Laotian politician, 5th President of Laos 1935 Ron Delany , Irish runner and coach1935 Derek Kevan , English footballer (d. 2013)1934 Red Simpson , American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)1933 Ted Abernathy , American baseball player (d. 2004)1933 William Davis , German-English journalist and economist (d. 2019)1933 Augusto Odone , Italian economist and inventor of Lorenzo's oil (d. 2013)1932 Marc Bazin , Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th President of Haiti (d. 2010)1932 Bronisław Geremek , Polish historian and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2008)1930 Lorin Maazel , French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014)1929 Tom Foley , American lawyer and politician, 57th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2013)1929 David Sheppard , English cricketer and bishop (d. 2005)1927 William J. Bell , American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)1927 Gordon Cooper , American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2004)1927 Gabriel García Márquez , Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)1926 Ann Curtis , American swimmer (d. 2012)1926 Alan Greenspan , American economist and politician1926 Ray O'Connor , Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Western Australia (d. 2013)1926 Andrzej Wajda , Polish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)1924 Ottmar Walter , German footballer (d. 2013)1924 William H. Webster , American lawyer and jurist, 14th Director of Central Intelligence 1923 Ed McMahon , American comedian, game show host, and announcer (d. 2009)1923 Wes Montgomery , American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1968)1921 Leo Bretholz , Austrian-American holocaust survivor and author (d. 2014)1920 Lewis Gilbert , English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)1918 Howard McGhee , American trumpeter (d. 1987)1917 Donald Davidson , American philosopher and academic (d. 2003)1917 Will Eisner , American illustrator and publisher (d. 2005)1917 Frankie Howerd , English comedian (d. 1992)1912 Mohammed Burhanuddin , Indian spiritual leader, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq (d. 2014)1910 Ella Logan , Scottish-American singer and actress (d. 1969)1909 Obafemi Awolowo , Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 1987)1909 Stanisław Jerzy Lec , Polish poet and author (d. 1966)1906 Lou Costello , American actor and comedian (d. 1959)1905 Bob Wills , American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1975)1904 José Antonio Aguirre , Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (d. 1960)1903 Empress Kōjun of Japan (d. 2000)1900 Gina Cigna , French-Italian soprano and actress (d. 2001)1900 Lefty Grove , American baseball player (d. 1975)1900 Henri Jeanson , French journalist and author (d. 1970)1898 Gus Sonnenberg , American football player and wrestler (d. 1944)1895 Albert Tessier , Canadian priest and historian (d. 1976)1893 Furry Lewis , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)1893 Ella P. Stewart , pioneering Black American pharmacist (d. 1987)1892 Bert Smith , English international footballer (d. 1969)1885 Ring Lardner , American journalist and author (d. 1933)1884 Molla Mallory , Norwegian-American tennis player (d. 1959)1882 F. Burrall Hoffman , American architect, co-designed Villa Vizcaya (d. 1980)1882 Guy Kibbee , American actor and singer (d. 1956)1879 Jimmy Hunter , New Zealand rugby player (d. 1962)1877 Rose Fyleman , English writer and poet (d. 1957)1872 Ben Harney , American pianist and composer (d. 1938)1871 Afonso Costa , Portuguese lawyer and politician, 59th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1937)1870 Oscar Straus , Viennese composer and conductor (d. 1954)1864 Richard Rushall , British businessman (d. 1953)1849 Georg Luger , Austrian gun designer, designed the Luger pistol (d. 1923)1841 Viktor Burenin , Russian author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1926)1834 George du Maurier , French-English author and illustrator (d. 1896)1831 Philip Sheridan , Irish-American general (d. 1888)1826 Annie Feray Mutrie , British painter (d. 1893)1823 Charles I of Württemberg (d. 1891)1818 William Claflin , American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1905)1817 Princess Clémentine of Orléans (d. 1907)1812 Aaron Lufkin Dennison , American businessman, co-founded the Waltham Watch Company (d. 1895)1806 Elizabeth Barrett Browning , English-Italian poet and translator (d. 1861)1787 Joseph von Fraunhofer , German physicist and astronomer (d. 1826)1785 Karol Kurpiński , Polish composer and conductor (d. 1857)1780 Lucy Barnes , American writer (d. 1809)1779 Antoine-Henri Jomini , Swiss-French general (d. 1869)1761 Antoine-François Andréossy , French general and diplomat (d. 1828)1724 Henry Laurens , English-American merchant and politician, 5th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1792)1716 Pehr Kalm , Swedish-Finnish botanist and explorer (d. 1779)1706 George Pocock , English admiral (d. 1792)1663 Francis Atterbury , English bishop and poet (d. 1732)1619 Cyrano de Bergerac , French author and playwright (d. 1655)1536 Santi di Tito , Italian painter (d. 1603)1495 Luigi Alamanni , Italian poet and diplomat (d. 1556)1493 Juan Luis Vives , Spanish scholar and humanist (d. 1540)1483 Francesco Guicciardini , Italian historian and politician (d. 1540)1475 Michelangelo , Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1564)1459 Jakob Fugger , German merchant and banker (d. 1525)1405 John II of Castile (d. 1454)1340 John of Gaunt (probable; d. 1399)🔽 Show All Deaths On This Day 2021 Lou Ottens , Dutch engineer and inventor (b.1926)2018 Peter Nicholls , Australian science fiction critic and encyclopedist (b. 1939)2017 Robert Osborne , American actor and historian (b. 1932)2016 Nancy Reagan , American actress, 42nd First Lady of the United States (b. 1921)2016 Sheila Varian , American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1937)2015 Fred Craddock , American minister and academic (b. 1928)2015 Ram Sundar Das , Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1921)2015 Enrique "Coco" Vicéns , Puerto Rican-American basketball player and politician (b. 1926)2014 Alemayehu Atomsa , Ethiopian educator and politician (b. 1969)2014 Frank Jobe , American soldier and surgeon (b. 1925)2014 Sheila MacRae , English-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1921)2014 Martin Nesbitt , American lawyer and politician (b. 1946)2014 Manlio Sgalambro , Italian philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1924)2013 Chorão , Brazilian singer-songwriter (Charlie Brown Jr. ) (b. 1970)2013 Stompin' Tom Connors , Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)2013 Alvin Lee , English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)2013 W. Wallace Cleland , American biochemist and academic (b. 1930)2012 Francisco Xavier do Amaral , East Timorese politician, 1st President of East Timor (b. 1937)2012 Donald M. Payne , American businessman and politician (b. 1934)2012 Helen Walulik , American baseball player (b. 1929)2010 Endurance Idahor , Nigerian footballer (b. 1984)2010 Mark Linkous , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1962)2010 Betty Millard , American philanthropist and activist (b. 1911)2009 Francis Magalona , Filipino rapper, producer, and actor (b. 1964)2008 Peter Poreku Dery , Ghanaian cardinal (b. 1918)2007 Jean Baudrillard , French photographer and theorist (b. 1929)2007 Ernest Gallo , American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (b. 1909)2006 Anne Braden , American journalist and activist (b. 1924)2006 Kirby Puckett , American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1960)2005 Hans Bethe , German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)2005 Danny Gardella , American baseball player and trainer (b. 1920)2005 Tommy Vance , English radio host (b. 1943)2005 Teresa Wright , American actress (b. 1918)2005 Gladys Marín , Chilean activist and political figure (b.1938)2004 Hercules , American wrestler (b. 1957)2004 Frances Dee , American actress (b. 1909)2002 Bryan Fogarty , Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1969)2000 John Colicos , Canadian actor (b. 1928)1999 Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa , Bahrain king (b. 1933)1997 Cheddi Jagan , Guyanese politician, 4th President of Guyana (b. 1918)1997 Michael Manley , Jamaican soldier, pilot, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1924)1997 Ursula Torday , English author (b. 1912)1994 Melina Mercouri , Greek actress and politician, 9th Greek Minister of Culture (b. 1920)1988 Mairéad Farrell , Provisional IRA volunteer (b. 1957)1988 Daniel McCann , Provisional IRA volunteer (b. 1957)1988 Seán Savage , Provisional IRA volunteer (b. 1965)1986 Georgia O'Keeffe , American painter (b. 1887)1984 Billy Collins Jr. , American boxer (b. 1961)1984 Martin Niemöller , German pastor and theologian (b. 1892)1984 Homer N. Wallin , American admiral (b. 1893)1984 Henry Wilcoxon , Dominican-American actor and producer (b. 1905)1982 Ayn Rand , Russian-American philosopher, author, and playwright (b. 1905)1981 George Geary , English cricketer and coach (b. 1893)1981 Rambhau Mhalgi , Indian politician and member of the Lok Sabha (b. 1921)1978 Dennis Viollet , English-American soccer player and manager (b. 1933)1977 Alvin R. Dyer , American religious leader (b. 1903)1976 Maxie Rosenbloom , American boxer (b. 1903)1974 Ernest Becker , American anthropologist and author (b. 1924)1973 Pearl S. Buck , American novelist, essayist, short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)1970 William Hopper , American actor (b. 1915)1967 John Haden Badley , English author and educator, founded the Bedales School (b. 1865)1967 Nelson Eddy , American actor and singer (b. 1901)1967 Zoltán Kodály , Hungarian composer, linguist, and philosopher (b. 1882)1965 Margaret Dumont , American actress (b. 1889)1964 Paul of Greece (b. 1901)1961 George Formby , English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)1955 Mammad Amin Rasulzade , Azerbaijani scholar and politician (b. 1884)1952 Jürgen Stroop , German general (b. 1895)1951 Ivor Novello , Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1893)1951 Volodymyr Vynnychenko , Ukrainian playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Ukraine (b. 1880)1950 Albert François Lebrun , French engineer and politician, 15th President of France (b. 1871)1948 Ross Lockridge Jr. , American author, poet, and academic (b. 1914)1948 Alice Woodby McKane , First Black woman doctor in Savannah, Georgia (b. 1865)1941 Francis Aveling , Canadian priest, psychologist, and author (b. 1875)1941 Gutzon Borglum , American sculptor and academic, designed Mount Rushmore (b. 1867)1939 Ferdinand von Lindemann , German mathematician and academic (b. 1852)1935 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. , American colonel, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841)1933 Anton Cermak , Czech-American lawyer and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1873)1932 John Philip Sousa , American conductor and composer (b. 1854)1920 Ömer Seyfettin , Turkish author and educator (b. 1884)1919 Oskars Kalpaks , Latvian colonel (b. 1882)1905 John Henninger Reagan , American surveyor, judge, and politician, 3rd Confederate States of America Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1818)1905 Makar Yekmalyan , Armenian composer (b. 1856)1900 Gottlieb Daimler , German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (b. 1834)1899 Kaʻiulani of Hawaii (b. 1875)1895 Camilla Collett , Norwegian novelist and activist (b. 1813)1888 Louisa May Alcott , American novelist and poet (b. 1832)1867 Charles Farrar Browne , American-English author and educator (b. 1834)1866 William Whewell , English priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1794)1854 Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry , Irish colonel and diplomat, Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (b. 1778)1836 Deaths at the Battle of the Alamo : James Bonham , American lawyer and soldier (b. 1807) 1836 Deaths at the Battle of the Alamo : James Bowie , American colonel (b. 1796) 1836 Deaths at the Battle of the Alamo : Davy Crockett , American soldier and politician (b. 1786) 1836 Deaths at the Battle of the Alamo : William B. Travis , American lieutenant colonel and lawyer (b. 1809) 1796 Guillaume Thomas François Raynal , French historian and author (b. 1713)1764 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke , English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1690)1758 Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington , English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (b. 1705)1754 Henry Pelham , English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1694)1616 Francis Beaumont , English playwright (b. 1584)1531 Pedro Arias Dávila , Spanish explorer and diplomat (b. 1440)1491 Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers 1490 Ivan the Young , Ruler of Tver (b. 1458)1466 Alvise Loredan , Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1393)1353 Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn 1251 Rose of Viterbo , Italian saint (b. 1235)1070 Ulric I, Margrave of Carniola 903 Lu Guangqi , Chinese official and chancellor 903 Su Jian , Chinese official and chancellor766 Chrodegang , Frankish bishop and saint653 Li Ke , prince of the Tang Dynasty (b. 619)190 Liu Bian (poisoned by Dong Zhuo ) (b. 176)🔽 Show All 
