October 11
On This Day in History: October 11 October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 81 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day 2021 Pennsylvania great-great-grandmother nets $1.2 million Cash 5 jackpot . A great-great-grandmother has big plans for her yard after winning a $1.2 million Cash 5 jackpot in the Pennsylvania Lottery.2019 Lottery winner from UK claims £170m EuroMillions jackpot . The lucky winner of Tuesday's record £170 million (US$209 million / €190 million) EuroMillions jackpot draw has come forward, the UK National Lottery has said.2019 20 years later: Will a lottery vote come before the people of Alabama again? . Saturday will mark 20 years since the people of Alabama voted against allowing a lottery, and now many legislators say it's time to let the people vote again.2017 Governments taking legislative action against 'fake' lotteries . Convenience store owners have applauded a Tasmanian Government decision to quickly draw up legislation to ban lottery outcome wagering in the island state.2016 Chase led to bean field, arrest in lottery ticket case . The arrest of an Indiana woman accused of stealing scratch-off lottery tickets from local stores came only after she led a police officer on a car chase that ended in a bean field.2013 DC Lottery not paying winners during government shutdown . If you are furloughed because of the shutdown and thought maybe a DC Lottery ticket might solve your problems, you are out of luck.2013 Maryland $189M Mega Millions winner claims prize . The winner of Maryland's $189 million Mega Millions jackpot is no longer a mystery, although their identity remains so.2013 Indiana $1 million Powerball prize goes unclaimed . The champagne wishes and caviar dreams of the person in Indiana holding April's winning Powerball ticket will officially remain just those -- wishes and dreams, if not a nightmare -- after failing to claim their $1 million prize.2012 Delaware couple anonymously claims $50M Powerball jackpot . A husband and wife from Wilmington came forward Oct. 5 to claim their $50 million Powerball jackpot from the Wednesday, Oct. 3 drawing, according to Delaware Lottery officials.2012 Idaho fire chief wins $1 million . The Caldwell, Idaho, fire chief can look forward to being debt-free after winning $1 million playing Powerball.2011 U.K. couple watched lottery drawing as they won £101M . A couple from Cambridgeshire, UK, who won Friday's £101 million (US$157.7 million) Euro Millions jackpot have been named as Dave and Angela Dawes.2010 Kentucky woman wins 'miracle lottery prize' after home destroyed . A Kentucky woman facing disaster has been literally lifted from the ashes by a miracle $80,000 lottery win.2010 Gambling opponents see trouble with new Florida Lottery instant rewards game . A new Florida Lottery game offers payouts of up to $3 million and instant rewards -- a combination that has gambling opponents worried.2008 $42M lottery winner plans to become a pecan farmer . A Detroit-area man who won a $42 million Mega Millions jackpot plans to retire from Chrysler and become a pecan farmer in Georgia.2008 Georgia Lottery starts 2-for-1 Fantasy 5 Fridays . The Georgia Lottery began a new promotion of its Fantasy 5 game Friday, increasing players' chances to win the Pick 5-style lotto game.2007 Colorado chalks up its first Powerball winner . A ticket sold in the Denver metro area matched all six numbers in the Powerball jackpot Wednesday night -- the first time a Powerball winning ticket has been sold in the state.2005 N.Y. Lottery goes Hollywood . The New York Lottery is teaming up with Hollywood for an unprecedented cross-promotion -- wedding the multimillion dollar "King Kong" remake to two new lottery games.2005 Oklahoma Lottery to begin tomorrow . Scratch-off lottery tickets go on sale in Oklahoma tomorrow, and both players and store owners are raring to go.2005 Scientific Games Awarded Two Contracts With German Lottery . Scientific Games announced Monday that its German subsidiary Scientific Games Honsel GmbH was awarded two contracts with Toto-Lotto Niedersachsen GmbH, the state lottery of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) based in Hanover - one to supply instant lottery tickets, and the other for distribution and consulting services.2005 S.C. man claims $1 million Powerball lottery prize . On Monday, Francis H. Stephenson grasped a giant check as he was named the first S.C. resident to win $1 million in the state lottery's Powerball Power Play Match 5 game.2004 $214 million Powerball lottery ticket sold in Delaware . Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Delaware has a secret worth $214.7 million dollars.2004 Woman loses $5K in lottery ticket scam . A Brentwood woman was offered $5,000 to cash in a winning lottery ticket. Instead, the woman lost more than $5,000 of her money, hoodwinked by con artists in a popular scam that often targets Spanish-speaking immigrants.2004 Alabama man wins $131K in Tenn. lottery . An Alabama man crossed the Tennessee state line to the Conoco station and came up the big winner in the Lotto 5, walking away with a $131,527 jackpot.🔽 Show All Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day 1. $548 Million Draw Date Oct 12, 2018
2. $314 Million Draw Date Oct 13, 2018
3. €220 MillionUS$253.99 Million Draw Date Oct 12, 2021
4. $240 Million Draw Date Oct 12, 2005
5. €166 MillionUS$183.88 Million Draw Date Oct 11, 2016
6. €142 MillionUS$179.81 Million Draw Date Oct 14, 2014
7. €154.69 MillionUS$171.35 Million Draw Date Oct 11, 2016
8. $170 Million Draw Date Oct 13, 2009
9. $166 Million Draw Date Oct 14, 2014
10. $133 Million Draw Date Oct 12, 2013
11. $128 Million Draw Date Oct 11, 2017
12. €93.7 MillionUS$108.17 Million Draw Date Oct 12, 2021
13. $107 Million Draw Date Oct 12, 2016
14. $102 Million Draw Date Oct 11, 2003
15. €80 MillionUS$100.29 Million Draw Date Oct 13, 2006
16. €90 MillionUS$98.97 Million Draw Date Oct 14, 2016
17. $90 Million Draw Date Oct 12, 2019
18. $86 Million Draw Date Oct 12, 2011
19. $80 Million Draw Date Oct 11, 2014
20. $75 Million Draw Date Oct 13, 2015
21. $73 Million Draw Date Oct 12, 2021
22. $72 Million Draw Date Oct 14, 2020
23. €61 MillionUS$70.59 Million Draw Date Oct 12, 2018
24. $70 Million Draw Date Oct 14, 2015
24. $70 Million Draw Date Oct 14, 2009
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🔽 Show All Worldwide Events On This Day 2018 Soyuz MS-10 , launching an intended crew for the ISS, suffers an in-flight abort. The crew lands safely.2013 A migrant boat sinks in the Channel of Sicily, with at least 34 people drowning. 2002 A bomb attack in a shopping mall in Finland kills seven. 2001 The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection. 2000 NASA launches STS-92 , the 100th Space Shuttle mission. 1991 Prof. Anita Hill delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination.1987 The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. 1987 Start of Operation Pawan by Indian forces in Sri Lanka. Thousands of civilians, insurgents, soldiers die. 1986 Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe.1984 Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger , astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk. 1984 Aeroflot Flight 3352 crashes into maintenance vehicles upon landing in Omsk, Russia, killing 178.1976 George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.1972 A race riot occurs on the United States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off the coast of Vietnam.1968 NASA launches Apollo 7 , the first successful manned Apollo mission. 1962 The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years. 1958 NASA launches Pioneer 1 , its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit. 1954 In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference , French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam. 1950 CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. 1944 The Tuvan People's Republic is annexed by the Soviet Union. 1942 World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force. 1941 Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia . 1937 The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on the 22nd. 1918 The 7.1 San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people. 1912 First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo , Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani. 1910 Piloted by Arch Hoxsey , Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane. 1906 San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students. 1899 The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State. 1890 In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded. 1865 Hundreds of black men and women march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion . 1862 American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg , Pennsylvania. 1852 The University of Sydney , Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney. 1840 The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile. 1811 The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor. 1797 The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars. 1776 American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777. 1767 Surveying for the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed. 1649 Cromwell's New Model Army Sacks Wexford , killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians. 1634 The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany. 1614 The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now the northeastern United States . 1311 The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311 . 1142 A peace treaty ends the Jin-Song wars . 1138 A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo ; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever. 🔽 Show All Births On This Day 2001 Daniel Maldini , Italian footballer1995 Nicolás Jarry , Chilean tennis player1994 Clésio Baúque , Mozambican footballer1994 T. J. Watt , American football player1993 Hardik Pandya , Indian cricketer1992 Riffi Mandanda , Congolese footballer1992 Ligi Sao , New Zealand rugby league player1992 Christian Davis , English cricketer1992 Cardi B , American rapper1991 Kika van Es , Dutch footballer1991 Toby Fox , American video game developer and composer1990 Joo , South Korean singer and actress1990 Sebastian Rode , German footballer1989 Michelle Wie , American golfer1988 Omar Gonzalez , American soccer player1988 Ricochet , American wrestler1987 Tony Beltran , American soccer player1987 Mike Conley, Jr. , American basketball player1987 Nathan Coulter-Nile , Australian cricketer1986 Ikioi Shōta , Japanese sumo wrestler1985 Nesta Carter , Jamaican sprinter1985 Yang Cheng , Chinese footballer1985 Álvaro Fernández , Uruguayan footballer1985 Michelle Trachtenberg , American actress1984 Sergio Hellings , Dutch footballer1984 Martha MacIsaac , Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter1984 Zeb Taia , Australian-New Zealand rugby league player1984 Jane Zhang , Chinese singer-songwriter1982 Cameron Knowles , New Zealand footballer1982 Jeff Larish , American baseball player1982 Terrell Suggs , American football player1982 Mauricio Victorino , Uruguayan footballer1980 Nyron Nosworthy , English-born Jamaican footballer1979 Jamar Beasley , American football player1979 Andy Douglas , American wrestler1979 Kim Yong-dae , South Korean footballer1978 Carl Bussey , American soccer player1978 Takuya Kawaguchi , Japanese footballer1977 Matt Bomer , American actor and producer1977 Igor Figueiredo , Brazilian snooker player1977 Jérémie Janot , French footballer and manager1977 Desmond Mason , American basketball player and sportscaster1977 Rhett McLaughlin , American Youtuber1977 Ty Wigginton , American baseball player1976 Dominic Aitchison , Scottish bass player and songwriter1976 Emily Deschanel , American actress and producer1974 Jason Arnott , Canadian ice hockey player1974 Rachel Barton Pine , American violinist and educator1973 Brendan B. Brown , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1973 Greg Chalmers , Australian golfer1973 Steven Pressley , Scottish footballer and manager1973 Niki Xanthou , Greek long jumper1973 Dmitri Young , American baseball player and radio host1972 Marcus Bai , Papua New Guinean rugby league player1971 Petra Haden , American violinist and singer1971 Justin Lin , American film director1971 Oleksandr Pomazun , Ukrainian footballer and manager1970 Chidi Ahanotu , American football player1970 Vanessa Harding , American wrestler1970 MC Lyte , American rapper, DJ, and actress1970 Andy Marriott , English-Welsh footballer and manager1970 Shin Tae-yong , South Korean footballer and coach1969 Merieme Chadid , Moroccan astronomer and explorer1969 Stephen Moyer , English actor1969 Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands 1968 Jane Krakowski , American actress and singer1968 Claude Lapointe , Canadian ice hockey player and coach1968 Brett Salisbury , American football player and author1967 Jay Grdina , American businessman and pornographic actor1967 Artie Lange , American actor and comedian1967 David Starr , American race car driver1966 Luke Perry , American actor and producer (d. 2019)1966 Todd Snider , American singer-songwriter1966 Stephen Williams , Welsh lawyer and politician1965 Sean Patrick Flanery , American actor and producer1965 Alexander Hacke , German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer1965 Orlando Hernández , Cuban baseball player1965 Volodymyr Horilyi , Ukrainian footballer and coach1964 Michael J. Nelson , American actor, director, and screenwriter1963 Marcus Graham , Australian actor1963 Brian Rice , Scottish footballer and manager1963 Ronny Rosenthal , Israeli footballer1962 Joan Cusack , American actress1962 Andy McCoy , Finnish musician1961 Neil Buchanan , English guitarist1961 Steve Young , American football player and sportscaster1960 Randy Breuer , American basketball player1960 Nicola Bryant , English actress1960 Curt Ford , American baseball player and manager1960 Gábor Pölöskei , Hungarian footballer and manager1959 Wayne Gardner , Australian motorcycle racer1959 Allan Little , Scottish journalist and author1957 Francky Dury , Belgian footballer and manager1957 Dawn French , Welsh-English actress, comedian and screenwriter1956 Nicanor Duarte , Paraguayan lawyer and politician, President of Paraguay 1956 Derek Ringer , Scottish race car driver1955 Norm Nixon , American basketball player and sportscaster1954 David Michaels , American epidemiologist and politician1954 Vojislav Šešelj , Serbian lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia 1953 David Morse , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter1952 Paulette Carlson , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1951 Bruce Bartlett , American economist, historian, and author1951 Jean-Jacques Goldman , French singer-songwriter and guitarist1951 Jon Miller , American sportscaster1951 Louise Rennison , English author and comedian (d. 2016)1951 Charles Shyer , American director, producer, and screenwriter1950 William R. Forstchen , American historian and author1950 Amos Gitai , Israeli director, producer, and author1950 Patty Murray , American educator and politician1949 Henry Luke Orombi , Ugandan archbishop1949 Lawrence Tanter , American basketball player and sportscaster1948 David Rendall , English tenor and actor1948 Peter Turkson , Ghanaian cardinal1947 Thomas Boswell , American journalist and author1947 Lucas Papademos , Greek economist and politician, 183rd Prime Minister of Greece 1947 Alan Pascoe , English hurdler1946 Elinor Goodman , English journalist1946 Daryl Hall , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer1946 Sawao Katō , Japanese gymnast1945 Andrew Logan , English sculptor and painter1944 Rodney Marsh , English footballer, manager, and sportscaster1943 Keith Boyce , Barbadian cricketer (d. 1996)1943 Michael Harloe , English sociologist and academic1943 John Nettles , English actor and writer1943 Ilmar Reepalu , Swedish lawyer and politician1943 Gene Watson , American singer-songwriter and producer1942 Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton , Welsh academic and politician1942 Amitabh Bachchan , Indian film actor, producer, television host, and former politician1941 Lester Bowie , American trumpet player and composer (d. 1999)1940 Lucy Morgan , American newspaper reporter1939 Maria Bueno , Brazilian tennis player (d. 2018)1939 Austin Currie , Northern Irish lawyer and SDLP politician1938 Michael Stear , English air marshal (d. 2020)1937 Bobby Charlton , English footballer and manager1937 R. H. W. Dillard , American poet, author, and critic1937 Ron Leibman , American actor and screenwriter (d. 2019)1936 C. Gordon Fullerton , American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2013)1936 Billy Higgins , American drummer and educator (d. 2001)1936 James M. McPherson , American historian and author1935 Dan Evins , American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (d. 2012)1935 Daniel Quinn , American author and environmentalist (d. 2018)1932 Saul Friedländer , Israeli historian and author1932 Barry Jones , Australian lawyer and politician1932 Dottie West , American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1991)1930 Michael Edwardes , South African-English businessman (d. 2019)1930 LaVell Edwards , American football player and coach (d. 2016)1930 Sam Johnson , American colonel and politician (d. 2020)1929 Curtis Amy , American saxophonist and clarinetist (d. 2002)1928 Alfonso de Portago , Spanish race car driver and bobsledder (d. 1957)1928 Roscoe Robinson, Jr. , American general (d. 1993)1928 Geoffrey Tordoff, Baron Tordoff , English businessman and politician (d. 2019)1927 Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (d. 2005)1927 Jim Prior, Baron Prior , English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (d. 2016)1926 Jean Alexander , English actress (d. 2016)1926 Yvon Dupuis , Canadian politician (d. 2017)1926 Thích Nhất Hạnh , Vietnamese monk, author, and poet1926 Earle Hyman , American actor (d. 2017)1926 Neville Wran , Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014)1925 Elmore Leonard , American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)1924 André Emmerich , German-American art dealer (d. 2007)1924 Sammy McCrory , Northern Irish footballer (d. 2011)1924 Mal Whitfield , American athlete (d. 2015)1922 G. C. Edmondson , American soldier and author (d. 1995)1919 Art Blakey , American drummer and bandleader (d. 1990)1919 Douglas Albert Munro , United States Coast Guard signalman, posthumously awarded Medal of Honor (d. 1942)1918 Fred Bodsworth , Canadian journalist and author (d. 2012)1918 Jerome Robbins , American director, producer, and choreographer (d. 1998)1916 Nanaji Deshmukh , Indian educator and activist (d. 2010)1915 T. Llew Jones , Welsh author and poet (d. 2009)1913 Joe Simon , American author and illustrator (d. 2011)1911 Nello Pagani , Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (d. 2003)1910 Cahit Arf , Turkish mathematician and academic (d. 1997)1905 Fred Trump , American real estate entrepreneur (d. 1999)1902 Jayaprakash Narayan , Indian activist and politician (d. 1979)1901 Masanobu Tsuji , Japanese colonel and politician (d. 1961)1899 Eddie Dyer , American baseball player and manager (d. 1964)1897 Nathan Farragut Twining , American general (d. 1982)1896 Roman Jakobson , Russian-American linguist and theorist (d. 1982)1894 Julius Kuperjanov , Estonian educator and lieutenant (d. 1919)1890 A. V. Kulasingham , Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1978)1885 François Mauriac , French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)1884 Friedrich Bergius , German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)1884 Eleanor Roosevelt , American humanitarian and politician, 39th First Lady of the United States (d. 1962)1884 Sig Ruman , German-American actor (d. 1967)1881 Hans Kelsen , Czech-American jurist and philosopher (d. 1973)1879 Ernst Mally , Austrian philosopher and academic (d. 1944)1872 Emily Davison , English educator and activist (d. 1913)1872 Harlan F. Stone , American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1946)1871 Johan Oscar Smith , Norwegian evangelist, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (d. 1943)1865 Hans E. Kinck , Norwegian philologist and author (d. 1926)1844 Henry J. Heinz , American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (d. 1919)1835 Theodore Thomas , American conductor, founded the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (d. 1905)1827 Afzal-ud-Daulah, Asaf Jah V , 5th Nizam of Hyderabad1821 George Williams , English philanthropist, founded the YMCA (d. 1905)1815 Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte , Italian-French politician (d. 1881)1814 Jean-Baptiste Lamy , French-American archbishop (d. 1888)1803 Gregor von Helmersen , Estonian-Russian general and geologist (d. 1885)1793 Maria James , Welsh-born American poet, domestic servant (d. 1868)1788 Simon Sechter , Austrian organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1867)1786 Stevenson Archer , American judge and politician (d. 1848)1778 George Bridgetower , British musician and composer (d. 1860)1758 Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers , German physician and astronomer (d. 1840)1739 Grigory Potemkin , Russian general and politician (d. 1791)1738 Arthur Phillip , English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (d. 1814)1675 Samuel Clarke , English minister and philosopher (d. 1729)1672 Pylyp Orlyk , Ukrainian-Romanian diplomat (d. 1742)1671 Frederick IV of Denmark (d. 1730)1661 Melchior de Polignac , French cardinal and poet (d. 1742)1616 Andreas Gryphius , German poet and playwright (d. 1664)1552 Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia , Grand Prince of Moscow (d. 1553)1492 Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France , French noble (d. 1495)🔽 Show All Deaths On This Day 2019 Alexei Leonov , Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk (b. 1934)2017 Clifford Husbands , Barbadian politician (b. 1926)2015 Dean Chance , American baseball player and manager (b. 1941)2014 Anita Cerquetti , Italian soprano (b. 1931)2014 Carmelo Simeone , Argentinian footballer (b. 1933)2014 Bob Such , Australian educator and politician (b. 1944)2013 María de Villota , Spanish racing driver (b. 1980)2013 Erich Priebke , German captain (b. 1913)2012 Helmut Haller , German footballer and coach (b. 1939)2012 Edward Kossoy , Polish lawyer, publicist, and activist (b. 1913)2012 Édgar Negret , Colombian sculptor (b. 1920)2012 Champ Summers , American baseball player and coach (b. 1946)2009 Angelo DiGeorge , American physician and endocrinologist (b. 1922)2009 Halit Refiğ , Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)2008 Marjorie Fletcher , English Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (b. 1932)2008 Jörg Haider , Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (b. 1950)2008 Ernst-Paul Hasselbach , Surinamese-Dutch television host and producer (b. 1966)2008 Neal Hefti , American trumpet player and composer (b. 1922)2007 David Lee "Tex" Hill , South Korean-American general and pilot (b. 1915)2007 Werner von Trapp , Austrian-American singer (b. 1915)2006 Cory Lidle , American baseball player (b. 1972)2005 Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee , Pakistani-Canadian linguist, journalist, and poet (b. 1917)2005 Attilâ İlhan , Turkish poet, author, and journalist (b. 1925)2005 Edward Szczepanik , Polish economist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1915)2004 Keith Miller , Australian cricketer and pilot (b. 1919)2001 Beni Montresor , Italian director, set designer, and illustrator (b. 1926)2000 Luc-Marie Bayle , French historian, photographer, and painter (b. 1914)2000 Donald Dewar , Scottish lawyer and politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (b. 1937)1999 Leo Lionni , Dutch-American author and illustrator (b. 1910)1998 Richard Denning , American actor (b. 1914)1996 Keith Boyce , Barbadian cricketer (b. 1943)1996 Eleanor Cameron , Canadian-American author and critic (b. 1912)1996 Renato Russo , Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1960)1996 Joe Morris , English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (b. 1913)1993 Andy Stewart , Scottish singer and entertainer (b. 1933)1991 Redd Foxx , American actor and comedian (b. 1922)1989 M. King Hubbert , American geologist and academic (b. 1904)1988 Bonita Granville , American actress (b. 1923)1986 Norm Cash , American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1934)1984 Benno Schotz , Scottish sculptor and engineer (b. 1891)1983 R. Fraser Armstrong , Canadian administrator and engineer (b. 1889)1977 MacKinlay Kantor , American journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1904)1976 Alfredo Bracchi , Italian author, screenwriter, and songwriter (b. 1897)1971 Tamanoumi Masahiro , Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (b. 1944)1971 Chesty Puller , American general (b. 1898)1968 Selim Sarper , Turkish educator and politician, 13th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1899)1967 Stanley Morison , typographer , known for work on Times New Roman font (b. 1889)1965 Dorothea Lange , American photographer and journalist (b. 1895)1965 Walther Stampfli , Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1884)1963 Jean Cocteau , French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1889)1961 Chico Marx , American comedian (b. 1887)1960 Richard Cromwell , American actor (b. 1910)1958 Maurice de Vlaminck , French painter (b. 1876)1941 Heinrich Gutkin , Estonian businessman and politician (b. 1879)1941 Mihkel Pung , Estonian politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1876)1940 Vito Volterra , Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1860)1935 Steele Rudd , Australian author (b. 1868)1932 William Alden Smith , American lawyer and politician (b. 1859)1908 Rita Cetina Gutiérrez , Mexican poet, educator, and activist (b. 1846)1904 Mary Tenney Gray , American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (b. 1833)1897 Léon Boëllmann , French organist and composer (b. 1862)1896 Edward Benson , English archbishop (b. 1829)1896 Anton Bruckner , Austrian organist, composer, and educator (b. 1824)1889 James Prescott Joule , English physicist and brewer (b. 1818)1852 Gotthold Eisenstein , German mathematician and academic (b. 1823)1837 Samuel Wesley , English organist and composer (b. 1766)1821 John Ross Key , American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1754)1809 Meriwether Lewis , American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (b. 1774)1779 Casimir Pulaski , Polish-American general (b. 1745)1725 Hans Herr , Swiss-American bishop (b. 1639)1721 Edward Colston , English merchant and politician (b. 1636)1708 Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus , German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (b. 1651)1705 Guillaume Amontons , French physicist and instrument maker (b. 1663)1698 William Molyneux , Irish philosopher and writer (b. 1656)1684 James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven (b. c. 1617)1667 Mattias de' Medici , Italian noble (b. 1613)1579 Sokollu Mehmed Pasha , Ottoman politician, 43rd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1506)1542 Thomas Wyatt , English poet and diplomat (born 1503 )1531 Huldrych Zwingli , Swiss pastor and theologian (b. 1484)1424 Jan Žižka , Czech general and Hussite leader1347 Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1282)1303 Pope Boniface VIII (b. 1235)1188 Robert I, Count of Dreux (b. 1123)1159 William of Blois , Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey (b. c. 1137)1086 Sima Guang , Chinese historian and statesman (b. 1019)965 Bruno the Great , Archbishop of Cologne (b. 925)🔽 Show All