October 26
On This Day in History: October 26 October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 66 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day 2020 Michigan man wins two $1 million lottery prizes in one day . One incredibly lucky lottery player from Michigan was not expecting his simple mistake to pay out double what he hoped for. His accidental purchase of two tickets led to him winning two Mega Millions prizes each worth $1 million.2017 Louisiana ticket wins $191 million Powerball lottery jackpot . A single ticket sold in Louisiana has won the $191.1 million Powerball jackpot in Wednesday's drawing, lottery officials announced early Thursday.2015 Ex-TSA agent, Atlanta police officer sentenced in lottery scheme . A Douglasville, Ga., man must serve 27 months in prison and one year of supervised release after pleading guilty for his role in a Jamaican-based fraudulent lottery scheme targeting senior-adult victims in the United States.2013 $213 million ticket sold in Fresno is California's first Powerball winner . Somebody who likely lives in the Fresno area is in a much higher tax bracket as a new multimillionaire -- and California's first-ever Powerball winner.2012 Georgia Lottery hires new president . Despite controversy over the governor's role in the choice, the Georgia Lottery board handed state budget director Debbie Dlugolenski Alford a new job Thursday as the lottery's new president and CEO.2011 After 17 months, Ohio Lotto jackpot finally won . A Kentucky man who wishes to remain unidentified won $50.4 million playing the Classic Lotto at a Mount Adams bar, the Ohio Lottery Commission said Tuesday.2009 Georgia man with flood damaged home wins lottery . A Mableton, Georgia, man whose home was heavily damaged by floods last month has won $250,000 playing the Georgia lottery.2005 Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $147 million . The multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot is growing to $147 million for Friday's game after there was no big winner in Tuesday night's $128 million drawing.2005 Charlotte wants limits on N.C. lottery sales . Charlotte leaders have asked North Carolina's new lottery commission to approve unusual rules that would limit ticket sales in "fragile" neighborhoods.2005 N.C. Lottery commissioner resigns . One of the state's nine lottery commissioners resigned abruptly Tuesday, saying other commitments mean he cannot be effective in overseeing North Carolina's $1.2 billion-a-year gambling operation.2005 Lottery fever erupts across Canada . Tonight's record $40 million (US$34 million) jackpot for Canada's national Lotto 6/49 game has people lining up at ticket vendors across the country.2005 Powerball lottery winnings to educate kids, fund parents' honeymoon . Jay and Lory Schabo of Center, Wisconsin, said their life will not change that much after winning a $853,492 Match 5 Bonus Prize in the October 19th Powerball drawing.2005 N.C. lottery ticket sales might begin in April . It will probably be April or later before anyone is able to buy a North Carolina lottery ticket, the lottery commissioner in charge of laying down rules for contractors said Monday.2005 Dad's Powerball lottery win causes honor student to miss exam . Curtis West, the son of the reported $340 million Powerball jackpot winner, said he was so excited about the news that he missed one of his midterm exams at Oregon State University.2005 Members of Kansas Air Guard Unit Win $853,492 Lottery Prize . Lt. Governor John Moore and Kansas Lottery Executive Director Ed Van Petten introduced the winners of the largest Powerball prize ever won in Kansas, without hitting the jackpot, and presented them with an over-sized check on the south steps of the State Capitol.2003 Winning Powerball Tickets Sold In Indiana and Minnesota . Powerball paid off big Saturday night for two winning tickets; one sold in Indiana and one sold in Minnesota. The winners will split a $190.9 million jackpot.2003 Daviess County gas station sold winning Powerball ticket . Lottery officials say a convenience store in a small southwestern Indiana city sold one of two tickets that will share Saturday night's nearly $191 million dollar Powerball jackpot.🔽 Show All Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day 1. $687.8 Million Draw Date
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🔽 Show All Worldwide Events On This Day 2015 A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in South Asia, killing 399 people and leaving 2,536 people injured. 2003 The Cedar Fire , the third-largest fire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego. 2002 Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before. 2001 The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law. 2000 A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election . 1999 Britain's House of Lords votes to end the right of most hereditary peers to vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament. 1995 Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shaqaqi in his hotel in Malta. 1995 An avalanche hits the Icelandic village Flateyri , destroying 29 homes and burying 45 people, 20 of whom died. 1994 Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty . 1991 Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War , the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia. 1989 China Airlines Flight 204 crashes after takeoff from Hualien Airport in Taiwan, killing all 54 people on board.1985 The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals. 1979 Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea, is assassinated by Korean CIA head Kim Jae-gyu. 1977 Ali Maow Maalin , the last natural case of smallpox, develops a rash in Somalia. The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consider this date to be the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination.1968 The Soyuz 3 mission achieves the first Soviet space rendezvous. 1967 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran.1958 Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris. 1956 Hungarian Revolution : In the towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Esztergom , Hungarian secret police forces massacre civilians. As rebel strongholds in Budapest hold, fighting spreads throughout the country.1955 After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty , Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance . 1955 Ngô Đình Diệm proclaimed himself Premier of the newly created Republic of Vietnam .1947 Kashmir conflict: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India. 1944 World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory. 1942 World War II : In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged.1936 The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation. 1918 Erich Ludendorff , quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.1917 World War I : Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.1912 First Balkan War : The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.1909 An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.1905 King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden . 1892 Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases. 1890 Malleco Viaduct in Chile, at the time "the highest railroad bridge in the world", is inaugurated by President José Manuel Balmaceda .1881 Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday participate in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona .1863 The Football Association is founded.1860 The Expedition of the Thousand ends when Giuseppe Garibaldi presents his conquests to King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia. 1859 The Royal Charter Storm kills at least eight hundred people in the British Isles. 1825 The Erie Canal opens, allowing direct passage from the Hudson River to Lake Erie. 1813 War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia, and Mohawks defeat the Americans in the Battle of the Chateauguay . 1774 The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia. 1689 General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera ; he died of the disease himself soon after. 1640 The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles. 1597 Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang . 1520 Charles V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor .1377 Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of Bosnia.1341 The Byzantine civil war of 1341-47 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor . 1185 The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire. 🔽 Show All Births On This Day 2002 Julian Dennison , New Zealand actor1996 Rebecca Tunney , English gymnast1994 Waqa Blake , Fijian rugby league player1994 Allie DeBerry , American model and actress1992 Joseph Cramarossa , Canadian hockey player1991 Riho Iida , Japanese model and actress1990 Mark Swanepoel , South African rugby player1989 Dre Kirkpatrick , American football player1989 Emil Sayfutdinov , Russian motorcycle racer1988 Greg Zuerlein , American figure skater1988 Nosliw Rodríguez , Venezuelan politician1987 Abudramae Bamba , Ivorian footballer1987 Shawn Lauvao , American football player1986 Ibor Bakar , French footballer1986 Jakub Rzeźniczak , Polish footballer1986 Marco Ruben , Argentinian footballer1986 Schoolboy Q , German-American rapper1986 Hardik Gohel , Indian-American scientist1985 Andrea Bargnani , Italian basketball player1985 Kafoumba Coulibaly , Ivorian footballer1985 Monta Ellis , American basketball player1985 Kieran Read , New Zealand rugby player1984 Sasha Cohen , American figure skater1984 Adriano Correia , Brazilian footballer1984 Mathieu Crépel , French snowboarder1984 Jefferson Farfán , Peruvian footballer1984 Amanda Overmyer , American singer-songwriter1983 Francisco Liriano , Dominican baseball player1983 Dmitri Sychev , Russian footballer1983 Luke Watson , South African rugby player1982 Nicola Adams , English boxer1982 Adam Carroll , Irish race car driver1981 Sam Brown , American actor, producer, and screenwriter1981 Martina Schild , Swiss skier1981 Guy Sebastian , Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter1981 Chou Ssu-Chi , Taiwanese baseball player1980 Cristian Chivu , Romanian footballer1980 Claire Cooper , English actress1980 Koichi Watanabe , Japanese kick-boxer1979 Movsar Barayev , Chechen terrorist (d. 2002)1978 Sari Abacha , Nigerian footballer (d. 2013)1978 Jimmy Aggrey , English footballer and actor1978 Eva Kaili , Greek journalist and politician1978 CM Punk , American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor1978 Dave Zastudil , American football player1977 Jon Heder , American actor and producer1977 Marisha Pessl , American author1974 Raveena Tandon , Indian actress, producer, and former model1973 Austin Healey , English rugby player and sportscaster1973 Seth MacFarlane , American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter1973 Taka Michinoku , Japanese wrestler and trainer1972 Matsuko Deluxe , Japanese journalist and author1972 Daniel Elena , Monegasque race car driver1971 Jim Butcher , American author1971 Audley Harrison , English boxer1971 Ronnie Irani , English cricketer1971 Anthony Rapp , American actor and singer1970 Dian Bachar , American actor, director, and screenwriter1970 Lisa Ryder , Canadian actress1968 Miyuki Imori , Japanese actress and singer1967 Douglas Alexander , Scottish lawyer and politician, former Minister of State for Europe 1967 Keith Urban , New Zealand-American singer-songwriter and guitarist1966 Sverre Gjørvad , Norwegian drummer and composer1966 Masaharu Iwata , Japanese keyboard player and composer1966 Jeanne Zelasko , American journalist and sportscaster1965 Kelly Rowan , Canadian actress and producer1965 Ken Rutherford , New Zealand cricketer1964 Tom Cavanagh , Canadian actor and producer1963 Ted Demme , American actor, director, and producer (d. 2002)1963 Natalie Merchant , American singer-songwriter and pianist1962 Cary Elwes , English actor and producer1962 Jack Morelli , American comic book professional and author1961 Gerald Malloy , American lawyer and politician1961 Dylan McDermott , American actor1961 Joey Salceda , Filipino politician1961 Uhuru Kenyatta , Kenyan President1959 Paul Farmer , American anthropologist and physician1959 Evo Morales , Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Bolivia 1958 Shaun Woodward , English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1957 Bob Golic , American football player and radio host1956 Stephen Gumley , Australian engineer and businessman1956 Rita Wilson , American actress and producer1954 Vasilis Hatzipanagis , Greek footballer1954 Adam Mars-Jones , English author and critic1954 James Pickens Jr. , American actor1954 D. W. Moffett , American actor and director1953 Roger Allam , British actor1953 Tim Hely Hutchinson , English publisher1953 Joe Meriweather , American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)1953 Keith Strickland , American guitarist and songwriter1952 Bobby Bandiera , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1952 Edward Garnier , English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales 1952 Andrew Motion , English poet and author1952 David Was , American singer-songwriter and producer1951 Bootsy Collins , American singer-songwriter and bass player1951 Tommy Mars , American keyboard player1951 Julian Schnabel , American painter, director, and screenwriter1949 Antonio Carpio , Filipino lawyer and jurist, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1949 Steve Rogers , American baseball player1949 Kevin Sullivan , American wrestler and booker1948 Toby Harrah , American baseball player and coach1947 Ricardo Asch , Argentinian gynecologist and endocrinologist1947 Ian Ashley , German-English race car driver1947 Hillary Clinton , American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States 1947 Reg Empey , Northern Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast 1947 Trevor Joyce , Irish poet and scholar1947 Kenzo Kitakata , Japanese author1946 Kevin Barron , English electrician and politician1946 Keith Hopwood , English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer1946 Pat Sajak , American journalist, actor, and game show host1946 Holly Woodlawn , Puerto Rican actress and author (d. 2015)1945 Pat Conroy , American author (d. 2016)1945 Demetris Th. Gotsis , Greek poet and author1945 Nancy Davis Griffeth , American computer scientist and academic1945 Jaclyn Smith , American actress and producer1944 Jim McCann , Irish singer and guitarist (d. 2015)1942 Bob Hoskins , English actor, singer, and director (d. 2014)1942 Milton Nascimento , Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist1942 Zdenko Runjić , Croatian songwriter and producer (d. 2004)1942 Jonathan Williams , English race car driver and pilot (d. 2014)1941 Steven Kellogg , American author and illustrator1941 Charlie Landsborough , English singer-songwriter and guitarist1940 Eddie Henderson , American trumpet player and educator1940 John Horgan , Irish academic and politician1936 Al Casey , American guitarist (d. 2006)1936 Shelley Morrison , American actress (d. 2019)1936 György Pauk , Hungarian violinist and educator1936 Etelka Kenéz Heka , Hungarian writer, poet and singer1935 Mike Gray , American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)1935 Gloria Conyers Hewitt , American mathematician and academic1934 Hot Rod Hundley , American basketball player and sportscaster (d. 2015)1934 Hans-Joachim Roedelius , German keyboard player and producer1933 Takis Kanellopoulos , Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1990)1933 Andrew P. O'Rourke , American judge and politician (d. 2013)1931 Suhaila Noah , Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia (d. 2014)1929 Neal Matthews Jr. , American country/gospel singer (d. 2000)1928 Francisco Solano López , Argentinian illustrator (d. 2011)1927 Warne Marsh , American saxophonist (Supersax ) (d. 1987)1926 Panos Gavalas , Greek singer (d. 1988)1925 Jan Wolkers , Dutch sculptor, painter, and author (d. 2007)1924 Shaw Taylor , English actor and television host (d. 2015)1923 Robert Hinde , English zoologist and academic (d. 2016)1922 Madelyn Dunham , American grandmother of Barack Obama (d. 2008)1922 Fred Wood , English actor (d. 2003)1921 Joe Fulks , American basketball player (d. 1976)1920 Sarah Lee Lippincott , American astronomer and academic (d. 2019)1919 Princess Ashraf of Iran (d. 2016)1919 Frank Bourgholtzer , American journalist (d. 2010)1919 Edward Brooke , American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (d. 2015)1919 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , Shah of Iran (d. 1980)1916 François Mitterrand , French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (d. 1996)1916 Boyd Wagner , American colonel and pilot (d. 1942)1915 Ray Crawford , American race car driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman (d. 1996)1915 Joe Fry , English race car driver (d. 1950)1914 Jackie Coogan , American actor and director (d. 1984)1913 Charlie Barnet , American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1991)1912 Don Siegel , American director and producer (d. 1991)1911 Sid Gillman , American football player and coach (d. 2003)1911 Mahalia Jackson , American singer (d. 1972)1911 Sorley MacLean , Scottish poet and educator (d. 1996)1910 John Krol , American cardinal (d. 1996)1909 Ignace Lepp , French psychologist and author (d. 1966)1909 Dante Quinterno , Argentinian author and illustrator (d. 2003)1906 Primo Carnera , Italian boxer and actor (d. 1967)1905 George Bernard Flahiff , Canadian cardinal (d. 1989)1903 Mahn Ba Khaing , Burmese politician (d. 1947)1902 Beryl Markham , Kenyan horse trainer and author (d. 1986)1902 Jack Sharkey , American boxer and referee (d. 1994)1902 Henrietta Hill Swope , American astronomer and academic (d. 1980)1900 Ibrahim Abboud , Sudanese politician and general, 1st President of Sudan (d. 1983)1900 Karin Boye , Swedish poet and novelist (d. 1941)1899 Judy Johnson , American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)1894 Florence Nagle , English trainer and breeder of racehorses (d. 1988)1893 Miloš Crnjanski , Serbian poet and author (d. 1977)1890 Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi , Indian journalist and politician (d. 1931)1884 William Hogenson , American sprinter (d. 1965)1883 Napoleon Hill , American philosopher and author (d. 1970)1883 Paul Pilgrim , American runner (d. 1958)1881 Louis Bastien , French cyclist and fencer (d. 1963)1880 Andrei Bely , Russian novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1934)1876 H.B. Warner , English actor (d. 1958)1874 Martin Lowry , English chemist and academic (d. 1936)1874 Abby Aldrich Rockefeller , American philanthropist, founded the Museum of Modern Art (d. 1948)1873 A. K. Fazlul Huq , Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Pakistani Minister of Interior (d. 1962)1873 Thorvald Stauning , Danish union leader and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1942)1871 Guillermo Kahlo , German-Mexican photographer (d. 1941)1869 Washington Luís , Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (d. 1957)1865 Benjamin Guggenheim , American businessman (d. 1912)1860 Frank Eaton , American marshal and author (d. 1958)1854 C. W. Post , American businessman, founded Post Foods (d. 1914)1850 Grigore Tocilescu , Romanian archaeologist and historian (d. 1909)1849 Ferdinand Georg Frobenius , German mathematician and academic (d. 1917)1842 Vasily Vereshchagin , Russian soldier and painter (d. 1904)1803 Joseph Hansom , English architect and publisher, designed Birmingham Town Hall (d. 1882)1802 Miguel I of Portugal (d. 1866)1800 Helmuth von Moltke the Elder , Prussian field marshal (d. 1891)1799 Margaret Agnes Bunn , Scottish actress (d. 1883)1797 Giuditta Pasta , Italian soprano (d. 1865)1795 Nikolaos Mantzaros , Greek composer and theorist (d. 1872)1794 Konstantin Thon , Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (d. 1881)1768 Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko , Polish general and politician (d. 1844)1759 Georges Danton , French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (d. 1794)1757 Karl Leonhard Reinhold , Austrian philosopher and academic (d. 1823)1747 Ivan Mane Jarnović , Italian violinist and composer (d. 1804)1694 Johan Helmich Roman , Swedish composer and academic (d. 1758)1685 Domenico Scarlatti , Italian harpsichord player and composer (d. 1757)1684 Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin , Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)1673 Dimitrie Cantemir , Moldavian geographer, historian, and philosopher (d. 1723)1612 Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester (d. 1658)1609 William Sprague , English-American settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)1564 Hans Leo Hassler , German organist and composer (d. 1612)1556 Ahmad Baba al Massufi , Malian academic (d. 1627)1551 Charlotte de Sauve , French courtesan (d. 1617)1529 Anna of Hesse , princess of Hesse (d. 1591)1518 John Basset , Devonshire gentleman (d. 1541)1491 Zhengde Emperor of China (d. 1521)1483 Hans Buchner , German Renaissance composer (d. 1538)1473 Friedrich of Saxony , Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (d. 1510)1431 Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara , Italian politician (d. 1505)1427 Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (d. 1496)1416 Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent , English politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1490)🔽 Show All Deaths On This Day 2017 Ali Ashraf Darvishian , Iranian novelist, short story writer and academic. (b. 1941)2015 Willis Carto , American activist and theorist (b. 1926)2015 Leo Kadanoff , American physicist and academic (b. 1937)2015 Giuseppe Nazzaro , Italian-Syrian bishop and theologian (b. 1937)2014 Vic Allen , English sociologist, economist, and historian (b. 1923)2014 Mo Collins , American football player and coach (b. 1976)2014 Germain Gagnon , Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1942)2014 Senzo Meyiwa , South African footballer (b. 1987)2014 Brian Moore , Australian rugby league player (b. 1944)2014 Jeff Robinson , American baseball player (b. 1961)2014 Gordy Soltau , American football player and sportscaster (b. 1925)2014 Oscar Taveras , Dominican baseball player (b. 1992)2013 Ritva Arvelo , Finnish actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)2013 Ron Davies , Welsh photographer (b. 1921)2013 Doug Ireland , American journalist and activist (b. 1946)2013 Al Johnson , American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)2013 Andries Maseko , South African footballer (b. 1955)2013 Gabriel of Komana (b. 1946)2012 Mac Ahlberg , Swedish-Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1931)2012 Arnold Greenberg , American businessman, co-founded Snapple (b. 1932)2012 John M. Johansen American architect, designed the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre (b. 1916)2012 Alan Kirschenbaum , American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1961)2012 Björn Sieber , Austrian skier (b. 1989)2012 Alan Stretton , Australian general (b. 1922)2011 Jona Senilagakali , Fijian physician and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Fiji (b. 1929)2010 Glen Little , American clown (b. 1925)2010 Mbah Maridjan , Indonesian spiritual leader (b. 1927)2010 Romeu Tuma , Brazilian police officer and politician (b. 1931)2009 Teel Bivins , American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Ambassador to Sweden (b. 1947)2009 Yoshirō Muraki , Japanese production designer and art director(b. 1924)2009 George Naʻope , American singer and dancer (b. 1928)2009 Troy Smith , American businessman, founded Sonic Drive-In (b. 1922)2008 Tony Hillerman , American journalist, author, and educator (b. 1925)2008 Delmar Watson , American actor and photographer (b. 1926)2007 Nicolae Dobrin , Romanian footballer and manager (b. 1947)2007 Friedman Paul Erhardt , German-American chef and television host (b. 1943)2007 Arthur Kornberg , American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize (b. 1918)2006 Tillman Franks , American bassist and songwriter (b. 1920)2006 Pontus Hultén , Swedish art collector and curator (b. 1924)2005 Keith Parkinson , American illustrator (b. 1958)2005 George Swindin , English footballer and manager (b. 1914)2004 Bobby Ávila , Mexican baseball player and politician (b. 1924)2002 Jacques Massu , French general (b. 1908)2002 Sally Hoyt Spofford , American ornithologist (b. 1914)2001 Hüseyin Hilmi Işık , Turkish scholar and academic (b. 1911)1999 Hoyt Axton , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1938)1999 Eknath Easwaran , Indian-American author and educator (b. 1910)1998 Kenkichi Iwasawa , Japanese mathematician and academic (b. 1917)1995 Wilhelm Freddie , Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1909)1995 Gorni Kramer , Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1913)1994 Wilbert Harrison , American singer and guitarist (b. 1929)1993 Oro , Mexican wrestler (b. 1971)1991 Sherry Hawco , Canadian gymnast (b. 1964)1989 Charles J. Pedersen , American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)1986 Jackson Scholz , American runner (b. 1897)1984 Gus Mancuso , American baseball player and coach (b. 1905)1979 Park Chung-hee , South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (b. 1917)1978 Alexander Gerschenkron , Ukrainian-American historian, critic, and academic (b. 1904)1976 Deryck Cooke , English musicologist and author (b. 1919)1974 Bidia Dandaron , Russian author and educator (b. 1914)1973 Semyon Budyonny , Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1883)1972 Igor Sikorsky , Ukrainian-American engineer and academic, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (b. 1889)1966 Alma Cogan , English singer (b. 1932)1965 Sylvia Likens , American murder victim (b. 1949)1963 Elizabeth Gunn , New Zealand pediatrician (b. 1879)1962 Louise Beavers , American actress (b. 1902)1961 Sadae Inoue , Japanese general (b. 1886)1960 Toshizō Nishio , Japanese general (b. 1881)1957 Gerty Cori , Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)1957 Nikos Kazantzakis , Greek philosopher, author, and playwright (b. 1883)1956 Walter Gieseking , French-German pianist and composer (b. 1895)1952 Hattie McDaniel , American actress and singer (b. 1895)1949 Lionel Halsey , English admiral and courtier (b. 1872)1947 Edwin Savage , English priest and author (b. 1862)1946 Ioannis Rallis , Greek lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)1945 Aleksey Krylov , Russian mathematician and engineer (b. 1863)1945 Paul Pelliot , French sinologist and explorer (b. 1878)1944 Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (b. 1857)1944 Hiroyoshi Nishizawa , Japanese lieutenant and pilot (b. 1920)1944 William Temple , English archbishop and theologian (b. 1881)1943 Aurel Stein , Hungarian-English archaeologist and academic (b. 1862)1941 Arkady Gaidar , Russian journalist and author (b. 1904)1937 Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki , Polish general (b. 1867)1932 Margaret Brown , American philanthropist and activist (b. 1867)1931 Charles Comiskey , American baseball player and manager (b. 1859)1930 Waldemar Haffkine , Russian-Swiss physician and microbiologist (b. 1860)1930 Harry Payne Whitney , American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1872)1927 Jūkichi Yagi , Japanese poet (b. 1898)1919 Akashi Motojiro , Japanese general (b. 1864)1909 Itō Hirobumi , Japanese samurai and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1841)1902 Elizabeth Cady Stanton , American activist (b. 1815)1896 Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour , French philosopher, academic, and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)1890 Carlo Collodi , Italian journalist and author (b. 1826)1871 Robert Anderson (Civil War) , American general (b. 1805)1866 John Kinder Labatt , Irish-Canadian brewer, founded the Labatt Brewing Company (b. 1803)1864 William T. Anderson , American captain (b. 1838)1817 Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin , Dutch-Austrian chemist and botanist (b. 1727)1806 John Graves Simcoe , English general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)1803 Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford , English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1721)1773 Amédée-François Frézier , French mathematician, engineer, and explorer (b. 1682)1764 William Hogarth , English painter and engraver (b. 1697)1751 Philip Doddridge , English minister and hymn-writer (b. 1702)1717 Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (b. 1657)1686 John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater , English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (b. 1623)1675 William Sprague , English settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609)1671 Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet , English politician (b. 1593)1633 Horio Tadaharu , Japanese daimyō (b. 1596)1631 Michael Maestlin , German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550)1609 Matsudaira Tadayori , Japanese samurai and daimyō (b. 1582)1580 Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (b. 1549)1555 Olympia Fulvia Morata , Italian-German scholar and educator (b. 1526)1440 Gilles de Rais , French knight (b. 1404)1111 Gómez González , Castilian nobleman and military leader930 Li Qi , chancellor of Later Liang (b. 871)899 Alfred the Great , English king (b. 849)760 Cuthbert , archbishop of Canterbury 664 Cedd , English monk and bishop (b. 620)🔽 Show All 
