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October 31

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October 31

October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 61 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2023: Kentucky woman who never played the lottery before wins $75,000 on her first ticket. A Kentucky woman who had never played the lottery in her life just won a $75,000 prize on her first-ever scratch-off ticket.
2018: Michigan man nearly turned down winning lottery ticket worth $416,000. A 40-year-old lottery player from Wayne County, Michigan, nearly walked away from a winning 100X The Cash Fast Cash ticket that ended up being worth $416,616.
2018: Michigan woman praises honest nephew after he scratched off $300,000 lottery ticket for her. A Michigan woman is proud of her nephew for his honesty when he scratched off a lottery ticket worth $300,000 for her.
2018: New Mexico Lottery creating game tied to sports. The board that oversees the New Mexico Lottery voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with creation of a game tied to the outcome of sporting events.
2018: New law ensures Pa. lottery winners pay their debts. A new law took effect on Tuesday that will help some Pennsylvania Lottery winners spend their winnings by ensuring they pay any outstanding debts.
2017: Virginia Lottery wasn't quite ready for Mega Millions game changes. If you buy a Mega Millions ticket, you normally have a 0.00000033 percent chance of winning the big jackpot. But at least 180 tickets were sold in Virginia on Friday that have a 0 percent chance of winning — and there may be many more that the lottery has not yet talked about.
2014: Indiana store clerk in trouble for buying lottery ticket. Four months after buying a Hoosier Lottery scratch-off ticket that won him $900, a Winchester, Indiana, man's luck appears to have run out.
2014: California lottery retailers investigated for massive prize claims. Are California Lottery retailers beating the odds, or is there something more going on?
2013: Florida man wins multimillion lottery jackpot for 2nd time. A U.S. man who won a multimillion-dollar jackpot playing the Florida Lotto has done it again.
2012: Army vet uses last 4 quarters to buy lottery ticket, wins $1.3M jackpot. A man who used his last four quarters to buy a lottery ticket at a Macomb County, Michigan, market won a $1.3 million Classic Lotto 47 jackpot, according to the Michigan Lottery.
2012: Lottery jackpot a silver lining for 11 Red Sox fans. Five Red Sox players whose retired numbers hang above right field at Fenway Park may be in part responsible for helping 11 people win Massachusetts' Mass Cash game.
2011: Tenn. legislators float idea that lower prizes will bring in more money. Some Tennessee legislators are eying a reduction in prize payouts for Tennessee lottery players while letting them buy tickets with debit or credit cards.
2010: $140M Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Michigan. Friday night's single winning Mega Millions lottery ticket, worth $140 million, was sold in the Upper Peninsula town of Gladstone, Michigan.
2008: Virginia Lottery to award partial prizes for faulty game. Lottery officials announced Thursday that people who had bought misprinted tickets for a recently added game that said they'd won will receive some compensation for the tickets.
2008: Arkansas voters get first lottery-only proposal. A proposal backed by Lt. Gov. Bill Halter offers Arkansas its first chance to vote solely on whether the state should get into the business of scratch-offs and lottery drawings to fund college scholarships.
2008: $58.6M Powerball lottery ticket sold in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Lottery officials today announced that a York business sold the only winning ticket in the $58.6 million, Oct. 29, Powerball jackpot.
2007: Lottery Post featured by Microsoft in technology showcase. Lottery Post, the world's largest community of lottery players, is featured starting today on a Microsoft online publication that highlights important web sites using Microsoft's AJAX technology.
2007: Auditor rejects GOP plea to examine lottery. The state auditor rejected a request from a Senate Republican to audit the Massachusetts Lottery.
2007: Indiana lottery players still hunting year-old jackpot. More than a year has fallen off the calendar since someone last claimed a Hoosier Lotto jackpot, an unprecedented drought that's raising eyebrows -- in addition to fueling ticket sales and pushing tonight's grand prize to a record $53.5 million.
2007: Lottery winner buys spectacular wilderness area. Lottery multi-millionaire Matthew Moore is the new owner of a spectacular wilderness area at Polletts Cove in northern Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
2007: Ontario Lottery may ban retailers from buying tickets from own stores. Ontario lottery retailers are railing against a proposal to ban them from buying and cashing in tickets in their own stores, saying it unfairly portrays them as the villains in the province's lottery scandal.
2007: Tennessee Lottery refuses to revert to ball drawings. Lottery players won't see any balls popping up with winning Cash 3 and Cash 4 numbers on them, at least not for the time being.
2007: Tenn. Lottery asks firms to pay cost for error. Tennessee Lottery officials have asked two vendors to pay a total of $1.4 million to make up for losses caused by a computer coding error that compromised the Cash 3 and Cash 4 games in August.
2006: Powerball Jackpot Builds to $93 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $93 million, with a cash option of $44 million.
2006: Wisconsin couple wins $15.4M Megabucks lottery jackpot. A Door County, Wisconsin, couple has come forward to claim a $15.4 million prize in the state's Megabucks lottery game.
2003: Illinois Store Sells Winning $5 Million Lottery Ticket. One very lucky person who visited the Huck's convenience store in Murphysboro, Illinois this Wednesday is holding a winning lottery ticket worth up to $5 million.
2003: Maryland Evening Pick 3 Number-777 Pays Out $2.2 Million. Hundreds of players are arriving at Lottery retail locations across Maryland to claim cash prizes they won in Wednesday's Pick 3 game.
2003: Longtime lottery player's $36 million ticket is worth the wait. Ever since she turned 18, Tanya Belair has played the Pennsylvania Lottery's jackpot games with mind-numbing regularity.
2003: Second Consecutive Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Indiana. A winning Powerball ticket has been sold in Indiana for the second straight drawing.
2003: Researchers: Most lottery winners stay on the job. It's common for lottery winners to continue working, according to a soon-to-be published study by a University of Minnesota organizational psychologist, and colleagues at Rutgers University and the University of Haifa in Israel.
2003: Tenn. Lottery offices to be housed at MetroCenter. A former Nortel Networks building in MetroCenter north of downtown will become the new home of the Tennessee lottery.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$999.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2022
2.€298.22 Million US$295.38 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2022
3.$284 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2014
4.$254.2 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 2, 2011
5.$198 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 2, 2016
6.€131 Million US$167.18 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2006
7.$165 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 1, 2005
8.$159 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2023
8.$159 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 1, 2014
10.$153.8 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 1, 2023
11.€119 Million
US$153.03 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 2, 2012
12.$150 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 2, 2019
13.€100 Million
US$148.61 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 6, 2009
14.$144 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2015
15.€142 Million
US$140.58 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Nov 1, 2022
16.$129 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2020
17.$127 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2015
17.$127 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2020
19.$123.3 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 1, 2021
20.€103.32 Million
US$119.73 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Nov 2, 2021
21.€120 Million
US$118.8 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Nov 1, 2022
22.$118 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Nov 1, 2019
23.$110 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 31, 2012
24.$104 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Nov 3, 2010
25.€90 Million
US$102.65 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Nov 2, 2018

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1986: bluesky21
Friday, Oct 31, 1986
37 years old
1985: Uno37
Thursday, Oct 31, 1985
38 years old
1980: bambino7
Friday, Oct 31, 1980
43 years old
1980: EDFxCap
Friday, Oct 31, 1980
43 years old
1978: blackromeojr
Tuesday, Oct 31, 1978
45 years old
1978: MIlottoplayer
Tuesday, Oct 31, 1978
45 years old
1978: wannaberich!
Tuesday, Oct 31, 1978
45 years old
1975: LaurainMass
Friday, Oct 31, 1975
48 years old
1975: bossOne
Friday, Oct 31, 1975
48 years old
1972: lpn1994
Tuesday, Oct 31, 1972
51 years old
1969: mystifyu
Friday, Oct 31, 1969
54 years old
1967: ck85304
Tuesday, Oct 31, 1967
56 years old
1965: Lets-win
Sunday, Oct 31, 1965
58 years old
1964: glassman8463
Saturday, Oct 31, 1964
59 years old
1959: Carol McGuigan
Saturday, Oct 31, 1959
64 years old
1959: racarva
Saturday, Oct 31, 1959
64 years old
: EXMECHANIC
(year not provided)
: jeezysnowman7
(year not provided)
: KeepIt$100Mill
(year not provided)
: lawretzcpa
(year not provided)
: Rosie
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2020: Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption.
2017: A truck drives into a crowd in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.
2015: Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
2014: During a test flight, the VSS Enterprise, a Virgin Galactic experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes in the Mojave Desert, California,
2011: The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
2003: Mahathir Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
2002: A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
2000: Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.
2000: Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff from Taipei, killing 83.
1999: Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
1999: EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board.
1998: Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
1996: TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 99 people.
1994: American Eagle Flight 4184 crashes near Roselawn, Indiana killing all 68 people on board.
1984: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed.
1979: Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people.
1973: Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.
1968: Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
1963: Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion: A gas explosion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis kills 81 people and injures another 400 during an ice show.
1961: In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from the Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.
1956: Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
1956: Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Revolutionary Headquarters is established in Hungary. Following Imre Nagy's announcement of October 30, banned non-Communist political parties are reformed, and the MDP is replaced by the MSZMP. József Mindszenty is released from prison. The Soviet Politburo makes the decision to crush the Revolution.
1943: World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
1941: After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
1941: World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
1940: World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion.
1938: Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
1924: World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
1923: The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
1922: Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy
1918: World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.
1917: World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
1913: Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
1913: The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
1907: The Parliament of Finland approved the Prohibition Act, but the law was not implemented because it was not ratified by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
1903: The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
1895: The strongest earthquake in the Midwestern United States since 1812 strikes near Charleston, Missouri, causing damage and killing at least two.
1864: Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
1863: The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
1837: Approximately 300 Muscogee die in the steamboat Monmouth disaster on the Trail of Tears in the United States.
1822: Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.
1587: Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
1517: Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
932: Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir is killed while fighting against the forces of general Mu'nis al-Muzaffar. Al-Muqtadir's brother al-Qahir is chosen to succeed him.
802: Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne.
683: During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down.
475: Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.

Births On This Day

2005: Leonor, Princess of Asturias
2000: Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer
1999: Léa Serna, French figure skater
1997: Siobhán Bernadette Haughey, Hong Kong-Irish swimmer
1997: Marcus Rashford, English footballer
1995: Joana Valle Costa, Portuguese tennis player
1993: Nadine Lustre, Filipino actress and singer
1993: Mercedes Arn-Horn, Canadian musician
1990: JID, American rapper
1988: Cole Aldrich, American basketball player
1988: Sébastien Buemi, Swiss race car driver
1988: Jack Riewoldt, Australian footballer
1988: Lizzy Yarnold, British skeleton racer
1987: Nick Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player
1987: Jean-Karl Vernay, French race car driver
1986: Chris Alajajian, Australian race car driver
1986: Christie Hayes, Australian actress and producer
1985: Fanny Chmelar, German alpine skier
1985: Kerron Clement, American hurdler and sprinter
1984: Pat Murray, American football player
1984: Amanda Pascoe, Australian swimmer
1983: Adam Bouska, American photographer and activist, founded the NOH8 Campaign
1982: Jordan Bannister, Australian footballer and umpire
1982: Justin Chatwin, Canadian actor
1982: Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player
1981: Irina Denezhkina, Russian author
1981: Steven Hunter, American basketball player
1981: Frank Iero, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981: Selina Jen, Taiwanese singer and actress
1981: Mike Napoli, American baseball player
1980: Samaire Armstrong, American model, actress, and fashion designer
1980: Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American pianist and conductor
1980: Marcel Meeuwis, Dutch footballer
1980: Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor and voice artist
1979: Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer
1979: Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer
1978: Inka Grings, German footballer and manager
1978: Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer
1978: Marek Saganowski, Polish footballer
1978: Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player
1976: Guti, Spanish footballer
1976: Piper Perabo, American actress and producer
1975: Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer and manager
1975: Keith Jardine, American mixed martial artist and actor
1975: Johnny Whitworth, American actor and producer
1974: Muzzy Izzet, English-Turkish footballer
1974: Roger Manganelli, Brazilian-American singer-songwriter and bass player
1973: Paul Abrahams, English footballer and coach
1973: Christopher Bevins, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1973: Tim Byrdak, American baseball player
1973: David Dellucci, American baseball player and sportscaster
1973: Beverly Lynne, American actress
1971: Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (d. 2004)
1971: Irina Pantaeva, Russian model and actress
1970: Linn Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter
1968: Antonio Davis, American basketball player and sportscaster
1967: Vanilla Ice, American rapper, television personality, and real estate investor
1967: Buddy Lazier, American race car driver
1967: Adam Schlesinger, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2020)
1966: Ad-Rock, American rapper, producer, and actor
1966: Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler
1966: Annabella Lwin, Anglo-Burmese singer-songwriter and record producer
1966: Mike O'Malley, American actor and comedian
1965: Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (d. 2014)
1965: Blue Edwards, American basketball player
1965: Ruud Hesp, Dutch footballer
1965: Denis Irwin, Irish footballer and journalist
1965: Rob Rackstraw, English voice actor
1964: Frank Bruni, American journalist and critic
1964: Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish musician
1964: Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer and manager
1964: Darryl Worley, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963: Mikkey Dee, Swedish hard rock drummer and musician
1963: Johnny Marr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963: Fred McGriff, American baseball player
1963: Dermot Mulroney, American actor
1963: Rob Schneider, American actor and comedian
1963: Dunga, Brazilian footballer and manager
1962: Jonathan Borden, American neurosurgeon and academic
1962: Anna Geifman, American historian, author, and academic
1962: John Giannini, American basketball player and coach
1962: Mari Jungstedt, Swedish journalist and author
1962: Raphael Rabello, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 1995)
1962: Dan Wood, Canadian ice hockey player
1961: Alonzo Babers, American runner and pilot
1961: Kate Campbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961: Peter Jackson, New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961: Larry Mullen, Jr., Irish musician, songwriter, and actor
1960: Arnaud Desplechin, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
1960: Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico
1960: Mike Gallego, American baseball player and coach
1960: Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran
1959: Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player
1959: Neal Stephenson, American author
1957: Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor
1957: Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956: Bruce Bawer, American poet and critic
1956: Christopher de Leon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician
1956: Anders Lago, Swedish lawyer and politician
1956: Charles Moore, English journalist and author
1955: Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Public Order
1955: Susan Orlean, American journalist and author
1954: Mari Okamoto, Japanese actress
1954: Ken Wahl, American actor and screenwriter
1953: John Lucas II, American basketball player and coach
1952: Bernard Edwards, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1996)
1952: Joe West, American baseball umpire
1951: Nick Saban, American football player and coach
1951: Dave Trembley, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1950: John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
1950: Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion (d. 2016)
1950: Jane Pauley, American journalist
1950: Antonio Taguba, Filipino-American general
1949: Mart Helme, Estonian journalist and diplomat
1949: Bob Siebenberg, American drummer
1949: Alison Wolf, English economist and academic
1948: Michael Kitchen, English actor and producer
1948: Franco Gasparri, Italian actor (d. 1999)
1947: Deidre Hall, American actress
1947: Frank Shorter, American runner and sportscaster
1947: Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian academic and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Belgium
1946: Stephen Rea, Irish actor
1945: Russ Ballard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945: Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor and comedian
1945: Barrie Keeffe, English playwright, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2019)
1943: Elliott Forbes-Robinson, American race car driver
1943: Paul Frampton, English-American physicist and academic
1943: Aristotelis Pavlidis, Greek politician, 13th Greek Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy
1943: Brian Piccolo, American football player (d. 1970)
1942: David Ogden Stiers, American actor (d. 2018)
1941: Dan Alderson, American scientist (d. 1989)
1941: Derek Bell, English race car driver
1941: Sally Kirkland, American actress
1940: Craig Rodwell, American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (d. 1993)
1940: Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox, English businesswoman and politician
1939: Tom O'Connor, English actor and game show host (d. 2021)
1939: Ron Rifkin, American actor
1939: Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
1937: Tom Paxton, American folk music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1936: Michael Landon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
1935: Dale Brown, American basketball player and coach
1935: Ronald Graham, American mathematician and theorist (d. 2020)
1935: David Harvey, English-American geographer and academic
1934: Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Swedish princess
1933: Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1933: Iemasa Kayumi, Japanese voice actor (d. 2014)
1931: Dan Rather, American journalist
1930: Michael Collins, American general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2021)
1930: Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (d. 1970)
1929: William Orchard, Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (d. 2014)
1929: Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1928: Andrew Sarris, American critic and educator (d. 2012)
1926: Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (d. 2011)
1925: Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (d. 1990)
1925: John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1925: Robert B. Rheault, American colonel (d. 2013)
1922: Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (d. 2005)
1922: Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2004)
1922: Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 2012)
1920: Dick Francis, Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author (d. 2010)
1920: Joseph Gelineau, French priest and composer (d. 2008)
1920: Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (d. 2004)
1920: Fritz Walter, German footballer (d. 2002)
1919: Daphne Oxenford, English actress (d. 2012)
1919: Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author (d. 2017)
1918: Ian Stevenson, American psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007)
1917: William H. McNeill, Canadian-American historian and author (d. 2016)
1917: Gordon Steege, Australian soldier and pilot (d. 2013)
1916: Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (d. 2012)
1915: Jane Jarvis, American pianist and composer (d. 2010)
1914: John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer and designer (d. 1995)
1912: Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001)
1912: Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008)
1908: Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist (d. 2009)
1907: Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer (d. 1973)
1902: Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet (d. 1987)
1902: Julia Lee, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1958)
1902: Abraham Wald, Jewish-Hungarian mathematician and economist (d. 1950)
1900: Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1976)
1897: Constance Savery, English author (d. 1999)
1896: Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (d. 1977)
1895: B. H. Liddell Hart, English soldier, historian, and theorist (d. 1970)
1892: Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player and author (d. 1946)
1888: Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet and author (d. 1944)
1887: Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (d. 1975)
1887: Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (d. 1970)
1883: Marie Laurencin, French painter and illustrator (d. 1956)
1883: Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player, cricketer, and soldier (d. 1915)
1881: Toshizō Nishio, Japanese general (d. 1960)
1880: Julia Peterkin, American author (d. 1961)
1880: Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 1936)
1879: Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, and composer (d. 1941)
1876: Natalie Clifford Barney, American poet and playwright (d. 1972)
1875: Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (d. 1954)
1875: Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer, freedom fighter and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (d. 1950)
1868: John Weir Troy, American journalist, and politician, 5th Governor of the Territory of Alaska (d. 1942)
1860: Juliette Gordon Low, American scout leader, founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (d. 1927)
1860: Andrew Volstead, American politician (d. 1947)
1858: Saint Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril, Indian Orthodox Saint (d. 1934)
1856: Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (d. 1889)
1851: Louise of Sweden (d. 1926)
1849: Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (d. 1891)
1848: Boston Custer, American soldier (d. 1876)
1847: Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (d. 1897)
1838: Luís I of Portugal (d. 1889)
1835: Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 27th Governor of Mississippi (d. 1933)
1835: Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (d. 1923)
1835: Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)
1831: Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (d. 1910)
1825: Charles Lavigerie, French-Algerian cardinal and academic (d. 1892)
1815: Thomas Chapman, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1884)
1815: Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (d. 1897)
1809: Edmund Sharpe, English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer
1795: John Keats, English poet (d. 1821)
1760: Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese artist and printmaker (d. 1849)
1737: James Lovell, American educator and politician (d. 1789)
1729: Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta, Spanish cleric, Archbishop of Mexico, Viceroy of New Spain (d. 1800)
1724: Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (d. 1805)
1714: Hedvig Taube, Swedish courtier (d. 1744)
1711: Laura Bassi, Italian physician, physicist, and academic (d. 1778)
1705: Pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)
1694: Yeongjo of Joseon (d. 1776)
1692: Anne Claude de Caylus, French archaeologist and author (d. 1765)
1686: Senesino, Italian singer and actor (d. 1758)
1638: Meindert Hobbema, Dutch painter (d. 1709)
1636: Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)
1632: Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
1620: John Evelyn, English gardener and author (d. 1706)
1599: Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (d. 1680)
1542: Henriette of Cleves, Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel (d. 1601)
1472: Wang Yangming, Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (d. 1529)
1445: Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (d. 1511)
1424: Władysław III, king of Poland (d. 1444)
1391: Edward, King of Portugal (d. 1438)
1345: Ferdinand I, king of Portugal (d. 1383)

Deaths On This Day

2020: MF Doom, British-American rapper and record producer (b. 1971)
2020: Sean Connery, Scottish actor (b. 1930)
2018: Willie McCovey, American baseball player (b. 1938)
2015: Gus Savage, American businessman and politician (b. 1925)
2014: David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (b. 1926)
2014: Michael Alsbury, American engineer and pilot (b. 1975)
2014: Brad Halsey, American baseball player (b. 1981)
2014: Hitoshi Motoshima, Japanese educator and politician (b. 1922)
2013: Chris Chase (aka Irene Kane), American actress and author (b. 1924)
2013: Gérard de Villiers, French journalist and author (b. 1929)
2013: Trevor Kletz, English chemist and author (b. 1922)
2013: Johnny Kucks, American baseball player (b. 1933)
2013: Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (b. 1928)
2013: Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
2012: Gae Aulenti, Italian architect and designer (b. 1927)
2012: John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1917)
2012: John H. Reed, American soldier and politician, 67th Governor of Maine (b. 1921)
2011: Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1941)
2011: Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 1926)
2010: Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (b. 1928)
2009: Mustafa Mahmud, Egyptian physician and author (b. 1921)
2009: Tom Wheatcroft, English businessman, founded the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition (b. 1922)
2009: Qian Xuesen, Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (b. 1911)
2008: Studs Terkel, American historian and author (b. 1912)
2007: Erdal İnönü, Turkish physicist and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1926)
2006: P. W. Botha, South African soldier and politician, State President of South Africa (b. 1916)
2006: Peter Fryer, English journalist and author (b. 1927)
2005: Hal Anger, American biophysicist and engineer (b. 1920)
2005: Amrita Pritam, Indian author and poet (b. 1919)
2003: Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and historian (b. 1919)
2002: Lionel Poilâne, French banker and businessman (b. 1945)
2002: Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, President of Greece (b. 1903)
2002: Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (b. 1916)
2001: Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (b. 1970)
2000: Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1915)
2000: Kazuki Watanabe, Japanese songwriter and guitarist (b. 1981)
1999: Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (b. 1975)
1998: Elmer Vasko, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1935)
1998: María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish nun and saint (Roman Catholic Church) (b. 1926)
1996: Marcel Carné, French director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
1995: Rosalind Cash, American actress and singer (b. 1938)
1993: Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)
1993: River Phoenix, American actor and singer (b. 1970)
1992: Gary Rippingale, English ice hockey player (b. 1974)
1991: Joseph Papp, American stage director and producer (b. 1921)
1988: John Houseman, Romanian-born American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
1988: Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and academic (b. 1906)
1986: Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
1985: Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (b. 1907)
1985: Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (b. 1913)
1984: Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
1984: Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, Prime Minister of India (b. 1917)
1983: George Halas, American football player and coach (b. 1895)
1983: Lu Jiaxi, Chinese self-taught mathematician (b. 1935)
1983: Sharof Rashidov, Uzbek politician, CPSU Politburo candidate member (b. 1917)
1980: Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (b. 1905)
1977: C. B. Colby, American author and illustrator (b. 1904)
1975: Sachin Dev Burman, Indian composer and singer (b. 1906)
1973: Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (b. 1905)
1972: Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1916)
1963: Mesut Cemil, Turkish cellist and composer (b. 1902)
1962: Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, French astronomer (b. 1877)
1960: H. L. Davis, American author and poet (b. 1894)
1959: Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (b. 1885)
1952: Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
1944: Joseph Hubert Priestley, British botanist (b. 1883)
1939: Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884)
1931: Octave Uzanne, French journalist and author (b. 1851)
1929: António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866)
1926: Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (b. 1874)
1925: Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
1925: Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (b. 1885)
1920: Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (b. 1854)
1918: Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)
1916: Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)
1916: Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874)
1913: William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
1905: Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (b. 1828)
1884: Marie Bashkirtseff, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1858)
1879: Jacob Abbott, American author and academic (b. 1803)
1879: Joseph Hooker, American general (b. 1814)
1869: Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1788)
1860: Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1775)
1806: Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese artist and printmaker (b. ca. 1753)
1786: Princess Amelia of Great Britain (b. 1711)
1768: Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1690)
1744: Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (b. 1694)
1733: Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)
1732: Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1666)
1723: Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1642)
1661: Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 109th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1575)
1659: John Bradshaw, English lawyer and judge, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1602)
1641: Cornelis Jol, Dutch admiral (b. 1597)
1589: Peter Stumpp, German farmer and alleged serial killer (b. 1535)
1517: Fra Bartolomeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)
1448: John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1390)
1335: Marie of Évreux, Duchess Consort of Brabant (b. 1303)
1320: Ricold of Monte Croce, Italian Dominican missionary (b. 1242)
1214: Eleanor of England, queen consort of Castile (b. 1163)
1147: Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I of England (b. 1100)
1034: Deokjong, Korean ruler (b. 1016)
1005: Abe no Seimei, Japanese astrologer (b. 921)
994: Wolfgang of Regensburg, German bishop and saint (b. 934)
932: Al-Muqtadir, Abbasid caliph (b. 895)

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