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October 6

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October 6

October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 86 days remain until the end of the year.

Lottery News On This Day

2023: North Carolina man uses birthdays to win $2 million Powerball lottery prize. A North Carolina man won $2 million in a Powerball drawing this week by using numbers that resembled family birthdays.
2022: 433 players win $4 million lottery jackpot in Philippines, prompts calls for investigation. The Philippines government Charity Sweepstakes Office is hearing calls for an investigation after 433 lottery winners split a 236 million pesos (US$4 million) jackpot on Saturday.
2021: Massachusetts man wins $100,000 prize with a free lottery ticket. A Dorchester resident is $100,000 richer after he received a free promotional lottery ticket for the Massachusetts Lottery's Mass Cash draw game.
2020: Florida Lottery to update Lotto game. The Florida Lottery announced they will be making changes this week to their most popular game, Florida Lotto.
2018: $470 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls again. After 21 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of nearly a half-billion dollars that could instantly put someone among the wealthiest people on the planet.
2017: Arizona Lottery computerized drawing machine generated identical winning numbers. Once again computerized lottery drawings are coming under scrutiny as a machine responsible for generating random numbers has done the opposite, generating exact duplicates.
2016: Georgia couple claim $246.8 million Powerball jackpot. A Powerball winner from Georgia just deposited the largest check of his life into his bank account because of a gentle nudge from his better half.
2016: Mississippi lottery talk likely to coalesce odd coalition. Nothing puts preachers and their flocks in political cahoots with the state's casino gaming industry barons faster than any serious talk of Mississippi authorizing a state lottery.
2015: Michigan woman instantly quit job after winning $310M Powerball jackpot. A Michigan woman found out she was the winner of the $310 million Powerball jackpot while sitting in the drive-thru at McDonald's.
2011: Washington Gov. orders lottery to return Mercedes. Plans for a lottery promotion van in Washington have been scratched after Gov. Chris Gregoire ordered the the state lottery to take the Mercedes-Benz back to the dealer.
2011: Hoosier Lottery admits new office too lavish. Less than a week after an Indiana TV station broke the story that the Hoosier Lottery overpaid for new offices, lottery officials are making some changes.
2009: Lottery winner gets help on plan to turn good fortune into lifelong prosperity. Given the prominent financial failings of many prior lottery winners, a lottery winner from New York accepted the guidance of a financial planner recommended by a local newspaper.
2008: N.Y. lottery winner and tenant fight thief. New York lottery winner Gary Owens and his downstairs tenant fought off a would-be thief who forced his way into Owens' home at 3:30 a.m. Friday to claim a share of the jackpot.
2006: 'The dog ate my lottery ticket'. The Iowa Lottery said Wednesday that since the winning numbers were drawn it has been flooded with callers trying to explain why they were winners but could not produce their winning ticket.
2006: Okla. lawmaker aims to stop lottery winners from staying anonymous. An Oklahoma state senator from Edmond plans to introduce legislation to prohibit people from forming anonymous trusts after learning they have won a lottery prize.
2006: Iowa couple claims $200M Powerball lottery jackpot. A Fort Dodge, Iowa, couple who bought three Powerball tickets during a pit stop for soda came forward Wednesday to claim the $200 million jackpot.
2006: Canadian woman wins lotto twice. Beating 'astounding' odds, an elderly Toronto resident held two of three winning tickets in a $24M Lotto 6/49 jackpot.
2005: Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $205 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $205 million, with a cash option of $101.7 million.
2005: Georgia Lottery launches month-long promotion. The Georgia Lottery has launched "October Spectacular", which offers free lottery tickets and increased payouts for four of its games during the month of October.
2005: "Mr. Lucky" Wins Quarter-Million Dollars. Grady Weaver is so lucky that friends refer to him as "Mr. Lucky." True to his name, Mr. Weaver recently won $250,000 playing Mega Millions.
2005: Final Ohio Super Lotto Plus drawing Saturday. Super Lotto Plus, the Ohio Lottery Commission's in-state lotto game, will be retired after the Saturday, October 8 drawing.
2005: Lottery Winner Sentenced For Failing To Pay Taxes. A big lottery winner from Chevy Chase, Maryland, has been ordered to serve six months of home confinement for failing to report his windfall to state tax collectors.
2005: Friends claim $1 million Powerball lottery prize. A quick get-away to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, proved to be a life-changing experience for two Midstate friends, who accepted $1 million Monday after learning of their Powerball win from Saturday night's drawing.
2005: N.C. lottery commissioner had business relationship with vendor. A member of North Carolina's new lottery commission said he will remove himself from any decisions involving potential lottery vendors after it was disclosed he had a business relationship with a key executive of a major vendor.
2004: Mega Millions jackpot increases to $12 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $12 million Wednesday.
2004: Powerball fever spreads as jackpot reaches $177 million. When no one came up with Saturday's winning Powerball ticket, an already sweet pot got a whole lot sweeter. Before the low-stakes gambling public knew what hit them, $177 million was at stake for tonight's drawing.
2003: Two winning tickets sold for Lotto South. Two winning tickets were sold in Georgia for the $6 million Lotto South jackpot, the Virginia Lottery said.
2003: Del. Lottery shuts sales at two sites. The Delaware Lottery Office has removed machines from two stores because of undisclosed debts, including a Bear newsstand that long has been one of the state's top ticket sellers, the state lottery director said Thursday.
2003: D.C. Lottery finally hits the jackpot. The D.C. Lottery is in the money, with a record-setting profit of $237.3 million for fiscal 2003, officials said.
2003: N.D. Lottery Sales Applications Open. North Dakota's lottery office is taking applications from businesses that want to sell tickets.
2003: Man Sues Kentucky Lottery for $10 Million. Ronald B. Hub said he believed the lottery wasn't playing by its own rules and he wants it punished to the tune of $10 million in a lawsuit he filed.
2003: One winner gets $47 million in last Washington Lotto Plus. If you played the final night of Washington Lotto Plus, check your ticket: One lucky person won the record $47 million jackpot, the largest single lottery prize in Lotto Plus history.
2003: One winner gets $14 million Florida Lotto jackpot. One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $14 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The winning ticket was bought in the city of Chipley.
2003: 300 years of winners, losers in state's lottery-history exhibit. A small exhibit called "History of Lotteries and the Lottery System in Rhode Island" lays out the details of Rhode Island's on-again-off-again relationship with lotteries over the past 300 years. The exhibit is on display weekdays through the end of October in the secretary of state's archives division on Westminster Street.

Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day

1.$1.42 Billion: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 7, 2023
2.$470 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 9, 2018
3.$410 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 7, 2022
4.$388.6 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 8, 2022
5.$360 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 6, 2023
6.€283.66 Million US$279.01 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Oct 6, 2022
7.$253 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 6, 2018
8.€202 Million US$233.63 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 8, 2021
9.€190 Million US$222.6 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 6, 2017
10.€190 Million
US$208.37 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 8, 2019
11.$205 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 8, 2005
12.€129 Million
US$179.59 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 8, 2010
13.$177 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 6, 2004
14.€156 Million
US$174.17 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 7, 2016
15.€151.94 Million
US$169.64 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Oct 6, 2016
16.€119 Million
US$159.69 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 7, 2011
17.€111 Million
US$140.28 Million: Multi-Country
Euro Millions
Draw Date
Oct 7, 2014
18.$136 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 7, 2014
19.$122 Million: Multi-State
Mega Millions
Draw Date
Oct 6, 2009
20.$112 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 7, 2017
21.$108 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 9, 2013
22.€91.35 Million
US$105.57 Million: Italy
SuperEnalotto
Draw Date
Oct 7, 2021
23.€90 Million
US$100.49 Million: Multi-Country
EuroJackpot
Draw Date
Oct 7, 2016
24.$91 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 8, 2016
25.$88 Million: Multi-State
Powerball
Draw Date
Oct 8, 2003

Lottery Post Member Birthdays On This Day

1977: Djdoug89
Thursday, Oct 6, 1977
46 years old
1976: mjaeb1
Wednesday, Oct 6, 1976
47 years old
1975: gogetemshay32
Monday, Oct 6, 1975
48 years old
1972: love72
Friday, Oct 6, 1972
51 years old
1970: Autotech99
Tuesday, Oct 6, 1970
53 years old
1966: cwcwpa
Thursday, Oct 6, 1966
57 years old
1957: commanda
Sunday, Oct 6, 1957
66 years old
1954: Joe Choo
Wednesday, Oct 6, 1954
69 years old
1954: sally66!
Wednesday, Oct 6, 1954
69 years old
1948: unclebob65
Wednesday, Oct 6, 1948
75 years old
: PlanB
(year not provided)
: Bmore RAVENS
(year not provided)
: crystalt
(year not provided)
: hillbillybob
(year not provided)
: modred
(year not provided)
: Sunshine 1$
(year not provided)

Worldwide Events On This Day

2022: Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
2018: The United States Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious confirmation process.
2010: Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.
2007: Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth.
1995: The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered.
1987: Fiji becomes a republic.
1985: Police constable Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London.
1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists.
1981: NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board.
1979: Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
1977: The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.
1976: Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 is destroyed by two bombs, placed on board by an anti-Castro militant group.
1976: Premier Hua Guofeng arrests the Gang of Four, ending the Cultural Revolution in China.
1976: Dozens are killed by the Thai army in the Thammasat University massacre.
1973: Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
1944: World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.
1943: World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete during the Nazi occupation of Greece.
1942: World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
1939: World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.
1927: Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.
1923: The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
1920: Ukrainian War of Independence: The Starobilsk agreement is signed by representatives of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Makhnovshchina.
1915: Combined Austro-Hungarian and German Central Powers, reinforced by the recently joined Bulgaria launched a new offensive against Serbia under command of August von Mackensen .
1915: Entente forces land in Thessaloniki, to open the Macedonian front against the Central Powers.
1910: Eleftherios Venizelos is elected Prime Minister of Greece for the first of seven times.
1908: The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1903: The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
1898: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
1884: The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
1854: In England the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead leads to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
1849: The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.
1810: A large fire destroys a third of all the buildings in the town of Raahe in the Grand Duchy of Finland.
1789: French Revolution: King Louis XVI is forced to change his residence from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace.
1777: American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
1762: Seven Years' War: The British capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
1683: Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
1600: Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.
1539: Spain's DeSoto expedition takes over the Apalachee capital of Anhaica for their winter quarters.
618: Transition from Sui to Tang: Wang Shichong decisively defeats Li Mi at the Battle of Yanshi.
404: Byzantine Empress Eudoxia dies from the miscarriage of her seventh pregnancy.
AD 23: Rebels decapitate Wang Mang two days after his capital was sacked during a peasant rebellion.
69 BC: Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdue Armenia.
105 BC: Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio of the Roman army of the mid-Republic

Births On This Day

2004: Bronny James, American basketball player
2002: Jonathan Kuminga, Congolese basketball player
2000: Jazz Jennings, American internet personality
2000: Kyle Pitts, American football player
2000: Addison Rae, American social media personality, dancer, and singer
1999: Niko Kari, Finnish race car driver
1999: Trevor Lawrence, American football player
1997: Kasper Dolberg, Danish footballer
1994: Jake Guentzel, American ice hockey player
1994: Lee Joo-heon, South Korean rapper and songwriter
1993: Adam Gemili, English sprinter
1993: Jourdan Miller, American fashion model
1993: Joe Rafferty, English-Irish footballer
1993: Nail Yakupov, Russian ice hockey player
1992: Josh Archibald, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1992: Taylor Paris, Canadian rugby player
1991: Roshon Fegan, American actor, rapper, and dancer
1990: Quincy Acy, American basketball player and coach
1990: Scarlett Byrne, English actress
1990: Jordan Hamilton, American basketball player
1990: Marcus Johansson, Swedish ice hockey player
1990: Nazem Kadri, Canadian ice hockey player
1990: Han Sun-hwa, South Korean singer and actress
1989: Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer (d. 2014)
1989: Tyler Ennis, Canadian ice hockey player
1989: Pizzi, Portuguese footballer
1988: Trey Edward Shults, American film director
1987: Joe Lewis, English footballer
1987: Akuila Uate, Fijian-Australian rugby league player
1986: Meg Myers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986: Olivia Thirlby, American actress
1985: Mitchell Cole, English footballer (d. 2012)
1985: Sylvia Fowles, American basketball player
1985: Sandra Góngora, Mexican ten-pin bowler
1985: Tarmo Kink, Estonian footballer
1984: Morné Morkel, South African cricketer
1984: Joanna Pacitti, American singer-songwriter
1983: Renata Voráčová, Czech tennis player
1982: Levon Aronian, Armenian chess grandmaster
1982: Latonia Blackman, Barbadian netball player
1982: Will Butler, American musician and composer
1982: Fábio Júnior dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
1982: Hideki Mutoh, Japanese race car driver
1982: Paul Smith, English boxer
1981: Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer
1981: José Luis Perlaza, Ecuadorian footballer
1980: Arnaud Coyot, French cyclist (d. 2013)
1980: Wes Durston, English cricketer
1980: Abdoulaye Méïté, French footballer
1979: David Di Tommaso, French footballer (d. 2005)
1979: Mohamed Kallon, Sierra Leonean footballer and manager
1979: Richard Seymour, American football player
1979: Pascal van Assendelft, Dutch sprinter
1978: Carolina Gynning, Swedish model, actress, and singer
1978: Ricky Hatton, English boxer and promoter
1978: Liu Yang, Chinese astronaut
1977: Daniel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player
1977: Melinda Doolittle, American singer-songwriter
1977: Shimon Gershon, Israeli footballer and singer
1977: Jamie Laurie, American singer-songwriter
1977: Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian footballer and manager
1977: Wes Ramsey, American actor
1976: Freddy García, Venezuelan baseball player
1976: Brett Gelman, American actor and comedian
1976: Magdalena Kučerová, Czech-German tennis player
1976: Stefan Postma, Dutch footballer and coach
1975: Reon King, Guyanese cricketer
1974: Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer and manager
1974: Kenny Jönsson, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
1974: Seema Kennedy, British politician
1974: Jeremy Sisto, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1974: Hoàng Xuân Vinh, Vietnamese shooter
1973: Jeff B. Davis, American comedian, actor, and singer
1973: Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor
1973: Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer and manager
1973: Rebecca Lobo, American basketball player and sportscaster
1972: Daniel Cavanagh, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1972: Anders Iwers, Swedish bass player
1972: Jarrod Moseley, Australian golfer
1972: Mark Schwarzer, Australian footballer
1972: Ryu Si-won, South Korean actor and singer
1972: Ko So-young, South Korean model and actress
1971: Phil Bennett, English race car driver
1971: Takis Gonias, Greek footballer and manager
1971: Emily Mortimer, English actress
1971: Alan Stubbs, English footballer, coach, and manager
1970: Amy Jo Johnson, American actress
1970: Maria Kannegaard, Danish-Norwegian pianist and composer
1970: Shauna MacDonald, Canadian actress and producer
1970: Darren Oliver, American baseball player
1969: Byron Black, Zimbabwean golfer
1969: Muhammad V of Kelantan, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
1968: Bjarne Goldbæk, Danish footballer and sportscaster
1968: Bob May, American golfer
1967: Kennet Andersson, Swedish footballer
1967: Svend Karlsen, Norwegian strongman and bodybuilder
1967: Steven Woolfe, English barrister and politician
1966: Melania Mazzucco, Italian author
1966: Jacqueline Obradors, American actress
1966: Niall Quinn, Irish footballer and manager
1966: Tommy Stinson, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1965: Jürgen Kohler, German footballer and manager
1965: Peg O'Connor, American philosopher and academic
1965: Steve Scalise, American lawyer and politician
1965: Rubén Sierra, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1965: John McWhorter, American academic and linguist
1964: Ricky Berry, American basketball player (d. 1989)
1964: Mark Field, German-English lawyer and politician
1964: Tom Jager, American swimmer and coach
1964: Miltos Manetas, Greek painter
1964: Knut Storberget, Norwegian lawyer and politician, Norwegian Minister of Justice
1964: Matthew Sweet, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1963: Sven Andersson, Swedish footballer and coach
1963: Elisabeth Shue, American actress
1962: David Baker, American biologist and academic
1962: Rich Yett, American baseball player
1961: Miyuki Matsuda, Japanese actress
1961: Paul Sansome, English footballer
1961: Ben Summerskill, English businessman and journalist
1959: Turki bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian politician (d. 2012)
1959: Oil Can Boyd, American baseball player
1959: Brian Higgins, American politician
1959: Walter Ray Williams, Jr., American bowler
1958: Sergei Mylnikov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2017)
1957: Bruce Grobbelaar, Zimbabwean footballer and coach
1956: Sadiq al-Ahmar, Yemeni politician
1956: Kathleen Webb, American author and illustrator
1955: Tony Dungy, American football player and coach
1954: Bill Buford, American author and journalist
1954: David Hidalgo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953: Rein Rannap, Estonian pianist and composer
1952: Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and author
1951: Kevin Cronin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1951: Clive Rees, Singaporean-Welsh rugby player and educator
1951: Gavin Sutherland, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player
1951: Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (d. 1985)
1950: David Brin, American physicist and author
1949: Lonnie Johnson, American inventor
1949: Penny Junor, English journalist and author
1949: Thomas McClary, American R&B singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949: Leslie Moonves, American businessman
1949: Nicolas Peyrac, French singer-songwriter and photographer
1948: Gerry Adams, Irish republican politician
1948: Glenn Branca, American guitarist and composer (d. 2018)
1947: Patxi Andión, Spanish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2019)
1947: Klaus Dibiasi, Italian diver
1947: Millie Small, Jamaican singer-songwriter (d. 2020)
1946: Lloyd Doggett, American lawyer and politician
1946: Tony Greig, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2012)
1946: John Monie, Australian rugby league player and coach
1946: Eddie Villanueva, Filipino evangelist and politician, founded the ZOE Broadcasting Network
1946: Vinod Khanna, Indian actor, producer and politician (d. 2017)
1945: Ivan Graziani, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)
1944: Merzak Allouache, Algerian director and screenwriter
1944: Patrick Cordingley, English general
1944: Boris Mikhailov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
1944: Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1977)
1943: Richard Caborn, English engineer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
1943: Peter Dowding, Australian politician, 24th Premier of Western Australia
1943: Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter
1943: Cees Veerman, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
1942: Dan Christensen, American painter (d. 2007)
1942: Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer
1942: Fred Travalena, American comedian and actor (d. 2009)
1941: Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (d. 1987)
1940: Jan Keizer, Dutch footballer and referee
1939: Melvyn Bragg, English journalist, author, and academic
1939: Jack Cullen, American baseball player
1939: Richard Delgado, American lawyer and academic
1939: Sheila Greibach, American computer scientist and academic
1939: John J. LaFalce, American captain, lawyer, and politician
1938: Serge Nubret, Caribbean-French bodybuilder and actor (d. 2011)
1936: Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer, educator, and activist (d. 2013)
1935: Bruno Sammartino, Italian-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2018)
1934: Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (d. 2015)
1933: Prince Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 2023)
1931: Nikolai Chernykh, Russian astronomer (d. 2004)
1931: Eileen Derbyshire, English actress
1931: Riccardo Giacconi, Italian-American astrophysicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018)
1930: Hafez al-Assad, Syrian general and politician, 20th President of Syria (d. 2000)
1930: Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2015)
1929: George Mattos, American pole vaulter (d. 2012)
1928: Flora MacNeil, Scottish Gaelic singer (d. 2015)
1928: Barbara Werle, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
1927: Bill King, American sportscaster (d. 2005)
1925: Shana Alexander, American journalist and author (d. 2005)
1923: Robert Kuok, Malaysian Chinese business magnate and investor
1923: Yaşar Kemal, Turkish journalist and author (d. 2015)
1922: Joe Frazier, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
1922: Teala Loring, American actress (d. 2007)
1921: Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1997)
1921: Joseph Lowery, American minister and activist (d. 2020)
1921: Giovanni Michelotti, Italian automotive designer (d. 1980)
1920: John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, English lawyer and judge (d. 2005)
1919: Tommy Lawton, English footballer and coach (d. 1996)
1918: Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2010)
1918: André Pilette, French-Belgian race car driver (d. 1993)
1917: Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist and philanthropist (d. 1977)
1916: Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (d. 1997)
1915: Carolyn Goodman, American psychologist and activist (d. 2007)
1915: Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Portuguese-American cardinal (d. 1983)
1915: Alice Timander, Swedish dentist and actress (d. 2007)
1914: Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (d. 2002)
1914: Joan Littlewood, English director and playwright (d. 2002)
1913: Méret Oppenheim, German-Swiss painter and photographer (d. 1985)
1912: Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
1910: Barbara Castle, English journalist and politician, First Secretary of State (d. 2002)
1910: Orazio Satta Puliga, Italian automobile designer (d. 1974)
1908: Carole Lombard, American actress (d. 1942)
1908: Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1989)
1906: Janet Gaynor, American actress (d. 1984)
1906: Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (d. 1946)
1905: Helen Wills, American tennis player and painter (d. 1998)
1903: Ernest Walton, Irish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1901: Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, German-Brazilian zoologist and academic (d. 1990)
1900: Vivion Brewer, American activist and desegregationist (d. 1991)
1900: Willy Merkl, German mountaineer (d. 1934)
1900: Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. 1961)
1897: Florence B. Seibert, American biochemist and academic (d. 1991)
1896: David Howard, American film director (d. 1941)
1895: Caroline Gordon, American author and critic (d. 1981)
1893: Meghnad Saha, Indian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (d. 1956)
1891: Hendrik Adamson, Estonian poet and educator (d. 1946)
1888: Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (d. 1918)
1887: Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect and painter, designed the Philips Pavilion and Saint-Pierre, Firminy (d. 1965)
1886: Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1960)
1882: Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1937)
1876: Ernest Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Justice (d. 1941)
1874: Frank G. Allen, American merchant and politician, 51st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1950)
1866: Reginald Fessenden, Canadian engineer and academic, invented radiotelephony (d. 1932)
1862: Albert J. Beveridge, American historian and politician (d. 1927)
1846: George Westinghouse, American engineer and businessman, founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company (d. 1914)
1838: Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian soldier, poet, and author (d. 1910)
1831: Richard Dedekind, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1916)
1820: James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Armagh (d. 1892)
1820: Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano and actress (d. 1887)
1803: Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Polish-German physicist and meteorologist (d. 1879)
1801: Hippolyte Carnot, French politician (d. 1888)
1773: John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic (d. 1835)
1773: Louis Philippe I of France (d. 1850)
1769: Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1812)
1767: Henri Christophe, Grenadian-Haitian king (d. 1820)
1744: James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (d. 1813)
1742: Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright (d. 1755)
1738: Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1789)
1732: John Broadwood, Scottish businessman, co-founded John Broadwood and Sons (d. 1812)
1729: Sarah Crosby, English preacher, the first female Methodist preacher (d. 1804)
1716: George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1771)
1626: Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer (d. 1684)
1610: Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French general (d. 1690)
1591: Settimia Caccini, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 1638)
1576: Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland (d. 1612)
1573: Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (d. 1624)
1565: Marie de Gournay, French writer (d. 1645)
1555: Ferenc Nádasdy, Hungarian noble (d. 1604)
1552: Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and missionary (d. 1610)
1510: John Caius, English physician and academic, co-founded the Gonville and Caius College (d. 1573)
1510: Rowland Taylor, English priest and martyr (d. 1555)
1459: Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)
1289: Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)
649: Yuknoom Yichʼaak Kʼahkʼ (d. around 696)

Deaths On This Day

2020: Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1955)
2020: Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
2019: Ginger Baker, English drummer (b. 1939)
2019: Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player (b. 1936)
2019: Rip Taylor, American actor and comedian (b. 1931)
2018: Scott Wilson, American actor (b. 1942)
2018: Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano (b. 1933)
2017: Ralphie May, American stand-up comedian and actor (b. 1972)
2017: David Marks, British architect, designer of the London Eye (b. 1952)
2015: Árpád Göncz, Hungarian author, playwright, and politician, 1st President of Hungary (b. 1922)
2015: Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (b. 1926)
2015: Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino, Peruvian historian, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1923)
2014: Vic Braden, American tennis player and coach (b. 1929)
2014: Igor Mitoraj, German-Polish sculptor (b. 1944)
2014: Diane Nyland, Canadian actress, director and choreographer (b. 1944)
2014: Marian Seldes, American actress (b. 1928)
2014: Serhiy Zakarlyuka, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1976)
2014: Feridun Buğeker, Turkish football player (b. 1933)
2013: Ulysses Curtis, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1926)
2013: Rift Fournier, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1936)
2013: Paul Rogers, English actor (b. 1917)
2013: Nico van Kampen, Dutch physicist and academic (b. 1921)
2012: Chadli Bendjedid, Algerian colonel and politician, 3rd President of Algeria (b. 1929)
2012: Anthony John Cooke, English organist and composer (b. 1931)
2012: Nick Curran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1977)
2012: Albert, Margrave of Meissen (b. 1943)
2012: Joseph Meyer, American lawyer and politician, 19th Secretary of State of Wyoming (b. 1941)
2012: B. Satya Narayan Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of West Bengal (b. 1927)
2012: J. J. C. Smart, English-Australian philosopher and academic (b. 1920)
2011: Diane Cilento, Australian actress and author (b. 1933)
2010: Rhys Isaac, South-African-Australian historian and author (b. 1937)
2010: Antonie Kamerling, Dutch television and film actor, and musician (b. 1966)
2009: Douglas Campbell, Scottish-Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2008: Peter Cox, Australian public servant and politician (b. 1925)
2007: Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 1921)
2007: Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Indian scholar, jurist, and politician (b. 1931)
2006: Bertha Brouwer, Dutch sprinter (b. 1930)
2006: Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1940)
2006: Buck O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)
2006: Wilson Tucker, American author and critic (b. 1914)
2002: Prince Claus of the Netherlands (b. 1926)
2001: Arne Harris, American director and producer (b. 1934)
2000: Richard Farnsworth, American actor and stuntman (b. 1920)
1999: Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (b. 1920)
1999: Gorilla Monsoon, American wrestler and sportscaster (b. 1937)
1998: Mark Belanger, American baseball player (b. 1944)
1997: Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1914)
1995: Benoît Chamoux, French mountaineer (b. 1961)
1993: Nejat Eczacıbaşı, Turkish chemist, businessman, and philanthropist, founded Eczacıbaşı (b. 1913)
1993: Larry Walters, American truck driver and pilot (b. 1949)
1992: Denholm Elliott, English actor (b. 1922)
1992: Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1905)
1991: Igor Talkov, Russian singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
1990: Bahriye Üçok, Turkish sociologist and politician (b. 1919)
1989: Bette Davis, American actress (b. 1908)
1986: Alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1921)
1985: Nelson Riddle, American composer, conductor, and bandleader (b. 1921)
1983: Terence Cooke, American cardinal (b. 1921)
1981: Anwar Sadat, Egyptian colonel and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
1980: Hattie Jacques, English actress and producer (b. 1922)
1980: Jean Robic, French cyclist (b. 1921)
1979: Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and short-story writer (b. 1911)
1978: Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1935)
1976: Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher and author (b. 1900)
1974: Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (b. 1948)
1973: Sidney Blackmer, American actor (b. 1895)
1973: François Cevert, French race car driver (b. 1944)
1973: Dick Laan, Dutch actor, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894)
1973: Dennis Price, English actor (b. 1915)
1973: Margaret Wilson, American missionary and author (b. 1882)
1972: Cléo de Verberena, Brazilian actress and film director (born c. 1909)
1969: Walter Hagen, American golfer (b. 1892)
1969: Otto Steinböck, Austrian zoologist (b. 1893)
1968: Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1917)
1962: Tod Browning, American actor, director, screenwriter (b. 1880)
1959: Bernard Berenson, American historian and author (b. 1865)
1951: Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (b. 1860)
1951: Otto Fritz Meyerhof, German-American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)
1947: Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer and critic (b. 1887)
1945: Leonardo Conti, German SS officer (b. 1900)
1942: Siegmund Glücksmann, German politician (b. 1884)
1923: Damat Ferid Pasha, Ottoman politician, 285th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1853)
1912: Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1829)
1892: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet (b. 1809)
1891: Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (b. 1846)
1883: Dục Đức, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1852)
1873: Paweł Strzelecki, Polish-English geologist and explorer (b. 1797)
1836: Johannes Jelgerhuis, Dutch painter and actor (b. 1770)
1829: Pierre Derbigny, French-American politician, 6th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1769)
1819: Charles Emmanuel IV, king of Sardinia (b. 1751)
1762: Francesco Manfredini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1684)
1688: Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English soldier and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1652)
1661: Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (b. 1630)
1660: Paul Scarron, French poet and author (b. 1610)
1644: Elisabeth of France, queen of Spain and Portugal (b. 1602)
1641: Matthijs Quast, Dutch explorer
1640: Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (b. 1588)
1559: William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count (b. 1487)
1553: Şehzade Mustafa, Ottoman prince (b. 1515)
1536: William Tyndale, English Protestant Bible translator (b. c. 1494)
1413: Dawit I, ruler (Emperor) of Ethiopia (b. 1382)
1398: Jeong Dojeon, Korean prime minister (b. 1342)
1349: Joan II of Navarre, daughter of Louis X of France (b. 1312)
1173: Engelbert III, margrave of Istria
1145: Baldwin, archbishop of Pisa
1101: Bruno of Cologne, German monk, founded the Carthusian Order
1090: Adalbero, bishop of Würzburg
1019: Frederick of Luxembourg, count of Moselgau (b. 965)
1014: Samuel, tsar of the Bulgarian Empire
997: Minamoto no Mitsunaka, Japanese samurai (b. 912)
877: Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 823)
869: Ermentrude of Orléans, Frankish queen (b. 823)
836: Nicetas the Patrician, Byzantine general
404: Aelia Eudoxia, Byzantine empress
AD 23: Wang Mang, emperor of the Xin Dynasty

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