September 22
On This Day in History: September 22 September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 100 days remain until the end of the year.
Lottery News On This Day 2020 North Carolina father-to-be scores $1 million lottery prize . The timing for a $1 million prize from scratch-off lottery game couldn't be better for a North Carolina man who is expecting his first child in February.2017 Illinois Lottery awards management contract to Camelot . Ending a years-long process of replacing its current management company, the Illinois Lottery today awarded its private management contract to Camelot Illinois, LLC — essentially the same company that operates the United Kingdom's lottery.2016 Massachusetts woman arrested for alleged lottery scam . A Massachusetts woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly trying to bilk an 82-year-old man from New Jersey out of more than $6,000 in a lottery scheme.2015 Lottery ticket printer grants rare peek at operations . Pollard, one of three biggest instant lottery ticket printers in the world, celebrated with speeches — and a rare peek at its production facility.2014 $111 million EuroMillions jackpot won in Ireland . The hunt is on for Ireland's latest lottery millionaire after one winner hit the jackpot in the multi-country Euro Millions lottery game.2013 Western Canada Lottery glitch causes ticket errors . The Western Canadian Lottery Corporation (WCLC) is advising customers to recheck their tickets following a system problem.2013 Illinois Lottery kicks off new 'Hit or Miss' game . After a string of game changes and new games that stretches back a year to when the My3 game was introduced, the Illinois Lottery revealed its latest new game: Hit or Miss.2009 Record Maryland Lottery Multi-Match jackpot won . There was one big winner in Saturday night's Multi-Match drawing from the Maryland Lottery, ending the months-long jackpot-roll that grew to a record-breaking $4.8 million top prize.2007 Massachusetts lottery causes may have historical precidence . Massachusetts Governor Patrick's proposed spending plans for lottery revenues harkens back to historical building projects funded by lotteries.2007 Man finds $50,000 lottery ticket, returns it to owner . A deli owner in Newington found a winning lottery ticket in the trash and returned it to his customer.2006 Trial in N.C. lottery fraud case begins . Federal prosecutors said Thursday that former N.C. lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings spent 60 telltale days last year working for a lottery company, holding a state lottery post and deceiving the public.2006 Woman sentenced to life in prison for slaying of lottery winner . A 23-year-old woman has been convicted of helping kidnap her lottery-winning brother-in-law and then executing the man, who was also her lover, with a shot to the head.2006 Another Gamble for Online Betting . Two recent arrests of online-gambling executives in the U.S. are drawing attention to a spirited but so far unsuccessful effort in Washington to clarify the legal status of Internet gambling and resolve the political and legal issues of regulating it.2006 By hook or by crook: lawmakers relentless on taking away online rights . Congressional leaders are trying to forge a compromise that would allow them to push through legislation banning most forms of Internet gambling, aides said on Thursday.2005 Mega Millions lottery winner to be revealed Friday . The winner of last week's $258 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot will be revealed tomorrow in an 11:30 am news conference.2005 GTECH makes political donation days after gambling contract awarded . Six days after winning a state contract, the company Pennsylvania chose to run its computer system for slot machines gave $50,000 to a national nonprofit that raises money for Democratic governors -- including Gov. Ed Rendell, the group's finance chair.2005 Powerball Jackpot Grows to $126 Million . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $126 million, with a cash option of $62.2 million.2005 Mass. shop's lottery sales earn visit from State Treasurer . A few weeks ago, the staff of The News Shop in Winchester, Massacusetts, was personally thanked by State Treasurer Tim Cahill for helping to provide revenues for not just Winchester, but the 350 other cities and towns in the commonwealth as well.2005 Michigan lottery profits at record levels, thanks to Club Keno . The 2-year-old Club Keno lottery game has bumped Michigan Lottery revenues over $2 billion mark for the first time in its 33 years.2004 $75 Million: Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot on the Rise . The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $75 million Wednesday.2004 GTech Profits Up . GTech Holdings Corp., the world's largest lottery systems operator, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose on new contracts, acquisitions and strong sales of its products.2004 Record Powerball lottery winner's house burglarized . Three men burglarized the home of Jack Whittaker, winner of the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, as an acquaintance of Whittaker's lay dead inside, police said Tuesday.2003 NJ Changes Cash 5 Game . The New Jersey State Lottery announced improvements to its Jersey Cash 5 game, starting with the September 15 drawing, that are designed to produce higher jackpots and more player excitement.2003 Powerball Jackpot Grows to $50 Million . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the Powerball multi-state jackpot grew to an estimated $50 million, with a cash option of $26.5 million. 2003 Jacksonville ticket wins $11 million Florida Lotto . One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $11 million, lottery officials said Saturday.🔽 Show All Top 25 Lottery Jackpots On This Day 1. $303 Million Draw Date
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🔽 Show All Worldwide Events On This Day 2013 At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar , Pakistan. 1995 An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed. 1995 The Nagerkovil school bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic Tamil schoolchildren. 1993 A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed. 1993 A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia. 1991 The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time. 1980 Iraq invades Iran. 1979 A bright flash , resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined. 1975 Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service.1965 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire. 1960 The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation . 1957 In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president. 1948 Gail Halvorsen officially started parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Air lift.1948 Israeli-Palestine conflict : The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League .1941 The Holocaust in Ukraine : On the Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murders 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia , Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.1939 World War II : A joint German-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.1937 Spanish Civil War : Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco .1934 The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers. 1927 Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count " boxing match to Gene Tunney. 1919 The steel strike of 1919 , led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States. 1914 A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors. 1910 The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain. 1896 Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.1892 Lindal Railway Incident , providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost .1888 The first issue of National Geographic Magazine 1885 Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement .1866 The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War. 1862 A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln. 1857 The Russian warship Lefort 1823 Joseph Smith finds the golden plates after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried. 1792 Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being.1789 The office of United States Postmaster General is established. 1789 Battle of Rymnik : Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.1776 Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.1761 George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.1711 The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina. 1692 The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials ; others are all eventually released. 1598 English playwright Ben Jonson kills actor Gabriel Spenser in a duel and is indicted for manslaughter. 1586 The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch. 1499 The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War . 1236 The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule . 904 The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong , the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. 🔽 Show All Births On This Day 1994 Carlos Correa , Puerto Rican-American baseball player1994 Chad Finchum , American racing driver1994 Park Jin-young , South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Got7 )1993 Yutakayama Ryota , Japanese sumo wrestler1992 Philip Hindes , English track cyclist1991 Kenny Bromwich , New Zealand rugby league player1991 Joe Wardle , English rugby league player1990 Denard Robinson , American football player1990 Jenn Im , Korean-American fashion and beauty vlogger and fashion designer1989 Jon Bass , American actor1989 Kim Hyo-yeon , South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls Generation )1989 Sabine Lisicki , German tennis player1988 Nikita Andreyev , Russian footballer1987 Derick Brassard , Canadian ice hockey player1987 Stefan Denifl , Austrian cyclist1987 Tom Felton , English actor1987 Zdravko Kuzmanović , Serbian footballer1985 Matteo Cavagna , Italian footballer1985 Faris Haroun , Belgian footballer1985 Jamie Mackie , Scottish footballer1985 Tatiana Maslany , Canadian actress1985 Ibragim Todashev , Russian-American mixed martial artist (d. 2013)1984 Ross Jarman , English drummer and songwriter1984 Thiago Silva , Brazilian footballer1983 Kyla , British singer1983 Glenn Loovens , Dutch professional footballer1983 Petr Tatíček , Czech professional ice hockey1983 Tommy Thelin , Swedish footballer1982 Domenic Cassisi , Australian footballer1982 Billie Piper , English actress and singer1982 Maarten Stekelenburg , Dutch footballer1981 Alexei Ramírez , Cuban baseball player1981 Subaru Shibutani , Japanese singer-songwriter1981 Ingrid Vetlesen , Norwegian soprano1980 Francesco D'Isa , Italian painter and journalist1980 Svenja Weidemann , German tennis player1979 Emilie Autumn , American singer-songwriter, violinist, and poet1979 Phil Waugh , Australian rugby player1978 Harry Kewell , Australian footballer and coach1976 David Berkeley , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1976 Mo Collins , American football player and coach (d. 2014)1976 Martin Solveig , French DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer1975 Ethan Moreau , Canadian ice hockey player and scout1974 Kostas Kaiafas , Cypriot footballer and manager1973 Yoo Chae-yeong , South Korean singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2014)1973 Stéfan Louw , South African tenor and producer1973 Bob Sapp , American wrestler1971 Elizabeth Bear , American author and poet1971 Toomas Krõm , Estonian footballer1971 Luther Reigns , American actor and wrestler1970 Gladys Berejiklian , Australian politician, 45th Premier of New South Wales 1970 Mike Matheny , American baseball player and manager1970 Mystikal , American rapper and actor1970 Hitro Okesene , New Zealand rugby player and coach1970 Rupert Penry-Jones , English actor1970 Emmanuel Petit , French footballer1969 Nicole Bradtke , Australian tennis player and sportscaster1969 Tuomas Kantelinen , Finnish composer and conductor1969 Sue Perkins , English comedian, actress, and radio host1969 Matt Sharp , American singer-songwriter and bass player1967 Matt Besser , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter1967 Super Delfin , Japanese wrestler1967 Brian Keene , American novelist1967 Ian Mortimer , English historian and novelist1967 Rickard Rydell , Swedish race car driver1967 Félix Savón , Cuban boxer1966 Ruth Jones , Welsh actress, producer, and screenwriter1966 Mike Richter , American ice hockey player1966 Michael Shank , American racing team owner1965 Dan Bucatinsky , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter1965 Andrii Deshchytsia , Ukrainian politician and diplomat, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1965 Mark Guthrie , American baseball player1965 Robert Satcher , American physician, engineer, and astronaut1964 Juha Turunen , Finnish lawyer and politician1964 Ken Vandermark , American saxophonist and composer1962 Martin Crowe , New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2016)1961 Vince Coleman , American baseball player1961 Liam Fox , Scottish physician and politician, Secretary of State for Defence 1961 Bonnie Hunt , American actress, producer, and talk show host1961 Diane Lemieux , Canadian lawyer and politician1961 Catherine Oxenberg , American actress1961 Michael Torke , American composer1960 Scott Baio , American actor1959 Tai Babilonia , American figure skater and talk show host1959 Saul Perlmutter , American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate1958 Andrea Bocelli , Italian singer-songwriter and producer1958 Beth Catlin , American Autistic savant1958 Neil Cavuto , American journalist and author1958 Joan Jett , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress1957 Steve Carney , English footballer (d. 2013)1957 Nick Cave , Australian singer-songwriter, author, and actor1957 Johnette Napolitano , American singer-songwriter and bass player (Concrete Blonde )1957 Giuseppe Saronni , Italian cyclist and manager1956 Debby Boone , American singer, actress, and author1956 Doug Wimbish , American singer-songwriter and bass player1956 Ibrahim Shema , Nigerian lawyer, politician1955 Jeffrey Leonard , American baseball player and coach1953 Richard Fairbrass , English singer-songwriter, musician and producer (Right Said Fred )1953 Ségolène Royal , French politician1952 Bob Goodlatte , American lawyer and politician1952 Sukhumbhand Paribatra , Thai political scientist and politician, 15th Governor of Bangkok 1952 Américo Rocca , Mexican wrestler1952 Gloria Borger , American journalist1951 David Coverdale , English singer-songwriter1951 Mike Graham , American wrestler and promoter (d. 2012)1951 Doug Somers , American wrestler (d. 2017)1949 James Cartwright , American general1949 Jim McGinty , Australian lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Western Australia 1948 Denis Burke , Australian soldier and politician, 6th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory 1948 Mark Phillips , English equestrian, trainer, and journalist1947 Jo Beverley , English-Canadian author1947 David Drewry , English glaciologist and geophysicist1947 Norma McCorvey , American activist (d. 2017)1947 Robert Morace , American author and academic1946 King Sunny Adé , Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist1946 Larry Dierker , American baseball player and manager1944 Brian Gibson , English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)1943 Toni Basil , American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress1943 Barry Cable , Australian footballer and coach1943 Paul Hoffert , American keyboard player, composer, and academic1942 Ole Anderson , American wrestler1942 Candida Lycett Green , Anglo-Irish journalist and author (d. 2014)1942 Rubén Salazar Gómez , Colombian cardinal1942 David Stern , American lawyer and businessman1941 Jeremiah Wright , American pastor and theologian1940 Anna Karina , Danish-French actress, director, and screenwriter1939 Bogdan Baltazar , Romanian economist and engineer (d. 2012)1939 Deborah Lavin , South African-English historian and academic1939 Gilbert E. Patterson , American bishop (d. 2007)1939 Junko Tabei , Japanese mountaineer (d. 2016)1938 Gene Mingo , American football player1937 Don Rutherford , English rugby player (d. 2016)1936 Maurice Evans , English footballer and manager (d. 2000)1934 Jack McGregor , American captain, lawyer, and politician1934 Lute Olson , American basketball player and coach1934 T. Somasekaram , Sri Lankan geographer and politician, 37th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (d. 2010)1933 Leonardo Balada , Spanish-American composer and educator1933 T. Cullen Davis , American businessman1933 Carmelo Simeone , Italian-Argentinian footballer (d. 2014)1933 Jesco von Puttkamer , German-American engineer (d. 2012)1932 Algirdas Brazauskas , Lithuanian politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (d. 2010)1932 Ingemar Johansson , Swedish boxer (d. 2009)1931 Fay Weldon , English author and playwright1931 George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie , Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (d. 2003)1930 Joni James , American singer1930 T. S. Sinnathuray , Judge of the High Court of Singapore (d. 2016)1929 Serge Garant , Canadian composer and conductor (d. 1986)1929 Carlo Ubbiali , Italian motorcycle racer1928 Eric Broadley , English engineer and businessman, founded Lola Cars (d. 2017)1928 James Lawson , American activist, author, and academic1928 Eugene Roche , American actor (d. 2004)1928 Johnny Valentine , American wrestler (d. 2001)1927 Gordon Astall , English footballer and coach1927 Tommy Lasorda , American baseball player, coach, and manager1926 Bill Smith , American clarinet player and composer1925 Virginia Capers , American actress and singer (d. 2004)1925 Leila Hadley , American author (d. 2009)1924 Bernard Gauthier , French cyclist (d. 2018)1924 Charles Keeping , English author and illustrator (d. 1988)1924 Rosamunde Pilcher , English author1924 Charles Waterhouse , American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2013)1924 J. William Middendorf , American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of the Navy 1924 Ray Wetzel , American trumpet player and composer (d. 1951)1923 Dannie Abse , Welsh physician, poet, and author (d. 2014)1922 David Sive , American environmentalist and lawyer (d. 2014)1921 Will Elder , Jewish-American illustrator (d. 2008)1920 Eric Baker , English activist, co-founded Amnesty International (d. 1976)1920 Anders Lassen , Danish-English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1945)1920 Bob Lemon , American baseball player and manager (d. 2000)1920 William H. Riker , American political scientist and academic (d. 1993)1918 Hans Scholl , German activist (d. 1943)1918 Henryk Szeryng , Mexican violinist and educator (d. 1988)1915 Grigory Frid , Russian pianist and composer (d. 2012)1913 Lillian Chestney , American painter and illustrator (d. 2000)1912 Herbert Mataré , German physicist and academic (d. 2011)1912 Martha Scott , American actress (d. 2003)1910 György Faludy , Hungarian poet and author (d. 2006)1910 Hidekichi Miyazaki , Japanese masters athlete and centenarian (d. 2019)1909 John Engstead , American photographer and journalist (d. 1983)1908 Esphyr Slobodkina , Russian-American author and illustrator (d. 2002)1907 Maurice Blanchot , French philosopher and author (d. 2003)1907 Philip Fotheringham-Parker , English race car driver (d. 1981)1907 Hermann Schlichting , German engineer and academic (d. 1982)1905 Haakon Lie , Norwegian lawyer and politician (d. 2009)1905 Eugen Sänger , Czech-Austrian engineer (d. 1964)1902 John Houseman , Romanian-American actor and producer (d. 1988)1901 Nadezhda Alliluyeva , second wife of Joseph Stalin (d. 1932)1901 Charles Brenton Huggins , Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)1900 Paul Hugh Emmett , American chemist and engineer (d. 1985)1900 William Spratling , American-Mexican silversmith and educator (d. 1967)1899 Elsie Allen , Native American Pomo basket weaver (d. 1990)1896 Uri Zvi Greenberg , Ukrainian-Israeli poet and journalist (d. 1981)1896 Henry Segrave , American-English race car driver (d. 1930)1895 Paul Muni , Ukrainian-born American actor (d. 1967)1894 Elisabeth Rethberg , German soprano (d. 1976)1892 Billy West , American actor, director, and producer (d. 1975)1891 Alma Thomas , American painter and educator (d. 1978)1889 Hooks Dauss , American baseball player (d. 1963)1887 Bhaurao Patil , Indian educator and activist (d. 1959)1885 Gunnar Asplund , Swedish architect and academic, designed the Stockholm Public Library (d. 1940)1885 Ben Chifley , Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951)1885 Erich von Stroheim , Austrian-American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1957)1883 Ferenc Oslay , Hungarian-Slovene historian and author (d. 1932)1883 Frank George Woollard , English engineer (d. 1957)1882 Wilhelm Keitel , German field marshal (d. 1946)1880 Christabel Pankhurst , English activist, co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union (d. 1958)1878 Shigeru Yoshida , Japanese politician and diplomat, 51st Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1967)1876 André Tardieu , French journalist and politician, 67th Prime Minister of France (d. 1945)1875 Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis , Lithuanian painter and composer (d. 1911)1870 Charlotte Cooper , English-Scottish tennis player (d. 1966)1870 Arthur Pryor , American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1942)1868 Louise McKinney , Canadian educator and politician (d. 1931)1862 Anastasios Charalambis , Greek lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1949)1841 Andrejs Pumpurs , Latvian soldier and poet (d. 1902)1835 Alexander Potebnja , Ukrainian linguist and philosopher (d. 1891)1833 Stephen D. Lee , American general and academic (d. 1908)1829 Tự Đức , Vietnamese emperor (d. 1883)1819 Wilhelm Wattenbach , German historian and academic (d. 1897)1791 Michael Faraday , English physicist and chemist (d. 1867)1788 Theodore Hook , English composer and educator (d. 1841)1765 Paolo Ruffini , Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1822)1762 Elizabeth Simcoe , English-Canadian painter and author (d. 1850)1743 Quintin Craufurd , Scottish author (d. 1819)1741 Peter Simon Pallas , German zoologist and botanist (d. 1811)1715 Jean-Étienne Guettard , French mineralogist and botanist (d. 1786)1694 Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield , English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1773)1680 Barthold Heinrich Brockes , German poet (d. 1747)1606 Li Zicheng , Chinese emperor (d. 1645)1601 Anne of Austria (d. 1666)1593 Matthäus Merian , Swiss-German engraver and cartographer (d. 1650)1552 Tsar Vasili IV of Russia (d. 1612) 1547 Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin , German philologist, mathematician, astronomer, and poet (d. 1590)1515 Anne of Cleves (d. 1557)1373 Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester (d. 1400)1211 Ibn Khallikan , Iraqi scholar and judge (d. 1282)1013 Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary (d. 1075)🔽 Show All Deaths On This Day 2018 Chas Hodges , English musician and singer (b.1943)2018 Edna Molewa , South African politician (b. 1957)2018 Mike Labinjo , Canadian professional gridiron football player (b.1980)2015 Yogi Berra , American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)2015 Joe LeSage , American lawyer and politician (b. 1928)2015 James David Santini , American lawyer and politician (b. 1937)2015 Richard G. Scott , American engineer and religious leader (b. 1928)2015 Phyllis Tickle , American author and academic (b. 1934)2014 Fernando Cabrita , Portuguese footballer and manager (b. 1923)2014 Sahana Pradhan , Nepalese politician, Nepalese Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1927)2014 Erik van der Wurff , Dutch pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1945)2014 Hans E. Wallman , Swedish director, producer, and composer (b. 1936)2013 Gary Brandner , American author and screenwriter (b. 1930)2013 Jane Connell , American actress and singer (b. 1925)2013 David H. Hubel , Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)2013 Álvaro Mutis , Colombian-Mexican author and poet (b. 1923)2013 Hans Erich Slany , German industrial designer, founded TEAMS Design (b. 1926)2012 Hector Abhayavardhana , Sri Lankan theorist and academic (b. 1919)2012 Irving Adler , American mathematician, author, and academic (b. 1913)2012 Juan H. Cintrón García , Puerto Rican businessman and politician, 126th Mayor of Ponce (b. 1919)2012 Grigory Frid , Russian pianist and composer (b. 1915)2012 Jan Hendrik van den Berg , Dutch psychiatrist and academic (b. 1914)2011 Knut Steen , Norwegian sculptor (b. 1924)2010 Eddie Fisher , American singer (b. 1928)2010 Vyacheslav Tsaryov , Russian footballer (b. 1971)2009 Edward Delaney , Irish sculptor (b. 1930)2008 Thomas Dörflein , German zookeeper (b. 1963)2008 Petrus Schaesberg , German painter, historian, and educator (b. 1967)2007 `Alí-Muhammad Varqá , last Hand of the Cause of God in the Bahá’í Faith (b. 1911)2007 Marcel Marceau , French mime and actor (b. 1923)2006 Edward Albert , American actor (b. 1951)2006 Carla Benschop , Dutch basketball player and educator (b. 1950)2004 Pete Schoening , American mountaineer (b. 1927)2004 Ray Traylor Jr. , American professional wrestler better-known as the Big Boss Man (b. 1963)2003 Gordon Jump , American actor (b. 1932)2003 Hugo Young , English journalist and author (b. 1938)2002 Jan de Hartog , Dutch-American author and playwright (b. 1914)2001 Isaac Stern , Polish-Ukrainian violinist and conductor (b. 1920)2000 Saburō Sakai , Japanese lieutenant and pilot (b. 1916)1999 George C. Scott , American actor, director, and producer (b. 1927)1996 Ludmilla Chiriaeff , Latvian-Canadian ballerina, choreographer, and director (b. 1924)1996 Dorothy Lamour , American actress and singer (b. 1914)1994 Leonard Feather , English-American pianist, composer, producer, and journalist (b. 1914)1993 Maurice Abravanel , Greek-American pianist and conductor (b. 1903)1992 Aurelio López , Mexican baseball player (b. 1948)1989 Ambrose Folorunsho Alli , Nigerian academic and politician (b. 1929)1989 Irving Berlin , Russian-born American composer and songwriter (b. 1888)1988 Rais Amrohvi , Pakistani psychoanalyst, scholar, and poet (b. 1914)1987 Hákun Djurhuus , Faroese educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1908)1987 Dan Rowan , American actor, comedian, and producer (b. 1922)1981 Harry Warren , American composer and songwriter (b. 1893)1979 Abul A'la Maududi , Pakistani theologian, Islamic scholar and jurist (b. 1903)1973 Paul van Zeeland , Belgian lawyer, economist, and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1893)1969 Adolfo López Mateos , Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico (b. 1909)1961 Marion Davies , American actress and comedian (b. 1897)1957 Soemu Toyoda , Japanese admiral (b. 1885)1956 Frederick Soddy , English chemist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)1952 Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg , Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (b. 1865)1935 Elliott Lewis , Australian politician, 19th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1858)1919 Alajos Gáspár , Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (b. 1848)1914 Alain-Fournier , French soldier and author (b. 1886)1881 Solomon L. Spink , American lawyer and politician (b. 1831)1873 Friedrich Frey-Herosé , Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1801)1872 Vladimir Dal , Russian lexicographer and linguist (b. 1801)1852 William Tierney Clark , English engineer, designed Hammersmith Bridge (b. 1783)1828 Shaka Zulu , Zulu chieftain and monarch of the Zulu Kingdom (b. 1787)1777 John Bartram , American botanist and explorer (b. 1699)1776 Nathan Hale , American soldier (b. 1755)1774 Pope Clement XIV (b. 1705)1756 Abu l-Hasan Ali I , ruler of Tunisia (b. 1688)1703 Vincenzo Viviani , Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1622)1692 Martha Corey , American woman accused of witchcraft (b. 1620)1662 John Biddle , English minister and theologian (b. 1615)1607 Alessandro Allori , Italian painter and educator (b. 1535)1576 Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex (b. 1541)1566 Johannes Agricola , German theologian and academic (b. 1494)1554 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado , Spanish explorer (b. 1510)1539 Guru Nanak , Sikh religious leader, founded Sikhism (b. 1469)1531 Louise of Savoy , French regent (b. 1476)1520 Selim I , Ottoman sultan (b. 1465)1482 Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1465)1457 Peter II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1418)1408 John VII Palaiologos , Byzantine Emperor (b. 1370)1399 Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk , English politician, Earl Marshal of The United Kingdom (b. 1366)1345 Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster , English politician, Lord High Steward (b. 1281)1253 Dōgen , Japanese monk and philosopher (b. 1200)1174 Uchtred, Lord of Galloway (b. c. 1120)1158 Otto of Freising , German bishop and chronicler (b. c. 1114)1072 Ouyang Xiu , Chinese historian, poet, and politician (b. 1007)967 Wichmann II , Frankish nobleman904 Zhao Zong , emperor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 867)530 Pope Felix IV 189 He Jin , Chinese general and regent (b. 135)🔽 Show All 
