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2010 Extreme cold temperatures across Europe lead to 122 deaths in Poland, 7 die in Switzerland as the result of an avalanche
2007 Kevin DuBrow, singer, lead vocalist, Quiet Riot, heavy metal band 1973 - 2007, dies in Las Vegas, Nevada at age 52 2004 Carl Wayne, Colin David Tooley, actor, lead vocalist 'The Move', 1960's Birmingham rock group, dies of esophageal cancer, at age 61 2004 76th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King sweeps all eleven nominations, including Best Picture, Sean Penn and Charlize Theron win lead acting awards 2003 75th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Chicago wins Best Picture, Adrian Brody and Nicole Kidman win lead acting awards 2002 74th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, A Beautiful Mind wins Best Picture, Denzell Washington and Hallie Berry win lead acting awards 2001 73rd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Gladiator wins Best Picture, Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts win lead acting awards 2000 72nd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, American Beauty wins Best Picture, Kevin Spacey and Hilary Swank win lead acting awards 1999 71st Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, Shakespeare in Love wins Best Picture, Roberto Benigni and Gwyneth Paltrow win lead acting awards 1998 70th Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Billy Crystal hosts, Titanic wins eleven Oscars, including Best Picture, Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt win lead acting awards 1997 Brian Connolly, lead singer (Sweet), dies of heart failure at 52 1997 69th Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Billy Crystal hosts, The English Patient wins Best Picture, Geoffrey Rush and Frances McDormand win lead acting awards 1995 Jim Leyritz homers with a man on in 15th inning to give Yankees 2-0 Division Series lead over Mariners 1995 Indians set record of 30 game lead over 2nd place team 1995 Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games) 1995 Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years 1994 Explosion in lead/zinc mine in Guangxi China, 120+ killed 1993 Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder arrested for public drunkiness 1992 Shane Warne takes 7-52 to lead Australian MCG win vs. West Indies 1992 Patrick A Devlin, England, judge/lead house of Lords, dies 1992 Joan Dixon, actress (Hot Lead, Bunco Squad, Gunplay), dies at 66 1991 Browns set club record for largest lead blown (led 23-0), Philadelphia 32-30 1991 Greatest extra-inning comeback, Pitts scores 6 in bottom of 11th erasing 5 run Cub lead, Pirates also trailed 7-2 in bottom of 9th 1991 Eddie Sutton is 1st NCAA coach to lead 4 schools into playoffs 1990 George Brett becomes 1st to lead league in batting in 3 decades 1990 New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 6-1, Rangers lead 3-1 in preliminary 1990 New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1 1990 New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5-2, Rangers lead 2-0 in preliminary 1990 Guns and Roses' Duff divorces Mandy Brix, lead singer for Lame Flames 1989 Australia take 3-0 series lead over England to regain Cricket Ashes 1989 Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway 1988 Devils 4-2 over Islanders-Devils lead 3-2 in 1st round 1988 Devils 3-0 over Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in 1st round 1987 Yankees blow 11-4 lead but trailing 14-11 Dave Winfield's 8th inning grand slammer beats Toronto 15-14; Mattingly also grand slams 1986 Wichita State Shockers blow a 35-3 lead; lose 36-35 to Morehead State 1986 Pitcher Bob Forsch grand slams to lead Cards to a 5-4 win over Pirates 1985 Flyers 2-Isles 6-Patrick Div Finals-Flyers hold 3-1 lead 1985 Flyers 5-Isles 3-Patrick Div Finals-Flyers hold 3-0 lead 1985 Flyers 5-Isles 2-Patrick Div Finals-Flyers hold 2-0 lead 1985 Flyers 3-Isles 0-Patrick Div Finals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead 1985 Caps 1-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals- Caps hold 2-1 lead 1985 Caps 2-Isles 1 (OT)-Patrick Div Semifinals- Caps hold 2-0 lead 1985 Caps 4-Isles 3 (OT)-Patrick Division Semifinals-Caps hold 1-0 lead 1984 Miami Hurricanes blows 31-0 lead in 3rd quarter lose to Md 42-40 1983 Oilers 1-Isles 5-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 3-0 lead 1983 Oilers 3-Isles 6-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 2-0 lead 1983 Oilers 0-Isles 2-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 1-0 lead 1983 Bruins 5-Isles 1-Wales Conference Championship-Isles hold 3-2 lead 1983 Bruins 3-Isles 8-Wales Conference Championship-Isles hold 3-1 lead 1983 Bruins 3-Isles 7-Wales Conference Championship-Isles hold 2-1 lead 1983 Bruins 2-Isles 5-Wales Conference Championship-Isles hold 1-0 lead 1983 Rangers 2-Isles 7-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 3-2 lead 1983 Islanders tie NHL record with 3 shorthanded playoff goals vs Rangers Rangers 7-Isles 6-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 2-1 lead Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals in one Stanley Cup playoff game 1983 Rangers 0-Isles 5-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 2-0 lead 1983 Rangers 1-Isles 4-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 1-0 lead 1983 Caps 2-Isles 5-Patrick Div Semifinals- Isles hold 1-0 lead 1982 Canucks 0-Isles 3-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 3-0 lead 1982 Canucks 4-Isles 6-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 2-0 lead 1982 Canucks 5-Isles 6 (OT)-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 1-0 lead 1982 Nordiques 4-Isles 5 (OT)-semifinals-Isles hold 3-0 lead 1982 Nordiques 2-Isles 5-Semifinals-Isles hold 2-0 lead 1982 Nordiques 1-Isles 4-Semifinals-Isles hold 1-0 lead 1982 Penguins 2-Isles 1 (OT)-Preliminary- Isles hold 2-1 lead 1982 Penguins 2-Isles 4-Preliminary-Isles hold 2-0 lead 1982 Penguins 1-Isles 8-Preliminary-Isles hold 1-0 lead 1982 San Diego beats Miami 41-38 in OT after blowing a 24-0 lead 1981 Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yankees for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles 1978 Yankees beat Boston 4-0, Guidry wins # 22, Yankees lead 2 games 1977 Yankees blow 9-4 lead in 9th but beat Chicago 11-10 in bottom of 9th 1977 England regain cricket Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead over Australia 1976 Chris Chambliss' 9th inning lead off homer gives New York Yankees pennant #30 1976 Ulrike Meinhof, lead Germany Red Army Faction, dies 1975 Flyers 1-Isles 5-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-2 lead 1975 Flyers 3-Isles 4 (OT)-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-1 lead 1975 Islander Parise and Potvin score within 14 seconds in playoffs Flyers 5-Isles 4-semifinals-Flyers hold 2-0 lead 1975 Flyers 4-Isles 0-Semifinals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead 1975 Penguins 2-Isles 4-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-2 lead 1975 Penguins 1-Isles 3-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-1 lead 1975 Penguins 6-Isles 4-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-0 lead 1975 Penguins 3-Isles 1-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 2-0 lead 1975 Penguins 5-Isles 4-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 1-0 lead 1975 Maxwell Maltz, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals, dies 1974 NBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead) 1973 San Francisco Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off home runs 1972 Rory Storm, lead singer (Rory Storm and Hurricane), commits suicide 1972 Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 home run hitter (649) 1969 Graham Coxon, born in Rintein, West Germany, musician, instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, painter, lead guitarist and singer for Blur, art and music is featured on the band's seven albums, including Leisure, 1991, album titled 13, in 1999, and Think Tank, 2003, single-handedly recorded seven solo albums, including The Spinning Top on Transgressive records 1968 Phil Anselmo, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, musician, focuses on heavy metal, sludge metal, hardcore punk, thrash metal genres, lead for Pantera, producer, owner Housecore Records 1967 Yankees take 5-3 lead in 11th and lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th and Yankees beat them 6-3 1967 Tim Burgess, born in Salford, England, rocker, lead singer, songwriter for The Charlatans, member of The Chavs 1966 KHSD TV channel 11 in Lead, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting 1965 Slash, born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, born Saul Hudson, musician, played lead guitar for Guns N' Roses. 1985 - 1006, founded band Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver 1963 Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545 1961 Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism 1961 Kip Winger, born in Denver, Colorado, Charles Frederick Kip Winger, musician, songwriter, bass guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, experimental genres, lead singer, Alan Parsons Project, played with Alice Cooper, had band called, Winger, released new CD, 2008 1961 Lloyd Cole, born in Buxton, Derbyshire, rocker, singer, songwriter, lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions 1960 Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off home run beats New York Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series 1960 Bono, born in Dublin, Ireland, born Paul David Hewson, Irish musician, activist, lead vocalist for rock band U2, 54th most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history, activism includes Product Red and the ONE campaign 1958 Belinda Carlisle, born in Hollywood, California, GoGos lead singer, Heaven on Earth 1956 Joe Satriani, born in Westbury, New York, instrumentalist, guitarist, Grammy-Award nominee, recruited by Mick Jagger to play lead guitar for The Rolling Stones' tour, in 1988, lead guitarist for Deep Purple in 1994, performed in annual G3 Jam Concerts, influenced by Eric Clapton 1956 Darius Rucker, lead vocalist, Hootie and the Blowfish-Let Her Cry 1955 Kevin DuBrow, born in Hollywood, California, singer, lead vocalist, Quiet Riot, heavy metal band 1973 - 2007 1953 Geddy Lee, born in Toronto, Canada, lead vocalist/bassist, Rush-Tom Sawyer 1952 David Pack, born in Los Angeles, California, musician, producer, Grammy-Award winning record producer for Wynnona, Aretha Franklin, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Music Director for President Bill Clinton's Inaugurations, 1992 and 1996, cofounder, lead vocalist for band, Ambrosia 1952 Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks. Mosienko scores 3 times in 21 seconds 1951 Richard Skinner, born in Portsmouth, England, British DJ, radio and television broadcaster, lead presenter on flagship programs 'Top of the Pops', 'Top 40 Show', 'Whistle Test' 1951 Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7 games (Giants will win pennant) 1951 Brad Delp, born in Massachusetts, musician, rock, hard rock, lead vocalist for rock band 'Boston' 1950 1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV (Beulah) 1950 Lou Gramm, born in Rochester, New York, given name Loyis Grammatico, rocker, singer, songrwriter, drummer, lead vocalist for Foreigner 1948 Bill Ward, born in Birmingham, England, musician, vocalist, drummer for Black Sabbath, a British heavy metal band, sang lead vocals on Technical Ecstacy, Never Say Die! 1946 Roger Keith, Syd, Barrett, lead guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in Wall 1944 George McCrae, U.S. singer, Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby 1944 Peter Cetera, born in Chicago, lead singer, Chicago-25 or 6 to 4, Old Days 1943 Carl Wayne, born in Birmingham, England, Colin David Tooley, actor, lead vocalist 'The Move', 1960's Birmingham rock group 1943 Judith Durham, born Melbourne, Australia, Judith Mavis Cock, singer, jazz, lead vocalist for The Seekers, Australian popular folk music group 1943 Lou Jansen and Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland 1943 Lead, South Dakota, temp is 52 degrees F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16 degrees F 1941 Wayne Hussey, born in Bristol, England, guitarist, The Sisters of Mercy, lead singer, The Mission, rocker, plays Line 6 Variax 500, Gretsch White Falcon 1941 Doris Coley, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, lead singer of The Shirelles, married names are Doris Coley Kenner and Doris Kenner Jackson, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1940 Clem Curtis, born in Trinidad, singer, lead vocalist for The Foundations, a British soul group, including hits, 'Baby Now That I've Found You', 'Back On My Feet Again', 'Any Old Time' 1933 Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251 1930 Ruth hits 3 home runs as Yankees blow 6-0 lead in 7th and lose 15-7 1930 Kenny Ball, born in Essex, England, musician, lead trumpet player, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, appeared in film Live It Up!, featured with Joe Brown, Brenda Lee on Kapp Records 1929 Cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning 1923 Dodgers lost 7-0 lead, as Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th 1914 UVS Soccer team forms in Lead 1913 Phillies lead Giants 8-6 in top of 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract Giants, Umpire forefeits game to Giants, later overruled 1912 New York Giants lead Bost Braves 14-2 into 9th, Giants win 21-12 1904 England regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs. Australia 1899 Maxwell Maltz, born in America, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals 1893 John Miljan, Lead City, South Dakota, actor, Possessed, Final Extra, Susan Lenox 1827 Joseph Dixon begins manufacturing lead pencils 1824 Harrisburg Pennsylvanian newspaper publishes results of 1st public opinion poll. Clear lead for Andrew Jackson 1738 Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter, lead the Green Mtn Boys 1625 Rombout Hogerbeets, lawyer/pension executive of Lead, dies at 64 1603 Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73 1492 Lead pencils 1st used 1382 Philip of Lead, lawyer of Utrecht, dies |
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