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2007 Lee Hazlewood, dies in Henderson, Nevada, of renal cancer, at 78
2004 Anna Lee, actress, General Hospital, dies at 90 2002 J. Lee Thompson, British Director 2002 Peggy Lee, singer, Is That All There Is?, dies at 81 2001 John Lee Hooker, bluesman, dies at 83 2001 Henry Lee Lucas, American Criminal 2000 Kenneth Lee Pike, American Sociologist 2000 Anthony Dwain Lee, actor, dies at 39 2000 Lee Petty, American Celebrity 1998 Pamela Lee has husband Tommy Lee arrested on battery charges 1997 G. Harry Stine, writer, Also wrote as Lee Correy, dies at 69 1997 Judge finds Pamela Lee not guilty of breaking a contract 1997 Brandi Sherwood, (Idaho) replaces Brook Lee (Miss Universe) as Miss USA 1997 Brook Mehealani Lee, 26, of U.S. crowned 46th Miss Universe 1997 Laurie Lee, writer 1997 Sara Lee LPGA Classic 1997 Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Sara Lee Classic 1997 Brook Lee, Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe) 1996 Christie Lee Woods, 18, of Texas, crowned 14th Miss Teen USA 1996 New York Yankee John Weteland ties Lee Smith's record of 19 consecutive saves 1996 Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1996 Jeffrey Lee Pierce, musician, dies at 37 1996 Joseph Lee Pope, singer, dies at 62 1996 W R Lee, language teacher, dies at 84 1995 Benny Lee, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder, dies at 84 1995 John Lee Admiral-Barber, dies at 90 1995 Pamela Anderson Lee, rush to hospital with flu like symptoms 1995 Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist, dies at 47 1995 Michelle McGann wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1995 Pamela Anderson (Baywatch) and Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) wed 1994 Jimmy Buddy Lee Land Ace, singer, dies at 57 1994 Lee Allen, saxophonist, dies at 68 1994 Robert E Lee, dies of cancer at 75 1994 Helen Lee Mai, Hong Kong actress, dies at 63 1994 Laura Davies wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1994 55th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino wins 1994 Lee Brilleaux, British R&B-singer/guitarist (Stupidity), dies at 41 1994 Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm 1994 Dixy Lee Ray, chairwoman (US Atomic Energy Commission), dies at 79 1994 Dixie Lee Ray, American Politician 1993 Lee Aspen resigns as Secretary of Defense 1993 Spike Lee weds Tonya Lewis 1993 St. Louis reliever Lee Smith is fastest to get 40 saves 1993 Cassidy Gifford, daughter of Frank and Kathy Lee 1993 93rd U.S. Golf Open: Lee Janzen shoots a 272 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey 1993 Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1993 David Lee Roth arrested in New York City for purchasing marijuana for 1993 Pinky Lee, kiddie host (Pinky Lee Show), dies of heart attack at 85 1993 Brandon Lee, U.S. actor (Crow)/son of Bruce Lee, accidentally shot at 28 1992 Lee Jang Rim predicts that today would be the end of the world! 1992 Lee Tully, entertainer, dies 1992 Irving Allen Lee, actor (Newspaper Boys), dies of AIDS at 43 1992 Maggie Will wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1992 53rd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino 1992 Country singer Lee Greenwood weds Miss Tennessee 1989 (Kimberly Payne) 1992 4th Seniors Golf Tradition: Lee Trevino 1992 Vanessa Lee, actress (Split), dies at 71 1991 Lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine and Roses), dies of cancer at 55 1991 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1991 Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of brain tumor at 40 1991 Lee Donn, pianist, dies of stroke at 96 1991 Court awards Peggy Lee $3 million in suit against Disney 1990 Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew resigned, ends his reign longest-serving PM 1990 11th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Lee Trevino 1990 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1990 Cody Newton Gifford, son of Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford 1989 Lee Van Cleef, U.S. actor (Good, Bad and Ugly), dies at 64 1989 Lee Van Cleef, actor (Good Bad and Ugly, Sabata), dies at 64 1989 Billy Lee, actor (Sons of Legion, Biscuit Eater), dies 1989 1st black owners (Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m 1989 Lee Calhoun, hurdler, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics, dies at 66 1989 Lee Quencey Calhoun, hurdler, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics, dies at 56 1989 Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1989 New York Yankee hurler Lee Gutterman sets record of pitching 30-2/3 innings before giving up his 1st run of season 1989 Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1988 Oren Lee Staley, 1st President of National Farmers Org (1955-79), dies at 65 1988 Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd, U.S. football coach 1988 Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1988 Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of TB at 64 1987 Lee Marvin, actor (Cat Ballou, Gorky Park), dies in Tucson Ariz at 63 1987 New York Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman and Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play 1986 Lee Dorsey, R&B singer, dies at 59 1986 [Irving] Lee Dorsey, Kid Chocolate, U.S. boxer/singer, dies at 59 1986 Lee Bonnell, dies 1986 Tommy Lee, drummer of Motley Crue, marries Heather Locklear 1985 "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" by David Lee Roth hits #12 1984 66th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 273 at Shoal Creek Ala 1984 Lee Krasner Pollock, U.S. painter, dies at 75 1984 John Lee Mahin, screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81 1983 Shawn Lewis, 5th wife of Jerry Lee Lewis, dies of methadone overdose 1983 AL President Lee MacPhail threw out umpire's decision and allows 1983 Lee Ryan, British Musician 1983 AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires 1983 Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul 1982 Lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75 1982 Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81 1982 Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett Majors divorce 1981 Amy Lee, American Musician 1981 Lee Hays, rocker, dies of a heart attack 1981 Jerry Lee Lewis appears on "Donahue" to defend Telethons 1981 Montreal Expo Charlie Lee no-hits San Francisco Giants, 4-0 1981 Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73 1981 Bernard Lee, actor (Fallen Idol, Dr. No), dies at 73 1980 Kristin Lee, born in Bethesda, Maryland, rhythmic gymnast, U.S. team 1996 1979 Lee Bowman, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover), dies at 64 1979 Aiesha Lee Hendrick, Miss New York Teen USA 1996 1978 Stephanie Lee Hamilton, Williston ND, Miss America-ND 1997 1978 Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor President by chairman Henry Ford II 1978 Lee Lacy hits record 3rd consecutive pinch-hit home run 1977 Christie Lee Woods, Texas, Miss Teen USA 1996 1977 Lee San San, Miss Hong Kong Universe 1997 1977 Lee EunHee, Miss Korea Universe 1997 1977 Lindsay Lee, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Woodlands TX 1976 John Lee, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Julia Bikbova 1976 Brett Lee, cricketer, brother of Shane, AIS representative 1976 Leonard Lee, U.S. R&B-singer (Shirley and Lee-I'm Gone), dies at 40 1976 Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest 1976 Lee J Cobb, actor (12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront), dies at 64 1976 Lee J. Cobb, American Actor 1976 Emma Lee Bunton, "Baby Spice", Finchley London, vocalist, Spice Girls 1975 Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers W Crawford and Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1975 House of Representatives votes to restore citizenship to General Robert E. Lee 1975 Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Ill) 1975 Travis Lee, born in San Diego, California, baseball 1st baseman 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Lee Maxwell Francis Vertongen, Palmerston North New Zealand, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1975 Coco Lee, Chinese Musician 1974 Lee Kinsolving, actor (Explosive Generation), dies at 36 1974 Lee Vaughn, cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys 1974 56th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 276 at Tanglewood NC 1974 Lee Cole, WLAF cornerback for the Rhein Fire 1974 "$6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV 1974 Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin 1973 Harold B Lee, U.S. head of Mormon Church, dies at 74 1973 Reginald Lee, WLAF linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1973 Lila Lee, actress (Blood and Sand), dies of stroke at 68 1973 Yankee General Manager and President Lee MacPhail named AL president 1973 Lee Trevino's 1st hole-in-one 1973 Shane Lee, cricket all-rounder, NSW and Somerset, Australian ODI 1995- 1973 Robert Lee, NFL cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons 1973 Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam, actor (Enter the Dragon), dies at 32 1973 Lee Westwood, English Athlete 1972 Jessica Lee McMinn, Miss North Carolina USA 1996 1972 Jonny Lee Miller, British Actor 1972 Lee DeRamus, for the New Orleans Saints 1972 Lee McClinton, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1972 101st British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots 278 at Muirfield Gullane 1972 Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, and Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain Georgia 1972 Lee McIntyre, born in Peak Hill, Australia, golfer, T3 1995 NSW Trainee Champ 1971 Gena Lee Nolin, actress/model, Baywatch 1971 Lee Gissendaner, NFL/WLAF receiver, Minnesota Vikings, Scottish Claymores 1971 Amp Lee, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams 1971 Chesney Lee Haskes, England, singer, Feels So Alive 1971 100th British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 278 at Royal Birkdale 1971 71st U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 280 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania 1971 Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. becomes 1st black Admiral in U.S. Navy 1971 Manfred Bonnington Lee, Ellery Queen, detective writer, dies at 65 1971 Jessica Collins, Capogna, actress, Dinah Lee Mayberry-Loving 1971 Becca Lee, Tennessee, Miss USA, Tenn-3rd-1996 1971 Lee Naylor, Australian 400m runner 1996 Olympics 1971 Brenda Lee Armstrong, Albert Lea, Minnesota, Miss Minn-America 1991 1971 Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss Universe/Miss USA, 1997-Hawaii 1971 Kevin Lee, NFL wide receiver for the New England Patriots 1970 Lee Parkin Starsky, daughter of Ringo 1970 Maureen Lee, born in Melbourne, Australia, golfer 1970 Lee Mayberry, NBA guard, Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies 1970 Gypsy Rose Lee, stripper/actress (Pruitts of S Hampton), dies at 56 1970 Jason Lee, American Actor 1970 Sung Hi Lee, Korean Model 1970 12th Grammy Awards: Aquarius, Crosby Stills and Nash, Peggy Lee win 1969 Michelle McGann, West Palm Beach, Florida, golfer, 1995 Sara Lee Classic 1969 Lee Anne Ketcham, Tallahassee, Florida, female pitcher, Silver Bullets 1969 Lee Woodall, NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers 1969 Lee O'Leary, born in Compton, California, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1969 Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1969 Douglas Lee Mitchell, born in Miles, Michigan, heavy metal artist, Southgang 1968 Lee Germon, cricketer, New Zealand keeper and captain 1995- 1968 Lee Evans sets world record of 43.8 seconds in 400 meter dash 1968 Lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70 1968 Lee Evans of U.S. sets 400 meter record at 43.86 1968 Dina Ammaccapane, Bayport, New York, LPGA golfer, 1994 Sara Lee Classic-4th 1968 Mike Lee, born in Neptune, New Jersey, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Tommy Armour Tour 1968 68th U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 275 at Oak Hill CC NY 1968 Lee Trevino is 1st to play all 4 rounds of golf's U.S. open under par 1968 Toni Lee Jameson, Minneapolis, team handball back court 1996 Olympics 1968 Lee Tracy, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 69 1967 Lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48 1967 Kendra Lee Ruwe, born in Madison, Idaho, Miss Idaho-America 1991 1967 Deborah Lee, Hamilton Ontario, LPGA golfer, 1989 National Amat France 1967 Sheryl Lee, born in Boulder, Colorado, actress, Twin Peaks, Love Lies and Murder 1967 Lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel), dies 1967 Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55 1966 Love, Moby Grape and Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East 1966 Koji Kanemoto, wrestler, NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee 1966 Shawn Lee, NFL defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers 1966 Lee Ann Womack, American Musician 1966 Lee Porter, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Nike golfer, 1992 Texarkana Open-5th 1966 Loretta Lee, Lee Lai Chan, China, actress, Happy Ghost 1965 Johnny Lee, actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 67 1965 Lee Breedlove sets female land speed record (308.56 MPH) in Utah 1965 Maria Lee Ostapiej, La Mess California, Miss California-America 1991 1965 Cindy Lee Berryhill, U.S. singer and songwriter, Baby 1965 Virginia Lee, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries 1965 Lee Knight, CFL full back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1965 Ben Lee, Rangoon Burma, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics 1965 Brandon Lee, born in Emerson, Colorado, actor, Showdown in Little Tokyo 1964 Maggie Will, Whiteville, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1992 Sara Lee Classic 1964 Warren Commission released, finds Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone 1964 Lee MacLeod Janzen, Austin, Minnesota, PGA golfer, 1993 U.S. Open 1964 Harry Lee "Butch" Reynolds, U.S., 400m runner, world record 1964 Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds, Jr., born in Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner 1964 Dee C Lee, Diane Sealey, rocker, Style Council-You're Best Thing 1964 Dallas jury sentences Jack Ruby to death in Lee Harvey Oswald murder 1963 1st live murder on TV-Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald, John F. Kennedy's assassinator, shot dead by Jack Ruby 1963 Historian Lee Allen says Indians-Senators game is 100,000th in history 1963 Jerry Lee Lewis quits Sun Records 1963 Robert Lee Frost, U.S. poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88 1962 Keith Lee, basketball player, Memphis State 1962 Tommy Lee, Greece, drummer, Motley Crue, wed H Locklear/Pam Anderson 1962 Lee Harvey Oswald departs Rotterdam on SS Maasdam to U.S. 1962 Lee Harvey Oswald arrives by train in Oldenzaal, Netherlands 1962 Lee Terry, American Politician 1961 Lee Johnson, NFL punter/kicker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1961 Brian Lee Diemer, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, steeplechase, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1961 Lee Rocker, Leon Drucker, rock bassist, Stray Cats-Gonna Ball 1961 Lee de Forest, inventor of the electron Tube, dies at 87 1961 Pulitzer prize awarded to Harper Lee for To Kill a Mockingbird 1961 Lee Harvey Oswald marries Marina Prusakova in Minsk U.S.S.R. 1961 Lee Moran, actor (Circus Clown), dies of heart ailment at 72 1961 Belinda Lee, actress (Joseph and his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25 1961 Luann L Lee, born in Santa Monica, California, playmate, Jan, 1987 1961 Lee Curreri, New York City, actor, Bruno Martelli-Fame 1960 Lee Cross Rinker, Stuart, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-6th 1960 Lee Duncan, owner/trainer (Rin Tin Tin), dies of heart attack at 67 1960 Johnny Lee Gray, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, 800m runner, Olympics-7th-1996 1960 Steve Vai, guitarist, Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth Band, Whitesnake 1960 William Lee Glasson, Jr., born in Fresno, California, PGA golfer, 1985 Kemper Open 1960 Lee Ann Michelle, born in Surrey, England, playmate, Feb, 1979 1960 Lee Chill, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1977 Ohio Jr 1959 Lee Haney, American Athlete 1959 Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US 1959 Lee Harvey Oswald signs guestbook in hotel Helsinki 1959 Lee Harvey Oswald arrives in Southampton 1959 Beverly Lee, born in Passaic, New Jersey, singer, member, trademark holder for The Shirelles, an all girl vocal pop group 1959 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2 1959 Sammy Lee, British soccer player 1958 Jamie Lee Curtis, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Anything But Love, Halloween 1958 Lee Guetterman, Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners 1958 Terry Lee Miall, England, rock drummer, Adam and The Ants 1958 Jeffrey Lee Pierce, singer and songwriter, Gun Club 1958 Nancy Lee Grahn, actress, Santa Barbara 1958 Lee Walls hits 3 home runs, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2 1958 Lee Pattinson, rock bassist, Echo and Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here 1958 Lee Crystal, rocker, Joan Jett and Blackhearts-Ashes in the Wind 1958 Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" reaches #1 1957 Steve Buscemi, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, studied at Lee Strasberg Institute, known for role of Carl Showalter in 'Fargo', Mr. Pink in 'Reservoir Dogs', cast member of 'The Sopranos' 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis weds his cousin Myra Gale Brown, 13, while still married to his 1st wife Jane Mitcham 1957 Lee Smith, Jamestown, Louisiana, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1957 Lee "Kix" Thompson, saxophonist, Madness-Baggy Trousers 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance, Steve Allen Show 1957 Lee John, English singer and actor, Body Talk 1957 Spike Lee, born in Atlanta, director, Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X 1957 Shannon Lee Tweed, St. Johns NF, playmate, Nov 1981, actress, Meatballs 3 1957 Jake E Lee, rocker, Badlands-Dreams in the Dark 1956 Sheryl Lee Ralph, actress, Moesia, Designing Women 1956 Lee Roy Parnell, Abilene Texas, country singer, Oughta be a Law 1956 Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV 1955 Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel 1955 David Lee Roth, Bloomington, rock singer, Van Halen-Jump 1955 Tim Berners Lee, English Inventor 1955 Lee Horsley, Muleshoe, Texas, actor, Nero Wolfe, Matt Houston 1955 J Lawrence and R E Lee's "Inherit the Wind," premieres in New York City 1954 Rickie Lee Jones, Chicago, singer, Chuck E's in Love 1954 Perry Lee "Tiny" Tavares, rocker 1954 Ang Lee, director, Ice Storm, Wedding Banquet, Sense and Sensibility 1954 Lee Meriwether (Calif), 19, crowned 27th Miss America 1955 (1st on TV) 1953 Ricky Lee Phelps, Paragould Ar, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1953 Kathie Lee Gifford, Paris, Florida, hostess, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee 1953 Geddy Lee, born in Toronto, Canada, lead vocalist/bassist, Rush-Tom Sawyer 1953 Rita Lee, born in Federic, Wisconsin, playmate, November, 1977 1952 Lee M Morin, Manchester, New Hampshire, Commander USN/astronaut 1952 Mark C Lee, Viroqua WI, Major USAF/astronaut, STS-30, 47, 64, 82,sk: 98 1952 Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in New York City at 45 1952 Rocky Marciano defeated Lee Savold for his 39th straight win 1952 Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Politician 1952 Lee Ritenour, born in Los Angeles, California, jazz musician 1951 Lee Wilkof, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, WEB, Delta House, Elliot-Newhart 1951 David Yip, born in Liverpool, England, of Chinese descent, English actor, played Johnny Ho in The Chinese Detective, played CIA liason agent Chuck Lee in 'A View to a Kill', a 1985 James Bond film 1951 Ayako Okamoto, born in Hiroshima, Japan, LPGA golfer, 1990 Sara Lee 1951 Lee Atwater, Republican National Committee Chairman, 1989-91 1951 Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Will Lee, rock guitarist, Late Show with David Letterman 1950 Edgar Lee Masters, American Poet 1950 Sheila Jackson Lee, American Politician 1949 Arthur Lee Washington, Jr., Neptune, New Jersey, murderer, FBI Most Wanted 1949 Martin Duiser, pop producer, Vanessa, Lee Towers 1949 Mickey Lee Davis, Jr., Tennessee, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1949 Terry Lee Johnson, Alabama, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1949 Kathy Postlewait, born in Norfolk, Virginia, LPGA golfer, 1989 Sara Lee 1949 Anna Lee Fisher, St. Albans, New York, MD/astronaut, STS-51-A 1949 Jimmy Lee Thorpe, Roxboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1985 Greater Milwaukee Open 1948 Ricki Lee Reynolds, country singer, Black Oak Arkansas 1948 Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee, blues player, dies at 34 1948 Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, New York City 1947 Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist 1947 Lee Meredith, Judith Lee Sauls, River Edge, New Jersey, actress, Producers 1947 Meat Loaf, Marvin Lee Aday, Dallas, rocker, Bat Out of Hell 1947 Tanith Lee, UK, sci-fi author, Don't Bite the Sun 1947 Lee Purcell, born in Cherry Point, North Carolina, actor, Big Wednesday, Mr. Majestyk 1947 Barbara Lee, U.S. singer, Chiffons, He's So Fine 1947 John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in U.S. Navy 1947 Lee Edward Evans, Madera California, 400m runner, Olympic-2 gold-1968 1946 Alaina Reed, Springfield Ohio, actress, Rose Lee Holloway-227 1946 Lee Loughnane, rocker, Chicago 1946 Tommy Lee Jones, actor, Executioner's Song, Bloody Monday, Fugitive 1946 Lee Oskar, born in Denmark, rock harmonicist, War-Why Can't We Be Friends 1945 Lee Michaels, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, organist, pianist, known for Top 10 hit 'Do You Know What I Mean' 1945 Roger Lee Jones, West Virginia, child molester, FBI Most Wanted List 1945 Ric Lee, rock drummer, Ten Years After-Cannock, Staffs 1945 Lee Dorman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rock bassist, Iron Butterfly 1945 Dave Lee Travis, born in Derbyshire, England, radio presenter, stage name DLT, hosted shows on Garrison Radio, BBC Radio 1, Magic Network, DAB Digital Radio 1945 Laura Lee, Rundless, singer, Dirty Man, Women's Love Rights 1945 Arthur Lee, rocker, Vindicator 1944 Alvin Lee, Nottingham England, rock vocals/guitarist, 10 Years After 1944 Brenda Lee, born in Lithonia, Georgia, singer, I'm Sorry 1944 Cathy Lee Crosby, Louisiana, actress, Coach, That's Incredible 1944 Francis Lee, English Athlete 1944 [Bernard] St. Clair Lee [Calhoun], U.S. singer, Rock the Boat 1944 R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier 1944 Clyde Lee, born in Nashville, Tennessee, basketball player, Vanderbilt University's 'greatest player', played ten NBA seasons with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers 1944 Lee Irvine, cricketer, South African batsman, only Tests in 1970 1943 Albert Lee, born in Leominster, Herefordshire, Grammy-award winning English guitarist, musical director, celebrated finger-style and hybrid picking technique, played with the Crickets 1943 Chas Hodges, born in Edmonton, London, rocker, pianist, guitarist, vocalist, member of English duo Chas & Dave, worked with producer Joe Meek, backed Jerry Lee Lewis 1943 Lee Graziano, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, American Breed 1943 Lee Aaker, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Rusty-Rin Tin Tin 1943 Dickey Lee, rocker 1943 Lee Jackson, rocker, Nice 1942 Robert Lee Stewart, Washington D.C., Brigadier General U.S. Army/astronaut, STS-41B, 51J 1942 Michele Lee, born in Los Angeles, California, actress and singer, Karen-Knots Landing, Love Bug 1941 Curtis Lee, born in Yuma, Arizona, singer, doo-wop and pop recording artist with Phil Spector, partnered with Tommy Boyce, sang 'Under the Moon of Love', 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' 1941 1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico 1941 Lee MacPhail, Dodger General Manager predicts all players will wear batting helmets 1940 Bruce Lee, born in San Francisco, California, karate star/actor, Green Hornet 1940 Lee Greenwood, country singer, God Bless the USA 1940 Lee Majors, Wyandotte, actor, $6,000,000 Man, The Fall Guy 1940 Lee Majors, born in Michigan, TV actor, $6,000,000 Man, Stunt Man 1939 Wen Ho Lee, American Scientist 1939 Lee Buck Trevino, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1968, 71 1939 Lee Trevino, American Athlete 1939 Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin, John F. Kennedy 1939 Robert Lee Dickey, U.S. singer, I'm your puppet 1939 Molly Bee, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Pinky Lee Show 1939 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1938 Lee R. Raymond, American Businessman 1938 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1938 Lee Chamberlin, New York City, actor, Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale 1938 Ray Sharpe, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Lee Hazlewood produced debut album, second album featured Duane Eddy and Al Casey on guitars, recorded with King Curtis 1937 Buddy Jimmy Lee Land Ace, singer 1937 Joseph Lee, father of Playgrounds movement, dies 1937 Charles Lee Herron, born in Kentucky, FBI most wanted fugitive, Jan 1 1986 1937 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1936 Yuan T. Lee, Chinese Scientist 1936 Leonard Lee, U.S. vocalist, Shirley and Lee-Let the Good Times Roll 1936 Ruta Lee, actress, Operation Eichmann, Marjorie Morningstar 1936 Robert Lee Smith, U.S. singer, Tams, You Lied to Your Daddy 1936 "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts 1936 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1935 Lee Remick, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer 1935 Jerry Lee Lewis, born in Feriday, Louisiana, country singer, Whole Lotta Shakin' 1935 Charles Lee Williams, composer, dies at 82 1935 Leonard Lee, rocker, Shirley and Lee 1935 Belinda Lee, born in Devon, England, actress, Who Done It, Runaway Bus 1935 Lee Meriwether, born in Los Angeles, California, Miss America, Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones 1935 Gene Cherico, born in Buffalo, New York, Eugene Valentino Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, accompanied singer Peggy Lee 1935 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1935 William Lee Gloden, Brewton Al, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys 1934 [Robert] Lee Elder, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1974 Monsanto Open 1933 F Lee Bailey, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, attorney, Sam Shepard case, OJ case 1933 F. Lee Bailey, American Lawyer 1933 Lee Radziwell Ross, born in New York City, princess, Jackie O's sister 1933 Lee Calhoun, Laurel Mississippi, hurdler, Olympics gold 56, 60 1933 Lee Quencey Calhoun, Laurel MS, 110m hurdler, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics 1932 Ocie Lee "OC" Smith, U.S. jazz singer, Little Green Apples 1932 O. C. Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1931 Regis Philbin, host, Joey Bishop Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee 1931 Lee Hamilton, born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Representative-D-Indiana 1965 - 1999 1931 May Wynn, Donna Lee Hickey, New York City, actress, Caine Mutiny, Noah's Ark 1930 Bing Crosby marries Dixie Lee 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 1930 Grace Lee Whitney, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, actress, Yeoman Rand-Star Trek 1929 Lee Hazelwood, born in Oklahoma, country singer and songwriter, Summer Wine, Jackson 1929 Lee Hazlewood, born in Oklahoma, singer, baritone, songwriter, record producer 1929 Lee Patterson, born in Vancouver, BC, actor, Dave-Surfside Six, Another World 1928 Mitch Leigh, born in Brooklyn, New York, Irwin Michnick, graduated from Yale, composer, musical theater composer, theatrical producer, known for show Man Of La Mancha, composed jingle 'Nobody Doesn't Like Sara Lee' 1927 Lee Grant, Lyova Haskell Rosenthal, New York City, actress, Shampoo, Landlord 1927 Lee Montague, born in London, England, actor, Uncle Sasha-Holocaust 1927 Lee Philips, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ellery Queen 1926 Lee Kuan Yew, PM, Singapore 1926 Lee Richardson, Chicago, actor, Sweet Lorraine, Fly 2, Tiger Warsaw 1926 Lee Allen, born in Pittsburg, Kansas, tenor sax, Walkin' With Mr. Lee 1926 Harper Lee, author, To Kill a Mockingbird 1926 Lee Hoiby, Madison Wisconsin, composer, 1957 Arts and Letters 1925 Cora Lee Johnson, social activist for rural poor 1925 Roscoe Lee Browne, Woodbury, New Jersey, actor, McCoy, Saunders-Soap 1925 Lee Van Cleef, New Jersey, actor, For a Few Dollars More, Escape from New York 1924 [Irving] Lee Dorsey, New Orleans, vocalist, Working in the Coal Mines 1924 Lee Stack, British sirdar in Egypt, governer-general of Sudan, murdered 1924 Lee A Iacocca, CEO, Chrysler Corp 1924 Lee Iacocca, American Businessman 1924 Norvel la Follette Ray Lee, lt-HW boxer 1952 Olympics gold 1924 Lee Marvin, born in New York City, actor, Paint Your Wagon, Cat Ballou 1923 Kent L Lee, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II - Marianas and Palau 1923 Oren Lee Staley, 1st President of National Farmers Organization, 1955-79 1923 Lee Hale, born in Tacoma, Washington, choral director, The Entertainers 1923 Lee de Forest demonstrates his sound-on-film moving pictures (New York City) 1923 Lee Teng-hui, president of ROC, Taiwan, head of KMT, 1988- 1922 Stan Lee, writer, editor and co-creator of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four and many more comic characters 1922 Paul Picerni, New York City, actor, Agent Lee Hobson-Untouchables 1922 Christopher Lee, born in London, England, actor, Hound of Baskervilles 1920 Sammy Lee, born in Fresno California, platform diver, 2 Medals 1948, 1952 Olympics 1920 Peggy Lee, Norma Egstrom, Jamestown ND, singer, Thats All There Is? 1920 Lee Russell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, vocalist, Vincent Lopez 1919 Lee Krieger, born in Maryland, actor, Clambake, One Way Wahini 1917 John Lee Hooker, born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, blues guitarist, Canned Heat 1915 Dai-Keong Lee, composer 1914 Lee Bowman, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover 1914 Dixie Lee Ray, American Politician 1914 J. Lee Thompson, British Director 1914 Laurie Lee, male poet and author, I Can't Stay Long 1914 Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee, blues musician, Down and Out Blues 1914 Gypsy Rose Lee, born in Seattle, Washington stripper, or 0109 or 0208 1914 Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Hovick, Seattle, burlesque actress, Gypsy 1913 Lee Petty, American Celebrity 1913 Rosa Lee Parks, civil rights activist, bus protestor 1912 Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress, Scruples, Lila-General Hospital 1911 Lee J Cobb, New York City, actor, Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront 1911 Lee J. Cobb, American Actor 1911 Benny Lee, born in Glasgow, Scotland, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder 1911 W R Lee, language teacher 1910 Fran Lee, New York City, actress, Ms Wong-Major Dell Conway 1910 Lee Byung Chull, Korean industrialist/founder, Samsung Business 1909 Lee Scott, American Businessman 1908 William Bakewell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Stage manager-Pinky Lee Show 1908 Bernard Lee, born in London, England, actor, M in James Bond movies 1907 Pinky Lee, children's show host, Pinky Lee Show 1907 Canada Lee, born in New York City, actor, Lost Boundaries 1907 3-element vacuum tube patented by Dr. Lee De Forest 1906 Ross Lee Finney, Wells Minnesota, composer, Landscapes Remembered 1906 Lee Patrick, New York City, actress, Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon 1906 U.S. inventor Lee de Forest patents "Audion," a 3-diode amplification valve which proved a pioneering development in radio and broadcasting 1906 Dr. Lee DeForest demonstrated his electrical vacuum tube (radio tube) 1905 Fitzhugh Lee, U.S. pilot/Vice-Admiral, WW II, Navy Cross 1905 Lila Lee, Union City, New Jersey, actress, Midnight Girl, Blood and Sand 1905 Manfred Bonnington Lee, detective writer, of Ellery Queen 1904 Jess Stacy, born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, pianist, jazz musician, played with Tommy Dorsey, recorded with Lee Wiley, Nelson Riddle in The Great Gatsby soundtrack 1902 Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, And Justice for All 1901 Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, Somewhere in the Night 1898 Johnny Lee, Missouri, actor, Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy 1898 Lee Tracy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye 1897 Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist, or 1797 1895 Katherine Lee Bates publishes "America the Beautiful" 1893 Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful," in Colorado 1891 Rooney Lee, American Soldier 1888 Lee Moran, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Circus Clown 1880 Theodore Roosevelt marries Alice Hathaway Lee, on his 22nd birthday 1880 John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0 1877 Ivy Lee, American Writer 1873 Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor, Audion vacuum, radio, tube 1873 Lee Shubert, producer, theatres in New York and LA named after him 1870 Robert E Lee, General of Confederate Army, dies at 63 1870 Robert E. Lee, American Soldier 1868 Edgar Lee Masters, American Poet 1865 At Appomattox, General Lee issues General Order #9, his last 1865 Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender to U.S. Grant at Appomattox 1865 Battle of Sayler's Creek, 1/3rd of Lee's army cut off 1865 Lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse 1865 Battle of 5 Forks Virginia, signalling end of Lee's army 1865 Robert E. Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief 1865 Robert E. Lee is named commander-in-chief of Confederate Army 1865 General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies 1864 Robert E. Lee's home area, Arlington, Virginia, becomes a military cemetery 1864 Lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley 1864 General Lee wins his last victory of Civil War at Battle of Cold Harbor 1864 Ulysses S. Grant crosses Rapidan and begins his duel with Robert E. Lee 1864 Rebecca Lee (U.S.) becomes 1st black woman to receive a medical degree 1864 Rebecca Lee, 1st black woman to get a medical degree 1863 General Lee's army withdraws from Gettysburg 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted 1863 Lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 1863 Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac 1862 Jesse Lee Reno, Union general-major (Reno Nevada), dies at 39 1862 Lee splits his army and sends Jackson to capture Harpers Ferry 1862 Lee crosses Potomac and enters Maryland 1862 General Lee invades North with 50,000 Confederate troops 1862 General Lee's adjutant major Stuart captured 1862 General Robert E Lee takes command of Confederate armies of E Virginia and NC 1862 General Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines 1862 Joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds 1861 Alica Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, 1st wife of Theodore Roosevelt 1861 Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry 1861 Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces 1861 Colonel Robert E. Lee resigns from Union army 1861 Col Robert E. Lee turns down offer to command Union armies 1861 Robert E Lee resigns from Union army 1859 Katharine Lee Bates, U.S., author, America the Beautiful 1856 Violet Paget, Vernon Lee, British author, Satan the master 1853 Charles Lee Williams, composer 1846 Mildred Childe "Life" Lee, daughter of confederate General Robert E Lee 1841 [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, daughter of U.S. general Robert E Lee 1837 William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee, Major General Confederate Army 1837 Rooney Lee, American Soldier 1836 Edwin Gray Lee, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1835 Fitzhugh Lee, Major General Confederate Army 1834 Albert Lindley Lee, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1833 Stephen Dill Lee, Lieutenant General Confederate Army 1832 George Washington Custis Lee, Major General Confederate Army 1832 Randall Lee Gibson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1828 Andrew Taylor Still, born in Lee County, Virginia, osteopath, successfully reduced fractures, founded first school of osteopathic medicine 1823 Jesse Lee Reno, Major General Union volunteers 1811 [Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of U.S. general Robert E Lee 1807 Robert Edward Lee, Stratford, Virginia, General-in-Chief, Confederacy 1807 Robert E. Lee, American Soldier 1805 30 women meet at Mrs. Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes 1799 George Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace and 1st in hearts of his countrymen" 1798 Benjamin Lee, Baronet Guinness, Irish brewer/Dublin mayor 1797 Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer, signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1794 Richard H Lee, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1794 Richard Henry Lee, American Politician 1783 Jarena Lee, famous African 1776 Hessians capture Ft. Lee, NJ 1776 Richard Lee moves Declaration of Independence in Continental Congress 1774 Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY 1756 Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Rep/Gov-Va, general 1736 Anna Lee, Manchester England, founder, Shaker movement in America 1734 Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer/signer Declaration of Independence 1732 Richard H Lee, U.S. farmer, signed Declaration of Independence 1732 Richard Henry Lee, American Politician |
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