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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 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 Univ) 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, 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 GC NJ

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 Lee Salk, baby doctor/author, dies of cardiac arrest at 65

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 (Olympics-gold-56, 60), dies at 66

1989 Lee Quencey Calhoun, hurdler (Olympic-gold-1956, 60), 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 David Lee Rohr, Jr., transplant donor

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 OD

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 Lee Hays, rocker, dies of a heart attack

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

1981 Amy Lee, American Musician

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 HRs

1975 House of Representatives votes to restore citizenship to Gen 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 NZ, 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 GM 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 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, Peak Hill Aust, golfer, T3 1995 NSW Trainee Champ

1972 Jonny Lee Miller, British Actor

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 GC in Ardmore PA

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, NZ 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 Neth

1962 Lee Terry, American Politician

1961 Lee Johnson, NFL punter/kicker for the Cincinnati Bengals

1961 Brian Lee Diemer, Grand Rapids, Michigan, steeplechase, Olymp-bronze-1984

1961 Lee Rocker, [Leon Drucker], rock bassist, Stray Cats-Gonna Ball

1961 Lee de Forest, inventor (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 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, rocker

1959 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2

1959 Sammy Lee, British soccer player

1959 Lee Haney, American Athlete

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 HRS, 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 Jerry Lee Lewis weds his cousin Myra Gale Brown, 13, while still married to his 1st wife Jane Mitcham

1957 Jerry Lee Lewis weds Myra

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, /actr, 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

1956 Gail Lee Hirata, LPGA golfer

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, Ky 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 NH, cmdr USN/astronaut

1952 Mark C Lee, Viroqua WI, Mjr 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 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 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, DJ

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, NBAer

1944 Lee Irvine, cricketer, South African batsman, only Tests in 1970

1943 Albert Lee, rocker

1943 Lee Michaels, rocker

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, [Dick Lipscomb], rocker

1943 Lee Jackson, rocker, Nice

1942 Robert Lee Stewart, Washington D.C., Brig Gen 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, rocker

1941 1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico

1941 Beverly Lee, born in Passaic, New Jersey, singer, Shirelles-Soldier Boy

1941 Lee MacPhail, Dodger GM predicts all players will wear batting helmets

1941 Irma Thomas, [Lee], U.S. vocalist, It's Raining

1940 Bruce Lee, [Lee Yuen Kam], 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 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

1939 Wen Ho Lee, American Scientist

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

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 Lee Salk, doctor, CBS TV

1936 Henry Lee Lucas, American Criminal

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

1936 Yuan T. Lee, Chinese Scientist

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 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 Regis Philbin, TV talk show host, Joey Bishop, Regis and Kathie Lee

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, Olympics gold 1956, 60

1932 Ocie Lee "OC" Smith, U.S. jazz singer, Little Green Apples

1931 Regis Philbin, host, Joey Bishop Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee

1931 Lee Hamilton, born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Rep-D-Ind, 1965-

1931 May Wynn, [Donna Lee Hickey], New York City, actress, Caine Mutiny, Noah's Ark

1930 Bing Crosby marries Dixie Lee

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 Patterson, born in Vancouver, BC, actor, Dave-Surfside Six, Another World

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 Doraey, rocker

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/gov-gen 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/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, Oly-2 gold/bronze-1948, 52

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 Benny Lee, entertainer

1911 W R Lee, language teacher

1911 Lee J. Cobb, American Actor

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

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 Conf Gen Lee surrenders to Union Gen Grant at Appomattox

1865 At Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen 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 Gen 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 Gen 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 Gen Lee invades North with 50,000 Confederate troops

1862 General Lee's adjutant major Stuart captured

1862 Gen Robert E Lee takes command of Confederate armies of E Virginia and NC

1862 Gen 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 gen 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, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1870

1835 Fitzhugh Lee, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1905

1834 Albert Lindley Lee, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1907

1833 Stephen Dill Lee, Lieutenant General Confederate Army, died in 1908

1832 George Washington Custis Lee, Major General Confederate Army

1832 Randall Lee Gibson, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1892

1823 Jesse Lee Reno, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1862

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 (singer Decl of Independ), 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 (VA) moves Decl 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, Decl of Independence

1732 Richard H Lee, U.S. farmer, signed Declaration of Independence

1732 Richard Henry Lee, American Politician



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