2015 Event Lee Kuan Yew, founder of the nation of Singapore and prime minister for 31 years, dies at the age of 91 after suffering for weeks from pneumonia 2015 Event Harper Lee will release her second novel, 'Go Set a Watchman,' after 55 years; Lee wrote this novel first, presenting Scout as an adult, but editors convinced Lee to write instead about Scout as a child, resulting in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' 2013 Event Harper Lee, author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird', faces a court battle in a lawsuit claiming a literary agent tricket her into giving up the copyright to her world-famous book 2013 Event In Los Angeles, California, the 85th Academy Awards is held; 'Argo' wins best picture, Ang Lee wins for best director, Daniel Day-Lewis wins for best actor, and Jennifer Lawrence wins for best actress 2012 Event 2011 Tucson shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, is given 7 consecutive life sentences 2011 Event A state of emergency is declared by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal after Tropical Storm Lee in the northern Gulf of Mexico 2007 Death Lee Hazlewood, dies in Henderson, Nevada, of renal cancer, at 78 2004 Death Anna Lee, actress, General Hospital, dies at 90 2002 Death J. Lee Thompson, British Director 2002 Death Peggy Lee, singer, Is That All There Is?, dies at 81 2001 Death John Lee Hooker, bluesman, dies at 83 2001 Death Henry Lee Lucas, American Criminal 2000 Death Kenneth Lee Pike, American Sociologist 2000 Death Anthony Dwain Lee, actor, dies at 39 2000 Death Lee Petty, American Celebrity 1998 Event Pamela Lee has husband Tommy Lee arrested on battery charges 1997 Death G. Harry Stine, writer, Also wrote as Lee Correy, dies at 69 1997 Event Judge finds Pamela Lee not guilty of breaking a contract 1997 Event Brandi Sherwood, (Idaho) replaces Brook Lee (Miss Universe) as Miss USA 1997 Event Brook Mehealani Lee, 26, of U.S. crowned 46th Miss Universe 1997 Death Laurie Lee, writer 1997 Event Sara Lee LPGA Classic 1997 Event Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Sara Lee Classic 1997 Event Brook Lee, Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe) 1996 Event Christie Lee Woods, 18, of Texas, crowned 14th Miss Teen USA 1996 Event New York Yankee John Weteland ties Lee Smith's record of 19 consecutive saves 1996 Event Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1996 Death Jeffrey Lee Pierce, musician, dies at 37 1996 Death Joseph Lee Pope, singer, dies at 62 1996 Death W R Lee, language teacher, dies at 84 1995 Death 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 Death John Lee Admiral-Barber, dies at 90 1995 Death Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist, dies at 47 1995 Event Michelle McGann wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1995 Event Pamela Anderson (Baywatch) and Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) wed 1994 Death Jimmy Buddy Lee Land Ace, singer, dies at 57 1994 Death Lee Allen, saxophonist, dies at 68 1994 Death Robert E Lee, dies of cancer at 75 1994 Death Helen Lee Mai, Hong Kong actress, dies at 63 1994 Event Laura Davies wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1994 Event 55th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino wins 1994 Death Lee Brilleaux, British R&B-singer/guitarist (Stupidity), dies at 41 1994 Event Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm 1994 Death Dixy Lee Ray, chairwoman (US Atomic Energy Commission), dies at 79 1994 Death Dixie Lee Ray, American Politician 1993 Event Lee Aspen resigns as Secretary of Defense 1993 Event Spike Lee weds Tonya Lewis 1993 Event St. Louis reliever Lee Smith is fastest to get 40 saves 1993 Birthday Cassidy Gifford, daughter of Frank and Kathy Lee 1993 Event 93rd U.S. Golf Open: Lee Janzen shoots a 272 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey 1993 Event Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1993 Event David Lee Roth arrested in New York City for purchasing marijuana for 1993 Death Pinky Lee, kiddie host (Pinky Lee Show), dies of heart attack at 85 1993 Death Brandon Lee, U.S. actor (Crow)/son of Bruce Lee, accidentally shot at 28 1992 Event Lee Jang Rim predicts that today would be the end of the world! 1992 Death Lee Tully, entertainer, dies 1992 Death Irving Allen Lee, actor (Newspaper Boys), dies of AIDS at 43 1992 Event Maggie Will wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1992 Event 53rd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino 1992 Event Country singer Lee Greenwood weds Miss Tennessee 1989 (Kimberly Payne) 1992 Event 4th Seniors Golf Tradition: Lee Trevino 1992 Death Vanessa Lee, actress (Split), dies at 71 1991 Death Lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine and Roses), dies of cancer at 55 1991 Event Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1991 Death Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of brain tumor at 40 1991 Death Lee Donn, pianist, dies of stroke at 96 1991 Event Court awards Peggy Lee $3 million in suit against Disney 1990 Event Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew resigned, ends his reign longest-serving PM 1990 Event 11th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Lee Trevino 1990 Event Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1990 Birthday Cody Newton Gifford, son of Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford 1989 Death Lee Van Cleef, U.S. actor (Good, Bad and Ugly), dies at 64 1989 Death Lee Van Cleef, actor (Good Bad and Ugly, Sabata), dies at 64 1989 Death Billy Lee, actor (Sons of Legion, Biscuit Eater), dies 1989 Event 1st black owners (Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m 1989 Death Lee Calhoun, hurdler, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics, dies at 66 1989 Death Lee Quencey Calhoun, hurdler, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics, dies at 56 1989 Event Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1989 Event New York Yankee hurler Lee Gutterman sets record of pitching 30-2/3 innings before giving up his 1st run of season 1989 Event Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1988 Death Oren Lee Staley, 1st President of National Farmers Org (1955-79), dies at 65 1988 Death Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd, U.S. football coach 1988 Event Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1988 Death Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of TB at 64 1987 Death Lee Marvin, actor (Cat Ballou, Gorky Park), dies in Tucson Ariz at 63 1987 Event New York Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman and Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play 1986 Death Lee Dorsey, R&B singer, dies at 59 1986 Death [Irving] Lee Dorsey, Kid Chocolate, U.S. boxer/singer, dies at 59 1986 Death Lee Bonnell, dies 1986 Event Tommy Lee, drummer of Motley Crue, marries Heather Locklear 1985 Event "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" by David Lee Roth hits #12 1984 Event 66th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 273 at Shoal Creek Ala 1984 Death Lee Krasner Pollock, U.S. painter, dies at 75 1984 Death John Lee Mahin, screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81 1983 Death Shawn Lewis, 5th wife of Jerry Lee Lewis, dies of methadone overdose 1983 Event AL President Lee MacPhail threw out umpire's decision and allows 1983 Birthday Lee Ryan, British Musician 1983 Event AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires 1983 Event Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul 1982 Death Lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75 1982 Death Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81 1982 Event Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett Majors divorce 1981 Birthday Amy Lee, born in Riverside, California, singer, songwriter, pianist, member and lead vocalist for Evanescence rock band 1981 Death Lee Hays, rocker, dies of a heart attack 1981 Event Montreal Expo Charlie Lee no-hits San Francisco Giants, 4-0 1981 Death Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73 1981 Death Bernard Lee, actor (Fallen Idol, Dr. No), dies at 73 1980 Birthday Kristin Lee, born in Bethesda, Maryland, rhythmic gymnast, U.S. team 1996 1979 Death Lee Bowman, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover), dies at 64 1979 Birthday Aiesha Lee Hendrick, Miss New York Teen USA 1996 1978 Birthday Stephanie Lee Hamilton, Williston ND, Miss America-ND 1997 1978 Event Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor President by chairman Henry Ford II 1978 Event Lee Lacy hits record 3rd consecutive pinch-hit home run 1977 Birthday Christie Lee Woods, Texas, Miss Teen USA 1996 1977 Birthday Lee San San, Miss Hong Kong Universe 1997 1977 Birthday Lee EunHee, Miss Korea Universe 1997 1977 Birthday Lindsay Lee, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Woodlands TX 1976 Birthday John Lee, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Julia Bikbova 1976 Birthday Brett Lee, cricketer, brother of Shane, AIS representative 1976 Death Leonard Lee, U.S. R&B-singer (Shirley and Lee-I'm Gone), dies at 40 1976 Event Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest 1976 Death Lee J Cobb, actor (12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront), dies at 64 1976 Death Lee J. Cobb, American Actor 1975 Death Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79 1975 Event Los Angeles Dodgers W Crawford and Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1975 Event House of Representatives votes to restore citizenship to General Robert E. Lee 1975 Event Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Ill) 1975 Birthday Travis Lee, born in San Diego, California, baseball 1st baseman 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Birthday Lee Maxwell Francis Vertongen, Palmerston North New Zealand, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Coco Lee, Chinese Musician 1974 Death Lee Kinsolving, actor (Explosive Generation), dies at 36 1974 Birthday Lee Vaughn, cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys 1974 Event 56th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 276 at Tanglewood NC 1974 Birthday Lee Cole, WLAF cornerback for the Rhein Fire 1974 Event "$6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV 1974 Event Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin 1973 Death Harold B Lee, U.S. head of Mormon Church, dies at 74 1973 Birthday Reginald Lee, WLAF linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1973 Death Lila Lee, actress (Blood and Sand), dies of stroke at 68 1973 Event Yankee General Manager and President Lee MacPhail named AL president 1973 Event Lee Trevino's 1st hole-in-one 1973 Birthday Shane Lee, cricket all-rounder, NSW and Somerset, Australian ODI 1995- 1973 Birthday Robert Lee, NFL cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons 1973 Death Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam, actor (Enter the Dragon), dies at 32 1973 Birthday Lee Westwood, born in Workshop, England, professional golfer, top 10 in the Official World Golf Rankings between 1998 - 2001 1972 Birthday Jessica Lee McMinn, Miss North Carolina USA 1996 1972 Birthday Jonny Lee Miller, British Actor 1972 Birthday Lee DeRamus, for the New Orleans Saints 1972 Birthday Lee McClinton, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Event 101st British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots 278 at Muirfield Gullane 1972 Event Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, and Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain Georgia 1972 Birthday Lee McIntyre, born in Peak Hill, Australia, golfer, T3 1995 NSW Trainee Champ 1971 Birthday Gena Lee Nolin, actress/model, Baywatch 1971 Birthday Lee Gissendaner, NFL/WLAF receiver, Minnesota Vikings, Scottish Claymores 1971 Birthday Amp Lee, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams 1971 Birthday Chesney Lee Haskes, England, singer, Feels So Alive 1971 Event 100th British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 278 at Royal Birkdale 1971 Event 71st U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 280 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania 1971 Event Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. becomes 1st black Admiral in U.S. Navy 1971 Death Manfred Bonnington Lee, Ellery Queen, detective writer, dies at 65 1971 Birthday Jessica Collins, Capogna, actress, Dinah Lee Mayberry-Loving 1971 Birthday Becca Lee, Tennessee, Miss USA, Tenn-3rd-1996 1971 Birthday Lee Naylor, Australian 400m runner 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Brenda Lee Armstrong, Albert Lea, Minnesota, Miss Minn-America 1991 1971 Birthday Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss Universe/Miss USA, 1997-Hawaii 1971 Birthday Kevin Lee, NFL wide receiver for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Lee Parkin Starsky, daughter of Ringo 1970 Birthday Maureen Lee, born in Melbourne, Australia, golfer 1970 Birthday Lee Mayberry, NBA guard, Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies 1970 Death Gypsy Rose Lee, stripper/actress (Pruitts of S Hampton), dies at 56 1970 Birthday Jason Lee, born in Orange, California, actor, professional skateboarder, known for playing Earl Hickey on 'My Name Is Earl' television series 1970 Birthday Sung Hi Lee, Korean Model 1970 Event 12th Grammy Awards: Aquarius, Crosby Stills and Nash, Peggy Lee win 1969 Birthday Michelle McGann, West Palm Beach, Florida, golfer, 1995 Sara Lee Classic 1969 Birthday Lee Anne Ketcham, Tallahassee, Florida, female pitcher, Silver Bullets 1969 Birthday Lee Woodall, NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers 1969 Birthday Lee O'Leary, born in Compton, California, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1969 Event Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1969 Birthday Douglas Lee Mitchell, born in Miles, Michigan, heavy metal artist, Southgang 1968 Birthday Lee Germon, cricketer, New Zealand keeper and captain 1995- 1968 Event Lee Evans sets world record of 43.8 seconds in 400 meter dash 1968 Death Lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70 1968 Event Lee Evans of U.S. sets 400 meter record at 43.86 1968 Birthday Dina Ammaccapane, Bayport, New York, LPGA golfer, 1994 Sara Lee Classic-4th 1968 Birthday Mike Lee, born in Neptune, New Jersey, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Tommy Armour Tour 1968 Event 68th U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 275 at Oak Hill CC NY 1968 Event Lee Trevino is 1st to play all 4 rounds of golf's U.S. open under par 1968 Birthday Toni Lee Jameson, Minneapolis, team handball back court 1996 Olympics 1968 Death Lee Tracy, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 69 1967 Death Lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48 1967 Birthday Kendra Lee Ruwe, born in Madison, Idaho, Miss Idaho-America 1991 1967 Birthday Deborah Lee, Hamilton Ontario, LPGA golfer, 1989 National Amat France 1967 Birthday Sheryl Lee, born in Boulder, Colorado, actress, Twin Peaks, Love Lies and Murder 1967 Death Lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel), dies 1967 Death Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55 1966 Event Love, Moby Grape and Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East 1966 Birthday Koji Kanemoto, wrestler, NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee 1966 Birthday Shawn Lee, NFL defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers 1966 Birthday Lee Ann Womack, American Musician 1966 Birthday Lee Porter, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Nike golfer, 1992 Texarkana Open-5th 1966 Birthday Loretta Lee, Lee Lai Chan, China, actress, Happy Ghost 1965 Death Johnny Lee, actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 67 1965 Event Lee Breedlove sets female land speed record (308.56 MPH) in Utah 1965 Birthday Maria Lee Ostapiej, La Mess California, Miss California-America 1991 1965 Birthday Cindy Lee Berryhill, U.S. singer and songwriter, Baby 1965 Birthday Virginia Lee, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Death Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries 1965 Birthday Lee Knight, CFL full back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1965 Birthday Ben Lee, Rangoon Burma, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics 1965 Birthday Brandon Lee, born in Emerson, Colorado, actor, Showdown in Little Tokyo 1964 Birthday Maggie Will, Whiteville, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1992 Sara Lee Classic 1964 Event Warren Commission released, finds Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone 1964 Birthday Lee MacLeod Janzen, Austin, Minnesota, PGA golfer, 1993 U.S. Open 1964 Birthday Harry Lee "Butch" Reynolds, U.S., 400m runner, world record 1964 Birthday Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds, Jr., born in Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner 1964 Birthday Dee C Lee, Diane Sealey, rocker, Style Council-You're Best Thing 1964 Event Dallas jury sentences Jack Ruby to death in Lee Harvey Oswald murder 1963 Event 1st live murder on TV-Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald 1963 Death Lee Harvey Oswald, John F. Kennedy's assassinator, shot dead by Jack Ruby 1963 Event Historian Lee Allen says Indians-Senators game is 100,000th in history 1963 Event Jerry Lee Lewis quits Sun Records 1963 Death Robert Lee Frost, U.S. poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88 1962 Birthday Keith Lee, basketball player, Memphis State 1962 Birthday Tommy Lee, Greece, drummer, Motley Crue, wed H Locklear/Pam Anderson 1962 Event Lee Harvey Oswald departs Rotterdam on SS Maasdam to U.S. 1962 Event Lee Harvey Oswald arrives by train in Oldenzaal, Netherlands 1962 Birthday Lee Terry, American Politician 1961 Birthday Lee Johnson, NFL punter/kicker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1961 Birthday Brian Lee Diemer, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, steeplechase, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1961 Birthday Lee Rocker, Leon Drucker, rock bassist, Stray Cats-Gonna Ball 1961 Death Lee de Forest, inventor of the electron Tube, dies at 87 1961 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Harper Lee for To Kill a Mockingbird 1961 Event Lee Harvey Oswald marries Marina Prusakova in Minsk U.S.S.R. 1961 Death Lee Moran, actor (Circus Clown), dies of heart ailment at 72 1961 Death Belinda Lee, actress (Joseph and his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25 1961 Birthday Luann L Lee, born in Santa Monica, California, playmate, Jan, 1987 1961 Birthday Lee Curreri, New York City, actor, Bruno Martelli-Fame 1960 Birthday Lee Cross Rinker, Stuart, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-6th 1960 Death Lee Duncan, owner/trainer (Rin Tin Tin), dies of heart attack at 67 1960 Birthday Johnny Lee Gray, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, 800m runner, Olympics-7th-1996 1960 Birthday Steve Vai, guitarist, Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth Band, Whitesnake 1960 Birthday William Lee Glasson, Jr., born in Fresno, California, PGA golfer, 1985 Kemper Open 1960 Birthday Lee Ann Michelle, born in Surrey, England, playmate, Feb, 1979 1960 Birthday Lee Chill, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1977 Ohio Jr 1959 Birthday Lee Haney, American Athlete 1959 Event Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US 1959 Event Lee Harvey Oswald signs guestbook in hotel Helsinki 1959 Event Lee Harvey Oswald arrives in Southampton 1959 Birthday Beverly Lee, born in Passaic, New Jersey, singer, member, trademark holder for The Shirelles, an all girl vocal pop group 1959 Event 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2 1959 Birthday Sammy Lee, born in Liverpool, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, played for Liverpool, represented England fourteen times 1958 Birthday Jamie Lee Curtis, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Anything But Love, Halloween 1958 Birthday Lee Guetterman, Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners 1958 Birthday Terry Lee Miall, England, rock drummer, Adam and The Ants 1958 Birthday Jeffrey Lee Pierce, singer and songwriter, Gun Club 1958 Birthday Nancy Lee Grahn, actress, Santa Barbara 1958 Event Lee Walls hits 3 home runs, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2 1958 Birthday Lee Pattinson, rock bassist, Echo and Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here 1958 Birthday Lee Crystal, rocker, Joan Jett and Blackhearts-Ashes in the Wind 1958 Event Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" reaches #1 1957 Birthday 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 Event Jerry Lee Lewis weds his cousin Myra Gale Brown, 13, while still married to his 1st wife Jane Mitcham 1957 Birthday Lee Smith, Jamestown, Louisiana, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1957 Birthday Lee "Kix" Thompson, saxophonist, Madness-Baggy Trousers 1957 Event Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance, Steve Allen Show 1957 Birthday Lee John, English singer and actor, Body Talk 1957 Birthday Spike Lee, born in Atlanta, director, Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X 1957 Birthday Shannon Lee Tweed, St. Johns NF, playmate, Nov 1981, actress, Meatballs 3 1957 Birthday Jake E Lee, rocker, Badlands-Dreams in the Dark 1956 Birthday Sheryl Lee Ralph, actress, Moesia, Designing Women 1956 Birthday Lee Roy Parnell, Abilene Texas, country singer, Oughta be a Law 1956 Event Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV 1955 Event Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel 1955 Birthday David Lee Roth, Bloomington, rock singer, Van Halen-Jump 1955 Birthday Tim Berners Lee, English Inventor 1955 Birthday Lee Horsley, Muleshoe, Texas, actor, Nero Wolfe, Matt Houston 1955 Event J Lawrence and R E Lee's "Inherit the Wind," premieres in New York City 1954 Birthday Rickie Lee Jones, Chicago, singer, Chuck E's in Love 1954 Birthday Ang Lee, director, Ice Storm, Wedding Banquet, Sense and Sensibility 1954 Event Lee Meriwether (Calif), 19, crowned 27th Miss America 1955 (1st on TV) 1953 Birthday Ricky Lee Phelps, Paragould Ar, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1953 Birthday Kathie Lee Gifford, Paris, Florida, hostess, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee 1953 Birthday Geddy Lee, born in Toronto, Canada, lead vocalist/bassist, Rush-Tom Sawyer 1953 Birthday Rita Lee, born in Federic, Wisconsin, playmate, November, 1977 1952 Birthday Lee M Morin, Manchester, New Hampshire, Commander USN/astronaut 1952 Birthday Mark C Lee, Viroqua WI, Major USAF/astronaut, STS-30, 47, 64, 82,sk: 98 1952 Death Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in New York City at 45 1952 Event Rocky Marciano defeated Lee Savold for his 39th straight win 1952 Birthday Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean Politician 1952 Birthday Lee Ritenour, born in Los Angeles, California, jazz musician 1951 Birthday Lee Wilkof, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, WEB, Delta House, Elliot-Newhart 1951 Birthday 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 Birthday Ayako Okamoto, born in Hiroshima, Japan, LPGA golfer, 1990 Sara Lee 1951 Birthday Lee Atwater, Republican National Committee Chairman, 1989-91 1951 Event Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Birthday Will Lee, rock guitarist, Late Show with David Letterman 1950 Death Edgar Lee Masters, American Poet 1950 Birthday Sheila Jackson Lee, American Politician 1949 Birthday Arthur Lee Washington, Jr., Neptune, New Jersey, murderer, FBI Most Wanted 1949 Birthday Martin Duiser, pop producer, Vanessa, Lee Towers 1949 Birthday Mickey Lee Davis, Jr., Tennessee, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1949 Birthday Terry Lee Johnson, Alabama, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1949 Birthday Kathy Postlewait, born in Norfolk, Virginia, LPGA golfer, 1989 Sara Lee 1949 Birthday Anna Lee Fisher, St. Albans, New York, MD/astronaut, STS-51-A 1949 Birthday Jimmy Lee Thorpe, Roxboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1985 Greater Milwaukee Open 1948 Birthday Ricki Lee Reynolds, country singer, Black Oak Arkansas 1948 Death Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee, blues player, dies at 34 1948 Event Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, New York City 1947 Birthday Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist 1947 Birthday Lee Meredith, Judith Lee Sauls, River Edge, New Jersey, actress, Producers 1947 Birthday Meat Loaf, Marvin Lee Aday, Dallas, rocker, Bat Out of Hell 1947 Birthday Tanith Lee, UK, sci-fi author, Don't Bite the Sun 1947 Birthday Lee Purcell, born in Cherry Point, North Carolina, actor, Big Wednesday, Mr. Majestyk 1947 Birthday Barbara Lee, U.S. singer, Chiffons, He's So Fine 1947 Event John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in U.S. Navy 1947 Birthday Lee Edward Evans, Madera California, 400m runner, Olympic-2 gold-1968 1946 Birthday Alaina Reed, Springfield Ohio, actress, Rose Lee Holloway-227 1946 Birthday Lee Loughnane, rocker, Chicago 1946 Birthday Tommy Lee Jones, actor, Executioner's Song, Bloody Monday, Fugitive 1946 Birthday Lee Oskar, born in Denmark, rock harmonicist, War-Why Can't We Be Friends 1945 Birthday Lee Michaels, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, organist, pianist, known for Top 10 hit 'Do You Know What I Mean' 1945 Birthday Roger Lee Jones, West Virginia, child molester, FBI Most Wanted List 1945 Birthday Ric Lee, rock drummer, Ten Years After-Cannock, Staffs 1945 Birthday Lee Dorman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rock bassist, Iron Butterfly 1945 Birthday 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 Birthday Laura Lee, Rundless, singer, Dirty Man, Women's Love Rights 1945 Birthday Arthur Lee, rocker, Vindicator 1944 Birthday Alvin Lee, Nottingham England, rock vocals/guitarist, 10 Years After 1944 Birthday Brenda Lee, born in Lithonia, Georgia, singer, I'm Sorry 1944 Birthday Cathy Lee Crosby, Louisiana, actress, Coach, That's Incredible 1944 Birthday Francis Lee, English Athlete 1944 Birthday [Bernard] St. Clair Lee [Calhoun], U.S. singer, Rock the Boat 1944 Birthday R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier 1944 Birthday 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 Birthday Lee Irvine, cricketer, South African batsman, only Tests in 1970 1943 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Birthday Lee Graziano, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, American Breed 1943 Birthday Lee Aaker, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Rusty-Rin Tin Tin 1943 Birthday Dickey Lee, rocker 1943 Birthday Lee Jackson, rocker, Nice 1942 Birthday Robert Lee Stewart, Washington D.C., Brigadier General U.S. Army/astronaut, STS-41B, 51J 1942 Birthday Michele Lee, born in Los Angeles, California, actress and singer, Karen-Knots Landing, Love Bug 1941 Birthday 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 Event 1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico 1941 Event Lee MacPhail, Dodger General Manager predicts all players will wear batting helmets 1940 Birthday Bruce Lee, born in San Francisco, California, karate star/actor, Green Hornet 1940 Birthday Lee Greenwood, country singer, God Bless the USA 1940 Birthday Lee Majors, Wyandotte, actor, $6,000,000 Man, The Fall Guy 1940 Birthday Lee Majors, born in Michigan, TV actor, $6,000,000 Man, Stunt Man 1939 Birthday Wen Ho Lee, American Scientist 1939 Birthday Lee Buck Trevino, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1968, 71 1939 Birthday Lee Trevino, American Athlete 1939 Birthday Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin, John F. Kennedy 1939 Birthday Robert Lee Dickey, U.S. singer, I'm your puppet 1939 Birthday Molly Bee, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Pinky Lee Show 1939 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1938 Birthday Lee R. Raymond, American Businessman 1938 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1938 Birthday Lee Chamberlin, New York City, actor, Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale 1938 Birthday 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 Birthday Buddy Jimmy Lee Land Ace, singer 1937 Death Joseph Lee, father of Playgrounds movement, dies 1937 Birthday Charles Lee Herron, born in Kentucky, FBI most wanted fugitive, Jan 1 1986 1937 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1936 Birthday Yuan T. Lee, Chinese Scientist 1936 Birthday Leonard Lee, U.S. vocalist, Shirley and Lee-Let the Good Times Roll 1936 Birthday Ruta Lee, actress, Operation Eichmann, Marjorie Morningstar 1936 Birthday Robert Lee Smith, U.S. singer, Tams, You Lied to Your Daddy 1936 Event "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts 1936 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1935 Birthday Lee Remick, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer 1935 Birthday Jerry Lee Lewis, born in Feriday, Louisiana, country singer, Whole Lotta Shakin' 1935 Death Charles Lee Williams, composer, dies at 82 1935 Birthday Leonard Lee, rocker, Shirley and Lee 1935 Birthday Belinda Lee, born in Devon, England, actress, Who Done It, Runaway Bus 1935 Birthday Lee Meriwether, born in Los Angeles, California, Miss America, Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones 1935 Birthday 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 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1935 Birthday William Lee Gloden, Brewton Al, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys 1934 Birthday [Robert] Lee Elder, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1974 Monsanto Open 1933 Birthday F Lee Bailey, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, attorney, Sam Shepard case, OJ case 1933 Birthday F. Lee Bailey, American Lawyer 1933 Birthday Lee Radziwell Ross, born in New York City, princess, Jackie O's sister 1933 Birthday Lee Calhoun, Laurel Mississippi, hurdler, Olympics gold 56, 60 1933 Birthday Lee Quencey Calhoun, Laurel MS, 110m hurdler, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics 1932 Birthday Ocie Lee "OC" Smith, U.S. jazz singer, Little Green Apples 1932 Birthday 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 Birthday Regis Philbin, host, Joey Bishop Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee 1931 Birthday Lee Hamilton, born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Representative-D-Indiana 1965 - 1999 1931 Birthday May Wynn, Donna Lee Hickey, New York City, actress, Caine Mutiny, Noah's Ark 1930 Event Bing Crosby marries Dixie Lee 1930 Birthday 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 Birthday Grace Lee Whitney, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, actress, Yeoman Rand-Star Trek 1929 Birthday Lee Hazelwood, born in Oklahoma, country singer and songwriter, Summer Wine, Jackson 1929 Birthday Lee Hazlewood, born in Oklahoma, singer, baritone, songwriter, record producer 1929 Birthday Lee Patterson, born in Vancouver, BC, actor, Dave-Surfside Six, Another World 1928 Birthday 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 Birthday Lee Grant, Lyova Haskell Rosenthal, New York City, actress, Shampoo, Landlord 1927 Birthday Lee Montague, born in London, England, actor, Uncle Sasha-Holocaust 1927 Birthday Lee Philips, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ellery Queen 1926 Birthday Lee Kuan Yew, PM, Singapore 1926 Birthday Lee Richardson, Chicago, actor, Sweet Lorraine, Fly 2, Tiger Warsaw 1926 Birthday Lee Allen, born in Pittsburg, Kansas, tenor sax, Walkin' With Mr. Lee 1926 Birthday Harper Lee, author, To Kill a Mockingbird 1926 Birthday Lee Hoiby, Madison Wisconsin, composer, 1957 Arts and Letters 1925 Birthday Cora Lee Johnson, social activist for rural poor 1925 Birthday Roscoe Lee Browne, Woodbury, New Jersey, actor, McCoy, Saunders-Soap 1925 Birthday Lee Van Cleef, New Jersey, actor, For a Few Dollars More, Escape from New York 1924 Birthday [Irving] Lee Dorsey, New Orleans, vocalist, Working in the Coal Mines 1924 Death Lee Stack, British sirdar in Egypt, governer-general of Sudan, murdered 1924 Birthday Lee A Iacocca, CEO, Chrysler Corp 1924 Birthday Lee Iacocca, American Businessman 1924 Birthday Norvel la Follette Ray Lee, lt-HW boxer 1952 Olympics gold 1924 Birthday Lee Marvin, born in New York City, actor, Paint Your Wagon, Cat Ballou 1923 Birthday Kent L Lee, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II - Marianas and Palau 1923 Birthday Oren Lee Staley, 1st President of National Farmers Organization, 1955-79 1923 Birthday Lee Hale, born in Tacoma, Washington, choral director, The Entertainers 1923 Event Lee de Forest demonstrates his sound-on-film moving pictures (New York City) 1923 Birthday Lee Teng-hui, president of ROC, Taiwan, head of KMT, 1988- 1922 Birthday Stan Lee, writer, editor and co-creator of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four and many more comic characters 1922 Birthday Paul Picerni, New York City, actor, Agent Lee Hobson-Untouchables 1922 Birthday Christopher Lee, born in London, England, actor, Hound of Baskervilles 1920 Birthday Sammy Lee, born in Fresno, California, platform diver, 2 Medals 1948, 1952 Olympics 1920 Birthday Peggy Lee, Norma Egstrom, Jamestown ND, singer, Thats All There Is? 1920 Birthday Lee Russell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, vocalist, Vincent Lopez 1919 Birthday Lee Krieger, born in Maryland, actor, Clambake, One Way Wahini 1917 Birthday John Lee Hooker, born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, blues guitarist, Canned Heat 1915 Birthday Dai-Keong Lee, composer 1914 Birthday Lee Bowman, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover 1914 Birthday Dixie Lee Ray, American Politician 1914 Birthday J. Lee Thompson, British Director 1914 Birthday Laurie Lee, male poet and author, I Can't Stay Long 1914 Birthday Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee, blues musician, Down and Out Blues 1914 Birthday Gypsy Rose Lee, born in Seattle, Washington stripper, or 0109 or 0208 1914 Birthday Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Hovick, Seattle, burlesque actress, Gypsy 1913 Birthday Lee Petty, American Celebrity 1913 Birthday Rosa Lee Parks, civil rights activist, bus protestor 1912 Birthday Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress, Scruples, Lila-General Hospital 1911 Birthday Lee J Cobb, New York City, actor, Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront 1911 Birthday Lee J. Cobb, American Actor 1911 Birthday 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 Birthday W R Lee, language teacher 1910 Birthday Fran Lee, New York City, actress, Ms Wong-Major Dell Conway 1910 Birthday Lee Byung Chull, Korean industrialist/founder, Samsung Business 1909 Birthday Lee Scott, American Businessman 1908 Birthday William Bakewell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Stage manager-Pinky Lee Show 1908 Birthday Bernard Lee, born in London, England, actor, M in James Bond movies 1907 Birthday Pinky Lee, children's show host, Pinky Lee Show 1907 Birthday Canada Lee, born in New York City, actor, Lost Boundaries 1907 Event 3-element vacuum tube patented by Dr. Lee De Forest 1906 Birthday Ross Lee Finney, Wells Minnesota, composer, Landscapes Remembered 1906 Birthday Lee Patrick, New York City, actress, Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon 1906 Event U.S. inventor Lee de Forest patents "Audion," a 3-diode amplification valve which proved a pioneering development in radio and broadcasting 1906 Event Dr. Lee DeForest demonstrated his electrical vacuum tube (radio tube) 1905 Birthday Fitzhugh Lee, U.S. pilot/Vice-Admiral, WW II, Navy Cross 1905 Birthday Lila Lee, Union City, New Jersey, actress, Midnight Girl, Blood and Sand 1905 Birthday Manfred Bonnington Lee, detective writer, of Ellery Queen 1904 Birthday 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 Birthday Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, And Justice for All 1901 Birthday Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, Somewhere in the Night 1898 Birthday Johnny Lee, Missouri, actor, Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy 1898 Birthday Lee Tracy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye 1897 Birthday Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist, or 1797 1895 Event Katherine Lee Bates publishes "America the Beautiful" 1893 Event Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful," in Colorado 1891 Death Rooney Lee, American Soldier 1888 Birthday Lee Moran, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Circus Clown 1880 Event Theodore Roosevelt marries Alice Hathaway Lee, on his 22nd birthday 1880 Event John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0 1877 Birthday Ivy Lee, American Writer 1873 Birthday Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor, Audion vacuum, radio, tube 1873 Birthday Lee Shubert, producer, theatres in New York and LA named after him 1870 Death Robert E Lee, General of Confederate Army, dies at 63 1870 Death Robert E. Lee, American Soldier 1868 Birthday Edgar Lee Masters, American Poet 1865 Event At Appomattox, General Lee issues General Order #9, his last 1865 Event Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender to U.S. Grant at Appomattox 1865 Event Battle of Sayler's Creek, 1/3rd of Lee's army cut off 1865 Event Lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse 1865 Event Battle of 5 Forks Virginia, signalling end of Lee's army 1865 Event Robert E. Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief 1865 Event Robert E. Lee is named commander-in-chief of Confederate Army 1865 Event General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies 1864 Event Robert E. Lee's home area, Arlington, Virginia, becomes a military cemetery 1864 Event Lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley 1864 Event General Lee wins his last victory of Civil War at Battle of Cold Harbor 1864 Event Ulysses S. Grant crosses Rapidan and begins his duel with Robert E. Lee 1864 Event Rebecca Lee (U.S.) becomes 1st black woman to receive a medical degree 1864 Birthday Rebecca Lee, 1st black woman to get a medical degree 1863 Event General Lee's army withdraws from Gettysburg 1863 Event Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted 1863 Event Lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 1863 Event Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac 1862 Death Jesse Lee Reno, Union general-major (Reno Nevada), dies at 39 1862 Event Lee splits his army and sends Jackson to capture Harpers Ferry 1862 Event Lee crosses Potomac and enters Maryland 1862 Event General Lee invades North with 50,000 Confederate troops 1862 Event General Lee's adjutant major Stuart captured 1862 Event General Robert E Lee takes command of Confederate armies of E Virginia and NC 1862 Event General Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines 1862 Birthday Joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds 1861 Birthday Alica Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, 1st wife of Theodore Roosevelt 1861 Event Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry 1861 Event Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces 1861 Event Colonel Robert E. Lee resigns from Union army 1861 Event Col Robert E. Lee turns down offer to command Union armies 1861 Event Robert E Lee resigns from Union army 1859 Birthday Katharine Lee Bates, U.S., author, America the Beautiful 1856 Birthday Violet Paget, Vernon Lee, British author, Satan the master 1853 Birthday Charles Lee Williams, composer 1846 Birthday Mildred Childe "Life" Lee, daughter of confederate General Robert E Lee 1841 Birthday [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, daughter of U.S. general Robert E Lee 1837 Birthday William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee, Major General Confederate Army 1837 Birthday Rooney Lee, American Soldier 1836 Birthday Edwin Gray Lee, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1835 Birthday Fitzhugh Lee, Major General Confederate Army 1834 Birthday Albert Lindley Lee, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1833 Birthday Stephen Dill Lee, Lieutenant General Confederate Army 1832 Birthday George Washington Custis Lee, Major General Confederate Army 1832 Birthday Randall Lee Gibson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1828 Birthday Andrew Taylor Still, born in Lee County, Virginia, osteopath, successfully reduced fractures, founded first school of osteopathic medicine 1823 Birthday Jesse Lee Reno, Major General Union volunteers 1811 Birthday [Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of U.S. general Robert E Lee 1807 Birthday Robert Edward Lee, Stratford, Virginia, General-in-Chief, Confederacy 1807 Birthday Robert E. Lee, American Soldier 1805 Event 30 women meet at Mrs. Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes 1799 Event George Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace and 1st in hearts of his countrymen" 1798 Birthday Benjamin Lee, Baronet Guinness, Irish brewer/Dublin mayor 1797 Death Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer, signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1794 Death Richard H Lee, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1794 Death Richard Henry Lee, American Politician 1783 Birthday Jarena Lee, famous African 1776 Event Hessians capture Ft. Lee, New Jersey 1776 Event Richard Lee moves Declaration of Independence in Continental Congress 1774 Event Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY 1756 Birthday Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Rep/Gov-Va, general 1736 Birthday Anna Lee, Manchester England, founder, Shaker movement in America 1734 Birthday Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer/signer Declaration of Independence 1732 Birthday Richard H Lee, U.S. farmer, signed Declaration of Independence 1732 Birthday Richard Henry Lee, American Politician
