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1998 Phil Leeds, actor, Ally McBeal, dies at 82

1987 Pakistan score their 1st innings win over England, at Leeds

1984 Andrea Leeds, actress (Stage Door, Earthbound), dies of cancer at 70

1975 Melanie Janine Brown, "Scary Spice", Leeds, vocalist, Spice Girls

1973 Test Cricket umpiring debut of H D "Dickie" Bird vs. New Zealand at Leeds

1967 Boycott scores 246* vs. India, Leeds, 573 minutes, 29 fours 1 six

1959 Elissa Leeds, New York City, actress, Cissy-Dorothy

1952 Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports

1951 John Battle, born in Bradford, England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Leeds West, attended University of Leeds

1943 Malcolm McDowell, born in Leeds, England, actor, Clockwork Orange, Caligula

1942 Gary Leeds, born in Glendale, California, rocker, Walker Brothers

1941 Michael Chapman, Leeds England, rocker, Looking for 11

1937 William Gaunt, born in Leeds, England, actor, Champions

1932 Christopher Price, Director, Leeds Metropolitan U

1931 William Waltons "Belshazzar's Feast," premieres in Leeds

1930 Hedley Verity takes 10 for 10 vs. Notts (19 4-16-10-10) at Leeds

1930 Bradman scores 309 in a day vs England at Leeds, goes on to 334

1930 David Konstant, bishop, Leeds

1927 Don Revie, English soccer coach, Leeds, National team

1918 Jack Morpurgo, American Literature scholar, Leeds University

1909 Arnold Shaw, born in America, composer, songwriter, music business executive for Leeds Music Corporation, later MCA, wrote book on Harry Belafonte, series on 20th century American music

1879 Henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor, As You Like It

1835 Alfred Austin, Leeds England, poet laureate of England, Garden

1724 John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer

1643 Sir Thomas Fairfax takes Leeds for Parliamentarians

1632 Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM, 1690-1694, founder, Tories


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