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2002 "Lisa ""Left Eye"" Lopes", singer, TLC, dies at 30
1997 Mark McGwire, is 4th to home run on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder) 1994 Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse and breaks her left wrist 1992 Joan Lunden, breaks her left shoulder after being thrown from a horse 1991 New York Islander Derek King ties New Jersey Devils 5-5 with second left 1991 Deion Sanders, left Braves July 31 to report to NFL Falcons, returns 1991 With two months left, White Sox set new home attendance (2,150,951) 1991 San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated 1991 In Bangladesh a cyclone killed over 131,000 and left 9 million homeless 1991 Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giant 15-13 Victory over defending champs San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title 1991 Leo N Wright, U.S. saxophonist (I Left My Heart in SF), dies at 57 1989 Ray McAnally, actor (My Left Foot, Empire State), dies in Dublin at 63 1987 Australia hang on for draw vs. New Zealand at MCG, 1 wkt left 17 runs short 1985 During NLCS, Cards rookie Vince Coleman is injured stretching before game as his left leg is caught in Busch Stadium's automated tarpaulin 1984 Last U.S. Marines in multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon left Beirut 1979 Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb 1978 Karolina Rantamaki, ice hockey left wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1977 Radek Dvorak, born in Tabor, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1977 Terry Ryan, St. Johns, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1976 Jason Wiemer, born in Kimberley, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1976 Ryan Smyth, Banff, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1975 Katja Riipi, ice hockey left wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1975 Eric Daze, born in Montreal, Quebec, NHL left wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1975 Dave Roche, Lindsay, NHL left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1975 Niklas Sundstrom, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1975 Michal Grosek, born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1974 Saku Koivu, Turku Fin, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Miroslav Satan, Topolcany Slo, NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers, Sabres 1974 Paul Kariya, Vancouver, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1998 Olympics 1974 Ken Belanger, Sault-ste-marie, California, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1974 Jarrett Deuling, born in Vernon, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1974 Ian Mcintyre, Montreal, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1974 Todd Warriner, Blenheim, NHL left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1973 Andrew Brunette, Sudbury, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals 1973 Rene Corbet, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1973 Dean McAmmond, Grand Cache, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1973 Sami Kapanen, Vantaa Fin, NHL left wing, Whalers, Carolina, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Jason Dawe, North York, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1973 Matthew Barnaby, Ottawa, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1973 Patrick Poulin, born in Vanier, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1973 Brian Rolston, Flint, NHL left wing, Olympics-1994, New Jersey Devils 1973 Robert Dunn, Glenn Cove, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1972 Barry Potomski, Windsor, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1972 Yanick Dupre, Montreal, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1972 George Wallace shot and left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Maryland 1972 Mike Kennedy, Vancouver, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1972 Keith Tkachuk, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA 1972 Craig Johnson, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings and 1994 Olympic Team 1972 Geoff Sanderson, Hay River, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers 1972 Chris Simon, Wawa, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1972 Donald Brashear, Bedford, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1971 Joe Dziedzic, Minneapolis, NHL left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1971 Brad May, Toronto, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1971 Valeri Karpov, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1971 Eric Lacroix, born in Montreal, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1971 Niklas Andersson, Kungalv Swe, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1971 Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1971 Kent Manderville, Edmonton, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Pavel Bure, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1971 Louie Debrusk, Cambridge, NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers 1971 Rolling Stones left England for France to escape taxes 1971 Martin Rucinsky, born in Most, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing, Canadiens, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Nova Peris, Darwin Australia, field hockey left halfback 1996 Olympics 1971 Brian Savage, Sudbury, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1971 Scott Thornton, London, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Darren Langdon, Deere Lake, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1971 Bobby Holik, Jihlava, Czech, Republic, NHL left wing, New Jersey Devils, Team Czechoslovakian Republic 1970 George Van Os, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, team handball left back, 1996 Olympics 1970 David Sacco, born in Malden, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1994 Olympics 1970 Russ Romaniuk, born in Winnipeg, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1970 Martin Gelinas, Shawinigan, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1970 Marty Mcinnis, Weymouth, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1970 Shawn Antoski, Brantford, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1970 Paul Kruse, Merritt, NHL left wing, Calgary Flames 1970 Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators 1969 Scott Pearson, Cornwall, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1969 Darrin Shannon, Barrie, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Jim Mckenzie, Gull Lake, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Zdeno Ciger, Martin Slo, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1969 Dimitri Khristich, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1969 Reid Simpson, Flin Flon, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1969 Vladimir Tsyplakov, Inta Rus, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings, Belarus 1998 1969 Dan Lacroix, Montreal, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1969 Brendan Shanahan, Mimico Ont, NHL left wing, Whalers, Red Wings 1968 Benoit Brunet, Pointe Claire, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1968 Rob Ray, Belleville, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1968 Adam Graves, Toronto, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1968 Johan Garpenlov, born in Stockholm Sweden, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1968 Shjon Podein, born in Rochester, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1967 Garry Valk, Edmonton, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1967 Bill Berg, St. Catharines, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1967 Bill Huard, Welland, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1967 Warren Rychel, Tecumseh, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Brent Fedyk, born in Yorkton, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1967 Derek King, Hamilton, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1967 Yvon Corriveau, Ontario, NHL left wing, Washington Caps 1966 Kelly Buchberger, Langenburg, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1966 Sandy Koufax announces his retirement, due to arthritic left elbow 1966 Wendel Clark, Kelvington, NHL left wing, Toronto, New York Islanders 1966 Shawn Burr, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Nick Kypreos, born in Toronto, NHL left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1966 Gary Roberts, North York, NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames 1966 Paul Ysebaert, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Mikael Andersson, Malmo Swe, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Valeri Kamensky, born in Voskresensk, Russia, NHL left wing, Avalanche, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1966 Brent Hughes, born in New Westminster, California, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1966 Thomas Fitzgerald, born in Brooklyn, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1966 Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1966 Luc Robitaille, Montreal, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Pitts Penguins 1966 Paul Ranheim, St. Louis, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers 1966 Pavel Torgajev, Nizhnij Novgorod, NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames 1966 Randy Burridge, Fort Erie, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1965 Craig Berube, Calahoo, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals 1965 Mike Peluso, Pengilly Canada, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1965 Todd Krygier, Chicago Heights, NHL left wing, Anaheim, Washington 1965 Kevin Stevens, born in Brockton, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1965 Esa Tikkanen, Helsinki FI, NHL left wing, Panthers, Canucks, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1965 Dave Lowry, Sudbury, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1964 Darrick Heath, Hempstead, New York, team handball left back 1996 Olympics 1964 Yuri Khmylev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1964 Tony Granato, Downers Grove, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1964 Barry Bonds, born in Riverside, California, left fielder, Pirates, San Francisco Giants, 3X MVP 1964 Murray Craven, NHL left wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1963 Randy Wood, Princeton, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1963 Mike Donnelly, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1963 Greg Adams, Nelson, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1963 Steve Thomas, born in Stockport, England, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1963 Bob Carpenter, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1963 Kelly Miller, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals 1963 Mike Hough, Montreal, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1961 Randy Cunneyworth, Etobicoke, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators 1960 Jari Kurri, Helsinki Fin, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings 1958 Daniel Day-Lewis, born in England, actor, Last of the Mohicans, My Left Foot 1958 Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line 1957 Charlene Morett, born in Darby, Pennsylvania, field hockey left wing, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1954 Charlie Simmer, born in Ontario, NHL left winger for the Los Angeles Kings 1949 Michael Brown, rocker (Left Bank-Don't Walk Away Renee) 1949 Michael Brown, born in New York City, keyboardist, Left Bank-Don't Walk Away Renee 1946 Clare Short, born in Birmingham, England, politician, left wing, Secretary of State for Internal Development, supports legislating cannabis, critical of Israel 1945 Brenda Fricker, Dublin Ireland, actress, My Left Foot 1941 Japanese carrier force left its base and moves east toward Pearl Harbor 1941 Dan Penn, U.S. songwriter/producer/gospel singer, Out in Left Field 1940 Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run 1940 Boston's Jimmie Foxx home run goes over Comiskey Park's left field roof 1933 Leo N Wright, U.S. saxophonist, I left my heart in SF 1932 Adrian Mitchell, born in North London, English playwright, poet, children's author, voice for British anti-authoritarian Left 1932 Christy Brown, born in Dublin, novelist, My Left Foot, Down All the Days 1930 John Arden, England, novelist/playwright, Left Handed Liberty 1928 Cards set NL record of 18 men left on base beating Phillies 8-6 1927 Left wins national election in Thuringen 1926 Tony Bennett, born in Queens, New York, singer, Left a body part in SF 1926 Ray McAnally, born in Ireland, actor, My Left Foot, Empire State, Sicilian 1912 Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers 2nd base) 1911 Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing 1st transcontinental airplane flight (84 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, New York, Sept 17) 1911 Polo Grounds grandstand and left field bleachers go up in flames 1888 Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear 1887 Paul Wittgenstein, Vienna Austria, left hand specialist pianist 1862 Yorktown, Virginia - McClellan halted his troop before town as it is full of armed torpedoes left by CS Brigadier General Gabrial Rains 1778 Liberty Bell came home to Philadelphia after the British had left 1682 William Penn left England to sail to New World 1502 Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World 1493 Columbus left new world on return from 1st voyage 1310 Shoes were made for both right and left feet |
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