2002 "Lisa ""Left Eye"" Lopes", singer, TLC, dies at 30
1997 Mark McGwire, is 4th to HR 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. NZ 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, Tabor Cze, 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, Gottwaldov Cze, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres
1974 Saku Koivu, Turku Fin, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens, Oly-B-98
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, Oly-B-98
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 Cze, NHL left wing, Canadiens, Oly-Gold-1998
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 Cze, NHL left wing, New Jersey Devils, Team Czech Rep
1970 George Van Os, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, team handball left back, Oly-1996
1970 David Sacco, born in Malden, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Oly-94, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
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, Oly-S-98
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, Oly-B-98
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, Moscow Rus, 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, Colo
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, Darby, Pennsylvania, field hockey left wing, Oly-bronze-1984
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
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 HR goes over Comiskey Park's left field roof
1933 Leo N Wright, U.S. saxophonist, I left my heart in SF
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 Brig 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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