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2003 Leon Uris, writer, Exodus, dies at 78
1997 Leon Poliakov, historian, dies at 87 1997 Leon Edel, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 89 1996 Leon Lewis, U.S. radio talk show host (WMCA, 1970-80), dies at 81 1996 Lourdes Marie Ciccone Leon, daughter of singer Madonna 1996 Mark Frankel, actor (Leon the Pig Farmer), dies on motorcycle at 34 1996 Leon Shenandoah, native American leader, dies at 81 1996 Leon Garield, writer, dies at 74 1996 Leon Joseph Suenens, cardinal, dies at 91 1994 Leon Degrelle, Belgium general, dies 1994 Leon J Ramirez Reine, Degrelle, Belg/Spanish nazi (Rex), dies at 87 1993 Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor, dies at 97 1993 Leon Ames, U.S. actor (Mr Ed, Peggy Sue got Married), dies at 90 1993 Leon Ames, actor (Father of the Bride), dies at 91 of stroke 1993 Leon Liebgold, Pol/US actor/chairman (Hebrew Actors Union), dies at 83 1993 Ramiro de Leon Carpio elected President of Guatemala 1993 Alfredo de Leon, leader (Philippines Red Scorpio Gang), killed 1991 Leon Clements, journalist (Interlijnen), dies at 43 1989 Cards outfielder Leon Durham suspended for 60 days due to drugs 1985 Leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat 1982 Leon Jaworski, special prosecutor (Watergate), dies at 77 1981 Pilin Leon of Venezuela, crowned 31st Miss World 1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title 1981 Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even took his gold teeth 1980 Leon Janney, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World, Hawk), dies at 63 1978 Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1974 Leon Lontoc, actor (Henry-Burke's Law), dies at 64 1973 Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer, dies at 77 1969 Leon Searcy, NFL offensive tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jackson Jaguars 1969 Leon Jongen, composer, dies at 85 1968 Leon Lett, NFL defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys 1967 Leon Mba, 1st president of Gabon (1960-67), dies 1966 Leon de Smet, Flemish painter, dies at 85 1964 Leon Meijs, soccer player, Willem II 1962 Leon Hutten, soccer player, RKC 1962 Leon Kruczkowski, Polish author (Niemcy), dies at 62 1962 All star MVP: Leon Wagner (LA Angels) 1962 Mark Frankel, actor, Leon the Pig Farmer 1961 Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76 1961 Lee Rocker, Leon Drucker, rock bassist, Stray Cats-Gonna Ball 1961 Leon Jeunehomme, Belgian teacher (Pedagogie en Cours), dies at 77 1959 Leon "The Bop" Klaasse, rock drummer/singer, The Pilgrims-Red 1958 Leon J Cadore, pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65 1957 Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites 1956 Leon N H Jungschlaeger, head military intelligence Netherlands-Indies, dies at 52 1956 Death penalty against KPM-director Leon Jungschlaeger 1953 Leon Spinks, U.S., heavyweight boxing champ, 1978, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics 1952 Leon Wilkerson, rocker, Lynard Skynard 1951 Clifford Leon Anderson, rocker, Cure 1950 Leon J P M Frissen, Dutch MP, CDA 1950 Howard "Leon" Reeder, rock guitarist, Champaign 1950 Leon Blum, French premier (People's Front Government), dies at 77 1949 15th Heisman Trophy Award: Leon Hart, Notre Dame (E) 1949 Leon Redbone, American Musician 1946 Leon Blum elected French premier 1946 Leon Wessels, South Africa lawyer/underminister of Law and Order 1945 Valerie Leon, born in London, England, actress, Blood from Mummy's Tomb 1944 Belgian nazi Leon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced 1943 Belgian church excommunicates nazi Leon Degrelle 1943 Leon Frank Sylvers, rocker 1942 Bayani Mendoza de Leon, composer 1942 Donna Leon, American Author 1942 Leon Haywood, U.S. vocalist/keyboardist, It's Got to be Mellow 1942 Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70 1941 Leon Russell, born in Lawton, Kansas, pianist and singer, Carny 1940 Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62 1940 Leon Trotsky, revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson, dies Aug 21 1939 Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72 1939 Leon Britain, vice president, Commission of European Communities 1939 Leon Kass, American Educator 1938 Alvaro Leon Cassuto, composer 1938 Leon Panetta, born in Monterey, California, Representative-D-California 1977 - 1993 1937 Leon Blum becomes premier of People's front government of France 1932 Leon Hughes, born in Los Angeles, California, born Thomas Leon Hughes, member of The Coasters with Bobby Nunn, Carl Gardner, Billy Guy 1931 Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist 'In a Mist', dies at 29 1931 Leon Schidlowsky, composer 1930 Leon Cooper, U.S. physicist, Nobel 1972 1929 Leon Biriotti, composer 1929 Leon Trotsky expelled from Russia to Turkey 1928 Leon Hart, NFLer, Heisman Trophy 1928 Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium bicycled 76 miles 504 yards in 1 hour 1928 Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium cycles record 76 miles 604 yards in 1 hour 1928 Leon Fleisher, born in San Francisco, California, pianist/conductor, Annapolis Symph 1973-77 1928 Soviet Union orders exile of Leon Trotsky 1925 Leon Virginia Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920), dies at 74 1925 Leon Trotsky dismissed as CEO of Russian Revolution Military Council 1924 Leon Uris, born in Baltimore, novelist, Exodus, QB VII, Battle Cry 1921 Belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France 1921 Leon Garield, writer 1919 Leon Kirchner, born in Brooklyn, New York, opera composer, Lily 1918 Argeliers Leon, composer 1917 Leon Minkus, composer, dies at 91 1917 Leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer, dies at 72 1917 Leon Janney, born in Ogden, Utah, actor, Hawk 1915 Leon Shenandoah, native American leader 1914 Daniel De Leon, Activist 1913 Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, France, meteorologist 1913 Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57 1912 Leon Dierx, French poet (Amants), dies at 74 1912 Felipe Padilla de Leon, composer 1910 Leon Poliakov, historian 1910 Leon Stein, composer 1910 Gustave Leon Huberti, composer, dies at 67 1910 Leon Walras, French economist (School of Lausanne), dies at 75 1910 Leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies 1907 Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1907 Leon Askin, Vienna Austria, actor, Pierre-Charlie Farrell Show 1906 Leon Vanderkindere, Belgian historian/mayor of Ukkel, dies at 64 1905 Leon Jaworski, American Public Servant 1905 Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer, dies at 55 1904 Leon N H Jungschlager, head of military intelligence, Netherlands-Indies 1903 Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, Iowa, jazz cornetist 'In a Mist' 1903 Leon Ames, Portland Indiana, actor, Mr Ed, Father of the Bride 1902 Leon Belasco, Odessa Russia, actor, Lucky Partners, My Sister Eileen 1901 Leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted 1901 President William McKinley, shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at Pan American Exposition in Buffalo NY, he dies 8th days later 1900 Leon Barzin, Brussels Belgium, conductor, New York City Ballet 1948-58 1900 [Leon] Goose Goslin, baseball hall of famer, AL bat champ 1928 1900 Leon Kruczkowski, Polish author, Kordian into Cham 1899 Leon Woizikowski, Polish dancer/ballet master, Ballets Russes 1897 Leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35 1896 Leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer, dies at 65 1896 Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor 1896 Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer 1891 Leon Cadore, pitcher, pitched all of 26 inning game 1885 Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer 1884 Leon Jongen, composer 1882 Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82), dies at 44 1881 Leon Gambetta forms French government 1881 Leon de Smet, Flemish painter 1881 Leon Errol, Australian actor, Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde! 1879 Leon Davidovitsj Trotsky, Leib Bronstein, Russian revolutionary 1879 Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, President of 1st Soviet, 1879 Leon Jouhaux, born in France, socialist/co-founder UN's ILO, Nobel 1951 1872 Leon Blum, French premier, People's front government 1871 Leon Jessel, composer 1870 Leon Gambetta flees Paris in balloon 1868 Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51 1868 Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies 1867 Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer 1862 Leon Boellmann, French organist/composer, Variations Symphoniques 1855 Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist, stratosphere 1852 Daniel De Leon, Activist 1851 Leon Virginia Bourgeois, French premier, 1895-96, Nobel 1920 1851 Leon Bourgeois, France, politician, internationalist, Nobel 1920 1850 Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer 1845 H L Fizeau and J Leon Foucault take 1st photo of Sun 1844 Leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer 1843 Gustave Leon Huberti, composer 1842 Leon Vanderkindere, Belgian historian/mayor, Ukkel 1838 Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier, 1881 - 1882 1838 Leon Dierx, French poet 1834 Leon Walras, French economist, border use theory 1831 Leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer 1826 Leon Minkus, composer 1825 Nicaraguan constituent assembly meets at Leon 1817 Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer 1591 Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies 1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain 1513 Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon 1513 Spaniard Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida 1508 Juan Ponce de Leon arrives in Puerto Rico 1472 Leon Battista Alberti, Italian authors, poet, philosopher, and architect, 'Della Pittura', dies at 68 1460 Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida 1404 Leon Battista Alberti, born in Genoa, Italy, Italian authors, poet, philosopher, and architect, 'Della Pittura' 1399 John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile and Leon, dies at 58 1369 Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile and Leon, murdered 1350 Alfonso XI, King of Castile and Leon, dies 1334 Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia and Leon 1312 Ferdinand V, king of Castilie/Leon, dies at 26 1295 Sancho IV, the Brave, scholar/king of Castile/Leon, dies 1285 Ferdinand V, king of Castile and Leon 1284 Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castilie/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 1252 King Alfonso X "el Sabio" of Castilie/Leon crowned 1252 Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castilie/Leon, dies 1230 Alfonso IX, king of Leon/Castilie, dies 1221 Alfonso X, the Wise, king of Castile and Leon, 1252-84 1188 Ferdinand II, king of Castilie/Leon/Asturie/Galicie, dies 1109 Alfonso VI, (imperator totius Hispaniae), king of Leon, dies 1085 King Alfonso VI of Castily/Leon occupy Toledo on Moren 1085 King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies 1028 Alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle |
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