2003 Thomas Leonard, American Businessman
2000 Leonard Baskin, American Artist
1999 Leonard Goldenson, TV executive, dies at 94
1997 Buck Leonard, Hall of Famer in Negro League, dies at 90
1997 American Justin Leonard wins the British Open shooting at 272
1997 Justin Leonard wins golf's Kemper Open at TPC at Avenel
1997 Sheldon Leonard, producer and director, I Spy - Dick Van Dyke, dies at 89
1996 Leonard Katzman, TV producer, dies at 69
1996 Leonard John Coldwell, cricketer, dies at 63
1996 Leonard Kuntstat, blues discographer, dies at 70
1996 Horace Leonard Gold, science fiction writer/editor, dies at 81
1995 Leonard Ernest John Chant, social Worker, dies at 57
1995 Leonard Hirsch, British violinist and conducter (BBC Empire Orch), dies at 92
1994 William Leonard, head (CBS News), dies of a stroke at 78
1994 Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician, dies at 80
1994 Leonard Teale, Australian actor/reciter (Homicide), dies
1994 Leonard Friedman, violinist, dies at 63
1993 Leonard Parkin, British TV host (ITN), dies at 64
1992 92nd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Justin Leonard
1992 William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley inducted into National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame
1991 Leonard C Odell, wrote 7,000 Burma Shave poems, dies at 83
1991 Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him
1991 Howard Stern kisses New York Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet, Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Superbowl
1990 Leonard Bernstein, composer (West Side Story), dies at 72
1990 Leonard Bernstein, composer, dies of heart attack at 72
1988 Sugar Ray Leonard KO's Donnie LaLonde
1988 Leonard Frey, actor (Tattoo, Magic Christian), dies of AIDS at 49
1988 8th Golden Raspberry Awards: Leonard Part 6 wins
1987 Giant's Jeffrey Leonard hits playoff record HR in his 4th cons game
1987 Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler
1987 Kansas City Royal pitcher Dennis Leonard (3X 20 game winner), retires
1984 Leonard Rossiter, actor (2001, Water), dies of a heart attack at 57
1982 John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51
1982 Sugar Ray Leonard retires for 1st time
1982 Leonard Maltin's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight
1980 Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Duran regains WBC welterweight championship
1980 Leonard Barr, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Szysznyk), dies at 77
1980 Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision
1980 Leonard Huizinga, journalist and writer (Olivier and Adrian), dies at 73
1977 Leonard Carey, actor (Laughter), dies at 90
1977 Hugh Leonard's "Da," premieres in London
1977 Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his 1st pro fight
1976 Leonard Lee, U.S. R&B-singer (Shirley and Lee-I'm Gone), dies at 40
1975 Joshua Leonard, American Actor
1975 Leonard Baichan scores 105* on Test Cricket debut, vs. Pakistan Lahore
1974 Petty thief Peter Leonard sets fire to cover burglary that torches "Gulliver's" nightclub killing 24 (Port Chester New York)
1973 Jack E Leonard, Chicago, Illinois, comedian, dies at 62
1972 Justin C G Leonard, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-3rd
1972 Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard selected to Hall of Fame
1970 Leonard Humphries, CFL cornerback for the BC Lions
1969 Leonard Gersh' "Butterflies are Free," premieres in New York City
1969 Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88
1969 Leonard Woolf, British Author
1969 Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for $16,155,000
1969 Robert Sean Leonard, New Jersey, actor, Dead Poets Society, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge
1969 Leonard Chess, Polish Businessman
1969 Leonard Wheeler, NFL safety/cornerback, Cin Bengals, Minnesota Vikings
1965 John Leonard, Australian Poet
1965 Leonard Mudie, dies of heart ailment at 82
1964 Leonard Stabb, actor, Hunter Guthrie-One Life to Live, Guiding Light
1963 Kenton Leonard, CFL cornerback for the Calgary Stampeders
1961 Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end, New York Giants, New York Jets
1961 Leonard "Chico" Marx, comedian (Marx Brothers), dies at 74
1960 Leonard Warren, U.S. baritone, dies on stage at 48
1960 Leonard Woolley, archaeologist, dies
1959 Leonard Spigelgass' "Majority of One," premieres in New York City
1957 Leonard C Clements, Cherry Point, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Bob Hope-2nd
1956 Sugar Ray Leonard, American Athlete
1955 Thomas Leonard, American Businessman
1954 Silvio Leonard, Cienguegos Cuba, 100m runner 1980 Olympics silver
1950 Leonard Maltin, born in New York City, movie critic, Entertainment Tonight
1950 Leonard van Spirit, Dutch/British fruit and food magnate
1950 Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York City
1950 Leonard Pascoe, cricketer, dynamic Aussie quick 1977-82
1949 Leonard Bloomfield, linguist/philosopher, dies
1947 Glenn Leonard, R&B singer, Temptations
1947 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51
1946 Leonard Baichan, cricketer, WI opener, 103 vs. Pakistan on debut 1975
1945 Peter James Leonard Klatzow, composer
1944 Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town," premieres in New York City
1944 Leonard Slatkin, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor, Concert Orch, Neth
1944 Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68
1944 Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins' ballet premieres in New York City
1944 Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh
1943 Joe Leonard Morgan, 2nd baseman, Reds, /commentator, ESPN
1943 1st warship named for a Black person, SS Leonard Roy Harmon, launched
1942 Len Barry, [Leonard Borisoff], Philadelphia, rocker, Bristol Stomp
1942 Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes 4 errors in 1 inning
1941 Leonard "Leo" Polak, Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at 61
1938 Leonard Frey, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Best of West, Mr. Smith
1938 Leonard Ernest John Chant, social worker
1937 Bill Cosby, born in Philadelphia, actor/comedian, I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6
1936 David Leonard Blake, composer
1936 Leonard Lee, U.S. vocalist, Shirley and Lee-Let the Good Times Roll
1935 Leonard Lee, rocker, Shirley and Lee
1934 Leonard Cohen, Montreal, singer and songwriter, Death of Ladies Man
1934 Leonard Hoffmann, high court judge
1934 Leonard Boswell, American Politician
1933 Leonard John Coldwell, cricketer
1931 John Leonard Swigert, Jr., Denver Colorado, astronaut, Apollo 13
1931 Leonard Nimoy, born in Boston, actor, Spock-Star Trek, Mission Impossible
1930 Leonard Friedman, violinist
1930 Tommy Collins, [Leonard Sipes], country singer, Don't Growl
1929 Leonard Cyril Deighton, English author, Ipcress File, Fighter
1929 Leonard Gregory Kastle, composer
1927 Leonard Nelson, Ger philosopher (Nelson-Friessche Schule), dies at 45
1927 Leonard Katzman, TV producer
1927 Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, NHL hall of famer, Norris trophy
1926 Leonard Rossiter, Liverpool England, actor, Britannia Hospital
1925 Leonard Starr, comic strip cartoonist, Little Orphan Annie
1925 Lenny Bruce, [Leonard Schneider], comedian, arrested on obsenity
1925 Elmore Leonard, U.S. writer, Glitz, Mr. Majestyk, Touch, 52 Pick-Up
1924 Leonard Rosenman, born in Brooklyn, New York, TV composer, Marcus Welby MD
1924 Leonard Pennario, Buffalo, New York, pianist, LA Philharmonic
1923 Leonard Stern, New York City, producer/TV writer, Phil Silvers Show, Get Smart
1922 Leonard Dorfman, horse trainer
1922 Insulin 1st used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada)
1921 Leonard Overton, British glider pilot, Arnhem 1944
1921 Leonard Lickorish, dir-gen, British Tourist Authority
1921 Graham Leonard, bishop of London
1920 DeForest Kelley, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Dr. Leonard McCoy-Star Trek
1920 Tony Randall, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, actor, Felix-Odd Couple
1918 Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000
1918 Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence, Massachusetts, conductor and composer, West Side Story
1918 Leonard Rose, born in Washington D.C., concert cellist, New York Phil 1943-51
1918 Boston Red Sox Dutch Leonard's 2nd no-hitter beats Tigers, 5-0
1918 Leonard Mullens, rubber physicist
1917 Leonard Chess, Polish Businessman
1916 Boston's Dutch Leonard no-hits St. Louis Browns, 4-0
1916 Leonard Manasseh, architect
1914 Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician
1914 Horace Leonard Gold, Sci-Fi writer/editor
1913 Charles Leonard, U.S., pentathelete, Olympic-1936
1911 Jack E. Leonard, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Disorderly Orderly
1911 Leonard Warren, born in New York City, baritone, Met 1939-60, died on stage
1911 Leonard Woodcock, labor leader, UAW
1910 William Leonard Reed, composer
1909 Leonard Peikoff, Canadian Philosopher
1909 Dutch, Emil, Leonard, baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox, 1.01 ERA 1914
1907 Sheldon Leonard, New York City, actor and director, Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie
1906 Leonard Huizinga, Dutch journalist and writer, Adriaan and Olivier
1905 Leonard Constant Lambert, born in London, England, composer, King Pest
1902 Leonard Hirsch, British violinist and orchestra leader, RAF Symph Orch
1896 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ, 1917-25
1890 Hubert Leonard, composer, dies at 71
1887 Leonard Bloomfield, U.S. linguist
1887 Chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], New York City, comedian, Marx Brothers
1887 Leonard Carey, England, actor, Laughter
1883 Leonard Mudie, England, actor, Magnetic Monster, British Intelligence
1882 Leonard Nelson, German philosopher, Democracy und Fuhrerschaft
1881 Frederick Leonard Lonsdale, British playwright, Balkan Princess
1880 Leonard S Woolf, English author/husband of Virginia Woolf
1880 Leonard Woolf, British Author
1879 Jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies
1876 Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer
1868 Leonard Borwick, British pianist
1861 Lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], U.S., singer and actress, Great Mogul
1849 Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, Governor-General of Neth-Indies, dies at 69
1834 Hardhat diving suit patented by Leonard Norcross, Dixfield, Maine
1828 George Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General Union volunteers
1827 Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer, dies at 90
1823 Leonard Fulton Ross, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1901
1819 George Leonard, American Lawyer
1819 Hubert Leonard, composer
1802 Leonard Bacon, American Clergyman
1780 Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, gov-general of Netherlands Indies, 1826-30
1777 Leonard Norcross patents a submarine diving suit
1746 Johann H Pestalozzi, born in Zurich, Switzerland, educator, Leonard and Gertrude,
1737 Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer
1729 George Leonard, American Lawyer
1656 Leonard Sailer, composer
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