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1996 27th New York City Marathon won by Giacomo Leone of Italy in 2:09:54
1989 Sergio Leone, Italian director (Good, Bad and Ugly), dies at 60 1989 Republic Day in Sierra Leone 1978 Italy's President Leone resigns due to Lockheed affair 1978 Sierra Leone adopts constitution 1971 Sierra Leone becomes a republic (National Day) 1964 Peter Hanson, English/Sierra Leone/Dutch actor, Darling How Could You 1961 Sierre Leone becomes 100th member of U.N. 1961 Sierra Leone declares independence from U.K. 1944 Leone Sinigaglia, composer, dies at 75 1937 Joseph Saidu Momoh, gen/president, Sierra Leone 1929 Sergio Leone, Italian, director, Fist Full of Dollars 1868 Leone Sinigaglia, composer 1820 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (New York to Sierra Leone) 1817 Paul Cuffe, civil rights activist (Sierre Leone), dies at 58 1808 Sierra Leone becomes a British colony 1788 Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves |
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