2001 Leopold Page, leathergoods retailer/historian, convinced Thomas Keneally to write Schindler's List, dies at 87
1994 Leopold "Hans" Kohr, Austria social philosopher/economist, dies at 84
1994 Leopold "Hans" Kohr, Austrian social philosopher, dies at 84
1983 Leopold III, king of Belgium (1934-51), dies
1982 Leopold Trepper, Polish/Israeli spy (WW II), dies at 77
1980 Senegal president Leopold Senghor resigns
1977 Leopold Stokowski, symphonic conductors, dies in England, at 95
1975 Leopold Samuel, composer, dies at 91
1971 Nathan Leopold, U.S. kidnapper/murderer of Bobby Franks (1924), dies
1968 Leopold Infeld, Pol nuclear physcist (Motion and Relativity), dies at 69
1965 Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62
1957 Leopold Eyharts, born in France, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-26, TM-28/27
1956 Maria Esmeralda, Belgian princess/daughter of Leopold III/Lilian Baels
1955 Leopold C M S Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81
1951 King Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I
1951 King Leopold III, of Belgium, abdicates
1951 Maria Christina, Belgian princess/daughter of Leopold III
1950 King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes King
1950 King Leopold, after 6 years in exile, returns to Belgium
1950 Belgium votes (58%) for return of King Leopold III
1943 7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III
1942 Alexander EHAML, prince of the Belgians/son of Leopold III
1941 King Leopold of Belgium marries Lilian Baels
1941 Belgium King Leopold secretly marries Lilian Baels
1940 Belgian King Leopold III visits Adolf Hitler
1940 Belgium surrenders to Germany, King Leopold III gives himself up
1938 Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands
1938 Leopold Godowsky, pianist/composer, dies at 68
1937 Leopold Courouble, Belgian writer (Pauline Flatbread), dies at 76
1934 Leopold M de Beer, Dutch MP, VVD
1934 Coronation of King Leopold III of Belgium
1930 Leopold von Auer, Hungarian/US violinist, dies
1929 Rudy [Herman R] Kousbroek, literary, Leopold the Buch
1927 Mstislav Leopold Rostropovich, born in Baku, U.S.S.R., cellist and conductor
1927 Leopold Ahsen, writer
1926 Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden
1926 Belgian crown prince Leopold and Swedish princess Astrid get engaged
1925 Leopold Fall, composer, dies at 52
1925 Jan H Leopold, poet/classical (translated Omar Khayyam), dies at 60
1924 Leopold and Loeb found guilty of murder
1924 In Chicago, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks
1924 Leopold and Loeb kidnap Bobby Franks for fun
1924 Bobby Franks, killed by Leopold and Loeb, at 14
1923 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85
1921 [Leopold J] Paul Cammermans, Flemish actor, Getatoeeerde Rose
1916 Lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III
1909 Leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels
1909 Leopold II, king of Belgium, dies
1908 King Leopold II sells Congo to Belgium
1906 NY American reports Belgian King Leopold II bribed U.S. Senate commission on the Congo
1906 Leopold Sedor Senghor, poet/president of Senegal, 1960-80
1906 Leopold Kohr, writer/mentor of Fritz Schumacher
1906 Belgian King Leopold II calls Congo his private possession
1906 Leopold Spinner, composer
1905 King Leopold II opens Central Station Antwerp
1904 Leopold Trepper, Polish/Israeli spy/founded, CP Palestina
1903 King Leopold II deny Belgian cruelty in Congo
1902 Leopold II, King of Belgium almost assassinated by Italian anarchist
1902 Leopold Figl, premier of Austria
1901 Leopold III, [Filip von Saksen-Coburg], King of Belgians, 1934-51
1898 Leopold Infeld, Polish nuclear physicist, Whom the God's Love
1897 King Leopold II takes Belgian crown
1896 Leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer, dies at 65
1895 Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (Masochism), dies at 59
1891 Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68
1890 King Leopold II gives Congo to Belgium
1888 Belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star
1887 Aldo Leopold, founder, Wilderness Society
1886 Ed Wynn, [Isaiah Edwin Leopold], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedian, Ed Wynn Show
1886 Leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91
1885 Congo Free State forms by King Leopold II of Belgium
1885 Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52
1884 Netherlands recognizes king Leopold II's Congo Free State
1884 Austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1884 Italy recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1884 Great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1884 German government recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1884 U.S. recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1884 British and Portuguese treaty signed in Congo by Leopold II
1883 Leopold Samuel, composer
1882 Belgian King Leopold II receives Pierre de Brazza
1882 Leopold Stokowski, born in London, England, conductor, Cincinnati Symphony
1881 Leopold von Ranke, historian, dies
1878 Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent and Henry Morton Stanley
1876 Leopold II closes Congo-conference
1876 King Leopold II opens Congo-conference
1875 Leopold Jansa, composer, dies at 79
1873 Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies, India
1873 Leopold Fall, Austria, operetta composer, Dollar Princess
1870 Leopold Godowsky, Lithuania, virtuoso pianist/composer
1870 Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer, dies at 66
1865 Josef Leopold Zvonar, composer, dies at 41
1865 Jan H Leopold, Dutch poet, translated Omar Khayyam
1861 Leopold Courouble, Belgian writer, Family Kaekebroeck
1853 Johann Leopold Fuchs, composer, dies at 67
1850 Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38
1846 Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer/choir master, dies at 81
1845 Leopold von Auer, Hungarians/US violinist
1844 Leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65
1842 Belgium King Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889)
1840 Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82
1838 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer
1836 Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer, masochism
1835 King Leopold opens Brussels-Mechelen railway
1835 Leopold II, Belgian crown prince, baptized
1835 Leopold II, King of Belgians, 1865-1909
1832 Leopold Damrosch, composer
1832 King Leopold I of Belgium marries Louisa Maria
1831 Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king
1831 National Congress selects Leopold von Saksen-Coburg as King of Belgium
1831 Leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer
1824 Josef Leopold Zvonar, composer
1823 Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, Tensor of Kronecker
1818 Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer, dies at 70
1812 Louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians, 1832-50/wife of Leopold I
1809 Leopold Auenbrugger von Auenbrugg, physician, dies
1804 Karl Leopold Rollig, composer, dies
1804 Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer
1795 Leopold Jansa, composer
1794 Leopold Zunz, German scientist, Synagogical Poetry
1787 Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67
1785 Johann Leopold Fuchs, composer
1778 Leopold FJJJ van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician
1774 Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44
1764 Joseph Leopold von Eybler, Austrian composer
1750 Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer, dies at 64
1747 Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer
1729 Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer
1719 Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, composer
1716 Duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia and marries Czar Peter the Great's niece
1705 Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64
1703 Emperor Leopold I ends contacts on Spanish heritage
1702 Emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne and Bavaria
1692 Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king
1691 Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania
1690 Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lotharingen/Austrian fieldmarshal, dies
1690 Emperor Leopold's son Jozef chosen Roman Catholic king
1686 Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer
1684 Emperor Leopold I, Poland and Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz
1683 Emperor Leopold I/Poland signs covenant against Turkey
1679 German emperor Leopold I signs peace with France
1677 Emperor Leopold I forms University of Innsbruck
1674 Emperor Leopold I fires chancellor Furst Wenzel Lobkowitz
1673 Leopold I, Spain, Netherlands and Lutherans form anti-French covenant
1671 French King Louis XIV and RC German emperor Leopold I sign secret anti-Dutch treaty
1670 Austrian Emperor Leopold I expels 4,000 Jews from Vienna
1670 Jews expelled from Austria by order of Leopold I
1670 Roman Catholic emperor Leopold I chases Jews out of Vienna
1668 Fire in Wiener Hofburg in Vienna, emperor Leopold I rescued
1668 King Louis XIV and Emperor Leopold I sign treaty dividing Spain
1643 Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lorraine and field marshal in Austria
1640 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1658-1705
1386 Battle at Sempach: Swiss beat duke Leopold III of Austria
1315 Battle at Morgarten: Swiss beat duke Leopold I of Austrian
1194 Richard I Lion Hearted pays Leopold O Fenrik VI's ransom of 100,000
1082 Battle at Mailberg: Vratislav II of Bohemia beats Leopold II of Austr
976 Emperor Otto II gives earl Leopold I, East Bavaria
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