1995 Ernest LeRoy Boyer, educator, dies at 67
1991 Leroy Burrell of USA sets 100m record (9.90) in New York City
1987 Mervyn Leroy, actor/screenwriter/director (Quo Vadis), dies at 86
1986 Leroy Holmes, orch leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72
1985 Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery
1983 LeRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88
1982 [Leroy] Satchel Paige, U.S. baseball pitcher, dies at 75
1981 LeRoy Irvin sets yards gained on punt returns record (207 yds)
1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1975 Leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66
1974 "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra hits #83
1974 Jennifer LeRoy, Craig CO, playmate, Feb, 1993
1971 Leroy Robertson, composer, dies at 74
1968 Glenn Leroy McLeay, Invercargill NZ, points race cyclist 1996 Olympics
1968 Leroy Butler, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31
1968 Leroy Hoard, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings
1968 Leroy Thompson, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs
1967 Leroy Russel Burrell, Philadelphia, long jumper 1996 Olympics
1966 Leroy Blugh, CFL defensive end for the Edmonton Eskimos
1965 Browns' Leroy Kelly sets club record for most punt return yds (109)
1962 LeRoy B Shield, U.S. pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68
1960 Leroy Chiao, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, astronaut, STS 65, 72, sk: 92
1957 U.S. Surgeon Gen Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer
1950 Leroy Deans awarded 1st Order of Purple Heart in Korea
1948 Cleveland Indians sign Leroy "Satchel" Paige at 42
1935 Leroy Carr, rocker, dies=
1930 Phillipe Leroy, Paris, France, actor, Night Porter, Leonardo da Vinci
1929 Leroy Van Dyke, Spring Fork, Missouri, country singer, Walk on By
1927 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5
1918 Leroy T Walker, born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Olympic consultant, 1960, 68, 72
1918 LeRoy Walker, born in Atlanta, Georgia, CEO, US Olympic Committee
1913 Leroy Holmes, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Tonight Show, 1956-57
1910 Richard Cromwell, [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Jezebel
1909 Leroy Anderson, U.S., composer, Syncopated Clock
1900 Mervyn LeRoy, movie producer, Devil at 4 O'Clock
1896 Leroy Robertson, composer
1893 Leroy B Shield, U.S. pianist/producer/composer, Laurel and Hardy
1888 Leroy Buffington patents a system to build skyscrapers
1864 Leroy A Stafford, U.S. Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 42
1822 Leroy Augustus Stafford, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1864
1817 Leroy Pope Walker, U.S. lawyer/Confederate minister of War, 1861
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