1977 Birthday Hillary Wolf, Chicago, extra lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Terrance Cauthen, Trenton, New Jersey, lightweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Birthday Corinna Broiz, born in Garberville, Colorado, lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday James Pedro, Danvers Massachusetts, lightweight judoka, Olympics-bronze-92, 96 1965 Birthday Romallis Ellis, Washington D.C., lightweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze 1956 Birthday Suren Nalbandyan, U.S.S.R., lightweight 1976 Olympics gold 1951 Birthday Hector Rodriguez, born in Cuba, lightweight judo 1976 Olympics gold 1948 Birthday Ronald W. Harris, born in Canton, Ohio, lightweight boxer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 Death Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51 1946 Birthday Zbigniew Kaczmarek, born in Poland, lightweight 1976 Olympics gold 1941 Birthday Takehide Nakatani, born in Japan, lightweight 1964 Olympic gold 1939 Birthday Sandro Lopopolia, Italy, lightweight boxer, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics 1928 Birthday Hans Nielsen, Denmark, lightweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold 1896 Birthday Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ, 1917-25 1866 Birthday Jack McAuliffe, U.S. lightweight boxing champ, hall of famer