2015 Event Alexis Tsipras, leader of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party, is elected as Prime Minister of Greece on an anti-austerity platform 2013 Event Scientists in Canada bring 400 year-old bryophyte specimens left behind by retreating glaciers during the Ice Age back to life 2012 Event The toll of those afflicted by Typhoon Bopha in the southern Philippines rises to 179,000 left homeless after the storm passed 2012 Event In India, an earlier blackout that left over 600 million people without power ends when power is restored 2012 Event Over 300 million people are left without power in Delhi, India, due to a power grid failure 2012 Event Tropical Storm Khanun left 16,000 people homeless in South Korea 2012 Event Following an engine room fire, the cruise ship costa Allegra is left adrift in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles 2012 Event Millions are left without power when a trasformer malfunctions in Bursa, Turkey 2010 Event In New Zealand, 100,000 people are left without water after a large storm; the storm took the roof off of Stadium Southland in Invercargill 2010 Event Ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan's city of Osh and Jalal-Abad left more than 100 people dead and over 1,400 injured after three days of four days of fighting 2002 Death Lisa Lopes, singer, songwriter, known as 'Left Eye', member of group, TLC, famous songs include, 'Waterfalls', 'Girl Talk', dies in La Ceiba, Honduras, at age 30, in a car accident 1997 Event Mark McGwire, is 4th to home run on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder) 1994 Event Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse and breaks her left wrist 1992 Event Joan Lunden, breaks her left shoulder after being thrown from a horse 1991 Event New York Islander Derek King ties New Jersey Devils 5-5 with second left 1991 Event Deion Sanders, left Braves July 31 to report to NFL Falcons, returns 1991 Event With two months left, White Sox set new home attendance (2,150,951) 1991 Event San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated 1991 Event In Bangladesh a cyclone killed over 131,000 and left 9 million homeless 1991 Event Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giant 15-13 Victory over defending champs San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title 1991 Death Leo N Wright, U.S. saxophonist (I Left My Heart in SF), dies at 57 1989 Death Ray McAnally, actor (My Left Foot, Empire State), dies in Dublin at 63 1987 Event Australia hang on for draw vs. New Zealand at MCG, 1 wkt left 17 runs short 1985 Event During NLCS, Cards rookie Vince Coleman is injured stretching before game as his left leg is caught in Busch Stadium's automated tarpaulin 1984 Event Last U.S. Marines in multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon left Beirut 1979 Event Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb 1978 Birthday Karolina Rantamaki, ice hockey left wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1977 Birthday Radek Dvorak, born in Tabor, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1977 Birthday Terry Ryan, St. Johns, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1976 Birthday Jason Wiemer, born in Kimberley, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1976 Birthday Ryan Smyth, Banff, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1975 Birthday Katja Riipi, ice hockey left wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Eric Daze, born in Montreal, Quebec, NHL left wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1975 Birthday Dave Roche, Lindsay, NHL left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1975 Birthday Niklas Sundstrom, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1975 Birthday Michal Grosek, born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1974 Birthday Saku Koivu, Turku Fin, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Miroslav Satan, Topolcany Slo, NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers, Sabres 1974 Birthday Paul Kariya, Vancouver, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Ken Belanger, Sault-ste-marie, California, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1974 Birthday Jarrett Deuling, born in Vernon, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1974 Birthday Ian Mcintyre, Montreal, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1974 Birthday Todd Warriner, Blenheim, NHL left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1973 Birthday Andrew Brunette, Sudbury, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals 1973 Birthday Rene Corbet, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1973 Birthday Dean McAmmond, Grand Cache, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1973 Birthday Sami Kapanen, Vantaa Fin, NHL left wing, Whalers, Carolina, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Jason Dawe, North York, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1973 Birthday Matthew Barnaby, Ottawa, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1973 Birthday Patrick Poulin, born in Vanier, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1973 Birthday Brian Rolston, Flint, NHL left wing, Olympics-1994, New Jersey Devils 1973 Birthday Robert Dunn, Glenn Cove, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Barry Potomski, Windsor, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1972 Birthday Yanick Dupre, Montreal, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1972 Event George Wallace shot and left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Maryland 1972 Birthday Mike Kennedy, Vancouver, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1972 Birthday Keith Tkachuk, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA 1972 Birthday Craig Johnson, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings and 1994 Olympic Team 1972 Birthday Geoff Sanderson, Hay River, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers 1972 Birthday Chris Simon, Wawa, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1972 Birthday Donald Brashear, Bedford, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1971 Birthday Joe Dziedzic, Minneapolis, NHL left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1971 Birthday Brad May, Toronto, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1971 Birthday Valeri Karpov, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1971 Birthday Eric Lacroix, born in Montreal, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1971 Birthday Lisa Lopes, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, known as 'Left Eye', member of group, TLC, famous songs include, 'Waterfalls', 'Girl Talk' 1971 Birthday Niklas Andersson, Kungalv Swe, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1971 Birthday Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1971 Birthday Kent Manderville, Edmonton, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Pavel Bure, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1971 Birthday Louie Debrusk, Cambridge, NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers 1971 Event Rolling Stones left England for France to escape taxes 1971 Birthday Martin Rucinsky, born in Most, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing, Canadiens, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Nova Peris, Darwin Australia, field hockey left halfback 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Brian Savage, Sudbury, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1971 Birthday Scott Thornton, London, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Darren Langdon, Deere Lake, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1971 Birthday Bobby Holik, Jihlava, Czech, Republic, NHL left wing, New Jersey Devils, Team Czechoslovakian Republic 1970 Birthday George Van Os, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, team handball left back, 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday David Sacco, born in Malden, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Russ Romaniuk, born in Winnipeg, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1970 Birthday Martin Gelinas, Shawinigan, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1970 Birthday Marty Mcinnis, Weymouth, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1970 Birthday Shawn Antoski, Brantford, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1970 Birthday Paul Kruse, Merritt, NHL left wing, Calgary Flames 1970 Birthday Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators 1969 Birthday Scott Pearson, Cornwall, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1969 Birthday Arthur Numan, born in Heemskerk, Netherlands, professional soccer player, played for FC Twente, Rangers, played left back, team manager for Netherlands B squad 1969 Birthday Darrin Shannon, Barrie, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Birthday Jim Mckenzie, Gull Lake, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Birthday Zdeno Ciger, Martin Slo, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1969 Birthday Dimitri Khristich, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1969 Birthday Reid Simpson, Flin Flon, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1969 Birthday Vladimir Tsyplakov, Inta Rus, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings, Belarus 1998 1969 Birthday Dan Lacroix, Montreal, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1969 Birthday Brendan Shanahan, Mimico Ont, NHL left wing, Whalers, Red Wings 1968 Birthday Benoit Brunet, Pointe Claire, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1968 Birthday Rob Ray, Belleville, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1968 Birthday Adam Graves, Toronto, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1968 Birthday Johan Garpenlov, born in Stockholm Sweden, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1968 Birthday Shjon Podein, born in Rochester, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1967 Birthday Garry Valk, Edmonton, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1967 Birthday Bill Berg, St. Catharines, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1967 Birthday Bill Huard, Welland, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1967 Birthday Warren Rychel, Tecumseh, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Birthday Brent Fedyk, born in Yorkton, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1967 Birthday Derek King, Hamilton, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1967 Birthday Yvon Corriveau, Ontario, NHL left wing, Washington Caps 1966 Birthday Kelly Buchberger, Langenburg, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1966 Event Sandy Koufax announces his retirement, due to arthritic left elbow 1966 Birthday Wendel Clark, Kelvington, NHL left wing, Toronto, New York Islanders 1966 Birthday Shawn Burr, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Birthday Nick Kypreos, born in Toronto, NHL left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1966 Birthday Gary Roberts, North York, NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames 1966 Birthday Paul Ysebaert, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Birthday Mikael Andersson, Malmo Swe, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Birthday Valeri Kamensky, born in Voskresensk, Russia, NHL left wing, Avalanche, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1966 Birthday Brent Hughes, born in New Westminster, California, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1966 Birthday Thomas Fitzgerald, born in Brooklyn, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1966 Birthday Luc Robitaille, Montreal, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Pitts Penguins 1966 Birthday Paul Ranheim, St. Louis, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers 1966 Birthday Pavel Torgajev, Nizhnij Novgorod, NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames 1966 Birthday Randy Burridge, Fort Erie, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1965 Birthday Craig Berube, Calahoo, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals 1965 Birthday Mike Peluso, Pengilly Canada, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1965 Birthday Todd Krygier, Chicago Heights, NHL left wing, Anaheim, Washington 1965 Birthday Kevin Stevens, born in Brockton, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1965 Birthday Esa Tikkanen, Helsinki FI, NHL left wing, Panthers, Canucks, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1965 Birthday Dave Lowry, Sudbury, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1964 Birthday Darrick Heath, Hempstead, New York, team handball left back 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Yuri Khmylev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1964 Birthday Tony Granato, Downers Grove, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1964 Birthday Barry Bonds, born in Riverside, California, left fielder, Pirates, San Francisco Giants, 3X MVP 1964 Birthday Murray Craven, NHL left wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1963 Birthday Randy Wood, Princeton, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1963 Birthday Mike Donnelly, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1963 Birthday Greg Adams, Nelson, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1963 Birthday Steve Thomas, born in Stockport, England, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1963 Birthday Bob Carpenter, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1963 Birthday Kelly Miller, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals 1963 Birthday Mike Hough, Montreal, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1961 Birthday Randy Cunneyworth, Etobicoke, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators 1960 Birthday Jari Kurri, Helsinki Fin, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings 1958 Birthday Daniel Day-Lewis, born in England, actor, Last of the Mohicans, My Left Foot 1958 Event Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line 1957 Birthday Charlene Morett, born in Darby, Pennsylvania, field hockey left wing, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1954 Birthday Charlie Simmer, born in Ontario, NHL left winger for the Los Angeles Kings 1949 Event Michael Brown, rocker (Left Bank-Don't Walk Away Renee) 1949 Birthday Michael Brown, born in New York City, keyboardist, Left Bank-Don't Walk Away Renee 1946 Birthday Clare Short, born in Birmingham, England, politician, left wing, Secretary of State for Internal Development, supports legislating cannabis, critical of Israel 1945 Birthday Brenda Fricker, Dublin Ireland, actress, My Left Foot 1941 Event Japanese carrier force left its base and moves east toward Pearl Harbor 1941 Birthday Dan Penn, U.S. songwriter/producer/gospel singer, Out in Left Field 1940 Event Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run 1940 Event Boston's Jimmie Foxx home run goes over Comiskey Park's left field roof 1933 Birthday Leo N Wright, U.S. saxophonist, I left my heart in SF 1932 Birthday Adrian Mitchell, born in North London, English playwright, poet, children's author, voice for British anti-authoritarian Left 1932 Birthday Christy Brown, born in Dublin, novelist, My Left Foot, Down All the Days 1930 Birthday John Arden, England, novelist/playwright, Left Handed Liberty 1928 Event Cards set NL record of 18 men left on base beating Phillies 8-6 1927 Event Left wins national election in Thuringen 1926 Birthday Tony Bennett, born in Queens, New York, singer, Left a body part in SF 1926 Birthday Ray McAnally, born in Ireland, actor, My Left Foot, Empire State, Sicilian 1912 Event Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers 2nd base) 1911 Event Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing 1st transcontinental airplane flight (84 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, New York, Sept 17) 1911 Event Polo Grounds grandstand and left field bleachers go up in flames 1888 Event Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear 1887 Birthday Paul Wittgenstein, Vienna Austria, left hand specialist pianist 1862 Event Yorktown, Virginia - McClellan halted his troop before town as it is full of armed torpedoes left by CS Brigadier General Gabrial Rains 1778 Event Liberty Bell came home to Philadelphia after the British had left 1682 Event William Penn left England to sail to New World 1502 Event Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World 1493 Event Columbus left new world on return from 1st voyage 1310 Event Shoes were made for both right and left feet
