Leeds - Notable Historical Events
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Leeds - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1643-01-23 |
Sir Thomas Fairfax takes Leeds for Parliamentarians in English Civil War |
1930-07-11 |
Bradman scores 309 in a day vs England at Leeds, goes on to 334 |
1931-10-10 |
William Waltons "Belshazzar's Feast" premieres in Leeds |
1967-06-09 |
Boycott scores 246* v India, Leeds, 573 minutes, 29 fours 1 six |
1973-07-05 |
Test Cricket umpiring debut of H D "Dickie" Bird v NZ at Leeds |
1977-06-26 |
The Yorkshire Ripper kills 16 year old shop assistant Jayne MacDonald in Leeds, changing public perception of the killer as she was the first victim who was not a prostitute. |
1987-07-06 |
Pakistan score their 1st innings win over England, at Leeds |
2012-10-06 |
The Leeds Rhinos defeat the Warrington Wolves 26-18 to win the 2012 Super League grand final |
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Leeds - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1632-02-20 |
Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) |
1724-06-08 |
John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer |
1835-05-30 |
Alfred Austin, Leeds England, poet laureate of England (Garden) |
1879-08-21 |
Henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor (As You Like It) |
1881-12-20 |
Leeds Baxter, Two Arabian Knights |
1883-01-09 |
Max Leeds, It's in the Blood |
1909-12-04 |
Milton Leeds, Pulp Fiction |
1910-12-18 |
Thelma Leeds, The Toast of New York |
1914-08-14 |
Andrea Leeds, Stage Door |
1916-04-06 |
Phil Leeds, Ghost |
1917-05-30 |
Peter Leeds, The Last Time I Saw Paris |
1918-04-26 |
Jack Morpurgo, American Literature scholar (Leeds University) |
1920-10-10 |
Robert M. Leeds, 24 Hour Alert |
1924-06-26 |
Maureen Leeds, One Way Ticket |
1927-07-10 |
Don Revie, English soccer manager (Leeds and England) |
1928-01-28 |
Lila Leeds, Wild Weed |
1930-06-16 |
David Konstant, bishop (Leeds) |
1931-07-16 |
Nanette Ryder, Leeds United |
1932-01-26 |
Christopher Price, Director (Leeds Metropolitan U) |
1937-04-03 |
William Gaunt, Leeds England, actor (Champions) |
1939-04-21 |
John McCabe, Leeds United |
1941-01-24 |
Michael Chapman, Leeds England, rocker (Looking for 11) |
1942-03-09 |
Gary Leeds, Episode #1.8 |
1943-06-13 |
Malcolm McDowell, Leeds England, actor (Clockwork Orange, Caligula) |
1944-09-03 |
Gary Leeds, Glendale Ca, rocker (Walker Brothers) |
1955-05-22 |
Lydia Leeds, Ambush at Jupiter |
1959-04-12 |
Elissa Leeds, NYC, actress (Cissy-Dorothy) |
1959-04-12 |
Elissa Leeds, General Hospital |
1961-11-29 |
Jordan Leeds, The Problem Solvers |
1966-03-04 |
Wash West [Wash Westmoreland], Leeds, English independent film director director |
1975-05-29 |
Melanie Janine Brown, "Scary Spice", Leeds, vocalist (Spice Girls) |
1977-11-14 |
Marcie Leeds, Near Dark |
1978-9-24 |
Andrew Leeds, Broken |
1980-02-10 |
Liberty Leeds, No Socks, No Shoes, Just You... and a Bag of Chips |
Leeds - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1933-06-10 |
Leeds Baxter, Two Arabian Knights |
1937-11-11 |
Max Leeds, It's in the Blood |
1984-05-21 |
Andrea Leeds, actress (Stage Door, Earthbound), dies of cancer at 70 |
1984-05-21 |
Andrea Leeds, Stage Door |
1989-05-26 |
Don Revie, Former footballer and England and Leeds United Manager (b. 1927) |
1991-10-25 |
Maureen Leeds, One Way Ticket |
1996-11-12 |
Peter Leeds, The Last Time I Saw Paris |
1998-08-16 |
Phil Leeds, Ghost |
1999-09-15 |
Lila Leeds, Wild Weed |
2000-10-08 |
Robert M. Leeds, 24 Hour Alert |
2005-08-14 |
Milton Leeds, Pulp Fiction |
2006-01-31 |
Nanette Ryder, Leeds United |
2006-05-27 |
Thelma Leeds, The Toast of New York |
2015-02-13 |
John McCabe, Leeds United |
2016-03-27 |
Leeds Rhinos stalwart, Billy Watts, dies aged 92 |
2016-07-25 |
Dr Kate Granger who raised thousands for cancer charity in Leeds dies from disease aged 34 |
2018-07-24 |
Paul Madeley, former Leeds and England utility man, dies aged 73 |
