1997 Event Les Alexander, owner of Houston Rockets buys NHL's Edmonton Oilers 1996 Death Les Burns, local councillor, dies at 53 1996 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Musichall Theatre, Duisburg 1996 Death Les Baxter, singer/orchestral leader/composer (Born Again), dies at 73 1995 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Cable Hall, Helsinki 1995 Death Les Aspin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1971 - 1993, U.S. Secretary of Defense 1993 - 1995, dies of stroke at 56 1994 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, Tokyo 1994 Death Eileen Way, actress (Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings), dies at 82 1994 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Hiten Theatre, Osaka 1994 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya 1994 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Kallang Theatre, Singapore 1993 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Meralco Theatre, Philippines 1993 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Playhouse, Edinburgh 1993 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Point Theatre, Dublin 1992 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Ostregaswerks, Copenhagen 1992 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Nuevo Apolo, Madrid 1992 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Vinorhady Theatre, Prague 1992 Death Serge Daney, French film critic (Les cahiers du cinema, Traffic), dies 1992 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Palace Theatre, Manchester 1991 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Circustheater, Scheveningen 1991 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Mogador Theatre, Paris 1991 Event "Les Miserables," opens at ACTEA Theatre, Auckland New Zealand 1991 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Odense Teater, Odense 1991 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Auditorium Theatre, Chicago 1991 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Lyric Theatre, Brisbane 1991 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Theatre Carre, Amsterdam 1991 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre St. Denis, Montreal 1991 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Pantages Theatre, LA 1991 Event Les Miserables opens at Festival Theatre, Adelaide 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, New York and His Majesty's Theatre, Perth 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Cirkus Theater, Stockholm 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at National Theatre, Washington 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at S Alberta Jubilee Centre, Calgary 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Shunert Theatre, Boston 1990 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Mechanic Theatre, Baltimore 1989 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Princess Theatre, Melbourne 1989 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Curran Theatre, San Francisco 1989 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Fisher Theatre, Detroit 1989 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Muzyczyny, Gdynia 1989 Death Bernard Blier, actor (Les Miserables, Women and War), dies at 73 1989 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Auditorium Theatre, Chicago 1989 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Royal Alexandra Theatre Toronto 1988 Event "Les Miserables," opens a Bus and Truck tour in Tampa 1988 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia 1988 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Raimund Theatre, Vienna 1988 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles 1988 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Umeda-Koma Theatre, Osaka 1988 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya Japan 1988 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Det Norske Teatret, Oslo 1987 Event "Les Miserables" opens at National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavik 1987 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Shubert Theatre, Boston 1987 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney 1987 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Rock Theatre, Vigzinhaz Budapest 1987 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Rock Theatre, Szeged Hungary 1987 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Cameri Theatre, Tel Aviv 1987 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, Tokyo 1987 Event 41st Tony Awards: Fences and Les Miserables win 1987 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Broadway/Imperial New York City for 4000+ performances 1986 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. 1985 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Palace Theatre, London 1985 Event Alain Boubil/Herbert Kretzner's "Les Miserables," premieres in London 1985 Event Les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska 1982 Death Jean Wiener, French composer (Olive chez les negres), dies at 86 1980 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Palais des Sports, Paris 1980 Event Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal 1979 Event Tigers fire manager Les Moss, hiring Sparky Anderson 1978 Death Claude Dauphin, French actor (Les Miserables, Mado), dies at 75 1973 Birthday Les Gutches, Medford Oregon, 180 lbs freestyle wrestler, 1996 Olympics 1972 Death Les Harvey, rocker, dies 1968 Event Anaheim's Les Salvage scores 10, 3-pt baskets in ABA game vs Denver 1965 Birthday Les Miller, defensive end for the Carolina Panthers 1964 Birthday Doug Aldrich, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, guitarist, hard rock, plays electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, member of Whitesnake, founded Burning Rain 1963 Birthday Les Claypool, U.S. funk metal singer/bassist, Primus-Suck on This 1961 Birthday Susan Boyle, born in Blackburn, Scotland, Scottish singer, gained international attention, audience ovation, on television contest, Britain's Got Talent with Les Miserables song, 'I Dreamed a Dream', and 'Cry Me a River', plain appearance contrasts with her powerful voice 1961 Birthday Les Warner, rocker, Cult-Fire Woman 1960 Birthday Les Nemes, rock bassist, Haircut 100 1959 Event Jean Genet's "Les Nigres," premieres in Paris 1954 Birthday F. R. David, born in Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia, singer, band member of French rock band, Les Variations, hit 'Words', 1982, sold eight million records worldwide 1952 Birthday Liam Neeson, born in Northern Ireland, actor, Schindler's List, Les Miserables 1952 Event Eugene Ionesco's "Les Chaises," premieres in New York City 1949 Event Albert Camus' "Les Justes" premieres in Paris 1948 Birthday Les Moonves, American Businessman 1948 Birthday Les Holroyd, born in Oldham, England, rocker, Barclay James Harvest 1948 Birthday Mel Pritchard, born in Oldham, England, Melvyn Pritchard, Mel Pritchard, drummer, rocker, played progressive rock with Barclay James Harvest, worked with Les Holroyd 1947 Birthday Les Joslin, cricketer, Test as batsman for Australia 1968, made 7 and 2 1947 Birthday Patrick Dewaere, PJMH Bordeaux, France, actor, Les Valseuses 1946 Birthday Rene Krijnen, Dutch keyboardist, Les Baroques 1946 Birthday Les Gray, vocalist, Mud-Cat Crept In 1945 Birthday Marianne van Wijnkoop, Bosscher, Dutch actress, Les Miserables 1945 Birthday Robin Muyser, Dutch bassist, Les Baroques 1945 Birthday Raymond van Geytenbeek, Dutch singer/drummer, Les Baroques 1945 Birthday Hans van Emden, Dutch guitarist, Les Baroques 1944 Event 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (quarterback) 1944 Birthday Gerard Schoenaker, Dutch singer, Les Baroques 1943 Birthday Frank Muyser, Dutch guitarist/saxophonist, Les Baroques 1943 Birthday Les Chadwick, bassist, Gerry and Pacemakers-Ferry Crossed the Mersy 1942 Birthday Les AuCoin, born in Portland, Oregon, Representative-D-Oregon 1975 - 1993 1942 Birthday Les Burns, local councillor 1941 Birthday John Nelson, San Jose Costa Rica, conductor, Les Troyens of Berlioz 1941 Birthday Les Braid, England, bass, Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good 1940 Birthday Richard Sanders, actor, Les Nessman-WKRP 1938 Birthday Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer asst coach, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1938 Birthday Les Aspin, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1971 - 1993, Secretary of Defense 1993 - 1994 1935 Birthday Les Reed, songwriter, Heroin 1933 Birthday Les Dawson, English Comedian 1931 Birthday Mitzi Gaynor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress/vocalist, Les Girls, South Pacific 1931 Birthday Taina Elg, born in Helsinki, Finland, actress, Hercules in, New York, Les Girls 1930 Birthday Philippe Noiret, Lille France, actor, Soleil, Les Milles, Il Postino 1930 Birthday Claude Chabrol, born in Paris, France, director, Les Cousins, Ophelia 1930 Event Les Ames makes the 1st Test Cricket century by a wicketkeeper (149) 1929 Birthday Les Favell, cricketer, stoic Australian batsman late 50's 1927 Birthday Jacques Bergerac, France, actor, Gigi, Les Girls, Thunder in Sun 1927 Birthday Kay Kendall, born in Yorkshire, England, actress, Genevieve, Les Girls 1926 Birthday Paul-Michel Foucault, French philosopher, Les Mots et les Choses 1926 Birthday Regine Crespin, French vocalist, Sheherazade, Les Nuits D'ete 1924 Event Poulenc/Nijinska's ballet "Les Biches," premieres in Monte Carlo 1922 Birthday Les Baxter, U.S., singer, orchestra leader and composer, Born Again 1921 Birthday Les Jackson, cricket bowler, England twice, 1949 and 1961 1919 Event 1st jump with Army Air Corp (rip-cord type) parachute (Les Irvin) 1918 Birthday Joseph Wiseman, Montreal, actor, Dr. No, Viva Zapata, Les Miserables 1916 Death Emile A G Verhaeren, Belgian writer (Les Heures du Soir), dies at 61 1916 Birthday Bernard Blier, Buenos Aires Argentina, actor, Les Miserables 1915 Birthday Les Paul, born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, guitarist/inventor, Les Paul guitar 1915 Birthday David van de Woestijne, Flemish pianist/composer, Les Aeronautes 1915 Birthday Les Paul, guitarist inventor, Les Paul 1914 Death A J Jean Jaures, French socialist (L'Humanite/Les Preuves), murdered= 1913 Birthday Les Tremayne, London, actor, Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds 1913 Birthday Roger Caillois, French writer, Les Jeux et les Hommes 1912 Birthday Franz Weyergans, Belgian literary, Les Gens Heureux 1911 Birthday Eileen Way, actress, Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings, Assassin 1910 Birthday Jean-Louis Barrault, Vesinet France, actor, Les Enfants du Paradis 1907 Birthday Roy Douglas, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Richard Roy Douglas, composer, pianist, member London Symphony Orchestra, pianist, organist, celesta player, fourth percussionist, created orchestration for 'Les Sylphides' 1904 Birthday Akarova, Marguerite Acarin, Belgian dancer, Les Biches 1901 Birthday Gino Cervi, Bologna Italy, actor, Les Miserables, Naked Maja 1899 Birthday Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist, Les Biches 1898 Birthday Geo[rges M] Norge, French/Belgian writer, Les oignons 1897 Death L-M Alphonse Daudet, Frans writer (Tartarin sur les Alpes), dies at 57 1892 Birthday Germaine Tailleferre, Les Six, Pau-St-Maur France, composer 1890 Event Berlioz' opera "Les Troyens," premieres in Karlsruhe 1885 Death Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 1881 Birthday Roger Martin du Guard, born in France, novelist, Les Thibault-Nobel 1937 1881 Event Jacques Offenbach's opera "Les Contes d'Hoffman," premieres in Paris 1877 Event Opera "Les Cloches de Cornerville" is produced (Paris) 1863 Event George Bizets opera "Les Pacheurs de Perles," premieres in Paris 1862 Birthday Marcel Prevost, French publisher/writer, Les demis-vierges 1860 Birthday Jules Laforgue, Uruguay, French poet, Les Complaintas 1859 Birthday AAJ Jean Jaures, French socialist, L'Humanite, Les Preuves 1855 Event Opera "Les Vapres Sicilenne" is produced (Paris) 1855 Birthday Emile A G Verhaeren, Belgian poet and writer, Les Flammes Hautes 1849 Birthday Jean Richepin, French poet and writer, Les Chansons de Gueux 1836 Event Giacomo Meyerbeers opera "Les Huguenots," premieres in Paris 1822 Birthday Maxime Du Camp, France, writer/traveler, Les Buveurs de Cendres 1812 Birthday Henri A. Esquiros, French poet and writer, Les Vierges Folles 1802 Birthday Victor Hugo, born in France, author, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables 1782 Event Battle at Les Saintes West-Indies: British fleet beats French 1770 Event De Beaumarchais' "Les Deux Amis," premieres in Paris 1766 Birthday Antoine-Vincent Arnault, French writer, Les Venitiens 1734 Birthday Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer, Les Pacheurs, Mirza 1532 Birthday Jean-Antoine de Baif, French poet, Les amours de Meline
