American ice hockey player

John LeClair

John Clark LeClair is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1991 to 2006. LeClair was a member of the Montreal Canadiens' Stanley Cup winning team in 1993, scoring two overtime game-winning goals in consecutive games during the Finals. With the Flyers, LeClair became the first American-born player to score 50 goals in three consecutive NHL seasons while playing on the Legion of Doom line with Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg.

Born

1969

July 5

Died

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1960s

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1969 Born

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328 The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.
1316 The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada.
1584 The Maronite College is established in Rome.
1594 Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.

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The world in 1969

When John arrived

april 1 The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
april 15 The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
april 17 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
april 17 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.

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George Nuttall 1862– American-British bacteriologist (died 1937) Inayat Khan 1882–1927 Indian mystic and educator (born 1882) Jean Raspail 1925– French author and explorer (died 2020) John Thomas Dunlop 1914–2003 American administrator and labor scholar (died 2003) K. Karunakaran 1918–2010 Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (born 1918) Mac Dre 1970–2004 American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (died 2004) Mustafa Al-Kadhimi 1967– Iraqi politician, 80th Prime Minister of Iraq Ronnie Self 1938– American singer-songwriter (died 1981) RZA 1969– American rapper, producer, actor, and director

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Michael Jackson 1969–2007 American football player and politician (died 2017) Annastacia Palaszczuk 1969– Australian politician, 39th Premier of Queensland Ben Greenman 1969– American journalist and author Birdman 1969– American rapper and producer Chris Weitz 1969– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Chuck Liddell 1969– American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer David Boreanaz 1969– American actor Elena Gorolová 1969– Czech Romani activist Elliott Smith 1969–2003 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)

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