German ice hockey player

Leon Draisaitl

Leon Tim Draisaitl is a German professional ice hockey player who is a forward and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2020, Draisaitl became the first German player to win the Art Ross Trophy as the leading point scorer in the NHL, the Hart Memorial Trophy as regular season MVP, and the Ted Lindsay Award for most outstanding player. He also won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the league-leading goal-scorer in 2025, while also being the runner-up for the award in 2019 and 2022 and being the Art Ross Trophy runner-up in 2021. These accolades have made Draisaitl become widely known as one of the best players in the NHL.

Born

1995

October 27

Died

Living

Era

1990s

Country

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Leon, in brief

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1995 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

312 Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.
1275 Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.
1524 French troops lay siege to Pavia.
1553 Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva.

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The world in 1995

When Leon arrived

april 19 Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, US, is bombed, killing 168 people including 19 children under the age of six.
april 7 First Chechen War: Russian paramilitary troops begin a massacre of civilians in Samashki, Chechnya.
august 10 Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.
august 11 The Russell Hill subway accident in Toronto kills 3 and injures 30, due to a combination of human error and a safety system design flaw.

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Boris Chetkov 1926–2010 Russian painter (died 2010) Dave Costa 1941– American football player (died 2013) Dylan Thomas 1914–1953 Welsh poet and author (born 1914) Giovanni Giolitti 1842–1928 Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1842) Janusz Korwin-Mikke 1942– Polish journalist and politician John Cleese 1939– English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer Mary Sidney 1561–1621 English writer, patroness and translator (died 1621) Nanette Fabray 1920– American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2018) Scott Weiland 1967–2015 American singer-songwriter (born 1967)

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Alvin Kamara 1995– American football player Arfa Karim 1995–2012 Pakistani student and computer prodigy (died 2012) Claressa Shields 1995– American boxer and mixed martial artist Emma Corrin 1995– English actor Jack Laugher 1995– English diver James Guy 1995– English swimmer Kehlani 1995– American singer-songwriter Kendall Jenner 1995– American television personality and model Mark Andrews 1995– American football player

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