Conn Smythe

Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens. As owner of the Leafs during numerous championship years, his name appears on the Stanley Cup eight times: 1932, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1962.

1 February 1895

Born on the same birth day (1 February): Adetokunbo Ademola • Austin Jackson (baseball) • Clara Butt • Elisabeth Sladen • Fritjof Capra • Ignacia del Espíritu Santo • Jani Lane • John Ford • Jorrit Bergsma • Meg Cabot • Patricia Robins • Petru Popescu • Phil Ivey • Talanoa Hufanga • Victor Herbert • Volker Fried • Zao Wou-Ki

Born in the same month (February 1895): Anita Stewart • Babe Ruth • George Halas • Henrik Dam • Hermann Brill • Kristian Djurhuus • Louis Calhern • María Teresa Vera • Max Horkheimer • Miyagiyama Fukumatsu • Nigel Bruce • Robert M. La Follette Jr. • Robert Philipp • Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre • Wilhelm Burgdorf