Leo Horn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leo Horn

Dutch football referee

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1916

Place of Birth: Sittard, Limburg, Netherlands

Date of Death: 16-Sep-1995

Profession: association football referee, resistance fighter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Leopold "Leo" Sylvain Horn (29 August 1916 – 16 September 1995) was an international football referee, newspaper columnist and textile manufacturer from the Netherlands. Horn was born in Sittard, where he was a friend of entertainer Toon Hermans.
The family moved to Amsterdam in 1928.
Horn became a clerk with the textile firm Lehmann & Co, and became an amateur referee, after his playing career was ended by a knee injury.