When did Leslie Cheung die?

At 6:43 pm on April 1, 2003, Leslie Cheung fell from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. At 19:06, it was declared that rescue efforts were ineffective. He was 47 years old.

Leslie Cheung (September 12, 1956 - April 1, 2003) is a famous singer, actor and musician who is influential in the global Chinese society and Asia. A superstar in the Chinese music and film circles, he is one of the most successful representatives of the diverse development of the entertainment industry. Born in Hong Kong, he was one of the top singers in the Hong Kong music scene in the 1980s. He once won the Golden Needle Award, the highest honor in the Hong Kong music scene. He was elected Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1991. In 1993, he starred in "Farewell My Concubine", which broke the box office record for mainland Chinese art films in the United States, and won the Japanese Film Critics Award for Best Actor and other awards.