1996 Event New York Yankee Dwight Gooden no-hits Seattle Mariners 2-0 1996 Event New York Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3 1994 Event New York Met Pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges 1991 Death Dwight Weist, Radio actor/film narrator (Radio Days), dies at 81 1991 Event Dwight Goodin signs $5.15 million 3 year contract with New York Mets 1989 Event Mets Dwight Gooden wins his 100th game (100-37) 1987 Event Dwight Clark ends NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions 1987 Event Dwight Gooden returns from drug rehabilitation and allows wins game 1986 Event New York Met Dwight Gooden is 1st to strike out 200 or more in 1st 3 seasons 1985 Event Dwight Gooden (NL) and Bret Saberhagen (AL) win Cy Young 1985 Event Dwight Gooden, youngest 20 game winner, wins Cy Young award 1985 Event Met Dwight Goodin becomes youngest pitcher to win 20 games (20y 9m 9d) 1985 Event 1st NL pitcher to strike out 200+ in 1st 2 seasons (Dwight Gooden) 1985 Event Met Dwight Gooden strikes out 16 on way to his 13th consecutive win 1984 Event Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year 1984 Event New York Met Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year 1984 Event Dwight Gooden ties record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games 1984 Event New York Met Dwight Goodin sets rookie strike out record at 251 1984 Event Met Dwight Gooden's 11 strikeouts gives him NL rookie record 236 1984 Event Met pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes 11th rookie to strikeout 200 1984 Death Rosser Reeves, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby, dies 1982 Event New York Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell and Randy Myers 1980 Event Dwight Clark begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions 1969 Birthday Dwight Hollier, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1969 Death Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president/general WWII, dies in Washington at 78 1969 Death Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President 1968 Event Julie Nixon weds Dwight David Eisenhower 1968 Event Former President Dwight Eisenhower shot a hole-in-one 1964 Birthday Dwight Gooden, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher, New York Yankees, New York Mets 1964 Birthday Dwight Stone, NFL receiver/running back, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1963 Birthday Dwight Smith, Tallahassee, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves 1959 Event President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill 1957 Event 1st President to fly in helicopter - Dwight Eisenhower 1956 Birthday Dwight Yoakam, born in Pikeville, Kentucky, country singer, Honky Tonk Man 1953 Birthday Russell Mael, Dwight Russel Day, California, rock vocalist, Sparks 1952 Birthday Dwight Elmo Jones, born in Houston, Texas, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 Birthday Dwight Twilley, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer, Twilley Don't Mind 1948 Event Omar Bradley succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as Army Chief of Staff 1947 Birthday Dwight Schultz, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, A-Team 1947 Birthday David Eisenhower, grandson of President Dwight, married Julie Nixon 1947 Birthday Elton John, born in Pinner, England, also known as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, singer 'Rocketman' and 'Candle in the Wind' 1945 Birthday Dwight Bement, rocker, Gary Puckett and Union Gap-Young Girl 1945 Death Dwight Davis, donator of tennis' Davis cup, dies 1943 Death Dwight Frye, actor (Vampire Bat, Dracula), dies at 44 1942 Event Dwight D. Eisenhower named commander for invasion of North Africa 1942 Event General Dwight Eisenhower appointed commander of U.S. forces in Europe 1941 Death Benjamin Dwight, U.S. tennis championship umpire, dies 1931 Death Dwight Morrow, American Businessman 1922 Birthday Allen Dwight Sapp, composer 1922 Event Kennelworth in Bronx renamed Dwight Place 1916 Event Dwight Eisenhower marries Mary 'Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver. Colorado 1910 Birthday Rosser Reeves, born in Danville, Virginia, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby 1900 Event 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later 1900 Event Dwight Davis established a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup 1899 Death Dwight L Moody, U.S. evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement), dies 1899 Death Dwight L. Moody, American Clergyman 1899 Birthday Milton S Eisenhower, Dwight's brother/president, Pennsylvania State 1899 Birthday Dwight Frye, Salina, Kansas, actor, Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein 1898 Event 18th U.S. Mens Tennis: Malcolm Whitman beats Dwight Davis (36 62 62 61) 1895 Death James Dwight Dana, American Scientist 1890 Birthday Dwight D Eisenhower, Denison, Texas, R, 34th President, 1953 - 1961, General, WW 2 1890 Birthday Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President 1879 Birthday Dwight Filley Davis, U.S. Sect of War/donated tennis' Davis Cup 1873 Birthday Dwight Morrow, American Businessman 1837 Birthday Dwight L. Moody, U.S., evangelist, Student Volunteer Movement 1831 Birthday William Dwight, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1813 Birthday James Dwight Dana, American Scientist 1812 Birthday Henry Dwight Terry, Brigadier General Union volunteers
