1996 Death Geoff Hamilton, gardner/journalist, dies at 59 1993 Event 66th National Spelling Bee: Geoff Hooper wins spelling kamikaze 1989 Event Geoff Marsh completes 355* for WA against South Australia 1989 Event Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor complete 329 opening stand vs. England 1985 Event Test debut of Merv Hughes, Geoff Marsh and Bruce Reid (v India) 1985 Event 89th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:14:05 1984 Event 88th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:10:34 1980 Event Former Buggles members Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman in Yes 1979 Event Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international 1978 Event Geoff Boycott captains England for the 1st time, vs. Pak Karachi 1977 Event Geoff Boycott scores his 100th FC hundred, vs. Australia at Headingley 1973 Birthday Geoff Stewart, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Geoff Sanderson, Hay River, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers 1969 Birthday Geoff Smith, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers 1965 Event Geoff Boycott takes 3-47 against South Africa, his best Test bowling 1964 Event Test Cricket debut of Geoff Boycott vs. Australia at Trent Bridge, 48 1960 Event Geoff Griffin takes a hat-trick South Africa vs. England Lord's 1959 Birthday Geoff Tate, vocalist, Queensryche-Breaking the Silence 1958 Birthday Geoff Marsh, cricketer, Australia opening batsman 1985-92 1958 Birthday Geoff Davis, American Politician 1957 Birthday Geoff "Henry" Lawson, cricketer, Australian fast bowler 1980-89 1956 Birthday Alvin Greenidge, cricketer, WI opener, no relation to Gordon or Geoff 1953 Birthday Geoff Hoon, British Politician 1951 Birthday Geoff Howarth, cricketer, New Zealand captain early 80's 1949 Birthday Geoff Capes, born in Holbeach, England, shot putter, two-time winner, World's Strongest Man title, two-time Commonwealth Games shot put champion 1948 Birthday Geoff Greenidge, cricketer, no relation to Gordon, WI opener 1972-74 1947 Birthday Geoff Cope, cricketer, England off-spinner 1977-78 1945 Birthday Geoff Dymock, Australian cricket left-arm pace bowler, 1974-80 1944 Birthday Geoff Arnold, cricketer, England medium-pacer in 34 Tests 1967-75 1943 Birthday Hedley Howarth, cricketer, brother of Geoff, New Zealand lefty spinner 1969-77 1941 Birthday Geoff Hurst, cricketer, Essex 1962, better known as soccer immortal 1939 Birthday Geoff Griffin, cricketer, South Africa quick, hat-trick and chuck vs. England 1960 1936 Birthday Geoff Hamilton, gardner/journalist 1935 Birthday Geoff Pullar, cricketer, England opening batsman late 50's early 60's 1934 Birthday Geoff Millman, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1961-62 1932 Birthday Geoff Lawson, Australian cricket player 1921 Birthday Geoff Rabone, cricketer, gifted all-rounder for New Zealand in 1950's 1911 Birthday Geoff Chubb, cricketer, South Africa pace bowler vs. England 1951-52 aged 40