2003 Don Gibson, songwriter/singer, I Can't Stop Loving You, dies at 75
2003 Althea Gibson, tennis/golf great, first black woman to win Wimbledon, dies at 76
1996 Bob Gibson, folk singer, dies at 64
1996 53th Golden Globes: Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, John Travolta
1995 Alexander Gibson, British conductor/founder (Scottish Opera), dies at 68
1995 Alexander Gibson, conductor, dies at 69
1991 Robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude
1988 Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins NL MVP Award
1988 With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run HR to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series
1988 Detroit's Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Dodgers
1987 Wynne Gibson, actor (Night After Night, Aggie Appleby), dies
1983 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park HRs
1981 Bob Gibson elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
1977 Tania Joy Gibson, born in Lake Barrington, Illinois, Miss America-Illinois 1997
1976 Kenneth Gibson, is 1st black president of U.S. Conference of Mayors
1974 Bob Gibson becomes 2nd pitcher to strike-out 3,000 (Cesar Geronimo)
1973 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected
1972 Oliver Gibson, NFL defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers
1972 Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard selected to Hall of Fame
1971 Cards Bob Gibson, 35, no-hits Pirates, 11-0
1970 Bob Gibson wins NL Cy Young Award
1970 Deborah, Debbie, Gibson, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, Only in My Dreams
1970 Debbie Gibson, American Musician
1970 Kenneth A. Gibson elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey
1969 Ottis Gibson, cricketer, Barbados fast bowler, WI 1995
1969 Michelle Gibson, equestrian dressage 1996 Olympics bronze
1968 Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP
1968 Bob Gibson sets a World Series record of 17 strikeouts
1968 1st time, 2 soon-to-be-named MVPs oppose each other Cards Bob Gibson beat Tigers Denny McLain 4-0
1968 Cardinal's super pitcher Bob Gibson's 13th shutout of year
1968 St. Louis Cardinals' Bob Gibson's 13th shutout, ends with 1.12 ERA
1968 Bob Gibson's streak of 47 2/3 inn scoreless streak ends on wild pitch
1967 Ellie Gibson, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, golfer, 1994 PING-Cellular One-5th
1964 Kelly Michael Gibson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-7th
1964 Dennis Gibson, NFL inside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers
1962 Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70
1962 Thomas Gibson, actor, Dr. Daniel Nyland-Chicago Hope
1961 Amy Gibson, actress, General Hospital
1961 Rick Gibson, Calgary Alta, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 CPGA
1961 Janice Gibson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1994 Youngstown-Warren-15th
1959 William Gibson's "Miracle Worker," premieres in New York City
1958 72nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats Darlene R Hard (36 61 62)
1958 65th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Mortimer (86 62)
1958 William Gibson's "Two for the Seesaw," premieres in New York City
1958 Gibson patents Flying V Guitar
1957 71st U.S. Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Louise Brough (63 62)
1957 1st black to win a major U.S. tennis tournament, Althea Gibson
1957 64th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats Darlene Hard (63 62)
1957 Kirk Gibson, Michigan, outfield, Tigers, Dodgers, 1988 NL MVP
1956 70th U.S. Womens Tennis: Shirley J Fry beats Althea Gibson (63 64)
1956 Mel Gibson, born in Peekskill, New York, actor, Mad Max, Mrs. Soffel, Lethal Weapon
1953 Greg Gibson, Stafford, Virginia, Greco-Roman wrestler 1984 Olympics silver
1951 Bill Gibson, California, rock drummer, Huey Lewis and The News
1951 Gibson Gowland, actor (Greed), dies at 74
1950 Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in national tennis competition
1948 William Gibson, born in Canada, sci-fi author, Neuromancer, Count Zero
1947 Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35
1946 Robert L "Hoot" Gibson, Cooperstown, New York, USN/ast, STS 41B,61C,27,47,71
1943 Negro League star Josh Gibson suffers a nervous breakdown
1937 Josh Gibson HR's just 2 feet below rim of Yankee Stadium, 580' drive
1936 Edward George Gibson, Buffalo, New York, astronaut, Skylab 4
1935 Bob Gibson, Cardinal pitcher, Cy Young/NL MVP 1968
1935 Henry Gibson, Germantown, Pennsylvania, comedian, Nashville, Laugh-In's poet
1934 Paul Gibson, British high court judge
1933 Polythene discovered by Reginald Gibson and Eric William Fawcett
1932 Gibson N Kente, composer
1931 Bob Gibson, rocker
1928 Don Gibson, born in Shelby, North Carolina, singer/writer, I can't Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me
1927 Althea Gibson, Silver, South Carolina, 1st black tennis champion in a major event
1926 Alexander Gibson, British conductor/founder, Scottish Opera
1926 Alexander Gibson, conductor
1916 Donald Gibson, British vice-admiral
1913 Peter Gibson, British Rear-Admiral
1911 Josh Gibson, pro baseball player, "Negro Babe Ruth", hit 800+ HRs
1909 Hutton Gibson, American Writer
1900 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06
1896 William Hamilton Gibson, illustrator/author/novelist, dies
1892 Hoot Gibson, Tekamah NE, western actor, Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw
1877 Gibson Gowland, England, actor, Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera
1867 Charles Dana Gibson, illustrator, drew "Gibson Girl"
1866 John Gibson, sculptor, dies
1863 Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi
1832 Randall Lee Gibson, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1892
1790 John Gibson, British sculptor
1748 Edmund Gibson, English Judge
1737 Edward Gibson, England, historian, Decline and Fall of Roman Emp
1690 Richard Gibson, minature painter, dies
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