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1997 Event - 15th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Larry Gilbert 1995 Event - Package bomb, linked to Unabomber, blows up killing Gilbert B. Murray 1995 Death - Gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar, dies at 84 1994 Death - Roswell Gilbert, who mercy killed his ailing wife, dies at 85 1994 Death - Gilbert Roland, Mexican/US actor (Armand in Camille), dies at 88 1988 Event - Gilbert is strongest (26.13 barometer) hurricane in Western Hemisphere 1988 Event - Gilbert, strongest hurricane ever (160 mph), devastates Jamaica 1988 Event - Hurricane Gilbert, kills 300 in Jamaica, Texas and Yucatan 1986 Event - Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals 1979 Event - Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands) declares independence from U.K. 1979 Death - Jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies 1978 Death - Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies 1976 Event - Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule 1975 Event - Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu" 1975 Death - Martyn Green, actor (Gilbert and Sullivan, Mikado), dies at 75 1975 Birthday - Sara Gilbert, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Melissa-Roseanne 1973 Death - Bob Gilbert, actor (Never the Twain Shall Meet), dies of hepatitis 75 1971 Death - Billy Gilbert, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio), dies at 77 1971 Death - Billy Gilbert, U.S. actor (Great Dictator, His Gal Friday), dies at 76 1971 Birthday - Gilbert Brown, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1971 Death - Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 1970 Birthday - Sean Gilbert, defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins 1969 Birthday - Gilbert Schaller, Bruck Austria, tennis star 1968 Birthday - Glenroy Gilbert, Trinidad, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, 1996 Olympics gold 1966 Death - Gilbert H Grosvenor, president National Geographic Society, dies at 90 1964 Birthday - Melissa Gilbert Brinkman, Louisiana, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1964 Birthday - Melissa Gilbert, American Actress 1961 Birthday - Gale Gilbert, NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers 1961 Birthday - Brad Gilbert, born in Oakland California, tennis star 1961 Birthday - Gillian Gilbert, Manchester England, rocker, New Order-Round and Round 1960 Birthday - Dave Gilbert, cricketer, Aussie pace bowler in 9 Tests 1985-86 1959 Death - Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56 1957 Death - Gilbert Murray, British Diplomat 1957 Birthday - Gilbert Hernandez, American Artist 1955 Birthday - Gilbert Gottfried, comedian, Beverly Hills Cop 1954 Birthday - Gilbert "Gibus" Duclos-Lassalle, French cyclist 1950 Birthday - Ieremia Tabai, President of Kiribati, Gilbert Islands, 1979-91 1950 Birthday - Gilbert Perreault, NHL center, over 500 goals 1947 Birthday - Bruce Gilbert, producer, China Syndrome, 9 to 5, On Golden Pond 1946 Birthday - Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ireland, singer, Alone Again Naturally 1946 Birthday - Ronnie Gilbert, rocker, Lifeline, Harp 1946 Death - Gilbert Newton Lewis, American Scientist 1945 Event - Gilbert Dodds, record miler (4:05.3), retires to do gospel work 1943 Event - U.S. forces take control of Tarawa, Gilbert Island and Makin from Japanese 1943 Event - U.S. troops land on Abemada, Gilbert Island 1943 Event - U.S. forces land on Tarawa and Makin Atoll in Gilbert Island 1943 Event - Joint Chiefs of Staff question Admiral Nimitz (landing Gilbert Island) 1942 Death - Jean Gilbert, Max Winterfield, German composer, dies at 63 1942 Birthday - Lawrence Allen Gilbert, Fort Knox, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1994 Dallas Reunion 1942 Event - Carlson's Raiders land on Makin, Gilbert islands, kill 350 Japanese 1941 Birthday - Rod Gilbert, Canada, NHL wing for the New York Rangers 1941 Birthday - C L "Gibby" Gilbert, Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1976 Danny Thomas 1936 Birthday - Gilbert Amy, French composer, Coeur de Fumee 1936 Death - Gilbert K Chesterton, English writer/poet (Father Brown), dies 1936 Death - Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer 1936 Death - John Gilbert, actor (Love, Downstairs), dies at 40 1935 Birthday - Gilbert Kalish, born in Brooklyn, New York, pianist/professor, SUNY Stony Brook 1934 Birthday - Anthony Gilbert, composer 1934 Death - Cass Gilbert, American Architect 1932 Death - Gilbert Parker, British Politician 1932 Birthday - Walter Gilbert, American Scientist 1931 Birthday - Bill Gilbert, born in Washington D.C., sports author, They Also Served, Big E 1930 Birthday - Harry Gilbert Trythall, composer 1928 Death - Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59 1927 Birthday - John Gilbert, born in England, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Dudley East, life peer as Baron Gilbert, of Dudley in the County of West Midlands 1920 Birthday - Lewis Gilbert, born in London, England, director/actor, You Only Live Twice 1916 Event - Britain proclaims Gilbert and Ellice Is colony in Pacific 1915 Event - Britain annexes Gilbert and Ellice archipelago 1911 Death - William Schwenck Gilbert, English writer (Gilbert and Sullivan), dies at 74 1911 Death - William Gilbert, British Composer 1911 Birthday - Gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar 1909 Birthday - Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer 1909 Birthday - Gilbert Inglefield, Mayor of London, 1967-68 1906 Birthday - Gilbert Highet, Scottish Writer 1905 Birthday - Gilbert Roland, Luis Alonso, born in Juarez, Mexico, actor, Juarez, Barbarosa 1903 Birthday - Gilbert Adrian, Greenberg, born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, costume designer 1901 Death - Richard D'Oyly Carte, promotor (Gilbert and Sullivan operas), dies 1900 Event - Gilbert Jessop hits his 2nd 100 before lunch in same cricket match 1899 Birthday - Martyn Green, born in London, actor, Gilbert and Sullivan, Iceman Cometh 1898 Birthday - Bobby Gilbert, PA 1896 Event - Gilbert and Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London 1895 Birthday - John Gilbert, Pringle, Logan, Utah, actor, Heart o' the Hills 1894 Death - Philip Gilbert Hamerton, English Artist 1894 Birthday - Billy Gilbert, born in Louisville, Kentucky, Great Dictator, His Gal Friday 1894 Birthday - Billy Gilbert, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio 1889 Event - Gilbert and Sullivans "Gondoliers," premieres in London 1888 Birthday - Gilbert Ledward, British sculptor 1885 Event - Gilbert and Sullivan's "Mikado," premieres in London 1885 Event - Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "Mikado," premieres in London 1882 Event - Boston's Bijou Theatre, 1st American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, 1st performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe" 1882 Birthday - Gilbert M. Anderson, Max Aronson, Little Rock AR 1881 Event - Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London 1879 Event - Gilbert/Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres in New York City 1879 Event - Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres 1879 Birthday - Jean Gilbert, Max Winterfield, German composer, Prince Regent 1879 Event - Gilbert and Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theater New York City 1879 Birthday - Jean Gilbert, composer 1878 Event - Gilbert/Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore," premieres in London 1878 Death - George Gilbert Scott, architect, dies 1877 Event - Gilbert/Sullivans operette "Sorcerer," premieres in London 1875 Birthday - Gilbert Newton Lewis, American Scientist 1875 Birthday - Isadore Gilbert Mudge, U.S., librarian and author, Thackeray Dictionary 1874 Birthday - Gilbert Keith Chesterton, England, novelist, Man Who Made Gold 1874 Birthday - Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer 1874 Birthday - Gilbert Laird Jessop, cricketer, The Croucher 1868 Birthday - Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer 1866 Birthday - Gilbert Murray, British Diplomat 1864 Death - Joseph Gilbert Totten, U.S. Union general-major, dies at 76 1862 Birthday - Gilbert Parker, British Politician 1859 Birthday - Cass Gilbert, American Architect 1854 Birthday - Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith 1848 Birthday - William Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer 1843 Birthday - Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah 1842 Birthday - Arthur Seymour Sullivan, born in London, England, composer, Gilbert and Sullivan 1838 Birthday - Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1836 Birthday - William Schwenck Gilbert, London, composer, Gilbert and Sullivan 1836 Birthday - William Gilbert, British Composer 1834 Birthday - Philip Gilbert Hamerton, English Artist 1828 Death - Gilbert Charles Stuart, painter, dies 1823 Birthday - James Isham Gilbert, Major General Union volunteers 1822 Birthday - Charles Champion Gilbert, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1817 Birthday - John Gilbert, painter/illustrator 1793 Death - Gilbert White, naturalist/cleric, dies 1788 Birthday - Joseph Gilbert Totten, Major General Union Army 1755 Birthday - Gilbert Stuart, U.S., portrait painter, painted Washington 1720 Birthday - Gilbert White, "father of British naturalists" 1643 Birthday - Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury/author 1618 Event - Captain John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain 1603 Death - William Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59 1584 Event - Sir Walter Raleigh renews Humphrey Gilbert's patent to explore N Amer 1583 Event - Gilbert claims Newfoundland (1st English colony in North America) 1578 Event - England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore and colonize US 1544 Birthday - William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist, researcher into magnetism 1462 Death - Gilbert of Lannoy, master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies 1189 Death - Gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies 1154 Death - Gilbert de la Porree, French philosopher/bishop of Poiters, dies |
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