1992 Death Eve Merriam, poet (Inner City Mother Goose), dies of cancer at 75 1988 Event Goose Gossage registers 300th career save 1979 Event Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yankees Goose Gossage and Cliff 1976 Death George, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies 1971 Death Jack Good, actor (Father Goose), dies 1968 Event Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1967 Death Reese "Goose" Tatum, basketballer (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 45 1951 Birthday Richard "Goose" Gossage, relief pitcher, Yankees, Padres, A's 1947 Event Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" flies for 1st (& last) time 1947 Event Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose," a large wooden airplane 1944 Birthday Gary Busey, born in Goose Creek, Texas, actor, Buddy Holly Story, Star in Born 1934 Event Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into 4 straight double plays 1931 Birthday Leslie Caron, born in Boulogne-Biliancourt, France, actress, Lili, Father Goose 1913 Event 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8 1905 Birthday Rex Warner, English poet and writer, Wild Goose Chase 1900 Birthday [Leon] Goose Goslin, baseball hall of famer, AL bat champ 1928 1891 Birthday Frank Pettingell, Liverpool England, actor, Gaslight, Goose Steps Out 1719 Event Thomas Fleet publishes "Mother Goose's Melodies For Children" 1628 Birthday Charles Perrault, France, lawyer/writer, Mother Goose
