1997 Event Cleveland Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games 1997 Event Cleveland Marquis Grissom hit in his 15th straight World Series game (streak ends at 15, he is 2nd to Hank Baur with 17) 1997 Event Indians trade Lofton and Embree to Braves for Grissom and Justice 1967 Event Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee 1967 Death Virgil I (Gus) Grissom, astronaut, dies at 40 in Apollo I fire 1965 Event Gemini 3 launched, 1st U.S. 2-man space flight (Grissom and Young) 1961 Event Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom 1926 Birthday Virgil Grissom, born in Mitchell, Indiana, Lieutenant Colonel USAF/astronaut, Merc 4, Gemini 3 1920 Birthday Irene Dailey, New York City, actress, Liz-Another World, Grissom Gang
