1994 Death Syd Dernley, hangman, dies at 73 1960 Birthday Steve Lyons, born in Tacoma, Washington, Stephen John Lyons, nicknamed 'Psycho', baseball player, outfielder, third baseman, television sportscaster, played with Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball team, known for oddities, such as playing hangman and tic-tac-toe with his spikes 1930 Birthday Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist/composer, Hangman's Songs 1920 Birthday Syd Dernley, hangman