1996 Death Geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert, dies at 87 1974 Death Luther H. Hodges, American Politician 1972 Event Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 home run hitter (649) 1972 Death Gil Hodges, manager (New York Mets), dies of heart attack at 57 1968 Event New York Met manager Gil Hodges suffers a heart attack 1960 Event Gil Hodges set NL righty home run record with #352 1958 Event Gil Hodges hits his 300th home run and Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game 1957 Event Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam (Last by Bkln) 1956 Birthday Jim Hodges, American Politician 1950 Event Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 home runs and a single in a game vs Braves 1947 Birthday Eddie Hodges, born in Mississippi, actor/singer, High Hopes, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1943 Birthday Chas Hodges, born in Edmonton, London, rocker, pianist, guitarist, vocalist, member of English duo Chas & Dave, worked with producer Joe Meek, backed Jerry Lee Lewis 1924 Birthday Gil Hodges, baseball player/manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets 1911 Birthday Russ Hodges, born in Dayton, Tennessee, sportscaster, Wednesday Night Fights 1908 Birthday Geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert 1898 Birthday Luther H. Hodges, American Politician 1895 Death Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer, dies at 71 1867 Death Edward Hodges, composer, dies at 71 1837 Death Charles Hodges, English/Dutch portrait painter 1823 Birthday Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer 1796 Birthday Edward Hodges, composer
