1996 Death Giles Grangier, film director, dies at 84 1996 Death Giles William Playfair, writer, dies at 85 1995 Death Carl Ronald Giles, cartoonist, dies at 78 1981 Event Bill Giles becomes CEO of Philadelphia Phillies 1979 Event Willie Mays, Warren Giles, and Hack Wilson inducted in Hall of Fame 1979 Event Warren Giles and Hack Wilson selected to baseball Hall of Fame 1977 Death Sebastian Cabot, actor (Giles French-Family Affair), dies at 59 1972 Birthday Steve Giles, St. Stephens New Brunswick, canoeist, Olympics-6-92, 96 1970 Birthday Peter Giles, born in London, Ontario, kayaker 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday David Giles, Australian star yachter, Olympics-84, 88, 92, 96 1960 Birthday Nancy Giles, born in New York City, actress, Connie-Delta, Off Beat, Big, Angie 1951 Event Ford Frick replaces Happy Chandler as 3rd commissioner of baseball Warren C Giles becomes president of baseball's National League 1944 Birthday Giles Smith, TV journalist 1942 Birthday Michael Giles, English Musician 1940 Birthday Johnny Giles, Irish Soldier 1934 Birthday Bill Giles, born in Rochester, New York, baseball owner for the Philadelphia Phillies 1932 Death [Giles] Lytton Strachey, British biographer/critic, dies at 51 1921 Birthday John Arthur Giles Gere, English art historian, Pre-Raphaelite painter 1916 Birthday Carl Ronald Giles, cartoonist 1911 Birthday Giles Grangier, film director 1910 Birthday Giles William Playfair, writer 1896 Birthday Warren Giles, baseball's National League president 1829 Birthday Giles Alexander Smith, Major General Union volunteers 1640 Death Giles Farnaby, composer, dies