* 1928 – Gus Mercurio, American-Australian actor ( d. 2010 )

* 1967 – Gus Johnson, American sportscaster

* 1865 – Gus Kempis, South African cricketer ( d. 1890 )

* 1923 – Gus Bodnar, Canadian ice hockey player ( d. 2005 )

* 1905 – Gus Mancuso, American baseball player ( d. 1984 )

" On the other hand, Hall of Fame coach Gus Dorais told the United Press that " Eddie Cochems of the St. Louis University team of 1906 – 07 – 08 deserves the full credit.

* 1974 – Gus Hansen, Danish professional poker player

* 1967 – Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

* 1952 – Gus Van Sant, American director

* 1993 – Gus Lewis, English actor

* 1961 – Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission – Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space ( in a suborbital mission ).

* Virgil Ivan " Gus " Grissom, USAF ( 1926 – 1967 ); flew 21 July 1961.

* 1965 – NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States ' first two-man space flight ( crew: Gus Grissom and John Young ).

* 1989 – Gus Farace, American gangster ( b. 1960 )

* 1953 – Gus Williams, American basketball player

* 1910 – Gus Hall, American union organizer and head of the U. S. Communist Party ( d. 2000 )

* 1942 – Gus Dudgeon, English record producer ( d. 2002 )

* 1980 – Gus G, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Firewind, Dream Evil, and Mystic Prophecy )

* April 3 – Gus Grissom, American astronaut ( d. 1967 )

* November 7 – Gus Edwards, American songwriter ( b. 1879 )

* July 21 – Mercury program: Gus Grissom, piloting the Mercury-Redstone 4 capsule Liberty Bell 7, becomes the second American to go into space ( sub-orbital ).

* August 2 – A gunman murders Andrea Wilborn and Stan Farr and injures Priscilla Davis and Gus Gavrel, in an incident at Priscilla's mansion in Fort Worth, Texas.

* March 23 – Gemini 3: NASA launches the United States ' first 2-person crew ( Gus Grissom, John Young ) into Earth orbit.

Augustus Freeman " Gus " Hawkins ( August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007 ) was a prominent American Democratic Party politician and a figure in the history of Civil Rights and organized labor.

These included ' Ten little fingers and ten little toes ' by Ira Shuster and Edward G. Nelson and ' School Days ' ( 1907 ) by Gus Edwards and Will Cobb.

Early songs included " Ten little fingers and ten little toes " by Ira Shuster and Edward G. Nelson and " School days " ( 1907 ) by Gus Edwards and Will Cobb.

By the time he first met Gus Cannon in Memphis in 1907, he was already a respected original stylist on the instrument, noted for his liquid tone and breath control, which allowed him to generate enormous volume from the instrument.

He collaborated on such cartoons as Donald's Nephews ( 1938 ), Donald's Cousin Gus ( 1939 ), Mr. Duck Steps Out ( 1940 ), Timber ( 1941 ), The Vanishing Private ( 1942 ) and The Plastics Inventor ( 1944 ).

In October 1999, the People's Consultative Assembly ( MPR ), which consists of the 500-member Parliament plus 200 appointed members, elected Abdurrahman Wahid, commonly referred to as " Gus Dur " as President, and Megawati Sukarnoputri as Vice President, for 5-year terms.

His children from his second marriage were better known by their family nicknames than their birth names: Gus ( real name Stewart ), Fusty ( real name Marylla ), Suki ( real name Serena ) and Peski ( real name Richard ).

Two of his five children, his eldest daughters, died from cancer ( breast cancer and lymphoma ), while his elder son, Gus, was killed when a Piper PA-18 ( Super Cub, registration G-AYPN ) crashed into a hillside at Ditcham Park Woods near Petersfield, Hampshire, on 28 August 1971.

The 26 founding members came from the group of 32 members who had paid dues by March 13, including strip cartoonists Wally Bishop ( Muggs and Skeeter ), Martin Branner ( Winnie Winkle ), Ernie Bushmiller ( Nancy ), Milton Caniff, Gus Edson ( The Gumps ), Ham Fisher ( Joe Palooka ), Harry Haenigsen ( Penny ), Fred Harman ( Red Ryder ), Bill Holman ( Smokey Stover ), Jay Irving ( Willie Doodle ), Stan MacGovern ( Silly Milly ), Al Posen ( Sweeney and Son ), Clarence Russell ( Pete the Tramp ), Otto Soglow ( The Little King ), Jack Sparling ( Claire Voyant ), Raeburn Van Buren ( Abbie an ' Slats ), Dow Walling ( Skeets ) and Frank Willard ( Moon Mullins ).

Their 1992 album Nonsuch ( named after Henry VIII's fabled palace ), united them with UK producer Gus Dudgeon, known for his 1970s work with Elton John and drummer Dave Mattacks ( Fairport Convention ).

Virgil Ivan Grissom ( April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967 ), ( Lt Col, USAF ), better known as Gus Grissom, was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts and a United States Air Force pilot.

The Australian government then responded by dispatching Australian troops ( SASR ) led by squadron commander Major Vance Khan, under Colonel Gus Gilmore, to board the ship and prevent it from approaching any closer to Christmas Island.

* Phil Gould ( born 1958 ), Australian rugby league broadcaster, journalist, administrator and former player and coach nicknamed " Gus "

Olsen later returned to Australia and turned his attentions to trance music, co-founding Australian electronic music label Psy-Harmonics with Gus ' brother Andrew Till and recording under the name Third Eye.

Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian indie pop band which consists of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland.

Augustino Eugenio " Gus " Mercurio ( 10 August 1928 – 7 December 2010 ) was an American-born Australian character actor who appeared on both film and television.

Each week, one of the villains tries to carry out an evil plot according to the rules of the video game, and Gus, Lauren, and Gus ' friend Peter Rucker try to defeat and destroy said villain.

As the man of the house, Gus imposed rules on the three grandchildren the same way he raised his own children, but later learned ways to convey his lessons to the kids without having to be gruff.