In context
- When
- Thursday, September 20 199036 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
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- Person
- Ken Giles
At a glance
Born 1990-09-20.
Known as: baseball player. Citizenship: United States.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Kenneth Robert Giles is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, and Seattle Mariners.
Early life
Educated at: Yavapai College and Rio Grande High School.
Early life Giles was born on September 20, 1990, in Albuquerque, New Mexico . [ 1 ] From an early age, he was exposed to baseball. His father, Glenn, who had never played baseball himself, apparently saw potential in Ken when he was in pre-school to be a baseball player, and encouraged him to pursue the sport at that young age. [ 2 ] Giles attended Rio Grande High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico , where he played baseball, although he was mainly an outfielder,
Path and career
Professional career Philadelphia Phillies Minor leagues Giles was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the seventh round, with the 241st overall selection, of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft , and he signed with the club despite initially committing to transfer to play college baseball for the University of Arizona . [ citation needed ] He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Phillies that year, and made three appearances with the team, pitching to a 5.79 ERA,
Why this date
Ken Giles appears on our September 20 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.
September 20 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1990Ken Giles
- 20002000 MI6 attack
- 2000Real Irish Republican Army
- 2001War on terror
- 20032003 Maldives civil unrest
- 2007Jena Six
- 2008Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing
- 2011Don't ask, don't tell
- 2017Hurricane Maria
- 2018Sinking of MV Nyerere
- 2019September 2019 climate strikes
Also in 1990
- September 91990 Batticaloa massacreBatticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District.
- September 11Faucett PerúA Faucett Boeing 727 disappears in the Atlantic Ocean while being flown from Malta to Peru.
- September 12Allied Control CouncilThe two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for G…
- September 12Red Cross Society of ChinaThe Red Cross organizations of mainland China and Taiwan sign the Kinmen Agreement on repatriation of illegal immigrants and criminal sus…
- September 16DostykThe railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan is completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eu…
- September 18LiechtensteinLiechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
- September 5Sri Lankan civil warSri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
- November 17Mount UnzenFugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, becomes active again and erupts.
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