Historical Events In July - 02

1973  On July - 02 swede Savage dies from injuries at Indianapolis 500   

1973  Betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1975  On July - 02 james Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70   

1976  On this day in history formal reunification of North & South Vietnam   

1976  Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual on July - 02.   

1976  On this day in history frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73   

1977  Sweden's Bj”orn B”rg won Wimbeldon men's singles over Jimmy Connors on July - 02.   

1977  Vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1980  Grateful Dead's Bob Weir & Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement on this day in history.   

1981  L E Gonzalez discovers asteroid #3495 Colchagua on July - 02.   

1981  Robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies on this day in history.   

1982  Larry Walters using lawn chair & 42 helium balloons, rose to 16,000' on July - 02.   

1982  Soyuz T-6 returns to Earth on July - 02.   

1982  Poul Rovsing Olsen, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1984  On July - 02 ramiro Cortes, composer, dies at 50   

1985  On July - 02 european Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet   

1985  On July - 02 proto launched to Halley's Comet   

1986  On this day in history supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2 rulings   

1987  Karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia on July - 02.   

1987  On this day in history michael Bennet Chorus Line director, dies of AIDS at 44   

1987  Karl Linnas, accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia on this day in history.   

1988  On July - 02 steffi Graff beats Martina Navratilova for Wimbeldon crown   

1990  On July - 02 imelda Marcos & Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering   

1990  Muntu Myeza, S Afr anti-apartheid activist, dies in auto at 39 on July - 02.   

1991  Lee Remick actress, dies at 55 from cancer on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine & Roses), dies of cancer at 55   

1992  On this day in history borisav Pekic, Serbian writer/politician, dies   

1993  On this day in history death of Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop Sir Edward's name is closely associated with the courage and endurance of Australian prisoners of war of the Japanese   

1993  Don Drysdale, pitcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56 on this day in history.   

2005  Live 8, a series of 10 simultaneous concerts take place throughout the world, raising interest in the Make Poverty History campaign on this day in history.   

2007  On July - 02 10th anniversary of the collapse of the Thai baht, which triggered the Asian Financial Crisis.   

2007  Venus and Saturn are in conjunction, separation 46 arcsecs on July - 02.   

2012  On this day in history glaxoSmithKline settle the largest healthcare fraud case in history for US$3 Billion   

2013  On July - 02 16 people are killed and 200 are injured in protest clashes at Cairo University against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi   

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on July - 02.   

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on July - 02.   

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of johann Staden, composer   

1589  On July - 02 birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer   

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on July - 02.   

0783  On this day in history bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies   

0936  Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies on this day in history.   

1298  On July - 02 adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43   

1504  On July - 02 stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

1566  On July - 02 nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62   

1582  On July - 02 death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)   

1591  On July - 02 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

1619  On this day in history olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies