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Historical Events Happened In July - 03
Thursday, 23 May 2013
1971 On this day in history jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27 Share it »
1972 Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 on this day in history. Share it »
1973 On this day in history charles Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto), dies at 63 Share it »
1974 Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3 on this day in history. Share it »
1974 On this day in history john C Ransom, US poet (World's Body), dies Share it »
1976 On this day in history 103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid. Share it »
1976 Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers on this day in history. Share it »
1976 On this day in history hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58 Share it »
1977 Hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history. Share it »
1978 James Daly actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 on this day in history. Share it »
1978 Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" on this day in history. Share it »
1978 On this day in history james Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 Share it »
1980 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0 on this day in history. Share it »
1981 On this day in history nYC transit fare rises from 60. to 75., new brass Y-cut-out token Share it »
1981 Ross Martin actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61 on this day in history. Share it »
1981 Ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61 on this day in history. Share it »
1982 Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon on this day in history. Share it »
1982 On this day in history pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies connected for hit #3,786. It moved Rose into second place in the career-hits column Share it »
1982 On this day in history henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies Share it »
1983 Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 s for 100 m) on this day in history. Share it »
1983 On this day in history in Costa Rica a 6.7 earthquake resulted in two people killed and approximately 60 injured. Considerable damage to buildings Share it »
1983 John McEnroe regains men's singles title at Wimbledon on this day in history. Share it »
1984 On this day in history supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members Share it »
1984 On this day in history raoul Salan, French general/OAS leader (Algeria), dies at 85 Share it »
1985 CBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover on this day in history. Share it »
1985 On this day in history in the New Britian Region a 7.4 quake damage (VII), landslides and ground cracks on New Ireland and in the Rabaul area, New Britain. A 1.3-meter tsunami was observed in Rabaul's harbor Share it »
1986 On this day in history pres Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty Share it »
1986 Rudy Vallee singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84 on this day in history. Share it »
1986 On this day in history rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84 Share it »
1987 On this day in history 2 men became first hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic Share it »
1987 NY Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman & Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play on this day in history. Share it »
1987 On this day in history viola Dana, actress (Willow Tree, 40 Winks, Silent Lover), dies at 90 Share it »
1988 Gabe Dell actor, dies at 68 of leukemia on this day in history. Share it »
1988 U.S. President Ronald Reagan issued a statement to the world, and an apology to the Iranian people, “I am saddened to report that it appears that in a proper defensive action by the "USS Vincennes" this morning in the Persian Gulf, an Iranian airliner was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz ... We greatly regret any loss of life ...” (290 died when the "Vincennes" fired upon Iran Air Flight 655, mistaking the plane for a hostile F-14 fighter plane.) on this day in history. Share it »
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