Historical Events In July - 02

1928  On July - 02 british parliament accept female sufferage  

1929  Gladys Brockwell, actress (Oliver Twist), dies at 34 on this day in history.  

1930  Anders Randolf, actor (Love of Sunya, Dangerous Curves), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1932  On July - 02 fDR makes first presidential nominating conventional acceptance speech  

1932  On July - 02 52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (64 62 60)  

1932  Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1933  Carl Hubbell shuts-out Cards 1-0 in 18 innings without a walk on July - 02.  

1934  On July - 02 general Lazaro Cardenas elected president of Mexico  

1935  On this day in history c Jackson discovers asteroid #1357 Khama  

1935  On this day in history great Britain boxers beat US team in first intl Golden Gloves  

1935  On this day in history great Britain boxers beat US team in 1st intl Golden Gloves  

1935  On July - 02 alfred Dreyfus, french colonel, dies  

1936  On this day in history harry Northrup, actor (Who's Knocking at My Door), dies at 60  

1937  On July - 02 amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan disappear over Pacific Ocean  

1937  On this day in history amelia Earhart, the US aviator, disappears somewhere over the Pacific Ocean  

1937  C Jackson discovers asteroids #1429 Pemba & #1456 Saldanha on July - 02.  

1937  57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (63 64 62) on this day in history.  

1937  Amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

1938  On July - 02 helen Wills Moody (US) wins her 8th & final Wimbeldon singles  

1938  On this day in history 51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60)  

1939  Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22), dies on July - 02.  

1940  On July - 02 lake Washington (Seattle) Floating bridge dedicated  

1940  On this day in history the Arandora Star was torpedoed en route to Canada, survirors rescued by HMCS ST. Laurent  

1940  On this day in history dutch PM Colijn publishes "Borders of 2 Worlds" (German victory)  

1940  Ben[jamin] Turpin, US comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies on this day in history.  

1941  On July - 02 diMaggio breaks Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak (45th of 56)  

1941  Mohammad Baqa Jilani, cricketer (Test for India), dies at 29 on this day in history.  

1943  Lt Charles Hall, becomes first black pilot to shoot down Nazi plane on July - 02.  

1943  Gulf of Biskaje: Liberator bombers sinks U-126 on July - 02.  

1944  On this day in history marshal von Kluge replaces General von Rundstedt  

1945  On this day in history uSS Barb (SS-220) bombards Japanese installations on Kaihyo Island, Japan; first successful use of rockets against shore positions.  

1946  Anthony Overton publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81 on July - 02.  

1946  On this day in history establishment of VX-3 to evaluate adaptability of helicopters to naval purposes.  

1946  Dutch Beel govt forms on July - 02.  

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on this day in history.  

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on July - 02.  

1363  On this day in history birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)  

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  On this day in history birth of daniel Speer, composer  

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on this day in history.  

0936  Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies on July - 02.  

1298  Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 on this day in history.  

1504  Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies on this day in history.  

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  Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on this day in history.