Page 6: Historical Events In July - 02

1928  British parliament accept female sufferage on this day in history.   

1929  Gladys Brockwell, actress (Oliver Twist), dies at 34 on July - 02.   

1930  On July - 02 anders Randolf, actor (Love of Sunya, Dangerous Curves), dies at 59   

1932  FDR makes first presidential nominating conventional acceptance speech on July - 02.   

1932  52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (64 62 60) on this day in history.   

1932  Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10), dies at 43 on July - 02.   

1933  On this day in history carl Hubbell shuts-out Cards 1-0 in 18 innings without a walk   

1934  General Lazaro Cardenas elected president of Mexico on this day in history.   

1935  On July - 02 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1357 Khama   

1935  On July - 02 great Britain boxers beat US team in first intl Golden Gloves   

1935  Great Britain boxers beat US team in 1st intl Golden Gloves on July - 02.   

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

1936  Harry Northrup, actor (Who's Knocking at My Door), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history 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  On this day in history c Jackson discovers asteroids #1429 Pemba & #1456 Saldanha   

1937  57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (63 64 62) on July - 02.   

1937  Amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40 on July - 02.   

1938  Helen Wills Moody (US) wins her 8th & final Wimbeldon singles on this day in history.   

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

1939  On this day in history alfred R Zimmerman, mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22), dies   

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

1940  On July - 02 the Arandora Star was torpedoed en route to Canada, survirors rescued by HMCS ST. Laurent   

1940  On July - 02 dutch PM Colijn publishes "Borders of 2 Worlds" (German victory)   

1940  Ben[jamin] Turpin, US comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies on July - 02.   

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 July - 02.   

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 July - 02 marshal von Kluge replaces General von Rundstedt   

1945  On July - 02 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 this day in history.   

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

1946  On this day in history dutch Beel govt forms   

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1029  On this day in history birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

1262  On this day in history birth of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)   

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

1489  On July - 02 birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

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

1581  Johann Staden, composer was born on July - 02.   

1589  On this day in history birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer   

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1504  Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies on July - 02.   

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

1582  On this day in history 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 July - 02.