Page 7: Historical Events In July - 02

1946  On this day in history anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81   

1947  On July - 02 military coup discovered in France   

1948  On July - 02 62nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Falkenburg beats Bromwich (75 06 62 36 75)   

1949  On July - 02 "High Button Shoes" closes at Century Theater NYC after 727 perfs   

1949  On July - 02 georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67   

1950  On July - 02 american troops land in South Korea   

1950  On this day in history uSS Juneau and 2 British ships sink 5 of 6 attacking North Korean torpedo boats and gunboats.   

1950  Indian Bob Feller, wins his 200th game, 5-3 over Detroit on July - 02.   

1951  On this day in history bill Veeck buys St Louis Browns from Bill & Charlie DeWitt   

1951  On this day in history earnest F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon, dies at 75   

1952  On July - 02 henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cello player/pianist/composer, dies at 56   

1955  "Lawrence Welk Show" premiers on ABC on July - 02.   

1956  Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" & "Don't Be Cruel" on July - 02.   

1957  On July - 02 the first sub powered by liquid metal cooled reactor completed-The Seawolf   

1957  On this day in history the first submarine designed to fire guided missiles launched, Grayback   

1961  Ernest Hemingway shot himself to death in Ketchum Idaho on July - 02.   

1961  Ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61 on this day in history.   

1964  Celia Black records Beatle's "Its For You," McCartney plays piano on July - 02.   

1964  On July - 02 glenn "Fireball" Roberts biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash   

1964  Pres Johnson signs Civil Rights Act on July - 02.   

1964  On this day in history glenn "Fireball" Roberts, biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash   

1965  On July - 02 theodora E "Betsy" Ranucci-Beckmann, actress (Klatergoud), dies at 88   

1966  On this day in history billie Jean King wins her first of 6 Wimbeldon single titles   

1967  Catherine Lacoste becomes youngest (22), first foreigner (France) & first amateur to US Women's open golf tournament on July - 02.   

1967  During Operation Bear Claw, Seventh Fleet Amphibious Force conducts helicopter assault 12 miles inland at Con Thien on July - 02.   

1968  On this day in history francis Brennan, US cardinal of Philadelphia, dies at 74   

1969  Brian Jones founder of the Rolling Stones, drowns on July - 02.   

1969  On July - 02 canadian National abandons Newfoundland passenger trains 101-102.   

1969  On this day in history leslie West & Felix Pappalardi form the rock group Mountain   

1970  On July - 02 jessie Street Australian civil rights activist, dies   

1970  On this day in history jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies   

1971  Edward Ballantine, composer, dies at 84 on July - 02.   

1972  On this day in history joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95   

1973  George Macready actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1492  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)   

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

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on July - 02.   

1636  On July - 02 birth of daniel Speer, composer   

0783  On July - 02 bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies   

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

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

1504  On this day in history stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

1566  On this day in history nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62   

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on July - 02.   

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on July - 02.   

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