Page 8: Historical Events In July - 02

1973  Swede Savage dies from injuries at Indianapolis 500 on July - 02.   

1973  On this day in history betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56   

1975  James Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70 on July - 02.   

1976  Formal reunification of North & South Vietnam on this day in history.   

1976  On July - 02 supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual   

1976  Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history sweden's Bj”orn B”rg won Wimbeldon men's singles over Jimmy Connors   

1977  On this day in history vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78   

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

1981  On July - 02 l E Gonzalez discovers asteroid #3495 Colchagua   

1981  On July - 02 robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies   

1982  On this day in history larry Walters using lawn chair & 42 helium balloons, rose to 16,000'   

1982  On July - 02 soyuz T-6 returns to Earth   

1982  On this day in history poul Rovsing Olsen, composer, dies at 59   

1984  Ramiro Cortes, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history european Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet   

1985  On this day in history proto launched to Halley's Comet   

1986  Supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2 rulings on this day in history.   

1987  On July - 02 karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia   

1987  Michael Bennet Chorus Line director, dies of AIDS at 44 on July - 02.   

1987  On July - 02 karl Linnas, accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia   

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

1990  Imelda Marcos & Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering on July - 02.   

1990  On July - 02 muntu Myeza, S Afr anti-apartheid activist, dies in auto at 39   

1991  On this day in history lee Remick actress, dies at 55 from cancer   

1991  Lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine & Roses), dies of cancer at 55 on this day in history.   

1992  Borisav Pekic, Serbian writer/politician, dies on July - 02.   

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  On July - 02 don Drysdale, pitcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56   

2005  Live 8, a series of 10 simultaneous concerts take place throughout the world, raising interest in the Make Poverty History campaign on July - 02.   

2007  10th anniversary of the collapse of the Thai baht, which triggered the Asian Financial Crisis on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history venus and Saturn are in conjunction, separation 46 arcsecs.   

2012  GlaxoSmithKline settle the largest healthcare fraud case in history for US$3 Billion on July - 02.   

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  On July - 02 birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

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

1363  On July - 02 birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)   

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on this day in history.   

1492  On July - 02 birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)   

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

0936  On this day in history 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 July - 02.   

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  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

1619  Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on July - 02.