Historical Events In July - 02

1973  On this day in history swede Savage dies from injuries at Indianapolis 500   

1973  On July - 02 betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56   

1975  On July - 02 james Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70   

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

1976  Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual on July - 02.   

1976  Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73 on July - 02.   

1977  Sweden's Bj”orn B”rg won Wimbeldon men's singles over Jimmy Connors on July - 02.   

1977  Vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78 on July - 02.   

1980  On July - 02 grateful Dead's Bob Weir & Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement   

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

1981  Robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies on this day in history.   

1982  On July - 02 larry Walters using lawn chair & 42 helium balloons, rose to 16,000'   

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

1982  Poul Rovsing Olsen, composer, dies at 59 on July - 02.   

1984  On July - 02 ramiro Cortes, composer, dies at 50   

1985  European Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet on July - 02.   

1985  Proto launched to Halley's Comet on July - 02.   

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

1987  On this day in history karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia   

1987  On July - 02 michael Bennet Chorus Line director, dies of AIDS at 44   

1987  On this day in history karl Linnas, accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia   

1988  On this day in history steffi Graff beats Martina Navratilova for Wimbeldon crown   

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

1990  Muntu Myeza, S Afr anti-apartheid activist, dies in auto at 39 on July - 02.   

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

1991  On July - 02 lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine & Roses), dies of cancer at 55   

1992  Borisav Pekic, Serbian writer/politician, dies on this day in history.   

1993  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 on July - 02.   

1993  Don Drysdale, pitcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56 on this day in history.   

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

2007  On July - 02 venus and Saturn are in conjunction, separation 46 arcsecs.   

2012  On July - 02 glaxoSmithKline settle the largest healthcare fraud case in history for US$3 Billion   

2013  16 people are killed and 200 are injured in protest clashes at Cairo University against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on this day in history.   

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on July - 02.   

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

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

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

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

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on July - 02.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history 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  On this day in history olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies