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  On this day in history james Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70   

1976  On July - 02 formal reunification of North & South Vietnam   

1976  Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73   

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

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

1980  On this day in history grateful Dead's Bob Weir & Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement   

1981  On this day in history l E Gonzalez discovers asteroid #3495 Colchagua   

1981  On this day in history robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies   

1982  Larry Walters using lawn chair & 42 helium balloons, rose to 16,000' on July - 02.   

1982  Soyuz T-6 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1982  Poul Rovsing Olsen, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2 rulings   

1987  On this day in history 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  Steffi Graff beats Martina Navratilova for Wimbeldon crown on this day in history.   

1990  Imelda Marcos & Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering on this day in history.   

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

1991  Lee Remick actress, dies at 55 from cancer on this day in history.   

1991  Lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine & Roses), dies of cancer at 55 on July - 02.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

2007  Venus and Saturn are in conjunction, separation 46 arcsecs on July - 02.   

2012  GlaxoSmithKline settle the largest healthcare fraud case in history for US$3 Billion on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1589  On July - 02 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 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  On July - 02 stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

1566  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)   

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

1619  On July - 02 olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies