Page 8: Historical Events In July - 02

1973  Swede Savage dies from injuries at Indianapolis 500 on this day in history.   

1973  Betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1975  On July - 02 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 July - 02.   

1976  On July - 02 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 this day in history.   

1977  Vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1981  L E Gonzalez discovers asteroid #3495 Colchagua on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history 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  Soyuz T-6 returns to Earth on July - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1988  Steffi Graff beats Martina Navratilova for Wimbeldon crown on July - 02.   

1990  On July - 02 imelda Marcos & Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering   

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

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

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

2007  On July - 02 10th anniversary of the collapse of the Thai baht, which triggered the Asian Financial Crisis.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on July - 02.   

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on July - 02.   

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  On this day in history birth of johann Staden, composer   

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

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

1298  On July - 02 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  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 on July - 02.   

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

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on this day in history.   

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