Historical Events In July - 02

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

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

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 July - 02.   

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

1977  On July - 02 vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78   

1980  Grateful Dead's Bob Weir & Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement on July - 02.   

1981  L E Gonzalez discovers asteroid #3495 Colchagua on July - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1984  On this day in history ramiro Cortes, composer, dies at 50   

1985  On July - 02 european Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet   

1985  Proto launched to Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

1986  Supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2 rulings on July - 02.   

1987  Karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia on July - 02.   

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

1991  Lee Remick actress, dies at 55 from cancer on July - 02.   

1991  On this day in history lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine & Roses), dies of cancer at 55   

1992  On July - 02 borisav Pekic, Serbian writer/politician, dies   

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 July - 02.   

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

2007  Venus and Saturn are in conjunction, separation 46 arcsecs on this day in history.   

2012  On this day in history glaxoSmithKline settle the largest healthcare fraud case in history for US$3 Billion   

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

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on July - 02.   

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

1581  Johann Staden, composer was born on this day in history.   

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on July - 02.   

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  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 July - 02 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

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