Page 8: 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 July - 02.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1981  Robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies on July - 02.   

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

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

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

1984  Ramiro Cortes, composer, dies at 50 on July - 02.   

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

1987  Karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history muntu Myeza, S Afr anti-apartheid activist, dies in auto at 39   

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

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

1992  On this day in history 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 July - 02.   

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

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

2012  On this day in history 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  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer   

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1298  On July - 02 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  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  On July - 02 olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies