Page 8: Historical Events In July - 02
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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 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 this day in history.
1977 On this day in history sweden's Bj”orn B”rg won Wimbeldon men's singles over Jimmy Connors
1977 On this day in history 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 On July - 02 l E Gonzalez discovers asteroid #3495 Colchagua
1981 On July - 02 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 On July - 02 soyuz T-6 returns to Earth
1982 On this day in history poul Rovsing Olsen, composer, dies at 59
1984 Ramiro Cortes, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history european Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet
1985 On this day in history proto launched to Halley's Comet
1986 Supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2 rulings on this day in history.
1987 On July - 02 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 On July - 02 steffi Graff beats Martina Navratilova for Wimbeldon crown
1990 Imelda Marcos & Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering on July - 02.
1990 On July - 02 muntu Myeza, S Afr anti-apartheid activist, dies in auto at 39
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 this day in history.
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 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 July - 02.
2007 10th anniversary of the collapse of the Thai baht, which triggered the Asian Financial Crisis on this day in history.
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 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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