Page 6: Historical Events In July - 03

1937  Del Mar race track opened in sunny Del Mar, California on July - 03.   

1937  On July - 03 the birth of Tom Stoppard, British writer/playwirght   

1938  On July - 03 president Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.   

1939  Ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler on July - 03.   

1939  On this day in history lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech   

1940  British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa on July - 03.   

1940  The legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted with their network radio show on NBC on this day in history.   

1940  ARP-leader/ex-premier Colijn argues cooperation with Germany on July - 03.   

1940  On this day in history george Shepstone, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa 1896-99), dies   

1942  Germany troop march into Sebastopol on July - 03.   

1943  Liberator bombers sinks U-628 on July - 03.   

1944  On July - 03 goose Bay Newfoundland, the temperature hits 37.8 C; Labrador's hottest day on record.   

1944  Oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore on this day in history.   

1945  The first civilian passenger car built since February 1942 was driven off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, MI. Automotive production had been diverted to military production for the war (WWII) effort on this day in history.   

1946  1st Dutch government of Beel forms on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC   

1948  On July - 03 55th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats Doris Hart (63 86)   

1948  On July - 03 adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90   

1950  First time US & North Korean forces clash in the Korean War on July - 03.   

1950  1st time US & North Korean forces clash in Korean War on July - 03.   

1951  33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa on July - 03.   

1952  On this day in history puerto Rico's constitution approved by US Congress   

1952  Daniel Zamudio, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1957  Richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history "The Andy Williams Show" premiers on ABC (later on CBS & NBC)   

1960  Alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1962  On July - 03 algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5)   

1962  On July - 03 the birth of Tom Cruise, American actor   

1965  On July - 03 clarence Loomis, composer, dies at 75   

1966  Race riots in Omaha Nebraska on this day in history.   

1966  Andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81 on July - 03.   

1967  On this day in history "News at 10" premieres on English TV   

1967  On this day in history john Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50   

1969  On July - 03 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI   

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1423  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83) was born on July - 03.   

1442  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500)   

1530  Claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1567  Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain) was born on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history birth of leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747)   

1683  On July - 03 birth of edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)   

1685  Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768) was born on July - 03.   

1687  On this day in history birth of arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)   

0683  Leo II, Pope (681-83), dies on July - 03.   

1090  On July - 03 egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle   

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69   

1672  On July - 03 death of francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635)   

1704  On July - 03 death of sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657)   

1749  On July - 03 death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)   

1778  On this day in history jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies