Historical Events In July - 03

1937  Del Mar race track opened in sunny Del Mar, California on this day in history.  

1937  The birth of Tom Stoppard, British writer/playwirght on July - 03.  

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

1939  On July - 03 ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler  

1939  Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history british Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa  

1940  The legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted with their network radio show on NBC on July - 03.  

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

1940  On July - 03 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 this day in history 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 July - 03.  

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  On July - 03 1st Dutch government of Beel forms  

1947  252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC on July - 03.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history 1st time US & North Korean forces clash in Korean War  

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

1952  On July - 03 puerto Rico's constitution approved by US Congress  

1952  On this day in history daniel Zamudio, composer, dies at 64  

1957  On this day in history richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), dies at 52  

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  Clarence Loomis, composer, dies at 75 on July - 03.  

1966  On this day in history race riots in Omaha Nebraska  

1966  Andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1967  On July - 03 "News at 10" premieres on English TV  

1967  On July - 03 john Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50  

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

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1423  On July - 03 birth of louis XI, King of France (1461-83)  

1442  Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500) was born on this day in history.  

1530  On July - 03 birth of claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601)  

1567  On July - 03 birth of samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)  

1676  Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747) was born on this day in history.  

1683  On this day in history birth of edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)  

1685  Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

1687  Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch) was born on this day in history.  

0683  On July - 03 leo II, Pope (681-83), dies  

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on July - 03.  

1570  On July - 03 death of antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67  

1642  Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69 on July - 03.  

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

1704  On this day in history death of sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657)  

1749  On this day in history death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)  

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies on July - 03.