Historical Events In July - 03

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

1937  The birth of Tom Stoppard, British writer/playwirght on this day in history.   

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

1939  On this day in history ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler   

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

1940  On this day in history aRP-leader/ex-premier Colijn argues cooperation with Germany   

1940  George Shepstone, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa 1896-99), dies on July - 03.   

1942  On July - 03 germany troop march into Sebastopol   

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

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

1944  On July - 03 oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore   

1945  On July - 03 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.   

1946  On July - 03 1st Dutch government of Beel forms   

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

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

1948  On this day in history adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90   

1950  On July - 03 first time US & North Korean forces clash in the Korean War   

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

1951  On this day in history 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa   

1952  On this day in history 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 July - 03 "The Andy Williams Show" premiers on ABC (later on CBS & NBC)   

1960  On July - 03 alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73   

1962  On this day in history algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5)   

1962  On this day in history the birth of Tom Cruise, American actor   

1965  Clarence Loomis, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1966  On July - 03 race riots in Omaha Nebraska   

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

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

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

1969  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)   

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

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 July - 03.   

0683  Leo II, Pope (681-83), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1642  Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

1672  Death of Francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635) on July - 03.   

1704  Death of Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) on this day in history.   

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

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies on this day in history.