Page 7: Historical Events In July - 03

1969  On July - 03 brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25   

1969  On this day in history brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25   

1970  200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival on July - 03.   

1970  L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702 on this day in history.   

1971  Jim Morrison rocker (Doors), dies of heart failure in France on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27   

1972  On this day in history mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68   

1973  On this day in history charles Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto), dies at 63   

1974  Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3 on this day in history.   

1974  On July - 03 john C Ransom, US poet (World's Body), dies   

1976  On this day in history 103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid.   

1976  On this day in history israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers   

1976  Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58 on July - 03.   

1977  Hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63 on July - 03.   

1978  James Daly actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1978  On July - 03 supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words"   

1978  On July - 03 james Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59   

1980  On July - 03 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0   

1981  NYC transit fare rises from 60. to 75., new brass Y-cut-out token on this day in history.   

1981  Ross Martin actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61 on July - 03.   

1981  On July - 03 ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61   

1982  Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon on July - 03.   

1982  On this day in history pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies connected for hit #3,786. It moved Rose into second place in the career-hits column   

1982  On this day in history henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies   

1983  On July - 03 calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 s for 100 m)   

1983  In Costa Rica a 6.7 earthquake resulted in two people killed and approximately 60 injured. Considerable damage to buildings on this day in history.   

1983  John McEnroe regains men's singles title at Wimbledon on this day in history.   

1984  On July - 03 supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members   

1984  Raoul Salan, French general/OAS leader (Algeria), dies at 85 on July - 03.   

1985  CBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover on July - 03.   

1985  In the New Britian Region a 7.4 quake damage (VII), landslides and ground cracks on New Ireland and in the Rabaul area, New Britain. A 1.3-meter tsunami was observed in Rabaul's harbor on July - 03.   

1986  On this day in history pres Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty   

1986  Rudy Vallee singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84 on July - 03.   

1986  Rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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1423  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83) was born on this day in history.   

1442  Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500) was born on July - 03.   

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  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) was born on this day in history.   

1685  On this day in history birth of sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768)   

1687  Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch) was born on July - 03.   

0683  On this day in history leo II, Pope (681-83), dies   

1090  On this day in history egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle   

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on July - 03.   

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

1672  On this day in history death of francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635)   

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

1749  Death of William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675) on July - 03.   

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