Historical Events In July - 03

1969  Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25 on this day in history.  

1969  On July - 03 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 July - 03.  

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

1971  On July - 03 jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27  

1972  Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1973  On July - 03 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  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 on this day in history.  

1976  Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers on July - 03.  

1976  On July - 03 hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58  

1977  On July - 03 hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63  

1978  On this day in history james Daly actor (Medical Center), dies at 59  

1978  Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" on this day in history.  

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

1980  73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0 on this day in history.  

1981  On July - 03 nYC transit fare rises from 60. to 75., new brass Y-cut-out token  

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

1981  On this day in history ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61  

1982  On July - 03 martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon  

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 July - 03 henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies  

1983  Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 s for 100 m) on July - 03.  

1983  On July - 03 in Costa Rica a 6.7 earthquake resulted in two people killed and approximately 60 injured. Considerable damage to buildings  

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

1984  Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members on this day in history.  

1984  On July - 03 raoul Salan, French general/OAS leader (Algeria), dies at 85  

1985  On July - 03 cBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover  

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  Pres Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty on July - 03.  

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

1986  On July - 03 rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84  

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

1442  On July - 03 birth of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500)  

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

1567  On this day in history birth of samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)  

1676  Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747) was born on July - 03.  

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

1685  On July - 03 birth of sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768)  

1687  On July - 03 birth of arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)  

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

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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  Death of Francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635) on this day in history.  

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

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

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