Page 7: Historical Events In July - 03

1969  Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25   

1970  200000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival.   

1970  L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702   

1971  Jim Morrison rocker (Doors), dies of heart failure in France   

1971  Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27.   

1972  Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68.   

1973  Charles Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto), dies at 63.   

1974  Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3.   

1974  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   

1976  Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and 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.   

1977  Hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63.   

1978  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"   

1978  James Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59   

1980  73096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0.   

1981  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   

1981  Ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61   

1982  Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon.   

1982  Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies connected for hit #3786. It moved Rose into second place in the career-hits column   

1982  Henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies   

1983  Calvin Smith of US is recorded as becoming quickest 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.   

1983  John McEnroe regains men's singles title at Wimbledon   

1984  Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members   

1984  Raoul Salan, French general/OAS leader (Algeria), dies at 85   

1985  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   

1986  Pres Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty   

1986  Rudy Vallee singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84.   

1986  Rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84   

1987  2 men became inaugural hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic   

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1423  Louis xi: King of france (1461-83)   

1442  Emperor go-tsuchimikado of japan: Emperor go-tsuchimikado of japan (d. 1500)   

1530  Claude fauchet: French historian   

1567  Samuel de champlain: Explorer (lake champlain)   

1676  Leopold i: Prince of anhalt-dessau, prussian field marshal   

1683  Edward young: English poet (revenge, complaint)   

1685  Sir robert rich: 4th baronet, british cavalry officer   

1687  Arnold hoogvliet: Dutch poet (abraham the patriarch)   

0683  Death of Leo ii: Pope (681-83),   

1090  Egbert ii van brunswick: Fries count,   

1570  Antonio paleario: Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67   

1642  Death of Maria de' medici: French queen-mother,   

1672  Francis willughby: English biologist (b. 1635)   

1704  Death of Sophia alekseyevna: Regent of russia (b. 1657)   

1749  Death of William jones: Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)   

1778  Jean-jacques rousseau: French writer/composer (pygmalion),