Historical Events In July - 03

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

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  Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27 on this day in history.   

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 July - 03.   

1974  John C Ransom, US poet (World's Body), dies on July - 03.   

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

1978  James Daly actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 on July - 03.   

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 July - 03.   

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

1982  Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies connected for hit #3,786. It moved Rose into second place in the career-hits column on July - 03.   

1982  Henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies on July - 03.   

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

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

1983  John McEnroe regains men's singles title at Wimbledon on July - 03.   

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

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  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history birth of claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601)   

1567  Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain) was born on this day in history.   

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

1683  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) was born on July - 03.   

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

1090  On July - 03 egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle   

1570  On this day in history death of antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67   

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

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

1704  Death of Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) on July - 03.   

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

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