Page 7: Historical Events In July - 03
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
1969 On this day in history brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25 

1969 On July - 03 brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25 

1970 On this day in history 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival 

1970 L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702 on July - 03. 

1971 On July - 03 jim Morrison rocker (Doors), dies of heart failure in France 

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 this day in history. 

1974 John C Ransom, US poet (World's Body), dies on this day in history. 

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 Hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history. 

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

1978 On this day in history 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 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0 on July - 03. 

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

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

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

1982 Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon on this day in history. 

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

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

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 July - 03. 

1983 On July - 03 john McEnroe regains men's singles title at Wimbledon 

1984 Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members on July - 03. 

1984 Raoul Salan, French general/OAS leader (Algeria), dies at 85 on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

1986 On this day in history rudy Vallee singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84 

1986 On this day in history rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84 

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