Historical Events In July - 03

1969  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  On July - 03 soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history john McEnroe regains men's singles title at Wimbledon  

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 this day in history.  

1986  Pres Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty on July - 03.  

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

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

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1423  On July - 03 birth of louis XI, King of France (1461-83)  

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 July - 03 birth of edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)  

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 this day in history.  

0683  Leo II, Pope (681-83), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1642  On July - 03 maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69  

1672  Death of Francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635) on July - 03.  

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 this day in history.  

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies on this day in history.