Historical Events In July - 02

1928  British parliament accept female sufferage on July - 02.   

1929  On this day in history gladys Brockwell, actress (Oliver Twist), dies at 34   

1930  On this day in history anders Randolf, actor (Love of Sunya, Dangerous Curves), dies at 59   

1932  FDR makes first presidential nominating conventional acceptance speech on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history 52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (64 62 60)   

1932  On July - 02 manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10), dies at 43   

1933  Carl Hubbell shuts-out Cards 1-0 in 18 innings without a walk on this day in history.   

1934  General Lazaro Cardenas elected president of Mexico on this day in history.   

1935  On July - 02 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1357 Khama   

1935  Great Britain boxers beat US team in first intl Golden Gloves on July - 02.   

1935  On July - 02 great Britain boxers beat US team in 1st intl Golden Gloves   

1935  On July - 02 alfred Dreyfus, french colonel, dies   

1936  Harry Northrup, actor (Who's Knocking at My Door), dies at 60 on July - 02.   

1937  On July - 02 amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan disappear over Pacific Ocean   

1937  On July - 02 amelia Earhart, the US aviator, disappears somewhere over the Pacific Ocean   

1937  C Jackson discovers asteroids #1429 Pemba & #1456 Saldanha on this day in history.   

1937  On July - 02 57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (63 64 62)   

1937  Amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40 on July - 02.   

1938  Helen Wills Moody (US) wins her 8th & final Wimbeldon singles on July - 02.   

1938  51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60) on this day in history.   

1939  On July - 02 alfred R Zimmerman, mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22), dies   

1940  Lake Washington (Seattle) Floating bridge dedicated on July - 02.   

1940  On this day in history the Arandora Star was torpedoed en route to Canada, survirors rescued by HMCS ST. Laurent   

1940  Dutch PM Colijn publishes "Borders of 2 Worlds" (German victory) on July - 02.   

1940  Ben[jamin] Turpin, US comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies on this day in history.   

1941  DiMaggio breaks Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak (45th of 56) on July - 02.   

1941  Mohammad Baqa Jilani, cricketer (Test for India), dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1943  Lt Charles Hall, becomes first black pilot to shoot down Nazi plane on this day in history.   

1943  On July - 02 gulf of Biskaje: Liberator bombers sinks U-126   

1944  Marshal von Kluge replaces General von Rundstedt on this day in history.   

1945  USS Barb (SS-220) bombards Japanese installations on Kaihyo Island, Japan; first successful use of rockets against shore positions on this day in history.   

1946  Anthony Overton publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1946  Establishment of VX-3 to evaluate adaptability of helicopters to naval purposes on July - 02.   

1946  Dutch Beel govt forms on this day in history.   

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on July - 02.   

1262  On this day in history birth of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)   

1363  On July - 02 birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)   

1489  On July - 02 birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1492  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)   

1581  On July - 02 birth of johann Staden, composer   

1589  On this day in history birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer   

1636  On July - 02 birth of daniel Speer, composer   

0783  On July - 02 bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies   

0936  On July - 02 henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies   

1298  Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 on July - 02.   

1504  On July - 02 stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

1566  On July - 02 nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62   

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

1619  On July - 02 olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies