Historical Events In July - 03

1937  On this day in history del Mar race track opened in sunny Del Mar, California.   

1937  On July - 03 the birth of Tom Stoppard, British writer/playwirght   

1938  On July - 03 president Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.   

1939  On this day in history ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler   

1939  On July - 03 lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech   

1940  British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa on July - 03.   

1940  On July - 03 the legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted with their network radio show on NBC   

1940  ARP-leader/ex-premier Colijn argues cooperation with Germany on July - 03.   

1940  On this day in history george Shepstone, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa 1896-99), dies   

1942  Germany troop march into Sebastopol on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history liberator bombers sinks U-628   

1944  On July - 03 goose Bay Newfoundland, the temperature hits 37.8 C; Labrador's hottest day on record.   

1944  Oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore on July - 03.   

1945  The first civilian passenger car built since February 1942 was driven off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, MI. Automotive production had been diverted to military production for the war (WWII) effort on this day in history.   

1946  On July - 03 1st Dutch government of Beel forms   

1947  252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC on this day in history.   

1948  55th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats Doris Hart (63 86) on this day in history.   

1948  Adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90 on July - 03.   

1950  First time US & North Korean forces clash in the Korean War on this day in history.   

1950  1st time US & North Korean forces clash in Korean War on July - 03.   

1951  On July - 03 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa   

1952  Puerto Rico's constitution approved by US Congress on July - 03.   

1952  On July - 03 daniel Zamudio, composer, dies at 64   

1957  On this day in history richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), dies at 52   

1958  "The Andy Williams Show" premiers on ABC (later on CBS & NBC) on July - 03.   

1960  On this day in history alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73   

1962  On July - 03 algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5)   

1962  On July - 03 the birth of Tom Cruise, American actor   

1965  Clarence Loomis, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1966  On July - 03 race riots in Omaha Nebraska   

1966  On this day in history andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81   

1967  On this day in history "News at 10" premieres on English TV   

1967  John Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50 on July - 03.   

1969  78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI on this day in history.   

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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  Claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On July - 03 birth of samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)   

1676  On this day in history birth of leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747)   

1683  On this day in history birth of edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)   

1685  Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.   

1687  On July - 03 birth of arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)   

0683  Leo II, Pope (681-83), dies on July - 03.   

1090  On this day in history 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  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  On July - 03 death of sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657)   

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

1778  On July - 03 jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies