Page 8: Historical Events In July - 02

1973  On this day in history swede Savage dies from injuries at Indianapolis 500   

1973  On this day in history betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56   

1975  James Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history formal reunification of North & South Vietnam   

1976  Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual on this day in history.   

1976  Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73 on July - 02.   

1977  On this day in history sweden's Bj”orn B”rg won Wimbeldon men's singles over Jimmy Connors   

1977  On July - 02 vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78   

1980  On this day in history grateful Dead's Bob Weir & Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement   

1981  On this day in history l E Gonzalez discovers asteroid #3495 Colchagua   

1981  On this day in history robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies   

1982  On July - 02 larry Walters using lawn chair & 42 helium balloons, rose to 16,000'   

1982  Soyuz T-6 returns to Earth on July - 02.   

1982  Poul Rovsing Olsen, composer, dies at 59 on July - 02.   

1984  On July - 02 ramiro Cortes, composer, dies at 50   

1985  On this day in history european Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet   

1985  On this day in history proto launched to Halley's Comet   

1986  On July - 02 supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2 rulings   

1987  On this day in history karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia   

1987  On July - 02 michael Bennet Chorus Line director, dies of AIDS at 44   

1987  On this day in history karl Linnas, accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia   

1988  On this day in history steffi Graff beats Martina Navratilova for Wimbeldon crown   

1990  Imelda Marcos & Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history muntu Myeza, S Afr anti-apartheid activist, dies in auto at 39   

1991  On July - 02 lee Remick actress, dies at 55 from cancer   

1991  On July - 02 lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine & Roses), dies of cancer at 55   

1992  On this day in history borisav Pekic, Serbian writer/politician, dies   

1993  On this day in history death of Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop Sir Edward's name is closely associated with the courage and endurance of Australian prisoners of war of the Japanese   

1993  Don Drysdale, pitcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56 on this day in history.   

2005  Live 8, a series of 10 simultaneous concerts take place throughout the world, raising interest in the Make Poverty History campaign on this day in history.   

2007  10th anniversary of the collapse of the Thai baht, which triggered the Asian Financial Crisis on this day in history.   

2007  Venus and Saturn are in conjunction, separation 46 arcsecs on this day in history.   

2012  On this day in history glaxoSmithKline settle the largest healthcare fraud case in history for US$3 Billion   

2013  16 people are killed and 200 are injured in protest clashes at Cairo University against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on July - 02.   

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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  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on July - 02.   

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  Daniel Speer, composer was born on July - 02.   

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on July - 02.   

0936  Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies on this day in history.   

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

1504  Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies on July - 02.   

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

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on July - 02.   

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies