Historical Events In July - 02

1973  On July - 02 swede Savage dies from injuries at Indianapolis 500   

1973  Betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1975  James Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70 on July - 02.   

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

1976  Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual on July - 02.   

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

1977  Sweden's Bj”orn B”rg won Wimbeldon men's singles over Jimmy Connors on this day in history.   

1977  Vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78 on July - 02.   

1980  On July - 02 grateful Dead's Bob Weir & Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement   

1981  L E Gonzalez discovers asteroid #3495 Colchagua on July - 02.   

1981  On July - 02 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 this day in history 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  Supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2 rulings on this day in history.   

1987  On July - 02 karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia   

1987  On this day in history michael Bennet Chorus Line director, dies of AIDS at 44   

1987  On July - 02 karl Linnas, accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia   

1988  On July - 02 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 July - 02 muntu Myeza, S Afr anti-apartheid activist, dies in auto at 39   

1991  Lee Remick actress, dies at 55 from cancer on this day in history.   

1991  Lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine & Roses), dies of cancer at 55 on this day in history.   

1992  Borisav Pekic, Serbian writer/politician, dies on July - 02.   

1993  On July - 02 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 July - 02.   

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

2007  10th anniversary of the collapse of the Thai baht, which triggered the Asian Financial Crisis on July - 02.   

2007  On this day in history venus and Saturn are in conjunction, separation 46 arcsecs.   

2012  GlaxoSmithKline settle the largest healthcare fraud case in history for US$3 Billion on this day in history.   

2013  16 people are killed and 200 are injured in protest clashes at Cairo University against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on this day in history.   

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1029  On July - 02 birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

1262  On July - 02 birth of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)   

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

1489  On this day in history birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on July - 02.   

1581  On this day in history birth of johann Staden, composer   

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on July - 02.   

1636  On July - 02 birth of daniel Speer, composer   

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  On July - 02 adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43   

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

1566  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)   

1591  On July - 02 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

1619  Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on July - 02.