Page 6: Historical Events In July - 03

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

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  Ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler on July - 03.   

1939  Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech on this day in history.   

1940  British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa on this day in history.   

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

1940  On this day in history aRP-leader/ex-premier Colijn argues cooperation with Germany   

1940  George Shepstone, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa 1896-99), dies on this day in history.   

1942  On July - 03 germany troop march into Sebastopol   

1943  Liberator bombers sinks U-628 on this day in history.   

1944  Goose Bay Newfoundland, the temperature hits 37.8 C; Labrador's hottest day on record on this day in history.   

1944  On July - 03 oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore   

1945  On this day in history 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.   

1946  1st Dutch government of Beel forms on July - 03.   

1947  252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC on July - 03.   

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 July - 03.   

1950  On this day in history 1st time US & North Korean forces clash in Korean War   

1951  On this day in history 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa   

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

1952  Daniel Zamudio, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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  Alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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

1965  On this day in history clarence Loomis, composer, dies at 75   

1966  On this day in history race riots in Omaha Nebraska   

1966  Andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1967  "News at 10" premieres on English TV on July - 03.   

1967  On July - 03 john Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50   

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

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1423  On this day in history birth of louis XI, King of France (1461-83)   

1442  On July - 03 birth of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500)   

1530  Claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601) was born on July - 03.   

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

1676  On July - 03 birth of leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747)   

1683  On July - 03 birth of edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)   

1685  Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768) was born on July - 03.   

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

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

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on July - 03.   

1570  On July - 03 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 this day in history.   

1704  Death of Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) on July - 03.   

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.