Page 6: Historical Events In July - 03

1937  On July - 03 del Mar race track opened in sunny Del Mar, California.   

1937  The birth of Tom Stoppard, British writer/playwirght on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history 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 this day in history lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech   

1940  On this day in history british Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa   

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 this day in history.   

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

1942  Germany troop march into Sebastopol on July - 03.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1948  On July - 03 adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90   

1950  On July - 03 first time US & North Korean forces clash in the Korean War   

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

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

1952  Puerto Rico's constitution approved by US Congress on this day in history.   

1952  Daniel Zamudio, composer, dies at 64 on July - 03.   

1957  On July - 03 richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), dies at 52   

1958  On this day in history "The Andy Williams Show" premiers on ABC (later on CBS & NBC)   

1960  On July - 03 alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73   

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

1962  The birth of Tom Cruise, American actor on July - 03.   

1965  Clarence Loomis, composer, dies at 75 on July - 03.   

1966  Race riots in Omaha Nebraska on July - 03.   

1966  Andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81 on July - 03.   

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

1967  John Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1969  On July - 03 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  Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500) was born on this day in history.   

1530  On this day in history birth of claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601)   

1567  Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain) was born on July - 03.   

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

1683  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) was born on July - 03.   

1685  On July - 03 birth of sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768)   

1687  Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch) was born on July - 03.   

0683  On this day in history leo II, Pope (681-83), dies   

1090  On this day in history egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle   

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on July - 03.   

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  On July - 03 death of sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657)   

1749  Death of William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675) on July - 03.   

1778  On this day in history jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies