Page 6: Historical Events In July - 03

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

1937  On this day in history the birth of Tom Stoppard, British writer/playwirght   

1938  President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield on this day in history.   

1939  Ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler on this day in history.   

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  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 July - 03.   

1942  On this day in history germany troop march into Sebastopol   

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

1944  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1945  On July - 03 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  On this day in history 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC   

1948  55th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats Doris Hart (63 86) on July - 03.   

1948  Adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1952  On this day in history puerto Rico's constitution approved by US Congress   

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

1957  Richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), dies at 52 on July - 03.   

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

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

1962  On this day in history algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5)   

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

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

1966  Race riots in Omaha Nebraska on this day in history.   

1966  On July - 03 andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81   

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

1967  On this day in history john Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50   

1969  78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI on July - 03.   

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1423  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83) was born on July - 03.   

1442  Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500) was born on July - 03.   

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

1567  On this day in history birth of samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)   

1676  Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747) was born on this day in history.   

1683  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) was born on this day in history.   

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

1687  On this day in history birth of arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)   

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

1090  On July - 03 egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle   

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 July - 03.   

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  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies on July - 03.