Page 7: Historical Events In July - 03

1969  Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25 on this day in history.   

1969  On July - 03 brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25   

1970  200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival on July - 03.   

1970  L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702 on July - 03.   

1971  On this day in history jim Morrison rocker (Doors), dies of heart failure in France   

1971  On this day in history jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27   

1972  Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1973  On July - 03 charles Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto), dies at 63   

1974  On July - 03 soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3   

1974  On July - 03 john C Ransom, US poet (World's Body), dies   

1976  103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid on this day in history.   

1976  Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers on July - 03.   

1976  On July - 03 hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58   

1977  Hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1978  On July - 03 james Daly actor (Medical Center), dies at 59   

1978  Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" on July - 03.   

1978  James Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1980  On July - 03 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0   

1981  NYC transit fare rises from 60. to 75., new brass Y-cut-out token on July - 03.   

1981  On July - 03 ross Martin actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61   

1981  On July - 03 ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61   

1982  On July - 03 martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon   

1982  On this day in history pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies connected for hit #3,786. It moved Rose into second place in the career-hits column   

1982  Henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies on this day in history.   

1983  On July - 03 calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 s for 100 m)   

1983  On this day in history in Costa Rica a 6.7 earthquake resulted in two people killed and approximately 60 injured. Considerable damage to buildings   

1983  John McEnroe regains men's singles title at Wimbledon on July - 03.   

1984  Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members on this day in history.   

1984  Raoul Salan, French general/OAS leader (Algeria), dies at 85 on July - 03.   

1985  On July - 03 cBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover   

1985  On July - 03 in the New Britian Region a 7.4 quake damage (VII), landslides and ground cracks on New Ireland and in the Rabaul area, New Britain. A 1.3-meter tsunami was observed in Rabaul's harbor   

1986  On July - 03 pres Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty   

1986  Rudy Vallee singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84 on July - 03.   

1986  On this day in history rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84   

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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  On July - 03 birth of claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601)   

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

1676  On this day in history birth of leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747)   

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 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 this day in history.   

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on this day in history.   

1642  Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

1672  On July - 03 death of francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635)   

1704  Death of Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) on this day in history.   

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

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies on July - 03.