Page 7: Historical Events In July - 03

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

1969  Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25 on this day in history.   

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

1970  On July - 03 l Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702   

1971  Jim Morrison rocker (Doors), dies of heart failure in France on this day in history.   

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

1972  On this day in history mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68   

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

1974  Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3 on this day in history.   

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

1976  On July - 03 103 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.   

1976  On this day in history israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers   

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

1977  On July - 03 hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63   

1978  James Daly actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 on July - 03.   

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

1978  James Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 on July - 03.   

1980  73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0 on this day in history.   

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

1981  On this day in history ross Martin actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61   

1981  On this day in history ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61   

1982  Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon on this day in history.   

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

1982  Henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies on July - 03.   

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  On July - 03 john McEnroe regains men's singles title at Wimbledon   

1984  On this day in history supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members   

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  On July - 03 rudy Vallee singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84   

1986  Rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1567  Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain) was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 03.   

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

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

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

1090  On July - 03 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  Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69 on July - 03.   

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 July - 03 jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies