Historical Events In July - 03

1969  On July - 03 brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25   

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

1970  200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival on this day in history.   

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  Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27 on July - 03.   

1972  Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 on July - 03.   

1973  Charles Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto), dies at 63 on July - 03.   

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

1976  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 July - 03 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 July - 03.   

1983  Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 s for 100 m) on July - 03.   

1983  On July - 03 in Costa Rica a 6.7 earthquake resulted in two people killed and approximately 60 injured. Considerable damage to buildings   

1983  On this day in history 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  On this day in history raoul Salan, French general/OAS leader (Algeria), dies at 85   

1985  CBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover on July - 03.   

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 this day in history pres Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty   

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

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

1530  Claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 03.   

1685  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635)   

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

1749  On July - 03 death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)   

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