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Saturday, 22 February 2025
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 On July - 03 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival
1970 L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702 on July - 03.
1971 On July - 03 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 this day in history.
1974 Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3 on July - 03.
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 Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers on this day in history.
1976 Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58 on this day in history.
1977 Hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63 on July - 03.
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 On July - 03 james Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59
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 Ross Martin actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61 on this day in history.
1981 Ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61 on July - 03.
1982 On this day in history martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon
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 On this day in history henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies
1983 Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 s for 100 m) on this day in history.
1983 In Costa Rica a 6.7 earthquake resulted in two people killed and approximately 60 injured. Considerable damage to buildings on this day in history.
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 this day in history cBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover
1985 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 on July - 03.
1986 On July - 03 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 July - 03 rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84
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