Page 6: Historical Events In July - 02

1928  British parliament accept female sufferage on July - 02.   

1929  Gladys Brockwell, actress (Oliver Twist), dies at 34 on July - 02.   

1930  On this day in history anders Randolf, actor (Love of Sunya, Dangerous Curves), dies at 59   

1932  On July - 02 fDR makes first presidential nominating conventional acceptance speech   

1932  On July - 02 52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (64 62 60)   

1932  On this day in history manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10), dies at 43   

1933  Carl Hubbell shuts-out Cards 1-0 in 18 innings without a walk on July - 02.   

1934  General Lazaro Cardenas elected president of Mexico on this day in history.   

1935  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1357 Khama on July - 02.   

1935  Great Britain boxers beat US team in first intl Golden Gloves on July - 02.   

1935  On this day in history great Britain boxers beat US team in 1st intl Golden Gloves   

1935  On July - 02 alfred Dreyfus, french colonel, dies   

1936  Harry Northrup, actor (Who's Knocking at My Door), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan disappear over Pacific Ocean   

1937  Amelia Earhart, the US aviator, disappears somewhere over the Pacific Ocean on this day in history.   

1937  C Jackson discovers asteroids #1429 Pemba & #1456 Saldanha on this day in history.   

1937  57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (63 64 62) on this day in history.   

1937  Amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1938  On July - 02 helen Wills Moody (US) wins her 8th & final Wimbeldon singles   

1938  On July - 02 51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60)   

1939  On July - 02 alfred R Zimmerman, mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22), dies   

1940  On this day in history lake Washington (Seattle) Floating bridge dedicated   

1940  The Arandora Star was torpedoed en route to Canada, survirors rescued by HMCS ST. Laurent on July - 02.   

1940  On July - 02 dutch PM Colijn publishes "Borders of 2 Worlds" (German victory)   

1940  Ben[jamin] Turpin, US comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies on this day in history.   

1941  DiMaggio breaks Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak (45th of 56) on July - 02.   

1941  Mohammad Baqa Jilani, cricketer (Test for India), dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1943  Lt Charles Hall, becomes first black pilot to shoot down Nazi plane on July - 02.   

1943  Gulf of Biskaje: Liberator bombers sinks U-126 on July - 02.   

1944  Marshal von Kluge replaces General von Rundstedt on this day in history.   

1945  On July - 02 uSS Barb (SS-220) bombards Japanese installations on Kaihyo Island, Japan; first successful use of rockets against shore positions.   

1946  On July - 02 anthony Overton publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81   

1946  On this day in history establishment of VX-3 to evaluate adaptability of helicopters to naval purposes.   

1946  On July - 02 dutch Beel govt forms   

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on this day in history.   

1262  On July - 02 birth of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)   

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

1489  On this day in history birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on July - 02.   

1581  On this day in history birth of johann Staden, composer   

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on July - 02.   

1636  On July - 02 birth of daniel Speer, composer   

0783  On this day in history bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies   

0936  On this day in history henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies   

1298  On July - 02 adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43   

1504  On July - 02 stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

1566  On July - 02 nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62   

1582  On this day in history death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)   

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on July - 02.   

1619  On July - 02 olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies