Page 7: Historical Events In July - 02

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

1947  Military coup discovered in France on July - 02.   

1948  On this day in history 62nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Falkenburg beats Bromwich (75 06 62 36 75)   

1949  "High Button Shoes" closes at Century Theater NYC after 727 perfs on this day in history.   

1949  On July - 02 georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67   

1950  American troops land in South Korea on July - 02.   

1950  On July - 02 uSS Juneau and 2 British ships sink 5 of 6 attacking North Korean torpedo boats and gunboats.   

1950  On July - 02 indian Bob Feller, wins his 200th game, 5-3 over Detroit   

1951  Bill Veeck buys St Louis Browns from Bill & Charlie DeWitt on July - 02.   

1951  On July - 02 earnest F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon, dies at 75   

1952  On July - 02 henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cello player/pianist/composer, dies at 56   

1955  On this day in history "Lawrence Welk Show" premiers on ABC   

1956  On this day in history elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" & "Don't Be Cruel"   

1957  The first sub powered by liquid metal cooled reactor completed-The Seawolf on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history the first submarine designed to fire guided missiles launched, Grayback   

1961  Ernest Hemingway shot himself to death in Ketchum Idaho on July - 02.   

1961  On this day in history ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61   

1964  On July - 02 celia Black records Beatle's "Its For You," McCartney plays piano   

1964  On this day in history glenn "Fireball" Roberts biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash   

1964  On July - 02 pres Johnson signs Civil Rights Act   

1964  On this day in history glenn "Fireball" Roberts, biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash   

1965  Theodora E "Betsy" Ranucci-Beckmann, actress (Klatergoud), dies at 88 on July - 02.   

1966  On July - 02 billie Jean King wins her first of 6 Wimbeldon single titles   

1967  On July - 02 catherine Lacoste becomes youngest (22), first foreigner (France) & first amateur to US Women's open golf tournament   

1967  On July - 02 during Operation Bear Claw, Seventh Fleet Amphibious Force conducts helicopter assault 12 miles inland at Con Thien.   

1968  Francis Brennan, US cardinal of Philadelphia, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1969  On July - 02 brian Jones founder of the Rolling Stones, drowns   

1969  Canadian National abandons Newfoundland passenger trains 101-102 on this day in history.   

1969  On July - 02 leslie West & Felix Pappalardi form the rock group Mountain   

1970  On July - 02 jessie Street Australian civil rights activist, dies   

1970  Jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies on July - 02.   

1971  Edward Ballantine, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1972  Joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history george Macready actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place), dies at 73   

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1029  On this day in history birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

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

1363  On this day in history birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)   

1489  On July - 02 birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1492  On July - 02 birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)   

1581  On July - 02 birth of johann Staden, composer   

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

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on July - 02.   

0783  On July - 02 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  Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 on this day in history.   

1504  Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62   

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on this day in history.   

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on this day in history.   

1619  Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on July - 02.