Historical Events In July - 02

1973  On this day in history swede Savage dies from injuries at Indianapolis 500   

1973  Betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history james Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70   

1976  On July - 02 formal reunification of North & South Vietnam   

1976  On this day in history supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual   

1976  On July - 02 frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73   

1977  On July - 02 sweden's Bj”orn B”rg won Wimbeldon men's singles over Jimmy Connors   

1977  On this day in history vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78   

1980  On this day in history grateful Dead's Bob Weir & Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement   

1981  On July - 02 l E Gonzalez discovers asteroid #3495 Colchagua   

1981  Robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies on this day in history.   

1982  On July - 02 larry Walters using lawn chair & 42 helium balloons, rose to 16,000'   

1982  Soyuz T-6 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1982  Poul Rovsing Olsen, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1984  Ramiro Cortes, composer, dies at 50 on July - 02.   

1985  On this day in history european Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet   

1985  On this day in history proto launched to Halley's Comet   

1986  On July - 02 supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2 rulings   

1987  Karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia on this day in history.   

1987  Michael Bennet Chorus Line director, dies of AIDS at 44 on July - 02.   

1987  Karl Linnas, accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia on July - 02.   

1988  On July - 02 steffi Graff beats Martina Navratilova for Wimbeldon crown   

1990  On this day in history imelda Marcos & Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering   

1990  Muntu Myeza, S Afr anti-apartheid activist, dies in auto at 39 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history lee Remick actress, dies at 55 from cancer   

1991  On July - 02 lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine & Roses), dies of cancer at 55   

1992  Borisav Pekic, Serbian writer/politician, dies on this day in history.   

1993  On July - 02 death of Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop Sir Edward's name is closely associated with the courage and endurance of Australian prisoners of war of the Japanese   

1993  On July - 02 don Drysdale, pitcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56   

2005  On this day in history live 8, a series of 10 simultaneous concerts take place throughout the world, raising interest in the Make Poverty History campaign.   

2007  On July - 02 10th anniversary of the collapse of the Thai baht, which triggered the Asian Financial Crisis.   

2007  On July - 02 venus and Saturn are in conjunction, separation 46 arcsecs.   

2012  GlaxoSmithKline settle the largest healthcare fraud case in history for US$3 Billion on this day in history.   

2013  16 people are killed and 200 are injured in protest clashes at Cairo University against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on this day in history.   

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

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on July - 02.   

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

1581  Johann Staden, composer was born on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer   

1636  On this day in history birth of daniel Speer, composer   

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on July - 02.   

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  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 on July - 02.   

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on July - 02.   

1591  On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

1619  On this day in history olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies