Page 8: Historical Events In July - 02

1973  Swede Savage dies from injuries at Indianapolis 500 on July - 02.   

1973  On this day in history betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56   

1975  On July - 02 james Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70   

1976  Formal reunification of North & South Vietnam on this day in history.   

1976  On July - 02 supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual   

1976  On this day in history frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73   

1977  On this day in history sweden's Bj”orn B”rg won Wimbeldon men's singles over Jimmy Connors   

1977  Vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78 on July - 02.   

1980  Grateful Dead's Bob Weir & Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement on July - 02.   

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

1981  On this day in history robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies   

1982  Larry Walters using lawn chair & 42 helium balloons, rose to 16,000' on July - 02.   

1982  On July - 02 soyuz T-6 returns to Earth   

1982  Poul Rovsing Olsen, composer, dies at 59 on July - 02.   

1984  Ramiro Cortes, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

1985  Proto launched to Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

1986  Supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2 rulings on July - 02.   

1987  On this day in history karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia   

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  Imelda Marcos & Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history muntu Myeza, S Afr anti-apartheid activist, dies in auto at 39   

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

1991  Lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine & Roses), dies of cancer at 55 on this day in history.   

1992  On July - 02 borisav Pekic, Serbian writer/politician, dies   

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 July - 02 live 8, a series of 10 simultaneous concerts take place throughout the world, raising interest in the Make Poverty History campaign.   

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

2007  On this day in history venus and Saturn are in conjunction, separation 46 arcsecs.   

2012  GlaxoSmithKline settle the largest healthcare fraud case in history for US$3 Billion on July - 02.   

2013  16 people are killed and 200 are injured in protest clashes at Cairo University against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on July - 02.   

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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 this day in history.   

1363  On July - 02 birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)   

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

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

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

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  Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies on July - 02.   

1298  Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 on this day in history.   

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

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

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