Page 8: Historical Events In July - 02

1973  On July - 02 swede Savage dies from injuries at Indianapolis 500   

1973  Betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56 on July - 02.   

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 July - 02.   

1976  Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual on July - 02.   

1976  Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73 on July - 02.   

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 July - 02 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  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  On this day in history poul Rovsing Olsen, composer, dies at 59   

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

1985  European Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet on July - 02.   

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

1986  Supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2 rulings on this day in history.   

1987  On July - 02 karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia   

1987  Michael Bennet Chorus Line director, dies of AIDS at 44 on this day in history.   

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

1988  On this day in history steffi Graff beats Martina Navratilova for Wimbeldon crown   

1990  On July - 02 imelda Marcos & Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering   

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

1991  Lee Remick actress, dies at 55 from cancer on July - 02.   

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  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 on this day in history.   

1993  Don Drysdale, pitcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56 on July - 02.   

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

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

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 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 July - 02.   

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1029  On July - 02 birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

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

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

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1636  On July - 02 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  On July - 02 stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

1566  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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.