Historical Events In July - 03

1937  Del Mar race track opened in sunny Del Mar, California on July - 03.   

1937  The birth of Tom Stoppard, British writer/playwirght on July - 03.   

1938  President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield on July - 03.   

1939  On this day in history ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler   

1939  On this day in history lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech   

1940  British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa on July - 03.   

1940  On July - 03 the legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted with their network radio show on NBC   

1940  ARP-leader/ex-premier Colijn argues cooperation with Germany on this day in history.   

1940  On July - 03 george Shepstone, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa 1896-99), dies   

1942  Germany troop march into Sebastopol on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history liberator bombers sinks U-628   

1944  On this day in history goose Bay Newfoundland, the temperature hits 37.8 C; Labrador's hottest day on record.   

1944  Oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore on this day in history.   

1945  On July - 03 the first civilian passenger car built since February 1942 was driven off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, MI. Automotive production had been diverted to military production for the war (WWII) effort.   

1946  On July - 03 1st Dutch government of Beel forms   

1947  On July - 03 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC   

1948  55th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats Doris Hart (63 86) on July - 03.   

1948  Adrien H Gerhard, Dutch SDAP-politician, dies at 90 on July - 03.   

1950  First time US & North Korean forces clash in the Korean War on July - 03.   

1950  On this day in history 1st time US & North Korean forces clash in Korean War   

1951  33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa on this day in history.   

1952  On July - 03 puerto Rico's constitution approved by US Congress   

1952  On July - 03 daniel Zamudio, composer, dies at 64   

1957  Richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1958  "The Andy Williams Show" premiers on ABC (later on CBS & NBC) on this day in history.   

1960  Alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73 on July - 03.   

1962  Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5) on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history the birth of Tom Cruise, American actor   

1965  On this day in history clarence Loomis, composer, dies at 75   

1966  Race riots in Omaha Nebraska on July - 03.   

1966  On July - 03 andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81   

1967  "News at 10" premieres on English TV on this day in history.   

1967  John Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50 on July - 03.   

1969  78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI on this day in history.   

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1423  On this day in history birth of louis XI, King of France (1461-83)   

1442  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500)   

1530  On July - 03 birth of claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601)   

1567  On July - 03 birth of samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)   

1676  Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747) was born on this day in history.   

1683  On July - 03 birth of edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)   

1685  On July - 03 birth of sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768)   

1687  On July - 03 birth of arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)   

0683  Leo II, Pope (681-83), dies on July - 03.   

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on July - 03.   

1570  On July - 03 death of antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67   

1642  Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69 on July - 03.   

1672  Death of Francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635) on July - 03.   

1704  Death of Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) on July - 03.   

1749  On this day in history death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)   

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies on this day in history.