Page 7: Historical Events In July - 03

1969  Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25 on July - 03.   

1969  Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25 on July - 03.   

1970  On July - 03 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival   

1970  L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702 on July - 03.   

1971  On this day in history jim Morrison rocker (Doors), dies of heart failure in France   

1971  Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27 on July - 03.   

1972  On this day in history mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68   

1973  Charles Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1974  Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history john C Ransom, US poet (World's Body), dies   

1976  103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid on July - 03.   

1976  On this day in history israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers   

1976  On this day in history hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58   

1977  Hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history james Daly actor (Medical Center), dies at 59   

1978  On this day in history supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words"   

1978  On this day in history james Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59   

1980  On this day in history 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0   

1981  NYC transit fare rises from 60. to 75., new brass Y-cut-out token on this day in history.   

1981  Ross Martin actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61 on July - 03.   

1981  On this day in history ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61   

1982  On July - 03 martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon   

1982  Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies connected for hit #3,786. It moved Rose into second place in the career-hits column on July - 03.   

1982  Henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies on this day in history.   

1983  On July - 03 calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 s for 100 m)   

1983  On July - 03 in Costa Rica a 6.7 earthquake resulted in two people killed and approximately 60 injured. Considerable damage to buildings   

1983  On this day in history john McEnroe regains men's singles title at Wimbledon   

1984  On this day in history supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members   

1984  Raoul Salan, French general/OAS leader (Algeria), dies at 85 on July - 03.   

1985  CBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover on this day in history.   

1985  In the New Britian Region a 7.4 quake damage (VII), landslides and ground cracks on New Ireland and in the Rabaul area, New Britain. A 1.3-meter tsunami was observed in Rabaul's harbor on this day in history.   

1986  On July - 03 pres Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty   

1986  On July - 03 rudy Vallee singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84   

1986  Rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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1423  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83) was born on this day in history.   

1442  On July - 03 birth of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500)   

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

1567  On this day in history 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  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) was born on this day in history.   

1685  Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1090  On this day in history egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle   

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on this day in history.   

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  On July - 03 death of sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657)   

1749  Death of William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675) on July - 03.   

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