Page 7: Historical Events In July - 03

1969  On this day in history brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25   

1969  On July - 03 brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25   

1970  On this day in history 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival   

1970  L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702 on this day in history.   

1971  Jim Morrison rocker (Doors), dies of heart failure in France on this day in history.   

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

1972  Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history charles Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto), dies at 63   

1974  On July - 03 soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3   

1974  John C Ransom, US poet (World's Body), dies on July - 03.   

1976  On this day in history 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.   

1976  Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers on July - 03.   

1976  Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1977  Hugh Le Caine, composer, dies at 63 on July - 03.   

1978  James Daly actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1978  James Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 on July - 03.   

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

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

1981  Ross Martin actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1981  Ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1982  Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon on July - 03.   

1982  On this day in history pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies connected for hit #3,786. It moved Rose into second place in the career-hits column   

1982  Henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies on July - 03.   

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

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

1983  On July - 03 john McEnroe regains men's singles title at Wimbledon   

1984  Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members on July - 03.   

1984  Raoul Salan, French general/OAS leader (Algeria), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 July - 03.   

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1423  On July - 03 birth of louis XI, King of France (1461-83)   

1442  Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500) was born on this day in history.   

1530  Claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601) was born on July - 03.   

1567  Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain) was born on this day in history.   

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

1683  On this day in history 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  On this day in history leo II, Pope (681-83), dies   

1090  On July - 03 egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle   

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on July - 03.   

1642  On this day in history maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69   

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  On this day in history jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies