Page 8: Historical Events In July - 03

1987  2 men became first hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic on this day in history.   

1987  NY Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman & Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play on this day in history.   

1987  On July - 03 viola Dana, actress (Willow Tree, 40 Winks, Silent Lover), dies at 90   

1988  On July - 03 gabe Dell actor, dies at 68 of leukemia   

1988  U.S. President Ronald Reagan issued a statement to the world, and an apology to the Iranian people, “I am saddened to report that it appears that in a proper defensive action by the "USS Vincennes" this morning in the Persian Gulf, an Iranian airliner was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz ... We greatly regret any loss of life ...” (290 died when the "Vincennes" fired upon Iran Air Flight 655, mistaking the plane for a hostile F-14 fighter plane.) on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history uS Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290   

1988  On this day in history uS warship in the Gulf accidently shoots down Iranian airliner   

1988  Gabriel Dell, actor (Dead End Kids), dies of leukemia at 68 on July - 03.   

1989  Andrei Gromyko Soviet diplomat, dies just short of his 80th birthday on this day in history.   

1989  Jim Backus actor (Magoo, Gilligan's Island), dies at 76 of pneumonia on this day in history.   

1989  On July - 03 peter Koech of Kenya sets 3k steeplechase rec (8 05.39) in Stockholm   

1989  On this day in history supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions   

1989  On July - 03 the movie "Batman," set record of quickest $100 million (10 days)   

1989  Andrei Gromyko, Soviet diplomat, dies just short of his 80th birthday on July - 03.   

1989  Peter Koech of Kenya sets 3k steeplechase rec (8:05.39) in Stockholm on July - 03.   

1990  Ludi Claire Hugo, entertainer, dies at 70 on July - 03.   

1991  Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7.45 karat diamond ring on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer, dies at 77   

1992  Arline Bletcher, entertainer, dies of natural causes at 99 on July - 03.   

1993  On this day in history "Curly" Joe DeRita, last of Three Stooges, dies of pneumonia at 83   

1994  On this day in history felix Kelly, artist, dies at 80   

1995  On July - 03 albert Hardy, photographer, dies at 82   

1996  Raaj Kumar, actor (Tiranga, Saudagar), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

2007  Torrential rains cause the onset of the 2007 Sudan floods, the worst in the Sudan's history on this day in history.   

2009  Mark II.5 Skytrain cars enter service in Metro Vancouver on July - 03.   

2012  Truck bombing kills 25 people and wounds 40 in Diwaniyah, Iraq on July - 03.   

2013  On July - 03 egypt's president, Mohammed Morsi, is deposed by the military with Adly Mansour appointed interim president   

2014  Germany passes first nation-wide minimum wage law – at 8.5 euros on this day in history.   

2017  Bus crash in traffic jam and resulting fire kills 18 near Muenchberg, Germany on this day in history.   

2017  French President Emmanuel Macron speech at Palace of Versailles proposes radical government changes, including reduction of MPs on July - 03.   

2018  On July - 03 australian cricket batsman Aaron Finch breaks his own T20 International record smashing 172 from 76 balls vs Zimbabwe in Harare, opening stand with D'Arcy Short (223) also a record   

2018  Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is arrested on corruption charges, accused of stealing 700 million from state development fund 1MDB on July - 03.   

2018  Souad Abderrahim is elected the first female mayor of Tunis, Tunisia on this day in history.   

2018  On July - 03 cardi B becomes first female rapper to get two number one US Billboard hits, with "I Like It" with Bad Bunny and J Balvin   

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1423  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83) was born on July - 03.   

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

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 July - 03.   

1683  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) was born on July - 03.   

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

1687  On this day in history birth of arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)   

0683  On this day in history leo II, Pope (681-83), dies   

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1642  On July - 03 maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69   

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

1704  On this day in history death of sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657)   

1749  On July - 03 death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)   

1778  On this day in history jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies