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02 Jul 1925
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birth
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Marvin Rainwater: Wichita, Kansas -- Country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
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02 Jul 1925
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birth
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Patrice E Lumumba: Zaire -- Revolutionary / 1st Premier of Congo
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02 Jul 1925
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birth
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Yasushi Akutagawa: Composer
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02 Jul 1925
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birth
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Medgar Evers, American soldier and activist (d. 1963) |
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02 Jul 1925
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birth
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Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 1961) |
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02 Jul 1925
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birth
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Marvin Rainwater, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013) |
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02 Jul 1925
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history
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WW2
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HMS Effingham was commissioned into service.
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02 Jul 1925
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history
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WW2
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The installation of a hydraulically-operated crash barrier was completed on light carrier Hosho.
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02 Jul 1925
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music
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birth Marvin Rainwater, singer, 1957 US No.18 single 'Gonna Find Me A Bluebird', 1958 UK No.1 single 'Whole Lotta Woman.' He died on October 18, 1994.
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| 75 years anniversary |
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02 Jul 1950
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event
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Indian Bob Feller, wins his 200th game, 5-3 over Detroit
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02 Jul 1950
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birth
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Lynne Brindley, English librarian and academic |
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02 Jul 1950
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birth
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Jon Trickett, English politician |
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02 Jul 1950
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death
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Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer (b. 1872) |
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02 Jul 1950
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event
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The Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan burns down. |
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02 Jul 1950
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music
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birth Duncan Mackay, keyboards, Cockney Rebel, (1975 UK No.1 single 'Make Me Smile, Come Up And See Me').
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| 50 years anniversary |
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02 Jul 1975
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birth
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Catalina Cristea: Bucharest, Romania -- Tennis star (1995 quarter Jakarta)
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02 Jul 1975
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birth
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Daniel Kowalski: Singapore -- Aust swimmer (1996 Olympics - Bronze / Silver Medals)
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02 Jul 1975
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birth
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Eric Daze: Montreal, Quebec -- NHL left wing (Chicago Blackhawks)
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02 Jul 1975
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death
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James Robertson Justice: Actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70
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02 Jul 1975
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birth
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Éric Dazé, Canadian ice hockey player |
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02 Jul 1975
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birth
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Kristen Michal, Estonian lawyer and politician |
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02 Jul 1975
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birth
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Erik Ohlsson, Swedish singer and guitarist (Millencolin) |
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02 Jul 1975
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birth
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Stefan Terblanche, South African rugby player |
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02 Jul 1975
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death
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James Robertson Justice, English actor (b. 1907) |
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| 25 years anniversary |
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02 Jul 2000
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death
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Joey Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1952) |
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02 Jul 2000
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event
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Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional. |
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| 20 years anniversary |
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02 Jul 2005
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death
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Ernest Lehman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915) |
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02 Jul 2005
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event
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The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa, More than 1,000 musicians performed and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks. |
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02 Jul 2005
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music
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The world's biggest music stars united in concerts around the world to put pressure on political leaders ahead of the G8 summit to tackle poverty in Africa. Concerts in 10 cities, including London, Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin, Johannesburg, Rome and Moscow played to hundreds of thousands of people. A TV audience of several hundred million watched the gigs.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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02 Jul 2010
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death
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Beryl Bainbridge, English actress, screenwriter, and author (b. 1932) |
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