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Events on the 3rd of July in history

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03 Jul 0324 Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
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03 Jul 0683 St. Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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03 Jul 0987 Hugo Capet crowned King of France
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03 Jul 0987 Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792.
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03 Jul 1035 William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy, reigns until 1087.
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03 Jul 1090 Battle at Hagenoorde: German Emperor beats Earl Egbert II
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03 Jul 1187 Crusaders enter Tiberias
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03 Jul 1428 Treaty of Delft-between Jacoba of Bayern and Philip the Good
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03 Jul 1468 Duke Charles the Stout marries Princess Margaretha of York
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03 Jul 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec
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03 Jul 1608 Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
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03 Jul 1630 Emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament
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03 Jul 1661 Portugal gives Tanger and Bombay to English King Charles II
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03 Jul 1720 Sweden and Denmark sign peace treaty
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03 Jul 1754 French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
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03 Jul 1767 Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
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03 Jul 1767 Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.
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03 Jul 1775 Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts
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03 Jul 1775 American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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03 Jul 1778 British forces massacre 360 men, women and children in Wyoming, Pennsylvania
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03 Jul 1778 Prussia declares war on Austria
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03 Jul 1778 American Revolutionary War: British forces kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
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03 Jul 1806 Michael Keens exhibits 1st cultivated strawberry
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03 Jul 1814 Americans capture Fort Erie Canada
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03 Jul 1816 French frigate "Medusa" runs aground off Cap Blanc. Gross incompetence kills 150 in calm seas
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03 Jul 1819 1st savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors
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03 Jul 1819 The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
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03 Jul 1839 1st state normal school in US opens, Lexington, Mass, with 3 students
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03 Jul 1839 The first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State College, opens in Lexington, Massachusetts with three students.
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03 Jul 1841 John Couch Adams decides to determine position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus
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03 Jul 1844 The last pair of great auks is killed.
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03 Jul 1848 Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now US Virgin Islands)
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03 Jul 1848 Slaves are freed in the Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands) by Peter von Scholten in the culmination of a year-long plot by enslaved Africans.
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03 Jul 1849 The French enter Rome in order to restore Pope Pius IX to power. This would prove a major obstacle to Italian unification.
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03 Jul 1852 Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in San Francisco.
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03 Jul 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry reach Japan
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03 Jul 1861 Colonal Jackson receives his commission as brigadier general
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03 Jul 1861 Martinsburg, VA - Confederate forces pull out before US advance
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03 Jul 1861 Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from New York
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03 Jul 1863 Battle of Donaldsonville, Louisiana
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03 Jul 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Pa ends, major victory for North
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03 Jul 1863 American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
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03 Jul 1864 Battle of Chattahoochie River, Georgia [until July 9]
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03 Jul 1866 Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgratz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria.
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03 Jul 1871 Jesse James robs bank in Corydon, Iowa ($45,000)
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03 Jul 1876 Montenegro declares war on Turkey
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03 Jul 1883 SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River Scotland; 195 die
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03 Jul 1884 Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average.
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03 Jul 1886 1st New York Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine
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03 Jul 1886 In Germany, Karl Benz drives 1st automobile
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03 Jul 1886 Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent Motorwagen – the first purpose-built automobile.
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03 Jul 1886 The New York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
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03 Jul 1890 King Leopold II gives Congo to Belgium
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03 Jul 1890 Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
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03 Jul 1895 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Black Peter" (BG)
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03 Jul 1898 American troops captured deserted Wake Island
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03 Jul 1898 Dutch Automobile Club forms (KNAC)
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03 Jul 1898 Joshua Slocum completes 1st solo circumnavigation of the globe
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03 Jul 1898 US Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba
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03 Jul 1898 Spanish–American War: The Spanish fleet, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is destroyed by the U.S. Navy in Santiago, Cuba.
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03 Jul 1902 Excelsior soccer team forms in Rotterdam
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03 Jul 1905 Kuyper government forms in Holland
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03 Jul 1905 Marvin Hart KOs Jack Hart in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
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03 Jul 1907 Pope decree forbids modernization of theology
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03 Jul 1911 Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day
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03 Jul 1913 Common tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird known to have crossed the Atlantic)
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03 Jul 1913 Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
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03 Jul 1915 US military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934
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03 Jul 1916 1st of 3 fatal shark attacks occurred near New Jersey shore (4 die)
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03 Jul 1917 Spontaneous demonstration at Tauride-palace Petrograd
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03 Jul 1920 40th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Patterson (26 63 62 64)
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03 Jul 1920 Java Technical School Bandung opens
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03 Jul 1920 Royal Air Force holds an air display at Hendon, England
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03 Jul 1923 Harbor strike in Hull / Grimsby / Cardiff / Bristol over to London
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03 Jul 1925 38th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats Joan Fry (62 60)
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03 Jul 1927 47th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: H Cochet beats Borotra (46 46 63 64 75)
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03 Jul 1928 1st color TV broadcast in London (John Logic Baird)
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03 Jul 1929 Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories made foam rubber
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03 Jul 1930 Veterans Administration created
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03 Jul 1931 51st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Sid Wood Jr beats F X Shields (walkover)
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03 Jul 1931 Max Schmeling TKOs Young Stribling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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03 Jul 1932 1st Sunday game at Fenway Park, Yanks beat Red Sox 13-2
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03 Jul 1932 John McGraw retires from baseball
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03 Jul 1934 FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria, Illinois
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03 Jul 1938 World speed record for a steam railway locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58 km/h).
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03 Jul 1938 United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
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03 Jul 1939 Ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler
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03 Jul 1939 Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech
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03 Jul 1940 ARP-leader / ex-premier Colijn argues cooperation with Germany
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03 Jul 1940 British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa
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03 Jul 1940 German occupiers forbids using Dutch royal names
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03 Jul 1940 World War II: In order to stop the ships from falling into German hands the French fleet of the Atlantic based at Mers El Kébir, is bombarded by the British fleet, coming from Gibraltar, causing the loss of three battleships: Dunkerque, Provence and Bretagne. One thousand two hundred sailors perish.
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03 Jul 1942 Germany troop march into Sebastopol
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03 Jul 1942 Hitler visits Field Marshal Von Bocks headquarter / d into / d Ukraine
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03 Jul 1943 Liberator bombers sinks U-628
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03 Jul 1944 Oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore
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03 Jul 1944 US V-III-E Army corp opens assault on Coutances Cotentin
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03 Jul 1944 World War II: Minsk is liberated from Nazi control by Soviet troops during Operation Bagration.
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03 Jul 1946 1st Dutch government of Beel forms
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03 Jul 1947 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, New York City
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03 Jul 1947 Cleveland Indians purchase Larry Dolby, the 1st black in AL
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03 Jul 1948 55th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats Doris Hart (63 86)
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03 Jul 1948 Kidnapper Caryl Chessman sentenced to death
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03 Jul 1950 1st time US and North Korean forces clash in Korean War
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03 Jul 1950 Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play 1st base (handles 13 chances)
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03 Jul 1951 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont Country Club - Oakmont, Pennsylvania
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03 Jul 1952 The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the Congress of the United States.
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03 Jul 1952 The SS United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMS Queen Mary.
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03 Jul 1953 67th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Vic Seixas beats Kurt Nielsen (97 63 64)
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03 Jul 1954 "Wonderful Town" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 559 performances
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03 Jul 1954 61st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats L Brough (62 75)
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03 Jul 1954 Food rationing ends in Britain
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03 Jul 1958 "Andy Williams Show" premieres on ABC (later on CBS & NBC)
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03 Jul 1959 73rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Alex Olmedo beats Rod Laver (64 63 64)
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03 Jul 1959 88th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 284 at Muirfield Gullane
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03 Jul 1960 Vernon Presley (father of Elvis) weds Dee Alliot
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03 Jul 1962 Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7 / 5)
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03 Jul 1964 78th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Stolle (64 12-10 46 63)
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03 Jul 1965 72nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats M Fraiser (64 75)
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03 Jul 1965 Phillies Dick Allen and Frank Thomas get into a fight during practice
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03 Jul 1965 USSR and Persia sign dam building and economic aid pact
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03 Jul 1966 Brave pitcher Tony Cloninger, is 1st NL to hit 2 grand slams in a game
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03 Jul 1966 Race riots in Omaha, Nebraska
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03 Jul 1967 "News at 10" premieres on English TV
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03 Jul 1967 The Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retake the Crater district following the Arab Police Mutiny.
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03 Jul 1968 Cleveland Indian Luis Tiant strikes out 19 Minn Twins
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03 Jul 1969 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
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03 Jul 1969 Space Race: The biggest explosion in the history of rocketry occurs when the Soviet N-1 rocket explodes and subsequently destroys its launchpad.
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03 Jul 1970 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival
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03 Jul 1970 77th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats King (14-12 11-9)
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03 Jul 1970 British aircraft crashes at Barcelona, 112 killed
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03 Jul 1970 California Angels Clyde Wright no-hits Oakland Athletics, 8-0
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03 Jul 1970 The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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03 Jul 1971 85th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Newcombe beats S Smith (63 57 26 64 64)
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03 Jul 1973 Brothers Jim and Gaylord Perry face each other for only time, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, as Gaylord loses
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03 Jul 1973 General Walters, serves as acting Director of CIA
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03 Jul 1974 Pitching in major league-record 13th consecutive game for Dodgers
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03 Jul 1974 Soyuz 14 carries 2 Cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3
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03 Jul 1976 Adolfo Suarez becomes Premier of Spain
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03 Jul 1976 After 12 years, Brian Wilson performs with the Beach Boys
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03 Jul 1976 Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers
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03 Jul 1977 5th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Judy Rankin
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03 Jul 1977 Turkey: Premier Ecevit goes off
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03 Jul 1978 Establishment Amazon Pact
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03 Jul 1978 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic
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03 Jul 1979 U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.
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03 Jul 1980 1st US Seniors Golf Open: Roberto deVicenzo
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03 Jul 1980 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0
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03 Jul 1981 88th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats H Mandlikova (62 62)
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03 Jul 1981 New York City transit fare rises from 60 cents to 75 cents, new brass Y-cut-out token
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03 Jul 1982 89th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (61 36 62)
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03 Jul 1983 11th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Hollis Stacy
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03 Jul 1983 97th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Chris Lewis (62 62 62)
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03 Jul 1983 Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 for 100m)
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03 Jul 1984 Dolphin rocket launched off San Clemente Island
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03 Jul 1984 Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members
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03 Jul 1986 President Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty
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03 Jul 1987 2 men became 1st hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic
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03 Jul 1987 New York Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman and Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play
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03 Jul 1988 16th du Maurier Golf Classic: Sally Little
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03 Jul 1988 US Vincennes in Strait of Hormoez shoots Iran Airbus A300, kills 290
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03 Jul 1988 United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
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03 Jul 1988 The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.
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03 Jul 1989 Peter Koech of Kenya sets 3k steeplechase rec (8:05.39) in Stockholm
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03 Jul 1989 Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions
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03 Jul 1989 The movie "Batman, " set record of quickest $100 million (10 days)
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03 Jul 1990 Members of 2 Live Crew formally charged with obscenity in Florida
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03 Jul 1991 Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7.45 karat diamond ring
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03 Jul 1991 Gateway Board of Trustees approve a 20-year lease with Cleveland Indians
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03 Jul 1992 Mass Senator Ted Kennedy marries Victoria Reggie (38)
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03 Jul 1993 100th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats J Novotna (76 16 64)
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03 Jul 1993 Prince Alois of Liechtenstein weds Duchess Sophie of Bavaria
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03 Jul 1994 108th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: P Sampras beats G Ivanisevic (76 76 60)
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03 Jul 1994 15th US Seniors Golf Open: Simon Hobday
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03 Jul 1994 30 die in 3 fatal auto accidents in Texas
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03 Jul 1994 Romania eliminates Argentina 3-2 in soccer world cup
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03 Jul 1994 Tammie Green wins Youngstown-Warren LPGA Golf Classic
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03 Jul 1995 Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party wins the general elections and is restored to power after being in opposition for 15 years.
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03 Jul 1996 Stone of Scone is returned to Scotland.
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03 Jul 1997 Mississippi becomes 1st state to settle tobacco suit
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03 Jul 2013 2013 Egyptian coup d'état: President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is overthrown by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for Morsi's resignation, to which he didn't respond. President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt Adly Mansour is declared acting president.
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