Historical Events
- "Bob & Ray show" premieres on NBC radio
Sports History
Bill Veeck buys MLB St Louis Browns from Bill & Charlie DeWitt; after 1953 season sells franchise to Clarence Miles, who move team Baltimore (Orioles)
- Island advisor of Curacao installed
- Leidse astronomers discover radio signal out of Milky Way system
- Worcestershire cricket wicket-keeper Hugo Yarnold makes a record 6 stumpings in an innings in a 1st-class match vs Scotland at Dundee
Famous Birthdays
- Anne Garrels, American broadcast journalist (ABC; NBC; NPR), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2022)
- Joe Puerta, American rock bassist (Ambrosia; The Range), born in Lomita, California [1]
- Michele Santoro, Italian TV journalist
- Sylvia Rivera, American gay liberation and transgender activist and drag queen, born in New York City (d. 2002)
Famous Deaths
- Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch, German Nazi surgeon, dies at 75
Died in 1951 1951 Highlights
About July 2, 1951
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 72 years, 9 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Cancer
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