3hrsoflunacy Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Without Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the name Led Zeppelin would not exist. On this day (July 2, 1900) in history, the first LZ I was released for an 18 minute flight in Germany. The first and second prototypes (LZ 2) were failures, and it wasn't until the third that Germany's military began to take an interest in the airship. Other notable things from July 2nd. 1. 1556 - Nostradamus died. 2. 1881 - 20th US President James A. Garfield was fatally injured by a gunshot. 3. 1937 - Amelia Earhart disappeared. 4. 1955 - The Lawrence Welk Show premieres. 5. 1956 - Elvis Presley records the song "Hound Dog". 6. 1961 - Ernest Hemingway committed suicide. 7. 1969 - I was born and Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell quit the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reswati Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Cool to see another 2nd July person here on this board, you forgot july 2nd 1968.... First of all the Beatles recorded Ob La Di Ob La Da then and i was born that day as well :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3hrsoflunacy Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 Happy belated 40th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZeppyWanderer Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 also, Dan Rowan born July 2 (1922) My mother and HER mother share the same birthday, BTW - July 1st ..... close enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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