Historical Events In July - 01

1916  On this day in history eisenhower marries Mary `Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver Colo   

1916  The birth of Olivia de Havilland, American film actress on July - 01.   

1916  On July - 01 olivia de Havilland, Tokyo Japan, actress (Adventures of Robin Hood)   

1916  On July - 01 william Booth, cricketer (WW I 2 Tests for England 1913-14), dies   

1917  Race riots in East St Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed) on this day in history.   

1919  First class postage drops from 3. to 2 on this day in history.   

1919  Hans Bender, German poet on July - 01.   

1921  Seretse Khama, 1st premier/president of Botswana (Bechuanaland) on this day in history.   

1922  Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (I mala voglia), dies at 81 on July - 01.   

1923  On this day in history constance Ford, actress (Ada Hobson-Another World)   

1924  Regular transcontinental airmail service established, NYC-SF on this day in history.   

1925  Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs created in UK on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history farley Granger, San Jose CA, actor (Arnold, Rope, Deathmask)   

1925  On July - 01 erik Alfred Leslie Satie, French composer (Dreamy Fish), dies at 59   

1926  On this day in history franclaois-Regis Bastide, writer/broadcaster   

1927  On this day in history hans Eklund, composer   

1928  On this day in history constance Ford, US actress (Cabinet of Calgary, Ada-Another World)   

1929  On this day in history gerald M Edelman, US biochemist (Nobel 1972)   

1930  On July - 01 andreas JAI Bruggeman, Dutch mayor (Schipluiden/Leiderdorp)   

1931  Ice vending machines introduced in LA on July - 01.   

1931  On July - 01 leslie Caron, Boulogne-Biliancourt France, actr (Lili, Father Goose)   

1931  China floods in China killing 4,000,000 people on July - 01.   

1931  On this day in history china floods in China killing 400,000-4,000,000 people   

1932  NY Gov FDR nominated for president at the Dem Convention in Chicago on July - 01.   

1933  On this day in history g Neujmin discovers asteroid #1590 Tsiolkovskaja.   

1934  First x-ray photo of entire body, Rochester, NY on this day in history.   

1939  Louis Davids [Simon David], cabaret performer/chorus performer, dies on this day in history.   

1940  On July - 01 channel Islands occupied by German forces   

1941  On this day in history bulova Watch Co. pays $9 for first ever network TV commercial   

1941  TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) & WCBW (CBS), NYC on July - 01.   

1943  MacArthur starts the Allied offensive in the Pacific; New Guinea Isles War on July - 01.   

1943  Withholding tax from paychecks starts on July - 01.   

1943  On July - 01 auguste Reitsma, Dutch resistance fighter (census director), executed   

1944  Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing IMF & World Bank on this day in history.   

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1381  On this day in history birth of laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint   

1481  Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1506  Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26) was born on this day in history.   

1511  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist was born on this day in history.   

1534  Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88) was born on this day in history.   

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

1560  Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot was born on this day in history.   

1574  Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656) was born on July - 01.   

0251  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on July - 01.   

1109  On July - 01 death of king Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040)   

1277  Death of Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223) on this day in history.   

1378  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on this day in history.   

1523  On July - 01 death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake   

1589  On this day in history christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies   

1592  On July - 01 marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies   

1614  On July - 01 death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)