Historical Events In July - 01

1916  On July - 01 eisenhower marries Mary `Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver Colo  

1916  On this day in history the birth of Olivia de Havilland, American film actress  

1916  Olivia de Havilland, Tokyo Japan, actress (Adventures of Robin Hood) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history hans Bender, German poet  

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 this day in history.  

1923  On July - 01 constance Ford, actress (Ada Hobson-Another World)  

1924  Regular transcontinental airmail service established, NYC-SF on July - 01.  

1925  On July - 01 secretary of State for Dominion Affairs created in UK  

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

1925  On this day in history erik Alfred Leslie Satie, French composer (Dreamy Fish), dies at 59  

1926  Franclaois-Regis Bastide, writer/broadcaster on July - 01.  

1927  Hans Eklund, composer on this day in history.  

1928  On July - 01 constance Ford, US actress (Cabinet of Calgary, Ada-Another World)  

1929  On July - 01 gerald M Edelman, US biochemist (Nobel 1972)  

1930  On this day in history andreas JAI Bruggeman, Dutch mayor (Schipluiden/Leiderdorp)  

1931  On this day in history ice vending machines introduced in LA  

1931  Leslie Caron, Boulogne-Biliancourt France, actr (Lili, Father Goose) on this day in history.  

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

1933  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1590 Tsiolkovskaja on this day in history.  

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 July - 01.  

1940  On this day in history channel Islands occupied by German forces  

1941  On July - 01 bulova Watch Co. pays $9 for first ever network TV commercial  

1941  On July - 01 tV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) & WCBW (CBS), NYC  

1943  MacArthur starts the Allied offensive in the Pacific; New Guinea Isles War on this day in history.  

1943  On July - 01 withholding tax from paychecks starts  

1943  Auguste Reitsma, Dutch resistance fighter (census director), executed on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing IMF & World Bank  

1944  On this day in history carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49  

1945  Troops of the 7th Division land at Balikpapan in south-east Borneo on this day in history.  

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1381  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint was born on this day in history.  

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

1506  On this day in history birth of louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26)  

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

1534  On this day in history birth of frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88)  

1534  On July - 01 birth of frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588)  

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 this day in history.  

0251  On this day in history death of decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207)  

1109  On this day in history death of king Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040)  

1277  On July - 01 death of baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223)  

1378  On July - 01 jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies  

1523  On this day in history death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake  

1589  Christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies on this day in history.  

1592  On this day in history marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies  

1614  Death of Isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559) on this day in history.