Page 7: Historical Events In July - 01

1944  Carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1945  Troops of the 7th Division land at Balikpapan in south-east Borneo on July - 01.   

1946  On July - 01 rajah cedes Sarawak to the British crown   

1946  US drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion) on July - 01.   

1947  British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office on July - 01.   

1947  On this day in history clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80   

1948  On this day in history berlin Airlift, supplying Berlin's zones by air   

1948  NYC subway fare goes to 10., bus fare to 7. & combo fare at 12 on this day in history.   

1949  On July - 01 bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France   

1949  On this day in history canadian Pacific accepts its last new steam locomotive (in March) class T-l-c 2-10-4 no. 5935 from Montreal Locomotive Works, and acquires its first road diesel-electric locomotives nos. 8400-8404 (in September) for conversion of motive power on the Montreal-Newport-Wells River line.   

1949  On July - 01 louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65   

1950  On this day in history nYC bus fare rises to 10. equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15.   

1950  On July - 01 edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77   

1952  On this day in history actor Dan Akroyd (Ghostbusters, Saturday Night Live) was born.   

1953  On July - 01 azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered   

1955  On this day in history the escort carrier uss Thetis Bay, in process of conversion to the new mission, was reclassified as an assault Helicopter Aircraft Carrier and redesignated CVHA 1.   

1956  On this day in history elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on The Steve Allen Show   

1958  Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies on July - 01.   

1959  World Refugee Year begins on this day in history.   

1960  On July - 01 ghana becomes a republic   

1960  Italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic on July - 01.   

1961  On July - 01 haleakala National Park established in Hawaii   

1962  On this day in history burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days)   

1962  Rwanda and Burundi become independent countries on July - 01.   

1963  On July - 01 beatles record "She Loves You" & "I'll Get You"   

1963  On July - 01 uS postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code   

1963  Camille Chautemps, premier France, dies on July - 01.   

1964  Pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1965  Claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55 on July - 01.   

1966  Construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART on July - 01.   

1966  On this day in history medicare goes into effect   

1967  On July - 01 beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks   

1968  John Lennon's first full art exhibition (You are Here) on July - 01.   

1968  On this day in history uS, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty   

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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 July - 01 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 July - 01 birth of frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88)   

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on July - 01.   

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  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on this day in history.   

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on July - 01.   

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 July - 01.   

1523  Death of Hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1589  On July - 01 christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies   

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

1614  On this day in history death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)