Historical Events In July - 01

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.  

1946  Rajah cedes Sarawak to the British crown on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history uS drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)  

1947  On this day in history british Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office  

1947  Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 on July - 01.  

1948  On July - 01 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  Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

1950  On this day in history edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77  

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

1953  Azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered on this day in history.  

1955  On July - 01 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  Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on The Steve Allen Show on July - 01.  

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

1959  On this day in history world Refugee Year begins  

1960  On this day in history ghana becomes a republic  

1960  Italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic on this day in history.  

1961  On July - 01 haleakala National Park established in Hawaii  

1962  Burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) on July - 01.  

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

1963  Beatles record "She Loves You" & "I'll Get You" on July - 01.  

1963  On this day in history uS postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code  

1963  On July - 01 camille Chautemps, premier France, dies  

1964  Pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89 on July - 01.  

1965  On July - 01 claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55  

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

1966  On July - 01 medicare goes into effect  

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

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

1968  US, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty 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 July - 01.  

1506  Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26) was born on July - 01.  

1511  On July - 01 birth of hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist  

1534  On July - 01 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 July - 01.  

0251  On July - 01 death of decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207)  

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on this day in history.  

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

1378  On this day in history jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies  

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  Marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies on July - 01.  

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