Page 7: Historical Events In July - 01

1944  Carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49 on July - 01.   

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

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

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

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

1947  Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1948  Berlin Airlift, supplying Berlin's zones by air on July - 01.   

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

1949  Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France on July - 01.   

1949  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 on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65   

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

1950  Edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1952  Actor Dan Akroyd (Ghostbusters, Saturday Night Live) was born on July - 01.   

1953  On this day in history azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered   

1955  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 on July - 01.   

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  On July - 01 italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic   

1961  Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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

1963  US postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code on July - 01.   

1963  On this day in history camille Chautemps, premier France, dies   

1964  On this day in history pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89   

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  Medicare goes into effect on this day in history.   

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  US, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on this day in history.   

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

1481  On July - 01 birth of christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559)   

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

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

1534  Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88) was born on July - 01.   

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

1560  On July - 01 birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot   

1574  On July - 01 birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)   

0251  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on this day in history.   

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  On July - 01 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  Death of Isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559) on this day in history.