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 July - 01.   

1946  On this day in history rajah cedes Sarawak to the British crown   

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

1947  British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office on this day in history.   

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

1948  Berlin Airlift, supplying Berlin's zones by air on this day in history.   

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 July - 01 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 July - 01.   

1950  On July - 01 nYC bus fare rises to 10. equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15.   

1950  Edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77 on July - 01.   

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

1953  Azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered on July - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1956  On July - 01 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 this day in history.   

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 July - 01.   

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

1962  Burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) on this day in history.   

1962  Rwanda and Burundi become independent countries on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1964  On July - 01 pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89   

1965  On this day in history claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55   

1966  Construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART on this day in history.   

1966  On July - 01 medicare goes into effect   

1967  On this day in history beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks   

1968  On this day in history john Lennon's first full art exhibition (You are Here)   

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 July - 01.   

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  On this day in history 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 July - 01.   

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  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 this day in history 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  Marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies on this day in history.   

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