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 July - 01.   

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

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

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

1948  NYC subway fare goes to 10., bus fare to 7. & combo fare at 12 on July - 01.   

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

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  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 July - 01.   

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

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

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  On July - 01 elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on The Steve Allen Show   

1958  On this day in history apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies   

1959  On July - 01 world Refugee Year begins   

1960  Ghana becomes a republic on this day in history.   

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

1961  On July - 01 haleakala National Park established in Hawaii   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  Medicare goes into effect on July - 01.   

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

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  On July - 01 birth of laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint   

1481  Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559) was born on July - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 01 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 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 this day in history christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies   

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.