Historical Events In July - 01

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

1945  On July - 01 troops of the 7th Division land at Balikpapan in south-east Borneo  

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

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 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  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.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  Ghana becomes a republic on July - 01.  

1960  On this day in history italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic  

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  On this day in history rwanda and Burundi become independent countries  

1963  Beatles record "She Loves You" & "I'll Get You" on this day in history.  

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

1963  Camille Chautemps, premier France, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1966  On this day in history construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART  

1966  On July - 01 medicare goes into effect  

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

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

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

1506  Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26) was born on this day in history.  

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 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  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on July - 01.  

1109  On this day in history death of king Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040)  

1277  On this day in history 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 July - 01 death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake  

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

1592  On this day in history marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies  

1614  On July - 01 death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)