Historical Events In July - 01

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

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

1947  On July - 01 british Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office  

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

1948  On this day in history berlin Airlift, supplying Berlin's zones by air  

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  Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

1950  On July - 01 edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77  

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

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

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 this day in history 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 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  Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii on July - 01.  

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

1962  On July - 01 rwanda and Burundi become independent countries  

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 this day in history.  

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  On July - 01 construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART  

1966  On this day in history 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 July - 01 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  

1968  On July - 01 dick Young, cricketer (England wicketkeeper v Aust 1907-08), dies  

1969  On this day in history charles Philip Arthur George invested as Prince of Wales  

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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 July - 01.  

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

1511  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist was born on this day in history.  

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

1277  Death of Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223) on July - 01.  

1378  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on this day in history.  

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

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