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 this day in history.   

1946  Rajah cedes Sarawak to the British crown on July - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1948  On July - 01 berlin Airlift, supplying Berlin's zones by air   

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 this day in history.   

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  Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65 on July - 01.   

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

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

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

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 July - 01.   

1956  On this day in history elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on The Steve Allen Show   

1958  On July - 01 apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies   

1959  World Refugee Year begins on July - 01.   

1960  Ghana becomes a republic on July - 01.   

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  On July - 01 rwanda and Burundi become independent countries   

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

1963  On July - 01 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 July - 01 claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55   

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

1966  Medicare goes into effect on July - 01.   

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 July - 01.   

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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  On July - 01 birth of louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26)   

1511  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist was born on July - 01.   

1534  On this day in history birth of frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88)   

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

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

1574  On this day in history birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)   

0251  On July - 01 death of decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207)   

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on July - 01.   

1277  Death of Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223) on this day in history.   

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  On July - 01 marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies   

1614  Death of Isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559) on this day in history.