Historical Events In July - 01

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

1946  On this day in history uS drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)  

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  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  On this day in history 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 July - 01 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1955  On July - 01 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.  

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 July - 01.  

1959  On July - 01 world Refugee Year begins  

1960  On July - 01 ghana becomes a republic  

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 July - 01.  

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  Pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history 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  On July - 01 john Lennon's first full art exhibition (You are Here)  

1968  US, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on July - 01.  

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

1969  Charles Philip Arthur George invested as Prince of Wales on this day in history.  

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1381  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint was born on this day in history.  

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 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  On this day in history birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot  

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  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 July - 01 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  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)