Page 7: 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 this day in history.   

1946  On July - 01 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  On this day in history berlin Airlift, supplying Berlin's zones by air   

1948  On this day in history nYC subway fare goes to 10., bus fare to 7. & combo fare at 12.   

1949  On July - 01 bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France   

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

1953  On July - 01 azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered   

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  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 July - 01.   

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 July - 01 burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days)   

1962  On this day in history rwanda and Burundi become independent countries   

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  On this day in history camille Chautemps, premier France, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1967  Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks on July - 01.   

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   

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1381  On July - 01 birth of laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint   

1481  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist   

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

1534  On this day in history birth of frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588)   

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

1574  Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656) was born on July - 01.   

0251  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on July - 01.   

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on this day in history.   

1277  On July - 01 death of baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223)   

1378  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on July - 01.   

1523  Death of Hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake on July - 01.   

1589  Christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies on July - 01.   

1592  On July - 01 marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies   

1614  Death of Isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559) on July - 01.