Historical Events In July - 01

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

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 this day in history.  

1947  On July - 01 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  On this day in history nYC subway fare goes to 10., bus fare to 7. & combo fare at 12.  

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.  

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1949  Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65 on July - 01.  

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

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 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  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  World Refugee Year begins on this day in history.  

1960  Ghana becomes a republic on July - 01.  

1960  Italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic on July - 01.  

1961  On July - 01 haleakala National Park established in Hawaii  

1962  On July - 01 burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days)  

1962  Rwanda and Burundi become independent countries on this day in history.  

1963  Beatles record "She Loves You" & "I'll Get You" on July - 01.  

1963  US postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code on this day in history.  

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 July - 01 claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55  

1966  Construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in history medicare goes into effect  

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

1511  On July - 01 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  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.  

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 July - 01.  

0251  On this day in history death of decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207)  

1109  On July - 01 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  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on this day in history.  

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 July - 01.  

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

1614  On this day in history death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)