Page 7: Historical Events In July - 01

1944  On July - 01 carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49   

1945  On this day in history troops of the 7th Division land at Balikpapan in south-east Borneo   

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

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

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

1947  On July - 01 clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80   

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 July - 01.   

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 July - 01.   

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  On this day in history azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered   

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  Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on The Steve Allen Show on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies   

1959  On this day in history 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  On July - 01 haleakala National Park established in Hawaii   

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

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

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  On July - 01 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  US, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on this day in history.   

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

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 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  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  On July - 01 birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)   

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 this day in history.   

1523  On this day in history death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake   

1589  On July - 01 christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies   

1592  On this day in history marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies   

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