Historical Events In July - 01

1944  Carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49 on July - 01.  

1945  On July - 01 troops of the 7th Division land at Balikpapan in south-east Borneo  

1946  On this day in history rajah cedes Sarawak to the British crown  

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

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  NYC subway fare goes to 10., bus fare to 7. & combo fare at 12 on July - 01.  

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  Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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  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  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 July - 01 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 this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history world Refugee Year begins  

1960  Ghana becomes a republic on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic  

1961  On this day in history 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  Beatles record "She Loves You" & "I'll Get You" on this day in history.  

1963  US postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code on July - 01.  

1963  On this day in history camille Chautemps, premier France, dies  

1964  Pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89 on July - 01.  

1965  Claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1966  Construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART on July - 01.  

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

1968  On July - 01 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  Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559) was born on July - 01.  

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 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  Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot was born on July - 01.  

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

0251  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on this day in history.  

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  On July - 01 jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies  

1523  Death of Hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake on this day in history.  

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)