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  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  British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office on July - 01.   

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  On July - 01 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  On July - 01 edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77   

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

1953  On July - 01 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 this day in history.   

1956  Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on The Steve Allen Show on July - 01.   

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  On July - 01 ghana becomes a republic   

1960  Italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic on this day in history.   

1961  Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii on July - 01.   

1962  On this day in history burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days)   

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

1963  On July - 01 beatles record "She Loves You" & "I'll Get You"   

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  On this day in history pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89   

1965  On this day in history claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55   

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

1966  On July - 01 medicare goes into effect   

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

1968  John Lennon's first full art exhibition (You are Here) on this day in history.   

1968  On July - 01 uS, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty   

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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  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 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  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 July - 01.   

1277  Death of Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223) on July - 01.   

1378  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on this day in history.   

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.