Page 7: Historical Events In July - 01

1944  Carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49.   

1945  Troops of the 7th Division land at Balikpapan in south-east Borneo   

1946  Rajah cedes Sarawak to the British crown   

1946  US drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)   

1947  British Dominion Affairs office is recorded as becoming Commonwealth Relations office.   

1947  Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80.   

1948  Berlin Airlift, supplying Berlin's zones by air.   

1948  NYC subway fare goes to 10., bus fare to 7. and combo fare at 12   

1949  Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France   

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 inaugural 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.   

1950  NYC bus fare rises to 10. equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15.   

1950  Edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77   

1952  Actor Dan Akroyd (Ghostbusters, Saturday Night Live) was born.   

1953  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.   

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

1958  Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies   

1959  World Refugee Year begins   

1960  Ghana is recorded as becoming a republic   

1960  Italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic.   

1961  Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii   

1962  Burundi and Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days)   

1962  Rwanda and Burundi become independent countries   

1963  Beatles record "She Loves You" and "I'll Get You"   

1963  US postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code.   

1963  Camille Chautemps, premier France, dies.   

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

1965  Claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55   

1966  Construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART   

1966  Medicare comes into force   

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

1968  John Lennon's inaugural full art exhibition (You are Here).   

1968  US, Britain, USSR and 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty   

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1381  Laurentius justitianus: [lorenzo giustiniani], saint   

1481  Christian ii of denmark: Sweden and norway   

1506  Louis ii: King of hungary/bohemia (1516-26)   

1511  Hadrianus junius: [adriaen de jonghe], medical/historian/humanist   

1534  Frederik ii: King of denmark/norway (1559-88)   

1534  Frederick ii of denmark: Frederick ii of denmark (d. 1588)   

1560  Charles van croij: Prince of chimay/duke of aarschot   

1574  Joseph hall: English bishop and writer   

0251  Decius: Roman emperor (b. 207)   

1109  King alfonso vi of castile: King alfonso vi of castile (b. 1040)   

1277  Death of Baibars: Mameluk sultan of egypt (b. 1223)   

1378  Jan i v van arkel: Bishop of utrecht/luik,   

1523  Death of Hendrik voes: Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake   

1589  Death of Christophe plantin: French/belgian book publisher,   

1592  Marc a ingegneri: Italian violinist/composer (responsoria),   

1614  Death of Isaac casaubon: French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)