Page 7: 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 this day in history.   

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

1947  On this day in history british Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office   

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

1948  Berlin Airlift, supplying Berlin's zones by air on July - 01.   

1948  On July - 01 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  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 July - 01.   

1949  On July - 01 louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65   

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

1950  On this day in history edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77   

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

1953  Azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered on July - 01.   

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  On this day in history 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  World Refugee Year begins on July - 01.   

1960  On July - 01 ghana becomes a republic   

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

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

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

1962  Rwanda and Burundi become independent countries on July - 01.   

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  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 July - 01.   

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  On this day in history beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks   

1968  On July - 01 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  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint was born on July - 01.   

1481  On July - 01 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  Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88) was born on July - 01.   

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  On this day in history birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)   

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

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on July - 01.   

1277  Death of Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223) on this day in history.   

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 July - 01.   

1589  On this day in history christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies   

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

1614  On July - 01 death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)