Page 7: Historical Events In July - 01

1944  On this day in history carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49   

1945  Troops of the 7th Division land at Balikpapan in south-east Borneo on this day in history.   

1946  On July - 01 rajah cedes Sarawak to the British crown   

1946  On this day in history uS drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)   

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  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  On this day in history bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France   

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

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 this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history 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  On July - 01 apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies   

1959  World Refugee Year begins on July - 01.   

1960  Ghana becomes a republic on this day in history.   

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

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 July - 01 rwanda and Burundi become independent countries   

1963  On this day in history 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  Pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89 on July - 01.   

1965  On July - 01 claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55   

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

1966  Medicare goes into effect on July - 01.   

1967  On this day in history beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks   

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 July - 01 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  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 July - 01.   

1534  Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88) was born on July - 01.   

1534  On this day in history birth of frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588)   

1560  On this day in history birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot   

1574  On this day in history birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)   

0251  On this day in history death of decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207)   

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on this day in history.   

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  On July - 01 death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake   

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

1592  Marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies on this day in history.   

1614  Death of Isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559) on July - 01.