Historical Events In July - 01

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

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 July - 01.   

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 this day in history berlin Airlift, supplying Berlin's zones by air   

1948  NYC subway fare goes to 10., bus fare to 7. & combo fare at 12 on this day in history.   

1949  Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77 on July - 01.   

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  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 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  On July - 01 world Refugee Year begins   

1960  On July - 01 ghana becomes a republic   

1960  On July - 01 italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic   

1961  On July - 01 haleakala National Park established in Hawaii   

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

1963  On July - 01 uS postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code   

1963  Camille Chautemps, premier France, dies on July - 01.   

1964  On July - 01 pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89   

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

1966  On July - 01 construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART   

1966  Medicare goes into effect on this day in history.   

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  US, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on July - 01.   

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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  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 this day in history.   

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on July - 01.   

1560  On July - 01 birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot   

1574  Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

0251  On July - 01 death of decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207)   

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

1277  On July - 01 death of baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223)   

1378  On this day in history jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies   

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  On this day in history marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies   

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