Page 7: Historical Events In July - 01

1944  On July - 01 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  Rajah cedes Sarawak to the British crown on July - 01.   

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

1947  British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office on this day in history.   

1947  Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 on July - 01.   

1948  On July - 01 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  On July - 01 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 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  Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1950  NYC bus fare rises to 10. equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history ghana becomes a republic   

1960  On this day in history italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic   

1961  Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1962  Burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) on July - 01.   

1962  On July - 01 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  Camille Chautemps, premier France, dies on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89   

1965  Claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55 on July - 01.   

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

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 July - 01.   

1968  US, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on July - 01.   

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1381  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint was born on July - 01.   

1481  Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1506  On this day in history birth of louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26)   

1511  On July - 01 birth of hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist   

1534  On this day in history birth of frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88)   

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207)   

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

1277  On this day in history 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  Christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies   

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