Page 7: Historical Events In July - 01

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

1945  On July - 01 troops of the 7th Division land at Balikpapan in south-east Borneo   

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

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

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

1947  Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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  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  Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65 on July - 01.   

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

1950  On July - 01 edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77   

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

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  Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on The Steve Allen Show on July - 01.   

1958  Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies on July - 01.   

1959  On July - 01 world Refugee Year begins   

1960  Ghana becomes a republic on this day in history.   

1960  On July - 01 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 this day in history.   

1962  Rwanda and Burundi become independent countries on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55   

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  On this day in history uS, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty   

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1381  On this day in history birth of laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint   

1481  On July - 01 birth of christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559)   

1506  On July - 01 birth of louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26)   

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  Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot was born on July - 01.   

1574  On July - 01 birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)   

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

1109  On July - 01 death of king Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040)   

1277  On this day in history death of baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223)   

1378  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on July - 01.   

1523  On July - 01 death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake   

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

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

1614  On this day in history death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)