Historical Events In July - 01

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

1945  On this day in history troops of the 7th Division land at Balikpapan in south-east Borneo   

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 this day in history.   

1948  Berlin Airlift, supplying Berlin's zones by air on this day in history.   

1948  On July - 01 nYC subway fare goes to 10., bus fare to 7. & combo fare at 12.   

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 July - 01.   

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

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 July - 01 actor Dan Akroyd (Ghostbusters, Saturday Night Live) was born.   

1953  On this day in history azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered   

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 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 this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history ghana becomes a republic   

1960  Italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic on this day in history.   

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

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

1962  On this day in history rwanda and Burundi become independent countries   

1963  Beatles record "She Loves You" & "I'll Get You" on July - 01.   

1963  On this day in history uS postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code   

1963  Camille Chautemps, premier France, dies on this day in history.   

1964  On July - 01 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  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 this day in history john Lennon's first full art exhibition (You are Here)   

1968  US, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on this day in history.   

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1381  On July - 01 birth of laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint   

1481  Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559) was born on July - 01.   

1506  Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26) was born on this day in history.   

1511  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist was born on July - 01.   

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

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

0251  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on July - 01.   

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

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

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

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

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