Page 7: Historical Events In July - 01

1944  On July - 01 carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49   

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

1946  On this day in history rajah cedes Sarawak to the British crown   

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 July - 01.   

1947  On this day in history clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80   

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

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

1949  On this day in history 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  On this day in history nYC bus fare rises to 10. equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15.   

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  Azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered on July - 01.   

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 July - 01.   

1956  Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on The Steve Allen Show on this day in history.   

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 July - 01.   

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  On this day in history burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days)   

1962  On this day in history 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  On this day in history camille Chautemps, premier France, dies   

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

1965  Claude Thornhill, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1966  Construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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 July - 01 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 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 July - 01.   

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  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 July - 01.   

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)