Historical Events In July - 01

1944  On this day in history carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49   

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

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

1946  On July - 01 uS drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)   

1947  On this day in history british Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office   

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

1949  On this day in history 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.   

1949  Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65 on July - 01.   

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

1950  Edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1952  Actor Dan Akroyd (Ghostbusters, Saturday Night Live) was born on July - 01.   

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

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  On this day in history apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies   

1959  World Refugee Year begins on July - 01.   

1960  On this day in history 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  Burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) on July - 01.   

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

1964  Pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89 on July - 01.   

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

1966  Construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART on July - 01.   

1966  On July - 01 medicare goes into effect   

1967  On this day in history beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks   

1968  John Lennon's first full art exhibition (You are Here) on this day in history.   

1968  On July - 01 uS, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty   

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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  Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26) was born on July - 01.   

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

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake   

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