Page 7: Historical Events In July - 01

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

1945  Troops of the 7th Division land at Balikpapan in south-east Borneo on July - 01.   

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

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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  On July - 01 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  On this day in history burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days)   

1962  Rwanda and Burundi become independent countries on July - 01.   

1963  Beatles record "She Loves You" & "I'll Get You" on this day in history.   

1963  US postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code on July - 01.   

1963  Camille Chautemps, premier France, dies on July - 01.   

1964  Pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

1966  On this day in history construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART   

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

1506  On July - 01 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  Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88) was born on July - 01.   

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on July - 01.   

1560  On this day in history birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot   

1574  On this day in history birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)   

0251  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies on this day in history.   

1614  On July - 01 death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)