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

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 this day in history bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France   

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  On this day in history louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65   

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

1950  Edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77 on July - 01.   

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

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

1955  On this day in history 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 July - 01 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 this day in history.   

1960  Ghana becomes a republic on July - 01.   

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

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

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  On July - 01 camille Chautemps, premier France, dies   

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

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 this day in history medicare goes into effect   

1967  On July - 01 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 July - 01.   

1968  On this day in history uS, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty   

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1381  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint was born on this day in history.   

1481  Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1506  On this day in history 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  On July - 01 birth of frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88)   

1534  On July - 01 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  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 July - 01 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  Marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies on July - 01.   

1614  Death of Isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559) on this day in history.