JULY 1 | Birthdays and Events
Famous Birthdays
People born on July 1
Thomas Green Clemson
Died: April 6, 1888
Founder of Clemson University in South Carolina.
DeLancey W. Gill
Died: August 31, 1859
Painter of landscape illustrations and watercolors. Most of his works featured Pueblo tribes, but also captured the working-class and rural areas of his time.
William Strunk Jr.
Died: September 26, 1946
Grammarian (someone who analyzes and studies language) and author who created The Elements of Style (a guide to writing).
Joseph Weil
Died: February 26, 1976
Considered to be one of the most successful con men of all time. He is said to have stolen more than $8 million during his lifetime.
Estée Lauder
Died: April 24, 2004
Co-founder of Estée Lauder.
David Brower
Died: November 5, 2000
Environmentalist and founder of the Sierra Club Foundation, John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies, Friends of the Earth, and Earth Island Institute.
Joseph Ransohoff
Died: January 30, 2001
Neurosurgeon who created the first intensive care unit (ICU).
Willie Dixon
Died: January 29, 1992
Blues singer-songwriter, bass player, guitarist and producer. He is considered to be one of the most prolific songwriters of all time.
Gerald Edelman
Died: May 17, 2014
Biologist and immunologist who won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of antibody molecules.
Jamie Farr
Actor recognized for his comedic role as the Corporal Klinger in the sitcom M.A.S.H.
Wally Amos
Died: August 13, 2024
Founder of Famous Amos, the Cookie Kahuna, and Aunt Della's Cookies gourmet cookie brands.
Andraé Crouch
Died: January 8, 2015
Pastor and singer considered the "Father of Modern Gospel Music."
Debbie Harry
Lead singer of the rock band Blondie (Heart of Glass and Call Me).
Carl Lewis
Former track and field athlete who won: 9 Olympic gold medals; 1 Olympic silver medal; and 10 World Championships medals, which included 8 gold medals.
Liv Tyler
Actress and daughter of rocker Steven Tyler. She has starred in blockbuster films Armageddon and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Historical Events on July 1
Events that occurred on July 1 throughout history
The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
The Battle of Gettysburg begins. The military battle claimed over 50,000 Union and Confederate casualties.
The U.S. Department of Justice is formed.
President Ulysses S. Grant signs legislation creating the U.S. Department of Justice. The law centralized federal legal authority under the Attorney General and created the Office of the Solicitor General.
The first zoo opens in the U.S.
The first zoo opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The zoo featured 1,000 rare and endangered animals and had a 25-cents admission fee.
The first commercially successful typewriter goes on sale.
The first commercially successful typewriter (Sholes and Glidden typewriter) goes on sale. The typewriter was the first to have the QWERTY keyboard layout.
The first city to introduce ice vending machines.
Los Angeles becomes the first city to introduce the a coin operated ice vending machines. Residents could purchase a 25-pound block of ice, making refrigeration and food preservation more accessible.
Allied forces invade Sicily (WWII).
WWII: Allied forces invade Sicily, leading to the downfall of Mussolini.
The first tax withholding from a paycheck is implemented
"Pay-as-you-go" becomes the first tax withholding from a paycheck is implemented in the U.S. to help remedy the wartime revenue crisis. The tax model required employers to automatically deduct income taxes directly from employee paychecks.
The U.S. introduces the Zone Improvement Plan.
Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) codes are introduced for United States mail to help sort mail more efficiently.
Medicare takes effect in the U.S.
President Lyndon B. Johnson enacted an amendment to the Social Security Act, it established Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Part B (Medical Insurance). The amendment allowed Medicare to take effect. Former President Harry S. Truman was issued the first Medicare card during the 1965 bill signing ceremony.
The CIA's Phoenix Program is established.
The CIA's Phoenix Program is officially established as "a set of programs that sought to attack and destroy the political infrastructure of the Viet Cong." The program was designed to identify and destroy the Viet Cong (VC) "via infiltration, assassination, torture, capture, counter-terrorism, and interrogation."
The world's first all-sports radio station is launched in New York.
WFAN in New York City becomes the world's first all-sports radio station.