This day in History - July 1

549 Historic Events for July 1
1994 Event Roman Herzog sworn in as German president
1994 Event Fokker's-28 crashes at Tidjikja, Mauritania (94 killed)
1994 Event Yassar Arafat returns to Gaza strip
1994 Event Soyuz TM-19 launches
1994 Death Johanna Ader-Appels, resistance fighter/author, dies
1995 Death Wolfman Jack, disc jockey (Midnight Special), dies at 57
1995 Event Kiersten Rickenbach, of NJ, crowned America's Junior Miss
1995 Event "Kiss of the Spider Woman" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 906 perfs
1995 Death Bruce Mitchell, S Afr cricketer (leading Test scorer with 3471), dies
1995 Death Ronald Farrow, radio producer/priest, dies at 49
1996 Event NHL Winnipeg Jets officially become the Phoenix Coyotes
1996 Event WBSI TV replaces WNYC on channel 31 in NYC
1996 Event Placido Domingo becomes art director of Washington Opera
1996 Event Kevan James scores 103 and takes 4 wkts in 4 balls, Hants v Ind
1996 Death Margaux Hemmingway, actress (Lipstick), dies at 41
1996 Death Richard Michael Fraser, political administrator, dies at 80
1996 Death Steve Tesich, screenwriter/playwright, dies at 53
1996 Death Alfred Marks, actor (Fanny Hill, Desert Mice), dies at 75
1997 Death Robert Mitchum, actor (Winds of War), dies at 79
1997 Death Joshua Hassan, head of Gibraltar (1964-69, 72-87), dies
1997 Event Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson for biting Holyfield
1997 Event STS 94 (Columbia 23) launches into orbit
1997 Event UK returns Hong Kong to China
2004 Death Marlon Brando, actor ("The Godfather", "A Street Cart Named Desire" and "On the Water Front") dies at 80