Historical Events In 1964

Jul 17   Don Campbell sets record for turbine vehicle, 690.91 kph (429.31 mph) on this day in history.   

Jul 18   In the year 1964 race riot in Harlem (NYC); riots spread to Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bkln)   

Jul 19   On this day in history carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69   

Jul 20   The first surfin' record to go #1-Jan & Dean's "Surf City" in the year 1964.   

Jul 21   On this day in history arnold Long takes 11 catches in the match for Surrey v Sussex   

Jul 22   Four Navy Divers (LCDR Robert Thompson, MC; Gunners Mate First Class Lester Anderson, Chief Quartermaster Robert A. Barth, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Sanders Manning) submerge in Sealab I for 10 days at a depth of 192 feet, 39 miles off Hamilton, Bermuda. They surfaced on 31 July 1964 in the year 1964.   

Jul 22   Steve Ballesteros wins the Britsh Golf Open on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage   

Jul 23   On this day in history jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74   

Jul 24   On this day in history erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies   

Jul 25   Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 14 weeks in the year 1964.   

Jul 25   Race riot in Rochester NY on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud & conspiracy   

Jul 26   Train from Povoa de Varzin, Portugal derails near Oporto, 94 die in the year 1964.   

Jul 27   Betty D, was born this day on this day in history.   

Jul 28   England all out 611 in reply to Australia's 8-656 Match a draw on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures in the year 1964.   

Jul 31   In the year 1964 al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor   

Jul 31   In the year 1964 all-nuclear task force with USS Long Beach, USS Enterprise, and USS Bainbridge leaves Norfolk, VA to begin voyage, Operation Sea Orbit, to circle the globe without refueling. They returned on 3 October.   

Jul 31   In the year 1964 jim Reeves, US country singer, dies in air crash at 39   

Jul 31   In the year 1964 uS Ranger 7 takes 4,316 pictures before crashing on Moon   

Aug 01   On this day in history beatles' "Hard Day's Night" single goes to #1 spot on the charts   

Aug 01   Jack Kirkwood actor (Fibber McGee & Molly), dies at 69 in the year 1964.   

Aug 01   On this day in history johnny Burnette, rocker, drowns at 30   

Aug 01   On this day in history north Vietnam fires on a US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin and so it begins in earnest   

Aug 01   In the year 1964 race riot in Jersey City NJ   

Aug 02   On this day in history jack Kirkwood, actor (Fibber McGee & Molly), dies at 69   

Aug 02   In the year 1964 north Vietnam fires on a US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin and so it starts   

Aug 02   Race riot in Jersey City NJ on this day in history.   

Aug 02   US destroyer attacked by Vietnamese torpedo boats in Gulf of Tonkin on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39   

Aug 04   In the year 1964 civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James Chaney found buried inside an earthen dam in Mississippi   

Aug 04   In the year 1964 civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney, bodies discovered in an earthen Mississippi dam   

Aug 05   In the year 1964 moa Martinson, writer, dies   

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Jan 02   In the year 1964 birth of christopher John Gray, priest   

Jan 02   Pernell Whitaker, boxer (Olympic-gold) was born in the year 1964.   

Jan 02   Rumesh Ratnayake, cricketer (Sri Lankan pacer in 23 Tests 1983-92) was born in the year 1964.   

Jan 03   Cheryl Miller, Riverside Calif, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Bruce LaBruce, Canadian filmmaker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson, Somerville NJ, US rower (Olympic-92) was born in the year 1964.   

Jan 05   John Erickson, Woodland Hills Calif, golfer (1991 Windsor Charity) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Ted Harris Poley, Englewood NJ, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history alf Hall, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies   

Jan 04   On this day in history ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64   

Jan 06   In the year 1964 edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67   

Jan 07   Colin C McPhee, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71   

Jan 09   Halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   A Marja, Dutch author (Man of Day & Night), dies at 46 in the year 1964.   

Jan 12   C R Browne, cricket leg-spinner (WI in 4 Tests, 6 wkts), dies on this day in history.