Page 10: Historical Events In 1964

Jun 27   Daniel Lazarus, composer, dies at 65.   

Jun 28   King Calder, actor (Lt Grey-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64.   

Jun 28   Organization for Afo-American Unity forms in NY by Malcolm X   

Jun 29   Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed after 83-day filibuster in Senate   

Jun 29   inaugural draft of Star Trek's pilot "The Cage" released   

Jun 29   Milenko Zivkovic, composer, dies at 63   

Jun 30   Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit   

Jul 01   Pierre Monteux, French/US conductor (Concert Bldg Orch), dies at 89   

Jul 02   Celia Black records Beatle's "Its For You," McCartney plays piano.   

Jul 02   Glenn "Fireball" Roberts biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash   

Jul 02   Pres Johnson signs Civil Rights Act   

Jul 06   Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premiers in London.   

Jul 06   Malawi (then Nyasaland) gains independence from Britain (Natl Day)   

Jul 06   Nyasaland is recorded as becoming the independent state of Malawi   

Jul 11   Maurice Thorez, sec-general French communist party, dies at 64   

Jul 12   William Solomon, S Africa cricketer (Test 1898-99), dies   

Jul 15   Barry M Goldwater (Sen-R-Az) nominated for president by Republicans.   

Jul 16   Republicans convention selects Barry Goldwater as pres candidate.   

Jul 17   Don Campbell sets record for turbine vehicle, 690.91 kph (429.31 mph)   

Jul 18   Race riot in Harlem (NYC); riots spread to Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bkln).   

Jul 19   Carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69   

Jul 20   The inaugural surfin' record to go #1-Jan and Dean's "Surf City"   

Jul 21   Arnold Long takes 11 catches in the match for Surrey v Sussex.   

Jul 22   Four Navy Divers (LCDR Robert Thompson, MC; Gunners Mate inaugural 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.   

Jul 22   In this year, Steve Ballesteros claims the Britsh Golf Open.   

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

Jul 23   Jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74.   

Jul 24   Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies.   

Jul 25   Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 14 weeks.   

Jul 25   Race riot in Rochester NY   

Jul 26   Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud and conspiracy   

Jul 26   Train from Povoa de Varzin, Portugal derails near Oporto, 94 die   

Jul 27   Betty D, was born this day   

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

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Jan 02   Christopher john gray: Priest   

Jan 02   Pernell whitaker: Boxer (olympic-gold)   

Jan 02   Rumesh ratnayake: Cricketer (sri lankan pacer in 23 tests 1983-92)   

Jan 03   Cheryl miller: Riverside calif, basketball player (olympic-gold-1984)   

Jan 03   Bruce labruce: Canadian filmmaker   

Jan 04   Stephanie maxwell-pierson: Somerville nj, us rower (olympic-92)   

Jan 05   John erickson: Woodland hills calif, golfer (1991 windsor charity)   

Jan 05   Ted harris poley: Englewood nj, rocker (danger danger-screw it)   

Jan 01   Alf hall: Cricketer (s afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 tests),    

Jan 04   Ralph dumke: Actor (movieland quiz),    

Jan 06   Edgar maass: German/us author (verdun),    

Jan 07   Colin c mcphee: Composer (h2o, mechanical princibles),   

Jan 08   Arnoldus jc krafft: Theologist (atlas of neth antilles),    

Jan 09   Halide edib adevar/salih: Turkish feminist (handan),    

Jan 10   A marja: Dutch author (man of day & night),   

Jan 12   C r browne: Cricket leg-spinner (wi in 4 tests, 6 wkts),