Page 11: Historical Events In 1964

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.   

Jul 28   Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures   

Jul 31   Al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor   

Jul 31   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   Jim Reeves, US country singer, dies in air crash at 39   

Jul 31   US Ranger 7 takes 4316 pictures before crashing on Moon   

Aug 01   Beatles' "Hard Day's Night" single goes to #1 spot on the charts.   

Aug 01   Jack Kirkwood actor (Fibber McGee and Molly), dies at 69   

Aug 01   Johnny Burnette, rocker, drowns at 30.   

Aug 01   North Vietnam fires on a US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin and so it begins in earnest   

Aug 01   Race riot in Jersey City NJ.   

Aug 02   Jack Kirkwood, actor (Fibber McGee and Molly), dies at 69.   

Aug 02   North Vietnam fires on a US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin and so it starts.   

Aug 02   Race riot in Jersey City NJ.   

Aug 02   US destroyer attacked by Vietnamese torpedo boats in Gulf of Tonkin   

Aug 03   Flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39.   

Aug 04   Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are discovered buried inside an earthen dam in Mississippi.   

Aug 04   Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James E Chaney, bodies discovered in an earthen Mississippi dam.   

Aug 05   Moa Martinson, writer, dies   

Aug 05   US begins bombing North Vietnam.   

Aug 06   Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71.   

Aug 06   In this year, Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam   

Aug 06   Sir Cedric Hardwicke actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71.   

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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),