Page 12: Historical Events In 1964

Aug 25   The Beatles receive a gold record their third for A Hard Day's Night   

Aug 26   Italians CP selects Luigi Longo as chairman.   

Aug 26   LBJ nominated at Democratic convention in Atlantic City, NJ   

Aug 27   Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59.   

Aug 28   Beatlemania is in full swing as The Beatles grace the cover of LIFE magazine   

Aug 28   Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns and Allen), dies at 62.   

Aug 28   Race riot in Philadelphia.   

Aug 29   USS Boxer and two LSD's arrived off the coast of Hispaniola to give medical aid and helicopter evacuation services to people in areas of Haiti and the Dominican Republic badly damaged by Hurricane Cleo.   

Aug 29   Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" released.   

Aug 30   Wesley Lau, actor (Lt Anderson-Perry Mason), dies at 43   

Aug 31   Carole Coleman, singer (Make Mine Music), dies at 42   

Sep 01   George Georgescu, composer, dies at 76   

Sep 02   Francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese gen/pres (1951-58), dies at 70.   

Sep 02   Norman Manley scores 2-consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, Cal.   

Sep 03   Joseph Marx, Austrian composer, dies at 82.   

Sep 03   Wilderness Act signed into law by President Lyndon B Johnson.   

Sep 04   Forth Road Bridge opens in England over the "Firth of Forth"   

Sep 04   NASA launches its 1st Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1)   

Sep 04   The now-classic comedy, Gilligan's Island, debuts on CBS-TV.   

Sep 04   W Bergengruen, writer, dies at 71   

Sep 07   In this year, Betsy Rawls claims LPGA Valhalla Golf Open   

Sep 09   Charles O'Neill, composer, dies at 82   

Sep 11   Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at the Cleve Auditorium.   

Sep 12   inaugural football game at Shea Stadium, Jets defeat Denver 30-6   

Sep 12   Typhoon Gloria strikes Taiwan killing 330, with $17.5 million damage   

Sep 14   Mary Howe, composer, dies at 82.   

Sep 14   Walt Disney awarded the Medal of Freedom at the White House.   

Sep 15   Robert Dower, cricketer (Test for South Africa), dies.   

Sep 16   "Shindig" premiers.   

Sep 16   Leo Weismantel, German writer (Das Totenliebespar), dies at 76.   

Sep 17   "Bewitched" premiers on ABC TV.   

Sep 18   Sean O'Casey, Irish playwright (The Plough and the Stars), dies at 84.   

Sep 20   Paramount theater (NYC) presented the Beatles and Steve and Eydie.   

Sep 21   Constellation (US) beats Sovereign (England) in 20th America's Cup.   

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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),