Historical Events In 1964

Nov 24   30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (QB) on this day in history.  

Nov 24   On this day in history john Fabricius, playwright, dies at 55  

Nov 24   In the year 1964 rebellion ends in Zaire  

Nov 25   In the year 1964 clarence Kolb, actor (Mr Honeywell-My Little Margie), dies at 90  

Nov 26   In the year 1964 nine helicopters of HU-2 and four from NAS Lakehurst, assisted the Coast Guard in the rescue of 17 men from the Norwegian tanker Stolt Dagali cut in two by collision with the Israeli liner Shalom off the New Jersey coast.  

Nov 28   Charles Meredith, actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70 in the year 1964.  

Nov 28   In the year 1964 mariner 4 launched; first probe to fly by Mars  

Nov 28   In the year 1964 president Lyndon Johnson's top advisers--Maxwell Taylor, Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara, and other members of the National Security Council--agree to recommend that the president adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of the bombing of North Vietnam.  

Nov 29   In the year 1964 anne de Vries, Dutch teacher/author (Bartje), dies at 60  

Nov 29   Roman Catholic Church in US replaces Latin with English in the year 1964.  

Nov 30   In the year 1964 don Redman, orch leader (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 64  

Nov 30   On this day in history uSSR launches Zond 2 towards Mars; no data returned  

Dec 02   On this day in history ringo Starr's tonsils are removed  

Dec 03   On this day in history ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies  

Dec 03   Police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley on this day in history.  

Dec 04   On this day in history beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album  

Dec 05   In the year 1964 remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70  

Dec 05   The first Medal of Honor awarded to a U.S. serviceman for action in Vietnam is presented to Capt. Roger Donlon of Saugerties, New York, for his heroic action earlier in the year on this day in history.  

Dec 06   "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV on this day in history.  

Dec 07   In the year 1964 george Harrison changes his company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs  

Dec 09   On this day in history edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77  

Dec 10   On this day in history sam Cooke, US, singer (Sad Moon), slain at a motel at 33  

Dec 11   Percy Kilbride, actor (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Dec 12   On this day in history cleveland Browns' Frank Ryan sets club record of 5 TD passes  

Dec 12   H I "Sailor" Young, cricketer (left-arm bowler Eng v Aust 1899), dies on this day in history.  

Dec 12   On this day in history shooting starts for Star Trek pilot, "The Cage" (Menagerie)  

Dec 13   In El Paso, TX, LBJ and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border on this day in history.  

Dec 13   In the year 1964 shirley Englehorn & Sam Snead wins Haig & Haig Mixed Foursome Golf  

Dec 14   Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene" on this day in history.  

Dec 14   On this day in history william Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58  

Dec 15   In the year 1964 canada adopts maple leaf flag  

Dec 15   Maple Leaf' formally adopted as the symbol for the Canadian national flag on this day in history.  

Dec 18   In the year 1964 "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 199 performances  

Dec 22   In the year 1964 bonifacio Gil Garcia, composer, dies at 66  

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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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1964.  

Jan 04   Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson, Somerville NJ, US rower (Olympic-92) was born on this day in history.  

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   Alf Hall, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies in the year 1964.  

Jan 04   Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67 in the year 1964.  

Jan 07   On this day in history colin C McPhee, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles), dies at 62  

Jan 08   In the year 1964 arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71  

Jan 09   In the year 1964 halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80  

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.