Page 3: Historical Events In 1964

Jan 29   Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand" &"Sie Leibt Dich" on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Stanley Kubrick's"Dr Strangelove," premieres on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1964 unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit   

Jan 30   In the year 1964 berthold Altaner, German church historian, dies at 80   

Jan 30   In Montreal Quebec terrorists raid armoury in Montreal for weapons and ammunition; group calling itself Comité révolutionnaire du Québe on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1964 military coup of General Nguyen Khanh in South Vietnam   

Jan 30   NASA launches the unmanned probe Ranger Six, designed to crash-land on the lunar surface on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Ranger 6 launched; makes perfect flight to Moon, but cameras fail on this day in history.   

Jan 31   In the year 1964 uS report "Smoking &Health" connects smoking to lung cancer   

Feb 01   "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," first #1 hit & stays #1 for 7 weeks on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Suriname River dammed in the year 1964.   

Feb 02   GI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy's toy in the year 1964.   

Feb 02   In the year 1964 sjoukje Dijkstra (Netherlands) win Olympics gold for figure skating   

Feb 03   "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold on this day in history.   

Feb 03   On this day in history black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools   

Feb 04   On this day in history 24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax   

Feb 04   In the year 1964 fAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Okla City   

Feb 04   FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City OK on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71   

Feb 06   "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 28 performances in the year 1964.   

Feb 06   France & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), dies at 69 in the year 1964.   

Feb 07   Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream in the year 1964.   

Feb 07   Cassius Clay becomes a Muslim & adopts the name Muhammad Ali in the year 1964.   

Feb 07   Hermann A J Kees, German egyptologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   The Beatles arrive at New York's JFK International Airport, on their first American tour in the year 1964.   

Feb 08   Peter Shaffer's "Royal Hunt of the Sun," premieres in London in the year 1964.   

Feb 08   Representative Martha Griffiths address gets civil rights protection for women being added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act in the year 1964.   

Feb 08   In the year 1964 tom Terriss, English director (His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru), dies at 91   

Feb 09   9th Winter Olympics games close at Innsbruck, Austria in the year 1964.   

Feb 09   GI Joe character created on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Hanumant Singh scores 105 India vs England on debut at Delhi on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of pernell Whitaker, boxer (Olympic-gold)   

Jan 02   Rumesh Ratnayake, cricketer (Sri Lankan pacer in 23 Tests 1983-92) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1964 birth of cheryl Miller, Riverside Calif, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)   

Jan 03   In the year 1964 birth of bruce LaBruce, Canadian filmmaker   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of john Erickson, Woodland Hills Calif, golfer (1991 Windsor Charity)   

Jan 05   In the year 1964 birth of ted Harris Poley, Englewood NJ, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It)   

Jan 01   In the year 1964 alf Hall, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies   

Jan 04   In the year 1964 ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64   

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

Jan 07   Colin C McPhee, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles), dies at 62 in the year 1964.   

Jan 08   Arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   A Marja, Dutch author (Man of Day & Night), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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