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   Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit in the year 1964.  

Jan 30   Berthold Altaner, German church historian, dies at 80 in the year 1964.  

Jan 30   In Montreal Quebec terrorists raid armoury in Montreal for weapons and ammunition; group calling itself Comité révolutionnaire du Québe in the year 1964.  

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 in the year 1964.  

Jan 31   US report "Smoking &Health" connects smoking to lung cancer in the year 1964.  

Feb 01   In the year 1964 "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances  

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

Feb 01   In the year 1964 indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity  

Feb 01   Suriname River dammed on this day in history.  

Feb 02   On this day in history gI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy's toy  

Feb 02   Sjoukje Dijkstra (Netherlands) win Olympics gold for figure skating in the year 1964.  

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

Feb 03   Black &Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1964.  

Feb 04   Siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71 in the year 1964.  

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

Feb 06   On this day in history france & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel  

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

Feb 07   On this day in history baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream  

Feb 07   In the year 1964 cassius Clay becomes a Muslim & adopts the name Muhammad Ali  

Feb 07   On this day in history hermann A J Kees, German egyptologist, dies at 77  

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

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   Tom Terriss, English director (His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Feb 09   On this day in history 9th Winter Olympics games close at Innsbruck, Austria  

Feb 09   GI Joe character created in the year 1964.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1964 birth of john Erickson, Woodland Hills Calif, golfer (1991 Windsor Charity)  

Jan 05   Ted Harris Poley, Englewood NJ, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64 in the year 1964.  

Jan 06   On this day in history edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67  

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

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

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 in the year 1964.  

Jan 12   C R Browne, cricket leg-spinner (WI in 4 Tests, 6 wkts), dies in the year 1964.