Page 5: Historical Events In 1964

Mar 02   Beatles begin filming "A Hard Day's Night", George Harrison meets Patti Boyd.   

Mar 04   Jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering   

Mar 05   Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest.   

Mar 06   Constantine succeeds Paul I as king of Greece.   

Mar 06   Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali   

Mar 06   King Paul I, of Greece (1947-64), dies at 62.   

Mar 06   Liz Taylor's 4th divorce (Eddie Fisher).   

Mar 06   Tom O'Hara runs world record mile (3 6.4)   

Mar 07   Franz Alexander, Hungarian/US psycho analyst, dies at 73.   

Mar 08   Malcolm X leaves Black Muslim Movement.   

Mar 09   Johanna W "Mina" Bakker, Dutch actress (Boefje), dies at 87   

Mar 09   The inaugural of many Ford Mustangs is produced.   

Mar 10   US reconnaissance plane shot down over East Germany   

Mar 12   6th Grammy Awards Days of Wine and Roses, Streisand win   

Mar 12   Jimmy Hoffa sentenced to 8 years   

Mar 12   Malcolm X steps down from Nation of Islam.   

Mar 13   Kitty Genovese, stabbed to death in Queens; 40 neighbors looked on   

Mar 13   Turkey threatens Cyprus with armed attack.   

Mar 14   "Girl Who Came to Supper" closes at Broadway NYC after 112 perfs   

Mar 14   Jack Ruby are discovered guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, and sentenced to death   

Mar 14   Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is sentenced to die in the electric chair for his "murder with malice" of Oswald.   

Mar 15   LBJ asks for a War on Poverty.   

Mar 15   Liz Taylor's 5th marriage (Richard Burton more to come).   

Mar 15   Paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75   

Mar 16   Nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80.   

Mar 16   Paul Hornung and Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension   

Mar 17   The Canadian Government introduces Canada Pension Plan Bill in House of Commons   

Mar 18   Norbert Wiener, US mathematician (cybernetics), dies at 69.   

Mar 19   Cape Whittle Quebec, over 100 cm of snow falls at Cape Whittle; Quebec's greatest one-day snowfall.   

Mar 19   Sean Connery's 1st day of shooting on "Goldfinger".   

Mar 19   Sean Connery's inaugural day of shooting on "Goldfinger".   

Mar 19   Sergeant Major Walter Leja awarded George Medal for heroic conduct while dismantling FLQ bombs in Montreal.   

Mar 19   The Great St Bernard Tunnel under the Alps between Switzerland and Italy opens to traffic   

Mar 20   Brendan Behan, Irish writer/poet, dies at 41   

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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),