Page 6: Historical Events In 1964

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   

Mar 20   ESRO established, European Space Research Organization.   

Mar 21   Beatles' "She Loves You", single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks.   

Mar 22   Addison Richards, actor (Col-Pentagon), dies at 76   

Mar 22   Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of New York Times Magazine section.   

Mar 22   Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of NY Times Magazine section   

Mar 23   Peter Lorre, actor (Casino Royale), dies at 59.   

Mar 23   Two Marine helicopter crews of VMO-1 rescued 11 sick, injured and wounded members of a road engineering party that had survived attacks by hostile Indians in the dense jungle of the Amazon basin near Iquitos, Peru.   

Mar 24   Kennedy half-dollar issued.   

Mar 24   Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59.   

Mar 25   Britain sets memorial for the late President John F Kennedy.   

Mar 26   "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1348 performances.   

Mar 27   Earthquake strikes Anchorage AK, 9.2 on Richter scale, 131 die from earthquake and resulting tsunami; this is the most violent eathquake in US history   

Mar 27   Great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars   

Mar 27   On the island of Cyprus the inaugural Canadians troops start duties with UN peacekeeping force   

Mar 27   UN troops arrive on Cyprus   

Mar 28   1st pirate radio station near England (Radio Caroline)   

Mar 28   In the Prince William Sound, Alaska a quake measuring 9.2 occurs one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World,.   

Mar 28   Near Merriman, Nebraska a 5.1 quake is one of the largest historical earthquakes in Nebraska.   

Mar 29   Supermodel Elle MacPherson born this day.   

Mar 29   Ted Collins, pianist (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 63.   

Mar 29   The inaugural true Pirate Radio station, Radio Caroline (England).   

Mar 30   Astronaut John Glenn withdraws from Ohio senate race.   

Mar 30   Willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven), dies at 76.   

Mar 31   Pres Jango Goulart of Brazil chased out of office by military   

Mar 31   President Jango Goulart of Brazil chased out of office by military   

Apr 01   Bozidar Kunc, composer, dies at 60   

Apr 01   John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years   

Apr 02   Josef Klaus succeeds Alfons Gorbach as chancellor of Austria.   

Apr 02   USSR launches Zond 1 to Venus; no data returned   

Apr 03   Beatles hold the top 6 spots on the Sydney Australia record charts   

Apr 03   Beatles hold top 6 spots on Sydney Australia record charts   

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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),