Page 7: Historical Events In 1964

Apr 03   US and Panam agree to resume diplomatic relations   

Apr 03   US and Panama agree to resume diplomatic relations   

Apr 04   "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances.   

Apr 04   Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks   

Apr 04   Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks.   

Apr 05   1st driverless trains run on the London Underground.   

Apr 05   Douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84   

Apr 05   In this year, Mary Lena Faulk claims LPGA St Petersburg Women's Golf Open.   

Apr 05   inaugural driverless trains run on the London Underground.   

Apr 07   IBM announces the System/360.   

Apr 08   John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years   

Apr 08   Unmanned Gemini 1 launched.   

Apr 09   Unmanned Gemini 1 launched   

Apr 10   Iranian motor launch catches fire and sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf).   

Apr 13   New Zealand Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day.   

Apr 13   Sidney Poitier became inaugural black man to win Oscar for best actor   

Apr 14   Bert McGirr, cricketer (2 Tests for NZ, 51 runs), dies   

Apr 17   "Cafe Crown" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 3 performances.   

Apr 17   Ford Mustang formally introduced ($2368 base).   

Apr 17   Jerrie Mock is recorded as becoming inaugural woman to fly solo around the world.   

Apr 18   Albe Vidakovic, composer, dies at 49.   

Apr 18   Ben Hecht playwright (Child of the Century), dies at 71   

Apr 19   Cyril Merry, cricketer (WI batsman in 2 Tests 1933), dies   

Apr 20   86% of black students boycott Cleveland schools.   

Apr 21   Pirates and Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5.   

Apr 22   Tanganyika and Zanzibar form republic Tanzania.   

Apr 22   World's Fair (Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, NY) opens   

Apr 25   Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup   

Apr 26   18th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat SF Warriors, 4 games to 1   

Apr 26   Edwin John Pratt, Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike), dies at 81   

Apr 26   Tanganyika and Zanzibar unite to form Tanzania (Tanzanian Union Day).   

Apr 26   Tanzania formed with the merger of two countries   

Apr 27   Georg Britting, writer, dies at 73.   

Apr 27   John Lennon's "In His Own Write" is published in the US   

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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),