Page 9: Historical Events In 1964

May 27   In this year, Inter Milan claims 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna.   

May 27   Jawaharial Nehru, Independent India's 1st PM, dies at 74.   

May 28   Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 9th String quartet.   

May 28   Jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Dehli.   

May 28   John Finley Williamson, conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76   

May 28   Palestine National Congress forms the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) in Jerusalem   

May 28   Unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit.   

May 30   Beatles' "Love Me Do" single goes #1.   

May 30   Leo Szilard, Hungarians/US nuclear physicst, dies at 66.   

May 31   Charles Schmid results in the deaths of inaugural Pied Piper victim.   

Jun 01   Rutkowski Bronislaw, composer, dies at 66   

Jun 02   "Follies Bergere" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 191 performances   

Jun 02   Rolling Stones inaugural US concert tour debuts in Lynn, Mass.   

Jun 03   Ringo Starr collapses from tonsilitis and pharyngitis.   

Jun 03   Rolling Stones begin inaugural US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro and Bobby Vee)   

Jun 04   Beatles "World Tour" begins in Copenhagen Denmark   

Jun 05   Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me", group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie   

Jun 06   Robert Warwick, actor (Konga, Zorro, Lady Godiva), dies at 85   

Jun 07   Charlie Llewellyn, cricketer (544 runs in 15 Tests for S Africa), dies   

Jun 09   Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook/newspaper owner (Leatherhead), dies   

Jun 10   Louis Gruenberg, composer, dies at 79   

Jun 10   Southern filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked   

Jun 12   South Africa sentences Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment   

Jun 14   Nelson Mandella sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa.   

Jun 14   [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, actor/director (3 Drops of Water), dies at 81.   

Jun 16   Quake strikes Niigata Japan   

Jun 18   African Groundnut Council forms in Dakar   

Jun 18   Alexander Shamil'yevich Melik-Pashayev, composer, dies at 58.   

Jun 20   Edgar Barrier, actor (Cobra Woman, Rocky, Macbeth), dies at 57.   

Jun 21   Andrew Goodman, US civil rights activist, murdered at 20.   

Jun 22   Havank, [HF van der Kallen], detective writer (Shade), dies at 60.   

Jun 25   Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Sonsbeekpaviljoen), dies at 76   

Jun 26   Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album   

Jun 27   "New Phil Silvers Show," last airs on CBS-TV.   

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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),