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The year 1964 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1964 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events The Post-painterly Abstraction exhibition curated by Art critic Clement Greenberg opens at the Los For the year see 1964 This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1964: Events January January The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1964 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Among the many books of poetry published this year Robert Lowell 's For the Union Dead is greeted with particular acclaim Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television See also 1963 in country music, 1964 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in country music and the List of years in Country Music Events April events April 6 - Freight transportation on Alaska Railroad between Fairbanks and Anchorage resumes The year 1964 in radio involved some significant events Events Debuts 28 March - Radio Caroline – a Pirate radio The year 1964 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below || 29 January, 1625 GMT || Saturn I (C1|| LC-37B, Cape Canaveral || NASA || SA-5 || NASA || LEO ||Test Athletics (track and field Indoor Competition March 6 &mdash Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor Mile The year 1964 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1964. See also 1963 in Australia, other events of 1964, 1965 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1963 in Canada, other events of 1964, 1965 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. See also 1963 in India, other events of 1964, 1965 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. Events January 3 – Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon arrive in Ireland for a seven-day visit 1964 in Malaysia 7 years of the nationhood Incumbents Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Syed Putra Population Estimated Population as of 31 December 2617000 Increase since 31/12/1963 50100 (1 Events January 1 The town of Brevik, and the rural district of Eidanger, were merged with Porsgrunn Arts See also 1963 in Pakistan other events of 1964, 1965 in Pakistan and the Timeline of Pakistani history. See also 1963 in Singapore | Other events of 1964 | 1965 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore ---- Events The See also 1963 in South Africa, other events of 1964, 1965 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Incumbents Monarch - HM Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister - Alec Douglas-Home, Conservative (until 16 October) Iain Peter Butchart, a Cricketer was born in Bulawayo on May 9, 1960. States With Wide Recognition A - Kingdom of Afghanistan Albania - People's Republic of Albania 1963 state leaders - Events of 1964 - 1965 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- 1963 religious leaders - Events of 1964 - 1965 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year -----
Year 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter ED) such as 1992. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today
Events of 1964
January
- January - The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence The History of Malawi covers the area of present-day Malawi. The region was once part of the Maravi Empire.
- January 3 - U. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. S. Senator Barry Goldwater announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for President.
- January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the 15th century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I meet in Jerusalem. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Pope Aristocles Spyrou / Αριστοκλής Σπύρου) ( March 25, 1886 - July 7, 1972) was the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of
- January 7 - A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental , announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
- January 8 - In his first State of the Union Address, U. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army S. President Lyndon Johnson declares a "War on Poverty". The War on Poverty is the name for legislation first introduced by United States President Lyndon B
- January 9 -Martyr's Day: Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá was a 553 square mile (1432 km² territory inside of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally S. soldiers.
- January 11 - United States Surgeon General Luther Leonidas Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U. The War on Poverty is the name for legislation first introduced by United States President Lyndon B Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Overview The Surgeon General is nominated by the US President and confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. Luther Leonidas Terry ( September 15, 1911 – March 29 1985) was the Surgeon General of the United States from 1961 to 1965 S. government).
- January 12 - The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels; a U. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the S. destroyer evacuates 61 U. S. citizens.
- January 12 - Routine U. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople S. naval patrols of the South China Sea begin. The South China Sea is a Marginal sea south of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the
- January 13 - In Manchester, NH 14-year-old Pamela Mason is murdered. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Edward Coolidge is tried and convicted of the crime, but the conviction is set aside by the landmark 4th Amendment Case "Coolidge vs. New Hamphire (1971). "
- January 16 - Hello, Dolly! opens in New York City's St. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Hello Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder 's 1938 The City of New York James Theatre.
- January 16 - John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, resigns from the space program
- January 17 - John Glenn announces that he will seek the Democratic nomination for U. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. John Herschel Glenn Jr (born July 18 1921 in Cambridge Ohio) is a former United States Senator who first rose to fame as the first American to Orbit EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca John Herschel Glenn Jr (born July 18 1921 in Cambridge Ohio) is a former United States Senator who first rose to fame as the first American to Orbit S. Senator from Ohio. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads
- January 18 - Plans to build the New York World Trade Center are announced. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan
- January 20 - Meet the Beatles!, the first Beatles album in the United States, is released. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Meet The Beatles! is the second Beatles ' album released in the United States despite the "first album" claim on its cover The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- January 22 - Kenneth Kaunda is inaugurated as the first President of Northern Rhodesia. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Kenneth David Kaunda, commonly known as KK (born April 28, 1924) served as the first President of Zambia, from 1964 to 1991 Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by
- January 22 - Marc Blitzstein dies in Martinique, where he has gone to work on an opera commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, Sacco and Vanzetti, which is left incomplete. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Marc Blitzstein ( March 2, 1905 &ndash January 22, 1964) was an American Composer.
- January 23 - Thirteen years after its proposal and nearly 2 years after its passage by the United States Senate, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Amendment XXIV (the Twenty-fourth Amendment) of the United States Constitution prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a Tax of a uniform fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income
- January 23 - Arthur Miller's After the Fall opens on Broadway. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. A semi-autobiographical work, it arouses controversy over his portrayal of late ex-wife Marilyn Monroe.
- January 27 - France and the People's Republic of China announce their decision to establish diplomatic relations. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
- January 27 - U. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME), 66, announces her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. Margaret Chase Smith ( December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one
- January 28 - A U. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted S. Air Force jet training plane that strays into East Germany, is shot down by Soviet fighters near Erfurt; all 3 crew men are killed. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Erfurt (ˈɛɐ̯fʊɐ̯t is a City in central Germany. It is the Capital of the state of Thuringia with a population of 202619 (2006
- January 29-February 9 - The 1964 Winter Olympics are held in Innsbruck, Austria. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
- January 29 - The Soviet Union launches 2 scientific satellites, Elektron I and II, from a single rocket. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite.
- January 29 - Ranger 6 is launched by NASA, on a mission to carry television cameras and crash-land on the Moon. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Spacecraft design Rangers 6 7, 8, and 9 were the so-called Block 3 versions of the Ranger spacecraft The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic
- January 30 - General Nguyen Khanh leads a bloodless military coup d'état, replacing Duong Van Minh as Prime Minister of South Vietnam. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Nguyễn Khánh (born November 8, 1927) is a former Chief of State and Prime minister of South Vietnam. ( February 16 1916 &ndash August 6 2001) known popularly as “Big Minh” was a Vietnamese general and politician
February
- February 1 - The Beatles vault to the #1 spot on the U. Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 S. singles charts for the first time, with "I Want to Hold Your Hand," forever changing the way popular music sounds, also starting the British Invasion in America. " I Want to Hold Your Hand " is a song by the English pop and rock band The Beatles. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- February 3 - Protesting against alleged de-facto school racial segregation, Black, Yellow and Prince Edward Islander groups in New York City boycott public school. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states The City of New York The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and
- February 4 - The Government of the United States authorized the Twenty-fourth Amendment outlawing the poll tax. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. Amendment XXIV (the Twenty-fourth Amendment) of the United States Constitution prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a Tax of a uniform fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income
- February 6 - Cuba cuts off the normal water supply to the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in reprisal for the U. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la S. seizure 4 days earlier of 4 Cuban fishing boats off the coast of Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
- February 7 - A Jackson, Mississippi jury, trying Byron De La Beckwith for the murder of Medgar Evers in June 1963, reports that it can not reach a verdict, resulting in a mistrial. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Byron De La Beckwith ( November 9 1920, Colusa California – January 21 2001, Jackson Mississippi) was an American Medgar Willy Evers ( July 2, 1925 June 12, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- February 7 - The Beatles arrive from England at New York City's JFK International Airport, receiving a tumultuous reception from a throng of screaming fans, marking the first occurrence of "Beatlemania" in the United States. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The City of New York John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 Beatlemania is a term that was used during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy (particularly demonstrated by young teen girls directed toward The Beatles, particularly
- February 9 - The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, marking their first live performance on American television. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, Seen by an estimated 73 million viewers, the appearance becomes the catalyst for the mid-1960s "British Invasion" of American popular music. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers
- February 11 - Greeks & Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Limassol or Lemesos ( Greek: Λεμεσός, Lemesos; Turkish: Limasol, alt Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía
- February 11 - The Republic of China (Taiwan) drops diplomatic relations with France because of French recognition of the People's Republic of China. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
- February 17 - Wesberry v. Sanders (376 US 1 1964): The Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Wesberry v Sanders, 376 US 1 ( 1964) was a case involving congressional districts in the state of Georgia, brought before the The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
- February 25 - Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston in Miami Beach, Florida, and is crowned the heavyweight champion of the world. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Charles L "Sonny" Liston (May 8 1932?–January 5 1971 was a professional boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1962 by knocking out Floyd The two Ali versus Liston fights for Boxing 's world heavyweight championship were among the most anticipated watched and controversial fights
- February 26 - U. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed S. politician John Glenn slips on a bathroom rug in his Columbus, Ohio apartment and hits his head on the bathtub, injuring his left inner ear, and prompting him (later that week) to withdraw from the race for the Democratic Party Senate nomination. John Herschel Glenn Jr (born July 18 1921 in Cambridge Ohio) is a former United States Senator who first rose to fame as the first American to Orbit Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party.
- February 27 - The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre pendente di Pisa or simply The Tower of Pisa (it La Torre di Pisa is the Campanile, or freestanding bell tower of the
- February 29 - U. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces that the United States has developed a jet airplane (the A-11), capable of sustained flight at more than 2,000 miles per hour and of altitudes of more than 70,000 feet.
March
- March 4 - Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa is convicted by a Federal jury of tampering with a Federal jury in 1962. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth TemplateInfobox Union for usage-->The International Brotherhood of Teamsters ( IBT) formerly known by the James Riddle ("Jimmy" Hoffa ( February 14, 1913 - disappeared July 30, 1975, exact Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- March 6 - Constantine II becomes King of Greece, upon the death of his father King Paul . Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Early life Constantine was born at Psychiko, near Athens, the nephew of King George II and the second child and only son of the King's brother and Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Reign Paul returned to Greece in 1946 He succeeded to the throne in 1947 on the death of his brother George II, during the Greek Civil War (between Greek
- March 8 - Malcolm X, suspended from the Nation of Islam, says in New York City that he is forming a black nationalist party. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19 1925 February 21 1965 also known as El-Hajj Malik El- Shabazz, was an African American The Nation of Islam ( NOI) (أمة الإسلام Ummah al-Islāmu) is a group founded in Detroit, Michigan, The City of New York
- March 9 - New York Times Co. v Sullivan (376 US 254 1964): The United States Supreme Court rules that under the First Amendment, speech criticizing political figures cannot be censored. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. New York Times Co v Sullivan, 376 US 254 ( 1964) was a United States Supreme Court case which established the Actual malice standard The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
- March 9 - The first Ford Mustang rolls off the assembly line at Ford Motor Company. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. The Ford Mustang sports coupe, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, was initially based on the Ford Falcon An assembly line is a Manufacturing process in which parts (usually Interchangeable parts) are added to a product in a sequential manner using optimally planned Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following
- March 10 - Soviet military forces shoot down an unarmed reconnaissance bomber that had strayed into East Germany; the 3 U. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state S. flyers parachute to safety.
- March 10 - Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Ambassador to South Vietnam, wins the New Hampshire Republican primary. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Henry Cabot Lodge Jr ( July 5, 1902 &ndash February 27, 1985) was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America.
- March 12 - Malcolm X leaves the Nation of Islam. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19 1925 February 21 1965 also known as El-Hajj Malik El- Shabazz, was an African American The Nation of Islam ( NOI) (أمة الإسلام Ummah al-Islāmu) is a group founded in Detroit, Michigan,
- March 13 - In a notorious incident, 38 of her neighbors in Queens, New York City fail to respond to the cries of Kitty Genovese, 28, as she is being stabbed to death. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. The City of New York Catherine Susan Genovese ( July 7, 1935 — March 13, 1964) commonly known as Kitty Genovese, was a New York City
- March 14 - A Dallas, Texas jury finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Jacob Rubenstein (March 25 1911 – January 3 1967 who legally changed his name to Jack Leon Ruby in 1947 was an American Nightclub operator from John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18 1939 &ndash November 24 1963 was according to three United States government investigations the assassin of U
- March 20 - The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- March 21 - Non ho l'età by Gigliola Cinquetti (music by Nicola Salerno, text by Mario Panzeri) wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 for Italy. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth Eurovision Song Contest. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
- March 26 - U. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara delivers an address that reiterates American determination to give South Vietnam increased military and economic aid, in its war against the Communist insurgency. Robert Strange McNamara (born June 9 1916 in Oakland, California) is an American business executive and former United States Secretary of Defense Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based
- March 27 - The Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates S. history at a magnitude of 9. TalkMoment magnitude scale#Real world examples please.--> The moment magnitude scale 2, strikes South Central Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage, Alaska.
- March 29 - Radio Caroline becomes England's first pirate radio station from a ship anchored just outside UK territorial waters. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Radio Caroline is a European Radio station that started transmissions on Easter Sunday 1964 from a ship anchored in International waters off the coast of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The term pirate radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmissions The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Territorial waters, or a territorial sea, as defined by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is a belt of coastal waters extending at most
- March 30 - Merv Griffin's game show Jeopardy! debuts on NBC; Art Fleming is its first host. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr ( July 6, 1925 &ndash August 12, 2007) was an American Television host and The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Art Fleming ( May 1 1924 - April 25 1995) was an American television host most notably the original host of the TV Game show
- March 31 - The military, backed by the USA, overthrow Brazilian President João Goulart in a coup, starting 21 years of dictatorship in Brazil. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. João Belchior Marques Goulart ( March 1, 1919 The Goulart administration Congress was reluctant to give Goulart the mandate because of military The 1964 Brazilian coup d'état was a Coup d'état held against President João Goulart by the Brazilian military on the night of |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
April
- April 2 - Mrs. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Malcolm Peabody, 72, mother of Massachusetts Governor Endicott Peabody, is released on $450 bond after spending 2 days in a St. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Endicott "Chub" Peabody ( February 15 1920 &ndash December 1 1997) was Governor of Massachusetts from January 3 Augustine, Florida jail, for participating in an anti-segregation demonstration there.
- April 4 - The Beatles hold the top 5 positions in the Billboard Top 40 singles in America, an unprecedented achievement. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The top songs in America as listed on April 4, in order, are: Can't Buy Me Love, Twist and Shout, She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand, and Please Please Me. " Can't Buy Me Love " is the title of a song composed by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and released by The Beatles on the A " Twist and Shout " is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. " She Loves You " is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, originally recorded by The Beatles for release as a single in 1963 " I Want to Hold Your Hand " is a song by the English pop and rock band The Beatles. Please Please Me is the first album recorded by The Beatles, rush-released on March 22, 1963 in the United Kingdom to capitalise
- April 4 - Three high school friends in Hoboken, N. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. J. , open the first BLIMPIE on Washington St. Blimpie is a Fast-food Submarine sandwich chain headquartered in Scottsdale Arizona, and is the third largest Sandwich chain
April 8:
Gemini 1 launched.
Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Gemini 1 was a 1964 unmanned space flight in NASA 's Gemini program.
- April 5 - Jigme Dorfi, Premier of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, is shot dead by an unidentified assassin in Puncholing, near the Indian border. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop The Kingdom of Bhutan (buːˈtɑːn is a Landlocked nation in South Asia.
- April 7 - IBM announces the System/360. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology The IBM System/360 ( S/360) is a Mainframe computer system family announced by IBM on April 7, 1964.
- April 8 - Four of 5 railroad operating unions strike against the Illinois Central Railroad without warning, to bring to a head the 5-year dispute over railroad work rules. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming
- April 8 - Gemini 1 is launched on the first unmanned test of the 2-man spacecraft. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Gemini 1 was a 1964 unmanned space flight in NASA 's Gemini program.
- April 8 - From Russia With Love is shown in U.S. theaters. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- April 9 - The United Nations Security Council adopts by a 9-0 vote a resolution deploring a British air attack on a fort in Yemen 12 days earlier, in which 25 persons were reported killed. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya
- April 11 - The Brazilian Congress elects Field Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco as President of Brazil. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Field Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, pron. ũ'bɛxtu dʒi alẽ'kax kas'tɛlu 'bɾʌ͂ku ( September 20, 1900 - July 18, |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
- April 12 - In Detroit, Michigan, Malcolm X delivers a speech entitled "The Ballot or the Bullet. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19 1925 February 21 1965 also known as El-Hajj Malik El- Shabazz, was an African American "
- April 13 - 36th Academy Awards ceremony
- April 14 - A Delta rocket's third stage motor ignites prematurely in an assembly room at Cape Canaveral, killing 3. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople The 36th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1963, were held on April 13 1964 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Delta is a family of Expendable launch systems that have provided space launch capability in the United States since 1960 Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that
- April 16 - The Rolling Stones release their debut album, The Rolling Stones. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom The Rolling Stones is the debut album by The Rolling Stones, released in the UK in April 1964
- April 16 - Sentences totalling 307 years are passed on 12 men who stole £2. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom 6m in used bank notes, after holding up the night mail train travelling from Glasgow to London in August of 1963 - a heist that became known as the Great Train Robbery. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £26 million Train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge Ledburn near
- April 17 - In the United States, the Ford Mustang is officially unveiled to the public. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Ford Mustang sports coupe, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, was initially based on the Ford Falcon
- April 17 - Shea Stadium opens in Flushing, New York. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough Flushing, founded in 1645 is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, ten miles (16 km east of Manhattan
- April 19 - In Laos, the coalition government of Prince Souvanna Phouma is deposed by a right-wing military group, led by Brig. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma Prince Souvanna Phouma ( 7 October 1901 - January 10, 1984) was the leader of the neutralist faction and prime minister of the Gen. Kouprasith Abhay. General Kouprasith Abhay was a Laotian military and political figure from the Vietnam War (also known as the Second Indochina War
- April 20 - U. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. S. President Lyndon Johnson in New York, and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow, simultaneously announce plans to cut back production of materials for making nuclear weapons. Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
- April 20 - Nelson Mandela makes his "I Am Prepared to Die" speech at the opening of the Rivonia Trial, a classic of the anti-apartheid movement. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative The Rivonia Trial was a trial that took place in South Africa between 1963 and 1964, in which ten leaders of the African National Congress
- April 20 - BBC2 starts broadcasting in the UK. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- April 22 - British businessman Greville Wynne, imprisoned in Moscow since 1963 for alleged spying, is exchanged for Soviet spy Gordon Lonsdale. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Greville Maynard Wynne (1919 - 1990 was a British Spy famous for his involvement with and imprisonment as a result of the espionage activities of Oleg Penkovsky Konon Trofimovich Molody ( January 17 1922 - September 9[[ 970]] was a Soviet Intelligence
- April 22 - The 1964 New York World's Fair opens to celebrate 300th anniversary of New Amsterdam being taken over by British forces under the Duke of York (later King James II) and being renamed New York in 1664. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the third major World's Fair to be held in New York City Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the third major World's Fair to be held in New York City The fair runs until Oct. 18, 1964 and reopens April 21, 1965, finally closing October 17, 1965. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. (Not sanctioned, due to being within 10 years of the Seattle fair in 1962, some countries declined, but many countries had pavilions with exotic crafts, art & food. The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) was a World's Fair held April 21 1962 to October 21 1962 in Seattle Washington, Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. )
- April 25 - Thieves steal the head of the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark (Henrik Bruun confesses in 1997). Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
- April 26 - Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Tanganyika is the name of an East African territory lying between the largest of the African great lakes Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya
May
- May 1 - At 4:00 a. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. m. , John George Kemeny and Thomas Eugene Kurtz run the first program written in BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), an easy to learn high level programming language which they have created. John George Kemeny (Kemény János György ( May 31, 1926, Budapest – December 26, 1992, New Hampshire) was a Hungarian Thomas Eugene Kurtz (born February 22, 1928) is an American Computer scientist who co-developed the BASIC programming language in 1963/64 together In Computer programming, BASIC (an Acronym for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of High-level programming languages A programming language is an Artificial language that can be used to write programs which control the behavior of a machine particularly a Computer. BASIC will eventually be included on many computers and even some games consoles. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions.
- May 2 - Senator Barry Goldwater receives more than 75% of the votes in the Texas Republican Presidential primary. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
- May 2 - Some 400-1,000 students march through Times Square, New York and another 700 in San Francisco, in the first major student demonstration against the Vietnam War. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Smaller marches also occur in Boston, Seattle, and Madison, Wisconsin.
- May 2 - Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie Moore, hitchhiking in Meadville, Mississippi, are kidnapped and beaten by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Meadville is a town in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States. Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are Their badly decomposed bodies are found by chance two months later in July, during the search for three civil rights workers - Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied
- May 7 - Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 crashes near San Ramon, California, killing all 44 aboard; the FBI later reports that a cockpit recorder tape indicates that the pilot and co-pilot had been shot by a suicidal passenger. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 was a Pacific Air Lines Fairchild F-27A airliner that crashed at 649 a San Ramon (from Spanish San Ramón meaning St Raymond is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
- May 7 - At a mail rockets demonstration by Gerhard Zucker on Hasselkopf Mountain near Braunlage (Lower Saxonia, Germany), 3 persons are killed by a rocket explosion. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Rocket mail is the delivery of Mail by Rocket or Missile. The rocket would land by deploying an internal parachute upon arrival Gerhard Zucker (1908 &ndash 1985 was a German businessman and rocket engineer Braunlage is a town and health resort in the Goslar district in Lower Saxony in Germany.
- May 9 - South Korean President Chung Hee Park reshuffles his Cabinet, after a series of student demonstrations against his efforts to restore diplomatic and trade relations with Japan. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Park Chung-hee ( November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was a former ROK Army general and the autocratic dictator of the Republic For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
- May 11 - Terence Conran opens the first Habitat store on London's Fulham Road. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Sir Terence Orby Conran (born 4 October 1931) is an English Designer, Restaurateur, Retailer and Writer. Habitat is a Retailer of household furnishings in the United Kingdom France Germany Spain and has franchised outlets in other countries London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Fulham Road is a Street in London, England, that runs from the A219 road in right in the centre of Fulham, in the London Borough
- May 19 - The United States State Department says that more than 40 hidden microphones have been found embedded in the walls of the U. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and S. Embassy in Moscow. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
- May 23 - Mrs. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Madeline Dassault, 63, wife of a French plane manufacturer and politician, is kidnapped while leaving her car in front of her Paris home; she is found unharmed the next day in a farmhouse 27 miles from Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
- May 23 - Pablo Picasso paints his fourth 'Head of a Bearded Man'. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973
- May 24-May 25 - The crowd at a football match in Lima, Peru riots over a referee's decision in the Peru-Argentina game (319 dead, 500 injured). Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
- May 26 - Nelson Rockefeller defeats Barry Goldwater in the Oregon Republican primary, slowing but not stalling Goldwater's drive toward the nomination. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller ( July 8, 1908 January 26, 1979) was the forty-first Vice President of the United States, the forty-ninth Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
- May 27 - Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India dies; he is succeeded by Lal Bahadur Shastri. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू ʤəʋäɦəɾläl nɛɦɾu (14 November 1889 27 May 1964 was a major political leader of the Congress Party Lal Bahadur Shastri ( Hindi लालबहादुर शास्त्री (2 October 1904 - 11 January 1966 was the third (second and acting being Gulzarilal Nanda
June
- June 2 - Senator Barry Goldwater wins the California Republican Presidential primary, making him the overwhelming favorite for the nomination. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
- June 2 - Five million shares of stock in the Communications Satellite Corporation (Comsat) are offered for sale at $20 a share, and the issue is quickly sold out. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
- June 3 - South Korean President Park Chung Hee declares martial law in Seoul, after 10,000 student demonstrators overpower police. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Park Chung-hee ( November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was a former ROK Army general and the autocratic dictator of the Republic Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea.
- June 6 - With a temporary order, the rocket launches at Cuxhaven are terminated. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Between 1933 and 1964 numerous rocket experiments were carried out in the area of Cuxhaven, Germany.
- June 7 - The Beatles travel the canals of Amsterdam. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west
- June 9 - In Federal Court in Kansas City, Kansas, army deserter George John Gessner, 28, is convicted of passing United States secrets to the Soviet Union. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Kansas City Kansas. Items for the metro area should also go to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area page Items for Kansas City Missouri
- June 10 - The U. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem S. Senate votes cloture of the Civil Rights Bill after a 75-day filibuster. In Parliamentary procedure, cloture (ˈkloʊtʃɝ KLO-cher (also called closure, and sometimes a guillotine) is a motion or process aimed at
- June 11 - Greece rejects direct talks with Turkey over Cyprus. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía
- June 11 - In Cologne, Germany, Walter Seifert attacks students and teachers in an elementary school with a flamethrower, killing 10 and injuring 21. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Cologne school massacre occurred in a Catholic elementary school located at Volkhovener Weg 209 in the suburb of Volkhoven ( Cologne Germany) on June 11, A flamethrower is a mechanical device designed to project a long controllable stream of Fire.
- June 12 - Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton announces his candidacy for the Republican Presidential nomination, as part of a 'stop-Goldwater' movement. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern William Warren Scranton (born July 19 1917) is a former US Republican Party politician.
- June 12 - Nelson Mandela and 7 others are sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa, and sent to the Robben Island prison. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Robben Island ( Afrikaans Robbeneiland) is an Island in Table Bay, some seven kilometres off the coast of the Cape Town bay South
- June 16 - 12-year-old Keith Bennett is abducted by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady
- June 19 - U. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Myra Hindley (23 July 1942 &ndash 15 November 2002 was an English Serial killer convicted along with her lover Ian Brady, of killing four children between Ian Brady (Born Ian Duncan Stewart on January 2, 1938) is known primarily for the series of sadistic murders that he committed with his lover Myra Hindley Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. S. Senator Edward Kennedy, 32, is seriously injured in a private plane crash at Southampton, Massachusetts; the pilot is killed. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22 1932 is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic
- June 21 - Three civil rights workers, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney, are murdered near Philadelphia, Mississippi, by local segregationist law enforcement officials. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Mississippi civil rights workers murders Michael Henry Schwerner ( November 6, 1939 – June 21, 1964) was one of three CORE field Mississippi civil rights workers murders Andrew Goodman ( November 23, 1943 &ndash June 21, 1964) was one of three American Mississippi civil rights workers murders James Earl "JE" Chaney ( May 30, 1943 – June 21, 1964) was one of three American Philadelphia is the County seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States.
- June 21 - Spain beats the Soviet Union 2-1 to win the 1964 European Nations Cup. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. The 1964 UEFA European Nations Cup was the second edition of the quadrennial European Football Championship, endorsed by UEFA.
- June 25 - The Vatican condemns the female combined oral contraceptive pill. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians
- June 26 - Moise Tshombe returns to Congo from exile in Spain. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Moïse Kapenda Tshombe ( November 10, 1919 – June 29, 1969) was a Congolese Politician. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to
July
- July 2 - President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Origins The bill was introduced by President John F Kennedy in his civil rights speech of June 11 1963, in which he asked for legislation "giving
- July 6 - Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- July 8 - U. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 S. military personnel announce that U. S. casualties in Vietnam have risen to 1,387, including 399 dead and 17 MIA.
- July 16 - At the Republican National Convention in San Francisco, U. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city S. presidential nominee Barry Goldwater declares that "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice", and "moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue".
- July 18 - Six days of race riots begin in Harlem. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Race Riot is a 1929 animated Short subject, featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center
- July 18 - Judith Graham Pool publishes discovery of cryoprecipitate, a substance that extended the lives of hemophiliacs around the world. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Judith Graham Pool ( June 1, 1919 - 1975 was an American Scientist. Cryoprecipitate, also called "Cryoprecipitated Antihemophilic Factor" "Cryoprecipitated AHF" and most commonly just "cryo" is a frozen blood product prepared Haemophilia (also spelled as hemophilia
- July 19 - Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia Nguyễn Khánh (born November 8, 1927) is a former Chief of State and Prime minister of South Vietnam. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam
- July 20 - Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack a provincial capital, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of which are children). Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
- July 21 - Race riots begin in Singapore between ethnic Chinese and Malays. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World The 1964 Race Riots were a series of Riots that took place in Singapore during two separate periods in July and September between Chinese and Malay Singapore
- July 22 - The second meeting of the Organization of African Unity is held. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of The Organisation of African Unity ( OAU) or Organisation de l'Unité Africaine ( OUA) was established on 25 May 1963.
- July 27 - Vietnam War: The U. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia S. sends 5,000 more military advisers to South Vietnam, bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
- July 31 - Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon (images are 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from Earth-bound telescopes). Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently The Ranger program was a series of Unmanned space missions by the United States in the 1960s whose objective was to obtain the first close-up images of the surface Ranger 7 was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact A telescope is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects and the collection of Electromagnetic radiation.
August
- August 1 - The Final Looney Tune, "Senorella and the Glass Huarache", is released before the Warner Bros. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Cartoon Division is shut down by Jack Warner.
- August 4 - American civil rights movement: The bodies of murdered civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African Mississippi civil rights workers murders Michael Henry Schwerner ( November 6, 1939 – June 21, 1964) was one of three CORE field Mississippi civil rights workers murders Andrew Goodman ( November 23, 1943 &ndash June 21, 1964) was one of three American Mississippi civil rights workers murders James Earl "JE" Chaney ( May 30, 1943 – June 21, 1964) was one of three American
- August 4 - Vietnam War: United States destroyers USS Maddox and USS C. Turner Joy are attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Operations Maddox screened the ships of the Fast Carrier Task Force during strikes against enemy targets in the western Pacific where she was struck by an enemy Pre-Vietnam War operational duty Following a pre-shakedown goodwill cruise to Central and South American ports and shakedown out of San Diego, The Gulf of Tonkin, in Vietnamese: Vịnh Bắc Bộ or in Chinese: Beibu Wan is an arm of the South China Sea. Air support from the carrier USS Ticonderoga sinks 1 gunboat, while the other 2 leave the battle. World War II service Philippine campaign The carrier sortied from Ulithi with TF 38 on 2 November 1944.
- August 5 - Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow - Aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Operation Pierce Arrow was a US military operation during the Vietnam War. World War II service Philippine campaign The carrier sortied from Ulithi with TF 38 on 2 November 1944. History 1960–1969 Following fitting out and acceptance trials Constellation departed her home port of Norfolk Virginia, on 7 February The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Gulf of Tonkin, in Vietnamese: Vịnh Bắc Bộ or in Chinese: Beibu Wan is an arm of the South China Sea.
- August 5 - The Simba rebel army in Congo captures Stanleyville, and takes 1,000 Western hostages. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to Kisangani, formerly Stanleyville or Stanleystad, (population 500000 is a City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa
- August 7 - Vietnam War: The United States Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving U. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (officially the Southeast Asia Resolution Public Law 88-408 was addressed by Lyndon B S. President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on U. S. forces.
- August 8 - A Rolling Stones gig in Scheveningen gets out of control. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Gig is a term commonly used by bands with reference to their live shows generally the bands play through a speaker system more recently however there has been the worlds first Silent Scheveningen (ˈsxeːfənɪŋə is one of the eight Districts of The Hague, as well as one of its subdistricts ( wijken) Riot police end the gig after about 15 minutes, upon which spectators start to fight the riot police.
- August 13 - Murderers Gwynne Owen Evans and Peter Anthony Allen become the last people to be executed in the United Kingdom. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Gwynne Owen Evans ( 1 April 1940 &ndash 13 August 1964) (real name John Robson Walby or Welaby was 24 years old when he and his accomplice Peter Anthony Allen ( 4 April 1943 &ndash 13 August 1964) was one of the two last people in the United Kingdom to be executed The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- August 16 - Vietnam War: In a coup, General Nguyen Khanh replaces Duong Van Minh as South Vietnam's chief of state and establishes a new constitution, drafted partly by the U. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Nguyễn Khánh (born November 8, 1927) is a former Chief of State and Prime minister of South Vietnam. ( February 16 1916 &ndash August 6 2001) known popularly as “Big Minh” was a Vietnamese general and politician A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity S. Embassy.
- August 22 - Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist and Vice Chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, addresses the Credentials Committee of the Democratic National Convention, challenging the all-white Mississippi delegation. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Fannie Lou Hamer (born Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American Voting rights The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP was an American Political party created in the state of Mississippi in 1964, during the The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States
- August 24-August 27 - The Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City nominates incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson for a full term, and U. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. S. Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota as his running mate. Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr ( May 27, 1911 &ndash January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers
- August 27 - Walt Disney's Mary Poppins has its world premiere in Los Angeles. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Mary Poppins is a 1964 American Musical film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke and produced by It will go on to become Disney's biggest moneymaker, and winner of five Academy Awards, including a Best Actress award for Julie Andrews, who accepted the part after she was passed over by Jack L. Warner for the leading role of Eliza Dolittle in the film version of My Fair Lady. Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1 1935) is an award-winning English Actress This article is about Jack Warner the head of Warner Brothers Mary Poppins is the first Disney film to be nominated for Best Picture.
- August 28 - Bob Dylan turns The Beatles on to cannabis for the first time[1]
- August 28-August 30 - Philadelphia 1964 race riot: Tensions between African American residents and police lead to 341 injuries and 774 arrests. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Cannabis ( Cán-na-bis) is a Genus of Flowering plants that includes three putative species Cannabis sativa subsp Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and The Philadelphia race riot took place in the predominantly black neighborhoods of North Philadelphia from August 28 to August 30, 1964 African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa
September
- September 4 - The Forth Road Bridge opens over the Firth of Forth. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself The Forth Road Bridge is a Suspension bridge in east central Scotland The Firth of Forth ( Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the Estuary or Firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows
- September 10 - Germany receives its 1,000,000th foreign worker. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
- September 14 - The third period of Second Vatican Council opens. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twentieth century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church.
- September 14 - The London Daily Herald ceases publication, replaced by The Sun. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Daily Herald was a British Newspaper, published in London from 1912 to 1964 (although it was weekly during the First World War The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language
- September 16 - Shindig! premieres live on the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), featuring the top musical acts of the Sixties. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Shindig! is an American music variety show which aired on the ABC network from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966 The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.
- September 17 - Goldfinger was shown in UK theaters. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Goldfinger (1964 is the third James Bond film, as well as the third to star Sean Connery as MI6 agent James Bond. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- September 21 - The island of Malta obtains independence from the United Kingdom. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- September 24 - The Warren Commission Report, the first official investigation of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy, is published. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as The Warren Commission, was established on November 29, 1963 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of
- September 25 - Mozambican War of Independence launched by FRELIMO. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France The Mozambican War of Independence was an Armed conflict between the Guerrilla forces of the Mozambique Liberation Front or FRELIMO (Frente de Libertação The Liberation Front of Mozambique, better known by the acronym FRELIMO, from the Portuguese Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (IPA /fɾeˈlimo/
October
- October - In Photoplay magazine, Hedda Hopper announces that Sophia Loren and Paul Newman will star in the film version of Arthur Miller's play, After the Fall, with Loren in the role that was written about Marilyn Monroe. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Photoplay can also refer to a type of novel popular during the silent era of Hollywood Hedda Hopper ( May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and Gossip columnist, whose Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma The film was never made.
- October 1 - Three thousand student activists at University of California, Berkeley surround and block a police car from taking a CORE volunteer arrested for not showing his ID when he violated a ban on outdoor activist card tables. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley This protest eventually explodes into the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. The Free Speech Movement (FSM was a Student protest which took place during the 1964-1965 school year on the campus of the University of California Berkeley under
- October 1 - Inauguration of the Shinkansen, high-speed rail system in Japan, for the first sector between Tokyo and Osaka. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The is a Network of High-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū
- October 2 - The Kinks release their first album, The Kinks (album). Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Kinks is the self-titled debut album by the English rock band The Kinks, released in 1964
- October 5 - Twenty-three men and thirty-one women escape to West Berlin through a narrow tunnel under the Berlin Wall. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including
- October 5 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip begin an 8-day visit to Canada. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
- October 10-October 24 - The 1964 Summer Olympics are held in Tokyo. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.
- October 12 - The Soviet Union launches Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew and the first flight without space suits. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Voskhod 1 (Восход-1 was the first spaceflight to carry more than one person into space the first flight without Space suits the first to carry a scientist In Physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star A space suit is a complex system of Garments equipment and environmental systems designed to keep a person alive and comfortable in the harsh environment of outer space The flight is cut short and lands again on October 13 after sixteen orbits. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees
- October 14 - American civil rights movement leader Dr. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Martin Luther King, Jr. becomes the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded to him for leading non-violent resistance to end racial prejudice in the United States. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that
- October 14-October 15 - Nikita Khrushchev is deposed as leader of the Soviet Union; Leonid Brezhnev and Alexei Kosygin assume power. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following Alexey Nikolayevich Kosygin (Алексе́й Никола́евич Косы́гин Aleksej Nikolajevič Kosygin; February 20 1904 - December
- October 15 - The Labour Party wins the parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom, ending 13 years of Conservative Party rule. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- October 15 - Craig Breedlove's jet-powered car Spirit of America goes out of control in Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and makes skid marks 9. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. 6 km long.
- October 15 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the visiting New York Yankees, 7-5 to win the World Series in seven games (4-3), ending a long run of 29 World Series appearances in 44 seasons for the Bronx Bombers (also known as the Yankee Dynasty). Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
- October 16 - Harold Wilson becomes British Prime Minister for the first time. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians
- October 16 - The People's Republic of China explodes an atomic bomb in Sinkiang. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Xinjiang ( Uyghur: شىنجاڭ Shinjang;; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang; Turkish: Sincan, Sincan Uygur Özerk
- October 18 - The NY World's Fair closes for the year (it will reopen April 21, 1965). Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the third major World's Fair to be held in New York City
- October 20 - Former United States President Herbert Hoover dies in New York City. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10 1874 &ndash October 20 1964 was the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933 The City of New York
- October 21 - The film version of the hit Broadway stage musical My Fair Lady premieres in New York City. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. The movie stars Audrey Hepburn in the role of Eliza Dolittle and Rex Harrison repeating his stage performance as Professor Henry Higgins, and which will win him his only Academy Award for Best Actor. Audrey Hepburn ( &ndash) was an English/Dutch Academy Award - Emmy Award - Tony Award - and Grammy Award -winning film and stage actress Sir Reginald “Rex” Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 - 2 June 1990 was an English Academy Award and Tony Award -winning Theatre and The film will win seven other Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but Audrey Hepburn will not be nominated. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Critics interpret this as a rebuke to Jack L. Warner for choosing Ms Hepburn over Julie Andrews.
- October 22 - Canada: A Federal Multi-Party Parliamentary Committee selects a design to become the new official Flag of Canada. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The National Flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and fr l'Unifolié ( French for "the one-leafed" is a red Flag
- October 24 - Northern Rhodesia, a former British protectorate, becomes the independent Republic of Zambia, ending 73 years of British rule. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa.
- October 26- Eric Edgar Cooke becomes the last man executed in Western Australia. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Eric Edgar Cooke ( February 25, 1931 – October 26, 1964) was an Australian Serial killer. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. He is executed for murdering eight citizens in Perth, Western Australia in between 1959 to 1963
- October 27 - In Congo, rebel leader Christopher Gbenye takes 60 Americans and 800 Belgians hostage. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security
- October 29 - A collection of irreplaceable gemstones, including the 565 carat (113 g) Star of India, is stolen from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II A gemstone or gem, also called a precious or semi-precious stone, is a piece of attractive Mineral, which &mdash when cut and polished &mdash The carat is a unit of Mass used for measuring gems and Pearls Currently a carat is defined as exactly 200  mg (0 The American Museum of Natural History ( AMNH) located on the Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York, USA is one of the largest and most The City of New York
- October 31 - Campaigning at Madison Square Garden, New York, U. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. S. President Lyndon Johnson pledges the creation of the Great Society. The Great Society was also a 1960s band featuring Grace Slick, and a 1914 book by English social theorist Graham Wallas.
November
- November 1 - Mortar fire from North Vietnamese forces rains on the USAF base at Bien Hoa, South Vietnam, killing 4 U. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi S. servicemen, wounding 72, and destroying 5 B-57 jet bombers and other planes. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- November 3 - U.S. presidential election, 1964: Incumbent U. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Please DO NOT flip the colors -->The United States presidential election of 1964 was one of the most lopsided presidential elections in the history of the United States S. President Lyndon B. Johnson defeats Republican challenger Barry Goldwater with over 60 percent of the popular vote. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office
- November 3 - The Bolivian government of President Victor Paz Estenssoro is overthrown by a military rebellion led by General Alfredo Ovando Candía, commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro ( October 2, 1907 - June 7, 2001) was a politician and former president of Bolivia. Alfredo Ovando Candía ( April 6, 1918 - January 24, 1982) was a Bolivian president and dictator (1964-66 and 1969-70 General
- November 5 - Mariner program: Mariner 3, a U. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The Mariner program was a program conducted by the American space agency NASA that launched a series of robotic interplanetary probes Mariner 3 and 4 were identical spacecraft of the Mariner program designed to carry out the first flybys of Mars and obtain photographs of the planet's S. space probe intended for Mars, is launched from Cape Kennedy but fails. Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that
- November 9 - The British House of Commons votes to abolish the death penalty for murder in Britain. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
- November 10 - Australia partially reintroduces compulsory military service due to the Indonesian Confrontation. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority
- November 13 - Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks) becomes the first NBA player to score 20,000 points. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Robert E Lee "Bob" Pettit (born December 12 1932 in Baton Rouge Louisiana, U The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional Basketball team based in Atlanta Georgia.
- November 19 - The United States Department of Defense announces the closing of 95 military bases and facilities, including the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Brooklyn Army Terminal, and Fort Jay, New York. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government The United States Navy Yard New York - better known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard (NYNSY - is an American shipyard located Fort Jay is a harbor fortification and the name of the former Army post located on Governors Island in New York Harbor.
- November 21 - Second Vatican Council: The third period of the Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twentieth century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. This is a general introduction to ecumenical councils For the Roman Catholic councils, see Catholic Ecumenical Councils.
- November 21 - The Verrazano Narrows Bridge opens to traffic (the world's longest suspension bridge at this time). Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked Suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the suspended-deck type
- November 24 - Belgian paratroopers and mercenaries capture Stanleyville, but a number of hostages die in the fighting, among them Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Dr. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Kisangani, formerly Stanleyville or Stanleystad, (population 500000 is a City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security The Evangelical Covenant Church ( ECC) is an evangelical Christian denomination of more than 750 congregations in the United States and Canada with ministries Paul Carlson. Paul Carlson ( March 31, 1928 – November 24, 1964) was a medical missionary of the Evangelical Covenant
- November 28 - Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 space probe from Cape Kennedy toward Mars to take television pictures of that planet in July 1965. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The Mariner program was a program conducted by the American space agency NASA that launched a series of robotic interplanetary probes Mariner 4 (Mariner-Mars 1964 was the fourth in a series of spacecraft intended for planetary exploration in a flyby mode and performed the first successful A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
- November 28 - Vietnam War: United States National Security Council members, including Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk, and Maxwell Taylor, agree to recommend a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam, to President Lyndon B. Johnson. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The White House National Security Council ( NSC) in the United States is the principal forum used by the President for considering National Robert Strange McNamara (born June 9 1916 in Oakland, California) is an American business executive and former United States Secretary of Defense David Dean Rusk ( February 9, 1909 &ndash December 20, 1994) was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents General Maxwell Davenport Taylor ( August 26, 1901 &ndash April 19, 1987) was an American Soldier and Diplomat
December
- December 1 - Vietnam War: U. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam (after some debate, they agree to enact a two-phase bombing plan).
- December 3 - Berkeley Free Speech Movement: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, following their takeover and massive sit-in at the administration building, protesting the U. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French The Free Speech Movement (FSM was a Student protest which took place during the 1964-1965 school year on the campus of the University of California Berkeley under The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley C. Regents' decision to forbid Vietnam War protests on U. C. property.
- December 6 - The one-hour stop-motion animated special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, based on the popular Christmas song, premieres on NBC. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Rudolph the Red–Nosed Reindeer is a long-running Christmas Television special produced in Stop motion Animation by Rankin/Bass The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's It will become a beloved Christmas tradition, still being shown on television more than 40 years later.
- December 10 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway.
- December 11 - Che Guevara addresses the UN General Assembly. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14 Following the Cuban revolution,Guevara reviewed [2]
- December 14 - Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (379 US 241 1964): The U. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Heart of Atlanta Motel Inc v United States, 379 US 241 ( 1964) was a landmark United States Supreme Court case holding that the U S. Supreme Court rules that, in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, establishments providing public accommodations must refrain from racial discrimination. Origins The bill was introduced by President John F Kennedy in his civil rights speech of June 11 1963, in which he asked for legislation "giving
- December 15 - The Washington Post publishes an article about James Hampton, who had built a glittering religious throne out of recycled materials. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D James Hampton ( April 8, 1909 &ndash November 4, 1964) was an African-American Janitor who secretly built a large assemblage
- December 18 - In the wake of deadly riots in January over control of the Panama Canal, the U. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the S. offers to negotiate a new canal treaty.
- December 21 - The James Bond film Goldfinger begins its run in U.S. theaters. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Goldfinger (1964 is the third James Bond film, as well as the third to star Sean Connery as MI6 agent James Bond. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It will become one of the most successful and popular Bond films ever made.
- December 22 - Comedian Lenny Bruce is sentenced to four months in prison, concluding a six-month obscenity trial. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Lenny Bruce (October 13 1925 &ndash August 3 1966 born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was an American Stand-up comedian, Writer, social Obscenity (in Latin obscenus, meaning "foul repulsive detestable" is a term that is most often used in a legal context to
- December 23 - Wonderful Radio London commences transmissions with American top 40 format broadcasting, from a ship anchored off the south coast of England. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre.
- December 26 - 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey is abducted by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Myra Hindley (23 July 1942 &ndash 15 November 2002 was an English Serial killer convicted along with her lover Ian Brady, of killing four children between Ian Brady (Born Ian Duncan Stewart on January 2, 1938) is known primarily for the series of sadistic murders that he committed with his lover Myra Hindley
- December 27 - Cleveland Browns defeat Baltimore Colts in NFL Championship Game
- December 31 - A performance of Tchaikovsky's then rarely televised ballet The Nutcracker is broadcast by ABC-TV. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. The Nutcracker (Щелкунчик Shchelkunchik) Op 71 is a Fairy tale - Ballet in two acts three scenes by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. It is performed by the San Francisco Ballet, starring Cynthia Gregory in one of her earliest leading roles. The San Francisco Ballet ( SFB) is a Ballet company, founded in 1933 as part of San Francisco Opera Ballet. Cynthia Kathleen Gregory (born July 8, 1946) is an American Ballerina. The performance slips into television obscurity.
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- Jerome Horowitz synthesizes zidovudine, an antiviral drug used in treating HIV. Jerome Horwitz of Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine is an American scientist. Zidovudine ( INN) or azidothymidine ( AZT) (also called ZDV is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI a type of Antiretroviral Antiviral drugs are a class of Medication used specifically for treating viral Infections Like Antibiotics for Bacteria, specific antivirals Medication, also referred to as medicine, can be loosely defined as any substance intended for use in the diagnosis cure mitigation treatment or prevention of disease Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- The Vishva Hindu Parishad is founded. Viśva Hindū Pariṣad ( Devanāgarī: विश्व हिन्दु परिषद World Hindu Council widely
- Dr. Farrington Daniels' book Direct Use of the Sun's Energy is published by Yale University Press. Farrington Daniels (1889-1972 an American physical chemist is considered one of the pioneers of the modern direct use of Solar energy. Yale University Press is a book Publisher founded in 1908. It became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but remained
- First Moog synthesizer designed by Robert Moog. The term Moog (ˈmoʊg as in 'vogue' Synthesizer can refer to any number of Analog synthesizers designed by Dr Dr Robert Arthur Moog (ˈmoʊɡ to rhyme with "rogue" ( May 23, 1934 &ndash August 21, 2005) was an American pioneer of
- Roald Dahl writes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Roald Dahl ( 13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British Novelist Short story Writer Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964 is a children's book by British Author Roald Dahl.
- The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD) is founded in England. The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids or OBOD is a Neo-Druidic order based in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
- Cosmic microwave background radiation was discovered.
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- January 1 - Juliana Donald, American actress
- January 2 - Pernell Whitaker, American boxer
- January 6 - Henry Maske, German boxer
- January 6 - Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan swimmer and sports commentator (d. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Shifta War (1963–1967 was a Secessionist conflict in which ethnic Somalis in the Northern Frontier District (NFD of Kenya (a region that The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Juliana Donald (b January 1, 1964 in Washington DC) is an American actress who starred in films and has made guest appearances on television shows Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964) nicknamed "Sweet Pea" is a retired professional boxer, who is considered among the greatest of all-time Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Henry Maske (born January 6, 1964 in Treuenbrietzen) is a German boxer, who was one of the most popular German sports figures not Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Rafael Antonio Vidal Castro ( January 6, 1964 &ndash February 12, 2005) was a Venezuelan swimmer and sports commentator 2005)
- January 7 - Nicolas Cage, American actor
- January 12 - Jeff Bezos, American Internet entrepreneur
- January 13 - Penelope Ann Miller, American actress
- January 18 - Jane Horrocks, British actress
- January 23 - Mariska Hargitay, American actress
- January 27 - Bridget Fonda, American actress
- January 29 - Andre Reed, American football player
- January 31 - Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist, and co-founding member of Slayer
- February 5 - Laura Linney, American actress
- February 5 - Duff McKagan, American musician, songwriter, guitarist, bass player, drummer and singer (Velvet Revolver, Loaded, Guns N' Roses, Neurotic Outsiders)
- February 8 - German Gref, Minister of Economics and Trade of Russia
- February 11 - Ken Shamrock, American mixed martial arts fighter
- February 15 - Chris Farley, American actor and comedian (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Jeffrey Preston Bezos (born January 12, 1964) is the founder president chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Amazon Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Penelope Ann Miller ( January 13 1964) sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an American actress. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is an English actress, Musician, and singer Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23 1964 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award - winning American actress best known for her role as Det Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -nominated American actress. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Andre Darnell Reed (born January 29, 1964 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player who played Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Jeff Hanneman (born January 31 1964 in Oakland California) is a Guitarist and a founding member of the American Thrash metal band Slayer Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated a three time Golden Globe nominee and a three-time Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5 1964) is an American Musician and rock Bassist, who is best known Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Neurotic Outsiders was a supergroup founded in 1995 consisting of Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. German Oskarovich Gref ( German Hermann Gräf Russian Герман Оскарович Греф born February 8, 1964) is a Russian economist Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11 1964) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter and former professional Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley (February 15 1964 &ndash December 18 1997 was an American Comedian and Actor. 1997)
- February 16 - Christopher Eccleston, British actor
- February 18 - Matt Dillon, American actor
- February 24 - Todd Field, American actor and director
- February 25 - Lee Evans, British comedian and actor
- February 28 - Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan cyclist
March-April
- March 1 - Clinton Gregory, American musician
- March 4 - Tom Lampkin, American baseball player
- March 7 - Bret Easton Ellis, American author
- March 7 - Wanda Sykes, American comedian and actress
- March 9 - Juliette Binoche, French actress
- March 10 - Prince Edward, youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II
- March 11 - Shane Richie, British actor
- March 17 - Rob Lowe, American actor
- March 18 - Bonnie Blair, American speed skater
- March 18 - Rozalla, Zambian singer
- March 19 - Yoko Kanno, Japanese composer
- March 20 - Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer
- March 25 - Lisa Gay Hamilton, American actress
- March 26 - Martin Donnelly, Northern Irish racecar driver
- March 29 - Annabella Sciorra, Italian-American actress
- March 30 - Tracy Chapman, American singer
- April 1 - Erik Breukink, Dutch cyclist and manager
- April 3 - Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist
- April 4 - David Cross, American actor and comedian
- April 7 - Russell Crowe, New Zealand-born actor
- April 7 - Steve Graves, Canadian ice hockey player
- April 8 - Lisa Guerrero, Hispanic actress, model, and sportscaster/reporter
- April 11 - Steve Azar, American country music singer-songwriter
- April 13 - Caroline Rhea, Canadian actress and comedian
- April 17 - Maynard James Keenan, American singer and songwriter (bands Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer)
- April 18 - Lourenço Mutarelli, Brazilian underground comic book writer
- April 18 - Bez, British dancer
- April 20 - Andy Serkis, British actor
- April 21 - Ludmila Engquist, Russian-born Swedish athlete
- April 25 - Hank Azaria, American actor
- April 25 - Andy Bell, English singer and songwriter (band Erasure)
- April 29 - Federico Castelluccio, Italian-born actor
May-June
- May 4 - Zsuzsa Mathe, Hungarian born painter and visual artist, founder of Transrealism
- May 8 - Melissa Gilbert, American actress and president of the Screen Actors Guild
- May 8 - Bobby Labonte, American race car driver
- May 11 - John Parrott, English snooker player
- May 13 - Stephen Colbert, American comedian and satirist
- May 16 - John Salley, American basketball player and talk show host
- May 21 - Danny Bailey, English footballer
- May 23 - Ruth Metzler-Arnold, member of the Swiss Federal Council
- May 24 - Adrian Moorhouse, British swimmer
- May 26 - Lenny Kravitz, American guitarist and singer
- May 26 - Caitlín R. Kiernan, Irish-American author and paleontologist
- May 27 - Adam Carolla, American comedic radio personality and television personality
- May 28 - Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer
- May 30 - Wynonna Judd, American singer
- May 30 - Tom Morello, American guitarist (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman)
- June 3 - Kerry King, American guitarist, and co-founding member of Slayer
- June 3 - James Purefoy, British actor
- June 4 - Eva Fampas, Greek classical guitarist
- June 4 - Sean Pertwee, British actor
- June 7 - Gia Carides, Greek-Australian actress
- June 9 - Gloria Reuben, Canadian actress
- June 10 - Jimmy Chamberlin, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- June 10 - Ben Daniels, British (English) actor
- June 13 - Kathy Burke, English actress and comedian
- June 13 - Iain Donaldson, British politician
- June 15 - Courteney Cox, American actress
- June 17 - Erin Murphy, American actress
- June 22 - Dan Brown, American author
- June 25 - Johnny Herbert, English race car driver
- June 28 - Mark Grace, baseball player
- June 29 - Stedman Pearson, British singer (Five Star)
July-August
- July 1 - Bernard Laporte, French rugby player & coach
- July 2 - José Canseco, Cuban baseball player
- July 2 - Ozzie Canseco, Cuban baseball player, José's twin brother
- July 3 - Joanne Harris, English author
- July 3 - Yeardley Smith, American voice actress
- July 4 - Martin Flood, Australian Quiz Show Winner
- July 9 - Courtney Love, American musician/actress
- July 11 - Craig Charles, British actor
- July 12 - Gaby Roslin, British TV presenter
- July 16 - Miguel Indurain, Spanish cyclist
- July 20 - Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave)
- July 21 - Ross Kemp, British actor
- July 22 - Bonnie Langford, British actress
- July 22 - John Leguizamo, American actor
- July 22 - David Spade, American comedian, actor and television personality
- July 23 - Ed Forchion, political activist
- July 24 - Barry Bonds, baseball player
- July 26 - Sandra Bullock, American actress
- July 30 - Vivica A. Fox, American actress
- July 31 - Jim Corr, Irish singer and musician (The Corrs)
- August 3 - Lucky Dube, South African reggae musician
- August 5 - Adam Yauch, American musician
- August 9 - William Martens, American computer engineer
- August 15 - Melinda Gates, American wife of Bill Gates
- August 16 - Jimmy Arias, American tennis player
- August 19 - Dermott Brereton, Australian footballer
- August 24 - Salizhan Sharipov, cosmonaut
- August 25 - Maxim Kontsevich, Russian mathematician
September-October
- September 2 - Keanu Reeves, actor
- September 8 - Michael Johns, American health care executive and Presidential speechwriter
- September 11 - Ellis Burks, baseball player
- September 11 - Victor Wooten, American bassist
- September 20 - Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress
- September 22 - Ian Culverhouse, English footballer
- September 23 - Koshi Inaba, Japanese singer (B'z)
- September 25 - Kikuko Inoue, Japanese singer and voice actress (seiyu)
- September 26 - Nicki French, British singer
- September 28 - Janeane Garofalo, American actress and comedian
- September 30 - Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and model
- September 30 - Trey Anastasio, American musician
- October 1 - Harry Hill, English comedian, writer and actor
- October 2 - Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player
- October 3 - Clive Owen, English actor
- October 5 - Keiji Fujiwara, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
- October 8 - CeCe Winans, American musician
- October 19 - Jorge Luis Gonzales, Cuban boxer
- October 22 - Drazen Petrovic, Croatian basketball player (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Christopher Eccleston (krɪstəfə ˈɛkəlstən born 16 February 1964 is an award-winning English stage, Film and Television Actor Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe Award - and BAFTA Award -nominated Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the William Todd Field, known professionally as Todd Field Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Lee Evans (born 25 February, 1964) is an award winning British stand-up comedian and Actor. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (born 28 February 1964 in Tashkent) is a former professional Road racing cyclist from Uzbekistan. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Clinton Gregory (born March 1, 1966 in Martinsville Virginia) is an American country and bluegrass musician Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Thomas Michael Lampkin (born March 4 1964 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Catcher in Major League Baseball who played in, - Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964 in Los Angeles California) is an American author. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Wanda Sykes (born March 7, 1964) also known as Wanda Sykes-Hall, is an Emmy award -winning American stand-up comedian Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Juliette Binoche (in French ʒylijɛt biˈnɔʃ born 9 March 1964 is an Academy Award -winning French film actress. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Shane Richie (born Shane Patrick Roche, 11 March 1964 Early life Born in Harlesden to Irish Catholic parents Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American Actor. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Bonnie Kathleen Blair (born March 18, 1964 in Cornwall New York) is a retired American speedskater. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Rozalla (born Rozalla Miller 18 March 1964, in Ndola, Zambia) is a female Dance music performer from Zimbabwe born to Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. is a Composer, Arranger and Musician best known for her work on the Soundtracks for many games seminal Anime films TV series live-action Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Natacha Atlas (born March 20, 1964) is a Belgian Singer known for her fusion of Arabic and North African music with Western Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Lisa Gay Hamilton (born March 25, 1964) is an American Actress known for her role as Attorney Rebecca Washington on the ABC Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. For the New Zealand cricketer see Martin Donnelly (cricketer. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra (born March 29 1960) is an American Film and stage actress who has starred in a Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her singles " Fast Car " " Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Erik Breukink (born April 1, 1964 in Rheden, Netherlands) is a former professional Road racing cyclist. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (born April 3, 1964 in Herning) nicknamed the Eagle from Herning (Ørnen fra Herning is a Danish Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. David Cross (born April 4 1964 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, Writer and Actor. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964 is an Academy Award - BAFTA - Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning New Zealand and Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Steve Graves (b April 7, 1964 in Trenton Ontario) is a former professional Ice hockey left wing Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Lisa Coles Guerrero (born April 8, 1964) is an American sports broadcaster, Actress, host and model. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Steve Azar (born April 11, 1964 in Greenville Mississippi) is an American Country music artist Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Caroline Gilchrist Rhea (born April 13, 1964) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actress who is the original host of the Reality Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan on April 17 1964 When Keenan was 11 his mother suffered a paralyzing Cerebral aneurysm, which would later serve as A broader definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other A Perfect Circle ( APC) is an Alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan Puscifer (ˈpʊsɨfɚ is a Side project of Maynard James Keenan from the bands Tool and A Perfect Circle. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Lourenço Mutarelli (born April 18, 1964) is a Brazilian Comic book artist who became well-regarded in the Brazilian underground comics scene Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Mark Berry (born April 18 1964) commonly known as Bez or Marky Mark (and occasionally credited as Bez "Bez" Bez) Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Andy Serkis (born 20 April, 1964) is an English Actor, director and Author. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Ludmila Engquist (Lyudmila Viktorovna Narozhilenko née Leonowa Людмила Викторовна Нарожиленко-Леонова born April 21, 1964 Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25 1964 is an American Film and Television Actor, director, Comedian and voice artist Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. This article is about the lead singer of Erasure; there is also Andy Bell (musician, a member of the band Oasis. Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Federico Castelluccio (born April 29, 1964) is an Italian - American actor and professional artist who is most famous for his role as Furio Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Born on May 4, 1964, Budapest Hungary Zsuzsa Máthé was raised in a culture-rich civic environment where playing the piano speaking foreign languages was a natural must Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress, Writer and producer, primarily in Movies and Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Robert Alan Labonte (born May 8, 1964 in Corpus Christi Texas) is an American Race car driver and drives the #43 Cheerios Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople This article is about the snooker player For the US Senator and Representative see John Fabyan Parrott. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( born May 13 1964 is an American Comedian, satirist, Actor and Writer, known for his ironic style Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. John Thomas "Spider" Salley (born May 16 1964 is a retired American professional Basketball player in the NBA, actor and Talk show Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Daniel Stephen Bailey (born May 21, 1964) was an English professional footballer Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Ruth Metzler-Arnold (born May 23, 1964) is a Swiss politician and former Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1999-2003 Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Adrian David Moorhouse MBE (born May 24, 1964) is a British former swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Record Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan (born May 26, 1964 in Skerries Dublin, Ireland) is the author of many Science fiction and Dark Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Adam Carolla (born May 27 1964 is an American radio / Television host, Comedian, and Actor. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Jeff Fenech aka 'The Marrickville Mauler' (born May 28, 1964 in Marrickville, Sydney Australia) is an Australian of Maltese Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Wynonna Judd (born May 30, 1964 in Ashland Kentucky) is an American Country music singer Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30 1964 is a Grammy Award -winning American Guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine (sometimes shortened to RATM or Rage) is Audioslave was an American Hard rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles California in 2001 The Nightwatchman is the Alter-ego and solo act of Rage Against the Machine and ex- Audioslave Guitarist Tom Morello. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Kerry King (born June 3, 1964, in Los Angeles California) is a Guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the Thrash Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering James Brian Mark Purefoy (born June 3 1964) is an English Actor. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Eva Fampas born Athens, Greece on June 4th 1964 is a Greek guitarist and teacher Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Sean Pertwee (born June 4, 1964) is an English Actor. Pertwee was born in London, the son of Ingeborg and Jon Pertwee Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Gia Carides (born June 7, 1964, pronounced kah-ree-dees is an Australian Actress. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Gloria Reuben (born June 9, 1964) is a Canadian actress of Film and Television, known for her role on ER Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Jimmy Chamberlin (born June 10 1964 is an American Drummer, songwriter and producer. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Ben Daniels (born 10 June 1964 is a British actor A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA he has taken on roles in numerous productions Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Iain Donaldson (born 13 June[[ 964]] is a Liberal Democrat politician in Manchester. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Courteney Cox (born June 15 1964 also known as Courteney Cox Arquette, is an American actress, Film producer, and former model Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Erin Margaret Murphy ( June 17, 1964 in Encino, California) is an American Actress who is best known for her role as young Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Dan Brown (born June 22 1964 is an American Author of Thriller fiction, best known for the 2003 bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Complete Formula One results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Mark Eugene Grace (born June 28, 1964 in Winston-Salem North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball player for 16 seasons with the Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Stedman Pearson (born Stedman Pearson Jr 29 June 1964, Romford, Essex, England Five Star, (also known as 5 Star) were a British pop / R&B group from Romford, Essex, formed in 1983 "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Bernard Laporte (born 1 July, 1964 in Rodez, Aveyron) is the current French Secretary of State for Sport Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival José Canseco y Capas Jr (born July 2, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Outfielder and Designated hitter in Major Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Osvaldo "Ozzie" Canseco Capas (born July 2, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is the Twin brother of former Major League Baseball Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris (b 3 July 1964, Barnsley, Yorkshire) is a British author Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Yeardley Smith (ˈjɑrdli born July 3, 1964) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress and Voice actor who is perhaps Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Martin Flood (born 1964 is an Australian Quiz show contestant who competed in the show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Craig Charles (born 11 July, 1964 in Liverpool, England) is an English Actor, Stand up comedian, Author Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Gaby Roslin (born July 12 1964) is an English Television presenter and Actress. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya (born July 16, 1964, Villava, Navarre) is a retired Spanish Road racing cyclist. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the Lead singer Audioslave was an American Hard rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles California in 2001 Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Ross James Kemp (born 21 July 1964) is a BAFTA award-winning English Actor, author and Journalist, who rose to prominence Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford ( July 22, 1964) is an English actress and entertainer Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated Colombian -American Comedian Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy nominated American Actor, Comedian, Television personality Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Robert Edward Forchion (born July 23, 1964) also known as NJWEEDMAN, is an African-American Cannabis activist and a perennial candidate Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26 1964 is a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated American - German Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Vivica Anjanetta Fox (born July 30, 1964) is an American actress Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Jim Corr MBE (born July 31 1964) is the guitarist for the Irish folk rock band The Corrs. The Corrs are a Celtic Folk rock group from Dundalk, County Louth Ireland. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Lucky Philip Dube (pronounced doo-bay) ( August 3, 1964 &ndash October 18, 2007) was a South African Reggae Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Adam Nathaniel Yauch (pronounced IPA /jaʊk/ also known as MCA and Nathaniel Hörnblowér, (born August 5, 1964) is a founding Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus William Martens (born August 1964 is a Computer engineer and magazine editor Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French on August 15, 1964) is the co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation If you would like to experiment with Wikipedia please copy Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting James ("Jimmy" Arias (born August 16, 1964) is a former top-ranked Tennis touring professional player from the United States. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Dermott Hugh Brereton (born 19 August 1964 is a former champion Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov ( Russian: Салижан Шакирович Шарипов (born August 24 1964 in Uzgen, Osh oblast, Kirghiz SSR Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Maxim Lvovich Kontsevich (Максим Львович Концевич (born August 25, 1964) is a Russian Mathematician. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Keanu Charles Reeves (kiːˈɑːnuː born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian Actor. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Michael Johns (born September 8, 1964 in Allentown Pennsylvania) is an American Health care executive former Federal government Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Ellis Rena Burks (born September 11, 1964 in Vicksburg Mississippi) is a former Outfielder and Designated hitter who played in Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Victor Lemonte Wooten (born September 11, 1964) is an electric bass player Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Maggie Cheung ( born September 20, 1964) is a Cannes Best Actress, Berlin Best Actress, six-time Hong Kong Film Award Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Ian Brett Culverhouse (born 22 September, 1964 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire) is an English former professional footballer Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English is a Japanese vocalist. His real name is. He graduated from the Faculty of Education at the Yokohama National University, and has a degree in Mathematics is a Japanese Hard rock duo comprised of and Koshi Inaba (稲葉 浩志 Inaba Kōshi, lyrics vocals Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France (her birth name is, pronounced the same as her stage name is a popular Japanese Seiyū (voice actress and Singer born on September 25, 1964 A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Nicki French ( September 26, 1964[http //wwwslipyourmindcom/famous-bdays Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Jane Anne (Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up Comedian, actress, political activist, writer Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born September 30, 1964 or 1968 is an Italian Actress, and Fashion model. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III on Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Dr Matthew Keith Hall (born October 1 1964) better known as Harry Roy Hill, is a BAFTA award-winning English Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Dirk Brinkmann (born October 2, 1964 in Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a former Field hockey player from (West- Germany Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople (born October 5, 1964) is a male Seiyū from the Tokyo Metropolitan area who is affiliated with Air Agengy A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Priscilla Winans Love (born on October 8, 1964) and known professionally as CeCe Winans, is an American Gospel singer and winner of Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Jorge Luis Gonzalez (born October 19, 1964) (DOB disputed is a former Heavyweight boxer born in Havana, Cuba, who won the Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Dražen Petrović ( October 22, 1964 &ndash June 7, 1993) was a Croatian Basketball player 1993)
- October 22 - Toby McKeehan, American musician
- October 26 - Marc Lépine, Canadian serial killer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Toby McKeehan (born October 22, 1964 in Fairfax Virginia) professionally known as TobyMac, is a professional musician producer and songwriter Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Marc Lépine (October 26 1964 &ndash December 6 1989 born Gamil Gharbi, was a 25-year-old man from Montreal, Quebec, Canada who murdered fourteen women 1989)
- October 29 - Yasmin Le Bon, British model
- October 31 - Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer and manager
November-December
- November 4 - Douglas Wilson, American television personality and interior designer
- November 6 - Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion)
- November 7 - Dana Plato, American actress (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh) born on October 29, 1964, in Oxford, England is an Iranian-English model. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Marcel "Marco" van Basten ( 31 October 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager currently Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Douglas Wilson is best known for appearing as an interior designer on Trading Spaces. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Gregory Walter Graffin, PhD (born November 6, 1964 in Racine Wisconsin) is the vocalist and co-founder of the Punk rock band Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Dana Michelle Plato (November 7 1964 &ndash May 8 1999 was an American actress who became famous playing the role of Kimberly Drummond in the U 1999)
- November 10 - Magnus Scheving, Icelandic producer
- November 10 - Kenny Rogers, baseball player
- November 11 - Calista Flockhart, American actress
- November 14 - Patrick Warburton, American voice actor
- November 16 - Diana Krall, Canadian jazz pianist and singer
- November 17 - Mitch Williams, American baseball player
- November 18 - Rita Cosby, American television personality
- November 18 - Seth Joyner, American football player
- November 21 - Shane Douglas, American wrestler
- November 23 - Boyd Kestner, American actor
- November 24 - Alistair McGowan, British actor and comedian
- November 25 - Mark Lanegan, American singer (Screaming Trees)
- November 27 - Robin Givens, American actress
- November 29 - Don Cheadle, American actor
- November 29 - Cork Graham, American war correspondent, actor, and author
- December 4 - Marisa Tomei, American actress
- December 7 - Roberta Close, Brazilian model
- December 7 - Curtis Hughes, American wrestler
- December 8 - Teri Hatcher, American actress
- December 9 - Paul Landers, German musician (Rammstein)
- December 9 - Larry Emdur, Australian game show host
- December 11 - John Mark Karr
- December 13 - Hideto "hide" Matsumoto, Japanese musician
- December 14 - Rebecca Gibney, New Zealand-born actress
- December 15 - Jerry Ball, American football player
- December 16 - Heike Drechsler, German track and field athlete
- December 16 - Billy Ripken, American baseball player
- December 17 - Frank Musil, Czech ice hockey player and scout
- December 18 - Steve Austin, American professional wrestler
- December 19 - Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player
- December 23 - Eddie Vedder, American singer (Pearl Jam)
- December 28 - Malcolm Gets, American actor and dancer
- December 30 - Sophie Ward, British actress
- date unknown - John Campbell, New Zealand broadcaster
Deaths
January-June
- January 1 - Bechara El Khoury, President of Lebanon (b. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Magnús Örn Scheving (pronounced /skivɪŋ/) (born 10 November 1964) is a Writer, producer, Entrepreneur, Comedian Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Kenneth Scott Rogers (born November 10 1964 in Savannah Georgia) is a Left-handed American Major League Baseball Pitcher for Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11 1964) is an American Actress, primarily on Television. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Patrick John Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American Television Actor and Voice actor. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian Jazz Pianist and Singer. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Mitch Williams redirects here For the fictional character please see Mitch Williams (General Hospital. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Rita Cosby (born November 18, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York, but raised in Greenwich Connecticut) is a veteran TV News presenter Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Seth Joyner (born November 18, 1964 in Spring Valley New York) is a former American football Linebacker. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Boyd Kestner (born November 23 1964) is an American actor who starred in The Outsiders television series and later came to prominence Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Alistair McGowan (born 24 November 1964 in Badsey, Worcestershire) is an English impressionist, Comedian and Actor. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is an American rock musician and Songwriter. Screaming Trees was an American rock band formed in Ellensburg Washington in 1985 by vocalist Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Robin Simone Givens (born November 27 1964 is an American actress Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle (born November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe Award -winning American Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Cork Graham (born November 29, 1964) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Film producer, director, Actor, A war correspondent is a Journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Marisa Tomei (born December 4 1964 is a American Actress of stage and screen. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Roberta Close was born Luiz Roberto Gambine Moreira in Rio de Janeiro on 7 December 1964 — although she has occasionally claimed to have been Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Curtis Hughes (born December 7 1964) better known by his ring name Mr Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8 1964) is an American Actress. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Paul H Landers (born December 9, 1964) is a German musician notable as the rhythm-guitarist for the German Tanz-Metall ("Dance Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Larry Emdur (born December 9, 1964) is an Australian media personality and the co-host of the Seven Network 's The Morning Show Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office John Mark Karr (born December 11, 1964 in Conyers Georgia) is a man featured on America's Most Wanted who made a False confession regarding Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life was a popular Japanese musician More commonly known by his Stage name hide ( pronounced /hee Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Rebecca Catherine Gibney (born December 14, 1964 in Levin, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born Australia-based actress Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Jerry Lee Ball (born December 15, 1964 in Beaumont Texas) is a former professional American football Defensive lineman in the Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Heike Gabriela Drechsler née Daute (born December 16, 1964 in Gera, then East Germany) is a German Track and field athlete Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion William Oliver Ripken (born December 16 1964 in Havre de Grace Maryland) is a radio personality for XM Satellite Radio and is a former Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila František Musil (born 17 December, 1964 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia) known mostly as Frank Musil, is a former professional Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Arvydas Romas Sabonis (born on December 19th, 1964 in Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a retired Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Eddie Vedder (born December 23 1964 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American singer, Songwriter, Composer, and Guitarist Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Hugh Malcolm Gerard Gets (born December 28 1963) is an American actor Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Sophie Ward (born December 30, 1964 in London) is an English Actor and the daughter of actor Simon Ward. John Campbell (born 1964 in Wellington New Zealand) is the presenter of Campbell Live, a primetime 7 New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Bechara El Khoury ( 1890 - 1 January 1964) ( Arabic: بشارة الخوري) was the first post-independence President of This page lists presidents of Lebanon Though it is not specifically stated in the constitution an unwritten understanding known as the National Pact (al-mithaq al-watani agreed in 1943 1890)
- January 15 - Tawfiq Canaan, Palestinian doctor (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Tawfiq Canaan (24 September 1882 – 15 January 1964 was a Physician and pioneer in the field of Medicine in Palestine, also well-known for being one of 1882)
- January 15 - Jack Teagarden, American jazz trombonist (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden ( August 20, 1905 &ndash January 15, 1964) was an influential Jazz Trombonist and 1905)
- January 17 - T. H. White, British author (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Terence Hanbury White ( 29 May 1906 &ndash 17 January 1964) was an English Author best known for his sequence of Arthurian 1906)
- January 22 - Marc Blitzstein, American composer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Marc Blitzstein ( March 2, 1905 &ndash January 22, 1964) was an American Composer. March 2, 1905, in Philadelphia, PA; one of the first students at Curtis Institute of Music. The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma Bachelor of Music
- January 27 - Waite Phillips, oil man, banker and real estate investor (b. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Waite Phillips ( January 19[[ 883]]&ndash January 27[[ 964]] was the son of Lewis "Lew" Franklin Phillips and Lucinda Josephine "Josie" (Faucett 1883)
- January 29 - Alan Ladd, American actor (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Alan Walbridge Ladd ( September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American film Actor. 1913)
- February 5 - Matilde Moisant, American pilot (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Matilde E Moisant ( September 13 1878 &ndash February 5 1964) was an American pioneer aviatrix. 1878)
- February 6 - Emilio Aguinaldo, First President of the Philippines (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio For the municipality see Gen Emilio Aguinaldo Cavite General Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy ( March 22, 1869 &ndash February 6 1869)
- February 8 - Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Ernst Kretschmer (* October 8 1888 in Wüstenrot near Heilbronn ( Germany) † February 8 1964 in Tübingen 1888)
- February 8 - Boshiro Hosogaya, Japanese WWII admiral (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. 1888)
- February 10 - Eugen Sänger, Austrian aerospace engineer (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Eugen Sänger ( September 22, 1905 - February 10, 1964) was an Austrian German Aerospace engineer best known for 1905)
- February 18 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Inventor of the snowmobile & founder of Bombardier Inc. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Joseph-Armand Bombardier ( April 16, 1907 - February 18, 1964) was a Canadian inventor and businessman and was the founder of A snowmobile (known locally as snowmachine, snowsled or by the Brandname Ski-Doo) is a land vehicle that is commonly propelled by Bombardier Inc (bɔ̃baʁdje is a Canadian conglomerate, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in 1942 (b. 1907)
- February 25 - Grace Metalious, American writer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Grace Metalious ( September 8, 1924 &ndash February 25, 1964) was an American author best known for the controversial novel 1924)
- February 26 - F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas, English World War II hero (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Wing Commander Forest Frederick Edward Yeo-Thomas, GC, MC & Bar, Croix de Guerre (with palms Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur 1901)
- February 27 - Orry-Kelly, Australian-born costume designer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Orry-Kelly was the professional name of John Orry Kelly ( December 31, 1897 - February 27, 1964) a prolific Hollywood 1897)
- March 9 - Paul Erich von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck ( March 20, 1870 - March 9, 1964) was a German General, the commander of the German 1870)
- March 18 - Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Johannes Sigfrid Edström ( November 21, 1870 &ndash March 18, 1964) was a Swedish industrial and sports official 1870)
- March 18 - Norbert Wiener, American mathematician (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Norbert Wiener ( November 26, 1894, Columbia Missouri – March 18, 1964, Stockholm, Sweden) was an American 1894)
- March 23 - Peter Lorre, Hungarian-born actor (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian 1904)
- April 5 - Douglas MacArthur, U. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. S. Army general (b. 1880)
- April 14 - Rachel Carson, American biologist and environmental writer (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Rachel Louise Carson (May 27 1907 – April 14 1964 was an American marine biologist and Nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the global 1907)
- April 24 - Gerhard Domagk, German bacteriologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (declined) (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk ( October 30, 1895 &ndash April 24, 1964) was a German Pathologist and Bacteriologist Microbiology (from Greek grc μῑκρος mīkros, "small" grc βίος bios, " Life " and grc -λογία The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1895)
- April 26 - E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Edwin John Dove Pratt FRSC ( February 4, 1882 &ndash April 26, 1964) who published as E 1882)
- May 2 - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-born politician (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Nancy Witcher Astor Viscountess Astor, CH, ( May 19, 1879 &ndash May 2, 1964) was the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament 1879)
- May 21 - James Franck, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. James Franck ( August 26, 1882 &ndash May 21, 1964) was a German -born Physicist and Nobel laureate from The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1882)
- May 27 - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू ʤəʋäɦəɾläl nɛɦɾu (14 November 1889 27 May 1964 was a major political leader of the Congress Party The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive 1889)
- June 3 - Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Sillanpää redirects here For other meanings see Sillanpää (disambiguation. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1888)
- June 7 - Violet Attlee, Countess Attlee, wife of former British PM Clement Attlee (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Violet Helen Attlee Countess Attlee ( née Millar 20 November 1895 &ndash 7 June 1964) was the wife of British Prime Minister 1895)
- June 9 - Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Canadian-born newspaper publisher and politician (b. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits William Maxwell "Max" Aitken 1st Baron Beaverbrook Bt 1879)
- June 21 - James Chaney Civil Rights Martyr in Mississippi (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Mississippi civil rights workers murders James Earl "JE" Chaney ( May 30, 1943 – June 21, 1964) was one of three American Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States 1943)
- June 21 - Andrew Goodman Civil Rights Martyr in Mississippi (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Mississippi civil rights workers murders Andrew Goodman ( November 23, 1943 &ndash June 21, 1964) was one of three American Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States 1943)
- June 21 - Michael Schwerner Civil Rights Martyr in Mississippi (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Mississippi civil rights workers murders Michael Henry Schwerner ( November 6, 1939 – June 21, 1964) was one of three CORE field Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States 1939)
- June 25 - Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Gerrit Thomas Rietveld ( June 24, 1888 – June 26, 1964) was a Dutch Furniture Designer and Architect 1888)
July - December
- July 1 - Pierre Monteux, French conductor (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Monteux ( April 4, 1875 &ndash July 1875)
- July 2 - Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, American race car driver (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Edward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts Jr ( January 20, 1929 – July 2, 1964) was one of the pioneering race car drivers of 1929)
- July 7 - Lillian Copeland, American athlete (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Lillian Copeland ( November 25, 1904 &ndash July 7, 1964) was an American athlete, who excelled in Weight throwing 1904)
- July 23 - Thakin Kodaw Hmaing, Burmese poet and politician (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Thakin Kodaw Hmaing ( 23 March 1876 - 23 July 1964) was the greatest Burmese poet 1876)
- July 29 - Vean Gregg, American baseball player (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Vean Gregg ( Sylveanus Augustus Gregg) was born April 13, 1885, in Chehalis Washington. 1885)
- July 31 - Jim Reeves, American singer (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently James Travis "Jim" Reeves ( August 20 1923 &ndash July 31 1964) was an American country and Pop singer 1923)
- August 6 - Sir Cedric Hardwicke, English actor (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke KBE (19 February 1893 - 6 August 1964 was a notable English actor 1893)
- August 12 - Dmitri Dmitrievich Maksutov, Russian astronomer and inventor (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Dmitri Dmitrievich Maksutov ( Russian:Дмитрий Дмитриевич Максутов (- August 12 1964) was a Soviet / Russian 1896)
- August 21 - Palmiro Togliatti, Italian communist leader (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Palmiro Togliatti ( March 26 1893 - August 21 1964) was an Italian politician the leader of the Italian Communist Party 1893)
- August 27 - Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian
- September 2 - Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen ( July 26 1895 Allen used to claim that she was born in 1906 but when pressed for evidence she would say that her birth certificate Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Glenn Albert Black was an influential archaeologist of the United States 1900)
- September 2 - Francisco Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes, GCTE, ComC, GCA, decorated with the Order of the Bath and the Royal Victorian Chain (fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku 1894)
- September 2 - Alvin Cullum York, American hero of World War I (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Alvin Cullum York (December 13 1887 &ndash September 2 1964 was a United States Soldier, famous as a World War I hero World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All 1887)
- September 18 - Clive Bell, English art critic (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Arthur Clive Heward Bell ( September 16, 1881 &ndash September 18, 1964) was an English Art critic, associated with the 1881)
- September 18 - Sean O'Casey, Irish writer (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Seán O'Casey ( Irish Seán Ó Cathasaigh (30 March 1880 &ndash 18 September 1964 was a major Irish dramatist and Memoirist A committed irish 1880)
- September 28 - Harpo Marx, American comedian (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Arthur Marx (previously Adolph Marx) popularly known as Harpo Marx ( November 23, 1893 &ndash September 28, 1964 1888)
- October 15 - Cole Porter, American composer (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. 1891)
- October 20 - Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10 1874 &ndash October 20 1964 was the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1874)
- October 27 - Pierre Cartier, jeweller
- November 5 - Mabel Lucie Attwell, illustrator (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Pierre Cartier ( 1878 - October 27, 1964) was a jeweler He was one of three sons of Alfred Cartier and the brother of Jacques Cartier Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Mabel Lucie Attwell (married name Earnshaw 4 June, 1879, London &ndash 5 November, 1964, Fowey) was a British 1879)
- November 6 - Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin ( February 15, 1873 &ndash November 6, 1964) was a German -born Swedish The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1873)
- December 1 - J. B. S. Haldane, British geneticist (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS ( 5 November 1892 &ndash 1 December 1964) known as Jack (but who used 'J 1892)
- December 6 - Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Consuelo Balsan (formerly Consuelo Duchess of Marlborough; born Consuelo Vanderbilt) ( March 2, 1877 – December 6, 1964 1877)
- December 11 - Sam Cooke, American singer (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Sam Cooke ( January 22, 1931 &ndash December 11, 1964) was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and 1931)
- December 11 - Alma Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel, Austrian wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius, and Franz Werfel (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Alma Maria Mahler-Werfel (born Schindler) (31 August 1879 &ndash 11 December 1964 was a Viennese-born socialite well known in her youth for her beauty and vivacity Walter Adolph Georg Gropius ( May 18, 1883 &ndash July 5, 1969) was a German Architect and founder of Bauhaus Franz Werfel ( September 10, 1890 &ndash August 26, 1945) was an Austrian - Bohemian Novelist Playwright 1879)
- December 14 - Francisco Canaro, Uruguayan-born composer (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Francisco Canaro ( November 26, 1888 &ndash December 14, 1964) was an Uruguayan Violinist and tango Orchestra 1888)
- December 17 - Victor Franz Hess, Austrian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Victor Francis Hess ( June 24, 1883 &ndash December 17, 1964) was an Austrian American Physicist, and The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1883)
- December 21 - Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Carl Van Vechten ( June 17, 1880 &ndash December 21, 1964) was an American Writer and Photographer who was a 1880)
- December 31 - Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Ólafur Thors ( January 19, 1892 &ndash December 31, 1964) was an Icelandic The Prime Minister of Iceland (Forsætisráðherra Íslands is Iceland 's Head of government. 1892)
- date unknown - Adolfo Díaz, former President of Nicaragua (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Adolfo Díaz (July 1875 Costa Rica &ndash 1964 San José Costa Rica) was president of Nicaragua in 1911-1917 and 1926-1929 1875)
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- ^ Brown, Peter; Steven Gaines (2002). The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Charles Hard Townes (born July 28, 1915) is an American Nobel Prize-winning Physicist and educator Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov (Николай Геннадиевич Басов ( December 14, 1922 &ndash July 1, 2001) was a Soviet Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov (Александр Михайлович Прохоров (11 July 1916 &ndash 8 January 2002 was a Soviet / Russian physicist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, born Dorothy Mary Crowfoot OM, FRS ( 12 May 1910 &ndash 29 July 1994) was a British The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Konrad Emil Bloch (b January 21 1912 &ndash October 15 2000) was a German American biochemist. Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen ( 6 April 1911 &ndash 6 August 1979) was a German Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 &ndash 15 April 1980 commonly known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre (ʒɑ̃ pol saʁtʁə was a French The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film To Kill a Mockingbird is a Drama film directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel of the same name by Harper Lee. Anne Bancroft ( September 17 1931 – June 6 2005) was an American method Actress. The Miracle Worker is a 1962 American Biographical film directed by Arthur Penn. Edward James Begley ( March 25, 1901 &ndash April 28, 1970) was an American award winning Actor. Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1959 play by Tennessee Williams which tells the story of a drifter Chance Wayne who returns to his home town with a faded movie Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (born December 14, 1946) is an Academy Award - three-time Emmy Award - and two-time Golden Globe The Miracle Worker is a 1962 American Biographical film directed by Arthur Penn. Ennio De Concini (born 9 December 1923) is an Italian former prolific screenwriter and film director winning the Academy Award in 1962 for the "Best Divorce Italian Style (Italian Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian Comedy Film directed by Pietro Horton Foote (born March 14, 1916 in Wharton Texas) is a two-time Academy Award and one-time Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award To Kill a Mockingbird is a Drama film directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel of the same name by Harper Lee. Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 Epic film based on the life of T Maurice Jarre (born in Lyon France, September 13 1924). is a French Composer and conductor. "Days of Wine and Roses" is a popular song from the 1962 movie of the same name. Days of Wine and Roses ( 1962) is a film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own critically acclaimed Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer ( November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American Songwriter and Singer Tony Richardson ( June 5, 1928 – November 14, 1991) was an English theatre and Academy Award -winning film Tom Jones is a 1963 British Comedy film. It is an adaptation of Henry Fielding 's classic novel The History of Tom Jones a Foundling The list of ship launches in 1964 includes a chronological list of all Ships launched in 1964. The list of ship commissionings in 1964 includes a chronological list of all Ships commissioned in 1964. The list of shipwrecks in 1964 includes all Ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during 1964. Peter Brown is an American Businessman, born and educated in England. The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles. NAL Trade. ISBN 0451207351.
- ^ Chronology (1964-66). MISIÓN PERMANENTE DE LA REPÚBLICA DE CUBA ANTE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS. Permanent Missions To The United Nations. Retrieved on 2006-10-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks.
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