Page 11: Historical Events In 1964

Jul 17   In the year 1964 don Campbell sets record for turbine vehicle, 690.91 kph (429.31 mph)   

Jul 18   In the year 1964 race riot in Harlem (NYC); riots spread to Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bkln)   

Jul 19   In the year 1964 carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69   

Jul 20   In the year 1964 the first surfin' record to go #1-Jan & Dean's "Surf City"   

Jul 21   Arnold Long takes 11 catches in the match for Surrey v Sussex on this day in history.   

Jul 22   Four Navy Divers (LCDR Robert Thompson, MC; Gunners Mate First Class Lester Anderson, Chief Quartermaster Robert A. Barth, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Sanders Manning) submerge in Sealab I for 10 days at a depth of 192 feet, 39 miles off Hamilton, Bermuda. They surfaced on 31 July 1964 on this day in history.   

Jul 22   Steve Ballesteros wins the Britsh Golf Open in the year 1964.   

Jul 23   Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1964 jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74   

Jul 24   Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1964 beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 14 weeks   

Jul 25   In the year 1964 race riot in Rochester NY   

Jul 26   Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud & conspiracy on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history train from Povoa de Varzin, Portugal derails near Oporto, 94 die   

Jul 27   In the year 1964 betty D, was born this day   

Jul 28   England all out 611 in reply to Australia's 8-656 Match a draw on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures in the year 1964.   

Jul 31   On this day in history al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor   

Jul 31   On this day in history all-nuclear task force with USS Long Beach, USS Enterprise, and USS Bainbridge leaves Norfolk, VA to begin voyage, Operation Sea Orbit, to circle the globe without refueling. They returned on 3 October.   

Jul 31   Jim Reeves, US country singer, dies in air crash at 39 in the year 1964.   

Jul 31   US Ranger 7 takes 4,316 pictures before crashing on Moon on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Beatles' "Hard Day's Night" single goes to #1 spot on the charts in the year 1964.   

Aug 01   Jack Kirkwood actor (Fibber McGee & Molly), dies at 69 in the year 1964.   

Aug 01   Johnny Burnette, rocker, drowns at 30 in the year 1964.   

Aug 01   North Vietnam fires on a US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin and so it begins in earnest in the year 1964.   

Aug 01   Race riot in Jersey City NJ on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Jack Kirkwood, actor (Fibber McGee & Molly), dies at 69 in the year 1964.   

Aug 02   On this day in history north Vietnam fires on a US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin and so it starts   

Aug 02   On this day in history race riot in Jersey City NJ   

Aug 02   On this day in history uS destroyer attacked by Vietnamese torpedo boats in Gulf of Tonkin   

Aug 03   Flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39 in the year 1964.   

Aug 04   On this day in history civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James Chaney found buried inside an earthen dam in Mississippi   

Aug 04   Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney, bodies discovered in an earthen Mississippi dam in the year 1964.   

Aug 05   Moa Martinson, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1964 birth of christopher John Gray, priest   

Jan 02   Pernell Whitaker, boxer (Olympic-gold) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1964 birth of rumesh Ratnayake, cricketer (Sri Lankan pacer in 23 Tests 1983-92)   

Jan 03   Cheryl Miller, Riverside Calif, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984) was born in the year 1964.   

Jan 03   Bruce LaBruce, Canadian filmmaker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson, Somerville NJ, US rower (Olympic-92) was born in the year 1964.   

Jan 05   In the year 1964 birth of john Erickson, Woodland Hills Calif, golfer (1991 Windsor Charity)   

Jan 05   In the year 1964 birth of ted Harris Poley, Englewood NJ, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It)   

Jan 01   Alf Hall, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies in the year 1964.   

Jan 04   On this day in history ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64   

Jan 06   Edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67 in the year 1964.   

Jan 07   Colin C McPhee, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71 in the year 1964.   

Jan 09   Halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80 in the year 1964.   

Jan 10   On this day in history a Marja, Dutch author (Man of Day & Night), dies at 46   

Jan 12   In the year 1964 c R Browne, cricket leg-spinner (WI in 4 Tests, 6 wkts), dies