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1964 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2048. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
1964 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 1964
- February 1, 1964 – The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”
- February 13, 1964 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Dragon in Chinese astrology.
- April 13, 1964 – At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
- April 17, 1964 – Ford Mustang is introduced to the North American market.
- April 22, 1964 – The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair opens for its first season.
- June 5, 1964 – DSV Alvin is commissioned.
- July 20, 1964 – Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack the capital of Định Tường Province, Cái Bè, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of whom are children).
- August 4, 1964 – Gulf of Tonkin incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
- August 5, 1964 – Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
- October 29, 1964 – The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed the United Republic of Tanzania.
Who Were Born On 1964?
- January 2, 1964 – Luis d'Antin, Spanish motorcycle racer
- February 15, 1964 – Leland D. Melvin, American engineer and astronaut
- June 18, 1964 – Patti Webster, American publicist and author (d. 2013)
- July 21, 1964 – Jens Weißflog, German ski jumper and journalist
- July 22, 1964 – Adam Godley, English actor
- September 7, 1964 – Helir-Valdor Seeder, Estonian politician
- October 27, 1964 – Ian Wells, English footballer (d. 2013)
- October 31, 1964 – Frank Bruni, American journalist and critic
- November 9, 1964 – Robert Duncan McNeill, American actor, director, and producer
- December 1, 1964 – Jo Walton, Welsh-Canadian author and poet