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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

Historical Events Of 1964

• January 16, 1964 – Hello, Dolly! (musical) starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.
• January 23, 1964 – The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
• January 30, 1964 – In a bloodless coup, General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows General Dương Văn Minh’s military junta in South Vietnam.
• February 13, 1964 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Dragon in Chinese astrology.
• March 6, 1964 – Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.
• March 13, 1964 – American Kitty Genovese is murdered, the media erroneously report that many of the victim’s neighbours witnessed the crime yet failed to help, prompting research into the bystander effect.
• April 17, 1964 – Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to circumnavigate the world by air.
• August 1, 1964 – The former Belgian Congo is renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• August 12, 1964 – South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.
• September 18, 1964 – North Vietnamese Army begins infiltration of South Vietnam.

Who Were Born On 1964?

• February 7, 1964 – Cynthia Woodhead, American swimmer and journalist
• March 9, 1964 – Juliette Binoche, French actress and dancer
• April 9, 1964 – Rob Awalt, German-American football player
• May 30, 1964 – Wynonna Judd, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (The Judds)
• June 3, 1964 – James Purefoy, English actor
• June 12, 1964 – Derek Higgins, Irish race car driver
• July 16, 1964 – Phil Hellmuth, American poker player
• July 20, 1964 – Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog, and Center for Disease Control Boys)
• July 22, 1964 – Adam Godley, English actor
• September 23, 1964 – Koshi Inaba, Japanese singer-songwriter (B'z)