February 1964 calendar

February 1964
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 1964.
The US president was Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Alec Douglas-Home (Conservative), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on February 1964: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of February 1964?

Events

01 Feb 1964 Stop the World, I Want to... closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances
02 Feb 1964 Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame.
03 Feb 1964 Black and Puerto Rican students boycott New York City public schools.
04 Feb 1964 Amendment 24 outlaws poll tax
05 Feb 1964 Kashmir Day On February 5, 1964, India backed out of its promise to hold plebiscite in disputed territory of Kashmir. Instead, in March 1965, the Indian Parliament passed a bill, declaring Kashmir a province of India. In 1948, India had taken the issue of Kashmir to the United Nations Security Council and offered to hold a plebiscite in the held Kashmir under UN supervision.
06 Feb 1964 Rugantino opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 28 performances
07 Feb 1964 Cassius Clay becomes a black Moslem
08 Feb 1964 Representative Martha Griffiths' address gets civil rights protection for women added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
09 Feb 1964 1st appearance of Beatles on Ed Sullivan Show
10 Feb 1964 Australian destroyer Voyager sinks in collision, killing 82
11 Feb 1964 Beatles 1st live appearance in US; Washington DC Coliseum
12 Feb 1964 Beatles 1st NYC concert
15 Feb 1964 Bill Bradley scores 51 points for Princeton.
16 Feb 1964 Foxy opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 72 performances
17 Feb 1964 US House of Reps accept Law on the civil rights
18 Feb 1964 Papandreou government takes power in Greece.
21 Feb 1964 UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to US
22 Feb 1964 Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st US visit
23 Feb 1964 hrysler's Second Generation HEMI racing engine (426 Cubic Inches with Hemispherical Head design) debuts at the Daytona 500. The HEMI powered Plymouth of Richard Petty (#43) wins. HEMI powered Plymouths finish 1-2-3.
24 Feb 1964 Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing title
25 Feb 1964 Austrian chancellor Alfons Gorbach resigns.
26 Feb 1964 U.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.
27 Feb 1964 What Makes Sammy Run? opens at 84th St. Theater NYC for 540 performances
29 Feb 1964 Rugantino closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 28 performances
01 Feb 1964 The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".