What happened on Saturday July 18, 1964?

About July 18th, 1964, in brief:

  • Historical events: A significant six-day period of civil unrest erupted in Harlem, New York, triggered by the fatal shooting of an African American teenager by a white off-duty police officer. The riots rapidly spread to neighboring Brooklyn neighborhoods, particularly Bedford-Stuyvesant, and resulted in widespread social tension, violence, and systemic racial conflict. The incident highlighted deep-seated racial tensions and police-community relations in mid-1960s New York City, with one fatality, over 100 injuries, and more than 450 arrests documenting the scale of the social upheaval.
  • Day of the week: July 18th, 1964 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Cancer (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Rag Doll by The 4 Seasons
  • #1 UK song: It's All Over Now by The Rolling Stones
  • Popular movie: Omicron directed by Ugo Gregoretti

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July 18, 1964: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on July 18, 1964:

  • Harlem Race Riot of 1964 A significant six-day period of civil unrest erupted in Harlem, New York, triggered by the fatal shooting of an African American teenager by a white off-duty police officer. The riots rapidly spread to neighboring Brooklyn neighborhoods, particularly Bedford-Stuyvesant, and resulted in widespread social tension, violence, and systemic racial conflict. The incident highlighted deep-seated racial tensions and police-community relations in mid-1960s New York City, with one fatality, over 100 injuries, and more than 450 arrests documenting the scale of the social upheaval.

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July 18, 1964: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was July 18, 1964?


July 18, 1964 was a Saturday and it was the 200th day of the year 1964 in the Gregorian calendar.

July 18, 1964 can also be written as 7/18/1964 in the US and as 18/7/1964 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on July 18, 1964?


Famous people born on July 18, 1964:

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July 18, 1964: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on July 18, 1964 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week July 13th and July 19th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

July 18, 1964: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on July 18, 1964 was Rag Doll by The 4 Seasons, according to the music chart for the week July 13th and July 19th.

  1. - Rag Doll youtube
  2. - Memphis youtube
  3. - I Get Around youtube
  4. - Can't You See That She's Mine youtube
  5. - The Girl From Ipanema youtube

July 18, 1964: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on July 18, 1964 was It's All Over Now by The Rolling Stones, according to the music chart for the week July 13th and July 19th.

  1. - It's All Over Now youtube
  2. - House Of The Rising Sun youtube
  3. - A Hard Day's Night youtube
  4. - It's Over youtube
  5. - Hold Me youtube

July 18, 1964: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on July 18, 1964 was Good Times by Sam Cooke, according to the music chart for the week July 13th and July 19th.

  1. - Good Times
  2. - Under The Boardwalk youtube
  3. - Keep On Pushing
  4. - No Particular Place To Go youtube
  5. - Hey Harmonica Man
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July 18, 1964: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for July 18th is Cancer.

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July 18, 1964: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for July 18, 1964 is Dragon and the associated element is Wood.

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July 18, 1964: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on July 18, 1964 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on July 18, 1964 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on July 18, 1964 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 75% full, rising at 03:25 pm and setting at 01:50 am.

The previous full moon was on Jun 25, 1964 while the next full moon would come on Jul 24, 1964.

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How old is someone born on July 18, 1964?


Someone born on July 18, 1964 is:

60 years 9 months old,

or 729 months and 21 days old,

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or 22210 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on July 18, 1964?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on July 18, 1964?

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