What happened on Tuesday October 20, 1964?

About October 20th, 1964, in brief:

  • Historical events: A riot breaks out during a Rolling Stones concert in Paris, France, resulting in 150 arrests and highlighting the band's controversial and rebellious image during the mid-1960s.
  • Day of the week: October 20th, 1964 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Full Moon
  • #1 US song: Do Wah Diddy Diddy by Manfred Mann
  • #1 UK song: Oh Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
  • Popular movie: Omicron directed by Ugo Gregoretti

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October 20, 1964: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on October 20, 1964:

  • Rolling Stones Concert Riot in Paris A riot breaks out during a Rolling Stones concert in Paris, France, resulting in 150 arrests and highlighting the band's controversial and rebellious image during the mid-1960s.
  • Golden Boy Musical Opens on Broadway Lee Adams and Charles Strouse's musical adaptation of Clifford Odet's 'Golden Boy', starring Sammy Davis Jr., opens at the Majestic Theater in New York City for a successful 569-performance run.
  • Mad Dog Vachon Wins NWA Championship Professional wrestler Mad Dog Vachon defeats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis to become the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) champion, marking a significant moment in wrestling history.

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October 20, 1964: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was October 20, 1964?


October 20, 1964 was a Tuesday and it was the 294th day of the year 1964 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 20, 1964 can also be written as 10/20/1964 in the US and as 20/10/1964 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on October 20, 1964?


Famous people born on October 20, 1964:

  • Kamala Harris

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October 20, 1964: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on October 20, 1964:

  • Herbert Hoover

    American engineer and politician, 31st president of the united states (b. 1874).

  • Gino Tozzi

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October 20, 1964: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on October 20, 1964 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week October 19th and October 25th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

October 20, 1964: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 20, 1964 was Do Wah Diddy Diddy by Manfred Mann, according to the music chart for the week October 19th and October 25th.

  1. - Do Wah Diddy Diddy youtube
  2. - Dancing In The Street youtube
  3. - Last Kiss youtube
  4. - We'll Sing In The Sunshine youtube
  5. - Oh, Pretty Woman youtube

October 20, 1964: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on October 20, 1964 was Oh Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison, according to the music chart for the week October 19th and October 25th.

  1. - Oh Pretty Woman youtube
  2. - I'm Into Something Good youtube
  3. - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me youtube
  4. - Where Did Our Love Go youtube
  5. - The Wedding youtube

October 20, 1964: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 20, 1964 was Let It Be Me by Betty Everett & Jerry Butler, according to the music chart for the week October 19th and October 25th.

  1. - Let It Be Me
  2. - Baby Love youtube
  3. - Mercy, Mercy
  4. - Rhythm
  5. - Funny (How Time Slips Away)
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October 20, 1964: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 20th is Libra.

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October 20, 1964: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 20, 1964 is Dragon and the associated element is Wood.

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October 20, 1964: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on October 20, 1964 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 20, 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 October 20, 1964 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 100% full, rising at 06:16 pm and setting at 07:28 am.

The previous full moon was on Sep 21, 1964 while the next full moon would come on Oct 21, 1964.

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How old is someone born on October 20, 1964?


Someone born on October 20, 1964 is:

60 years 6 months old,

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or 3159 weeks and 2 days old,

or 22115 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 20, 1964?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 20, 1964?

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