What happened on Wednesday April 22, 1964?

About April 22nd, 1964, in brief:

  • Historical events: The New York World's Fair opens in Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, featuring innovative pavilions by Walt Disney's WED company. Notable exhibits include Ford's Magic Skyway, General Electric's Progressland, Illinois' Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, and Pepsi-Cola/UNICEF's It's a Small World attraction.
  • Day of the week: April 22nd, 1964 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles
  • #1 UK song: World Without Love by Peter & Gordon
  • Popular movie: Omicron directed by Ugo Gregoretti

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April 22, 1964: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on April 22, 1964:

  • 1964 New York World's Fair Opens The New York World's Fair opens in Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, featuring innovative pavilions by Walt Disney's WED company. Notable exhibits include Ford's Magic Skyway, General Electric's Progressland, Illinois' Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, and Pepsi-Cola/UNICEF's It's a Small World attraction.
  • Formation of the Republic of Tanzania Tanganyika and Zanzibar officially merge to form the Republic of Tanzania, creating a unified nation in East Africa.
  • Nazi War Criminal Escapes Prison Walter Zech-Nenntwich, a convicted Nazi war criminal, successfully escapes from a maximum security prison in Braunschweig, West Germany, following a previous unsuccessful escape attempt on April 20, 1964.

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April 22, 1964: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was April 22, 1964?


April 22, 1964 was a Wednesday and it was the 113th day of the year 1964 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 22, 1964 can also be written as 4/22/1964 in the US and as 22/4/1964 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on April 22, 1964?


Famous people born on April 22, 1964:

  • Massimo Carrera
  • James Langevin

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April 22, 1964: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on April 22, 1964 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week April 20th and April 26th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

April 22, 1964: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on April 22, 1964 was Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles, according to the music chart for the week April 20th and April 26th.

  1. - Can't Buy Me Love youtube
  2. - Twist And Shout youtube
  3. - Do You Want To Know A Secret youtube
  4. - Hello, Dolly! youtube
  5. - Suspicion youtube

April 22, 1964: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on April 22, 1964 was World Without Love by Peter & Gordon, according to the music chart for the week April 20th and April 26th.

  1. - World Without Love youtube
  2. - I Believe youtube
  3. - Little Children youtube
  4. - I Love You Because youtube

April 22, 1964: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on April 22, 1964 was The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) by Betty Everett, according to the music chart for the week April 20th and April 26th.

  1. - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
  2. - The Way You Do The Things You Do
  3. - You're A Wonderful One
  4. - The Matador
  5. - Ain't Nothing You Can Do
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April 22, 1964: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 22nd is Taurus.

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Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus.

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April 22, 1964: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 22, 1964 is Dragon and the associated element is Wood.

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April 22, 1964: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on April 22, 1964 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 22, 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 April 22, 1964 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 88% full, rising at 02:41 pm and setting at 04:01 am.

The previous full moon was on Mar 28, 1964 while the next full moon would come on Apr 26, 1964.

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How old is someone born on April 22, 1964?


Someone born on April 22, 1964 is:

61 years and 17 days old,

or 732 months and 17 days old,

or 3185 weeks and 2 days old,

or 22297 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 22, 1964?

There are 348 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday April 22nd 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on April 22, 1964?

You belong to the Baby Boomer Generation if you were born on April 22, 1964.

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