Friday 25 September 1964
It was Friday, under the sign of Libra (see planets position on September 25, 1964). The US president was Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Valérie Lou and Carlos Ruiz Zafón.
In that special week of September people in US were listening to Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison.
In UK You Really Got Me by The Kinks was in the top 5 hits.
Guns at Batasi, directed by John Guillermin, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1964
while The Rector Of Justin by Louis Auchincloss was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Stingray.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Also see September 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- R.C. Saints - Virgin of Fuencisla; Saint Finbarr
- Mozambique - Armed Forces Day
- French Republican Calendar - Colchique (Crocus) Day, fourth day in the Month of VendTmiaire
Famous Birthdays:
- Valérie Lou
- Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Carlos Ruiz Zafon: Novelist.
- Bryan Tooley: Eugene, Oregon -- Kayak (1996 Olympics).
- Maria Doyle Kennedy: Irish actress and singer.
- Anita Barone: American actress.
- Gary Ayles: English race car driver.
- Maria Doyle Kennedy: Musician.
- Chris Impellitteri: American guitarist and songwriter (Impellitteri and Animetal USA).
- Kikuko Inoue: Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress (DoCo).
- Maria Kennedy: Irish actress and singer.
- Lily Mariye: American actress and director.
- Joey Saputo: Canadian businessman and sports executive.
- Barbara Dennerlein: German organist.
- Marc Benioff: Businessman.
Facts:
- Jens Otto Krag forms minority government in Denmark
- The Mozambican War of Independence is launched by FRELIMO.
- September – Pete Townshend of The Who destroys his first guitar in the name of auto-destructive art at the Railway Hotel, London.
- October – In ''Photoplay'' magazine, Hedda Hopper announces that Sophia Loren and Paul Newman will star in the film version of Arthur Miller's play ''After the Fall'', with Loren in the role that was written about Marilyn Monroe. The film was never made.
- Three thousand student activists at University of California, Berkeley surround and block a police car from taking a CORE volunteer arrested for not showing his ID, when he violated a ban on outdoor activist card tables. This protest eventually explodes into the Berkeley Free Speech Movement.
- The ''Shinkansen'' high-speed rail system is inaugurated in Japan, for the first sector between Tokyo and Osaka.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in September 1964?
- LIFE: Saturn V rocket
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: The Nuclear Issue -- Sep. 25, 1964
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7889
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1964
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of September 1964 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
- Bread And Butter - The Newbeats
- The Animals - The House Of The Rising Sun
- Ronny & The Daytonas - G.T.O.
- The Shangri-Las - Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)
- Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy
- The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
- Dancing In The Street - Martha & the Vandellas
- It Hurts To Be In Love - Gene Pitney
- Save It For Me - The 4 Seasons
Top #10 R&B songs
- Joe Hinton - Funny (How Time Slips Away)
- Don Covay & The Goodtimers - Mercy, Mercy
- I Stand Accused - Jerry Butler
- Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops
- Out Of Sight - James Brown And His Orchestra
- Selfish One - Jackie Ross
- The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
- Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
- You Must Believe Me - The Impressions
- Let It Be Me - Betty Everett & Jerry Butler
Top #5 songs in the UK
- The Kinks - You Really Got Me
- Have I The Right? - The Honeycombs
- I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits
- The Four Seasons - Rag Doll
- I Won't Forget You - Jim Reeves
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Rector Of Justin
Regarded as one of Louis Auchincloss's most accomplished novels, THE RECTOR OF JUSTIN centers on Frank Prescott, the founder of an exclusive school for boys. Eighty years of his life unfold through the observations of six narrators, each with a ...
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You Only Live Twice
The James Bond adventure novel that takes 007 to the exotic Orient - to the suicide gardens of the maniacal Dr.
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A Tribute To John F. Kennedy
A Tribute To John F. Kennedy, by Pierre Salinger and Sander Vanocur, published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1964 with edition stated. Description: Black boards with President's signature and dates on the front
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