August 1964 calendar

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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 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 August 1964: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1964?

Events

01 Aug 1964 ALM (Antillian Airlines) begins operation
02 Aug 1964 Dutch government gives Indonesia export guarantees
04 Aug 1964 North Vietnamese torpedos US ships Gulf of Tonkin
05 Aug 1964 Actress Anne Bancroft and comedian Mel Brooks wed
06 Aug 1964 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Ecclesiam Suam
07 Aug 1964 31st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago 28, All-Stars 17
08 Aug 1964 110 in the Shade closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 330 performances
09 Aug 1964 1st Rolling Stones concert in the Netherlands
10 Aug 1964 WJSP TV channel 28 in Columbus, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting
11 Aug 1964 Race riot in Paterson, New Jersey, USA.
12 Aug 1964 Mickey Mantle switch-hits HR record 10th and final time in a game
13 Aug 1964 1st broadcast by Trans World Radio on Bonaire
14 Aug 1964 Bo Belinsky is suspended after attacking sportswriter Braven Dyer
15 Aug 1964 Mayor Daley declares Ernie Banks Day in Chicago
16 Aug 1964 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Omaha Jaycee Golf Open Invitational
17 Aug 1964 Margaret Harshaw, Metropolitan Opera soprano, sings the role of Turandot in Puccini's opera ''Turandot'' at the New York World's Fair.
18 Aug 1964 Beatles arrive in SF, 2nd US visit
19 Aug 1964 Communication satellite Syncom 3 launched
20 Aug 1964 LBJ signs anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion
23 Aug 1964 Marilynn Smith wins Albuquerque Professional Amateur Golf Tournament
24 Aug 1964 27 – The Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City nominates incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson for a full term, and U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota as his running mate.
25 Aug 1964 Singapore limits imports from Netherlands due to Indonesian aggression
26 Aug 1964 Italians CP selects Luigi Longo as chairman
27 Aug 1964 Buena Vista premieres Disney's live-action and animated film Mary Poppins at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, USA. The film is based on the Mary Poppins books by P.L. Travers.
28 Aug 1964 US weather satellite Nimbus 1 launched
29 Aug 1964 Funny Thing Happened closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 965 performances
30 Aug 1964 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Riverside Ladies Golf Open
31 Aug 1964 Ground is broken for Anaheim Stadium, future home of Angels
13 Aug 1964 Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans are hanged for the murder of John Alan West becoming the last people executed in the United Kingdom.