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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

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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.
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Music charts

Which were the top hits in August 1964?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - A Hard Day's Night
  2. - Everybody Loves Somebody
  3. - Where Did Our Love Go
  4. - Rag Doll
  5. - The House Of The Rising Sun

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - It's All Over Now
  2. - Do Wah Diddy Diddy
  3. - House Of The Rising Sun
  4. - A Hard Day's Night
  5. - Have I The Right?

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in August 1964?

The Invisible Government by David Wise and Thomas B. Ross

The Invisible Government

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1964: By Thomas B. Ross and David Wise - 375 Pages - Not listed in the 1st edition.

A Day In The Life Of President Kennedy by Jim Bishop

A Day In The Life Of President Kennedy

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"To my everlasting sorrow, I was not the last writer to collaborate with President Kennedy on an exclusive piece. So I requested that it be published exactly as it was written.

The Spire by William Golding

The Spire

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Dean Jocelin's vision of a new, immense spire that will rise above his cathedral is a test for all those around him.

Convention by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II

Convention

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Fletcher Knebel is the author of "Seven Days in May," a White House thriller. Now, he turns his attention to this year's Presidency political convention.

The Group by Mary McCarthy

The Group

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The Group, written with a trenchant, sardonic edge is a captivating novel that captures the social history of America during two world wars.