July 1964 calendar

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

Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 1964?

Events

02 Jul 1964 Grand jury indicts Beckwith in murder of Medger Evers
03 Jul 1964 78th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Stolle
04 Jul 1964 71st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats M Court
06 Jul 1964 Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) declares independence from the UK
07 Jul 1964 35th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-4 at Shea Stadium, New York
08 Jul 1964 U.S. military personnel announce that U.S. casualties in Vietnam have risen to 1,387, including 399 dead and 17 MIA.
10 Jul 1964 Jesus Alou is 1st Giant in 40 years to get 6 hits in a game
14 Jul 1964 Jacques Anquetil wins his 5th Tour de France
15 Jul 1964 Barry M Goldwater (Sen-R-Az) nominated for President by Republicans
16 Jul 1964 Republicans convention selects Barry Goldwater as Presidential Candidate
17 Jul 1964 Don Campbell sets record for turbine vehicle, 690.91 km/h
18 Jul 1964 Race riot in Harlem, New York City; riots spread to Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn).
19 Jul 1964 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus Country Club - Ohio
20 Jul 1964 Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 10th String quartet
21 Jul 1964 Arnold Long takes 11 catches in the match for Surrey vs. Sussex
22 Jul 1964 Steve Ballesteros wins the Britsh Golf Open.
23 Jul 1964 Egyptian munition ship Star of Alexandria explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage
25 Jul 1964 Bob Simpson out for 311 at Old Trafford
26 Jul 1964 US union leader James Hoffa sentenced for fraud
27 Jul 1964 Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
28 Jul 1964 Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures
30 Jul 1964 US naval fire on Hon Ngu / Hon Mo, North Vietnam
31 Jul 1964 Al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor
21 Jul 1964 A series of racial riots break out in Singapore. In the next six weeks, 23 die with 454 others injured.