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

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1964?


Events

  • 02 Jun 1964 Follies Bergere opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 191 performances
  • 03 Jun 1964 Ringo Starr collapses from tonsillitis and pharyngitis
  • 04 Jun 1964 Maldives adopts constitution
  • 05 Jun 1964 DSV Alvin is commissioned.
  • 06 Jun 1964 96th Belmont: Manuel Ycaza aboard Quadrangle wins in 2:28.6
  • 07 Jun 1964 The Beatles travel the canals of Amsterdam.
  • 09 Jun 1964 Jack Nicklaus wins British Open golf tournament
  • 10 Jun 1964 Rolling Stones record their 12x5 album at Chess Studios in Chicago
  • 11 Jun 1964 Chicago police break up Rolling Stones press conference
  • 12 Jun 1964 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa
  • 13 Jun 1964 Basil Heatley runs world record marathon
  • 14 Jun 1964 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
  • 15 Jun 1964 Last French troops leave Algeria
  • 16 Jun 1964 Amnesty granted to 3,000 political prisoners
  • 18 Jun 1964 African Groundnut Council forms in Dakar
  • 19 Jun 1964 Bob Dylan completes UK tour
  • 20 Jun 1964 64th US Golf Open: Ken Venturi shoots a 278 at Congressional Country Club - Maryland
  • 21 Jun 1964 3 civil rights workers-Michael H Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James E Chaney-disappeared after release from a Mississippi jail
  • 23 Jun 1964 Gen Maxwell Taylor appointed US ambassador in South Vietnam
  • 24 Jun 1964 FTC rules health warnings must appear on all cigarette packages
  • 25 Jun 1964 Prince A Taylor becomes 1st black Methodist Bishop
  • 26 Jun 1964 Blacks and Whites riot over racial segregation in St. Augustine
  • 27 Jun 1964 New Phil Silvers Show, last airs on CBS-TV
  • 28 Jun 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waldemar Golf Open
  • 29 Jun 1964 US Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes after 83-day filibuster in Senate.
  • 30 Jun 1964 Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit

Famous Birthday

  • French television producer and presenter, he began his television career as a copywriter.

  • Courteney Cox

    American actress.

  • Sabrina Ferilli

    Italian actress seen in films that are light and fun, such as "The Sky is Always Blue," and "August Holliday.

  • British Conservative Party politician, who has served as Mayor of London since 2008.

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Famous Deaths

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Music charts

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

  1. - Chapel Of Love
  2. - A World Without Love
  3. - Love Me Do
  4. - I Get Around
  5. - My Guy

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - You're My World
  2. - It's Over
  3. - No Particular Place To Go
  4. - Someone, Someone
  5. - Juliet

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Hamlet

Hamlet

Release year: 1964

Directed by: Grigori Kozintsev

Starring: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Mikhail Nazvanov, Elza Radzina, Yuriy Tolubeev

The Pawnbroker

The Pawnbroker

Release year: 1964

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

Starring: Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez

Country: United States of America

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

Release year: 1964

Directed by: Richard Lester

Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr

Country: United States of America

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

Release year: 1964

Directed by: Blake Edwards

Starring: Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom

Country: United States of America

Marnie

Marnie

Release year: 1964

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring: Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Martin Gabel, Louise Latham

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in June 1964?
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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.

When The Cheering Stopped by Gene Smith

When The Cheering Stopped

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The remarkable story of Woodrow Wilson’s final years in the White House, and his subsequent years there. His wife played a crucial role when the country was without a president.

My Years With General Motors by Alfred P. Sloan

My Years With General Motors

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This edition does not contain charts or photos. A free GM_Charts_Supplement.pdf can be download from enetpress.com "Deliberately to stop growing is to suffocate.

The Green Felt Jungle by Ed Reid and Ovid Demaris

The Green Felt Jungle

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The Green Felt Jungle, the first book to explore the Las Vegas mirage, where unrestrained tourists can legally and innocently gamble.

The Martyred by Richard E. Kim

The Martyred

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"Written in an atmosphere of total austerity, and yet the passion for the book is constantly beating up against its seemingly barren surface.