June 1964 calendar
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
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
- 01 Jun 1964 Kenya becomes a republic with Jomo Kenyatta as its first President.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in June 1964?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- The Dixie Cups - Chapel Of Love
- Peter and Gordon - A World Without Love
- The Beatles - Love Me Do
- The Beach Boys - I Get Around
- Mary Wells - My Guy
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Cilla Black - You're My World
- Roy Orbison - It's Over
- Chuck Berry - No Particular Place To Go
- Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Someone, Someone
- The Four Pennies - Juliet
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in June 1964?
My Years With General Motors
By: Alfred P. Sloan
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 Naked Society
By: Vance Packard
The Naked Society, originally published 1964, was the first book to address how then-new technologies like hidden microphones, hidden cameras, modern filing system, and the polygraph lie detector could be used.
The Martyred
By: Richard E. Kim
"Written in an atmosphere of total austerity, and yet the passion for the book is constantly beating up against its seemingly barren surface.
The Venetian Affair
By: Helen MacInnes
Fenner snuffed Rosenfeld's message and remarked wryly on how he was following the best traditions. He thought that this was an easy game to master.
A Day In The Life Of President Kennedy
By: Jim Bishop
"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.