January 12, 1964 – Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.

February 13, 1964 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Dragon in Chinese astrology.

February 17, 1964 – In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population.

March 6, 1964 – Constantine II becomes King of Greece.

May 9, 1964 – Ngo Dinh Can, de facto ruler of central Vietnam under his brother President Ngo Dinh Diem before the family’s toppling, is executed.

June 21, 1964 – Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Mickey Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan.

July 20, 1964 – Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack the capital of Dinh Tuong Province, Cai Be, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of which are children).

August 5, 1964 – Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow – American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.

August 7, 1964 – Vietnam War: the U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving US President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces.

October 27, 1964 – Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launched his political career and came to be known as “A Time for Choosing”.

January 1, 1964 – Juliana Donald, American actress

January 20, 1964 – Kazushige Nojima, Japanese game scenario writer

March 16, 1964 – Patty Griffin, American singer and songwriter

March 30, 1964 – Tracy Chapman, American singer

April 27, 1964 – Michael Mahonen, Canadian actor, director and screenwriter

May 21, 1964 – Nancy Benoit, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)

June 25, 1964 – Dell Curry, American basketball player

October 8, 1964 – Igor Jijikine, Russian actor

December 18, 1964 – Don Beebe, American football player

December 31, 1964 – Michael McDonald, American actor-comedian