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1964 Calendar

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•  January 8, 1964 – President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a “War on Poverty” in the United States.
•  January 30, 1964 – Ranger program: Ranger 6 is launched.
•  February 13, 1964 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Dragon in Chinese astrology.
•  February 27, 1964 – The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
•  April 7, 1964 – IBM announces the System/360.
•  August 16, 1964 – Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Duong Van Minh with General Nguyen Khanh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.
•  September 12, 1964 – Canyonlands National Park is designated as a National Park.
•  September 29, 1964 – The Argentine comic strip Mafalda is published for the first time.
•  October 3, 1964 – First Buffalo Wings are made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York.
•  November 21, 1964 – Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church’s ecumenical council closes.

•  January 6, 1964 – Henry Maske, German boxer
•  February 7, 1964 – Ashok Banker, Indian novelist
•  February 19, 1964 – Doug Aldrich, American musician (Whitesnake)
•  April 9, 1964 – Soyo Oka, Japanese musician
•  May 17, 1964 – Stratos Apostolakis, Greek footballer
•  June 10, 1964 – Ben Daniels, British actor
•  July 5, 1964 – Jimmy Demers, American singer and writer
•  July 22, 1964 – Rafael Addison, American basketball player
•  September 28, 1964 – Claudio Borghi, Argentine football manager (Colo-Colo)
•  October 3, 1964 – Clive Owen, British actor