1964 Calendar
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1964 Historical Event(s)
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.
March 13, 1964
– American Kitty Genovese is murdered, reportedly in view of neighbors who did nothing to help her, prompting research into the bystander effect.
March 14, 1964
– A jury in Dallas, Texas, finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy.
June 12, 1964
– Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
June 28, 1964
– Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
July 27, 1964
– Vietnam War: 5,000 more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
August 4, 1964
– Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
September 12, 1964
– Canyonlands National Park is designated as a National Park.
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”.
Who Were Born On 1964?
January 17, 1964
– Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
January 27, 1964
– Jack Haley, American basketball player
February 20, 1964
– Rodney Rowland, American actor
April 8, 1964
– Biz Markie, American rapper/disc jockey
May 13, 1964
– Stephen Colbert, American comedian and actor
June 4, 1964
– Simon Cheshire, English children’s writer
June 10, 1964
– Tony Martin, Australian comedian
June 25, 1964
– Zeng Jinlian, tallest woman ever, at 8 ft. 1.75 in. (d. 1982)
December 11, 1964
– Cosy Sheridan, American singer
December 19, 1964
– Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player