What Happened In April 1964 In History

Historical Events for April, 1964

• 4th » The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 known as 'Billboard' Hot 100 pop chart.
• 7th » International Business Machines e.g IBM announces the IBM System/360 called System/360.
• 8th » Gemini 1 (unamanned test flight) launched.
• 13th » At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Academy Award for Best Actor or Best Actor award for the 1963 film 'Lilies of the Field (1963 film) called Lilies of the Field'.
• 15th » The first Ford Mustang rolls off the show room floor, two days before it is set to go on sale nationwide.
• 17th » Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to circumnavigate the world by air.
• 17th » Ford Mustang is introduced to the North American market.
• 20th » BBC Two launches with a power cut because of the fire at Battersea Power Station.
• 21st » A Transit (satellite) Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, convert 2.1 lb of radioactive plutonium in its Systems Nuclear Auxiliary Power Program SNAP Radioisotope thermoelectric generator RTG power sour
• 26th » Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1964

• 1st » Erik Breukink, Dutch cyclist and manager
• 1st » Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (d. 2008)
• 1st » John Morris (cricketer) or John Morris, English cricketer
• 1st » José Rodrigues dos Santos, Portuguese journalist, author, and educator
• 1st » Scott Stevens, Canadian ice hockey player
• 2nd » Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player and coach
• 2nd » Jonathon Sharkey, American wrestler
• 3rd » Nigel Farage, English politician
• 3rd » Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist
• 3rd » Claire Perry, English banker and politician
• 3rd » Andy Robinson, English rugby player and coach
• 4th » Branco (footballer) or Branco, Brazilian footballer and coach
• 4th » Anthony Clark (actor) known as Anthony Clark, American actor
• 4th » David Cross, American comedian and actor
• 4th » Laurie Hibberd, Canadian journalist
• 4th » Riduan Isamuddin, Indonesian terrorist
• 4th » Robbie Rist, American actor and singer
• 5th » Steve Beaton, English darts player
• 5th » Princess Erika, French singer-songwriter and actress
• 5th » Marius Lăcătuș, Romanian footballer and coach
• 6th » Phil Gayle, English journalist
• 7th » Jace Alexander, American actor and director
• 7th » Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor, singer, and producer (30 Odd Foot of Grunts)
• 7th » Steve Graves, Canadian ice hockey player
• 8th » Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor (Juice Crew)
• 8th » John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager
• 9th » Rob Awalt, German-American football player
• 9th » Daniel Escobar, American actor (d. 2013)
• 9th » Lisa Guerrero, American actress and journalist
• 9th » Soyo Oka, Japanese pianist and composer
• 9th » Peter Penashue, Canadian politician
• 9th » Margaret Peterson Haddix, American author
• 9th » Rick Tocchet, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
• 10th » Manon Bollegraf, Dutch tennis player
• 10th » Felicia Collins, American guitarist (CBS Orchestra)
• 10th » Gopinath Muthukad, Indian magician
• 11th » Steve Azar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 11th » John Cryer, English politician
• 11th » Bret Saberhagen, American baseball player and coach
• 11th » Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist
• 12th » Amy Ray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Indigo Girls)
• 12th » Mark Simmonds, English politician
• 13th » Davis Love III, American golfer
• 13th » Caroline Rhea, Canadian-American actress
• 13th » John Swinney, Scottish politician
• 14th » Greg Battle, American-Canadian football player
• 14th » Gina McKee, English actress
• 16th » David Kohan, American screenwriter and producer
• 16th » Dave Pirner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Soul Asylum)
• 16th » Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish pianist (Esbjörn Svensson Trio) (d. 2008)
• 17th » Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 17th » Maynard James Keenan, American singer-songwriter and producer (Tool (band) known as Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Green Jellÿ)
• 17th » Lela Rochon, American actress
• 17th » Bart Van den Bossche, Flemish singer and actor (d. 2013)
• 18th » Bez (dancer) known as Bez, English drummer and dancer (Happy Mondays and Black Grape)
• 18th » Jim Ellison, American singer-songwriter (Material Issue) (d. 1996)
• 18th » Niall Ferguson, Scottish historian and academic
• 18th » Rithy Panh, Cambodian director and screenwriter
• 19th » Gordon Marshall (footballer born 1964) named Gordon Marshall, Scottish footballer and coach
• 20th » Crispin Glover, American actor, singer, director, and screenwriter
• 20th » Andy Serkis, English actor and director
• 20th » Rosalynn Sumners, American figure skater
• 20th » John Carney (American football) e.g John Carney American football player
• 21st » Alex Baumann, Czech-Canadian swimmer
• 21st » Ludmila Engquist, Russian-Swedish hurdler
• 22nd » Estelle Asmodelle, Australian model and actress
• 22nd » Chris Makepeace, Canadian actor and director
• 23rd » Gianandrea Noseda, Italian conductor
• 24th » Helga Arendt, German sprinter (d. 2013)
• 24th » Djimon Hounsou, Beninese-American actor
• 24th » Witold Smorawiński, Polish guitarist, composer, and educator
• 24th » Gregory Sporleder, American actor
• 24th » Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian, actor, and producer
• 25th » Hank Azaria, American actor and director
• 25th » Andy Bell (singer) or Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter and DJ (Erasure)
• 25th » Fiona Bruce, Singaporean-English journalist
• 26th » Rebecka Törnqvist, Swedish singer
• 27th » Michael Mahonen, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
• 27th » Lisa Wilcox, American actress
• 28th » Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese composer
• 28th » Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar, English surgeon
• 28th » Barry Larkin, American baseball player
• 28th » Lady Helen Taylor, English daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
• 29th » Melody Barnes, American lawyer
• 29th » Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor
• 29th » Radek Jaroš, Czech mountaineer and author
• 30th » Tony Fernandes, Malaysian-Indian businessman, co-founded Tune Group
• 30th » Ian Healy, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
• 30th » Kent James, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 30th » Barrington Levy, Jamaican rapper
• 30th » Lorenzo Staelens, Belgian footballer and manager

Famous Deaths for April 1964

• 5th » Douglas MacArthur, American general (b. 1880)
• 14th » Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1876)
• 14th » Rachel Carson, American biologist and author (b. 1907)
• 18th » Ben Hecht, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
• 20th » Eddie Dyer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1899)
• 21st » Bharathidasan, Indian poet (b. 1891)
• 24th » Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist (b. 1895)
• 26th » E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet (b. 1882)
• 28th » Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector (b. 1888)

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