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What Happened In October 1964 In History

Historical Events for October, 1964

  • 1st » The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley.
  • 1st » Japanese 'Shinkansen' ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
  • 10th » The opening ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary communication satellite.
  • 12th » The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew and the first flight without space suits
  • 14th » Leonid Brezhnev becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union known as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and thereby, along with his allies - such as Alexei Kosygin - the leader of the Union of Soviet
  • 16th » China detonates its first 596 (nuclear test) named nuclear weapon.
  • 17th » Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies opens the artificial Lake Burley Griffin in the middle of the capital Canberra.
  • 22nd » Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but turns down the honor.
  • 22nd » Canada: A Multi-Party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which becomes the new official Flag of Canada.
  • 24th » Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes the Zambia called Republic of Zambia (Southern Rhodesia remained a colony until the next year, with the Unilateral Declaration of Independence)
  • 26th » Eric Edgar Cooke becomes last person in Western Australia to be executed.
  • 27th » 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".
  • 28th » Vietnam War: U.S. officials deny any involvement in bombing North Vietnam.
  • 29th » The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed the Tanzania named United Republic of Tanzania.
  • 29th » A collection of irreplaceable gemstone gems, including the 565 carat (113 g) Star of India (gem) Star of India, is stolen by a group of thieves (among them is Jack Roland Murphy "Murph the surf") from the American Museum of Natural History in New York Cit

Famous Birthdays on October in 1964

  • 1st » Harry Hill, English comedian, actor, and author
  • 1st » Max Matsuura, Japanese songwriter, producer, and manager
  • 1st » Jonathan Sarfati, Australian-New Zealand chess player and author
  • 1st » Christopher Titus, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 2nd » Sam Bockarie, Sierra Leonean commander (d. 2003)
  • 2nd » Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player
  • 2nd » Jaanus Kuum, Estonian-Norwegian cyclist (d. 1998)
  • 3rd » Clive Owen, English actor and producer
  • 4th » Peter Florence, British founder of the Hay Festival
  • 4th » Sarah Lancashire, English actress
  • 4th » Francis Magalona, Filipino rapper, producer, actor, and director (d. 2009)
  • 4th » Yvonne Murray, Scottish athlete
  • 5th » Keiji Fujiwara, Japanese voice actor
  • 5th » Philip A. Haigh, English author
  • 5th » Malik Saidullaev, Chechen businessman
  • 5th » Korina Sanchez, Filipino journalist
  • 6th » Ricky Berry, American basketball player (d. 1989)
  • 6th » Tom Jager, American swimmer
  • 6th » Miltos Manetas, Greek painter and multimedia artist
  • 6th » Knut Storberget, Norwegian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice and Public Security called Norwegian Minister of Justice
  • 6th » Matthew Sweet, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Community Trolls, Oh-OK, and The Thorns)
  • 7th » Sam Brown (singer) known as Sam Brown, English singer-songwriter
  • 7th » Dan Savage, American journalist and author
  • 7th » Paul Stewart (footballer born 1964) called Paul Stewart, English footballer
  • 8th » Jakob Arjouni, German author (d. 2013)
  • 8th » Igor Jijikine, Russian actor
  • 8th » CeCe Winans, American singer (BeBe & CeCe Winans)
  • 9th » Guillermo del Toro, Mexican-American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 9th » John Ralston (actor) called John Ralston, Canadian actor
  • 9th » Stacey Donovan, American porn star and model
  • 10th » Quinton Flynn, American voice actor
  • 10th » Sarah Lancashire, English actress
  • 10th » Crystal Waters, American singer-songwriter
  • 11th » Michael J. Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 11th » Diane Gaidry, American actress, filmmaker, and life coach
  • 13th » Allen Covert, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 13th » Nie Haisheng, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut
  • 13th » Christopher Judge, American actor and producer
  • 13th » Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist
  • 13th » Masaya Onosaka, Japanese voice actor
  • 14th » Joe Girardi, American baseball player and manager
  • 14th » David Kaye, Canadian voice actor
  • 14th » Olu Oguibe, Nigerian-American painter, author, and critic
  • 14th » Jim Rome, American radio host
  • 15th » Roberto Vittori, Italian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
  • 16th » Shawn Little, Canadian politician (d. 2012)
  • 16th » James Thompson (author) e.g James Thompson, American-Finnish author (d. 2014)
  • 18th » Dan Lilker, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Anthrax (American band) or Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death, Nuclear Assault, Exit-13, and Brutal Truth)
  • 18th » Charles Stross, English author
  • 19th » Jorge Luis González, Cuban-American boxer
  • 20th » Kamala Harris, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Attorney General of California
  • 21st » Jon Carin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Pink Floyd, The Who, and Industry (band) called Industry)
  • 22nd » TobyMac, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (DC Talk and The Gotee Brothers)
  • 22nd » Dražen Petrović, Croatian basketball player (d. 1993)
  • 23rd » Robert Trujillo, American bass player and songwriter (Metallica, Black Label Society, Suicidal Tendencies, and Infectious Grooves)
  • 24th » Rosana Arbelo, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 24th » Paul Bonwick, Canadian politician
  • 24th » Ray LeBlanc, American ice hockey player
  • 24th » Doug Lee (basketball) called Doug Lee, American basketball player
  • 24th » Dmitri Gorkov, Russian footballer and manager
  • 24th » Janele Hyer-Spencer, American lawyer and politician
  • 24th » Paul Vigay, English computer programmer (d. 2009)
  • 25th » Nicole (German singer) e.g Nicole, German singer
  • 25th » Michael Boatman, American actor
  • 25th » Kevin Michael Richardson, American voice actor and singer
  • 26th » Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor and producer
  • 27th » Mark Taylor (cricketer) e.g Mark Taylor, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
  • 27th » Ian Wells, English footballer (d. 2013)
  • 28th » Onofrio Catacchio, Italian illustrator
  • 29th » Yasmin Le Bon, English model
  • 29th » Eddie McGuire, Australian businessman and television host
  • 30th » Adnan Al Talyani, Emirati footballer
  • 30th » Humayun Kabir Dhali, Bangladeshi journalist and author
  • 30th » Howard Lederer, American poker player
  • 31st » Frank Bruni, American journalist and critic
  • 31st » Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish drummer and songwriter (My Bloody Valentine (band) called My Bloody Valentine, Mazzy Star, and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions)
  • 31st » Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 31st » Darryl Worley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Famous Deaths for October 1964

  • 10th » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (b. 1892)
  • 10th » Heinrich Neuhaus, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (b. 1888)
  • 10th » Guru Dutt, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1925)
  • 15th » Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (b. 1891)
  • 19th » Vance and Nettie Palmer e.g Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (b. 1885)
  • 20th » Herbert Hoover, American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (b. 1874)
  • 23rd » Frank Luther Mott, American historian and journalist (b. 1886)
  • 24th » Toni Kinshofer, German mountaineer (b. 1931)

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