1964 Events

1964 Aretha Franklin Releases "Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington"
Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington is a studio tribute album dedicated to the recently deceased singer Dinah Washington, recorded by Aretha Franklin for Columbia Records in earl...
1964 Cassius Clay Jr. changes his name to Muhammad Ali
Originally known as Cassius Clay, Ali changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964, subsequently converting to Sunni Islam in 1975.
1964 Dedication of John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (also known as JFK Memorial Highway) is a 59-mile (95 km) section of Interstate 95 traversing northeastern Maryland for 48 miles from the Baltimore ci...
1964 Ferrari Produces the 500 Superfast
The end of the top-line America series was the 1964 500 Superfast. Early in development, and even into production, these cars were to be called "Superamericas", but the decision was made ...
1964 Ford Corsair is First Produced
The Ford, Consul Corsair, manufactured by Ford Motor Company in the United Kingdom, was a midsize car introduced at the London Motor Show in October 1963 and available as either a saloon ...
1964
to 1968
George W. bush Attends Yale University
Bush attended Yale University from 1964 to 1968, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. During this time, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, being elected the fraterni...
1964 James Black Discovers Propranolol
Black took his idea to ICI and in 1958 he was invited to join the company. In 1964, his method yielded the discovery of propranolol, the first of a new class of so-called ''beta-blockers'...
1964 Kellogg's Pop-Tarts Are Introduced
Pop-Tarts is the brand for a flat, rectangular, pre-baked toaster pastry made by the Kellogg Company. Pop-Tarts have a sugary filling sealed inside two layers of rectangular, thin pastry ...
1964 "Marriage Italian-Style" Is Released
Marriage Italian-Style (Italian: Matrimonio all'italiana) is a 1964 film which tells the story of a successful businessman who kept a woman as his mistress for several years and now plans...
1964 Steven Tyler forms first serious band
Steven Tyler forms his first serious band, The Strangeurs, in Sunapee, NH, in which he is the drummer. He later changed the band's name to Chain Reaction. The band wrote originals and a...
1964 Stevie Wonder Releases Stevie at the Beach
Stevie at the Beach is the fifth album by Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder released on the Tamla (Motown) label in 1964. This album—with the exception of the mild hit—"Hey Harmonica...
1964 "The Cage", Star Trek: The Original Series' first pilot episode
"The Cage" is the original pilot episode of the original Star Trek science fiction series and resulting franchise. It was completed in early 1965 (with a copyright date of 1964), but not ...
1964 Jan General Nguyen Khanh Seizes Power in Saigon
On November 1, 1963, he joined General Dương Văn Minh and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) generals in a coup d'etat against President Ngô Đình Diệm which led to the President's...
1964 Jan 7 Nicolas Cage Is Born
Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola); January 7, 1964) is an American actor, known for collaborating many times with film producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Cage pursued acting as a career...
1964 Jan 16 Carol Channing's Debut In "Hello, Dolly!"
"She is glorious," theater critic Walter Kerr raved about Carol Channing's January 16, 1964, debut in Hello, Dolly!. Wearing a carrot-colored wig, her large eyes accentuated with false e...
1964 Jan 23 Twenty-fourth Amendment is ratified
Over twenty years after Atlanta textile worker "Mr. Trout" lamented his inability to vote to a WPA interviewer, collection of poll taxes in national elections was prohibited by the Januar...
1964 Jan 29 "Dr. Strangelove" Is Released
Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (commonly known as Dr. Strangelove) is a 1964 American/British black comedy film directed by Stanley Kubrick, starrin...
1964 Jan 29
to 1964 Feb 9
 IX Olympic Winter Games Held in Innsbruck, Austria
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964....
1964 Feb
to 1965 Feb
The Nation of Islam make threats against Malcolm X
After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X spoke before a wide variety of audiences in the United States. He spoke at regular meetings of Muslim Mosque, Inc., and the Organization of Af...
1964 Feb 3 Boston College defeats Northeastern, 7-4
1964 Feb 3 Boston University defeats Harvard, 3-2
1964 Feb 10 Boston College defeats Boston University, 6-5
1964 Feb 10 Glenn Beck Is Born
Glenn Beck was born in Mount Vernon, Washington in February 1964, and raised a Roman Catholic. His mother and one of his brothers committed suicide and a sibling had a fatal heart attack....
1964 Feb 10 Harvard defeats Northeastern, 7-5
1964 Feb 25 Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston for Heavyweight Title
From 1960 to 1963, the young fighter amassed a record of 19–0, with 15 knockouts. He defeated boxers such as Tony Esperti, Jim Robinson, Donnie Fleeman, Alonzo Johnson, George Logan, Will...
1964 Feb 25 Eastern Air Lines Flight 304 Crashes
Eastern Air Lines Flight 304 was a Douglas DC-8 flying from New Orleans International Airport to Washington-National Airport that crashed on February 25, 1964. All 51 passengers and 7 cre...
1964 Mar 4 "Diary Of A Chambermaid" Is Released
Diary of a Chambermaid (French: Le journal d'une femme de chambre) is a 1964 film. It is one of several French films made by Spanish-born filmmaker Luis Buñuel but lacks the surrealist im...
1964 Mar 8 Malcolm X announces his break from the Nation of Islam
On March 8, 1964, Malcolm X publicly announced his break from the Nation of Islam. He said that he was still a Muslim, but he felt the Nation of Islam had "gone as far as it can" because ...
1964 Mar 9 Ford Mustang is First Produced
The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Production began in De...
1964 Mar 10 "Nothing But The Best" Is Released
Nothing But the Best is a 1964 British comedy film directed by Clive Donner.
1964 Mar 21 UCLA Beats Duke in Final Four
The 1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball ...
1964 Mar 26 Malcolm X meets with Martin Luther King Jr.
After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the Organization of Afro-American Unity, a secular group that advocated black natio...
1964 Mar 27 The Good Friday Earthquake
This great earthquake and ensuing tsunami took 128 lives (tsunami 113, earthquake 15), and caused about $311 million in property loss. Earthquake effects were heavy in many towns, includi...
1964 Apr 9
to 1964 Apr 12
 Arnold Palmer wins the 28th Masters Tournament
Arnold Palmer continued winning after 1964 - his final PGA Tour victory was in 1973 - and he challenged at majors again after the 1964 Masters. But this tournament mark's Palmer final win...
1964 Apr 13 36th Academy Awards
The 36th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1963, were held on April 13, 1964 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Jack Lemmon....
1964 Apr 13
to 1965 Feb 5
 Malcolm X's International Travel
Pilgrimage to Mecca On April 13, 1964, Malcolm X departed JFK Airport in New York for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. His status as an authentic Muslim was questioned by Saudi authorities because ...
1964 Apr 16 Release of The Rolling Stones' Self-Titled Debut Album
The Rolling Stones is the debut album by The Rolling Stones, released by Decca Records in the United Kingdom on 16 April 1964. The American edition of the LP—with a slightly different tra...
1964 Apr 22 AT&T Introduces the Picturephone, the First Video Conference System, at the New York World's Fair
The first Picturephone test system, built in 1956, was crude - it transmitted an image only once every two seconds. But by 1964 a complete experimental system, the "Mod 1," had been devel...
1964 Apr 22 Briton Greville Wynne Exchanged for Russian Konon Molody at West Berlin-East German Border
British businessman Greville Maynard Wynne, who had been imprisoned in the Soviet Union for a year on spying charges, was exchanged for Konon Trofimovich Molody, a Russian Army officer ar...
1964 Apr 24 Socorro UFO Incident
It has become known as the Zamora UFI Incident, named for officer Lonnie Zamora. While not as publicized as the legendary Roswell Incident, this UFO landing made national headlines at the...
1964 Apr 25 Toronto Maple Leafs win Stanley Cup
The 1964 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings for the second straight year. The Maple Leafs would win the best-of-seven ...
1964 Apr 30 USS John F. Kennedy Supercarrier is Ordered
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) (formerly CVA-67), Ship Characteristic Board SBC-127C, is a decommissioned supercarrier of the United States Navy. Nicknamed "Big John", she was named after th...
1964 May Lamborghini 350GT is First Produced
The Lamborghini 350 GT was the first production model produced by Carrozzeria Touring for Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. from May 1964. It was based on the Lamborghini 350GTV prototype, wh...
1964 May 7 Pacific Airlines Flight 773 Crashes After the Pilot and Co-Pilot are Shot
After arriving at the San Francisco Airport, Gonzales took out two insurance policies totaling a $105,000. Then, shortly before boarding the flight to Reno, he displayed his gun to numero...
1964 May 20 Rudy Lewis Dies
Rudy Lewis is the odd-man-out in the history of the Drifters. He occupied the lead singer spot from late 1960 until 1964, occasionally sharing that function with Johnny Moore later in his...
1964 May 30 Rolling Stones' First Album Released in US as 'England's Newest Hitmakers'
Their take on Willie Dixon's "I Just Want to Make Love to You" is steeped in Chicago blues filtered through a West London sensibility, while the insistent harp on their hit cover of Buddy...
1964 Jun Council of Federated Organizations Launches Freedom Summer to Register Black Voters in Mississippi
Freedom Summer (also known as the Mississippi Summer Project) was a campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible ...
1964 Jun 4 Ronald Reagan Plays Judge Howard R. Stimming in "Kraft Suspense Theatre" - Season 1, Episode 28: A Cruel and Unusual Night
Kraft Suspense Theatre is a television anthology series that ran from 1963 to 1965 on NBC, which was sponsored by Kraft Foods, alternating with Perry Como's monthly Kraft Music Hall speci...
1964 Jun 10 The Beatles release A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night is the third UK album by The Beatles, released on 10 July 1964 as the soundtrack to their first film of the same name on Parlophone in mono (catalogue number PMC 1230) ...
1964 Jun 14 "Papa Doc" Duvalier Declares Himself President for Life
On June 14, 1964, a referendum was held on whether Duvalier should be made President for Life; 2.8 million people voted "yes," and only 3,234 voted "no." His government was soon accused o...