The almanac
The 1964 Edition
Limited to about 117 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1964. About 79 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1964
- The Beatles land in AmericaAbout 3,000 fans met them at Kennedy Airport for their first US tour.February 7 · Source: BBC On This Day
- Cassius Clay wins heavyweight titleAt 22 he beat Sonny Liston in Miami in a famous upset.February 25 · Source: BBC On This Day
- Jeopardy! first airsMerv Griffin's quiz, with answers phrased as questions, began on NBC daytime.March 30 · Source: Television Academy Foundation, The Interviews
- Ford unveils the MustangThe sporty car was introduced at the New York World's Fair.April 17 · Source: American Heritage
- The first BASIC program runsDartmouth's easy programming language ran for the first time.May 1 · Source: Physics Today (American Institute of Physics)
- Mary Poppins premieresDisney's musical with Julie Andrews opened at Grauman's Chinese Theater.August 27 · Source: D23, the official Disney fan club
- The bullet train starts runningJapan's Shinkansen opened between Tokyo and Osaka.October 1 · Source: Nippon.com
- Tokyo hosts the OlympicsThe first Olympic Games held in Asia opened in Tokyo.October 10 · Source: Olympedia
Famous people born in 1964
- Sandra BullockAmerican actress and film producer · born July 26
- Russell CroweNew Zealand actor · born April 7
- Keanu ReevesCanadian actor and musician · born September 2
- Nicolas CageAmerican actor · born January 7
- Dan BrownAmerican novelist · born June 22
- Monica BellucciItalian actress and model · born September 30
- Marco van BastenDutch association football player and manager · born October 31
- Courteney CoxAmerican actress and producer · born June 15
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1964
- There! I've Said It AgainBobby Vinton · first week at No. 1: January 4, 1964
- I Want To Hold Your HandThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: February 1, 1964
- She Loves YouThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: March 21, 1964
- Can't Buy Me LoveThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: April 4, 1964
- Hello, Dolly!Louis Armstrong And The All Stars · first week at No. 1: May 9, 1964
- My GuyMary Wells · first week at No. 1: May 16, 1964
- Love Me DoThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: May 30, 1964
- Chapel Of LoveThe Dixie Cups · first week at No. 1: June 6, 1964
- A World Without LovePeter And Gordon · first week at No. 1: June 27, 1964
- I Get AroundThe Beach Boys · first week at No. 1: July 4, 1964
- Rag DollThe 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" · first week at No. 1: July 18, 1964
- A Hard Day's NightThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: August 1, 1964
- Everybody Loves SomebodyDean Martin · first week at No. 1: August 15, 1964
- Where Did Our Love GoThe Supremes · first week at No. 1: August 22, 1964
- House Of The Rising SunThe Animals · first week at No. 1: September 5, 1964
- Oh, Pretty WomanRoy Orbison And The Candy Men · first week at No. 1: September 26, 1964
- Do Wah Diddy DiddyManfred Mann · first week at No. 1: October 17, 1964
- Baby LoveThe Supremes · first week at No. 1: October 31, 1964
- Leader Of The PackThe Shangri-Las · first week at No. 1: November 28, 1964
- RingoLorne Greene · first week at No. 1: December 5, 1964
- Mr. LonelyBobby Vinton · first week at No. 1: December 12, 1964
- Come See About MeThe Supremes · first week at No. 1: December 19, 1964
- I Feel FineThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: December 26, 1964
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1964. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1964
- Older than the first spacewalkAlexei Leonov became the first person to float freely outside a spacecraft on March 18, 1965.
- Older than Star TrekStar Trek premiered on NBC on September 8, 1966.
- Older than the Super BowlThe first Super Bowl was played: Green Bay beat Kansas City 35-10 in Los Angeles on January 15, 1967.
- Older than the ATMThe world's first ATM (cash machine) was unveiled at a Barclays branch in Enfield, London on June 27, 1967.
- Younger than the first human in spaceYuri Gagarin became the first human to fly into space and orbit the Earth on April 12, 1961.
- Younger than the laserTheodore Maiman built and operated the first laser, in Malibu, California (month only; the day is not given by the source) on May 1, 1960.
- Younger than NASANASA officially opened for business on October 1, 1958.