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January 13, 1964

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U.S. Agrees to Keep Mission in Panama o Seek an Accord

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Solis confs with Mann; asks US Pres mission stay in Panama to continue talks; US agrees; Rusk says US will discuss terms of its presence in CZ, TV int; sees Castro role in riots; US officials see pact to resume joint flag-flying and US-Panama mil forces cooperation as steps toward reducing tensions; stress that plans to let Panama troops enter or leave CZ border area when required is not pol concession or agreement for them to operate in CZ or be stationed there

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 8, 1964, covering January 13, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Singing Nun by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    The Singing Nun

    The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

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  2. 2
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

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    12
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    Album cover for The Second Barbra Streisand Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Second Barbra Streisand Album

    Barbra Streisand

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    Album cover for Fun In Acapulco by Elvis Presley

    Fun In Acapulco

    Elvis Presley

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    Album cover for West Side Story by Soundtrack

    West Side Story

    Soundtrack

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Notable Births

Penelope Ann Miller

1964Penelope Ann Miller, American actress[†]

Penelope Ann Miller, sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an American actress. She began her career on Broadway in the original run of Biloxi Blues (1985–1986), later appearing in the 1988 film adaptation of the same name. After playing small roles in the comedies Adventures in Babysitting (1987) and Big Top Pee-wee (1988), and receiving a Tony Award nomination for her leading role in the Broadway revival of Our Town (1988–1989), Miller came to prominence with a succession of major parts in films such as The Freshman, Awakenings, Kindergarten Cop, Other People's Money (1991), Chaplin (1992), The Shadow (1994), and The Relic (1997). For her portrayal of exotic dancer Gail in Carlito's Way (1993), she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Historical Events

1964Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, in response to anti-Hindu riots in East Pakistan. About one hundred people are killed.[†]

Since the partition of India in 1947, there have been several instances of religious violence against Muslims. These incidents often take the form of violent attacks on Muslims by Hindu nationalist mobs, forming a pattern of sporadic sectarian violence between the Hindu and Muslim communities. From 1954 to 1982, nearly 7,000 incidents occurred, resulting in the deaths of 10,000 people

Manchester, New Hampshire

1964In Manchester, New Hampshire, fourteen-year-old Pamela Mason is murdered. Edward Coolidge is tried and convicted of the crime, but the conviction is set aside by the landmark Fourth Amendment case Coolidge v. New Hampshire (1971).[†]

Manchester is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Located on the banks of the Merrimack River, it had a population of 115,644 at the 2020 census. Manchester is the tenth-most populous city in New England. Along with the city of Nashua, it is one of two seats of New Hampshire's most populous county, Hillsborough County. The Manchester–Nashua metropolitan area has approximately 423,000 residents and lies near the northern end of the Northeast megalopolis.

Historical Context for January 13, 1964

In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]