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February 4, 1964

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Headlines from February 4, 1964

PEKING INDICATES IT WILL ORGANIZE A NEW RED BLOC; Resumes Severe Criticism of Soviet Line—Rejects Moscow as Leader; SPLIT IN PARTIES CITED; Chinese Term Khrushchev Worse Foe of Communism Than Tito or Trotsky

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China announces it will not recognize majority rule of USSR and its followers, sees movement confronted by serious danger of split, 7th in Hung Chi series of eds replying to USSR July 14 '63, open lr; denounces Khrushchev as most dangerous enemy of unity; soon laying ideological basis for formal break; says Khrushchev has 'feudal psychology'; predicts he and his party leaders 'will be buried,' presumably by Chinese

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 29, 1964, covering February 4, 1964.

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

    The Singing Nun

    The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  3. 3
    Album cover for Fun In Acapulco by Elvis Presley

    Fun In Acapulco

    Elvis Presley

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Peter; Paul And Mary by Peter| Paul & Mary

    Peter; Paul And Mary

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    25
  5. 5
    Album cover for Little Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys

    Little Deuce Coupe

    The Beach Boys

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    13

Notable Births

1964Elke Philipp, German Paralympic equestrian[†]

Elke Philipp is a German Paralympic equestrian.

Historical Context for February 4, 1964

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