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White House aides release secret data to press to impugn D B Reynolds, witness in R G Baker case
HR completes action on Title VI (empowering Pres to cut off funds from Fed-aided programs where bias is practiced)
her sec denies Irene will marry Prince Alfonso de Bourbon; Marijnen says she will return to Netherlands; Dutch hostility toward Spain and resentment over conversion discussed
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Sen rejects proposal to cut cabaret tax from 10% to 3%
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 5, 1964, covering February 8, 1964.
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
Peter| Paul & Mary
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1964Arlie Petters, Belizean-American mathematical physicist and academic[†]
Arlie Oswald Petters, MBE is a Belizean-American mathematical physicist, who is the Benjamin Powell Professor of mathematics and a professor of physics and economics at Duke University. Petters became the provost at New York University Abu Dhabi effective September 1, 2020. Petters is a founder of mathematical astronomy, focusing on problems connected to the interplay of gravity and light and employing tools from astrophysics, cosmology, general relativity, high energy physics, differential geometry, singularities, and probability theory. His monograph "Singularity Theory and Gravitational Lensing" developed a mathematical theory of gravitational lensing. Petters was also the dean of academic affairs for Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and associate vice provost for undergraduate education at Duke University (2016-2019).
1964Santosh Sivan, Indian director, cinematographer, producer, and actor[†]
Santosh Sivan ISC is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has, to date, completed 55 feature films and 50 documentaries. He is regarded as one of India's finest and best cinematographers. He is the recipient of the Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography, twelve National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
1964Trinny Woodall, English fashion designer and author[†]
Sarah-Jane Duncanson "Trinny" Woodall is a British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, and the founder of cosmetics brand Trinny London.
1964Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist and author (born 1888)[†]
Ernst Kretschmer was a German psychiatrist who researched the human constitution and established a typology.
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]