US halts new moves of dependents to Guantanamo, reduces mil tours to 1 yr in drive to make base self-sufficient; several hundred Cubans dismissed from base jobs; 7 underage crewmen await return to Cuba

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 12, 1964, covering February 13, 1964.

1
Meet The Beatles!
The Beatles
Last week
3
Peak
1
Weeks
3
2
The Singing Nun
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
15
3
In The Wind
Peter| Paul & Mary
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
17
4
Little Deuce Coupe
The Beach Boys
Last week
4
Peak
4
Weeks
15
5
West Side Story
Soundtrack
Last week
9
Peak
3
Weeks
27

Notable Births

1964Stephen Bowen, American engineer, captain, and astronaut^[†]

Stephen Gerard "Steve" Bowen is a United States Navy submariner and a NASA astronaut; he was the second submariner to travel into space. Bowen has been on four spaceflights, the first three of which were Space Shuttle missions to the International Space Station. His first mission, STS-126, took place in November 2008, and his second was STS-132 in May 2010. His third was STS-133 in February 2011, and his fourth was SpaceX Crew-6 in March 2023.

1964Ylva Johansson, Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Employment^[†]

Ylva Julia Margareta Johansson is a Swedish politician who served as European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Sweden's European Commissioner in the von der Leyen Commission from 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2024.

Notable Deaths

1964Paulino Alcántara, Filipino-Spanish footballer and manager (born 1896)^[†]

Paulino Alcántara Riestrá was a Filipino and Spanish professional footballer and manager who played as a forward. He spent most of his playing career at FC Barcelona, and also represented Catalonia, the Philippines and Spain internationally.

1964Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist and academic (born 1902)^[†]

Werner Heyde was a German psychiatrist. He was one of the main organizers of Nazi Germany's T-4 Euthanasia Program.

Historical Context for February 13, 1964

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

Headlines from February 13, 1964

Front Page 3 -- No Title

President Advocates Fair Chance for All As He Hails Lincoln

U. S. AND BRITAIN CONCUR ON POLICY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; Johnson and Home, Opening White House Talks, Back Each Other's Interests; MALAYSIA IS SUPPORTED; Two Nations Still Disagree About Trade With Cuba—Cyprus Issue Assayed

Front Page 2 -- No Title

U. S. Decides to Halt Movement Of Dependents to Guantanamo

Meet The Beatles!

The Singing Nun

In The Wind

Little Deuce Coupe

West Side Story

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for February 13, 1964