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February 29, 1964

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 26, 1964, covering February 29, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Introducing...The Beatles by The Beatles

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
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    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  4. 4
    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
    Peak
    1
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    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    24

Notable Births

Dave Brailsford

1964Dave Brailsford, English cyclist and coach[†]

Sir David John Brailsford is a British sports director and former cycling coach. He is currently team principal of UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers, and was performance director of British Cycling from 1997 to 2014. He is also currently working with French football club Nice and English football club Manchester United as part of his role as Director of Sport at Ineos.

1964Carmel Busuttil, former Maltese footballer[†]

Carmel Busuttil MQR, nicknamed "Il-Bużu", is a Maltese former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Lyndon Byers

1964Lyndon Byers, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host[†]

Lyndon Svi Byers is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Byers played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for parts of ten seasons with the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks, earning a reputation as one of the league's toughest enforcers. He is the cousin of former NHL forward Dane Byers.

Mervyn Warren

1964Mervyn Warren, American tenor, composer and producer[†]

Mervyn Edwin Warren is an American film composer, record producer, conductor, arranger, lyricist, songwriter, pianist, and vocalist. Warren is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a 10-time Grammy Award nominee. Warren has written the underscore and songs for many feature and television films. He has also written arrangements in a variety of musical styles for producers Quincy Jones, David Foster, Arif Mardin, and dozens of popular recording artists, including extensive work on Jones' Back on the Block, Q's Jook Joint, and Q: Soul Bossa Nostra.

Notable Deaths

Frank Albertson

1964Frank Albertson, American actor and singer (born 1909)[†]

Francis Healey Albertson was an American actor who had supporting roles in films such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Psycho (1960).

Historical Events

British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802/6

1964British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802/6 crashes into the Glungezer mountain in the Tux Alps of Austria, killing all 75 people aboard.[†]

On Saturday, 29 February 1964, British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802/6 crashed into the Glungezer mountain near Innsbruck, Austria. The aircraft, a Bristol Britannia registered G-AOVO, had taken off from London Heathrow Airport, England, destined for Innsbruck Kranebitten Airport in Austria. All 75 passengers and 8 crew died in the crash.

Historical Context for February 29, 1964

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