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March 21, 1964

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Headlines from March 21, 1964

VIETNAMESE RAID BLOCKS MEETING ITH CAMBODIANS; Efforts to End Border Rift Halted After Air‐Ground Attack on Village; OBSERVER PLANE DOWN; U.S. Pilot Badly Hurt and Saigon Airman Is Killed —17 Dead in Fighting

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moves to end Cambodian-S Vietnam tensions halted after S Vietnamese ground and air attack on Cambodian village, Chantrea, in which US mil advisers apparently participated; US observer plane downed; 17 reptd killed, 13 injured; Cambodia holds S Vietnam and US jointly responsible

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 18, 1964, covering March 21, 1964.

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

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Introducing...The Beatles by The Beatles

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    27
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Third Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Third Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    4

Notable Births

Ieuan Evans

1964Ieuan Evans, Welsh rugby player[†]

Ieuan Cennydd Evans is a former rugby union player who played on the wing for Wales and the British and Irish Lions. He is the fourth highest try scorer for Wales behind Shane Williams, George North and Gareth Thomas and joint 32nd in the world on the all-time test try scoring list. Evans held the record for the most Wales caps as captain with 28, a record overtaken by Ryan Jones in 2012.

Jesper Skibby

1964Jesper Skibby, Danish cyclist[†]

Jesper Skibby is a retired professional road racing cyclist. He won at least one stage at each of the major tours. He was one of the most popular in Denmark, not only because of his talent, but also because of his wit and his constant banter. He rode for the Dutch TVM from 1989 to 1997, but switched to the Danish team Team home - Jack & Jones in 1998, where he ended his active career in 2000.

Historical Context for March 21, 1964

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