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March 26, 1964

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Headlines from March 26, 1964

DE GAULLE ASKING U.S.BRITISH STEPS ON CAMBODIA ISSUE; Promises Sihanouk to Look for Formula to Guarantee Borders and Neutrality; REPORT EXPECTED SOON; French President Counsels Prince to Be Temperate as Solution Is Sought

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Pres de Gaulle promises to intervene with GB and US to find neutrality formula, lr to Norodom Sihanouk; Norodom Sihanouk softens stand on renewing talks with S Vietnam, says he will send reprs to Saigon as soon as date is set for Geneva conf; says lr from Nguyen Khanh indicates frontier issues could be settled quickly

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 25, 1964, covering March 26, 1964.

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

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Introducing...The Beatles by The Beatles

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    28
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Third Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Third Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

1964Martin Bella, Australian rugby league player[†]

Martin Bella, nicknamed Munster, is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A prop, he represented Queensland and Australia, and played his club football for a number of clubs in Australian and England.

Martin Donnelly (racing driver)

1964Martin Donnelly, Irish racing driver[†]

Hugh Peter Martin Donnelly is a British racing driver from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He competed in Formula Three and Formula 3000 where he won 3 races. In the 1988 International Formula 3000 season he placed third despite only competing in the final five rounds of the championship. He raced in Formula One in 1989 and 1990, until a serious crash during practice at the Jerez circuit ended his Formula One career. After leaving F1, he has been a prominent driving coach and retains an association with Lotus Cars.

Maria Miller

1964Maria Miller, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport[†]

Dame Maria Frances Miller is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Basingstoke from 2005 until the 2024 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 2012 to 2014 under Prime Minister David Cameron.

Ulf Samuelsson

1964Ulf Samuelsson, Swedish-American ice hockey player and coach[†]

Ulf Bo Samuelsson is a Swedish-American former professional ice hockey defenceman who formerly served as assistant coach of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He played several seasons in the NHL with the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, and Philadelphia Flyers. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, winning with the Penguins in 1991 and 1992, and the first European-born player to have 2,000 career penalty minutes.

Historical Context for March 26, 1964

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