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March 31, 1964

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Headlines from March 31, 1964

British U.N. Units Return Fire of Greek Cypriotes

By Unknown Author

UN troops fired upon during Greek-Turkish Cypriote fighting, Kaimakli Kutchuk and Halevga; return fire; no casualties reptd; map; Greek Cypriotes say UN troops were mistaken for Turkish Cypriotes; say UN agrees to inform them of troop movements; UN denial

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COHN IS ACCUSED OF BRIBERY DEAL; Court Told He and Former U.S. Aide Split $50,000 in Stock Fraud Case

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Garfield testifies that he arranged to pay $50,000 to escape indictment with 3 assocs, gave 1/3 to Cohn in Las Vegas in Sept '59 and arranged to have Roen pay other 2/3 to Robson in Aug '59; testimony on Robson elicited in cross-exam despite Walpin effort to avoid it; Garfield says Roen told him he paid sum to Robson in Las Vegas; says he never knew Gottesman; other details; Robson int; brands Garfield testimony as lies, says he was never in Las Vegas; will testify for defense

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 25, 1964, covering March 31, 1964.

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    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

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

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

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

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

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

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

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

    The Third Album

    Barbra Streisand

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    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

Mark Hoban

1964Mark Hoban, English accountant and politician[†]

Mark Gerard Hoban is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he is a former Member of Parliament for Fareham (2001–2015) and former Minister of State for Work and Pensions (2012–2013).

Historical Events

OlĂ­mpio MourĂŁo Filho

1964Brazilian General OlĂ­mpio MourĂŁo Filho orders his troops to move towards Rio de Janeiro, beginning the coup d'Ă©tat and 21 years of military dictatorship.[†]

Olímpio Mourão Filho was a Brazilian military officer known as the author of the Cohen Plan, a forged document used to justify the Estado Novo coup in 1937, and, as head of the 4th Military Region/Infantry Division, as the precipitator of the 1964 coup d'état that installed the military dictatorship in Brazil. He reached the rank of army general and ended his career presiding over the Superior Military Court (STM) from 1967 to 1969.

Historical Context for March 31, 1964

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