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April 5, 1964

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RIALTO NEWS: RAY STARK; ‘Funny Girl’ Producer Plans for Future —Other Items

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ALITTLE lighter (15 pounds) but a lot happier now that “Funny Girl” has gotten to Broadway and zoomed off as the street's latest hit, Ray Stark, the producer, will begin thinking of what's next. What's next may turn out to be Norman Krasna's comedy, “Watch the Birdie.” In this one the female lead operates a corespondent's service —she's the gal in the picture thcy show in court.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 1, 1964, covering April 5, 1964.

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

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Introducing...The Beatles by The Beatles

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    29
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Third Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Third Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

1964Neil Eckersley, British judoka[†]

Neil Eckersley is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won a bronze medal in the men's extra-lightweight division (‍–‍60 kg), alongside USA's Edward "Ed" Liddie.

1964Vakhtang Iagorashvili, Soviet modern pentathlete[†]

Vakhtang "Vaho" Iagorashvili is a Soviet modern pentathlete, who has been a member of three different Olympic teams during his sporting career.

Levon Julfalakyan

1964Levon Julfalakyan, Soviet Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler[†]

Levon Julfalakyan is a former Soviet Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is an Olympic, World, and European Champion and was merited Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1988. Julfalakyan is the current head coach of the Armenian national Greco-Roman wrestling team and President of the Union of Armenian Olympians, as well as a member of the executive committee of the NOC.

Marius Lăcătuș

1964Marius Lăcătuș, Romanian footballer and coach[†]

Marius Mihai Lăcătuș is a Romanian professional football manager and former player.

Notable Deaths

James Chapin

1964James Chapin, American ornithologist (born 1889)[†]

James Paul Chapin was an American ornithologist and curator of the American Museum of Natural History.

Aloïse Corbaz

1964Aloïse Corbaz, Swiss artist (born 1886)[†]

Aloïse Blanche Corbaz was a Swiss outsider artist included in Jean Dubuffet's initial collection of psychiatric art. She is one of very few acclaimed female outsider artists.

Douglas MacArthur

1964Douglas MacArthur, American general (born 1880)[†]

Douglas MacArthur was an American general who served as a top commander during World War II and the Korean War, achieving the rank of General of the Army. He served with distinction in World War I; as chief of staff of the United States Army from 1930 to 1935; as Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area, from 1942 to 1945 during WWII; as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers overseeing the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951; and as head of the United Nations Command in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. MacArthur was nominated for the Medal of Honor three times, and awarded it for his WWII service in the Philippines. He is one of only five people to hold the rank of General of the Army, and the only person to hold the rank of Field Marshal in the Philippine Army.

Historical Context for April 5, 1964

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