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April 15, 1964

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Headlines from April 15, 1964

Cohn Conspiracy Count Voided; Case Will Go to Jury Tomorrow

By Unknown Author

Gottesman completes testimony; 2 SEC aides, testifying for Govt to rebut Gillespie, say they had urged indictment of Garfield and 3 others but had been blocked by Robson and Glass; deny Robson statement that, at conf with him, they had agreed that evidence against 4 was weak; both sides rest; Dawson dismisses conspiracy charge against Cohn and Gottesman, denies motions to dismiss charges of perjury and obstruction of justice

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 15, 1964, covering April 15, 1964.

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

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  2. 2
    Album cover for Introducing...The Beatles by The Beatles

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    31
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Third Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Third Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

1964Andre Joubert, South African rugby player[†]

André Johan Joubert is a former South African rugby union player, widely known as "The Rolls-Royce of Fullbacks" for his pace, class, and seemingly effortless style. He was capped 34 times at fullback for the Springboks in the 1990s, and amassed 115 test points from 10 tries, 17 penalties and 7 conversions.

Lee Kernaghan

1964Lee Kernaghan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Lee Kernaghan OAM is an Australian country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. Kernaghan has won four ARIA Awards and three APRA Awards, and has sold over two million albums, and as of 2021, has won 38 Golden Guitars at the Country Music Awards of Australia.

Historical Context for April 15, 1964

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