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April 25, 1964

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Headlines from April 25, 1964

Premier Meets Cabinet

By Unknown Author

VIENTIANE, April 24—Prince Souvanna Phouma, the neutralist Premier, agreed today to reorganize his coalition Government according to terms dictated by the right‐wing revolutionary junta.

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PATHET LAO BALKS AS PREMIER BOWS TO JUNTA IN LAOS; Pro‐Communist Spokesman Denounces Coup Chiefs' ‘Sabotage of Peace’; GENERALS HOLD CAPITAL; They Declare Military Rule Stays Until Satisfactory Regime Takes Over

By Unknown Author

Pathet Lao opposes junta demands for enlarging coalition Cabinet after Premier announces accord was reached on junta demands; threatens to block Premier's decision announced after conf with Cabinet; junta leaders to keep mil control of Vientiane until Premier fulfills their conditions; Premier receives Western envoys

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 22, 1964, covering April 25, 1964.

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

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for Introducing...The Beatles by The Beatles

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    32
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Third Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Third Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Hank Azaria

1964Hank Azaria, American actor, voice artist, comedian and producer[†]

Henry Albert Azaria is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake Jailbird, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, and Carl Carlson, among others. Azaria joined the show with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season. For his work on the show, he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards.

Andy Bell (singer)

1964Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter[†]

Andrew Ivan Bell is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the synth-pop duo Erasure. The band achieved mainstream success and are popular within the LGBT community, for whom he has become an icon.

Historical Context for April 25, 1964

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