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April 30, 1964

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Headlines from April 30, 1964

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FULL OVER‐THE-COUNTER TABLES. The World‐Telegram prints about three times as many OTC listings as the Journal‐American. Todas's World‐Telegram.—Advt.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 29, 1964, covering April 30, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Beatles' Second Album by The Beatles

    The Beatles' Second Album

    The Beatles

    Last week
    16
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Introducing...The Beatles by The Beatles

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    33

Notable Births

Tony Fernandes

1964Tony Fernandes, Malaysian-Indian businessman, co-founded Tune Group[†]

Tan Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes is a Malaysian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., which took over the first Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia. Fernandes turned AirAsia, a failing government-linked commercial airline, into a highly successful budget airline public-listed company. He has since founded the Tune Group of companies. He is the owner of Caterham Group, the parent company of British car manufacturer Caterham Cars. Until July 2023, he was the majority shareholder of Queens Park Rangers F.C..

Ian Healy

1964Ian Healy, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster[†]

Ian Andrew Healy is an Australian former international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically. A wicketkeeper and right-hand middle-order batsman, he first played international cricket in 1988, after six first-class games. Over the next decade, Healy was a member of the side as it enjoyed a period of success. By the time of his retirement, Healy held the world record for most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

1964Lorenzo Staelens, Belgian footballer and manager[†]

Lorenzo Jules Staelens is a Belgian professional football manager and former player. He most recently coached Dutch club HSV Hoek.

Abhishek Chatterjee

1964Abhishek Chatterjee, Indian actor (died 2022)[†]

Abhishek Chatterjee was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul and Utpal Dutt with the Bengali film Pathbhola (1986) directed by Tarun Majumdar. His notable works include Lathi by Prabhat Roy, Bakul Priya By Swapan Saha, Pabitra Papi, Sajoni Aamar Sohag and Chaowa Pawa.

Historical Context for April 30, 1964

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