On this day

May 19, 1964

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from May 19, 1964

Lodge Forces to Support Rockfeller in California

By Unknown Author

Lodge's Calif backers to work for Rockefeller's slate in tactical move to save own candidate; move seen sharpening conservative-moderate conflict to point that could make or break Goldwater; Lodge backers stress that they have no deal with Rockefeller; Rabb says he is working with persons favorable to Lodge in nearly every state except South and Ariz; will not try to challenge Rockefeller orgn in NYS; Rockefeller's Calif aide L Firestone hails Lodge group decision

None1046 words
Continue reading...
Share

PRESIDENT SEEKS $125 MILLION MORE IN AID TO VIETNAM; Cites Spread of Red Terror —Says Khanh Offers New Hope for Effective Action; AIDES TO TESTIFY TODAY; $70 Million Would Be for Economic Assistance and $55 Million for Military

By Unknown Author

Johnson asks $125 million more for econ and mil aid to bolster war effort, special message to Cong; links rise in Vietcong terrorism, hope that Nguyen Khanh regime will be able to start effective action; plea backed by Repr Bloomfield, opposed by Sens Morse, Gruening, Ellender

None952 words
Continue reading...
Share

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 13, 1964, covering May 19, 1964.

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

    The Beatles' Second Album

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  4. 4
    Album cover for Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five

    Glad All Over

    The Dave Clark Five

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    35

Notable Births

1964Peter Jackson, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster (died 1997)[†]

Peter Jackson was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Nicknamed 'Jacko', he was an Australia national and Queensland State of Origin representative centre or five-eighth. Jackson played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League for the Souths Magpies, before moving to the New South Wales Rugby League and playing for the Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos and North Sydney Bears. He also played in the Rugby Football League for English club Leeds. Jackson worked in the media following his retirement in 1993, and died as the result of a drug overdose in 1997.

1964John Lee, South Korean-American football player[†]

John Lee is a Korean former player of American football who was a placekicker for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, twice earning All-American honors, including a unanimous selection in 1985. Lee was selected by St. Louis in the second round of the 1986 NFL draft. He played one season with the Cardinals and was the first Korean to play in the NFL. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.

Miloslav Mečíř

1964Miloslav Mečíř, Slovak tennis player[†]

Miloslav Mečíř is a Slovak former professional tennis player. He won the men's singles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games, representing Czechoslovakia, and contested two major singles finals. In 1987 he won the WCT Finals, the season-ending championship for the World Championship Tennis tour. His son Miloslav Jr. is also a former professional tennis player.

Historical Context for May 19, 1964

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