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May 29, 1964

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Historical Context for May 29, 1964

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

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 27, 1964, covering May 29, 1964.

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

    The Beatles' Second Album

    The Beatles

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    Peak
    1
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    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

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    2
    Peak
    2
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    15
  3. 3
    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

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    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly by Louis Armstrong

    Hello; Dolly

    Louis Armstrong

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    18
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  6. 6
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    37
  7. 7
    Album cover for Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five

    Glad All Over

    The Dave Clark Five

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  8. 8
    Album cover for The Academy Award Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" by Andy Williams

    The Academy Award Winning "Call Me Irresponsible"

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    21
    Peak
    8
    Weeks
    4
  9. 9
    Album cover for The Third Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Third Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    14
  10. 10
    Album cover for Introducing...The Beatles by The Beatles

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    17

Notable Births

1964Howard Mills III, American academic and politician[†]

Howard D. Mills III is an American insurance consultant and former politician from Goshen, New York. He served as New York's Superintendent of Insurance from 2005 to 2006, and previously held elective office in both the New York State Assembly and the Town of Wallkill.

Oswaldo Negri Jr.

1964Oswaldo Negri Jr., Brazilian race car driver[†]

Oswaldo "Ozz" Negri Jr. is a Brazilian racing driver from SĂŁo Paulo.

Historical Events

Arab League

1964The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.[†]

The Arab League, officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and North Yemen. Currently, the League has 22 members.

Nguyễn KhĂĄnh

1964Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn KhĂĄnh had rival Generals Tráș§n Văn ĐÎn and LĂȘ Văn Kim convicted of "lax morality".[†]

Nguyễn KhĂĄnh was a South Vietnamese military dictator and Army of the Republic of Vietnam general who served in various capacities as head of state and prime minister of South Vietnam while at the head of a military junta from January 1964 until February 1965. He was involved in or against many coup attempts, failed and successful, from 1960 until his defeat and exile from South Vietnam in 1965. KhĂĄnh lived out his later years with his family in exile in the United States. He died in 2013 in San Jose, California, at age 85.

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Headlines from May 29, 1964

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WHAT ABOUT BOBBY KENNEDY Columnist Richard Starnes reports on a talk with the proud. sensitive Attorney General in Today's World‐Telegram.—Advt.

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Nation's Gold Stock Shows Sharp Rise After 6‐Year Drain

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gold stock up sharply in Apr by $178 million, bringing total to $15,728,000,000; improved payments situation and secret operations of London gold pool credited; Treas makes 2d drawing of $125 million worth of foreign currencies from IMF under $500-million standby arrangement of last July

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Link to Exile Group Denied

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Cuba executes 4 exiles, captured off Las Villas Prov, as CIA agents; calls them Revolutionary Junta members; map; Junta denies link; says men worked to smuggle people cut of Cuba; exiles rept no direct word recd from Ray

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