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June 4, 1964

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“THE DEPUTY” TICKEIS AVAIL. NOW June. July Aug. Details on theatre page. “Compelling”—N. Y. Times—ADVT.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 3, 1964, covering June 4, 1964.

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

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  2. 2
    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly by Louis Armstrong

    Hello; Dolly

    Louis Armstrong

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Beatles' Second Album by The Beatles

    The Beatles' Second Album

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Academy Award Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" by Andy Williams

    The Academy Award Winning "Call Me Irresponsible"

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

Sean Pertwee

1964Sean Pertwee, English actor[†]

Sean Carl Roland Pertwee is an English actor, narrator and producer. His credits include Chancer (1990), Leon the Pig Farmer (1992), Cadfael (1994), Bodyguards (1997), Event Horizon (1997), Stiff Upper Lips (1998), Soldier (1998), Cleopatra (1999), Love, Honour and Obey (2000), Dog Soldiers (2002), Julius Caesar (2003), Ancient Rome–The Rise And Fall of an Empire: Caesar (2006), Doomsday (2008), Honest (2008), Devil's Playground (2010), Four (2011), Wild Bill (2011), Elementary (2013–2014), Howl (2015), Gotham (2014–2019), Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse (2020), You (2023), Silent Witness (2024), and The Night Caller (2024).

Kōji Yamamura

1964Kōji Yamamura, Japanese animator, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Kōji Yamamura is a Japanese independent animator who, after leaving a career as a background artist at an animation studio, directs, writes, edits, animates, creates the model sheets and background art for and sometimes produces his own short films and has worked on many commissions such as music videos, television advertisements, title sequences and station idents, both on his own and under or with other directors. He is also a regular illustrator of children's literature and textbooks.

Historical Context for June 4, 1964

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