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June 17, 1964

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Headlines from June 17, 1964

Souphanouvong Accuses U.S.

By Unknown Author

Souvanna Phouma asks Souphanouvong to meet in neutral country to try to settle dispute; says latter rejected suggestion to meet in Vientiane; Souphanouvong blames US for Khang Khay raid; backs proposal to reconvene '62 Geneva conf; repts Pathet Lao troops captured pilot of US reconnaissance jet downed June 6

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 17, 1964, covering June 17, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly by Louis Armstrong

    Hello; Dolly

    Louis Armstrong

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Beatles' Second Album by The Beatles

    The Beatles' Second Album

    The Beatles

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  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
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Rinaldo Capello

1964Rinaldo Capello, Italian race car driver[†]

Rinaldo "Dindo" Capello is an Italian professional racing driver. He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Bentley in 2003 and Audi in 2004 and 2008. Capello is a two-time American Le Mans Series champion, a five-time 12 Hours of Sebring winner, and the record holder for most wins at Petit Le Mans, having won five times. Capello has also raced in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, the FIA World Endurance Championship, DTM and the Italian GT Championship.

Michael Gross (swimmer)

1964Michael Gross, German swimmer[†]

Michael Groß, usually spelled Michael Gross in English, is a former competitive swimmer from Germany. He is 201 centimetres tall, and received the nickname "The Albatross" for his especially long arms that gave him a total span of 2.13 meters. Gross, competing for West Germany, won three Olympic gold medals, two in 1984 and one in 1988 in the freestyle and butterfly events, in addition to two World Championship titles in 1982, two in 1986 and one in 1991.

Steve Rhodes

1964Steve Rhodes, English cricketer and coach[†]

Steven John Rhodes is an English cricket coach and former cricketer. He was the former coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team. He was best known as a wicket-keeper, but was also a useful number six or seven batsman, making twelve first-class centuries.

Historical Context for June 17, 1964

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