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July 1, 1964

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Headlines from July 1, 1964

PEACE UNIT NAMED FOR ST. AUGUSTINE; Dr. King Calls Off Protests After a Four‐Man Panel Is Named by Governor

By Unknown Author

Gov Bryant names emergency com to 'restore communications' between whites and Negroes, St Augustine; Rev Dr King welcomes action, calls off demonstrations; will remain in city until 'meaningful resolution' of conflict has been reached; com will serve until permament biracial mediation group is named by grand jury; King reveals he and 3 local Negro leaders were charged with contributing to delinquency of minors by permitting youths who were wards of juvenile ct to join in demonstrations but were released; leader of segregationist white band H Manucy says demonstrations by his group will cease; Mayor Shelley scores Bryant for naming com without his knowledge

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 1, 1964, covering July 1, 1964.

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

    Hello; Dolly

    Louis Armstrong

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Beatles' Second Album by The Beatles

    The Beatles' Second Album

    The Beatles

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Third Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Third Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    19

Notable Births

Bernard Laporte

1964Bernard Laporte, French rugby player and coach[†]

Bernard Laporte is a rugby player, coach and former French Secretary of State for Sport. From 1999 to 2007, Laporte was the head coach of the France national team. In 2011, he became the head coach at Toulon, after Philippe Saint-André became the new national team coach. He was previously the coach at Stade Français. He was the first fully professional head coach of France. Laporte was president of the French Rugby Federation from December 2016 to January 2023.

Notable Deaths

Pierre Monteux

1964Pierre Monteux, French-American viola player and conductor (born 1875)[†]

Pierre Benjamin Monteux was a French conductor. After violin and viola studies, and a decade as an orchestral player and occasional conductor, he began to receive regular conducting engagements in 1907. He came to prominence when, for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company between 1911 and 1914, he conducted the world premieres of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and other prominent works including Petrushka, The Nightingale, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, and Debussy's Jeux. Thereafter he directed orchestras around the world for more than half a century.

Historical Context for July 1, 1964

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