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July 29, 1964

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Headlines from July 29, 1964

Housing Proposed In Expressway Plan

By Unknown Author

R Moses proposes $9-million lower-middle-income development for 450 families S of Broome St, to be sponsored by TB&TA, to remove 'last obstacles' to Lower Manhattan Expressway project, lr to Wagner; group opposing expressway scores proposal

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

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

  1. 1
    Album cover for A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    24
  3. 3
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly by Louis Armstrong

    Hello; Dolly

    Louis Armstrong

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

    Getz/Gilberto

    Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    14

Notable Births

1964Jaanus Veensalu, Estonian footballer[†]

Jaanus Veensalu is a retired football (soccer) defender from Estonia, who retired in 1997. His last club was JK Tervis Pärnu. Veensalu obtained a total number of six caps for the Estonia national football team during the early 1990s.

Notable Deaths

Vean Gregg

1964Vean Gregg, American baseball player (born 1885)[†]

Sylveanus Augustus "Vean" Gregg was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, Gregg played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Naps, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, and Washington Senators from 1911 through 1925.

Historical Context for July 29, 1964

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