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July 30, 1964

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FRENCH ADVOCATE MASSIVE REPRISAL IF SOVIET ATTACKS; General Asks Immediate Use of Strategic Atom Arms, Opposing U.S. Concept

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French Cs/S chmn Gen Ailleret, rejecting US concept of flexible response to USSR attack, backs immediate, massive strategic nuclear attack on USSR war potential, s to NATO staff coll pub in French Natl Defense Rev; rejects use of tactical nuclear weapons as inviting nuclear destruction though use might save W Eur from invasion; shifts in US-backed strategy revd

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NEW HAMPSHIRE SWEEPS NUMBERS. You'll get them fast. first, as soon as they are drawn. See them TODAY and TOMORROW In The WORLD‐TELEGRAMM.—Advt.

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SPACE CRUISE anyone. 10,000 humans may be cruising through intergalactic space in motorized asteroid. Read “Wild Blyds” August FORTUNE.—Advt.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 29, 1964, covering July 30, 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
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    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
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    9
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    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
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    14

Notable Births

Ron Block

1964Ron Block, American singer-songwriter and banjo player[†]

Ronald Franklin Block is an American banjo player, guitarist, and singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the bluegrass band Alison Krauss & Union Station. He has won 14 Grammy Awards, 6 International Bluegrass Music Awards, a Country Music Association Award, and a Gospel Music Association Dove Award.

Vivica A. Fox

1964Vivica A. Fox, American actress[†]

Vivica Anjanetta Fox is an American actress and producer. She began her career on Soul Train (1982–1983) and played roles on the daytime television soap operas Days of Our Lives (1988) and Generations (1989–1992). In prime time, she starred opposite Patti LaBelle in the NBC sitcom Out All Night (1992–1993). Fox's breakthrough came in 1996, with roles in two box-office hit films, Roland Emmerich's Independence Day and F. Gary Gray's Set It Off.

Alek Keshishian

1964Alek Keshishian, Lebanese-American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Alek Keshishian is an Armenian-American film and commercial director, writer, producer and music video director. His 1991 documentary, Madonna: Truth or Dare was the highest-grossing documentary of all time until 2002; it "changed the way filmmakers explored the world of celebrity" and had a "profound impact on LGBTQ representation in film."

Jürgen Klinsmann

1964Jürgen Klinsmann, German footballer and manager[†]

Jürgen Klinsmann is a German professional football manager and former player. He played for several prominent clubs in Europe including VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur, and Bayern Munich. He was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the unified German team that won the UEFA Euro 1996.

Laine Randjärv

1964Laine Randjärv, Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Culture[†]

Laine Randjärv is an Estonian politician from the Reform Party. She was the mayor of Tartu from 23 September 2004 to 2007, and previously she was deputy mayor from 2002 to 2004. From 2007 to 2011, she served as the Minister of Culture in Andrus Ansip's second government.

Historical Context for July 30, 1964

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