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Castro says Cuba curtails plans to buy machinery and consumer goods in non-Communist countries because of drop in world sugar prices
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US RC bishops to seek strengthened declaration on religious liberty by Ecumenical Council
Robert F. Kennedy has assembled an elaborate campaign organization that is dominated by old family friends and former associates in Washington.
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Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 16, 1964, covering September 18, 1964.
The Beatles
The Beatles
Dean Martin
The Beach Boys
Peter| Paul & Mary
1964Jens Henschel, German footballer[†]
Jens Henschel is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
1964Marco Masini, Italian singer-songwriter[†]
Marco Masini is an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and pianist. As of 2021, he has released 26 albums. His best-known songs include "Disperato" (1990) and "L'uomo volante" (2004).
1964Holly Robinson Peete, American actress and singer[†]
Holly Elizabeth Robinson Peete is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Judy Hoffs on the Fox police drama 21 Jump Street, Vanessa Russell on the ABC sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and Dr. Malena Ellis on the NBC/The WB sitcom For Your Love. She also served as one of the original co-hosts of the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk. She is also known for her portrayal of Diana Ross in the 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream, which also aired on ABC.
1964Steffen Peters, German-American equestrian[†]
Steffen Peters is a German-born equestrian who competes for the United States in dressage. He has participated in five Olympic Games, winning a team bronze medal on two occasions and a team silver medal once (2020). Peters has been successful in numerous other international competitions, including winning team bronze at the 2006 World Equestrian Games, two individual bronze medals at the 2010 World Equestrian Games and individual and team gold medals at both 2011 and 2015 Pan Am Games. The horse upon which he won many of his titles, Ravel, was retired in 2012. After 2012, his international successes came on Legolas. At the beginning of 2017, Peters handed over the ride on Legolas to his assistant rider Dawn White-O'Connor. Peters is currently working with a new international competition horse, Rosamunde.
1964Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist and memoirist (born 1880)[†]
Seán O'Casey was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes.
1964The wedding of Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark takes place in Athens.[†]
The wedding of Constantine II, King of the Hellenes, and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark took place on Friday, 18 September 1964, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]