On this day
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OUR man in Space, Depression ‐ haunted and galaxies in his eyes, semaphored the other afternoon that he'd felt radiations suggesting the revitalization of an old hero, Clifford Odets. He may be right.
candidates meet at Steuben Day parade, NYC, illus
Pope holds consistory preparatory to canonization of 22 African Negroes; illus
underwriters rept no Amers bought bonds because of price differential
High Natl Council formally inaugurated by Gen Duong Van Minh; charged with task of preparing new const and insts to govern nation; US aides at ceremony; illus; Govt reptd disillusioned with US policy and alleged role in coup despite US denials; rumors of new coup continue
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 23, 1964, covering September 27, 1964.
The Beatles
The Beatles
Dean Martin
Peter| Paul & Mary
The Beach Boys
1964Predrag Brzaković, Serbian footballer (died 2012)[†]
Predrag "Peca" Brzaković was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
1964Tracy Camp, American computer scientist and academic[†]
Tracy Kay Camp is an American computer scientist noted for her research on wireless networking. She is also noted for her leadership in broadening participation in computing. She was the co-chair of CRA-W from 2011 to 2014 and she was the co-chair of ACM-W from 1998 to 2002. On July 1, 2022, she became the Executive Director of the Computing Research Association
1964Johnny du Plooy, South African boxer (died 2013)[†]
Johnny du Plooy was a South African former heavyweight boxer best known for his win over former WBA World Heavyweight champion Mike Weaver. He challenged once for the WBO World Heavyweight title in 1989.
1964Stephan Jenkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]
Stephan Douglas Jenkins is an American singer, guitarist, and the frontman of the alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. He began his musical career in 1992 as part of the short-lived rap duo Puck and Natty, alongside Detroit rapper Herman Anthony Chunn. Following the breakup of the duo, Jenkins and guitarist Kevin Cadogan formed Third Eye Blind in 1993. The band released their eponymous debut studio album in 1997, which went multi-platinum in the United States. Since then, they have released nine more albums: Blue (1999), Out of the Vein (2003), Ursa Major (2009), Dopamine (2015), We Are Drugs (2016), Thanks for Everything (2018), Screamer (2019), Our Bande Apart (2021), and Unplugged (2022). As part of Third Eye Blind, Jenkins has received one Billboard Music Award and eight California Music Awards.
1964The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.[†]
The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 is a cancelled Cold War strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC), for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The TSR-2 was designed around both conventional and nuclear weapons delivery: it was to penetrate well-defended frontline areas at low altitudes and very high speeds, and then attack high-value targets in rear areas. Another intended combat role was to provide high-altitude, high-speed stand-off, side-looking radar and photographic imagery and signals intelligence, aerial reconnaissance. Only one airframe flew and test flights and weight increases during design indicated that the aircraft would be unable to meet its original stringent design specifications. The design specifications were reduced as the result.
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]