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October 18, 1964

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Headlines from October 18, 1964

California Downs Navy Eleven, 27–13

By Unknown Author

BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 17 —Craig Morton of the University of California today sparked a 21‐point, third‐quarter passing attack that carried the Golden Bears to a 27‐13 football victory over a crippled Navy squad.

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WHERE MAN IS A VISITOR

By Unknown Author

WASHINGTON—The following figures, supplied by the United States Forest Service, spell out the acreage and geographical distribution of the areas within the National Wilderness Preservation System as of Sept. 3, effective date of the new act. Asterisks indicate where adjacent states share a wilderness area, and totals reflect such overlapping.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 14, 1964, covering October 18, 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
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for Something New by The Beatles

    Something New

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin

    Everybody Loves Somebody

    Dean Martin

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for People by Barbra Streisand

    People

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    17
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for How Glad I Am by Nancy Wilson

    How Glad I Am

    Nancy Wilson

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Dan Lilker

1964Dan Lilker, American singer-songwriter and bass player[†]

Daniel Adam Lilker is an American musician best known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, and vocalist. He has played bass in numerous heavy metal bands, including Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, S.O.D. and Holy Moses, and grindcore bands Brutal Truth and Exit-13.

Charles Stross

1964Charles Stross, English journalist, author, and programmer[†]

Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Between 1994 and 2004, he was also an active writer for the magazine Computer Shopper and was responsible for its monthly Linux column. He stopped writing for the magazine to devote more time to novels. However, he continues to publish freelance articles on the Internet.

Historical Context for October 18, 1964

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