On this day

October 19, 1964

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from October 19, 1964

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 14, 1964, covering October 19, 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

Ty Pennington

1964Ty Pennington, American model, carpenter and television host[†]

Tygert Burton "Ty" Pennington is an American television host, artist, carpenter, author, and former model and actor.

Notable Deaths

Sergey Biryuzov

1964Sergey Biryuzov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (born 1904)[†]

Sergey Semyonovich Biryuzov was a Marshal of the Soviet Union and Chief of the General Staff.

Nettie Palmer

1964Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (born 1885)[†]

Janet Gertrude "Nettie" Palmer was an Australian poet, essayist and Australia's leading literary critic of her day. She corresponded with women writers and collated the Centenary Gift Book which gathered together writing by Victorian women.

1964Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (born 1888)[†]

Christopher William Vane, 10th Baron Barnard,, was a British peer and military officer.

Historical Context for October 19, 1964

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