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USAF reptdly launches pilotless photo reconnaissance craft (drones) from mother planes based in S Vietnam; drones reptdly sent on mission over N Vietnam; H W Baldwin comment
top Dem leaders to meet at Gracie Mansion to map plans; Steingut offers 12-pt program; details
“‘OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR’ IS A JOYFUL MUSICAL.”‐Newsweek Mag. Bradhurst Theatre. W. 44 St.—Advt.
US and GB pub '41 statement by Ger official F Menshausen that he was convinced Pope Pius XII was sympathetic to Axis cause; Menshausen, counselor of Ger Embassy to Holy See, based statement on talks with 'well-informed' and 'authoritative' persons including Ital Amb Attolico; another document reveals that Min Ribbentrop ordered Ger diplomats in US in '41 to try to influence Amer Jews toward policy of US non-involvement
ROME, Nov. 18—A revised declaration on the Roman Catholic attitude toward non‐Christians, seeking common ground with all worshipers and strongly denying that the Jews were guilty in the crucifixion of Christ, reached the floor of the Ecumenical Council today.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 18, 1964, covering November 19, 1964.
Barbra Streisand
Dean Martin
The Beatles
Nancy Wilson
The Beach Boys
1964Fred Diamond, American-English mathematician and academic[†]
Fred Irvin Diamond is a mathematician, known for his role in proving the modularity theorem for elliptic curves. His research interest is in modular forms and Galois representations.
1964Vincent Herring, American saxophonist and flute player[†]
Vincent Dwyne Herring is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer, and educator. Known for his fiery and soulful playing in the bands of Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, and Nat Adderley in the earlier stages of his career, he now frequently performs around the world with his own groups and is heavily involved in jazz education.
1964Phil Hughes, Irish footballer and coach[†]
Philip Anthony Hughes is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
1964Jung Jin-young, South Korean actor[†]
Jung Jin-young is a South Korean actor. He has starred in numerous films, including Hi! Dharma!, Bunt, and The Case of Itaewon Homicide. Jung is best known for his frequent collaborations with director Lee Joon-ik, as Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield and its sequel Battlefield Heroes, The Happy Life, Sunny, and particularly for his role as King Yeonsan in the hugely successful King and the Clown.
1964Eric Musselman, American basketball player and coach[†]
Eric Musselman is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Southern California. He is the former head coach at the University of Arkansas, University of Nevada, Reno, the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Between head coaching stints at Golden State and Sacramento, Musselman served as an assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies under Mike Fratello. He moved to the college coaching ranks in 2012 as an assistant at Arizona State. From 2014 to 2019, he was the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack. The son of former NBA head coach Bill Musselman, Eric Musselman was a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) before becoming an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic, and Atlanta Hawks.
1964Nicholas Patrick, English-American engineer and astronaut[†]
Nicholas James MacDonald Patrick, is a British-American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. His flight on the 2006 Discovery STS-116 mission made him the fourth person born in the United Kingdom to go into space.
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]