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December 6, 1964

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MAKE MINE A SMALL ONE

By Unknown Author

books are a nuisance,” said Callimachus, the poet‐librarian of the greatest library of antiquity, the one in Alexandria that was destroyed by, the Romans.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 2, 1964, covering December 6, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Beach Boys In Concert by The Beach Boys

    Beach Boys In Concert

    The Beach Boys

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for People by Barbra Streisand

    People

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin

    Everybody Loves Somebody

    Dean Martin

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    17
  4. 4
    Album cover for A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  5. 5
    Album cover for Roustabout (Soundtrack) by Elvis Presley

    Roustabout (Soundtrack)

    Elvis Presley

    Last week
    14
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    4

Notable Births

Mall Nukke

1964Mall Nukke, Estonian painter[†]

Mall Nukke is an Estonian artist. A printmaker by training, she is primarily known for her paintings, collages and installations influenced by pop art. Mall Nukke emerged on the Estonian art scene in the early 1990s, her work at the period can be seen as commentary of nascent mass culture and consumer society in newly independent Estonia. Her early collages combined various cultural references and created new media characters based on real entertainers and public figures. Since the 2000s, Mall Nukke has concentrated on creating photo-manipulations and mixed media paintings inspired by Eastern Orthodox icon art.

Notable Deaths

Evert van Linge

1964Evert van Linge, Dutch footballer and architect (born 1895)[†]

Evert van Linge was a Dutch footballer who earned 13 caps for the Dutch national side between 1919 and 1926, scoring three goals. He also participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He played for Be Quick 1887 and SC Veendam.

Historical Context for December 6, 1964

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