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December 8, 1964

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student leader Savio hauled from amphitheater stage by campus police after Prof Scalapino and Kerr s on proposed settlement terms; illus; proposals include no disciplinary action against demonstrators and leaders and possible change in pol activity rules; Scalapino allows Savio to return to stage to inform students of rally; says Savio was told earlier he could not s; copies of petition signed by 200 faculty members urging univ to block ct prosecution of demonstrators shown at rally; Savio's enrollment at Manhattan Coll, NYC, '60-61, noted

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IF YOND CASSIUS HAS a lean and hungry look, he probably doesn't pet appetizing, nourishing meals like those on The New York Times women's page.—AdvL.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 2, 1964, covering December 8, 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

James Blundell (singer)

1964James Blundell, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

James Blundell is an Australian country music singer. Born in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Blundell first rose to prominence after being named "best new talent" at the 1987 Country Music Awards of Australia. Blundell has since released several albums in both Australia and the United States, with his most successful album This Road selling more than 145,000 copies in Australia. Blundell was an unsuccessful candidate for the Senate in Queensland at the 2013 federal election, running for Katter's Australian Party. At the 2019 Country Music Awards of Australia, Blundell was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Teri Hatcher

1964Teri Hatcher, American actress[†]

Teri Lynn Hatcher is an American actress best known for her portrayals of Lois Lane on the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997). She also played Paris Carver in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Mel Jones and the Beldam in Coraline (2009) and Susan Mayer on the television series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Chigusa Nagayo

1964Chigusa Nagayo, Japanese wrestler[†]

Chigusa Nagayo is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for her mainstream popularity in the 1980s as a member of the Crush Gals with long-time tag team partner Lioness Asuka. In 1995 she founded GAEA Japan and in 2014 created its successor Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling. Nagayo is often regarded as the most popular and one of the greatest and most influential female wrestlers of all time. Wrestling Journalist and historian Dave Meltzer has stated that in the 1980s, the Crush Gals reached a level of popularity in Japan equatable to Hulk Hogan in the United States in the same period, and thereafter Chigusa Nagayo was the most popular woman in wrestling for an extended period until her first retirement in 1989.

Óscar Ramírez (footballer, born 1964)

1964Óscar Ramírez, Costa Rican footballer and coach[†]

Óscar Antonio Ramírez Hernández, is a Costa Rican former footballer who played as a midfielder and is the manager of the Alajuelense.

Historical Context for December 8, 1964

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