On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 à 1920 PNG · created on your device
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24—While President Johnson weighed a $3.5 billion request for the financing of foreign aid, the program was enmeshed today in a bitter wrangle between its House and Senate managers on how it should be packaged.
LEOPOLDVILLE. the Congo, Dee. 24 — Rebel leaders warned today that Léopoldville would be attacked tomorrow morning. Government troops were placed on alert at dusk.
Fog threw Christmas travel plans askew yesterday, tormenting thousands of people waiting impatiently at airports to fly home to their families for Christmas.
The rebellion of New York City Democrats against the naming of Julian B. Erway of Albany as the next Senate majority leader appeared assured of success last night. The
The estate of John D. Rockefeller Jr., who gave away hundreds of millions of dollars in his lifetime, was officially appraiscd at $160,598,584 yesterday.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 23, 1964, covering December 25, 1964.
The Beach Boys
Elvis Presley
The Rolling Stones
Barbra Streisand
The Supremes
1964Ian Bostridge, English tenor[â ]
Ian Charles Bostridge CBE is an English tenor, well known for his performances as an opera and lieder singer.
1964Gary McAllister, Scottish footballer and manager[â ]
Gary McAllister MBE is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.
1964Bob Stanley, British musician and writer[â ]
Bob Stanley is a British musician, journalist, author, and film producer. He is a member of the indie pop group Saint Etienne and has had a parallel career as a music journalist and author, writing for NME, Melody Maker, Mojo, The Guardian and The Times, as well as writing several books on music and football. His second publication, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Modern Pop, was published by Faber & Faber in 2013. His third publication Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop Music: A History was published by Pegasus in 2022. He also has a career as a DJ and as a producer of record labels, and has collaborated on a series of films about London.
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[â ]