Today in History for November 1964

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 57 of 57

1st - George Blanda of Houston throws NFL-record 37 passes in 68 attempts
1st - KC Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Denver (49-39)
1st - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Las Cruces Ladies' Golf Open
1st - Vietcong-assault on airport Bien Hoa at Saigon
2nd - CBS purchases 80% of Yanks for $11,200,000, later buys remaining 20%
2nd - Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi Arabia
3rd - LBJ (D) soundly defeats Barry Goldwater (R) for pres
3rd - Phila voters approve $25 million to build a new sports stadium
5th - US launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned
6th - WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
7th - NL keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, may move to Atlanta in 1966
8th - IMF grants Great Britain credit of $1 billion
8th - KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting
8th - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
8th - Orioles Frank Robinson unanimous choice as AL MVP
9th - "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" opens at John Golden NYC for 192 perfs
9th - Eisaku Sato becomes premier of Japan
10th - "Something More!" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 15 perfs
10th - Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta stadium
11th - Murray Schisgal's "Luv," premieres in NYC
12th - Jean becomes Grand Duke of Luxembourg
12th - Paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH
13th - Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points
13th - Pope Paul VI gives tiara to poor
14th - "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 199 perfs
14th - "Follies Bergere" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 191 perfs
14th - "Oliver!" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 774 performances
14th - Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal
15th - Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV
15th - KBYU TV channel 11 in Provo, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting
15th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Open
15th - Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro
15th - Sudan Premier Ibrahim Abbud resigns
16th - Radio CJCX Sydney Nova Scotia (Canada) starts shortwave transmission
16th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
17th - British Labour Party installs weapon embargo against South Africa
18th - Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson wins AL MVP
First Director of the FBI J Edgar Hoover 18th - J Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar"
20th - Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 9th/10th String Quartet premiers in Moscow
21st - "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 15 perfs
21st - "Zizi" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances
21st - Pope Paul VI signs 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council
21st - World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (NYC)
22nd - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational
22nd - WITF TV channel 33 in Harrisburg-Hershey, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
23rd - "Bajour" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 232 performances
23rd - Beatles release "I Feel Fine" & "She's a Woman"
23rd - Vatican abolished Latin as official language of Roman Catholic liturgy
24th - 30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (QB)
24th - Cards' 3rd baseman Ken Boyer is voted NL MVP
24th - For 1st time since 1800, residents of Wash DC permitted to vote
24th - Rebellion ends in Zaire
28th - 52nd CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 34-24
28th - France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
28th - Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars
29th - Roman Catholic Church in US replaces Latin with English
30th - USSR launches Zond 2 towards Mars; no data returned

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 93 of 93

1st - Eddie Williams, Sheveport LA, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
1st - Kosala Kuruppuarachchi, cricketer (bowls 2 Tests for Sri Lanka 86-87)
1st - Richard Cooper, NFL tackle (NO Saints, Philadelphia Eagles)
1st - Daran Norris, American actor
2nd - Kevin Gogan, NFL guard (Oakland Raiders, SF 49ers)
2nd - Michael D'Asaro II, Bkln NY, fencer-sabre
2nd - Britta Lejon, Swedish politician
3rd - Brian Young, cricketer (NZ Test opening batsman)
4th - Fiona Pike, Adelaide Australia, golfer (S Aust State champ 1993/94)
4th - Kurt Krakowian, Berwyn, Illinios, child actor
6th - Erik Kramer, NFL quarterback (Chic Bears)
6th - Kerry Conran, American filmmaker
6th - Corey Glover, American musician (Living Color)
6th - Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion)
7th - Dana Plato, Maywood California, actress (Kimberly-Diff'rent Strokes)
7th - Liam O'Maonlai, Irish vocalist/pianist (Hothouse Flowers-I'm Sorry)
7th - Gill Holland, American producer
8th - Chuck Cecil, NFL safety (Houston Oilers)
9th - John Joseph Thomas, Arcadia California, actor (Young Dan'l Boone)
9th - Leah Pells, Vancouver BC, 1.5k runner (Olympics-96)
9th - Robert Duncan McNeill, American actor
10th - Jushin Liger, [Keiichi Yamada], wrestler (WCW/NJPW)
10th - Keith Lockhart, Whittier CA, infielder (KC Royals)
10th - Kenny Rogers, Savannah GA, pitcher (Texas Rangers, NY Yankees)
10th - Tish Certo, Niagara Falls NY, LPGA golfer (1981 Erie County (NY Champ)
10th - Magnús Scheving, Icelandic athlete
11th - Jon Hough, Royal Oak MI, Nike golfer (1986 NAIA Individual Natl Champ)
11th - Philip McKeon, Westbury NY, actor (Tommy-Alice, Return to Horror High)
11th - Robert Haynes, cricketer (Jamaica & WI leggie, one-dayer but no Tests)
11th - Roberto Hernandez, Santurce Puerto Rico, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
11th - Calista Flockhart, American actress
11th - Anabel Alonso, Spanish actress
12th - Erik Howard, NFL defensive tackle/end (NY Jets)
12th - Gerald Perry, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
12th - Jakob Hlasek, Czech, tennis star
12th - Dave Ellefson, Jackson, Minnesota, American heavy metal bassist (Megadeth)
13th - Ronald Agenor, Rabat Morocco, tennis player (1989 French quarters)
14th - Andrew, rocker (The Pasadenas-Riding on a Train)
14th - Joseph "Run" Simmons, New York, American rapper (Run DMC)
14th - Silken Laumann, Mississauga Ontario, rower (Oly-bronze, silver-92, 96)
14th - Bill Hemmer, American television news reporter
14th - Patrick Warburton, American actor
14th - Rev Run, American rapper
16th - Dwight Gooden, Tampa FL, pitcher (NY Yankees, NY Mets)
16th - Diana Krall, Canadian Jazz pianist and singer
16th - Harry J. Lennix, American actor
16th - Maeve Quinlan, American actress
17th - Marina Tcherkasova, US, pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980)
17th - Michelle Knox-Zaloom, Annapolis MD, rower (Olympics-96)
17th - Ralph Garman, American actor and radio personality
18th - Mike Withycombe, CFL corner (BC Lions)
18th - Seth Joyner, NFL linebacker (Ariz, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
19th - Jeni Lidgett, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-96)
20th - John Maclean, Oshawa, NHL right wing (NJ Devils)
20th - Ned Vaughn, actor (The Rescuer)
21st - Marjorie Judith Vincent, Oak Park Ill, Miss America (1991)
21st - Olden Polynice, NBA forward/center (Sacramento Kings)
21st - Thomas Everett, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
21st - Liza Tarbuck, British entertainer
22nd - Akram Raza, cricketer (Pakistani off-spin all-rounder)
22nd - Benoit Benjamin, NBA center (Milwaukee Bucks)
22nd - David Tate, NFL defensive back (Indianapolis Colts)
22nd - Gene Atkins, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)
22nd - Maggie Will, Whiteville NC, LPGA golfer (1992 Sara Lee Classic)
22nd - Pierre Vercheval, CFL guard (Toronto Argonauts)
22nd - Stephen Geoffreys, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Faternity Vacation)
22nd - Robbie Slater, Australian former footballer
23rd - Boyd Kestner, actor (Outsiders)
23rd - John Williams, NFL linebacker/FB (Pittsburgh Steelers)
23rd - Jose Gonzales, baseball player
23rd - Kapila Wijegunewardene, cricketer (Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler)
23rd - Frank Rutherford, Bahamian athlete
24th - Garret Dillahunt, American actor
24th - Brad Sherwood, American comedian
24th - Tony Rombola, American guitarist (Godsmack)
25th - Dan Saleaumua, NFL defensive tackle (KC Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks)
25th - Nolan Jay Henke, Battle Creek MI, PGA golfer (1990 BC Open)
25th - Wendy Wyland, Jackson Mich, platform diver (Olympic-bronze-1984)
25th - Mark Lanegan, American musician (Screaming Trees)
26th - Al Smith, NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers)
26th - Jeff Jaeger, NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears)
26th - Vreni Schneider, Swiss alpine skier (Olympics-Gold-1988)
27th - David Giles, Australian star yachter (Olympics-84, 88, 92, 96)
27th - Rebecca Michelle Ferratti, Helena MT, playmate (Jun, 1986)
27th - Robin Simone Givens, [Mrs Mike Tyson] NYC, (Darlene-Head of the Class)
28th - Cornelia Guest, debutante (Debutante's Guide to Life)
28th - John Burkett, New Brighton PA, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
29th - Don Cheadle, actor (Boogie Nights)
29th - Kris Kamm, Evanston Ill, actor (Stuart Rosebrock-Coach)
29th - Perry Parker, South Laguna Beach California, golfer (1992 Xerox BC Open)
29th - Cork Graham, American journalist, actor and author
30th - David Wood, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
30th - Michael Cudlitz, American actor

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 19 of 19

3rd - John Henry Barbee, American guitarist and singer (b. 1905)
5th - Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer, dies at 57
5th - Lansdale Sasscer, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District (b. 1893)
6th - Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
6th - Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (b. 1925)
10th - Jimmie Dodd, American actor (b. 1910)
11th - Edward Steuermann, composer, dies at 72
11th - H[enry] Beam Piper, US, sci-fi author (4 Day Planet), dies at 60
14th - Hendrik G Cannegieter, meteorology/director KNMI, dies at 85
16th - Albert Hay Malotte, composer, dies at 69
16th - John Emery, actor (Ship Ahoy, Kronos, Mademoiselle Fifi), dies at 59
16th - Piet Moeskops, Dutch world champion cyclist (1921-24, 26), dies at 71
20th - John Tasker Howard, composer, dies at 73
24th - John Fabricius, playwright, dies at 55
25th - Clarence Kolb, actor (Mr Honeywell-My Little Margie), dies at 90
28th - Charles Meredith, actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70
28th - Jan Fabricius, Dutch/English playwright (Dolle Hans), dies at 93
29th - Anne de Vries, Dutch teacher/author (Bartje), dies at 60
30th - Don Redman, orchestra leader (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 64