The events of 1964
- 29 January 1964
The 1964 Winter Olympics open in Innsbruck, Austria.
- 01 February 1964
The Beatles make number one in the U.S. singles charts for the first time.
- 25 February 1964
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) is crowned world Boxing champion.
- 08 March 1964
Malcolm X, is suspended from the Nation of Islam and says will form a Black Nationalist Party.
- 14 March 1964
Jack Ruby sentenced to death for killing Lee Harvey Oswald, John F. Kennedy assassin.
- 29 March 1964
Radio Caroline becomes the UK’s first Pirate Radio station.
- 04 April 1964
The Beatles hold the top five positions in the US singles Chart.
- 16 April 1964
The Great Train robbers are sentenced (300 years).
- 20 April 1964
The BBC launch BBC2.
- 11 May 1964
Terence Conran – Habitat opens its first store.
- 27 May 1964
Prime Minister Nehru of India dies.
- 12 June 1964
Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison.
- 21 June 1964
Football – Spain beat the Soviet Union to win the 1964 European Championship.
- 02 July 1964
US President Lyndon Johnson signs Civil Rights Bill.
- 08 July 1964
The Vietnam War intensifies.
- 13 August 1964
The last two people to be executed in the UK.
- 04 September 1964
The Forth Road Bridge opens.
- 15 September 1964
The Sun Newspaper – first edition.
- 21 September 1964
Malta obtains its independence from the UK.
- 24 September 1964
JF Kennedy assignation – The first official report.
- 10 October 1964
The 1964 Summer Olympics open in Tokyo, Japan.
- 14 October 1964
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. becomes the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 15 October 1964
The Labour Party win the 1964 General Election.
- 09 November 1964
The House of Commons votes to abolish the death penalty.
- 31 December 1964
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- 31 December 1964
Donald Campbell breaks the World Water Speed record.
