The temperature on September 23, 1964 was between 5.6 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Blue Ribbon Sports, which would later become Nike, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes.
May 20 » Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias.
August 5 » Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USSTiconderoga and USSConstellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
September 13 » Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne.
September 21 » Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom, but remains in the Commonwealth.
October 29 » A collection of irreplaceable gems, including the 565 carat (113 g) Star of India, is stolen by a group of thieves (among them is "Murph the surf") from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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