January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
Day of death August 7, 1964
The temperature on August 7, 1964 was between 14.9 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (18%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 14 » Jack Ruby is convicted of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy.
April 7 » IBM announces the System/360.
July 20 » Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack the capital of Định Tường Province, Cái Bè, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of whom are children).
November 21 » Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.
November 28 » Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.
December 14 » American Civil Rights Movement: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Congress can use the Constitution's Commerce Clause to fight discrimination.
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