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May 30, 1964Born on Sunday May 31, 1964
- Jacqueline Margaretha(Jacqueline) van der Zalm, Noordwijk
- Cornelis Gerrit Bunt, Nijkerk († 1964)
- Ismael Pavan Martins, Bauru, São Paulo, Brasil († 1991)
- Dana Marie Bubniak, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2017)
- Gerald Patrick Heystek († 1988)
- Martine Anna Josepha (Martine) Pirson, Sint-Truiden, België († 1974)
- Ann Vanderroost, Ninove († 2005)
- Kristi Kaskie, Hudson, Lincoln County, South Dakota († 2012)
- N.N. Koster, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alain Vandecaveye, Kortrijk († 1995)
Died on Sunday May 31, 1964
- Bouwe Bruinsma (73)
- Albertus Johannes van Tienen (68), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bartha Mechelina van der Heijden (75), Reeuwijk
- Bets Burger- (81), Amsterdam, Nederland
- Bouwe Bruinsma. (73), Heemstede, Nederland
- Cornelia van Kaam (68), Bergen op Zoom
- Anna maria Elisabeth Eggers (89), Rotterdam
- Bernardus Johannes Olde Egberink (62), Valkenswaard,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albertus Johannes van Tienen (68), Vlaardingen
- Aart Vijfwinkel (56)
Born on May 31
- 1962 » Corey Hart, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
- 1963 » David Leigh, holder of the Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry at the University of Manchester
- 1963 » Viktor Orbán, Hungarian politician, 38th Prime Minister of Hungary
- 1963 » Wesley Willis, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player († 2003)
- 1964 » Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, American rapper and producer
- 1964 » Leonard Asper, Canadian lawyer and businessman
- 1964 » Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler and coach
- 1964 » Yukio Edano, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
- 1965 » Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer
- 1966 » Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lankan cricketer and referee
Died on May 31
- 1954 » Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
- 1957 » Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
- 1957 » Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)
- 1960 » Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (b. 1890)
- 1960 » Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)
- 1962 » Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (b. 1874)
- 1967 » Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (b. 1915)
- 1970 » Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1929)
- 1976 » Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
- 1977 » William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1964
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
- January 16 » Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.
- March 20 » The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
- April 4 » The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.
- April 21 » A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed.
- October 22 » An all-party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which will become the new official flag of Canada.
- December 24 » Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, killing three.
Weather May 31, 1964
The temperature on May 31, 1964 was between 11.7 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 13.1 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.