The temperature on February 27, 1964 was between 6.5 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 8 » President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.
April 11 » Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected President by the National Congress.
August 4 » Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USSMaddox and USSTurner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
October 12 » The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew, and the first flight without pressure suits.
October 22 » An all-party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which will become the new official flag of Canada.
December 24 » Vietnam War: Viet Cong operatives bomb the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, South Vietnam to demonstrate they can strike an American installation in the heavily guarded capital.
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