The temperature on June 12, 1964 was between 7.5 °C and 26.3 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 13.0 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.
February 17 » Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.
February 27 » The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
August 1 » The former Belgian Congo is renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
October 10 » The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites.
December 22 » The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) takes place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, United States.
Day of burial June 16, 1964
The temperature on June 16, 1964 was between 6.2 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 12 » Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
April 7 » IBM announces the System/360.
July 2 » Civil rights movement: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places.
October 27 » Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing".
November 21 » The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.
December 1 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam.
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