Biggest jewel heist in American history when Murph the Surf and gang burgle the American Museum of Natural History stealing the Star of India and other gems. Date: October 29, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania. Date: October 29, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
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". Date: October 27, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On…
Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes Zambia. Date: October 24, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, though he does not accept the prize. Date: October 22, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
Leonid Brezhnev becomes leader of the Soviet Communist Party, while Alexei Kosygin becomes the head of government. Date: October 16, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
China detonates its first nuclear weapon. Date: October 16, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Soviet Presidium and the Communist Party Central Committee each vote to accept Nikita Khrushchev's "voluntary" request to retire from his offices. Date: October 14, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence. Date: October 14, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: October 12, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)