Gabon Coup Topples Léon M’ba, Installs Jean-Hilaire Aubame February 17, 1964
Date: February 17, 1964
Date: February 17, 1964
Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, in response to anti-Hindu riots in East Pakistan. About one hundred people are killed. Date: January 13, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Sidney Poitier Wins First Best…
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) More events from…
The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Date: May 29, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Heart of Atlanta Motel…
Blue Ribbon Sports, which would later become Nike, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes. Date: January 25, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Vietnam War: Viet Cong Bomb Brinks Hotel…
An unarmed United States Air Force T-39 Sabreliner on a training mission is shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19. Date: January 28, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Martin Luther…
South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies. Date: August 12, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Ranger 7 Sends First Close-Up Moon Photos, July 31, 1964Italy Seeks…