Date: October 12, 1964
Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took 29+1⁄2 days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio. Date: April 17, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day…
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) More events from 1964Curtiss C-46 Crash in Taiwan Kills 57 June 20, 1964Free…
King Saud of Saudi Arabia is deposed by a family coup, and replaced by his half-brother Faisal. Date: November 2, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Gabon Coup Topples Léon M’ba, Installs Jean-Hilaire Aubame…
Melbourne–Voyager collision: The aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne collides with and sinks the destroyer HMAS Voyager off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, killing 82. Date: February 10, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Villarrica…
At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American man to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field. Date: April 13, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. Date: August 4, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Tanganyika and Zanzibar Unite…