Events Date 1964 June | History by KabAstro

Event of Interest

Jun 1 Kenya becomes a republic with Jomo Kenyatta as its 1st President

Jun 1 Rolling Stones arrive in New York's Kennedy International Airport for 1st US tour, greeted by about 500 fans
Jun 2 "Folies Bergère" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 191 performances

Jun 3 Ringo Starr collapses from tonsillitis and pharyngitis, just before the Beatles embark on a World Tour

Jun 4 Beatles 1st (and only) "World Tour" begins with two ten-song shows at 4,400 seat KB Halle in Copenhagen, Denmark; British drummer Jimmie Nicol replaces Ringo Starr (recovering from tonsillitis) for the first five dates (10 concerts + a Dutch TV appearance)

Jun 4 LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax tosses his 3rd career no-hitter; beats Phillies, 3-0 in Philadelphia

Jun 5 Davie Jones & King Bees release debut single "I Can't Help Thinking About Me"; group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie

Jun 5 Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee) debuts in San Bernadino, California
Jun 6 96th Belmont: Manuel Ycaza aboard Quadrangle wins in 2:28.6
Jun 6 The Beatles, with Jimmy Nichol substituting for Ringo, arrive in Netherlands, take a whirlwind boat tour through the canals of Amsterdam, and perform two shows at Veilinghal Op Hoop Van Zegen, an auction hall in the village of Blokker
Jun 6 Under a temporary order, the rocket launches at Cuxhaven, Germany, are terminated, though they never resume
Jun 7 Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam, with a substitute for Ringo
Jun 8 "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)", recorded by 1960s American pop singers, Jan and Dean, is released
Jun 9 Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes Prime Minister of India after being selected by the ruling Congress Party after Jawaharlal Nehru passed away
Jun 10 Rolling Stones record their "12x5" album at Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois
Jun 10 Southern filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked
Jun 11 Chicago police break up Rolling Stones press conference on a traffic island in the middle of Michigan Avenue
Jun 11 Manfred Mann record Do Wah Diddy Diddy Dum Diddy Do
Jun 11 West Germany seeks talks with Czechoslovakia

Jun 12 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa

Jun 13 Basil Heatley runs world record marathon (2:13:55)
Jun 14 Drummer Ringo Starr re-unites with the Beatles in Melbourne, Australia, after recovering from tonsillitis
Jun 15 Last French troops leave Algeria
Jun 16 Quake strikes Niigata, Japan
Jun 18 African Groundnut Council forms in Dakar
Jun 18 Blacks and White activists attempt to desegregate a motel swimming pool, in St Augustine, Florida; owner pours acid into the water, police arrest dozens (including 17 rabbis), and the Ku Klux Klan firebombs the location [1]

Jun 19 Bob Dylan completes UK tour

Jun 19 Luther Burbank Home and Gardens, home of the famous horticulturist, is designated a National Historical Landmark in Santa Rosa, California

Jun 20 US Open Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Ken Venturi wins his only major title, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Tommy Jacobs

Jun 21 Byron De La Beckwith arrested for the murder of civil rights activist Medger Evers, found guilty 30 yr later

Jun 21 Phillies pitcher Jim Bunning hurls a perfect game as Philadelphia beats the New York Mets, 6-0 on Fathers Day at Shea Stadium

Jun 21 Three civil rights workers, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney, disappear after being released from a Mississippi jail, later found murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan
Jun 21 UEFA European Championship Final, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain: Marcelino scores the winner as Spain beats Soviet Union, 2-1
Jun 23 General Maxwell Taylor appointed US ambassador in South Vietnam
Jun 24 FTC rules health warnings must appear on all cigarette packages
Jun 24 In South Africa, the 90-Days Act commences, providing for any person to be detained, without trial, for 90 days; further, the person could be re-arrested under the same law for another 90 days
Jun 25 Prince A Taylor becomes first African American Methodist bishop, assigned to the New Jersey Area
Jun 25 WMCA radio in NYC plays The Beatles' "A Hard Days Night" album 10 days prior to its scheduled release date; record company moves release to June 26th
Jun 26 14th Berlin International Film Festival: "Dry Summer" wins the Golden Bear
Jun 26 Moise Tsjombe forms government in Congo
Jun 27 "Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You)" by Die Beatles peaks at #97