Famous Births
- Jan. 07: Nicolas Cage - Bangkok Dangerous
- Jan. 12: Jeff Bezos - Amazon.com founder
- Jan. 17: Michelle Obama - First Lady
- Jan. 27: Bridget Fonda - Jackie Brown
- Feb. 11: Sarah Palin - Alaska Governor
- Mar. 17: Rob Lowe - The Outsiders
- Mar. 29: Elle Macpherson - Model
- Apr. 07: Russell Crowe - Gladiator
- Apr. 09: Lisa Guerrero - Inside Edition
- Apr. 20: Crispin Glover - Back to the Future
- May 07: Doug Benson - Comedian
- May 12: Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report
- May 27: Adam Carolla - Comedian
- Jun. 15: Courteney Cox - Friends
- Jun. 22: Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code Author
- Jul. 20: Chris Cornell - Soundgarden
- Jul. 30: Vivica A. Fox - ID4
- Dec. 08: Teri Hatcher - Desperate Housewives
- Dec. 23: Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam
Famous Deaths
- Apr. 05: Douglas MacArthur - U.S. General
- Oct. 31: Herbert Hoover - 31st President
Chart Toppers
- Jan. 04: Bobby Vinton - There I've Said It Again
- Feb. 01: The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand
- Mar. 21: The Beatles - She Loves You
- Apr. 04: The Beatles -Can't Buy Me Love
- May. 09: Louis Armstrong - Hello Dolly!
- May. 16: Mary Wells - My Guy
- May 30: The Beatles - Love Me Do
- Jun. 06: The Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love
- Jun. 27: Peter and Gordon - A World Without Love
- Jul. 04: The Beach Boys - I Get Around
- Jul. 18: The Four Seasons - Rag Doll
- Aug. 01: The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
- Aug. 15: Dean Martin - Everybody Loves Somebody
- Aug. 22: The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
- Sep. 05: The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun
- Sep. 26: Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
- Oct. 17: Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy
- Oct. 31: The Supremes - Baby Love
- Nov. 28: The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack
- Dec. 05: Lorne Greene - Mr. Lonely
- Dec. 19: The Supremes - Come See About Me
- Dec. 26: The Beatles - I Feel Fine Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
Top Grossing Films
37th Academy Awards
- Presented on: April 5, 1965
- Best Picture: My Fair Lady
- Lead Actor: Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady
- Lead Actress: Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins
- Best Director: George Cukor for My Fair Lady
- Best Documentary: Jacques-Yves Cousteau's World Without SunRope of Silicon: Oscar Award Winners list
Championship Teams
Top Athletes
Nobel Laureates
1964 Timeline
January 29 1964
January 1964
- January 9: Anti-American riots broke out at the Panama Canal between Panama civilians and American military. 24 people died.
- January 11: Surgeon General Luther Terry is the first to announce that smoking cigarettes is dangerous for your health.
August 1964
- August 20: Lyndon Johnson signs the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to combat poverty.
September 1964
- September 27: The Warren Commission report concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole shooter in the John F. Kennedy assassination
October 1964
- October 16: China announced that they successfully tested their first Atomic Bomb.
- October 25: Americans are introduced to the Rolling Stones for the first time as they are featured on the The Ed Sullivan Show.
November 1964
- November 3: President Lyndon Johnson defeated Republican challenger Barry Goldwater in the Presidential election.