At A Glance

10 November 1964 at a glance

Day of the week
10 November 1964 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Oh, Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison.
Top Film of 1964
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1964 was My Fair Lady.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 November 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 November 1964 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 10 November

  • 1954 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.
  • 1958 The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
  • 1967 The Nauru Independence Act 1967 passed the Parliament of Australia, giving independence to the UN Trust Territory of Nauru with effect from 31 January 1968.
  • 1969 National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
  • 1970 Luna 17: uncrewed space mission launched by the Soviet Union.

Famous people born on 10 November

  • Zoey Deutch, American actress (born 1994)
  • Drew Lock, American football player (born 1996)
  • Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (1977–2009)
  • Walton Goggins, American actor and producer (born 1971)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1964 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1964 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 22 January – The film Zulu is released.
  • 5 May – Granada Television airs the first in what will become a series of documentary interviews with a generation of children, Seven Up!
  • 6 July – Malawi gains its independence.

Life in 1964

Prime Minister

Harold Wilson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

13p

Loaf of Bread

8p

Average House

£3,360

Weekly Wage

£18.35

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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s

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