At A Glance

17 October 1964 at a glance

Day of the week
17 October 1964 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me” by Sandie Shaw.
Top Film of 1964
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1964 was My Fair Lady.
Star sign
The star sign for 17 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 17 October 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 17 October 1964 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 17 October

  • 1956 The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
  • 1961 The first attempt of the apartheid analogy by Ahmad Shukeiri.
  • 1965 The 1964–65 New York World's Fair closes after two years and more than 51 million attendees.
  • 1969 The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence is stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo.
  • 1973 OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War.

Famous people born on 17 October

  • Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1972)
  • Norm Macdonald, Canadian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (1959–2021)
  • Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (1918–1987)
  • Matthew Macfadyen, English actor (born 1974)

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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.
More events of 1964 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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