At A Glance

18 August 1964 at a glance

Day of the week
18 August 1964 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” by Manfred Mann.
Top Film of 1964
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1964 was My Fair Lady.
Star sign
The star sign for 18 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 August 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 August 1964 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 18 August

  • 1958 Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
  • 1958 Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition as the first Bengali and the first Asian to do so, placing first among the 39 competitors.
  • 1963 Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
  • 1965 Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins: United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
  • 1966 Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.

Famous people born on 18 August

  • Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer (1936–2025)
  • Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer (1952–2009)
  • Edward Norton, American actor (born 1969)
  • Kaitlin Olson, American actress and comedian (born 1975)

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

Life in 1964

Prime Minister

Alec Douglas-Home

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

13p

Loaf of Bread

8p

Average House

£3,360

Weekly Wage

£18.35

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