At A Glance
18 November 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 November 1964 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Baby Love” by The Supremes.
- Top Film of 1964
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1964 was My Fair Lady.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 November 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 November 1964 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 18 November
- 1961 Vietnam War: United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
- 1963 The Bell Telephone Company introduces the first push-button telephone.
- 1970 U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government.
- 1971 Oman declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1978 The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet makes its first flight, at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland, United States.
Famous people born on 18 November
- Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter and composer (1969–2026)
- Owen Wilson, American actor (born 1968)
- Chloë Sevigny, American actress, model, and fashion designer (born 1974)
- Caleb Williams, American football player (born 2001)
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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