At A Glance

19 November 1964 at a glance

Day of the week
19 November 1964 was a Thursday.
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 19 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 November 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 November 1964 was Full Moon.

On this day: 19 November

  • 1954 Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
  • 1955 National Review publishes its first issue.
  • 1967 The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.
  • 1969 Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.
  • 1969 Association football player Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.

Famous people born on 19 November

  • Jodie Foster, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
  • Allison Janney, American actress (born 1959)
  • Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1600–1649)
  • James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (1831–1881)

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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