At A Glance
4 December 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 December 1964 was a Friday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1964
- The Irish chart song for 1964 was “She Loves You” by The Beatles.
- Top Film of 1964
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1964 was My Fair Lady.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 4 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 December 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 December 1964 was New Moon.
On this day: 4 December
- 1956 The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.
- 1964 Free Speech Movement: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest of the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property.
- 1965 Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.
- 1971 The PNS Ghazi, a Pakistan Navy submarine, sinks during the course of the Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971.
- 1971 During a concert by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at the Montreux Casino, an audience member fires a flare gun into the ceiling, causing a fire that destroys the venue. The incident served as the inspiration for Deep Purple's 1973 song Smoke on the Water.
Famous people born on 4 December
- Marisa Tomei, American actress (born 1964)
- Jelly Roll, American singer and rapper (born 1984)
- Jay-Z, American rapper, producer, actor, and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records (born 1969)
- Jeff Bridges, American actor (born 1949)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1964 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1964 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 3 January – Princess Margaret of the UK and her husband Lord Snowdon arrived in Ireland for a seven-day visit.
- 28 January – Families from Springtown Camp made a silent march through Derry to demand rehousing.
- 21 February – The new Garda Síochána (police) training centre was opened in Templemore, County Tipperary.
Life in Ireland in 1964
Taoiseach
Seán Lemass
Petrol (per litre)
2s 10d/gal
Loaf of Bread
9d
Average House
£3,000
Weekly Wage
£7
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