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2 November 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 November 1964 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Baby Love” by The Supremes.
- Top Film of 1964
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1964 was My Fair Lady.
- Bestselling Novel of 1964
- “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold” by John le Carré was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1964.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Bonanza” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1964–65 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 November 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 November 1964 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 2 November
- 1960 Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, the Lady Chatterley's Lover case.
- 1964 King Saud of Saudi Arabia is deposed by a family coup, and replaced by his half-brother Faisal.
- 1965 Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker, sets himself on fire in front of the river entrance to the Pentagon to protest the use of napalm in the Vietnam war.
- 1966 The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
- 1967 Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.
Famous people born on November 2
- Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France (1755–1793)
- Shah Rukh Khan, Indian film actor, producer and television host (born 1965)
- David Schwimmer, American actor (born 1966)
- Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (1865–1923)
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Events of 1964 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1964 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 12 – The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels; a United States Navy destroyer evacuates 61 U.S. citizens.
- January 17 – Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in the United States.
- March 30 – Merv Griffin's game show Jeopardy! debuts on NBC; Art Fleming is its first host.
Life in the US in 1964
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gas (per gallon)
$0.30
Loaf of Bread
$0.21
Average House
$13,900
Weekly Wage
$100
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