At A Glance
29 December 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 December 1964 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Feel Fine” by The Beatles.
- 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 29 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 December 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 December 1964 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 29 December
- 1934 Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.
- 1937 The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
- 1989 Czech writer, philosopher and dissident Václav Havel is elected the first post-communist President of Czechoslovakia.
- 1989 The Nikkei 225 for the Tokyo Stock Exchange hits its all-time intra-day high of 38,957.44 and closing high at 38,915.87, serving as the apex of the Japanese asset price bubble.
- 1992 Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
Famous people born on December 29
- Alison Brie, American actress (born 1982)
- Myles Garrett, American football player (born 1995)
- Jon Voight, American actor and producer (born 1938)
- The Wachowskis, American director, screenwriter and producer (born 1967)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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