Historical figures in 1964
The atlas holds 94 people and 131 moments here, in 1964. The most recorded lives are Martin Luther King Jr., Che Guevara and Muhammad Ali. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
in 1964
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Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
in 1964
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Malaysian civil servant and politician who served as Malaysia’s fifth prime minister from 2003 to 2009.…
Abdus Salam
in 1964
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Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…
Abebe Bikila
in 1964
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Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…
Ada Yonath
in 1964
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Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
Alexander Prokhorov
in 1964
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Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov was an Australian-born Soviet and Russian physicist whose work in quantum electronics helped lead to the maser and…
Alfredo Di Stéfano
in 1964
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Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…
Andy Warhol
in 1964
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American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…
Anwar Sadat
in 1964
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Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Astrud Gilberto
in 1964
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Brazilian-American singer and songwriter best known for her English-language vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Born in Salvador, she grew up in Rio…
Bhumibol Adulyadej
in 1964
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Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…
Bingu wa Mutharika
in 1964
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Malawian economist and politician who served as Malawi's third president from 2004 until his death in office in 2012.…
Brigitte Bardot
in 1964
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French actress, singer, model, and animal-rights activist. Born and raised in Paris, Bardot became an international film star in the 1950s and 1960s…
Bruce Lee
in 1964
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Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and founder of Jeet Kune Do.…
Che Guevara
in 1964
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Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Chien-Shiung Wu
in 1964
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Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…
Chinua Achebe
in 1964
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Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…
Christiaan Barnard
in 1964
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South African cardiac surgeon who led the team that performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape…
Claudia Cardinale
in 1964
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Italian-Tunisian actress whose career ranged from postwar Tunis through Italian, French, British, American, and international cinema, as well as…
Dolly Parton
in 1964
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American singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton built a country-music career centered…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1964
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English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Douglas Adams
in 1964
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English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1964
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Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Elizabeth II
in 1964
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Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Moments
- 1964 Non-Aligned summit in Cairo Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- 1964 University of Malaya graduation Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- 1964 Director at ICTP Abdus Salam
- 1964 Master's degree at Hebrew University Ada Yonath
- 1964 Moves into the Silver Factory Andy Warhol
- 1964 Honorary membership in Vienna Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1964 Scholarship journey to India Bingu wa Mutharika
- 1964 Visit to Brazil Brigitte Bardot
- 1964 Move to Oakland and second studio Bruce Lee
- 1964 Sun Sing Theatre presentation Bruce Lee
- 1964 Speech on gender discrimination at MIT Chien-Shiung Wu
- 1964 Transplant training in Virginia Christiaan Barnard
- 1964 Beginning of United States film work Claudia Cardinale
- 1964 Arrival in Nashville Dolly Parton
- 1964 In Ghana when Nobel award news arrived Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1964 Republican National Convention address Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1964 Return visit to Moscow Fidel Castro
- 1964 Family flight to England Freddie Mercury
- 1964 Studied at Isleworth Polytechnic Freddie Mercury
- 1964 Botafogo versus Barcelona Garrincha
- 1964 Residence in Sumaré Hebe Camargo
- 1964 Jazz-café contest victory Ichirou Mizuki
- 1964 Dallas City Hall survey I. M. Pei
- 1964 Permanent ENS teaching post Jacques Derrida
- 1964 Ambassador to Switzerland Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1964 Retreat at Hélène de Beauvoir's house Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1964 Marriage to Alfred Wright Jr. Joan Fontaine
- 1964 Melbourne concert Judy Garland
- 1964 Sydney Stadium concerts Judy Garland
- 1964 Rebel liaison in Brazzaville Laurent-Désiré Kabila
- 1964 Grand Officier ceremony at atelier Le Corbusier
- 1964 Sommer Memorial Lectures in Portland Macfarlane Burnet
- 1964 Queen's Theatre engagement Marlene Dietrich
- 1964 Fish-in protest arrest Marlon Brando
- 1964 Yale professorship in New Haven Max Theiler
- 1964 Englewood residence with Hugh Masekela Miriam Makeba
- 1964 San Francisco performance Miriam Makeba
- 1964 First visit to Ghana Muhammad Ali
- 1964 First visit to Nigeria Muhammad Ali
- 1964 Mechanical Transport Officer's Course Muhammadu Buhari
- 1964 Arrival in London for Leeds study Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- 1964 Recruitment for Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte Olivia de Havilland
- 1964 Detention during the Gabon coup attempt Omar Bongo
- 1964 Television interview in New York P. L. Travers
- 1964 Office 100 border encampment Pol Pot
- 1964 Teaching at Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepción Pope Francis
- 1964 Appointment as Archbishop of Kraków Pope John Paul II
- 1964 CPPCC literary editor Puyi
- 1964 City of London Festival performance Ram Narayan
- 1964 International tour performance in France Ram Narayan