WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO AUGUST 1964
Find out what all happened January to August 1964

Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe. (1. March 1964)

Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting in 100 deaths. (13. January 1964)

In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population. (17. February 1964)

The Walt Disney musical film Mary Poppins is released. (27. August 1964)

The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962. (20. March 1964)

Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to circumnavigate the world by air. (17. April 1964)

Ford Mustang is introduced to the North American market. (17. April 1964)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate. (19. June 1964)

In a bloodless coup, General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows General Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam. (30. January 1964)

The Belgian Congo is renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (1. August 1964)

The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with I Want to Hold Your Hand (1. February 1964)

The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified. (23. January 1964)

World War II veteran Walter Seifert runs amok in an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance. (11. June 1964)

Constantine II becomes King of Greece. (6. March 1964)

U.S. Air Force launches a satellite employing a US Air Force Atlas/Agena combination from Point Arguello (LC-2-3) in California and from Cape Kennedy in Florida. (25. February 1964)

A jury in Dallas finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy. (14. March 1964)

Nation of Islam's Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali. (6. March 1964)

In Sydney, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition (58.9 seconds). (29. February 1964)

An unarmed USAF T-39 Sabreliner on a training mission is shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19. (28. January 1964)

Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity. (28. June 1964)