Timeline January 1964

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• 1913 – 1964 Alan Ladd (1913-1964) Died 29 January 1964, aged 50 Ladd was an American film actor best known for his starring role in the 1953 western "Shane". He was one of Hollywood's leading box-office draws through the 1940s and early 1950s.
• 1964 Australian Open 1964 Men: Roy Emerson · Women: Margaret Smith
• 1964 David Ruffin joins the Temptations Classic line-up With Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Paul Williams.
• 1964 The Kinks sign with Pye Records Record deal Their first two singles flop.
• 1964 1964: John Surtees Ferrari Surtees remains the only person in history to win world championships on both two wheels and four, having previously won seven motorcycle grand prix titles.
• 1964 Art Blakey Concert Received a ticket to see Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers perform live. The experience ignited a lifelong passion for jazz that would become a defining element of his literary voice.
• 1964 Divorce and Second Marriage Divorced Xavier Cugat and married theatrical agent Perry Leff, whom she called the love of her life. They had two sons and remained married until his death in 2020.
• 1964 Early Hollywood Roles Made her screen debut with small roles in films including Roustabout with Elvis Presley and A House Is Not a Home.
• 1964 First Professional Role Made his first credited appearance in a guest role on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation series Shoestring Theatre, marking the beginning of his professional career.
• 1964 Marriage to Ann Holcombe Married Ann Holcombe, who would later work as a preschool teacher in Newtown, Massachusetts. The couple would have three daughters.
• 1964 – 1970 Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet Joined Miles Davis's quintet in 1964, contributing compositions that helped shape one of the most innovative periods in jazz history. Participated in the landmark recordings In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew.
• 1964 Moved to the United States Emigrated to the United States to join The Denver Post as editorial cartoonist, replacing Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Conrad. His sharp, witty style immediately drew national attention.
• 1964 Stage Debut Made her operatic stage debut as Yniold in Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande at the Bucharest Opera.
• 1964 Tokyo Olympics Competed in sailing at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the first of three Olympic Games he would attend as an athlete. He sailed in the 5.5 Metre class.
• 1964 – 1978 University of Illinois Moved to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he continued developing theoretical frameworks for chemical reactions.
• 1964 US Surgeon General links smoking to cancer Landmark public health report published The Surgeon General's report concluded that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer and other diseases, based on a review of thousands of studies. It triggered decades of anti-smoking public health policy in the United States.
• 1964 Zanzibar Revolution Sultanate overthrown by African-majority uprising Revolutionaries overthrew the Sultan of Zanzibar and his largely Arab-dominated government shortly after independence, killing thousands in the ensuing violence. The revolution paved the way for Zanzibar's union with Tanganyika later that year.
• 1964 1964 Winter Olympics IX Winter Games - Innsbruck The army had to bring in 20,000 ice blocks due to lack of snow. Winner: Soviet Union.
• 1964 Sam Cooke records A Change Is Gonna Come Civil rights anthem Inspired by Blowin' in the Wind and his own experience of racism.