1964 in Review
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Headlines
Pulitzer Prizes cancelled as
committee announces no work is good enough
Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland
are married in London
Mods and Rockers clash at
seaside resorts
Top of the Pops first broadcast
The Sun is first published in
the UK
The head of the Little Mermaid
in Copenhagen is sawn off and stolen
Mary Poppins wins 8 Oscars
Olympic games in Toyko broadcast
worldwide by satellite.
Golf Of Tonkin incident between US and North Vietnam.
US Surgeon General warns against cigarette smoking.
China tests her first atomic bomb.
Nelson Mandela imprisoned in South Africa, for opposing Apartheid.
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See also:
1963 in sports,
other events of 1964,
1965 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
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Stock car racing:
o
Richard Petty won the
Daytona 500
o
NASCAR Championship -
Richard Petty
·
Indianapolis 500 -
A.J. Foyt
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USAC Racing -
A.J. Foyt won the season championship
·
Formula One Championship -
John Surtees of
Great Britain
·
24 hours of Le Mans: the team of
Jean Guichet /
Nino Vaccarella won driving a
Ferrari 275P
·
Rally racing - the team of
Paddy Hopkirk /
Henry Liddon won the
Monte Carlo Rally driving a
Mini Cooper S
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Drag racing -
Don Garlits won the
NHRA, Top Fuel Championship
·
World Series:
St. Louis Cardinals win 4 games to 3 over the
New York Yankees. The Series MVP is pitcher,
Bob Gibson of St. Louis.
·
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
o
UCLA wins 98-83 over Duke
·
NBA Finals:
o
Boston Celtics won 4 games to 1 over the
San Francisco Warriors
·
February 25 in
Miami, Florida -
Cassius Clay defeated
Sonny Liston by TKO in the 8th round to win the World Heavyweight
Championship.
·
December 14 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Joey Giardello won a 15 round decision over
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter to win the World Middleweight Title.
·
Giro d'Italia won by
Jacques Anquetil of
France
·
Tour de France -
Jacques Anquetil of
France
·
World Cycling Championship:
Jan Janssen of
Netherlands
·
World Figure Skating Championships:
o
Men's champion:
Manfred Schnelldorfer,
Germany
o
Women's champion:
Sjoukje Dijkstra,
Netherlands
o
Pairs champions:
Marika Kilius &
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler,
Germany
·
England - FA Cup:
West Ham United won 3-2 over
Preston North End
·
American Football League Championship (AFL):1964
-
Buffalo Bills win 20-7 over the
San Diego Chargers
·
NFL Championship:1964 -
Cleveland Browns win 27-0 over the
Baltimore Colts
·
Grey Cup:
B.C. Lions win 34-24 over the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Men's Golf
·
Grand Slam of golf results:
1.
May -
The Masters -
Arnold Palmer
2.
June -
US Open -
Ken Venturi
3.
July -
British Open -
Tony Lema
4.
August -
PGA Championship -
Bobby Nichols
·
PGA tour's leading money winner for the year:
Jack Nicklaus - $113,285
Women's Golf
·
US Women's Open -
Mickey Wright
·
LPGA Championship -
Mary Mills
·
Mickey Wright: leading money winner on
the
LPGA tour, earning $29,800
·
Australia -
Melbourne Cup -
Polo Prince
·
Canada -
Queen's Plate -
Northern Dancer
·
France -
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe -
Prince Royal
·
Ireland -
Irish Derby Stakes -
Santa Claus
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English Triple Crown Races:
1.
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes -
Baldric
2.
Epsom Derby -
Santa Claus
3.
St. Leger Stakes -
Indiana
·
United States Triple Crown Races:
Northern Dancer is the first
Canadian-bred horse to win the
Kentucky Derby
1.
Kentucky Derby -
Northern Dancer
·
1.
Preakness Stakes -
Northern Dancer
2.
Belmont Stakes -
Quadrangle
·
United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
1.
Cane Pace -
Race Time
2.
Little Brown Jug -
Vicar Hanover
3.
Messenger Stakes -
Race Time
·
Ayres won the
United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
1.
Hambletonian -
Ayres
2.
Yonkers Trot -
Ayres
3.
Kentucky Futurity -
Ayres
·
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
o
Pacers:
Minuteman
·
Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the
NHL's leading scorer during the regular season:
Stan Mikita,
Chicago Blackhawks
·
Hart Memorial Trophy for the
NHL's Most Valuable Player:
Jean Beliveau,
Montreal Canadiens
·
Stanley Cup:
Toronto Maple Leafs won 4-3 over the
Detroit Red Wings
·
World Hockey Championship:
o
Men's champion:
Soviet Union defeated
Sweden
·
Alpine Skiing
·
The men's Olympic Gold Medal:
o
Downhill:
Egon Zimmermann,
Austria
o
Slalom:
Josef Stiegler,
Austria
o
Giant Slalom:
Francois Bonlieu,
France
·
o
The women's Olympic Gold Medal:
o
Downhill:
Christl Haas,
Austria
o
Slalom:
Christine Goitschel,
France
o
Giant Slalom:
Marielle Goitschel,
France
·
ISF World Championships:
o
Men's combined champion:
Ludwig Leitner,
Germany
o
Women's combined champion:
Marielle Goitschel,
France
·
Grand Slam in tennis mens results:
1.
Australian Open -
Roy Emerson
2.
French Open -
Manuel Santana
3.
Wimbledon championships -
Roy Emerson
4.
US Open -
Roy Emerson
·
Grand Slam in tennis mens results:
1.
Australian Open -
Margaret Smith
2.
French Open -
Margaret Smith
3.
Wimbledon championships -
Maria Bueno
4.
US Open -
Maria Bueno
·
Davis Cup:
Australia wins 3-2 over the
United States in world tennis.
·
John Pulman retained the World
Professional Snooker Championship
·
January 29 -
1964 Winter Olympic Games open in
Innsbruck,
Austria
·
February 29 - In
Sydney, Australian swimmer
Dawn Fraser sets a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle
swimming competition (58.9 seconds).
·
March 6 -
Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for
the indoor
mile run by completing it in 3 minutes, 56.4 seconds.
·
October 10 - The
1964 Summer Olympics open in
Tokyo,
Japan
·
January 6 -
Henry Maske, German boxer
·
March 18 -
Bonnie Blair,
Olympic gold medalist in
speed skating
·
July 24 -
Barry Bonds, baseball player
·
February 15 -
Ken Hubbs 22,
MLB baseball player, Chicago Cubs, died in a plane crash
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