Historical Events
- Czech gymnast Věra Čáslavská wins the balance beam at the Tokyo Olympics; her 3rd gold medal of the Games with individual all-round and vault victories
- Dutch 10th dan judoka Anton Geesink wins Open gold medal in the first ever Olympic judo competition in Tokyo; prevents clean sweep of the gold medals by Japan
Olympic Gold
Future undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier dominates German Hans Huber for an easy points win and the Olympic heavyweight gold medal in Tokyo
- Hungary beats Czechoslovakia 2-1 to win the men's football gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
- Japan beats the Soviet Union 3-0 to claim the inaugural Olympic women's volleyball gold medal in Tokyo; undefeated in 6-team round robin competition
- Japanese gymnast Yukio Endo wins the parallel bars gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics; his 3rd gold medal of the Games (individual all-round and team); 4th career gold (1960, 64)
Olympic Gold
Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina wins the floor exercise gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics; her 2nd gold of the Games (team) and career 9th (1956, 1960, 1964), a gymnastics record
- Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia finish 8-1 in inaugural Olympic men's volleyball competition in Tokyo; Soviets win 10 team round robin on count back of sets won-lost
- Time Magazine uses term "op art" for 1st time
Famous Birthdays
- Robert Trujillo, American musician and songwriter (Metallica), born in Santa Monica, California
About October 23, 1964
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 59 years, 6 months and 5 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Scorpio
Music Charts
#1 Song: Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
#1 Song: (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
