What Happened on October 31, 1964

Windmill Girls Get Dressed And Leave Town

Historical Events

#1 in the Charts

Barbra Streisand's "People" album goes #1 for 5 weeks

  • London's notorious Windmill Theatre closes after 32 years of "Revudeville" programs featuring vaudeville, comic, and nude tableaux vivants

Famous Birthdays

  • Amanda Sandrelli, Italian actress (The Key), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish drummer (My Bloody Valentine; Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions), born in Dublin, Ireland
  • Darryl Worley, American country singer ("Hard Rain Don't Last"), born in Memphis, Tennessee

Marco van Basten (59 years old)

Dutch soccer star (Ajax, AC Milan), born in Utrecht, Netherlands

  • Sanjeev Bhaskar, British actor, comedian (Goodness Gracious Me; The Kumars at No. 42), and chancellor (University of Sussex, 2009-present), born in Ealing, England
  • The Boogeyman [Marty Wright], American professional wrestler, born in Phoenix, Arizona

Famous Deaths

  • Theodore Freeman, American aeronautical engineer. US Air Force officer, and NASA astronaut, dies in a T-38 jet crash, NASA's 1st flight related fatality, at 34

About October 31, 1964

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 59 years, 6 months and 3 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Scorpio

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Baby Love - The Supremes
  • UK #1 Song: (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw