August 24th, 1964, fell on a Monday. It was day 237 of 1964. The decade was the 1960s.
55 years, 11 months and 21 days have passed since August 24th, 1964.
Fictional Date
August 24th, 1964 has been mentioned in a movie, book or television series:
Metal Gear Solid 3 (Game): The game begins when Snake enters Tselinoyarsk, Russia, via the world's first HALO jump.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 24th, 1964:
United States: Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes
United Kingdom: Have I The Right - Honeycombs
Take Me Back!
The date is August 24th, 1964 and it's a Monday. The summer of 1964 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. In America, the song Where Did Our Love Go by Supremes is on top of the singles charts.
Over in the UK, Have I The Right by Honeycombs is the number one hit song. Lyndon Baines Johnson is currently the President of the United States. Because it's 1964, radio stations are playing hit songs from music artists such as The Beatles, Roy Orbison, The Animals, The Supremes and The Beach Boys.
People are watching popular TV shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "Gunsmoke", "Wagon Train" and "The Andy Griffith Show". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Captain Kangaroo", "The Bugs Bunny Show" and "The Mighty Hercules". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as "Etch A Sketch", "Ken (doll)", "Tammy (doll)" and "Hamilton Invaders".
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on August 24th, 1964.
Lyndon B. Johnson.
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1964.
1964 in movies.
Movies released in 1964 included My Fair Lady, Goldfinger, Mary Poppins, The Carpetbaggers, From Russia with Love, A Fistful of Dollars, Fail Safe, Father Goose, A Shot in the Dark, A Hard Day's Night, The Last Man On Earth and The Night of the Iguana.
1964 in music.
The Billboard Charts in 1964 were dominated by the likes of Bobby Vinton, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Dixie Cups, The Animals and Roy Orbison.
Louis Armstrong - "Hello, Dolly!"
"Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong would go on to win a Grammy for 1964's Song of the Year.
My Fair Lady
"My Fair Lady" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1964.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
55 years, 11 months and 21 days have passed since August 24th, 1964.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 35 of 1964.
Leap Year: 1964 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Age: Anyone born on August 24th, 1964, will be 55 years of age.
People born in 1964 belong to the "Baby Boomer" generation.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around August 24th, 1964:
Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 24th, 1964, will have the star sign Virgo.
However, if you are going by the new star sign system (2020), then the sign for this date is actually Leo.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1964 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
Native American Zodiac: August 24th, 1964 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Television Shows
TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.
The Andy Griffith Show - Comedy TV series about a sheriff in Mayberry, North Carolina.
Danger Man - British television series about a secret agent working for NATO.
Bonanza - American Western series.
Rawhide - American western series starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood.
Perry Mason - Legal drama series.
Wagon Train - American western series.
Gunsmoke - Western drama series.
The Danny Thomas Show - American sitcom about a successful nightclub singer.
The Ed Sullivan Show - Variety show.
1964 - Kid's TV
Children's and Teen TV shows that would have been airing on this date in 1964.
"Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long" - "The Patty Duke Show" - "The Mighty Hercules" - "Davey and Goliath" - "Mister Ed" - "The Bugs Bunny Show" - "The Flintstones" - "My Three Sons" - "Captain Kangaroo" - "Lassie" - "Looney Tunes"
1964 - Toys & Games
Toys and games that would have been popular on this date in 1964:
Motorific (slot car toys)
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
Army men
G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man
Johnny Seven OMA (toy gun)
Hamilton Invaders
Easy-Bake Oven
Big Loo
Mouse Trap
Tammy (doll)
Chatter Telephone
Rock-a-Stack
Ken (doll)
Etch A Sketch
Astrobase
Troll doll
Crater Critters
Celebrity Birthdays
Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 24th of August:
Lyndon Baines Johnson was the President of the United States on August 24th, 1964.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on August 24th, 1964 was probably conceived around the 15th of November, 1963. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 24th, 1964 is the 3rd of June, 1965. (Rough Estimate).
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about August 24th, 1964.
20,444 days have passed since this date.
1,766,361,600 seconds have passed since the August 24th, 1964.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,060,755,200 times.
Since August 24th, 1964, earth has travelled approximately 911,442,585,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 294,393,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 151,907,098 steps. That's about 67,514 miles!
Since this date, 21,196,339 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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