1964: what happened around the world

In 1964, 96 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Colombian conflict, Gulf of Tonkin incident and Zanzibar Revolution among the best known. 82 more were already under way, such as The Troubles and Treaty of Paris. 141 things were founded or built that year, from Tanzania and Zambia.

96events began
82already under way
141founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges36

Accidents and fires23

Revolts, massacres and attacks21

Disasters9

Expeditions6

Treaties, councils and politics1

Already under way in 196482

Came to an end in 19644

Founded or built in 1964141

+111 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1964

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →