Historical Events
- ALM (Antillian Airlines) begins operation
- Beatles' single "A Hard Day's Night" goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
- Dan 'Big Daddy' Garlits becomes first drag racer to run the 1/4 mile at over 200mph (201.34mph at Island Dragway, New Jersey)
Famous Birthdays
- Adam Duritz, American rock singer-songwriter, and keyboardist (Counting Crows - "Mr. Jones"; "Accidentally in Love"), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Andrew Wilson, Australian canoeist (Olympics-16-92, 96), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Nick Christian Sayer, British rock guitarist (Transvision Vamp - "Velveteen"; "Baby I Don't Care"), born in England
- Rob Camilletti, American actor ("Born on the Fourth of July"), born in Queens, New York
About August 1, 1964
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 59 years, 8 months and 26 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
