Historical Events
- American swimmer Cathy Ferguson sets world record 1:07.7 to beat Kiki Caron of France by 0.2s and win the women's 100m backstroke gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
- American swimmer Dick Roth sets world record 4:45.4 to beat teammate Roy Saari and win the men's 400m individual medley gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
- Little known American distance runner Billy Mills scores major upset by winning the 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympics; beats Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia by 0.4s; only American to ever win the event
Nobel Peace Prize
Martin Luther King Jr. announced as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Event of Interest
Martin Walser's "Der Schwarze Schwan" premieres in Stuttgart, Germany
- Mary Rand of Great Britain leaps a world record 6.76m to win the women's long jump gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
- Philips begins experimenting with color TV
Appointment of Interest
Premier Nikita Khrushchev replaced by Leonid Brezhnev as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party
Baseball Record
Roger Maris & Mickey Mantle hit HRs runs on back-to-back pitches
- US 4 x 100m freestyle relay team of Steve Clark, Mike Austin, Gary Ilman & Don Schollander swim world record 3:33.2 to beat Germany by 4.0s and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
Famous Birthdays
- Joe Girardi, American MLB catcher (4 teams, including NY Yankees, 1996-99), and manager (Yankees, 2006-17), born in Peoria, Illinois
- Olu Oguibe, Nigerian born American artist, born in Aba, Eastern Nigera
Famous Weddings
Charlie Watts
English "Rolling Stones" drummer Charlie Watts (23) weds English sculptor Shirley Shepherd (26) in Bradford, England, until his death in 2021
Died in 1964 1964 Highlights
About October 14, 1964
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 59 years, 6 months and 14 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
#1 Song: Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
