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Year of the Dragon
Force and power are the symbols attributed to the Dragon. There is a decidedly exotic air about Dragon people, especially among the women, who fairly exude sexuality. Indeed, whether male or female, Dragons are libidinous and score quite a hit with the opposite sex.
To the Chinese, the Dragon is born in the most desirable year, blessed by the gods and goddesses in heaven. Possessing magical powers, the versatile Dragon is capable of soaring to the highest heavenly heights or diving to the depths -
The Beatles 'i want to hold your hand' was rated the best song.
In Febuary the Beatles had a record for that year of 5 weeks at the top of the charts. -
Double-decker carriages
The first double-decker carriages begin trail runs on the 'Sydney rail network' -
H.M.A.S Voyager Sunk
During the night of 10 February 1964, Voyager and the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne collided off Jervis Bay, when the destroyer passed in front of the carrier during post-refit sea trials. Voyager was cut in two by the collision, sinking with the loss of 82 of the 314 people aboard. This was the largest loss of Australian military personnel in peacetime, and the subsequent investigations resulted in the holding of two Royal Commissions—the only time in Australian history this has occurred. -
Cassius Clay became World Heavyweight champion in boxing
Cassius Clay became World Heavyweight champion in boxing by defeating Sonny Liston -
Menzies refuses equal pay for women
The Menzies government refuses to ratify the International Labor Organisation convention on equal pay for women. -
New Zealand Record
New Zealand Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day -
Holden
EH HOLDEN 1964 was made. -
Beatlemania
By April, 1964, the band's singles occupied the top five spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. That summer, they toured New Zealand and Australia, where their arrival in Adelaide was greeted by a crowd estimated at more than 300,000. The first Beatles movie, A Hard Day's Night was released in 1964. -
Nelson Mandella was sentenced to prison
Nelson Mandella was sentenced to prison for life -
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins is a 1964 musical film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, produced by Walt Disney, and based on the Mary Poppins books series by P. L. Travers with illustrations by Mary Shepard. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, with songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. It was shot at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. -
NRL GRANDFINAL
Sydney Cricket Ground, 19 September 1964: The Dragons have won their 9th premiership in a row when they over powered Harry Bath's Balmain 11-6. -
Melbourne win VFL GF
Melbourne beats Collingwood in the VFL Grand Final at the MCG. The score was 60 to 64. -
Olympics in Tokyo
The 1964 Tokyo Games were the first to be held in Asia. The Japanese expressed their successful reconstruction after World War II by choosing as the final torchbearer Yoshinori Sakai, who was born in Hiroshima the day that that city was destroyed by an atomic bomb. Judo and volleyball were introduced to the Olympic programme. -
NOBEL PRIZE
At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement. -
China's first atomic bomb
China detonated her first atomic bomb on Oct. 16, thereby becoming the fifth nuclear Power after the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France. -
Lyndon B. Johnson re-elected US President
Lyndon B. Johnson re-elected US President -
Donald Campbell sets water speed record
Donald Campbell sets new water speed record of 276 miles per hour at Dumbleyung Lake, Western Australia5
