A family coup in Saudi Arabia replaced King Saud with Faisal, his half-brother.
The American musical comedy ''My Fair Lady,” starring Audrey Hepburn, was released in the US.
African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.
The USSR's Voskhod 1 spacecraft became the first spaceflight with multiple crew members.
The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal began.
Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom.
Disney's Mary Poppins was released and premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.
Three missing members of the Congress of Racial Equality were found partially buried near a dam in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
The Rolling Stones began the first of two concerts in Ireland.
The Beach Boys reached #1 on the Billboard charts with their single 'I Get Around.'
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by US President Lyndon B. Johnson.
