|
1964 In Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1964 in Iceland. Incumbents *President of Iceland, President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson *Prime Minister of Iceland, Prime Minister – Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908), Bjarni Benediktsson Events * 16 July - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and his son the Prince of Wales (now Charles III) visited Reykjavik * 17 August - Liverpool FC play their first match in Iceland, beating KR Reykjavik 5-0 * 20 September - One of three single-engine planes en route from Halifax to Europe ditches in the sea off Iceland. The pilot is rescued by helicopter. Another is lost entirely and the third lands safely in Reykjavik. * 4 November - Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson paid a visit to Israel and met with Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. Births *22 January – María Ellingsen, actress *27 January – Geir Sveinsson, handball player. *23 April – Halla Margrét Árnadóttir, singer *27 April – Thorir Hergeirsson, handballe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – '' Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels; a Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
