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  • Moscow, Russia
    Jan, 1964
    Fidel Castro

    Castro returned to Moscow

    Moscow, Russia
    Jan, 1964

    In January 1964, Castro returned to Moscow, officially to sign a new five-year sugar trade agreement, but also to discuss the ramifications of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Castro was deeply concerned by the assassination, believing that a far right conspiracy was behind it but that the Cubans would be blamed.




  • Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 12, 1964
    Jeff Bezos

    Birth

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 12, 1964

    Bezos was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on January 12, 1964, the son of Jacklyn Gise Jorgensen and Ted Jorgensen.




  • Karkow, Poland
    Monday Jan 13, 1964
    Pope John Paul II

    Archbishop of Kraków

    Karkow, Poland
    Monday Jan 13, 1964

    On 13 January 1964, Pope Paul VI appointed him Archbishop of Kraków.




  • Oregon, U.S.
    Saturday Jan 25, 1964
    Nike, Inc.

    Establishing

    Oregon, U.S.
    Saturday Jan 25, 1964

    Nike, originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS), was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach, Bill Bowerman, on January 25, 1964. The company initially operated in Eugene as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger, making most sales at track meets out of Phil Knight's automobile.




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