Malta

Malta was a Crown Colony of the United Kingdom from 1814 until 1964, when, on Spetember 21, it was granted independence and joined the British Commonwealth.

Southampton becomes a city

Southampton on the coast of the south of England became a city on February 24, 1964. A Royal Charter was granted saying that henceforth it would be known as the City and County of the City of Southampton. This was the culmination of a long process that had begun 30 years earlier. It was the first place to be made a city by the then Queen Elizabeth II.

UK Number Ones

 

Artist	Song Title	Weeks at Number One	Date
The Beatles	I Feel Fine	5	08-12-1964
The Rolling Stones	Little Red Rooster	1	01-12-1964
The Supremes	Baby Love	2	17-11-1964
Roy Orbison	Oh Pretty Woman (2nd time)	1	10-11-1964
Sandie Shaw	Always Something There To Remind Me	3	20-10-1964
Roy Orbison	Oh Pretty Woman	2	06-10-1964
Hermans Hermits	Im Into Something Good	2	22-09-1964
The Kinks	You Really Got Me	2	08-09-1964
The Honeycombs	Have I The Right	2	25-08-1964
Manfred Mann	Do Wah Diddy Diddy	2	11-08-1964
The Beatles	A Hard Days Night	3	21-07-1964
The Rolling Stones	Its All Over Now	1	14-07-1964
The Animals	House Of The Rising Sun	1	07-07-1964
Roy Orbison	Its Over	2	23-06-1964
Cilla Black	Youre My World	4	26-05-1964
The Four Pennies	Juliet	1	19-05-1964
The Searchers	Dont Throw Your Love Away	2	05-05-1964
Peter and Gordon	World Without Love	2	21-04-1964
The Beatles	Cant Buy Me Love	3	31-03-1964
Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas	Little Children	2	17-03-1964
Cilla Black	Anyone Who Had A Heart	3	25-02-1964
The Bachelors	Diane	1	18-02-1964
The Searchers	Needles and Pins	3	28-01-1964
The Dave Clark 5	Glad All Over	2	14-01-1964

Rhodesia

On January 1 The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved and was split into Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi). Byasaland became independent on July 6 and Northern Rhodesia on October 24.