Timeline May 1964

Events in May 1964 3

• 1889 – 1964 Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) Died 27 May 1964, aged 74 Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India, serving from 1947 until his death. A leading figure in the independence movement alongside Gandhi, he shaped India's early foreign policy of non-alignment.
• 1964 The Drifters record Under the Boardwalk Day after Rudy Lewis' death Recorded the day after their lead singer died.
• 1964 Palestine Liberation Organization founded Established at the first Palestinian National Council Palestinian delegates meeting in Jerusalem founded the PLO to represent the Palestinian people and pursue the goal of an independent Palestinian state. It would later become the internationally recognised representative of the Palestinian national movement.