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Born in 1964: fun facts, prices and a free printable 62nd birthday party kit

Turning 62 in 2026? Here is their birth year, from the Beatles on TV to Mary Poppins, plus a free printable party kit.

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In 1964 the Beatles landed in America and 73 million people watched them on The Ed Sullivan Show. The Civil Rights Act became law, Cassius Clay won the heavyweight title, Ranger 7 sent back close-ups of the Moon and Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics. Lyndon Johnson won the presidency, and Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady filled theaters.

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Born in 1964 lettered among cartoon icons of a record player, a television with rabbit-ear antennas, a small spacecraft, a toy soldier figure and a birthday cake
Digital illustration. Born in 1964, with a record player, a television, a small spacecraft, a toy soldier figure and a birthday cake.

Anyone born in 1964 arrived the year Beatlemania reached American living rooms. The Civil Rights Act was signed, Ranger 7 photographed the Moon up close and Tokyo hosted the Olympics.

Below are the year's biggest moments, everyday prices, famous birthdays, movies, music, TV, toys and sport, followed by party ideas and a free printable 1964 trivia and games kit for signed-in visitors.

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What’s in the free printable Born in 1964 party kit?

28 printable pages in 3 PDFs for the 62nd birthday party: 12 games, a host guide with every answer, and table cards. Print it at home, hand out pens and let the stories start.

Free printable PDFs with an InviteBird account: 3 files, each in US Letter and A4.

A look inside the kit

  • Game 1: Meet & mingle bingo

  • Game 2: The 1964 headline quiz

  • Game 3: What did it cost in 1964?

  • Game 4: The 1964 birthday club

  • Game 5: Movies & music of 1964

  • Game 7: Timeline shuffle

  • The host guide: every answer, explained

  • Table cards: the 1964 history card, welcome sign and place cards

How do you play the 62nd birthday party games in the kit?

Here is what each game asks of your guests, how to play it and why it lands, so you can pick the ones that suit your crowd before you print.

  1. Meet & mingle bingo

    Find a guest for every square. The perfect icebreaker.

    Players
    Everyone, on their own
    Time
    10 to 15 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 3

    You need

    • One card per guest
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Hand everyone a card and a pen as they arrive.
    2. Mingle! When a guest fits a square, ask them to sign their name in it.
    3. Each guest can sign your card only once. The guest of honor may sign twice.
    4. First to fill a row, column or diagonal calls "Bingo!" and the host checks the names.

    Why it’s fun: Strangers become friends in minutes, and everyone ends up swapping stories about the guest of honor.

    The 1964 twist: The 1964 card has squares like “Can name a Beatles song” and “Has seen Mary Poppins”.

  2. The 1964 headline quiz

    Ten questions about the year it all began.

    Players
    Teams of 2 to 6
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 4

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Split into teams and pick a team name.
    2. Read each question aloud, or let teams work through the sheet at their own pace.
    3. Fill in one bubble per question. Changed your mind? Cross it out clearly.
    4. Swap sheets to mark them: one point per right answer. Answers are in the host guide.

    Why it’s fun: Big moments from 1964, with answers that spark "I remember that!" stories.

    Play it on this page, no sign-in

  3. What did it cost in 1964?

    Everyday prices from 1964: guess what they cost.

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 5

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Every price is a real 1964 figure; the host guide says where each one comes from.
    2. Write your best guess in dollars and cents on each tag.
    3. The host reveals the real prices one at a time, for maximum gasps.
    4. The closest guess on each tag wins a point. For extra drama, play closest without going over.

    Why it’s fun: Everyone has an opinion about prices, and the real 1964 numbers always get a reaction.

  4. The 1964 birthday club

    Ten of these stars were born in 1964. Can you spot them?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    5 to 10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 6

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Read each famous name.
    2. Decide whether they were born before 1964, in 1964, or after 1964.
    3. Fill in one bubble for each person.
    4. One point per right answer. Watch out for the close calls!

    Why it’s fun: Quick to play and full of surprises: it is hard to believe some of these stars share the guest of honor's birth year.

  5. Movies & music of 1964

    Match the films to their stars and the hits to their singers.

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 7

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Match each film to a famous name from the box, writing the letter beside it.
    2. Do the same for each 1964 hit song and its artist.
    3. Each letter is used once per side.
    4. One point per match, plus a bonus point for naming the song that was No. 1 on Cash Box magazine's 1964 year-end chart.

    Why it’s fun: It turns into a sing-along. Play the songs as you reveal the answers.

  6. Before or after 1964?

    Toys, games and gadgets: did each arrive before or after 1964?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    5 to 10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 8

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Read each milestone.
    2. Fill in the bubble on the left for before 1964, or on the right for after 1964.
    3. None of these happened in 1964 itself.
    4. One point per right answer. Some of them are very close calls!

    Why it’s fun: Everyone has a memory of these, and the close calls start friendly arguments.

  7. Timeline shuffle

    Put eight milestones in order around the 1964 card.

    Players
    Teams of 2 to 6
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 9

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Scissors
    • A table to lay the cards on

    How to play

    1. Before the party, cut out one set of cards per team along the dashed lines.
    2. Each team lays the 1964 card in the middle of their table.
    3. Place the other eight cards in order from earliest to latest, around the 1964 card.
    4. The host reads out the right order: one point for each card in the right spot.

    Why it’s fun: Hands-on and loud: teams debate, shuffle and change their minds right up to the reveal.

  8. Who knows them best?

    How well do you really know the guest of honor?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 11

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens
    • The guest of honor's answers

    How to play

    1. Before the party, ask the guest of honor to answer the questions privately.
    2. Teams write down what they think the guest of honor said.
    3. The guest of honor reveals each answer, with the story behind it.
    4. One point per match. The host decides on close answers.

    Why it’s fun: The reveals are the best part: every answer comes with a story.

    The 1964 twist: Add a 1964 bonus question: which hit from that year would they pick as their theme song, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” or “Hello, Dolly!”?

  9. Two truths & a tall tale

    Two true stories and one invention. Spot the tall tale.

    Players
    Everyone, on their own
    Time
    10 to 15 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 12

    You need

    • One slip per guest (two per sheet)
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Write three short statements about yourself: two true, one made up.
    2. Fill in the bubble for your tall tale, then fold that corner over to hide it.
    3. Take turns reading your three statements aloud.
    4. Everyone guesses the tall tale. Fool the room and you win a point.

    Why it’s fun: Guests learn surprising things about each other, and the guest of honor's turn is always a highlight.

    The 1964 twist: Guests may swap one statement for a fact from 1964, like “The Beatles on Ed Sullivan” (February 9), and the room decides whether it really happened that year.

  10. Toasts & memory prompts

    Twelve prompts that turn shy guests into storytellers.

    Players
    Everyone
    Time
    Any time, 10 minutes or more
    In the kit
    Page 13

    You need

    • One sheet, cut into cards
    • A bowl or hat

    How to play

    1. Cut the cards apart along the dashed lines and put them in a bowl.
    2. When it is time for toasts, pass the bowl around.
    3. Draw a card and finish the sentence, out loud, to the guest of honor.
    4. Raise a glass after each one. No points, just good stories.

    Why it’s fun: Nobody has to prepare a speech, yet everyone ends up saying something lovely.

    The 1964 twist: One card is all 1964: “If the 1964 papers had a headline for your arrival, it would say…”

  11. Wishes for the next chapter

    A keepsake card for every guest to fill in.

    Players
    Everyone
    Time
    Any time
    In the kit
    Page 14

    You need

    • One card per guest (two per sheet)
    • Pens
    • A box or envelope to collect them

    How to play

    1. Cut each sheet in half along the dashed line.
    2. Put the cards out on a table with pens, or hand them out at the start.
    3. Guests write a wish, a memory and their name.
    4. Collect them in a box for the guest of honor to read later.

    Why it’s fun: The one thing from the party the guest of honor will keep for years.

    The 1964 twist: Set the 1964 history card beside the wish box, so guests can tie a wish to a moment like “IBM announces System/360” (April 7).

Can you beat the 1964 headline quiz?

This is game 2 from the kit, playable right here with no sign-in. Tap an answer to see whether you got it, and why. At the party, teams play it on paper and the host guide holds the answers.

  1. Which band made its first live US appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964?

  2. Who won the 1964 US presidential election?

  3. Which city hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics?

  4. Which NASA spacecraft sent back 4,316 close-ups of the Moon before it struck the surface on July 31, 1964?

  5. Which quiz show premiered on NBC's daytime schedule on March 30, 1964?

  6. Which company announced its System/360 computers on April 7, 1964?

  7. Which toy company introduced G.I. Joe in 1964?

  8. Who beat Sonny Liston on February 25, 1964, to win the heavyweight title?

  9. Which team won the 1964 World Series by beating the New York Yankees in seven games?

  10. Julie Andrews won the Best Actress Oscar for which 1964 film?

10 questions about 1964. Tap an answer to check it.

How do you run the kit at a 62nd birthday party?

Example: a 90-minute 62nd birthday party for 16 guests, born-in-1964 style, in four teams of four. Swap games in or out to suit your crowd; the host guide has every answer.

Before the party, print

  • 16 bingo cards, one per guest
  • 4 copies each of the headline quiz, the price game, the birthday club, Movies & music and Before or after
  • 4 timeline sheets, cut into cards
  • 8 two-truths sheets and 8 wish-card sheets (two per sheet)
  • The toast prompts, the scorecard and the host guide
  • The table cards: the 1964 history card, the welcome sign and four sheets of place cards
  1. 0:00
    Guests arrive: Meet & mingle bingo

    Hand each guest a bingo card and a pen at the door, so the mingling starts before the coats are off.

  2. 0:15
    Welcome and teams

    Say a few words about the guest of honor, then split the room into four teams of four, mixing generations.

  3. 0:20
    Round one: The 1964 headline quiz and What did it cost in 1964?

    Read the quiz aloud, then reveal the real prices one at a time and let the gasps do the work.

  4. 0:40
    Round two: The 1964 birthday club and Movies & music of 1964

    Play a few seconds of each song while teams match the hits to their singers.

  5. 0:55
    Cake break: The 1964 word search and Wishes for the next chapter

    Leave the word search and the wish cards on the tables while everyone eats.

  6. 1:05
    Round three: Before or after 1964? and Timeline shuffle

    Hand each team its set of timeline cards and give them five minutes to argue.

  7. 1:20
    All about them: Who knows them best? and Two truths & a tall tale

    Reveal the guest of honor's private answers, then let them read their two truths last.

  8. 1:30
    Toasts and winners: Toasts & memory prompts

    Pass the bowl of toast prompts, add up the scorecard and crown the winning team.

What happened in 1964?

The biggest events of 1964, each with the source it comes from.

A cartoon timeline of 1964: a guitar beside a television, a probe heading toward the Moon, an Olympic torch, a baseball with a bat and a pen signing a document
Digital illustration. 1964 in five moments: the Beatles on TV, Ranger 7 at the Moon, the Tokyo Olympics, the World Series and the Civil Rights Act.
  1. January 23

    The 24th Amendment is ratified

    The Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, abolishing poll taxes.

    Source: Miller Center (University of Virginia): Lyndon B. Johnson, Key Events
  2. January 29-February 9

    Winter Olympics in Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, Austria, hosted the Winter Games with 1,091 athletes from 36 nations. February was the mildest the region had seen in 58 years, so organizers leaned on the Austrian army to supply snow and ice.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Innsbruck 1964
  3. February 7-9

    The Beatles arrive in America

    The Beatles landed at New York's Kennedy Airport on February 7, met by about three thousand screaming fans. Two nights later, an estimated 73 million people watched their first live performance on US soil, on The Ed Sullivan Show.

    Source: Ed Sullivan Show: The Beatles (artist page)
  4. February 25

    Cassius Clay wins the heavyweight title

    Cassius Clay, who soon became known as Muhammad Ali, beat Sonny Liston to become heavyweight champion of the world.

    Source: Biography.com: Muhammad Ali
  5. March 27

    The Great Alaska earthquake

    A magnitude 9.2 earthquake struck Alaska's Prince William Sound at 5:36 p.m. local time and lasted about four and a half minutes. It is the most powerful earthquake recorded in US history and the second largest ever recorded.

    Source: USGS: M9.2 Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami of March 27, 1964
  6. March 30

    Jeopardy! premieres

    Merv Griffin's quiz show Jeopardy! began its first run on NBC's daytime schedule, which lasted until January 1975.

    Source: Television Academy Foundation, The Interviews: Jeopardy!
  7. April 7

    IBM announces System/360

    IBM announced five models of System/360 computers, spanning a 50-to-1 range of performance.

    Source: Computer History Museum: Timeline of Computer History, 1964
  8. July 2

    The Civil Rights Act is signed

    President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. It banned discrimination in public places, outlawed employment discrimination and required the integration of schools and other public facilities.

    Source: National Archives: Civil Rights Act (1964)
  9. July 31

    Ranger 7 reaches the Moon

    NASA's Ranger 7 sent back 4,316 close-up pictures before it struck the Moon on purpose. It was the first clear success after 13 failures in a row in the US lunar program.

    Source: NASA Science: Ranger 7
  10. August 20

    The Economic Opportunity Act becomes law

    Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act, a law to combat poverty in the United States that created the Office of Economic Opportunity.

    Source: GovInfo: United States Statutes at Large, vol. 78, Public Law 88-452 (Economic Opportunity Act of 1964)
  11. October 10-24

    The Tokyo Olympics

    Tokyo hosted the Summer Games, with 5,151 athletes from 93 national Olympic committees competing in 163 events. Judo and volleyball made their Olympic debut.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Tokyo 1964
  12. October 15

    Cardinals win the World Series

    The St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 7-5 in Game 7. Pitcher Bob Gibson won that game and was named World Series MVP.

    Source: Baseball-Reference: 1964 World Series
  13. November 3

    Lyndon Johnson is elected

    Lyndon B. Johnson won the presidential election, defeating Republican nominee Barry Goldwater.

    Source: Miller Center (University of Virginia): Lyndon B. Johnson, Key Events
  14. December 10

    Martin Luther King Jr. accepts the Nobel Peace Prize

    King, who had learned on October 14 that he had won, accepted the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.

    Source: Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute (Stanford): Nobel Peace Prize

How much did things cost in 1964?

A snapshot of the cost of living in 1964, from a stamp to a pound of coffee. Every price is a US figure from a government source, shown next to what that money is worth in September 2026.

Cartoon groceries from the 1960s on a table: a milk bottle, a loaf of bread, a carton of eggs and a coffee can, with a five-cent stamp, coins and a toy gas pump
Digital illustration. Milk, bread, eggs, coffee, stamps and gas: the everyday prices in the table below.
ItemPrice in 1964Worth todayGood to know
First-class stamp5¢$0.54Rate for the first ounce from January 7, 1963, until January 7, 1968. Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863
Federal minimum wage$1.25 an hour$13.58 an hourFor jobs covered before 1961. Jobs added by the 1961 amendments paid $1.00 until September 3, 1964, then $1.15. Source: U.S. Department of Labor: History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates, 1938-2009
Gallon of regular gas30¢ (leaded)$3.26 (leaded)Average US retail price for the year (30.4 cents). Source: EIA Annual Energy Review, Table 5.24: Retail Motor Gasoline and On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices
Loaf of white bread (1 lb)21¢$2.28Average US retail price for 1964 (20.7 cents). Source: US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1967, Table 511: Average Retail Prices of Selected Foods (BLS data), printed p. 359
Half gallon of milk48¢$5.21Fresh milk from the grocery store. Average US retail price for 1964 (47.7 cents). Source: US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1967, Table 511: Average Retail Prices of Selected Foods (BLS data), printed p. 359
Dozen large eggs54¢$5.87Grade A. Average US retail price for 1964 (53.9 cents). Source: US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1967, Table 511: Average Retail Prices of Selected Foods (BLS data), printed p. 359
Pound of hamburger49.5¢$5.38Average US retail price for 1964. Source: US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1967, Table 511: Average Retail Prices of Selected Foods (BLS data), printed p. 359
Pound of sliced bacon67¢$7.28Average US retail price for 1964 (66.7 cents). Source: US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1967, Table 511: Average Retail Prices of Selected Foods (BLS data), printed p. 359
Pound of butter74¢$8.04Average US retail price for 1964 (74.4 cents). Source: US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1967, Table 511: Average Retail Prices of Selected Foods (BLS data), printed p. 359
Pound of coffee82¢$8.91Average US retail price for 1964 (81.6 cents). Source: US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1967, Table 511: Average Retail Prices of Selected Foods (BLS data), printed p. 359
Pound of bananas16.5¢$1.79Average US retail price for 1964. Source: US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1967, Table 511: Average Retail Prices of Selected Foods (BLS data), printed p. 359

Worth today: each 1964 price scaled up by the rise in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items) from its 1964 average to September 2026, the newest month published. It shows what that money is worth now, not what the item costs today. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U (series CUUR0000SA0), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (CPIAUCNS).

What was popular in 1964?

Cartoon 1960s fun: a small television with rabbit-ear antennas, a record player with a stack of singles, a transistor radio, a flying disc, a skateboard and a toy slot-car race track
Digital illustration. A TV set, a record player, a transistor radio, a flying disc and a skateboard: 1960s fun in one picture.

Movies

Music

TV shows

Toys & games

Sport

Which famous people were born in 1964?

A few familiar faces who share the birth year, all born in 1964.

What are some fun facts about 1964?

  1. To get the bobsled and luge runs ready for the Innsbruck Games, the Austrian army cut 20,000 ice bricks from a mountaintop and moved 40,000 cubic meters of snow to the ski courses.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Innsbruck 1964

  2. A week before the Beatles' Ed Sullivan debut, Sullivan asked his audience on air whether anyone had a ticket to the show that he could borrow.

    Source: Ed Sullivan Show: The Beatles (artist page)

  3. That Ed Sullivan broadcast earned a 45.3 rating, meaning 45.3% of households with televisions were watching.

    Source: Ed Sullivan Show: The Beatles (artist page)

  4. Volleyball made its Olympic debut in Tokyo, and the Canadian Olympic Committee describes it as the first Olympic appearance of a women's team sport.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Tokyo 1964

  5. Ranger 7's pictures helped scientists judge that crewed Apollo landings would be feasible in the Moon's smooth plains, called maria.

    Source: NASA Science: Ranger 7

  6. With IBM's System/360, software written for one machine could run on any other machine in the line for the first time.

    Source: IBM: The IBM System/360

  7. John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz created the BASIC programming language for their Dartmouth College students, who had no programming experience.

    Source: Computer History Museum: Timeline of Computer History, 1964

  8. When it opened in 1964, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was the world's longest suspension span, with 4,260 feet between its towers.

    Source: MTA: Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

  9. Billy Mills lowered his personal best by more than 45 seconds to win the Tokyo 10,000 meters in a sprint finish over Ron Clarke and Mohamad Gammoudi.

    Source: Olympedia: 1964 Summer Olympics Overview

  10. Tokyo's was the last Olympics to use a cinder running track and the last to rely on hand-held stopwatches for official timing.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Tokyo 1964

Can you answer these 1964 trivia questions?

Tap a question to see the answer. The party kit has a full round of 1964 trivia ready to print.

  1. Which band made its first live US appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964?

    Answer: The Beatles, watched by about 73 million people. Source: Ed Sullivan Show: The Beatles (artist page)

  2. Who won the US presidential election in November 1964?

    Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson, with 486 electoral votes to Barry Goldwater's 52. Source: National Archives: 1964 Electoral College results

  3. Which city hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics?

    Answer: Tokyo, from October 10 to 24. Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Tokyo 1964

  4. Which NASA spacecraft sent back 4,316 close-up pictures of the Moon before impact on July 31, 1964?

    Answer: Ranger 7. Source: NASA Science: Ranger 7

  5. Which quiz show premiered on NBC's daytime schedule on March 30, 1964?

    Answer: Jeopardy!, created by Merv Griffin. Source: Television Academy Foundation, The Interviews: Jeopardy!

  6. Which company announced its System/360 computers on April 7, 1964?

    Answer: IBM. Source: IBM: The IBM System/360

  7. How much did it cost to mail a first-class letter in 1964?

    Answer: 5 cents for the first ounce. Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863

  8. Which team beat the New York Yankees in the 1964 World Series?

    Answer: The St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3. Pitcher Bob Gibson was Series MVP. Source: Baseball-Reference: 1964 World Series

  9. Julie Andrews won the Best Actress Oscar for which 1964 film?

    Answer: Mary Poppins. Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 37th Academy Awards (1965), honoring 1964 films

  10. Which Soviet speed skater won all four women's events at the 1964 Winter Olympics?

    Answer: Lidiya Skoblikova. Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Innsbruck 1964

How do you throw a 1964-themed 62nd birthday party?

Cartoon friends laughing around a table at a birthday party, writing answers on trivia sheets beside a cake with candles, with a record player and paper garlands in the background
Digital illustration. Friends playing a pen-and-paper trivia game at a 1960s-themed birthday party.

  • Play the hits of 1964

    Build a playlist from the year's chart toppers: "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "She Loves You," "Hello, Dolly!," "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "I Get Around." Add Motown with "My Guy" and "Where Did Our Love Go."

  • A Beatlemania sing-along

    Hand out lyric sheets for a group sing-along and invite guests to arrive in mop-top wigs and collarless jackets. Close the singing with a toast to the night in February when America tuned in to Ed Sullivan.

  • A Mary Poppins tea table

    Set out finger sandwiches, a spoonful-of-sugar sweets tray and paper kites. Julie Andrews won the Best Actress Oscar for the role, so a "Chim Chim Cher-ee" singalong fits right in.

  • A backyard Tokyo Olympics

    Run a relay, a sack race and a flat-out sprint, then hand out paper medals. Name the last event for Billy Mills, who won the 10,000 meters in Tokyo in a famous upset.

  • A 1960s buffet

    Serve shrimp cocktail, deviled eggs, a cheese fondue pot, a gelatin salad and pineapple upside-down cake. Pour a sparkling alcohol-free punch beside a classic cocktail.

  • Dress code: 1964

    Ask guests to come as something from the year: a mop-top Beatle, a go-go boots look, a pillbox hat, a Mary Poppins carpet bag or a Cardinals ball cap.

  • Baby photos beside the headlines

    Print baby photos from 1964 and hang them next to that year's headlines. Then add recent snapshots, so everyone can trace the story from the nursery to now.

  • Guess the 1964 price

    Write a pound of coffee, a half gallon of milk and a gallon of gas on cards. Guests guess each 1964 price, and the closest guess wins. Check the prices table above for the answers.

Which invitations and cards fit a 62nd birthday?

Born in 1964 means turning 62 in 2026. These designs follow the calendar: next year this page shows 63rd birthday picks instead.

Online cards for turning 62

Milestone birthday cards

What else do people ask about 1964?

How old is someone born in 1964?

Anyone born in 1964 reaches 62 in 2026, and counts as a year younger until the birthday itself.

What generation is someone born in 1964?

Baby Boomers, at the very end of the generation. Pew Research Center treats the Baby Boom as a 19-year span that began in 1946, and starts Generation X with people born in 1965.

What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 1964?

The Dragon. The Year of the Dragon began on February 13, 1964. Anyone born from January 1 to February 12, 1964, belongs to the Year of the Rabbit.

What happened in 1964?

The Beatles arrived in America, the Civil Rights Act was signed, Cassius Clay won the heavyweight title, Ranger 7 sent back close-ups of the Moon and Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics. Lyndon Johnson was elected president on November 3.

What was the No. 1 song of 1964?

On Cash Box magazine's 1964 year-end chart, the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was No. 1 and "She Loves You" was No. 2. Louis Armstrong's "Hello, Dolly!" was third. Other charts rank the year's songs differently.

How much did things cost in 1964?

A first-class stamp cost 5 cents, and leaded regular gas averaged 30 cents a gallon. The federal minimum wage was $1.25 an hour for jobs covered before 1961. A dozen eggs averaged about 54 cents and a pound of coffee about 82 cents.

Which famous people were born in 1964?

Nicolas Cage, Michelle Obama, Rob Lowe, Russell Crowe, Stephen Colbert, Lenny Kravitz, Courteney Cox, Barry Bonds, Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves were all born in 1964.

What movies came out in 1964?

My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, Becket, Dr. Strangelove and Zorba the Greek were the Best Picture nominees at the Oscars honoring 1964 films. My Fair Lady won.

What games work for a 62nd birthday party?

The free kit includes twelve printable games, such as Meet & mingle bingo, a 1964 headline quiz, a word search and What did it cost in 1964? A host guide with every answer and a set of table cards are included. Visitors who sign in can download it all from this page.

Where do these facts come from?

The party kit lists the sources behind its games and answers at the back of its host guide.