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March 19, 1964

On March 19, 1964, over 500,000 Brazilians attend the March of the Family with God for Liberty, in protest against the government of João Goulart and against communism. The year's #1 song was "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles. Davis Love III, Niall Ferguson, John Carney would arrive in the same year.

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  1. 1964 Over 500,000 Brazilians attend the March of the Family with God for Liberty, in protest against the government of João Goulart and against communism.

    1964 anti-João Goulart protests in Brazil

    The March of the Family with God for Liberty was the common name for a series of public demonstrations that took place between March 19 and June 8, 1964, in Brazil in response to what was described, by the military and conservative sectors of society, a communist threat posed by the actions of radical groups and by the speech at a rally given by then-president João Goulart on March 13 of that same year.

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Davis Love III 1964– American golfer and sportscaster
Niall Ferguson 1964– Scottish historian and academic
John Carney 1964– American football player
Crispin Glover 1964– American actor and filmmaker
Andy Serkis 1964– English actor and director
Rosalynn Sumners 1964– American figure skater

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