** The 1964 New York World's Fair opens to celebrate the 300th anniversary of New Amsterdam being taken over by British forces under the Duke of York ( later King James II ) and being renamed New York in 1664.

** The United States Post Office Department ( later renamed the United States Postal Service ) begins the 3rd regular airmail service in the world ( between New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC ), the 1st being from Allahabad to Naini Junction in India on the 18th February 1911 and the 2nd being from London to Windsor Castle on the 22nd June 1911.

** Division of Grazing renamed U. S. Grazing Service.

** Malaysia is formed through the merging of the Federation of Malaya and the British crown colony of Singapore, North Borneo ( renamed Sabah ) and Sarawak.

** Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.

** In the U. S., the Walt Disney anthology television series, renamed Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, moves from ABC to NBC after seven years on the air, and begins telecasting its programs in color for the first time.

** Stalingrad is renamed Volgograd.

** G-6 renamed “ Group of 7 ” ( G-7 ).

** The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second-largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924.

** The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police ( which is renamed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920 ).

** The United States Patent and Trademark Office is renamed U. S. Patent and Trademark Office.

** In Canada, Dominion Day is officially renamed Canada Day.

** The Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College begins its first academic session ( the university is later renamed Virginia Tech ).

** International Left Opposition ( ILO ) is renamed International Communist League ( ICL ).

** U. S. President John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion ( later renamed the White House ).

** Ben-Hur Museum, now renamed General Lew Wallace Study & Museum

** After World War II Lambertsen called his 1940-1944 rebreather LARU ( for Lambertsen Amphibious Respiratory Unit ) but as of 1952 Lambertsen renamed again his invention and coins the acronym SCUBA ( for " self-contained underwater breathing apparatus ").

** Town renamed “ Buckley ” for J. M.

** Ronald E. McNair Middle School in Lake City, South Carolina was renamed from Carver High School in his honor ( he was a high school graduate of the facility ).

** At the end of the season, South Melbourne relocate to Sydney and are renamed the Sydney Swans.

** The Victorian Football League is renamed the Australian Football League

** Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH: Former holding company Europe, formerly Konami Limited, Konami Corporation of Europe B. V .. On March 31, 2003, Konami of Europe announced it would be renamed as Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH at the start of Konami ’ s new financial year ( 2003-04-01 ).

** Metro Santa Cruz, the former name of a weekly newspaper published in Santa Cruz, California, later renamed the Santa Cruz Weekly

** And, east of Barkarholmen, a rocky islet called Lilla Stockholm (" Little Log Islet ") in the 16th century, renamed Bryggeriholmen (" Brewery Islet ") during the 17th century ( in reference to a brewery in operation 1641-45 ), and after that called Slaktarholmen (" Butcher's Islet ") after a slaughterhouse operating there.

** Liu Shan ( 劉山 ), later renamed Liu Yi ( 劉義 ), later re-renamed Liu Hong ( 劉弘 ), initially created Marquess of Xiangcheng and later created the Prince of Hengshan ( the first name change might have been required by this creation, as it is considered inappropriate in ancient China to have one's name ( or one's male ancestors ' names ) share characters with one's titles ), later Emperor Houshao, executed by the officials in 180 BC in the aftermaths of the Lü Clan Disturbance

** A Scottish Borders tradition with a repertoire heavy in hornpipes and with heavy use of double stops.

** A Highland tradition, highly influenced by the ornamentation and mixolydian scale of the Great Highland Bagpipe, as well as smoother bowing than other Scottish fiddle styles and a swinging of the 6 / 8 jig rhythm.

** The Forth River, named after the Scottish River Forth ( see above.

** Pipes and drums or pipe bands, composed of musicians who play the Scottish and Irish bagpipes

** Scottish Reformation, in 1560, part of the wider Protestant Reformation

** Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player

** Calvin Harris, Scottish singer-songwriter

** Darren Fletcher, Scottish football player

** Alexander Trocchi, Scottish writer ( b. 1925 )

** George Bannatyne, collector of Scottish poems ( b. 1545 )

** William Barclay, Scottish jurist ( b. 1546 )

** M / V Braer, a Liberian oil tanker, runs aground off the Scottish island of Mainland, causing a massive oil spill.

** James Donald, Scottish actor ( b. 1917 )

** Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd, Scottish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate ( b. 1907 )

** Kenny Dalglish, Scottish footballer and football manager

** Duncan Bannatyne, Scottish entrepreneur

** Martin Buchan, Scottish footballer

** Lonnie Donegan, Scottish musician ( d. 2002 )

** Alexander Gibson, British conductor and founder of the Scottish Opera

** James Stirling, Scottish architect ( d. 1992 )

** Irvin Duguid, Scottish rock keyboard player ( Stiltskin )

** Walter Smith, Scottish football manager

** Andrew Brown, Scottish soccer coach ( b. 1870 )

** Henry Robertson Bowers, Scottish naval officer ( b. 1883 )

** Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager ( d. 1981 )