Changes: 1964 (production)

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For information dealing with this year in the timeline of the fictional Star Trek universe, see 1964.

11 March - Cover date of "Star Trek is...", the original series proposal written by Gene Roddenberry.
19 March - Marjorie Monaghan is born.

2 April - Jana Marie Hupp is born.
14 April - Bob Clendenin is born.
23 April - Ken Clark is born.
27 April - Lisa Wilcox and Michael Mahonen are born.
After several studios have turned him down, Desilu, rumored to be desperate for a new television series, signs a three-year contract with Gene Roddenberry on the basis of the Star Trek format. (The Making of Star Trek)
Late April - Broadcasting network CBS turns down Desilu's Star Trek in favor of Lost in Space, which they regarded as a more accesible 'family' science-fiction show. (The Making of Star Trek)

Ironically, CBS is currently the owner of the Star Trek television franchise through CBS Paramount.

Early May - NBC's Mort Werner, Vice-President in Charge of Programming, signs an agreement with Desilu. Roddenberry will write three Star Trek story outlines, one of which NBC will want to see further developed into a pilot. (The Making of Star Trek)
Early May - Dorothy Fontana begins to work for Gene Roddenberry as an assistant and secretary. (The Making of Star Trek)
19 May - Sean Whalen is born.
25 May - Susan Diol is born.
26 May - Michael Cuneo is born.
30 May - Tom Morello is born.

13 June - Hugh Aodh O'Brien is born.
21 June - Josh Pais is born.
29 June - Three story outlines are submitted to NBC. Despite reservations about the perceived costs and difficulties of producing the stories, NBC chooses the "The Cage" story line to be developed into a pilot episode.

9 November - Robert Duncan McNeill is born.
20 November - Ned Vaughn is born.
20 November - Revised script for "The Cage" is submitted.
23 November - James Castle Stevens is born.
27 November - The first Star Trek scenes, with Jeffrey Hunter and John Hoyt, are filmed, for "The Cage"
The 3-foot demonstration model of the USS Enterprise is completed and shown to Gene Roddenberry.

5 December - Cliff Eidelman is born.
8 December - Teri Hatcher is born.
15 December - Brett Rickaby is born.
29 December - The 11-foot filming model of the USS Enterprise as it was designed by Matt Jefferies is delivered to the Howard Anderson Company by Richard Datin, who oversaw the construction of the model.

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 ===September===
 *[[8 September]] - First draft script for {{e|The Cage}} is submitted.
+*[[14 September]] - [[Sean Callery]] is born.
 *[[17 September]] - [[Christian R. Conrad]] is born.