1963 Events January-March January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 - George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 - Elysée treaty between France and Germany January 28 - Black student Harvey Gantt enters Clemson College in South Carolina, the last US state to hold out against racial integration January 29 - Charles De Gaulle vetos United Kingdom's entry into the EEC February 8 - Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration. February 11 - CIA Domestic Operations Division is created. February 21 - An earthquake in Libya destroys the village of Barce - 500 dead February 27 - Female suffrage in Iran March 1 - Yoko Ono's marriage to American Christian fundamentalist filmmaker Tony Cox is annulled March 4 - In Paris six people are sentenced to death for conspiring to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle. March 16 - Mount Agung erupts on Bali - 11,000 dead March 18 - Court decides poor must have lawyers (Gideon vs. Wainwright Supreme Court trial) March 21 - Alcatraz, a federal penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay, closes; the last 27 prisoners are transferred elsewhere March 27 - In Britain Dr Beeching issues report calling for huge cuts to the UK's rail network; See Beeching axe April-July April 7 - Yugoslavia is proclaimed to be a Socialist republic and Josip Broz Tito is named President for life April 10 - The US nuclear submarine Thresher sinks on the Mediterranean with all hands - 129 dead April 15 - 70,000 marchers arrive in London from Aldermarston to demonstrate against nuclear weapons April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Canada's fourteenth prime minister. May 15 - Mercury program: NASA launches the last mission of the program, Mercury 9 (on June 12 NASA Administrator James E. Webb told Congress the program was complete) May 23 - Fidel Castro visits the Soviet Union May 25 - The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 1 - Kenya gains autonomy. June 2 - Slavery declared illegal in Saudi Arabia June 5 - Profumo Affair - British Secretary of State for War John Profumo resigns in a sex scandal June 11 – Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc publicly sets himself on fire in Saigon, Vietnam, to protest against Ngo Dinh Diem's policies June 11 - Prime Minister of Greece Constantine Karamanlis resigns in protest of king's visit to Britain June 12 - Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is fatally shot in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi. June 16 - Valentina Tereshkova (USSR) becomes the first woman in space. June 17 - The United States Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against allowing the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools. June 21 - Pope Paul VI is elected by College of Cardinals. June 30 - Ciaculli Massacre - mafia car bomb explodes in Ciaculli, Sicily, killing 7 police officers July 1 - Zip codes introduced in the USA July 5 - Diplomatic relations between the Israeli and the Japanese governments are raised to embassies' level. July 26 - Earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia - 1800 dead July 26 - Syncom, the world's first geostationary (synchronous) satellite is orbited by NASA July 27 – Indonesian president-for-life Sukarno declares that he will crush Malaysia – official start of Indonesian Confrontation July 30 - Soviet newspaper Izvestia reports that Kim Philby has been given asylum in Moscow August-October August 5 - United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty. August 8 - The Great Train Robbery takes place in Buckinghamshire, England August 18 - American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi August 28 - Martin Luther King delivers his "I have a dream" speech on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. September 5 - Christine Keeler arrested for perjury. On December 6 she is sentenced to nine months in prison September 15 - American civil rights movement: The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing results in 4 deaths and 22 injuries. September 16 – Federation of Malaysia formed through the merging of the Federation of Malaya and the British crown colony of Singapore, North Borneo (renamed Sabah) and Sarawak. September 18 – Rioters burn down British embassy in Jakarta to protest formation of Malaysia September 25 - Denning Report on Profumo affair September 29 - Opening of second period of Second Vatican Council in Rome. October 9 - Uganda becomes a republic. October 9 - In northeast Italy, over 2,000 people are killed when a large landslide behind the Vajont Dam causes a giant wave of water to overtop it. November November 2 - South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem is assassinated following a military coup November 6 - Vietnam War: Coup leader General Duong Van Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam November 7 - Wunder von Lengede: In Germany, 11 miners are rescued from a collapsed mine after 14 days November 9 - 1963 Miike coal-mine explosion: In Japan, a coal mine explosion kills 458 and sends 839 carbon monoxide poisoning victims to the hospital November 14 - A volcanic eruption under the sea near Iceland creates a new island, Surtsey November 16 - Newspaper strike begins in Toledo, Ohio November 18 - Dartford Tunnel opens November 22 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded, and US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn-in as the 36th President of the United States November 23 - The first episode of the BBC television series Doctor Who is broadcast in the United Kingdom. November 24 - John F. Kennedy assassination: Alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is mortally shot by Jack Ruby in Dallas, Texas on live national television November 24 - Vietnam War: Newly sworn in US President Lyndon B. Johnson confirms that the United States intends to continue supporting South Vietnam militarily and economically November 25 - John F. Kennedy assassination: The late US President John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery November 29 - John F. Kennedy assassination: US President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. November 29 - A Douglas DC-8 carrying Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 831 crashes into a wooded hillside after taking-off from Dorval Airport near Montreal, killing all 118 on board (for many years this was the worst air disaster in Canada's history). December December 4 - Closing of second period of Second Vatican Council. End of the Mercury program of United States manned spaceflight December 12 – Kenya becomes independent with Jomo Kenyatta as a prime minister December 24 - Cyprus Emergency - A brief civil war in Cyprus between Greek and Turkish Cypriots erupts December 31 - Central African Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland formally dissolved unknown date D. H. Frisch and J. H. Smith prove radioactive decay of mesons is slowed by their motion. (See Einstein's special relativity and general relativity). Full deployment of SAGE, the semi-automated ground environment. TAT-3 cable goes into operation. Geneticist J. B. S. Haldane coins the word "clone". Arecibo Observatory officially begins operation. Ostankino Tower in Moscow begins construction. The divorce case of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll causes scandal in the United Kingdom Harvey Ball invents the ubiquitous smiley Literature March 1 - First appearance of John Rockerduck (a character in the Scrooge McDuck Universe) in Italian story Zio Paperone e il kiwi volante ("Uncle Scrooge and the flying kiwi") by Giampaolo Barosso and Giorgio Bordini Year in topic 1963 is the year dubbed "Annus Mirabilis" by British poet Philip Larkin. 1963 in film Tom Jones Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds Charade starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn McLintock! starring John Wayne 1963 in literature 1963 in music February 11 - The Beatles tape 10 tracks for their 1st album, including Please, Please Me (released on March 2). 1963 in sports January 29 - First inductees into the "Pro Football" Hall of Fame are announced 1963 in television May 15 - First television pictures transmitted from a U.S. manned space capsule ("Faith 7.") Due to the poor picture quality, only NBC carries the transmission, and on tape-delay, not live September 2 ? CBS becomes first network to expand its evening network news from 15 to 30 minutes. September 9 - NBC expands its evening network news program to 30 minutes November 22 - regular television programming is suspended following news of John F. Kennedy's assassination November 23 - first episode of Dr Who is broadcast in the UK. November 24 - Jack Ruby murders John F. Kennedy's suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald live on television. The television remote control is authorized by the FCC. Births January-March January 14 - Steven Soderbergh, director January 21 - Hakeem Olajuwon, basketball player January 21 - Detlef Schrempf, basketball player January 23 - Gail O'Grady, actress January 26 - Andrew Ridgely, musician January 30 - Thomas Brezina Austrian author February 9 - Travis Tritt, country music singer February 11 - Todd Benzinger, American baseball player February 17 - Michael Jordan, basketball legend February 19 - Seal, singer February 20 - Charles Barkley, American basketball player February 21 - William Baldwin, actor February 22 - Vijay Singh, golfer March 1 - Dan Michaels, producer, saxophonist, member of the rock band The Choir and also The Swirling Eddies, owner of Galaxy21 Music. March 4 - Jason Newsted, former bassist of Metallica March 6 - D.L. Hughley, actor, comedian March 10 - Neneh Cherry, musician March 12 - Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner March 14 - Bruce Reid, Australian cricketer March 18 - Vanessa Williams, actress, singer, Miss America March 20 - Kathy Ireland, supermodel and actress March 27 - Quentin Tarantino, actor, director, writer, producer March 27 - Xuxa, Brazilian television personality April-August April 4 - Jack Del Rio, American football player and coach April 4 - Graham Norton, talk show host April 9 - Joe Scarborough, American cable news host April 13 - Garry Kasparov, World Chess Champion 1985-2000 April 18 - Conan O'Brien, American television entertainer April 21 - Ken Caminiti, baseball player (d. 2004) April 21 - Roy Dupuis, actor April 26 - Jet Li, martial arts fighter, actor April 27 - Cali Timmins, actress May 8 - Helena Blagne Zaman, Slovene singer May 9 - Barry Douglas Lamb, rock musician, author, Christian preacher May 11 - Natasha Richardson, actress May 12 - Vanessa Williams actress May 24 - Joe Dumars, basketball star May 25 - Mike Myers, actor, comedian June 6 - Jason Isaacs, actor ( Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ) June 9 - Johnny Depp, actor (Edward Scissorhands, Pirates of the Caribbean) June 13 - Bettina Bunge, tennis player. June 17 - Greg Kinnear, actor (As Good As It Gets, Mystery Men) June 18 - Bruce Smith, American football player June 23 - Colin Montgomerie, golfer. June 25 - George Michael, singer June 27 - Meera Syal, comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress July 16 - Phoebe Cates, actress July 24 - Karl Malone, basketball July 30 - Lisa Kudrow, American actress August 3 - James Hetfield, Metallica frontman and co-founder August 19 - John Stamos, actor August 23 - Kenny Wallace, NASCAR race car driver August 24 - Hideo Kojima, video game director September-December September 10 - Randy Johnson, baseball pitcher, five-time Cy Young Award winner September 21 - Cecil Fielder, baseball player September 29 - Dave Andreychuk, NHL player October 1 - Mark McGwire, baseball star October 10 - Daniel Pearl, journalist (d. 2002) October 22 - Brian Boitano, figure skater October 26 - Natalie Merchant, singer/songwriter/musician October 31 - Fred McGriff, baseball player November 13 - Vinny Testaverde, American football quarterback November 18 - Dante Bichette, baseball player November 19 - Terry Farrell, actress (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) November 21 - Nicolette Sheridan, actress (Knots Landing, Desperate Housewives) December 2 - John Kennedy Morrisey, entertainer/athlete/storyteller December 13 - Ilkka Remes, writer December 16 - Benjamin Bratt, actor (Law & Order) December 18 - Brad Pitt, actor Deaths January 5 - Rogers Hornsby, Baseball Hall of Famer January 29 - Robert Frost, poet January 30 - Francis Poulenc, composer February 11 - Sylvia Plath, poet/novelist. March 4 - William Carlos Williams, writer March 5 - Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas, country music singers April 6 - Otto Struve, astronomer (b. 1897) April 9 - Eddie Edwards, jazz musician (b. 1891) May 12 - Bobby Kerr, Canadian sprinter May 31 - Edith Hamilton, educator and author June 3 - Pope John XXIII June 11 - Thich Quang Duchttp://www.uwec.edu/greider/BMRB/culture/student.work/hicksr/ August 5 - Theodore Roethke, American poet September 11 - Suzanne Duchamp, Dada painter October 11 - Edith Piaf, French singer October 11 - Jean Cocteau, writer November 1 - Ngo Dinh Diem, President of South Vietnam November 15 - Fritz Reiner, Hungarian conductor (b. 1888) November 22 - John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States November 22 - Aldous Huxley, novelist November 22 - C.S. Lewis - novelist, Christian apologist, and English professor November 24 - Lee Harvey Oswald, shot by Jack Ruby December 1 - Amy Elizabeth Thorpe, American spy in World War II December 2 - Thomas Hicks, American marathon runner December 5 - Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji, Hindu saint December 5 - Karl Amadeus Hartmann, composer December 28 - Paul Hindemith, German composer Nobel Prizes Physics - Eugene Paul Wigner, Maria Goeppert-Mayer, J. Hans D. 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