1963 Calendar
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1963 Historical Event(s)
January 25, 1963
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
February 27, 1963
– The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo.
March 27, 1963
– Beeching Axe: Dr. Richard Beeching issues a report calling for huge cuts to the United Kingdom’s rail network.
April 24, 1963
– Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
April 26, 1963
– In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allows for female participation in elections.
April 30, 1963
– The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company’s refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
June 30, 1963
– Ciaculli massacre: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.
September 2, 1963
– CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television’s first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
November 9, 1963
– At Miike coal mine, Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458, and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning.
December 19, 1963
– Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah.
Who Were Born On 1963?
January 2, 1963
– Edgar Martínez, American baseball player
May 5, 1963
– Heidi Kozak, American actress
July 4, 1963
– José Oquendo, Puerto Rican baseball player
July 15, 1963
– Steve Thomas, Canadian ice hockey player
July 16, 1963
– Srečko Katanec, Slovenian footballer and coach
September 3, 1963
– Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist and author
September 5, 1963
– Taki Inoue, Japanese racing driver
September 17, 1963
– Amy Roloff, American reality star
December 18, 1963
– Norman Brown, smooth jazz musician
December 22, 1963
– Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer