Historical Events In 1963

Feb 14   US launches communications satellite Syncom 1 in the year 1963.   

Feb 15   On this day in history first US female world figure skating champion (Tenley Albright)   

Feb 16   C & A Building in Amsterdam burns down on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1963 laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 16   On this day in history please, Please Me, by The Beatles, moves to #1 on the British pop music charts, just a month after it was released.   

Feb 18   Monte Blue, silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at 73 in the year 1963.   

Feb 19   In the year 1963 robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize   

Feb 19   USSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba in the year 1963.   

Feb 21   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1963.   

Feb 22   In the year 1963 beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs)   

Feb 25   Beatles release their first single in US "Please Please Me" in the year 1963.   

Feb 26   Artturi A Leinonen, Fin journalist/politician (Prophet), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000 in the year 1963.   

Feb 27   On this day in history mickey Mantle of NY Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000   

Feb 28   On this day in history theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58   

Mar 01   In the year 1963 200,000 French mine workers strike   

Mar 03   Senegal adopts constitution in the year 1963.   

Mar 04   William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   A private plane crashes near Camden, TN, claiming the life of country music singer Patsy Cline and two other performers in the year 1963.   

Mar 05   In the year 1963 beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl"   

Mar 05   Cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Kornelis ter Laan, 1st Dutch socialist mayor (Zaandam), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 1963 bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champion   

Mar 07   In Quebec FLQ starts campaign of violence by hurling Molotov cocktails at three Canadian Army armories on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history sETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km))   

Mar 08   John Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies in the year 1963.   

Mar 08   Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Syrian Arab Republic Revolution Day Military coup in Syria on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history syrian Arab Republic Revolution Day: Military coup in Syria   

Mar 09   In the year 1963 beatles began first British tour, supporting Tommy Roe & Chris Montez   

Mar 10   On this day in history pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training   

Mar 10   Pete Rose debuts with hits in his two first at bats in spring training on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Mahomed Nissar, cricketer (6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts), dies in the year 1963.   

Mar 11   Somalia drops diplomatic relations with Great Britain on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of david Cone, KC Mo, baseball pitcher (NY Mets/Tor Blue Jays/NY Yankees)   

Jan 02   Edgar Martinez, NYC, baseball 1st baseman (Seattle Mariners) was born in the year 1963.   

Jan 03   Aamer Malik, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 13 Tests 1987-90) was born in the year 1963.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ashley Chinner, Cape Town S Afr, golfer (1992 CGIA Canadian Tour)   

Jan 03   In the year 1963 birth of jim Everett, NFL quarterback (LA Raiders, NO Saints, SD Chargers)   

Jan 03   Vic Grimes, American professional wrestler was born in the year 1963.   

Jan 03   In the year 1963 birth of jerome Young, American professional wrestler   

Jan 03   Alex Wheatle MBE, black British novelist was born in the year 1963.   

Jan 02   Dick Powell, actor/director (Dick Powell Theater), dies at 58 in the year 1963.   

Jan 03   On this day in history oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83   

Jan 05   On this day in history rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66   

Jan 06   Lourens GM Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter, dies at 68 in the year 1963.   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of arthur Moore, Premier of Queensland (b. 1876)   

Jan 08   On this day in history stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81   

Jan 10   On this day in history tadeusz Szeligowski, composer, dies at 66   

Jan 11   Arthur D Nock, English/Americans historian (St Paul), dies at 60 on this day in history.