Page 14: Historical Events In 1963

Nov 28   Fred Uttal, TV host (QED), dies at 55.   

Nov 28   inaugural million copy record prior to release "I Want to Hold Your Hand".   

Nov 29   Beatles release "I Want to Hold Your Hand".   

Nov 29   LBJ sets up Warren Comm to investigate assassination of JFK.   

Dec 01   Nagaland is recorded as becoming a state of the Indian union.   

Dec 01   Wendell Scott took inaugural place in the Grand National race in Jacksonville, Florida, becoming the inaugural black driver ever to win a NASCAR event.   

Dec 02   1st Dutch rocket launched/reaches height of 10 km.   

Dec 02   Sabu Sabu, actor (Jungle Book, Drums), dies of heart attack at 39.   

Dec 05   Herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies.   

Dec 06   Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans   

Dec 06   Jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81   

Dec 07   Ian Meckiff no-balled for throwing against the South Africans.   

Dec 08   "Girl Who Came to Supper" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 112 perfs   

Dec 08   Frank Sinatra, Jr. was kidnapped in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. He was set free four days later.   

Dec 09   Frank Sinatra Jr is kidnapped.   

Dec 09   Zanzibar gains independence from Britain.   

Dec 10   6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on the Andy Williams Show.   

Dec 10   Zanzibar is recorded as becoming independent within British Commonwealth   

Dec 12   Argentina asks for extradition of ex-president Peron.   

Dec 12   Frank Sinatra Jr returned after being kidnapped.   

Dec 12   Kenya gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

Dec 13   Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles.   

Dec 13   Capitol records signs right of inaugural refusal agreement with the Beatles.   

Dec 13   Hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79   

Dec 14   Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39.   

Dec 14   Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ.   

Dec 16   Kenya joins the United Nations   

Dec 17   The U.S. Congress passed the Clean Air Act, a sweeping set of laws designed to protect the environment from air pollution. It was the inaugural legislation to place pollution controls on the automobile industry   

Dec 18   Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6).   

Dec 18   Muskegon, MI gets 3' of snow.   

Dec 18   Winifried P I Zillig, German composer/conductor (Opfer), dies at 58   

Dec 19   Zanzibar is recorded as becoming independent from UK.   

Dec 20   Berlin Wall opens for inaugural time to West Berliners.   

Dec 20   Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54.   

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Jan 02   David cone: Kc mo, baseball pitcher (ny mets/tor blue jays/ny yankees)   

Jan 02   Edgar martinez: Nyc, baseball 1st baseman (seattle mariners)   

Jan 03   Aamer malik: Cricketer (pakistani batsman in 13 tests 1987-90)   

Jan 03   Ashley chinner: Cape town s afr, golfer (1992 cgia canadian tour)   

Jan 03   Jim everett: Nfl quarterback (la raiders, no saints, sd chargers)   

Jan 03   Vic grimes: American professional wrestler   

Jan 03   Alex wheatle mbe: Black british novelist   

Jan 04   Dave foley: Actor/comedian (kids in the hall, dave nelson-newsradio)   

Jan 02   Dick powell: Actor/director (dick powell theater),   

Jan 03   Oscar backing: Austria/neth viola player,    

Jan 05   Rogers hornsby: Baseball player,   

Jan 06   Lourens gm baas becking: Dutch botanist/resistance fighter,    

Jan 07   Arthur moore: Premier of queensland (b. 1876)   

Jan 08   Stark young: Us writer (so red the rose),   

Jan 10   Tadeusz szeligowski: Composer,   

Jan 11   Arthur d nock: English/americans historian (st paul),