Historical Events In 1963

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

Feb 15   First US female world figure skating champion (Tenley Albright) on this day in history.  

Feb 16   C & A Building in Amsterdam burns down in the year 1963.  

Feb 16   Laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Please, Please Me, by The Beatles, moves to #1 on the British pop music charts, just a month after it was released in the year 1963.  

Feb 18   On this day in history monte Blue, silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at 73  

Feb 19   In the year 1963 robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize  

Feb 19   USSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba on this day in history.  

Feb 21   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

Feb 22   Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs) on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Beatles release their first single in US "Please Please Me" on this day in history.  

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

Feb 27   In the year 1963 mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000  

Feb 27   In the year 1963 mickey Mantle of NY Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000  

Feb 28   Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 in the year 1963.  

Mar 01   200,000 French mine workers strike on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Senegal adopts constitution in the year 1963.  

Mar 04   In the year 1963 william Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79  

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

Mar 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1963 kornelis ter Laan, 1st Dutch socialist mayor (Zaandam), dies at 91  

Mar 07   On this day in history bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champion  

Mar 07   In Quebec FLQ starts campaign of violence by hurling Molotov cocktails at three Canadian Army armories in the year 1963.  

Mar 07   In the year 1963 sETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km))  

Mar 08   On this day in history john Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies  

Mar 08   On this day in history syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day  

Mar 08   In the year 1963 syrian Arab Republic Revolution Day Military coup in Syria  

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

Mar 09   Beatles began first British tour, supporting Tommy Roe & Chris Montez on this day in history.  

Mar 10   In the year 1963 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 in the year 1963.  

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

Mar 11   Somalia drops diplomatic relations with Great Britain in the year 1963.  

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Jan 02   David Cone, KC Mo, baseball pitcher (NY Mets/Tor Blue Jays/NY Yankees) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1963 birth of edgar Martinez, NYC, baseball 1st baseman (Seattle Mariners)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of aamer Malik, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 13 Tests 1987-90)  

Jan 03   In the year 1963 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   In the year 1963 birth of vic Grimes, American professional wrestler  

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   In the year 1963 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   Stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1963 tadeusz Szeligowski, composer, dies at 66  

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