Page 3: Historical Events In 1963

Feb 16   C and A Building in Amsterdam burns down.   

Feb 16   Laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 16   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.   

Feb 19   In this year, Robert Frost claims Bollingen Prize   

Feb 19   USSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba   

Feb 21   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Feb 22   Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs)   

Feb 25   Beatles release their inaugural single in US "Please Please Me".   

Feb 26   Artturi A Leinonen, Fin journalist/politician (Prophet), dies at 74   

Feb 27   Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100000   

Feb 27   Mickey Mantle of NY Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100000.   

Feb 28   Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58   

Mar 01   200000 French mine workers strike   

Mar 03   In this year, Senegal formally adopts constitution.   

Mar 04   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.   

Mar 05   Beatles record "From Me to You" and "Thank You Girl".   

Mar 05   Cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70.   

Mar 06   Kornelis ter Laan, 1st Dutch socialist mayor (Zaandam), dies at 91   

Mar 07   Bruno Sammartino is recorded as becoming WWF champion   

Mar 07   In this year, In Quebec FLQ starts campaign of violence by hurling Molotov cocktails at three Canadian Army armories   

Mar 07   SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6700 miles (10800 km))   

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

Mar 08   Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day.   

Mar 08   Syrian Arab Republic Revolution Day Military coup in Syria   

Mar 08   Syrian Arab Republic Revolution Day: Military coup in Syria.   

Mar 09   Beatles began inaugural British tour, supporting Tommy Roe and Chris Montez.   

Mar 10   Pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training.   

Mar 10   Pete Rose debuts with hits in his two inaugural at bats in spring training   

Mar 11   Mahomed Nissar, cricketer (6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts), dies   

Mar 11   Somalia drops diplomatic relations with Great Britain.   

Mar 12   Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold   

Mar 12   Bob Dylan cancels "Ed Sullivan Show" television appearance.   

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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),