Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1963
Thursday, 09 May 2024
May 01 Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Netherlands on this day in history. 
May 01 In the year 1963 the first American (James Whittaker) conquers Mount Everest
May 02 In the year 1963 jack Crawford, cricketer (469 runs & 39 wickets in 12 Tests), dies
May 03 Martin Luther King Jr delivers his "I have a dream" speech on this day in history.
May 03 Over 1,600 residents of Hay River and Fort Simpson airlifted to safety after towns struck by flooding; the townsites will be moved to higher ground on this day in history.
May 05 Heinrich Gebhard, composer, dies on this day in history.
May 06 Monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74 in the year 1963.
May 06 Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August) in the year 1963.
May 07 In the year 1963 bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champion
May 07 SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km)) in the year 1963.
May 08 In the year 1963 "Dr No" premieres in US 007 reigns supreme for over 40 years
May 08 JFK offers Israel assistance against aggression on this day in history.
May 08 In the year 1963 navy ships evacuate 2,279 civilians from Haiti during crisis.
May 09 In the year 1963 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
May 10 In the year 1963 decca signs the Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison
May 11 In the year 1963 "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2
May 11 In the year 1963 racial bomb attacks in Birmingham AL
May 11 In the year 1963 the birth of Natasha Richardson, American Actress
May 12 Bob Dylan walks off Ed Sullivan Show in the year 1963.
May 12 Race riot in Birmingham AL on this day in history.
May 12 Stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1963.
May 14 Kuwait is 111th member of the United Nations in the year 1963.
May 15 Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched in the year 1963.
May 15 On this day in history peter, Paul & Mary win their first Grammy (If I Had a Hammer)
May 15 Tottenham Hotspur wins 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam in the year 1963.
May 16 Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Project Mercury in the year 1963.
May 17 In the year 1963 uS performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
May 18 On this day in history "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1
May 20 Sukarno appointed President of Indonesia on this day in history.
May 22 In the year 1963 a C Milan wins 8th Europe Cup 1 at London
May 22 Greek parliament leader Lambrakis injured in the year 1963.
May 23 NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000 in the year 1963.
May 24 In the year 1963 elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack
May 24 In the year 1963 the first Lockheed A-12 to crash, CIA pilot Ken Collins ejects safely
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