Historical Events In 1963

May 25   "Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 43 performances in the year 1963.  

May 25   Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket on this day in history.  

May 25   Organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania &Zambia on this day in history.  

May 26   15th Emmy Awards Dick Van Dyke Show, E G Marshall & Shirley Booth on this day in history.  

May 26   On this day in history 15th Emmy Awards: Dick Van Dyke Show, E G Marshall & Shirley Booth  

May 26   Organization of African Unity forms in the year 1963.  

May 26   Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

May 27   Jomo Kenyatta elected first prime minister of Kenya on this day in history.  

May 27   In the year 1963 lambrakis, Greek EDA-parliament leader, murdered  

May 28   Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; estimated 22,000 die & 1 million houses destroyed in the year 1963.  

May 28   In the year 1963 jomo Kenyatta becomes first PM of Kenya  

May 28   On this day in history vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, composer, dies at 60  

May 31   In the year 1963 carel C van Essen, archaeologist (Art of Ancient Rome), dies at 63  

Jun 01   On this day in history king Victor Emmanual III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia  

Jun 02   Mickey Wright wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open on this day in history.  

Jun 03   John XXIII, [Angelo G Roncalli], Pope (1958-63), dies at 81 in the year 1963.  

Jun 04   On this day in history first transmission of "Pop Go the Beatles" on BBC radio  

Jun 07   On this day in history first Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) &release first single, "Come on"  

Jun 07   Zasu Pitts, actress (Wedding March, Life With Father), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jun 08   "Mr President" closes at St James Theater NYC after 265 performances in the year 1963.  

Jun 09   On this day in history barbra Striesand appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show"  

Jun 09   Movie "Cleopatra" opens in NY in the year 1963.  

Jun 10   Anita King, actress (Tender Loving Care), dies of heart attack at 74 in the year 1963.  

Jun 11   On this day in history dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is arrested for attempts to integrate Florida restaurants.  

Jun 11   On this day in history gov Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at U of Alabama  

Jun 11   On this day in history jFK says segregation is morally wrong & that it is "time to act"  

Jun 11   Quang Duc, Buddhist monk, immolates himself on a street in Saigon on this day in history.  

Jun 12   On this day in history andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (Cape Matapan, WW II), dies at 80  

Jun 12   On this day in history civil rights leader Medger Evers is shot and killed in front of his Jackson, Mississippi home.  

Jun 14   In the year 1963 valery Bykovsky in Vostok 5 orbits earth 81 times in 5 days  

Jun 16   In the year 1963 j C Powys, writer, dies at 90  

Jun 16   Levi Eshkol replaces David Ben-Gurion as Israeli PM on this day in history.  

Jun 16   Valentina Tereshkova becomes first woman in space, aboard Vostok 6 on this day in history.  

Jun 17   On this day in history alain F B Alanbrooke, 1st viscount of Brookeborough, dies at 79  

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Jan 02   David Cone, KC Mo, baseball pitcher (NY Mets/Tor Blue Jays/NY Yankees) was born in the year 1963.  

Jan 02   Edgar Martinez, NYC, baseball 1st baseman (Seattle Mariners) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Aamer Malik, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 13 Tests 1987-90) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   Jim Everett, NFL quarterback (LA Raiders, NO Saints, SD Chargers) was born in the year 1963.  

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

Jan 03   Jerome Young, American professional wrestler was born in the year 1963.  

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   In the year 1963 oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83  

Jan 05   Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1963 lourens GM Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter, dies at 68  

Jan 07   Arthur Moore, Premier of Queensland (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81 in the year 1963.  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1963 arthur D Nock, English/Americans historian (St Paul), dies at 60