Page 8: Historical Events In 1963

Jun 19   2 Russian space missions return to Earth   

Jun 19   Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen.   

Jun 19   Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova is recorded as becoming the inaugural woman in space.   

Jun 19   Valentina Tereshkova inaugural woman in space returns to Earth   

Jun 20   Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income.   

Jun 20   Gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott and Costello), dies at 52   

Jun 20   US and USSR agree to set up "Hot Line"   

Jun 21   3 civil rights workers-Michael H Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James E Chaney-disappeared after release from a Mississippi jail   

Jun 21   Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII.   

Jun 24   The inaugural demonstration of home video recorder, at BBC Studios, London   

Jun 24   Zanzibar granted internal self-government by Britain   

Jun 26   Alfons Gorbach forms Austrian govt.   

Jun 26   Kennedy visits W Berlin "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner).   

Jun 26   Obe Postma, Fries, poet/geography/historian (Own Cart), dies.   

Jun 27   Bill J Kramer and Dakotas record Lennon and McCartney "I Call Your Name"   

Jun 27   Pres Kennedy spent inaugural full day in Ireland.   

Jun 27   USAF Major Robert A Rushworth in X-15 reaches 86900 m   

Jun 28   Belaunde Terry inaugurated as pres of Peru.   

Jun 28   Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 HRs in 1911 world series) dies at 77   

Jun 29   Beatles' inaugural song "From Me to You" hits the UK charts.   

Jun 30   Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church.   

Jul 01   Beatles record "She Loves You" and "I'll Get You".   

Jul 01   Camille Chautemps, premier France, dies.   

Jul 01   US postal service institutes the (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code.   

Jul 04   Fritz Reuter, composer, dies at 66.   

Jul 04   Grant Richards actor (Doug-Doorway to Danger), dies at 48   

Jul 05   Daniel Ruyneman, composer, dies at 76.   

Jul 05   inaugural Beatle tune to hit US charts, Del Shannon "From Me to You" at #87.   

Jul 09   Frank Mayo, actor (Santa Fe Trail), dies of heart attack at 74.   

Jul 10   John Sutton, actor (Of Human Bondage), dies of heart attack at 54.   

Jul 13   In this year, Early Wynn, claims his 300th and last game at 43   

Jul 15   Paul McCartney is fined œ17 for speeding   

Jul 16   Amazon carries 190000 m3/sec (record)   

Jul 18   A H C Cooper, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1914), dies.   

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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),