Page 8: Historical Events In 1963

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   

Jul 18   Failed military coup in Syria   

Jul 19   NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km.   

Jul 21   45th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 279 at Dallas AC Dallas.   

Jul 22   Beatles release "Introducing the Beatles".   

Jul 22   Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson to retain heavywieght championship.   

Jul 22   The Beatles release "Introducing the Beatles"   

Jul 24   124 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

Jul 25   US, Russia and England sign nuclear test ban treaty   

Jul 26   US Syncom 2, inaugural geosynchronous communications satellite, launched.   

Jul 28   In this year, Kathy Whitworth claims LPGA Wolverine Golf Open   

Jul 29   Dave Smith, cricketer (2 Tests in 1912 Australian side), dies.   

Jul 30   British spy Kim Philby are discovered in Moscow   

Aug 01   The Beatles Book is sold out on its inaugural day of sale   

Aug 01   Theodore Roethke, US poet (Praise to the end!), dies.   

Aug 02   Oliver Hazzard Perry La Farge, US anthropologist/writer, dies at 61   

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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),