Historical Events In 1963

Feb 14   US launches communications satellite Syncom 1 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   First US female world figure skating champion (Tenley Albright) on this day in history.   

Feb 16   C & A Building in Amsterdam burns down in the year 1963.   

Feb 16   In the year 1963 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 in the year 1963.   

Feb 18   Monte Blue, silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1963 robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize   

Feb 19   In the year 1963 uSSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba   

Feb 21   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs) in the year 1963.   

Feb 25   Beatles release their first single in US "Please Please Me" in the year 1963.   

Feb 26   Artturi A Leinonen, Fin journalist/politician (Prophet), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Mickey Mantle of NY Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000 in the year 1963.   

Feb 28   In the year 1963 theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58   

Mar 01   In the year 1963 200,000 French mine workers strike   

Mar 03   Senegal adopts constitution in the year 1963.   

Mar 04   William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1963 a private plane crashes near Camden, TN, claiming the life of country music singer Patsy Cline and two other performers.   

Mar 05   On this day in history beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl"   

Mar 05   Cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70 in the year 1963.   

Mar 06   On this day in history kornelis ter Laan, 1st Dutch socialist mayor (Zaandam), dies at 91   

Mar 07   Bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champion on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In Quebec FLQ starts campaign of violence by hurling Molotov cocktails at three Canadian Army armories on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 1963 sETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km))   

Mar 08   John Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies in the year 1963.   

Mar 08   On this day in history syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day   

Mar 08   Syrian Arab Republic Revolution Day Military coup in Syria in the year 1963.   

Mar 08   Syrian Arab Republic Revolution Day: Military coup in Syria on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1963 beatles began first British tour, supporting Tommy Roe & Chris Montez   

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

Mar 10   Pete Rose debuts with hits in his two first at bats in spring training in the year 1963.   

Mar 11   Mahomed Nissar, cricketer (6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts), dies on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Somalia drops diplomatic relations with Great Britain on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1963 birth of david Cone, KC Mo, baseball pitcher (NY Mets/Tor Blue Jays/NY Yankees)   

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   Ashley Chinner, Cape Town S Afr, golfer (1992 CGIA Canadian Tour) was born in the year 1963.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of jim Everett, NFL quarterback (LA Raiders, NO Saints, SD Chargers)   

Jan 03   Vic Grimes, American professional wrestler was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of alex Wheatle MBE, black British novelist   

Jan 02   Dick Powell, actor/director (Dick Powell Theater), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83   

Jan 05   On this day in history rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66   

Jan 06   On this day in history lourens GM Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter, dies at 68   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of arthur Moore, Premier of Queensland (b. 1876)   

Jan 08   In the year 1963 stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history arthur D Nock, English/Americans historian (St Paul), dies at 60