1963 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1963?
- January 23, 1963 – Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attacked the Portuguese army stationed in Tite.
- January 25, 1963 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
- February 19, 1963 – The publication of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique reawakens the Feminist Movement in the United States as women’s organizations and consciousness raising groups spread.
- April 26, 1963 – In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allows for female participation in elections.
- May 15, 1963 – Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space.
- May 25, 1963 – In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Organisation of African Unity is established.
- June 16, 1963 – Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission – Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
- June 30, 1963 – Ciaculli massacre: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.
- July 26, 1963 – The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development votes to admit Japan.
- August 22, 1963 – American Joe Walker in an X-15 test plane reaches an altitude of 106 km.
- August 24, 1963 – Don Schollander swims the 200-metre freestyle in less than 2 minutes for the first time, in a world record time of 1:58.
- August 31, 1963 – Sarawak, North Borneo and Singapore achieve technical independence pending accession to the Federation of Malaysia
- September 2, 1963 – CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television’s first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
- October 4, 1963 – Hurricane Flora, kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti.
- October 7, 1963 – John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Test Ban Treaty.
- October 22, 1963 – A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board.
- November 2, 1963 – South Vietnamese President Ngô Ðình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup.
- November 24, 1963 – Vietnam War: Newly sworn-in US President Lyndon B. Johnson confirms that the United States intends to continue supporting South Vietnam both militarily and economically.
- November 27, 1963 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson makes his first address to Congress as president following the assassination of John F. Kennedy five days prior.
- December 12, 1963 – Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
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