Date: May 15, 1963
Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu. Date: August 24, 1963 Read more…
Marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London. Date: April 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Buddhist Crisis: Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu US Speaking Tour, October 7,…
The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins. Date: November 1, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Instant Replay Debuts at Army-Navy Football Game, December 7, 1963Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary Closes – March 21, 1963First Universal House…
Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah. Date: December 10, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Arecibo Observatory Opens Largest Radio Telescope November 1, 1963Togo…
Cold War: U.S. President John F. Kennedy gives his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall. Date: June 26, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in…
"Bloody Christmas" begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000–30,000 Turkish Cypriots and destruction of more than 100 villages. Date: December 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Medgar Evers Murdered in…