Date: June 11, 1963
Greek left-wing politician Grigoris Lambrakis is clubbed over the head, causing his death five days later. Date: May 22, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Martin Luther King Jr. Writes Birmingham Jail Letter, April…
The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair". Date: June 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Finnair Aero Flight 217 Crash Near…
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes. Date: March 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Dominican Republic Elects Juan Bosch as President, February 27, 1963Walter Ciszek Released from Soviet Union After 23 Years, October 12, 1963Aeroflot…
The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles, California. Date: December 14, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Kennedy Signs Partial Nuclear Test…
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…
The Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me. Date: February 11, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Pan Am Flight 214 Lightning Crash Near Elkton, Maryland, December 8, 1963Mount Agung Eruption Kills Over…