Date: June 17, 1963
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion: A gas explosion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis kills 81 people and injures another 400 during an ice show. Date: October 31, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation. Date: August 30, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Aeroflot Flight 191 Crashes at Aşgabat Airport, Killing 12…
Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio. Date: January 13, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Ba’ath Party Overthrows Iraq’s Qasim Regime, February 8, 1963Cleopatra Starring Elizabeth Taylor and…
Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers. Date: June 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963…
The United States suspends the Commercial Import Program in response to repression of the Buddhist majority by the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem. Date: October 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Baldwin…
Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. Date: June 16, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Bristol Bus Boycott Protests Racial Discrimination in UK April 30,…