Execution of Henry John Burnett, Last Man Hanged in Scotland, August 15, 1963
Date: August 15, 1963
Date: August 15, 1963
Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore is soon expelled from this new country. Date: September 16, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 16 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Bristol Bus…
The Tsurumi rail accident on the TΕkaidΕ Main Line in Yokohama kills 162 people. Date: November 9, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 9 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Togo Coup D’Γtat Assassination of President Sylvanus Olympio, January 13, 1963X-15…
NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi, by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith during the civil rights movement. Date: June 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 12 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day…
Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone. Date: May 15, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 15 π …
At a coal mine in Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458 and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning. Date: November 9, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 9 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963North Borneo Achieves Self-Governance, August 31, 1963France…
The Beatles release their debut album Please Please Me. Date: March 22, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Rome, Georgia High School Students Conduct Civil Rights Sit-In Protest March 28, 1963Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins…