Finnair Aero Flight 217 Crash Near Mariehamn Airport, 22 Killed – November 8, 1963
Date: November 8, 1963
Date: November 8, 1963
Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments. Date: June 3, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On…
An oxygen leak from an R-9 Desna missile at the Baikonur Cosmodrome triggers a fire that kills seven people. Date: October 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Civil Rights Sit-In Protest by High…
Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board. Date: September 4, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Project Mercury Final Mission: Gordon Cooper’s Solo Spaceflight, May 15, 1963Execution of…
Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics, and which described the conditions for world peace in human terms. Date: April 11, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day…
Ciaculli bombing: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo. Date: June 30, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Puijo Observation Tower Opens to…
The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo. Date: February 27, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Martin Luther King Jr….