Date: November 22, 1963
Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany. Date: May 2, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅…
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 → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Execution of Henry John Burnett, Last Man…
Bye Bye Birdie, a musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney, was released. Date: April 4, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Nagaland Becomes India’s 16th State December 1, 1963Baptist Church Bombing Kills…
"I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom. Date: November 29, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 29 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963March on Washington: Martin Luther…
An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead. Date: July 26, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Puijo Observation Tower Opens to the Public in Kuopio, July 27, 1963Lee Harvey Oswald…