Date: November 29, 1963
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 1963Great Train Robbery in England Steals £2.6 Million August 8,…
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 1963Valentina Tereshkova Becomes First Woman in Space,…
An explosion at the Cane Creek potash mine near Moab, Utah kills 18 miners. Date: August 27, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Princess Alexandra Marries Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey, April 24, 1963Bell…
Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union and the United States sign an agreement to establish the so-called "red telephone" link between Washington, D.C., and Moscow. Date: June 20, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705 crashes into the Everglades shortly after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing all 45 people on board. Date: February 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Bluenose II Launched…
Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam. Date: June 11, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963First…