Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary Closes – March 21, 1963

The Central African Federation officially collapses, subsequently becoming Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia. Date: December 31, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Bristol Bus Boycott Protests Racial Discrimination in UK April 30, 1963Buddhist Crisis Protest…

South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis. Date: May 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in…

Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland. Date: August 15, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Lord Denning Releases UK Profumo Affair Report, September 25, 1963Turkish Cypriot Bayrak…

The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles, California. Date: December 14, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Baptist Church Bombing Kills Four…

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes. Date: March 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Bloody Christmas Begins in Cyprus, Displacing Turkish Cypriots December 21, 1963Equal Pay Act Signed Into Law June 10, 1963Vietnam War: Viet…

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 1963Lord Denning Releases UK Profumo Affair Report,…