Date: October 7, 1963
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion: A gas explosion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis kills 81 people and injures another 400 during an ice show. Date: October 31, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. Date: July 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Baikonur Cosmodrome R-9 Desna Missile Fire Kills Seven, October 24, 1963The…
The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement. Date: May 3, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day…
The British Government admits that former diplomat Kim Philby had worked as a Soviet agent. Date: July 1, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Doctor Who First Episode Broadcast by BBC, November 23, 1963Nigeria…
The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law. Date: February 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5…
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…