Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ is appointed to head the South Vietnamese government by General Dương Văn Minh's junta, five days after the latter deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm. Date: November 6, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day…
South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup. Date: November 2, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins. Date: November 1, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens. Date: November 1, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board. Date: October 22, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat, becomes the first cat launched into space. Date: October 18, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit missionary, was released from the Soviet Union. Date: October 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect. Date: October 10, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 10 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)