Great Train Robbery in England Steals £2.6 Million August 8, 1963
Date: August 8, 1963
Date: August 8, 1963
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald, who also kills Dallas Police officer J. D. Tippit after fleeing the scene. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States afterwards. Date: November 22, 1963 Read more…
The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo. Date: February 27, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963BAC One-Eleven Prototype Crashes…
The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation. Date: August 30, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963US Suspends Commercial Import Program Over Buddhist Repression -…
In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allow for female participation in elections. Date: April 26, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
A day after South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed. Date: June 17, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This…
Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics, and which described the conditions for world peace in human terms. Date: April 11, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day…