Guinea-Bissau War of Independence Begins with PAIGC Attack, January 23, 1963
Date: January 23, 1963
Date: January 23, 1963
Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany. Date: May 2, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This…
The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government. Date: June 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Britain Admits Kim Philby Was Soviet Agent, July 1, 1963Project Mercury: Gordon Cooper’s Final Solo Spaceflight, May 15,…
Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti. Date: October 4, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963First Universal House of Justice Election Establishes Baháʼí Supreme Institution April 21, 1963Project Mercury Final Mission: Gordon…
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…
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 1963Lord Denning Releases UK Profumo…
Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu. Date: August 24, 1963 Read more…