Date: July 19, 1963
The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol. Date: July 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Bloody Christmas Begins in Cyprus, Displacing Turkish Cypriots…
The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese Army stationed in Tite. Date: January 23, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963France Cedes Bizerte Naval Base to Tunisia,…
American country music stars Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and their pilot Randy Hughes are killed in a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee. Date: March 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Kennedy’s…
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…
Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Date: August 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Arecibo Observatory Opens Largest Radio Telescope…
The Tsurumi rail accident on the Tōkaidō Main Line in Yokohama kills 162 people. 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 1963South Vietnamese Fire on Buddhists, Sparking Crisis, May 8, 1963ZANU Forms…